On this day in music history: Strange Toys, by Joan Jeanrenaud (2008):

The album Strange Toys,

by Joan Jeanrenaud,

was released on November 18, 2008.

On this day in movie history - Walk the Line (2005):

Walk the Line

directed by James Mangold,

written by Gill Dennis and James Mangold,

based on the book Man in Black: His Own Story in His Own Words and Cash: The Autobiography by Johnny Cash,

was released in the United States on November 18, 2005.

Music by T Bone Burnett.

Cast:

Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon, Ginnifer Goodwin, Robert Patrick, McGhee Monteith, Dallas Roberts, Dan John Miller, Larry Bagby, Shelby Lynne, Tyler Hilton, Waylon Payne, Shooter Jennings, Sandra Ellis Lafferty, Dan Beene, Clay Steakley, Johnathan Rice, Johnny Holiday, Ridge Canipe, Lucas Till.

On this day in movie history - Star Trek: Generations (1994):

Star Trek: Generations

directed by David Carson,

written by Ronald D. Moore and Brannon Braga,

was released in the United States on November 18, 1994.
Music by Dennis McCarthy.

Cast:

Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Malcolm McDowell, James Doohan, Walter Koenig, William Shatner, Alan Ruck, Jacqueline Kim, Jenette Goldstein, Thomas Kopache, Glenn Morshower, Tim Russ, Tommy Hinkley, John Putch, Christine Jansen, Michael Mack, Dendrie Taylor, Patti Yasutake, Granville Ames, Henry Marshall, Brittany Parkyn, Majel Barrett, Barbara March, Gwynyth Walsh, Rif Hutton, Brian Thompson, Marcy Goldman, Jim Krestalude, Judy Levitt, Kristopher Logan, Gwen Van Dam, Kim Braden, Christopher James Miller, Matthew Collins, Mimi Collins, Thomas Dekker, Madison Eginton, Olivia Hack, Sam Alejan, David Keith Anderson, Lena Banks, Scott Barry, Rina Bennett, Pam Blackwell, Cameron, Tracee Cocco, Debbie David, Andrew DePalma, Steve Diamond, Michael Echols, Tarik Ergin, Gunnel Eriksson, Whoopi Goldberg, Star Halm, Adolphus Hankins, Grace Harrell, Kerry Hoyt, Gary Hunter, Randy James, Dale Kasman, Stewart Lew, Lorine Mendell, Karlotta Nelson, Jerry L. Quinn, Keith Rayve, Raul Reformina, Lynn Salvatori, Richard Sarstedt, Penny Smartt-Juday, Patricia Tallman, John Alex Tampoya, Dennis Tracy, Guy Vardaman, D. Danny Warhol.

On this day in movie history - Last Rites (1988):

Last Rites

directed and written by Donald P. Bellisario,

was released in the United States on November 18, 1988.
Music by Bruce Broughton.

Cast:

Tom Berenger, Daphne Zuniga, Chick Vennera, Anne Twomey, Dane Clark, Paul Dooley, Vassili Lambrinos, Adrian Paul, Deborah Pratt, Tony DiBenedetto, Christine Poor, Al Rodrigo, Jack Hallett, Louis Gigante, Ibi Kaufman, Frank Patton III, Maurizio Benazzo, Roberto Corbo, Leslie Arnett, Ernesto González, Mary Diveny, Julie Kenyon, Lynda Jordan, Tony Lip, Damien Leake, Phil Neilson, Peter J. Blanck, Shawn Gold, Ricky Rojas, Frank Simpson, Anthony Bishop, Tony Montana, Chelsea Berenger, Lisa Berenger, Troian Bellisario, Michael Bellisario, Kristin Andersen, Fernando Ramírez Romero.

On this day in music history - Rock a Little, by Stevie Nicks (1985):

The album Rock a Little,

by Stevie Nicks,

was on November 18, 1985.

On this day in movie history - A Christmas Story (1983):

A Christmas Story

directed by Bob Clark,

written by Jean Shepherd, Leigh Brown and Bob Clark,

based on the book In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash, by Jean Shepherd,

was released in the United States on November 18, 1983.
Narrated by Jean Shepherd.
Music by Paul Zaza and Carl Zittrer.

Cast:

Melinda Dillon, Darren McGavin, Scott Schwartz, Jean Shepherd, Ian Petrella, Tedde Moore, R.D. Robb, Zack Ward, Yano Anaya, Jeff Gillen, Peter Billingsley, Colin Fox, Paul Hubbard, Leslie Carlson, Jim Hunter, Patty Johnson, Drew Hocevar, David Svoboda, Dwayne McLean, Helen E. Kaider, John Wong, Johan Sebastian Wong, Fred Lee, Dan Ma, Rocco Bellusci, Tommy Wallace, Court Benson, Leigh Brown, Bob Clark, Giada Dobrzenska, Dave Duff, Don Geyer, Kathryn Hayzer, Gary Jones, John Kennedy, Bill Kravitz, Jordan-Patrick Marcantonio, Julie Matthews, Christine Powrie, Quinn Smith, Kristephan Warren-Stevens.

On this day in movie history - A Woman Under the Influence (1974):

A Woman Under the Influence

directed and written by John Cassavetes,

was released in the United States on November 18, 1974.
Music by Bo Harwood.

Cast:

Peter Falk, Gena Rowlands, Fred Draper, Lady Rowlands, Katherine Cassavetes, Matthew Labyorteaux, Matthew Cassel, Christina Grisanti, George Dunn, Mario Gallo, Eddie Shaw, Angelo Grisanti, Charles Horvath, James Joyce, John Finnegan, Cliff Carnell, Frank Richards, Hugh Hurd, Leon Wagner, Dominique Davalos, Xan Cassavetes, Pancho Meisenheimer, Sonny Aprile, Ellen Davalos, Joanne Moore Jordan, John Hawker, Sylvester Words, Elizabeth Deering, Jackie Peters, Elsie Ames, N.J. Cassavetes.

Born on this day – David Hemmings:

David Hemmings

Actor

Director

Producer

Singer

Songwriter

November 18, 1941 – December 3, 2003

Born on this day – Jocelyn Brando:

Jocelyn Brando

Actress

Writer

November 18, 1919 – November 27, 2005

Credits:

87th Precinct (1961); A Question of Love (1978); Actor's Studio (1948–1949); Alcoa Premiere (1961); Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1959–1961); Arrest and Trial (1963); Buckskin (1959); Bus Riley's Back in Town (1965); Checkmate (1961); China Venture (1953); Combat Fatigue Irritability (1945); Coronado 9 (1960); Dallas (1979); Dark Night of the Scarecrow (1981); Dark Night of the Scarecrow 2 (2022); Darkroom (1981); Dr. Kildare (1963); Frontier Circus (1961); General Electric Theater (1956–1960); Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff (1979); Here's Hollywood (1962); Ironside (1969); Kojak (1977); Kraft Theatre (1951); Kraft Theatre / The United States Steel Hour (1955–1956); Laramie (1960–1961); Little House on the Prairie (1975); Love of Life (1951–1980); Lux Playhouse (1959); M Squad (1959); Markham (1960); Mommie Dearest (1981); Mommie Dearest: Joan Lives On (2006); Movie Movie / Segments: Dynamite Hands / Baxter's Beauties of 1933 (1978); My Three Sons (1964); Nash Airflyte Theatre (1951); Nightfall (1956); Official Detective (1957); Omnibus / Segment: The Gold Dress (1953); One Step Beyond (1959); Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1958); Riverboat (1960); Shotgun Slade (1961); Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land (1983); State Trooper (1959); Step Down to Terror (1958); Studio 57 (1955); Tales of Wells Fargo (1961); Ten Wanted Men (1955); The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1964); The Big Heat (1953); The Chase (1966); The Explosive Generation (1961); The Major and the Minor (1958); The Millionaire (1958); The Rebels: Marlon Brando (1981); The Tall Man (1961); The Ugly American (1963); The Virginian (1963–1969); The World of Mr. Sweeney (1955); Thriller (1960–1962); Wagon Train (1958–1963); Why Would I Lie? (1980).

Born on this day – Georgia Carroll:

Georgia Carroll

Singer

Model

Actress

November 18, 1919 – January 14, 2011

Credits:

Around the World (1943); Carolina Blues (1944); College of Musical Knowledge (1950); Cover Girl (1944); Du Barry Was a Lady (1943); G.I. Journal (1944); Girl Crazy (1943); Maisie Was a Lady (1941); eet the Stars #1: Chinese Garden Festival (1940); Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941); Navy Blues (1941); Play Girl (1941); Screen Snapshots 2856: It Was Only Yesterday (1950); Screen Snapshots: Hawaii in Hollywood (1948); Screen Snapshots: Hula from Hollywood (1954); Screen Snapshots: Off the Air (1947); The Falcon's Brother (1942); The Man Who Came to Dinner (1941); The Playgirls (1942); Thousands Cheer (1943); Unusual Occupations (1947); Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942); You're in the Army Now (1941); Ziegfeld Girl (1941).

Born on this day – H. Bruce Humberstone:

H. Bruce Humberstone

Director

November 18, 1901 – October 11, 1984

Born on this day – Irvin Willat:

Irvin Willat

Director

November 18, 1890 – April 17, 1976

Credit:

A Daughter of the Wolf (1919); All the Brothers Were Valiant (1923); Always in the Way (1915); America (1914); Back to God's Country (1927); Behind the Door (1919); Below the Surface (1920); Civilization (1915); Damaged Love (1931); Down Home (1920); Fifty Candles (1921); Fog Bound (1923); In Slumberland (1917); Luck of Roaring Camp (1937); North of 36 (1924); Old Louisiana (1937); On the High Seas (1922); One of Millions (1914); Paradise (1926); Partners of the Tide (1921); Pawned (1922); Rugged Water (1925); Rustling a Bride (1919); Screen Snapshots, Series 1, No. 19 (1921); Submarine (1928); The Air Mail (1925); The Ancient Highway (1925); The Cavalier (1928); The Covered Wagon (1923); The Enchanted Hill (1926); The Face of the World (1921); The False Faces (1919); The Grim Game (1919); The Guilty Man (1918); The Heritage of the Desert (1924); The Isle of Lost Ships (1929); The Law of the North (1918); The Michigan Kid (1928); The Midnight Patrol (1918); The Siren Call (1922); The Story Without a Name (1924); The Toss of a Coin (1911); The Zeppelin's Last Raid (1917); Three Miles Out (1924); Uncle Tom's Cabin (1914); Under Strange Flags (1937); Wanderer of the Wasteland (1924); Yellow Men and Gold (1922).