Born on this day – Chuck Barris:

Chuck Barris

Game show creator

Producer

Host

Writer

June 3, 1929 – March 21, 2017

Born on this day – Tom Mankiewicz:

Tom Mankiewicz

Writer

Director

Producer

June 1, 1942 – July 31, 2010

Born on this day – Howard Hawks:

Howard Hawks

Director

Producer

Writer

May 30, 1896 – December 26, 1977

Credits:

1925 Studio Tour (1925); 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (2009); 20th Century Fox Promotional Film (1936); 47th Annual Academy Awards (1975); A Girl in Every Port (1928); A Little Princess (1917); A Song Is Born (1948); Adventure (1925); Air Force (1943); American Masters (2001–2008); And the Oscar Goes to... (2014); Ball of Fire (1941); Barbary Coast (1935); Big John (2006); Biography (1993–2001); Bob Hampton of Placer (1921); Bringing Up Baby (1938); Cary Grant and Howard Hawks (2003); Ceiling Zero (1936); Cinema (1967); Code of the West (1925); Come and Get It (1936); Commemoration: Howard Hawks' 'Rio Bravo' (2007); Corvette K-225 (1943); Dark Hearts: The Secret Of Haunting Melissa (2014); Dinty (1920); El Dorado (1966); Empty Hands (1924); Fazil (1928); Femme Fatales (2012); Fig Leaves (1926); Filmmakers in Action (2005); Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953); Go and Get It (1920); Hatari! (1962); Hawks on Hawks (2017); Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 3 (1942); His Girl Friday (1940); Hollywood Greats (1977); Hollywood Insider (2021); Honesty - The Best Policy (1926); Howard Hawks on the Front Page and His Girl Friday (2017); Howard Hawks: A Hell of a Good Life (1978); Howard Hawks: American Artist (1997); Howard Hawks: Reporter's Notebook (2000); I Was a Male War Bride (1949); In Again, Out Again (1917); Indianapolis Speedway (1939); Johnny, weil Du Geburtstag hast (1977); La foule hurle (1932); Land of the Pharaohs (1955); Lauren Bacall, ombre et lumière (2017); Le Cinéma selon Luc Moullet (Carnet Filmé: 29 janvier 1979) (1979); Lord Jim (1925); Man's Favorite Sport? (1964); Metropolis Refound (2010); Monkey Business (1952); Neues aus der Welt des Films (1971); North of 36 (1924); O. Henry's Full House (1952); One Handshake Away: Peter Bogdanovich and the Icons of Cinema (2024); Only Angels Have Wings (1939); Open All Night (1924); Paid to Love (1927); Penrod (1922); Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo (1970); Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film (2008); Quicksands (1923); Red Line 7000 (1965); Red River (1948); Rio Bravo (1959); Rio Lobo (1970); Scarface (1932); Scarface (1983); Sergeant York (1941); Talking Pictures (2016); Targets (1968); Test Pilot (1938); The Air Circus (1928); The Big Sky (1952); The Big Sleep (1946); The Cradle Snatchers (1927); The Criminal Code (1930); The Crowd Roars (1932); The Dawn of a Tomorrow (1924); The Dawn Patrol (1930); The Dawn Patrol (1938); The Devil's Cargo (1925); The Dreamers (2003); The Dressmaker from Paris (1925); The Great Professional: Howard Hawks (1967); The Heritage of the Desert (1924); The Light of Western Stars (1925); The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks (1973); The Outlaw (1943); The Prizefighter and the Lady (1933); The Road to Glory (1926); The Road to Yesterday (1925); The Story of Film: An Odyssey (2011); The Thing from Another World (1951); Tiger Love (1924); Tiger Shark (1932); To Have and Have Not (1944); Today We Live (1933); Trent's Last Case (1929); Twentieth Century (1934); Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years (1997); Underworld (1927); Viva Villa! (1934); Welcome to the Basement (2020).

Born on this day – Antonia Bird:

Antonia Bird

Director

Producer

May 27, 1951 – October 24, 2013

Born on this day – Nicole Stéphane:

Nicole Stéphane

Director

Producer

Actress

May 27, 1923 – March 13, 2007

Born on this day – David Harris:

David Harris

Actor

Producer

May 23, 1959 – October 25, 2024

Credits:

18 Wheels of Justice (2001); A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion (1982); A Soldier's Story (1984); Any Day Now (2000); Attica (1980); Badge of the Assassin (1985); Benny's Place (1982); Black Scorpion II: Aftershock (1997); Brubaker (1980); Cop Rock (1990); Crime Story (1988); DEA (1990); Dead End City (1988); Death Penalty (1980); Dish Dogs (2000); Elementary (2014); Equal Justice (1991); ER (2000); Fatal Beauty (1987); Father & Son: Dangerous Relations (1993); Favorite Deadly Sins (1995); Fire with Fire (1986); First Wives Club (2019); Form, Space & Murder (1997); Great Performances (1977); Hill Street Blues (1984–1986); His Dying Wish (2016); In the Heat of the Night (1988); In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance (1994); Instinct (2018); James White (2015); Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys (1976); Kojak (1977); Law & Order (2010); Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2012); MacGyver (1986); Maniac (2013); Martial Law (1999); Mike Hammer, Private Eye (1997); Mommy's Box (2016); North & South: Book 1, North & South (1985); NYPD Blue (1993–2002); Pensacola: Wings of Gold (1998); Philly (2001); Profiler (1997); Purple Hearts (1984); Quicksilver (1986); Simon & Simon (1988); Straight (2014); The Andy Troy Show (2017); The Beginning: From Novel to Screen (2005); The Bob Show (2008); The Equalizer (1989); The Grindhouse Radio (2016); The Littlest Hobo (1982); The Phenomenon: Releasing the Warriors (2005); The Warriors (1979); The Warriors / Video Game (2005); The Warriors: Last Subway Ride Home (2015); The Way Home: Making the Warriors (2005); The White Shadow (1979); Under Cover (1987); Vietnam War Story (1987); Zoo Crew Two (2022).

Born on this day – Jill Jacobson:

Jill Jacobson

Actress

Writer

Producer

May 21, 1954 – December 8, 2024

Credits:

Actors Entertainment (2011); After the Storm (2001); An Uncommon Love (1983); Arli$$ (1999); Baby Sister (1983); Bad Georgia Road (1977); Best Performance (2018); Boredom (2015); Breaking the Silence (1992); Bulba (1981); Castle (2014); Cats Dancing on Jupiter (2011); Crazy Like a Fox (1986); Days of Our Lives (1995); Etheria (2020); Excess Flesh (2015); Falcon Crest (1985–1987); Fixed (2005); Forbidden Love (1982); Freddy's Nightmares (1990); Front of the Class (2008); Ghost Whisperer (2006); Harper Valley P.T.A. (1981); Hotel Vernonia (2013); House of Usher (2008); Hung (2011); I Gave at the Office (1984); Instinct to Kill (2001); Last Look (2014); Leo and Loree (1980); Man Against the Mob: The Chinatown Murders (1989); Merrily (2025); Mic Whore (2014); Murphy Brown (1994); My Sister Sam (1988); Newhart (1989–1990); Not Just Another Affair (1982); Nurse Sherri (1977); Nurses Confessions (2017); Obsessive Love (1984); Party Down (2010); Pecoima Can Wait (2014); Perfect Victims (1988); Policewoman Centerfold (1983); Quantum Leap (1989); Reality Queen! (2020); Restless Souls (1998); Sad Girl: Chlorine (2019); Sideliners (2006); Sledge Hammer! (1988); Splash (1984); Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1996); Star Trek: The Next Generation (1989); Strong Medicine (2001); The 16th Annual Satellite Awards (2011); The Back-up Bride (2011); The Circle (2005); The Circle (2005); The Devlin Connection (1982); The Fix (2019); The Jigsaw Murders (1989); The New Gidget (1986–1987); The Perfect Marriage (2012); The Stone Boy (2015); Uncle Buck (1990); Up Yours (1979); Visage (2017); War of the Worlds (1989); Watch Out for Slick (2010); Welcome Home (2010); Who's the Boss? (1990); You Me & Her (2014).

Born on this day – Booker Bradshaw:

Booker Bradshaw

Actor

Producer

May 21, 1940 – April 1, 2003

Credits:

42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage (2006); Another Language (1933); Arena (1983); Art Heritage (1960); Autopsy: The Last Hours of (2021); Biography (2001); Biography of a Bachelor Girl (1935); Blondie of the Follies (1932); Breakdowns of 1949 (1949); But the Flesh Is Weak (1932); Checking Out: Grand Hotel (2004); Complicated Women (2003); Estrellados (1930); Ever Since Eve (1937); Eye Witness (1950); Faithless (1932); Fast and Loose (1939); Forsaking All Others (1934); Free and Easy (1930); From the Ends of the Earth (1939); Fugitive Lovers (1934); Going Hollywood (1933); Haunted Honeymoon (1940); Hell Below (1933); Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941); Hide-Out (1934); Hollywood and the Stars (1964); Hollywood Goes to Town (1938); Hollywood Greats (1978–1979); Hollywood Handicap (1938); Hollywood on Parade (1934); Hollywood on Trial (1976); Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972); Ingrid (1984); Inspiration (1931); Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood (2005); John Ford (1992); June Bride (1948); Lady in the Lake (1946); Land of Liberty (1939); Letty Lynton (1932); Live, Love and Learn (1937); Love in the Rough (1930); Lovers Courageous (1932); Lusitania Illusion (2010); Made on Broadway (1933); Marsha Hunt's Sweet Adversity (2015); Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood (2010); Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941); Mr. Hitchcock Meets the Smiths (2004); My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock (2022); Navy Log (1958); Night Flight (1933); Night Must Fall (1937); No More Ladies (1935); Once More, My Darling (1949); Our Blushing Brides (1930); Petticoat Fever (1936); Piccadilly Jim (1936); President Hollywood (2008); Private Lives (1931); Rage in Heaven (1941); Reagan (2011); Review (1970); Ride the Pink Horse (1947); Riptide (1934); Robert Montgomery Presents (1950–1957); Screen Snapshots (1932); Screen Snapshots Series 15, No. 12 (1936); Screen Snapshots Series 15, No. 8 (1936); Shipmates (1931); So This Is College (1929); Some of the Best (1949); Starlit Days at the Lido (1935); Strangers May Kiss (1931); That's Entertainment! (1974); That's Entertainment, Part II (1976); The Big House (1930); The Colgate Comedy Hour (1954); The Dick Cavett Show (1971); The Divorcee (1930); The Earl of Chicago (1940); The Easiest Way (1931); The First Hundred Years (1937); The Gallant Hours (1960); The Jack Benny Program (1951); The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937); The Man in Possession (1931); The Merv Griffin Show (1963–1966); The Mike Douglas Show (1963); The Milton Berle Show (1950); The Miracle of Sound (1940); The Mystery of Mr. X (1934); The Name's the Same (1953); The Perfect Match - The Sport of Polo in the US (2018); The Reagans (2020); The Romance of Celluloid (1937); The Saxon Charm (1948); The Secret Land (1948); The Single Standard (1929); The Sins of the Children (1930); The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar (1960–1961); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1969); The Voice of Hollywood No. 7 (Second Series) (1931); Their Own Desire (1929); They Were Expendable (1945); This Side of Heaven (1934); Three Live Ghosts (1929); Three Loves Has Nancy (1938); Today (1960); Trouble for Two (1936); Unfinished Business (1941); Untamed (1929); Vanessa, Her Love Story (1935); War Nurse (1930); What's My Line? (1957); When Ladies Meet (1933).

Born on this day – John Paxton:

John Paxton (left), producer Adrian Scott (center), director Edward Dmytryk (writer), on the set of Crossfire (1947).

John Paxton

Writer

Producer

May 21, 1911 – January 5, 1985

Credits:

A Prize of Gold (1955); Aftermath (1960); Cornered (1945); Crack-Up (1946); Crossfire (1947); Fourteen Hours (1951); General Electric Theater (1960); How to Murder a Rich Uncle (1957); I Am the Greatest!: The Adventures of Muhammad Ali (1977); Kotch (1971); Murder, My Sweet (1944); My Pal Wolf (1944); Of Men and Music (1951); On the Beach (1959); On the Beach (2000); Pickup Alley (1957); Rope of Sand (1949); So Well Remembered (1947); The 20th Century-Fox Hour (1955); The Cobweb (1955); The Great Man's Whiskers (1972); The Wild One (1953).

Born on this day – Robert Montgomery:

Robert Montgomery

Actor

Director

Producer

May 21, 1904 – September 27, 1981

Credits:

42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage (2006); Another Language (1933); Arena (1983); Art Heritage (1960); Autopsy: The Last Hours of (2021); Biography (2001); Biography of a Bachelor Girl (1935); Blondie of the Follies (1932); Breakdowns of 1949 (1949); But the Flesh Is Weak (1932); Checking Out: Grand Hotel (2004); Complicated Women (2003); Estrellados (1930); Ever Since Eve (1937); Eye Witness (1950); Faithless (1932); Fast and Loose (1939); Forsaking All Others (1934); Free and Easy (1930); From the Ends of the Earth (1939); Fugitive Lovers (1934); Going Hollywood (1933); Haunted Honeymoon (1940); Hell Below (1933); Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941); Hide-Out (1934); Hollywood and the Stars (1964); Hollywood Goes to Town (1938); Hollywood Greats (1978–1979); Hollywood Handicap (1938); Hollywood on Parade (1934); Hollywood on Trial (1976); Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972); Ingrid (1984); Inspiration (1931); Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood (2005); John Ford (1992); June Bride (1948); Lady in the Lake (1946); Land of Liberty (1939); Letty Lynton (1932); Live, Love and Learn (1937); Love in the Rough (1930); Lovers Courageous (1932); Lusitania Illusion (2010); Made on Broadway (1933); Marsha Hunt's Sweet Adversity (2015); Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood (2010); Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941); Mr. Hitchcock Meets the Smiths (2004); My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock (2022); Navy Log (1958); Night Flight (1933); Night Must Fall (1937); No More Ladies (1935); Once More, My Darling (1949); Our Blushing Brides (1930); Petticoat Fever (1936); Piccadilly Jim (1936); President Hollywood (2008); Private Lives (1931); Rage in Heaven (1941); Reagan (2011); Review (1970); Ride the Pink Horse (1947); Riptide (1934); Robert Montgomery Presents (1950–1957); Screen Snapshots (1932); Screen Snapshots Series 15, No. 12 (1936); Screen Snapshots Series 15, No. 8 (1936); Shipmates (1931); So This Is College (1929); Some of the Best (1949); Starlit Days at the Lido (1935); Strangers May Kiss (1931); That's Entertainment! (1974); That's Entertainment, Part II (1976); The Big House (1930); The Colgate Comedy Hour (1954); The Dick Cavett Show (1971); The Divorcee (1930); The Earl of Chicago (1940); The Easiest Way (1931); The First Hundred Years (1937); The Gallant Hours (1960); The Jack Benny Program (1951); The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937); The Man in Possession (1931); The Merv Griffin Show (1963–1966); The Mike Douglas Show (1963); The Milton Berle Show (1950); The Miracle of Sound (1940); The Mystery of Mr. X (1934); The Name's the Same (1953); The Perfect Match - The Sport of Polo in the US (2018); The Reagans (2020); The Romance of Celluloid (1937); The Saxon Charm (1948); The Secret Land (1948); The Single Standard (1929); The Sins of the Children (1930); The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar (1960–1961); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1969); The Voice of Hollywood No. 7 (Second Series) (1931); Their Own Desire (1929); They Were Expendable (1945); This Side of Heaven (1934); Three Live Ghosts (1929); Three Loves Has Nancy (1938); Today (1960); Trouble for Two (1936); Unfinished Business (1941); Untamed (1929); Vanessa, Her Love Story (1935); War Nurse (1930); What's My Line? (1957); When Ladies Meet (1933).

Born on this day – Steve Pepoon:

Steve Pepoon

Writer

Producer

May 19, 1956 – May 3, 2025

Credits:

ALF (1987–1990); Cleghorne! (1995); Dinosaurs (1992); Ferris Bueller (1990–1991); Get a Life (1991–1992); It's Garry Shandling's Show. (1990); Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994); Roseanne (1993–1994); Rugrats Go Wild (2003); Silver Spoons (1986); Teen Angel (1997–1998); The Jackie Thomas Show (1992–1993); The PJs (1999 / 2000); The Simpsons (1991); The Wild Thornberrys (1998–2004); The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie (2001); Tom (1994); You Wish (1997).

Born on this day – Richard Brooks:

Richard Brooks

Director

Writer

Producer

May 18, 1912 – March 11, 1992

Born on this day – Frank Capra:

Frank Capra

Director

Producer

Writer

May 18, 1897 – September 3, 1991

Born on this day – Ruth Landers:

Ruth Landers

Producer

Actress

Writer

May 17, 1938 – April 18, 2024

Credits:

California Casanova (1991); Circus Camp (2006); Club Fed (1990); Deadly Closure (2010); Deadly Twins (1985); Doing Dallas (2000); Ghost Writer (1989); Linnea Quigley's Horror Workout (1990); Na sowas! (1983); RTL Boulevard (2011); The Damon Charles Total Rehydration System (1991); The Huggabug Club (1995–1997).

Born on this day – Kay Elliot:

Kay Elliot

Actress

Producer

May 14, 1929 – December 3, 1982

Credits:

Be A Famous Figure (1956); Bewitched (1969–1970); Death Valley Days (1969); Eight Is Enough (1978); Gas Pump Girls (1979); General Hospital (1980); Gomer Pyle: USMC (1967); Here's Lucy (1968); New Figures of 1957 (1956); New York Close-Up (1951–1952); Plaza Suite (1971); Star Trek / episode entitled: I, Mudd, originally aired November 3 (1967); The Magical World of Disney (1980); The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1967); The Red Skelton Hour (1968–1969); The Severed Arm (1973); Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? (1968).

Born on this day – Burny Mattinson:

Burny Mattinson

Animator

Director

Producer

May 13, 1935 – February 27, 2023

Credits:

A Perfect Little Lady: The Story of Lady and the Tramp (2006); Aladdin (1992); All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989); Beauty and the Beast (1991); Big Hero 6 (2014); Casey Bats Again (1954); Disney's Halloween Treat (1984); DTV Monster Hits (1987); Floyd Norman: An Animated Life (2016); House of Mouse (2001); How to Hook Up Your Home Theater (2007); Lady and the Tramp (1955); Lady's Pedigree: The Making of 'Lady and the Tramp' (2006); Les Chroniques du Mea (2020); Lilo & Stitch (2002); Mary Poppins (1964); Mickey: The Story of a Mouse (2022); Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983); Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse / Mickey's Christmas Carol (2001); Mulan (1998); Oliver & Company (1988); Once Upon a Studio (2023); One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961); Picture Perfect: The Making of Sleeping Beauty (2008); Pocahontas (1995); Pretty as a Picture Art and Design (2006); Redefining the Line: The Making of One Hundred and One Dalmatians (2008); Robin Hood (1973); Ruff Animation (2006); Sleeping Beauty (1959); Strange World (2022); Tarzan (1999); The Aristocats (1970); The Art of Disney Animation (1988); The Ballad of Nessie (2011); The Bare Necessities: The Making of 'The Jungle Book' (2007); The Black Cauldron (1985); The Fox and the Hound (1981); The Great Mouse Detective (1986); The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996); The Jungle Book (1967); The Lion King (1994); The Magical World of Disney / Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too (1982); The Making of Mickey's Christmas Carol (1984); The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977); The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: The Story Behind the Masterpiece (1996); The Oscars (2023); The Prince and the Pauper (1990); The Rescuers (1977); The Small One (1978); The Sword in the Stone (1963); Timeless Tales / The Prince and The Pauper (2005); Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection / The Ballad of Nessie & How to Hook up Your Home Theater (2015); Winnie the Pooh (2011); Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too (1974); Wish (2023).

Born on this day – Kalen Gorman:

Kalen Gorman

Producer

Director

May 12, 1965 – September 24, 2024

Credits:

Access Hollywood (1996); America's Most Talented Kids (2003–2005); Inside Look: Feud - Bette and Joan (2017); Keepin' It Real with Keke Palmer (2019); Ladies First with Grace Helbig (2019); Making a Scene (2007–2008); Manhunt: The Search for America's Most Gorgeous Male Model (2004); Meet Jigsaw: Behind the Scenes of 'Punisher: War Zone' (2009); On the Set: Ratatouille (2007); Resurrection: Prison Break (2017); Rock Star: INXS (2005); Second Chance: America's Most Talented Senior (2003); Showbiz Moms & Dads (2004); Step By Step With Matt Steffanina (2019); The Making of 'Punisher: War Zone' (2009); The Martin Short Show (1999–2000); The Punisher: Creating the Look (2009); The Punisher: Training to Become the Punisher (2009); The Punisher: Weapons of the Punisher (2009); Weakest Link (2001–2002); Worst Firsts with Brittany Furlan (2019); You Rock with... (2003).

Born on this day – Nicky Katt:

Nicky Katt

Actor

Producer

May 11, 1970 – April 12, 2025

Credits:

21 Years: Richard Linklater (2014); A Time to Kill (1996); American Yakuza (1993); Astoria (1998); Batman & Robin (1997); Behind the Candelabra (2013); Boiler Room (2000); Boston Public (2000–2002); Casual (2018); CBS Schoolbreak Special (1984); CHiPs (1981); Code Red (1982); Dazed and Confused (1993); Dear John (1989–1990); Death Proof (2007); Delivered (1998); Double Rush (1995); Fan des années 80 (2012); Fantasy Island (1980); Father Murphy (1981); Found Footage Festival Volume 4: Live in Tucson (2009); Friends (1996); Friends: The One Before the Last One - Ten Years of Friends (2004); Full Frontal (2002); Goldie and Kids: Listen to Us (1982); Great Directors (2009); Gremlins (1984); Grindhouse / Segments: Planet Terror; Death Proof (2007); Harold (2008); Herbie, the Love Bug (1982); I Love Your Work (2003); Insomnia (2002); Johns (1996); Kindred: The Embraced (1996); King of the Hill (2003–2004); Knight Rider 2010 (1994); Law & Order (2007); Lifestories (1990); Love & War (1992); Love Monkey (2006); Martians Go Home (1989); Monk (2006); Mutiny (1999); Once Upon a River (2019); One True Thing (1998); Phantoms (1998); Planet Terror (2007); Quincy, M.E. (1983); Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny (2016); Riding the Bullet (2004); Rules of Engagement (2000); Say You'll Be Mine (1999); School of Rock (2003); Scotch and Milk (1998); Secondhand Lions (2003); Secondhand Lions: Deleted/Alternate Scenes (2004); Sin City (2005); Sister Act (1992); Skins (1994); Snow Angels (2007); Speakeasy (2002); Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords (2004); Strange Days (1995); SubUrbia (1996); The Babysitter (1995); The Brave One (2007); The 'Burbs (1989); The Cure (1995); The Dark Knight (2008); The Doom Generation (1995); The Facts of Life (1988); The Get Along Gang (1984); The Guardian (2003); The Limey (1999); The Sitter (2011); The Way of the Gun (2000); Trapper John, M.D. (1982); Uncle Buck (1990); Underground Aces (1981); V (1984); Voyagers! (1982); Waking Life (2001); World Trade Center (2006).

Born on this day – Jim Abrahams:

Jim Abrahams

Writer

Producer

Director

May 10, 1944 – November 26, 2024

Credits:

Airplane! (1980); Airplane: Long-Haul Version (2005); An Introduction to the Ketogenic Diet (1994); Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London' (2009); Big Business (1988); Big John, Little John (1976); Biography (2001–2004); Cancer/evolution (2023); CBS Saturday Morning (2023); Chiseled (2008); Cocaine Blues (1983); Coming to America (1988); Cry-Baby (1990); Fat: A Documentary (2019); ...First Do No Harm (1997); Hearts of Hot Shots Part Deux: A Filmmaker's Apology (1993); Hot Shots! (1991); Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993); Hot Shots: The Making of an Important Movie (1991); Katie Holmes in Miss Meadows (2014); Late Night Berlin (2019); Late Night with David Letterman (1982); Laugh Out Loud: The Funniest Films Ever (2015); Le Fossoyeur de Films (2021); Life and Times (2000); Mafia! (1998); Minty Comedic Arts (2020); Movie Magic (1994); Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994); Oscar (1991); Our Planet Tonight (1987); Police Squad! (1982); Ruthless People (1986); Scary Movie 4 (2006); The Directors (1997–2008); The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977); The Midnight Special (1974); The Naked Gun (2025); The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991); The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988); The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash (1978); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1972); Top Secret! (1984); Valkokangas (1984); Voice of the Epilepsies (2018); Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael (1990); Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (2022); Wisconsin Born & Bred: The Entertainers (2004).

Born on this day – Robert Lewin:

Robert Lewin

Writer

Producer

May 9, 1920 – August 28, 2004

Credits:

12 O'Clock High (1965–1966); A Reason to Live (1985); Baretta (1976); Bracken's World (1969–1970); Call to Glory (1984–1985); Cannon (1972–1973); Daktari (1966); Dan August (1970–1971); Dan August: Murder, My Friend (1980); Dan August: Once Is Never Enough (1980); Dan August: The Jealousy Factor (1980); Dan August: The Trouble with Women (1980); Dr. Kildare (1964); Gunsmoke (1965–1966); Hawaii Five-O (1969); I Spy (1965–1968); James at 16 (1978); Judd for the Defense (1967–1969); Kung Fu (1973–1974); Man from Atlantis (1977); Mannix (1969); McMillan & Wife (1971–1972); Medical Center (1975); Mission: Impossible (1966–1967); Movin' On (1974–1975); Rawhide (1964–1965); Seizure: The Story of Kathy Morris (1980); Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1988); Starsky and Hutch (1975); The Bold and the Brave (1956); The F.B.I. (1971); The Fugitive (1966); The Loner (1965); The Munsters (1964); The Paper Chase (1978 / 1984); The Rifleman (1962–1963); The Streets of San Francisco (1972); Third of a Man (1962); Today's F.B.I. (1982).