Born on this day – Caitlin O'Heaney:

Caitlin O'Heaney

Actress

August 16, 1953 – May 18, 2026

Credits:

AfterMASH (1984); Apple Pie (1978); Alien Nation (1989); A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy (1982); Badlands 2005 (1988); Beauty and the Beast (1987); Civil Wars (1992); Convicted (1986); Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film (2006); He Knows You're Alone (1980); L.A. Law (1987); Matlock (1990); Murder, She Wrote (1987); Night of the Wolf (2014); Over My Dead Body (1990); Raven (1993); Savage Weekend (1979); Silver Spoons (1985); Spenser: For Hire (1986); St. Elsewhere (1987); Tales of the Gold Monkey (1982–1983); The Charmings (1987); The Emperor's Club (2002); The Seeding of Sarah Burns (1979); Three O'Clock High (1987); Wolfen (1981).

On this day in movie history - I, the Jury (1953):

I, the Jury

directed and written by Harry Essex,

based on the novel by Mickey Spillane,

was released in the United States on August 14, 1953.
Music by Franz Waxman.

Cast:

Biff Elliot, Preston Foster, Peggie Castle, Margaret Sheridan, Alan Reed, Mary Anderson, Tom Powers, Frances Osborne, Bob Cunningham, Tani Guthrie, Dran Hamilton, Joe Besser, Paul Dubov, John Qualen, Nestor Paiva, Robert Swanger, Juan Duval, Wally Rose, Bud Stark, Elisha Cook Jr., Roy Engel, Gil Frye, Jim Hayward, Colin Kenny, Ottola Nesmith, Gil Perkins, Frank Richards, Suzanne Ridgway, Lester Sharpe, Jack Stang, Charles Sullivan, William Tannen, Carol Thurston, Sailor Vincent.

Born on this day – James Horner:

James Horner

Composer

August 14, 1953 – June 22, 2015

Credits:

*batteries not included (1987); 10 Items or Less (2006); 100 Greatest Songs of the 90s (2007); 1920 (2003); 20 to 1 (2006–2007); 48 Hrs. (1982); 8mm Memories of the Danmark (2018); A Beautiful Mind (2001); A Far Off Place (1993); A Few Days in Weasel Creek (1981); A Piano for Mrs. Cimino (1982); A Stuntman for All Seasons: A Tribute to Bennie Dobbins (2004); Alaska (1996); Aliens (1986); Aliens: Ride at the Speed of Fright (1995); Aline (2020); All the King's Men (2006); Amazing Stories (1985); American Beauty (1999); American Idol (2003–2004); American Masters (2012); AMV Hell 3: The Motion Picture (2005); An American Tail (1986); An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991); An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster (1999); An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island (1998); An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose (2022); Anastasia (1997); Andy Colby's Incredible Adventure (1989); Angel Dusted (1981); Another 48 Hrs. (1990); AOPA Live This Week (2015); Apocalypto (2006); Apollo 13 (1995); Atop the Fourth Wall (2010–2016); Australian Idol (2003); Australian Story (1999); Avatar (2009); Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora (2010); Avatar: Production Materials (2010); Avatar: The Way of Water (2022); Back to the Future Part III (1990); Backstage at Disney (1983); Bad Boys (2003); Bailando por un sueño (2007); Balto (1995); Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar (2021); Barbarian Queen (1985); BaseBoys (2018); Battle Beyond the Stars (1980); Behind the Music (2000); Between Friends (1983); Beyond Borders (2003); Beyond Tragedies (2022); Bicentennial Man (1999); Blade Runner (1982); Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius (2004); Bopha! (1993); Brainstorm (1983); Braveheart (1995); Braveheart: Alba Gu Brath! The Making of 'Braveheart' (2007); Bring It On (2001); Bringing Down the House (1999); Britain's Got More Talent (2016–2018); Brüno (2009); Cabin Pressure: Designing the Aalto E-474 / In-Flight Movie: The Making of 'Flightplan' (2006); Canadian Idol (2004); Capitalism: A Love Story (2009); Captain Fantastic (2016); Capturing Avatar (2010); Casper (1995); Castle Rock (2019); Céline (2008); Céline Dion: My Heart Will Go On (1997); Céline Dion: Then You Look at Me (1999); Child's Play 2 (1990); Christi Luv: #LuvMovieMusicDream! (2014); Cine Chalom (2019); Cinematic Excrement (2012); Class Action (1991); Clatterford (2006); Clear and Present Danger (1994); Cocoon (1985); Cocoon: The Return (1988); Come from Away (2021); Commando (1985); Community (2009); Coronation Street (2015); Courage Under Fire (1996); Creating an Emotion (2000); Crew Film: TheVolume (2010); Crew Film: TheVolume (2010); Crossroads (1992–1993); CSI: NY (2006); Dad (1989); Dancing Stars (2012); Dancing with the Stars (2007–2013); Daria (1998); Day of the Falcon (2011); Deadly Blessing (1981); Deathstalker and the Warriors from Hell (1988); Deep Impact (1998); Defunctland (2017); Designing Women (1990); Deutschland sucht den Superstar (2003); Die Hard (1988); Don't Worry Darling (2022); Duets (2012); Duplex (2003); Dylan the Movie (2014); East Meets West: 'Red Heat' and the Kings of Carolco (2004); Edle dråper (2002); Eglimata (1998); El disc de la Marató per la Covid-19 (2020); Els dies clau (2015); Enemy at the Gates (2001); Entertainment Tonight (2015–2023); Esrim plus (1999); Evita (1996); Extreme Close-Up (1990); Factor X (2018); Faerie Tale Theatre (1985); FairyTale: A True Story (1997); Faith Hill: Where Are You Christmas? (2000); Field of Dreams (1989); Field of Dreams: A Diamond in the Husks (2004); 'Field of Dreams': A Scrapbook (1998); Fievel's Adventures in the West (1992); Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001); First in Flight (2012); Fish Police (1992); Flightplan (2005); For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada (2012); Freedom Song (2000); Fresh Off the Boat (2017–2019); From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking (2001); Gameballcz (2014–2015); George Marshall & the American Century (1994); Gilmore Girls (2007); Gintberg på kanten (2011–2015); Glory (1989); GoGoManTV (2015); Good Morning Britain (2017–2019); Goosebumps (1995–1998); Gorky Park (1983); Granada Reports (2018); Great Pretenders (2001); Greatest 90s Movies (2016); Gulliver's Travels (2010); Hacksaw Ridge (2016); Heaven Help Us (1985); Hey Arnold: The Jungle Movie (2017); Him & Her (2010); Hinter Gittern - Der Frauenknast (2003); Hocus Pocus (1993); Hocus Pocus 2 (2022); Hollywood in Vienna (2015); Hollywood in Vienna 2019: A Night at the Oscars & A Tribute to Gabriel Yared (2013–2015); Homecoming (2018); Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989); Horner (2021); House (2011); House of Cards (1993); House of Sand and Fog (2003); Hovid Povid (2020); How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000); How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003); Humanoids from the Deep (1980); I Love You to Death (1990); Idol (2003); Ídolos (2003); Idols (2003); I'm a Celebrity... Extra Camp (2018); In Country (1989); In Her Own Time (1985); In My Life... Zsa Zsa Live (date?); Iris (2001); Jack the Bear (1993); Jade (1995); James Horner Seminar (1992); James Horner: Composing Genesis (2009); Je t'aime etc. (2019); Journey to Krull (1983); Jumanji (1995); Just Like Heaven (2005); Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol Encore (2008); Klippans karaokecup (2015); Kovy (2016); Krull (1983); Krull: Marvel Comics Video Adaptation (2000); La Marató 2020 (2020); Las puertitas del señor López (2017); Las tragedias de los famosos (2011); Late Night with Seth Meyers (2015); Le nom de la rose (2004); Legends of the Fall (1994); Lego Dimensions (2015); Leona Lewis: I See You (2009); Les 30 ans du TOP 50 (2014); Let's Go (1985); Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram: Somewhere Out There (1986); Linda Ronstadt: Dreams to Dream (1991); Lions and Monkeys and Pods... Oh My!: The Special Effects of 'Jumanji' (2000); Lip Sync Battle Philippines (2018); L'isola dei famosi (2007); Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (1989); Live from Studio Five (2009–2010); Living Dolls: The Making of a Child Beauty Queen (2001); Living in the Age of Airplanes (2015); Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13 (1996); Love Actually (2003); Making History (2017); Mamma Mia! (2008); Mandy (2022); Marcella (2016); Masked Singer Suomi (2020); Masked Singer Sverige (2022); Mayor (2020); MenT (2017–2018); Michelle Kwan Skates to Disney's Greatest Hits (1999); Mighty Joe Young (1998); Mike & Mike (2017); Milk Money (1994); Miranda (2009); Muppets Most Wanted (2014); Música des del cor (2007); My Friend Who Shines in the Night (2020); My heart will go on (2019); My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys (1991); My Spy (2020); Mystery Science Theater 3000 (2017–2022); Never an Absolution (2018); Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009); No me la puc treure del cap (2010–2012); Nobel Peace Prize Concert (2008); Norman and the Killer (1991); Nostalgia Critic (2008–2012); Off Beat (1986); On the Road (2014); Once Around (1991); Once Upon a Forest (1993); One Day in Auschwitz (2015); Operación triunfo (2001–2002); P.K. and the Kid (1987); Parker: A Spider Man Origin Story (2021); Patriot Games (1992); Peninta-peninta (2006); Pravidlo sesti (2016); Primary Colors (1998); Professor Marston & the Wonder Women (2017); Project X (1987); Pushing Tin (1999); Radio (2003); Ransom (1996); Raptor (2001); Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn (1982); Ray Donovan (2014); Red Heat (1988); Reel Iconic (2015); Reflections on Titanic (2012); Romeo & Juliet (2013); Rude Tube (2013–2014); Rugrats Go Wild (2003); Sarah Brightman: One Night in Eden - Live in Concert (1999); Saturday (2013); Saturday Night Live (1998–2006); Score (2016); Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993); Sei hoi yut gar (1994–1996); Senior Year (2022); Shoestring Space Opera (2011); Showbiz Today (1998); Sneakers (1992); So You Think You Can Dance (2005); Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983); Sorceress (1982); South Park (1998); Southpaw (2015); Space Raiders (1983); Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021); Star for a Night (1999–2000); Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982); Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984); Star Trek Logs: An MTV Big Picture Special Edition (1991); Star Trek Phase II (2004–2012); Star Trek: Enterprise E (2011–2018); Star Trek: Eye of the Tempest (2015); Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Starship Bridge Simulator (1995); Star Trek: The Infinite Chain (1994); Star Wars Ep 6: The Last Laser Master (2018); Stars in Their Eyes (1999–2000); Starship Valiant: Legacy (2014); Steps to the Stars (2001); Streets of Fire (1984); Strictly Come Dancing (2016); Sunburst II (1984); Superior Firepower: The Making of 'Aliens' (2003); Supernatural (2011); Surviving (1985); Swing Kids (1993); Tales from the Crypt (1990); Tales from the Neutral Zone: The Lost Starship - A Star Trek Fan Production (2023); Tatort (2019); Tavis Smiley (2010); TCM Remembers 2015 (2015); Teen Titans Go! (2013); Testament (1983); Testament at 20 (2003); The 33 (2015); The 41st Annual Grammy Awards (1999); The 55th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1998); The 58th Annual Grammy Awards (2016); The 59th Annual Academy Awards (1987); The 70th Annual Academy Awards (1998); The Addams Family (2019); The Amazing Spider-Man (2012); The Bachelor (1999); The Best of Roger Rabbit / Segment: Tummy Trouble (1996); The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008); The Boy Who Cried Werewolf (2010); The Catherine Tate Show (2006); The CBS Evening News (2006–2010); The Chumscrubber (2005); The Clash (2019); The Cleaning Lady (2004); The composer who moved the world (2022); The Crazy Maid (2015); The Devil's Own (1997); The Dresser (1983); The Drought (1975); The Epic of Detective Mandy: Book Five - Satan Claus III: The 13th Day of Christmas (1996); The Fabulous Picture Show (2009); The Flynns' Journey to Ireland (2004); The Forgotten (2004); The Four Feathers (2002); The Grinch Musical! (2020); The Hand (1981); The Holiday (2006); The Horsemen Cometh (2010); The IFI (2022); The Iron Giant (1999); The Journey of Natty Gann (1985); The Judge (2014); The Karate Kid (2010); The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (2010); The King and I (1999); The Lady in Red (1979); The Land Before Time (1988); The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure (1994); The Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving (1995); The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists (1996); The Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big Water (2002); The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island (1997); The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock (1998); The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire (2000); The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze (2001); The Land Before Time XI: Invasion of the Tinysauruses (2005); The Land Before Time: More Sing-Along Songs (1999); The Land Before Time: Sing Along Songs (1997); The Last Guest (2017); The Legend of Zorro (2005); The Life Before Her Eyes (2007); The Lost Berserker (2012); The Magnificent Seven (2016); The Making of Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989); The Making of Humanoids from the Deep (2010); The Making of 'Sneakers' (2003); The Making of 'the Pagemaster' (1994); The Man Without a Face (1993); The Mask of Zorro (1998); The Messiah (2023); The Missing (2003); The Motel (2005); The Movies That Made Us (2021); The Music of 'Windtalkers' (2003); The Name of the Rose (1986); The New World (2005); The O.C. (2003); The Official Top 50 Best-Selling Singles of the 90s and 00s (2015); The Orville (2017); The Oscars (2016); The Pagemaster (1994); The Pelican Brief (1993); The Perfect Storm (2000); The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper (1981); The Rocketeer (1991); The Secret Life of Bees (2008); The Simpsons (2009); The Social Network (2010); The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008); The Spitfire Grill (1996); The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (2020); The Stone Boy (1984); The Thief and the Cobbler (1993); The Time That Remains (2009); The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2016–2018); The Voice (2015–2019); The Voice Kids (2014); The Watcher (1978); The WB's Superstar USA (2004); The Wedding Ringer (2015); The World's Greatest Movie Songs: Top 50 (2014); The X Factor UK (2007–2016); The Snake Charmer (2015); This Means War (2012); Thunderheart (1992); THX Cimmaron (1988); Timewatch (2002); Tina Arena and Marc Anthony: I Want to Spend My Lifetime Loving You (1998); Titanic (1997); Titanic Explorer (1998); To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday (1996); Top of the Pops (1998); Top Ten (2000); Torvill & Dean's Dancing on Ice (2006); Troy (2004); Tu cara me suena - Argentina (2013–2015); Tu cara me suena (2013); Tummy Trouble (1989); Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps (2005–2008); Uncommon Valor (1983); Unlawful Entry (1992); Unmasking Zorro (2001); Up from the Last Run (1979); Vibes (1988); Vienna 2019: A Night at the Oscars & A Tribute to Gabriel Yared (2019); Viki ja Köpi Show (2022–2024); Voice in Exile (1984); Volunteers (1985); We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993); Where the River Runs Black (1986); Willow (1988); Willow (2022–2023); Willow: Behind the Magic (2023); Windtalkers (2002); Wizards of the Lost Kingdom (1985); Wolf Totem (2015); Wolfen (1981); Young Guns (1988); Yu-Gi-Oh! The Abridged Series (2006).

Born on this day – Philece Sampler:

Philece Sampler

Actress

Director

Writer

Producer

July 16, 1953 – July 1, 2021

Credits:

A Fortunate Man (2018); A Letter to Momo (2011); A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures (2010); Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (1994–1996); Adventures in Odyssey Club: One More Name (2017); Adventures in Voice Acting (2008); Aggretsuko (2019); Ai Yori Aoshi (2002); AI: The Somnium Files (2019); Air Bound (2015); All Grown Up! (2004); Angelium (2004); Another World (1987–1989); Arc the Lad (1999); Arcania: Gothic 4 (2010); Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura (2001); Argentosoma (2000); B.J. and the Bear (1979); Ba Da Bean (2021); Babes in Toyland (1997); Battle B-Daman (2002); Berserk (2017); Black Angel Vol. 1 (1998); Black Jack (1998); BlazBlue: Alter Memory (2013); BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger (2008); BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma (2012); BlazBlue: Continuum Shift (2010); BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend (2011); Bleach (2004–2005); Blue Dragon (2006); Blue Exorcist (2011); Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo (2003–2005); Bottle Fairy (2003); Brigadoon: Marin to Melan (2000); Burn-Up Scramble (2004); Cardcaptor Sakura: Leave it to Kero! (2000); Cardcaptor Sakura: The Sealed Card (2000); Castlevania: Harmony of Despair (2010); Castlevania: Judgment (2008); Celebrity Deathmatch (2000); Code Geass (2006–2008); Cutter to Houston (1983); Darling (2003); Days of Our Lives (1981–1984); Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise (2020); Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Hinokami Chronicles (2021); Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Movie: Mugen Train (2020); Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (2019); Detatoko Princess (1997); Diablo III (2012); Digimon Adventure (1999); Digimon Adventure 02 (2000–2001); Digimon Adventure 02: Revenge of Diaboromon (2001); Digimon Adventure tri. Part 1: Reunion (2015); Digimon Adventure tri. Part 2: Determination (2016); Digimon Adventure Tri. Part 3: Confession (2016); Digimon Adventure tri. Part 4: Loss (2017); Digimon Adventure tri. Part 5: Coexistence (2017); Digimon Adventure tri. Part 6: Future (2018); Digimon Data Squad (2008); Digimon Racing (2004); Digimon Tamers: Battle of Adventurers (2001); Digimon Tamers: Runaway Locomon (2002); Digimon: Digital Monsters (1999–2003); Digimon: The Movie (2000); DinoZaurs (2000); Dragon Ball Super (2015–2016); Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man (1994); Duel Masters (2006); Early Reins (2003); Eiken (2003); El retorno de D'Artacan (1990); Eureka Seven (2005–2006); Evil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick (2003); eX-Driver (2000–2001); EX-Driver the Movie (2002); Ex-Driver: Nina and Rei Danger Zone (2002); Fantasy Island (1980); Father of the Pride (2004); Figure 17 (2001–2002); Final Fantasy XI (2002); Fire Emblem Heroes (2017); Ghost in the Shell SAC_2045 (2020); Gladiator Academy (2002); God Eater 2: Rage Burst (2015); God Eater: Resurrection (2015); Gods Eater Burst (2010); Goldie and Bear (2015–2018); Great Teacher Onizuka (1999–2000); Green Green (2003); .hack//G.U. Last Recode (2017); .hack//G.U. Vol.2//Reminisce (2006); .hack//G.U. Vol.3//Redemption (2007); .hack//Liminality Vol. 1: In the Case of Mai Minase (2002); Hanaukyô meido-tai (2001); Haré+Guu (2001); Haré+Guu Deluxe (2002); Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft (2014); Heat Guy J (2002–2004); Here Is Greenwood (1991); Heroes of the Storm (2015); Heroes: Legend of the Battle Disks (2015); Home for Christmas (2019); Hotel (1983); Hunter (1986); Hyouka (2012); Idaten Jump (2005–2006); Idol Project - Super Pop Anthology (1995); Invader ZIM (2001); Jason and the Heroes of Mount Olympus (2001); JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (2015); Kaze No Yojimbo (2001); KILL la KILL (2013–2014); King's Quest VIII: Mask of Eternity (1998); Knots Landing (1981); Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five (2008); Last Exile (2003); League of Legends (2009); Legends of Runeterra (2020); Lego Friends: Girls on A Mission (2018); Lilly's Light (2010); Lilly's Light: The Movie (2020); Live Twice, Love Once (2019); Love Hina (2000–2001); Lucky Star (2007); Lupin the 3rd (1978–1979); Madagascar (2005); Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008); MahoRomatic (2001); Marine-a-Go-Go (2001); Marmalade Boy (1994–2005); Mars Daybreak (2004); Midnight Sleazy Train (2002); Miraculous: Ladybug & Cat Noir, the Movie (2023); Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir (2015–2022); Mix Master (2006); Mob Psycho 100 (2016); Mobile Suit Gundam F91 (1991); Mon Colle Knights (2001–2002); Moonlight Lady (2000); Mouse (2003); Mr. Brooks (2007); Nightmares Come at Night (1970); NiNoKuni (2019); O Grilo Feliz (2001); Overkill's The Walking Dead (2018); Please Twins! (2003–2004); Pom Poko (1994); Pororo to the Cookie Castle (2004); Pretty Smart (1987); Radiata Stories (2005); Requiem from the Darkness (2003); Rituals (1984); Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997); Rugrats (1997); Rune Factory 4 (2012); Rune Factory 5 (2021); Rurouni Kenshin (1996–1998); Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love (2005); Sakura Wars: The Movie (2001); Samurai Girl: Real Bout High School (2001); s-CRY-ed (2001); SD Gundam Force (2003); SD Gundam Force: Showdown! (2004); Shadow Chasers (1985); Shadow of Destiny (2001); Shenmue III (2019); Shin Megami Tensei Devil Children (2001); Shinzo (2000–2001); Shopkins Wild (2018); Simsala Grimm - Die Märchen der Brüder Grimm (1999); Soul Meets (2018); Stanley (2001–2004); Stanley's Dinosaur Round-Up (2006); Sublustrum (2008); Suikoden V (2006); Sword Gai: The Animation (2018); T.J. Hooker (1983); Tales of Legendia (2005); Tales of the Abyss (2005); Teaching Mrs. Tingle (1999); The Academy of Magic (2020); The Angry Beavers (1997); The Audition (2014); The Bonfire of Destiny (2019); The Chronicles of Riddick (2004); The Follies Experience (2009); The Hunchback of Notre Dame II (2002); The Incredible Hulk (1980–1997); The Interior (2007); The Legend of Korra (2014); The Loud House (2019); The Marine (2006); The Merv Griffin Show (1985); The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo (1980); The Nutcracker and the Mouseking (2004); The Office Party (2018); The Promised Neverland (2019); The Regis Philbin Show (1981); The Seniors (1978); The Twelve Kingdoms (2002–2003); Tokko - 特公 (2006); Tokyo Godfathers (2003); Tom and Huck (1995); Touhou Koumakyou: the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil (2002); Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2000); Treehouse Detectives (2018); Vampire Princess Miyu (1997–1998); Vandread (2000–2001); Viewtiful Joe (2004); Vinland Saga (2019); We Bare Bears (2016–2018); What Lies Beneath (2000); Wild Arms 4 (2005); Wild ARMs: Twilight Venom (1999); Wolf's Rain (2003); World of Warcraft (2005); World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth (2018); World of Warcraft: Legion (2016); X (2001–2002); X: An Omen (2001); Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht (2002); Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon (2020); Yukikaze (2003–2005); Zatch Bell! (2005); Zatch Bell!: Mamodo Fury (2005).

Born on this day – Guido Tenesi:

Guido Tenesi

Professional hockey player

actor

July 5, 1953 – June 19, 2025

Credits:

Movie:

Slap Shot (1977).

On this day in movie history – The Maze (1953 movie & novel):

The Maze

directed by William Cameron Menzies,

written by Daniel B. Ullman,

based on the novel The Maze by Maurice Sandoz,

released in the United States on June 24, 1953.

Music by Marlin Skiles.

Cast: Richard Carlson, Veronica Hurst, Katherine Emery, Michael Pate, John Dodsworth, Hillary Brooke, Stanley Fraser, Lilian Bond, Owen McGiveney, Robin Hughes, Jack Chefe, Clyde Cook, Bess Flowers, Kenner G. Kemp, Harold Miller, Bert Stevens.

Recommended reading:

The Maze

By Maurice Sandoz.

Illustrated by Salvador Dali.

ASIN: B0007E8F6K

Published by Doubleday Doran.

First published 1945.

Description:

The maze at Craven was built of yew trees in the eighteenth century, when such things were popular in Scotland. There were few people who could find their way through it, and when Mrs. Murray attempted the passage, she got a little closer to understanding the mysterious doings on the McTeam estate.

Sir Gerald’s hospitality was excellent as far as it went, but gusts had to be in their rooms at a certain hour and couldn’t leave them again until the next morning. Through the still, dark halls strange sounds echoed, oddly shaped spots of moisture appeared on the carpets, curious torchlight processions passed by outside the locked windows. Most of the guests left early; few ever returned. Through it all, some unknown power could be felt at work, directing the destinies of the Scotch family and their estates.

This macabre tale is interpreted by the fantastic drawings of the famous surrealist artist, Salvador Dali, which have enhanced the spirit of the tale as effectively as the clear and simple style of Mr. Sandoz. The two artists have collaborated to produce a masterpiece of the supernatural which should please the most discriminating collector.

Born on this day – Valerie Mahaffey:

Valerie Mahaffey

Actress

Producer

June 16, 1953 – May 30, 2025

Credits:

A Previous Engagement (2008); After Amy (2001); Ally McBeal (2000); American Playhouse (1986); An Enemy of the People (1990); Baby Talk (1991); Better with You (2010); Big Sky (2020–2021); Boston Legal (2008); Camp California (1989); Caroline in the City (1996); Cheers (1991); Children of the Mist (1993); Code Name: Dancer (1987); Crazy Eyes (2012); Crumbs (2006); CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2006); Dead to Me (2019–2022); Desperate Housewives (2006–2012); Devious Maids (2013–2015); Dinner at Fred's (1997); Dream On (1992); Echo 3 (2022); ER (1999); Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery (1990); Franklin & Bash (2014); Frasier (2003); French Exit (2020); Fresno (1986); George & Leo (1997); Glee (2011–2013); Good Morning, Miami (2004); Grey's Anatomy (2013); GRQ the Movie (2025); Hannah Montana (2010); Hart of Dixie (2014); Hollywood First Look (2021); If I Were You (2012); Impastor (2015); In Creative Company (2021); Jack and Jill (2011); Jack and Mike (1987); Judging Amy (2001); Jungle 2 Jungle (1997); Kirstie (2014); L.A. Law (1994); Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2002); Less Than Kind (2012); Love & Money (2000); Monday Mornings (2013); Mr. Bill's Real Life Adventures (1986); Murphy's Law (1988); My First Wedding (2006); National Lampoon's Senior Trip (1995); Newhart (1987); Night Visions / Segment: Neighborhood Watch (2001); No Pay, Nudity (2016); Northern Exposure (1991–1994); Out of Practice (2005); Par 6 (2002); Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin (1989); Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder (1989); Private Practice (2007); Quantum Leap (1990); Raines (2007); Raising Hope (2010); Seabiscuit (2003); Seinfeld (1991); Sully (2016); Summer Eleven (2010); Tales of the Unexpected (1984); Tell Me My Name (1977); That's My Bush! (2001); The 44th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1992); The 7th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (1980); The 8th Day (2025); The Client (1995–1996); The Doctors (1979–1980); The Exes (2012); The Man in the High Castle (2016); The Mindy Project (2016); The Powers That Be (1992–1993); The West Wing (2001); The Witch Files (2018); The Young Riders (1991); Till Death Us Do Part (1992); United States of Tara (2009); Wings (1993–1996); Witch Hunt (1994); Without a Trace (2004); Women of the House (1995); Women of Valor (1986); Workaholics (2015); Young Sheldon (2017–2020).

Born on this day – Robert Trebor:

Robert Trebor

Actor

Director

June 7, 1953 – March 11, 2025

Credits:

52 Pick-Up (1986); Baywatch (1989); Boomtown (2003); Dark Justice (1992); Dying on the Edge (2001); Empty Nest (1989); Face of Fire (1959); Frank's Place (1988); Gorp (1980); Hail, Caesar! (2016); Hercules and the Lost Kingdom (1994); Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995–1999); Hip-Hop Headstrong (2010); Jiminy Glick in Lalawood (2004); JoAnne (2011); Joe Bash (1986); Magnum Force (1973); Making Mr. Right (1987); Meet Market (2004); Miami Vice (1985 / 1988); Murphy Brown (1989); My Demon Lover (1987); Night Court (1990); Out of the Darkness (1985); Parker Lewis Can't Lose (1991); Raise Your Voice (2004); Simon & Simon (1986); Tales from the Crypt (1992); Talk Radio (1988); The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones (1999); The Devil's Rejects (2005); The First Time (1981); The Nutt House (1992); The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985); The Sex O'Clock News (1985); The Shadow (1994); The Streets of San Francisco (1973); The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1993); Turk 182 (1985); Universal Soldier (1992); Wedding Daze (2004); Xena: Warrior Princess (1996–1999).

Recommended reading - Meet Me at the Morgue, by Ross Macdonald (1953):

Meet Me at the Morgue

By Ross Macdonald.

Published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group.

First published 1953.

ISBN-10: 0307740773

ISBN-13: 9780307740779

Description:

“My favorite . . . [Macdonald] is first among those novelists who raised the genre from its roots in pulp fiction to serious literature.” – P.D. James, from Talking About Detective Fiction.

“[The] American private eye, immortalized by Hammett, refined by Chandler, brought to its zenith by Macdonald.” – New York Times Book Review.

“Macdonald should not be limited in audience to connoisseurs of mystery fiction.  He is one of a handful of writers in the genre whose worth and quality surpass the limitations of the form.” – Los Angeles Times.

“Most mystery writers merely write about crime.  Ross Macdonald writes about sin.” – The Atlantic.

“Without in the least abating my admiration for Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler, I should like to venture the heretical suggestion that Ross Macdonald is a better novelist than either of them.” – Anthony Boucher.

“[Macdonald] carried form and style about as far as they would go, writing classic family tragedies in the guise of private detective mysteries.” – The Guardian (London).

“[Ross Macdonald] gives to the detective story that accent of class that the late Raymond Chandler did.” – Chicago Tribune.

Somebody in Pacific Point is guilty of a kidnapping, but what probation officer Howard Cross wants to find most is innocence: in an ex-war hero who has taken a tough manslaughter rap, in a wealthy woman with a heart full of secrets, and in a blue-eyed beauty who has lost her way. The trouble is that the abduction has already turned to murder, and the more Cross pries into the case the further he slips into a pool of violence and evil. Somewhere in the California desert the whole scheme may come down on the wrong man. Somewhere Cross is going to find the last piece of a bloody puzzle – a mystery of blackmail, passion, and hidden identities that might be better left unsolved.

On this day in movie history - Cry of the Hunted (1953):

Cry of the Hunted

directed by Joseph H. Lewis,

written by Jack Leonard,

based on a story by Marion Wolfe,

was released in the United States on May 8, 1953.
Music by Rudolph G. Kopp.

Cast:

Vittorio Gassman, Barry Sullivan, Polly Bergen, William Conrad, Mary Zavian, Robert Burton, Harry Shannon, Jonathan Cott, Frank Arnold, Sonia Charsky, Harry Cheshire, Jay Lawrence, Nolan Leary, Eugene Mazzola, Inez Palange, Fred Santley, George Selk, Bill Walker, Helen Winston.

Born on this day – Phillip Borsos:

Phillip Borsos

Director

Producer

Writer

May 5, 1953 – February 2, 1995

Credits:

Bethune: The Making of a Hero (1990); Cooperage (1976); Do It with Joy (1977); Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog (1995); Highway Heartbreaker (1992); Hollywood North (2003); Inventing Grace, Touching Glory (2003); Nails (1979); One Magic Christmas (1985); Spartree (1978); The Cider House Rules (1999); The Grey Fox (1982); The Mean Season (1985); The Night Before the Morning After (1980); The Shadow (1994); Tootsie (1982); Weird Science (1985); We're Talkin' Serious Money (1992).

On this day in movie history - The Wages of Fear (1953 movie & novel):

The Wages of Fear

French title: Le Salaire de la peur,

directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot,

written by Henri-Georges Clouzot and Jérome Geronimi,

based on the novel by Georges Arnaud,

was released at the Cannes Film Festival in France on April 15, 1953.
Music by Georges Auric.

Cast:

Yves Montand, Charles Vanel, Folco Lulli, Peter van Eyck, Véra Clouzot, William Tubbs, Darío Moreno, Jo Dest, Antonio Centa, Luis De Lima, Grégoire Gromoff, Josep Palau i Fabre, Faustini, Seguna, Darling Légitimus, René Baranger, Pat Hurst, Evelio Larenagas, Jeronimo Mitchell, Ricardo, François Valorbe, Rico Zermano.

Recommended reading:

The Wages of Fear

Original title: Le Salaire de la peur.

By Georges Arnaud.

Originally published in 1950.

This English language translation edition was published in 1968.

Paperback.

Avon edition.

ASIN: B000VDT4KS

Description:

Las Piedras, beaching port. There are hundreds of them, coming from who knows where, to forget the impasse of their existence in the tropics. For a handful of dollars, these low-rankers are ready to do anything. Ready to face kilometers of impassable track, behind the wheel of a dilapidated truck, to transport nitroglycerin. At the slightest deviation, at the slightest shock, it is death. An epic of pure anguish...