Born on this day – Ralph Eggleston:

Ralph Eggleston

Animator

Art director

Storyboard artist

Production designer

October 18, 1965 – August 28, 2022

Born on this day – William Cameron Menzies:

William Cameron Menzies

Production designer

Director

Producer

July 29, 1896 – March 5, 1957

Born on this day – Alfred Sole:

Alfred Sole

Director

Writer

Producer

Production designer

July 2, 1943 – February 14, 2022

Credits:

Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1989); Alice, Sweet Alice / aka Holy Terror and Communion (1976); Bodily Harm (1995); Castle (2009–2016); Castle: Your Home Is Your Castle (2013); Cheeseball Presents (1984); Clubland (1999); Darkness Before Dawn (1993); Deep Sleep (1972); Divided by Hate (1997); Every Woman's Dream (1996); Face of Evil (1996); First Communion: Alfred Sole Remembers Alice, Sweet Alice (2019); Friday the 13th: The Series (1988); Glory Daze (1995); Gotta Kick It Up! (2002); Halloweentown (1998); Halloweentown High (2004); Hatching Pete (2009); Horse Sense (1999); Hotel (1988); Hounded (2001); In the Blink of an Eye (1996); Johnny Tsunami (1999); L.A. Johns (1997); Legacy of Sin: The William Coit Story (1995); Lone (2011); MacGyver (2017–2019); Melrose Place (2009); Miracle in Lane 2 (2000); Moonlight (2007–2008); Natural Selection (1994); Night of the Running Man (1995); One Minute Soap Opera (2003); Pandemonium (1982); Replacing Dad (1999); Right on Track (2003); S. Darko (2009); Satan's Playground (2006); Secret Witness (1988); Semper Fi (2001); Shattered Image (1994); Slammed (2004); Somebody's Daughter (1992); Tanya's Island (1980); The Ballad of Deep Sleep (2022); The Con (1998); The Poof Point (2001); The Rialto Report (2015); These Old Broads (2001); Treacherous Crossing (1992); Trial by Media (2000); Under Siege (1986); Unforgivable (1996); Veronica Mars (2004–2007); When the Cradle Falls (1997); When You Believe: Music from 'the Prince of Egypt' (1998); Whitney Houston & Mariah Carey: When You Believe (Alternate Version) (1998); Widow's Kiss (1996); Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies (1999).

Born on this day – Jules Feiffer:

Jules Feiffer

Cartoonist

Writer

Production designer

January 26, 1929 – January 17, 2025

Credits:

Books:

A Barrel of Laughs, a Vale of Tears (1995); Backing into Forward: A Memoir (2010); Bark, George (1999); Boy, Girl, Boy, Girl (1961); Feiffer on Civil Rights (1966); Feiffer on Nixon, the Cartoon Presidency (1974); Feiffer's Album (1963); Feiffer's Children (1986); Feiffer's Marriage Manual (1967); Harry: The Rat with Women, a Novel (1963); Hold Me! (1962); I Lost My Bear (1998); Jules Feiffer's America: From Eisenhower to Reagan (1982); Kill My Mother (2014); Knock Knock (1976); Marriage Is an Invasion of Privacy and Other Dangerous Views (1984); Meanwhile— (1997); Passionella and Other Stories (1959); Pictures at a Prosecution (1971); Ronald Reagan in Movie America (1988); Sick, Sick, Sick (1958); Smart George (2020); Tantrum (1979); The Explainers (1960); The Feiffer Album (1962); The Ghost Script (2018); The Great Comic Book Heroes (1965); The Man in the Ceiling (1993); The Penguin Feiffer (1966); The Unexpurgated Memoirs of Bernard Mergendeiler (1964).

Movies and television:

A Broadway Lullaby (2012); ABC News Close-Up (1962); American Masters (1996–2017); Another Day, Another Doormat (1959); Bark, George (2003); Bernard and Huey (2017); Bird of Steel! (2025); Boomtown (1985); Carnal Knowledge (1971 / 1980); Cartoon College (2012); CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley (2011); Comedy Zone (1984); Dad Strangelove (2025); Day to Day Affairs (1985); Faerie Tale Theatre (1985); Far Out Isn't Far Enough: The Tomi Ungerer Story (2012); Foofle's Train Ride (1959); Funny Already: A History of Jewish Comedy (2004); God's Will (2000); Great Performances (1985); Hand Drawn Life - The History and Influence of Newspaper Comic Strips (2019); Happy Endings / Segment: Kidnapped (1975); Herblock: The Black & the White (2013); He's Way More Famous Than You (2013); Hold Me! (2018); Horizon (2006); Hugh Hefner: Once Upon a Time (1992); I Lost My Bear (2005); I Want to Go Home (1989); Jules Feiffer's Hold Me (1981); Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1994); Les Chroniques du Mea (2014); Little Murders (1971); Little Murders: Random Acts of Violence with Jules Feiffer (2018); Maya Angelou And Still I Rise (2016); Mord i det hvite hus (1972); Munro (1961); Oh! Calcutta! (1972); Popeye (1980); Quest (1962); Reputations (1982); Shoestring Theatre (1964); Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle (2013); TCM Guest Programmer (2012); That Was the Year That Was – 1976 (1976); The Dancer Films (2011); The David Frost Show (1971); The Fifties (1997); The First Amendment Project: No Joking (2004); The Jewish Americans (2008); The Larry Solway Show (1976); The Legacy Project (2014); The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story (1996); The Merv Griffin Show (1970); The Naked Brothers Band (2008); The Nudnik Show (1991); The Phantom Tollbooth: Beyond Expectations (2012); The Tale of a Dog (1959); The Young Set (1965); Theater Talk (2010); To Live & Dialogue in LA (2019); Un alma pura (1965); VD Blues (1972); Will Eisner: Portrait of a Sequential Artist (2007).

Born on this day – Leslie Dilley:

Leslie Dilley

Production designer

Art director

Producer

January 11, 1941 – May 20, 2025

Credits:

Alien (1979); Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1986); An American Werewolf in London (1981); Bad Medicine (1985); Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London' (2009); Black Angel (1980); Black Knight (2001); Casper (1995); Cold Creek Manor (2003); Death, Be Not Proud: A 'Wonderfull' Time (2016); Death, Be Not Proud: All This Bleeding (2016); Death, Be Not Proud: The Devil in the Details (2016); Deep Impact (1998); Diabolique (1996); Drew Peterson: Untouchable (2012); Eureka (1983); Guilty by Suspicion (1991); Guilty by Suspicion (1991); Honey I Blew Up the Kid: The Making of 'Honey I Blew Up the Kid' (1992); Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (1992); How to Make an American Quilt (1995); Inspector Gadget (1999); Invaders from Mars (1986); Jesus Christ Superstar (1973); Kelly's Heroes (1970); Lady Chatterly Versus Fanny Hill (1971); Legend (1985); Little Man (2006); Lucky Lady (1975); Macbeth (1971); Men of Honor (2000); Monkey Trouble (1994); Never Say Never Again (1983); Pay It Forward (2000); Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981); Scorpio (1973); Sitting Target (1972); Son of the Mask (2005); Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977); Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980); Stars and Bars (1988); Superman (1978); Teacup Travels (2015–2017); The 50th Annual Academy Awards (1978); The 54th Annual Academy Awards (1982); The Abyss (1989); The Alien Legacy (1999); The Boy Friend (1971); The Devils (1971); The Distinguished Gentleman (1992); The Exorcist III (1990); The Fifth Element (1997); The Final Programme (1973); The Four Musketeers: Milady's Revenge (1974); The Galaxy Britain Built (2017); The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977); The Man with the Golden Gun (1974); The Peacemaker (1997); The Quinn-tuplets (2010); The Three Musketeers (1973); What About Bob? (1991).

Born on this day – Ray Chan:

Ray Chan

Art director

Production designer

December 1, 1967 – April 23, 2024

Credits:

Alien vs. Predator (2004); Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023); Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015); Avengers: Endgame (2019); Avengers: Infinity War (2018); Blood Diamond (2006); Children of Men (2006); Deadpool & Wolverine (2024); Doctor Strange (2016); Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023); Enigma (2001); Five Seconds to Spare (2000); Flyboys (2006); Fool's Gold (2008); Guardians of the Galaxy (2014); Hackers (1995); Heartlands (2002); How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008); Johnny English (2003); King Arthur (2004); Knight and Day (2010); Marvel Studios: Assembled (2021); Monte Carlo (2011); Nanny McPhee (2005); National Treasure (2004); Robin Hood (2010); Robinson Crusoe (1997); Screen Two (1994–1996); Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019); Stoned (2005); The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021); The Honeymooners (2005); The Hunger (1997–2000); The Lost Son (1999); The Secret Rapture (1993); The Wings of the Dove (1997); Thor: The Dark World (2013); Thunderbirds (2004); Wrath of the Titans (2012).