Born on this day – Franz Waxman:

Franz Waxman

Composer

Actor

December 24, 1906 – February 24, 1967

Born on this day – Ruth Chatterton:

Ruth Chatterton

Actress

Aviator

Writer

December 24, 1892 – November 24, 1961

Born on this day – Mario Bonnard:

Mario Bonnard

Actor

Director

December 24, 1889 – March 22, 1965

Henry Ward Beecher, on books:

It's a man's duty to have books.

A library is not a luxury,

but one of the necessities of life.

- Henry Ward Beecher.

On this day in movie history - The Pale Blue Eye (2022):

The Pale Blue Eye,

directed and written by Scott Cooper,

based on the novel by Louis Bayard,

was released in the United States on December 23, 2022.
Music by Howard Shore.

Cast:
Christian Bale, Harry Melling, Fred Hechinger, Gillian Anderson, Robert Duvall, Lucy Boynton, Toby Jones, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Timothy Spall, Charlie Tahan, Simon McBurney, Harry Lawtey, Hadley Robinson, John Fetterman, Gideon Glick, Brennan Keel Cook, Joey Brooks, Steven Maier, Jack Irv, Matt Helm, Gisele Fetterman, Kade Nicholson, Brennan Cook, Wendy Renee Cade, Mathias Goldstein.

On this day in movie history - Nobody’s Fool (1994):

Nobody’s Fool,

directed and written by Robert Benton,

based on the novel by Richard Russo,

was released in the United States on December 23, 1994.
Music by Howard Shore.

Cast:
Paul Newman, Jessica Tandy, Bruce Willis, Melanie Griffith, Dylan Walsh, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Gene Saks, Josef Sommer, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Philip Bosco, Catherine Dent, Margo Martindale, Shannah Laumeister Stern, Angelica Page.

On this day in movie history - Talk Radio (1988):

Talk Radio,

directed by Oliver Stone,

written by Eric Bogosian and Oliver Stone,

based on the play: Talk Radio, by Eric Bogosian and Ted Savinar,

and the book: Talked to Death: The Life and Murder of Alan Berg by Stephen Singular,

was released in New York City, on December 23, 1988.
Music by Stewart Copeland.

Cast:
Eric Bogosian, Alec Baldwin, Ellen Greene, Leslie Hope, John C. McGinley, John Pankow, Michael Wincott, Zach Grenier, Anna Levine, Robert Trebor, Linda Atkinson, Allan Corduner, Bruno Rubeo, Bill Johnson, Rockets Redglare.