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 – Anaïs Nin:

Anaïs Nin

Writer

February 21, 1903 – January 14, 1977

Born on this day – Scrapper Blackwell:

Scrapper Blackwell

Blues singer

Guitarist

February 21, 1903 – October 7, 1962

Born on this day – Léo Delibes:

Léo Delibes

Composer

February 21, 1836 – January 16, 1891

E. L. Konigsburg, on writing:

Finish.

The difference between being a writer and being a person of talent is the discipline it takes to apply the seat of your pants to the seat of your chair and finish.

Don't talk about it.

Do it.

Finish.

- E. L. Konigsburg.

On this day in music history - Poèmes, by Renée Fleming (2012):

The album Poèmes,

by Renée Fleming,

was released on February 20, 2012.

On this day in movie history - The Devil Thumbs a Ride (1947):

The Devil Thumbs a Ride,

directed and written by Felix E. Feist,

based on the novel by Robert C. DuSoe,

was released in the United States on February 20, 1947.
Music by Paul Sawtell and Roy Webb.

Cast:
Lawrence Tierney, Ted North, Nan Leslie, Betty Lawford, Andrew Tombes, Harry Shannon, Glen Vernon, Marian Carr, William Gould, Josephine Whittell, Phil Warren, Robert Malcolm, Arthur Q. Bryan, Roger Creed, Harry Depp, George Dockstader, Dick Edwards, Sarah Edwards, Dick Elliott, Carl Faulkner, Lee Frederick, Raoul Freeman, Dorothy Granger, Chuck Hamilton, William Joy, Perc Launders, Bert LeBaron, Lee Phelps, Tom Pilkington, Victor Potel, Harry Raven, John Roy, Dick Rush, Cy Slocum, Tex Swan, Minerva Urecal.