Born on this day – Winston Groom:

Winston Groom

Writer

March 23, 1943 – September 17, 2020

Credits:

1942 (2005); A Storm in Flanders (2002); Alabama Noir (2020); As Summer Dies (1980); Better Times Than These (1978); Conversations With the Enemy (1983); Don't Quit Your Day Job: Acclaimed Authors and the Day Jobs They Quit (2010); El Paso (2016); Forrest Gump (1986); Gone the Sun (1996); Gump & Co. (1995); Gumpisms (1994); Kearny's March (2011); Only (1984); Patriotic Fire (2006); Ronald Reagan Our 40th President (2012); Shiloh, 1862 (2012); Shrouds of Glory (1995); Stories from the Blue Moon Café (2002); Such a Pretty, Pretty Girl (1997); The Allies (2018); The Aviators (2013); The Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. Cookbook (1994); The Crimson Tide (2000); The Generals (2015); The Patriots (2020); Vicksburg, 1863 (2009).

Born on this day – Anita Morris:

Anita Morris

Actress

March 14, 1943 – March 2, 1994

Credits:

Radioland Murders (1994); Trade Winds (1993); Me and the Kid (1993); Little Miss Millions (1993); Major Dad (1993); A Different World (1992); Matlock (1989–1992); Melrose Place (1992); Eerie, Indiana (1992); Pros and Cons (1991); Off and Running (1991); Tales from the Crypt (1991); WIOU (1990–1991); Good Grief (1990); Martians Go Home (1989); Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989); A Sinful Life (1989); Who's the Boss? (1989); Murder, She Wrote (1989); The Arsenio Hall Show (1989); Circus of the Stars #13 (1988); 18 Again! (1988); Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1987); Miami Vice (1987); Aria (1987); Cheers (1987); A Smoky Mountain Christmas (1986); Ruthless People (1986); Blue City (1986); Absolute Beginners (1986); A Masterpiece of Murder (1986); Circus of the Stars #11 (1986); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1985–1986); Night of 100 Stars II (1985); Berrenger's (1985); The 38th Annual Tony Awards (1984); Maria's Lovers (1984); The Hotel New Hampshire (1984); The Rolling Stones: She Was Hot (1984); The 38th Annual Tony Awards (1984); Eubie Blake: A Century of Music (1983); The Magic Show (1983); Circus of the Stars #7 (1982); Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (1982); Working in the Theatre (1982); The 36th Annual Tony Awards (1982); The Merv Griffin Show (1982–1984); So Fine (1981); Big Blonde (1980); The Happy Hooker (1975); The Broad Coalition (1972); The 26th Annual Tony Awards (1972).

Born on this day – Angelique Pettyjohn:

Angelique Pettyjohn

Actress

March 11, 1943 – February 14, 1992

Credits:

A Guide for the Married Man (1967); Batman (1967); Biohazard (1985); Body Talk (1982); Bracken's World (1969); Cargo of Love (1968); Childish Things (1969); Clambake (1967); For Singles Only (1968); Get Smart (1967); Going in Style (1979); Good Morning World (1968); Good-bye Cruel World (1982); Heaven with a Gun (1969); Hell's Belles (1969); Hotel (1967); Love, American Style / Segment: Love and the Modern Wife (1969); Mad Doctor of Blood Island (1968); Mr. Terrific (1967); Professor Lust (1967); Repo Man (1984); Rough Night in Jericho (1967); Stalag 69 (1982); Star Trek (1968); Takin' It Off (1985); Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon (1970); The Cool Ones (1967); The Curious Female (1969); The Curse of Her Flesh (1968); The Felony Squad (1967); The G.I. Executioner (1971); The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (1967); The Green Hornet (1967); The Lost Empire (1984); The Love God? (1969); The Love Rebellion (1967); The Monkees (1968); The Odd Couple (1968); The Touch of Her Flesh (1967); The Wizard of Speed and Time (1988); The Wizard of Speed and Time (1988); Up Your Teddy Bear (1970); Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? (1968).

Born on this day – Mary Frann:

Mary Frann

Actress

February 27, 1943 – September 23, 1998

Credits:

American Horror Story (2011); An Evening at the Improv (1990); Apple's Way (1974); Battle of the Network Stars XVIII (1985); Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction / Segment: The Curse of Hampton Manor (1999); Bob Newhart: A Legacy of Laughter (2024); Breakaway (1984); Burke's Law (1994); Cannon (1973); CBS All-American Thanksgiving Day Parade (1984 / 1985); CBS Comedy Bloopers (1990); CBS Tournament of Roses Parade (1985); Crook & Chase (1996); Dance 'Til Dawn (1988); Darkroom (1981); Days of Our Lives (1974–1979); Diagnosis Murder (1998); Eight Is Enough: A Family Reunion (1987); Entertainment Tonight (2024); Fantasy Island (1978); Fatal Charm (1990); Firehouse (1974); Get Smart (1968); Gidget's Summer Reunion (1985); Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (1987); Hawaii Five-O (1972); History of the Sitcom (2021); Hotel (1984–1985); Hour Magazine (1984–1988); I'm Dangerous Tonight (1990); Into the Night (1991); King's Crossing (1982); Kraft Suspense Theatre (1964); Lancer (1969); Late Night with David Letterman (1986); Live with Kelly and Mark (1989–1990); Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1997); Lucky Chances (1990); Meet Marlon Brando (1966); Miss Universe Pageant (1986); Miss USA Pageant (1987); My Friend Tony (1969); Nashville Rebel (1966); Nero Wolfe (1981); Newhart (1982–1990); On Stage at the Kennedy Center: The Mark Twain Prize (2002); Portrait of an Escort (1980); Quincy, M.E. (1977); Return to Peyton Place (1972-1974); Search (1972); Single Women Married Men (1989); Star Search (1985); Stone (1980); Super Bloopers and Practical Jokes (1985); That Girl (1968); The 13th Annual People's Choice Awards (1987); The 37th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1985); The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1999); The Arsenio Hall Show (1989); The F.B.I. (1974); The Fantastic Journey (1977); The Hitchhiker (1991); The Incredible Hulk (1978); The Infinite Power Workout (1998); The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1972); The Merv Griffin Show (1984); The New Mike Hammer (1987); The Pat Sajak Show (1989); The Prom: It's a Pleasure! (1961); The Rockford Files (1975–1978); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1983); The TVTV Show (1977); The Wide World of Mystery (1975); The Wil Shriner Show (1987); The Wild Wild West (1968–1969); This Is Your Life (1993); TV's 50 Funniest Catch Phrases (2009); TV's Greatest Sidekicks (2004); Vicki! (1993); WKRP in Cincinnati (1981); Woman in the Rain (1976).

Born on this day – Gayle Hunnicutt:

Gayle Hunnicutt

Actress

February 6, 1943 – August 31, 2023

Credits:

CI5: The New Professionals (1998); Tales from the Crypt (1989); Screen Two (1985); Dallas (1989–1991); Hard to Be a God (1989); The Saint: The Brazilian Connection (1989); Silence Like Glass (1989); Turnaround (1987); Strong Medicine (1986); Dream West (1986); Lime Street (1985); Dream Lover (1986); Target (1985); A Woman of Substance (1984); Let's Parlez Franglais (1984); The First Olympics: Athens 1896 (1984); The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1984); Two by Forsyth (1984); Savage in the Orient (1983); Tales of the Unexpected (1983); Philip Marlowe, Private Eye (1983); Fantasy Island (1983); The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Fifteen Years Later Affair (1983); Taxi (1983); Matt Houston (1982); Lady Killers (1980); The Million Dollar Face (1981); Flashpoint Africa (1980); The Love Boat (1980); Fantômas (1980); A Man Called Intrepid (1980); The Martian Chronicles (1980); A Man Called Intrepid (1979); Return of the Saint (1978); The Saint and the Brave Goose (1979); Dylan (1978); Once in Paris... (1978); BBC Play of the Month (1965); The Sell-Out (1976); Strange Shadows in an Empty Room (1976); 2nd House (1975); Switch (1975); The Man Without a Face (1975); The Spiral Staircase (1975); Shadowman (1974); Affairs of the Heart (1974); Fall of Eagles (1974); Thriller (1973); Voices (1973); The Legend of Hell House (1973); Scorpio (1973); Away from It All (1973); The Golden Bowl (1972); Running Scared (1972); The Love Machine (1971); ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969); Love, American Style (section entitles Love and the Logical Explanation) (1971); Freelance (1970); Fragment of Fear (1970); Marlowe (1969); Eye of the Cat (1969); The Smugglers (1968); P.J. (1967); Get Smart (1965); Love on a Rooftop (1966); Hey, Landlord (1966); The Beverly Hillbillies (1962); The Wild Angels (1966); Mister Roberts (episode entitled Unwelcome Aboard) (1966).

On this day in movie history - The Outlaw (1943):

The Outlaw

directed by Howard Hughes and Howard Hawks,

written by Jules Furthman, Howard Hawks and Ben Hecht,

was released in the United States on February 5, 1943.
Music by Victor Young.

Cast:

Jack Buetel, Jane Russell, Thomas Mitchell, Walter Huston, Mimi Aguglia, Joe Sawyer, Gene Rizzi, Bobby Callahan, Martin Garralaga, Ben Johnson, Dickie Jones, Cecil Kellogg, Ethan Laidlaw, Ted Mapes, William Newell, Emory Parnell, Edward Peil Sr., Wallace Reid Jr., Julian Rivero, Lee Shumway, William Steele, Harry Strang, Frank Ward, Pat West.

Born on this day – LeRoy Lad Panek:

LeRoy Lad Panek

Writer

January 26, 1943 – November 5, 2021

Credits:

Books:

After Sherlock Holmes: The Evolution of British and American Detective Stories; An Introduction to the Detective Story; Before Sherlock Holmes: How Magazines and Newspapers Invented the Detective Story; Early American Detective Stories: An Anthology; New Hard-Boiled Writers: 1970s-1990s; Nineteenth Century Detective Fiction: An Analytical History; Probable Cause: Crime Fiction in America; Reading Early Hammett: A Critical Study of the Fiction Prior to the Maltese Falcon; The American Police Novel: A History; The Essential Elements of the Detective Story, 1820-1891; The Origins of the American Detective Story; Watteau's Shepherds: The Detective Novel in Britain, 1914-1940.

Born on this day – Tobe Hooper:

Tobe Hooper

Director

Writer

Producer

January 25, 1943 – August 26, 2017

Born on this day – Geoffrey Deuel:

Geoffrey Deuel

Actor

January 17, 1943 – December 23, 2024

Credits:

108 Stitches (2001); 12 O'Clock High (1966); Adam-12 (1969); Amateur Night (1986); Barnaby Jones (1974); Bonanza (1967); Cannon (1973); Chisum (1970); House on Greenapple Road (1970); In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders (1988); Insight (1968–1971); Ironside (1974); Joe Forrester (1975); Legends of the West (1992); Mannix (1969–1975); Marcus Welby, M.D. (1974); Medical Center (1970); Mission: Impossible (1973); Mod Squad (1969); Movin' On (1972); Nakia (1974); Occasional Wife (1967); Petrocelli (1974); Planet of the Apes (1974); Terminal Island (1973); The Chinese Caper (1975); The F.B.I. (1968–1973); The Flying Nun (1968); The High Chaparral (1968); The Invaders (1967); The Magician (1973); The Manhunter (1974); The Monkees (1967); The Name of the Game (1971); The Smith Family (1971); The Streets of San Francisco (1973–1974); The Young and the Restless (1973); This Is the Life (1971–1974); To Rome with Love (1971); Toma (1973).

Born on this day – Richard Moll:

Richard Moll

Actor

January 13, 1943 – October 26, 2023

Born on this day – John Denver:

John Denver

Singer

Songwriter

Guitarist

Actor

December 31, 1943 – October 12, 1997

Born on this day – Victoria Racimo:

Victoria Racimo

Actress

Writer

Director

Producer

December 26, 1943 – November 29, 2020

Credits:

ABC Weekend Specials (1977); American Playhouse (1986); As the World Turns (1987); Black Sheep Squadron (1977); Brave New World (1980); Cannon (1972); Casi casi (2006); Choke Canyon (1986); Cooperstown (1993); Doc Elliot (1974); Doogie Howser, M.D. (1991); Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1996); Eight Is Enough (1980); Ernest Goes to Camp (1987); Ernest Scared Stupid (1991); Falcon Crest (1983); Fantasy Island (1981); Flamingo Road (1982); Ghost Dancing (1983); Green Eyes (1977); Hawaii Five-O (1977); High Velocity (1976); Ironside (1971); Journey Through Rosebud (1972); Kung Fu (1974); Lincoln (2012); Logan's Run (1978); Lou Grant (1977); Mannix (1973); Mod Squad (1972); Nakia (1974); Nurse (1981); One Day (2015); Prophecy (1979); Red Sky at Morning (1971); Search for the Gods (1975); Serpico (1977); Spenser: For Hire (1986); The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (1972); The Chisholms (1980); The Day of the Dolphin (1973); The Doctors (1963–1982); The G.I. Executioner (1971); The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart (1970); The Mountain Men (1980); The Mystic Warrior (1984); The Rhinemann Exchange (1977); The Violation of Sarah McDavid (1981); What's So Bad About Feeling Good? (1968); White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf (1994).

Recommended reading - Tucker’s People aka The Underworld (1943):

Tucker’s People

By Ira Wolfert.

aka The Underworld.

Filmed as Force of Evil (1948), directed by Abraham Polonsky.

Published by Black Curtain Press.

First published 1943.

Hardcover.

ISBN-10: 1515426157

ISBN-13: 978-1515426158

Description:

When Tucker's People was published in 1943 it was praised by the New York Times for its "blowtorch intensity." The idea for Tucker's People stemmed from Ira Wolfert's coverage as a reporter of the trial of James "Jimmy" Hines, a Tammany Hall district leader who was prosecuted by Thomas E. Dewey for letting Dutch Schultz take over the numbers game in New York. It is "a penetrating, sympathetic novel of frustration and insecurity, a story of little people, many of them decent people, battling against forces they are too feeble to resist and too simple to understand," according to the Saturday Review of Literature.

Born on this day – Elizabeth Hartman:

Elizabeth Hartman

Actress

December 23, 1943 – June 10, 1987

Credits:

A Cinderella Named Elizabeth (1965); A Patch of Blue (1965); Doctors' Hospital (1975); Full Moon High (1981); In Pursuit of Treasure (1972); Intermission (1973); Love, American Style / Segment: Love and the Locksmith (1973); Night Gallery / Segment: The Dark Boy (1971); Secrets Behind the Secret (2007); Standby: Lights! Camera! Action! (1984); The 23rd Annual Golden Globe Awards (1966); The 38th Annual Academy Awards (1966); The Beguiled (1971); The Fixer (1968); The Group (1966); The Movies (1967); The Secret of NIMH (1982); The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1967); The Wide World of Mystery (1973); Walking Tall (1973); Willow B: Women in Prison (1980); You're a Big Boy Now (1966).

Born on this day – Jack Nance:

Jack Nance

Actor

December 21, 1943 – December 30, 1996

Born on this day – Dickey Betts:

Dickey Betts

Guitarist

Singer

Songwriter

Composer

December 12, 1943 – April 18, 2024

Credits:

Albums:

Atlanta's Burning Down (1978); Bougainvillea's Call: The Very Best of Dickey Betts 1973-1988 (2006); Dickey Betts & Great Southern (1977); Highway Call (1974); Let's Get Together (2001); Live at the Coffee Pot 1983 (2016); Live from the Lone Star Roadhouse (2018); Official Bootleg Vol.1 (2021); Pattern Disruptive (1988); Ramblin' Man: Live at the St. George Theatre (2019); Rockpalast: 30 Years of Southern Rock 1978–2008 (2010); The Collectors #1 (2002); The Official Bootleg (2007).

Movies, video and television:

2004 Jammys: The Theatre at Madison Square Garden (2004); American Revolutions: Southern Rock (2005); And So It Goes (2014); Beat Shazam (2017); Belushi (2020); Big Fish (2003); Bird on a Wire (1990); Casey's Shadow (1978); Chicago Hope (1996); Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man (2020); Clear History (2013); Cockfighter (1974); Cold Case (2008); Comedian (2002); David Letterman (2011); Dickey Betts & Great Southern: Back Where It All Begins - Live at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame + Museum (2005); Dickey Betts & Great Southern: Back Where It All Begins - Live at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame + Museum (2005); Dickey Betts Band: Ramblin' Live at the St. George Theater (2018); Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009); Erik (2016); Fear (1996); Field of Dreams (1989); Fresh Off the Boat (2016); Guitar Hero II (2006); Guitar Hero: World Tour (2008); Incendiary (2008); Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President (2020); Ken Park (2002); Lassie (1994); Late Show with David Letterman (2000); Miami Vice (1986); Mongrels (2010); Morning Joe (2021–2022); Musicians for Disaster Relief 05' (2005); My Generation (2000); Nash Bridges (1996); Ohne Filter (1991); Outside Providence (1999); Psych (2008); Push, Nevada (2002); Radio Arrow (1998); Rock Legends (2017); Rock n' Roll Fantasy Camp (2006); Southern Rock at the BBC (2012); Southern Voices, American Dreams (1985); Supernatural (2005–2008); The 47th Annual Grammy Awards (2005); The Allman Brothers Band: Brothers of the Road (1985); The Allman Brothers Band: Live at Great Woods (1992); The Big Interview with Dan Rather (2018); The Concert for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1995); The Cowboy Way (1994); The Exorcist (1973); The Full Moon Show (1992); The Good Guys (2010); The History of Rock 'n' Roll (1995); The Holdovers (2023); The Old Grey Whistle Test (1978); The Shipping News (2001); The Simpsons (2007–2023); The Three Stooges (2012); The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2016–2017); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1990); The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (2012); The Waterboy (1998); Top Gear (2007–2010); Turn It Up! (2014); Unplugged (1990); Volunteer Jam (1976); Wetlands Preserved: The Story of an Activist Nightclub (2008); When Harry Met Sally... (1989).

Born on this day – Judy Irola:

Judy Irola

Cinematographer

Producer

Director

November 23, 1943 – February 21, 2021

Credits:

R3 (2003); Eban and Charley (2000); The Gold Cup (2000); The Settlement (1999); The Faithful Revoluton: Vatican II (1998); Eat Your Heart Out (1997); In der glanzvollen Welt des Hotel Adlon (1996); Ava's Magical Adventure (1994); Grandfather Sky (1993); Gregory K (1993); An Ambush of Ghosts (1993); CBS Schoolbreak Special (1991); Yuma Crossing (1990); Antigone/Rites of Passion (1990); Wilfrid's Special Christmas (1989); Calling the Shots (1988); King James Version (1988); Nova (1981–1987); Jeg elsker dig (1987); Working Girls (1986); Dead End Kids (1986); The Business of America... (1984); In the King of Prussia (1982); Artists at Work (1982); American Playhouse (1982); Fundi: The Story of Ella Baker (1981); The Willmar 8 (1981); Survivor (1980); Rebel Earth (1980); Free Voice of Labor: The Jewish Anarchists (1980); A Plague on Our Children (1979); The Wobblies (1979); A Bird for All Seasons (1979); Northern Lights (1978); The Yellow Wallpaper (1977).

Born on this day – Sam Shepard:

Sam Shepard

Actor

Writer

Director

November 5, 1943 – July 27, 2017

Born on this day – Noreen Corcoran:

Noreen Corcoran

Actress

October 20, 1943 – January 15, 2016

Credits:

A Lion Is in the Streets (1953); About Faces (1960); An Evening at the Inn (1962); Apache Drums (1951); Bachelor Father (1957–1962); Band of Angels (1957); Ben Casey (1964); Cavalcade of America (1953–1955); Channing (1963); Chevron Hall of Stars (1956); Chevron Theatre (1952–1953); Circus Boy (1957); Dr. Kildare (1963); Four Star Playhouse (1955); General Electric Theater (1957); Gidget Goes to Rome (1963); Going My Way (1963); Gunsmoke (1964); Hans Christian Andersen (1952); I Love Melvin (1953); Mr. Novak (1964); Plymouth Adventure (1952); Saints and Sinners (1962); So This Is Love (1953); Social Security in Action (1965); Studio 57 (1955); Tanganyika (1954); The Adventures of Kit Carson (1952); The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (1955); The Big Valley (1965); The Bob Hope Show (1961); The Eleventh Hour (1964); The Girls on the Beach (1965); The Lawbreakers (1961); The Loretta Young Show (1953); The Magical World of Disney (1959); The Mike Douglas Show (1977); The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (1954); The Robe (1953); The Story of Three Loves / Segments: The Jealous Lover; Mademoiselle (1953); Violent Saturday (1955); Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie (1952); You Don't Say (1965); Young Bess (1953).

Born on this day – Penny Marshall:

Penny Marshall

Actress

Director

Producer

October 15, 1943 – December 17, 2018