Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Born on this day – Roger E. Mosley:


Roger E. Mosley

Actor

Director

Writer

December 18, 1938 – August 7, 2022

Born on this day – Lonnie Brooks:


Lonnie Brooks

Blues singer

Guitarist

Writer

December 18, 1933 – April 1, 2017

Born on this day – Gunnel Lindblom:


Gunnel Lindblom

Actress

Director

December 18, 1931 – January 24, 2021

Born on this day – Lynn Bari:


Lynn Bari


Actress

December 18, 1919 – November 20, 1989

Credits:

The Young Runaways (1968); The F.B.I. (1965); The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (1966); Perry Mason (1957); Death Valley Days (1952); Ripcord (1961); Lorrie Richards in Trauma (1962); Ben Casey (1961); Everglades! (1961); The New Breed (1961); Checkmate (1960); Michael Shayne (1960); The Aquanauts (1960); Law of the Plainsman (1959); Overland Trail (1960); Bronco (1958); The Magical World of Disney (1954); Matinee Theatre (1955); The Red Skelton Hour (1951); Damn Citizen (1958); The Women of Pitcairn Island (1956); Lux Video Theatre (1950); Studio 57 (1954); Climax! (1954); Serenade (1956); Screen Directors Playhouse (1955); Science Fiction Theatre (1955); City Detective (1953); The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (1953); Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops (1955); Viceroy Star Theatre (1954); Francis Joins the WACS (1954); Chevron Theatre (1952); The Ford Television Theatre (1952); Boss Lady (1952); The Schaefer Century Theatre (1952); Has Anybody Seen My Gal (1952); I Dream of Jeanie (1952); Sunny Side of the Street (1951); On the Loose (1951); Alice in Wonderland (1951); Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (1950); I'd Climb the Highest Mountain (1951); The Bigelow Theatre (1950); Mr. Music (1950); Detective's Wife (1950); The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre (1948); The Kid from Cleveland (1949); The Amazing Mr. X (1948); The Man from Texas (1948); Nocturne (1946); Margie (1946); Home, Sweet Homicide (1946); White Tie and Tails (1946); Shock (1946); Captain Eddie (1945); Sweet and Low-Down (1944); Tampico (1944); The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1944); Hello Frisco, Hello (1943); China Girl (1942); Orchestra Wives (1942); The Magnificent Dope (1942); The Falcon Takes Over (1942); Secret Agent of Japan (1942); The Night Before the Divorce (1942); The Perfect Snob (1941); Moon Over Her Shoulder (1941); We Go Fast (1941); Sun Valley Serenade (1941); Blood and Sand (1941); Sis Hopkins (1941); Sleepers West (1941); Charter Pilot (1940); Kit Carson (1940); Pier 13 (1940); Earthbound (1940); Lillian Russell (1940); Free, Blonde and 21 (1940); City of Chance (1940); City in Darkness (1939); Pack Up Your Troubles (1939); Hollywood Cavalcade (1939); Hotel for Women (1939); News Is Made at Night (1939); Chasing Danger (1939); The Return of the Cisco Kid (1939); Pardon Our Nerve (1939); Sharpshooters (1938); Meet the Girls (1938); I'll Give a Million (1938); Always Goodbye (1938); Speed to Burn (1938); Josette (1938); Battle of Broadway (1938); Mr. Moto's Gamble (1938); Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938); Walking Down Broadway (1938); The Baroness and the Butler (1938); City Girl (1938); Love and Hisses (1937); 45 Fathers (1937); Ali Baba Goes to Town (1937); Lancer Spy (1937); Life Begins in College (1937); Wife, Doctor and Nurse (1937); You Can't Have Everything (1937); The Lady Escapes (1937); Wake Up and Live (1937); She Had to Eat (1937); Wee Willie Winkie (1937); Sing and Be Happy (1937); This Is My Affair (1937); Café Metropole (1937); Fair Warning (1937); Love Is News (1937); Time Out for Romance (1937); On the Avenue (1937); Woman-Wise (1937); Crack-Up (1936); Under Your Spell (1936); Pigskin Parade (1936); 15 Maiden Lane (1936); Ladies in Love (1936); Star for a Night (1936); Sing, Baby, Sing (1936); Girls' Dormitory (1936); 36 Hours to Kill (1936); Poor Little Rich Girl (1936); Private Number (1936); Gentle Julia (1936); The Great Ziegfeld (1936); Everybody's Old Man (1936); Song and Dance Man (1936); It Had to Happen (1936); My Marriage (1936); King of Burlesque (1936); Professional Soldier (1935); Show Them No Mercy! (1935); Pirate Party on Catalina Isle (1935); The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo (1935); Thanks a Million (1935); Music Is Magic (1935); Metropolitan (1935); Way Down East (1935); Charlie Chan in Shanghai (1935); Two Sinners (1935); Ladies Love Danger (1935); The Gay Deception (1935); Redheads on Parade (1935); Orchids to You (1935); Welcome Home (1935); Every Night at Eight (1935); Dante's Inferno (1935); Curly Top (1935); The Daring Young Man (1935); Doubting Thomas (1935); Spring Tonic (1935); $10 Raise (1935); George White's 1935 Scandals (1935); The Great Hotel Murder (1935); Under Pressure (1935); Charlie Chan in Paris (1935); Music in the Air (1934); 365 Nights in Hollywood (1934); Handy Andy (1934); Twenty Million Sweethearts (1934); Stand Up and Cheer! (1934); Bottoms Up (1934); Coming Out Party (1934); David Harum (1934); Caravan (1934); Search for Beauty (1934); I Am Suzanne! (1933); Dancing Lady (1933); Meet the Baron (1933); Old King Cole (1933).

Born on this day – Ossie Davis:


Ossie Davis


Actor

Writer

Director

December 18, 1917 – February 4, 2005

Credits:

The L Word (2004–2005); Proud (2004); She Hate Me (2004); JAG (2003); Baadasssss! (2003); Deacons for Defense (2003); Touched by an Angel (1996–2002); Presidio Med (2002); Bubba Ho-Tep (2002); Philly (2002); The Feast of All Saints (2001); Legend of the Candy Cane (2001); Between the Lions (2001); J.C. Leyendecker: The Great American Illustrator (2000); Here's to Life! (2000); Dinosaur (2000); Finding Buck McHenry (2000); Third Watch (1999–2000); City of Angels (2000); A Vow to Cherish (1999); Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts of Christmas Eve (1999); The Soul Collector (1999); The Secret Path (1999); Alyson's Closet (1998); Promised Land (1996–1998); Doctor Dolittle (1998); The Protector (1997); 12 Angry Men (1997); Miss Evers' Boys (1997); Home of the Brave (1996); Ripper (1996); I'm Not Rappaport (1996); Get on the Bus (1996); The Client (1995–1996); The Android Affair (1995); Sesame Street (1995); Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder (1995); The Great Battles of the Civil War (1994); The Client (1994); Evening Shade (1990–1994); Ray Alexander: A Taste for Justice (1994); The Stand (1994); Grumpy Old Men (1993); Cop & ½ (1993); American Experience (1993); Queen (1993); The Ernest Green Story (1993); Lincoln (1992); Malcolm X (1992); Gladiator (1992); Hands Upon the Heart (1991); Jungle Fever (1991); We'll Take Manhattan (1990); B.L. Stryker (1989–1990); Joe Versus the Volcano (1990); The Red Shoes (1990); Do the Right Thing (1989); School Daze (1988); Crown Dick (1987); Avenging Angel (1985); The House of God (1984); Harry & Son (1984); American Playhouse (1983); Purlie (1981); Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige (1981); Ossie and Ruby! (1980–1981); All God's Children (1980); Freedom Road (1979); Hot Stuff (1979); Roots: The Next Generations (1979); King (1978); NBC Special Treat (1977); Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid (1977); The Tenth Level (1976); Cool Red (1976); Let's Do It Again (1975); Hawaii Five-O (1974); The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People (1974); Gordon's War (1973); Love, American Style (1973); Black Girl (1972); The Sheriff (1971); Kongi's Harvest (1970); Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970); Night Gallery (1969); Slaves (1969); Sam Whiskey (1969); Bonanza (1959); The Name of the Game (1969); Teacher, Teacher (1969); N.Y.P.D. (1968); The Scalphunters (1968); The Outsider (1967); Run for Your Life (1966–1967); 12 O'Clock High (1966); The Fugitive (1966); A Man Called Adam (1966); History of the Negro People (1965); Slattery's People (1965); The Hill (1965); The Defenders (1961–1965); The Doctors and the Nurses (1964); Shock Treatment (1964); The Cardinal (1963); East Side/West Side (1963); The Great Adventure (1963); Gone Are the Days! (1963); Car 54, Where Are You? (1962–1963); Seven Times Monday (1962); Play of the Week (1960–1961); John Brown's Raid (1960); CBS Repertoire Workshop (1960); Playhouse 90 (1960); Kraft Theatre (1955); The Emperor Jones (1955); The Joe Louis Story (1953); Fourteen Hours (1951); No Way Out (1950).

Born on this day – Betty Grable:


Betty Grable

Actress

Model

Dancer

Singer

December 18, 1916 – July 2, 1973

Born on this day – Julius Dassin:


Julius Dassin

Director

Producer

Writer

Actor

December 18, 1911 – March 31, 2008