Born on this day – Robert Altman:

Robert Altman

Director

Writer

Producer

Actor

February 20, 1925 – November 20, 2006

Credits:

3 Women (1977); A Perfect Couple (1979); A Prairie Home Companion (2006); A Wedding (1978); Afterglow (1997); Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1957–1958); Aria (1987); Basements (1987); Better Football (1954); Beyond Therapy (1987); Bodyguard (1948); Bonanza (1960–1961); Brewster McCloud (1970); Bronco (1960); Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (1976); Bus Stop (1961–1962); Cain's Hundred (1962); California Split (1974); Christmas Eve (1947); Combat! (1962–1963); Come Back to the 5 & Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982); Cookie's Fortune (1999); Corn's-A-Poppin' (1955); Countdown (1967); Dr. T & the Women (2000); Endless Love (1981); Events (1970); Fool for Love (1985); Gosford Park (2001); Great Performances (1993–1996); Gun (1997); Hawaiian Eye (1959); HealtH (1980); Honeymoon for Harriet (1950); How to Run a Filling Station (1953); Images (1972); John Bromfield in U.S. Marshal (1959–1960); Kansas City (1996); Killer App (1998); King Basketball (1952); Kraft Suspense Theatre (1962–1964); Lawman (1961); Liv (1998); M Squad (1958); M*A*S*H (1970); Maverick (1960); McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971); Modern Football (1951); Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994); Nashville (1975); Nightmare in Chicago (1964); O.C. and Stiggs (1985); Peter Gunn (1961); Popeye (1980); Pot au feu (1967); Precious Blood (1982); Premiere (1968); Quintet (1979); Rattlesnake in a Cooler (1982); Ready to Wear (1994); Remember My Name (1978); Rich Kids (1979); Roads and Bridges (2001); Route 66 (1961); Saturday Night Live / Sissy's Roles (1977); Secret Honor (1984); Short Cuts (1993); Short Cuts: Deleted Scenes (2004); Streamers (1983); Sugarfoot (1959–1960); Surfside 6 (1961); Suspicion (1957); Tanner '88 (1988); Tanner on Tanner (2004); That Cold Day in the Park (1969); The Builders (1954); The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (1988); The Company (2003); The Delinquents (1957); The Dirty Look (1954); The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna (1960); The Gallant Men (1962); The Gingerbread Man (1998); The James Dean Story (1957); The Katherine Reed Story (1965); The Last Mile (1953); The Late Show (1977); The Laundromat (1985); The Long Goodbye (1973); The Long, Hot Summer (1965); The Magic Bond (1956); The Man from Blackhawk (1960); The Millionaire (1958–1959); The Party (1964); The Perfect Crime (1955); The Player (1992); The Pulse of the City (1953); The Roaring 20's (1960–1961); The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947); The Sound of Bells (1952); Thieves Like Us (1974); Trixie (2000); Troubleshooters (1959); Vincent and Theo (1990); Welcome to L.A. (1976); Whirlybirds (1958–1959).

On this day in movie history - Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2004):

Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession,

documentary directed by Xan Cassavetes,

was released at the Cannes Film Festival in France on May 16, 2004.
Music by Steven Hufsteter.  

Cast:
Robert Altman, Vera Carlisle Anderson, C.L. Batten, Jacqueline Bisset, Ernest Borgnine, Charles Champlin, David Chasman, Stuart Cooper, F.X. Feeney, James B. Harris, Jerry Harvey, William Holden, Don Hyde, Henry Jaglom, Jim Jarmusch, Charles H. Joffe, Kris Kristofferson, John McNally, Bill Mechanic, Ned Nalle, Alexander Payne, Sam Peckinpah, Doreen Ringer Ross, Chuck Ross, Alan Rudolph, Theresa Russell, Timothy Ryerson, Jeff Schwager, Penelope Spheeris, Bob Strock, Quentin Tarantino, Kevin Thomas, Jonathan Turell, Douglas Venturelli, Paul Verhoeven, James Woods, Vilmos Zsigmond.

On this day in movie history – M*A*S*H (1970):

M*A*S*H,

directed by Robert Altman,

written by Ring Lardner Jr.,

based on the novel MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors by Richard Hooker,

was released in the United States on March 18, 1970.

Music by Johnny Mandel.

Cast:
Donald Sutherland, Elliott Gould, Tom Skerritt, Sally Kellerman, Robert Duvall, Roger Bowen, Rene Auberjonois, David Arkin, Jo Ann Pflug, Gary Burghoff, Fred Williamson, Michael Murphy, Indus Arthur, Ken Prymus, Bobby Troup, Kim Atwood, Timothy Brown, John Schuck, Dawne Damon, Carl Gottlieb, Tamara Wilcox-Smith, G. Wood, Bud Cort, Danny Goldman, Corey Fischer.

On this day in movie history - The Long Goodbye (1973):

The Long Goodbye

directed by Robert Altman,

written by Leigh Brackett,

based on the novel by Raymond Chandler,

was released in the United States on March 7, 1973.
Music by John Williams.

Cast:

Elliott Gould, Nina van Pallandt, Sterling Hayden, Mark Rydell, Henry Gibson, David Arkin, Jim Bouton, Warren Berlinger, Pancho Córdova, Enrique Lucero, Rutanya Alda, Jack Riley, Jerry Jones, John S. Davies, Arnold Schwarzenegger.