Born on this day – Mary Mara:

Mary Mara

Actress

September 21, 1960 – June 26, 2022

Pictured right in her role as Sphere Builder Presage, in Star Trek: Enterprise (2004)

Credits:

7th Heaven (2004); A Civil Action (1998); Ally McBeal (1999); Becker (2001); Blue Steel (1990); Bones (2006); Boston Public (2002); Bound (1996); Break Even (2020); Claire (2007); Criminal Minds (2014); Crossing Jordan (2002); Dellaventura (1997); Dexter (2009); Dish: Gossip in Hollywood (2002); Doubt (2017); Eddie Dodd (1991); Em & Me (2004); Empire City (1992); Entertainment Tonight (2022); ER (1995–1996); Farscape (1999); Gideon's Crossing (2001); Good vs Evil (1999); Graham (1992); Gridiron Gang (2006); Hope & Gloria (1996); In the Blink of an Eye (1996); Indictment: The McMartin Trial (1995); Joan of Arcadia (2004); Judging Amy (2001); Jumbo Girl (2004); Just Looking (1995); K-PAX (2001); Law & Order (1993–1999); Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2005); Lie to Me (2009); Lloyd (2001); Lost (2009); Love Potion No. 9 (1992); Monk (2005); Mr. Saturday Night (1992); Nash Bridges (1996–1997); Nip/Tuck (2005); North Shore (2004); NYPD Blue (1994–1998); Out of the Rain (1991); Paradise, FL (2015); Pet Pals (2014); Philly (2002); Philly Heat (1994); Pizza Time (2006); Poker Night (2000); Profiler (1999); Prom Night (2008); Ray Donovan (2013); Rude Awakening (2000); Saint Sinner (2002); Saving Grace (2009); Secrets and Lies (2015); Shameless (2013); Spicy City (1997); Star Trek: Enterprise (2004); Stranger Inside (2001); Swedish Auto (2006); Switched at Birth (1999); That's Life (2001); The Guardian (2004); The Handler (2003–2004); The Hard Way (1991); The Huntress (2001); The Mortality of Sara Lenson (2014); The Practice (2001); The Preppie Murder (1989); The Problem with Percival (2006); The Sphere and the Labyrinth (2015); The Visitor (1998); The West Wing (2001); Third Watch (2001); True Colors (1991); Undoing (2006); What Kind of Mother Are You? (1996); Without a Trace (2004); Woodie's Kitchen (2011).

Born on this day – Saskia Post:

Saskia Post

Actress

August 1, 1960 – March 16, 2020

Credits:

A Country Practice (1985–1988); All Together Now (1991); Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1995); Bliss (1985); City Homicide (2010); Dogs in Space (1986); Eugenie Sandler P.I. (2000); Gary Petty (2000); Ladykiller (1996); Melba (1988); Ocean Girl (1996); One Night Stand (1984); Proof (1991); Return to Eden (1986); Short Cuts (2002); Sons and Daughters (1982–1983); The Sullivans (1982–1983); Throbbin' 84 (2024); True Love and Chaos (1997).

Born on this day – Jon Landau:

Jon Landau

Producer

Production Manager

Writer

July 23, 1960 – July 5, 2024

Credits:

A Quiet Place: Day One (2018–2019); Alita: Battle Angel (2019); Andaaz (2014); Assorted Nightmares: Janitor (2008); Avatar (2009); Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora (2010); Avatar: Production Materials (2010); Avatar: The Way of Water (2022); Beyond Glory (2015); Big Kids (2009); Brian May's Brief History of 3D (2011); Burning Questions (2022); Campus Man (1987); Capturing Avatar (2010); Cinema 3 (2010); Crew Film: TheVolume (2010); Crysis 2 (2011); Dick Tracy (1990); Dream Job (2012); Entertainment Tonight (2010); E-penser (2019); E-penser (2019); E-penser (2019); F/X (1986); Face of the Frog (2019); Fantastic (2009); FX Movie Download (2014); HBO First Look (1997); HBO First Look (1997–2002); Hey Jenny (2010); Hey Johnny (2010); Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989); Inside Pandora's Box (2023); Key Exchange (1985); Life After Film School (2009); Love (2015); Made in Hollywood (2019); Made in Hollywood: Teen Edition (2012–2019); Making Mr. Right (1987); Manhunter (1986); Mr. H Reviews (2018); Poker Night Live (2018); Reflections on Titanic (2012); Requiem (1999); Scream Awards 2010 (2010); Scream Awards 2010 (2010); Secret Life of Old Rose: The Art of Gloria Stuart (2012); Solaris (2002); 'Solaris': Behind the Planet (2003); Tavis Smiley (2010); The 2018 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2018); The 28th Satellite Awards (2024); The 55th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1998); The 70th Annual Academy Awards (1998); The 82nd Annual Academy Awards (2010); The Fabulous Picture Show (2009); The Hollywood Machine (2002); The Imagineering Story (2019); The IMDb Show (2019); The Making of 'Alien³' (2003); The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World (2021); The Oscars (2023); Titanic (1997); Titanic: Audio Commentary by Actress Kate Winslet, Actress Gloria Stuart, Actor Lewis Abernathy, Co-Producer Jon Landau and Executive Producer Rae Sanchini (2005); Titanic: Breaking New Ground (1998); Titanic: EPK Press Kit (2005); Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron (2012); Titanic's Production: Behind the Scenes (2005); Today's Close Up (2010); Toruk: The First Flight (2016); Troldspejlet (2009); Up Close with Carrie Keagan (2009); Western Stars (2019); What's Trending (2011); XLTV (1998).

July in movie history - Cage of Evil (1960):

Cage of Evil,

directed by Edward L. Cahn,

written by Orville H. Hampton,

based on a story by Orville H. Hampton and Alexander Richards,

was released in the United States in July, 1960.
Exact release date unknown.
Music by Paul Sawtell and Bert Shefter.

Cast:
Ronald Foster, Patricia Blair, Harp McGuire, John Maxwell, Preston Hanson, Doug Henderson, Hugh Sanders, Helen Kleeb, Robert Shayne, Owen Bush, Ted Knight, Howard McLeod, Eve Brent, Henry Darrow, Abel Franco, Joseph Hamilton, Jack Kenney, Gregg Martell, Patrick Miller, Ralph Neff, Ralph Sanford, Jack Tesler.

On this day in movie history - House of Usher, aka The Fall of the House of Usher (1960):

House of Usher,

aka The Fall of the House of Usher,

directed by Roger Corman,

written by Richard Matheson,

based on the short story The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe,

was released in the United States on June 18, 1960.
Music by Les Baxter.

Cast:
Vincent Price, Mark Damon, Myrna Fahey, Harry Ellerbe, David Andar, Mario Bellini, Bill Borzage, Eleanor LeFaber, Nadajan, Ruth Oklander, George Paul, Géraldine Paulette, Phil Sulvestre, John Zimeas.

On this day in movie history - Psycho (1960):

Psycho,

directed by Alfred Hitchcock,

written by Joseph Stefano,

based on the novel by Robert Bloch,

was released in the United States, on June 16, 1960.
Music by Bernard Herrmann.
Inspired by the true 1957 Ed Gein murder case.

Cast:
Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, Janet Leigh, John Gavin, Martin Balsam, John McIntire, Simon Oakland, Frank Albertson, Pat Hitchcock, Vaughn Taylor, Lurene Tuttle, John Anderson, Mort Mills, Virginia Gregg, Paul Jasmin, Jeanette Nolan.

On this day in movie history - L'Avventura (1960):

L'Avventura,

aka The Adventure,

directed by Michelangelo Antonioni,

written by Michelangelo Antonioni, Elio Bartolini and Tonino Guerra,

based on a story by Michelangelo Antonioni,

was released at the Cannes Film Festival in France on May 15, 1960.

Music by Giovanni Fusco.

Cast:

Gabriele Ferzetti, Monica Vitti, Lea Massari, Dominique Blanchar, Renzo Ricci, James Addams, Dorothy De Poliolo, Lelio Luttazzi, Giovanni Petrucci, Esmeralda Ruspoli, Enrico Bologna, Franco Cimino, Giovanni Danesi, Rita Molè, Renato Pinciroli, Angela Tomasi di Lampedusa, Vincenzo Tranchina, Prof. Cucco, Jack O'Connell.

On this day in movie history - Please Don’t Eat the Daisies (1960):

Please Don’t Eat the Daisies,

directed by Charles Walters,

written by Isobel Lennart,

based on the novel by Jean Kerr,

was released in the United States on March 31, 1960.
Music by David Rose.

Cast:
Doris Day, David Niven, Janis Paige, Spring Byington, Richard Haydn, Patsy Kelly, Jack Weston, John Harding, Margaret Lindsay, Carmen Phillips, Mary Patton, Charles Herbert, Stanley Livingston, Flip Mark, Baby Gellert.

On this day in movie history - Breathless (1960):

Breathless,

French title: À bout de souffle,

directed and written by Jean-Luc Godard,

based on a story by François Truffaut and Claude Chabrol,

was released in the United States on March 16, 1960.
Music by Martial Solal.

Cast:
Jean Seberg, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Daniel Boulanger, Henri-Jacques Huet, Roger Hanin, Van Doude, Claude Mansard, Liliane Dreyfus, Michel Fabre, Jean-Pierre Melville, Jean-Luc Godard, Richard Balducci, André S. Labarthe, François Moreuil, Jacques Lourcelles, Liliane Robin, Gérard Brach, Philippe de Broca, José Bénazéraf, Jean Domarchi, Jean Douchet, Raymond Huntley, Louiguy, Michel Mourlet, Guido Orlando, Madame Paul, Jean-Louis Richard, Jacques Serguine, Jacques Siclier, Virginie Ullmann, Emile Villion.