Born on this day – Paulette Jiles:

Paulette Jiles

Writer

Actress

April 4, 1943 – July 9, 2025

Credits:

Books:

Blackwater (1988); Celestial Navigation / poems (1984); Chenneville (2023); Cousins (1992); Enemy Women (2002); Flying Lesson / poems 1995); Lighthouse Island (2013); News of the World (2016); North Spirit (1995); Simon the Fiddler (2020); Sitting in the Club Car Drinking Rum and Karma Kola (1986); Song to the Rising Sun (1989); Stormy Weather (2007); The Color of Lightning (2009); The Golden Hawks (1978); The Jesse James poems / poems (1988); The Late Great Human Road Show (1986); Waterloo Express / poems (1973).

Movies and television:

News of the World (2020); Rose's House (1977).

Born on this day – Dennis Etchison:

Dennis Etchison

Writer

March 30, 1943 – May 29, 2019

Credits:

Books:

100 Fiendish Little Frightmares (1990); 100 Twisted Little Tales of Torment (1998); 100 Astounding Little Alien Stories (1996); A Book of Horrors (2011); A Century of Horror 1970-1979 (1987); Best New Horror 26 (2016); Best New Horror 28 (2018); Best New Horror 3 (1992); Borderlands 4 (1995); California Gothic (1995); Cemetery Riots (2016); Creeping Crawlers (2015); Cutting Edge (1986); Dark Forces (1980); Dark Masques (2001); Dark Terrors 2 (1995); Dark Terrors 3 (1997); Dark Terrors 4 (1998); Dark Terrors 5 (2000); Darker Terrors (2016); Darkness (2010); Darkside (1986); Death (1983); Double Edge (1996); Embrace the Mutation (2002); Extreme Zombies (2012); Fears (1983); Final Shadows (1991); Fine Cuts (2004); Frights (1976); Gallery of Horror (1983); Gathering the Bones (2003); Got to Kill Them All & Other Stories (2008); Halloween (1979); Halloween II (1981); Halloween III (1982); Horror Story Volume 3 (1991); Horrors (1986); Horrorscape 2 (2005); Hot Blood (1989); In the Field of Fire (1987); In the Shadow of Frankenstein (2016); Intensive Scare (1990); It Only Comes Out At Night (2016); Keep Out the Night (2002); Lord John Ten (1988); Masques (1984); Masters of Darkness (1986); Masters of Darkness II (1988); Masters of Darkness III (1991); Masters of Darkness III (1991); Metahorror (1992); Midnight (1985); My Favorite Horror Story (2000); New Terrors 1 (1980); New Terrors Omnibus (1985); New Writings in SF 11 (1968); New Writings in SF 2 (1964); New Writings in SF 4 (1965); Night Terrors III (2014); Nightmares (1984); October Dreams (2000); One Hundred Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories (1993); Orbit 13 (1974); Prime Evil (1988); Psycho-Mania! (2013); Psycho-paths (1991); Red Dreams (1972); Rod Serling's Other Worlds (1978); Scales and Tales (2016); Scaremongers (1998); Shadow Man (1993); Shadows (1978); Shadows 7 (1984); Speaking of Horror (2022); Summer Chills (2007); Talking in the Dark (2001); Terrors (1982); The Beauty of Death Vol. 2 (2017); The Best Horror from Fantasy Tales (1990); The Best New Horror 5 (1995); The Best of Dark Terrors (2021); The Best of Masques (1988); The Best of Whispers (1994); The Blood Kiss (1988); The Century's Best Horror Fiction Volume Two (2010); The Complete Masters of Darkness (1990); The Cutting Room (2014); The Dark Country (1982); The Dark Descent (1997); The Death Artist (2000); The Definitive Best of the Horror Show (1982); The Fog (1980); The Giant Book of Best New Horror (1994); The Late Shift (1980); The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror Volume Nine (1997); The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror Volume Ten (1999); The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror Volume Thirteen (2002); The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror Volume Twelve (2001); The Mammoth Book of Folk Horror (2021); The Mammoth Book of Frankenstein (1994); The Mammoth Book of Monsters (2007); The Mammoth Book of New Terror (2004); The Mammoth Book of Nightmare Stories (2019); The Mammoth Book of Terror (1991); The Mammoth Book of Vampires (1992); The Mammoth Book of Werewolves (1993); The Mammoth Book of Wolf Men (2009); The Mammoth Book of Zombies (1993); The Medusa in the Shield (1990); The Museum of Horrors (2001); The Pseudo-People (1965); The Walk (2014); The Weird (2011); The World Fantasy Awards, Vol. 2 (1980); The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2012 (2012); The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Fifth Annual Collection (1992); The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Fourteenth Annual Collection (2001); The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Seventh Annual Collection (1994); The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Tenth Annual Collection (1997); The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Twelfth Annual Collection (1999); The Year's Best Fantasy Second Annual Collection (1989); The Year's Best Horror Stories IX (1981); The Year's Best Horror Stories VI (1978); The Year's Best Horror Stories VII (1979); The Year's Best Horror Stories VIII (1980); The Year's Best Horror Stories X (1982); The Year's Best Horror Stories XI (1983); The Year's Best Horror Stories XIII (1985); The Year's Best Horror Stories XIV (1986); The Year's Best Horror Stories XV (1987); The Year's Best Horror Stories XVI (1988); The Year's Best Horror Stories XVII (1989); The Year's Best Horror Stories XX (1992); The Year's Best Horror Stories XXII (1994); Travellers in Darkness (2007); Urban Horrors (1990); Videodrome (1983); Whispers (1977); Whispers II (1979); Whispers III (1981); Whispers V (1985); Whispers VI (1987); Year's Best Horror Stories XII (1984); Zombies! (2013); Zombies: Encounters With the Hungry Dead (2009).

Movies and television:

Charles Beaumont: The Short Life of Twilight Zone's Magic Man (2010); Dark Romances Vol. 1 (1990); Halloween: 25 Years of Terror (2006); Killing Time (1984); Night Life (1989); Present Light (2014); The Twilight Zone Radio Dramas (2002–2012).

Born on this day – Vangelis:

Vangelis

Composer

March 29, 1943 – May 17, 2022

Credits:

Albums:

1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992); Albedo 0.39 (1976); Alexander (2004); Antarctica (1983); Beaubourg (1978); Blade Runner (1994); Blade Runner Trilogy: 25th Anniversary (2007); Chariots of Fire – The Play: Music from the Stage Show (2012); Chariots of Fire (1981); China (1979); Direct (1988); Earth (1973); El Greco (1998); El Greco: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2007); Fais que ton rêve soit plus long que la nuit (1972); Foros Timis Ston Greco (1995); Heaven and Hell (1975); Hypothesis (1978); Ignacio (aka Do You hear the Dogs Barking? and Entends-tu les chiens aboyer) (1975); Invisible Connections (1985); Juno to Jupiter (2021); La Fête sauvage (1976); L'Apocalypse des animaux (1973); Mask (1985); Mythodea – Music for the NASA Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey (2001); Nocturne: The Piano Album (2019); Oceanic (1996); Opéra sauvage (1979); Rosetta (2016); See You Later (1980); Soil Festivities (1984); Spiral (1977); The City (1990); The Dragon (1978); Voices (1995).

Movies and television:

« 2084 » par Softhera: le making of (2023); 090909 (2018); 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992); 2 Broke Girls (2017); 20 to 1 (2010); 2002 FIFA World Cup (2001); 4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet (1969); 5,000 Lies (1966); 9-1-1: Lone Star (2023); A Horror Sci-Fi Picture: Director's Cut (2013); Aeternus (2008); Alega Gang: Public Enemy No. 1 of Cebu (1988); Alexander (2004); Alien Replicant Ninja Legend Shindaiohmaru: Rise of an Elemental Assassin (2012); Amore (1974); Anafora ston Ioanni Kapodistria (2021); Antarctica (1983); Aphrodite's Child (1969); Are We Done Yet? (2007); Ashes to Ashes (2008); Atop the Fourth Wall (2013); Banda sonora (2009); BaseBoys (2018); Bassie & Adriaan (1982–1994); Beach Memories (2012); Bell Jingler (2017); Bitter Moon (1992); Black Milk (1999); Blade Runner (1982); Blade Runner 2049 (2017); Boomers (2016); Boots & Saddles (1980); Britain's Got More Talent (2016); Britain's Got Talent (2015); Brows Held High (2013); Bruce Almighty (2003); Candyman (1992); Cannonball (2017); Captain Jokes Parrot's Disaster of the Caribbean (2017); Cavafy (1996); Celeste (1991); Chacun pour tous (2018); Chariots of Fire (1981); Chart show (2009); ClothesFree TV Preview: Nudes in the News (2011); Collateral (2004); Copperfield: Tornado of Fire (2001); Cosmos (1980); Crap: Big Brother (2001); Crime and Passion (1976); Crystal Eyes (1982); CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2004); Dancing for Oliver (2006); Dancing Stars (2012); Death of a Princess (1980); Der Klang der Bilder (1995); Der Kurier des Kaisers (2018); Der Mond scheint auch für Untermieter (1995); Die Macht der Elektronengehirne (2017); Diminishing Returns (2020); Diminishing Returns Diminisodes (2021); Discorama (1969); Do It (1985); Do You Hear the Dogs Barking? (1975); Documentary Now! (2016); Donna Summer: A Hot Summer Night (1983); Donna Summer: State of Independence (1982); Doogie Howser, M.D. (1992); Drakkhen (1989); Dumb Animals (1985); Dynamite (1978); Ecuba (2004); El club lento (2023); El Greco (2007); Empire of Light (2022); Enigma: Return to Innocence (1993); Entre Oscuros Sueños (2018); Epiheirisis Apollon (1968); ERT Eidiseis (1975); Es begann bei Tiffany (1979); Fight Against Time: Oliver Stone's Alexander (2005); Final Score (2016); Flashbacks (1980); Francesco (1989); Frau Pepi und die Buben (1996); Frenitis (1971); Fresh Off the Boat (2019); Fringe (2012); From the Edge of the City (1998); Fundamental Frolics (1981); Fur: You Deserve It (1982); G (1983); Gallant Eagle 82 (1982); Gamer (2011); Genius Party Beyond (2008); Gent de paraula (2011); Gintberg på kanten (2015); GoGoManTV (2016); Good Burger (1997); Good Morning Britain (2018); Gordon, Gino & Fred's Road Trip (2021); Gorodok (1993); Granny (2022); Granny's Funeral (2012); Hochu vsyo znat' (1991); Homecoming (2018); Hooves of Fire (1999); How I Became a Gangster (2019); How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000); I agapi einai... elefantas (2000); I Hope (2001); Ici rien (2011); I'm a Celebrity... Extra Camp (2018); Im Schatten der Angst (1988); Industry (2022); Intikam Kadini (1979); Island Peak 2011 (2013); Jacques Cousteau: Rediscover the World II (1992); Jmenuju Se Martin (2014–2017); Jon & Vangelis: I Hear You Now (1979); Jon & Vangelis: The Friends of Mr. Cairo (1981); Jon Anderson: Tour of the Universe (2005); Kicking & Screaming (2005); Kinect Sports (2010); Kovy (2015); Koyla (1997); La fête sauvage (1976); La mer volée (1992); La perdiz (1981); La Petite Fille De La Mer (2013); Land der Berge (2007); L'apocalypse des animaux (1973); Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (2011); Late Show with David Letterman (2011); Le cantique des créatures: Georges Braque ou Le temps different (1975); Le cantique des créatures: Georges Mathieu ou La fureur d'être (1974); Le divan (1991); Leif 'Loket' Olsson in BingoLotto (2009); Leo & Tony's Parody Center Show (2017); Les dossiers de l'écran (1989); Les rendez-vous du dimanche (1977); L'invité de FR3 (1980); London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder (2012); L'opéra sauvage (1976–1984); Lorraine (2016); Los nuevos y clásicos bloopers (2014); Madagascar (2005); Magnum, P.I. (1984); Married... with Children (1991–1993); Mater amatísima (1980); Matt Houston (1982); Meikingu obu 'Nankyoku monogatari' (1983); Melody (1974); MenT (2017); Micro Men (2009); Mike & Mike (2016); Millions (2004); Missing (1982); Modern Greeks: C.P. Cavafy (2007); Monkey Dust (2005); Monte Video (1994); Mouseio Goulandri Fysikis Istorias (1990); Mr Lonely and Your Soul (2017); Mr. Mom (1983); Mrs. Brown's Boys D'Movie (2014); My Life (1993); Ninja Dragon (1986); Nostalgia Critic (2010); Nuclear Now (2022); Nudes in the News (2007); O adelfos mou... o trohonomos (1963); Old Dogs (2009); Old School (2003); On Becoming a God in Central Florida (2019); Oreines symfonies (2019); Österreich-Bild (2015); Ostorozhno, Zadov (2004); Pablo Picasso Painter (1981); Papadopoulos & Sons (2012); Para não esquecer (Recollecting) (2022); Parker Lewis Can't Lose (1992–1993); Parks and Recreation (2011); Parousies: Eirini Pappa (1981); Perfect Is the Enemy of Good (2005); Perla negra (1994); Pierrot the Fool / Cannes Film Festival (1991); Poslední zvonení (1998); Power Connection (1995); Prkosna delta (1980); Projekt X (1998); Q.E.D. (1982); Quinceañera (1987); Ready or Not, Here I Come (1985); Reflections (2020); Rien à foutre (aka Zero Fucks Given) (2021); Resurrecting 'Alexander' (2005); Rio 92 Earth Summit (1992); Riptide (1984); River Journeys (1984); Rock'n Roll (2017); Roja (1992); Rude Tube (2010–2011); Rupture: A Matter of Life OR Death (2011); Ryttarprinsen: drömmen om ett mästerskap (2015); Salut, Jerusalem (1972); Sanders Shorts (2014); Saturday Afternoon AFL (1994); Savage and Beautiful (1984); Serpentarius (2019); Sex-Power (1970); Shawn's Final Countdown (2011); Show Pänggggg - oder: Gäste zum Fernsehen (1969); Single White Female (1992); Sirenata en B (1984); Skies (1983); Skintight (1981); So isses (1987); Someone to Watch Over Me (1987); Sound of Cinema: The Music That Made the Movies (2013); Sounds of the 80s (2016); STAR WARS EP 5: Attack of the Phantom Past (2016); State of Independence: Jon Anderson & The Contemporary Youth Orchestra (2010); Stranger Than Fiction (2006); Stranger Things (2016–2022); Susret (2011); Swiadectwo (2008); Taal (1999); Tag (2017); Terminator II (1989); The Bounty (1984); The Challengers (1991); The Cinema Snob (2012); The Death of 'Alexander' (2005); The Defiant Ones (2017); The Electric Dreamer: Remembering Philip K. Dick (2007); The Empire of the Supernatural: The Hidden Worlds of Power (1977); The End for Shawn (2013); The Face of Medusa (1967); The Goldbergs' Excellent Adventure (2016); The Holiday (2006); The Holy Mecca (2019); The J2 Project (2002); The Jackals (1981); The Kid from L.A. (1978); The King of Ads, Part 2 / Chanel No. 5: The Swimming Pool (1979); The Legend of the Trifle (2013); The Legend of Wolf Lodge (1987); The Magic of David Copperfield VI: Floating Over the Grand Canyon (1984); The Mantle of Love (1978); The Middle (2010); The Nanny (1995); The Old Grey Whistle Test (1980); The Plague (1992); The Pretenders: Greatest Hits (2000); The Real Chariots of Fire (2012); The Real Hustle (2008); The Rose King (1986); The Saqar (2020); The Sermon (2021–2022); The Seven Sages of Antiquity (2010); The Simpsons (1992); The Third Law (2019); The Third Solution (1988); The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014–2017); The Trip to Greece (2020); The Year of Living Dangerously (1982); Three Times (2005); Timewatch (2009); Top of the Pops (1980–1982); Top of the Pops 2 (1999–2012); Track & Field (1983); Trashed (2012); Troldspejlet (2000); True Crime (2020); Twilight of Shadows (2014); Two Minus One (1995); Ugly Betty (2007); Ultra Flesh (1980); Unser Auto wird 100 (1985); 'V': The Hot One (1978); Vacation (1983); Vacation (2015); Vampire in Venice (1988); Vangelis - De Soleil et D'Eau (1980); Vangelis - The Man and His Music (1984); Vangelis and the Journey to Ithaka (2013); Vangelis in Vangelis - The Man and His Music (1984); Vangelis in Vangelis: The Interviews (2016); Vangelis Scores 'Alexander' (2005); Vangelis: Chariots of Fire (1981); Vangelis: Conquest of Paradise (1992); Vangelis: Mythodea - Music for the NASA Mission, 2001 Mars Odyssey (2001); Vasilis Saleas: Elsewere (1996); Vasilis Saleas: L'enfant (1996); Vasilis Saleas: The Will of the Wind (1996); Verve (1973); We Can Be Heroes (2020); While We're Young (2014); Will & Grace (1999); Willkommen Österreich (2008–2012); Wings on Their Heels: The Making of 'Chariots of Fire' (2005); Wir sind Kaiser (2009); WKRP in Cincinnati (1982); Wonders of Life (1985); Young Sheldon (2020).

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 – Sharon Tate:

Sharon Tate

Actress

Model

January 24, 1943 – August 9, 1969

Credits:

101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment (2003); 12 + 1 (1969); 1969 (2019); 20/20 (2017); 24 Horas Central (2019); 35 Serial Killers the World Wants to Forget (2018); A Year to Remember (1991); All Eyes on Sharon Tate (1966); Backstory (2001); Barabbas (1961); Beautiful Like a Poem (2020); Biography (1995–2002); Blind Faith: London Hyde Park 1969 (2006); Cease to Exist (2007); Chaos: The Manson Murders (2025); Ciao, Federico! (1970); CNN Special Reports (2015); Dark Tourist (2018); Dateline NBC (2008–2017); Death Scenes 2 (1992); Dieter & Andreas (1989); Don't Make Waves (1967); Dracula in the Movies (1992); E! True Hollywood Story (1998–1999); Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003); Eye of the Devil (1966); Final Days of an Icon (2008); Girl Games (1987); Gotta Get Off This Merry Go Round: Sex, Dolls and Showtunes (2006); Gypsy (1967); Haunted Homes of Hollywood (2018); Headliners & Legends (1998–2008); Helter Skelter: An American Myth (2020); Hollywood and the Stars (1963); Hollywood Backstage (1967); Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths (1990); Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies (1988); Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1 (1999); I Am Bruce Lee (2012); Il falso bugiardo (2008); In Memoriam: Sharon Marie Tate (2014); Interview De Gene Gutowski (2013); Interview De Roman Polanski (2013); Jacqueline Susann and the Valley of the Dolls (1968); Jay Sebring.... Cutting to the Truth (2020); Lionpower from MGM (1967); Mansfield 66/67 (2017); Manson: Music from an Unsound Mind (2019); Manson: The Lost Tapes (2018); Manson: The Women (2019); MGM 1967 Promo Reel (1967); Mia and Roman (1968); Mister Ed (1963); Playboy After Dark (1969); Roman by Polanski (2015); Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir (2011); Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (2008); Rosemary's Baby (1968); Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (2003); Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans (2015); Tess (1979); The 60s: The Beatles Decade (2006); The Americanization of Emily (1964); The Beach Boys (2024); The Beverly Hillbillies (1963–1965); The Dish on Dolls (2006); The Fearless Vampire Killers / aka Dance of the Vampires (1967); The Haunting of Sharon Tate (2019); The Legend of the Beverly Hillbillies (1993); The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1965); The New Cinema (1968); The Pat Boone-Chevy Showroom (1960); The Playboy Murders (2024); The Seventies (2015); The Sons of Sam: A Descent into Darkness (2021); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1967); The Unbeatable Bruce Lee (2001); The Wrecking Crew (1968); This Is Joan Collins (2022); Tonite Let's All Make Love in London (1967); Too Young to Die (2012); True Crime Authors (2003); Un jour, un destin (2010); Valley of the Dolls (1967); Valley of the Dolls: A World Premiere Voyage (1967); Very Scary People (2019); Wedding of the Doll (1968); When the Applause Died / Death in Hollywood (1990); Without Qualities (2011).

Born on this day – Marília Pêra:

Marília Pêra

Actress

Singer

Producer

January 22, 1943 – December 5, 2015

Credits:

A Moreninha (1965); A Vida Alheia (2010); Acredite, um Espírito Baixou em Mim (2006); Altas Horas (2014); Amélia (2000); Ana, a Libertina (1975); Angels of the Night (1987); Antares Incident (1994); Aquele Beijo (2011–2012); Areias Sagradas (Parábola em Ipanema) (1984); Bandeira 2 (1971–1972); Bar Esperanza (1983); Beto Rockfeller (1968); Better Days Ahead (1989); Brava Gente (2002); Brega & Chique (1987); Casos e Acasos (2008); Celebrity (2003); Central Station (1998); Chico Anysio Show (1982); Chico: Artista Brasileiro (2015); Começar de Novo (2004–2005); Crazy About Them (2012); Damas da TV (2013–2014); De Frente com Gabi (1998); Domingão do Faustão (2008); Dzi Croquettes (2009); É Simonal (1970); Elas Cantam Roberto Carlos (2009); Elas em Marte (2003); Embarque Imediato (2009); Encontro com Patrícia Poeta (2013 / 2016); Estação Globo (2005); Fantastic (1973); Gala Nova Gente (1999); Garotas do Programa (2000); Garrincha: Estrela Solitária (2003); Gente de Expressão (1996); Globo Repórter (2020); Grandes Nomes (1981); HermanSIC (2003–2005); I'm Rich (2016); Irrational Heart (2011); Jet 7 (1997–1999); JK (2006); Jogo de cena (2007); Lance Maior (1968); Living the Dream (2006); Lua Cheia de Amor (1990–1991); Malu Mulher (1980); Mandacaru (1997–1998); Meu Bem-Querer (1998–1999); Mixed Blood (1984); Mundo VIP (1997); Nossa Vida Não Cabe Num Opala (2008); O Cafona (1971); O Campeão (1996); O Donzelo (1970); O Fim e o Princípio (2006); O Grande Desbum... (1978); O Homem Que Comprou o Mundo (1968); O Primo Basílio (1988); O Rei da Noite (1975); O Viajante (1998); Outras Conversas (2005); Padre Tião (1965–1966); Páginas Soltas (2006); Paulo Gustavo: Hiperativo (2014); Pé na Cova (2013–2016); Pixote (1980); Pixote, in memoriam (2007); Planeta dos Homens (1976–1982); Plunct, Plact, Zuuum II (1984); Prêmio Victor Civita - Educador Nota 10 (2009); Programa de Domingo (1984); Programa do Jô (2012); Quem Ama Não Mata (1982); Rainha da Sucata (1990); Rosinha do Sobrado (1965); São Paulo - Cinemacidade (1994); Seja o Que Deus Quiser! (2002); Simonal: Ninguém Sabe o Duro que Dei (2009); Snakes & Lizards (2006); Super Plá (1969–1970); Supermanoela (1974); Take It, Give It (2007); The Interview (1995); The Maias (2001); The New York Film Critics Circle Awards (1982); Tieta of Agreste (1996); Todos os Paulos do Mundo (2017); Top Model (1989–1990); Transamerica (2005); Two Faces (2007–2008); Um Rosto de Mulher (1966–1996); Uma Rosa Com Amor (1972–1973); Urban Snap-Shots (2008); vem_aí (2013); Vestido de Noiva (2006); Você Decide (1999); Xuxa e as Noviças (2008).

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).

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 – Gwen McCrae:

Gwen McCrae

Singer

December 21, 1943 – February 21, 2025

Credits:

Albums:

For Your Love (2012); Funky Sensation (2015); Girlfriends Boyfriend (1996); Golden Classics (1993); Gwen Mc Crae Live at the New Morning (2006); Gwen McCrae (1974); Gwen McCrae Sings TK (2006); Gwen McCrae: Cat & Atlantic Years (2019); Henry Stone's Best of Gwen Mccrae (2014); Lay It On Me: The Columbia Years (2010); Let’s Straighten It Out / Melody of Life (2005); Let's Straighten It Out (1978); Live in Paris at New Morning (2006); Melody of Life (1979); On My Way (1982); Psychic Hot Line (1996); Rock Your Baby: The Best of George & Gwen McCrae (1993); Rockin' Chair & Let's Straighten It Out (1999); Rockin' Chair/Something So Right (2005); Something so Right (1976); Soul From Miami USA (1975); The Best Of Gwen McCrae (1992); Together (1975); You and I Were Made for Each Other (2011).

Songs:

90% of Me; All This Love That I’m Givin’; Clean Up Woman; Cradle of Love; Damn Right It’s Good; Doin’ It; For Your Love; Funky Sensation; Girlfriend's Boyfriend; He's Not You; I Found a Love; I Got Nothing to Lose but the Blues; I Need to Be With You; It Keeps on Raining; It’s Worth the Hurt; Keep the Fire Burning; Lead Me On; Let Nature Take Its Course; Love Without Sex; Maybe I’ll Find Somebody New; Mechanical Body; Move Me Baby; Rock Your Baby; Rockin’ Chair; Something So Right; Starting All Over Again; The Rub; Winners Together or Losers Apart; You and I Were Made for Each Other; You Were Always on My Mind.

Movies and television:

American Bandstand (1975); AVRO's Toppop (1983); Cassius: Feeling for You (1999); Clubbed (2008); Love Serenade (1996); She's So Lovely (1997); Skins (2007); Soul Train (1977); Sunday Driver (2005); The Breaks (2017); The Dukes of Hazzard (2005); The Last Days of Disco (1998); The Midnight Special (1975); The Weird World of Blowfly (2010).

Born on this day – Jack Nance:

Jack Nance

Actor

December 21, 1943 – December 30, 1996