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).

Born on this day – Collette Merton:

Collette Merton

Actress

March 7, 1907 – July 24, 1968

Credits:

Clear the Decks (1929); King of the Campus (1929); Paddling Co-Eds (1928); The Doorway to Hell (1930); The Godless Girl (1928); Why Be Good? (1929).

Born on this day – Ben Ames Williams:

Ben Ames Williams

Writer

March 7, 1889 – February 4, 1953

Credits:

All the Brothers Were Valiant (1919); The Sea Bride (1919); The Great Accident (1920); Evered (1921); Black Pawl (1922); Sangsue (1923); Audacity (1924); The Rational Hind (1925); The Silver Forest (aka A Killer Among Us) (1926); Immortal Longings (1927); Splendor (1927); The Dreadful Night (1928); Across to Singapore (1929); Death On Scurvy Street (aka The Bellmer Mystery) (1929); Great Oaks (1930); Touchstone (1930); An End to Mirth (1931); Great Oakes (1931); Letters from Fraternity (1931); Pirate's Purchase (1931); Honeyflow (1932); Lady in Peril (aka Money Musk) (1932); Mischief (1933); Pascal's Mill (1933); Hostile Valley (aka Valley Vixen) (1934); Small Town Girl (1935); The Crucible (1937); It's a Free Country (1937); The Strumpet Sea (1938); The Happy End (1939); Once Aboard the Whaler (1939); Thread of Scarlet (1939); Thread of Sea (1939); Come Spring (1940); Mr. Secretary (1940); The Strange Woman (1941); Time Of Peace (1942); Amateurs At War (1943); Leave Her To Heaven (1944); House Divided (1947); Owen Glen (1950); Dark Surgery (1953); The Unconquered (1953); Thrifty Stock (1923); Franternity Village (1949); Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror 3rd Series (1934); Witch-Trot Pond (1931).

Charles W. Eliot, on books:

Books are the quietest and most constant of friends;
they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors,
and the most patient of teachers.

– Charles W. Eliot.

Enrique Jardiel Poncela, on writing:

When something can be read without effort, great effort has gone into its writing.

- Enrique Jardiel Poncela.

On this day in television history - Justified (2012):

Justified

Season 3. Episode 8.

Episode entitled: Watching the Detectives.

Released March 6, 2012.

Directed by Peter Werner.

Written by Graham Yost, Nichelle Tramble Spellman, Ingrid Escajeda, Ryan Farley and Jon Worley.

Based on the short story Fire in the Hole by Elmore Leonard.

Music by Steve Porcaro.

Cast:

Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Joelle Carter, Jacob Pitts, Erica Tazel, Natalie Zea, Walton Goggins, Mykelti Williamson, Jere Burns, David Andrews, Rick Gomez, Max Perlich, William Ragsdale, Stephen Root, Stephen Tobolowsky, Stoney Westmoreland, Tim DeZarn, Demetrius Grosse, Cleavon McClendon, Neal McDonough, David Atkinson, Elena Evangelo, Lynda Kay Parker, Jonathan Kowalsky, William Gregory Lee, Brendan McCarthy, Joe Stevens, Allen Eckhouse.

On this day in movie history - Lethal Weapon (1987):

Lethal Weapon

directed by Richard Donner,

written by Shane Black and Jeffrey Boam,

was released in the United States on March 6, 1987.
Music by Michael Kamen and Eric Clapton.

Cast:

Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Gary Busey, Mitchell Ryan, Tom Atkins, Darlene Love, Traci Wolfe, Jackie Swanson, Damon Hines, Ebonie Smith, Bill Kalmenson, Lycia Naff, Patrick Cameron, Don Gordon, Jimmie F. Skaggs, Jason Ronard, Blackie Dammett, Gail Bowman, Robert Fol, Selma Archerd, Richard B. Whitaker, Mary Ellen Trainor, Steve Kahan, Jack Thibeau, Grand L. Bush, Ed O'Ross, Gustav Vintas, Paul Tuerpe, Chad Hayes, Chris D. Jardins, Sven-Ole Thorsen, Peter DuPont, Gilles Kohler, Cedric Adams, Jim J. Poslof, Al Leong, Michael Shaner, Natalie Zimmerman, Deborah Dismukes, Cheryl Baker, Terri Lynn Doss, Sharon K. Brecke, Donald Gooden, Alphonse Philippe Mouzon, Shaun Hunter, Everitt Wayne Collins Jr., Lenny Juliano, Henry Brown, Brian Strohm, Teresa Kadotani, Frank Reinhard, John O'Neill, Tom Noga, Burbank (the Cat), Sam (the Dog), Larry Clardy, Renée Estevez, Bob Harks, Kathleen Harrison, Conrad Hurtt, Danny Nero, Mic Rodgers, Joan Severance, Alastair Sim, Chris Tashima, Norman D. Wilson.