On this day in movie history - The Thrill of It All (1963):

The Thrill of It All

directed by Norman Jewison,

written by Carl Reiner,

based on a story by Larry Gelbart,

was released in the United States on July 17, 1963.
Music by Frank De Vol.

Cast:

Doris Day, James Garner, Arlene Francis, Edward Andrews, Reginald Owen, ZaSu Pitts, Elliott Reid, Alice Pearce, Kym Karath, Brian Nash, Lucy Landau, Paul Hartman, Burt Mustin, Carl Reiner.

On this day in movie history - The Great Escape (1963):

The Great Escape

directed by John Sturges,

written by James Clavell and W. R. Burnett,

based on the book by Paul Brickhill,

was released in the United States on July 2, 1963.
Music by Elmer Bernstein.

Cast:

Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough, James Donald, Charles Bronson, Donald Pleasence, James Coburn, Hannes Messemer, David McCallum, Gordon Jackson, John Leyton, Angus Lennie, Nigel Stock, Robert Graf, Jud Taylor, Hans Reiser, Harry Riebauer, William Russell, Robert Freitag, Ulrich Beiger, George Mikell, Lawrence Montaigne, Robert Desmond, Til Kiwe, Heinz Weiss, Tom Adams, Karl-Otto Alberty, Arthur Atkinson.

On this day in movie history - Donovan’s Reef (1963):

Donovan’s Reef

directed by John Ford,

written by Frank S. Nugent and James Edward Grant,

based on a story by Edmund Beloin,

was released in the United States on June 12, 1963.

Music by Cyril Mockridge.

Cast:

John Wayne, Lee Marvin, Elizabeth Allen, Jack Warden, Cesar Romero, Dick Foran, Dorothy Lamour, Marcel Dalio, Mike Mazurki, Jacqueline Malouf, Cherylene Lee, Jeffrey Byron, Edgar Buchanan, Jon Fong, John Alderson, Frank Baker, Clyde Cook, Carmen Estrabeau, Harold Fong, Dan Ford, H.W. Gim, Duke Green, Frank Hagney, Sam Harris, Tom Harris, Freda Jones, June Y. Kim, Richard Kipling, Carl M. Leviness, King Lockwood, Cliff Lyons, Mae Marsh, Michelle Mazurki, Midori, Ron Nyman, Yvonne Peattie, John Qualen, Branscombe Richmond, Chuck Roberson, Scott Seaton, Charles Seel, Leslie Sketchley, John Stafford, Sara Taft, Ralph Volkie, Aissa Wayne, Patrick Wayne, Lee Woodd.

On this day in movie history - The Terror (1963):

The Terror

directed by Roger Corman, Francis Ford Coppola, Jack Hale,

Monte Hellman, Jack Hill, Dennis Jakob and Jack Nicholson,

written by Leo Gordon, Jack Hill and Roger Corman,

was released in France on May 30, 1963.
Music by Ronald Stein.

Cast:

Boris Karloff, Jack Nicholson, Sandra Knight, Dick Miller, Dorothy Neumann, Jonathan Haze.

Born on this day – Peter Navy Tuiasosopo:

Peter Navy Tuiasosopo

Actor

May 24, 1963 – February 10, 2025

Credits:

12 Rounds (2009); 2001 MTV Video Music Awards (2001); A Perfect Getaway (2009); Accidentally on Purpose (2009); BASEketball (1998); Batman & Robin (1997); Big Love (2006); Black-ish (2015); Danger Theatre / Segments: Dead Stranger in Paradise / Aloha, Rich Man, Goodbye (1993); Down the Shore (1993); Dragnet (2003); Easy Money (2008–2009); Flucht ins Paradies (1995); Flypaper (1999); Fun Size (2012); Gimme My Money (2025); Goldmember (2002); Hawaii (2004); Ill Gotten Gains (1997); Jenny (1998); Kickin' It (2011); Magnum P.I. (2021); Mayans M.C. (2018); Mob City (2013); Mr. Sunshine (2011); NCIS (2013); Necessary Roughness (1991); New Girl (2012–2016); On Deadly Ground (1994); Ray Donovan (2015); Savage (1996); Silk Stalkings (1998); Speed Racer (2008); Street Fighter (1994); Street Fighter: Deleted Scenes (1998); Street Fighter: The Movie (1995); The Fast and the Furious (2001); The Jamie Foxx Show (1996); The Making of 'Street Fighter' (1994); The Scorpion King (2002); The Slammin' Salmon (2009); The Young and the Restless (2011); Women's Murder Club (2007); Workaholics (2011); Zigs (2001).

Born on this day – Natasha Richardson:

Natasha Richardson

Actress

May 11, 1963 – March 18, 2009

Credits:

16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2010); 2006 Asian Excellence Awards (2006); 3rd Irish Film and Television Awards (2005); 54th Golden Globe Awards (1997); A Month in the Country (1987); A Taste of My Life (2006); Absolument cinema (2000); American Experience (2006); Aspel & Company (1991); Asylum (2005); BBC World News (2009); Biography (1997); Blow Dry (2001); Bravo Profiles (2002); Britain's Finest (2005); Caiga quien caiga (2005); Cannes Film Festival (1990); Cartelera (1998); CBS Evening News with Bob Schieffer (2009); Channel 4 News (2009); Charlie Rose (1998–2005); Charlie Rose (2009); Chelsea Walls (2001); Cinema 3 (2009); Constantine's Sword (2007); Días de cine (2009); Ellis Island (1984); Entertainment Tonight (2009–2020); Evening (2007); Every Picture Tells a Story (1984); Fat Man and Little Boy (aka Shadow Makers) (1989); Film 2005 (2005); Good Morning America (1993–2009); Gothic (1986); Great Performances (1993); Haven (2001); Helicopter Heroes (2008); High Crime (1973); Hostages (1992); Inside Edition (2009); Intimate Portrait (1999); ITV Lunchtime News (2009); ITV News (2009); ITV Premiere Special: The Chronicles of Narnia - Prince Caspian (2008); J-lo: Behind the Behind (2003); John Osborne and the Gift of Friendship (2006); Jornal da Noite (2009); Larry King Live (2006–2009); Late Night with David Letterman (1990); Late Show with David Letterman (2002); Lights, Camera, Action!: A Century of the Cinema (1996); Live & Kicking (1998); Live with Kelly and Mark (2005); Loser (2000); Maid in Manhattan (2002); Martha (2007); Moving Image Salutes Steven Spielberg (1994); Nell (1994); Oxbridge Blues (1984); Past Midnight (1991); Patty Hearst (1988); PIX 11 Morning News (2007); Saturday Night Live (2004); Screen Two (1985); Sean Connery Close Up (1997); Tales from the Crypt (1996); The 47th Annual Tony Awards (1993); The 51st Annual Golden Globe Awards (1994); The 52nd Annual Tony Awards (1998); The 55th Annual Tony Awards (2001); The 56th Annual Tony Awards (2002); The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards (2009); The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards 2005 (2005); The 66th Annual Academy Awards (1994); The 68th Annual Academy Awards (1996); The 71st Annual Academy Awards (1999); The 82nd Annual Academy Awards (2010); The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1985); The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968); The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian T4 Movie Special (2008); The Comfort of Strangers (1990); The Comfort of Strangers: Interview with Actor Natasha Richardson (2001); The Dennis Miller Show (1992); The Directors (2002); The Early Show (2009); The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish (1991); The Fever (2004); The Good, the Bad & the Beautiful (1996); The Great War: 1914-1918 (1996); The Handmaid's Tale (1990); The Man Who Came to Dinner (2000); The Mastersons of Manhattan (2007); The Oprah Winfrey Show (2009); The Orange British Academy Film Awards (2010); The Parent Trap (1998); The Reichen Show (2006); The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1998–1999); The Syndrome (2014); The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1998); The View (2006); The White Countess (2005); The Wildest Dream (2010); The Word (1992); Theatre Night (1987); Today (2005 / 2009); Top Chef (2008); Waking Up in Reno (2002); Widows' Peak (1994); Wild Child (2008); Wogan (1985–1992); Working in the Theatre (1993–2005); Worlds Beyond (1987); Zelda (1993).

On this day in movie history - The Birds (1963):

The Birds

directed by Alfred Hitchcock,

written by Evan Hunter,

based on the short story by Daphne du Maurier,

was released in the United States on March 28, 1963.

Cast:

Rod Taylor, Jessica Tandy, Suzanne Pleshette, Tippi Hedren, Veronica Cartwright, Ethel Griffies, Charles McGraw, Ruth McDevitt, Lonny Chapman, Joe Mantell, Doodles Weaver, Malcolm Atterbury, John McGovern, Karl Swenson, Richard Deacon, Elizabeth Wilson, Bill Quinn, Doreen Lang, Morgan Brittany, Darlene Conley, Valerie Ferdin, Betsy Hale, Alfred Hitchcock, Dal McKennon, Mike Monteleone, Bob Morgan, Renn Reed, Arnold Roberts, Jeannie Russell, Bill Scully, Rory Stevens, Tomm Wells, Mitch Zanich.