On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek: Enterprise (2002)

Star Trek: Enterprise

Season 2. Episode 12.

Episode entitled: The Catwalk.

Released December 18, 2002.

Directed by Michael/Mike Vejar.

Written by Michael/Mike Sussman, Phyllis Strong, André Bormanis.

Created by Rick Berman, Brannon Braga.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Opening theme song: Faith of the Heart, performed by Russell Watson.

Closing theme: Archer's Theme, by Dennis McCarthy.

Music by Jay Chattaway.

Cast: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating, Anthony Montgomery, Linda Park, Connor Trinneer, Scott Burkholder, Zach Grenier, Danny Goldring, Aaron Lustig, Brian Cousins, Sean Smith, Elizabeth Magness, Alexandrea Ortiz, Craig Baxley Jr., Solomon Burke Jr., Mark Correy, Daphney Damaraux, Vince Deadrick Jr., Evan English, Nikki Flux, Hilde Garcia, Peter Godoy, Bryan Heiberg, Scott Sterling Hill, Aldric A. Horton, Baron Jay, Amina Julianna, John Jurgens, Kyla Kuhner, Aouri Makhlouf, Marnie Martin, Michael McAdam, Bobby Pappas, Aric Rogokos, Lidia Sabljic, Richard Sarstedt, Mark Watson.

On this day in movie history - Barry Lyndon (1975 movie & novel):

Barry Lyndon

directed and written by Stanley Kubrick,

based on the novel The Luck of Barry Lyndon by William Makepeace Thackeray,

was released in the United States on December 18, 1975.
Music by Leonard Rosenman and Ralph Ferraro.
Main theme Sarabande by George Frideric Handel.
Women of Ireland by Peadar Ó Doirnín and Seán Ó Riada, performed by The Chieftains.

Cast:

Michael Hordern, Ryan O'Neal, Marisa Berenson, Patrick Magee, Hardy Krüger, Gay Hamilton, Godfrey Quigley, Steven Berkoff, Marie Kean, Murray Melvin, Frank Middlemass, Leon Vitali, Dominic Savage, Leonard Rossiter, André Morell, Anthony Sharp, Philip Stone, David Morley, Diana Koerner, Arthur O'Sullivan, Billy Boyle, Jonathan Cecil, Peter Cellier, Geoffrey Chater, Wolf Kahler, Liam Redmond, Roger Booth, Ferdy Mayne, John Sharp, Pat Roach, Hans Meyer.

Recommended reading:

The Luck of Barry Lyndon

By William Makepeace Thackeray.

Filmed as Barry Lyndon (1975), directed and written by Stanley Kubrick.

First published 1844.

Published by East India Publishing Company.

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 1778940242

ISBN-13: 978-1778940248

Description:

Step into the world of 18th-century Europe with "The Luck of Barry Lyndon" by acclaimed author William Makepeace Thackeray. This captivating novel offers a mesmerizing glimpse into the life of its eponymous protagonist, Barry Lyndon, as he navigates the precarious paths of ambition, love, and fortune.

Thackeray's exquisite storytelling paints a vivid portrait of a charismatic and cunning protagonist, whose relentless pursuit of wealth and status takes him from the Irish countryside to the glittering courts of Europe. Through Barry's adventures, readers are immersed in a world of decadence, intrigue, and social climbing, where each twist of fate presents new opportunities and perilous challenges.

"The Luck of Barry Lyndon" is not merely a tale of personal ambition, but also a scathing social commentary on the moral bankruptcy and vanity of the aristocracy. Thackeray's sharp wit and incisive observations cut through the veneer of high society, exposing the hypocrisy and pitfalls that lie beneath.

With its rich historical backdrop and compelling characters, this novel stands as a testament to Thackeray's masterful storytelling. "The Luck of Barry Lyndon" is a timeless classic that continues to captivate readers, inviting them to reflect on the elusive nature of fortune and the consequences of relentless ambition.

Prepare to be enthralled by Thackeray's intricate narrative, as he weaves a tale of passion, deceit, and unexpected turns of fate. This extraordinary novel promises an unforgettable journey into a world where luck can both make and break a man.

On this day in movie history - The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972):

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

directed by John Huston,

written by John Milius,

was released in the United States on December 18, 1972.
Music by Maurice Jarre.

Song: Marmalade, Molasses and Honey by Marilyn Bergman and Alan Bergman, sung by Andy Williams.

Cast:

Paul Newman, Victoria Principal, Anthony Perkins, Ned Beatty, Roddy McDowall, Jacqueline Bisset, Tab Hunter, John Huston, Ava Gardner, Dick Farnsworth, Stacy Keach, Michael Sarrazin, Anthony Zerbe, Mark Headley, Frank Soto, Jim Burk, Matt Clark, Bill McKinney, Steve Kanaly, Francesca Jarvis, Karen Carr, Lee Meza, Dolores Clark, Neil Summers, June Towner, Jack Colvin, Howard Morton, Billy Pearson, Stan Barrett, Dean Casper, Don Starr, Alfred G. Bosnos, John Hudkins, Ken Freehill, Duncan Inches, Rusty Lee, Roy Jenson, Gary Combs, Fred Brookfield, Bennie E. Dobbins, Leroy Johnson, Fred Krone, Terry Leonard, Dean Smith, Margo Epper, Jeannie Epper, Stephanie Epper, Barbara J. Longo, Bruno (as Watch Bear).

On this day in movie history - For a Few Dollars More (1965):

For a Few Dollars More

directed by Sergio Leone,

written by Luciano Vincenzoni, Sergio Leone and Sergio Donati,

based on a story by Sergio Leone and Fulvio Morsella,

was released in Italy on December 18, 1965.
Music by Ennio Morricone.

Cast:

Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, Gian Maria Volonté, Mario Brega, Mara Krupp, Luigi Pistilli, Aldo Sambrell, Klaus Kinski, Benito Stefanelli, Panos Papadopoulos, Robert Camardiel, Josef Egger, Antoñito Ruiz, Tomas Blanco, Lorenzo Robledo, Dante Maggio, Werner Abrolat, Frank Braña, José Canalejas, Rosemary Dexter, Fernando Di Leo, Jesús Guzmán, Peter Lee Lawrence, Sergio Leone, Antonio Molino Rojo, Ricardo Palacios, Carlo Simi.

On this day in television history - M Squad (1959):

M Squad

Season 3. Episode 13.

Episode entitled: One of Our Armored Cars Is Missing.

Released December 18, 1959.

Directed by Herman Hoffman.

Written by Whitman Chambers.

Music by Benny Carter.

Cast:

Lee Marvin, Paul Newlan, Laurie Mitchell, Richard Carlyle, Joyce Meadows, Jerry Oddo, Logan Field, William Forrest, Joe Haworth, Norman Leavitt.

Born on this day – Angie Stone:

Angie Stone

Actress

Singer

Songwriter

Producer

Director

December 18, 1961 – March 1, 2025

Credits:

Albums:

Black Diamond (1999); Conception: An Interpretation of Stevie Wonder's Songs (2003); Covered in Soul (2016); Devox Featuring Angie B. Stone (1996); Dream (2015); Everyday (20th Anniversary Edition) (2000); Full Circle (2019); Genius & Friends (2005); Hurricane Relief: Come Together Now (2005); I Wasn't Kidding (2005); Life Goes On (2007); Love Language (2023); Mahogany Soul (2001); Rich Girl (2012); Stone Hits: The Very Best of Angie Stone (2005); Stone Love (2004); The Art of Love & War (2007); Unexpected (2009); Vocal Rendezvous (2006).

Songs:

2 Bad Habits; 20 Dollars; Baby; Brotha; Brotha, Part II; Disturbia; Easier Said Than Done; Everyday; Funk You Up; Holding Back the Years; I Just Want to Love You Baby; I Wanna Thank Ya; Life Goes On; Life Story; Lovers' Ghetto; Mad Issues; Monsters Jam; More Than a Woman; No More Rain; Pissed Off; Rain Down; Seems You're Much Too Busy; Snowflakes; Somaw; Sometimes; Soul Insurance; Stay for a While; The Ingredients Of Love; These Are the Reasons; These Eyes; Time To Come Home; Wish I Didn't Miss You.

Movies and television:

14th Annual Soul Train Music Awards (2000); 16th Annual Trumpet Awards (2008); 16th Annual Trumpet Awards (2008); 19th Annual Trumpet Awards (2011); 2008 St. Lucia Jazz Festival (2009); 2009 Soul Train Awards (2009); 2012 Soul Train Awards (2012); 26th Annual Trumpet Awards (2018); 2nd Annual BET Awards (2002); 34th NAACP Image Awards (2003); 68 Square Miles (2014); 6th Annual Black Music Honors (2021); 6th Annual Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards (2000); 6th Urban One Honors 2024 (2024); A Colors Show (2020); A Cross to Bear (2012); Abused (2025); An Evening of Stars: A Celebration of Educational Excellence (2001); An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Chaka Khan (2011); Angie Stone Feat. Alicia Keys & Eve: Brotha Part II (2002); Angie Stone: Brotha (2001); Angie Stone's: Love the Feeling (2023); Apollo at 70: A Hot Night in Harlem (2004); Apollo Live (2012); Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration (2000); As Written (2012); Baby Mama's Club (2010); Baisden After Dark (2007–2008); Bamboozled (2000); Barend en Van Dorp (2000); Behind the Movement (2018); Being (2015); BET Awards 2007 (2007); BET Her Presents: The Waiting Room (2019); BET Tonight Special: Aaliyah (2001); Blue Crush (2002); Blue Feat. Stevie Wonder & Angie Stone: Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours (2003); Body Electric (2004); Boulevard West (2012); Brothers (2021); Brown Sugar (2002); Candy Dulfer: Live in Amsterdam (2001); Caught on Tape (2013); Celebrity Fit Club (2006); Celebrity Ghost Stories (2013); Celebrity Wife Swap (2014); Come Together Collaborative: Come Together Now (2005); Dishing Tea with Big Meach (2014); Don Cornelius: Visionary, Trailblazer & Cultural Icon (2012); Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001); Dreams (2013); Eden (2014); Entanglement (2021); Girlfriends (2000–2008); Great Performances (2002–2007); Head Over Heels (2018); Heaux Phase (2023); House of Flav (2021); Huff Post's BV 365 (2012); In the Cut (2016); Jamie Foxx: Unpredictable (2006); Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2007); Labour (2015); Last Call with Carson Daly (2002–2004); Last Laugh '04 (2004); Late Show with David Letterman (2002); Later... With Jools Holland (2000–2007); Lincoln Heights (2008); Live with Kelly and Mark (2008); Love & Basketball (2000); Love N Success (2015); Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat (2002); Moesha (2000); My Other Mother (2014); My Real Life (2024); Nubbin & Friends (2016); Omar Feat. Angie Stone: Be Thankful (2000); One Christmas (2013); One on One (2004); Pandemically Single (2020); Pastor Brown (2009); Pau!l (2011); R&B Divas Atlanta (2012–2015); R&B Divas Pre Party (2013); R&B Divas: Atlanta (2013–2014); R&B Divas: Atlanta Reunion (2013); Ride Along (2014); Roswell (1999); Ryan Cameron: Uncensored (2008); Saints & Sinners (2018); Scary Movie V (2013); School Gyrls (2009); Shady Sisters: The Color of Love (2025); She Speaks Live (2019); Showtime at the Apollo (2002); Sister Circle Live (2019); Soldier Girls (1981); Soul Train (1999); Soundtrack for a Revolution (2009); Stax Records 50th Anniversary Concert (2008); Steve Harvey (2016); Tavis Smiley (2009); The 17th Annual Soul Train Music Awards (2003); The 365Black Awards (2013); The 5th Annual Women Rock (2004); The Big Breakfast (2000); The Brian McKnight Show (2009); The Deliverance (2024); The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2004–2007); The Fighting Temptations (2003); The Hot Chick (2002); The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005); The Legend of Hip Hop (2016); The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family' (2002); The Mo'Nique Show (2009–2011); The Pact (2025); The Real Housewives of Atlanta (2014); The Rickey Smiley Show (2014); The Sequence: Simon Says (1982); The Sopranos (2001); The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (2000–2008); The Tony Danza Show (2004); The Waiting Room (2019); The Wendy Williams Show (2009); To Love the Soul of a Woman (2016); Top of the Pops (2000); Unsung (2015–2020); Where's the Love? (2014); Wonder Girls (2012).

Born on this day – Ray Liotta:

Ray Liotta

Actor

Producer

December 18, 1954 – May 26, 2022

Credits:

Dangerous Waters (2023); Fool's Paradise (2023); Cocaine Bear (2023); Black Bird (2022); Broken Soldier (2022); Hanna (2021); The Many Saints of Newark (2021); No Sudden Move (2021); Syndrome K (2021); Hubie Halloween (2020); Fast Times at Ridgemont High Table Read (2020); Marriage Story (2019); Shades of Blue (2016–2018); The Simpsons (2018); Great News (2018); Young Sheldon (2017); Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2017); The Backup Dancer (2016); Flock of Dudes (2016); Modern Family (2016); Campus Code (2015); Blackway (2015); The Making of the Mob (2015); Texas Rising (2015); Ed Sheeran Feat. Rudimental: Bloodstream (2015); The Money (2014); Be Water (2014); Kill the Messenger (2014); Revenge of the Green Dragons (2014); Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014); David Guetta Feat. Sam Martin: Lovers on the Sun (2014); The Identical (2014); Better Living Through Chemistry (2014); Muppets Most Wanted (2014); Suddenly (2013); Pawn (2013); Mob of the Dead (2013); The Devil's in the Details (2013); Abominable Christmas (2012); NTSF:SD:SUV (2012); Dear Dracula (2012); Bad Karma (2012); Yellow (2012); The Place Beyond the Pines (2012); The Iceman (2012); Breathless (2012); Killing Them Softly (2012); Wanderlust (2012); Ticket Out (2012); The League (2011); The Entitled (2011); Field of Dreams 2: Lockout (2011); The River Murders (2011); Street Kings 2: Motor City (2011); All Things Fall Apart (2011); The Details (2011); The Son of No One (2011); Charlie St. Cloud (2010); Hannah Montana (2010); Chasing 3000 (2010); Snowmen (2010); Date Night (2010); Crazy on the Outside (2010); Youth in Revolt (2009); The Line (2009); Powder Blue (2009); Observe and Report (2009); Crossing Over (2009); SpongeBob SquarePants (2008); Hero Wanted (2008); Bee Movie (2007); Battle in Seattle (2007); Smith (2006–2007); In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale (2007); Wild Hogs (2007); Smokin' Aces (2006); Comeback Season (2006); Local Color (2006); Even Money (2006); Slow Burn (2005); Revolver (2005); Control (2004); ER (2004); The Last Shot (2004); Identity (2003); Ticker (2002); Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002); Point of Origin (2002); John Q (2002); Just Shoot Me! (2001–2002); Narc (2002); Family Guy (2001); Blow (2001); Heartbreakers (2001); Hannibal (2001); A Rumor of Angels (2000); Pilgrim (2000); Forever Mine (1999); Muppets from Space (1999); The Rat Pack (1998); Phoenix (1998); Cop Land (1997); Turbulence (1997); Unforgettable (1996); Frasier (1995); Operation Dumbo Drop (1995); Corrina, Corrina (1994); No Escape (1994); Unlawful Entry (1992); Article 99 (1992); Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules (1991); Goodfellas (1990); Field of Dreams (1989); Dominick and Eugene (1988); Arena Brains (1987); Something Wild (1986); Our Family Honor (1985); The New Mike Hammer (1984); The Lonely Lady (1983); Casablanca (1983); St. Elsewhere (1983); Another World (1978–1981); Crazy Times (1981); Hardhat and Legs (1980).

Born on this day – Roger E. Mosley:

Roger E. Mosley

Actor

Director

Writer

December 18, 1938 – August 7, 2022

Born on this day – Lonnie Brooks:

Lonnie Brooks

Blues singer

Guitarist

Writer

December 18, 1933 – April 1, 2017

Born on this day – Gunnel Lindblom:

Gunnel Lindblom

Actress

Director

December 18, 1931 – January 24, 2021

Born on this day – Peggy Cummins:

Peggy Cummins

Actress

December 18, 1925 – December 29, 2017

Credits:

Always a Bride (1953); American Cinema (1995); Both Sides of the Law (1953); Cash on Delivery (1954); Century of Cinema (1995); Compression (2023–2025); Current Release (1952); Dentist in the Chair (1960); Dr. O'Dowd (1940); Escape (1948); Film Fanfare (1956); Full Screen Ahead (1957); Green Grass of Wyoming (1948); Gun Crazy (1950); Hell Drivers (1957); Her Man Gilbey (1944); If This Be Sin (1949); In the Doghouse (1961); Juke Box Jury (1959–1960); La voleuse (1987); Looks Familiar (1973); Meet Mr. Lucifer (1953); Moss Rose (1947); Night of the Demon / aka Curse of the Demon (1957); Noir Alley (2017); Old Mother Riley Detective (1943); Operation X (1950); Salute John Citizen (1942); Speak of the Devil: The Making of Night of the Demon (2007); Summer Comedy Hour (1965); TCM Remembers 2018 (2018); The Captain's Table (1959); The Human Jungle (1964); The Late George Apley (1947); The Love Lottery (1954); The March Hare (1956); The Passionate Sentry (1952); The Rules of Film Noir (2009); The Ship Was Loaded (1957); The World Our Stage (1957); Val Parnell's Spectacular (1960); Welcome Mr Washington (1944); Your Money or Your Wife (1960).

Born on this day – Lynn Bari:

Lynn Bari

Actress

December 18, 1919 – November 20, 1989

Credits:

The Young Runaways (1968); The F.B.I. (1965); The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (1966); Perry Mason (1957); Death Valley Days (1952); Ripcord (1961); Lorrie Richards in Trauma (1962); Ben Casey (1961); Everglades! (1961); The New Breed (1961); Checkmate (1960); Michael Shayne (1960); The Aquanauts (1960); Law of the Plainsman (1959); Overland Trail (1960); Bronco (1958); The Magical World of Disney (1954); Matinee Theatre (1955); The Red Skelton Hour (1951); Damn Citizen (1958); The Women of Pitcairn Island (1956); Lux Video Theatre (1950); Studio 57 (1954); Climax! (1954); Serenade (1956); Screen Directors Playhouse (1955); Science Fiction Theatre (1955); City Detective (1953); The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (1953); Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops (1955); Viceroy Star Theatre (1954); Francis Joins the WACS (1954); Chevron Theatre (1952); The Ford Television Theatre (1952); Boss Lady (1952); The Schaefer Century Theatre (1952); Has Anybody Seen My Gal (1952); I Dream of Jeanie (1952); Sunny Side of the Street (1951); On the Loose (1951); Alice in Wonderland (1951); Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (1950); I'd Climb the Highest Mountain (1951); The Bigelow Theatre (1950); Mr. Music (1950); Detective's Wife (1950); The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre (1948); The Kid from Cleveland (1949); The Amazing Mr. X (1948); The Man from Texas (1948); Nocturne (1946); Margie (1946); Home, Sweet Homicide (1946); White Tie and Tails (1946); Shock (1946); Captain Eddie (1945); Sweet and Low-Down (1944); Tampico (1944); The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1944); Hello Frisco, Hello (1943); China Girl (1942); Orchestra Wives (1942); The Magnificent Dope (1942); The Falcon Takes Over (1942); Secret Agent of Japan (1942); The Night Before the Divorce (1942); The Perfect Snob (1941); Moon Over Her Shoulder (1941); We Go Fast (1941); Sun Valley Serenade (1941); Blood and Sand (1941); Sis Hopkins (1941); Sleepers West (1941); Charter Pilot (1940); Kit Carson (1940); Pier 13 (1940); Earthbound (1940); Lillian Russell (1940); Free, Blonde and 21 (1940); City of Chance (1940); City in Darkness (1939); Pack Up Your Troubles (1939); Hollywood Cavalcade (1939); Hotel for Women (1939); News Is Made at Night (1939); Chasing Danger (1939); The Return of the Cisco Kid (1939); Pardon Our Nerve (1939); Sharpshooters (1938); Meet the Girls (1938); I'll Give a Million (1938); Always Goodbye (1938); Speed to Burn (1938); Josette (1938); Battle of Broadway (1938); Mr. Moto's Gamble (1938); Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938); Walking Down Broadway (1938); The Baroness and the Butler (1938); City Girl (1938); Love and Hisses (1937); 45 Fathers (1937); Ali Baba Goes to Town (1937); Lancer Spy (1937); Life Begins in College (1937); Wife, Doctor and Nurse (1937); You Can't Have Everything (1937); The Lady Escapes (1937); Wake Up and Live (1937); She Had to Eat (1937); Wee Willie Winkie (1937); Sing and Be Happy (1937); This Is My Affair (1937); Café Metropole (1937); Fair Warning (1937); Love Is News (1937); Time Out for Romance (1937); On the Avenue (1937); Woman-Wise (1937); Crack-Up (1936); Under Your Spell (1936); Pigskin Parade (1936); 15 Maiden Lane (1936); Ladies in Love (1936); Star for a Night (1936); Sing, Baby, Sing (1936); Girls' Dormitory (1936); 36 Hours to Kill (1936); Poor Little Rich Girl (1936); Private Number (1936); Gentle Julia (1936); The Great Ziegfeld (1936); Everybody's Old Man (1936); Song and Dance Man (1936); It Had to Happen (1936); My Marriage (1936); King of Burlesque (1936); Professional Soldier (1935); Show Them No Mercy! (1935); Pirate Party on Catalina Isle (1935); The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo (1935); Thanks a Million (1935); Music Is Magic (1935); Metropolitan (1935); Way Down East (1935); Charlie Chan in Shanghai (1935); Two Sinners (1935); Ladies Love Danger (1935); The Gay Deception (1935); Redheads on Parade (1935); Orchids to You (1935); Welcome Home (1935); Every Night at Eight (1935); Dante's Inferno (1935); Curly Top (1935); The Daring Young Man (1935); Doubting Thomas (1935); Spring Tonic (1935); $10 Raise (1935); George White's 1935 Scandals (1935); The Great Hotel Murder (1935); Under Pressure (1935); Charlie Chan in Paris (1935); Music in the Air (1934); 365 Nights in Hollywood (1934); Handy Andy (1934); Twenty Million Sweethearts (1934); Stand Up and Cheer! (1934); Bottoms Up (1934); Coming Out Party (1934); David Harum (1934); Caravan (1934); Search for Beauty (1934); I Am Suzanne! (1933); Dancing Lady (1933); Meet the Baron (1933); Old King Cole (1933).

Born on this day – Ossie Davis:

Ossie Davis

Actor

Writer

Director

December 18, 1917 – February 4, 2005

Credits:

The L Word (2004–2005); Proud (2004); She Hate Me (2004); JAG (2003); Baadasssss! (2003); Deacons for Defense (2003); Touched by an Angel (1996–2002); Presidio Med (2002); Bubba Ho-Tep (2002); Philly (2002); The Feast of All Saints (2001); Legend of the Candy Cane (2001); Between the Lions (2001); J.C. Leyendecker: The Great American Illustrator (2000); Here's to Life! (2000); Dinosaur (2000); Finding Buck McHenry (2000); Third Watch (1999–2000); City of Angels (2000); A Vow to Cherish (1999); Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts of Christmas Eve (1999); The Soul Collector (1999); The Secret Path (1999); Alyson's Closet (1998); Promised Land (1996–1998); Doctor Dolittle (1998); The Protector (1997); 12 Angry Men (1997); Miss Evers' Boys (1997); Home of the Brave (1996); Ripper (1996); I'm Not Rappaport (1996); Get on the Bus (1996); The Client (1995–1996); The Android Affair (1995); Sesame Street (1995); Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder (1995); The Great Battles of the Civil War (1994); The Client (1994); Evening Shade (1990–1994); Ray Alexander: A Taste for Justice (1994); The Stand (1994); Grumpy Old Men (1993); Cop & ½ (1993); American Experience (1993); Queen (1993); The Ernest Green Story (1993); Lincoln (1992); Malcolm X (1992); Gladiator (1992); Hands Upon the Heart (1991); Jungle Fever (1991); We'll Take Manhattan (1990); B.L. Stryker (1989–1990); Joe Versus the Volcano (1990); The Red Shoes (1990); Do the Right Thing (1989); School Daze (1988); Crown Dick (1987); Avenging Angel (1985); The House of God (1984); Harry & Son (1984); American Playhouse (1983); Purlie (1981); Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige (1981); Ossie and Ruby! (1980–1981); All God's Children (1980); Freedom Road (1979); Hot Stuff (1979); Roots: The Next Generations (1979); King (1978); NBC Special Treat (1977); Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid (1977); The Tenth Level (1976); Cool Red (1976); Let's Do It Again (1975); Hawaii Five-O (1974); The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People (1974); Gordon's War (1973); Love, American Style (1973); Black Girl (1972); The Sheriff (1971); Kongi's Harvest (1970); Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970); Night Gallery (1969); Slaves (1969); Sam Whiskey (1969); Bonanza (1959); The Name of the Game (1969); Teacher, Teacher (1969); N.Y.P.D. (1968); The Scalphunters (1968); The Outsider (1967); Run for Your Life (1966–1967); 12 O'Clock High (1966); The Fugitive (1966); A Man Called Adam (1966); History of the Negro People (1965); Slattery's People (1965); The Hill (1965); The Defenders (1961–1965); The Doctors and the Nurses (1964); Shock Treatment (1964); The Cardinal (1963); East Side/West Side (1963); The Great Adventure (1963); Gone Are the Days! (1963); Car 54, Where Are You? (1962–1963); Seven Times Monday (1962); Play of the Week (1960–1961); John Brown's Raid (1960); CBS Repertoire Workshop (1960); Playhouse 90 (1960); Kraft Theatre (1955); The Emperor Jones (1955); The Joe Louis Story (1953); Fourteen Hours (1951); No Way Out (1950).

Born on this day – Betty Grable:

Betty Grable

Actress

Model

Dancer

Singer

December 18, 1916 – July 2, 1973

Born on this day – Julius Dassin:

Julius Dassin

Director

Producer

Writer

Actor

December 18, 1911 – March 31, 2008

Born on this day – John Reese:

John Reese

Writer

December 18, 1910 – August 15, 1981

Credits:

Signal Guns at Sunup (1950); The High Passes (1954); Rich Man's Range (1966.); Sunblind Range (1968); Sure Shot Shapiro (1968); Singalee (1969); Horses, Honor, and Women (1970); Sierra Showdown (1971); Jesus on Horseback: The Mooney County Saga (1971), originally published as a trilogy: Angel Range, The Blowholers (aka Lonesome Cowboy), The Land Baron, from (1973–1975); Big Hitch (1972); Springfield .45-70, (1972); The Wild One (1972); Blacksnake Man (1976); A Sheriff for All the People (1976); Omar, Fats, and Trixie (1976); Halter-Broke (1977); Rich Man's Range (1978); Legacy of a Land Hog (1979); Maximum Range (1981); Sheehan's Mill (1943); Rainmaker (1949); Big Mutt (1952); The Shouting Duke (1952); Three Wild Ones (1963); Dinky (1964); The Looters (1968); Pity Us All (1969).

Born on this day – George Stevens:

George Stevens

Director

Producer

Writer

Cinematographer

December 18, 1904 – March 8, 1975

Credits:

The Spirit of Liberation (2017); D-Day: The Color Footage (1999); George Stevens: D-Day to Berlin (1994); D-Day to Berlin: Newsnight Special (1985); The Only Game in Town (1970); The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965); The Diary of Anne Frank (1959); Giant (1956); Shane (1953); Something to Live For (1952); A Place in the Sun (1951); I Remember Mama (1948); On Our Merry Way (1948); George Stevens' World War II Footage (1946); The Nazi Plan (1945); Nazi Concentration and Prison Camps (1945); That Justice Be Done (1945); The More the Merrier (1943); The Talk of the Town (1942); Woman of the Year (1942); Penny Serenade (1941); Vigil in the Night (1940); Gunga Din (1939); Vivacious Lady (1938); A Damsel in Distress (1937); Quality Street (1937); Swing Time (1936); Annie Oakley (1935); Alice Adams (1935); The Nitwits (1935); Laddie (1935); Kentucky Kernels (1934); Ocean Swells (1934); Bachelor Bait (1934); Hollywood Party (1934); Cracked Shots (1934); Rough Necking (1934); Strictly Fresh Yeggs (1934); The Undie-World (1934); Bridal Bail (1934); A Divorce Courtship (1933); Grin and Bear It (1933); Walking Back Home (1933); What Fur (1933); Flirting in the Park (1933); Quiet Please! (1933); Room Mates (1933); The Cohens and Kellys in Trouble (1933); Should Crooners Marry (1933); Rock-a-Bye Cowboy (1933); Family Troubles (1933); Boys Will Be Boys (1932); The Finishing Touch (1932); The All-American (1932); Who, Me? (1932); The Kick-Off! (1931); Mama Loves Papa (1931); Call a Cop! (1931); Air-Tight (1931); High Gear (1931); Blood and Thunder (1931); The Panic Is On (1931); Let's Do Things (1931); Spuk um Mitternacht (1931); Glückliche Kindheit (1931); Pêle-Mêle (1930); Bigger and Better (1930); Noche de duendes (1930); The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case (1930); Radiomanía (1930); Tiembla y Titubea (1930); Below Zero (1930); La vida nocturna (1930); The Big Kick (1930); Brats (1930); Blotto (1930); The Fighting Parson (1930); The Real McCoy (1930); The Head Guy (1930); Ladrones (1930); Night Owls (1930); Angora Love (1929); Skirt Shy (1929); The Hoose-Gow (1929); Bacon Grabbers (1929); Shy Boy (1929); They Go Boom! (1929); Crazy Feet (1929); Snappy Sneezer (1929); Dad's Day (1929); Men O'War (1929); Leaping Love (1929); Madame Q (1929); Double Whoopee (1929); Hurdy Gurdy (1929); Unaccustomed As We Are (1929); Big Business (1929); That's My Wife (1929); Wrong Again (1929); Liberty (1929); We Faw Down (1928); Feed 'em and Weep (1928); Two Tars (1928); All Parts (1928); Do Gentlemen Snore? (1928); Early to Bed (1928); Should Married Men Go Home? (1928); Should Women Drive? (1928); Their Purple Moment (1928); Tell It to the Judge (1928); Blow by Blow (1928); Came the Dawn (1928); The Finishing Touch (1928); Dumb Daddies (1928); Leave 'em Laughing (1928); Should Tall Men Marry? (1928); Pass the Gravy (1928); The Battle of the Century (1927); Putting Pants on Philip (1927); Love 'em and Feed 'em (1927); Hats Off (1927); The Girl from Gay Paree (1927); Sugar Daddies (1927); Lightning (1927); No Man's Law (1927); The Second 100 Years (1927); The Honorable Mr. Buggs (1927); Slipping Wives (1927); The Valley of Hell (1927); The Desert's Toll (1926); The Devil Horse (1926); No Man's Law (1925); Black Cyclone (1925); Looking for Sally (1925); The White Sheep (1924); The Battling Orioles (1924); Roughest Africa (1923); Ladies Last (1930).

Born on this day – Mary Nolan:

Mary Nolan

Actress

Singer

Dancer

December 18, 1902 – October 31, 1948

Credits:

A Man's Man (1929); Adventures of a Ten Mark Note (1926); Beautiful and Dumb (1932); Broadway Gossip No. 3 (1932); Charming Sinners (1929); Das Parfüm der Mrs. Worrington (1925); Das süße Mädel (1926); Desert Nights (1929); Die Feuertänzerin (1925); Die Königin des Weltbades (1926); Die Mädchen von Paris (1927); Die unberührte Frau (1925); Die Welt will belogen sein (1926); Docks of San Francisco (1932); Eleven Who Were Loyal (1926); Enemies of the Law (1931); Erinnerungen einer Nonne (1927); File 113 (1932); Fünf-Uhr-Tee in der Ackerstraße (1926); Good Morning, Judge (1928); Halloh - Caesar! (1927); Outside the Law (1930); Shanghai Lady (1929); Silks and Saddles (1929); Sorrell and Son (1927); The Armored Vault (1926); The Big Shot (1931); The Foreign Legion (1928); The Midnight Patrol (1932); Topsy and Eva (1927); Undertow (1930); Unser täglich Brot (1926); Verborgene Gluten (1925); Wenn die Liebe nicht wär'! (1925); West of Zanzibar (1928); Wien, wie es weint und lacht (1926); X Marks the Spot (1931); Young Desire (1930).

Born on this day – Gladys Cooper:

Gladys Cooper

Actress

Producer

Theatrical manager

December 18, 1888 – November 17, 1971

Credits:

The Persuaders! (1971); The Doctors (1971); The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens (1970); A Nice Girl Like Me (1969); The Happiest Millionaire (1967); Callan (1967); Adam Adamant Lives! (1967); The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (1966); Emergency-Ward 10 (1965); Ben Casey (1965); The Rogues (1964–1965); The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1963–1964); My Fair Lady (1964); The Twilight Zone (1962–1964); The Outer Limits (1963); Burke's Law (1963); The List of Adrian Messenger (1963); Going My Way (1963); Pygmalion (1963); Fair Exchange (1962); The Dick Powell Theatre (1962); Playdate (1962); Naked City (1962); If the Crown Fits (1961); Rendezvous (1960); ITV Play of the Week (1959–1960); Adventures in Paradise (1959); Separate Tables (1958); The Ann Sothern Show (1958); Playhouse 90 (1957–1958); Matinee Theatre (1958); Suspicion (1958); Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1957); The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial (1957); The Alcoa Hour (1956); The Man Who Loved Redheads (1955); At Sword's Point (1952); Thunder on the Hill (1951); BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950); Madame Bovary (1949); The Secret Garden (1949); The Pirate (1948); Homecoming (1948); The Bishop's Wife (1947); Green Dolphin Street (1947); The Cockeyed Miracle (1946); Beware of Pity (1946); The Green Years (1946); Love Letters (1945); The Valley of Decision (1945); Mrs. Parkington (1944); The White Cliffs of Dover (1944); The Song of Bernadette (1943); Princess O'Rourke (1943); Mr. Lucky (1943); Forever and a Day (1943); Now, Voyager (1942); Eagle Squadron (1942); This Above All (1942); The Gay Falcon (1941); A Yank in the RAF (1941); The Black Cat (1941); That Hamilton Woman (1941); Kitty Foyle (1940); Rebecca (1940); The Iron Duke (1934); Bonnie Prince Charlie (1923); The Bohemian Girl (1922); Headin' North (1921); Unmarried (1920); My Lady's Dress (1917); Masks and Faces (1917); The Sorrows of Satan (1917); The Real Thing at Last (1916); Danny Donovan, the Gentleman Cracksman (1914); The Eleventh Commandment (1913).