Born on this day – Gilda Radner:

Gilda Radner

Actress

Comedian

Writer

Singer

June 28, 1946 – May 20, 1989

Credits:

101 Most Unforgettable SNL Moments (2004); 4th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (1977); 50 Years of Funny Females (1995); 90 Minutes Live (1978); A Company of Players (2008); An SNL Valentine (2015); Animalympics (1980); Autopsy: The Last Hours of (2020); Belushi (2020); Best of Schiller's Reel (1994); Bob & Ray, Jane, Laraine & Gilda (1979); CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley (2018); Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives (2017); Dark Side of Comedy (2023); Dinah! (1975); Dr. Zonk and the Zunkins (1974); Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead (2015); E! True Hollywood Story (1997–2007); Entertainment Tonight (2015–2016); First Family (1980); Free to Be... a Family (1988); Friends of Gilda (1993); Funny Women of Television (1991); Gene Wilder: Loved, Remembered (2017); Gilda Live (1980); Gilda Radner: It's Always Something (2002); Gilda Radner's Greatest Moments (2002); Good Morning America (1979); Hanky Panky (1982); Haunted Honeymoon (1986); Hour Magazine (1983); I Am Chris Farley (2015); It Came from Hollywood (1982); It's Garry Shandling's Show (1988); Jack: A Flash Fantasy (1974); Jay Sebring.... Cutting to the Truth (2020); Late Night with David Letterman (1983–1986); Life with Jeannie (2013); Live from New York! (2015); Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live (2005); Love, Gilda (2018); Making Trouble (2007); Movers & Shakers (1985); Mr. Mike's Mondo Video (1979); Postcards from the Edge (1990); Reading Rainbow (1985); Remembering Gene Wilder (2023); Robert Rauschenberg: Retrospective (1979); Role Model: Gene Wilder (2008); Saturday Night Live (1975–2014); Saturday Night Live 25 (1999); Saturday Night Live Backstage (2011); Saturday Night Live Christmas Special (1999–2019); Saturday Night Live Goes Commercial (1991); Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary (1989); Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special (2015); Saturday Night Live: Game Show Parodies (2000); Saturday Night Live: Just Shorts (2009); Saturday Night Live: Presidential Bash (1992); Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving (2013); Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving Special (2014); Saturday Night Live: The Best of Commercial Parodies (2006); Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd (2005); Saturday Night Live: The Best of Gilda Radner (2005); Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi (2005); Saturday Night Live: The Best of Steve Martin (1998); Second City: First Family of Comedy (2006); Since '45 (1979); SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas (2009); SNL Remembers John Belushi (2002); SNL: 25 Years of Music (1999); Stealing Time (2009); Steve! (Martin): A Documentary in 2 Pieces (2024); Tenth Annual Entertainer of the Year Awards (1980); The 29th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1977); The 30th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1978); The 34th Annual Tony Awards (1980); The Best of Chevy Chase (1987); The Best of Dan Aykroyd (1986); The Best of Gilda Radner (1989); The Best of John Belushi (1985); The Best of Saturday Night Live: Candice Bergen (1993); The Bill Murray Stories: Life Lessons Learned from a Mythical Man (2018); The Collaborators (1974); The Eighties (2016); The Gift of Winter (1974); The History of Comedy (2017–2018); The Insider (2015); The Last Detail (1973); The Making of 'the Woman in Red' (1984); The Making of 'Tron' (2002); The Movies (2019); The Muppet Show (1978); The Music for UNICEF Concert: A Gift of Song (1979); The New Show (1984); The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash (1978); The Seventies (2015); The Story of Late Night (2021); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1983); The Trials of Henry Kissinger (2002); The Very Very Best of the 70s (2019–2020); The Winds of Whoopie (1983); The Woman in Red (1984); The Women of SNL (2010); The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling (2018); Things We Did Last Summer (1978); Today (1980); Tomorrow Coast to Coast (1975); Willie Nelson & Family (2023); Witch's Night Out (1978).

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

Somewhere in the Night

directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz,

written by Howard Dimsdale, Joseph L. Mankiewicz and Lee Strasberg,

based on a story by Marvin Borowsky,

was released in the United States on June 12, 1946.
Music by David Buttolph.

Cast:

John Hodiak, Nancy Guild, Lloyd Nolan, Richard Conte, Josephine Hutchinson, Fritz Kortner, Margo Woode, Sheldon Leonard, Lou Nova.

Born on this day – Alan Scarfe:

Alan Scarfe

Actor

Writer

Director

June 8, 1946 – April 28, 2024

Credits:

A Gift to Last (1976); Alien Nation (1989); American Playhouse (1987); Andromeda (2004–2005); As Is (1986); Aka Albert Walker (2002); Babylon 5: The Lost Tales (2007); Back in Business (1997); Burn: The Robert Wraight Story (2003); C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf (1988); Cathy's Curse (1977); Cathy's Daddy (2024); Columbo Cries Wolf (1990); Counterstrike (1993); Day One (1989); DEA (1990); Deserters (1983); Diamonds (1987); Divided Loyalties (1990); Double Impact (1991); Due South (1998); E.N.G. - Created by Bryce Zabel & Brad Markowitz (1990); Earthsea (2005); For the Record (1979); Gabriel's Fire (1991); Gridlock (1996); Gunsmoke: One Man's Justice (1994); Hastings Street (2007); Heart of Darkness (1994); Heritage Minutes (1993); Hide and Seek (1984); Highlander (1994); Hunter (1989); Iron Eagle II (1988); Jake and the Fatman (1990); Jericho Fever (1993); Joshua Then and Now (1985); Keeping Track (1986); Kingdom Hospital (2004); Kingsgate (1989); Labor of Love (1987); Lethal Weapon 3 (1992); Lock Up (1984); MacGyver (1990); Mimi & Me (1991); Murder by Phone (1982); Mysterious Island (1995); Night Heat (1987); NYPD Blue (1993); Once a Thief (1996); One Life to Live (1968–2013); Overnight (1986); Pajama Tops (1983); Quantum Leap (1991); Reasonable Doubts (1991); Sanctuary (1998); SeaQuest 2032 (1993); Seeing Things (1984); Seven Days (1998–2001); Silence (1997); Star Trek: The Next Generation (1991–1993); Star Trek: Voyager (1995); Stargate: Atlantis (2004); Street Justice (1987); Tales from the Darkside (1986); The Bay Boy (1984); The Bitter Ash (1963); The Burning Zone (1997); The Execution of Raymond Graham (1985); The Great Detective (1981); The Hamster Cage (2005); The Lazarus Man (1996); The Littlest Hobo (1984); The Outer Limits (1997–1998); The Owl (1991); The Portrait (1992); The Ray Bradbury Theater (1986–1989); The Wars (1982); The Wrong Guy (1997); Tour of Duty (1989–1990); Trick or Treasure (1990); Viper (1994); Will There Really Be a Morning? (1983); Without Warning (1994).

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 – Tristan Rogers:

Tristan Rogers

Actor

Writer

June 3, 1946 – August 15, 2025

Credits:

13th Annual Indie Series Awards (2023); 82nd Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade (2013); A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle (1994); A Piece of Eden (2000); Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (1997); Acapulco H.E.A.T. (1994); Babylon 5 (1994); Barrier Reef (1971); Batman Beyond (2000); Bellbird (1977); Breakaway (1984); Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1994); Cop Shop (1978); Cover Up (1984); Delgo (2008); Delta (1969); Division 4 (1969–1975); Family Law (2001); Fast Track (1997–1998); Four Dimensions of Greta (1972); Frustrated Wives (1974); General Hospital (1980–2025); General Hospital: 60 Years of Stars and Storytelling (2024); General Hospital: Night Shift (2008); GH Fanasty (2015–2018); Good Morning America (1985); Good Morning America Weekend Edition (2025); Hewy's Animated Movie Reviews (2010); Homicide (1968–1975); Hotel (1986); Hour Magazine (1982–1984); Intimate Portrait (2002); Jack Rio (2008); Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (1985); Kid with the Cape (2025); LIVE Magazine TV (2018); Live with Kelly and Mark (2006); Mad Max / Video Game (2015); Mancuso, FBI (1989); Marie (2013); Never Give a Crim an Even Break (1979); Night Eyes Three (1993); Number 96 (1974); One on One with John Tesh (1992); One West Waikiki (1995); Opportunity Knocks (2007); Paul Temple (1971); Power Without Glory (1976); PS After Dark (2021); Raven (2010); Serial Scoop Now (2016); Sky Commanders (1987); Soap Central (2016); SoapTalk (2006); Soulmates (1992); Star Search (1984); Star's Table (1986); Studio City (2019–2022); Super Force (1991–1992); Surviving Exctinction (2012); Tales from the Crypt (1991); The 2th Annual American Cinema Awards (1985); The 33rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (2006); The 35th Annual Thalians Gala (1990); The 5th Annual American Cinema Awards (1988); The 6th Annual American Cinema Awards (1989); The 83rd Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade (2014); The 84th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade (2015); The 87th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade (2018); The 89th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade (2021); The Adventurer (1972); The Agency (2018); The Bay (2010–2023); The Bay: Covid 19 Special Fundraiser American Red Cross (2020); The Bold and the Beautiful (1997); The Box (1974–1975); The Dawn Reese Show (2008); The Diamond in the Desert (2015); The Flesh and Blood Show (1972); The Hollywood Moment (2021); The Jimmy Star Show with Ron Russell (2018); The Link Men (1970); The Los Angeles Ripper (2011); The Love Boat (1982); The Merv Griffin Show (1983–1984); The Protectors (1973); The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (1996); The Rescuers Down Under (1990); The Sullivans (1978); The View (2008); The Wil Shriner Show (1987); The Wild Thornberrys (2001); The Young and the Restless (2010–2025); Two Way Mirror (1975); V.I.P. (1999); Walker, Texas Ranger (1993); Without Your Head (2020).

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

Born on this day – Iris Williams:

Iris Williams

Singer

Actress

April 20, 1946 – July 11, 2025

Credits:

Albums:

Atgofion (2010 / EP); Beautiful (1986); Catch My Dreams (2011); He Was Beautiful (1979); Hello! (1987); I Gael Cymru'n Gymru Rydd (2019 / EP); I Wish You Love (2003); I'm Glad There Is You (1995); Iris Williams - The Very Best Of (2006); Picture Me Love (1980); The Gentle Touch (1983); Y Caneuon Cynnar / The Early Recordings (2000); You Belong to Me (1982).

Songs:

All My Trials; Anodd I’w Wmeud Yw Dweud Ffarwel; As Time Goes By; Autumn Leaves; Christmas Spiritual; Dail Yr Hydref; Doed a Ddel; Dyma Fi; Fy Nghydwybod I; Haul Yr Haf; He Was Beautiful; He’s Out of My Life; How High the Moon; I Gael Cymru'n Gymru Rydd; I’ll Never Love This Way Again; Mi Fum Yn Caru; My Prayer; No Regrets; No Walls No Ceilings No Floors; Pererin Wyf; Pererin Wyf / Amazing Grace; Run Like the Wind; Send in the Clowns; Sometimes I Feel; Song in the Air; The Folks Who Live on the Hill; The Virgin Mary; Using Things and Loving People; We Don’t Make Each Other Laugh Any More; What Am I Supposed to Do; Y Cobler Du Bach; You Belong to Me.

Movies and television:

3-2-1 (1985); Braden's Week (1970–1972); Cannon and Ball (1982); Crackerjack! (1979); Des O'Connor Now (1985); Des O'Connor Tonight (1980–1984); Give Us a Clue (1984); Hung-Up (2002); Iris Williams (1980–1982); Jim Davidson's Special (1982); Lennie and Jerry (1979); London Night Out (1983); Pebble Mill at One (1981); Primetime (1990); Punchlines (1981); Ryan and Ronnie (1972); Seaside Special (1979); Singing from the Heart: The Story of Treorchy Male Choir (2005); The Andy Stewart Show (1975); The Joe Longthorne Show (1991); The Legacy of Walter Frumm (2005); The Marriage Counselor (2005); There Go I (1972); This Is Your Life (1983); Top of the Pops (1979); Whicker's World (1984).

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.