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Saturday, January 17, 2026

Born on this day – Lucy Saroyan:


Lucy Saroyan


Actress

Photographer

Library archivist

January 17, 1946 – April 11, 2003

Credits:

Blue Collar (1978); Bravo Two (1977); Cactus Flower (1969); Columbo (1976); Eight Is Enough (1977); Greased Lightning (1977); Hopscotch (1980); Isadora (1968); Kotch (1971); Maidstone (1970); Mannix (1971); Prime Time (1977); Some Kind of a Nut (1969); The Blue Knight (1975–1976); The Name of the Game (1971); The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974).

Sunday, January 11, 2026

Born on this day – Naomi Judd:


Naomi Judd


Actress

Singer

Producer

January 11, 1946 – April 30, 2022

Credits:

Albums:

Christmas Time with the Judds (1987); Greatest Hits (1988); Greatest Hits Volume Two (1991); Rockin' with the Rhythm (1985); Why Not Me (1984); Wynonna & Naomi (1983).

Songs:

Beautiful Star Of Bethlehem; Born to Be Blue; Bye Bye Baby Blues; Cadillac Red; Calling In The Wind; Change Of Heart; Come Some Rainy Day; Cow Cow Boogie; Cry Myself To Sleep; Don't Be Cruel; Flies On The Butter; Girls Night Out; Give A Little Love; Grandpa; Guardian Angels; Had A Dream; Have Mercy; I Know Where I'm Going; I Will Stand By You; If I Were You; I'm Falling In Love Tonight; Let Me Tell You About Love; Love Can Build A Bridge; Maybe Your Baby's Got The Blues; My Baby's Gone; One Hundred And Two; River Of Time; River Roll On; Sleeping Heart; That's What Makes You Strong; The Sweetest Gift; Turn It Loose.

Movies and television:

15th Academy of Country Music Honors (2022); 2008 CMT Music Awards (2008); 2012 Hero Dog Awards (2012); 20th Annual Country Music Awards (1986); 22nd Annual Country Music Association Awards (1988); 24th Annual Country Music Association Awards (1990); 25th Annual Country Music Association Awards (1991); 25th Annual Family Film Awards (2022); 29th Annual Gospel Music Association's Dove Awards (1998); 35th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards (2000); 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996); 41st Annual Country Music Association Awards (2007); 46th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards (2011); A Holiday Romance (1999); A&E Biography: Kenny Rogers (2020); ABC Sports (2004); Access Hollywood (2017–2022); Alabama... My Home's in Alabama (1986); All-Star Salute to Our Troops (1991); American Humane Hero Dog Awards: 10th Anniversary Celebration (2020); America's Music: The Roots of Country (1996); An Evergreen Christmas (2014); Between Us with Naomi Judd (2001–2003); Biography (1987–2006); Bob Hope: Laughing with the Presidents (1996); Bob Hope's Bag Full of Christmas Memories (1993); Bob Hope's Christmas Special from Waikoloa, Hawaii (1989); Broadcast Blues (2009); Can You Duet? (2008–2009); Celebrity Page (2015–2020); Century of Country (1999); Cher & Chrissie Hynde & Neneh Cherry & Eric Clapton: Love Can Build a Bridge (1995); Cinemax Sessions (1988); CMT Greatest Moments: Dolly Parton (2006); CMT Greatest Moments: Wynonna (2006); CMT Hot 20 Countdown (2010); CMT Insider (2008–2011); CMT: 40 Greatest Love Songs (2011); CMT: 40 Greatest Women of Country Music (2002); CMT: The Greatest - 40 Days That Shaped Country Music (2006); CMT: The Greatest - 40 Greatest Albums (2006); Coming Home: A Rockin' Reunion (1989); Commitment to Life (2023); Corazón de... (2007); Country Music (2019); Cover Story (1987); Doug Stanhope: No Refunds (2007); E! True Hollywood Story (2003 / 2004); Entertainment Tonight (1987–2024); Family Tree (1999); Frasier (2002); Girls' Night Out: Superstar Women of Country (2011); Good Day Live (2004); Good Morning America (2010–2016); Gordy (1994); Hard Copy (1993); Harry (2017); Hazel Dickens: It's Hard to Tell the Singer from the Song (2002); Headliners & Legends (1998–2008); Hee Haw (1984–1989); Higglytown Heroes (2005); Hollywood Squares (1998–2003); Home & Family (2012–2018); Intimate Portrait (1997–2003); Jeopardy! (1998 / 2019); Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (1990); Katie (2014); Larry King Live (2001–2010); Larry King Now (2013); Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1995); Late Show with David Letterman (1997); Lifetime's Achievement Awards: Women Changing the World (2003); Littlest Angel's Easter (1998); Live with Kelly and Mark (1993–1998); Living Proof: The Hank Williams, Jr. Story (1983); Maury (1996–1998); Maybe It's Me (2002); More American Graffiti (1979); More Than the Music (2018); Music City USA (2015); My Kitchen Rules (2017); Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge (1995); Naomi Judd: A River of Time Celebration (2022); Naomi's New Morning (2006–2007); Nearlyweds (2013); New Passages (1996); Oprah: Where Are They Now? (2016); Oprah's Guide to OWN (2011); Password (1973); Prometheus Bound: The Epidemic of Hepatitis C (2007); Reading Rainbow (2002); Revealed with Jules Asner (2001); Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus 118th Edition (1988); Rio Diablo (1993); Sidewalks Entertainment (2022); Sisters (1994); Someone Like You (2001); Square One Television (1991); Star Search (2003–2004); Super Bloopers and Practical Jokes (1991); Super Bowl XXVIII (1994); Tammy Wynette: First Lady of Country Memorial Service (1998); The 17th Annual American Music Awards (1990); The 18th Annual American Music Awards (1991); The 29th Annual Grammy Awards (1987); The 31st Annual Academy of Country Music Awards (1996); The 32nd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards (1997); The 3th Annual American Cinema Awards (1986); The 5th Annual TV Land Awards (2007); The 65th Annual Grammy Awards (2023); The 700 Club (2018 / 2022); The Academy of Country Music's Greatest Hits (1993); The Barbara Walters Summer Special (2006); The Big Saturday Show (2022); The Client (1996); The Doctors (2013); The Insider (2016); The Jane Pauley Show (2004); The Judds (2011); The Judds Farewell Concert (1991); The Judds: Give a Little Love (1988); The Judds: Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Old Days) (1985); The Judds: Love Can Build a Bridge (1990); The Judds: Love Is Alive (1985); The Kelly Clarkson Show (2021); The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (2004); The Killing Game (2011); The Life and Times (1995–1997); The Morning Show with Mike & Juliet (2007); The New York Times Presents (2021); The Oprah Winfrey Show (2004–2011); The Pat Sajak Show (1989); The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1996–1998); The Suzanne Somers Show (1994); The Talk (2013–2018); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1987); The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1995–1997); The Tony Danza Show (2005–2006); The Voice (2015); The Wayne Brady Show (2004); The Wendy Williams Show (2010); The Women of Country (1993); The Year: 2022 (2022); This Is Pop (2021); Today (2008–2021); Top of the Pops (1987 / 1995); Touched by an Angel (2000); V.C. Andrews' Landry Family (2021); Very Personal with Naomi Judd (1996); Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2014–2021); What's Up Doc? (1994); Willie Nelson: The Big Six-0 (1993); Window Wonderland (2013); Wogan (1987).

Saturday, January 10, 2026

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


Shock

directed by Alfred L. Werker,
written by Eugene Ling and Martin Berkeley,
based on a story by Albert DeMond,
was released in the United States on January 10, 1946.
Music by David Buttolph.


Cast:

Vincent Price, Lynn Bari, Frank Latimore, Anabel Shaw, Stephen Dunne, Reed Hadley, Renee Carson, Charles Trowbridge, Robert Adler, Margaret Brayton, Harry Carter, Ruth Clifford, John Davidson, Selmer Jackson, Ruth Nelson, Claire Richards, George E. Stone, Charles Tannen, Pierre Watkin, Cecil Weston, Mary Young.

Monday, January 5, 2026

Born on this day – Diane Keaton:


Diane Keaton


Actress

Director

Producer

January 5, 1946 – October 11, 2025


Credits:

100 Years at the Movies (1994); 10th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2004); 2020 Writers Guild West Awards (2020); 3rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (1997); 48 Hours (2004); 5 Flights Up (2014); 50 Years of Funny Females (1995); 71st Golden Globe Awards (2014); A Breath of Fresh Air with Jon and Nkechi (2010); ABC News Breakfast (2024); ABC's Wide World of Sports (1974); Access Hollywood (2022–2023); AFI Life Achievement Award (1994–2018); Ali-Frazier I: One Nation... Divisible (2000); Allen v. Farrow (2021); Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight (1994); American Masters (2009 / 2011); And So It Goes (2014); Annie Hall (1977); Arena (1977); Arthur's Whisky (2024); Baby Boom (1987); Because I Said So (2007); Belinda Carlisle: Heaven Is a Place on Earth (1987); Belinda Carlisle: I Get Weak (1988); Belinda Carlisle: Runaway Videos (1990); Biography (2003–2008); Book Club (2018); Book Club: The Next Chapter (2023); Bravo Profiles: The Entertainment Business (1998); CBS Mornings (2005); CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley (2024); CBS Schoolbreak Special (1990); Celebrity Page (2017 / 2018); Charlie Rose (2003–2011); Chelsea Lately (2013–2014); China Beach (1990); Chris Plante: The Right Squad (2023); Corazón de... (2005 / 2006); Crimes of the Heart (1986); Crossed Over (2002); Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000); Darling Companion (2012); De película (1987); De qué te ríes (2006); Die Goldene Kamera (2014); Discovering Film (2020); E! True Hollywood Story (2005–2008); El oficio de actor (2005); Elephant (2003); Ellie Parker (2005); Entertainment Tonight (1999–2023); Everything Is Copy (2015); Extra (2014–2018); Facing Ali (2009); Father of the Bride (1991); Father of the Bride Part 3 (ish) (2020); Father of the Bride Part II (1995); Fight of the Century (1971); Film… (1995–2004); Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate (2004); Finding Dory (2016); For the Love of Spock (2016); Front Row (2017); Gala Paramount Pictures Celebrates 90th Anniversary with 90 Stars for 90 Years (2002); Glenn Beck (2009); Good Morning America (2004–2022); Green Eggs and Ham (2019–2022); Hair, Let the Sun Shine In (2007); Hampstead (2017); Hanging Up (2000); Harry and Walter Go to New York (1976); HBO First Look (2000); Heart of the Festival (2002); Heaven (1987); Hollywood First Look (2022); Hollywood Insider (2020–2022); Hollywood Mavericks (1990); Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter (1982); Hollywood's Diamond Jubilee (1978); Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief (2010); I Am Divine (2013); I Will... I Will... For Now (1976); Inside Edition (2015–2020); Interiors (1978); Intimate Portrait (2001); Janela Indiscreta (2014); Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2017–2019); Justin Bieber: Ghost (2021); Kinotipp (2011); Larry King Live (2000–2008); Late Night with David Letterman (1985–1987); Late Show with David Letterman (2008); Leonardo DiCaprio: In His Own Words (1998); Leute heute (2022); Live with Kelly and Mark (2014); Look Who's Talking Now (1993); Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977); Loose Women (2018); Los 10 magníficos (2008); Love and Death (1975); Love the Coopers (2015); Love, American Style / Segment: Love and the Pen Pals (1970); Love, Weddings & Other Disasters (2020); Lovers and Other Strangers (1970); Mack & Rita (2022); Mad Money (2008); Made in Hollywood (2019); Mama's Boy (2007); Manhattan (1979); Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993); Mannix (1971); Marvin's Room (1996); Maury (1996–1998); Maybe I Do (2023); Maynard Dixon: Art and Spirit (2007); Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story (1972); Monty and the Movies (2025); Morning Glory (2010); Mrs. Soffel (1984); Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight (2013); Mundo VIP (1997); Music Box (2021); New Mexico Rising! (2023); Night Gallery / Segment: Room with a View (1970); Night of 100 Stars (1982); Northern Lights (1997); Oh What a Time It Was (1999); On Thin Ice (2003); On-Air with Ryan Seacrest (2004); Oscar's Greatest Moments (1992); Pasadena (2001–2002); Plan B (2001); Play It Again, Sam (1972); Poms (2019); Rachael Ray (2008); Radio Days (1987); Reds (1981); RTL Nachtjournal (1995); Running Mates (1992); ScreenSlam (2015); Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's (1980); Shoot the Moon (1982); Siskel & Ebert (1995); Sister Mary Explains It All (2001); Sleeper (1973); Smother (2008); Something's Gotta Give (2003); Stand Up to Cancer (2008); Steve! (Martin): A Documentary in 2 Pieces (2024); Summer Camp (2024); Surrender, Dorothy (2005); Terminal Impact (2004); The 16th Annual CableACE Awards (1994); The 21st Annual Women in Film Crystal Awards (1997); The 23rd Annual Tony Awards (1969); The 36th Annual Kennedy Center Honors (2013); The 37th Annual Kennedy Center Honors (2014); The 48th Annual Academy Awards (1976); The 50th Annual Academy Awards (1978); The 51st Annual Academy Awards (1979); The 51st Annual Golden Globe Awards (1994); The 54th Annual Academy Awards (1982); The 59th Annual Academy Awards (1987); The 61st Annual Golden Globe Awards (2004); The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards 2005 (2005); The 65th Annual Academy Awards (1993); The 69th Annual Academy Awards (1997); The 72nd Annual Academy Awards (2000); The 76th Annual Academy Awards (2004); The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007); The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008); The Annual AFI Awards (2002); The Annual Hollywood Film Awards (2003); The Annual National Board of Review Awards (2004); The Annual Oceana Partners Awards Gala (2008); The Annual Women in Film Crystal and Lucy Awards (2007); The Big Wedding (2013); The Big Weekend Show (2025); The Daily Show (2011); The Dick Cavett Show (1972–1982); The Dr. Oz Show (2014); The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003–2022); The F.B.I. (1971); The Factor (2008); The Family Stone (2005); The Family Stone: Behind the Scenes (2006); The Film Society of Lincoln Center Annual Gala Tribute to Diane Keaton (2007); The First Wives Club (1996); The Godfather (1972); The Godfather Family: A Look Inside (1990); The Godfather Part II (1974); The Godfather Part III (1990); The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992); The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977); The Godfather: Behind the Scenes (1971); The Good Mother (1988); The Graham Norton Show (2017); The History of Comedy (2017); The Insider (2014–2017); The Kelly Clarkson Show (2023); The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (2011 / 2010 / 2009 / 2008 / 2006 / 2003); The Late Late Show with James Corden (2018); The Lemon Sisters (1989); The Little Drummer Girl (1984); The Making of 'Hanging Up' (2000); The Making of 'Mrs. Soffel' (1984); The Mark Twain Prize: Steve Martin (2005); The Martin Short Show (1999); The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't (2008); The Merv Griffin Show (1969–1970); The Mike Douglas Show (1974–1976); The Movies (2019); The New Pope (2020); The Only Thrill (1997); The Oprah Winfrey Show (2000); The Oscars (2020); The Other Sister (1999); The Reichen Show (2005); The Talk (2015); The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1971–1975); The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1993–2013); The Very Very Best of the 70s (2019–2020); The View (2014–2023); The Wizard of Malta (1981); The Young Pope (2016); Thom Browne: The Man Who Tailors Dreams (2024); Thrilla in Manila (2008); Tilda (2011); Tinseltown TV (2004); Today (1985–2023); Town & Country (2001); Tu cara me suena - Argentina (2014); Twin Peaks (1991); Unforgettable (2010); Unstrung Heroes (1995); Up Close (1978); Wanna Bet? (2014); Weekend Breakfast (2025); What Does Dorrie Want? (1982); Wildflower (1991).

Friday, January 2, 2026

Born on this day – Ron Hale:


Ron Hale


Actor

January 2, 1946 – August 27, 2024

Credits:

A Lovely Way to Die (1968); All the President's Men (1976); Easy (2016); Entertainment Tonight (1989); General Hospital (1995–2010); Intimate Portrait (2003); Live with Kelly and Mark (1989); Love Is a Many Splendored Thing (1973); MacGyver (1990); Matlock (1989); Me, Natalie (1969); N.Y.P.D. (1968); Original Intent (1990); Port Charles (1997–2000); Rodney (2004); Ryan's Hope (1975–1989); Search for Tomorrow (1969); Shattered Steel (1996); SoapTalk (2004–2006); Sunstorm (2001); The Adventures of Loop & Rhett (2011); The Brothers Flub (1999); The Ghost and the Whale (2017); The Lord Protector (1996); Trial by Jury (1994).

Thursday, January 1, 2026

Born on this day – Rick Hurst:


Rick Hurst


Actor

January 1, 1946 – June 26, 2025

Credits:

227 (1989); All-Star Family Feud Special (1980); Amanda's (1983); Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill (1979); Anywhere But Here (1999); B My Guest (2016); Baretta (1977); Big Bob Johnson and His Fantastic Speed Circus (1978); Blue City (1986); Break the Bank (1976); Celebrity Bowling (1976); CHiPs (1979); Chopper One (1974); Donny and Marie (1976); Earth Girls Are Easy (1988); Evening Shade (1990); Executive Action (1973); Family Matters (1993); From Here to Eternity (1979); Get Christie Love! (1974); Going Ape! (1981); Good Grief (1990); Gunsmoke (1973); Happy Days (1974); Highway to Heaven (1985); In the Line of Fire (1993); It's Good to Be Alive (1974); Jackals (1986); Keep Off My Grass! (1975); Kojak (1973); Kung Fu (1973); Little House on the Prairie (1974); Little House Years (1979); Love, American Style / Segments Love and the Seven Year Wait / Love and the Family Hour (1973); M*A*S*H (1977 / 1978); Madam Sheriff (1979); Melrose Place (1993); Mothers, Daughters and Lovers (1989); Murder, She Wrote (1989); Night Games (1974); On the Rocks (1975–1976); Paper Moon (1974); Perfect Strangers (1990); Pistol Pete (1996); Return of the Killer Shrews (2012); Runaway Car (1997); Sanford and Son (1972); Shoot for the Stars (1977); Sidekicks (1987); Starman (1986); Steel Magnolias (1989); Stumpers! (1976); Suckers (1999); Supertrain (1979); The $10,000 Pyramid (1976–1982); The $25,000 Pyramid (1982); The Blue Knight (1975); The Bob Newhart Show (1973); The Cat from Outer Space (1978); The Client (1995); The Doris Day Show (1971–1972); The Dukes of Hazzard (1979–1982); The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood (2000); The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion! (1997); The Girl with Something Extra (1973); The Guardian (2003); The Jeff Foxworthy Show (1995); The John Larroquette Show (1995); The Karate Kid Part III (1989); The Last Precinct (1986); The Legend of Frank Woods (1977); The Magical World of Disney (1982); The New Temperatures Rising Show (1972); The Partridge Family (1972); The Six Million Dollar Man (1974); The Unholy Rollers (1972); The Wonder Years (1990); To Hell You Preach (1972); To Say the Least (1978); Tunnel Vision (1976); Valentine Magic on Love Island (1980); Venomous (2001); W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings (1975); Wildside (1985); Worth Winning (1989).

Monday, December 29, 2025

Born on this day – Marianne Faithfull:


Marianne Faithfull


Writer

Singer

Actress

December 29, 1946 – January 30, 2025

Credits:

Books:

Faithfull: An Autobiography (1994); Marianne Faithfull: A Life on Record (2014); Memories, Dreams & Reflections (2008).

Albums:

20th Century Blues (1996); A Child's Adventure (1983); A Perfect Stranger: The Island Anthology (1998); A Secret Life (1995); A Stranger on Earth: An Introduction to Marianne Faithfull (2001); Before the Poison (2004); Blazing Away (1990); Broken English (1979); Broken English / Deluxe Edition (2013); Broken English / Strange Weather (1995); Come My Way (1965); Dangerous Acquaintances (1981); Dreamin' My Dreams (1976); Easy Come, Easy Go (2008); Faithfull Forever (1966); Faithfull: A Collection Of Her Best Recordings (1994); Give My Love to London (2014); Go Away from My World (1965); Horses and High Heels (2011); It's All Over Now, Baby Blue (The NEMS Years - Vol. 1) (1999); Kissin Time (2002); Kissin Time / Expanded Edition (2002); Live at the BBC (2008); Live In Hollywood (2005); Love in a Mist (1967); Many Have No Speech (1987); Marianne Faithfull (1965); Marianne Faithfull: The Montreux Years (Live) (2021); Marianne Faithfull's Greatest Hits (1969); Negative Capability (2018); No Exit (2016); North Country Maid (1966); Rich Kid Blues (1985); She Walks in Beauty (2021); Songs of Innocence and Experience 1965–1995 (2022); Spring Blossoms (2023); Strange Weather (1987); The Best of Marianne Faithfull (1999); The Collection (2004); The Seven Deadly Sins (1998); The Very Best Of Marianne Faithfull (1987); The World Of Marianne Faithfull (1969); Tribute To: Marianne Faithful (2006); Trouble in Mind (1986); Twentieth Century Blues - An Evening In The Weimar Republic (1996); Vagabond Ways (1999); Vagabond Ways / Expanded Version (1999); Viva Le France (2023); Weill: The Seven Deadly Sins: Classic Library Series (2004).

Songs:

As Tears Go By; Ballad of the Soldier’s Wife; Born to Live; Broken English; Come and Stay With Me; Go Away From My World; Guilt; In My Time of Sorrow; Incarceration of a Flower Child; Intrigue; Is This What I Get for Loving You?; It's All Over Now, Baby Blue; Lady Madelaine; Monday, Monday; No Moon in Paris; Rosie, Rosie; Sally Free and Easy; She Walks in Beauty; Sister Morphine; So Sad; Something Better; Sparrows Will Sing; Summer Nights; The Ballad of Lucy Jordan; The Gypsy Faerie Queen; They Come at Night; This Little Bird; Times Square; Why D’Ya Do It?; Witches’ Song; With You in Mind; Working Class Hero.

Movies and television:

100 Greatest Albums of Rock & Roll (2001); 100 Greatest Women of Rock & Roll (1999); 13 x 13 (1988); 2009 Women's World Awards (2009); A Dance to the Music of Time (1997); A Letter to True (2004); A Tale of Two Rivers (1967); A Violent Desire for Joy (2018); A Whole Scene Going (1966); Absolutely Fabulous (1996–2001); Absolutely Fabulous: Les dieux d'Edina (2002); Alles nur Tarnung (1996); American Horror Story (2016); Anna (1967); Another Girl Another Planet (1992); Anybody's Woman (1981); Aquarius (1971); Arena (1991–1998); Art & the 60s (2004); Assault on Agathon (1976); ATV Today (1966); Bande-annonce de 'Made in U.S.A.' (1966); BBC Four Sessions (2002–2014); Beautiful Losers (1997); Behind the Music (1999); Belle du Seigneur (2012); Bitter & Twisted (2008); Blazing Away (1990); Bob Dylan: Dont Look Back (1967); Bognor (1981); Breakfast (2011); Brit Girls (1997); British Song Contest (1965); Broken English: Three Songs by Marianne Faithfull (1979); C à vous (2011); Cadence 3 (1983); Call My Bluff (1966); Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg (2023); CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley (2025); Ce soir (ou jamais!) (2011); Cher (1975); Cinema 3 (2007); Close Up (1999); Clues (2014); Cold Case (2005); Cold Comfort (1989); Colorspace Vol. 2 (2011); Colorspace Vol. 4 (2014); Corazón de... (2006); Countdown (1966); Crimetime (1996); Crossing Jordan (2002); Cucumber Castle (1970); Dad Strangelove (2025); Dancing at the Blue Iguana (2000); Days of Rage: the Rolling Stones' Road to Altamont (2020); Die Harald Schmidt Show (1996); Disco (1980); Discs-a-gogo (1964); Dope (1968); Dune: Part One (2021); Einer wird gewinnen (1982); England Is Mine (2017); Entertainment Tonight (2014); E-penser (2023); Estudio 1 (2001); Europas Erbe - Die großen Dramatiker (2008); Eurotrash (1995); Everyman (1996); Exhale with Candice Bergen (2001); Faces in the Crowd (2011); Faithfull (2017 / 2025); Fallen Angels (1995); Fame, Fashion and Photography: The Real Blow Up (2002); Far from China (2001); Festival di Sanremo (1967–1982); Film Review (1968); Five O'Clock Club (1965); Flicker (2008); FM (2009); Først & sist (2002); Francis Bacon: A Brush with Violence (2017); Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (2002); From the Beatles to Oasis: Forty Years of Granada Pop (1996); Gadzooks! It's All Happening (1965); Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets (1989); Get All That, Ant? (2015); Ghost Story (1974); Girl on the Bridge (1999); Globos de Ouro 1997 (1998); Go Go Go Said the Bird (1966); Hamlet (1969); Hans im Glück aus Herne 2 (1983); Heads (1969); Heartsong (1965); Hellsing Ultimate (2008); Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful (2020); Hendrix (2000); Here, There and Everywhere: a Concert for Linda (1999); Hey Presto! It's Rolf (1966); His Brother (2003); History (2013); How the Beatles Changed the World (2017); Hullabaloo (1965); Hunter (1985); I'll Never Forget What's'isname (1967); Ingo Metzmacher - Ein deutscher Dirigent (2011); Intimacy (2001); Irina Palm (2007); It Was Fifty Years Ago Today! The Beatles: Sgt. Pepper & Beyond (2017); Jo Whiley (1999); Juke Box Jury (1964–1966); Juliet, Naked (2018); Kulturjournal (2014); Late Night Line-Up (1965); Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1994–1995); Late Show with David Letterman (2002–2009); Later... With Jools Holland (1995–2009); Le Brasier Shelley (2018); Le cercle de minuit (1994); Le grand journal de Canal+ (2004); Lena-Maria Show (1980–1981); Les nouveaux rendez-vous (1981); Lescure: Tôt ou tard (2011); Let It Bleed: 40 Years of the Rolling Stones (2002); L'invité (2009–2011); Living the Life (2013); Lo + plus (1997); Lucifer Rising (1972); Made in U.S.A (1966); Mar de dudas (1995); Marianne Faithfull Live in Hollywood (2005); Marianne Faithfull: As Tears Go By (1987); Marianne Faithfull: As Tears Go by (Live) (1964); Marianne Faithfull: Broken English (1979); Marianne Faithfull: Broken English (Live from Musikladen) (1980); Marianne Faithfull: Dreaming My Dreams (2000); Marianne Faithfull: Intrigue (1981); Marianne Faithfull: Running for our Lives (1983); Marianne Faithfull: The Ballad of Lucy Jordan (1979); Marianne Faithfull: Witches' Song (1979); Marie Antoinette (2006); Mario Schifano tutto (2001); Memories of 1970-1991 (1991); Metallica: The Memory Remains (1997); Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004 (2006); Mindhunter (2019); Miradas 2 (2007); Montenegro (1981); Moondance (1994); Music of the Millennium (1999); Musikladen (1980); Musikprogrammet - programmet om music (2005); Musique and Music (1978); My First Apartamento: Marianne Faithfull (2016); My Generation (2017); Never Mind the Buzzcocks (1999); Newsnight (2018); Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast (2018); Nord-Plage (2004); Novo (2002); Nulle part ailleurs (1999); Numéro un (1980); One + One (1968); One Foot in the Past (1993); One More Time with Feeling (2016); OnePeople: The Celebration (2012); Open House (1964); Our World (1967); Paris, Je T'aime / Segment: Le Marais (2006); Paul (1978); Personal Choice (1968); Platine 45 (1982); Portillo's Hidden History of Britain (2018); Power Vision - Pop Galerie (1997); Presumed Innocent (2024); Queens of British Pop (2009); Rapido (1987); Read All About It (1978); Ready, Steady, Go! (1964–1965); Rendez-vous avec Jane (2005); Retying the Knot: The Incredible String Band (1997); Richard & Judy (2004); Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (1996); Rock Revolutions TV (2008); Roy Orbison: One of the Lonely Ones (2015); Ruby (1997–1999); Salt of the Earth (2007); Sandra After Dark (1996); Saturday Night Live (1980–1997); SBS World News (2025); Scene at 6:30 (1966); Screen Two (1991); Seitenblicke (2009); Sherrybaby (2006); Shindig! (1965); Shopping (1994); Short Cuts (1993); SHOT! The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra of Rock (2016); Snapshots from the Tour (2015); So Graham Norton (2000); So It Goes (1976); Somebody Told Me About Carla Bruni (2009); Somerset Maugham Theatre (1970); Sopor: Sleep (2011); St. Pauli-Landungsbrücken (1981); Sunday Night (1988); Taratata (2011); Tarnation (2003); Thank Your Lucky Stars (1965–1966); The 2008 European Film Awards (2008); The Affair (1971); The Alan Titchmarsh Show (2009); The Beat Room (1964); The Beatles and India (2021); The Beatles Anthology (1995); The Beatles in The Beatles: 1 (2015); The Beatles Revolution (2000); The Beatles: All You Need Is Love (1967); The Big Breakfast (1998); The Book Show (2007); The Cars That Made Britain Great (2016); The City of Lost Children (1995); The Compleat Beatles (1982); The Craft (1996); The Dream Machine (1983); The Eamonn Andrews Show (1965–1967); The Equalizer (1987); The Girl from Nagasaki (2013); The Girl on a Motorcycle (1968); The Greatest (1999–2001); The Heaven and Earth Show (2004); The History of Rock 'n' Roll (1995); The Last Letter from Your Lover (2021); The Last of England (1987); The Making of 'Marie Antoinette' (2007); The Midnight Special (1973); The Music of Lennon & McCartney (1965); The Outsider (1979); The Pursuit of Love (2021); The Roaring 20s: Mick Jagger's Glory Years (2011); The Rock 'n' Roll Years (1986); The Rolling Stones - Die ersten 20 Jahre (1982); The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus (1996); The Rolling Stones: Truth and Lies (2006); The Rolling Stones: We Love You (1967); The Sopranos (2000); The Stones and Brian Jones (2023); The Stones in the Park (1969); The Stronger (1971); The Turn of the Screw (1992); The Val Doonican Show (1965); The Wall: Live in Berlin (1990); Thelma & Louise (1991); Thirty-Minute Theatre (1971); This Is Dom Joly (2003); This Much I Know to Be True (2022); Tienerklanken (1967); Tohuwabohu (1998); Tom Jones! (1966); Tonight Live with Steve Vizard (1990); Top of the Pops (1964–1979); Tout le monde en parle (2002); Tripping (1999); Trouble in Mind (1985); Truands (2007); Tubridy Tonight (2005); Tuff Turf (1985); Twentieth Century Blues: The Songs of Noël Coward (1998); Un siècle d'écrivains (1999); Unheimliche Geschichten (1982); V Graham Norton (2003); VH1 100 Greatest Songs of Rock n Roll (1999); Vivement dimanche (2002); W. Somerset Maugham (1970); When Pigs Fly (1993); Where the Action Is (1966); Who Do You Think You Are? (2013); Who's Crazy? (1965); Why I Hate the 60s: The Decade That Was Too Good to Be True (2004); Wild Summon (2023); Wogan (1990); Women Talking Dirty (1999); World in Action (1967); Z2 operazione Circeo (1966); Zomercarrousel (1966).

Saturday, December 20, 2025

Born on this day – John Spencer:


John Spencer


Actor

December 20, 1946 – December 16, 2005

Credits:

100 Years of Hope and Humor (2003); 11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2005); 12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2006); 20 Years of Must See TV (2002); 7th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2001); A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Grimacing Governor (1994); Albino Alligator (1996); An Evening at the Improv (1992); Another World (1964–1999); As the World Turns (1988); Black Rain (1989); Cafe Society (1995); Celebrity Dish (2000); Celebrity Poker Showdown (2003); Charlie Rose (2001); Cocaine and Blue Eyes (1983); Cold Around the Heart (1997); Cop Land (1997); Cop Land: The Making of an Urban Western (2004); Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man (1994); Early Edition (1997); Echoes (1982); Every Moment Counts (2002); F/X: The Series (1996); Far from Home (1989); For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots (2010); Forget Paris (1995); From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One (1992); Golden Globes 50th Anniversary Celebration (1994); Green Card (1990); H.E.L.P. (1990); Hiding Out (1987); In the Arms of a Killer (1992); Intimate Portrait (2001–2004); Key Exchange (1985); L.A. Doctors (1999); L.A. Law (1990–1994); L.A. Law 100th Episode Celebration (1991); Law & Order (1990); Lesser Prophets (1997); Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1997); Meteor (1979); Miami Vice (1986); O.K. Garage (1998); Once Again (1987); One Life to Live (1968–2013); Presumed Innocent (1990); Ravenous (1999); Ryan's Hope (1976); Saturday Night Live (2002); Sea of Love (1989); Simple Justice (1989); Spenser: For Hire (1986); Tavis Smiley (2004); The 17th Annual People's Choice Awards (1991); The 18th Annual People's Choice Awards (1992); The 19th Annual People's Choice Awards (1993); The 43rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1991); The 53rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2001); The 54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2002); The 55th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2003); The 57th Annual Tony Awards (2003); The 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2006); The 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2003); The 8th Annual Soap Opera Digest Awards (1992); The Bob Braun Show (1975); The Doctors (1976); The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2004–2005); The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2006); The More You Know (1989); The Negotiator (1998); The Other Side of Victory (1979); The Outer Limits (1999); The Patty Duke Show (1963–1964); The Protector (1985); The Rock (1996); The Rosie O'Donnell Show (2000–2001); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1992); The Verne Miller Story (1987); The Wayne Brady Show (2004); The West Wing (1999–2006); The West Wing Documentary Special (2002); Touched by an Angel (1995); Tracey Takes On... (1997); Trinity (1998–1999); Twilight (1998); WarGames (1983); When No One Would Listen (1992); Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom (1995).

Sunday, December 14, 2025

Born on this day – Lynne Marie Stewart:


Lynne Marie Stewart


Actress

Writer

December 14, 1946 – February 21, 2025

Credits:

2 Broke Girls (2013–2016); 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover (2004); A Peaceable Kingdom (1989); A Pup Named Scooby-Doo (1988); According to Jim (2003); After Jimmy (1996); AJ and the Queen (2020); Alice (1977); Almost Perfect (1997); Alright Already (1997); America 2-Night (1978); American Body Shop (2007); American Graffiti (1973); American Playhouse (1984); Arrested Development (2004); Austin & Ally (2012); Barnyard (2006); Batman vs. Two-Face (2017); Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders (2016); Batman: The Animated Series (1992); Beethoven's 5th (2003); Benched (2014); Big Top Pee-wee (1988); Bingo Night (2014); Biography (2008); Bridesmaids (2011); Caroline in the City (1997); Cheeseball Presents / Segment: Cheeseball's Disease of the Month (1984); Child of the '70s (2013); Children of a Lesser God (1986); CHiPs (1979); Christmas at Pee-wee's Playhouse (1988); Cinemax Comedy Experiment (1987); Clear and Present Danger (1994); Clinical Trials (2015); Comedy Bang! Bang! (2013–2016); Coming Attractions (1978); Cracking Up (1977); Curb Your Enthusiasm (2005); Dark Side of Comedy (2023); dated. (2011); Dating After Divorce (2011); Double Trouble (1992); Dream On (1996); Drive, He Said (1971); Driving Miss Daisy (1989); Dunston Checks In (1996); Dynasty (1984); E! True Hollywood Story (1998); Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988); Empty Nest (1991); Enough (2002); Family Dog (1993); Friend or Foe (2016); Go-Go Boy Interrupted (2014–2016); Good Luck Charlie (2012); Grey's Anatomy (2005); Guinevere (1999); Hawaii Five-O (1976); Here Come the Munsters (1995); Herman's Head (1993); Hickey (2016); Hope & Gloria (1995); Husbands, Wives & Lovers (1978); I Love You Like Crazy (2011); I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977); I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now? (1975); In the Heat of the Night (1992); Independence Day (1994); Intervention with Kristin Chenoweth (2009); Intimate Portrait (2001); It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005–2023); Izzie's Way Home (2016); Judy Toll: The Funniest Woman You've Never Heard of (2007); Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986); Karen (1975); Lansky (1999); Laugh Trax (1982); Laverne & Shirley (1977–1983); Laverne & Shirley in the Army (1982); Life with Louie (1996–1997); M*A*S*H (1975–1977); Madame's Place (1982); Meet the Fockers (2004); Mike Tyson Mysteries (2016–2019); Mork & Mindy/Laverne & Shirley/Fonz Hour (1982); Moving (1988); Nice Guys Finish Last (2001); Night Court (1990); Night Stand (1995–1996); Nobodies (2018); Oak Park (2016); On the Television (1989); One Day at a Time (1982); One Saturday Morning (1997–1998); Other People (2016); OVER & OUT (2017); Pandemonium (1982); Parent News 2: What Is the Internet? (2013); Parent News with Fred Willard (2013); Parent News with Fred Willard: The Halloween Edition (2013); Payback (1990); Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985); Pee-wee's Big Holiday (2016); Pee-wee's Playhouse (1986–1990); Pee-wee's Playhouse: Building the Playhouse (2014); Pirates of Silicon Valley (1999); Quincy, M.E. (1977); Rain Man (1988); Reasonable Doubts (1991); Remington Steele (1983–1985); Rent Control (2003); Significant Others (2004); Silicon Towers (1999); Son of the Beach (2000–2002); Sparks (2013); Spin City (2001); State of the Union (2010); Storybook Friends - A Little Christmas Magic (1998); Suddenly Susan (1997); Summer School (1987); Superman (1988); The Bad Girl's Guide (2005); The Brian Benben Show (1998); The Brothers Garcia (2002); The 'Burbs (1989); The Cindy Williams Comedy Special (1994); The Cool Kids (2019); The Crazysitter (1994); The Duck Factory (1984); The Elvira Show (1993); The F.B.I. (1974); The Golden Girls (1990); The Hambone Group (2017); The Jeffersons (1983); The Last Days of Phil Hartman (2019); The Last Married Couple in America (1980); The New Temperatures Rising Show (1973); The Pack Podcast (2020–2021); The Pee-Wee Herman Show (1981); The Pee-Wee Herman Show on Broadway (2011); The Price We Pay (2013); The Ri¢hie Ri¢h/Scooby-Doo Show (1981); The Ring of the Musketeers (1992); The Running Man (1987); The Secret World of Alex Mack (1997); The Tick (1995); The Very Funny Show (2007); Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales (2003); Trial by Media (2000); Tunnel Vision (1976); TV 101 (1989); Twin Sitters (1994); Valerie Flake (1999); Weekend Pass (1984); We've Got Balls (2013); Where There's a Will (2006); WIOU (1991); Woman Child (2017); Working (1998); Young Doctors in Love (1982); Your Three Minutes Are Up (1973).

Born on this day – Jane Birkin:


Jane Birkin

Singer

Actress

December 14, 1946 – July 16, 2023

Born on this day – Patty Duke:


Patty Duke


Actress

Singer

Writer

December 14, 1946 – March 29, 2016

Credits:

Books:

Brilliant Madness: Living with Manic Depressive Illness (1992); Call Me Anna (1987); In the Presence of Greatness – My Sixty Year Journey as an Actress (posthumously / 2018).

Songs:

A Million Things to Do; All Through the Day; And We Were Strangers; Blowin’ in the Wind; Colors; Come Live with Me; Danke Schoen; Downtown; Everything But Love; Forever Yours; Funny Little Butterflies; Give a Little More; Half Hearted Kisses; It’s Impossible; Learn to Live With Your Heartbreak; Lonely Little in Between; My Own Little Place; Nothing But You; One Kiss Away; Puff the Magic Dragon; Roses Are Red; Say Something Funny; Seven Day Wonder; Shine for Me; The Best Is Yet to Come; The Cruel War; The End of the World; The Housewife’s Lament; The World Is Watching Us; Theme From "Valley of the Dolls"; Time to Move On; Whenever She Holds You.

Albums:

Don’t Just Stand There/Patty (1965); Patty (1966); Patty Duke Sings Folk Songs - Time To Move On (2013); Patty Duke Sings Songs From The Valley Of The Dolls & Other Selections (1967); Sings Songs from Valley of the Dolls/Sings Folk Songs (2013); The Patty Duke Collection (2004); TV’s Teen Star (1967).

Movies and television:

10th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2004); 20/20 (1989–2004); 4D Man (1959); 58th Academy Awards Nominations Announcement (1986); 7th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2001); A Christmas Memory (1997); A Family Upside Down (1978); A Killer Among Friends (1992); A Matter of Justice (1993); A Season for Miracles (1999); A Time to Triumph (1986); ABC's Silver Anniversary Celebration (1978); ABC's Wide World of Entertainment (1964); About Us (2006); Absolute Strangers (1991); Always Remember I Love You (1990); Amazing Grace (1995); Amazing Love (2012); America at the Movies (1976); Amityville Horror: The Evil Escapes (1989); An American Girl (1958); Angels, Our Mysterious Messengers (1994); Armstrong Circle Theatre (1956–1959); Autopsy: The Last Hours of (2020); Backstory (2001); Beat the Clock (1979); Before and After (1979); Ben Casey (1962); Best Kept Secrets (1984); Best of Patty Duke (1963); Bicentennial Minutes (1975); Bigger Than the Sky (2005); Billie (1965); Biography (2000–2003); Birdbath (1971); By Design (1981); Call Me Anna (1990); Captains and the Kings (1976); Celebrity Profile (1999); Celebrity Sweepstakes (1974); Chain Reaction (1980); Child Stars: Their Story (2000); Circle of Fear (1973); Comedy Zone (1984); Country Music Holiday (1958); Cries from the Heart (1994); Curse of the Black Widow (1977); Dateline: Hollywood (1967); Deadly Harvest (1972); Don Adams' Screen Test (1975); Double Dare (1977); Drop Dead Diva (2012); Ein Interview Mit Lee Meriwether (2011); Entertainment Tonight (1988–2016); Everybody's Baby: The Rescue of Jessica McClure (1989); Everybody's Talking (1967); Falling in Love with the Girl Next Door (2006); Family Law (2001); Family of Strangers (1993); Fatal Judgement (1988); Fatal Passions (1989); Fight for Life (1987); Fire (1977); First Years (2001); Frasier (1997); Game Show Moments Gone Bananas (2005); George Washington (1984); George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation (1986); Gifts of Greatness (1985); Girl on the Edge of Town (1981); Glee (2013); Good Day Live (2004); Good Morning America (1992); Gotta Get Off This Merry Go Round: Sex, Dolls and Showtunes (2006); Grave Secrets: The Legacy of Hilltop Drive (1992); Hail to the Chief (1985); Hanging by a Thread (1979); Happy Anniversary (1959); Harvest of Fire (1996); Having Babies III (1978); Hawaii Five-0 (2011); Hawaii Five-O (1973); Helter Skelter: An American Myth (2020); Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1 (1999); Hollywood's Talking (1973); Hotel (1985); Hour Magazine (1982–1988); I Love Liberty (1982); If Tomorrow Comes (1971); In Time of War (2004); Inside Edition (2016); Inside 'the Swarm' (1978); Insight (1974–1983); Intimate Portrait (1999–2001); Isn't She Great (2000); It Takes Two (1982–1983); It's a Living (1987); It's Your Bet (1972); J.J. Starbuck (1987); Jacqueline Susann and the Valley of the Dolls (1968); Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (1969–1987); Journey to the Unknown (1969); Judging Amy (2004); Karen's Song (1987); Killer on Board (1977); Kimberly (1999); Kitty Foyle (1958); Kraft Theatre (1957–1958); Kraft Theatre / The United States Steel Hour (1958–1962); Larry King Live (2004–2006); Last Wish (1992); Later with Bob Costas (1993); Little John (2002); Liv and Maddie (2015); Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby (1976); Love Finds a Home (2009); Love Lessons (2000); Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (2002); Manson Family Movies (1984); Marcus Welby, M.D. (1975); Match Game (1975–1979); Match Game PM (1975–1980); Matt Lincoln (1970); Maury (1993); Me, Natalie (1969); Meet Me in St. Louis (1959); Mindreaders (1979); Miracle on the Mountain: The Kincaid Family Story (2000); Miss Hollywood Talent Search (1985); Mom, the Wolfman and Me (1980); Murder Without Conviction (2004); My Music: When Irish Eyes Are Smiling (2010); My Sweet Charlie (1970); Night Gallery / Segment: The Diary (1971); Nightmare (1974); No Child of Mine (1993); On-Air with Ryan Seacrest (2004); Once in a Lew Moon (2015); Once Upon a Christmas Time (1959); One Woman's Courage (1994); Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law (1972); Password (1974); Password Plus (1979–1982); Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (1966); Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace (1988); Phillip and Barbara (1976); Playboy After Dark (1970); Please Don't Hit Me, Mom (1981); Police Story (1975); Police Woman (1975); Power of the Air (2018); Precious (2009); Prelude to a Kiss (1992); Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah (1996); Reel to Reel (1998); Rendezvous (1958); Rosetti and Ryan (1977); September Gun (1983); Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (2003); She Waits (1972); Shindig! (1965); Something So Right (1982); Star Words (2015); Stumpers! (1976); Super Password (1985–1988); Swiss Family Robinson (1958); Take Me Home: A Child's Experience of Internment (2005); Tattletales (1974–1977); TCM Remembers 2016 (2016); TCM Remembers 2023 (2023); The $10,000 Pyramid (1979–1991); The $100,000 Pyramid (1985–1991); The $25,000 Pyramid (1983–1988); The 15th Annual Tony Awards (1961); The 20th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1963); The 22nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1970); The 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2017); The 23rd Annual Tony Awards (1969); The 29th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1977); The 2nd Annual TV Land Awards (2004); The 30th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1978); The 32nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1980); The 35th Annual Academy Awards (1963); The 36th Annual Academy Awards (1964); The 36th Primetime Emmy Awards (1984); The 37th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1980); The 37th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1985); The 38th Annual Academy Awards (1966); The 3rd Annual Television Academy Hall of Fame Awards (1986); The 40th Annual Academy Awards (1968); The 43rd Annual Golden Globe Awards 1986 (1986); The 50th Annual Academy Awards (1978); The 65th Annual Academy Awards (1993); The 68th Primetime Emmy Awards (2016); The 70th Annual Tony Awards (2016); The 9th Annual People's Choice Awards (1983); The ABC Afternoon Playbreak (1974); The Babysitter (1980); The Best of the Ed Sullivan Show (1992); The Brighter Day (1958–1959); The Caroline Rhea Show (2003); The Cliff (1970); The David Frost Show (1969–1970); The David Steinberg Show (1972); The Daydreamer (1966); The Dick Cavett Show (1969 / 1980); The Dini Petty Show (1992); The Dish on Dolls (2006); The Divine Ms. Susann (2006); The DuPont Show of the Month (1957–1958); The Ed Sullivan Show (1968); The Factor (2003); The Four Children of Tander Welch (2008); The Goddess (1958); The Hitch-Hikers (1989); The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) (1966–1973); The Hollywood Squares (Syndication) (1974); The Interviews: An Oral History of Television (2013); The Irv Kupcinet Show (1969–1976); The Jimmy Dean Show (1963); The Joey Bishop Show (1967–1969); The Ken Berry 'Wow' Show (1972); The Leftovers (2017); The Legend of Prince Valiant (1991–1992); The Love Boat (1977–1984); The Martin Short Show (1999); The Merv Griffin Show (1966–1975); The Mike Douglas Show (1966–1979); The Miracle Worker (1962 / 1979); The More You Know (1989); The Morning Show with Mike & Juliet (2009); The Movie Game (1970); The Oprah Winfrey Show (1990); The Oscars (2017); The Patty Duke Show (1963–1966); The Patty Duke Show: Still Rockin' in Brooklyn Heights (1999); The Power and the Glory (1961); The Protector (2011); The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1997); The Sixth Sense (1972); The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1968); The Storyteller (1977); The Streets of San Francisco (1976); The Swarm (1978); The Toni Tennille Show (1980); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1963–1985); The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1995); The Torkelsons (1991); The View (2000); The Violation of Sarah McDavid (1981); The Virginian (1967); The Wide World of Mystery (1974); The Wil Shriner Show (1987); The Women's Room (1980); The Woody Woodbury Show (1967); Think Twentieth (1967); Throwing Stones (2009); To Face Her Past (1996); Today (1992); Touched by an Angel (1998–2003); Two on a Bench (1971); Unanswered Prayers (2010); Valley of the Dolls (1967); Valley of the Dolls: A World Premiere Voyage (1967); When He Didn't Come Home (1998); When the Vows Break (1995); Whose School Is It? (1986); Wide Country (1963); Willy/Milly (1986); Women in White (1979); Wrong Turn (2003); You'll Like My Mother (1972); Your Choice for the Film Awards (1986).

Monday, November 24, 2025

Born on this day – Jane Stanton Hitchcock:


Jane Stanton Hitchcock


Writer

November 24, 1946 – June 23, 2025

Credits:

Books:

Bluff (2019); Grace (1982); Mortal Friends (2009); One Dangerous Lady (2005); Social Crimes (2002); The Witches' Hammer (1994); Trick of the Eye (1992).

Movies and television:

American Greed (2012); Angel River (1988); First Love (1977); Our Time (1974); Talking Live with Dr. Robi Ludwig (2019); The Name's the Same (1955); Trick of the Eye (1994); Yes, Virginia... (1990).

Monday, November 17, 2025

On this day in movie history - The Chase (movie & novel):


The Chase

directed by Arthur Ripley,
written by Philip Yordan,
based on the novel The Black Path of Fear by Cornell Woolrich,
was released in the United States on November 17, 1946.
Music by Michel Michelet.


Cast:

Robert Cummings, Michèle Morgan, Steve Cochran, Lloyd Corrigan, Jack Holt, Peter Lorre, Don Wilson, Alexis Minotis, Nina Koshetz, Yolanda Lacca, James Westerfield, Jimmy Ames.

Recommended reading:


The Black Path of Fear

By Cornell Woolrich.

Filmed as The Chase (1946), directed by Arthur Ripley.

ASIN: B000TZ32I8
Published by Ace.
Published 1944.
Mass Market Paperback.

Description:

The Black Path of Fear (1944) tells of a man who runs away to Havana with an American gangster's wife, followed by the vengeful husband, who kills the woman and frames her lover, leaving him a stranger in a strange land, menaced on all sides and fighting for his life.

“A fiendishly ingenious plot … thrilling episodes.” – New York Times.

Monday, November 10, 2025

Born on this day – Jack Ketchum:


Jack Ketchum


Writer

November 10, 1946 – January 24, 2018

Credits:

Off Season (1980); Offspring (1991); The Woman (2010); Laramie Plains (1974); Border Dawn (1976); Hide and Seek (1980); Dead or alive (1982); The Guns of Amarillo (1982); Winchester pass (1982); Cover (1987); She Wakes (1989); The Girl Next Door (1989); Trail to Nowhere (1991); Joyride (1994); Stranglehold (1995); Only Child (1995); Red (1996); Ladies' Night (1997); Station Two (2001); The Lost (2001); Old Flames (2008); The Secret Life of Souls (2016); The Exit at Toledo Blade Boulevard (1998); Right to Life (1998); Broken on the Wheel of Sex (1999); Peaceable Kingdom (2003); Closing Time and Other Stories (2007); Triptych (2012); Night Terrors III (2014); What They Wrote (2015); The Box (1994); Gone (2000); The Haunt (2001); The Crossings (2003); Weed Species (2006); Book of Souls (2008); I'm Not Sam (2012); Notes from the Cat House (2013); Gorilla In My Room (2019); Turning Japanese (2013); Writers On Writing (2015); Triage (1990); Deadly After Dark (1994); Vampire Detectives (1995); Fear the Fever (1996); Skull Full of Spurs (2000); October Dreams (2000); Fourteenth Annual Collection (2001); Stranger: Dark Tales of Eerie Encounters (2002); Tales from a Darker State (2003); Fear Of The Unknown (2005); Masques V (2006); Mondo Zombie (2006); The Best of Cemetery Dance II (2008); In Laymon's Terms (2008); Zombies: Encounters with the Hungry Dead (2009); The World Is Dead (2009); A Hacked-Up Holiday Massacre (2011); Slices of Flesh (2012); Horror for Good (2012); Psychos (2012); Chiral Mad (2012); Fear the Abyss (2012); Mister October, Volume II (2013); Sixty-Five Stirrup Iron Road (2013); Chiral Mad 2 (2013); Turn Down the Lights (2013); Piercing the Darkness (2014); Now Write! Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror (2014); Horror 101: The Way Forward (2014); Cemetery Dance: Issue 71 (2014); Suspended In Dusk (2014); Insidious Assassins (2015); Chiral Mad 3 (2016); Beast: Revelations - A Dark Ethology - Volume 2 (2016); Cemetery Riots (2016); Seas & Oceans (2017); Dark Places, Evil Faces (2017); Red Room Issue 1 (2017); Zippered Flesh 3 (2017); VS: X: US vs UK Extreme Horror (2017); Chiral Mad 4: An Anthology of Collaborations (2018); A New York State of Fright: Horror Stories from the Empire State (2019); Freedom of Screech (2019); Dark Screams: Volume Three (2021).

Movies and television:

Beyond Blood (2018); Dark Dreamers (2011); Darlin' (2019); Header (2006); How to Score with Girls (1976); Inside the Plain Brown Wrapping (2013); Mail Order (2011); Offspring (2009); Olivia (2013); Red (2008); Sky Sharks (2020); Tales of Halloween (2015); The Cult of Ichi (2007); The Girl Next Door (2007); The Life of Death (2015); The Lost (2006); The Making of 'the Girl Next Door' (2007); The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot (2018); The Woman (2011); XX / Segment: The Box (2017).