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 – 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

Born on this day – Gloria Milland:

Gloria Milland

Actress

October 11, 1940 – August 27, 1989

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

Recommended reading - The Embezzler (1940):

The Embezzler (1940).

aka Money and the Woman.

By James M. Cain.

Published by‎ Avon Books, Inc.

Paperback novella.

ASIN: B002MICS6C

Description:

A bank employee’s wife teams up with his boss – with fatal results – in this noir novella by the legendary author of The Postman Always Rings Twice.

Despite an ulcer that requires surgery, workaholic Charles Brent doesn’t want to take time off from his job as a head teller at the bank. What eventually convinces him to give in and take a break is the prospect of his young wife, Sheila, temporarily taking over his responsibilities. Then, in Charles’s absence, his wife and his boss discover the embezzlement he’s been hiding—and the reason behind it. But instead of reporting Charles, the two form a pact . . .

Originally published under the title Money and the Woman, The Embezzler is a standout novella from James M. Cain, celebrated crime writer and master of the noir thriller.

“James M. Cain is one novelist who has something to teach just about any writer, and delight just about any reader.” – Anne Rice, #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Interview with a Vampire.

“One of the greats of American noir.” – The Guardian.

Born on this day – Marie Versini:

Marie Versini

Actress

August 10, 1940 – November 22, 2021

On this day in movie history - Pier 13 (1940):

Pier 13,

directed by Eugene Forde,

written by Stanley Rauh and Clark Andrews,

based on a story by Harry Connors and Philip Klein,

was released in the United States on August 8, 1940.
Music by Cyril J. Mockridge.

Cast:
Lynn Bari, Lloyd Nolan, Joan Valerie, Douglas Fowley, Chick Chandler, Oscar O’Shea, Adrian Morris, Louis Jean Heydt, Frank Orth, Stanley Blystone, Charles D. Brown, Maurice Cass, Frank Darien, Hal K. Dawson, Edward Earle, Sherry Hall, Hamilton MacFadden, Kitty McHugh, Mantan Moreland, Don Rowan, Hector V. Sarno, Florence Shirley, Harry Strang, Ben Taggart, Phil Tead, Harry Tyler, Max Wagner, Fred Walburn, Jack Woody.

Born on this day – Natalie Trundy:

Natalie Trundy

Actress

August 5, 1940 – December 5, 2019

Credits:

77 Sunset Strip (1964); A Great American Tragedy (1972); Adventures in Paradise (1960); Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973); Behind the Planet of the Apes (1998); Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970); Bonanza (1960); Climax! (1957); Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972); Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971); Espionage Target: You (1964); Goodyear Playhouse (1955); Huckleberry Finn (1974); Judd for the Defense (1967); Kraft Theatre / The Philco Television Playhouse (1955); Lincoln's Little Correspondent (1953); Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962); New York Confidential (1959); Perry Mason (1963–1964); Pony Express (1960); Quincy, M.E. (1978); Shannon (1962); Studio One (1957); The Alcoa Hour (1955); The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1963); The Asphalt Jungle (1961); The Blue Angels (1961); The Brothers Brannagan (1961); The Careless Years (1957); The Dakotas (1963); The Eleventh Hour (1963); The Felony Squad (1967); The Montecarlo Story (1956); The New Breed (1962); The Silent Force (1970); The Twilight Zone (1963); The Way of the World (1955); This Is the Life (1961); Thriller (1960); Wagon Train (1963); Walk Like a Dragon (1960).

On this day in movie history - They Drive by Night (1940):

They Drive by Night,

directed by Raoul Walsh,

written by Jerry Wald and Richard Macaulay,

based on the novel Long Haul by A. I. Bezzerides,

was released in the United States on July 26, 1940.

Music by Adolph Deutsch.

Cast:
George Raft, Ann Sheridan, Ida Lupino, Humphrey Bogart, Gale Page, Alan Hale, Roscoe Karns, John Litel, George Tobias, Henry O'Neill, Charles Halton, Paul Hurst, John Ridgely, George Lloyd, Joyce Compton, Charles Wilson, Pedro Regas, Norman Willis, Joe Devlin, William Haade, Vera Lewis, John Hamilton, Eddie Acuff, Howard Hickman, Lillian Yarbo.

Born on this day – Alex Trebek:

Alex Trebek

Game show host

Television personality

July 22, 1940 – November 8, 2020

Born on this day – Brigitte Skay:

Brigitte Skay

Actress

July 18, 1940 – November 19, 2012

Born on this day – Phyllis Davis:

Phyllis Davis

Actress

July 17, 1940 – September 27, 2013

Credits:

Adam-12 (1969); Babes Behind Bars (2013); Battle of the Network Stars IX (1980); Beat the Clock (1979); Beverly Hills Cop III (1994); Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970); Captain Nice (1967); Crazy Like a Fox (1986); Eight Is Enough (1977); Everything Goes (1981–1988); Exit to Eden (1994); Family Feud (1984); Famous T & A (1982); Fantasy Island (1979–1984); Finder of Lost Loves (1985); Guns (1990); Hey, Landlord (1966); Hollywood Deb Star Ball (1966); Hotel (1984); Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater (1993); Knight Rider (1982 / 1984); Live a Little, Love a Little (1968); Lord Love a Duck (1966); Love, American Style / Segments: Love and the Swinging Surgeon; Love and the Perfect Wife; Love and the Physical (1970–1973); Magnum, P.I. (1985–1988); Match Game PM (1980–1981); Matt Houston (1982); Missing Reel (2014); Mr. Mom (1984); Petticoat Junction (1966); Police Woman (1978); Saucy 70's Volume 2 (2010); Shane (1966); Sizzle (1981); Spinout (1966); Sweet Sugar (1972); Terminal Island (1973); The Best of Sex and Violence (1982); The Beverly Hillbillies (1966); The Big Bounce (1969); The Bob Braun Show (1977–1981); The Boys (1974); The Choirboys (1977); The Day of the Dolphin (1973); The F.B.I. (1970); The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (1967); The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) (1978–1980); The Hollywood Squares (Syndication) (1978–1981); The John Davidson Show (1980); The Last of the Secret Agents? (1966); The Love Boat (1979–1984); The Mike Douglas Show (1980); The Odd Couple (1974); The Oscar (1966); The Streets of San Francisco (1974); The Swinger (1966); The Wild Wild West (1966–1967); The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch (1982); Today's F.B.I. (1982); Train Ride to Hollywood (1975); Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995); Vega$ (1978–1981); Wives (1975).

Born on this day – William G. Tapply:

William G. Tapply

Writer

July 16, 1940 – July 28, 2009

Credits:

Death at Charity's Point (1984); The Dutch Blue Error (1984); Follow the Sharks (1985); The Marine Corpse / A Rodent of Doubt (1986); Dead Meat (1987); The Vulgar Boatman (1987); A Void in Hearts (1988); Dead Winter (1989); Client Privilege (1990); The Spotted Cats (1991); Tight Lines (1992); The Snake Eater (1993); The Seventh Enemy (1995); Close to the Bone (1996); Cutter's Run (1998); Muscle Memory (1999); Scar Tissue (2000); Past Tense (2001); A Fine Line (2002); Shadow of Death (2003); Nervous Water (2005); Out Cold (2006); One-Way Ticket (2007); Hell Bent (2008); Outwitting Trolls (2010); First Light (2001); Second Sight (2004); Third Strike (2007); Bitch Creek (2004); Gray Ghost (2007); Dark Tiger (2009); Thicker Than Water (1995); The Nomination (2011); Those Hours Spent Outdoors (1988); Opening Day and Other Angling Neuroses (1990); Home Water, Near and Far (1992); Sportsman's Legacy (1993); A Fly-Fishing Life (1997); Bass Bug Fishing (1999); Upland Days (2000); Pocket Water (2001); The Orvis Pocket Guide To Fly Fishing for Bass (2003); The Elements Of Mystery Fiction (2004); Gone Fishin' (2004); Trout Eyes (2007); Upland Autumn (2009); Every Day Was Special (2010); Coast to Coast: Murder from Sea to Shining Sea (2015).

Born on this day – Julie Payne:

Julie Payne

Actress

July 10, 1940 – June 7, 2019

Credits:

Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1959); Don't Make Waves (1967); Girl Happy (1965); Honeymoon Hotel (1964); Island of the Blue Dolphins (1964); One Step Beyond (1959); The Big Valley (1965); The Manchurian Candidate (1962); The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1961); The Restless Gun (1959); The Tab Hunter Show (1960); The Wild Wild West (1965).