Thursday, March 6, 2025

Born on this day – Phil Rickman:


Phil Rickman


Writer

March 6, 1950 – October 29, 2024

Credits:

Books:

A Crown of Lights (2001); All of a Winter’s Night (2017); Candle Night (1991); Curfew / aka Crybbe (1993); December (1994); Friends of the Dusk (2015); Merrily’s Border (2018); Merrily’s Border: The Marches Share Their Secrets (2009); Midwinter of the Spirit (1999); Night After Night (2014); Oxcrimes (2014); Story Behind the Book: Volume 5 (2015); Suspense Magazine November 2013 (2013); The Bones of Avalon (2010); The Chalice (1997); The Cure of Souls (2001); The Echo of Crows (2025); The Fabric of Sin (2007); The Fever of the World (2022); The Heresy of Dr Dee (2012); The House of Susan Lulham (2015); The Lamp of the Wicked (2003); The Magus of Hay (2013); The Man in the Moss (1994); The Prayer of the Night Shepherd (2004); The Remains of an Altar (2006); The Secrets of Pain (2011); The Smile of a Ghost (2005); The Wine of Angels (1998); To Dream of the Dead (2008); Wine of Angels / Candlenight (2002).

Movies and television:

Midwinter of the Spirit (2015); Philosophy for Our Times (2018).

Born on this day – Hilary Heath:


Hilary Heath


Actress

Producer

March 6, 1945 – April 3, 2020

Credits:

About Religion (1965); An Awfully Big Adventure (1995); Arthur of the Britons (1973); Callan (1969); Canterbury Tales (1969); Criminal Law (1988); Cry of the Banshee (1970); Eurotika! (1999); Fortress (1985); Frenchman's Creek (1998); Hadleigh (1973); ITV Play of the Week (1967); ITV Playhouse (1969); ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969); Jamaica Inn (1983 / 2014); Man at the Top (1972); Mogul (1969–1970); Nil by Mouth (1997); Rain Stops Play (2019); Real Stories of the Highway Patrol (1993–1999); Rebecca (1997); Space: 1999 (1976); Special Branch (1969); Swamp Men (2011); The Avengers (1967); The Body Stealers (1969); The Challengers (1972); The Dead Files (2012); The File of the Golden Goose (1969); The Fringe Dwellers (1986); The Oblong Box (1969); The Prisoner (1967); The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (2003); The Worst Witch (1986); THS Investigates (2005); Two Gentlemen Sharing (1969); United! (1966); Van der Valk (1972); Villains (1972); Wah-Wah (2005); Witchfinder General (1968); Women on Death Row 3 (2008); Wuthering Heights (1970); Z Cars (1968).

Born on this day – David Spielberg:


David Spielberg


Actor

Additional Crew

March 6, 1939 – June 1, 2016

Credits:

A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story (1992); A Place for Annie (1994); ABC Afterschool Specials (1986); Act of Love (1980); Airwolf (1985); Alice (1990); Ally McBeal (1997); Automan (1984); Banacek (1972–1973); Barbary Coast (1975); Baywatch (1991–1998); Baywatch: White Thunder at Glacier Bay (1998); Bloodlines: Murder in the Family (1993); Blue Thunder (1984); Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1973); CBS Schoolbreak Special (1984); CHiPs (1978–1980); Christine (1983); Civil Wars (1993); CPO Sharkey (1977); Days of Our Lives (2006); Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan (1995); Dinah! (1976); Dynasty (1986); ER (1995); Eyes (2007); Falcon Crest (1989); Family Law (1999); Family Ties (1982); Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery (1990); Final Draft (2003); Flight of the Living Dead (2007); Force Five (1975); Foul Play (1981); From Here to Eternity (1979 / 1980); Games Mother Never Taught You (1982); Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North (1989); Hardcastle and McCormick (1985); Hart to Hart (1981); Hearts Afire (1993); Here's Boomer (1981); Highway to Heaven (1985–1988); Hill Street Blues (1984); Hokum County Homicide (2002); Hooperman (1987); Hunter (1988); Hustle (1975); In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan (1977); Insight (1981–1982); Ironside (1972); Jessica Novak (1981); Jigsaw (1973); Judging Amy (2001); Judgment: The Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg (1974); Kate Brasher (2001); Kate McShane (1975); Kaz (1979); King (1978); Kingston: Confidential (1977); L.A. Law (1988); Law & Order (1992–1998); Law and Disorder (1974); Lou Grant (1980–1981); Love, American Style / Segment: Love and the Flying Finletters (1974); Madigan (1973); Magnum, P.I. (1984); Maid in America (1982); Matlock (1992); McMillan & Wife (1975); Monsters (1991); Mork & Mindy (1980); Mother Knows Best (1997); Mr. Murder (1998); Murder, She Wrote (1986–1991); Murphy's Law (1988); Mystery Woman: Redemption (2006); Nervous Ticks (1992); NET Playhouse (1969); Newman's Law (1974); Night of Terror (1972); Northern Exposure (1995); Obsessed with a Married Woman (1985); One Day at a Time (1979); One Life to Live (1968–2013); Operating Room (1978); Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law (1972); Police Story (1977); Policewoman Centerfold (1983); Prime Time (1977); Promised Land (1997); Punky Brewster (1987); Quincy, M.E. (1977–1982); Real Life (1979); Reasonable Doubts (1992); Red Ribbon Blues (1996); Richie Brockelman, Private Eye (1978); SeaQuest 2032 (1995); Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force (1978); Shannon's Deal (1991); Silent Predators (1999); Space (1985); Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987); Starman (1987); Stone (1979–1980); Sworn to Silence (1987); That Old Feeling (1997); The $10,000 Pyramid (1973); The 3,000 Mile Chase (1977); The American Girls (1978); The Beach Boys: An American Family (2000); The Best Little Girl in the World (1981); The Bob Crane Show (1975); The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (1971–1972); The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (1972); The Choirboys (1977); The Corpse Had a Familiar Face (1994); The Doctors (1971); The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1972); The Henderson Monster (1980); The Hunter (1980); The Last to Go (1991); The Law and Harry McGraw (1987); The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case (1976); The Love Boat (1986); The Practice (1976–1977); The Preppie Murder (1989); The Pretender (1996 / 1998); The Rockford Files (1975); The Storyteller (1977); The Stranger (1987); The Trial of the Catonsville Nine (1972); The West Wing (2000); Toma (1973); Trapper John, M.D. (1980); Tucker's Witch (1982); Us (1991); Visions (1976); War and Love (1985); Westside Medical (1977); Wheels (1978); Where Are My Children? (1994); Where the Heart Is (1969–1973); Winter Kills (1979); Wiseguy (1988); Young Dr. Kildare (1972).

Born on this day – Hal Needham:


Hal Needham

Stuntman

Director

Actor

Writer

March 6, 1931 – October 25, 2013

Born on this day – Allison Hayes:


Allison Hayes


Actress

March 6, 1930 – February 27, 1977

Credits:

Gomer Pyle: USMC (1967); Iron Horse (1967); The F.B.I. (1966); Perry Mason (1960–1965); Tickle Me (1965); Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed? (1963); The Crawling Hand (1963); General Hospital (1963); Ripcord (1962); Kraft Mystery Theater (1962); 77 Sunset Strip (1962); Bachelor Father (1962); Hawaiian Eye (1962); Surfside 6 (1961); Laramie (1961); Zane Grey Theatre (1961); The Case of the Dangerous Robin (1961); Acapulco (1961); Shotgun Slade (1959–1960); Dante (1960); Michael Shayne (1960); Bat Masterson (1958–1960); The Untouchables (1960); The High Powered Rifle (1960); Tales of Wells Fargo (1960); Tombstone Territory (1957–1960); Men Into Space (1960); The Hypnotic Eye (1960); Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1960); The Alaskans (1959); Markham (1959); Pier 5, Havana (1959); Counterplot (1959); Rawhide (1959); World of Giants (1959); Captain David Grief (1959); The Rough Riders (1959); Cool and Lam (1958); Hong Kong Confidential (1958); Mike Hammer (1958); A Lust to Kill (1958); Wolf Dog (1958); Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (1958); The Disembodied (1957); The Web (1957); The Unearthly (1957); The Millionaire (1957); Conflict (1957); Death Valley Days (1957); Zombies of Mora Tau (1957); The Ford Television Theatre (1957); The Undead (1957); Gunslinger (1956); Warner Brothers Presents (1956); Mohawk (1956); The Steel Jungle (1956); Four Star Playhouse (1955); Count Three and Pray (1955); Chicago Syndicate (1955); Double Jeopardy (1955); The Purple Mask (1955); The Prodigal (1955); Sign of the Pagan (1954); So This Is Paris (1954); Francis Joins the WACS (1954).

Born on this day – Lewis Gilbert:


Lewis Gilbert

Director

Producer

Writer

March 6, 1920 – February 23, 2018

Born on this day – Rochelle Hudson:


Rochelle Hudson


Actress

March 6, 1916 – January 17, 1972

Credits:

Gallery of Horror (1967); Branded (1965); The Night Walker (1964); Strait-Jacket (1964); 77 Sunset Strip (1961); Rebel Without a Cause (1955); Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre (1955); Shower of Stars (1954); That's My Boy (1954); I'm the Law (1953); Schlitz Playhouse (1952); The Unexpected (1952); Racket Squad (1951); Roots in the Soil (1949); Sky Liner (1949); Devil's Cargo (1948); Bush Pilot (1947); Queen of Broadway (1942); Rubber Racketeers (1942); The Officer and the Lady (1941); The Stork Pays Off (1941); Meet Boston Blackie (1941); Picture People No. 1: Stars in Defense (1941); Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 5: Art and Artists (1940); Girls Under 21 (1940); Babies for Sale (1940); Men Without Souls (1940); Island of Doomed Men (1940); Convicted Woman (1940); A Woman Is the Judge (1939); Konga, the Wild Stallion (1939); Smuggled Cargo (1939); Missing Daughters (1939); Pirates of the Skies (1939); Pride of the Navy (1939); Storm Over Bengal (1938); Mr. Moto Takes a Chance (1938); Rascals (1938); She Had to Eat (1937); Born Reckless (1937); That I May Live (1937); Woman-Wise (1937); Circus Daze (1937); Reunion (1936); Poppy (1936); The Country Beyond (1936); Everybody's Old Man (1936); The Music Goes 'Round (1936); Screen Snapshots Series 15, No. 12 (1936); Screen Snapshots Series 15, No. 12 (1936); 20th Century Fox Promotional Film (1936); Show Them No Mercy! (1935); Way Down East (1935); Curly Top (1935); Les Misérables (1935); Life Begins at 40 (1935); I've Been Around (1935); The Mighty Barnum (1934); Bosko's Parlor Pranks (1934); Imitation of Life (1934); Judge Priest (1934); Bachelor Bait (1934); Such Women Are Dangerous (1934); Harold Teen (1934); Mr. Skitch (1933); Walls of Gold (1933); Wild Boys of the Road (1933); Doctor Bull (1933); Bosko's Picture Show (1933); Bosko the Musketeer (1933); Notorious But Nice (1933); Beau Bosko (1933); Bosko the Sheep-Herder (1933); Bosko's Knight-Mare (1933); Bosko the Speed King (1933); Love Is Dangerous (1933); Scarlet River (1933); Bosko in Person (1933); Lucky Devils (1933); She Done Him Wrong (1933); The Past of Mary Holmes (1933); Bosko in Dutch (1933); Screen Snapshots (1932); Penguin Pool Murder (1932); The Savage Girl (1932); Secrets of the French Police (1932); Bosko the Drawback (1932); Hell's Highway (1932); Ride Him, Bosko! (1932); Bosko the Lumberjack (1932); Bosko's Store (1932); Bosko at the Beach (1932); Beyond the Rockies (1932); Bosko's Dog Race (1932); Is My Face Red? (1932); Bosko's Party (1932); Girl Crazy (1932); Battling Bosko (1932); Bosko at the Zoo (1932); Bosko's Soda Fountain (1931); Are These Our Children (1931); Fanny Foley Herself (1931); Smile, Darn Ya, Smile! (1931); Lady, Play Your Mandolin! (1931); The Public Defender (1931); Everything's Rosie (1931); Yodeling Yokels (1931); Laugh and Get Rich (1931); Hold Anything (1930); Sinkin' in the Bathtub (1930).