Born on this day – Morgan Lofting:

Morgan Lofting

Voice actress

Writer

February 2, 1940 – November 27, 2024

Credits:

Als je begrijpt wat ik bedoel (1983); Amazons (1984); Ben 10: Omniverse (2013–2014); Carpool (1983); Command 5 (1985); Creative Continuity (2015); Exhausted: John C. Holmes, the Real Story (1981); Finder of Lost Loves (1984); G.I. Joe (1985–1991); G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero - The M.A.S.S. Device (1983); G.I. Joe: Arise, Serpentor, Arise! (1986); G.I. Joe: Operation Dragonfire (1989); G.I. Joe: The Movie (1987); G.I. Joe: The Revenge of Cobra (1984); Grimm’s Fairy Tale Classics (1987); Hotel (1987); Jem (1986–1988); Joysticks (1983); Knots Landing (1986–1987); Meatballs and Spaghetti (1982); My Favorite Fairy Tales Volume 1: Puss n’ Boots/Little Red Riding Hood (1986); My Favorite Fairy Tales Volume 3: Sleeping Beauty/Snow White/Cinderella (1986); Quack Pack (1996); Spider-Man (1981–1982); Star Blazers (1979–1984); Street Hawk (1985); The Christmas Tree Train (1983); The Judge (1987); The Junkman (1982); The Night Before (1988); The Transformers (1985); The Turkey Caper (1985); Total Recall (1990); Trapper John, M.D. (1983); Which Witch Is Which (1984).

Born on this day – Stuart Margolin:

Stuart Margolin

Actor

Director

January 31, 1940 – December 12, 2022

On this day in movie history - Calling Philo Vance (1940 movie & novel):

Calling Philo Vance

directed by William Clemens,

written by Tom Reed,

based on the novel by S.S. Van Dine,

was released in the United States on January 27, 1940.
A remake of The Kennel Murder Case (1933).
Music by Max Steiner.

Cast: James Stephenson, Margot Stevenson, Henry O’Neill, Edward Brophy, Sheila Bromley, Ralph Forbes, Don Douglas, Martin Kosleck, Jimmy Conlin, Edward Raquello, Creighton Hale, Harry Strang, Richard Kipling, Wedgwood Nowell, Bo Ling, Olaf Hytten, George Irving, Frank Mayo.

Recommended reading:

The Kennel Murder Case

By S.S. Van Dine.

First published 1933.

Published by Scribner Paper Fiction

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 0684182483

ISBN-13: 978-0684182483

Description:

Vance, an independently wealthy college educator, amateur detective, uses his deductive skills and psychological knowledge to help his friend New York County Attorney solve the murder of Archer Coe. At first, he thought of suicide when Coe's body was found in a room locked from the inside with all the windows closed. As usual, the action takes place in New York. Vance's methods are unconventional and run counter to the more stringent police investigation methods and legal requirements of a lawyer.

Given all the rich people getting bumped off in Philo Vance's Manhattan, it's amazing there are enough left to support the symphony. Latest up: Arthur Coe, found dead in his own locked bedroom. Suicide? The ever-perceptive Philo doesn't buy that theory for a second. The presence in Coe's house of a strange, prize-winning terrier only adds to the mystery, although Philo's fabulously in-depth knowledge of dogs does not in fact solve the crime; his fabulously in-depth knowledge of the murder of the Empress Elizabeth of Austria in 1898 proves much more useful.

Praise for the Philo Vance series:

“With his highbrow manner and his parade of encyclopedic learning, Philo Vance is not only a detective; he is a god out of the machine.” – The New York Times.

“Well-crafted puzzlers that captivated readers . . . the works of S.S. Van Dine serve to transport the reader back to a long-gone era of society and style of writing.” – Mystery Scene.

“Outrageous cleverness . . . among the finest fruits of the Golden Age.” – Bloody Murder.

“A classic mystery featuring dogged detective Philo Vance. An intricate puzzle . . . [Vance] has an uncanny insight into the subtler aspects of crime.” – The New York Times.

Born on this day – John Hurt:

John Hurt

Actor

January 22, 1940 – January 25, 2017

Born on this day – Francine Pyne:

Francine Pyne

Actress

January 9, 1940 – August 15, 1995

Credits:

A House Is Not a Home (1964); Here's Lucy (1970); It Takes a Thief (1970); Kraft Suspense Theatre (1965); Laredo (1965); Nevada Smith (1966); Pistols 'n' Petticoats (1966); Star Trek (1966); The Far Out West (1967); The Swinger (1966).

Born on this day – Janet Carroll:

Janet Carroll

Actress

December 24, 1940 – May 22, 2012

Credits:

20 to 1 (2007); 21 Jump Street (1988); 227 (1987); 3rd Rock from the Sun (1999); 7th Heaven (1999); A Year in the Life (1987); Alice (1985); All You Need (2001); Ally McBeal (2002); Astronomy (1988); Betrayed: A Story of Three Women (1995); Beverly Hills Buntz (1988); Beverly Hills, 90210 (1999); Beyond the Quest (2007); Bluffing It (1987); Bonnie (1995–1996); Born to Be Wild (1995); Boy Meets World (1994); Brothers & Sisters (2006); Buck James (1987); Cagney & Lacey (1985); Changing Hearts (2002); Chicago Story (1981); Christmas Spirit (2011); Coach (1996); College Debts (2015); Confession (2005); Crosser (2016); Cupid (1998); Daughters of Privilege (1991); Dead Last (2001); Designing Women (1987); Destiny Turns on the Radio (1995); Double Dare (1985); E/R (1984); Empty Nest (1990); Enough (2002); Entertainment Tonight (1989); Family Business (1989); Forces of Nature (1999); Frank Leaves for the Orient (1999); Getting Physical (1984); Glory Days (1990); Hill Street Blues (1983–1986); Hot Pursuit (1985); I Gave at the Office (1984); Jake and the Fatman (1989); Judging Amy (2003); Knight Rider (1983); L.A. Law (1988); Laugh Busters (1984); Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2010); Life Goes On (1990); Living in Captivity (1998); Living 'til the End (2005); Maggie (1998); Mancuso, FBI (1990); Married... with Children (1994–1997); Mary (1986); Matlock (1995); Melrose Place (1993–1997); Memories of Me (1988); Murphy Brown (1990–1996); Norm (1999); One Special Victory (1991); Pacific Blue (1996); Pacific Station (1991); Pasadena (2002); Quantum Leap (1989); Reasonable Doubts (1992); Risky Business (1983); Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story (1986); Scrubs (2006); Secret Admirer (1985); Sharing Richard (1988); Silver Spoons (1987); Six Degrees (2007); Spencer (1984–1985); Still Standing (2002–2004); Talent for the Game (1991); Techno Babble: A Cautionary Tale (2013); The Art of War III: Retribution (2009); The Boys (1988–1989); The Bronx Zoo (1987–1988); The Closer (1998); The Clown Project (2008); The Devlin Connection (1982); The Famous Teddy Z (1990); The Golden Girls (1987); The Hat Squad (1992–1993); The Jeff Foxworthy Show (1997); The Killing Time (1987); The Marriage Undone (2002); The Mommies (1994); The Omega Code (1999); The Platinum Triangle (1990); The Right of the People (1986); The Substitute Waiter (2004); The Twilight Zone / Segment: Cold Reading (1986); This Is the Life (1982); This Joint Is Jumpin' (1997); Time of Your Life (1999); Timemaster (1995); Touched by an Angel (1996); Ugly Naked People (1999); (Untitled) (2009); What Happens Next (2011); When He's Not a Stranger (1989); You Again? (1986).

Born on this day – Sharon Farrell:

Sharon Farrell

Actress

Dancer

December 24, 1940 – May 15, 2023

Credits:

Broken at Love (2013–2014); JAG (1999); Last Chance Love (1997); The Young and the Restless (1991–1997); Timeless Obsession (1996); White Cargo (1996); Yakuza Connection (1995); Beyond Desire (1995); A Gift from Heaven (1994); Arcade (1993); Sworn to Vengeance (1993); Matlock (1992); Lonely Hearts (1991); Freddy's Nightmares (1989); One Man Force (1989); Can't Buy Me Love (1987); Rituals (1984-1985); Night of the Comet (1984); Lone Wolf McQuade (1983); Small & Frye (1983); T.J. Hooker (1983); Sweet Sixteen (1983); Born to Be Sold (1981); Separate Ways (1981); Rage! (1980); Out of the Blue (1980); Hawaii Five-O (1977–1980); The Stunt Man (1980); Mrs. Columbo (1979); The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang (1979); The Fifth Floor (1978); The Magical World of Disney (1978); Confessions of the D.A. Man (1978); Man from Atlantis (1978); Switch (1977); Gibbsville (1976); Police Woman (1974–1976); Doc (1976); Bronk (1975); The Premonition (1975); McCloud (1975); Police Story (1973–1975); Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1975); Harry O (1975); The Six Million Dollar Man (1974); The Wide World of Mystery (1973–1974); Petrocelli (1974); Police Surgeon (1974); The Underground Man (1974); It's Alive (1974); Insight (1968–1974); This Is the Life (1974); Chase (1974); The F.B.I. (1974); Love, American Style (1974); The New Perry Mason (1973); Marcus Welby, M.D. (1972); Banyon (1972); The Eyes of Charles Sand (1972); The D.A. (1971); The Love Machine (1971); The Name of the Game (1969–1971); Men at Law (1970); Medical Center (1970); Quarantined (1970); The Reivers (1969); Marlowe (1969); Premiere (1968); A Lovely Way to Die (1968); The Wild Wild West (1968); The Virginian (1967); The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964–1967); Iron Horse (1967); Not with My Wife, You Don't! (1966); Run for Your Life (1965); The Wackiest Ship in the Army (1966); Dr. Kildare (1964–1965); My Three Sons (1965); I Dream of Jeannie (1965); Rawhide (1965); Ben Casey (1963–1965); The Spy with My Face (1965); The Fugitive (1965); The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1964–1965); The Beverly Hillbillies (1965); Burke's Law (1964); Gunsmoke (1963–1964); Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1964); The Movie Maker (1964); Wagon Train (1962–1964); Arrest and Trial (1964); The Lieutenant (1963); Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963); Death Valley Days (1953); My Favorite Martian (1963); Saints and Sinners (1962–1963); Empire (1963); 40 Pounds of Trouble (1962); Alfred Hitchcock in Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1962); Naked City (1961); Kiss Her Goodbye (1959).

Born on this day – Barbara Valentin:

Barbara Valentin

Actress

December 15, 1940 – February 22, 2002

On this day in movie history - Charter Pilot (1940):

Charter Pilot

directed by Eugene Forde,

written by Stanley Rauh and Lester Ziffren,

based on the story by J. Robert Bren and Norman Houston,

was released in the United States on December 6, 1940.
Music by Emil Newman, Cyril J. Mockridge and Alfred Newman.

Cast:

Lloyd Nolan, Lynn Bari, Arleen Whelan, George Montgomery, Hobart Cavanaugh, Henry Victor, Etta McDaniel, Andrew Tombes, Charles C. Wilson, Chick Chandler, James Blaine, George Chandler, Andre Cuyas, William B. Davidson, Mary Field, Sherry Hall, Ethan Laidlaw, Hank Mann, Chris-Pin Martin, Bert Moorhouse, Francisco Moreno, Steve O'Brien, Jack Pennick, Cyril Ring, Henry Roquemore, Hector V. Sarno, Robert Spindola.

Born on this day – Ed Askew:

Ed Askew

Painter

Folk singer

Songwriter

December 1, 1940 – January 4, 2025

Credits:

Albums:

Art and Life (2017); Ask The Unicorn (1968); Ask the Unicorn (2015); For the World (2013); Imperfiction (2011); Little Eyes (2005); London (2020); Rainbow Bridge (2014); Rainy Day Song (2008); Rose (2014); These Nights and Days (1999).

Movie:

Marvins Platz (2017).

Born on this day – Richard Pryor:

Richard Pryor

Actor

Comedian

December 1, 1940 – December 10, 2005

Diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in August 1986.

Born on this day – Helma Sanders-Brahms:

Helma Sanders-Brahms

Director

Writer

Producer

November 20, 1940 – May 27, 2014

Born on this day – Julie Parrish:

Julie Parrish

Actress

Director

October 21, 1940 – October 1, 2003

In Star Trek (1966).

Credits:

10th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2004); ABC Afterschool Specials (1989); Baby M (1988); Ben Casey (1965); Beverly Hills, 90210 (1996–1998); Boeing, Boeing (1965); Bonanza (1966); Burke's Law (1965); Cane Fire (2020); Capitol (1982); Captain Nice (1967); Dallas (1978); Days of Our Lives (1980); Death Valley Days (1967); Dynasty (1981); Family Affair (1967–1970); FBI: The Untold Stories (1991); Fireball 500 (1966); Gidget (1965); Good Morning World (1967–1968); Greatest Heroes of the Bible (1979); Gunsmoke (1964); Hank (1966); Harlow (1965); Hotel (1986); Hour Magazine (1985); Hunter (1989); It's Only Money (1962); Jessie (1984); Laverne & Shirley (1979); Mannix (1970–1972); Mountain Melody Magic (1990); Murder, She Wrote (1988); My Three Sons (1963–1967); Paradise, Hawaiian Style (1966); Pistols 'n' Petticoats (1966); Remembering Elvis (1998); Return to Peyton Place (1972–1974); Star Trek (1966); Temple Houston (1964); The Definitive Elvis: Elvis and the Colonel (2002); The Definitive Elvis: The Hollywood Years - Part II: 1962-1969 (2002); The Devil and Max Devlin (1981); The Doberman Gang (1972); The F.B.I. (1965–1966); The Folks in Them 'Thar' Hills (1989); The Last Fling (1987); The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1962); The Next Step Beyond (1978); The Nutty Professor (1963); The Politics of Desire (1998); The Rockford Files (1979); The Search (1994); The Smith Family (1971); The Time Machine (1978); This Is the Life (1971); What on Earth Is a Coal Tipple? (1990); When She Was Bad... (1979); Winter A-Go-Go (1965); You and Me Kid (1983).

Born on this day – Michael Gambon:

Michael Gambon

Actor

October 19, 1940 – September 28, 2023

Credits:

Cordelia (2019); Judy (2019); Fortitude (2015–2018); Johnny English Strikes Again (2018); King of Thieves (2018); The Death & Life of John F. Donovan (2018); Citizen Lane (2018); The Last Witness (2018); Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery (2018); Little Women (2017); Paddington 2 (2017); Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017); Victoria & Abdul (2017); Fearless (2017); The Elder Scrolls Online: Morrowind (2017); Mad to Be Normal (2017); Viceroy’s House (2017); The Hollow Crown (2016); Churchill’s Secret (2016); Dad’s Army (2016); Hail, Caesar! (2016); The Nightmare Worlds of H.G. Wells (2016); The Casual Vacancy (2015); On Angel Wings (2014); Paddington (2014); Common (2014); The Elder Scrolls Online (2014); Quirke (2014); Quartet: Deleted Scenes (2013); Lucan (2013); Fifty Years on Stage (2013); Restless (2012); Quartet (2012); Luck (2012); Karalu Miriyalu (2011); Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011); Page Eight (2011); Comic Relief: Uptown Downstairs Abbey (2011); Doctor Who (2010); Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010); The King’s Speech (2010); Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey (2010); The Book of Eli (2010); Emma (2009); Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009); Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009); Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire (2009); Brideshead Revisited (2008); Cranford (2007); Joe’s Palace (2007); Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007); The Baker (2007); The Alps (2007); Celebration (2007); The Good Night (2007); The Good Shepherd (2006); John Duffy’s Brother (2006); Amazing Grace (2006); The Omen (2006); Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005); The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004); Layer Cake (2004); Being Julia (2004); Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004); Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004); Angels in America (2003); Ghost Hunter (2003); Sylvia (2003); Little Wolf’s Book of Badness (2003); Open Range (2003); Standing Room Only (2003); The Actors (2003); The Lost Prince (2003); Gosford Park: Deleted Scenes (2002); Path to War (2002); Ali G Indahouse (2002); Gosford Park (2001); Christmas Carol: The Movie (2001); High Heels and Low Lifes (2001); Perfect Strangers (2001); Shackleton’s Antarctic Adventure (2001); Endgame (2000); Longitude (2000); Dead on Time (1999); Wives and Daughters (1999); Sleepy Hollow (1999); The Insider (1999); A Monkey’s Tale (1999); The Last September (1999); Plunkett & Macleane (1999); Dancing at Lughnasa (1998); The Gambler (1997); The Wings of the Dove (1997); The Willows in Winter (1996); Samson and Delilah (1996); Mary Reilly (1996); Midnight in Saint Petersburg (1996); The Wind in the Willows (1995); Bullet to Beijing (1995); The Innocent Sleep (1995); Two Deaths (1995); Nothing Personal (1995); Squanto: A Warrior’s Tale (1994); A Man of No Importance (1994); Faith (1994); The Browning Version (1994); Clean Slate (1994); Mama’s Back (1993); Performance (1993); Maigret (1992–1993); Toys (1992); Minder (1991); Mobsters (1991); The Storyteller: Greek Myths (1991); Blood Royal: William the Conqueror (1990); The Heat of the Day (1989); About Face (1989); A Dry White Season (1989); The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989); MuppeTelevision (1989); The Rachel Papers (1989); Mountain Language (1988); Missing Link (1988); Paris by Night (1988); Theatre Night (1987); Bergerac (1987); The Singing Detective (1986); Absurd Person Singular (1985); Turtle Diary (1985); The Holy Experiment (1985); Tropical Moon Over Dorking (1985); Oscar (1985); ITV Playhouse (1982); La ronde (1982); Tales of the Unexpected (1980); The Other One (1977–1979); Premiere (1978); Play for Love (1978); BBC Play of the Month (1967–1978); Chalk and Cheese (1977); The Sunday Drama (1977); Play for Today (1972–1976); ITV Sunday Night Drama (1976); Centre Play (1976); The Secret Agent (1975); Masquerade (1974); The Beast Must Die (1974); Second City Firsts (1974); Zodiac (1974); Orson Welles’ Great Mysteries (1973); ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1973); Six Days of Justice (1973); Arthur of the Britons (1973); Special Branch (1973); A Picture of Katherine Mansfield (1973); Menace (1973); Love Story (1973); Nothing But the Night (1973); Softly Softly: Task Force (1972); Kate (1972); The Man Outside (1972); The Challengers (1972); Confession (1970); The Borderers (1968–1970); Fraud Squad (1969); Public Eye (1968); Much Ado About Nothing (1967); Softly Softly (1967); Othello (1965).

Born on this day – Gloria Milland:

Gloria Milland

Actress

October 11, 1940 – August 27, 1989

Born on this day – Stephen Mendillo:

Stephen Mendillo

Actor

October 9, 1940 – September 3, 2025

In Star Trek: Enterprise (2002).

Credits:

100 Centre Street (2001); Alias (2002); American Comedy (2023); BlackMale (2000); Cold Case (2009); Do Not Go Gentle (2018); Drop in Any Mailbox (2014); Empire Falls (2005); E-Ring (2005); G.I. Jane (1997); Ghost Light (2025); Kisses Over Babylon (2009); Last of the Romantics (2007); Law & Order (1991–1997); Little Minx Exquisite Corpse: Waffles for Breakfast (2008); Lonely Lil (2016); Medium (2009); Our Town (2003); Son of the Beach (2002); Soul Man (1997); Star Trek: Enterprise (2002); Sympathy for Delicious (2010); The Artist (2011); The City (1997); The Invincible Iron Man (2007); The Miserabilist (2018); The Practice (2004); The Public Eye (1992); The Shrink Is In (2001); The Whole Truth (2011); Thumb Runner (2020); Uninvited (1999).

Born on this day – Thom Christopher:

Thom Christopher

Actor

October 5, 1940 – November 5, 2024

Credits:

ADDicted (2017); Andy Colby's Incredible Adventure (1989); Betrayed by Innocence (1986); Blood and Wine (1996); Bridget (2002); Bronk (1975); Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1981); Cannon (1975); Cyberchase: Castleblanca Quest (2003); Deathstalker and the Warriors from Hell (1988); Firepower (1979); Guiding Light (2001–2002); Harry O (1976); Hellinger's Law (1981); Hunter (1986); Jackie, Ethel, Joan: The Women of Camelot (2001); Kojak (1976); Law & Order (2000–2004); Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2004); Love of Life (1951–1980); Loving (1993–1994); McClain's Law (1981); Movin' On (1975); Murder, She Wrote (1987–1989); Nola (2003); One Life to Live (1990–2008); Peril (2000); Prana (2008); S.H.E: Security Hazards Expert (1980); Simon & Simon (1982–1987); Space Raiders (1983); Street Hunter (1990); T.J. Hooker (1983–1984); Tempting Adam (2004); Ten Hundred Kings (2000); The Eddie Capra Mysteries (1978); The Edge of Night (1956–1984); The Renegades (1983); The Rookies (1976); The Stranger (2000); The Warrior Class (2007); They're Just My Friends (2006); Vicki! (1992); Voices (1979); We Love Soaps TV (2012); Wizards of the Lost Kingdom (1985).

Born on this day – Anna Karina:

Anna Karina

Actress

Director

Writer

Model

Singer

September 22, 1940 – December 14, 2019

Born on this day – Lorella De Luca:

Lorella De Luca

Actress

September 17, 1940 – January 9, 2014

Born on this day – Raquel Welch:

Raquel Welch

Actress

September 5, 1940 – February 15, 2023