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Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Born on this day – Melanie Anne Safka-Schekeryk:


Melanie Anne Safka-Schekeryk


aka Melanie or Melanie Safka

Singer

Songwriter

February 3, 1947 – January 23, 2024

Credits:

Am I Real or What (1985); Antlers (1997); Arabesque (1982); As I See It Now (1974); Ballroom Streets (1978); Beautiful People (1999); Born to Be (1968); Candles in the Rain (1970); Cowabonga – Never Turn Your Back on a Wave (1988); Crazy Love (2002); Ever Since You Never Heard of Me (2010); Garden in the City (1971); Gather Me (1971); Low Country (1997); Madrugada (1974); Melanie (1987); Melanie (aka Affectionately Melanie) (1969); Moments from My Life (2002); Old Bitch Warrior (1996); Paled by Dimmer Light (2004); Phonogenic – Not Just Another Pretty Face (1978); Photograph (1976); Seventh Wave (1983); Silence Is King (1993); Silver Anniversary (1993); Stoneground Words (1972); Sunset and Other Beginnings (1975); The Good Book (1971).

Born on this day – Trisha Noble:


Trisha Noble


Singer

Actress

February 3, 1944 – January 23, 2021

Credits:

Albums:

Hits and Rarities – The Story of Patsy Ann Noble (1997); Il Est Là Le Garçon (1964); Just for You (1962).

Songs:

A Good Looking Boy; Accidents Will Happen; Better Late Than Never; City Of Night; Crack in the Door; Don't You Ever Change Your Mind; Good Looking Boy; Green Eyed People; He Tells Me With His Eyes; He Who Rides A Tiger; Heartbreak Avenue; Hey Look Me Over; I Did Nothing Wrong; I Love You So Much It Hurts; I Was Only Foolin' Myself; If You Wanna Be More Than Friends; I'll Be Thinking Of You; It Might As Well Be Spring; It's Better to Cry Today; Johnny One Note; Like I'm In Love; Live For Life; Mama; Misty; Once In A Lifetime; Private Property; Put On A Happy Face; Sour Grapes; The New Israeli Patchka; Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye; Tied Up With Mary; When You Find Your True Love.

Movies and television:

A Dream Singing (1964); All Saints (2000–2004); Arnie (1972); Bandstand (1961–1967); Baretta (1975); BBC Show of the Week (1968); Benny Hill: The Lost Years - Bennies from Heaven (2000); Big Night Out (1963–1964); Blackpool Night Out (1964); Blonde (2001); Body Business (1986); Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979 / 1980); Callan (1970); Carry on Camping (1969); Carry on Laughing (1981); Casablanca (1983); Club Night (1964); Columbo (1975); Comedy Bandbox (1964–1965); Crowther's Back in Town (1970); ..Deadline.. (1982); Discs-a-gogo (1963–1964); Eischied (1979); Executive Suite (1976–1977); Fantasy Island (1978); Five O'Clock Club (1965–1966); Flamingo Road (1981); Fraud Squad (1970); Funny Girl Happened to Me on the Way to the Piano (1966); Hart to Hart (1982); Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 2 (1999); How the West Was Won (1978); Husbands, Wives & Lovers (1978); I'm a Fan (1972); International Cabaret (1968); Iolanthe (1968); James at 16 (1978); Juke Box Jury (1966); Love Is a Woman (1966); Matt Helm (1975); Matt Houston (1983); McMillan & Wife (1971); Mickey Dunne (1967); Mrs. Columbo (1979); My First Toy Company (2007); Ni figue ni raisin (1965); Night Gallery / Segment: House - With Ghost (1971); Oh Madeline (1983); One of Our Own (1975); Out of the Unknown (1969); Pops and Lenny (1963); Ready, Steady, Go! (1963); Reels Within Reels (1964); Revue '61 (1961–1962); Secret Agent (1966); Sing and Swing (1963); Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002); Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones: Deleted Scenes (2002); Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005); Stone (1980); Strike Force (1981–1982); T.J. Hooker (1983); Testimony of Two Men (1977); Thank Your Lucky Stars (1963–1966); The Andy Stewart Show (1964); The Arthur Haynes Show (1963); The Benny Hill Show (1966 / 1970); The Blackpool Show (1967); The Bob Crane Show (1975); The Charlie Drake Show (1967); The Courage and the Passion (1978); The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1972); The Dave King Show (1969); The Dick Emery Show (1966–1968); The Eamonn Andrews Show (1964); The Engelbert Humperdinck Show (1970); The Golden Rock (1960); The Liberace Show (1969); The Love Boat (1981); The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1976); The Merv Griffin Show (1971); The Nixon Line (1967); The Private Eyes (1980); The Rhinemann Exchange (1977); The Rockford Files (1979); The South Bank Show (1996); The Wednesday Play (1966); The Wild Wild West Revisited (1979); Tommy Cooper (1970); Two of a Kind (1964); Up Pompeii! (1970); Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium (1963); Water Rats (2000); We Have Ways of Making You Laugh (1968); What's a Carry On? (1998); Who-Dun-It (1969); Willow B: Women in Prison (1980); With Andy (1965); Z Cars (1969).

Saturday, January 31, 2026

Born on this day – Ron Thompson:


Ron Thompson

Actor

Singer

Songwriter

Dancer

January 31, 1941 – April 13, 2024

Credits:

American Me (1992); American Playhouse / This Ain't Bebop (1989); American Pop (1981); Amy Prentiss (1974); An Interview with Joe Black (2017); Armstrong Circle Theatre (1962); Baretta (1975–1976); Bottleneck (2006); Bronk (1975); Brown Eye, Evil Eye (1968); Cagney & Lacey (1985); [Cargo] (2018); Chicks, Man (2018); Crisis Center (1997); Death Ring (1992); Deep Cover (1992); Ethnically Ambiguous (2020); Fallen Arches (2000); Gena (2018); Happy Winter Solstice (2014); Hate Horses (2017); Ironside (1974); Last Days of Coney Island (2015); Low Town (2017); Mannix (1974); Natasha Hall (2021); Quincy M.E. (1977); Stitches (2017); Suffrage (2023); Tellers (2019); The Actor's Choice (2018–2019); The Dream Makers (1975); The Greatest American Hero (1982); The Gun (1974); The Jimmy Star Show with Ron Russell (2023); The No Mercy Man (1973); The Only One in the Room (2020); The Rebels (1976); The Streets of San Francisco (1975); The Waltons (1980); The White Buffalo (1977); This Ain't Bebop (1989).

Born on this day – Jean Simmons:


Jean Simmons

Actress

Singer

January 31, 1929 – January 22, 2010

Friday, January 30, 2026

Born on this day – Claudia Drake:


Claudia Drake


Actress

Singer

January 30, 1918 – October 19, 1997

Credits:

Wagon Train (1958); Calypso Joe (1957); Your Favorite Story (1954–1955); Cavalcade of America (1955); Day of Triumph (1954); Northern Patrol (1953); Racket Squad (1950); The Pace That Thrills (1952); The Cisco Kid (1951); The Cowboy and the Indians (1949); Indian Agent (1948); Lady at Midnight (1948); The Return of Rin Tin Tin (1947); Renegade Girl (1946); Lone Star Moonlight (1946); Lawless Breed (1946); The Gentleman from Texas (1946); The Face of Marble (1946); Live Wires (1946); Detour (1945); The Crimson Canary (1945); Why Girls Leave Home (1945); Bedside Manner (1945); The Lady Confesses (1945); Enemy of Women (1944); Campus Rhythm (1943); False Colors (1943); Border Patrol (1943); Reunion in France (1942); Flying with Music (1942); No Greater Sin (1941); Footlight Parade (1933); Old King Cole (1933).

Monday, January 26, 2026

Born on this day – Anne Jeffreys:


Anne Jeffreys


Actress

Singer

January 26, 1923 – September 27, 2017

Credits:

Getting On (2013); Sins (2012); Empire State Building Murders (2008); Richard III (2007); General Hospital (1984–2004); Port Charles (1999–2003); Baywatch (1993–1998); Clifford (1994); A Message from Holly (1992); L.A. Law (1992); Murder, She Wrote (1986); Finder of Lost Loves (1984–1985); Hotel (1984); Matt Houston (1983); Falcon Crest (1982–1983); Fantasy Island (1978–1982); Mr. Merlin (1982); Beggarman, Thief (1979); Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979); Vega$ (1979); Battlestar Galactica (1979); Flying High (1978); Southern Double Cross (1976); Police Story (1975–1976); The Delphi Bureau (1972–1973); Love, American Style (1972); Bright Promise (1969); My Three Sons (1969); Panic in the City (1968); Tarzan (1967); Ghostbreakers (1967); The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1966); Bonanza (1966); Two's Company (1965); Dr. Kildare (1965); Boys' Night Out (1962); Wagon Train (1957–1962); The Bob Cummings Show (1959); Lux Playhouse (1959); Love That Jill (1958); Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (1958); Telephone Time (1957); Cavalcade of America (1957); The 20th Century-Fox Hour (1957); The Red Skelton Hour (1956); Star Stage (1956); Lux Video Theatre (1956); Max Liebman Presents: Dearest Enemy (1955); Topper (1953–1955); Max Liebman Presents: The Merry Widow (1955); Musical Comedy Time (1951); All Star Revue (1951); Return of the Bad Men (1948); Riffraff (1947); Trail Street (1947); Reno (1946); Dick Tracy vs. Cueball (1946); Genius at Work (1946); Step by Step (1946); Ding Dong Williams (1946); Dick Tracy (1945); Sing Your Way Home (1945); Those Endearing Young Charms (1945); Zombies on Broadway (1945); Dillinger (1945); Nevada (1944); Step Lively (1944); Hidden Valley Outlaws (1944); Mojave Firebrand (1944); Death Valley Manhunt (1943); Overland Mail Robbery (1943); Wagon Tracks West (1943); Bordertown Gun Fighters (1943); The Man from Thunder River (1943); Crime Doctor (1943); Calling Wild Bill Elliott (1943); Chatterbox (1943); X Marks the Spot (1942); Flying Tigers (1942); The Old Homestead (1942); Joan of Ozark (1942); I Married an Angel (1942); Olaf Laughs Last (1942); Moonlight Masquerade (1942); Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942); Yokel Boy (1942); Billy the Kid Trapped (1942).

Friday, January 23, 2026

Born on this day – Chita Rivera:


Chita Rivera


Actress

Singer

Dancer

January 23, 1933 – January 30, 2024

Credits:

Chicago (2002); De Mike Burstyn show (1979); Dinah! (1975); Dora the Explorer (2004–2019); Gala of Stars 1984 (1984); General Motors 50th Anniversary Show (1957); Great Performances (1985–2004); Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1997); Johnny and the Sprites (2008); Kalamazoo? (2006); Max Liebman Presents: The Maurice Chevalier Show (1956); Mayflower Madam (1987); Once Upon a Brothers Grimm (1977); One Life to Live (1968); Pippin: His Life and Times (1982); Sammy and Company (1975); Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell (1975); Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978); So You Think You Can Dance (2013); So You Think You Can Dance Canada (2011); Stephen Fry in America (2008); Still Waiting in the Wings (2018); Strawberry Ice (1982); Submissions Only (2011); Sweet Charity (1969); That's Dancing! (1985); The 38th Annual Tony Awards (1984); The 39th Annual Tony Awards (1985); The 40th Annual Tony Awards (1986); The 41st Annual Tony Awards (1987); The 47th Annual Tony Awards (1993); The 69th Annual Tony Awards (2015); The Carol Burnett Show (1971); The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1958); The Ed Sullivan Show (1960); The Entertainers (1965); The George Burns Special (1976); The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (2010); The Marcus-Nelson Murders (1973); The Mike Douglas Show (1976); The New Dick Van Dyke Show (1973–1974); The Outer Limits (1964); Think Like a Man Too (2014); tick, tick... BOOM! (2021); Will & Grace (2005).

Born on this day – Jeanne Moreau:


Jeanne Moreau

Actress

Singer

Writer

Director

January 23, 1928 – July 31, 2017

Thursday, January 22, 2026

Born on this day – Marília Pêra:


Marília Pêra


Actress

Singer

Producer

January 22, 1943 – December 5, 2015

Credits:

A Moreninha (1965); A Vida Alheia (2010); Acredite, um Espírito Baixou em Mim (2006); Altas Horas (2014); Amélia (2000); Ana, a Libertina (1975); Angels of the Night (1987); Antares Incident (1994); Aquele Beijo (2011–2012); Areias Sagradas (Parábola em Ipanema) (1984); Bandeira 2 (1971–1972); Bar Esperanza (1983); Beto Rockfeller (1968); Better Days Ahead (1989); Brava Gente (2002); Brega & Chique (1987); Casos e Acasos (2008); Celebrity (2003); Central Station (1998); Chico Anysio Show (1982); Chico: Artista Brasileiro (2015); Começar de Novo (2004–2005); Crazy About Them (2012); Damas da TV (2013–2014); De Frente com Gabi (1998); Domingão do Faustão (2008); Dzi Croquettes (2009); É Simonal (1970); Elas Cantam Roberto Carlos (2009); Elas em Marte (2003); Embarque Imediato (2009); Encontro com Patrícia Poeta (2013 / 2016); Estação Globo (2005); Fantastic (1973); Gala Nova Gente (1999); Garotas do Programa (2000); Garrincha: Estrela Solitária (2003); Gente de Expressão (1996); Globo Repórter (2020); Grandes Nomes (1981); HermanSIC (2003–2005); I'm Rich (2016); Irrational Heart (2011); Jet 7 (1997–1999); JK (2006); Jogo de cena (2007); Lance Maior (1968); Living the Dream (2006); Lua Cheia de Amor (1990–1991); Malu Mulher (1980); Mandacaru (1997–1998); Meu Bem-Querer (1998–1999); Mixed Blood (1984); Mundo VIP (1997); Nossa Vida Não Cabe Num Opala (2008); O Cafona (1971); O Campeão (1996); O Donzelo (1970); O Fim e o Princípio (2006); O Grande Desbum... (1978); O Homem Que Comprou o Mundo (1968); O Primo Basílio (1988); O Rei da Noite (1975); O Viajante (1998); Outras Conversas (2005); Padre Tião (1965–1966); Páginas Soltas (2006); Paulo Gustavo: Hiperativo (2014); Pé na Cova (2013–2016); Pixote (1980); Pixote, in memoriam (2007); Planeta dos Homens (1976–1982); Plunct, Plact, Zuuum II (1984); Prêmio Victor Civita - Educador Nota 10 (2009); Programa de Domingo (1984); Programa do Jô (2012); Quem Ama Não Mata (1982); Rainha da Sucata (1990); Rosinha do Sobrado (1965); São Paulo - Cinemacidade (1994); Seja o Que Deus Quiser! (2002); Simonal: Ninguém Sabe o Duro que Dei (2009); Snakes & Lizards (2006); Super Plá (1969–1970); Supermanoela (1974); Take It, Give It (2007); The Interview (1995); The Maias (2001); The New York Film Critics Circle Awards (1982); Tieta of Agreste (1996); Todos os Paulos do Mundo (2017); Top Model (1989–1990); Transamerica (2005); Two Faces (2007–2008); Um Rosto de Mulher (1966–1996); Uma Rosa Com Amor (1972–1973); Urban Snap-Shots (2008); vem_aí (2013); Vestido de Noiva (2006); Você Decide (1999); Xuxa e as Noviças (2008).

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Born on this day – Telly Savalas:


Telly Savalas


Actor

Singer

January 21, 1922 – January 22, 1994


Credits:

Backfire! (1995); Mind Twister (1993); The Commish (1991); Ein Schloß am Wörthersee (1990); Rose Against the Odds (1991); Kojak: None So Blind (1990); Kojak: It's Always Something (1990); Kojak: Flowers for Matty (1990); Kojak: Fatal Flaw (1989); Kojak: Ariana (1989); The Hollywood Detective (1989); Faceless (1988); The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission (1988); J.J. Starbuck (1987); The Equalizer (1987); The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission (1987); Kojak: The Price of Justice (1987); GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords (1986); Solomon's Universe (1985); Alice in Wonderland (1985); George Burns Comedy Week (1985); Beyond Reason (1985); Kojak: The Belarus File (1985); The Love Boat (1977); The Cartier Affair (1984); Cannonball Run II (1984); Afghanistan pourquoi? (1983); Fake-Out (1982); American Playhouse (1982); Tales of the Unexpected (1979); Hellinger's Law (1981); Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story (1980); Border Cop (1980); The French Atlantic Affair (1979); Alice (1979); The Muppet Movie (1979); Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979); Escape to Athena (1979); Windows, Doors & Keyholes (1978); Kojak (1973–1978); Capricorn One (1977); Killer Force (1976); Inside Out (1975); Lisa and the Devil (1973); She Cried Murder (1973); The Marcus-Nelson Murders (1973); Redneck (1973); Pancho Villa (1972); A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die (1972); Visions... (1972); The Killer Is on the Phone (1972); Horror Express (1972); onny and Jed (1972); Crime Boss (1972); Mongo's Back in Town (1971); Clay Pigeon (1971); A Town Called Hell (1971); ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969); Pretty Maids All in a Row (1971); Violent City (1970); Kelly's Heroes (1970); On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969); Land Raiders (1969); Sophie's Place (1969); Mackenna's Gold (1969); The Assassination Bureau (1969); Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell (1968); The Scalphunters (1968); Sol Madrid (1968); Cimarron Strip (1967); Garrison's Gorillas (1967); The Dirty Dozen (1967); Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963); The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1967); The F.B.I. (1967); Combat! (1964–1967); Beau Geste (1966); The Fugitive (1964–1966); The Virginian (1966); Battle of the Bulge (1965); The Slender Thread (1965); Run for Your Life (1965); Bonanza (1965); Genghis Khan (1965); John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! (1965); Burke's Law (1963–1965); The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965); The Rogues (1964); Fanfare for a Death Scene (1964); The New Interns (1964); Kraft Suspense Theatre (1964); Breaking Point (1964); The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1964); Arrest and Trial (1964); Channing (1964); The Twilight Zone (1963); 77 Sunset Strip (1963); Grindl (1963); Johnny Cool (1963); Love Is a Ball (1963); The Man from the Diners' Club (1963); Empire (1963); The Dakotas (1963); The Eleventh Hour (1962); The Untouchables (1961–1963); The Sin of Jesus (1962); Alcoa Premiere (1961); The Interns (1962); Birdman of Alcatraz (1962); Cape Fear (1962); Cain's Hundred (1961–1962); Ben Casey (1961); The Detectives (1961); The Dick Powell Theatre (1961); King of Diamonds (1961); The New Breed (1961); The Young Savages (1961); Mad Dog Coll (1961); Acapulco (1961); The Aquanauts (1961); Kraft Theatre (1960); The Witness (1960); Naked City (1960); Armstrong Circle Theatre (1959–1960); Dow Hour of Great Mysteries (1960); Diagnosis: Unknown (1960); Deadline (1959); Sunday Showcase (1959).

Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Born on this day – DeForest Kelley:


DeForest Kelley

Actor

Writer

Singer

January 20, 1920 – June 11, 1999

Born on this day – George Burns:


George Burns


Actor

Comedian

Writer

Singer

January 20, 1896 – March 9, 1996

Credits:

100% Service (1931); 18 Again! (1988); A Damsel in Distress (1937); Alice (1978); Bob Hope's Love Affair with Lucy (1989); College Holiday (1936); College Humor (1933); College Swing (1938); Ellery Queen (1975); Fame (1983); Fit to Be Tied (1930); General Electric Theater (1959); George Burns - His Wit and Wisdom (1989); George Burns' 100th Birthday Party (1979); George Burns' 90th Birthday Party: A Very Special Special (1986); George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business (1983); George Burns How to Live to Be 100 (1984); George Burns in George Burns in Nashville??? (1980); Going in Style (1979); Happy Birthday, Bob! (1983); Here Comes Cookie (1935); Here's Lucy (1970); Honolulu (1939); International House (1933); Just You and Me, Kid (1979); Lambchops (1929); Let's Dance (1933); Love in Bloom (1935); Many Happy Returns (1934); McNab's Lab (1966); Mister Ed (1961–1963); Mona McCluskey (1965–1966); Mwah! The Best of the Dinah Shore Show (2003); No Time for Sergeants (1964); Oh, God! (1977); Oh, God! Book II (1980); Oh, God! You Devil (1984); Oh, My Operation (1931); Once Over, Light (1931); Parade of Stars (1983); Patents Pending (1932); Phenom (1994); Pulling a Bone (1931); Radioland Murders (1994); Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978); Six of a Kind (1934); Stars in the Eye (1952); Startime (1959); Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy (1978); Summer Fun (1966); Svengoolie (2017); Swing Out, Sweet Land (1970); That's Entertainment! (1975); That's Life (1968); The Antique Shop (1931); The Babbling Book (1932); The Big Broadcast (1932); The Big Broadcast of 1936 (1935); The Big Broadcast of 1937 (1936); The Bob Cummings Show (1955–1959); The Captain and Tennille (1977); The Danny Kaye Show (1967); The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1961); The George Burns (Early) Early, Early Christmas Special (1981); The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950–1958); The George Burns Show (1958–1960); The George Burns Special (1976–1977); The Golden Palace (1993); The Hollywood Palace (1965); The Jack Benny Program (1952–1963); The Jackie Gleason Show (1957); The Lucy Show (1966); The Many Faces of Comedy (1973); The Muppet Show (1977); The Solid Gold Cadillac (1956); The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour (1972); The Sunshine Boys (1975); Two of a Kind (1982); Walking the Baby (1933); Wendy and Me (1964–1965); We're Not Dressing (1934); Young at Heart (1987); Your Hat (1932).

Monday, January 19, 2026

Saturday, January 17, 2026

Born on this day – Françoise Hardy:


Françoise Hardy


Actress

Writer

Singer

Composer

January 17, 1944 – June 11, 2024


Credits:

Books:

A Gift From Heaven... (2016); Secret Notes: Interviews With Eric Dumont (1991); Songs About You And Us (2021); The Despair of Monkeys and Other Trifles: A Memoir by Françoise Hardy (2018); Unauthorized Reviews... (2015).

Albums:

4th English album (1971); All boys and girls (1962); Chiaroscuro (2000); Crazy Love (2012); Drunken music (1978); English 3 (1969); Françoise [The house where I grew up] (1966); Françoise Hardy (1970); Françoise Hardy (1972); Françoise Hardy [Friendship] (1965); Françoise Hardy [How to Say Goodbye] (1968); Françoise Hardy [The question] (1971); Françoise Hardy canta per voi in Italiano (1963); Françoise Hardy in Deutschland (1965); Françoise Hardy in English (1966); Gin & Tonic (1980); In English (1969); Intermission (1974); My friend the rose (1964); My youth is running away... (1967); No one else (2018); Parheses... (2006); Personal Message (1973); Rain without an umbrella (2010); Shifts (1988); So many Beautiful Things (2004); Some Titles I Know of Her, Vol. 1 (2023); Someone who is leaving (1982); Star (1977); The danger (1996); The first happiness of the Day (1963); To be continued... (1981); Träume (1970).

Movies and television:

20 Heures le Journal (2000–2018); 8:10 p.m. sharp (2004–2005); 30 Favoriten (2021); 60/90 (2008); 8 Women (2002); A French Guy Named Saba (2017); To madness, not at all (1986); A Revolta dos Anjos (1972); A Simple Favor (2018); To your loves (1991); A Wes Anderson Film (2015); Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (2016); Age soft and woodhead (1963–1964); Aikuiset (2019); Aktuelle Schaubude (1973) Alexandra - Stimme der Sehnsucht: Der rätselhafte Tod eines Stars (2012); All Eyes Off Me (2021); Ambitions (1986); Amigos del martes (1964); Anyone for Halves? How the World Invaded the Charts (2011); Arrêt spectacles (2004); Attenberg (2010); At the Risk of Pleasing You (1967); Wanted (1988–1989); Bathhouse Midnight (1988); Banda Sonora (2012); BBC Show of the Week (1966); Beatles på Sverigeturné (2014); Welcome (1978); Birkin, Hardy, Sanson, a life to love (2017); Blind (2014); Blow up: Arte's cinema web magazine (2022); Blur & Françoise Hardy: To the End (1994); BÖsterreich (2014); Red Button (1967); C to you (2011–2021); C politique (2016); Café Picouly (2006); Cosmos Campsite (1996); Campus, the magazine of the written word (2003); Some Leeb Show (1986); It's on the agenda (2003); It's even better in the afternoon (1985–1986); Chabada (2010); Champs-Elysées (1984–1990); Songs! (2021–2022); At F.O.G. (2008); Chronicles of France (1965–1971); Cinema (1965); Five Columns on the Frontpage (1963); Círculos Sober Agua, Bajo Nubes de Algodón (2023); Classified as confidential (2007); Close Up (2020); Cocoricocoboy (1984); Collaroshow (1981); Colorspace Vol. 2 (2011); From Serge Gainsbourg at Gainsbarre from 1958 - 1991 (1994); Der goldene Schuß (1967); Devil at My Heels (1966); Yesterday and Today (1971); Diamoci del tu (1967); Die Drehscheibe (1969–1970); Dim Dam Dom (1966–1969) Sunday Salvador (1973); Discorama (1966); Discs a Go-Go (1964); Dix de der (1976) Domino (1974); Double jeu (1992); Dream On (1992); Durand at Night (1992); Dutronc, la vie malgré lui (2020); Break-in (1986); El idioma imposible (2010); Immediate boarding (1987–1988); Emilia Jolie (1980); Footprints (2008); En aparté (2003); In the company of Mireille Darc and Alain Delon for Plus de Vie (2010); Endeavour (2018); England Is Mine (2017); Etienne Daho, un itinéraire pop moderne (2015); Europa canta (1966); Europarty (1968); Eurovision Song Contest: Grand Prix 1963 (1963) Eurythmics: Sweet Dreams (1983); Exclusive... Canada (1979); F.C. De Kampioenen (1998); Falling Star (2014); Fan of the 90s (2009); Ferpect Crime (2004); Festival di Sanremo (1966); Formula 1 (1984); France Gall: Personal Message (1996); Françoise and Udo... (1968); Francoise Hardy - Ein Porträt in Musik (1965) Françoise Hardy - So Many Beautiful Things (2005); Françoise Hardy, the discreet (2016); Françoise Hardy: The Large (2018); Françoise Hardy: All the Boys and Girls (Black and White Version) (1964); Françoise Hardy: All Boys and Girls (Color Version) (1964); Françoise Hardy: Un peu d'eau (1996); French Postcards (1979); Fréquenstar (1992); Frost on Sunday (1968); Frou-Frou (1993); Funny Woman (2023); Gainsbourg, the Man Who Loved Women (2010); Gainsbourg, a lifetime (2021); Unicef Gala (1970); Gone with the Woman (2007); Gottschalk & Friends (2005); Graffiti 60 (2004); Grand Prix (1966); Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions (1966); Happy Birthday (2019); Helix (2014); Hello! Paris (1964); Herzlichst Ihr Peter Kraus (1962); Heute Abend im 'Palladium' (1964) High Society (2014); Highest Pressure (1965); Hör hin, schau zu! (1967); Hullabaloo (1965); I ragazzi dell'hully-gully (1964) It's Midnight, Paris Awakens (2012); Immer wieder geht die Sonne auf (1999) International Cabaret (1968); Irresistibly... Sylvie (1998); It's Only the End of the World (2016); Jacques Dutronc, at night of a Dreamer (1982); I came; tell you (2003); Jimi Hendrix - The Guitar Hero (2010); Pretty Doll (1968); Juke Box Jury (1965–1966); Kako glasi ono pitanje? (2018); Killing Eve (2018); Klingende Geschenke aus aller Welt (1965) The Question Box (2004–2008); Good Conduct (1982); The Mason's Song (2002); The Nikita Woman (1999); La fête de la chanson française (2007) The great Farandole (1964); The Missing Piece (2013); Valentine's Day in songs (2007); The Crossing of the Looking Glass (2009); The Secret Life of Songs (2016–2021); The Academy of 9 (1982–1986); Ladybirds (1965); Lahaye d'honneur (1988); The Midnight Circle (1994); The CD Cemetery (1994–2004); The Culture Club (2006); Le divan by Marc-Olivier Fogiel (2016); The Amazing Doc (2021); The taste of black (2001); The Grand Chessboard (1979–1981); Canal+'s big news (2004–2012); Le gros journal (2017); The song charts (1966–68); The Umbrella of the Stars (1967); Le petit conservatoire de la chanson (1962–1965); Le petit dimanche illustré (1968); Prince Miiaou cover 'All boys and the girls' (2013); The Time of Love (2022); The School of Fans (1981–1986); The Tube Years (2000); The Beautiful Sisters (2011); The Doves (1972); Friends first (1975); Les enfants de la télé (2001); Sunday Clothes (1986); The Lost Histories: The Max Ernst Sessions (2024); The new appointments (1980–1981); Les rendez-vous du dimanche (1976–1980); Letters to Paul Morrissey (2018); The Man Who Came from the Cher (1969); Liedercircus (1977); The guest (2003–2017); Live from Studio Five (2010); Lo + Plus (1996); The Eye of the Storm (1993); Love at Second Sight (2019); Monday in Stories (2015); Dark glasses for Sleepless Nights (1989–1990); Madame Claude (2021); Mommy is at the hairdresser (2008); Mamy Scopitone - The Golden Age of Music Video (2005); Masquerade (2022); Male Feminine (1966); Mathilde Lacombe: Personal Message (2022); Meine Melody (1965–1970); Even on Sundays (2016); Metroland (1997); Midi Trente (1972–1973); Midi-Première (1975–1981); Modefrühling in Paris (1965); Mr. 100,000 Volt (1968); Mr. Spade (2024); Monte Carlo: C'est la Rose (1968); Moonrise Kingdom (2012); Musicolor (1969–1970); Musik aus Studio B (1964) Nelly (2016); Never Look Away (2018); Ni figue ni raisin (1965–1967); Night-Club (1972); Our History is Political (2017); Nowhere Else (1997–2000); Number one (1975–1981); Nutty, Naughty Chateau (1963); Oh girls! (2019); Shade and Lumière (2001); We Tried Everything (2003–2004); You can't please everyone world (2003); On n'est pas couché (2006–2018); Ontdek de ster (1967); ORTF, they invented television (2020); Awards (1980); Paris aktuell (1967–1968); Paris nach Noten (1968); Pariser Journal (1963); Come See Me (1979); Patriot (2018); Personal and confidential (2008); Peter Sarstedt (1969); More beautiful the life (2004–2005); Pollen (1985); Lucky Charms (1986); Portrait of a Disappearing Woman (2023); Prejudice (2015); Private Screening (1973); Questo Pazzo, Pazzo Mondo della Canzone (1965); Who is this? (2010); Daily (2018); Ready Steady, Go! (1964–1966); Red Oaks (2016); Reflections of Cannes (1963); Rebob'Ina (2020–2023); Remember Me, My Love (2003); Rendezvous am Rhein (1964) Rezeta (2012); Royal Gala (1967); Sacha show (1963–1969); Sacrée soirée (1988–1993); Hello Les Terriens (2006); Hi sex! (2000); Saturday and Company (1968); Saturday night (1971–1972); Se devo essere sincera (2004); Second Chance (1976); Señoras y señores! (1974); Serge si tu nous regarde (2001); Set 'em Up Joe (1969); Sex Love & Therapy (2014); Shindig! (1966); Show Pänggggg - oder: Gäste zum Fernsehen (1969); Sightseers (2012); Signed Mireille Dumas (2017); Smash His Camera (2010); Snip, snap, snude - en omvendt historie (1964); Soeben eingetroffen (1965); Some Voices (2000); Somebody Told Me About Carla Bruni (2009); Something Special (1967); Sparks and Embers (2015); Ray Charles Special (1978); Sport en fête (1974); Star Academy (2006); Stars'N Co (1997); Follow Lecoq (1981); Symphonic Show (2007); System 2 (1976); Taratata (1993); Teenager-Party (1964); TV Carolina (1989); Télé-Zèbre (1990–1991); Evening Dress (2006); Wooden and soft head years (1965); Thank Your Lucky Stars (1964–1965) The Act (2019); The Art Dealer (2015); The Barbarian Invasions (2003); The Boat That Rocked (2009); The Dreamers (2003); The Eamonn Andrews Show (1964–1968) The End of the F***ing World (2017); The Enfield Haunting (2015); The Guerrilla Masquerade Party (2004) The Island Inside (2009); The Last Key (2017); The London Palladium Show (1967) The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (1966) The Misadventures of Margaret (1998); Tea or Coffee (2001); The Path (2018); The Roy Castle Show (1969) The Spinners (1971); The Staircase (2022); The Statement (2003); The X Factor UK (2009); The Young Generation (1970); Thelma, Louise and Chantal (2010); Tilt (1967–1968); Tin Star (2017); Tohuwabohu (1995–1998) Top to... (1972–1974); Top Club (1979); Top Sunday Club (1978); Top jury (1965); Top of the Pops (1965); Tower Eurovision (2005); Tous en scène (1968–1969); All... for music (2007); Everybody Talks About It (2000–2004); Everybody Calls Her Sylvie (2010); All song (1962–1963); Toutes folles de lui (1986); Trainyard Dogs: Part I (2018); Triple Dare (2006); Udo-Jürgens-Show (1968); Un giorno a Capo Boi (1964); One Day, One Destiny (2009–2018); Vadim Mister Cool (2016); Venus Beauty Institute (1999); Victoires de la musique (1986–2005); Video Hits (2009); Life private, public life (2006–2011); Long live the holidays! (2009); Can't wait for Sunday (2000–2013); Vivement dimanche prochaine (2000–2018); Vortex (2021); Was bin Ich? (1969); Water Drops on Burning Rocks (2000); What's New Pussycat (1965) Young & Beautiful (2013).

Born on this day – Randy Boone:


Randy Boone


Actor

Singer

January 17, 1942 – August 28, 2025

Credits:

Songs:

Heart, Let's Go Out Tonight; It's So Hard To Tell Mama Goodbye; Just Waitin'; Lover Let Go; Ramblin' Rose; Tennessee Stud; The Five-Fifteen.

Movies and television:

Backtrack! (1969); Bonanza (1966); Cimarron Strip (1967–1968); Combat! (1966); Country Boy (1966); Dr. Minx (1975); Emergency! (1973); Gunsmoke (1975); Gypsy (1966); Hee Haw (1980); Highway to Heaven (1985); Hondo (1967); Hondo and the Apaches (1967); It's a Man's World (1962–1963); Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974); Kung Fu (1975); Lassie (1973); Savages (1974); Terminal Island (1973); The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1963); The Audition (2021); The Fugitive (1964); The Hanged Man (1964); The Nashville Sound (1972); The Quest (1976); The Twilight Zone (1963); The Virginian (1964–1966); The Wild Pair (1987); Wagon Train (1963); What's This Song? (1965); Where the Action Is (1966).

Born on this day – Eartha Kitt:


Eartha Kitt


Singer

Actress

Writer

January 17, 1927 – December 25, 2008

Credits:

Books:

Alone with Me: A New Autobiography (1976); Confessions of a sex kitten (1989); Eartha Kitt: Femme Fatale: Graphic Novel Edition (2021); Folk Tales of the Tribes of Africa (1970); Rejuvenate! (It’s Never Too Late) (2001); Thursday’s Child (1956).

Albums:

Back in Business (1994); Bad But Beautiful (1962); Canta en Castellano (1965); Down to Eartha (1955); I Love Men (1984); I’m Still Here (1989); Love for Sale (1965); RCA Victor Presents Eartha Kitt (1953); Revisited (1960); Sentimental Eartha (1970); St. Louis Blues (1958); That Bad Eartha (1954); That Bad Eartha (1956); The Fabulous Eartha (1959); The Romantic Eartha (1962); Thinking Jazz (1991); Thursday’s Child (1957).

Movies and television:

13 heures le journal (2008); 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2009); 27th NAACP Image Awards (1996); 48 Hours (2000); 60 Minutes / Segment: Eartha Kitt (1989); 74th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade (2005); A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting (2020); A Castle in Italy (2013); A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks (2021); A Magic School Bus Halloween (1995); A Man of No Importance (1994); A Night on the Town (1983); A Tribute to Terry Thomas (1990); ABC's Nightlife (1965); Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (2016); After Dark (1989); Ageless Heroes (1998); Alan Melville Takes You from A-Z (1957); Alien Presence (2009); All About People (1967); All by Myself: The Eartha Kitt Story (1982); All Star Revue (1953); Always at The Carlyle (2018); American Dad! (2007); American Experience (2005); American Masters (2005–2006); An Evening with Eartha Kitt (2009); And Then Came Love (2007); Anna Lucasta (1958); Anything But Love (2002); Året var... (2010); Återsken (1979); Atop the Fourth Wall (2009); Balko (1999); Bananas (1984); Bandstand (1963); Batman (1967–1968); Batmania from Comics to Screen (1989); BBC Show of the Week (1967); BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1956); Behind the Director's Son's Cut (2007); Bei Bio (1984); Ben Casey (1965); Beppes 60-tal (1980); Beware the Groove: The Making of A Cult Classic (2023); Bicentennial Minutes (1976); Biography (1998–2004); Black Doves (2024); Blackpool Night Out (1965); Blockbuster (2022); Boomerang (1992); Breakfast (2008); Britain's Favourite Christmas Songs (2011); Broadway Beat (2009); Brown Sugar (1986); Burke's Law (1965); Butterflies in Heat (1986); Cadence 3 (1983); Call the Midwife (2020); Cannonball (2017); Carmen and Geoffrey (2005); Casbah (1948); CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley (2005); C'est encore mieux l'après-midi (1986); Champs-Elysées (1986); Charlie Rose (2000); Cinemassacre's Monster Madness (2010); Cocoricocoboy (1984); Da Lintsi -koodi (2007); Dancing with the Stars (2005); DC Villains - Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale (2021); Della (1969); Der grosse Preis (1984); Desperately Seeking Roger (1991); Dragonard (1988); Drei Männer spinnen (1962); Driving Miss Daisy (1989); Droit de réponse: l'esprit de contradiction (1983); Eartha Kitt - Live at the Cheltenham Jazz Festival (2008); Eartha Kitt - The Most Exciting Woman (1971); Eartha Kitt & Bronski Beat: Cha Cha Heels (1988); Eartha Kitt Sings (1970); Eartha Kitt: I Don't Care (1986); Eartha Kitt: I Love Men (1984); Eartha Kitt: Primitive Man (1989); Eartha Kitt: Santa Baby (2020); Eartha Kitt: This Is My Life (1986); Eartha Kitt: Where Is My Man (1983); EastEnders (2008); Ebony/Jet Showcase (1987); Elf (2003); Emily in Paris (2020); Entertainment Tonight (2022); Entre amigos (1986); Erik the Viking (1989); Ernest Scared Stupid (1991); Estradilla: Huips! (2004); Estudio 1 (2001); Everyday (1979); Expats (2024); Fame, Fortune and Romance (1986); Fatal Instinct (1993); Faust (1995); Femme d'aujourd'hui (1965–1982); Festival di Sanremo (1968); Film Fanfare (1956); First Ladies (2020); Forty Minutes (1990); Friday After Next (2002); Friday Foster (1975); FRO Thizzle Reviews (2022); Frost on Sunday (1968–1970); Gavin & Stacey (2008); Get Off My Back (1965); Give Us a Clue (1988); Glamour... (1970); Glasgow: Big Night Out (2014); Good Morning America (1977); Good Morning! with Will Rogers, Jr. (1954); Gypsy (1965–1968); Half of a Yellow Sun (2013); Hamlet (2000); Hänt i veckan (1962); Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (2000); Här är ditt liv (1985); Harriet the Spy (1996); Here's Hollywood (1962); Heroes of Comedy (1995); High energy: Le disco survolté des années 80 (2019); Hilda Hurricane (1998); Holes (2003); Hollywood Squares (2003); I Am Divine (2013); I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story (2023); I Heart You Pare (2011); I Know a Woman Like That (2009); I Saw the Light (2015); I Spy (1965); I Woke Up Early the Day I Died (1998); Ill Gotten Gains (1997); Infrarouge (2019); Inside TV Land (2002); International Cabaret (1968); It's Black Entertainment (2002); Jack's Place (1993); James Dean and Me (1995); Jay-Z: 4:44 (2017); Jazz Divas Gold (2013); Jeopardy! (1996); Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (1978–1993); Jesse Ventura Shocks the World (2024); Joanne Carson's VIPs (1972); Jools Holland's Happening (1991); Juke Box Jury (1962–1965); Kaskad (1962); Kedi (2016); Kom Kitt i karret - eller: Hvordan man ta'r bad i roser uden at stikke sig (1965); Kronk's New Groove (2005); La nuit des Césars (1983); Ladybirds (1984); Larry King Live (2005); Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993); Later... With Jools Holland (2008); Laurel Canyon (2002); Lauren Hutton and... (1996); Le Week-End (2013); Let My People Go! (2011); Letters to Laugh-in (1969); Lie to Me (2009); Lieutenant Schuster's Wife (1972); Life with Linkletter (1970); Live with Kelly and Mark (1989); Living Doll (1990); Living Single (1995); Loose Women (2007); Master of Dragonard Hill (1987); Matrix (1993); Maury (1992–1993); Mein Bruder, der Vampir (2001); Miami Vice (1985); Mike & Maty (1995); Misfits (2010); Miss Match (2003); Missing Links (1964); Mission: Impossible (1967); Mixed Nuts (1994); Molly's Game (2017); MTV 80s - Andrew Ridgeley Presents 50 Christmas Classics! (2024); MTV 80s - Jason Donovan's Especially for Christmas: Top 50! (2024); Mulheres de Abril (2014); Münchner Bilderbogen (1970); Music Now (1972); Musikladen (1973); My Life as a Teenage Robot (2002–2006); My Life as a Teenage Robot: Escape from Cluster Prime (2005); My Name Is Earl (2005); Na sowas! (1987); Nat King Cole: Afraid of the Dark (2014); NDR Talk Show (1984); New Faces (1954); New York Undercover (1995); Nicholas Brothers Family Home Movies (1940); Noël joyeux (2023); Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life (1965); Oh My Word (1966); Omnibus / Segment: Eartha Kitt (1956); Omnibus / Segment: Salome (1955); On Broadway Tonight (1964); On Stage (1964); Over Easy (1977–1978); Oz (2001); P.D.Q. (1967); P.O.V. (1989); P2 (2007); Parigi è sempre Parigi (1951); Parkinson (1973 / 1978); Pat Boone in Hollywood (1968); Pentathlon (1986); Person to Person (1954); Philbin's People (1969); Play of the Week (1961); Playhouse 90 (1958); Police Woman (1978); Pose (2018); Preaching to the Choir (2005); Pretty Dudes (2017); Psych (2008); Qué noche la de aquel año (1987); Qwerty (2009); Reading Rainbow (1993); ReMastered: Tricky Dick and the Man in Black (2018); Rites of Winter (1996); Romeo und Julia '70 (1969); Royal Variety Performance 1987 (1987); RuPaul's Christmas Ball (1993); Russell Harty Plus (1972); Saint of Devil's Island (1961); Sally Jessy Raphael (1990); Santa, Baby! (2001); Schaufenster Deutschland (1965); Scott Joplin: King of Ragtime Composers (1977); See It Loud: The History of Black Television (2023); Showtime at the Apollo (1992); Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart (2017); Single Parents (2019); Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood (1998); SMILF (2019); So You Think You Can Dance (2011); Social Security in Action (1965); Something Special (1967); Something's Gotta Give (2003); Sonny Liston: The Mysterious Life and Death of a Champion (1995); Space Ghost Coast to Coast (1994); Speaking Freely (2001); St. Louis Blues (1958); Stars on Sunday (1970–1975); Steely Dan: AJA (1977); Strike It Rich (1953); Stump the Stars (1963–1964); Sunday Story (1962); Suzie Gold (2004); TCM Remembers 2009 (2009); Ted Lasso (2021); Telescope (1963); Tempo (1969); That Regis Philbin Show (1964–1965); That Summer (2017); The 14th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1962); The 2nd Annual Black Achievement Awards (1979); The 2nd Annual TV Land Awards (2004); The 32nd Annual Tony Awards (1978); The 33rd Annual Grammy Awards (1991); The 54th Annual Tony Awards (2000); The Apollo (2019); The Arthur Murray Party (1957); The Barbara McNair Show (1970); The Ben Hecht Show (1959); The Big Breakfast (1995); The Big Record (1958); The Bob Braun Show (1976); The Borrowers (2011); The Celebrity Game (1964–1965); The Charles Grodin Show (1996); The Chastity Belt (1972); The Chris Rock Show (1997); The Colgate Comedy Hour (1954); The Craig Caddell Show (2021); The David Frost Show (1969–1971); The Dennis Wholey Show (1969); The Dick Cavett Show (1969 / 1978); The Eartha Kitt Show (1965); The Eartha Kitt Show: Australia (1962); The Ed Sullivan Show (1952–1963); The Emperor's Got Game (2001); The Emperor's New Groove (2000); The Emperor's New Groove: Behind the Voices (2001); The Emperor's New Groove: Groove Center (2001); The Emperor's New School (2006–2008); The Famous Jett Jackson (1999); The Feast of All Saints (2001); The Footage Detectives (2024); The Frollo Show (2012–2018); The Game Game (1969); The Garden Party (1988); The Geraldo Rivera Show (1990); The Golden Shot (1971); The Good Old Days (1972–1976); The Greatest (1999); The Hippodrome Show (1989); The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) (1966–1968); The Juke Box Jury (1959); The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story (1998); The Larry Solway Show (1977); The Last Resort with Jonathan Ross (1987); The Late Show (1988); The Les Crane Show (1965); The Madhouse on Castle Street / BBC Sunday-Night Play (1962); The Magic School Bus (1995); The Main Attraction (1983); The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family' (2002); The Many Faces of Catwoman (2005); The Mark of the Hawk (1957); The Marsha Warfield Show (1990); The Merv Griffin Show (1965–1978); The Mike Douglas Show (1964–1979); The Mike Wallace Interview (1960); The Nanny (1996); The Nat King Cole Show (1957); The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers (1962); The O.C. (2003); The Object Is (1964); The Originals (2015); The Other Americans (1969); The Pat Boone Show (1966); The Paul Daniels Magic Show (1989); The Paul Ryan Show (1977–1992); The Pink Chiquitas (1986); The Protectors (1973); The Proteus Chronicles (1998); The Real Las Vegas (1996); The Red Buttons Show (1953); The Rolf Harris Show (1974); The Roseanne Show (1999); The Rosey Grier Show (1970); The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1997–2000); The Royal Variety Performance 1962 (1962); The RuPaul Show (1997–1998); The Russell Harty Show (1983); The Serpent Warriors (1987); The Simpsons (2010); The Sopranos (2001); The Steve Allen Show (1968); The Sunday Spectacular: Show Biz from Vaudeville to Video (1955); The Sweatbox (2002); The Synanon Fix (2024); The Tonight Show (1962); The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar (1962); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1963–1978); The Truth About Love (2005); The Tube (1984); The Umbrella Academy (2024); The Unforgettable Nat 'King' Cole (1988); The Voice of Firestone (1958); The Wedding Party (1997); The Whoopi Goldberg Show (1993); The Wild Thornberrys (1998); The Wolf of Wall Street (2013); The Young Generation (1970); Thicke of the Night (1984); To Kill a Cop (1978); To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995); Today (1972); Tom Cottle: Up Close (1982); Tomorrow's World (1989); Tráiler para amantes de lo prohibido (1985); TV's Funniest Music Moments (2008); Uncle Tom's Cabin (1965); Unsung Hollywood (2016); Unzipped (1995); Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium (1957–1965); Vergißmeinnicht (1970); VH-1 Where Are They Now? (1999); Victor Borges Tivoli 150 år (1993); Viva Cabaret (1994); Viva Variety (1997); Watchmen (2019); Welcome to New York (2000); Wetten, dass..? (1989); What's My Line? (1954–1961); What's That Noise (1989); Wie die Karnickel (2002); Wogan (1986–1989); Wonder Pets! (2009); WWF Club (1980–1990); X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014); You Are There (1953); Your Show of Shows (1953).

Friday, January 16, 2026

Born on this day – Ethel Merman:


Ethel Merman


Actress

Singer

January 16, 1908 – February 15, 1984

Credits:

Books:

Merman (1978); Who Could Ask for Anything More? (1955).

Albums:

An Earful of Music (1934); Dearie (1950); Eadie Was a Lady (1933); How Deep Is the Ocean? (1932); I Get a Kick Out of You (1935); I Said My Pajamas (And Put On My Prayers) (1950); If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked a Cake (1950); Move It Over (1943); Once Upon a Nickel (1951); They Say It's Wonderful (1946); You're Just in Love (1951); You're the Top (1934).

Movies and television:

A Salute to American Imagination (1978); A Special Sesame Street Christmas (1978); ABC 2000: The Millennium (1999); Airplane! (1980); Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938); All That Jazz (1979); All-Star Family Feud Special (1980); All-Star Inaugural Gala (1981); American Experience (2006–2023); American Masters (1990–2017); AMV Hell (2004); An Evening with Ethel Merman (1965); Annie Get Your Gun (1967); Answer the Call (1953); Anything Goes (1936); Around the World of Mike Todd (1967); Arrested Development (2005); At Long Last Cole (1975); Batman (1967); Batmania from Comics to Screen (1989); Be Like Me (1931); Behind the Music (1998); Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons (1995); Bicentennial Minutes (1976); Biography (1987–2001); Bones (2006); Broadway (1973); Broadway! A Special Salute (1982); Broadway: The American Musical (2004); Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003); Brother Can You Spare a Dime (1975); Call Me Madam (1953); Carol Channing: Larger Than Life (2012); CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley (2023); Cilla (1973); Cinerama Adventure (2002); Designing Women (1991); Dinah! (1975–1976); Dinner with the President (1953); Discovery (1995); Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999); E! Mysteries & Scandals (2000); Evening at Pops (1976); Follow the Leader (1930); Frank Sinatra: The Voice of Our Time (1990); Fred Astaire Salutes the Fox Musicals (1974); General Electric Theater (1956); Good Morning America (1979); Good Morning Britain (2019); Great Broadway Musical Moments from the Ed Sullivan Show (2015); Great Performances (1981–2005); Gypsy (1967); Happy Landing (1938); Hee Haw (1980); Her Future (1930); Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults (1997); Hollywood (2020); Hollywood and the Stars (1963); Hollywood at War: A Compilation of War Time Shorts (1980); Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths (1990); Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression (2009); Hollywood Talent Scouts (1966); I'm Dying Up Here (2017); In & Out (1997); Inside U.S.A. with Chevrolet (1949); Ireno (1932); It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963); It's a Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie Point (2023); I've Got a Secret (1965); Joey (2004); Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me (2009); Journey Back to Oz (1972); Kid Millions (1934); Kitty from Kansas City (1932); Kraft Suspense Theatre (1965); Kraft Theatre / The United States Steel Hour (1956); Let Me Call You Sweetheart (1932); Little Voice (1998); Maggie Brown (1963); Marilyn (1963); Masquerade Party (1956); Match Game (1975–1978); Match Game PM (1976–1978); Max Liebman Spectaculars (1956); Michael Feinstein's American Songbook (2010); Michael Grade's Stars of the Musical Theatre (2014); Muppet Video: Muppet Treasures (1985); Musical Comedy Tonight (1979); Night of 100 Stars (1982); Of Muppets and Men: The Making of 'The Muppet Show' (1981); Old Man Blues (1931); On Broadway Tonight (1965); Our World (1987); Panama Hattie (1954); Parkinson (1974); Pat Boone in Hollywood (1968); Paul Anka ... Music My Way (1977); Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (1957–1963); Person to Person (1955); Personality (1967–1968); Reboot (2022); Roaming (1931); Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July (1979); RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (2012); 'S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin (1972); Saturday Night Live (1987); Screen Goddesses (2005); Sha Na Na (1977); Shower of Stars (1955); Sinatra: All or Nothing at All (2015); Sinatra: The Classic Duets (2002); Six by Sondheim (2013); Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World' (1991); Song Shopping (1933); Special Collector's Edition (2010); Stage Door Canteen (1943); Startime (1959–1960); Steve & Eydie: From This Moment On... Cole Porter (1977); Straight Place and Show (1938); Strike Me Pink (1936); Stuart Saves His Family (1995); Super Night at Forest Hills (1977); Tarzan (1967); Telescope (1963); Television (1988); Television: The First Fifty Years (1999); Terms of Endearment (1983); Texaco Star Theater: Opening Night (1982); That Girl (1967–1968); That's Life (1968); The 1976 Annual Entertainment Hall of Fame Awards (1976); The 19th Annual Tony Awards (1965); The 1st TV Academy Hall of Fame (1984); The 23rd Annual Tony Awards (1969); The 26th Annual Tony Awards (1972); The Art of Love (1965); The Arthur Murray Party (1956–1960); The Arthur Murray Special for Bob Hope (1960); The Bell Telephone Hour (1960–1964); The Best of Broadway (1954); The Best of the Ed Sullivan Show (1992); The Best of the Royal Variety (2006); The Big Broadcast of 1936 (1935); The Bob Hope Show (1962); The Bobby Vinton Show (1976); The Carol Burnett Show (1969); The Carol Burnett Show: A Reunion (1993); The Cave Club (1930); The Chevy Show (1955); The Colgate Comedy Hour (1953–1954); The David Steinberg Show (1977); The Dean Martin Show (1965–1968); The Delegate (2006); The Devil Sea (1931); The Dick Cavett Show (1973); The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1958); The Ed Sullivan Show (1953–1971); The Eddie Fisher Show (1958); The Fabulous Allan Carr (2017); The Factor (2008–2014); The First 100 Years of Recorded Music (1981); The First Annual Comedy Hall of Fame (1993); The Ford 50th Anniversary Show (1953); The Frank Sinatra Show (1958); The Hollywood Palace (1966–1982); The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) (1975–1976); The Jerry Lewis Show (1963); The Jerry Lewis Show: From This Moment On (1962); The Joey Bishop Show (1967–1968); The Jonathan Winters Show (1969); The Joy of Disco (2012); The Judy Garland Show (1963–1964); The Late Shift (1995); The Les Crane Show (1964); The Love Boat (1979–1982); The Lucy Show (1964); The Match Game (1965–1969); The Merv Griffin Show (1967–1982); The Mike Douglas Show (1965–1978); The Milton Berle Show (1949); The Monte Carlo Show (1981); The Muppet Show (1977); The Muppets Go Hollywood (1979); The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years (1986); The Next Best Thing (2000); The People's Command Performance (1978); The Red Skelton Hour (1963); The Royal Variety Performance 1982 (1982); The Secret Disco Revolution (2012); The Sugarcube Critic (2014); The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar (1964); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1965–1992); The Wonder Years (1989); There's No Business Like Show Business (1954); This Is Show Business (1950); This Is Your Life (1971); Time on My Hands (1932); Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez (1984); Vacation Playhouse (1963); Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium (1964); Walk on By: The Story of Popular Song (2001); Welcome to the Basement (2015); We're Not Dressing (1934); What's My Line? (1963–1972); Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976); Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon (2008); You Try Somebody Else (1932); You're Gonna Love It Here (1977); Zeit.geschichte (2018).

Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Born on this day – Jack Jones:


Jack Jones


Singer

Actor

January 14, 1938 – October 23, 2024

Credits:

Albums:

A Jack Jones Christmas (1969); A Song for You (1972); A Time for Us (1969); Bewitched (1963); Bread Winners (1972); Call Me Irresponsible (1963); Canciones Romanticas (1967); Chase the Rainbows (1992); Christmas with Jack Jones (1973); Curtain Time (1968); Dear Heart (1965); Don't Stop Now (1980); Fire & Rain (1985); For the In Crowd (1965); Gift of Love (1962); Harbour (1974); I Am a Singer (1984); If You Ever Leave Me (1968); In Love (Capitol, 1964); In Person at the Sands Las Vegas (1970); I've Been Here All the Time (1980); I've Got a Lot of Livin' to Do! (1962); Jack Jones (1965); Jack Jones (1982); Jack Jones in Hollywood (1972); Jack Jones Paints a Tribute to Tony Bennett (1998); Jack Jones Sings (1966); Jack Jones Sings Michel Legrand (1971); L. A. Break Down (1969); Lady (1967); Live at the Sands (1993); Lollipops and Roses (1961); Love Story (1969); My Kind of Town (1965); New Jack Swing (1997); Nobody Does It Better (1979); Our Song (1967); Shall We Dance (1961); She Loves Me (1964); Songs of Love (1965); The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom (Soundtrack) (1968); The Full Life (1977); The Gershwin Album (1992); The Impossible Dream (1966); The Jack Jones Christmas Album (1964); The Mood Is Love (1993); The Wind Beneath My Wings (2002); There's Love & There's Love & There's Love (1965); This Love of Mine (1959); Together (1973); We'll Be Together Again (1966); What I Did for Love (1975); What the World Needs Now Is Love! (1968); Where Is Love? (1968); Where Love Has Gone (1964); White Christmas (1998); With One More Look at You (1977); Without Her (1967); Wives and Lovers (1963); Write Me a Love Song, Charlie (1975).

Songs:

Love Boat Theme; If I Stay Too Long; Lollipops and Roses; Making Time; A Day In The Life Of A Fool; Dear Heart; Love With the Proper Stranger; If You Go Away; The True Picture; I Can't Believe I'm Losing You; Live for Life; Lady; Oh, How Much I Love You; I've Got Your Number; What I Did for Love; If You Ever Leave Me; The Shadow of Your Smile; My Best Girl; She; Don't Give Your Love Away; Real Live Girl; Wives and Lovers; I Am a Singer; I´m Indestructible; Alfie; Painter Man; Nina Never Knew; Once Upon A Time; Now I Know; The Impossible Dream; I Wish You Love; All The Things You Are.

Movies and television:

20 to 1 (2010); 47th Annual Academy Awards (1975); A Ticklish Affair (1963); A Tribute to the Jukebox Award Winners (1980); A Very Special Occasion (1967); Airplane II: The Sequel (1982); All-Star Tribute to General Jimmy Doolittle (1986); American Bandstand (1958); American Hustle (2013); An Evening at the Improv (1991); Anzio (1968); Bacharach 74 (1974); Back to Black (2024); Bandstand (1964); Best of Las Vegas Awards (1980); Bob Hope at 100 / 100 Years of Hope and Humor (2003); Bob Hope's Overseas Christmas Tours: Around the World with the Troops - 1941-1972 (1980); Bobby (2006); Breakfast (2008); Buddy Faro (1998); Cannon and Ball (1982); Celebrity Party (1963); Code 3 (1957); Coins in the Fountain (1990); Condominium (1980); Cruise of the Gods (2002); Danny Thomas Special: Guys 'n' Geishas (1967); Daytime Live (1989); Dee Time (1969); Des O'Connor Tonight (1982–1985); Dinah! (1975–1976); Duplex (2003); Engelbert with the Young Generation (1972); Entertainment Express (1983); Entertainment Tonight (2007–2014); Feud (2017); Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer (2006); Funny Face (1971); General Electric Theater (1959); Get a Life (1990); Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast (2022); Good Morning, Vietnam (1987); Goodfellas (1990); Grace Kennedy (1982); Great Love Songs (1995); Great Performances (1987); Guest Night (1993); Happening for Lulu (1969); Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC (1988); Happy Birthday, Las Vegas (1977); Here's Hollywood (1962); Hey, Jeannie! (1956); Home & Family (2015); Horas doradas (1980); Howdy (1970); Hugh Hefner: Once Upon a Time (1992); Hullabaloo (1965); It's a Living (1987); It's Your Bet (1971–1973); Jack Jones on the Move (1966); Jackie Gleason: American Scene Magazine (1963); Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (1970); Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (1975–2007); Jimmy Durante Presents the Lennon Sisters (1970); Jimmy Van Heusen: Swingin' With Frank & Bing (2014); Judy Garland Duets (2005); Juke Box Rhythm (1959); Just Men! (1983); Karen Kay (1986); Live from Her Majesty's (1983); Live with Kelly and Mark (1990); London Night Out (1980); Lou Rawls Parade of Stars (1985); Love with the Proper Stranger (1963); Mad Men (2008); Make Your Own Kind of Music! (1971); Match Game (1978–1979); Match Game PM (1979); McMillan & Wife (1977); Mindreaders (1979); Miss World 1985 (1985); Monsanto Night Presents Jack Jones (1974); Monsanto Night Presents Michel Legrand (1972); My Music: Songbook Standards - As Time Goes By (2015); Night Court (1990); Oh My Word (1965); Once More with Felix (1969); Over the Garden Wall (2014); Parkinson (1976); Parkinson in Australia (1981); Password (1964–1967); Password Plus (1980); Playboy After Dark (1970); Police Woman (1977); Reckless (1995); Rockette: A Holiday Tribute to Radio City Music Hall (1978); Sammy and Company (1976); Saturday Night Live (1995); Saturday Swings (2005); Sinatra 75: The Best Is Yet to Come (1990); Sings the Great American Songbook (2010); Slasher Serenade (2012); South of Wawa (1991); Stand Up and Cheer (1971); Stars for Israel (1967); Star's Table (1986); Strictly Come Dancing (2011); Super Password (1985–1988); Sweepstakes (1979); Swinging Spiketaculars (1960); Symphony of Horror (2023); Tattletales (1975); That Night (1992); The 23rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1971); The 33th Annual Thalians Ball (1988); The 34th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1977); The 37th Annual Academy Awards (1965); The 37th Annual Academy Awards (1965); The 8th Annual TV Land Awards (2010); The Andy Williams Show (1966); The Bell Telephone Hour (1964–1966); The Best of the Ed Sullivan Show (1992–2022); The Best on Record (1965 / 1968 / 1970 / 1970); The Big Record (1957); The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom (1968); The Bob Hope Comedy Special (1965); The Bob Hope Show (1964–1967); The Bob Hope Vietnam Christmas Show (1966); The Carol Burnett Show (1968–1970); The Carson Podcast (2021); The Celebrity Game (1965); The Comeback (1978); The David Frost Show (1969–1971); The Dean Martin Show (1965–1967); The Dick Cavett Show (1970); The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1961); The Ed Sullivan Show (1964–1971); The Engelbert Humperdinck Show (1970); The Garry Moore Show (1962); The Garry Moore Show (1962); The Glenn Miller Band Reunion (1989); The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1978); The Hollywood Palace (1965–1968); The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) (1970–1980); The Hollywood Squares (Syndication) (1978); The Jack Benny Program (1965); The Jack Jones Show (1974–1977); The Jackie Gleason Show (1967); The Jerry Lewis Show (1963 / 1968); The Jimmy Dean Show (1964–1965); The Joey Bishop Show (1964–1968); The John Davidson Show (1981); The Jonathan Winters Show (1968); The Judy Garland Show (1963–1964); The Juke Box Jury (1959); The Kraft Music Hall (1969); The Leslie Crowther Show (1971); The Linkletter Show (1963); The Little and Large Show (1985); The Lively Ones (1962); The Love Boat (1976–1985); The Mancini Generation (1973); The Merv Griffin Show (1965–1985); The Mike Douglas Show (1965–1980); The Morecambe & Wise Show (1971–1972); The New Hollywood Squares (1989); The New Steve Allen Show (1961); The Object Is (1964); The Palace (1979); The Pat Boone Show (1966); The Rat Patrol (1967); The Real Match Game Story: Behind the Blanks (2006); The Red Skelton Hour (1966–1969); The Roger Miller Show (1966); The Rolf Harris Show (1969–1970); The Royal Variety Performance (1972); The Royal Variety Performance 1982 (1982); The Russell Harty Show (1983); The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1967); The Sound of Petula (1974); The Spike Jones Show (1960); The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (1958); The Steve Allen Show (1968); The Steve Lawrence Show (1965); The Talk (2013); The Talk of the Town (1969–1972); The Tommy Leonetti Show (1969–1970); The Toni Tennille Show (1980); The Tonight Show (1962); The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar (1962); The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar / The Jack Paar Program (1964); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1963–1991); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 24th Anniversary Special (1986); The Virginia Graham Show (1971); The World: Color It Happy (1967); They Sold a Million (1973); This Is Tom Jones (1970); This Is Your Life (1994); Today (1968); Vicki! (1993); What's Happening! The Beatles in the U.S.A. (1964); What's My Line? (1965–1967); What's This Song? (1965); Where Love Has Gone (1964); Wogan (1991).