On this day in movie history - The Fighter (2010):

The Fighter

directed by David O. Russell,

written by Paul Tamasy, Eric Johnson and Scott Silver,

based on a story by Keith Dorrington, Paul Tamasy and Eric Johnson,

was released in the United States on December 10, 2010.
Music by Michael Brook.

Cast:

Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Melissa Leo, Mickey O'Keefe, Jack McGee, Melissa McMeekin, Bianca Hunter, Erica McDermott, Jill Quigg, Dendrie Taylor, Kate B. O'Brien, Jenna Lamia, Frank Renzulli, Paul Campbell, Caitlin Dwyer, Chanty Sok, Ted Arcidi, Ross Bickell, Sean Malone, José Antonio Rivera, Richard Farrell, Matthew Muzio, Steven Barkhimer, Art Ramalho, Sugar Ray Leonard, Jackson Nicoll, Alison Folland, Sean Patrick Doherty, Sue Costello, Thomas Benton, Ray Greenhalge, Tino Kimly, Epifanio Melendez, Jeremiah Kissel, Roeun Chea, Brian Nguyen, Rikki Kleiman, Michael Dell'Orto, Paul Locke, Kim Carrell, Colin Hamell, Dale Place, Eddie Lee Anderson, Joe Lupino, Bonnie Aarons, Walter Driscoll, Matt Russell, A. Joseph Denucci, George Michael Ward, Jack Greenhalge, Kevin Paige, David A. Ramalho Sr., Ziad Akl, Simon Hamlin, Gerald Greenhalge, Matthew Russell, Rita Mercier, Deborah Bolanger, Kerry Moore, Philip Dorn Hebert, Raul Vera, Jack Lally, Carlos L. Smith, Lee Wesley, Hugh Long, Catherine Lynn Stone, Bo Cleary, Anthony Molinari, Peter Cunningham, Miguel Espino, Anthony 'Ace' Thomas, Brian Christensen, Jen Weissenberg, Michael Buffer, Larry Merchant, Jim Lampley, Emanuel Steward, Roy Jones Jr., George Foreman, Don Dunphy.

On this day in music history - A Word in the Wind, by 2002 (2009):

The album A Word in the Wind,

by 2002,

was released on December 10, 2009.

Born on this day – Michael Clarke Duncan:

Michael Clarke Duncan

Actor

December 10, 1957 – September 3, 2012

Born on this day – Philip R. Craig:

Philip R. Craig

Writer

December 10, 1933 – May 8, 2007

Credits:

(including titles with/by William G. Tapply):

A Beautiful Place to Die (1989); The Woman Who Walked Into the Sea / Death in Vineyard Waters (1991); The Double Minded Men / Vineyard Deceit (1992); Cliff Hanger / Vineyard Fear (1993); Off Season (1994); A Case of Vineyard Poison (1995); Death on a Vineyard Beach (1996); A Deadly Vineyard Holiday (1997); A Shoot on Martha's Vineyard (1998); A Fatal Vineyard Season (1999); Vineyard Blues (2000); Vineyard Shadows (2001); Vineyard Enigma (2002); A Vineyard Killing (2003); Murder at a Vineyard Mansion (2004); Vineyard Prey (2005); Dead in Vineyard Sand (2006); Vineyard Stalker (2007); Vineyard Chill (2008); First Light (2001); Second Sight (2004); Third Strike (2007); Gate of Ivory, Gate of Horn (1969); Delish! (2006); Death at Charity's Point (1984); The Dutch Blue Error (1984); Follow the Sharks (1985); The Marine Corpse / A Rodent of Doubt (1986); Dead Meat (1987); The Vulgar Boatman (1987); A Void in Hearts (1988); Dead Winter (1989); Client Privilege (1990); The Spotted Cats (1991); Tight Lines (1992); The Snake Eater (1993); The Seventh Enemy (1995); Close to the Bone (1996); Cutter's Run (1998); Muscle Memory (1999); Scar Tissue (2000); Past Tense (2001); A Fine Line (2002); Shadow of Death (2003); Nervous Water (2005); Out Cold (2006); One-Way Ticket (2007); Hell Bent (2008); Outwitting Trolls (2010).

Born on this day – Thomas A. Carlin:

Thomas A. Carlin

Actor

December 10, 1928 - May 6, 1991

Credits:

One Good Cop (1991); Law & Order (1991); Jacob's Ladder (1990); Family Business (1989); Blood Money (1988); The Equalizer (1986–1988); Matewan (1987); Search for Tomorrow (1985); The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984); The Executioner's Song (1982); Ragtime (1981); Fort Apache the Bronx (1981); Caddyshack (1980); The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg (1980); Hawk (1966); The Defenders (1961–1964); Route 66 (1963); Armstrong Circle Theatre (1962–1963); The Doctors and the Nurses (1962); Naked City (1961); John Brown's Raid (1960); Sunday Showcase (1960); Playhouse 90 (1960); Play of the Week (1960); Decoy (1958); True Story (1958); The Young Don't Cry (1957); Goodyear Playhouse (1956); The Alcoa Hour (1956); The Big Story (1949).

Born on this day – Barbara Nichols:

Barbara Nichols

Actress

December 10, 1928 – October 5, 1976

Born on this day – Sheldon Reynolds:

Sheldon Reynolds

Director

Producer

Writer

Actor

December 10, 1923 – January 25, 2003