Born on this day – Una Merkel:

Una Merkel

Actress

December 10, 1903 – January 2, 1986

Born on this day – Vivienne Osborne:

Vivienne Osborne

Actress

December 10, 1896 – June 10, 1961

Born on this day – Louis Natheaux:

Louis Natheaux

Actor

December 10, 1894 – August 23, 1942

Born on this day – Rhea Mitchell:

Rhea Mitchell

Actress

Writer

December 10, 1890 – September 16, 1957

Credits:

The Member of the Wedding (1952); My Man and I (1952); Washington Story (1952); It's a Big Country: An American Anthology (1951); The Unknown Man (1951); Bannerline (1951); Texas Carnival (1951); Grounds for Marriage (1951); Dial 1119 (1950); The Skipper Surprised His Wife (1950); The Next Voice You Hear... (1950); Please Believe Me (1950); Annie Get Your Gun (1950); Stars in My Crown (1950); In the Good Old Summertime (1949); State of the Union (1948); B.F.'s Daughter (1948); The Bride Goes Wild (1948); High Wall (1947); Green Dolphin Street (1947); The Unfinished Dance (1947); The Romance of Rosy Ridge (1947); The Mighty McGurk (1947); The Hoodlum Saint (1946); The Hidden Eye (1945); Mrs. Parkington (1944); Marriage Is a Private Affair (1944); The Cross of Lorraine (1943); Harrigan's Kid (1943); I Take This Woman (1940); The Ship That Died (1938); Mysterious Crossing (1936); 15 Maiden Lane (1936); The Texas Rangers (1936); San Francisco (1936); Song and Dance Man (1936); One Hour Late (1934); Behold My Wife! (1934); Whom the Gods Destroy (1934); The Big Bluff (1933); Danger Patrol (1928); The Home Trail (1927); The Dude Desperado (1927); Modern Youth (1926); The Other Kind of Love (1924); The Greatest Menace (1923); The Innocent Cheat (1921); A Ridin' Romeo (1921); Good Women (1921); The Scoffer (1920); The Devil's Claim (1920); The Hawk's Trail (1919); The Sleeping Lion (1919); The Money Corral (1919); Unexpected Places (1918); The Goat (1918); Boston Blackie's Little Pal (1918); Ghost of the Rancho (1918); The Lion of the Hills (1918); Social Ambition (1918); Honor's Cross (1918); The Blindness of Divorce (1918); Whither Thou Goest (1917); The Gilded Youth (1917); Sequel to the Diamond from the Sky (1916); Philip Holden - Waster (1916); The Sable Blessing (1916); The Man from Manhattan (1916); The Blindness (1916); The Overcoat (1916); Overalls (1916); The Three Musketeers (1916); Don Quixote (1915); The Beckoning Flame (1915); The Brink (1915); The Phantom Extra (1915); Tools of Providence (1915); The Operator at Big Sandy (1915); The Kite (1915); The Diamond from the Sky (1915); The Valley of Hate (1915); On the Night Stage (1915); Molly of the Mountains (1915); The Fakir (1915); The Devil (1915); Mr. 'Silent' Haskins (1915); The Scourge of the Desert (1915); In the Sage Brush Country (1914); A Game of Life (1914); The Master of the House (1914); The Game Keeper's Daughter (1914); A Tragedy of the North Woods (1914); The Cruise of the Molly Ann (1914); The Old Love's Best (1914); The Long Feud (1914); The Feud at Beaver Creek (1914); In the Southern Hills (1914); Tennessee (1914); The Fires of Ambition (1914); Shorty Escapes Marriage (1914); Wolves of the Underworld (1914); A Barrier Royal (1914); Twixt Love and Fire (1914); A New England Idyl (1914); An Indian's Honor (1913); An Indian's Gratitude (1913); A Frontier Wife (1913); His Squaw (1912); The Colonel's Ward (1912); The Hidden Trail (1912).

Born on this day – Edward A. Kull:

Edward A. Kull

Cinematographer

Director

Writer

Actor

December 10, 1885 – December 22, 1946

Credits:

Arctic Fury (1951); A Boy, a Girl and a Dog (1946); The Wife of Monte Cristo (1946); Marked for Murder (1945); The Whispering Skull (1944); Harmony Trail (1944); Brand of the Devil (1944); Sonora Stagecoach (1944); The Pinto Bandit (1944); Outlaw Trail (1944); Guns of the Law (1944); Arizona Whirlwind (1944); Death Valley Rangers (1943); Bullets and Saddles (1943); Black Market Rustlers (1943); Cowboy Commandos (1943); Rodeo Rhythm (1942); Gun Cargo (1949); Riders from Nowhere (1940); Wild Horse Range (1940); The Kid from Santa Fe (1940); Land of the Six Guns (1940); Pinto Canyon (1940); Covered Wagon Trails (1940); Wild Horse Valley (1940); The Cheyenne Kid (1940); Pioneer Days (1940); El Diablo Rides (1939); The Pal from Texas (1939); Port of Hate (1939); Riders of the Sage (1939); Fangs of the Wild (1939); Law of the Wolf (1939); Mesquite Buckaroo (1939); Smoky Trails (1939); Feud of the Range (1939); Tarzan and the Green Goddess (1938); Three Wise Monks (1936); Tundra (1936); The Drag-Net (1936); Man's Best Friend (1935); The New Adventures of Tarzan (1935); The New Adventures of Tarzan (1935); When Lightning Strikes (1934); Young Eagles (1934); Ferocious Pal (1934); Marriage on Approval (1933); Carnival Lady (1933); War of the Range (1933); Deadwood Pass (1933); Kiss of Araby (1933); High Gear (1933); When a Man Rides Alone (1933); The Penal Code (1932); Bachelor Mother (1932); The Savage Girl (1932); The Gambling Sex (1932); The Forty-Niners (1932); The Fighting Gentleman (1932); Out of Singapore (1932); The Scarlet Brand (1932); The Man from New Mexico (1932); Tangled Fortunes (1932); Murder at Dawn (1932); Mark of the Spur (1932); 45 Calibre Echo (1932); Human Targets (1932); Quick Trigger Lee (1931); Cyclone Kid (1931); Lariats and Six-Shooters (1931); Headin' for Trouble (1931); The Mystery Trooper (1931); King of the Wild (1931); .45 Calibre War (1929); Yellow Contraband (1928); The Black Ace (1928); Manhattan Knights (1928); Making the Varsity (1928); The Bronc Stomper (1928); The Apache Raider (1928); The Boss of Rustler's Roost (1928); The Devil's Twin (1927); Border Blackbirds (1927); The Wolves of the Waterfront (1923); The Yellow Handkerchief (1923); Dangerous Waters (1923); The Siege of the Lancashire Queen (1922); Barriers of Folly (1922); The Law of the Sea (1922); Pirates of the Deep (1922) ;The Channel Raiders (1922); White and Yellow (1922); Bulldog Courage (1922); The Open Wire (1922); With Stanley in Africa (1922); The Night Attack (1922); The Heart of Arizona (1921); Busy Day at the Selig General Office (1911); A Battle of Wits (1921); Dream Girl (1921); A Woman's Wit (1921); Fair Fighting (1921); The Call of Duty (1921); Beauty and the Bandit (1921); The Honor of the Mounted (1921); Fur Raiders (1921); The Fight Within (1921); Roaring Waters (1921); The Man Trackers (1921); Terror Trail (1921); The Shadow of Suspicion (1921); The Girl in the Saddle (1921); The Heart of Arizona (1921); The Diamond Queen (1921); Kaintuck's Ward (1920); Blind Chance (1920); The Vanishing Dagger (1920); The Counterfeit Trail (1919); The Pointing Finger (1919); Dynamite (1919); The Face in the Watch (1919); At the Point of a Gun (1919); The Best Bad Man (1919); The Fighting Sheriff (1919); The Sundown Trail (1919); The Sleeping Lion (1919); The Fire Flingers (1919); Creaking Stairs (1919); The Lure of Luxury (1918); Midnight Madness (1918); $5,000 Reward (1918); The Lonely Woman (1918); Who Killed Walton? (1918); Hungry Eyes (1918); The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin (1918); The Desire of the Moth (1917); The Charmer (1917); The Lair of the Wolf (1917); The Little Orphan (1917); A Jewel in Pawn (1917); Polly Redhead (1917); Her Soul's Inspiration (1917); The Mainspring (1916); The Measure of a Man (1916); The Social Buccaneer (1916); The Whirlpool of Destiny (1916).

Francis Bacon, on writing:

Write down the thoughts of the moment.

Those that come unsought for are commonly the most valuable.

- Francis Bacon.

On this day in movie history - 300 (2006):

300,

directed by Zack Snyder,

written by Zack Snyder, Kurt Johnstad and Michael B. Gordon,

based on the graphic novel by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley,

was released in the United States on December 9, 2006.
Music by Tyler Bates.

Cast:
Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, Dominic West, David Wenham, Michael Fassbender, Tom Wisdom, Andrew Pleavin, Andrew Tiernan, Rodrigo Santoro, Giovani Cimmino, Stephen McHattie, Greg Kramer, Alex Ivanovici, Kelly Craig, Eli Snyder, Tyler Neitzel, Tim Connolly, Marie-Julie Rivest, Sebastian St. Germain, Peter Mensah, Arthur Holden, Michael Sinelnikoff, John Dunn-Hill, Dennis St John, Neil Napier, Dylan Smith, Maurizio Terrazzano, Robert Paradis, Kwasi Songui, Alexandra Beaton, Frédéric Smith, Loucas Minchillo, Nicholas Minchillo, Tom Rack, David Francis, James Bradford, Andrew Shaver, Robin Wilcock, Kent McQuaid, Marcel Jeannin, Jere Gillis, J. Thibodeau, Tyrone Benskin, Robert Maillet, Patrick Sabongui, Leon Laderach, Dave Lapommeray, Vervi Mauricio, Charles Papasoff, Isabelle Champeau, Veronique-Natale Szalankiewicz, Maéva Nadon, David Thibodeau, David Schaap, Jean Michel Paré, Stewart Myiow, Andreanne Ross, Sara Giacalone, Ariadne Bourbonnière, Isabelle Fournel, Sandrine Merette-Attiow, Elisabeth Etienne, Danielle Hubbard, Ruan Vibegaard, Genevieve Guilbault, Bonnie Mak, Amélie Sorel, Caroline Aspirot, Gina Gagnon, Tania Trudell, Stéphanie Aubry, Mercedes Leggett, Stephania Gambaroff, Chanelle Lamothe, Sabrina-Jasmine Guilbault, Manny Cortez Tuazon, Cindy, Atif Siddiqi, Camille Rizkallah, Trudi Hanley, Neon Cobran, Gary A. Hecker, Martin Blais, Devin Delorme, David Leitch, Deke Richards, Darren Shahlavi, Marc Trottier, Duy Vo Van, Agnieshka Wnorowska.