Born on this day – Virginia Leith:

Virginia Leith

Actress

October 15, 1925 – November 4, 2019

Born on this day – Mario Puzo:

Mario Puzo

Writer

October 15, 1920 – July 2, 1999

Born on this day – Victoria Spivey:

Victoria Spivey

Blues singer

Songwriter

October 15, 1906 – October 3, 1976

Born on this day – Mervyn LeRoy:

Mervyn LeRoy

Director

Producer

October 15, 1900 – September 13, 1987

Born on this day – Ina Claire:

Ina Claire

Actress

October 15, 1893 – February 21, 1985

Born on this day – Burt Gillett:

Burt Gillett (left) and Walt Disney (right)

Burt Gillett

Director

Writer

Animator

October 15, 1891 – December 28, 1971

Born on this day – S. S. Van Dine:

S. S. Van Dine

Writer

October 15, 1888 – April 11, 1939

Credits:

The Benson Murder Case (1926); The Canary Murder Case (1927); The Greene Murder Case (1928); The Bishop Murder Case (1928); The Scarab Murder Case (1929); The Kennel Murder Case (1933); The Dragon Murder Case (1934); The Casino Murder Case (1934); The Garden Murder Case (1935); The Kidnap Murder Case (1936); The Gracie Allen Murder Case (aka The Smell of Murder) (1938); The Winter Murder Case (1939); Murder Plus (1992).

Movies and television:

Calling Philo Vance (1940); El cuerpo del delito (1930); Murder in the Pullman (1932); Night of Mystery (1937); Philo Vance (1974); Philo Vance Returns (1947); Philo Vance's Gamble (1947); The Benson Murder Case (1930); The Bishop Murder Case (1929); The Campus Mystery (1932); The Canary Murder Case (1929 / 1935); The Clyde Mystery (1931); The Cole Case (1932); The Crane Poison Case (1932); The Dragon Murder Case (1934); The Garden Murder Case (1936); The Gracie Allen Murder Case (1939); The Greene Murder Case (1929 / 2002); The Kennel Murder Case (1933); The President's Mystery (1936); The Scarab Murder Case (1936); The Side Show Mystery (1932); The Skull Murder Mystery (1932); The Studio Murder Mystery (1932); The Symphony Murder Mystery (1932); The Trans-Atlantic Mystery (1932); The Wall Street Mystery (1931); The Week End Mystery (1931).