Born on this day – James Franciscus:

James Franciscus

Actor

January 31, 1934 – July 8, 1991

Born on this day – Jean Simmons:

Jean Simmons

Actress

Singer

January 31, 1929 – January 22, 2010

Born on this day – Marie Sabouret:

Marie Sabouret

Actress

January 31, 1924 – July 23, 1960

Credits:

Les femmes savantes (1959); Would-Be Gentleman (1958); The Mask of the Gorilla (1958); Trois jours à vivre (1957); Dany Robin in Frou-Frou (1955); Rififi (1955); La bella Otero (1954); Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954); The Three Musketeers (1953); Mina de Vanghel (1953); Violetas imperiales (1952).

Born on this day – William Sylvester:

William Sylvester

Actor

January 31, 1922 – January 25, 1995

Born on this day – Jack Mercer:

Jack Mercer

Voice actor

Animator

Writer

January 31, 1910 – December 7, 1984

Born on this day – Roosevelt Sykes:

Roosevelt Sykes

Blues singer

Pianist

Songwriter

January 31, 1906 – July 17, 1983

Born on this day – Tallulah Bankhead:

Tallulah Bankhead

Actress

January 31, 1902 – December 12, 1968

Credits:

A Royal Scandal (1945); A Streetcar Named Desire (1956); Antony and Cleopatra (1937); Batman (1967); Clash by Night (1942); Dark Victory (1934); Dear Charles (1955); Devil and the Deep (1932); Die! Die! My Darling! (1965); Eugenia (1957); Everyday (1921–1922); Faithless (1932); Foolish Notion (1945); Footloose (1920); Forsaking All Others (1933); General Electric Theater (1957); Her Cardboard Lover (1929); His House in Order (1928); Kraft Theatre (1954–1962); Lifeboat (1944); Main Street to Broadway (1953); Make Me a Star (1932); Midgie Purvis (1961); My Sin (1931); Nice People (1921); Private Lives (1949); Rain (1935); Reflected Glory (1937); Schlitz Playhouse (1957); Something Gay (1935); Stage Door Canteen (1943); Tarnished Lady (1931); The Boy Who Owned a Melephant (1959); The Cheat (1931); The Circle (1938); The Daydreamer (1966); The Eagle Has Two Heads (1947); The Exciters (1922); The Little Foxes (1940); The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour (1957); The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore (1964); The Red Skelton Hour (1965); The Skin of Our Teeth (1942–1943); The Squab Farm (1918); The Trap (1919); Thirty a Week (1918); Thunder Below (1932); When Men Betray (1918); Who Loved Him Best? (aka His Inspiration) (1918).