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).

On this day in movie history - Madame Bovary (1949):

Madame Bovary

directed by Vincente Minnelli,

written by Robert Ardrey,

based on the novel by Gustave Flaubert,

was released in the United States on August 25, 1949.
Music by Miklós Rózsa.

Cast:

Jennifer Jones, James Mason, Van Heflin, Louis Jourdan, Alf Kjellin, Gene Lockhart, Frank Allenby, Gladys Cooper, John Abbott, Harry Morgan, George Zucco, Ellen Corby, Eduard Franz, Henri Letondal, Esther Somers, Frederic Tozere, Paul Cavanagh, Vernon Steele, Dawn Kinney.