On this day in music history - Dúlamán, by Clannad (1976):

The album Dúlamán,

by Clannad,

was released on March 5, 1976.

Born on this day – Dean Stockwell:

Dean Stockwell

Actor

March 5, 1936 – November 7, 2021

Credits:

The Timekeepers of Eternity (2021); Entertainment (2015); NCIS: New Orleans (2014); Rusty Steel (2014); Persecuted (2014); Deep in the Darkness (2014); Enlisted (2014); Max Rose (2013); C.O.G. (2013); Battlestar Galactica: The Plan (2009); Battlestar Galactica (2006–2009); Crash (2008); The Nanny Express (2008); The Dunwich Horror (2008); Al's Beef (2008); The Deal (2007); Gnarls Barkley: Smiley Faces, Version 2 (2006); American Black Beauty (2005); JAG (2002–2004); The Manchurian Candidate (2004); Stargate SG-1 (2002); Star Trek: Enterprise (2002); First Monday (2002); Inferno (2002); Buffalo Soldiers (2001); The Quickie (2001); CQ (2001); Italian Ties (2001); Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (2000); In Pursuit (2000); They Nest (2000); The Flunky (2000); Cold Feet (1999); What Katy Did (1999); Rites of Passage (1999); The Drew Carey Show (1999); The Venice Project (1999); Water Damage (1999); Restraining Order (1999); It's True! (1998); The Tony Danza Show (1997–1998); Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark Knights (1998); Popular Science (1997); The Rainmaker (1997); The Shadow Men (1997); Air Force One (1997); Ink (1997); Midnight Blue (1997); McHale's Navy (1997); Living in Peril (1997); Close to Danger (1997); Unabomber: The True Story (1996); Last Resort (1996); Twilight Man (1996); Naked Souls (1996); Can't Hurry Love (1996); Mr. Wrong (1996); The Commish (1995); Nowhere Man (1995); Snowy River: The McGregor Saga (1995); Street Gear (1995); Chicago Hope (1995); The Langoliers (1995); Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan (1995); Madonna: Innocence Lost (1994); The Innocent (1994); Justice in a Small Town (1994); Vanishing Son II (1994); Chasers (1994); Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1994); Burke's Law (1994); In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance (1994); Bonanza: The Return (1993); Caught in the Act (1993); Quantum Leap (1989–1993); Fatal Memories (1992); Friends and Enemies (1992); Shame (1992); The Player (1992); Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990–1992); Son of the Morning Star (1991); Sandino (1990); Catchfire (1990); Limit Up (1989); The Twilight Zone (1989); The Long Haul (1989); Buying Time (1988); Smokescreen (1988); Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988); Married to the Mob (1988); Murder, She Wrote (1988); The Blue Iguana (1988); The Time Guardian (1987); Kenny Rogers as The Gambler, Part III: The Legend Continues (1987); Banzai Runner (1987); Beverly Hills Cop II (1987); Gardens of Stone (1987); Hunter (1987); Blue Velvet (1986); Miami Vice (1985); Papa Was a Preacher (1985); Once Bitten (1985); To Live and Die in L.A. (1985); The Legend of Billie Jean (1985); To Kill a Stranger (1984); Dune (1984); Fox Mystery Theater (1984); Paris, Texas (1984); Simon & Simon (1983); The A-Team (1983); Citizen Soldier (1982); Hart to Hart (1982); Alsino and the Condor (1982); Human Highway (1982); Wrong Is Right (1982); Born to Be Sold (1981); She Came to the Valley (1979); Greatest Heroes of the Bible (1978); A Killing Affair (1977); Tales of the Unexpected (1977); McCloud (1976); Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976); Tracks (1976); Police Story (1973–1976); One Away (1976); Ellery Queen (1975); Cannon (1975); Three for the Road (1975); Joe Forrester (1975); Cop on the Beat (1975); Columbo (1972–1975); The Streets of San Francisco (1973–1975); Win, Place or Steal (1974); The Pacific Connection (1974); Police Surgeon (1974); Eye of Streaming (1973); The Werewolf of Washington (1973); Orson Welles' Great Mysteries (1973); Night Gallery (1973); Mission: Impossible (1973); The F.B.I. (1968–1972); The Loners (1972); Adventures of Nick Carter (1972); The Failing of Raymond (1971); Paper Man (1971); Mannix (1971); The Last Movie (1971); Egg of Nite – Epilogue (1970); The Dunwich Horror (1970); Game of the Week (1969); Bonanza (1969); The Ping-Pong Match (1968); Thirty-Minute Theatre (1968); Psych-Out (1968); The Danny Thomas Hour (1968); Aleph (1966); Dr. Kildare (1965); Rapture (1965); Burke's Law (1964); Kraft Suspense Theatre (1964); The Eleventh Hour (1964); Pas de Trois (1964); Moonstone (1963); The Defenders (1963); The Greatest Show on Earth (1963); Combat! (1963); The Dick Powell Theatre (1961–1962); The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962); Long Day's Journey Into Night (1962); Alcoa Premiere (1962); The Twilight Zone (1961); Bus Stop (1961); The Joke and the Valley (1961); Wagon Train (1957–1961); Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1961); Outlaws (1961); The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1960); Checkmate (1960); Sons and Lovers (1960); Buick-Electra Playhouse (1959); Johnny Staccato (1959); Compulsion (1959); Playhouse 90 (1959); General Electric Theater (1958–1959); For Crazy Horse (1958); Cimarron City (1958); Men of Annapolis (1957); The Careless Years (1957); Climax! (1957); Kraft Theatre (1957); Gun for a Coward (1956); Schlitz Playhouse (1956); Matinee Theatre (1956); Front Row Center (1956); Cattle Drive (1951); Kim (1950); The Happy Years (1950); Stars in My Crown (1950); The Secret Garden (1949); Down to the Sea in Ships (1949); The Boy with Green Hair (1948); Deep Waters (1948); Gentleman's Agreement (1947); Song of the Thin Man (1947); The Romance of Rosy Ridge (1947); The Arnelo Affair (1947); A Really Important Person (1947); The Mighty McGurk (1947); Home, Sweet Homicide (1946); The Green Years (1946); Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood (1945); Anchors Aweigh (1945); The Valley of Decision (1945).

Born on this day – Myrna Dell:

Myrna Dell

Actress

March 5, 1924 – February 11, 2011

Credits:

Unsolved Mysteries (1990); Buddy Buddy (1981); The One Man Jury (1978); Batman (1966); Hazel (1963); The Donna Reed Show (1963); Pete and Gladys (1961); Ma Barker's Killer Brood (1960); The Texan (1959); U.S. Marshal (1959); Maverick (1958); The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1957); State Trooper (1957); Schlitz Playhouse (1953–1957); The Millionaire (1956); Dragnet (1956); Ethel Barrymore Theater (1956); The Naked Hills (1956); Crusader (1956); Jungle Jim (1956); Last of the Desperados (1955); The Toughest Man Alive (1955); Night Freight (1955); The New Adventures of China Smith (1954); Lux Video Theatre (1954); China Smith (1952–1953); Mr. & Mrs. North (1953); Gang Busters (1952); Here Come the Marines (1952); The Bushwhackers (1951); Reno (1951); The Strip (1951); Secrets of Beauty (1951); Never Trust a Gambler (1951); oe Palooka in the Squared Circle (1950); The Furies (1950); Destination Murder (1950); Radar Secret Service (1950); The Gal Who Took the West (1949); The Girl from Jones Beach (1949); Lust for Gold (1949); Roughshod (1949); The Lost Tribe (1949); Search for Danger (1949); Rose of the Yukon (1949); Motion Picture Stars Attend Premiere of 'Call Northside 777' (1948); The Uninvited Blonde (1948); Guns of Hate (1948); Fighting Father Dunne (1948); The Judge Steps Out (1948); The Locket (1946); The Falcon's Adventure (1946); Vacation in Reno (1946); Lady Luck (1946); Nocturne (1946); Step by Step (1946); I'll Take Milk (1946); Twin Husbands (1946); Ding Dong Williams (1946); The Falcon's Alibi (1946); Oh, Professor Behave! (1946); Maid Trouble (1946); The Spiral Staircase (1946); Man Alive (1945); Beware of Redheads (1945); It's Your Move (1945); Double Honeymoon (1945); Radio Stars on Parade (1945); The Falcon in San Francisco (1945); Wanderer of the Wasteland (1945); Belle of the Yukon (1944); Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944); Show Business (1944); Arizona Whirlwind (1944); Up in Arms (1944); Jive Junction (1943); Old Oklahoma (1943); Raiders of Red Gap (1943); Ziegfeld Girl (1941); A Night at Earl Carroll's (1940).

Born on this day – Virginia Christine:

Virginia Christine

Actress

March 5, 1920 – July 24, 1996

Credits:

The Insiders (1986); The Puppy's Further Adventures (1982); Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1979); Kojak (1976); Woman of the Year (1976); Ironside (1974); This Is the Life (1956–1971); The Old Man Who Cried Wolf (1970); Nanny and the Professor (1970); Daniel Boone (1968–1970); Daughter of the Mind (1969); Hail, Hero! (1969); Lancer (1969); The F.B.I. (1966–1968); n Enemy Country (1968); The Virginian (1963–1967); Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967); The Invaders (1967); Judd for the Defense (1967); The Felony Squad (1967); Jericho (1966); A Man Called Shenandoah (1966); Billy the Kid Versus Dracula (1966); Laredo (1966); A Rage to Live (1965); The Big Valley (1965); Wagon Train (1961–1965); Gunsmoke (1957–1965); Broadside (1965); The Fugitive (1964–1965); Bonanza (1963–1964); Hazel (1964); The Killers (1964); One Man's Way (1964); Ben Casey (1963–1964); Mr. Novak (1964); The Prize (1963); 4 for Texas (1963); Perry Mason (1961–1963); Cattle King (1963); 77 Sunset Strip (1960–1963); The Untouchables (1960–1963); The Eleventh Hour (1963); Stoney Burke (1962); Going My Way (1962); Incident in an Alley (1962); Tales of Wells Fargo (1960–1962); Target: The Corruptors! (1962); The New Breed (1962); Bronco (1962); Shotgun Slade (1961); Judgment at Nuremberg (1961); The Rifleman (1959–1961); The Dick Powell Theatre (1961); Rawhide (1960–1961); Mister Ed (1961); The Asphalt Jungle (1961); The Deputy (1961); Shirley Temple's Storybook (1961); Maverick (1961); Coronado 9 (1960–1961); Flaming Star (1960); Death Valley Days (1960); Thriller (1960); Happy (1960); The Loretta Young Show (1958–1960); Riverboat (1960); M Squad (1960); Pay the Piper (1959); Special Agent 7 (1959); The Man from Blackhawk (1959); The Twilight Zone (1959); General Electric Theater (1956–1959); The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1959); Wanted: Dead or Alive (1959); How to Marry a Millionaire (1959); Man Without a Gun (1959); State Trooper (1957–1959); Frontier Doctor (1959); The Lawless Years (1959); Steve Canyon (1959); Rescue 8 (1959); Target (1958); The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1958); The Donna Reed Show (1958); Trackdown (1957–1958); Buckskin (1958); Zane Grey Theatre (1958); Peter Gunn (1958); Behind Closed Doors (1958); The Thin Man (1958); The Millionaire (1958); Mike Hammer (1958); Whirlybirds (1957–1958); Studio 57 (1956–1958); The Restless Gun (1958); Matinee Theatre (1956–1958); Casey Jones (1957); Code 3 (1957); The Careless Years (1957); Johnny Tremain (1957); The Lone Ranger (1957); Hey, Jeannie! (1957); Wire Service (1957); The Spirit of St. Louis (1957); King of the Block (1956); Three Brave Men (1956); Cavalcade of America (1955–1956); The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1956); Science Fiction Theatre (1956); Sneak Preview (1956); Passport to Danger (1956); Big Town (1950); Private Secretary (1956); The Ford Television Theatre (1954–1956); Nightmare (1956); Father Knows Best (1956); Front Row Center (1956); The Star and the Story (1956); Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956); The Killer Is Loose (1956); Crusader (1956); Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955); Good Morning, Miss Dove (1955); Soldiers of Fortune (1955); Not as a Stranger (1955); The Cobweb (1955); Public Defender (1955); Stage 7 (1955); The Whistler (1954); Dragnet (1952–1954); Dragnet (1954); Schlitz Playhouse (1954); Four Star Playhouse (1953–1954); Adventures of Superman (1954); The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1953); Woman They Almost Lynched (1953); I'm the Law (1953); Chevron Theatre (1953); Never Wave at a WAC (1953); Dangerous Assignment (1952); High Noon (1952); Personal Appearance Theater (1952); Racket Squad (1952); The First Time (1952); Boston Blackie (1951); Mark Saber (1951); Cyrano de Bergerac (1950); The Men (1950); Special Agent (1949); Cover Up (1949); Night Wind (1948); Women in the Night (1948); The Gangster (1947); The Invisible Wall (1947); The Mysterious Mr. Valentine (1946); The Killers (1946); The Inner Circle (1946); The Wife of Monte Cristo (1946); House of Horrors (1946); Murder Is My Business (1946); Idea Girl (1946); The Scarlet Horseman (1946); Girls of the Big House (1945); Phantom of the Plains (1945); Counter-Attack (1945); The Mummy's Curse (1944); The Old Texas Trail (1944); Raiders of Ghost City (1944); Women at War (1943); Action in the North Atlantic (1943); Edge of Darkness (1943); Truck Busters (1943).

Born on this day – Jules Furthman:

Jules Furthman

Writer

March 5, 1888 – September 22, 1966

Credits:

Rio Bravo (1959); Jet Pilot (1957); Lux Video Theatre (1957); Cheyenne (1956); Peking Express (1951); Pretty Baby (1950); Nightmare Alley (1947); Moss Rose (1947); The Big Sleep (1946); To Have and Have Not (1944); The Outlaw (1943); The Shanghai Gesture (1941); The Way of All Flesh (1940); Northwest Passage (1940); Only Angels Have Wings (1939); Zaza (1938); Spawn of the North (1938); They Gave Him a Gun (1937); The Good Earth (1937); Come and Get It (1936); Mutiny on the Bounty (1935); China Seas (1935); Bombshell (1933); 6 Hours to Live (1932); Blonde Venus (1932); Shanghai Express (1932); Over the Hill (1931); The Yellow Ticket (1931); Merely Mary Ann (1931); Cuerpo y alma (1931); Body and Soul (1931); Morocco (1930); Renegades (1930); Common Clay (1930); New York Nights (1929); Thunderbolt (1929); The Case of Lena Smith (1929); The Docks of New York (1928); The Dragnet (1928); Abie's Irish Rose (1928); The City Gone Wild (1927); The Way of All Flesh (1927); Barbed Wire (1927); Fashions for Women (1927); Casey at the Bat (1927); The Love Wager (1927); Hotel Imperial (1927); You'd Be Surprised (1926); The Wise Guy (1926); Big Pal (1925); Before Midnight (1925); Any Woman (1925); Sackcloth and Scarlet (1925); Romola (1924); Call of the Mate (1924); Try and Get It (1924); Condemned (1923); The Acquittal (1923); North of Hudson Bay (1923); High Gear Jeffrey (1923); St. Elmo (1923); Lovebound (1923); Pawn Ticket 210 (1922); A California Romance (1922); The Love Gambler (1922); Calvert's Valley (1922); Strange Idols (1922); The Yellow Stain (1922); Arabian Love (1922); The Ragged Heiress (1922); Gleam O'Dawn (1922); The Roof Tree (1921); The Last Trail (1921); Colorado Pluck (1921); The Blushing Bride (1921); The Big Punch (1921); The Cheater Reformed (1921); The Land of Jazz (1920); Singing River (1920); The Iron Rider (1920); The Texan (1920); The Skywayman (1920); The Man Who Dared (1920); The White Circle (1920); The Great Redeemer (1920); A Sister to Salome (1920); Twins of Suffering Creek (1920); Leave It to Me (1920); Would You Forgive? (1920); Treasure Island (1920); The Valley of Tomorrow (1920); The Beloved Cheater (1919); The Lincoln Highwayman (1919); Victory (1919); Six Feet Four (1919); This Hero Stuff (1919); A Sporting Chance (1919); Some Liar (1919); Brass Buttons (1919); Where the West Begins (1919); When a Man Rides Alone (1919); The Mantle of Charity (1918); Wives and Other Wives (1918); All the World to Nothing (1918); Hobbs in a Hurry (1918); A Japanese Nightingale (1918); Up Romance Road (1918); Hearts or Diamonds? (1918); A Camouflage Kiss (1918); Souls in Pawn (1917); The Masked Heart (1917); The Shackles of Truth (1917); The Frame-Up (1917); High Play (1917); The Little Blonde in Black (1915); A Fiery Introduction (1915); Quits / The Sheriff of Long Butte (1915); Mountain Justice (1915); Chasing the Limited (1915); Bound on the Wheel (1915); Steady Company (1915).

Raymond Chandler, on writing:

The character that lasts is an ordinary guy with some extraordinary qualities.

- Raymond Chandler.