On this day in movie history - Soundies: A Musical History (2007):

Soundies: A Musical History,

documentary directed by Chris Lamson,

written by Chris Lamson and Jennifer Sneider,

was released in the United States on March 3, 2007.

Hosted by Michael Feinstein.

Music by Michael Feinstein.

Cast:
Van Alexander, Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Mel Blanc, Will Bradley, Les Brown, Cab Calloway, Mark Cantor, Cyd Charisse, Nat 'King' Cole, Dorothy Dandridge, Doris Day, Yvonne De Carlo, Jimmy Dorsey, George Duke, Roy Eldridge, Duke Ellington, Frances Faye, Michael Feinstein, Irving Fields, Joe Franklin, Hugh Hefner, Spike Jones, Louis Jordan, Gene Krupa, Liberace, Leonard Maltin, Ginny Mancini, Wynton Marsalis, Hugh Martin, The Mills Brothers, Dan Morgenstern, Helen O'Connell, Anita O'Day, Jackie Parton, Les Paul, 'Snub' Pollard, Stan Ridgway, Kay Starr, Claude Thornhill, Mel Tormé, Merle Travis, Fats Waller, Ben Webster, Lawrence Welk.

On this day in music history - Landmarks, by Clannad (1998):

The album Landmarks,

by Clannad,

was released on March 3, 1998.

Born on this day – Gia Scala:

Gia Scala

Actress

March 3, 1934 – April 30, 1972

Credits:

It Takes a Thief (1969); The Name of the Game (1969); Operation Delilah (1967); Tarzan (1967); Jericho (1966); Run for Your Life (1965); 12 O'Clock High (1965); Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1965); Convoy (1965); The Rogues (1964–1965); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1964); The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1964); The Triumph of Robin Hood (1962); The Guns of Navarone (1961); Alfred Hitchcock in Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1960–1961); Hong Kong (1961); Two Girls on the Town (1961); Here's Hollywood (1961); The Islanders (1960); I Aim at the Stars (1960); Battle of the Coral Sea (1959); The Angry Hills (1959); Goodyear Theatre (1959); Ride a Crooked Trail (1958); The Two-Headed Spy (1958); The Tunnel of Love (1958); Don't Go Near the Water (1957); Tip on a Dead Jockey (1957); The Garment Jungle (1957); The Big Boodle (1957); Four Girls in Town (1957); The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (1957); The Price of Fear (1956); Never Say Goodbye (1956); All That Heaven Allows (1955).

Born on this day – Micheline Dax:

Micheline Dax

Actress

Singer

March 3, 1924 – April 27, 2014

Credits:

Worst week of My Life (2010–2011); The Invisible Woman (2009); Park Benches (2009); Louis the flea market (2007); Max & Co (2007); Venus and Apollo (2005); My wife's ex-wife Life (2004); Monos (2003); The Little Mermaid DVD Read-Along (2002); The soup tureen (2002); Politically Rock (2000); Operation Bugs Bunny (1997); Violetta the Motorcycle Queen (1997); Toonstruck (1996); A Nanny of Note 2 (1995); The Bizarre Adventures of Woodruff and the Schnibble (1994); Hotel Mario (1994); Pregnancy nervous (1994); Gargantua (1993); The Joy of Living (1993); Les Misérables (1992); Taxi Girl (1992); The Keys to Paradise (1991); Forbidden to the public (1989); Pentimento (1989); What a family! (1989); A Key for Two (1989); Like father, Like Son (1988); L'amour à la letter (1986); Next case (1986); Lucky Luke (1984–1985); The Viratatoums (1985); A New Channel (1983); In the event of World War, I'm Flying Abroad (1983); The Head of the Family (1982); Sanctimonious or The Impostor (1980); Peter Voss, der Millionendieb (1977); Let's marry them Living! ... (1976); The Great Swagger (1976); The Twelve Tasks of Asterix (1976); The Acrobat (1976); Flat Out (1975); At the Theatre Tonight (1973–1974); Your the seagulls! (1974); The Goose with the Golden Eggs (1973); Sir Pompadour (1973); The Last Bourrée in Paris (1973); A Slightly Pregnant Man (1973); Anybody Can Call Me (1973); The Canary (1973); Tintin and the Shark Lake (1972); Music Please (1970); These gentlemen of the trigger (1970); The Shame of the Family (1969); Asterix and Cleopatra (1968); The Sloe (1968); The Little Lion (1967); The Great Dozmo (1967); Tender Scoundrel (1966); The Sprinkler (1966); To the two of us, Paris! (1966); Boulevard des Miscellaneous facts: 65-66 (1966); Soup Time (1965); Human Stupidity (1965); Les mordus de Paris (1965); Six in Paris / Rue Saint-Denis (1965); Blagapar (1964); The Magic Roundabout (1964); Skaal (1963); It's Not Me, It's the Other (1962); The Pavement of Paris (1961); Against the Grain (1961); What a time! 2 (1961); One Two-Wheeled (1960); Love and the Frenchwoman / Enfance, L (1960); Plural of Monsieur Leather Rings (1959); Spring Newty (1959); The Key to the Fields (1958–1959); Sacred Youth (1958); Mimi Pinson (1958); Airs de France (1958); This pretty world (1957); The Friend of the Family (1957); The Violin of the Orfeon (1957); Spring in Paris (1957); The Seventh Commandment (1957); Miss Catastrophe (1956); Slightly Ahead (1956); Don Juan (1956); If Paris Was Told to Us (1956); M'sieur la Quail (1955); Villa Sans-Souci (1955); No Mice in Business (1955); Ah! The Beautiful Priestesses of Bacchus (1954); Women of Paris (1953); Street of L'Estrapade (1953); Paris Magazine (1952); Branquignol (1949); Monelle (1948).

Born on this day – James Doohan:

James Doohan

Actor

Writer

March 3, 1920 – July 20, 2005

Credits:

Skinwalker: Curse of the Shaman (2005); The Duke (1999); Through Dead Eyes (1999); Bug Buster (1998); The Bold and the Beautiful (1993–1997); Duckman: Private Dick / Family Man (1997); Star Trek: Generations (1997); Outer Space (1996); River of Stone (1994); New York Skyride (1994); Star Trek: Generations (1994); Storybook (1994); Star Trek: Judgment Rites (1993); Amore! (1993); Loaded Weapon 1 (1993); Star Trek 25th Anniversary (1992); The Ben Stiller Show (1992); Star Trek: The Next Generation (1992); Double Trouble (1992); Star Trek Adventure (1991); Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991); Knight Rider 2000 (1991); MacGyver (1990); Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989); Danger Bay (1988); Grandeur et décadence d'un petit commerce de cinéma (1987); Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986); Hotel (1985); Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984); Magnum, P.I. (1983); Fantasy Island (1983); Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982); Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979); Jason of Star Command (1978); Insight (1977); Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973–1974); Return to Peyton Place (1973); Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969–1972); Man in the Wilderness (1971); O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (1971); Pretty Maids All in a Row (1971); Daniel Boone (1969–1970); Then Came Bronson (1969); Star Trek (1966–1969); Jigsaw (1968); Peyton Place (1965–1967); Jericho (1966); Iron Horse (1966); Fantastic Voyage (1966); One of Our Spies Is Missing (1966); Blue Light (1966); A Man Called Shenandoah (1966); The F.B.I. (1966); Scalplock (1966); The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964–1966); The Virginian (1963–1965); Bewitched (1965); Convoy (1965); Laredo (1965); The Fugitive (1965); His Magic Machine (1965); Bus Riley's Back in Town (1965); The Satan Bug (1965); Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964); Signpost to Murder (1964); 36 Hours (1964); Ben Casey (1964); The Rogues (1964); The Outer Limits (1964); The Richard Boone Show (1964); The Serial (1963–1964); Bonanza (1962–1963); The Wheeler Dealers (1963); Festival (1961–1963); The Labyrinth (1963); Going My Way (1963); Empire (1963); The Gallant Men (1963); G.E. True (1963); Hazel (1963); The Twilight Zone (1963); Gunsmoke (1962); The New Breed (1962); The Business of Farming (1961); Encounter (1953–1961); Heritage (1961); First Person (1960); R.C.M.P. (1960); The Hill (1960); Startime (1960); The Unforeseen (1958–1959); The Ticket (1958); First Performance (1956–1958); On Camera (1954–1958); Test Pilot (1957); Folio (1956–1957); Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans (1957); Strike in Town: Revised (1956); The Cage (1956); The Hill (1956); Strike in Town (1955); Playbill (1953–1955); Men at Work (1954); Howdy Doody (1954); Space Command (1953); Tales of Tomorrow (1952); Suspense (1951); Somerset Maugham TV Theatre (1950); Actor's Studio (1950).

Born on this day – Jean Harlow:

Jean Harlow

Actress

March 3, 1911 – June 7, 1937

Credits:

Saratoga (1937); Personal Property (1937); The Candid Camera Story (Very Candid) of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures 1937 Convention (1937); Libeled Lady (1936); Suzy (1936); Wife vs. Secretary (1936); Riffraff (1935); China Seas (1935); Reckless (1935); The Girl from Missouri (1934); Hollywood on Parade No. B-1 (1934); Hollywood on Parade No. B-6 (1934); Hollywood on Parade No. B-8 (1934); Bombshell (1933); Dinner at Eight (1933); Hold Your Man (1933); Screen Snapshots (1932); Red Dust (1932); Red-Headed Woman (1932); Scarface (1932); The Beast of the City (1932); Three Wise Girls (1931); Beau Hunks (1931); Platinum Blonde (1931); Goldie (1931); The Iron Man (1931); The Public Enemy (1931); The Secret 6 (1931); City Lights (1931); Hell's Angels (1930); New York Nights (1929); Weak But Willing (1929); This Thing Called Love (1929); The Love Parade (1929); The Saturday Night Kid (1929); Bacon Grabbers (1929); Masquerade (1929); Thundering Toupees (1929); Double Whoopee (1929); The Unkissed Man (1929); Close Harmony (1929); Why Is a Plumber? (1929); Why Be Good? (1929); Fugitives (1929); Liberty (1929); Chasing Husbands (1928); Moran of the Marines (1928); Honor Bound (1928).

Tom Clancy, on writing:

Success is a finished book, a stack of pages each of which is filled with words.

If you reach that point, you have won a victory over yourself no less impressive than sailing single-handed around the world.

- Tom Clancy.