Born on this day – Cecil Cunningham:

Cecil Cunningham

Actress

Singer

Comedienne

August 2, 1888 – April 17, 1959

Credits:

Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940); Above Suspicion (1943); AFI Life Achievement Award (1980); Anybody's Woman (1930); Are Husbands Necessary? (1942); Artist and Models (1937); Back Street (1941); Blond Cheat (1938); Blonde Venus (1932); Blossoms in the Dust (1941); Bottoms Up (1934); Cairo (1942); College Swing (1938); Come and Get It (1936); Complicated Women (2003); Cowboy Serenade (1942); Daughter of Shanghai (1937); Du Barry Was a Lady (1943); Four Men and a Prayer (1938); Four Star Playhouse (1952); From Hell to Heaven (1933); Girls' School (1938); Hurry, Charlie, Hurry (1941); I Married an Angel (1942); If I Had a Million (1932); In Old Oklahoma (1943); Is My Face Red? (1932); It's a Wonderful World (1939); It's Tough to Be Famous (1932); Joyful Hour (1960); Just a Pain in the Parlor (1932); Kentucky Moonshine (1938); King of Gamblers (1937); Kitty Foyle (1940); Ladies They Talk About (1933); Lady of the Tropics (1939); Laugh It Off (1939); Lillian Russell (1940); Love Is a Racket (1932); Love Me Tonight (1932); Manhattan Love Song (1934); Marie Antoinette (1938); Mata Hari (1931); Monkey Business (1931); Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936); My Heart Belongs to Daddy (1942); My Reputation (1946); Never the Twins Shall Meet (1932); New Moon (1940); Night Club Scandal (1937); Paramount on Parade (1930); People Will Talk (1935); Play Girl (1941); Playboy of Paris (1930); Repent at Leisure (1941); Return of the Terror (1934); Safe in Hell (1931); Scandal Street (1938); Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise) (1931); Swing High, Swing Low (1937); Tall, Dark and Handsome (1941); The Affairs of Martha (1942); The Age for Love (1931); The Awful Truth (1937); The Bigelow Theatre (1951); The Bride Goes Wild (1948); The Candid Camera (1932); The Captain Is a Lady (1940); The Druggist's Dilemma (1933); The Family Next Door (1939); The Feminine Touch (1941); The Hidden Hand (1942); The Impatient Maiden (1932); The Life of Vergie Winters (1934); The Rich Are Always with Us (1932); The Wet Parade (1932); The Wife Takes a Flyer (1942); Their Own Desire (1929); This Way Please (1937); Those We Love (1932); Trouble from Abroad (1931); Twin Beds (1942); We Live Again (1934); Winter Carnival (1939); Wives Under Suspicion (1938); Wonder Man (1945); You and Me (1938).

Born on this day – Ruth Buzzi:

Ruth Buzzi

Actress

Comedienne

Painter

July 24, 1936 – May 1, 2025

Credits:

100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd (2000); 2 Stupid Dogs (1993); 7th Heaven (1998–2001); A Gift of Music (1981); A Hot Dog Program (1999); ABC Afterschool Specials (1974); According to Dom (2009); Adventures in Homeschooling (2004); Alice (1981); All Star Secrets (1979); All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! (1994); Almost Anything Goes (1975–1976); Aloha Paradise (1981); Alvin & the Chipmunks (1983); An Evening at the Improv (1981); Anne Murray in Jamaica (2005); Bad Guys (1986); Baggy Pants & the Nitwits (1977); Best of the Dean Martin Show (1979); Bloopermania (1987); Bloopers from 'Star Trek' and 'Laugh-In' (1983); Blushing Bloopers (1990); Bongee Bear and the Kingdom of Rhythm (2019); Bonkers! (1979); Boys Will Be Boys (1998); CBS Library (1980); Celebrity Bowling (1974–1976); Check It Out (1986); Cher (1976); Chevrolet Presents the Golddiggers (1971–1972); Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers (1990); CHiPs (1979–1980); Chu Chu and the Philly Flash (1981); Come on Over (2006–2007); Cousin Skeeter (1998); Cro (1993–1994); Darkwing Duck (1991); Days of Our Lives (1983); Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Angie Dickinson (1977); Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Dan Haggerty (1977); Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Danny Thomas (1976); Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Dean Martin (1976); Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Dennis Weaver (1976); Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Jimmy Stewart (1978); Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Joe Namath (1979); Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Suzanne Somers (1978); Derailroaded (2005); Diagnosis Murder (1999); Diggin' Up Business (1990); Dinah! (1974–1976); Dinah's Place (1971); Dixie Lanes (1988); Dom DeLuise and Friends (1984); Donny and Marie (1976–1979); Don't Ask Me, Ask God (1984); Down to Earth (1985); Dream Boys Revue (1985); Elmopalooza! (1998); Emergency! (1976); Fallen Angels (2006); Flip (1971–1973); Freaky Friday (1976); Gene Kelly's Wonderful World of Girls (1970); George Burns Comedy Week (1985); Glenn's Gotta Go (2020); Goodnight, We Love You (2004); Gravedale High (1990); Gun Shy (1983); Headliners & Legends (2000); Hee Haw (1978); Herbie Day at Disneyland (1974); Here's Lucy (1972); Hollyrock-a-Bye Baby (1993); Hollywood on Horses (1989); I Go Pogo (1980); I Yabba-Dabba Do! (1993); In Name Only (1969); It's Tough to Be a Bird (1969); I've Got a Secret (1972–1973); Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (1973–1974); Keep U.S. Beautiful (1973); Kids Incorporated (1985–1989); Kids Incorporated: Rock in the New Year (1986); Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary (1980); Kraft Salutes Super Night at the Super Bowl (1987); Laugh-in Past Christmas Present (1993); Legends of the Superheroes (1979); Let's Make a Deal (1975); Letters to Laugh-in (1969); Life with Linkletter (1970); Life with Lucy (1986); Linus the Lionhearted (1964–1965); Lotsa Luck! (1974); Love, American Style / Segments: Love and the Missing Mister; Love and the Haunted House (1970–1973); Lucky Ed's Tabloid News (1992); Lucky Luke (1992); Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (1993 / 1996 / 1997); Major Dad (1992); Marvin: Baby of the Year (1989); Masquerade (1984); Medical Center (1973–1976); Milroy: Santa's Misfit Mutt (1987); My Mom's a Werewolf (1989); Myra (1980); Name Droppers (1969); Night Gallery / Segment: Witches' Feast (1971); Nothing But the Truth (2000); Once Upon a Brothers Grimm (1977); One Month Out (2021); Out of This World (1988–1991); Paradise (1974); Passions (2003); Paw Paws (1985–1986); Pioneers of Television (2008); Plastic Man (1979–1980); Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party (1979); Pound Puppies (1986–1988); Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw (1988); Pure Goldie (1971); Reading Rainbow (1983); Record City (1977); Rocket Power (2000); Rockin' with Judy Jetson (1988); Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1967–1973); Rowan & Martin's Laugh-in: 25th Anniversary Reunion (1993); Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In: A Valentine's Day Special (1994); Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1998); Salute! (1983); Sandy in Disneyland (1974); Saved by the Bell (1990); Saved by the Bell: It's Alright - Back to the Bell (2013); SCOOBY-DOO! Winter Wonderdog (2002); Sesame Street (1993–2008); Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration (1993); Sesame Street Stays Up Late! (1993); Sesame Street: Get Up and Dance (1997); Sesame Street: Quiet Time (1997); Sesame Street: The Best of Elmo (1994); Sheep in the Big City (2000–2002); Skatetown U.S.A. (1979); Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate (2019); Super Bloopers and Practical Jokes (1985–1992); Surf II (1983); Telescope (1972); That Girl (1967–1968); That's Life (1969); The 100 Greatest TV Quotes & Catchphrases (2006); The 21st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (1994); The 3rd Annual American Comedy Awards (1989); The 60th Primetime Emmy Awards (2008); The 6th People's Choice Awards (1980); The Addams Family (1992); The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda (1990); The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (1999); The Adventures of Raggedy Ann & Andy (1988); The Alan Hamel Show (1979); The Alan Thicke Show (1980); The Angry Beavers (2000); The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again (1979); The Aristocats (1970); The Being (1981); The Berenstain Bears (1985–1987); The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts (1998); The Bob Hope Show (1970); The Bobby Vinton Show (1975–1976); The Carol Burnett Show (1968–1973); The Daily Show (1996); The David Steinberg Show (1977); The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Evel Knievel (1975); The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Frank Sinatra (1978); The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: George Burns (1978); The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Jack Klugman (1978); The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Lucille Ball (1975); The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Muhammad Ali (1976); The Dean Martin Show (1970–1974); The Entertainers (1965); The Garry Moore Show (1964); The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour (1970); The Helen Reddy Show (1973); The Hollywood Palace (1969); The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) (1968); The Jamie Foxx Show (1997); The Jim Nabors Show (1978); The Jim Stafford Show (1975); The John Davidson Show (1969); The Krofft Supershow (1976); The Leslie Uggams Show (1969); The Lost Saucer (1975); The Love Boat (1978–1987); The Mac Davis Show (1974); The Magical World of Disney (1970 / 1978 / 1982); The Man in the Iron Cage (1983); The Merv Griffin Show (1970–1975); The Mike Douglas Show (1967–1980); The Monkees (1967); The Munsters Today (1988–1990); The Muppet Show (1976); The Muppets Go Hollywood (1979); The New Adam-12 (1991); The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries (1984); The North Avenue Irregulars (1979); The Osmond Family Show (1979); The Pink Panther (1993–1995); The Rescuers (1977); The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1998); The Savage Dragon (1995–1996); The Shape of Things (1982); The Singles (1972); The Smurfs (1984–1989); The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour (1976–1977); The Steve Allen Comedy Hour (1967); The Steve Allen Show (1968); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1974–1977); The Villain / aka Cactus Jack (1979); They Came from Outer Space (1991); This Is Your Life (1970 / 1983); Tony Orlando and Dawn (1975–1976); Trapper John, M.D. (1982); Troublemakers (1994); TV Land Convention Special (2004); Up Your Alley (1989); Wayne Newton at Sea World (1979); 'Weird Al' Yankovic: Gump (1996); 'Weird Al' Yankovic: The Ultimate Video Collection (2003); Whatever Turns You On (1979–1980); Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa (1993); Wishful Thinking (1990); You Can't Do That on Television (1979).

Born on this day – Mary Livingstone:

Mary Livingstone

Actress

Comedienne

June 25, 1905 – June 30, 1983

Credits:

50 Years of Funny Females (1995); AFI Life Achievement Award (1975); Biography (1996); Bright Moments (1928); Buck Benny Rides Again (1940); Entertaining the Troops (1988); Here's Lucy (1970); Hollywood Goes to Town (1938); It's in the Bag! (1945); Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special (1970); Kelsey Grammer Salutes Jack Benny (1995); Meet the Stars #3: Variety Reel #1 (1941); Mr. Broadway (1933); Screen Snapshots Series 15, No. 12 (1936); Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 6 (1938); Screen Snapshots: Hollywood's Pair of Jacks (1953); Screen Snapshots: Memories of Famous Hollywood Comedians (1952); Screen Snapshots: Photoplay Gold Medal Awards (1948); Show-Business at War (1943); Shower of Stars (1958); The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1957); The Great Radio Comedians (1972); The Jack Benny Program (1950–1963); The Merv Griffin Show (1967); The Mouse That Jack Built (1959); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1978); This Way Please (1937); Three of a Kind (1941).

Born on this day – Rosalind Russell:

Rosalind Russell

Actress

Comedienne

Writer

Singer

June 4, 1907 – November 28, 1976

Credits:

A Majority of One (1961); A Show Business Salute to Milton Berle (1973); A Woman of Distinction (1950); ABC Late Night (1975); AFI Life Achievement Award (1973); All Star Revue (1952); American Experience (1996); At Long Last Cole (1975); Auntie Mame (1958); Bates Motel (2013); Bicentennial Minutes (1974); Biography (1999); Breakdowns of 1938 (1938); Breakdowns of 1941 (1941); Breakdowns of 1944 (1945); China Seas (1935); Christmas with the Stars (1953); Coming Up Roses (1986); Craig's Wife (1936); Crawford at Warners (2008); Design for Scandal (1941); Evelyn Prentice (1934); Fast and Loose (1939); Film Time (1955); Five Finger Exercise (1962); Flight for Freedom (1943); Forsaking All Others (1934); Four's a Crowd (1938); From the Ends of the Earth (1939); Gable and Crawford (2008); General Electric Theater (1956); Great Performances (1987); Gypsy (1962); Has Anybody Here Seen Canada? A History of Canadian Movies 1939-1953 (1979); Here's Hollywood (1962); Hired Wife (1940); His Girl Friday (1940); Hollywood and the Stars (1963–1964); Hollywood: Style Center of the World (1940); Hollywood: The Fabulous Era (1962); Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter (1982); It Had to Happen (1936); Life Is a Banquet (2009); Live, Love and Learn (1937); Lost Forever (2011); Man-Proof (1938); Mary Pickford: A Life on Film (1997); Meet the Stars #1: Chinese Garden Festival (1940); Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood (2010); Mondo Hollywood: Hollywood Laid Bare! (1967); Mourning Becomes Electra (1947); Mrs. Pollifax-Spy (1971); My Sister Eileen (1942); Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind (2020); Never Wave at a WAC (1953); Night Must Fall (1937); No Time for Comedy (1940); Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad (1967); One Rogue Reporter (2014); Picnic (1955); Pioneers of Television (2014); Reckless (1935); Rendezvous (1935); Rosalind Russell: The Inside Scoop (2000); Rosie! (1967); Rosie! (1967); Roughly Speaking (1945); Roughly Speaking (1945); Salute to Oscar Hammerstein II (1972); Schlitz Playhouse (1951); Screen Snapshots Series 15, No. 12 (1936); Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 1 (1936); Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 10 (1939); Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 9: Sports in Hollywood (1940); Screen Snapshots Series 22, No 10 (1942); Screen Snapshots Series 25, No. 1: 25th Anniversary (1945); Screen Snapshots, Series 19, No. 4 (1940); Screen Snapshots: Famous Hollywood Mothers (1947); She Wouldn't Say Yes (1945); Sister Kenny (1946); Startime (1959); Summer Theatre (1958); Take a Letter, Darling (1942); Tell It to the Judge (1949); That's Entertainment! III (1994); The 16th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1959); The 17th Annual Tony Awards (1963); The 18th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1961); The 1974 Annual Entertainment Hall of Fame Awards (1974); The 1975 Annual Entertainment Hall of Fame Awards (1975); The 19th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1962); The 20th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1963); The 29th Annual Tony Awards (1975); The 30th Annual Academy Awards (1958); The 31st Annual Academy Awards (1959); The 34th Annual Academy Awards (1962); The 37th Annual Academy Awards (1965); The 39th Annual Academy Awards (1967); The 40th Annual Academy Awards (1968); The 41st Annual Academy Awards (1969); The 43rd Annual Academy Awards (1971); The 45th Annual Academy Awards (1973); The Best of Hollywood (2017); The Candid Camera Story (Very Candid) of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures 1937 Convention (1937); The Casino Murder Case (1935); The Citadel (1938); The Crooked Hearts (1972); The David Frost Show (1971); The Ed Sullivan Show (1955); The Fabulous Allan Carr (2017); The Feminine Touch (1941); The Girl Rush (1955); The Guilt of Janet Ames (1947); The Half of It (2020); The Linkletter Show (1964); The Loretta Young Show (1955); The Merv Griffin Show (1971); The Mike Douglas Show (1971); The Miracle of Sound (1940); The Movies (2019); The Movies March On (1939); The Night Is Young (1935); The President Vanishes (1934); The Romance of Celluloid (1937); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1971); The Trouble with Angels (1966); The Unguarded Moment (1956); The Velvet Touch (1948); The Women (1939); The Women (1939); They Met in Bombay (1941); This Thing Called Love (1940); Trouble for Two (1936); Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics (1994); Under Two Flags (1936); West Point of the Air (1935); What a Woman! (1943); What's My Line? (1953); Where Angels Go Trouble Follows! (1968); Women He's Undressed (2015); Wonderful Town (1958); You Can't Fool a Camera (1941).

Born on this day – Judy Canova:

Judy Canova

Comedienne

Actress

Singer

November 20, 1913 – August 5, 1983