On this day in music history - Songs of Ned Rorem, by Susan Graham (2000):

The album Songs of Ned Rorem,

by Susan Graham,

was released on April 4, 2000.

On this day in music history - Slick Chick, by Lee Aaron and the Swingin’ Barflies (2000):

The album Slick Chick,

by Lee Aaron and the Swingin’ Barflies,

was released on April 4, 2000.

European album cover:

On this day in movie history - The Black Cat (1981):

The Black Cat,

directed by Lucio Fulci,

written by Biagio Proietti, Lucio Fulci and Biagio Proietti,

based on the short story by Edgar Allan Poe,

was released in Italy on April 4, 1981.
Music by Pino Donaggio.

Cast:
Patrick Magee, Mimsy Farmer, David Warbeck, Al Cliver, Dagmar Lassander, Bruno Corazzari, Geoffrey Copleston, Daniela Doria, Lucio Fulci, Vito Passeri.

On this day in movie history - The Woman Condemned (1934):

The Woman Condemned,

directed by Dorothy Davenport,

written by Willis Kent,

was released in the United States on April 4, 1934.
Music by Lee Zahler.

Cast:
Claudia Dell, Lola Lane, Richard Hemingway, Jason Robards Sr., Paul Ellis, Douglas Cosgrove, Mischa Auer, Sheila Bromley, Louise Beavers, Tom O'Brien, Neal Pratt, Charles Doherty, Mary Gordon, Julia Griffith, Lindsay McHarrie, Eva McKenzie, Fletcher Norton, Hal Price, Charles Sullivan.

Born on this day - Heath Ledger:

Heath Ledger

Actor

Music video director

Photographer

April 4, 1979 – January 22, 2008

Credits:

10 Things I Hate About You (1999); 10 Things I Hate About You: Outtakes (1999); 10th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2004); 12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2006); 2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (2000); 2000 MTV Movie Awards (2000); 2002 MTV Video Music Awards (2002); 2006 Independent Spirit Awards (2006); A Knight's Tale (2001); A.J. After Hours (2001); ABC TGIF (1999); Ben Harper: Morning Yearning (2006); Blackrock (1997); Brokeback Mountain (2005); Candy (2006); Candy: Behind the Scenes (2006); Candy: Deleted Scenes (2006); Candy: Interview Featurette with Director and Writer (2006); Candy: The Path to Wild Abandon (2006); Cartaz Cultural (2003); Casanova (2005); Charlie Rose (2005); Clowning Around (1992); Corazón de... (2005–2006); Enough Rope with Andrew Denton (2003); Entertainment Tonight (2007); Film '72 (2005); Film Independent's 2007 Spirit Awards (2007); Grace Woodroofe: Quicksand (2009); HBO First Look (2000–2001); Heath Ledger Profile (2001); Home and Away (1997); I'm Not There (2007); Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2004); Late Night with Conan O'Brien (2005); Late Show with David Letterman (2000–2001); Live with Kelly and Mark (2005); Logo Movie Special: 'Brokeback Mountain' (2005); Lords of Dogtown (2005); Los Angeles (2004); Magacine (2005); Modest Mouse: King Rat (2009); Monster's Ball (2001); Ned Kelly (2003); Ned Kelly in Popular Culture (2003); N'fa: Cause an Effect (2009); N'fa: Seduction Is Evil (She's Hot) (2005); Nick Drake: Black Eyed Dog (2007); On Being a Cowboy (2005); Paws (1997); Roar (1997); Roar: The Making of (1997); Rove Live (2001); Sexy Armor and a Rock Band on Tour (2001); Ship to Shore (1993–1994); Sweat (1996); Terryho dotocná (2004); The 2006 Australian Film Institute Awards (2006); The 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2003); The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards 2006 (2006); The 76th Annual Academy Awards (2004); The 78th Annual Academy Awards (2006); The Art of War (2000); The Brothers Grimm (2005); The Daily Show (2001); The Dark Knight (2008); The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2004–2006); The Four Feathers (2002); The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009); The Insider (2007); The Making of 'A Knight's Tale' (2001); The Making of 'Lords of Dogtown' (2005); The Marquee Event (2001); The Oprah Winfrey Show (2006); The Orange British Academy Film Awards (2006); The Order (2003); The Panel (1999–2001); The Patriot (2000); The Ray Martin Show (2001); The Reichen Show (2006); The Rock Music Scene in 1370 (2001); The Rules of Love (2001); The Teen Choice Awards 1999 (1999); The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (2000–2006); The View (2005); Today (2005); Two Hands (1999); Up Close with Carrie Keagan (2007); V Graham Norton (2002); Venecia 2005: Crónica de Carlos Boyero (2005).

Born on this day – Gary Moore:

Gary Moore

Musician

Songwriter

April 4, 1952 – February 6, 2011

Born on this day – Anthony Perkins:

Anthony Perkins

Actor

Singer

Director

April 4, 1932 – September 12, 1992

Credits:

A Demon in My View (1991); ABC Stage 67 (1966); AFI Life Achievement Award (1977–1979); AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains (2003); Agent 38-24-36 (1964); Alfred Hitchcock: The Art of Making Movies (1990); Arena (1982); Armstrong Circle Theatre (1954); Aspekte (1991); BBC Play of the Month (1968); Bitte umblättern (1983); Catch-22 (1970); Chillers (1990); Cinéma cinémas (1986); Cinépanorama (1962); Crimes of Passion (1984); Daughter of Darkness (1990); De película (1983–1987); Dee Time (1968); Desire Under the Elms (1958); Destroyer (1988); Dinah! (1975–1980); Discorama (1962); Double Negative (1980); Edge of Sanity (1989); El carrer de l'espectacle (1986); Entertainment Tonight (1985); Fear Strikes Out (1957); Film '72 (1972); First, You Cry (1978); Five Miles to Midnight (1962); For the Term of His Natural Life (1983); Friendly Persuasion (1956); Front Row Center (1956); General Electric Theater (1955); Goodbye Again (1961); Goodyear Playhouse (1956); Great Performances (1985); Green Mansions (1959); Hedda Hopper's Hollywood (1960); Hitchcock: il brividio del genio (1985); Hollymünd (1991); Hour Magazine (1980–1986); How Awful About Allan (1970); I'm Dangerous Tonight (1990); In the Deep Woods (1992); Inèdits (2023); Inside the Movie Kingdom – 1964 (1964); Is Paris Burning? (1966); I've Got a Secret (1960–1963); Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz (1988); King Kong! The Living Legend (1986); Kraft Theatre (1954–1956); Late Night with David Letterman (1986–1990); Le glaive et la balance (1962); Les Miserables (1978); Lovin' Molly (1974); Lucky Stiff (1988); Mahogany (1975); Murder on the Orient Express (1974); Muscular Dystrophy Telethon (1957); Na sowas! (1986); Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story (1987); NDR Talk Show (1991); Night of 100 Stars (1982); North Sea Hijack (1980); Oatmeal Crisp, Oatmeal Raisin Crisp: It's Scary How Good It Tastes (1990); On the Beach (1959); One on One (1983); Password (1962–1967); Person to Person (1957); Phaedra (1962); Play It As It Lays (1972); Pretty Poison (1968); Psycho (1960); Psycho II (1983); Psycho II: Cast and Crew Interviews (1983); Psycho II: Still Crazy After All These Years (1983); Psycho III (1986); Psycho IV: The Beginning (1990); Reflections on the Silver Screen (1992); Reflets de Cannes (1961); Remember My Name (1978); Saturday Night Live (1976); Someone Behind the Door (1971); Studio One (1956); Tall Story (1960); Ten Days Wonder (1971); The 21st Annual Golden Globe Awards (1964); The 34th Annual Tony Awards (1980); The 40th Annual Tony Awards (1986); The Actress (1953); The Annual Theatre World Awards (1976); The Arsenio Hall Show (1989); The Big Story (1953); The Black Hole (1979); The Champagne Murders (1967); The David Frost Show (1970); The Dick Cavett Show (1970–1980); The Ed Sullivan Show (1957); The Film Society Of Lincoln Center Annual Gala Tribute to Audrey Hepburn (1991); The Film Society Of Lincoln Center Annual Gala Tribute to Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward (1975); The Fool Killer (1965); The Ghost Writer (1990); The Glory Boys (1984); The Grand Opening of Universal Studios New Theme Park Attraction Gala (1990); The Horror Hall of Fame (1990); The Horror Show (1979); The Last of Sheila (1973); The Late Show (1987); The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972); The Lonely Man (1957); The Man Behind the Badge (1954); The Matchmaker (1958); The Merv Griffin Show (1962–1967); The Mike Douglas Show (1967–1976); The Mike Wallace Interview (1958); The Naked Target (1992); The New Steve Allen Show (1964); The Sins of Dorian Gray (1983); The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (1957); The Tin Star (1957); The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar (1958–1960); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1970–1989); The Trial (1962); The Woody Woodbury Show (1968); The World of Sophia Loren (1962); This Angry Age (1958); Today (1967); Treffpunkt New York (1961); Twice a Woman (1979); Un dia és un dia (1990); V.I.P.-Schaukel (1972); Wetten, dass..? (1991); What's My Line? (1957–1964); Wide Wide World (1955); Windows (1955); Winter Kills (1979); With Orson Welles: Stories of A Life in Film (1990); Wogan (1986–1988); WUSA (1970).