Born on this day – Erica Hagen:

Erica Hagen

Actress

June 6, 1946 – September 15, 2018

Credits:

The Rockford Files (1979); CHiPs (1978); Quincy M.E. (1978); Operation Petticoat (1978); Kojak (1977); Wonder Woman (1976); Holmes and Yoyo (1976); Silent Movie (1976); Mother, Jugs & Speed (1976); Baretta (1976); Ellery Queen (1976); Switch (1976); Petrocelli (1974–1975); Let's Do It Again (1975); S.W.A.T. (1975); Get Christie Love! (1975); Mannix (1975); Adam-12 (1975); McCloud (1975); Land of the Lost (1974); Police Woman (1974); Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974); The Bob Newhart Show (1974); Trapped (1973); Love, American Style (1972–1973); Coffee, Tea or Me? (1973); The Last American Hero (1973); Soylent Green (1973); The F.B.I. (1973); Barnaby Jones (1973); Banacek (1972); Together (1971).

Born on this day – Lewis Collins:

Lewis Collins

Actor

May 27, 1946 – November 27, 2013

On this day in movie history - The Dark Corner (1946):

The Dark Corner

directed by Henry Hathaway,

written by Jay Dratler, Bernard C. Schoenfeld,

based on the story by Leo Rosten, serialized in Good Housekeeping (1945),

was released in the United States on May 8, 1946.
Music by Cyril J. Mockridge.

Cast:

Lucille Ball, Clifton Webb, William Bendix, Mark Stevens, Kurt Kreuger, Cathy Downs, Reed Hadley, Constance Collier, Eddie Heywood, Colleen Alpaugh, Charles Cane, Ellen Corby, Peter Cusanelli, Ralph Dunn, John Elliott, Mary Field, Alice Fleming, John Goldsworthy, Eugene Goncz, Vincent Graeff, Chuck Hamilton, Eloise Hardt, Sam Harris, John Kelly, Colin Kenny, Molly Lamont, Hope Landin, Thomas Louden, Donald MacBride, Frank Marlowe, Thomas Martin, Matt McHugh, Harold Miller, Tom Monroe, Forbes Murray, Steve Olsen, Lee Phelps, Joe Ploski, Raisa, Isabel Randolph, John Russell, Pietro Sosso, Douglas Spencer, Frieda Stoll, Charles Tannen, Minerva Urecal, Charles Wagenheim, Regina Wallace, Gisela Werbisek, Lynn Whitney.

Born on this day – Lulu Roman:

Lulu Roman

Comedian

Singer

Writer

May 6, 1946 – April 23, 2025

Credits:

Books:

Kitchen Komforts: Fabulous Comfort Food Recipes and Inspiring Short Stories to Nourish the Body and Soul (2023); LuLu (1978); This Is My Story; This Is My Song (2019).

Albums:

At Last (2012); Hymns That Light My Way (1986); Hymns, Promises, and Praises (1997); Lulu: Inspired (2001); Orphan Girl (2005); Seven Times (2009); Take Me There (1985); There's A New Kid In Town (2009); You Were Loving Me (1984).

Songs:

Amazing Grace; At Last; Best Friend; Buildin' up the Wall; Daystar; Do You Know How To Fly; Failure Isn't Final; Fever; Giver of the Light; He Looked Beyond My Fault; He Was There All the Time; How Great Thou Art; In My Life; In the Presence of Jehovah; Intimate Expression; King of Who I Am; Leavin' on Your Mind; Mizpah; On The Battlefield; One Day At a Time; Orphan Girl; Precious Lord, Take My Hand; Seven Times; Summertime; Surely the Presence of the Lord; That's The Man I'm Looking For; The King Of Who I Am; The Old Church House; There's A New Kid In Town; Train Bound For Glory; Victory In Jesus; You Needed Me.

Movies and television:

14th Annual Music City News Awards (1980); City Confidential (1998); Cookin' It Up with Lulu (2013); Corky (1972); Entertainment Tonight (2007); Gaither's Pond (1999); Hee Haw (1969–1992); Hee Haw Honeys (1978-1979); Kings Gold (1993); Rare Southern Gospel Singing Celebration (2010); Rivers of Joy (1998); The Anita Bryant Spectacular (1980); The Award Goes to: A Look Back at the Legends (2010); The Jim Bakker Show (2006); The Love Boat (1983); Tony Orlando and Dawn (1976); Touched by an Angel (2001); Vicki! (1994); Whipoorwhill Nest (2014).

On this day in movie history - Gilda (1946):

Gilda

directed by Charles Vidor,

written by Jo Eisinger, Marion Parsonnet and Ben Hecht,

based on a story by E.A. Ellington,

was released in the United States on April 25, 1946.
Music by M. W. Stoloff and Marlin Skiles.

Cast:

Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford, George Macready, Joseph Calleia, Steven Geray, Joe Sawyer, Gerald Mohr, Mark Roberts, Ludwig Donath, Don Douglas, Julio Abadía, Enrique Acosta, Ed Agresti, Sam Appel, Sam Ash, Nina Bara, Edward Biby, Robert Board, Symona Boniface, Eugene Borden, Paul Bradley, Argentina Brunetti, Jack Chefe, Eduardo Ciannelli, James Conaty, Jean De Briac, Jerry De Castro, Leander De Cordova, Sayre Dearing, Jack Del Rio, Jean Del Val, Carli Elinor, Fernanda Eliscu, Herbert Evans, Nobel G. Evey, Sam Flint, Bess Flowers, Curt Furberg, Kay Garrett, Fred Godoy, Paul Gustine, Robert Haines, Sam Harris, Lew Harvey, Ed Haskett, Ted Hecht, Ernest Hilliard, Stuart Holmes, Rodolfo Hoyos Jr., George Humbert, Robert Kellard, Kenner G. Kemp, Frank Leigh, George J. Lewis, Frank Leyva, Max Linder, Oscar Loraine, Wilbur Mack, Herman Marks, Alphonse Martell, Saul Martell, Frank Mayo, John Merton, Harold Miller, Ramon Munox, Forbes Murray, Ralph Navarro, J.W. Noon, Alfred Paix, Lou Palfy, Joe Palma, Albert Petit, Alexander Pollard, Albert Pollet, Soretta Raye, Paul Regas, Rosa Rey, Suzanne Ridgway, Ruth Roman, Clark Ross, Lionel Royce, Cosmo Sardo, Jeffrey Sayre, Leonardo Scavino, William Smith.

Born on this day – Michael Sporn:

Michael Sporn

Animator

April 23, 1946 – January 19, 2014

On this day in movie history - The Blue Dahlia (1946):

The Blue Dahlia

directed by George Marshall,

written by Raymond Chandler,

was released in the United States on April 18, 1946.
Music by Victor Young.

Cast:

Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, William Bendix, Howard Da Silva, Doris Dowling, Hugh Beaumont, Tom Powers, Howard Freeman, Don Costello, Will Wright, Frank Faylen, Walter Sande, Mae Busch, Anthony Caruso, Noel Neill.

Born on this day – Nicholas Ball:

Nicholas Ball

Actor

Producer

April 11, 1946 – June 4, 2024

Credits:

A New Breed of Criminal (2023); A.D. (1985); Acapulco H.E.A.T. (1993); Alas Smith & Jones (1984); BBC Play of the Month (1976); Bergerac (1983–1988); Boon (1989); Cannon Fodder: The Making of Lifeforce (2013); Car Cruzin’ (2005); Casino (1989); Casualty (2007–2011); Championship (2002); Christmas Under Fire (2002); Claudia (1985); Cluedo (1990); Cold Feet (2000); Colin’s Sandwich (1990); Comic Roots (1983); Confession (1970); Coronation Street (1970); Couples (1976); Crossroads (1964–1988); Croupier (1998); Crown Court (1976); Dead Man Running (2009); Doctors (2020); Doom Room (2013); Double the Fist (2008); EastEnders (2007–2009); El C.I.D. (1991); Enchantress (2011); Fifteen (2012); Fifteen (2012); Footballers Wive$: Overtime (2005–2006); Footballers’ Wives (2006); From a Bird’s Eye View (1970); Hammer House of Horror / Episode: The House That Bled to Death (1980); Harbour Lights (1999); Hazell (1978–1979); Heartbeat (1997–2007); Hellboy (2004); Holby City (2015–2017); Hustle (2005); Insiders (1997); ITV Playhouse (1969); ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1972); Jamie (1971); Jonathan Creek (1999); Life for Christine (1980); Lifeforce (1985); Mr. Rose (1968); Muse (2019); Mutant Chronicles (2008); Nelly’s Version (1983); New Tricks (2005); No One Likes Us, We Don’t Care (1990); Out of Depth (2000); Overlord (1975); Pentagram (2019); Perfect Gift (1994); Peter (2011); Pie in the Sky (1996); Play for Today (1976–1981); Red Dwarf (1991); Respect (1996); Rogue Male (1976); Rosamunde Pilcher (2011); Running Out of Luck (1985); Silk Stalkings (1994); Sisterhood (2008); Softly Softly: Task Force (1975); South of Sunset (1993); Spooky (1983); Star Games (1979); Surgery (2015); Tales of the Unexpected (1988); Tarzán (1994); The Bill (1996); The Black Tulip (1970); The Commander: Blackdog (2005); The Commander: Virus (2005); The Coral Island (2000); The Courtroom (2004); The Crezz (1976); The Elusive Pimpernel (1969); The Famous Five (1997); The Gold Robbers (1969); The Governor (1995); The Gunpowder Plot (1968); The Haunting of Pendle Hill (2022); The Kingdom by the Sea (2024); The Krays: Dead Man Walking (2018); The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous (1997); The Manor (1999); The Pyramid Game (1981); The Stranglers - On Stage, on Screen (2012); The Young Ones (1982); Thief Takers (1997); Top Dog (2002); Trafficking (2023); Urban Gothic (2000); Video Stars (1983); Whatever Became Of Richard Blaine? (2019); Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978); Windmills of the Gods (1988); Wogan (1985); Z Cars (1968).

On this day in movie history - Fear in the Night (1946):

Fear in the Night

directed and written by Maxwell Shane,

based on the story Nightmare by Cornell Woolrich,

was released in the United States on April 10, 1947.
Music by Rudy Schrager.

Cast:

Paul Kelly, Kay Scott, DeForest Kelley, Ann Doran, Charles Victor, Robert Emmett Keane, Jeff York, Joey Ray, Loyette Thomson, Gladys Blake, Jack Collins, Leander De Cordova, Christian Drake, Stanley Farrar, Julia Faye, John Harmon, Michael Harvey, Stuart Holmes, Richard Keene, Janet Warren.

Born on this day – Stan Winston:

Stan Winston

Special effects make-up creator

April 7, 1946 – June 15, 2008

On this day in movie history - Deadline at Dawn (1946):

Deadline at Dawn

directed by Harold Clurman and William Cameron Menzies,

written by Clifford Odets,

based on the novel by Cornell Woolrich,

was released in the United States on April 3, 1946.
Music by Hanns Eisler.

Cast:

Susan Hayward, Paul Lukas, Bill Williams, Joseph Calleia, Osa Massen, Lola Lane, Jerome Cowan, Marvin Miller, Roman Bohnen, Steven Geray, Joe Sawyer, Constance Worth, Joseph Crehan, Byron Foulger, Eugene Pallette, Jason Robards Sr.