Born on this day – Phyllis Davis:

Phyllis Davis

Actress

July 17, 1940 – September 27, 2013

Credits:

Adam-12 (1969); Babes Behind Bars (2013); Battle of the Network Stars IX (1980); Beat the Clock (1979); Beverly Hills Cop III (1994); Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970); Captain Nice (1967); Crazy Like a Fox (1986); Eight Is Enough (1977); Everything Goes (1981–1988); Exit to Eden (1994); Family Feud (1984); Famous T & A (1982); Fantasy Island (1979–1984); Finder of Lost Loves (1985); Guns (1990); Hey, Landlord (1966); Hollywood Deb Star Ball (1966); Hotel (1984); Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater (1993); Knight Rider (1982 / 1984); Live a Little, Love a Little (1968); Lord Love a Duck (1966); Love, American Style / Segments: Love and the Swinging Surgeon; Love and the Perfect Wife; Love and the Physical (1970–1973); Magnum, P.I. (1985–1988); Match Game PM (1980–1981); Matt Houston (1982); Missing Reel (2014); Mr. Mom (1984); Petticoat Junction (1966); Police Woman (1978); Saucy 70's Volume 2 (2010); Shane (1966); Sizzle (1981); Spinout (1966); Sweet Sugar (1972); Terminal Island (1973); The Best of Sex and Violence (1982); The Beverly Hillbillies (1966); The Big Bounce (1969); The Bob Braun Show (1977–1981); The Boys (1974); The Choirboys (1977); The Day of the Dolphin (1973); The F.B.I. (1970); The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (1967); The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) (1978–1980); The Hollywood Squares (Syndication) (1978–1981); The John Davidson Show (1980); The Last of the Secret Agents? (1966); The Love Boat (1979–1984); The Mike Douglas Show (1980); The Odd Couple (1974); The Oscar (1966); The Streets of San Francisco (1974); The Swinger (1966); The Wild Wild West (1966–1967); The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch (1982); Today's F.B.I. (1982); Train Ride to Hollywood (1975); Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995); Vega$ (1978–1981); Wives (1975).

Born on this day – Donald Sutherland:

Donald Sutherland

Actor

Writer

Producer

July 17, 1935 – June 20, 2024

Born on this day – Diahann Carroll:

Diahann Carroll

Actress

Singer

Philanthropist

July 17, 1935 – October 4, 2019

Born on this day – Irene Manning:

Irene Manning

Actress

Singer

July 17, 1912 – May 28, 2004

Born on this day – James Cagney:

James Cagney

Actor

Dancer

Director

July 17, 1899 – March 30, 1986

Born on this day – Erle Stanley Gardner:

Erle Stanley Gardner

Writer

July 17, 1889 – March 11, 1970

Credits:

Books:

A Century of Great Suspense Stories (2001); All Grass Isn't Green (1970); Bachelors Get Lonely (1961); Bats Fly at Dusk (1942); Bedrooms Have Windows (1949); Beware the Curves (1956); Cats Prowl at Night (1943); Crows Can't Count (1946); Cut Thin to Win (1965); Daring Detectives (1969); Dead Men's Letters (1990); Double or Quits (1941); Drifting Down Delta (1969); Fish or Cut Bait (1963); Fools Die on Friday (1947); Four Cases of Murder (1989); Give 'em the Ax (1944); Gold Comes in Bricks (1940); Hard-Boiled Detectives (1953); Honest Money and Other Short Novels (1991); Hunting the Desert Whale (1963); Kept Women Can't Quit (1960); Law and Order (1997); Murder On The Railways (2003); Murder Plus (1992); Murder Up My Sleeve (1937); Owls Don't Blink (1942); Pass the Gravy (1959); Pay Dirt and Other Whispering Sands Stories of Gold Fever and the Western Desert (1983); Pulp Adventures #37: Nymph in the Keyhole (2020); Shills Can't Cash Chips (1961); Some Slips Don't Show (1957); Some Women Won't Wait (1953); Spill the Jackpot (1941); Tantalizing Locked Room Mysteries (1982); The Adventures Of Paul Pry (1991); The Adventures Of Paul Pry, Volume 2 (1990); The Amazing Adventures of Lester Leith (1980); The Bigger They Come (1939); The Blonde in Lower Six Plus 3 Short Novels (1990); The Case of the Amorous Aunt (1963); The Case of the Angry Mourner (1951); The Case of the Backward Mule (1946); The Case of the Baited Hook (1940); The Case of the Beautiful Beggar (1965); The Case of the Bigamous Spouse (1961); The Case of the Black-Eyed Blonde (1944); The Case of the Blonde Bonanza (1962); The Case of the Borrowed Brunette (1946); The Case of the Buried Clock (1943); The Case of the Burning Bequest (1990); The Case of the Calendar Girl (1958); The Case of the Careless Cupid (1968); The Case of the Careless Kitten (1942); The Case of the Caretaker's Cat (1935); The Case of the Cautious Coquette (1949); The Case of the Counterfeit Eye (1935); The Case of the Crimson Kiss (1970); The Case of the Crooked Candle (1944); The Case Of The Crying Swallow (1971); The Case of the Curious Bride (1934); The Case of the Dangerous Dowager (1937); The Case of the Daring Decoy (1957); The Case of the Daring Divorcee (1964); The Case of the Deadly Toy (1959); The Case of the Demure Defendant (1956); The Case of the Drowning Duck (1942); The Case of the Drowsy Mosquito (1943); The Case of the Dubious Bridegroom (1949); The Case of the Duplicate Daughter (1960); The Case of the Empty Tin (1941); The Case of the Fabulous Fake (1969); The Case of the Fan-Dancer's Horse (1946); The Case of the Fenced-in Woman (1972); The Case of the Fiery Fingers (1951); The Case of the Foot-Loose Doll (1958); The Case of the Fugitive Nurse (1954); The Case of the Gilded Lily (1956); The Case of the Glamorous Ghost (1955); The Case of the Golddigger's Purse (1945); The Case of the Green-Eyed Sister (1953); The Case of the Grinning Gorilla (1952); The Case of the Half-Wakened Wife (1945); The Case of the Haunted Husband (1941); The Case of the Hesitant Hostess (1953); The Case of the Horrified Heirs (1964); The Case of the Howling Dog (1934); The Case of the Ice-Cold Hands (1962); The Case of the Irate Witness and Other Stories (1973); The Case of the Lame Canary (1937); The Case of the Lazy Lover (1947); The Case of the Lonely Heiress (1948); The Case of the Long-Legged Models (1958); The Case of the Lucky Legs (1934); The Case of the Lucky Loser (1957); The Case of the Mischievous Doll (1962); The Case of the Moth-Eaten Mink (1952); The Case of the Murderer's Bride and Other Stories (1955); The Case Of The Musical Cow (1960); The Case of the Mythical Monkeys (1959); The Case of the Negligent Nymph (1950); The Case of the Nervous Accomplice (1955); The Case of the One-Eyed Witness (1950); The Case of the Perjured Parrot (1939); The Case of the Phantom Fortune (1964); The Case of the Postponed Murder (1973); The Case of the Queenly Contestant (1967); The Case of the Reluctant Model (1962); The Case of the Restless Redhead (1954); The Case of the Rolling Bones (1939); The Case of the Runaway Corpse (1954); The Case of The Screaming Woman (1957); The Case of the Shapely Shadow (1960); The Case of the Shoplifter's Shoe (1938); The Case of the Silent Partner (1940); The Case of the Singing Skirt (1959); The Case of the Sleepwalker's Niece (1936); The Case of the Smoking Chimney (1943); The Case of the Spurious Spinster (1961); The Case of the Stepdaughter's Secret (1963); The Case of the Stuttering Bishop (1936); The Case of the Substitute Face (1938); The Case of the Sulky Girl (1933); The Case of the Sun Bather's Diary (1955); The Case of the Terrified Typist (1955); The Case of the Troubled Trustee (1965); The Case of the Turning Tide (1941); The Case of the Vagabond Virgin (1948); The Case of the Velvet Claws (1933); The Case of the Waylaid Wolf (1960); The Case of the Worried Waitress (1966); The Case of Too Many Murders (1989); The Casebook of Sidney Zoom (2006); The Clue of the Forgotten Murder / The Clew of the Forgotten Murder (1942); The Count of 9 (1958); The Court of Last Resort: The True Story of a Team of Crime Experts Who Fought to Save the Wrongfully Convicted (1952); The D. A. Cooks a Goose (1942); The D.A. Breaks a Seal (1946); The D.A. Breaks An Egg (1949); The D.A. Calls a Turn (1944); The D.A. Calls It Murder (1937); The D.A. Draws a Circle (1939); The D.A. Goes to Trial (1940); The D.A. Holds a Candle (1938); The D.A. Takes a Chance (1948); The Danger Zone and Other Stories (2004); The Desert is Yours (1963); The Exploits of the Patent Leather Kid (2010); The Hidden Heart of Baja (1962); The Human Zero (1981); The Knife Slipped (1939); The Mammoth Book of Short Spy Novels (1996); The Oxford Book of American Detective Stories (1996); The Oxford Book of Detective Stories (2000); This Is Murder (1948); Top of the Heap (1952); Traps Need Fresh Bait (1967); Try Anything Once (1962); Turn on the Heat (1940); Two Clues: The Clue of the Runaway Blonde / Clue's Don't Count & The Clue of the Hungry Horse (1947); Up for Grabs (1964); Whispering Sands (1981); Widows Wear Weeds (1966); You Can Die Laughing (1957).

Movies and television:

A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Grimacing Governor (1994); A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Jealous Jokester (1995); A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle (1994); A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Wicked Wives (1993); CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley / Segment: Almanac (2012); Climax! (1955); Cool and Lam (1958); Gladiator po naymu (1993); Granny Get Your Gun (1940); Perry Mason (1957–1966); Perry Mason (2020–2023); Perry Mason Returns (1985); Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace (1988); Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter (1990); Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception (1990); Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Fashion (1991); Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing (1992); Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin (1991); Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride (1992); Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss (1993); Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake (1988); Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love (1987); Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobster (1991); Perry Mason: The Case of the Mandarin Murder (1985); Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam (1987); Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder (1989); Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun (1986); Perry Mason: The Case of the Poisoned Pen (1990); Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless Romeo (1992); Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter (1991); Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel (1987); Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star (1986); Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer (1990); Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit (1987); Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal (1993); Perry Mason: The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host (1993); Person to Person (1959); Special Investigator (1936); The Case of the Black Cat (1936); The Case of the Curious Bride (1935); The Case of the Howling Dog (1934); The Case of the Lucky Legs (1935); The Case of the Stuttering Bishop (1937); The Case of the Velvet Claws (1936); The Court of Last Resort (1957–1958); The New Perry Mason (1973–1974); They Call It Murder (1971); Visi pries viena (1986); We, the People (1949); What's My Line? (1957).

Born on this day – Jack Conway:

Jack Conway

Director

Producer

Actor

July 17, 1886 – October 11, 1952

Credits:

1925 Studio Tour (1925); A Child of War (1913); A Daughter of the Law (1921); A Diplomatic Mission (1918); A Gentleman of Fortune (1912); A Jewel in Pawn (1917); A Painter's Idyl (1911); A Pair of Jacks (1912); A Royal Democrat (1919); A Sheepman's Triumph (1911); A Star Is Born (1937); A Tale of Two Cities (1935); A Yank at Oxford (1938); Across the Deadline (1922); Across the Sierras (1912); Added Fuel (1915); Alias Jimmy Valentine (1928); An Indian Vestal (1911); An Indian's Honor (1913); Another Man's Shoes (1922); Arizona Bill (1911); Arsène Lupin (1932); Assignment in Brittany (1943); Because of a Woman (1917); Birds of Prey (1913); Bitter Sweet (1916); Bond of Fear (1917); Boom Town (1940); Born to Be Bad (1934); Bringing Up Father (1928); Brought to Bay (1913); Brown of Harvard (1926); Burning Daylight: The Adventures of 'Burning Daylight' in Alaska (1914); -But the Flesh Is Weak (1932); Captain Macklin (1915); Coals of Fire (1911); Come Through (1917); Crossroads (1942); Cupid and the Ranchman (1912); Desert Law (1918); Desire Me (1947); Don't Shoot (1922); Dragon Seed (1944); Even Unto Death (1914); False Pride Has a Fall (1914); For Those Unborn (1914); George Warrington's Escape (1911); Hard Luck Bill (1912); Hell Below (1933); Her Decision (1918); Her Indian Hero (1912); Her Indian Mother (1910); Her Soul's Inspiration (1917); High Barbaree (1947); His Lesson (1915); His Only Son (1912); Honky Tonk (1941); How Steve Made Good (1912); How the Kid Went Over the Range (1914); How the Ranger Was Cured (1912); In Fear of His Past (1914); In the End (1913); In the Long Run (1912); Intolerance (1916); John Oakhurst, Gambler (1911); Judgment of the Guilty (1916); Julia Misbehaves (1948); Just a Gigolo (1931); Kit Carson's Wooing (1911); Lady of the Tropics (1939); Let Freedom Ring (1939); Libeled Lady (1936); Little Red Decides (1918); Lombardi, Ltd. (1919); Love Crazy (1941); Lucretia Lombard (1923); Macbeth (1916); Manhattan Melodrama (1934); Mary of the Mines (1912); New Moon (1930); Northwest Passage (1940); One New York Night (1935); Our Modern Maidens (1929); Patsy's Luck (1913); Polly Redhead (1917); Quicksands (1923); Reaping the Whirlwind (1912); Red-Headed Woman (1932); Restless Souls (1919); Riders of the Dawn (1920); Rollicking Red's Big Lark (1912); Roof Tops of Manhattan (1935); Saratoga (1937); Sawdust (1923); Soldiers Three (1913); Soul Mates (1925); Stamboul Quest (1934); Step on It! (1922); Sundered Ties (1912); Tarzan and His Mate (1934); That's Entertainment, Part II (1976); The Alibi (1912); The Battle of the Red Men (1912); The Beckoning Trail (1916); The Birth of a Nation (1915); The Boomerang (1912); The Charmer (1917); The Chechako (1914); The Chief's Daughter (1911); The Civilian (1912); The Claim Jumper (1913); The Clock (1945); The Counting of Time (1912); The Doctor's Decision (1916); The Dwelling Place of Light (1920); The Easiest Way (1931); The Empty Water Keg (1912); The Everlasting Judy (1912); The Fighting Chance (1912); The Folly of Anne (1914); The Gay Bride (1934); The Girl from Missouri (1934); The Heart Buster (1924); The House of Pride (1912); The Hucksters (1947); The Hunted Woman (1925); The Indian Scout's Vengeance (1910); The Killer (1921); The Kiss (1921); The Land of Might (1912); The Little Nugget (1912); The Little Orphan (1917); The Long Chance (1922); The Long Portage (1913); The Love Trail (1912); The Lure of the Orient (1921); The Madcap (1913); The Mainspring (1916); The Man of It (1915); The Measure of a Man (1916); The Millionaire (1921); The Mistress of the Air (1914); The Money Changers (1920); The Mosaic Law (1913); The Mountain Daisy (1912); The Mystic Jewel (1915); The Nuisance (1933); The Obligation (1912); The Old Armchair (1913); The Old Fisherman's Story (1914); The Old Good-for-Nothing (1914); The Old High Chair (1915); The Old Maid (1914); The Old Soldier's Story (1909); The Only Thing (1925); The Outcast (1915); The Penitentes (1915); The Post Telegrapher (1912); The Price of Crime (1914); The Prisoner (1923); The Rage of Paris (1921); The Revenue Officer's Deputy (1914); The Roughneck (1924); The Scalawag (1912); The Scarlet Letter (1908); The Servant in the House (1921); The Sheriff of Tuolomne (1911); The Sheriff's Choice (1914); The Sheriff's Round-Up (1912); The Silent Battle (1916); The Smart Set (1928); The Smashing Stroke (1917); The Social Buccaneer (1916); The Solitaire Man (1933); The Spenders (1921); The Squatter's Child (1912); The Struggle (1913); The Telltale Hatband (1913); The Thespian Bandit (1912); The Torment (1916); The Totem Mark (1911); The Trail of the Lonesome Mine (1913); The Trouble Shooter (1924); The Twelfth Juror (1913); The U.P. Trail (1920); The Understanding Heart (1927); The Undoing of Slim Bill (1912); The Unholy Three (1930); The Valley of the Moon (1914); The Voyager: A Tale of Old Canada (1911); The Way of a Mother (1915); The Wireless Voice (1914); The Wrong Prescription (1914); The Wrong Prescription (1914); They Learned About Women (1930); Too Hot to Handle (1938); Tracked Through the Desert (1912); Trimmed in Scarlet (1923); Twelve Miles Out (1927); Two Men and the Law (1912); Uncle Bill (1912); Untamed (1929); Viva Villa! (1934); What Might Have Been (1915); What Wives Want (1923); When Lincoln Paid (1913); When Sherman Marched to the Sea (1913); While the City Sleeps (1928); Will o' the Wisp (1913); You Can't Believe Everything (1918).