Born on this day – Thomas H. Johnson:

Thomas H. Johnson

Writer

Teacher

Editor

April 27, 1902 – January 3, 1985

Credits:

Emily Dickinson: An Interpretative Biography (1955); Literary History of the United States (1948); The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson (1960); The Oxford Companion to American History (1966).

Born on this day – Peter R. Hunt:

Peter R. Hunt

Director

Editor

Producer

March 11, 1925 – August 14, 2002

Credits:

A Cry from the Streets (1958); Assassination (1987); BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1953–1959); Damn the Defiant! (1962); Deadline Midnight (1961); Death Hunt (1981); Doublecross (1956); Dr. No (1962); Eyes of a Witness (1991); Ferry to Hong Kong (1959); Gold (1974); Goldfinger (1964); Gulliver's Travels (1977); Hell in Korea (1956); Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star (1986); Loss of Innocence (1961); Next to No Time! (1958); Night Games (1980); On the Fiddle (1961); Paradise Lagoon (1957); Philip Marlowe, Private Eye (1983); Probation Officer (1960); Rough Cut (1980); Salute to Show Business (1957); Shirley's World (1972); Shout at the Devil (1976); Sink the Bismarck! (1960); Strange Portrait (1966); The Beasts Are on the Streets (1978); The Ipcress File (1965); The Last Days of Pompeii (1984); The Persuaders! (1971); The Persuaders! (1971); The Secret Tent (1956); The Six Proud Walkers (1954); The Venusian (1954); There Was a Crooked Man (1960); This Man Craig (1966); This Week (1956–1959); Touch and Go (1955); Wild Geese II (1985).

Born on this day – Gertrude Simmons Bonnin:

Gertrude Simmons Bonnin

aka Zitkala-Ša

Writer

Librettist

Musician: violin & flute

Teacher

Editor

Translator

Native American activist

February 22, 1876 – January 26, 1938

Credits:

American Indian Stories (1921); Oklahoma's Poor Rich Indians (1923);

Old Indian Legends (1901); The Sun Dance Opera (1913).

Born on this day – George A. Romero:

George A. Romero

Director

Writer

Editor

Actor

February 4, 1940 – July 16, 2017

Credits:

Books:

Dawn of the Dead (1978); Day of the Dead (1988); Horror 201: The Silver Scream (2015); Martin (1978); Modern Masters of Horror (1981); Night of the Living Dead: A Play in Three Acts (2016); Nights of the Living Dead (2017); Pay the Piper (2024); The Little World of Humungo Bongo (2017); The Living Dead (2020).

Movies and television:

A Christmas Tale (2005); A Fish Story (2013); Another Night of the Living Dead (2011); Benefit for the Living Dead (2005); Bruiser (2000); Call of the Dead (2011); Chill Factor: House Call (2004); Creepshow / Something To Tide You Over (1982); Creepshow 2 (1987); Dawn of the Dead (1978); Dawn of the Dead (2004); Day of the Dead (1985); Day of the Dead (2008); Day of the Dead (2021); Day of the Dead: Bloodline (2017); Dead Eyes Open (2006); Deadtime Stories: Volume 1 (2009); Deadtime Stories: Volume 2 (2011); Diary of the Dead (2007); Expostulations (1962); Flight of the Spruce Goose (1986); Il pianto della statua: Passion and Extasy (2007); Iron City Asskickers (2021); Knightriders (1981); Land of the Dead (2005); Magic at the Roxy (1976); Martin (1977); Monkey Shines (1988); Night of the Animated Dead (2021); Night of the Living 3D Dead (2013); Night of the Living Dead (1968); Night of the Living Dead (1990); Night of the Living Dead 3D (2006); One for the Fire: The Legacy of 'Night of the Living Dead' (2008); Phineas and Ferb (2014); Resident Evil 2 Commercial (1998); Romero's Chapel (2014); Season of the Witch (1972); Survival of the Dead (2009); Synthwave Horror: Night of the Living Dead (2024); Tales from the Darkside (1983–1986); Tales from the Darkside: The Movie / Cat From Hell (1990); The Affair (1971); The Amusement Park (1975); The Crazies (1973); The Crazies (2010); The Dark Half (1993); The Misfits: Scream! (1999); The Silence of the Lambs (1991); The Winners (1973–1974); Two Evil Eyes: The Facts in the Case of Mr. Valdemar (1990); Zombie Squash (2012).

Born on this day – George Folsey Jr:

George Folsey Jr.

Assistant director

Editor

Producer

Cinematographer

January 17, 1939 – December 29, 2024

Credits:

Amazon Women on the Moon (1987); An American Werewolf in London (1981); Ants! (1977); B.B. King: Into the Night (1985); Basic (2003); Basic Ingredients: A Writer's Perspective (2003); Basic: A Director's Design (2003); Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London' (2009); Black Caesar (1973); Bone (1972); Bucktown (1975); Bulletproof (1996); Cabin Fever (2002); Cellmates (2011); Chain of Command (2015); Character Building: The Many Faces of Rick Baker (2007); Cheaper by the Dozen (2003); Clarity (2015); Club Dread (2004); Clue (1985); Coming to America (1988); Dead Within (2014); Death Link (2021); Despair (2010); Dirty Work (1998); Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen (2004); Elvis: That's the Way It Is (1970); Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story (1996); Exploring the Unknown (1977); Face of the Enemy (1989); Fargo (2003); Fit for Akeem: The Costumes of 'Coming to America' (2007); Freedom Road (1979); Freeloaders (2012); Glass Houses (1972); Goosed (1999); Greedy (1994); Grumpier Old Men (1995); Hammer (1972); Here's Peggy Fleming (1968); Hole in the Paper Sky (2008); Hostel (2005); Hostel Dissected (2006); Hostel: Part II (2007); Hostel: Part III (2011); Hot Tub Time Machine (2010); Igor (2008); Insider Trading: The Making of 'Trading Places' (2007); Into the Night (1985); J.D.'s Revenge (1976); Just Swipe (2021); Latchkey's Lament (2007); Let's Go to Church (2004); Love and Mary (2007); My Sister (2014); National Lampoon's Animal House (1978); Norman... Is That You? (1976); One World (2016); Pledge This! (2006); Portrait of a Hitman (1979); Prince-ipal Photography: The Coming Together of America (2007); Reboot Camp (2020); Schlock (1973); Sex Drive (2008); Shaft (1973–1974); Son of Man (2011); Sourdough (1981); Spies Like Us (1985); Summer Rain (2024); Super Troopers (2001); Thanksgiving (2007); The Blues Brothers (1980); The Chicken Chronicles (1977); The Gray Man (2007); The Great Santini (1979); The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977); The Killing Floor (2017); The Kings of Brooklyn (2004); The Making of 'Thriller' (1983); The Monkees (1967); The Movies That Made Us (2021); The Pink Panther (2006); The Rainbow Tribe (2008); The Right Hook (2000); The Ringer (2005); The Stories Behind the Making of 'the Blues Brothers' (1998); The Thing Called Love (1993); The Wicked Within (2015); The Yearbook: An 'Animal House' Reunion (1998); Three Amigos! (1986); Thriller (1983); Tracks (1976); Trader Horn (1973); Trading Places (1983); Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983); Unaccompanied Minors (2006); Wendy Liebman: Taller on TV (2011); Wolf Mountain (2022).

Born on this day – Stephen Dwoskin:

Stephen Dwoskin

Director

Cinematographer

Editor

Writer

Producer

January 15, 1939 – June 28, 2012

Born on this day – Arthur Ripley:

Arthur Ripley

Writer

Editor

Producer

Director

Cinematographer

January 12, 1897 – February 13, 1961

Credits:

A Celebrated Case (1914); A Hollywood Theme Song (1930); A Lady of Quality (1924); A Price for Folly (1915); A Wrestler's Bride (1933); A Yankee Doodle Duke (1926); All Night Long (1924); Am I Having Fun! (1936); Barnum Was Right (1929); Behind Prison Walls (1943); Blindness of Devotion (1915); Boobs in the Wood (1925); Captain of the Guard (1930); Caravan (1934); Cavalcade of America (1952–1954); Colt .45 (1959); Counsel on De Fence (1934); Courting Trouble (1932); Dance Hall Marge (1931); Dr. Rameau (1915); Edgar Hamlet (1935); Elmer Steps Out (1934); Fiddlesticks (1927); Gasoloons (1936); General Electric Theater (1953); Happy Tho' Married (1935); Heart Trouble (1928); Heart Trouble (1928); Hide-Out (1930); His Busted Trust (1916); His First Flame (1927); His Marriage Wow (1925); Hold 'er Sheriff (1931); Hold Your Temper (1943); Hooked at the Altar (1926); How to Behave (1936); How to Train a Dog (1936); Hypnotized (1932); I Met My Love Again (1938); In Conference (1931); In Love at 40 (1935); In the Dog House (1934); In-Laws Are Out (1934); Just a Bear (1931); Life's Darn Funny (1921); Long Pants (1927); Love on a Ladder (1934); Lucky Stars (1925); Monkey Business in Africa (1931); Plain Clothes (1925); Prisoner of Japan (1942); Remember When? (1925); Saturday Afternoon (1926); Scrappily Married (1940); Shannon of the Sixth (1914); Shivers (1934); Should a Mother Tell (1915); Siren of Atlantis (1949); Smith's Surprise (1927); Smith's Uncle (1926); Soldier Man (1926); South Seasickness (1935); Speed (1931); The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1958); The Bluffer (1930); The Bride's Mistake (1931); The Chase (1946); The Chaser (1928); The Christophers (1957); The College Vamp (1931); The Dog Doctor (1931); The Golf Specialist (1933); The Green-Eyed Monster (1916); The Jolly Jilter (1927); The Leather Necker (1935); The Pharmacist (1933); The Reel Virginian (1924); The Star and the Story (1955); The Strong Man (1926); The Third Generation (1920); The Wonderful Adventure (1915); Three Blonde Mice (1942); Three's a Crowd (1927); Thunder Road (1958); Tramp, Tramp, Tramp (1926); Twincuplets (1940); Voice in the Wind (1944); Wandering Waistlines (1924); Waterfront (1939); Wedded Blitz (1942); Will Power (1936); Your Jeweler's Showcase (1953).

Born on this day – Alexander Hall:

Alexander Hall

Director

Editor

Actor

January 11, 1894 – July 30, 1968

Credits:

Forever, Darling (1956); Let's Do It Again (1953); Because You're Mine (1952); Up Front (1951); Louisa (1950); Love That Brute (1950); The Great Lover (1949); Down to Earth (1947); She Wouldn't Say Yes (1945); Once Upon a Time (1944); The Heavenly Body (1944); My Sister Eileen (1942); They All Kissed the Bride (1942); Bedtime Story (1941); Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941); This Thing Called Love (1940); He Stayed for Breakfast (1940); The Doctor Takes a Wife (1940); The Amazing Mr. Williams (1939); Good Girls Go to Paris (1939); The Lady's from Kentucky (1939); There's That Woman Again (1938); I Am the Law (1938); There's Always a Woman (1938); The Toast of New York (1937); Exclusive (1937); Yours for the Asking (1936); Give Us This Night (1936); Annapolis Farewell (1935); Goin' to Town (1935); Limehouse Blues (1934); The Pursuit of Happiness (1934); Little Miss Marker (1934); Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen (1934); Torch Singer (1933); Midnight Club (1933); The Girl in 419 (1933); Madame Racketeer (1932); Sinners in the Sun (1932); The Spirit of Evil (1922); The Last Call (1922); A Game of Graft (1922); Unseen Foes (1922); The Great Opium Case (1921); The Crimson Clue (1921); $100,000 Kiss (1921); Missing Millions (1921); The Diamond Trail (1921); The Blackmailer's Bluff (1921); Who's Guilty? (1921); Dodging the Law (1921); Sealed Orders (1921); The Spendthrift (1921); Nick Carter Down East (1921); Birds of Prey (1921); Among the Counterfeiters (1921); The Mysterious Bond Case (1921); A Cry at Midnight (1921.

Born on this day – Dorothy Arzner:

Dorothy Arzner

Director

Writer

Editor

January 3, 1897 – October 1, 1979

Credits:

First Comes Courage (1943); Dance, Girl, Dance (1940); The Bride Wore Red (1937); The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937); Craig's Wife (1936); Nana (1934); Christopher Strong (1933); Merrily We Go to Hell (1932); Working Girls (1931); Honor Among Lovers (1931); Anybody's Woman (1930); Paramount on Parade (1930); Sarah and Son (1930); Behind the Make-Up (1930); Charming Sinners (1929); The Wild Party (1929); Manhattan Cocktail (1928); Get Your Man (1927); Ten Modern Commandments (1927); Fashions for Women (1927); Old Ironsides (1926); The Red Kimona (1926); When Husbands Flirt (1925); Breed of the Border (1925); The No-Gun Man (1924); Inez from Hollywood (1924); Blood and Sand (1922).

Born on this day – Stuart Heisler:

Stuart Heisler

Director

Editor

December 5, 1896 – August 21, 1979

Born on this day – Otho Lovering:

Otho Lovering

Director

Writer

Editor

December 1, 1892 – October 25, 1968

Born on this day – Les Blank:

Les Blank

Cinematographer

Director

Editor

Documentary filmmaker

November 27, 1935 – April 7, 2013

Born on this day – William F. Claxton:

William F. Claxton

Producer

Editor

Director

October 22, 1914 – February 11, 1996

Born on this day – Patricia McNulty:

Patricia McNulty

Actress

Editor

October 16, 1942 – September 4, 2023

Credits:

Avril Lavigne: The Bonez Tour (2005); Capturing the Friedmans (2003); Hazel (1962); Live at the Quick (2002); Mr. Novak (1963); My Three Sons (1961–1967); Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1966); Star Trek (1966); Tammy Tell Me True (1961); The Detectives (1961); The House of God (1981); The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1962); The Tycoon (1964).

Born on this day – Shirley Clarke:

Shirley Clarke

Director

Producer

Editor

October 2, 1919 – September 23, 1997

Born on this day – Robert Wise:

Robert Wise

Director

Producer

Editor

September 10, 1914 – September 14, 2005

Born on this day – Hal Ashby:

Hal Ashby

Director

Editor

September 2, 1929 – December 27, 1988

Born on this day – Nina Companeez:

Nina Companeez

Director

Writer

Editor

August 26, 1937 – April 9, 2015

Born on this day – Wes Craven:

Wes Craven

Director

Writer

Producer

Actor

Editor

August 2, 1939 – August 30, 2015

Born on this day – Monte Hellman:

Monte Hellman

Director

Producer

Writer

Editor

July 12, 1929 – April 20, 2021

Credits:

A Decade Under the Influence (2003); A Fistful of Dollars (1964); A Fuller Life / Segment: Vision of the Impossible (2013); A Time for Killing (1967); An Almost Perfect Affair (1979); Avalanche Express (1979); Back Door to Hell (1964); Baretta (1975); Beach Ball (1965); Beast from Haunted Cave (1959); Buffalo '66 (1998); Bus Riley's Back in Town (1965); Chambre 666 (1982); China 9, Liberty 37 (1978); Close-Up (1995–1996); Cockfighter (1974); Cordillera (1964); Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel (2011); Creature from the Haunted Sea (1961); Danger God (2018); Dementia 13 (1963); Du côté de chez Fred (1988); Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003); Fade to Black (1980); Family of Four (2009); Fighting Mad (1976); Film Genre (2002); Flight to Fury (1964); Footprints (2009); Godard Made in USA (2010); Grey Knight (1993); Harry and Walter Go to New York (1976); Head (1968); Headless (2014); Heisse Ware aus Hongkong (1974); Hellman Rider (1989); I dysi (2010); Iguana (1988); Incident at Barstow (2011); Inglourious Basterds (2009); Inside the Coppola Personality (1981); Janela Indiscreta (2012–2013); Kubrick's Universe: The Stanley Kubrick Podcast (2019); L.A. Without a Map (1998); Love, Cheat & Steal (1993); Make it Three Yards: A Conversation with James Taylor (2007); Marin Blue (2009); Monte Hellman: American Auteur (1997); Next (2015); Omnibus (1994); On the Road Again: Two-Lane Blacktop Revisited (2007); Out of the Blue and into the Black (1987); Plunging on Alone: Monte Hellman's Life in a Day (1986); Produce Your Own Damn Movie! (2011); Reservoir Dogs (1992); Reservoir Dogs Revisited (2005); Reservoir Dogs: Deleted Scenes (1992); Ride in the Whirlwind (1966); Road to Nowhere (2010); RoboCop (1987); Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron (1993); Schwarze Erdbeeren (2005); Shatter (1974); Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out! (1989); Ski Troop Attack (1960); Sodankylä Forever (2010); Someone to Love (1987); Somewhere Near Salinas: A Conversation with Kris Kristofferson (2007); Stanley's Girlfriend (2006); Strutter (2012); Sudden Death (1977); Target: Harry (1969); TCM Remembers 2021 (2021); The Awakening (1980); The Big Red One (1980); The Christian Licorice Store (1971); The Greatest (1977); The Hired Hand: How Monte Hellman Almost Directed 'The Mechanic' (2017); The Killer Elite (1975); The Mechanic (1972); The Prospector (2009); The Shooting (1966); The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967); The Terror (1963); The Westing Game (1997); The Wild Angels (1966); The Wild Ride (1960); There Is No Direction (2005); To Have & to Hold (1996); Trapped Ashes (2006); Two-Lane Blacktop (1971); Última mirada al edén (2022); Venice 70: Future Reloaded (2013); Viernes 13: La Muerte del Verano (2022); Wanderlust (2006); Warren Oates: Across the Border (1993); Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2004).