Born on this day – Alan Scarfe:

Alan Scarfe

Actor

Writer

Director

June 8, 1946 – April 28, 2024

Credits:

A Gift to Last (1976); Alien Nation (1989); American Playhouse (1987); Andromeda (2004–2005); As Is (1986); Aka Albert Walker (2002); Babylon 5: The Lost Tales (2007); Back in Business (1997); Burn: The Robert Wraight Story (2003); C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf (1988); Cathy's Curse (1977); Cathy's Daddy (2024); Columbo Cries Wolf (1990); Counterstrike (1993); Day One (1989); DEA (1990); Deserters (1983); Diamonds (1987); Divided Loyalties (1990); Double Impact (1991); Due South (1998); E.N.G. - Created by Bryce Zabel & Brad Markowitz (1990); Earthsea (2005); For the Record (1979); Gabriel's Fire (1991); Gridlock (1996); Gunsmoke: One Man's Justice (1994); Hastings Street (2007); Heart of Darkness (1994); Heritage Minutes (1993); Hide and Seek (1984); Highlander (1994); Hunter (1989); Iron Eagle II (1988); Jake and the Fatman (1990); Jericho Fever (1993); Joshua Then and Now (1985); Keeping Track (1986); Kingdom Hospital (2004); Kingsgate (1989); Labor of Love (1987); Lethal Weapon 3 (1992); Lock Up (1984); MacGyver (1990); Mimi & Me (1991); Murder by Phone (1982); Mysterious Island (1995); Night Heat (1987); NYPD Blue (1993); Once a Thief (1996); One Life to Live (1968–2013); Overnight (1986); Pajama Tops (1983); Quantum Leap (1991); Reasonable Doubts (1991); Sanctuary (1998); SeaQuest 2032 (1993); Seeing Things (1984); Seven Days (1998–2001); Silence (1997); Star Trek: The Next Generation (1991–1993); Star Trek: Voyager (1995); Stargate: Atlantis (2004); Street Justice (1987); Tales from the Darkside (1986); The Bay Boy (1984); The Bitter Ash (1963); The Burning Zone (1997); The Execution of Raymond Graham (1985); The Great Detective (1981); The Hamster Cage (2005); The Lazarus Man (1996); The Littlest Hobo (1984); The Outer Limits (1997–1998); The Owl (1991); The Portrait (1992); The Ray Bradbury Theater (1986–1989); The Wars (1982); The Wrong Guy (1997); Tour of Duty (1989–1990); Trick or Treasure (1990); Viper (1994); Will There Really Be a Morning? (1983); Without Warning (1994).

Born on this day – James Darren:

James Darren

Actor

Director, June 8, 1936 – September 2, 2024

Credits:

53rd Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade (1984); 7 Nights to Remember (1966); Accidental Icon: The Real Gidget Story (2010); Aliens from Another Planet (1982); All the Young Men (1960); American Bandstand (1962–1977); Baffle (1974); Bandstand (1963); Battle of the Network Stars XVI (1984); Because They're Young (1960); Beverly Hills, 90210 (1996); Biography (2001); Black Sheep Squadron (1977); Celebrity Bowling Classic (1969); Celebrity Revue (1976); Celebrity Sweepstakes (1974–1977); Charlie's Angels (1977); Chooch (2003); City Beneath the Sea (1971); Dean Martin / Chevrolet Presents the Golddiggers (1972); Diagnosis Murder (1997); Diamond Head (1962); Dinah! (1976); Down to You (2000); Downey (1994); Dream Girl of '67 (1967); Elvis Forever (2002); Everybody's Talking (1967); Fantasy Island (1979–1982); For Those Who Think Young (1964); Freedom Spectacular (1964); Gidget (1959); Gidget Goes Hawaiian (1961); Gidget Goes to Rome (1963); Gunman's Walk (1958); Hardball (1990); Hawaii Five-O (1978–1979); Hearts in Atlantis (2001); Here's Hollywood (1961); Hey There, It's Yogi Bear (1964); Hollywood a Go Go (1965–1966); Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The Early Years (1955-1970) (2000); Hollywood Squares (2000–2002); Hollywood: The Great Stars (1963); Honeymoon on Rhodes (1961); Hunter (1987–1991); It Takes Two (1969); It's Your Bet (1969–1973); JAG (2001); Kovacs on Music (1959); Larry King Live (2005); Let No Man Write My Epitaph (1960); Liar's Club (1969–1978); Love, American Style / Segment: Love and the Monsters (1971); Lucky (2017); Malibu U. (1967); Match Game (1974–1975); Melrose Place (1996–1999); Memories of Navarone (2000); Mooch (1974); New Dimensions (2018); Nowhere Man (1995); One Day at a Time (1983); One on One with John Tesh (1992); Operation Mad Ball (1957); P.O.P. Dance Party (1962); Pat Boone in Hollywood (1967); Pioneers of Television (2011); Plymouth Fury (1977); Police Story (1977); Police Story: Gladiator School (1988); Police Woman (1976); Portrait of a Legend (1977); Random Acts (2001); Raven (1992–1993); Renegade (1992 / 1994); Romp!!! (1968); Rumble on the Docks (1956); S.W.A.T. (1976); Sally Jessy Raphael (1991); Savannah (1996–1997); Scruples (1981); Sha Na Na (1979); Shivaree (1965); Shuttlepod Show / Podcast Series (2023); Silk Stalkings (1994–1995); Something Is Out There (1988); Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1998–1999); Star's Table (1986); Stingray (1987); Super Bloopers and Practical Jokes (1984); T.J. Hooker (1982–1986); Teen Scene (1964); Tequila and Bonetti (1992); That's Life (1979); The 31st Annual Academy Awards (1959); The 36th Annual Academy Awards (1964); The 36th Primetime Emmy Awards (1984); The 54th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade (1985); The 6th Annual American Cinema Awards (1989); The A-Team (1986); The Barbara McNair Show (1969); The Best of Hollywood (2018); The Bob Braun Show (1971–1975); The Bob Hope Show (1959–1961); The Boss' Son (1978); The Brothers Rico (1957); The David Frost Show (1971); The Definitive Elvis: The Hollywood Years - Part II: 1962-1969 (2002); The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years (2002); The Dennis Wholey Show (1969); The Dick Clark Show (1959–1960); The Donna Fargo Show (1978); The Donna Reed Show (1959–1961); The Ed Sullivan Show (1961); The Fabelmans (2022); The Fantasy Worlds of Irwin Allen (1995); The Feather and Father Gang (1977); The Flintstones (1965); The Gene Krupa Story (1959); The Greatest Night in Pop (2024); The Guns of Navarone (1961); The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) (1972–1980); The Jim Nabors Show (1978); The Jo Stafford Show (1961); The Joey Bishop Show (1967–1969); The Jonathan Winters Show (1969); The King of Queens (2004); The Lineup (1959); The Lively Set (1964); The Lives of Jenny Dolan (1975); The Lloyd Thaxton Show (1965); The Love Boat (1981); The Love Boat Fall Preview Special (1983); The Man from the 25th Century (1968); The Merv Griffin Show (1973–1986); The Mike Douglas Show (1966–1980); The Pat Boone Show (1967); The Paul Kent Show (1999); The Real Tom Kennedy Show (1970); The Rosey Grier Show (1970); The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (1959); The Tijuana Story (1957); The Time Tunnel (1966–1967); The Tonight Show (1962); The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar (1962); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1973); The Virginia Graham Show (1971); The Web (1957); The Woody Woodbury Show (1967); Turnover Smith (1980); Under the Yum Yum Tree (1963); Vaudeville (1975); Vega$ (1980); Vegas (2013); Venus in Furs (1969); Vicki! (1993); Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1966); Walker, Texas Ranger (1993); Werewolf (1987–1988); What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (2018); Where the Action Is (1966); William Shatner's Get a Life! (2012); You Don't Say (1969).

Born on this day – Dana Wynter:

Dana Wynter

Actress

June 8, 1931 – May 5, 2011

Born on this day – Kate Wilhelm:

Kate Wilhelm

Writer

June 8, 1928 – March 8, 2018

Credits:

Books:

A Flush of Shadows (1995); A Sense of Shadow (1981); A Wrongful Death (2007); Abyss (1973); All For One (2012); Alpha 5 (1974); And the Angels Sing (1992); Andover and the Android (1966); Angels! (1995); Asimov's Science Fiction, November 1994 (1994); Best New Horror 4 (1993); Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Sixth Annual Collection (1977); Better Than One (1980); By Stone By Blade By Fire (2012); Cambio Bay (1990); Children of the Wind (1989); City of Cain (1974); Clarion SF (1977); Clear and Convincing Proof (2003); Cold Case (2008); Crazy Time (1988); Death of an Artist (2012); Death Qualified (1991); Defense for the Devil (1999); Desperate Measures (2001); Fantasy & Science Fiction, July / August 2012 (2012); Fault Lines (1977); Fear is a Cold Black (2010); Forever Yours, Anna (1987); Heaven is High (2011); Huysman's Pets (1985); I Know What You’re Thinking (1994); In Between (2014); Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, October 1986 (1986); Isaac Asimov's Aliens & Outworlders (1983); Juniper Time (1979); Justice for Some (1993); Kate Wilhelm in Orbit, Volume One (2015); Kate Wilhelm in Orbit, Volume Two (2015); Let the Fire Fall (1969); Listen, Listen (1981); Malice Prepense / For the Defense (1996); Margaret and I (1971); Mirror, Mirror (2017); Moongate (2000); More Bitter Than Death (1963); Music Makers (2012); Naming the Flowers (1992); Nebula Awards 9 (1974); No Defense (2000); Oh, Susannah! (1982); Omni Visions Two (1994); Orbit 11 (1972); Orbit 12 (1973); Orbit 3 (1967); Orbit 6 (1970); Seven Kinds of Death (1992); Sister Angel (2012); Skeletons (2002); Sleight of Hand (2006); Smart House (1989); Somerset Dreams and Other Fictions (1978); Storyteller (2005); Sweet, Sweet Poison (1990); Terry's Universe: Science fiction's finest writers join in honoring the memory of Terry Carr (1987); The Best Defense (1994); The Best from Fantasy & Science Fiction: The 50th Anniversary Anthology (1999); The Bird Cage (2012); The Clewiston Test (1976); The Clone (1965); The Dark Door (1988); The Deepest Water (2000); The Downstairs Room (1970); The Fullness of Time (2012); The Giant Book of Terror (1994); The Girl Who Fell Into the Sky (1986); The Good Children (1998); The Gorgon Field (1986); The Hamlet Trap (1987); The Hills Are Dancing (1986); The House Share (2022); The Infinity Box (1975); The Killer Thing / The Killing Thing (1967); The Mile-Long Spaceship (1963); The Nevermore Affair (1966); The Orbit Science Fiction Yearbook 1 (1988); The Orbit Science Fiction Yearbook Three (1990); The Orbit Science Fiction Yearbook Two (1989); The Penguin Book of Modern Fantasy by Women (1995); The Price of Silence (2005); The Secret History of Science Fiction (2009); The Seventh Omni Book of Science Fiction (1989); The Unbidden Truth (2004); The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction (2010); The Winter Beach (1981); Those Who Can: A Science Fiction Reader (1973); Torch Song (2012); Welcome, Chaos (1983); Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang (1975); Whisper Her Name (2012); With Thimbles, With Forks, and Hope (2012); Yesterday's Tomorrows (2015).

Movies and television:

The Lookalike (1990); Out of the Unknown (1965).

Born on this day – Jerry Stiller:

Jerry Stiller

Actor

Writer

Comedian

June 8, 1927 – May 11, 2020

Born on this day – Peggy Maley:

Peggy Maley

Actress

June 8, 1923 – October 1, 2007

Born on this day – Sheila Ryan:

Sheila Ryan

Actress

June 8, 1921 – November 4, 1975