On this day in music history - Don't Look Back, by John Lee Hooker (1997):

Don’t Look Back

Album by John Lee Hooker,

released March 4, 1997.

Track list:

Dimples; The Healing Game; Ain't No Big Thing; Don't Look Back; Blues Before Sunrise; Spellbound; Travellin' Blues; I Love You Honey; Frisco Blues; Red House; Rainy Day.

On this day in movie history - The Naked City (1948):

The Naked City

aka Naked City,

directed by Jules Dassin,

written by Albert Maltz and Malvin Wald,

based on a story by Malvin Wald,

was released in the United States on March 4, 1948.

Narrated by Mark Hellinger.

Music by Miklós Rózsa and Frank Skinner.

There are eight million stories in the naked city. This has been one of them.

– Narrator.

Cast:

Barry Fitzgerald, Howard Duff, Dorothy Hart, Don Taylor, Frank Conroy, Ted de Corsia, House Jameson, Anne Sargent, Adelaide Klein, Grover Burgess, Tom Pedi, Enid Markey, Walter Burke, Virginia Mullen, Mark Hellinger.

Born on this day – John Aprea:

John Aprea

Actor

Producer

March 4, 1941 – August 5, 2024

Credits:

A Guide for the Married Woman (1978); A Man Called Sloane (1979); After You (2013); Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1986); American Anthem (1986); American Heiress (2007); Another World (1989–1998); Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife (1987); Brother (2000); Bullitt (1968); Caged Heat (1974); Cold (2021); Cold Case (2009); Comeback (1982); Confessions of a Male Prostitute (1992); Crazy Mama (1975); Crazy Times (1981); CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2013); Cyber Tracker (1994); Dark Image (2017); Dark Justice (1993); Days of Our Lives (1999–2012); Dead Man on Campus (1998); Deadly Ransom (1998); Decker (2016–2017); Direct Hit (1994); Dirty People (2012); Drive Share (2017); Falcon Crest (1987); Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery (1989); Fix-it City (1978); Full House (1988–1991); Fuller House (2017); Getting Physical (1984); Hardcastle and McCormick (1985); Heaven Help Us (1994); Interglobal Trading Fund (2012); Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater (1995); Kate McShane (1975); Knots Landing (1988); Lie to Me (2010); Lost Angelas (2019); Mannix (1970); Matt Houston (1982–1984); Melrose Place (1993); Mrs. Columbo (1979); My Brother Jack (1997); Mystery Woman: At First Sight (2006); New Jack City (1991); Night Court (1989); NYPD Blue (2005); On Cinema (2013–2016); Pacific Blue (1999); Philly (2001–2002); Picasso Trigger (1988); Private Eye (1987); Renegade (1995); Rough Crossing (1997–2005); Savage Beach (1989); Saved by the Bell: The New Class (1993); Sharkskin (2015); Silk Stalkings (1993–1995); Simon & Simon (1985); Snapshot (2014); Space Junk (2019); Stevie D (2016); Stingray (1985); Street Hawk (1985); Sunset Park (1996); Sweet Kill (1972); Tales from the Darkside (1988); That Girl (1969); The 16th Annual Soap Opera Awards (2000); The Act (1983); The Another World Reunion (2003); The A-Team (1985); The Bay (2020–2023); The Christmas Pageant (2011); The Dark Side of Tomorrow (1970); The District (2000); The F.B.I. (1973); The Fall Guy (1986); The First Annual 'on Cinema' Oscar Special (2013); The Game (1997); The Gangster Chronicles (1981); The Godfather Part II (1974); The Godfather Saga (1977); The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992); The Grasshopper (1970); The Hat Squad (1993); The Idolmaker (1980); The Manchurian Candidate (2004); The Montefuscos (1975); The New Mike Hammer (1984); The Powers of Matthew Star (1982); The Rock Rainbow (1978); The Rookies (1975); The Second Annual 'On Cinema' Oscar Special (2014); The Seven-Ups (1973); The Sopranos (1999); The Stepford Wives (1975); The Streetsweeper (2002); Three's a Crowd (1984); To the Limit (1995); Vengeance Unlimited (1998); Wonder Woman (1979).

Born on this day – Patrick Moore:

Patrick Moore

Astronomer

Writer

Researcher

Radio commentator

TV presenter

March 4, 1923 – December 9, 2012

Credits:

Books:

A Guide to the Moon (1953); Mission to Mars (1955); The Planet Venus (1956); The Voices of Mars (1957); A Guide to the Planets (1960); Stars and Space (1960); A Guide to the Stars (1960); Oxford Children's Reference Library Book 2: Exploring the World (1966); The Amateur Astronomer's Glossary (aka The A-Z of Astronomy) (1966); Moon Flight Atlas (1969); Observer's Book of Astronomy (1971); Challenge of the Stars (1972); Can You Speak Venusian? (1972); How Britain Won the Space Race (1972); The Southern Stars (1972); Mastermind: Book 1 (1973); Watchers of the Stars: The Scientific Revolution (1974); Next Fifty Years in Space (1976); Astronomy Quiz Book (1978); The Scott Saunders series (1970); Bureaucrats: How to Annoy Them (1982); New Observer's Book of Astronomy (1983); Armchair Astronomy (1984); Travellers in Space and Time (1984); Stargazing: Astronomy Without A Telescope (1985); Explorers of Space (1986); The Astronomy Encyclopaedia (1987); Astronomers' Stars (1987); Television Astronomer: Thirty Years of the "Sky at Night" (1987); Exploring the Night Sky with Binoculars (1988); Space Travel for the Under Tens (1988); The Universe for the Under Tens (1990); Mission to the Planets (1991); New Guide to the Planets (1993); The Sun and the Moon (1996); The Guinness Book of Astronomy (1995); The Stars (1996); The Sun and the Moon (1996); The Planets (1996); Eyes on the Universe: Story of the Telescope (1997); Exploring the Earth and Moon (1997); Philip's Guide to Stars and Planets (1997); Brilliant Stars (1997); Patrick Moore on Mars (1998); Patrick Moore's Guide to the 1999 Total Eclipse (1999); Countdown!, or, How nigh is the end? (1999); Exploring the Night Sky with Binoculars (2000); The Star of Bethlehem (2001); 80 Not Out: The Autobiography (2003); 2004: The Yearbook of Astronomy (2003); Our Universe: Facts, Figures and Fun (2007); Patrick Moore's Data Book of Astronomy (2011).

Television:

Mark Lawson Talks to... (2013); The Sky at Night (1957–2013); Stargazing Live: Back to Earth (2012); That Sunday Night Show (2011); Destination Titan (2011); Mad and Bad: 60 Years of Science on TV (2010); Doctor Who (2010); Starhyke (2009); Chris Moyles Quiz Night (2009); Naming Pluto (2008); The One Show (2008); Those Were the Days (2008); Countdown (2007); We Love 'The Sky at Night' (2007); Timeshift (2005–2006); Apollo 11 A Night to Remember (2006); The Astronomical Patrick Moore (2006); Top 50 Greatest Celebrity Animals (2005); Richard & Judy (2005); Newsnight (2005); Big Brother (2004); The British UFO Files (2004); This Week (2004); The Truth Behind the Moon Landings (2003); That Was the Week We Watched (2003); This Morning (2003); Britain's Secret UFO Hunters (2002); The Annual BARFTA Awards (2002); Room 101 (2002); Question Time (2002); Heroes of Comedy (2002); Comedy Lab (1998–2002); Our House (2001); Alter Ego (2001); I Love 1970's (2000); Original Copies (1999); Minim (1999); The 100 Greatest TV Moments (1999); Total Eclipse Live (1999); Live & Kicking (1996–1999); McCoist and MacAulay (1998); Television's Greatest Hits (1998); Telly Addicts (1998); The Jack Docherty Show (1998); Have I Got News for You (1998); Red Dwarf A-Z (1998); Gamesmaster (1992–1998); The End of the Year Show (1997); Mastermind: It Started, Now It's Finished (1997); It'll Never Work (1996–1997); Selection Box (1997); Celebrity Squares (1995); Finders Keepers (1995); How We Used to Live (1995); This Is Your Life (1974–1995); A Word in Your Ear (1994); That's Showbusiness (1993); Big Break (1992); Masterchef (1992); Wogan (1987–1992); Going Live! (1992); Plunder (1991); Hudson and Halls (1990); Record Breakers (1979–1989); The Reluctant Cook (1989); Daytime Live (1987–1989); The Groovy Fellers (1989); Open Air (1988); Aspel & Company (1988); Shoreleave (1987); Masterteam (1987); Television: The Magic Rectangle - An Anatomy of the TV Personality (1986); Saturday SuperStore (1983–1986); Blue Peter (1986); Q.E.D. (1986); Windmill (1985); Children in Need (1981–1985); The Saturday Picture Show (1985); The Time of Your Life (1984); Digital Dreams (1983); Blankety Blank (1979–1983); The British Academy Awards (1983); The Paul Daniels Magic Show (1982); The Little and Large Show (1982); The Royal Variety Performance (1981); Did You See..? (1981); Tomorrow's World (1969–1981); Seeing Stars (1980); Morecambe and Wise at the BBC (1979); Face the Music (1972–1979); Lennie and Jerry (1978–1979); Animal Magic (1979); Jackanory (1978); Curriculee Curricula (1978); Saturday Night at the Mill (1978); Just a Minute (1976); The Grand Prix Night of the Stars (1976); It's Patently Obvious (1976); Up Sunday (1973); The Goodies (1973–1980); Ask Aspel (1972); Parkinson (1972); The Morecambe & Wise Show (1971–1976); Braden's Week (1971); Score with the Scaffold (1970); Tom Tom (1969); Dee Time (1969); One Pair of Eyes (1969); The Master (1966); Let's Imagine (1962); Panorama (1959); Studio E (1958).

Born on this day – Martha O'Driscoll:

Martha O'Driscoll

Actress

March 4, 1922 – November 3, 1998

Credits:

Carnegie Hall (1947); Criminal Court (1946); Down Missouri Way (1946); Blonde Alibi (1946); House of Dracula (1945); The Daltons Ride Again (1945); Shady Lady (1945); Her Lucky Night (1945); Here Come the Co-eds (1945); Under Western Skies (1945); Hi, Beautiful (1944); Allergic to Love (1944); Ghost Catchers (1944); Follow the Boys (1944); Prices Unlimited (1944); Week-End Pass (1944); Crazy House (1943); The Fallen Sparrow (1943); We've Never Been Licked (1943); Paramount Victory Short No. T2-4: The Aldrich Family Gets in the Scrap (1943); Young and Willing (1943); My Heart Belongs to Daddy (1942); Youth on Parade (1942); Reap the Wild Wind (1942); The Remarkable Andrew (1942); Pacific Blackout (1941); Henry Aldrich for President (1941); Her First Beau (1941); The Lady Eve (1941); Li'l Abner (1940); Wagon Train (1940); Fashion Horizons (featured in The Lady Eve) (1940); Forty Little Mothers (1940); Laddie (1940); The Secret of Dr. Kildare (1939); Judge Hardy and Son (1939); Girls' School (1938); Mad About Music (1938); She's Dangerous (1937); The Big Broadcast of 1937 (1936); Three Cheers for Love (1936); The Great Ziegfeld (1936); Collegiate (1936); Coronado (1935); Peter Ibbetson (1935); The Last Days of Pompeii (1935); The Big Broadcast of 1936 (1935).

Born on this day – John Garfield:

John Garfield

Actor

March 4, 1913 – May 21, 1952

Credits:

He Ran All the Way (1951); The Breaking Point (1950); Under My Skin (1950); We Were Strangers (1949); Jigsaw (1949); Force of Evil (1948); Daisy Kenyon (1947); Gentleman's Agreement (1947); Body and Soul (1947); The Postman Always Rings Twice: The Radio Play (1947); Humoresque (1946); Nobody Lives Forever (1946); The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946); Pride of the Marines (1945); Hollywood Canteen (1944); Between Two Worlds (1944); Destination Tokyo (1943); Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943); The Fallen Sparrow (1943); Air Force (1943); Tortilla Flat (1942); Dangerously They Live (1941); Out of the Fog (1941); The Sea Wolf (1941); East of the River (1940); Flowing Gold (1940); Saturday's Children (1940); Castle on the Hudson (1940); Four Wives (1939); Dust Be My Destiny (1939); Daughters Courageous (1939); Juarez (1939); Blackwell's Island (1939); They Made Me a Criminal (1939); Swingtime in the Movies (1938); Four Daughters (1938)

Born on this day – Dorothy Mackaill:

Dorothy Mackaill

Actress

March 4, 1903 – August 12, 1990

Credits:

Hawaii Five-O (1976–1980); Studio One (1953); Bulldog Drummond at Bay (1937); Cheaters (1934); Picture Brides (1934); The Chief (1933); Curtain at Eight (1933); Neighbors' Wives (1933); No Man of Her Own (1932); Love Affair (1932); Safe in Hell (1931); The Reckless Hour (1931); Their Mad Moment (1931); Party Husband (1931); Once a Sinner (1931); Bright Lights (1930); The Office Wife (1930); Man Trouble (1930); The Flirting Widow (1930); Strictly Modern (1930); The Love Racket (1929); The Great Divide (1929); Hard to Get (1929); Two Weeks Off (1929); Children of the Ritz (1929); His Captive Woman (1929); The Barker (1928); Waterfront (1928); The Whip (1928); Lady Be Good (1928); Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath (1928); Life in Hollywood No. 4 (1927); Man Crazy (1927); The Crystal Cup (1927); Smile, Brother, Smile (1927); Convoy (1927); The Lunatic at Large (1927); Just Another Blonde (1926); Subway Sadie (1926); Ranson's Folly (1926); The Dancer of Paris (1926); Joanna (1925); Shore Leave (1925); The Making of O'Malley (1925); Chickie (1925); One Year to Live (1925); The Bridge of Sighs (1925); The Mine with the Iron Door (1924); The Painted Lady (1924); The Man Who Came Back (1924); What Shall I Do? (1924); The Next Corner (1924); Twenty-One (1923); His Children's Children (1923); The Fair Cheat (1923); The Fighting Blade (1923); The Broken Violin (1923); Mighty Lak' a Rose (1923); The Inner Man (1922); The Streets of New York (1922); A Woman's Woman (1922); Isle of Doubt (1922); Torchy's Hold-Up (1922); The Lotus Eater (1921); Bits of Life (1921); Torchy's Promotion (1921); Torchy's Night Hood (1921); Torchy Mixes In (1921); Torchy's Millions (1920); Torchy (1920); The Face at the Window (1920).