Showing posts with label 1939. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1939. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Born on this day – Mark Margolis:


Mark Margolis

Actor

November 26, 1939 – August 3, 2023

Born on this day – Tina Turner:


Tina Turner


Singer

Actress

Dancer

Writer

November 26, 1939 – May 24, 2023

Credits:

Albums:

Tina Turns the Country On! (1974); Acid Queen (1975); Rough (1978); Love Explosion (1979); Private Dancer (1984); Break Every Rule (1986); Foreign Affair (1989); What's Love Got to Do with It (1993); Wildest Dreams (1996); Twenty Four Seven (1999).

Movies, television and music videos:

Kygo & Tina Turner: What's Love Got to Do with It (2020); Tina Turner & Elisa: Teach Me Again (2006); Tina Turner: Whatever You Need (2000); Ally McBeal (2000); Tina Turner: When the Heartache is Over (1999); Eros Ramazzotti & Tina Turner: Cose della vita (Can't Stop Thinking of You) (1997); Tina Turner & Barry White: In Your Wildest Dreams (Animation Version) (1996); Tina Turner & Barry White: In Your Wildest Dreams (1996); Tina Turner: Something Beautiful Remains (1996); Tina Turner: Missing You (1996); Tina Turner: On Silent Wings (1996); Tina Turner: Whatever You Want (1996); Tina Turner: GoldenEye (1995); Tina Turner: Proud Mary (1993); Tina Turner: Disco Inferno (1993); Tina Turner: Why Must We Wait Until Tonight (1993); Last Action Hero (1993); Tina Turner: I Don't Wanna Fight - Studio Version (1993); Tina Turner: I Don't Wanna Fight (1993); Jimmy Barnes & Tina Turner: (Simply) The Best (1992); Tina Turner: I Want You Near Me (1992); Tina Turner: Love Thing (1992); Tina Turner: Simply the Best - The Video Collection (1991); Tina Turner: Way of the World (1991); Tina Turner: Way of the World - US Version (1991); Tina Turner: Nutbush City Limits (1991); Tina Turner: Foreign Affair (1990); Rod Stewart & Tina Turner: It Takes Two (1990); Tina Turner: Be Tender with Me Baby - Live (1990); Tina Turner: Look Me in the Heart (1990); Tina Turner: I Don't Wanna Lose You (1989); Tina Turner: Steamy Windows (1989); Tina Turner: The Best (1989); Tina Turner: A Change Is Gonna Come (1988); Tina Turner: We Don't Need Another Hero - Live Version (1988); Sigue Sigue Sputnik: Success (1988); Tina Turner & David Bowie: Tonight (1988); Tina Turner: Addicted to Love (1988); Tina Turner: Paradise is Here (1987); Tina Turner: Break Every Rule (1987); Tina Turner: What You Get Is What You See (1987); Tina Turner: Overnight Sensation (1986); Tina Turner in Tina Turner: Two People (1986); Tina Turner: Typical Male (1986); Bryan Adams & Tina Turner: It's Only Love (1985); Mel Gibson and Tina Turner in Tina Turner: We Don't Need Another Hero (1985); Tina Turner: One of the Living (1985); Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985); Tina Turner: Private Dancer Live from Private Dancer (1985); Tina Turner: Show Some Respect (1985); Tina Turner: I Can't Stand the Rain (1985); Tina Turner: What's Love Got to Do with It (1984); Tina Turner: Better Be Good to Me (1984); Tina Turner: Private Dancer (1984); Tina Turner: What's Love Got to Do with It (B&W Version) (1984); Tina Turner: Help! (1984); Tina Turner: Let's Stay Together (1983); B.E.F. Feat. Tina Turner: Ball of Confusion (1982); Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978); Tommy (1975).

Friday, November 21, 2025

Born on this day – Jeannot Szwarc:


Jeannot Szwarc


Director

Producer

Writer

November 21, 1939 – January 15, 2025

Credits:

A Summer Without Boys (1973); Alias Smith and Jones (1971); Ally McBeal (2000–2002); Almost Human (2014); Art of Darkness: A Night Gallery Retrospective (2002); Back in the Jacket: A Smallville Homecoming (2011); Back to 'Somewhere in Time' (2000); Baretta (1975–1977); Black Sheep Squadron (1976); Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1966–1967); Bones (2007–2016); Boston Legal (2004–2006); Boston Public (2002); Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend (1973); Bug (1975); Castle (2014–2016); Code Name: Diamond Head (1977); Cold Case (2006–2010); Columbo (1973); Crime Club (1975); Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders (2016–2017); CSI: Miami (2003); Designated Survivor (2017); Doctors' Hospital (1976); Doubt (2017); Enigma (1982); Extreme Close-Up (1973); Fringe (2009–2012); Grand Larceny (1987); Grey's Anatomy (2009–2019); Have a Nice Night (1990); Hazard's People (1976); Hercule & Sherlock (1996); Heroes (2007–2010); Heroes Unmasked (2008); Honor Bound (1988); Ironside (1967–1969); It Takes a Thief (1969); JAG (1998–2004); Jaws 2 (1978); John Williams: The Music of 'Jaws 2' (2001); Kojak (1973–1977); La montagna dei diamanti (1991); La vengeance d'une blonde (1994); Les ateliers du rêve: les grands studios de cinéma dans le monde (1985); Les nouveaux rendez-vous (1981); Les rendez-vous du dimanche (1978); Lisa, Bright and Dark (1973); Longstreet (1971); Marcus Welby, M.D. (1970–1972); Matt Lincoln (1971); Night Gallery (1970–1973); Night of Terror (1972); Numb3rs (2005); Paris 7000 (1970); Philly (2001); Prigioniera di una vendetta (1993); Private Practice (2010–2012); Providence (2000); Raising the Bar (2008–2009); Reign of the Superwomen (2021); Revisiting the Gallery: A Look Back (2008); Santa Claus (1985); Santa Claus: The Making of the Movie (1985); Sarge (1971); Scandal (2013–2015); Schrecklicher Verdacht (1995); Seven Days (1999); Smallville (2003–2011); Something Wonderful Happens Every Spring (1975); Somewhere in Time (1980); Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story (2007); Supergirl (1984); Supergirl: The Last Daughter of Krypton (2008); Supergirl: The Making of the Movie (1985); Supernatural (2011–2014); The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (1970); The Devil's Daughter (1973); The Making of 'Jaws 2' (2001); The Man and the City (1971); The Murders in the Rue Morgue (1986); The New Perry Mason (1973); The Practice (1999–2004); The Protector (2011); The Rockford Files (1975–1977); The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise (1995); The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits... (1996); The Six Million Dollar Man (1974); The Small Miracle (1973); The Sun Sisters (1997); The Twilight Zone (1986); The Virginian (1970); The Weekend Nun (1972); Toma (1973–1974); Tomorrow Coast to Coast (1980); True Life Stories (1981); Without a Trace (2005–2009); You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman (2006); You'll Never See Me Again (1973).

Thursday, November 13, 2025

Born on this day – George V. Higgins:


George V. Higgins


Writer

November 13, 1939 – November 6, 1999

Credits:

Kennedy for the Defense (1981); Penance for Jerry Kennedy (1985); Defending Billy Ryan (1992); Sandra Nichols Found Dead (1996); The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1970); The Digger's Game (1973); Cogan's Trade (1974); A City on a Hill (1976); The Judgment of Deke Hunter (1978); Dreamland (1978); A Year or So with Edgar (1979); The Rat on Fire (1981); The Patriot Game (1982); Choice of Enemies (1983); Impostors (1986); Outlaws (1987); The Sins of the Fathers (1988); Trust (1989); Victories (1990); The Mandeville Talent (1991); Bomber's Law (1993); Swan Boats at Four (1995); A Change of Gravity (1997); The Agent (1999); At End of Day (2000); Old Earl Died Pulling Traps (1984); The Easiest Thing In the World (2004); The Friends of Richard Nixon (1976); Style Versus Substance (1984); Wonderful Years, Wonderful Years (1988); The Progress Of The Seasons (1989); On Writing (1990); Boston Noir 2 (2012).

Movies and television:

Killing Them Softly (2012); The Dick Cavett Show (1972); The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973); The South Bank Show (1988); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1973).

Tuesday, November 11, 2025

Born on this day – Denise Alexander:


Denise Alexander


Actress

Producer

November 11, 1939 – March 5, 2025

Credits:

Angel (1961); Another World (1986–1991); Armstrong Circle Theatre (1951); Ben Casey (1962); Ben Jerrod (1963); Breakaway (1984); Climax! (1955); Combat! (1963–1964); Crime in the Streets (1956); Days of Our Lives (1966–1973); Destination Nightmare (1958); Diamond Jim: Skulduggery in Samantha (1965); Dinah! (1975); Emergency Hospital (1962); Family Feud (1978); Father Knows Best (1956); General Hospital (1965–2021); Hidden in Silence (1996); Hotel (1984); Hour Magazine (1983); Kraft Theatre (1952–1954); Kraft Theatre / The Philco Television Playhouse (1951); Lamp Unto My Feet (1953); Mama (1953); Olly, Olly, Oxen Free (1978); Once Upon a Sunday (1954); Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (1949); Ponds Theater (1954); Port Charles (1999); Pretty the Series (2010–2015); Robert Montgomery Presents (1951–1955); Schlitz Playhouse (1952); Sea Hunt (1961); SoapTalk (2004–2005); Stoney Burke (1962); Sunset Beach (1997–1998); Teenage Conflict (1960); That Funny Feeling (1965); The ABC Afternoon Playbreak (1973); The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1955); The Alan Thicke Show (1981); The Ann Sothern Show (1959); The Barbara Stanwyck Show (1961); The Blue Angels (1960); The Clear Horizon (1960–1962); The Danny Thomas Show (1958–1959); The Detectives (1960–1961); The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1959); The Ford Theatre Hour (1949); The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) (1976); The Inn (2013); The John Davidson Show (1981); The Life of Riley (1956); The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case (1976); The Loretta Young Show (1960); The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1960); The Merv Griffin Show (1977–1984); The Mike Douglas Show (1977–1980); The Shaft of Love (1983); The Twilight Zone (1960); The Veil (1958); The Virginian (1962); The Walter Winchell File (1958); The Web (1951); This Is the Life (1960–1964); Tom Corbett, Space Cadet (1951–1955); Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958); Zoya (1995).

Wednesday, November 5, 2025

Tuesday, October 28, 2025

On this day in movie history - The Roaring Twenties (1939):


The Roaring Twenties

directed by Raoul Walsh,
written by Jerry Wald, Richard Macaulay, Robert Rossen, Earl Baldwin, Frank Donoghue and John Wexley,
based on the short story The World Moves On by Mark Hellinger,
was released in the United States on October 28, 1939.
Narrated by John Deering.
Music by Ray Heindorf and Heinz Roemheld.

Cast:

James Cagney, Priscilla Lane, Humphrey Bogart, Gladys George, Jeffrey Lynn, Frank McHugh, George Meeker, Paul Kelly, Elisabeth Risdon, Edward Keane, Joseph Sawyer, Abner Biberman, John Hamilton, Robert Elliott, Eddie Chandler, Vera Lewis, John Deering, Elliott Sullivan, Patrick H. O’Malley Jr., Bert Hanlon, Joseph Crehan, Murray Alper, Dick Wessel, George Humbert, Ben Welden, Clay Clement, Don Thaddeus Kerr, Ray Cook, Norman Willis, Arthur Loft, Al Hill, Raymond Bailey, Lew Harvey, Joe Devlin, Jeffrey Sayre, Paul Phillips, Bert Hanlon, Jack Norton, Alan Bridge, Fred Graham, James Blaine, Henry C. Bradley, Lottie Williams, John Harron, Lee Phelps, Nat Carr, Wade Boteler, Creighton Hale, Ann Codee, Eddie Acuff, Milton Kibbee, John Ridgely, Frank Mayo, Bess Flowers, Frank Wilcox, Oscar O’Shea, Robert Armstrong, James Flavin, Emory Parnell.

Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Born on this day – Tony Roberts:


Tony Roberts


Actor

October 22, 1939 – February 7, 2025

Credits:

12 and Holding (2005); 18 Again! (1988); A Different Affair (1987); A Guide for the Married Man (1969); A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy (1982); A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Jealous Jokester (1995); A Question of Honor (1982); All My Children (1994); American Masters (2001); American Masters (2011); Amityville 3-D (1983); An Anomaly (2013); Annie Hall (1977); Apologies to Bunuel (1996); B. Smith with Style (1999); Bicentennial Minutes (1975); Bitter Jester (2003); Bravo Profiles (1999–2003); Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003); Comic Groove (2002); Dead Broke (1998); Dinner with Family with Brett Gelman and Brett Gelman's Family (2015); Dirty Dancing (2017); Entertainment Tonight (1990); Finder of Lost Loves (1985); Fist Fighter (1988); Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast (2017); Good Morning America (1978); Great Performances (1999 / 2005 / 2021); Hannah and Her Sisters (1986); Hollywood Squares (1977); Hotel (1985); If Things Were Different (1980); Intimate Portrait (2001); It Takes a Lunatic (2019); Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (1986); Just Tell Me What You Want (1980); Key Exchange (1985); Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1996); Law & Order (1991–2010); Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2008); Le sauvage (1975); Let's Celebrate (1972); Live with Kelly and Mark (1990); Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003); Love, American Style / Segment: Love and the Hotel Caper (1971); Married to the Kellys (2004); Matlock (1991); McMillan & Wife (1977); Men at Law (1970); Murder, She Wrote (1992); My Best Friend's Wife (2001); Night Gallery / Segment: The Messiah on Mott Street (1971); Night of 100 Stars II (1985); Nightlife (1986); Not in My Family (1993); Our Sons (1991); Our World (1986); Packin' It In (1983); Painting the Town: The Illusionistic Murals of Richard Haas (1990); Phyllis (1975); Play It Again, Sam (1972); Popcorn (1991); Radio Days (1987); Rosetti and Ryan (1977); Seize the Day (1986); Serpico (1973); Short Talks on the Universe Benefit Performance (2002); Snafu (1976); Sounds from a Town I Love (2001); Spotlight on Broadway (2013); Star Spangled Girl (1971); Star Wars: A New Hope (1994); Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1994); Star Wars: The Return of the Jedi (1994); Stardust Memories (1980); Switch (1991); The $10,000 Pyramid (1974–1977); The $25,000 Pyramid (1975–1978); The 22nd Annual Tony Awards (1968); The 23rd Annual Tony Awards (1969); The 34th Annual Tony Awards (1980); The 35th Annual Tony Awards (1981); The 38th Annual Tony Awards (1984); The 39th Annual Tony Awards (1985); The 48th Annual Tony Awards (1994); The 55th Annual Tony Awards (2001); The 62nd Annual Tony Awards (2008); The American Clock (1993); The Carol Burnett Show (1991); The Dick Cavett Show (1972); The Edge of Night (1965–1966); The Four Seasons (1984); The Girls in the Office (1979); The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1998); The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch (2005); The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case (1976); The Longest Week (2014); The Love Boat (1978–1979); The Lucie Arnaz Show (1985); The Magical World of Disney (1974); The Merv Griffin Show (1971–1977); The Mike Douglas Show (1977); The Million Dollar Duck (1971); The Paul Ryan Show (1977–1992); The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974); The Thorns (1988); The Trial of Adolf Eichmann (1997); The Trials of O'Brien (1965); The Way They Were (1981); Today (1982–1985); Trapper John, M.D. (1983–1985); Victor/Victoria (1995); Well Fed and Comfortable (2006); What's My Line? (1972–1973); When Pop Culture Saved America: A 9-11 Story (2011); Working in the Theatre (1980–1992).

Sunday, October 12, 2025

Born on this day – James Crumley:


James Crumley


Writer

October 12, 1939 – September 17, 2008

Credits:

Books:

The Wrong Case (1975); Dancing Bear (1983); The Final Country (2001); The Last Good Kiss (1978); The Mexican Tree Duck (1993); Bordersnakes (1996); The Right Madness (2005); One to Count Cadence (1969); Whores (1988); Muddy Fork & Other Things (1991); Murder For Love (1996); The Best American Mystery Stories 1997 (1997); The Putt at the End of the World (2000); The Mysterious Press Anniversary Anthology: Celebrating 25 Years (2001); Measures of Poison (2002); The Best American Mystery Stories 2003 (2003); Contrappasso Magazine, Issue 1 (2012); Books to Die For (2012).

Movies:

The Far Side of Jericho (2006); L'esprit de la route (2002).

Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Born on this day – Harvey Pekar:


Harvey Pekar


Comic book writer

October 8, 1939 – July 12, 2010


Credits:

Books:

American Splendor Vol. 1 (2010); American Splendor: Another Dollar (2009); American Splendor: The Life and Times of Harvey Pekar: Stories (1986); American Splendor: The Official Shooting Script (2002); American Splendor: The Story of Robert McNeill. Unsung hero (2003); American Splendour: Ordinary Life is Pretty Complex Stuff : the Life and Times of Harvey Pekar (2004); Another Day (2007); Best of American splendor (2005); Bob and Harv's Comics (1996); Cleveland (2012); Ego & Hubris: The Michael Malice Story (2006); Harvey Pekar: Conversations (2008); Huntington, West Virginia "On the Fly" (2011); Macedonia (2007); More American Splendor: The Life and Times of Harvey Pekar (1987); Not the Israel My Parents Promised Me (2012); Opposable Thumbs (2001); Our Cancer Year (1994); Our movie year (2004); Students for a Democratic Society: A Graphic History (2008); Studs Terkel's Working: A Graphic Adaptation (2009); Sun Ra (2002); The Beats: A Graphic History (2009); The New American Splendor Anthology (1991); The Quitter (2005).

Movies and television:

All That You Love Will Be Carried Away (2004); American Splendor (2003); Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (2007); Bird of Steel! (2025); Charlie Rose (2003); Comic Book Confidential (1988); Festival Pass with Chris Gore (2002); Genuine Nerd (2006); Harvey Pekar's Teo Macero (2015); Hero Tomorrow (2007); HypaSpace (2006); I, Curmudgeon (2004); Late Night with David Letterman (1986–1993); Late Show with David Letterman (1994); Mondo Thingo (2004); RI:SE (2003); Sonic Youth: Teenage Riot (1988); The Cartoonist: Jeff Smith, BONE and the Changing Face of Comics (2009); The Comic Book Lady (2008); Vinyl (2000).

Sunday, October 5, 2025

Tuesday, September 16, 2025

On this day in movie history - Dust Be My Destiny (1939):


Dust Be My Destiny

directed by Lewis Seiler,
written by Robert Rossen and Seton I. Miller,
based on the novel by Jerome Odlum,
was released in the United States on September 16, 1939.
Music by Max Steiner.


Cast:

John Garfield, Priscilla Lane, Alan Hale, Frank McHugh, Billy Halop, Bobby Jordan, Charley Grapewin, Henry Armetta, Stanley Ridges, John Litel, Moroni Olsen, Victor Kilian, Frank Jaquet, Ferike Boros, Marc Lawrence, Arthur Aylesworth, William B. Davidson, George Irving, Gertrude Astor, Ward Bond.

Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Born on this day – David Stratton:


David Stratton


Film historian

Writer

Actor

September 10, 1939 – August 14, 2025

Credits:

Books:

Australia at the Movies: The ultimate guide to modern Australian cinema (2024); I Peed on Fellini: Recollections of a Life in Film (2008); My Favourite Movies: From a century of films and the world's best directors (2021); The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry (1990); The Insiders' Guide to Las Vegas (1997); The Last New Wave (1980).

Movies and television:

7th AACTA Awards (2017); A Woman's Tale (1991); Adam Hills in Gordon St Tonight (2011); Advance Australian Film (2014); At the Movies (2004–2013); Australian Story (1997 / 2020); Celia: David Stratton interviews Ann Turner (1989); Cosi: Interview with screenwriter Louis Nowra (2022); Dance Academy (2013); David Stratton on 'The Last Wave' (2010); David Stratton: A Cinematic Life (2017); David Stratton's Stories of Australian Cinema (2017); Edmond: Interview with Director Stuart Gordon (2006); FAQ (2017); First Tuesday Book Club (2013); Golden Braid (1990); Green Card: Interview with director Peter Weir and actor Gérard Depardieu (1991); Gulpilil: One Red Blood (2002); In Conversation with Bryan Brown (2012); In Conversation with Ennio Morricone (2012); In the Cannes (2007); Inside Film Awards (2011); Introduction to Genre: An Introduction (2020); Lawrence Leung's Choose Your Own Adventure (2009); Mad Max: Film Phenomenon (2002); 'Malcolm' at the AFI Awards (1986); Malcolm: Interviews with Cast and Crew (2001); Mel Gibson: God's Lethal Weapon (2004); Movie of the Week (1980–1985); Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary (2019); On Borrowed Time (2011); Palace of Dreams (1984); Pierre Rissient: Man of Cinema (2007); Reel to Reel (1993–1994); Return Home: SBS Movie Show (2005); Review with Myles Barlow (2008–2010); Rove Live (2004); Showreel (2013); Smut Hounds (2015); Stone Forever (1999); Sunshine and Shadows: 70 Years of Australian Cinema (1976); The 53rd Annual TV Week Logie Awards (2011); The Bazura Project (2011); The Chaser Decides (2004); The Chaser's War on 2020 (2020); The Chaser's War on Everything (2006–2007); The Faking Game (2006); The Hamster Wheel (2011–2012); The Making of Nothing (1993); The Movie Show (1995–1997); The Telegram Man (2011); The Tracker: Director Rolf De Heer Interviewed by David Stratton (2003); The Tracker: IF Awards 2002 (2003); The Tracker: World Premiere Adelaide Festival of Arts 2002 (2003); Yes We Canberra! (2010).

Monday, August 25, 2025

Born on this day – Marshall Brickman:


Marshall Brickman


Writer

Director

Producer

August 25, 1939 – November 29, 2024

Credits:

50 Films to See Before You Die (2006); A Decade Under the Influence (2003); American Masters (2011); Ann in Blue (1974); Annie Hall (1977); Candid Camera (1960); Conversations for our Daughters (2021); Film Genre (2002); For the Boys (1991); Funny (1988); Hootenanny (1963); Intersection (1994); Jersey Boys (2014); Jersey Boys Live! (2022); Julie: My Favorite Things (1975); Late Night with David Letterman (1983); Lovesick (1983); Manhattan (1979); Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993); Off Campus (1977); Out to Sea (1997); Rock Family Trees (1998); Simon (1980); Sister Mary Explains It All (2001); Sleeper (1973); Sounds from a Town I Love (2001); Super Size Me (2004); That's Adequate (1989); The 24th Annual Guild Hall Academy of the Arts Lifetime Achievement Awards (2009); The 47th Annual Writers Guild Awards (1995); The 50th Annual Academy Awards (1978); The 60th Annual Tony Awards (2006); The Carson Podcast (2014–2018); The Cemetery Club (1993); The Dick Cavett Show (1971–1978); The Johnny Carson Special (1969); The Kraft Music Hall (1967); The Manhattan Project (1986); The Merv Griffin Show (1965); The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence (1975); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1963–1970); We Interrupt This Week (1978).