On this day in movie history - Slither (1973):

Slither

directed by Howard Zieff,

written by W. D. Richter,

was released in the United States on March 7, 1973.
Music by Tom McIntosh.

Cast:

James Caan, Peter Boyle, Sally Kellerman, Louise Lasser, Allen Garfield, Richard B. Shull, Alex Rocco, Seamon Glass, Wayne Storm, Diana Darrin, Stuart Nisbet, Edwina Gough, Al Dunlap, James Joseph, Virginia Sale, Alex Henteloff, Len Lesser, Garry Goodrow, Raven Grey Eagle, William Noland, Jack Perkins, Moira Sher.

On this day in movie history - The Long Goodbye (1973):

The Long Goodbye

directed by Robert Altman,

written by Leigh Brackett,

based on the novel by Raymond Chandler,

was released in the United States on March 7, 1973.
Music by John Williams.

Cast:

Elliott Gould, Nina van Pallandt, Sterling Hayden, Mark Rydell, Henry Gibson, David Arkin, Jim Bouton, Warren Berlinger, Pancho Córdova, Enrique Lucero, Rutanya Alda, Jack Riley, Jerry Jones, John S. Davies, Arnold Schwarzenegger.

On this day in television history - M Squad (1958):

M Squad

Season 1. Episode 24.
Episode entitled: The Man in Hiding.
Released March 7, 1958.
Directed by Don Taylor.
Written by Harry W. Junkin.
Music by Stanley Wilson.

Cast:

Lee Marvin, Alan Baxter, John Hoyt, Paul Newlan, Edwin Reimers, June Vincent, Ralph Neff, Willard Thompson.

On this day in movie history - Rage in Heaven (1941):

Rage in Heaven

directed by W.S. Van Dyke, Robert B. Sinclair and Richard Thorpe,

written by Christopher Isherwood and Robert Thoeren,

based on the novel by James Hilton,

was released in the United States on March 7, 1941.
Music by Bronislau Kaper, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco and Eugene Zador.

Cast:

Robert Montgomery, Ingrid Bergman, George Sanders, Lucile Watson, Oskar Homolka, Philip Merivale, Matthew Boulton, Aubrey Mather, Frederick Worlock, Francis Compton, Gilbert Emery, Ludwig Hardt.

Born on this day – Waymond Lee:

Waymond Lee

Actor

March 7, 1952 – December 18, 2024

Credits:

100 Questions (2010); 12 Miles of Bad Road (2010); 6 Ways to Die (2015); A Better Place (2016); A Love Saga with John Goodman (2013); Always and Forever (2020); American Bistro (2019); American Haze (2017); Angels & Demons (2009); Anita Ho (2012); Babysitter (2015); Beautiful (2019); Bedtime Stories (2008); Beeswax (2012); Bones (2008); Born to Race (2011); Bullet Train (2022); Bus People (2012); California Winter (2012); Castle (2011); Chillerama / Segment: Wadzilla (2011); Chinatown Squad (2012); Con Man (2018); Crimes of the Mind (2014); Crobot - Not for Sale (2016); CSI: NY (2010); Cutthroat (2010); Daemon 9 (2018); Dante's Hotel (2023); Dark Tourist (2012); Design: Kirk Leitch (2015); Desperate Housewives (2010); Dexter (2010); DGK: Parental Advisory (2012); Dirty Garden (2015); Dolls of Voodoo (2013); Dr. Brinks & Dr. Brinks (2017); Ed Sheeran Feat. Pharrell Williams: Sing (2014); Eli Stone (2009); Enrique Iglesias: Tonight (I'm Lovin' You) (2010); Entertainment (2015); Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022); Exit Strategy (2015); Extreme Cheapskates (2014); Female Fight Squad (2016); Final Wager (2024); First Time Female Director (2023); Flashforward (2009); Foster the People: Houdini (2012); Franklin & Bash (2011); Go Try (2020); Good Morning (2021); Green Street Hooligans 2 (2009); Grey's Anatomy (2010); Guerrilla Garden (2010); Hawthorne (2010); Here's Herbie (2009); He's Just Not That Into You (2009); Holly Day (2018); Honey 2 (2011); House (2010); House Arrest (2013); How I Met Your Mother (2011); How to Get Away with Murder (2016); I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant (2008); If You're Ready (2020); Interesting Ball (2014); Iron Man 2 (2010); It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2012); Jennifer Lopez: Papi (2011); Journeyman (2007); Kali Karate Show (2020); Kali Karate: The 2nd Beginning (2023); K-Pops! (2024); Law & Order: LA (2010); Legit (2013–2014); Love at the Christmas Table (2012); Lucifer (2021); Luck (2011); Man from Reno (2014); Maroon 5 Feat. SZA: What Lovers Do (2017); Meant to Be (2012); Meteor Apocalypse (2010); Milf (2010); Ms. Purple (2019); My Name Is Earl (2008); My Name Is Khan (2010); National Geographic Investigates (2011); NCIS: Los Angeles (2010); Ne-Yo Feat. Juicy J: She Knows (2014); Ninja - Part 2 with Epic Lloyd (2012); Ninja with Sam Macaroni: Part 1 (2012); Nocturnally Yours (2017); Other People (2016); Our Family Wedding (2010); Out West (2013); Outlaw Johnny Black (2023); Pair of Kings (2011–2012); Parks and Recreation (2009–2012); Peace No War (2009); Poof (2023); Poor George (2016); Post Grad (2009); Post Grad Gangstas (2014); Puppet Master X: Axis Rising (2012); Race to Witch Mountain (2009); Rush Hour (2016); Savage Dog (2017); Saving Da'Lenzi (2018); Shameless (2015); $#*! My Dad Says (2011); Skyline (2010); Small Town Famous (2015); Sound of Violence (2021); Station 19 (2018); Stellina Blue (2009); Strange Men (2015); Superstore (2020); Superstrata (2024); The Bellmen (2017); The Blasphemy (2018); The Cleaning Lady (2018); The Comment Show (2013); The Grime (2024); The House (2017); The Jury (2017); The Laundromat (2019); The Muppets. (2015); The Rev (2013); The Robbery (2017); The Shield (2008); The Thundermans (2014); The Unit (2009); Time Travel Lover (2014); Touch (2012); Train: 50 Ways to Say Goodbye (2012); True Love (2010); Undercovers (2010); United States of Tara (2011); Untitled Jessica Gao/ABC Project / TV Movie (2019); Uploaded (2021); Veep (2016); Viper (2015); Vox Influx (2014); Walking the Halls (2012); What Would Jesus Do? (2010); Wiener Dog Nationals (2013); Workaholics (2011–2017); Workaholics: The Other Cubicle (2012); Yes Man (2008); YouTube AdBlitz (2016); Zoe (2017); Zombie Apocalypse (2011); Zulu Six (2014).

Born on this day – John Heard:

John Heard

Actor

March 7, 1946 – July 21, 2017

Credits:

2177: The San Francisco Love Hacker Crimes (2019); Imprisoned (2018); Buoyancy (2018); Living Among Us (2018); The Tale (2018); The Last Rampage (2017); Graffiti (2017); Pray for Rain (2017); Counting for Thunder (2017); Outsiders (2017); Searching for Fortune (2017); APB (2017); Paul O'Grady's Hollywood (2017); MacGyver (2016); So B. It (2016); Jimmy Vestvood: Amerikan Hero (2016); After the Reality (2016); Is That a Gun in Your Pocket? (2016); Elementary (2016); Home Alone: Deleted Scenes (2015); Boiling Pot (2015); The Murder Pact (2015); The Lizzie Borden Chronicles (2015); The Matthew Aaron Show Podcast (2015); Entertainment Tonight (2015); Witches Blood (2014); Caging the Animal: An Interview with John Heard (2014); The Nurse (2014); NCIS: Los Angeles (2014); One More Day (2014); Mistresses (2014); My Sister (2014); Person of Interest (2014); Boys of Abu Ghraib (2014); Animals (2014); Modern Family (2014); CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2014); Warren (2014); Adam Devine's House Party (2013); Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories (2013); Torn (2013); Runner Runner (2013); Snake & Mongoose (2013); Perception (2013); Assault on Wall Street (2013); The Bottom Line (2013); 24 Seven (2013); Sharknado (2013); Making of 'the Legends of Nethiah': Fantasy Shoot (2013); Would You Rather (2012); Stealing Roses (2012); A Perfect Ending (2012); The Legends of Nethiah (2012); Whisper Me a Lullaby (2011); Too Big to Fail (2011); The Chicago Code (2011); The Quickening (2010); Ivan's House (2010); Entourage (2007–2010); Gravity (2010); The Truth (2010); Actor's Day in LA (2010); P.J.: Behind the Camera (2009); Red State Blues (2009); Little Hercules in 3-D (2009); Formosa Betrayed (2009); Southland (2009); The Beast (2009); Skip Tracer (2008); My Own Worst Enemy (2008); Generation Gap (2008); The Lucky Ones (2008); Justice League: The New Frontier (2008); Heaven's Messenger (2008); The Line-Up (2007); Brothers Three: An American Gothic (2007); The Great Debaters (2007); Cavemen (2007); The Line-Up (2006); Twenty Questions (2006); Dead Lenny (2006); Prison Break (2005–2006); The Guardian (2006); Gamers (2006); Battlestar Galactica (2006); Steel City (2006); Absolute Power: The Making of Edison Force (2006); The 100 Greatest Family Films (2005); Return to Bountiful (2005); Numb3rs (2005); Sweet Land (2005); Tracks (2005); Edison (2005); The Deal (2005); Jack & Bobby (2004–2005); CSI: Miami (2003–2005); Locusts (2005); The Chumscrubber (2005); Under the City (2004); My Tiny Universe (2004); White Chicks (2004); The Sopranos (1999–2004); Mind the Gap (2004); Word of Honor (2003); Researching Raymond Burke (2002); Hack (2002); Fair Play (2002); Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2002); The Pilot's Wife (2002); Touched by an Angel (2002); Monday Night Mayhem (2002); Dying on the Edge (2001); Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001); The Big Heist (2001); O (2001); The Boys of Sunset Ridge (2001); Pollock (2000); The Wednesday Woman (2000); The Photographer (2000); Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder (2000); Animal Factory (2000); Intimate Portrait (1999); Jazz Night (1999); The Secret Pact (1999); Law & Order (1994–1999); Freak Weather (1999); The Witness (1999); Desert Blue (1998); Snake Eyes (1998); Silent Cradle (1997); Men (1997); Executive Power (1997); One Eight Seven (1997); My Fellow Americans (1996); The Client (1995–1996); Before and After (1996); The Outer Limits (1995); American Masters / The Cask of Amontillado (1995); Hunt for the Giant Bluefin (1994); Because Mommy Works (1994); In Spite of Love (1994); The Pelican Brief (1993); In the Line of Fire (1993); There Was a Little Boy (1993); Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992); Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster (1992); Me and Veronica (1992); Waterland (1992); Gladiator (1992); Radio Flyer (1992); Deceived (1991); Rambling Rose (1991); Awakenings (1990); Home Alone (1990); The End of Innocence (1990); Mindwalk (1990); Cross Fire (1989); The Package (1989); Screen Two (1989); Beaches (1988); Betrayed (1988); Big (1988); Blown Away (1988); The Seventh Sign (1988); The Milagro Beanfield War (1988); The Telephone (1988); Ducks Under Siege (1987); Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (1987); The Equalizer (1987); Out on a Limb (1987); Miami Vice (1986); The Trip to Bountiful (1985); Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985); Tender Is the Night (1985); Tales from the Darkside (1983); After Hours (1985); Heaven Help Us (1985); Rock and Roll: The Early Days (1984); Best Revenge (1984); Too Scared to Scream (1984); C.H.U.D. (1984); Kate & Allie (1984); Violated (1984); Legs (1983); Will There Really Be a Morning? (1983); Cat People (1982); Cutter's Way (1981); Heart Beat (1980); Chilly Scenes of Winter (1979); The Scarlet Letter (1979); On the Yard (1978); Rush It (1978); First Love (1977); Between the Lines (1977); Valley Forge (1975).

Born on this day – James Broderick:

James Broderick

Actor

March 7, 1927 – November 1, 1982

Credits:

American Playhouse (1982–1983); Dreams Don't Die (1982); Fantasy Island (1981); The Shadow Box (1980); Family (1976–1980); The Love Boat (1980); Roots: The Next Generations (1979); Visions (1976); The Phantom of the Open Hearth (1976); The Adams Chronicles (1976); Dog Day Afternoon (1975); Great Performances (1975); The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974); Nicky's World (1974); The Wide World of Mystery (1973); If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band (1972); The Todd Killings (1971); Longstreet (1971); The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (1970); NET Playhouse (1970); The Bold Ones: The Protectors (1970); Alice's Restaurant (1969); The Tree (1969); Judd for the Defense (1969); N.Y.P.D. (1967); The Magical World of Disney (1967); ABC Stage 67 (1967); The Fugitive (1967); 12 O'Clock High (1966); The F.B.I. (1966); The Group (1966); For the People (1965); Gunsmoke (1963–1964); Look Up and Live (1964); Brenner (1959–1964); The Doctors and the Nurses (1963–1964); Suspense (1964); Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1964); Armstrong Circle Theatre (1957–1963); The Twilight Zone (1963); The Defenders (1962); Kraft Theatre (1957–1962); Great Ghost Tales (1961); Play of the Week (1960); The Iceman Cometh (1960); Girl of the Night (1960); John Brown's Raid (1960); The Big Story (1953–1959); Studio One (1953–1957); Camera Three (1957); Kraft Theatre (1950–1957); The Edge of Night (1956); As the World Turns (1956); Star Tonight (1955); Ponds Theater (1955); You Are There (1953–1955); The Stranger (1954); Kraft Theatre (1953–1954); The Secret Storm (1954); Treasury Men in Action (1954); Medallion Theatre (1954); Mister Peepers (1953); The Doctor (1953); Danger (1953); Omnibus / Lincoln Part III: Growing Up (1952); Ten Thousand Words (1952); Goodyear Playhouse (1952); Celanese Theatre (1952); Suspense (1951); Nash Airflyte Theatre (1950).