On this day in movie history - Lady on a Train (1945):

Lady on a Train

directed by Charles David,

written by Edmund Beloin and Robert O’Brien,

based on a story by Leslie Charteris,

was released in the United States on August 17, 1945.
Music by Miklós Rózsa.

Cast:

Deanna Durbin, Ralph Bellamy, David Bruce, George Coulouris, Allen Jenkins, Dan Duryea, Edward Everett Horton, Jacqueline deWit, Patricia Morison, Elizabeth Patterson, Maria Palmer, Samuel S. Hinds, William Frawley, Thurston Hall, Kathleen O’Malley, Lash LaRue.

Born on this day – Jill Haworth:

Jill Haworth

Actress

August 15, 1945 – January 3, 2011

Born on this day – Maria Rohm:

Maria Rohm

Actress

Producer

August 13, 1945 – June 18, 2018

Born on this day – Caroline Cellier:

Caroline Cellier

Actress

August 7, 1945 – December 15, 2020

Credits:

At madness, not at all (1987); A Pain in the Ass (1973) At the theatre tonight (1966–1967); Beyond the Screen (1967); Cadet Rousselle (1973); Some short stories (1980); It's even better in the afternoon (1986–1987); Champs-Elysées (1984–1988); Charlie Goofy (1987); Ciné star (1987); Cop au vin (1985); Danger Passion (1986); Minor Misdemeanour (1994); Desproges is alive (1998); Didier (1997); Dim Dam Dom (1969); Ghosts in Legacy (1990); Farinelli (1994); Nobody's Women (1984); Fragile(s) (2007); Grand Guignol (1987); Gym tonic (1984); Histoires insolites (1974); Men, Women, a User's Guide (1996); Jean-Philippe (2006); Happy Birthday Monsieur Trenet (1995); Julie de Carneilhan (1990); The Question Box (2010); La contre-allée (1991); The derelitta / Cinema 16 (1980); The Trojan War Will Not Take Place (1967); The The Trojan War Will Not Take Place / Take Me to the Theatre (1984); The moral of the story (1966); The Death of a Champion (1972); The Night of the 7 d'Or (1987); The night of the Césars (1977–1985); The Client's Head (1965); La vie de château (1984); The landing (1981); The Fainting Horse (1976); Le ciel de lit (1974); The great journal of Canal+ (2004); The Great Restaurant (2011); The 8 p.m. news (1992); The Flight of Icarus (1980); The Zebra (1992); The Sweetest Confessions (1971); The files of Jérôme Randax (1966); Les enfants de la télé (2019); The Enfoirés (1997); Blue ferns (1977); The Big Children (1998); The Heroics (1981); Les rendez-vous du dimanche (1977); The Saturday Story (1997); Life Love Death (1969) The Sunday Guest (1969); The Eye Behind the Scenes (1988); Manon: The Three-Sided Mirror (1966); Cinema Tuesday (1987); Marriage (1974); Marie Curie - A Certain Young Girl (1965); Michel Sardou: Hello! (1997); A Thousand Billion Dollars (1982); Molière pour rire et pour pleurer (1973); Molinaro, a Free Spirit (2006); Musicolor (1969); Nino Castelnuovo, the bellboy Hôtel du Palais (2006); Light and Shadow (2003); Petit Con (1984); Pleasure (And Its Little Inconveniences) (1998); Poiret est à vous (1975); Poker (1987); Film Encounters (2010); Romulus the Great (1971); Rouletabille (1966); Sacrée soirée (1987–1991); Courteline Evening / Segment: The Fear of Blows (1974); Surprise Party (1983); The Pupil (1996); The Taming of the Shrew (1964); Thelma, Louise and Chantal (2010); This Man Must Die (1969) Transit (2004); A Dangerous Game (2005); A Cell for Two (2006); One woman, one day... (1977); A Girl in the Mountain (1964); Panic (1987); Vivement dimanche (1999–2010); Year of the Jellyfish (1984).

Born on this day – Loni Anderson:

Loni Anderson

Actress

Writer

August 5, 1945 – August 3, 2025

Credits:

Book:

My Life in High Heels (1995).

Movies and television:

2018: In Memoriam (2018); 3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain (1998); 3rd Degree! (1989); A Letter to Three Wives (1985); A Night at the Roxbury (1998); A Party for Richard Pryor (1991); Access Hollywood (2023 / 2025); AFI Life Achievement Award (1982–2000); All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989); All-Star Family Feud Special (1979); All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds (1981); All-Star Party for Carol Burnett (1982); All-Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan (1985); All-Star Party for Lucille Ball (1984); Amazing Stories (1985); American Masters (2012); Animated All Stars Television Specials Collection (1988); Annul Victory (2009); B.L. Stryker (1990); Baby Daddy (2016); Back to the Grind (2007); Barnaby Jones (1976); Biography (1996); Blondie & Dagwood (1987); Blondie & Dagwood: Second Wedding Workout (1989); Blown Away (1988); Bob Hope's 1990 Christmas Show from Bermuda (1990); Bob Hope's All-Star Comedy Birthday Party at the Air Force Academy: A USO Salute (1980); Bob Hope's All-Star Comedy Look at the Fall Season: It's Still Free and Worth It! (1981); Bob Hope's All-Star Look at TV's Prime Time Wars (1980); Bob Hope's Bag Full of Christmas Memories (1993); Bob Hope's Birthday Memories (1994); Bob Hope's Spring Fling (1981); Bob Hope's Unrehearsed Antics of the Stars (1984); Bob Hope's Wicky-Wacky Special in Waikiki (1984); Burke's Law (1995); Candid Camera's 35th Birthday (1983); Carol Channing: Larger Than Life (2012); CBS at 75 (2003); Celebrity Page (2019–2020); Circus of the Stars #4 (1979); Circus of the Stars and Sideshow (1992); Classic TV Theme: Nurses / 3 versions - Full Stereo (2021); Clueless (1998); Coins in the Fountain (1990); Connie Francis: A Legend in Concert (1989); Country Gold (1982); Deadly Family Secrets (1995); Dinah! (1979); Dom DeLuise and Friends (1986); Doris Day's Best Friends (1985); Duck Dodgers (2005); E! True Hollywood Story (2000 / 2002); Easy Street (1986–1987); Empty Nest (1993); Entertainment Tonight (1986–2025); Fantasy Island (1980); Fast Track (1998); Forever Doris (2021); Forever Plaid (2008); Gambler V: Playing for Keeps (1994); GMA3 (2025); Good Day Live (2003); Good Morning America (2025); Harry O (1975); Headliners & Legends (2000); History of the Sitcom (2021); Hollywood Museum Squares (2021); Hollywood Salutes Easter Seals (1998); Hollywood Squares (2003); Hour Magazine (1984–1987); I Am Burt Reynolds (2020); I Love the '70s (2003); I Love the '70s: Volume 2 (2006); Inside Edition (2014–2025); Intimate Portrait (1999–2001); Johnny Carson's 18th Anniversary Special (1980); Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List (2006); Ladies of the '80s: A Divas Christmas (2023); Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1995–1996); Lifestyle Magazine (2019); Live with Kelly and Mark (1990); Love You More (2017); Magic with the Stars (1982); Magico David (1992); Match Game PM (1978–1979); Meet the Biz (2021); Melrose Place (1996); Merry Christmas from the Grand Ole Opry (1979); Movie Stars (1999); Munchie (1992); My Mother's Secret Life (1984); My Sister Is So Gay (2016–2020); New and Improved Kids (1990); Night of 100 Stars (1982); Nurses (1993–1994); Partners in Crime (1984); Phyllis (1975); Police Story (1976); Police Woman (1975); Red Carpet Report (2013); S.W.A.T. (1975); Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1997); Siegfried and Roy (1980); Sizzle (1981); So Notorious (2006); SoapTalk (2006); Sorry, Wrong Number (1989); Stranded (1986); Stroker Ace (1983); Studio 10 (2017); The 10th Annual American Cinema Awards (1994); The 11th American Cinema Awards (1996); The 14th Annual Friars Club of California Salute to Burt Reynolds (1993); The 17th Annual Nosotros Golden Eagle Awards (1987); The 17th Annual People's Choice Awards (1991); The 1988 Annual Women in Film Awards (1988); The 1994 Annual Diversity Awards (1994); The 31st Annual Academy of Country Music Awards (1996); The 31st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1979); The 33rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1981); The 37th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1980); The 38th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1981); The 3rd Annual TV Land Awards (2005); The 43rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1991); The 44th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1992); The 5th Annual People's Choice Awards (1979); The 5th Annual Sterling Awards (1991); The 8th Annual American Cinema Awards (1991); The 8th Annual American Comedy Awards (1994); The 8th Annual Costume Designers Guild Awards (2006); The 8th Annual Golden Boot Awards (1990); The Alan Hamel Show (1979–1980); The Annual Friars Club Tribute Present a Salute to Liza Minnelli (1987); The Annual National Convention of Christians and Jews (1991); The Big Show (1980); The Bob Braun Show (1982); The Bob Hope Christmas Show and All-Star Comedy Special (1980); The Bob Hope Christmas Special (1981); The Bob Newhart Show (1977); The Carson Podcast (2020); The Daily Show (1998); The Doctors (2014); The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003); The Fantastic Funnies (1980); The History of Comedy (2018); The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) (1978–1979); The Incredible Hulk (1978); The Invisible Man (1975); The Jayne Mansfield Story (1980); The Lonely Guy (1984); The Love Boat (1977–1980); The Love Boat: Happily Ever After (2022); The Magic of David Copperfield II (1979); The Magnificent Magical Magnet of Santa Mesa (1977); The McLean Stevenson Show (1976); The Merriest of the Merry: Bob Hope's Christmas Show, A Bagful of Comedy (1982); The Mike Douglas Show (1979); The Mullets (2003–2004); The Muppets Go Hollywood (1979); The New Hollywood Squares (1986–1989); The New WKRP in Cincinnati (1991–1992); The Price She Paid (1992); The Real Match Game Story: Behind the Blanks (2006); The Sharon Osbourne Show (2003); The Steve Allen Comedy Hour (1980); The Talk (2018); The Toni Tennille Show (1980); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1979–1992); The Tonight Show with Jay Leno / Segment: Cop 'n Kitty (2010); Three on a Date (1978); Three Sisters (2001); Three's Company (1978); Today (1986); Too Good to Be True (1988); Too Opinionated (2021); TV Land's Top Ten (2005–2006); Unscripted (2011); Unsung Hollywood (2016); V.I.P. (1999); Valerie (2019); Vibe (1998); Vicki! (1993); Vigilante Force (1976); Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2021); What About Me? I'm Only 3! (1992); Whatever Happened To? (2007); Whisper Kill (1988); White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd (1991); Win, Lose or Draw (1987–1989); Without Warning (1994); WKRP in Cincinnati (1978–1982); Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny (1982); Women of the House (1995).

Born on this day – Ron Glass:

Ron Glass

Actor

July 10, 1945 – November 25, 2016

Credits:

227 (1987); A Filmmaker's Journey (2006); Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013–2014); Aladdin (1994); All Grown Up! (2003–2008); All in the Family (1973); All-Star Family Feud Special (1978); Amen (1989–1991); Ancient Space (2014); Back in Business (1997); Barney Miller (1975–1982); Beg, Borrow ... or Steal (1973); Change at 125th Street (1974); Crash (1978); CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2014); CSI: NY (2011); Deal of a Lifetime (1999); Death at a Funeral (2010); Deep Space (1988); Designing Women (1993); Dirty Sexy Money (2008); Done the Impossible: The Fans' Tale of 'Firefly' and 'Serenity' (2006); Entertainment Tonight (1996–2005); Fable II (2008); Family Matters (1989); Firefly (2002–2003); Firefly 10th Anniversary: Browncoats Unite (2012); Foster & Laurie (1975); Friends (1999); Good Times (1974); Griff (1973); Gus Brown and Midnight Brewster (1985); Hart to Hart (1981); Hawaii Five-O (1973); Here's How It Was: The Making of 'Firefly' (2003); History of the Sitcom (2021); Houseguest (1995); Incognito (1999); Inside TV Land (2002); Insight (1963); It's My Party (1996); Jack & Jill (2000); Jasmine's Wish (1999); Just Another Man's Story (2013); Lakeview Terrace (2008); Let's Switch! (1975); Major Crimes (2013); Maude (1973); Mr. Rhodes (1996–1997); Murder, She Wrote (1992); Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star (1986); Recess: School's Out (2001); Re-Lighting the Firefly (2005); Rhythm & Blues (1992–1993); Rude Awakening (2001); Rugrats (1993–2001); Sanford and Son (1972–1974); Sci Fi Inside: 'Serenity' (2005); Science of the Bible (2006); Secret History of Religion: Doomsday - Book of Revelation (2006); Secret History of Religion: Knights Templar (2006); Serenity (2005); Shades of LA (1990); Shark (2006–2007); Shirts/Skins (1973); Showoffs (1975); Snoops (1989); Sonny Spoon (1988); Sound of Sunshine - Sound of Rain (1983); Star Trek: Voyager (2000); Stat (1991); Strange Frame: Love & Sax (2012); Superman: The Animated Series (1997); Teen Angel (1997–1998); The $10,000 Pyramid (1977–1978); The $25,000 Pyramid (1977–1978); The 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2017); The 34th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1982); The Bob Newhart Show (1973); The Butler (2013); The Calamities of Jane (2016); The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder (1974); The Division (2004); The Education of Max Bickford (2001); The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) (1978–1979); The Jim Nabors Show (1978); The Mike Douglas Show (1977); The New Adam-12 (1991); The New Odd Couple (1982–1983); The New Perry Mason (1974); The Practice (1997); The Proud Family (2001–2003); The Royal Family (1992); The Streets of San Francisco (1974–1976); The Twilight Zone / Segment: I of Newton (1985); TV Land Confidential (2005–2007); Twice in a Lifetime (1999); Unbowed (1999); When Things Were Rotten (1975); Yes, Dear (2001); You Don't Say (1975); Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane (2000).

Born on this day – Bruce French:

Bruce French

Actor

July 4, 1945 – February 7, 2025

Credits:

21 Jump Street (1988); A Case for Murder (1993); ABC Afterschool Specials (1983); ABC Weekend Specials (1988); Airplane II: The Sequel (1982); All-American Girl (1994); Ally McBeal (2001); Ants! (1977); Baby Talk (1992); Barbarians at the Gate (1993); Beautiful Boy (2010); Beginners (2010); Benson (1983); Beverly Hills, 90210 (1997); Biography (1987); Black Eagle (1988); Bloodbrothers (1978); Bones (2006); Boston Legal (2008); Boston Public (2003); Caroline in the City (1999); CBS Summer Playhouse (1987); Cheers (1989); Christine (1983); City of Angels (2000); Coach (1996); Coming Home (1978); Crash (2009); Criminal Minds (2008); Crossing Jordan (2003); Curse of the Black Widow (1977); Dallas (1981–1982); Dark and Stormy Night (2009); Deadly Intentions (1985); Designing Women (1989); Dharma & Greg (1999); Dirty Sexy Money (2008); Eli Stone (2008); Enough (2002); Falcon Crest (1986–1988); Fame (1983); Family Ties (1982); First Family (1980); Fletch (1985); Gilmore Girls (2003); Grey's Anatomy (2009); Grounded for Life (2001); GUNS (1976); Hardball (1989); Hardcastle and McCormick (1983–1985); Hawthorne (2009); Head Cases (2005); Helter Skelter (1976); Herman's Head (1993); Highway to Heaven (1987); Hill Street Blues (1984); House (2006); Hudson Street (1996); In the Line of Duty: A Cop for the Killing (1990); It's a Horrible Life (2010); Jack Reed: Badge of Honor (1993); JAG (2002); Jagged Edge (1985); Jake and the Fatman (1991); Jane Doe: Ties That Bind (2007); Jurassic Park III (2001); Justify the Means (2009); Kaz (1979); Knots Landing (1984); L.A. Law (1986); Leave 'em Laughing (1981); Leaving L.A. (1997); Legal Eagles (1986); Lottery! (1983); Love, Sidney (1982); Mad Men (2007); Magnum, P.I. (1983); Man on a Swing (1974); Martians Go Home (1989); Matlock (1987); Men Behaving Badly (1996); Mission: Impossible III (2006); Moonlighting (1988); Mr. Deeds (2002); Mr. Mom (1983); Mr. Smith (1983); Murder Ordained (1987); Murphy's Romance (1985); Mysterious Two (1982); NCIS (2006); Newhart (1986); Night Court (1989); Pacific Palisades (1997); Party of Five (1996); Passions (1999–2008); Picket Fences (1994); Pipe Dreams (1976); Providence (2000); Raising the Bar (2008); Rendezvous Hotel (1979); Robert Kennedy and His Times (1985); Rollercoaster (1977); Roots: The Next Generations (1979); Ruby and Oswald (1978); Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1987); Sexual Life (2004); Silver Spoons (1985); Simon & Simon (1988); Snoops (1989); Soap (1979); Sorority Boys (2002); Special Bulletin (1983); Special Thanks to Roy London (2005); Star Trek: Enterprise (2001); Star Trek: Insurrection (1998); Star Trek: The Next Generation (1991); Star Trek: Voyager (1995); Star Wars: The Original Radio Drama (1981); Strong Medicine (2000); Surrender (1987); Sweetwater (1983); Team Knight Rider (1997); Terror Out of the Sky (1978); Thank You for Smoking (2005); The A-Team (1984); The Boys Are Back (1995); The Bronx Zoo (1988); The Chisholms (1980); The French Atlantic Affair (1979); The Guardian (2004); The Lyon's Den (2003–2004); The New WKRP in Cincinnati (1993); The Outer Limits (1995); The Pentagon Wars (1998); The Popcorn Kid (1987); The Powers of Matthew Star (1983); The Practice (1997–2003); The Riches (2007–2008); The Savage Bees (1976); The Visitor (1997); The Waltons (1978); The Wayans Bros. (1997); The West Wing (2002); The Wishing Well (2009); Thieves (2001); Up All Night (2012); Valerie (1990); Victim of Love: The Shannon Mohr Story (1993); Waiting for Godot (1977); Walkout (2006); War and Remembrance (1989); When Every Day Was the Fourth of July (1978); Where Pigeons Go to Die (1990); Who Is Julia? (1986); Who's the Boss? (1991–1992); Wildcats (1986).

Born on this day – Rainer Werner Fassbinder:

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Director

Actor

Composer

Writer

May 31, 1945 – June 10, 1982

Credits:

Querelle (1982); Veronika Voss (1982); Theater in Trance (1981); Lola (1981); Lili Marleen (1981); Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980); The Third Generation (1979); The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979); In a Year with 13 Moons (1978); Despair (1978); Deutschland im Herbst (1978); The Stationmaster's Wife (1977); Women in New York (1977); Chinese Roulette (1976); Satan's Brew (1976); I Only Want You to Love Me (1976); Fear of Fear (1975); Mother Kusters Goes to Heaven (1975); Fox and His Friends (1975); Like a Bird on a Wire (1975); Effi Briest (1974); Martha (1974); Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974); Nora Helmer (1974); World on a Wire (1973); Eight Hours Don't Make a Day (1972–1973); Jail Bait (1972); Bremen Freedom (1972); The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972); The Merchant of Four Seasons (1972); Beware of a Holy Whore (1971); Whity (1971); Pioneers in Ingolstadt (1971); Rio das Mortes (1971); The Niklashausen Journey (1970); The American Soldier (1970); Warum läuft Herr R. Amok (1970); Das Kaffeehaus (1970); Gods of the Plague (1970); Katzelmacher (1969); Love Is Colder Than Death (1969); The Little Chaos (1967); This Night (1966); The City Tramp (1966).

Born on this day – Renate Krößner:

Renate Krößner

Actress

May 17, 1945 – May 25, 2020

Born on this day – August Wilson:

August Wilson

Writer

April 27, 1945 – October 2, 2005

Credits:

Written work:

Black Bart and the Sacred Hills; Fences; Fullerton Street; Gem of the Ocean; How I Learned What I Learned; Jitney!; Joe Turner's Come and Gone; King Hedley II; Ma Rainey's Black Bottom; Placebo; Profiles in Science: One Man and One Woman / William Harvey; Radio Golf; Recycle; Seven Guitars; The Coldest Day of the Year; The Ground on Which I Stand; The Homecoming; The Janitor; The Piano Lesson; Two Trains Running.

Movies, video and television:

60 Minutes / Viola / August Wilson (2002–2021); American Masters (2015); Charlie Rose (1998); Ebony/Jet Showcase (1990); Fences (2012); Fences (2016); Literary Visions (1992); Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020); On Broadway (2019); PBS NewsHour (2020–2024); The 41st Annual Tony Awards (1987); The 43rd Annual Tony Awards (1989); The 55th Annual Tony Awards (2001); The Naked Proof (2003); The Piano Lesson (1995); Working in the Theatre (1987–2001).

Born on this day – Cleo Sylvestre:

Cleo Sylvestre

Actress

Writer

April 19, 1945 – September 20, 2024

Credits:

Book:

The Marvellous Adventures of Mary Seacole (2021).

Movies and television:

14th Screen Nation Film and Television Awards 2019 (2019); Against the Crowd (1975); Alf 'n' Family (1968); All Creatures Great and Small (2020–2023); An Anorexic's Tale: The Brief Life of Catherine (1988); Armchair 30 (1973); Beautiful Things (2024); Beyond the Lake (2022); Black and White in Colour (1992); Bliss! (2016); Bloods (2021); Boyz Unlimited (1999); Brookside (1998); Callan (1972); Casualty (1988); Coronation Street (1966); Crossroads (1964–1988); Doctor Who (1965); Doctors (2007–2016); Five by Five (2017); Forever Young (2023); Grange Hill (1979–1990); Happy Families (1990); If You See God, Tell Him (1993); Johnny on the Run (1953); Kate (1972); Kidulthood (2006); Life Begins at Forty (1980); Marked Personal (1974); Merry-Go-Round (1975–1976); Minder (1985); Mogul (1965–1967); National Theatre Live: Allelujah! (2018); New Tricks (2006); Paddington (2014); Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire (2018); Platform 7 (2023); Play School (1984–1985); Police Patrol (1965); Public Eye (1972); Rock 'n' Roll Island: Where legends were born (2020); Rockliffe's Babies (1988); Rolling Stone: Life and Death of Brian Jones (2019); Rose Tyler: The Dimension Cannon (2023); Sammy and Rosie Get Laid (1987); Sanctuary (1967); School for Unclaimed Girls (1969); Silent Witness (2000); Some Women (1969); Strange Report (1969); Sweetness in the Belly (2019); Television Club (1969); The Alf Garnett Saga (1972); The Attendant (1993); The Bill (1988–2004); The Curry Club (2007); The Day of the Triffids (1981); The Expert (1968); The Gemini Factor (1987); The Guilty (2013); The Idris Takeover (2017); The Leaving Party (2019); The Love Child (1987); The Punk (1993); The Rough with the Smooth (1975); The Split (2022); The Wednesday Play (1965–1969); Thick as Thieves (1974); Till Death Us Do Part (1967–1972); Torchwood: Monthly Range (2022); Trog (1970); Tube Tales / Segment: A Bird in the Hand (1999); Uncle (2014); Waiting (2019); You're Only Young Twice (1978); Z Cars (1967).

On this day in movie history - Two O’clock Courage (1945):

Two O’clock Courage

directed by Anthony Mann,

written by Gordon Kahn and Robert E. Kent,

based on the novel by Gelett Burgess,

was released in the United States on April 13, 1945.
Music by Roy Webb.

Cast:

Tom Conway, Ann Rutherford, Richard Lane, Lester Matthews, Roland Drew, Emory Parnell, Jane Greer, Jean Brooks.

Born on this day – Catherine Spaak:

Catherine Spaak

Actress

Writer

April 3, 1945 – April 17, 2022

Credits:

3 notti d'amore (1964); A Beautiful Vacation (2006); Adulterio all'italiana (1966); Affari di famiglia (1986); Alice (2010); Attenti a quei due - La sfida (2011); Ballando con le stelle (2007); Benedetta e company (1983); Buona Domenica (1997–1998); Burnt by a Scalding Passion (1976); Cari genitori (1973); Carosello (1971); Causa di divorzio (1972); Cinéma 16 (1986); Circle of Love (1964); Claretta (1984); Compression (2023); Con quale amore, con quanto amore (1970); Crazy Desire (1962); Crazy Desire (1962); Dalla parte giusta (2005); Diary of a Telephone Operator (1969); Domenica in (1995); E non se ne vogliono andare! (1988); E se poi se ne vanno? (1989); Eighteen in the Sun (1962); Forum (1985); Fosca (1981); Freddo da morire (1982); Harem (1987–2001); Honey (1981); Horse Fever (1976); Hotel (1967); I cervelloni (1995); I più grandi di tutti (2011); If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969); Il carro armato dell'8 settembre (1960); Il giocatore invisibile (1985); Il marito è mio e l'ammazzo quando mi pare (1968); Il ritorno del piccolo Lord (2000); Il sorpasso (1962); Io e Caterina (1980); Joy - scherzi di gioia (2002); Julie, chevalier de Maupin (2004); Kiss the Other Sheik (1965); La bugiarda (1965); La calda vita (1964); La gatta (1978); La Martingale (1983); La parmigiana (1963); La schiava io ce l'ho e tu no (1973); La vacanza (2019); La vedova allegra (1968); La via dei babbuini (1974); La voglia di vincere (1987); L'altro piatto della bilancia (1972); L'amore difficile (1962); L'armata Brancaleone (1966); Le jour le plus court (1983); Le puits aux trois vérités (1961); Le rire de Caïn (1986); Le trou (1960); L'hiver (1959); L'ingranaggio (1988); L'isola dei famosi (2015); Los pájaros de Baden-Baden (1975); L'uomo dalla bocca storta (2009); L'uomo privato (2007); Ma Prédilection II (2012); Madamigella di Maupin (1966); Made in Italy (1965); Make Love, Not War (1966); Marco Ferreri: Il regista che venne dal futuro (2007); Masterpiece Mystery (2011); Murder Is a Murder (1972); Night Was Made for Stealing (1967); Ophiria (1983); Our Land (2006); Partita doppia (1993); Per vivere meglio, divertitevi con noi (1978); Porta a Porta (2015); Pour le cinéma (1972); Promessa d'amore (2004); Racconti di fantascienza (1979); Rag. Arturo De Fanti bancario-precario (1980); Reflets de Cannes (1961); Saucy 70's Volume 2 (2010); Scommettiamo che...? (1994); Secret Scandal (1990); Sei delitti per padre Brown (1988); Senza rete (1970); Spécial cinéma (1983); Story of a Cloistered Nun (1973); Sunday Lovers (1980); Sweet Deceptions (1960); Take a Hard Ride (1975); Tandem (2000); TCM Remembers 2022 (2022); Te lo leggo negli occhi (2004); The 24th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1967); The Boxer (1972); The Cat o' Nine Tails (1971); The Empty Canvas (1963); The Libertine (1968); The Little Nuns (1963); The Man with the Balloons (1967); The Merv Griffin Show (1967); Ti sposo ma non troppo (2014); Ton Pseudonyme I (2012); Ton Pseudonyme III (2012); Un medico in famiglia (2013); Un posto al sole memories: 20 anni di un posto al sole (2016); Un seul être vous manque (1984); Una ragazza piuttosto complicata (1969); Une famille formidable (1993); War on Everyone (2016); Weekend at Dunkirk (1964); Zen (2011).

Born on this day – Curtis Hanson:

Curtis Hanson

Director

Writer

Producer

March 24, 1945 – September 20, 2016

Born on this day – Susan Tyrrell:

Susan Tyrrell

Actress

Writer

Composer

March 18, 1945 – June 16, 2012

Credits:

19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2013); A Look Into 'the Forbidden Zone' (2004); Angel (1984); Another Man, Another Chance (1977); Arrow (1992); Avenging Angel (1985); Bad (1977); Baretta (1975); Be Pretty and Shut Up! (1981); Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me (1971); Big Top Pee-wee (1988); Bonanza (1971); Buddy Boy (1999); Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker (1981); Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker: An Interview with Susan Tyrrell (2014); Catch My Soul (1974); Coming Attractions (1978); Compression (2023); Confessions of a Horror Baby (2011); Cry-Baby (1990); Digital Man (1995); Document of the Dead (1980); Extreme Ghostbusters (1997); Far from Home (1989); Fast-Walking (1982); Fat City (1972); Fire and Ice (1983); Flesh+Blood (1985); Flexing with Monty (2010); Flying High (1979); Forbidden Zone (1980); From a Whisper to a Scream (1987); I Am Weasel (1997); I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977); If Tomorrow Comes (1986); Islands in the Stream (1977); Japan in Paris in L.A. (1997); Jealousy (1984); Kid-Thing (2012); Kojak (1978); Lady of the House (1978); Liar's Moon (1981); MacGruder and Loud (1985); Masked and Anonymous (2003); Midnight Lace (1981); Motorama (1991); Mr. Novak (1964); NBC Experiment in Television (1968); Nichols (1971); Open All Night (1981–1982); Pieces of Dolores (2007); Pink as the Day She Was Born (1997); Poison Ivy: The New Seduction (1997); Poker Alice (1987); Powder (1995); Racquet (1979); Relax... It's Just Sex (1998); Rockula (1990); Science Fiction Film Awards (1978); September 30, 1955 (1977); Shades of LA (1991); Shoot Out (1971); Skip E. Lowe Looks at Hollywood (1992); Special Collector's Edition (2012); Starsky and Hutch (1977); Subway Riders (1981); Susan Tyrrell: My Rotten Life, a Bitter Operetta (1992); Swap Meet (1999); Tales from the Crypt (1995); Tales of Ordinary Madness (1981); Tapeheads (1988); TCM Remembers 2012 (2012); The 45th Annual Academy Awards (1973); The Boneyard Collection (2008); The Chipmunk Adventure (1987); The Christmas Star (1986); The Demolitionist (1995); The Devil's Due at Midnight (2004); The Hitchhiker (1987); The Killer Inside Me (1976); The Killers (1984); The Life of Sean DeLear (2024); The Merv Griffin Show (1973); The Patty Duke Show (1964); The Paul Ryan Show (1977–1992); The Steagle (1971); The Under Achievers (1987); Thompson's Last Run (1986); To Kill the King (1974); Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape (2010); Visions (1979); WatchMojo (2019); What's Up, Hideous Sun Demon (1989); Willow B: Women in Prison (1980); Windmills of the Gods (1988); Wings (1992); Wizards (1977); Zandy's Bride (1974).

Born on this day – Carol Speed:

Carol Speed

Actress

Singer

Writer

March 14, 1945 – January 14, 2022

Credits:

Songs:

I Can Make It (1973); My Soul is a Witness (1974).

Books:

Gods in Polyester, or a Survivors’ Account of 70s Cinema Obscura (2004); Inside Black Hollywood (1980); The Georgette Harvey Story (2002).

Movies and television:

Abby (1974); American Pimp (1999); Black Samson (1974); Bummer (1973); Days of Our Lives (1970); Disco Godfather (1979); Dynamite Brothers (1974); Getting Away from It All (1972); Julia (1970); Love Hate Love (1971); Sanford and Son (1972); Savage! (1973); TCM Remembers 2022 (2022); Tenafly (1973); The Big Bird Cage (1972); The Girls of Huntington House (1973); The Mack (1973); The New Centurions (1972); The Paul Lynde Show (1972); The Psychiatrist (1970); Village Vengeance (2006).

Born on this day – Whitney Rydbeck:

Whitney Rydbeck

Actor

Director

Cinematographer

March 13, 1945 – July 15, 2024

Credits:

1941 (1979); 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996); 7th Heaven (1996); A Mime's Life (2009); A Very Brady Sequel (1996); Angels with Angles (2005); Apollo 11 (1996); Battle Beyond the Stars (1980); Big John, Little John (1976); Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979); Cagney & Lacey (1982); City Guys (2000); Copacabana (1985); Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th (2013); Far Out Space Nuts (1975); Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986); Fudge (1995); Grace Under Fire (1995); Grand Jury (1976); Highway to Heaven (1987); Hold That Pose (1971); I Know My First Name Is Steven (1989); In the House (1996); Kenny Rogers as The Gambler: The Adventure Continues (1983); Lassie (1972); Lassie: Peace is Our Profession (2006); Living Single (1997); Love at First Bite (1979); M*A*S*H (1979); Man from Atlantis (1977); Master Class: Impersonal Actor (2011); Monster Squad (1976); Murder of Innocence (1993); Murder, She Wrote (1989–1994); Nanny and the Professor (1970); Oliver & Company (1988); On the Line (1997); Party of Five (1999); Phyllis (1976); Rocky II (1979); Scrubs (2005); Simon & Simon (1982–1988); Sisters (1995); Slasher Scotty (2018); Sleeper (1973); ssn / video game (1996); Star Trek: The Next Generation (1989); Striking Resemblance (1997); Superior Court (1987); Switch (1975); The Baltimore Bullet (1980); The Brady Bunch (1971); The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island (1981); The Jayne Mansfield Story (1980); The Jimmy Stewart Show (1972); The Krofft Supershow / Segment: Wonderbug (1976); The Magical World of Disney (1981); The Next Step Beyond (1978); The Oates' Valor (2007); The Oldest Rookie (1987); The Sonnet (2012); The Sunday Show (1976); What I Did for Love (1998); Whitney and the Robot (1979); Wonderbug (1976); You Can Learn A Lot from A Dummy (1985–1998).

Born on this day – Hilary Heath:

Hilary Heath

Actress

Producer

March 6, 1945 – April 3, 2020

Credits:

About Religion (1965); An Awfully Big Adventure (1995); Arthur of the Britons (1973); Callan (1969); Canterbury Tales (1969); Criminal Law (1988); Cry of the Banshee (1970); Eurotika! (1999); Fortress (1985); Frenchman's Creek (1998); Hadleigh (1973); ITV Play of the Week (1967); ITV Playhouse (1969); ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969); Jamaica Inn (1983 / 2014); Man at the Top (1972); Mogul (1969–1970); Nil by Mouth (1997); Rain Stops Play (2019); Real Stories of the Highway Patrol (1993–1999); Rebecca (1997); Space: 1999 (1976); Special Branch (1969); Swamp Men (2011); The Avengers (1967); The Body Stealers (1969); The Challengers (1972); The Dead Files (2012); The File of the Golden Goose (1969); The Fringe Dwellers (1986); The Oblong Box (1969); The Prisoner (1967); The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (2003); The Worst Witch (1986); THS Investigates (2005); Two Gentlemen Sharing (1969); United! (1966); Van der Valk (1972); Villains (1972); Wah-Wah (2005); Witchfinder General (1968); Women on Death Row 3 (2008); Wuthering Heights (1970); Z Cars (1968).

Born on this day – Leslie Charleson:

Leslie Charleson

Actress

February 22, 1945 – January 12, 2025

Credits:

5th Annual Soap Opera Awards (1989); 88th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade (2019); A Flame in the Wind (1964–1966); A Lovely Way to Die (1968); Adam-12 (1972); Another April (1974); As the World Turns (1966); Barnaby Jones (1975); Bert D'Angelo/Superstar (1976); Black Sheep Squadron (1976); Cannon (1972–1975); Caribe (1975); CBS Daytime 90 (1973); Celebrity Page (2018); Cheering Section (1977); Dharma & Greg (2001); Diagnosis Murder (1997); Emergency! (1972); Emergency! (1978); Family Feud (1982–1984); Friends (2004); General Hospital (1977–2023); General Hospital: Night Shift (2008); Girl Talk (1968); Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1975); Happy Days (1975); Hour Magazine (1980–1986); How2 Make It in Film and Television (2004); Intimate Portrait (1998–2003); Ironside (1973); Kung Fu (1975); Love Is a Many Splendored Thing (1967–1973); Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (1993); Mannix (1970); Marcus Welby, M.D. (1972–1973); McMillan & Wife (1977); Medical Center (1972); Medical Story (1975); Most Wanted (1976); N.Y.P.D. (1967); O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (1972); Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law (1973–1974); Port Charles (1997–2001); Revenge! (1971); Search (1972); SoapTalk (2005); Star's Table (1986); The 22nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (1995); The Day of the Dolphin (1973); The F.B.I. (1973); The Joan Rivers Show (1993); The Merv Griffin Show (1986); The Return of the Muskrats (2005); The Rockford Files (1977); The Rookies (1972); The Streets of San Francisco (1974–1976); The Wide World of Mystery (1975); The Wild Wild West (1968); The Young on the Run (1989); Woman on the Ledge (1993).

Born on this day – Brion James:

Brion James

Actor

February 20, 1945 – August 7, 1999

Credits:

48 Hrs. (1982); A Breed Apart (1984); A Place Called Truth (1998); Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (1996); Amazing Stories (1985); American Playhouse (1982); American Strays (1996); Annihilator (1986); Another 48 Hrs. (1990); Armed and Dangerous (1986); Art Deco Detective (1994); Arthur's Quest (1999); Assault on Dome 4 (1996); B.J. and the Bear (1979); Back in Business (1997); Batman: The Animated Series (1992–1993); Benson (1981); Big Shamus, Little Shamus (1979); Billy Lone Bear (1996); Black Magic (1992); Black Sea 213 (2000); Blade Runner (1982); Blade Runner / Video Game (1997); Blade Runner: Deleted and Alternate Scenes (2007); Blue Sunshine (1977); Bombshell (1997); Border to Border (1998); Bound for Glory (1976); Brain Smasher... A Love Story (1993); Brown's Requiem (1998); Cabin Boy (1994); Cagney & Lacey (1983); Cherry 2000 (1987); Chico and the Man (1978); CHiPs (1979–1981); Circles in a Forest (1989); City of Angels (1976); Conquest of the Earth (1980); Corvette Summer (1978); Crimewave (1985); Cyberjack (1995); D.O.A. (1988); Dark Justice (1993); Dead Man Walking (1988); Deadly Ransom (1998); Desperado: The Outlaw Wars (1989); Diplomatic Siege (1999); Dirt Merchant (1999); Dominion (1995); Dynasty (1986); Enemy Mine (1985); Enid Is Sleeping (1990); Evil Obsession (1996); F.T.W. (1994); Farewell, My Love (2000); Flesh+Blood (1985); Flying High (1978); Foolish (1999); Frogtown II (1992); Future Shock (1994); Galactica 1980 (1980); General Hospital (1980); Get Christie Love! (1974); Goober & the Truckers' Paradise (1978); Gunsmoke (1975); Hard Times / aka Street Fighter (1975); Harry and Walter Go to New York (1976); Hear No Evil (1982); Heist (1998); Highlander (1994); Hong Kong 97 (1994); House III: The Horror Show (1989); Hunter (1988–1991); In God's Hands (1998); Indecent Behavior III (1995); Jekyll Island (1998); Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater (1995); Johnny Bago (1993); Johnny Staccato (1977); Joseph's Gift (1999); Kai Rabe gegen die Vatikankiller (1998); Kenny Rogers as The Gambler: The Adventure Continues (1983); Killing at Hell's Gate (1981); Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park (1978); Knight Rider 2010 (1994); Little House on the Prairie (1982); Lone Star (1983); Love Among Thieves (1987); M.A.N.T.I.S. (1994); Malevolence (1999); Marco Polo: The Missing Chapter (1996); Matlock (1987); Men in Black: The Series (1998); Men in White (1998); Miami Vice (1988); Millennium (1998); Miracles (1986); Mom (1990); Mork & Mindy (1978); Movie Nights (2012); Mutator (1989); Nemesis (1992); Nickelodeon (1976); Nightmare at Noon (1988); On My Honor (1988); Overkill: The Aileen Wuornos Story (1992); Palmerstown, U.S.A. (1980); Phoenix Point (2005); Precious Find (1996); Precious Victims (1993); Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills (1996); Quincy, M.E. (1982); Radioland Murders (1994); Red Heat (1988); Red Scorpion (1988); Renegade (1993); Rio Diablo (1993); Roots (1977); Savage Land (1994); Scanner Cop (1994); Showdown (1993); Sidekicks (1986); Silk Stalkings (1994); Silverado (1985); Sketch Artist II: Hands That See (1995); Slaughter Inc.: The Horrors of 'The Horror Show' (2017); Sledge Hammer! (1986–1988); Snide and Prejudice (1997); Soggy Bottom, U.S.A. (1981); Southern Comfort (1981); Spawn (1997–1999); Special Collector's Edition (2010); Spitfire (1995); Steel Dawn (1987); Steel Frontier (1995); Street Asylum (1990); Striking Distance (1993); Strip 'n Run (2000); Superman (1999); Superman: The Animated Series (1996–1997); Tales from the Crypt (1991); Tango & Cash (1989); The A-Team (1983–1985); The Companion (1994); The Dark (1993); The Dukes of Hazzard (1982–1984); The F.B.I. (1974); The Fall Guy (1985); The Fifth Element (1997); The Hitchhiker (1987); The Hunter's Moon (1999); The Incredible Hulk (1978); The Invasion of Johnson County (1976); The Jazz Singer (1980); The Jeffersons (1980); The Kansas City Massacre (1975); The Killing Jar (1997); The King Is Alive (2000); The Lazarus Man (1996); The Magical World of Disney (1977); The Magnificent Seven (1998–1999); The Making of 'Steel Dawn' (1987); The Marshal (1995); The Nature of the Beast (1995); The Operator (2000); The Player (1992); The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981); The Renegades (1983); The Rockford Files (1977); The Sentinel (1998); The Setting Son (1997); The Soft Kill (1994); The Underground (1997); The Waltons (1974); The Wrong Guys (1988); The Young Riders (1990); Time Runner (1993); Treasure of Matecumbe (1976); Trouble in High Timber Country (1980); Ultimate Desires (1991); Vengeance Unlimited (1998); Walker, Texas Ranger (1997); Webster (1988); When the Whistle Blows (1980); Wholly Moses! (1980); Wishman (1992); Z-TV (1989).