Born on this day – George Reeves:

George Reeves

Actor

Director

January 5, 1914 – June 16, 1959

Credits:

Action Heroes of Movies & T.V. (1989); Actor's Studio (1949); Adventures of Superman (1952–1958); Airborne Lifeboat (1945); Always a Bride (1940); Arena (1981); Argentine Nights (1940); Arson, Inc. (1949); Bar 20 (1943); Batman and Robin and the Other Super Heroes (1989); Believe It or Not (1950); Biography (2000); Blood and Sand (1941); Blue, White and Perfect (1942); Border Patrol (1943); Breakdowns of 1941 (1941); Buckskin Frontier (1943); Bugles in the Afternoon (1952); Calling All Husbands (1940); Calling Philo Vance (1939); Champagne for Two (1947); Colt Comrades (1943); Dead Men Tell (1941); Derrick contre Superman (1992); E! Mysteries & Scandals (1998); Espionage Agent (1939); Famous Nathan (2014); Father Is a Prince (1940); Fireside Theatre (1952); Footlights Theater (1953); Forever Female (1953); Four Wives (1939); From Here to Eternity (1953); Funny Boners (1955); Gambling on the High Seas (1940); Gone with the Wind (1939); Hands of Mystery (1950); Haunted Homes of Hollywood (2018); Hollywood at War: A Compilation of War Time Shorts (1980); Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths (1990); Hollywood Insider (2021); Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies (1988); Hoppy Serves a Writ (1943); I Love Lucy (1957); I Love Lucy's 50th Anniversary Special (2001); Jungle Goddess (1948); Jungle Jim (1948); Kisses (1976); Knute Rockne All American (1940); Kraft Theatre (1949–1952); Kraft Theatre / The Philco Television Playhouse (1950); Ladies Must Live (1940); Leather Burners (1943); Lights Out (1950–1951); Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman (2006); Lydia (1941); Man at Large (1941); Meet the Fleet (1940); Movie Star Commercials and Important Messages (1983); MovieReal: Hollywoodland (2006); My Love Came Back (1940); On Dress Parade (1939); Oops, those Hollywood Bloopers! (1982); Pony Express Days (1940); Rancho Notorious (1952); Ride, Cowboy, Ride (1939); Samson and Delilah (1949); San Francisco Mix (1971); Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics (2010); Sex Hygiene (1942); Sheriff John's Cartoon Time (1953); So Proudly We Hail! (1943); Special Agent (1949); Stamp Day for Superman (1954); Starlight Theatre (1950); Storyland (1955); Studio 10 (2022); Such Good Friends (1971); Super Circus (1955); Superheroes Decoded (2017); Superman (1973); Superman 50th Anniversary (1988); Superman and Scotland Yard (1954); Superman and the Jungle Devil (1954); Superman and the Mole-Men (1951); Superman Flies Again (1954); Superman in Exile (1954); Superman's Peril (1954); Superpowered: The DC Story (2024); Suspense (1949–1951); Tear Gas Squad (1940); Television: The First Fifty Years (1999); The Adventures of Ellery Queen (1950); The Adventures of Sir Galahad (1949); The Bigger Bubble (2025); The Blue Gardenia (1953); The Clock (1949); The Curse of Superman (2006); The Fighting 69th (1940); The Flash (2023); The Ford Television Theatre (1952); The Good Humor Man (1950); The Great Lover (1949); The Kansan (1943); The Lady and the Lug (1941); The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith (1943); The Life and Legacy of George Reeves (2006); The Linkletter Show (1954); The Mad Martindales (1942); The Magical World of Disney (1956–1961); The Monroe Doctrine (1939); The Mutineers (1949); The Sainted Sisters (1948); The Silver Theatre (1949–1950); The Strawberry Blonde (1941); The Tony Bennett Show (1956); The Trap (1950); The Web (1950); This Boy's Life (1993); Throwing a Party (1941); Thunder in the Pines (1948); 'Til We Meet Again (1940); Time to Kill (1945); Torrid Zone (1940); Unsolved Mysteries (1995); Variety Girl (1947); Virginia City (1940); WatchMojo (2018); Westward Ho, the Wagons! (1956); When the Applause Died / Death in Hollywood (1990); Winged Victory (1944).

On this day in movie history - The Blue Gardenia (1953):

The Blue Gardenia

directed by Fritz Lang,

written by Charles Hoffman,

based on the novella The Gardenia by Vera Caspary,

was released in the United States on March 28, 1953.
Music by Raoul Kraushaar.

Cast:

Anne Baxter, Richard Conte, Ann Sothern, Raymond Burr, Jeff Donnell, Richard Erdman, George Reeves, Ruth Storey, Ray Walker, Nat King Cole, Dolores Fuller.