Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Born on this day – Norman Fell:


Norman Fell


Actor

March 24, 1924 – December 14, 1998

Credits:

12 O'Clock High (1964–1966); 1st & Ten (1990); 87th Precinct (1961–1962); A Man Called Shenandoah (1966); ABC's Silver Anniversary Celebration (1978); Ah, Wilderness! (1959); Airport 1975 (1974); All-Star Family Feud Special (1978–1984); Beach House (1996); Ben Casey (1964–1965); Bewitched (1966); Biography (2009); Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1966); Bullitt (1968); C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud (1989); Cain's Hundred (1961); Cannon (1975); Catch-22 (1970); Celebrity Sweepstakes (1976); Charley Varrick (1973); Charlie's Angels (1977); Checkmate (1961); Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold (1975); Crazy Like a Fox (1985–1986); Dan August (1970–1971); Dan August: Murder, My Friend (1980); Dan August: Once Is Never Enough (1980); Dan August: The Jealousy Factor (1980); Dan August: The Trouble with Women (1980); Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Suzanne Somers (1978); Death Stalk (1975); Don't Ask Me, Ask God (1984); Dr. Kildare (1965); E! True Hollywood Story (1998); East Side/West Side (1963); Ellen (1997); Ellery Queen (1976); Entertainment Tonight (1989–1991); Escape (1973); ESPN Top Rank Boxing (1980); Executive Suite (1976); Family Feud (1979–1988); Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare (1995); Fay (1975); Fitzwilly (1967); Flying Blind (1993); For the Boys (1991); For the Love of It (1980); Game Show Moments Gone Bananas (2005); Getting There (1980); Ghostbreakers (1967); Going Places (1973); Good Grief (1990); Good Morning America (1979); Goodyear Playhouse (1954); Griff (1973); Guardian of the Wilderness (1976); Heartbreak High (1981); Here's Hollywood (1962); Hexed (1993); History of the Sitcom (2021); Hollywood Christmas Lane Parade of the Stars (1960); Hooperman (1989); I Spy (1967); If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969); Inherit the Wind (1960); Insight (1967–1969); Into the Night (1991); Ironside (1967–1969); It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963); It's Garry Shandling's Show. (1986); Joe & Mabel (1956); Johnny Staccato (1960); Judd for the Defense (1968); Kraft Mystery Theater (1963); Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963); Kraft Theatre / The Philco Television Playhouse (1954); Kraft Theatre / The United States Steel Hour (1956); Life with Louie (1998); Love, American Style / Segments Love and the Clinic / Love and the Good Deal (1969–1972); Lucas Tanner (1975); Magic with the Stars (1982); Magnum, P.I. (1987); Mannix (1967); Marcus Welby, M.D. (1973); Matlock (1987); Matt Houston (1982); McCloud (1972); McMillan & Wife (1975); Medical Center (1974); Mr. Novak (1965); MTV Fifth Annual Rock n' Jock Softball Challenge (1994); Murder, She Wrote (1985–1988); Murphy's Law (1989); Needles and Pins (1973–1974); Ocean's Eleven (1960); O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (1972); On Stage at the Kennedy Center: The Mark Twain Prize (2002); On the Right Track (1981); Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019); Out of This World (1987); Pat Boone and Family Christmas Special (1979); Paternity (1981); Perry Mason (1960); Peter Gunn (1961); Playwrights '56 (1956); Police Story (1974–1977); Pork Chop Hill (1959); PT 109 (1963); Quick, Before It Melts (1964); Rabbit Test (1978); Rhoda (1975); Rich Man, Poor Man (1976); Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours (1976); Risko (1976); Roots: The Next Generations (1979); Sam Benedict (1962); Sergeant Ryker (1968); Simon & Simon (1985); Sledge Hammer! (1987); Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World' (1991); Stanley (1956); Star Tonight (1956); Starsky and Hutch (1975); Stripped to Kill (1987); Studio One (1954–1957); Studio One Anthology (2016); Sunday Showcase (1959); Suspense (1964); Switch (1976); Tattletales (1982); Teachers Only (1982–1983); Television: The First Fifty Years (1999); That Girl (1968); The 31st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1979); The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1999); The 71st Annual Academy Awards (1999); The Alan Hamel Show (1977–1979); The Alan Thicke Show (1981); The Alcoa Hour (1956); The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1963); The Aquanauts (1961); The Ben Stiller Show (1992); The Big Story (1958); The Bionic Woman (1976); The Blue Knight (1976); The Boatniks (1970); The Bob Braun Show (1983); The Boneyard (1991); The Boys (1988–1989); The Comedy Shop (1978); The Defenders (1964); The Destiny of Marty Fine (1996); The Dick Powell Theatre (1963); The Eleventh Hour (1963); The Elgin Hour (1954); The End (1978); The F.B.I. (1965–1969); The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1994); The Fugitive (1965); The Good Life (1971); The Graduate (1967); The Hanged Man (1964); The Heist (1972); The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) (1973–1978); The Hollywood Squares (Syndication) (1972); The Invaders (1967); The Jesse Owens Story (1984); The Killers (1964); The Law and Mr. Jones (1961); The Lieutenant (1963); The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams (1977); The Lloyd Bridges Show (1963); The Love Boat (1978); The Magical World of Disney (1978); The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1966); The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1961); The Merv Griffin Show (1973); The Mike Douglas Show (1977–1979); The Munsters Today (1988); The Naked Truth (1992 / 1997); The Name of the Game (1969); The Partridge Family (1971); The Rat Race (1960); The Ropers (1979–1980); The Secret War of Harry Frigg (1968); The Silent Lovers (1980); The Stone Killer (1973); The Streets of San Francisco (1976); The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! (1989); The Tab Hunter Show (1961); The Tom Ewell Show (1960); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1974–1979); The Trials of O'Brien (1965); The Twilight Zone (1986); The Untouchables (1960); The Violators (1957); The Wild Wild West (1966); The Young Runaways (1968); The Young Warriors (1967); Three's a Crowd (1969); Three's Company (1976–1982); Thursday's Game (1974); Transylvania 6-5000 (1985); TV's Funniest Game Show Moments (1984); Uncommon Valor (1983); Underground Entertainment: The Movie (2011); Webster (1986); Win, Lose or Draw (1987); With Friends Like These... (1991); You're Driving Me Crazy (1990).

Born on this day – Murray Hamilton:


Murray Hamilton

Actor

March 24, 1923 – September 1, 1986

Born on this day – Joseph Barbera:


Joseph Barbera

Animator

Director

Producer

Artist

March 24, 1911 – December 18, 2006

Born on this day – Richard Conte:


Richard Conte

Actor

March 24, 1910 – April 15, 1975

Born on this day – Ub Iwerks:


Ub Iwerks


Animator

Cartoonist

Inventor

Special effects technician

March 24, 1901 – July 7, 1971

Credits:

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954); A Busy Day (1940); Africa Before Dark (1928); Africa Squeaks (1931); Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp (1934); Aladdin's Vamp (1926); Alaskan Sled Dog (1957); Ali Baba (1936); Alice and the Dog Catcher (1924); Alice and the Three Bears (1924); Alice at the Carnival (1927); Alice at the Rodeo (1927); Alice Cans the Cannibals (1925); Alice Charms the Fish (1926); Alice Chops the Suey (1925); Alice Cuts the Ice (1926); Alice Foils the Pirates (1927); Alice Gets in Dutch (1924); Alice Gets Stung (1925); Alice Helps the Romance (1926); Alice Hunting in Africa (1924); Alice in Slumberland (1926); Alice in the Alps (1927); Alice in the Big League (1927); Alice in the Jungle (1925); Alice in the Klondike (1927); Alice in the Wooly West (1926); Alice in Wonderland (1951); Alice Is Stage Struck (1925); Alice Loses Out (1925); Alice on the Farm (1926); Alice Picks the Champ (1925); Alice Plays Cupid (1925); Alice Rattled by Rats (1925); Alice Solves the Puzzle (1925); Alice the Beach Nut (1927); Alice the Collegiate (1927); Alice the Fire Fighter (1926); Alice the Golf Bug (1927); Alice the Lumberjack (1926); Alice the Peacemaker (1924); Alice the Piper (1924); Alice the Toreador (1925); Alice the Whaler (1927); Alice Wins the Derby (1925); Alice's Auto Race (1927); Alice's Balloon Race (1926); Alice's Brown Derby (1926); Alice's Channel Swim (1927); Alice's Circus Daze (1927); Alice's Day at Sea (1924); Alice's Egg Plant (1925); Alice's Fishy Story (1924); Alice's Knaughty Knight (1927); Alice's Little Parade (1926); Alice's Medicine Show (1927); Alice's Monkey Business (1926); Alice's Mysterious Mystery (1926); Alice's Picnic (1927); Alice's Spanish Guitar (1926); Alice's Spooky Adventure (1924); Alice's Three Bad Eggs (1927); Alice's Tin Pony (1925); Alice's Wild West Show (1924); Alice's Wonderland (1923); All Together (1942); All Wet (1927); Arctic Antics (1930); Autumn (1930); Baby Checkers (1940); Balloon Land (1935); Bear Country (1953); Beauty Shoppe (1940); Beaver Valley (1950); Behind the Tunes: Bosko, Buddy and the Best of Black and White (2005); Blackboard Revue (1940); Bright Lights (1928); Bulloney (1933); Bye, Bye Bluebeard (1949); Cave Man (1934); Cinderella (1922); Cinderella (1950); Circus (1932); Coo Coo the Magician (1933); Crop Chasers (1939); Cuckoo Murder Case (1933); Davy Crockett and the River Pirates (1956); Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier (1955); Davy Jones' Locker (1934); Dick Whittington's Cat (1936); Disneyland, U.S.A. (1956); Don Quixote (1934); El terrible toreador (1929); Empty Socks (1927); Fiddlesticks (1930); Fiddling Around (1930); Fire! Fire! (1932); Flip's Lunch Room (1933); Flying Fists (1930); Fun and Fancy Free (1947); Funny Face (1932); Goldie Locks and the Three Bears (1922); Goliath II (1960); Great Guns (1927); Happy Days (1936); Harem Scarem (1928); Hell's Bells (1929); Hell's Fire (1934); High Up (1928); Hot Dogs (1928); Humpty Dumpty (1935); Hungry Hoboes (1928); Jack and the Beanstalk (1933); Jack Frost (1934); Jack the Giant Killer (1922); Jail Birds (1931); Johnny Tremain (1957); Jungle Cat (1960); Jungle Jitters (1934); Jungle Rhythm (1929); Lady and the Tramp (1955); Laughing Gas (1931); Little Boy Blue (1936); Little Orphan Willie (1930); Little Red Riding Hood (1922); Make Mine Music (1946); Mary Poppins (1964); Mary's Little Lamb (1935); Melodious Zach: O! Melodious Song (2014); Melody Time (1948); Men Against the Arctic (1955); Merry Mannequins (1937); Midnight Frolics (1938); Minnie's Yoo Hoo (1930); Movie Mad (1931); Nature's Half Acre (1951); Nell's Yells (1939); Nurse Maid (1932); Oh Teacher (1927); Oh What a Knight (1928); Old Mother Hubbard (1935); One Hour in Wonderland (1950); One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961); Ozzie of the Mounted (1928); Pale-Face (1933); Perri (1957); Peter Pan (1953); Phoney Express (1932); Plane Crazy (1928); Play Ball (1933); Pollyanna (1960); Poor Papa (1927); Porky and Gabby (1937); Porky's Badtime Story (1937); Porky's Super Service (1937); Prowlers of the Everglades (1953); Puddle Pranks (1930); Puppy Love (1932); Puss in Boots (1922); Puss in Boots (1934); Ragtime Romeo (1931); Rasslin' Round (1934); Reducing Crème (1934); Rickety Gin (1927); Ride 'Em Plowboy (1928); Rival Romeos (1928); Robin Hood, Jr. (1934); Room Runners (1932); Sagebrush Sadie (1928); Sardinia (1956); School Days (1932); Scrappy's Trip to Mars (1937); Secrets of Life (1956); See How They Won (1935); Simple Simon (1935); Sinbad the Sailor (1935); Skeleton Frolic (1937); Sky Scrappers (1928); Sleeping Beauty (1959); Sleigh Bells (1928); Snowtime (1938); So Dear to My Heart (1948); Soda Squirt (1933); Song of the South (1946); Spite Flight (1933); Spooks (1931); Springtime (1929); Steamboat Willie (1928); Stop That Tank! (1942); Stormy Seas (1932); Stratos-Fear (1933); Summer (1930); Summertime (1935); Tall Timber (1928); Techno-Cracked (1933); Ten Who Dared (1960); The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949); The African Lion (1955); The Air Race (1933); The Banker's Daughter (1927); The Barn Dance (1929); The Barnyard Battle (1929); The Big Fisherman (1959); The Birds (1963); The Blue Men of Morocco (1956); The Boston Tea Party (1966); The Brave Tin Soldier (1934); The Brementown Musicians (1935); The Bully (1932); The Cactus Kid (1930); The Carpenters (1941); The Egg Hunt (1940); The Four Musicians of Bremen (1922); The Fox Chase (1928); The Foxy Pup (1937); The Frog Pond (1938); The Gallopin' Gaucho (1928); The Goal Rush (1932); The Good Scout (1934); The Gorilla Hunt (1939); The Great Locomotive Chase (1956); The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure (1956); The Haunted House (1929); The Headless Horseman (1934); The Horse on the Merry-Go-Round (1938); The Jazz Fool (1929); The Jungle Book (1967); The Karnival Kid (1929); The King's Tailor (1934); The Little Red Hen (1934); The Living Desert (1953); The Magical World of Disney (1954–1971); The Mechanical Cow (1927); The Merry Dwarfs (1929); The Mickey Mouse Club (1955); The Microbe Army (1935); The Milkman (1932); The Music Lesson (1932); The New Car (1931); The Ocean Hop (1927); The Office Boy (1932); The Ol' Swimmin' Hole (1928); The Olympic Elk (1952); The Opry House (1929); The Parent Trap (1961); The Plowboy (1929); The Queen of Hearts (1934); The Reluctant Dragon (1941); The Skeleton Dance (1929); The Soup Song (1931); The Sword in the Stone (1963); The Three Bears (1935); The Three Caballeros (1944); The Three Lives of Thomasina (1963); The Vanishing of S.S. Willie (2024); The Vanishing Prairie (1954); The Village Barber (1930); The Village Smitty (1931); The Village Specialist (1931); The Wise Owl (1940); Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus (1960); Tom Thumb (1936); ToonHeads (2003); Trolley Troubles (1927); Two Lazy Crows (1936); Viva Willie (1934); Water Birds (1952); Westward Ho, the Wagons! (1956); What a Life (1932); When the Cat's Away (1929); White Wilderness (1958); Wild Waves (1929); Willie Whopper (1933); Ye Olde Swap Shoppe (1940).

Erma Bombeck, on dedication:


When I stand before God at the end of my life,
I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say,
'I used everything You gave me'.

- Erma Bombeck.

Monday, March 23, 2026

On this day in movie history - Unsane (2018):


Unsane

directed by Steven Soderbergh,
written by Jonathan Bernstein and James Greer,
was released in the United States on March 23, 2018.
Music by David Wilder Savage.


Cast:

Claire Foy, Joshua Leonard, Sarah Stiles, Marc Kudisch, Amy Irving, Colin Woodell, Myra Lucretia Taylor, Lynda Mauze, Zach Cherry, Polly McKie, Jay Pharoah, Raúl Castillo, Juno Temple, Mike Mihm, Robert Kelly, Natalie Gold, Sol Marina Crespo, Will Brill, Steven Maier, Matthew R. Staley, Matt Mancini, Emily Happe, Gibson Frazier, Erin Wilhelmi, Aimee Mullins, Joseph P. Reidy, Matt Damon, Erika Rolfsrud, Elizabeth Goodman, Roshanna Jenkins, Lance Coughlin, Kevin Dean O'Connor, Laura Rothschild, Arthur Shaffer, Ursula Triplett.