Born on this day – William Haggar:

William Haggar

Director

March 10, 1851 – February 4, 1925

Credits:

A Boating Incident (1905); A Dash for Liberty; or, The Convict's Escape and Capture (1903); A Duel with Knives (1902); A Message from the Sea (1905); Bathing Not Allowed (1905); Brutality Rewarded (1904); D.T.'s, or the Effect of Drink (1905); Desperate Footpads (1907); Dick the Kisser (1908); Flynn's Birthday Celebrations (1904); Fun at the Waxworks (1905); Mary Is Dry (1905); Mirthful Mary in the Dock (1904); Mirthful Mary: A Case for the Blacklist (1903); Pongo the Man Monkey (1906); Snowballing (1904); The Bathers' Revenge (1904); The Biter Bitten (1904); The Dumb Man of Manchester (1908); The Life of Charles Peace (1905); The Maid of Cefn Ydfa (1914); The Maniac's Guillotine (1902); The Meddling Policeman (1904); The Poachers (1903); The Red Barn Mystery (1908); The Rival Painters (1905); The Salmon Poachers: A Midnight Melee (1905); The Sheep Stealer (1908); The Sign of the Cross (1904); The Squire's Daughter (1905); The Tramp and Baby's Bottle (1903); The Tramp and the Washerwoman (1903); The Wild Man of Borneo (1902); True as Steel (1902); Two's Company, Three's None (1905); Weary Willie and Tired Tim: The Gunpowder Plot (1903); Whitewashing the Policeman (1904).

Jhumpa Lahiri, on writing:

Writing is one of the most assertive things a person can do.

- Jhumpa Lahiri.

Born on this day – Alexandra Bastedo:

Alexandra Bastedo

Actress

Writer

March 9, 1946 – January 12, 2014

Born on this day – Raul Julia:

Raul Julia

Actor

March 9, 1940 – October 24, 1994

Credits:

Street Fighter: The Movie (1995); Down Came a Blackbird (1995); Street Fighter (1994); The Burning Season: The Chico Mendes Story (1994); Addams Family Values (1993); Rabbit Ears: The Monkey People (1992); The Plague (1992); Hammer: Addams Groove (1991); The Addams Family (1991); Havana (1990); The Rookie (1990); Frankenstein Unbound (1990); Presumed Innocent (1990); Mack the Knife (1989); Romero (1989); Tequila Sunrise (1988); Moon Over Parador (1988); The Penitent (1988); Trading Hearts (1988); Onassis: The Richest Man in the World (1988); Tango Bar (1987); The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory (1987); The Morning After (1986); Florida Straits (1986); La gran fiesta (1986); Mussolini: The Untold Story (1985); Compromising Positions (1985); Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985); Overdrawn at the Memory Bank (1984); The New Show (1984); American Playhouse (1983); Tempest (1982); The Escape Artist (1982); Strong Medicine (1981); One from the Heart (1981); Ripe Strawberries (1980); A Life of Sin (1979); Othello (1979); Eyes of Laura Mars (1978); The Gumball Rally (1976); Death Scream (1975); Aces Up (1974); Great Performances (1974); The Bob Newhart Show (1974); Sesame Street (1971–1972); The Organization (1971); Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me (1971); The Panic in Needle Park (1971); McCloud (1970); Stiletto (1969); N.Y.P.D. (1968); Love of Life (1951).

Born on this day – Jack Smight:

Jack Smight

Director

Producer

Actor

Writer

March 9, 1925 – September 1, 2003

Credits:

The Favorite (1989); Number One with a Bullet (1987); Code of Vengeance (1986); Remembrance of Love (1982); Loving Couples (1980); Fast Break (1979); Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (1978); Damnation Alley (1977); Midway (1976); Airport 1975 (1974); The Man from Independence (1974); Legend in Granite (1973); Frankenstein: The True Story (1973); Linda (1973); Double Indemnity (1973); Partners in Crime (1973); Madigan (1972); Banacek (1972); The Longest Night (1972); McCloud (1971–1972); Columbo (1971); Rabbit, Run (1970); The Traveling Executioner (1970); The Illustrated Man (1969); Strategy of Terror (1969); No Way to Treat a Lady (1968); The Secret War of Harry Frigg (1968); Kaleidoscope (1966); Harper (1966); The Third Day (1965); Kraft Suspense Theatre (1964–1965); Dr. Kildare (1963–1964); I'd Rather Be Rich (1964); Arrest and Trial (1963); East Side / West Side (1963); The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1963); Alcoa Premiere (1963); The Eleventh Hour (1963); The DuPont Show of the Week (1962); Westinghouse Presents: That's Where the Town Is Going (1962); The Defenders (1962); The Law and Mr. Jones (1961); The Enchanted Nutcracker (1961); Theatre '62 (1961); Westinghouse Presents: Come Again to Carthage (1961); Route 66 (1961); Naked City (1961); Our American Heritage (1960–1961); Sunday Showcase (1960–1961); The Twilight Zone (1959–1961); Art Carney Special (1960–1961); Kraft Theatre / The United States Steel Hour (1960); The Robert Herridge Theater (1960); Destiny, West! (1960); The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1959); The Sound of Miles Davis (1959); Oldsmobile Music Theatre (1959); The Ten Commandments (1959); Alcoa Theatre (1958); Suspicion (1957–1958); General Electric Theater (1956–1958); Victor Borge's Comedy in Music III (1958); Studio One (1957–1958); The Seven Lively Arts (1957); Climax! (1956–1957); Star Stage (1955–1956); Goodyear Playhouse (1955); Kraft Theatre / The Philco Television Playhouse (1955); Hollywood Opening Night (1952); Hollywood Theatre Time (1951); One Man's Family (1949).

Born on this day – Lefty Bates:

Lefty Bates

Blues guitarist

March 9, 1920 – April 7, 2007

Born on this day – Marguerite Chapman:

Marguerite Chapman

Actress

March 9, 1918 – August 31, 1999

Credits:

Barnaby Jones (1977); Police Story (1973); Hawaii Five-O (1975); Marcus Welby, M.D. (1971); Frontier Circus (1962); Here's Hollywood (1961); Laramie (1961); Perry Mason (1960); The Amazing Transparent Man (1960); The Lineup (1959); The Ann Sothern Show (1959); Rawhide (1959); Pursuit (1958); The Millionaire (1958); Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1958); Studio One (1958); Climax! (1955–1957); The Eve Arden Show (1957); Studio 57 (1954–1957); The Ford Television Theatre (1952–1957); Strange Stories (1956); Lux Video Theatre (1955–1956); TV Reader's Digest (1956); Celebrity Playhouse (1956); Shower of Stars (1955); The Star and the Story (1955); Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre (1955); Science Fiction Theatre (1955); The Seven Year Itch (1955); City Detective (1953–1955); The Whistler (1955); Private Secretary (1954); Four Star Playhouse (1954); The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (1953–1954); Your Play Time (1954); The Revlon Mirror Theater (1953); Hollywood Opening Night (1953); Schlitz Playhouse (1953); Fireside Theatre (1953); Chevron Theatre (1952–1953); Bloodhounds of Broadway (1952); Sea Tiger (1952); Man Bait (1952); Your Show of Shows (1951–1953); Flight to Mars (1951); The Bigelow Theatre (1951); Kansas Raiders (1950); The Green Promise (1949); The Gallant Blade (1948); Coroner Creek (1948); Relentless (1948); Mr. District Attorney (1947); Rough But Hopeful (1946); The Walls Came Tumbling Down (1946); One Way to Love (1946); Pardon My Past (1945); Counter-Attack (1945); Strange Affair (1944); My Kingdom for a Cook (1943); Destroyer (1943); Appointment in Berlin (1943); Times Square (1943); One Dangerous Night (1942); The Daring Young Man (1942); The Spirit of Stanford (1942); A Man's World (1942); Parachute Nurse (1942); Submarine Raider (1942); Meet the Stewarts (1942); Spy Smasher (1942); The Playgirls (1942); You're in the Army Now (1941); West of the Rockies (1941); The Body Disappears (1941); Navy Blues (1941); The Great Lie (1941); A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob (1941); Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum (1940); Four Sons (1940); On Their Own (1940).