Born on this day – Ann Sheridan:

Ann Sheridan

Actress

Singer

February 21, 1915 – January 21, 1967

Credits:

Pistols 'n' Petticoats (1966–1967); Another World (1965–1966); Wagon Train (1962); Kraft Theatre (1956–1960); Pursuit (1958); Armchair Theatre (1958); Woman and the Hunter (1957); The Ford Television Theatre (1953–1957); Playhouse 90 (1957); Lux Video Theatre (1953–1957); The Opposite Sex (1956); Calling Terry Conway (1956); Sneak Preview (1956); Celebrity Playhouse (1956); Come Next Spring (1956); Appointment in Honduras (1953); Schlitz Playhouse (1953); Take Me to Town (1953); Just Across the Street (1952); Steel Town (1952); Woman on the Run (1950); Stella (1950); I Was a Male War Bride (1949); Good Sam (1948); Silver River (1948); Nora Prentiss (1947); The Unfaithful (1947); One More Tomorrow (1946); Cinderella Jones (1946); The Doughgirls (1944); Shine on Harvest Moon (1944); Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943); Edge of Darkness (1943); George Washington Slept Here (1942); Wings for the Eagle (1942); Juke Girl (1942); Kings Row (1942); The Man Who Came to Dinner (1941); Navy Blues (1941); Honeymoon for Three (1941); City for Conquest (1940); They Drive by Night (1940); Torrid Zone (1940); It All Came True (1940); Castle on the Hudson (1940); Angels Wash Their Faces (1939); Winter Carnival (1939); Indianapolis Speedway (1939); Naughty But Nice (1939); Dodge City (1939); They Made Me a Criminal (1939); Angels with Dirty Faces (1938); Broadway Musketeers (1938); Letter of Introduction (1938); Cowboy from Brooklyn (1938); Little Miss Thoroughbred (1938); Mystery House (1938); Out Where the Stars Begin (1938); The Patient in Room 18 (1938); She Loved a Fireman (1937); Alcatraz Island (1937); Wine, Women and Horses (1937); The Footloose Heiress (1937); San Quentin (1937); The Great O'Malley (1937); Black Legion (1937); Sing Me a Love Song (1936); Fighting Youth (1935); Hollywood Extra Girl (1935); The Crusades (1935); The Glass Key (1935); The Red Blood of Courage (1935); Mississippi (1935); Rocky Mountain Mystery (1935); Car 99 (1935); Rumba (1935); Home on the Range (1935); Enter Madame! (1934); One Hour Late (1934); Limehouse Blues (1934); Behold My Wife! (1934); Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove (1934); College Rhythm (1934); Ready for Love (1934); Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1934); The Lemon Drop Kid (1934); Wagon Wheels (1934); You Belong to Me (1934); Ladies Should Listen (1934); The Notorious Sophie Lang (1934); Kiss and Make-Up (1934); Shoot the Works (1934); Many Happy Returns (1934); Murder at the Vanities (1934); Come On, Marines! (1934); Bolero (1934); Search for Beauty (1934); Hollywood on Parade No. A-6 (1933).

Born on this day – Kurt Cobain:

Kurt Cobain

Musician

Singer

Guitarist

Songwriter

February 20, 1967 – April 5, 1994

Born on this day – Carlin Glynn:

Carlin Glynn

Actress

Singer

February 19, 1940 – July 13, 2023

Credits:

Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2006); Whiskey School (2005); The Exonerated (2005); Lost Junction (2003); West of Here (2002); Judy Berlin (1999); Red Sky at Night (1996); Strange Luck (1996); Blessing (1994); Day-O (1992); Convicts (1991); A Woman Named Jackie (1991); Blood Red (1989); Night Game (1989); Coyote Mountain (1989); Mr. President (1987); Gardens of Stone (1987); The Trip to Bountiful (1985); Sixteen Candles (1984); Johnny Garage (1983); Chicken Ranch (1982); The Escape Artist (1982); Continental Divide (1981); Resurrection (1980); Three Days of the Condor (1975).

Born on this day – Olga James:

Olga James

Actress

Singer

February 16, 1929 – January 25, 2025

Credits:

Music:

Cannonball Adderley Presents the Nat Adderley Sextet Plus Rick Holmes / Soul of the Bible (1972); Carmen Jones / Original Movie Soundtrack (1954); David Axelrod / Heavy Axe (1974); Sammy Davis Jr. / 1956 Broadway Cast / Mr. Wonderful (1956); The Cannonball Adderley Quintet / The Happy People (1972).

Movies and television:

Carmen Jones (1954); Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty (2003); Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s (2009); Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical (2009); Omnibus (1978); Sealab 2020 (1972); The Bill Cosby Show (1969–1971); The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (1956); Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium (1957).

Born on this day – Kokomo Arnold:

Kokomo Arnold

Blues singer

Guitarist

February 15, 1896 or 1901 – November 8, 1968

Credits:

Songs:

Back Door Blues; Back to the Woods; Bad Luck Blues; Biscuit Roller Blues; Black Annie; Busy Bootin'; Chain Gang Blues; Feels So Good; Grandpa Got Drunk; Hobo Blues; How Long How Long Blues; I'm Going Fishing Too; Kokomo Blues; Long and Tall; Mean Old Twister; Milk Cow Blues; Old Black Cat Blues; Old Original Kokomo Blues; Paddlin' Blues; Paddlin' Madeline Blues; Policy Wheel Blues; Rainy Night Blues; Red Beans and Rice; Sagefield Woman Blues; Set Down Gal; Sissy Man Blues; Slop Jar Blues; Stop, Look and Listen; The Big Boat; The Twelves; Things 'Bout Coming My Way; You Shouldn't Do That.

Albums:

A as in ARNOLD, Kokomo (Volume 1) (2012); A as in ARNOLD, Kokomo (Volume 2) (2012); A Summer Sky Shines (2015); ABC Of The Blues Vol 5 (2010); ABC of the Blues Vol. 1 (2010); Bad Luck Blues (2015); Beans And Rice (2013); Best Blues (2016); Beyond Patina Jazz Masters: Kokomo Arnold (2012); Blues Experience Vol. 14 (2010); Blues Legends: Kokomo Arnold (2012); Blues Masters Vol. 14 - Kokomo Arnold (2009); Bootlegger Blues (2015); Bottleneck Guitar Trendsetters of the 1930's (1992); Bottlenecks (2023); Cold Winter Blues - The Best Of (2009); Collection 1930-38 (2020); Colours of Music History (2014); Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order, Volume 1: 17 May 1930 to 15 March 1935 (1991); Crying Blues (2015); It's All About Blues Music (2014); King of the Bottleneck Guitar (1934-1937) (2003); Kokomo Arnold (2008); Kokomo Arnold UpGraded Masters (All Tracks Remastered) (2019); Kokomo Arnold Vol. 1 (1930 - 1935) (2005); Kokomo Arnold Vol. 3 (1936 - 1937) (2005); Kokomo Arnold Vol. 4 (1933 - 1934) (2005); Kokomo Arnold, Vol. 2 (1935 - 1936) (2012); Laugh And Grin (2013); Mean Old Twister (2011); Midnight Blues (Nothing But the Blues) (1994); Milk Cow Blues (2010); Milk cow blues (2022 Remastered Version) (2022); Policy Wheel Blues (2015); Presenting Kokomo Arnold (1934); Red Beans and Rice (2011); Shake That Thing (2016); That's What I Need (2014); The Twelves (2015); The Ultimate Jazz Archive 12 (4 Of 4) (2007); Tonight in Time (2015); Try Some of That (2024); Your Music Around Me (2015).

Movies and television:

Aerosmith: Live Texxas Jam '78 (1989); Elvis: The Memphis Flash (2005); Hollywood a Go Go (1965); Shindig! (1965); The Beatles: Get Back (2021); Walk the Line (2005).

Born on this day – Gregory Hines:

Gregory Hines

Actor

Dancer

Choreographer

Singer

February 14, 1946 – August 9, 2003

Born on this day – Joan O'Brien:

Joan O'Brien

Actress

Singer

February 14, 1936 – May 5, 2025

Credits:

About Faces (1961); Adventures in Paradise (1961); Bachelor Father (1960–1961); Bat Masterson (1959–1960); Bringing Up Buddy (1961); Bronco (1960); Bus Stop (1962); Cheyenne (1961); Follow the Sun (1962); General Electric Theater (1961); Get Yourself a College Girl (1964); Handle with Care (1958); Hometown Jamboree (1949–1960); It Happened at the World's Fair (1963); It's Only Money (1962); Lock Up (1960); M Squad (1958); Man Without a Gun (1959); Markham (1959); Operation Petticoat (1959); Outlaws (1962); Perry Mason (1960–1965); Rawhide (1962); Riverboat (1959); Samar (1962); Shower of Stars (1957); Six Black Horses (1962); Spirit of the Alamo (1960); Surfside 6 (1961); That Regis Philbin Show (1965); The Alamo (1960); The Alaskans (1960); The Bob Crosby Show (1953); The Chevy Mystery Show (1960); The Comancheros (1961); The Definitive Elvis: The Hollywood Years - Part II: 1962-1969 (2002); The Deputy (1960); The Dick Van Dyke Show (1963); The Easter Seal Teleparade of Stars (1955); The Islanders (1960); The Liberace Show (1954–1959); The Lieutenant (1964); The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964); The Roaring 20's (1961); The Tall Man (1962); The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show (1960); The Virginian (1964); The Westerner (1960); Valentine's Day (1965); Wagon Train (1960); We Joined the Navy (1962); Whispering Smith (1961).

Born on this day – Roberta Flack:

Roberta Flack

Singer

Songwriter

Actress

February 10, 1937 – February 24, 2025

Credits:

Albums:

Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997); Blue Lights in the Basement (1977); Born to Love (1983); Bustin' Loose (1981); Chapter Two (1970); Feel Like Makin' Love (1975); First Take (1969); I'm the One (1982); Killing Me Softly (1973); Let It Be Roberta (2012); Oasis (1988); Quiet Fire (1971); Roberta (1994); Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (with Donny Hathaway) (1972); Roberta Flack (1978); Roberta Flack Featuring Donny Hathaway (1980); Set the Night to Music (1991); Stop the World (1992); The Christmas Album (1997).

Songs:

As Long as There's Christmas; Back Together Again; Ballad of the Sad Young Men; Be Real Black for Me; Bridge Over Troubled Water; Compared to What; Feel Like Makin’ Love; For All We Know; Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye; I Just Came Here to Dance; I Told Jesus; If Ever I See You Again; It Might Be You; Jesse; Just When I Needed You; Killing Me Softly With His Song; Love; Making Love; Maybe; Set the Night to Music; The Closer I Get to You; The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face; To Love Somebody; Tonight I Celebrate My Love; Tryin' Times; Where Is The Love; Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow; You Make Me Feel Brand New; You’re Looking Like Love to Me.

Movies and television:

100 Greatest Women of Rock & Roll (1999); 1996 MTV Movie Awards (1996); 1999 Essence Awards (1999); 20/20 (2003); 20th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards (2005); 48 Hours (2003); 9am with David & Kim (2009); A Capitol Fourth (1987); A Year in Music (2019); ABC News Breakfast (2025); All-Star Party for Clint Eastwood (1986); America Votes the #1 Song (1986); American Crime Story (2016); American Masters (2023); American Music Awards (1974); Angela (1994); Another World (1983); Arts & Entertainment Revue (1992); Atlanta (2022); Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary: It's Only Rock 'n' Roll (1988); Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997); Black Bag (2025); Black Girls Rock! 2017 (2017); Black Journal (1969); Boboquivari (1971); Body Rock (1984); Boogie Nights (1997); Bustin' Loose (1981); CBS Mornings (1987–1993); Charlie Rose (1991); Close Up (2009); Cover Story (1985); Cuéntame cómo pasó (2008); Dancing with the Stars (2008); Dangerous Touch (1994); David Foster's Christmas Album (1993); Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem (2022); Dial M for Music (1970); Direktion City (1977); $ (1971); Donahue (1975); Duke Ellington... We Love You Madly (1973); Earth Voice Concert 1992 (1992); EastEnders (2011); Easy Listening Hits at the BBC (2011); Ebony/Jet Showcase (1989); Entertainment Tonight (2025); Essence Awards (2002); Evening at Pops (1972); Everybody Hates Chris (2006); Fear Street: Part One - 1994 (2021); Femme Fatales (2011); Flight of the Intruder (1991); Flip (1971–1972); Flipside (1973); Frank Elstner: Stippvisite in Las Vegas (1983); Free to Be... You & Me (1974); Freedomfest: Nelson Mandela's 70th Birthday Celebratation (1988); Freunde fürs Leben (1997); Good Morning America (2003); Greased Lightning (1977); Great Performances (1987–2019); Guiding Light (1992); Härte 10 (1979); Hasards ou coïncidences (1998); Hi-Phi Nation (2018); Honey (2003); Horas doradas (1980); Huckleberry Finn (1974); I Love Dick (2017); If You Lived Here (2021); Il était une fois (2024); In Performance at the White House: A Tribute to American Music - Jerome Kern (1987); India.Arie: Up Close and Personal (2002); It's Lulu, Not to Mention Dudley Moore (1972); John Lennon and Yoko Ono Present the One-to-One Concert (1972); Journeys in Black (2002); Juke Box Saturday Night (1979); Killer Condom (1996); Killing Me Softly with His Songs (2022); Killing Me Softly: The Roberta Flack Story (2014); Late Night with David Letterman (1983–1989); Late Night with David Letterman: 6th Anniversary Special (1988); Late Show with David Letterman (1998); Legends Ball (2006); Let It Be Me (1995); Let the Church Say Amen! (1974); Life as We Know It (2010); Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres (2022); Live with Kelly and Mark (1992); Lou Rawls Parade of Stars (1983); Loving (1993); Luther: Never Too Much (2024); Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (1988); Mad Men (2015); Making Love (1982); Marcus Miller: Master of All Trades (2006); Martha (2006); ME1 TV Talks To... Roberta Flack (2014); Mild Seven Videography (1989–1990); Miss Gaby (1972); Mister Soul: A Story About Donny Hathaway (2020); Monsanto Presents Mancini (1971); MTV Movie Awards Uncensored (2000); Music Central (1981); My Baby's Daddy (2004); Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016); New York Undercover (1996); Night Flight (1982); Nina Live! (2005); One on One with John Tesh (1992); Öronaböj (1980); Play Misty for Me (1971); Pose (2021); President George H.W. Bush: Speeches of the 41st President of the United States 1989-1993 (2005); Renaldo and Clara (1978); Roberta (2022); Roberta Flack & Maxi Priest: Set the Night to Music (1991); Roberta Flack & Peabo Bryson: As Long As There's Christmas (1997); Roberta Flack & Peabo Bryson: Tonight I Celebrate My Love (1983); Roberta Flack in Concert (2002); Roberta Flack: Oasis (1988); Roberta Flack: The First Time Ever (1973); Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (1986); Rolling Thunder Revue (2019); Romantic Comedy (1983); Salute! (1983); Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell (1975); Save the Children (1973); Savvatogennimenes (2003); Scandal (2015–2016); Season's Greetings: An Evening with John Williams and the Boston Pops Orchestra (1988); Seventies Rock & Pop: 73 (1991); Shades of Love: Sincerely, Violet (1987); She's Gotta Have It (2017); ... Sings Motown (2015); So You Think You Can Dance (2010); Solid Gold (1981–1982); Someone to Watch Over Me (1987); Songwriters Hall of Fame (2004); Soul to Soul (1971); Soul! (1969–1970); Sounds for Saturday (1972); Soundstage (1981); Stalker (2014); Stateline Motel (1973); Sudden Impact (1983); Take a Giant Step (1973); The 14th Annual Grammy Awards (1972); The 16th Annual American Music Awards (1989); The 16th Annual Grammy Awards (1974); The 17th Annual Grammy Awards (1975); The 1997 World Music Awards (1997); The 19th Annual American Music Awards (1992); The 20th Annual Grammy Awards (1978); The 22nd Annual American Music Awards (1995); The 28th Annual Grammy Awards (1986); The 30th Annual Grammy Awards (1988); The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards (2010); The American Music Awards 20th Anniversary Special (1993); The Americans (2013); The Arsenio Hall Show (1992–1993); The Best of Times (1986); The Black Godfather (2019); The Breaks (2017); The David Frost Show (1969–1972); The Dick Cavett Show (1970–1972); The First Lady (2022); The Fur Trap (1978); The Good Fight (2017); The Gospel (2005); The Greatest (1999–2001); The John Davidson Show (1980); The Ladies Man (2000); The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey (2022); The Legend of John Henry (1974); The Lost Daughter (2021); The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family' (2002); The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015); The Merv Griffin Show (1970–1982); The Mike Douglas Show (1969–1980); The NewsCenter (1975); The Night Of (2016); The Old Grey Whistle Test (1973 / 1974); The Oprah Winfrey Show (1995); The Pursuit of Happyness (2006); The Rock 'n' Roll Years (1987); The Rosey Grier Show (1970); The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1996–1998); The Sex Prophet (1973); The Slumber Party (2023); The Ten (2007); The Tiny Tree (1975); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1970–1984); The Wendy Williams Show (2011); The Wiz (1978); Them (2021); They All Came Out to Montreux (2023); Thicke of the Night (1983); This Morning (1994); Today (1970–1995); Tom Cottle: Up Close (1983); Tomorrow Coast to Coast (1981); Tongues Untied (1989); Top of the Pops (1972–1983); Two Weeks Notice (2002); Valerie (1986–1991); VH1 100 Greatest Songs of Rock n Roll (1999); Violet & Daisy (2011); Waiting to Exhale (1995); Wake Up (2006); War on Everyone (2016); White Nights (1985); Whitney Houston & Her Family: Voices of Love (2012); Winter Solstice on Ice (1999); Wogan (1984–1991); World News Tonight (2025); X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014); Yoko Ono: Bad Dancer (2013); Your Mother Should Know (2018).

Born on this day – Kathryn Grayson:

Kathryn Grayson

Actress

Singer

February 9, 1922 – February 17, 2010

Credits:

Murder, She Wrote (1987–1989); Baretta (1978); Lux Playhouse (1958); Playhouse 90 (1957); General Electric Theater (1955–1956); The Vagabond King (1956); Kiss Me Kate (1953); So This Is Love (1953); The Desert Song (1953); Lovely to Look At (1952); Show Boat (1951); Grounds for Marriage (1951); The Toast of New Orleans (1950); That Midnight Kiss (1949); The Kissing Bandit (1948); It Happened in Brooklyn (1947); Till the Clouds Roll By (1946); Two Sisters from Boston (1946); Her Highness and the Bellboy (1945); Ziegfeld Follies (1945); Anchors Aweigh (1945); Thousands Cheer (1943); Seven Sweethearts (1942); Rio Rita (1942); The Vanishing Virginian (1942); Andy Hardy's Private Secretary (1941).

Born on this day – Edith Méra:

Edith Mera

Actress

February 7, 1905 – February 24, 1935

Credits:

Count Obligado (1935); The Outbreak (1934); Midnight Prince (1934); Poliche (1934); Fedora (1934); Iris lost and found (1934); Dream Castle (1933); Simone Is Like That (1933); The Premature Father (1933); The Hen (1933); Grandeur and Decadence (1933); I confide ma femme (1933); Mademoiselle Josette, ma femme (1933); Three Musketeers (1932); A Star Disappears (1932); Shout It from the House Tops (1932); My Lover the Assassin (1932); Miche (1932); Monsieur le maréchal (1931); Mam'zelle Nitouche (1931); Un soir de rafle (1931); The Man Who Murdered (1931); Beauty Cult (1930).

Born on this day – Ida Lupino:

Ida Lupino

Actress

Singer

Director

Writer

Producer

February 4, 1918 – August 3, 1995

Credits:

77 Sunset Strip (1959); Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1960–1961); Alias Smith and Jones (1972); Anything Goes (1936); Artist and Models (1937); Barnaby Jones (1974); Batman (1968); Beware, My Lovely (1952); Bewitched (1965); Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1966); Bonanza (1959); Bracken's World (1970); Breaking Point (1963); Burke's Law (1963–1964); Charlie's Angels (1977); Climax! (1956); Columbo (1972–1974); Come On, Marines! (1934); Daniel Boone (1967); Dante (1960); Deadhead Miles (1972); Death Valley Days (1960); Deep Valley (1947); Devotion (1946); Dr. Kildare (1964); Dundee and the Culhane (1967); Ellery Queen (1975); Escape Me Never (1947); Family Affair (1969–1970); Female Artillery (1973); Fight for Your Lady (1937); Forever and a Day (1943); Four Star Playhouse (1953–1956); General Electric Theater (1960–1962); Gilligan's Island (1964–1966); Hard, Fast and Beautiful! (1951); Have Gun - Will Travel (1959–1961); Her First Affaire (1932); High Finance (1933); High Sierra (1940); Hollywood Canteen (1944); Honey West (1965); Hong Kong (1960); Hotel de Paree (1959–1960); I Lived with You (1933); I Love a Mystery (1973); In Our Time (1944); Insight (1971); It Takes a Thief (1968); Jennifer (1953); Judd for the Defense (1968); Junior Bonner (1972); Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963–1964); Ladies in Retirement (1941); Let's Get Married (1937); Life Begins at Eight-Thirty (1942); Lust for Gold (1949); Lux Playhouse (1959); Medical Center (1972); Mod Squad (1969); Money for Speed (1933); Moontide (1942); Mr. Adams and Eve (1957–1958); Mr. Novak (1963–1965); My Boys Are Good Boys (1979); Nanny and the Professor (1971); Never Fear (1950); Not Wanted (1949); On Dangerous Ground (1951); On the Loose (1951); One Rainy Afternoon (1936); Out of the Fog (1941); Outrage (1950); Paris in Spring (1935); Peter Ibbetson (1935); Pillow to Post (1945); Police Woman (1975); Prince of Arcadia (1933); Private Hell 36 (1954); Ready for Love (1934); Road House (1948); Sam Benedict (1962–1963); Screen Directors Playhouse (1956); Sea Devils (1937); Search for Beauty (1934); Smart Girl (1935); Strange Intruder (1956); Switch (1975); Tate (1960); Teenage Idol (1958); Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943); The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939); The Big Knife (1955); The Bigamist (1953); The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (1973); The Devil's Rain (1975); The Donna Reed Show (1959); The Food of the Gods (1976); The Ford Television Theatre (1954); The Fugitive (1963–1964); The Gay Desperado (1936); The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (1968); The Ghost Camera (1933); The Green Peacock (1958); The Hard Way (1943); The Hitch-Hiker (1953); The Investigators (1961); The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial (1956); The Lady and the Mob (1939); The Letters (1973); The Light That Failed (1939); The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt (1939); The Love Race (1931); The Man I Love (1946); The Manhunter (1974); The Name of the Game (1969); The Outcasts (1969); The Rifleman (1961); The Rogues (1964–1965); The Sea Wolf (1941); The Strangers in 7A (1972); The Streets of San Francisco (1974); The Trouble with Angels (1966); The Twilight Zone (1959–1964); The Untouchables (1962–1963); The Virginian (1963–1965); The Wild Wild West (1966); They Drive by Night (1940); Thriller (1961–1962); Virginian (1966); While the City Sleeps (1956); Woman in Hiding (1950); Women in Chains (1972); Women's Prison (1955); Yours for the Asking (1936); Zane Grey Theatre (1956).

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).

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

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).

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).

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

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).