Born on this day – Naomi Judd:

Naomi Judd

Actress

Singer

Producer

January 11, 1946 – April 30, 2022

Credits:

Albums:

Christmas Time with the Judds (1987); Greatest Hits (1988); Greatest Hits Volume Two (1991); Rockin' with the Rhythm (1985); Why Not Me (1984); Wynonna & Naomi (1983).

Songs:

Beautiful Star Of Bethlehem; Born to Be Blue; Bye Bye Baby Blues; Cadillac Red; Calling In The Wind; Change Of Heart; Come Some Rainy Day; Cow Cow Boogie; Cry Myself To Sleep; Don't Be Cruel; Flies On The Butter; Girls Night Out; Give A Little Love; Grandpa; Guardian Angels; Had A Dream; Have Mercy; I Know Where I'm Going; I Will Stand By You; If I Were You; I'm Falling In Love Tonight; Let Me Tell You About Love; Love Can Build A Bridge; Maybe Your Baby's Got The Blues; My Baby's Gone; One Hundred And Two; River Of Time; River Roll On; Sleeping Heart; That's What Makes You Strong; The Sweetest Gift; Turn It Loose.

Movies and television:

15th Academy of Country Music Honors (2022); 2008 CMT Music Awards (2008); 2012 Hero Dog Awards (2012); 20th Annual Country Music Awards (1986); 22nd Annual Country Music Association Awards (1988); 24th Annual Country Music Association Awards (1990); 25th Annual Country Music Association Awards (1991); 25th Annual Family Film Awards (2022); 29th Annual Gospel Music Association's Dove Awards (1998); 35th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards (2000); 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996); 41st Annual Country Music Association Awards (2007); 46th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards (2011); A Holiday Romance (1999); A&E Biography: Kenny Rogers (2020); ABC Sports (2004); Access Hollywood (2017–2022); Alabama... My Home's in Alabama (1986); All-Star Salute to Our Troops (1991); American Humane Hero Dog Awards: 10th Anniversary Celebration (2020); America's Music: The Roots of Country (1996); An Evergreen Christmas (2014); Between Us with Naomi Judd (2001–2003); Biography (1987–2006); Bob Hope: Laughing with the Presidents (1996); Bob Hope's Bag Full of Christmas Memories (1993); Bob Hope's Christmas Special from Waikoloa, Hawaii (1989); Broadcast Blues (2009); Can You Duet? (2008–2009); Celebrity Page (2015–2020); Century of Country (1999); Cher & Chrissie Hynde & Neneh Cherry & Eric Clapton: Love Can Build a Bridge (1995); Cinemax Sessions (1988); CMT Greatest Moments: Dolly Parton (2006); CMT Greatest Moments: Wynonna (2006); CMT Hot 20 Countdown (2010); CMT Insider (2008–2011); CMT: 40 Greatest Love Songs (2011); CMT: 40 Greatest Women of Country Music (2002); CMT: The Greatest - 40 Days That Shaped Country Music (2006); CMT: The Greatest - 40 Greatest Albums (2006); Coming Home: A Rockin' Reunion (1989); Commitment to Life (2023); Corazón de... (2007); Country Music (2019); Cover Story (1987); Doug Stanhope: No Refunds (2007); E! True Hollywood Story (2003 / 2004); Entertainment Tonight (1987–2024); Family Tree (1999); Frasier (2002); Girls' Night Out: Superstar Women of Country (2011); Good Day Live (2004); Good Morning America (2010–2016); Gordy (1994); Hard Copy (1993); Harry (2017); Hazel Dickens: It's Hard to Tell the Singer from the Song (2002); Headliners & Legends (1998–2008); Hee Haw (1984–1989); Higglytown Heroes (2005); Hollywood Squares (1998–2003); Home & Family (2012–2018); Intimate Portrait (1997–2003); Jeopardy! (1998 / 2019); Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (1990); Katie (2014); Larry King Live (2001–2010); Larry King Now (2013); Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1995); Late Show with David Letterman (1997); Lifetime's Achievement Awards: Women Changing the World (2003); Littlest Angel's Easter (1998); Live with Kelly and Mark (1993–1998); Living Proof: The Hank Williams, Jr. Story (1983); Maury (1996–1998); Maybe It's Me (2002); More American Graffiti (1979); More Than the Music (2018); Music City USA (2015); My Kitchen Rules (2017); Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge (1995); Naomi Judd: A River of Time Celebration (2022); Naomi's New Morning (2006–2007); Nearlyweds (2013); New Passages (1996); Oprah: Where Are They Now? (2016); Oprah's Guide to OWN (2011); Password (1973); Prometheus Bound: The Epidemic of Hepatitis C (2007); Reading Rainbow (2002); Revealed with Jules Asner (2001); Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus 118th Edition (1988); Rio Diablo (1993); Sidewalks Entertainment (2022); Sisters (1994); Someone Like You (2001); Square One Television (1991); Star Search (2003–2004); Super Bloopers and Practical Jokes (1991); Super Bowl XXVIII (1994); Tammy Wynette: First Lady of Country Memorial Service (1998); The 17th Annual American Music Awards (1990); The 18th Annual American Music Awards (1991); The 29th Annual Grammy Awards (1987); The 31st Annual Academy of Country Music Awards (1996); The 32nd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards (1997); The 3th Annual American Cinema Awards (1986); The 5th Annual TV Land Awards (2007); The 65th Annual Grammy Awards (2023); The 700 Club (2018 / 2022); The Academy of Country Music's Greatest Hits (1993); The Barbara Walters Summer Special (2006); The Big Saturday Show (2022); The Client (1996); The Doctors (2013); The Insider (2016); The Jane Pauley Show (2004); The Judds (2011); The Judds Farewell Concert (1991); The Judds: Give a Little Love (1988); The Judds: Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Old Days) (1985); The Judds: Love Can Build a Bridge (1990); The Judds: Love Is Alive (1985); The Kelly Clarkson Show (2021); The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (2004); The Killing Game (2011); The Life and Times (1995–1997); The Morning Show with Mike & Juliet (2007); The New York Times Presents (2021); The Oprah Winfrey Show (2004–2011); The Pat Sajak Show (1989); The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1996–1998); The Suzanne Somers Show (1994); The Talk (2013–2018); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1987); The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1995–1997); The Tony Danza Show (2005–2006); The Voice (2015); The Wayne Brady Show (2004); The Wendy Williams Show (2010); The Women of Country (1993); The Year: 2022 (2022); This Is Pop (2021); Today (2008–2021); Top of the Pops (1987 / 1995); Touched by an Angel (2000); V.C. Andrews' Landry Family (2021); Very Personal with Naomi Judd (1996); Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2014–2021); What's Up Doc? (1994); Willie Nelson: The Big Six-0 (1993); Window Wonderland (2013); Wogan (1987).

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 – Lee Philips:

Lee Philips

Actor

Director

Writer

Producer

January 10, 1927 – March 3, 1999

Credits:

77 Sunset Strip (1961); A Day for Thanks on Walton's Mountain (1982); Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1956–1961); Anna and the King (1972); Appointment with Adventure (1955–1956); Armstrong Circle Theatre (1958); Barnum (1986); Blind Vengeance (1990); Bracken's World (1969–1970); Bridget Loves Bernie (1972); Cade's County (1972); Checkmate (1962); Combat! (1965); Crazy Times (1981); Daddy-O (1961); Dan August (1970); Danger (1955); Daniel Boone (1969); Death Valley Days (1960); Diagnosis Murder (1995); Dr. Kildare (1964); Dynasty (1976); East Side/West Side (1964); Follow the Sun (1961); Games Mother Never Taught You (1982); Getting Away from It All (1972); Gidget (1966); Going Places (1973); Gomer Pyle: USMC (1966); Goodyear Playhouse (1955); Goodyear Theatre (1959); Happy (1983); Hardhat and Legs (1980); Headmaster (1970); Here's Hollywood (1962); I Spy (1966); Inspector Perez (1983); Justice (1955); King of the Olympics: The Lives and Loves of Avery Brundage (1988); Kraft Theatre (1953–1960); Kung Fu (1974); Longstreet (1971); Lottery! (1983); Louis Armstrong - Chicago Style (1976); Love on a Rooftop (1967); Love, American Style (1973); M*A*S*H (1972–1975); Mae West (1982); Medical Center (1973–1975); Middle of the Night (1959); Money, Power, Murder. (1989); My World and Welcome to It (1969); Naked City (1959); Of Men and Women (1973); On the Right Track (1981); One Step Beyond (1960); Perry Mason (1965); Peyton Place (1957–1969); Playhouse 90 (1958); Riding High (1977); Ripcord (1962); Room 222 (1969–1971); Route 66 (1963–1964); Salvage 1 (1979); Samson and Delilah (1984); Shaft (1974); Silent Motive (1991); Space (1985); Special Olympics (1978); Studio One (1952–1955); Summer Playhouse (1964); Surfside 6 (1962); Sweet Hostage (1975); Target: The Corruptors! (1961); Tess of the Storm Country (1960); The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962); The American Girls (1978–1979); The Andy Griffith Show (1965–1971); The Best of the Post (1961); The Big Story (1952); The Blue Lightning (1986); The Comedy Company (1978); The Defenders (1962); The Dick Powell Theatre (1962); The Dick Van Dyke Show (1964–1965); The Donna Reed Show (1966); The Doris Day Show (1971–1973); The Fugitive (1963); The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen (1959); The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (1968–1970); The Girl Most Likely to... (1973); The Governor & J.J. (1969); The Hunters (1958); The Kaiser Aluminum Hour (1957); The Lloyd Bridges Show (1962–1963); The Lollipop Cover (1965); The Loner (1965); The Man and the City (1971); The New Dick Van Dyke Show (1972–1973); The Notebook (1985); The Outer Limits (1963); The Partridge Family (1972–1973); The Practice (1976); The Red Badge of Courage (1974); The Reporter (1964); The Rookies (1974); The Spell (1977); The Stranger Within (1974); The Survivors (1969); The Twilight Zone (1963–1964); The Untouchables (1961); The Waltons (1972–1975); The War Between the Tates (1977); Valentine (1979); Violent Midnight (1963); Wagon Train (1965); Wanted: The Sundance Woman (1976); Windmills of the Gods (1988).

Born on this day – Esta TerBlanche:

Esta TerBlanche

Actress

Producer

January 7, 1973 – July 18, 2024

Credits:

All My Children (1997–2011); Daytime's Greatest Weddings (2004); Egoli: Place of Gold (1991); Germination (2013); Knew Amsterdam Radio (2023); K-T.V. (1990-1995); Miss Teen South Africa (1993); One on One with Jasper Cole (2021); Rooi Rose SuperModel 2004 (2004); Spin City (1997); The 15th Annual Soap Opera Digest Awards (1999); The 25th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (1998); The 26th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (1999); The 27th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (2000); The Syndicate (1995–2000); Three Thieves and a Wedding (1991); WakeUp Uncensored (2021).

Born on this day – William Peter Blatty:

William Peter Blatty

Writer

Director

Actor

Producer

January 7, 1928 – January 12, 2017

Credits:

Books:

Which Way to Mecca, Jack? (1959); John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! (1963); I, Billy Shakespeare (1965); Twinkle, Twinkle, "Killer" Kane (1966); The Exorcist (1971); The Ninth Configuration (aka Twinkle, Twinkle "Killer" Kane) (1978); Legion (1983); Demons Five, Exorcists Nothing: A Fable (1996); Demons Five, Exorcists Nothing: A Hollywood Christmas Carol (2013); Elsewhere (2009); Dimiter (aka The Redemption) (2010 & 2013); Crazy (2010); The Exorcist for the 21st Century (2016); I'll Tell Them I Remember You (autobiography) (1974); William Peter Blatty on 'The Exorcist': From Novel to Screen (1974); If There Were Demons Then Perhaps There Were Angels: William Peter Blatty's Own Story of the Exorcist (2001); Finding Peter: A True Story of The Hand of Providence and Evidence of Life After Death (2015).

Movies:

The Exorcist III (1990); The Ninth Configuration (1980); The Exorcist (1973); John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! (1965); No Place to Land (1958); Ficción sonora (2006); Mastermind (1976); Insight (1960); Darling Lili (1970); The Great Bank Robbery (1969); Gunn (1967); What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? (1966); Promise Her Anything (1966); A Shot in the Dark (1964); The Man from the Diners' Club (1963).

Recommended reading:

The Exorcist

By William Peter Blatty.

Published by Harper Paperbacks.

First published in 1971.

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 006209436X

ISBN-13: 978-0062094360

Description:

Four decades after it first shook the nation, then the world, William Peter Blatty’s thrilling masterwork of faith and demonic possession returns in an even more powerful form. Raw and profane, shocking and blood-chilling, it remains a modern parable of good and evil and perhaps the most terrifying novel ever written.

Legion

By William Peter Blatty.

Published by Tor Books.

First published in 1983.

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 0765327139

ISBN-13: 978-0765327130

Description:

“Jesus asked the man his name, and he answered, ‘Legion, for we are many.’” – Mark 5:9.

A young boy is found horribly murdered in a mock crucifixion. Is the murderer the elderly woman who witnessed the crime? A neurologist who can no longer bear the pain life inflicts on its victims? A psychiatrist with a macabre sense of humor and a guilty secret? A mysterious mental patient, locked in silent isolation?

Lieutenant Kinderman follows a bewildering trail that links all these people, confronting new enigmas at every turn, even as more murders occur. Why does each victim suffer the same dreadful mutilations? Why are two priests among the dead? Is there a connection between these crimes and another series of murders that took place twelve years ago – one that supposedly ended with the death of the killer?

Legion is a novel of breathtaking energy and suspense. But more than this, it is an extraordinary journey into the uncharted depths of the human mind and the most agonizing questions of the human condition.

The answers are revealed in a climax so stunning that it could only have been written by the author of The Exorcist – William Peter Blatty.

Born on this day – Richard Norton:

Richard Norton

Actor

Stuntman

Producer

January 6, 1950 – March 30, 2025

Credits:

ABBA: Bang a Boomerang (2013); ABBA: The Movie (1977); Amazons and Gladiators (2001); Ambush (2023); American Ninja (1985); An Eye for an Eye (1981); Anti Bullying United Documentary (2021); Black Creek (2024); Black Thunder (1998); Blacklight (2022); Blood Makes Noise (2005); Blood Street (1988); Broken Superman (2012); China O'Brien (1990); China O'Brien II (1990); Cinema of Vengeance (1994); City Hunter (1993); Cyber Tracker (1994); Dancer (2016); Dead in Love (2009); Defensive Improvised Weapons: The Magnificent Seven (2002); Defensive Tactics: The Magnificent Seven (2002); Devil's Pond (2003); Digital Pictures: Behind the Scenes 1994 (1994); Direct Hit (1994); Dream Warrior (2003); Durch die Nacht mit... (2010); Earthrise (2022); Equalizer 2000 (1987); Fight to Win (1987); Fight Zone (1995); Final Objective (2025); For Life or Death (1996); Force: Five (1981); Forced Vengeance (1982); Fugitive X: Innocent Target (1996); Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024); Future Hunters (1988); Game of Death - The six Doors to Hell (2024); Gamesmaster (1992); Ghost in the Shell (2017); Ghost in the Shell: Hard-Wired Humanity - Making Ghost in the Shell (2017); Guardian Angel (1994); Gymkata (1985); Honor and Glory (1992); Hyper Space (1989); Impulse (2023); Inside the Britannic (2002); Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks (2019); Ironheart (1992); Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater (1994–1995); John Wayne Parr: Blessed with Venom (2011); Jungle Heat (1988); Kapow! (2025); Kingdom of War: Part 1 (2007); Kingdom of War: Part 2 (2007); KNEKT®tv on the Carpet (2024); Kung Fu: A Legend Reborn (1992); Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (1994); Lady Dragon (1992); Lionheart (1990); Mad Max: Fury Road (2015); Magic Crystal (1986); Man of Blood (2008); Maximum Fury: Filming Fury Road (2015); Midnight Hustle (2025); Millionaires' Express (1986); Mind Games (2003); Modern Warriors (2002); Movie Nights (2010–2011); Mr. Nice Guy (1997); Nautilus (2000); Nomad: The Warrior (2005); Not Another Mistake (1989); Our Last Prayer (2025); Psychology of Conflict: The Magnificent Seven (2002); Rage (1993 / 2021); Rage and Honor (1992); Rage and Honor II (1993); Raging Jake (2025); Raiders of the Sun (1992); Redemption (2002); Return of the Kickfighter (1987); Rise of Heroes: The Legend of the Guardian (2025); Road House 2: Last Call (2006); Sacrifice (2025); Scar Tissue (2025); Secrets of the Shell (2001); Spartacus (2013); Stealth (2005); Stowaway to Nowhere (2024); Strategic Command (1997); Suicide Squad (2016); Suicide Squad Strength and Speed (2016); Supreme Warrior (1994); Tesla Effect (2014); Tex Murphy: Overseer (1998); The Amazing Spider-Man (2012); The Art of Action (2020); The Best of the Martial Arts Films (1990); The Blood of Heroes (1989); The Condemned (2007); The Fighter (1989); The Good, the Bad, and the Sequel (2019); The Green Hornet (2011); The Indie Escape Network (2021); The New Adventures of Robin Hood (1997–1998); The Octagon (1980); The Path of the Dragon (2012); The Rage Within (2001); The Search for Weng Weng (2007); The Suicide Squad (2021); The Sword of Bushido (1990); The Tools of the Wasteland (2015); The Virgin of Juarez (2006); The Whack Job (2025); This Is Gonna Get Loud: The Epic Battles of 'Suicide Squad' (2016); Tiger Cops (2017); Tough and Deadly (1995); Triple Frontier (2019); Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Stars (1985); Two Dollar Late Fee (2019); Under a Red Moon (2008); Under the Gun (1995); Underdog Kids (2015); Vinh Nguyen - At Empower Tactical (2024); Walker, Texas Ranger (1993–2001); X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019).

Born on this day – Diane Keaton:

Diane Keaton

Actress

Director

Producer

January 5, 1946 – October 11, 2025

Credits:

100 Years at the Movies (1994); 10th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2004); 2020 Writers Guild West Awards (2020); 3rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (1997); 48 Hours (2004); 5 Flights Up (2014); 50 Years of Funny Females (1995); 71st Golden Globe Awards (2014); A Breath of Fresh Air with Jon and Nkechi (2010); ABC News Breakfast (2024); ABC's Wide World of Sports (1974); Access Hollywood (2022–2023); AFI Life Achievement Award (1994–2018); Ali-Frazier I: One Nation... Divisible (2000); Allen v. Farrow (2021); Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight (1994); American Masters (2009 / 2011); And So It Goes (2014); Annie Hall (1977); Arena (1977); Arthur's Whisky (2024); Baby Boom (1987); Because I Said So (2007); Belinda Carlisle: Heaven Is a Place on Earth (1987); Belinda Carlisle: I Get Weak (1988); Belinda Carlisle: Runaway Videos (1990); Biography (2003–2008); Book Club (2018); Book Club: The Next Chapter (2023); Bravo Profiles: The Entertainment Business (1998); CBS Mornings (2005); CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley (2024); CBS Schoolbreak Special (1990); Celebrity Page (2017 / 2018); Charlie Rose (2003–2011); Chelsea Lately (2013–2014); China Beach (1990); Chris Plante: The Right Squad (2023); Corazón de... (2005 / 2006); Crimes of the Heart (1986); Crossed Over (2002); Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000); Darling Companion (2012); De película (1987); De qué te ríes (2006); Die Goldene Kamera (2014); Discovering Film (2020); E! True Hollywood Story (2005–2008); El oficio de actor (2005); Elephant (2003); Ellie Parker (2005); Entertainment Tonight (1999–2023); Everything Is Copy (2015); Extra (2014–2018); Facing Ali (2009); Father of the Bride (1991); Father of the Bride Part 3 (ish) (2020); Father of the Bride Part II (1995); Fight of the Century (1971); Film… (1995–2004); Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate (2004); Finding Dory (2016); For the Love of Spock (2016); Front Row (2017); Gala Paramount Pictures Celebrates 90th Anniversary with 90 Stars for 90 Years (2002); Glenn Beck (2009); Good Morning America (2004–2022); Green Eggs and Ham (2019–2022); Hair, Let the Sun Shine In (2007); Hampstead (2017); Hanging Up (2000); Harry and Walter Go to New York (1976); HBO First Look (2000); Heart of the Festival (2002); Heaven (1987); Hollywood First Look (2022); Hollywood Insider (2020–2022); Hollywood Mavericks (1990); Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter (1982); Hollywood's Diamond Jubilee (1978); Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief (2010); I Am Divine (2013); I Will... I Will... For Now (1976); Inside Edition (2015–2020); Interiors (1978); Intimate Portrait (2001); Janela Indiscreta (2014); Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2017–2019); Justin Bieber: Ghost (2021); Kinotipp (2011); Larry King Live (2000–2008); Late Night with David Letterman (1985–1987); Late Show with David Letterman (2008); Leonardo DiCaprio: In His Own Words (1998); Leute heute (2022); Live with Kelly and Mark (2014); Look Who's Talking Now (1993); Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977); Loose Women (2018); Los 10 magníficos (2008); Love and Death (1975); Love the Coopers (2015); Love, American Style / Segment: Love and the Pen Pals (1970); Love, Weddings & Other Disasters (2020); Lovers and Other Strangers (1970); Mack & Rita (2022); Mad Money (2008); Made in Hollywood (2019); Mama's Boy (2007); Manhattan (1979); Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993); Mannix (1971); Marvin's Room (1996); Maury (1996–1998); Maybe I Do (2023); Maynard Dixon: Art and Spirit (2007); Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story (1972); Monty and the Movies (2025); Morning Glory (2010); Mrs. Soffel (1984); Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight (2013); Mundo VIP (1997); Music Box (2021); New Mexico Rising! (2023); Night Gallery / Segment: Room with a View (1970); Night of 100 Stars (1982); Northern Lights (1997); Oh What a Time It Was (1999); On Thin Ice (2003); On-Air with Ryan Seacrest (2004); Oscar's Greatest Moments (1992); Pasadena (2001–2002); Plan B (2001); Play It Again, Sam (1972); Poms (2019); Rachael Ray (2008); Radio Days (1987); Reds (1981); RTL Nachtjournal (1995); Running Mates (1992); ScreenSlam (2015); Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's (1980); Shoot the Moon (1982); Siskel & Ebert (1995); Sister Mary Explains It All (2001); Sleeper (1973); Smother (2008); Something's Gotta Give (2003); Stand Up to Cancer (2008); Steve! (Martin): A Documentary in 2 Pieces (2024); Summer Camp (2024); Surrender, Dorothy (2005); Terminal Impact (2004); The 16th Annual CableACE Awards (1994); The 21st Annual Women in Film Crystal Awards (1997); The 23rd Annual Tony Awards (1969); The 36th Annual Kennedy Center Honors (2013); The 37th Annual Kennedy Center Honors (2014); The 48th Annual Academy Awards (1976); The 50th Annual Academy Awards (1978); The 51st Annual Academy Awards (1979); The 51st Annual Golden Globe Awards (1994); The 54th Annual Academy Awards (1982); The 59th Annual Academy Awards (1987); The 61st Annual Golden Globe Awards (2004); The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards 2005 (2005); The 65th Annual Academy Awards (1993); The 69th Annual Academy Awards (1997); The 72nd Annual Academy Awards (2000); The 76th Annual Academy Awards (2004); The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007); The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008); The Annual AFI Awards (2002); The Annual Hollywood Film Awards (2003); The Annual National Board of Review Awards (2004); The Annual Oceana Partners Awards Gala (2008); The Annual Women in Film Crystal and Lucy Awards (2007); The Big Wedding (2013); The Big Weekend Show (2025); The Daily Show (2011); The Dick Cavett Show (1972–1982); The Dr. Oz Show (2014); The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003–2022); The F.B.I. (1971); The Factor (2008); The Family Stone (2005); The Family Stone: Behind the Scenes (2006); The Film Society of Lincoln Center Annual Gala Tribute to Diane Keaton (2007); The First Wives Club (1996); The Godfather (1972); The Godfather Family: A Look Inside (1990); The Godfather Part II (1974); The Godfather Part III (1990); The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992); The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977); The Godfather: Behind the Scenes (1971); The Good Mother (1988); The Graham Norton Show (2017); The History of Comedy (2017); The Insider (2014–2017); The Kelly Clarkson Show (2023); The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (2011 / 2010 / 2009 / 2008 / 2006 / 2003); The Late Late Show with James Corden (2018); The Lemon Sisters (1989); The Little Drummer Girl (1984); The Making of 'Hanging Up' (2000); The Making of 'Mrs. Soffel' (1984); The Mark Twain Prize: Steve Martin (2005); The Martin Short Show (1999); The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't (2008); The Merv Griffin Show (1969–1970); The Mike Douglas Show (1974–1976); The Movies (2019); The New Pope (2020); The Only Thrill (1997); The Oprah Winfrey Show (2000); The Oscars (2020); The Other Sister (1999); The Reichen Show (2005); The Talk (2015); The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1971–1975); The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1993–2013); The Very Very Best of the 70s (2019–2020); The View (2014–2023); The Wizard of Malta (1981); The Young Pope (2016); Thom Browne: The Man Who Tailors Dreams (2024); Thrilla in Manila (2008); Tilda (2011); Tinseltown TV (2004); Today (1985–2023); Town & Country (2001); Tu cara me suena - Argentina (2014); Twin Peaks (1991); Unforgettable (2010); Unstrung Heroes (1995); Up Close (1978); Wanna Bet? (2014); Weekend Breakfast (2025); What Does Dorrie Want? (1982); Wildflower (1991).

Born on this day – Tom Bower:

Tom Bower

Actor

Producer

January 3, 1938 – May 30, 2024

Born on this day – Sergio Leone:

Sergio Leone

Director

Producer

Writer

January 3, 1929 – April 30, 1989

Credits:

The King of Ads (1991); Once Upon a Time in America (1984); Duck, You Sucker! (1971); Once Upon a Time in the West (1968); The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966); For a Few Dollars More (1965); A Fistful of Dollars (1964); Sodom and Gomorrah (1962); The Colossus of Rhodes (1961).

Born on this day – Robert Flemyng:

Robert Flemyng

Actor

Producer

January 3, 1912 – May 22, 1995

Credits:

A Touch of Larceny (1960); About Religion (1962); Battle of Britain (1969); BBC Play of the Month (1976); BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1955); Blackmailed (1951); Bond Street (1948); Boyd Q.C. (1960); By Candlelight (1949); Cast a Dark Shadow (1955); Chance Meeting (1959); Compact (1963–1964); Conspirator (1949); Crown Court (1976–1982); Danger Man (1960); Dow Hour of Great Mysteries (1960); Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978); Edward the King (1975); Enemy at the Door (1978); Executive Stress (1986); Fame Is the Spur (1982); Family Solicitor (1961); French Without Tears (1949); Funny Face (1957); Golden Rendezvous (1977); Half Hour Story (1967); Head Over Heels in Love (1937); ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1972); ITV Television Playhouse (1956–1958); Kafka (1991); Lady Killers (1980); Late Night Theatre (1972); Let's Be Happy (1957); Let's Be Happy (1957); Man of the World (1962); Merkmale der Gotik am Beispiel von L'orribile segreto del Dr. Hichcock (2018); Miss Nightingale (1974); Mystery Submarine (1962); Oh! What a Lovely War (1969); Omnibus / Segment: The Trial of St. Joan (1955); Paris by Night (1988); Perfect Scoundrels (1991); Play for Today (1982); Playhouse 90 (1957); Probation Officer (1961); Producers' Showcase (1955); Public Eye (1973); Rebecca (1979); Screen Two (1992); Shadowlands (1993); Small World (1988); Somerset Maugham Hour (1960); Spider's Web (1982); Spy Trap (1975); Studio One (1957); Suspicion (1957); Tempo (1968); The Alcoa Hour (1955–1956); The Avengers (1967); The Blackheath Poisonings (1992); The Blood Beast Terror (1968); The Blue Lamp (1950); The Body Stealers (1969); The Choir (1995); The Darwin Adventure (1972); The Deadly Affair (1967); The DuPont Show of the Month (1958); The Elgin Hour (1955); The Firechasers (1971); The Four Feathers (1978); The Holly and the Ivy (1952); The Horrible Dr. Hichcock (1962); The Inside Man (1969); The King's Breakfast (1963); The Magic Box (1951); The Man Who Never Was (1956); The Medusa Touch (1978); The New Avengers (1976); The Outsider (1948); The Persuaders! (1971); The Professionals (1983); The Quiller Memorandum (1966); The Spy with a Cold Nose (1966); The Storyteller: Greek Myths (1991); The Strauss Family (1972); The Thirty Nine Steps (1978); The Vacillations of Poppy Carew (1995); The Venturers (1975); Theatre Night (1959); They Made History (1960); This Is Your Life (1980–1991); Thursday Theatre (1964–1965); Travels with My Aunt (1972); Trial (1971); Vanity Fair (1967); Windom's Way (1957); Young Winston (1972); Zero One (1962).

Born on this day – Marion Davies:

Marion Davies

Actress

Producer

Writer

Philanthropist

January 3, 1897 – September 22, 1961

Credits:

Ever Since Eve (1937); Cain and Mabel (1936); Hearts Divided (1936); Catalina Isle (1935); Page Miss Glory (1935); Operator 13 (1934); Going Hollywood (1933); Peg o' My Heart (1933); Blondie of the Follies (1932); Polly of the Circus (1932); The Christmas Party (1931); Five and Ten (1931); It's a Wise Child (1931); The Bachelor Father (1931); The Florodora Girl (1930); Not So Dumb (1930); Marianne (1929); The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929); The Five O'Clock Girl (1928); Show People (1928); The Cardboard Lover (1928); The Patsy (1928); Quality Street (1927); The Fair Co-Ed (1927); Tillie the Toiler (1927); The Red Mill (1927); Beverly of Graustark (1926); Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925); Lights of Old Broadway (1925); Zander the Great (1925); The Wife of the Centaur (1924); Janice Meredith (1924); Yolanda (1924); Little Old New York (1923); The Pilgrim (1923); Adam and Eva (1923); When Knighthood Was in Flower (1922); The Young Diana (1922); Beauty's Worth (1922); The Bride's Play (1922); Enchantment (1921); Buried Treasure (1921); The Restless Sex (1920); April Folly (1920); The Cinema Murder (1919); The Dark Star (1919); Getting Mary Married (1919); The Belle of New York (1919); The Burden of Proof (1918); Cecilia of the Pink Roses (1918); Runaway Romany (1917).

Born on this day – Walter Futter:

Walter Futter

Director

Producer

January 2, 1900 – March 3, 1958

Credits:

Amazing Monsieur Fabre (1951); White Sails (1941); The Westland Case (1937); Dark Sands (1937); Cavalcade of the West (1936); The Riding Avenger (1936); Feud of the West (1936); Lucky Terror (1936); Call Me Co-Ed (1935); Swifty (1935); Hong Kong Nights (1935); Frontier Justice (1935); Laughing with Medbury at Strange Companionships (1935); Laughing with Medbury in the Old Days (1935); Laughing with Medbury in Hollywood (1935); Among the Latins (1934); Among the Cocoons (1934); Laughing with Medbury Around Malaysia (1934); Laughing with Medbury in the Arctic (1934); Laughing with Medbury in Ethiopia (1934); Love Past Thirty (1934); Laughing with Medbury on Voodoo Island (1933); Laughing with Medbury in Mandalay (1933); India Speaks (1933); Among the Great Open Faces (1932); Laughing with Medbury in Death Valley (1932); Laughing with Medbury in Abyssinia (1932); Walter Futter's Curiosities (No 227) (1931); Walter Futter's Curosities (No. 228) (1931); Walter Futter's Curiosities (No 226) (1931); Walter Futter's Curiosities (No 225) (1931); Walter Futter's Curiosities (No 224) (1931); Walter Futter's Curiosities (No 223) (1931); Walter Futter's Curiosities (No 222) (1931); Walter Futter's Curiosities (No 221) (1931); Walter Futter's Curiosities (No 220) (1931); Walter Futter's Curiosities (No 219) (1931); Walter Futter's Curiosities (No 216) (1931); Walter Futter's Curiosities (No 217) (1931); Walter Futter's Curiosities (No 213) (1930); Walter Futter's Curiosities (No 215) (1930); Walter Futter's Curiosities (No 214) (1930); Walter Futter's Curiosities (1930); Africa Speaks! (1930); Just for Art (1928); All Bear (1928); Penny Postals (1928); Mother Bird (1928); Rubbernecking (1928); New York's Sweetheart (1928); Odds and Ends (1928); Lovingly Yours (1927); For Men Only (1927); Back Home (1927); Holly Nuts (1927); Traveling at Home (1927); Pick a Pet (1927); Mystic India (1927); Growing Money (1927); Odd Jobs (1927); Fiddlesticks (1927); Highlights (1927); Nic-Nax (1926); Then and Nows (1926); Whatnots (1926); Rare Bits (1926); All Star Freaks (1926).

Born on this day – Oscar Micheaux:

Oscar Micheaux

Writer

Director

Producer

January 2, 1884 – March 25, 1951

Credits:

The Betrayal (1948); The Notorious Elinor Lee (1940); Lying Lips (1939); Birthright (1938); God's Step Children (1938); Swing! (1938); Underworld (1937); Murder in Harlem (1935); Temptation (1935); Harlem After Midnight (1934); Phantom of Kenwood (1933); Black Magic (1932); The Girl from Chicago (1932); Ten Minutes to Live (1932); Veiled Aristocrats (1932); The Darktown Revue (1931); The Exile (1931); Easy Street (1930); A Daughter of the Congo (1930); Wages of Sin (1929); When Men Betray (1928); Thirty Years Later (1928); The House Behind the Cedars (1927); The Millionaire (1927); The Broken Violin (1927); The Spider's Web (1927); The Conjure Woman (1926); The Devil's Disciple (1926); Marcus Garland (1925); Body and Soul (1925); A Son of Satan (1924); Birthright (1924); The Virgin of Seminole (1923); Deceit (1923); Uncle Jasper's Will (1922); The Dungeon (1922); The Gunsaulus Mystery (1921); The Hypocrite (1921); The Symbol of the Unconquered (1920); The Brute (1920); Within Our Gates (1920); The Homesteader (1919).

Born on this day – Fred Ward:

Fred Ward

Actor

Producer

December 30, 1942 – May 8, 2022

Credits:

A Night with Alexandra Powers - We Are in No Hurry ... (2020); Abandon (2002); Altman on His Own Terms (2000); American Playhouse (1985–1991); Armored (2009); Belle Starr (1980); Best Men (1997); Big Business (1988); Biography (1999); Birdseye (2002); Bob Roberts (1992); Bogart (1990); Cardiac Arrest (1979); Carny (1980); Cartesius (1974); Cast a Deadly Spell (1991); Catchfire (1990); Chain Reaction (1996); Circus (2000); Coast to Coast (2003); Corky Romano (2001); Dangerous Beauty (1998); De película (1986); Dice (2001); Enough (2002); Entertainment Tonight (2022); Equinox (1992); ER (2006–2007); Escape from Alcatraz (1979); Exit Speed (2008); Farewell (2009); Feast of Love (2007); Filter: The Best Things (2000); ...First Do No Harm (1997); Florida Straits (1986); Four Eyes and Six-Guns (1992); FRO Thizzle Reviews (2023); Full Disclosure (2001); Funky Monkey (2004); Georgetown (2002); Ginger in the Morning (1974); Great Books: The Right Stuff (2000); Grey's Anatomy (2006); Gun (1997); Hearts of the West (1975); Henry & June (1990); In Plain Sight (2010); Invasion Earth (1998); Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis (2000); Joe Dirt (2001); Leverage (2012); Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country (1993); Management (2008); 'Masked & Anonymous' Exposed (2003); Masked and Anonymous (2003); Miami Blues (1990); Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994); Off Limits (1988); Quincy, M.E. (1978); Realizing 'the Right Stuff' (2003); Red Team (1999); Reflections on Short Cuts (2004); Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985); Road Trip (2000); Ropewalk (2000); Secret Admirer (1985); Short Cuts (1993); Silkwood (1983); Southern Comfort (1981); Summer Catch (2001); Super Bloopers and Practical Jokes (1985); Sweet Home Alabama (2002); Swing Shift (1984); T-20 Years and Counting (2003); TCM Remembers 2022 (2022); The 29th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2023); The 65th Annual Academy Awards (1993); The Age of the Medici (1973); The Chaos Factor (2000); The Crow: Salvation (2000); The Dark Wind (1991); The Hitchhiker (1987); The Incredible Hulk (1979); The Last Ride (2004); The Making of 'Tremors' (1990); The Player (1992); The Price of Life (1987); The Prince of Pennsylvania (1988); The Right Stuff (1983); The Vivero Letter (1999); The West (1996); The Wild Stallion (2009); 10.5 (2004); 2 Guns (2013); 30 Minutes or Less (2011); Thunderheart (1992); Tilt (1979); Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann (1982); Tremors (1990 / 2018); Tremors II: Aftershocks (1996); True Detective (2015); Two Small Bodies (1993); Two Small Bodies (1993); UFOria (1984); Un bruit qui rend fou (1995); Uncommon Valor (1983); United States of Tara (2009–2010); Wild Iris (2001).

Born on this day – Jack Lord:

Jack Lord

Actor

Director

Producer

December 30, 1920 – January 21, 1998

Born on this day – Carol Reed:

Carol Reed

Director

Producer

December 30, 1906 – April 25, 1976

Born on this day – Mary Tyler Moore:

Mary Tyler Moore

Actress

Producer

December 29, 1936 – January 25, 2017

Born on this day – Dina Merrill:

Dina Merrill

Actress

Producer

December 29, 1923 – May 22, 2017

Born on this day – George Marshall:

George Marshall

Actor

Writer

Producer

Director

December 29, 1891 – February 17, 1975

Left to right: George Marshall, Claire Trevor, Glenn Ford, and William Holden, on the set of the movie Texas (1941).

Credits:

Police Woman (1975); The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder (1974); Hec Ramsey (1972); Cade's County (1972); Daniel Boone (1964–1970); Here's Lucy (1969); Hook, Line and Sinker (1969); The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz (1968); Eight on the Lam (1967); Tarzan (1966); Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! (1966); The Wackiest Ship in the Army (1965); Valentine's Day (1964–1965); Advance to the Rear (1964); Dark Purpose (1964); Papa's Delicate Condition (1963); How the West Was Won (1962); The Happy Thieves (1961); Cry for Happy (1961); The Gazebo (1959); It Started with a Kiss (1959); The Mating Game (1959); Imitation General (1958); The Sheepman (1958); The Sad Sack (1957); The Guns of Fort Petticoat (1957); Beyond Mombasa (1956); Pillars of the Sky (1956); Cavalcade of America (1955); Screen Directors Playhouse (1955); The Second Greatest Sex (1955); Destry (1954); Duel in the Jungle (1954); Red Garters (1954); Money from Home (1953); Houdini (1953); Scared Stiff (1953); Off Limits (1952); The Savage (1952); A Millionaire for Christy (1951); Ace of Clubs (1951); Never a Dull Moment (1950); Fancy Pants (1950); My Friend Irma (1949); Lust for Gold (1949); Tap Roots (1948); Hazard (1948); Variety Girl (1947); The Perils of Pauline (1947); Monsieur Beaucaire (1946); The Blue Dahlia (1946); Hold That Blonde! (1945); Incendiary Blonde (1945); Murder, He Says (1945); And the Angels Sing (1944); True to Life (1943); Riding High (1943); Star Spangled Rhythm (1942); The Forest Rangers (1942); Valley of the Sun (1942); Texas (1941); Pot o' Gold (1941); When the Daltons Rode (1940); The Ghost Breakers (1940); Destry Rides Again (1939); You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939); Hold That Co-ed (1938); Battle of Broadway (1938); The Goldwyn Follies (1938); Love Under Fire (1937); Nancy Steele Is Missing! (1937); Can This Be Dixie? (1936); The Crime of Dr. Forbes (1936); A Message to Garcia (1936); Show Them No Mercy! (1935); In Old Kentucky (1935); Music Is Magic (1935); $10 Raise (1935); Life Begins at 40 (1935); 365 Nights in Hollywood (1934); She Learned About Sailors (1934); Wild Gold (1934); Ever Since Eve (1934); Call It Luck (1934); The Big Fibber (1933); Husbands' Reunion (1933); Sweet Cookie (1933); Caliente Love (1933); Easy on the Eyes (1933); Olsen's Big Moment (1933); Towed in a Hole (1932); Their First Mistake (1932); The Soilers (1932); A Firehouse Honeymoon (1932); Alum and Eve (1932); Pack Up Your Troubles (1932); The Old Bull (1932); Strictly Unreliable (1932); Just a Pain in the Parlor (1932); Big Dame Hunting (1932); He Loved Her Not (1931); Hey Diddle Diddle (1930); Uncle's Visit (1929); Puckered Success (1929); Tomato Omelette (1929); Watch My Smoke (1929); No Children (1929); Circus Time (1929); No Vacation (1929); Camping Out (1928); No Sale Smitty (1928); No Picnic (1928); Gentlemen Prefer Scotch (1927); Girls (1927); From a Cabby's Seat (1926); A Parisian Knight (1925); The Sky Jumper (1925); The Big Game Hunter (1925); A Spanish Romeo (1925); The Burglar (1924); Paul Jones, Jr. (1924); The Race (1924); The Hunt (1924); The Fight (1924); The Back Trail (1924); Men in the Raw (1923); Where Is This West? (1923); Don Quickshot of the Rio Grande (1923); The Haunted Valley (1923); West Is West (1922); Smiles Are Trumps (1922); The Jolt (1921); The Lady from Longacre (1921); After Your Own Heart (1921); A Ridin' Romeo (1921); Hands Off! (1921); Why Trust Your Husband (1921); Prairie Trails (1920); Ruth of the Rockies (1920); Charlot, Charlot! (1919); The Adventures of Ruth (1919); The Gun Runners (1919); The Husband Hunter (1918); The Fast Mail (1918); Beating the Limited (1918); When Paris Green Saw Red (1918); Naked Fists (1918); The Midnight Flyer (1918); Quick Triggers (1918); The Man from Montana (1917); The Ninth Day (1917); Squaring It (1917); Right of Way Casey (1917); Meet My Wife (1917); Double Suspicion (1917); Swede Hearts (1917); The Honor of Men (1917); Casey's Border Raid (1917); Bill Brennan's Claim (1917); The Desert Ghost (1917); The Raid (1917); Roped In (1917); Border Wolves (1917); They Were Four (1917); The Comeback (1917); Won by Grit (1917); The Devil's Own (1916); A Woman's Eyes (1916); Love's Lariat (1916); The Committee on Credentials (1916); The Code of the Mounted (1916); Across the Rio Grande (1916); The Waiters' Ball (1916); And the Best Man Won (1915).

Born on this day – Chad McQueen:

Chad McQueen

Actor

Producer

December 28, 1960 – September 11, 2024

Credits:

A Life of Endless Summers: The Bruce Brown Story (2020); Biography (2004); Bullet II (1994); Celebrity Rides: Hollywood's Speeding Bullitt (2009); Death Ring (1992); Dust to Glory (2005); E! True Hollywood Story (1998); Ed & Vern's Rock Store (2008); Fall: The Price of Silence (2001); Fever Pitch (1985); Filming at Speed: The Making of the Movie Le Mans (2001); Firepower (1993); Hadley's Rebellion (1983); Hollywood Beat (1993–2005); Hollywood Greats (1984); I Am Steve McQueen (2014); Indecent Behavior II (1994); Jesse Hawkes (1989); Jimmy Hollywood (1994); John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs (2017); Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1994); Martial Law (1990); Movies' Greatest Cars (2005); New York Cop (1993); Nightforce (1987); Number One Fan (1995); Papertrail (1998); Possessed by the Night (1994); Red Line (1995); Return to 'the Great Escape' (1993); River of Rage (1993); Skateboard (1978); Squanderers (1996); Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge (1989); Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool (2005); Steve McQueen: The King of Cool (1998); Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans (2015); Surface to Air (1998); The Fascination (1985); The Hunter (1980); The Karate Kid (1984); The Karate Kid Part II (1986); The Karate Kid Part III (1989); The Other Man (1994); The Way of the Karate Kid (2005); Tom Horn (1980); V (1984); Vicki! (1994); Where the Red Fern Grows: Part Two (1992).