Born on this day – Jean-Pierre Thorn:

Jean-Pierre Thorn

Director

Writer

January 24, 1947 – July 5, 2025

Credits:

93: La belle rebelle (2010); Allez, yallah! (2006); Emmanuelle (1966); Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy (1994); Je t'ai dans la peau (1990); L'Âcre parfum des immortelles (2019); Le dos au mur (1980); On n'est pas des marques de vélo (2003); Oser lutter, oser vaincre (1969).

Born on this day – Sharon Tate:

Sharon Tate

Actress

Model

January 24, 1943 – August 9, 1969

Credits:

101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment (2003); 12 + 1 (1969); 1969 (2019); 20/20 (2017); 24 Horas Central (2019); 35 Serial Killers the World Wants to Forget (2018); A Year to Remember (1991); All Eyes on Sharon Tate (1966); Backstory (2001); Barabbas (1961); Beautiful Like a Poem (2020); Biography (1995–2002); Blind Faith: London Hyde Park 1969 (2006); Cease to Exist (2007); Chaos: The Manson Murders (2025); Ciao, Federico! (1970); CNN Special Reports (2015); Dark Tourist (2018); Dateline NBC (2008–2017); Death Scenes 2 (1992); Dieter & Andreas (1989); Don't Make Waves (1967); Dracula in the Movies (1992); E! True Hollywood Story (1998–1999); Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003); Eye of the Devil (1966); Final Days of an Icon (2008); Girl Games (1987); Gotta Get Off This Merry Go Round: Sex, Dolls and Showtunes (2006); Gypsy (1967); Haunted Homes of Hollywood (2018); Headliners & Legends (1998–2008); Helter Skelter: An American Myth (2020); Hollywood and the Stars (1963); Hollywood Backstage (1967); Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths (1990); Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies (1988); Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1 (1999); I Am Bruce Lee (2012); Il falso bugiardo (2008); In Memoriam: Sharon Marie Tate (2014); Interview De Gene Gutowski (2013); Interview De Roman Polanski (2013); Jacqueline Susann and the Valley of the Dolls (1968); Jay Sebring.... Cutting to the Truth (2020); Lionpower from MGM (1967); Mansfield 66/67 (2017); Manson: Music from an Unsound Mind (2019); Manson: The Lost Tapes (2018); Manson: The Women (2019); MGM 1967 Promo Reel (1967); Mia and Roman (1968); Mister Ed (1963); Playboy After Dark (1969); Roman by Polanski (2015); Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir (2011); Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (2008); Rosemary's Baby (1968); Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (2003); Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans (2015); Tess (1979); The 60s: The Beatles Decade (2006); The Americanization of Emily (1964); The Beach Boys (2024); The Beverly Hillbillies (1963–1965); The Dish on Dolls (2006); The Fearless Vampire Killers / aka Dance of the Vampires (1967); The Haunting of Sharon Tate (2019); The Legend of the Beverly Hillbillies (1993); The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1965); The New Cinema (1968); The Pat Boone-Chevy Showroom (1960); The Playboy Murders (2024); The Seventies (2015); The Sons of Sam: A Descent into Darkness (2021); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1967); The Unbeatable Bruce Lee (2001); The Wrecking Crew (1968); This Is Joan Collins (2022); Tonite Let's All Make Love in London (1967); Too Young to Die (2012); True Crime Authors (2003); Un jour, un destin (2010); Valley of the Dolls (1967); Valley of the Dolls: A World Premiere Voyage (1967); Very Scary People (2019); Wedding of the Doll (1968); When the Applause Died / Death in Hollywood (1990); Without Qualities (2011).

Born on this day – Kip Anderson:

Kip Anderson

Blues singer

Pianist

Songwriter

January 24, 1938 – August 29, 2007

Credits:

Music:

A Dog Don't Wear No Shoes (1992); A Knife and a Fork (1993); Blue Moon / Unchained Melody (1967); Frozen Heart / Abide in Me (1969); I Can't / I'll Get Along (1965); I Could'a Been Sleepin' / He Never Left Me Alone (1989); I Feel Good / I Will Cry (1961); I Get Carried Away / Here I Am, Try Me (1965); I Wanna Be the Only One / Making Tracks (1959); I Wanna Be the Only One / The Home Fires Are Brighter After All (1959); If That Don't Make You Cry / Without a Woman (1966); Jesus Sings with Me (Part 1) / Jesus Sings with Me (Part 2) (1988); Letter From my Darling / Watch You Work it Out (1968); Oh My Linda / 'Til Your Love is Mine (1960); Take It Like a Man / A Knife and a Fork (1967); Tell Her I Love Her / Woman How Do You Make Me Love You Like I Do (1965); That's All I Can Do / I Went Off and Cried (1968); That's When the Crying Begins / I Done You Wrong (1964); You'll Lose a Good Thing / I'm Out of Love (1967); Your Sweetness Is My Weakness / A Dog Don't Wear No Shoes (1992).

Born on this day – Coleman Francis:

Coleman Francis

Actor

Writer

Director

January 24, 1919 – January 15, 1973

Credits:

The Dirtiest Game (1970); Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970); Body Fever (1969); The Lemon Grove Kids Meet the Monsters (1968); The Last American Hobo (1967); P.J. (1967); Red Zone Cuba (1966); Motorpsycho! (1965); The Thrill Killers (1964); The Skydivers (1963); Tales of Wells Fargo (1961); The Beast of Yucca Flats (1961); The Rifleman (1961); Spring Affair (1960); Cimarron (1960); The Jailbreakers (1960); From the Terrace (1960); The Man and the Challenge (1960); M Squad (1960); Tombstone Territory (1960); Goodyear Theatre (1960); Highway Patrol (1959); Dragnet (1957–1959); T-Bird Gang (1959); The Book of Acts Series: The Old Testament Scriptures (1958); Twilight for the Gods (1958); Stakeout on Dope Street (1958); The Book of Acts Series (1957); Sergeant Preston of the Yukon (1955–1957); The Phantom Stagecoach (1957); Burden of Truth (1957); Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe (1955); This Island Earth (1955); Killers from Space (1954); She Couldn't Say No (1953); Scarlet Angel (1952); The Girl in White (1952); Leadville Gunslinger (1952); The Tattooed Stranger (1950).

Born on this day – Ernest Borgnine:

Ernest Borgnine

Actor

January 24, 1917 – July 8, 2012

Credits:

SpongeBob SquarePants (1999–2012); The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez (2012); Snatched (2011); Love's Christmas Journey (2011); SpongeBob SquarePants: Heroes of Bikini Bottom (2011); The Lion of Judah (2011); Night Club (2011); Another Harvest Moon (2010); RED (2010); The Genesis Code (2010); Enemy Mind (2010); SpongeBob's Boating Bash (2010); The Wishing Well (2009); SpongeBob's Truth or Square (2009); ER (1994); The Prologue to Houdini Magic's Expert at the Card Table (2008); Frozen Stupid (2008); Aces 'N' Eights (2008); Strange Wilderness (2008); A Grandpa for Christmas (2007); Oliviero Rising (2007); La cura del gorilla (2006); That One Summer (2005); Rail Kings (2005); 3 Below (2005); The Blue Light (2004); Barn Red (2004); The Trail to Hope Rose (2004); Renegade (2004); The Long Ride Home (2003); The District (2000); Whiplash (2002); September 11 (2002); Family Law (1999); 7th Heaven (1996); Touched by an Angel (1994); SpongeBob SquarePants: SuperSponge (2001); The Kiss of Debt (2000); Castle Rock (2000); Hoover (2000); Walker, Texas Ranger (1993); The Last Great Ride (2000); Chicken Soup for the Soul (1999); The Lost Treasure of Sawtooth Island (1999); Shadows of the Past (1999); Early Edition (1996); An All Dogs Christmas Carol (1998); All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series (1996); Mel (1998); 12 Bucks (1998); BASEketball (1998); Small Soldiers (1998); JAG (1995); Gattaca (1997); McHale's Navy (1997); The Single Guy (1995); Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders (1996); Pinky and the Brain (1995); All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 (1996); Captiva Island (1995); Veterinarian Christine II: The Temptation (1995); Outlaws: The Legend of O.B. Taggart (1995); The Commish (1991); Spirit of the Season (1994); Der blaue Diamant (1993); Verinarian Christine (1993); The Simpsons (1989); Mistress (1992); Home Improvement (1991); Mountain of Diamonds (1991); The Last Match (1991); Tides of War (1990); Any Man's Death (1990); Ocean (1989); Laser Mission (1989); Jake and the Fatman (1987); Jake Spanner, Private Eye (1989); Real Men Don't Eat Gummi Bears (1989); The Big Turnaround (1988); Moving Target (1988); Bensonhurst (1988); Qualcuno pagherà (1988); Skeleton Coast (1988); The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission (1988); Treasure Island in Outer Space (1987); The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission (1987); Murder, She Wrote (1984); Highway to Heaven (1984); Airwolf (1984–1986); Alice in Wonderland (1985); The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission (1985); The Manhunt (1984); Love Leads the Way: A True Story (1984); Code Name: Wild Geese (1984); The Last Days of Pompeii (1984); Masquerade (1983); Carpool (1983); Young Warriors (1983); Blood Feud (1983); Matt Houston (1982); Magnum, P.I. (1980); The Love Boat (1977); Deadly Blessing (1981); High Risk (1981); Escape from New York (1981); Super Fuzz (1980); When Time Ran Out... (1980); The Black Hole (1979); All Quiet on the Western Front (1979); The Double McGuffin (1979); Ravagers (1979); Convoy (1978); Cops and Robin (1978); The Ghost of Flight 401 (1978); Crossed Swords (1977); The Greatest (1977); Future Cop (1976); Fire (1977); Jesus of Nazareth (1977); Holiday Hookers (1976); Shoot (1976); Hustle (1975); The Devil's Rain (1975); Little House on the Prairie (1974); Sunday in the Country (1974); Law and Disorder (1974); Twice in a Lifetime (1974); Legend in Granite (1973); The Neptune Factor (1973); Emperor of the North (1973); The Poseidon Adventure (1972); The Revengers (1972); The Boxer (1972); The Trackers (1971); Hannie Caulder (1971); Bunny O'Hare (1971); Rain for a Dusty Summer (1971); Willard (1971); Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster? (1971); Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came (1970); The Adventurers (1970); A Bullet for Sandoval (1969); The Wild Bunch (1969); The Split (1968); Ice Station Zebra (1968); The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968); Get Smart (1965); The Dirty Dozen (1967); Chuka (1967); Run for Your Life (1965); Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963); McHale's Navy (1962); The Oscar (1966); The Flight of the Phoenix (1965); Wagon Train (1957); McHale's Navy (1964); General Electric Theater (1953); Alcoa Premiere (1961); Barabbas (1961); I briganti italiani (1961); Il re di Poggioreale (1961); The Last Judgment (1961); The Blue Angels (1960); Go Naked in the World (1961); Laramie (1959); Zane Grey Theatre (1956); Pay or Die! (1960); Man on a String (1960); Season of Passion (1959); The Rabbit Trap (1959); Torpedo Run (1958); The Badlanders (1958); The Vikings (1958); Schlitz Playhouse (1951); The O. Henry Playhouse (1957); Three Brave Men (1956); The Best Things in Life Are Free (1956); The Catered Affair (1956); Jubal (1956); The Square Jungle (1955); The Last Command (1955); Violent Saturday (1955); Run for Cover (1955); Marty (1955); Fireside Theatre (1949); Bad Day at Black Rock (1955); The Lone Wolf (1954); Vera Cruz (1954); The Bounty Hunter (1954); Waterfront (1954); Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954); Johnny Guitar (1954); The Ford Television Theatre (1952); The Danny Thomas Show (1953); From Here to Eternity (1953); The Stranger Wore a Gun (1953); Rocky King, Detective (1950); Kraft Theatre (1947); Shadow of the Cloak (1951); Goodyear Playhouse (1951); The Mob (1951); Captain  and His  Rangers (1949); The Whistle at Eaton Falls (1951); China Corsair (1951).

Born on this day – Viora Daniel:

Viora Daniel

Actress

January 24, 1902 – May 9, 1980

Credits:

Bulldog Pluck (1927); One Chance in a Million (1927); Quarantined Rivals (1927); Old Shoes (1925); The Cowboy and the Lady (1922); The Son of a Sheik (1922); Cold Feet (1922); 'Twas Ever Thus (1922); Saturday Night (1922); A Barnyard Cavalier (1922); Be My Wife (1921); A Pair of Sexes (1921); In for Life (1921); Let Me Explain (1921); The Easy Road (1921); The Life of the Party (1920); The Fourteenth Man (1920); The Sins of St. Anthony (1920); Thou Art the Man (1920); Young Mrs. Winthrop (1920).

Born on this day – Gladys Lehman:

Gladys Lehman

Writer

January 24, 1892 – April 7, 1993

Credits:

20th Century Fox Promotional Film (1936); A Lady Surrenders (1930); A Message to Garcia (1936); Captain January (1936); Back Street (1932); Blondie Brings Up Baby (1939); Broadway Scandals (1929); Clear the Decks (1929); Death Takes a Holiday (1934); Double Door (1934); Hired Wife (1940); His Lucky Day (1929); Hold Me Tight (1933); In Old Kentucky (1935); Embarrassing Moments (1930); Enter Madame! (1934); Fast and Furious / Red Hot Speed (1928); George White's 1935 Scandals (1935); Golden Girl (1951); Good Girls Go to Paris (1939); Her First Beau (1941); Her Highness and the Bellboy (1945); It's a Small World (1935); La voluntad del muerto (1930); Poor Little Rich Girl (1936); Presenting Lily Mars (1943); Reunion (1936); Little Accident (1930); Little Miss Marker (1934); Lux Video Theatre (1956); Luxury Liner (1948); Meet Joe Black (1998); Mexicali Rose (1929); Midnight Madonna (1937); Nice Girl? (1941); Nice Women (1931); On Your Toes (1927); Out All Night (1927); The Broadway Hoofer (1929); The Cat Creeps (1930); The County Chairman (1935); Papa sans le savoir (1932); Personality (1930); Rio Rita (1942); Seed (1931); White Woman (1933); She Married an Artist (1937); Slave Ship (1937); Song and Dance Man (1936); Sorrowful Jones (1949); Strictly Dishonorable (1931); The Fall of Eve (1929); The Ice Flood (1926); The Lady Objects (1938); The Shield of Honor (1927); The Thin Man (1959); There's Always a Woman (1938); There's That Woman Again (1938); They Just Had to Get Married (1932); This Time for Keeps (1947); Thrill of a Romance (1945); Two Girls and a Sailor (1944).