Saturday, May 9, 2026

Born on this day – Constance Demby:


Constance Demby


Musician

Composer

Painter

Sculptor

Multimedia producer

May 9, 1939 – March 20, 2021

Credits:

Music:

Æterna (1995); Ambrosial Waves – Healing Waters (2011); Ambrosial Waves – Tidal Pools (2013); Arjuna Ardagh and Constance Demby – Guided Meditations: The Beloved (1998); Arjuna Ardagh and Constance Demby – Guided Meditations: The Heart Meditation (1998); Attunement: Live in Concert (2000); Breeze at Dawn (1989); Chronos (Original Soundtrack Recording) (1984); Constance Demby at Alaron – Live Concert Recording (1984); Eterna (Linda Bandino) and Constance Demby – The Journey Home; Eterna (Linda Bandino) and Constance Demby – The Master Healing Ray; Faces of the Christ (2000); Light of This World (1987); Live in Tokyo (2003); Novus Magnificat: Through the Stargate – 30th Anniversary Edition (2017); Novus Magnificat: Through the Stargate (1986); Polar Shift (1991); Sacred Space Music (1982); Sanctum Sanctuorum (2001); Set Free (1989); Skies Above Skies (1978); Sonic Immersion: A Vibratory Tonal Attunement (2004); Spirit Trance (2004); Sunborne (1980); Troubadour (1976); Various Artists – Illumination.

Born on this day – Sonny Curtis:


Sonny Curtis


Singer

Songwriter

May 9, 1937 – September 19, 2025

Credits:

Albums:

Beatle Hits Flamenco Style Guitar (1964); Love Is All Around (1980); Rollin' (1981); Sonny Curtis (1979 / 2007); Spectrum (1987); The 1st of Sonny Curtis (1968); The Sonny Curtis Style (1969).

Songs:

A Beatle I Want to Be; Atlanta Georgia Stray; Buddy Holly Medley; Cowboy Singer; Day Drinker; Destiny's Child; Do Your Remember Roll Over Beethoven, Eager for the Edge; Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover; How Little Men Care; Hung Up in Your Eyes; I Fought the Law; I Like Your Music; I Wanna Go Bummin' Around; It’s Not Easy Being Fifteen; Love Is All Around; Married Women; My Little Girl; Now I’ve Got a Heart of Gold; Peggy Sue; Rock 'n' Roll; Soul Fever; Talk About My Baby; The Collector; The Mary Tyler Moore Show / Them; The Real Buddy Holly Story; The Straight Life; This Is the Last Song I'm Ever Gonna Sing; This Time Tomorrow; Walk Right Back; You Made My Life a Song.

Movies and television:

55th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards (2020); 7th Heaven (1999); A Good Year (2006); A Somewhat Gentle Man (2010); A.P. Bio (2018); Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007); Arena (1984–1985); Ashes to Ashes (2008); Attachments (2000); Aurora Borealis (2005); Badge '69' (1974); Bees Make Honey (2017); Bernadette Peters: A Special Concert (2020); Broadcast News: James L. Brooks - A Singular Voice (2011); Brothers: The Return (2006); Buddy Holly: Rave On (2017); Buffalo Gun (1961); Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992); Cannonball (2017); CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley (2022 / 2025); Cheers (1990); Christine (2016); City on a Hill (2022); Classic Albums (2019); CODA (2021); Convoy (1978); Cook Off! (2007); Crossing Jordan (2007); Daddy's Home (2015); Dancing with the Stars (2009–2011); Dawson's Creek (2002); Donkey Xote (2007); Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999); EastEnders (2006); El camino de Martín Negri (2021); Evening Shade (1990–1991); Family Guy (2000–2009); Family Switch (2023); Femme Fatales (2011); Firehouse Dog (2007); For All Mankind (2021); Freddy Got Fingered (2001); Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (2021); Get It Together (1978); Gila! (2012); Glory Daze (2010); GLOW (2018); Go Fact Yourself (2023); Gone (2006); Hawaii Five-0 (2012); Hee Haw (1980); Hellfest (2019); History of the Euros (2016); Hollywood a Go Go (1965); Hot Rod (1979); In Living Color (1993); Intermission (2003); Joan Jett and the Blackhearts: Live! (2001); Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten (2007); Just for Fun (1963); Killer Elite (2011); Kings of Rock 'n' Roll (2008); Kiss the Future (2023); Le palmarès des chansons (1966); Leo Sayer: More Than I Can Say (1980); Les invincibles (2005); Love & Kisses (1965); Lulu's Back in Town (1968); Mafia III (2016); Man of the House (2005); Man vs Snake: The Long and Twisted Tale of Nibbler (2015); Mary and Rhoda (2000); Mary Tyler Moore: The 20th Anniversary Show (1991); Masterminds (2016); Miami Vice (1985); Mooch (1974); Motive (2016); My Dead Boyfriend (2016); My Family (2025); Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1993–1994); Ocean's Eight (2018); Orphan Black (2016); Poor Little Rich Girl (1965); Por Ahora (2013); Prima che la notte (2018); Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares (2007); Ready, Steady, Go! (1964); Real Wild Child: Joan Jett Music Video Anthology (2003); Reckless Kelly (1993); RoboCop (2014); Rogue Heroes (2022); Rökrock - The Non-History of Rock'n Roll (1990); Rude Boy (1980); She's the Man (2006); Shindig! (1965); Sing a Country Song (1973); Sing Street (2016); Sleeping Dogs (2012); St. Vincent (2014); Stillwater (2021); Strictly Come Dancing (2004); Swingin' Along (1961); Tatort (2014); The '70s (2000); The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1965); The Brass Teapot (2012); The Brothers O'Toole (1973); The Buddy Holly Story (1978); The Clash: I Fought the Law (1988); The Doctor J & Dangerous Dave Dog & Pony Show (2023); The Electric State (2025); The Final Day (2000); The Good Guys (2010); The Help (2011); The Hunting Party (2007); The Kraft Summer Music Hall (1966); The Love Punch (2013); The Mary Tyler Moore Hour (1979); The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–1977); The Midnight Special (1980–1981); The Muppet Show (1980); The Project (2023); The Simpsons (1995–2003); The Skull (2010); The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show (1961); The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2016–2017); The Wonder Years (1991); This Life (1997); Top of the Pops (1979–1980); Top of the Pops: The Story of 1980 (2015); Tracy Beaker Returns (2010); Trailer Park Boys: The Movie (2006); Travelin' Light (1971); Unforgettable: The Sweeney (2012); Union Square (1997–2000); Unzipped (1995); War on Everyone (2016); We Can Be Heroes (2020); Wine Dancing (2015); Young Sheldon (2017).

Born on this day – Albert Finney:


Albert Finney


Actor

May 9, 1936 – February 7, 2019

Credits:

2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (2000); 30 Rock (2011); A Good Year (2006); A Man of No Importance (1994); A Midsummer Night's Dream (1959); A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! (2011); A Rather English Marriage (1998); A Simple Man (1987); A Tribute to John F. Kennedy from the Arts (1963); ABC Stage 67 (1967); Acting in the Sixties (1967); Agatha & Poirot: Partners in Crime (2021); Agatha Christie: A Woman of Mystery (2007); Agnieszka Holland on the Set (1997); Alpha Beta (1974); Amazing Grace (2006); Annie (1982); Another Country (1984); Arena (1975–1995); Aspects of Love (2005); Audrey Hepburn Remembered (1993); BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1958); Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007); Big Fish (2003); Bilder aus Amerika (1982); Bleak Moments (1971); Breakfast of Champions (1999); Charlie Bubbles (1968); Ciclo Agatha Christie (2005); Clapper Board (1980); Cold Lazarus (1996); Contrasts (1968); Corpse Bride (2005); Delivering Milo (2001); iscovering Film (2015); Emergency-Ward 10 (1959); Erin Brockovich (2000); Erin Brockovich: Deleted Scenes (2000); Face to Face (1962); Fan-Made Music Videos (2008); Film '81 (1981); Film Night (1970); Film Review (1967); Forget-Me-Not-Lane (1975); Good Morning America (1977–1986); Granada Reports (2019); Gumshoe (1971); HBO First Look (2004); Hemingway, the Hunter of Death (2001); Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1 (1999); Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 2 (1999); Hollywood U.K. British Cinema in the Sixties (1993); How It Is (1968); How Sweet the Sound: The Story of Amazing Grace (2007); How the Beatles Changed the World (2017); If.... (1968); In the West End Tonight (1966); International Pro-Celebrity Golf (1983); Intimate Portrait (2003); James Bond 50th Anniversary Videoblog (2012); Jason Bourne (2016); Juke Box Jury (1963); Karaoke (1996); Late Night with David Letterman (1982); Law and Disorder (1974); Les Chroniques du Mea (2023); Lights, Camera, Annie! (1982); Looker (1981); Loophole (1981); Loving Memory (1970); Memoirs of a Survivor (1981); Miller's Crossing (1990); Moving Image Salutes Sidney Lumet (1985); Munich the Documentary (2008); Murder on the Orient Express (1974); My Uncle Silas (2001–2003); NBC Experiment in Television (1970); Nicholas Craig, the Naked Actor (1990); Night Must Fall (1964); Nostromo (1996–1997); Notes from Under the Volcano (1984); O Lucky Man! (1973); Observations Under the Volcano (1984); Ocean's Twelve (2004); Omnibus (2001); On the Set of 'Washington Square' (1997); Orphans (1987); Planet Voice (2005); Pope John Paul II (1984); Postcards from Provence (2007); Privilege (1967); Read All About It (1978); Récit de voyage (2005); Release (1968); Remembering 2019: In Memoriam (2019); Review (1972); Rich in Love (1992); Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960); Schitt's Creek (2018); Scrooge (1970); She Stoops to Conquer (1956); Shoot the Moon (1982); Simpatico (1999); Skyfall (2012); Skyfall: Modern Day Bond (2013); Skyfall: Shooting Bond (2013); Space Top 10 Countdown (2007); Spotlight on Location: Erin Brockovich (2000); Spring and Port Wine (1970); Suncoast Motion Picture Company - We Can Take You There Commercial (1986); Talking Pictures (2015); The 22nd Annual Tony Awards (1968); The 71st Primetime Emmy Awards (2019); The 73rd Annual Academy Awards (2001); The 73rd Annual Tony Awards (2019); The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975); The Biko Inquest (1984); The Bourne Legacy (2012); The Bourne Ultimatum (2007); The British Academy Craft Awards (1996); The Browning Version (1994); The Burning (1968); The Claverdon Road Job (1957); The Dick Cavett Show (1982); The Dresser (1983); The Duellists (1977); The Endless Game (1989); The Entertainer (1960); The 'Father Christmas Film' (1973); The Gathering Storm (2002); The Great Christmas Movies (1998); The Green Man (1990); The Image (1990); The Man Who Fought the Planners: The Story of Ian Nairn (2014); The Merv Griffin Show (1968–1977); The Mike Douglas Show (1977); The Miser (1956); The Movies (2019); The Orange British Academy Film Awards (2001); The Oscars (2019); The Picasso Summer (1969); The Playboys (1992); The Project (2024); The Run of the Country (1995); The Second Annual West End Theatre Awards (1977); The South Bank Show (1996); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1968–1977); The Variety Club Awards for 1970 (1971); The Variety Club Awards for 1982 (1983); The Variety Club Awards for 1990 (1991); The Victors (1963); The Wall: Live in Berlin (1990); Theatre Night (1960); This Is Joan Collins (2022); This Is Your Life (1978); Tim Burton: Dark vs. Light (2006); Today (1968); Tom Jones (1963); Traffic (2000); Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years (2000); Two for the Road (1967); Uncovering Wolfen; Under the Volcano (1984); Variety Club of Great Britain Awards for 1960 (1961); Variety Club of Great Britain Awards for 1961 (1962); Virage de modes (2005); Vito (2011); Voices from the Underworld (2006); Washington Square (1997); Wogan (1986–1992); Wolfen (1981).

Born on this day – Glenda Jackson:


Glenda Jackson


Actress

Politician

May 9, 1936 – June 15, 2023

Credits:

47th Annual Academy Awards (1975); A Murder of Quality (1991); A Touch of Class (1973); A Week in Politics (1993); Aesop's Fables (1995); All-Star Party for Carol Burnett (1982); American Playhouse (1988); An Audience with Diana Ross (1999); n Invitation to Remember (1989); Armchair Theatre (1968); Artsnight (2016); Aspel & Company (1987); At the Tonys with Imogen Lloyd Webber (2018); BBC Play of the Month (1970); Beyond Therapy (1987); Blood Donors: Glenda and Ernie (1981); British Legends of Stage and Screen (2012); Burt's Bikers (1981); Business as Usual (1988); Carol & Company (1990); CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley (2018); CBS This Morning (1988 / 2019); Channel 4 News (2016); Clapper Board (1978–1979); Clive Anderson Talks Back (1991); Comic Relief (1991); Cows, Cash & Cover-ups? Investigating VCJD (2019); Daily Politics (2004); Des O'Connor Tonight (1998); Dinah! (1975); Doombeach (1989); E.M. Forster 1879-1970 (1970); Election 92 (1992); Elizabeth Is Missing (2019); Elizabeth R (1971); Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes (2011); Fifty Poems of Emily Dickinson (1997); Film '72 (1972–1984); Film Night (1971); Friday Night (1993); Full House (1973); Girl Talk (1966); Giro City (1982); Glenda Jackson Remembers... Elizabeth R (2023); Goodbye Britain? (2016); Greenwich Village (1972); Half Hour Story (1967); Have I Got News for You (1994–2003); Have I Got News for You: The Best of the Guest Presenters (2003); HealtH (1980); Hedda (1975); Hopscotch (1980); Hour Magazine (1981); House Calls (1978); I Love a 1970's Christmas (2000); If It Moves Shoot It (1970); Imprescindibles (2012); It'll Be Alright on the Night 2 (1979); It's My City! (1989); ITV Play of the Week (1957–1961); ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969); Jerry Springer on Sunday (1999); Jonathan Dimbleby (2003); Ken Russell: A Bit of a Devil (2012); King of the Wind (1990); La lluna (1989); La parada (1990); Late Night with Seth Meyers (2019); Les rendez-vous du dimanche (1976); Let Poland Be Poland (1982); Light the Darkness (1991); Live Talk (2000); Lost and Found (1979); Lucy Worsley's Royal Myths & Secrets (2020); Mad As Hell: Peter Finch (2011); Man-made Famine (1982); Marat/Sade (1967); Mary, Queen of Scots (1971); Midi Trente (1973); Miranda: Morecambe & Wise and Me (2017); Morecambe & Wise Christmas Cracker (1993); Morecambe & Wise in America (2018); Morecambe & Wise: In Their Own Words (2008); Morecambe & Wise: The Whole Story (2013); Morecambe and Wise: The Show What Paul Merton Did (2009); Mothering Sunday (2021); Mothers of the Revolution (2021); Musings of the Classic Sherlock Holmes Actor (2022); Nasty Habits (1977); Negatives (1968); Night of 100 Stars (1977); Of Muppets and Men: The Making of 'The Muppet Show' (1981); Omnibus (1971–1998); Open Space (1990); Opus (1967); Oscar's Greatest Moments (1992); Parkinson (1974–1978); Querida Concha (1993); Question Time (1991–1996); Reel Pieces with Annette Insdorf (2019); Review (1970); Ruby (1999); Sakharov (1984); Salome's Last Dance (1988); Saturday Night at the Mill (1979); So Graham Norton (1999); Stevie (1978); Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971); T.Bag's Christmas Ding Dong (1990); Talking Film (1981); Talking Pictures (2024); TCM Remembers 2023 (2023); Telescope (1971); Tell Me Lies (1968); The 11 O'Clock Show (1999); The 35th Annual Tony Awards (1981); The 42nd Annual Tony Awards (1988); The 72nd Annual Tony Awards (2018); The Benefit of the Doubt (1967); The Best of Morecambe & Wise (2001); The Boy Friend (1971); The British Academy Television Awards (1999); The Class of Miss MacMichael (1978); The David Frost Show (1971); The Devil Is a Woman (1974); The Dick Cavett Show (1971); The Extra Day (1956); The First Annual Comedy Hall of Fame (1993); The Great Escaper (2023); The Greatest Christmas Comedy Moments (2008); The House of Bernarda Alba (1991); The Incredible Sarah (1976); The Jonathan Ross Show (2019); The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2018); The London Programme (1990); The Maids (1975); The Man Who Would Be Caine (1998); The Merv Griffin Show (1971); The Mike Douglas Show (1976–1979); The Morecambe & Wise Show (1971–1980); The Movies (2019); The Muppet Show (1980); The Music Lovers (1971); The Nelson Affair (1973); The Norman Gunston Show (1976); The One Show (2019); The Pacemakers (1971); The Patricia Neal Story (1981); The Project (2024); The Rainbow (1989); The Real Story of Humpty Dumpty (1990); The Real Story of... (1991); The Red Queen: A Portrait of Barbara Castle (1995); The Return of the Soldier (1982); The Rock 'n' Roll Years (1987); The Romantic Englishwoman (1975); The Secret Life of Arnold Bax (1992); The Sunday Programme (2000–2007); The Talk Show with Clive James (1990); The Theory of Everything (2014); The Triple Echo (1972); The Unforgettable Eric Morecambe (2001); The Very Best of 'Have I Got News for You' (2002); The Wednesday Play (1965–1968); Theater Talk (2018); This Cultural Life (2022); This Is Your Life (1990–1995); This Morning (1996–1999); This Sporting Life (1963); This Week (2003); Today (2019); Turtle Diary (1985); TV's Censored Bloopers (1981); Valentines. A Bouquet of Letters and Poetry of Lovers (1994); Variety Club of Great Britain Awards for 1969 (1970); Victoria Wood's Sketch Show Story (2001); Visions of Sport (1992); Walkie Talkie (1989); William Shakespeare (2000); Without Walls (1993); Wogan (1984–1990); Women in Love (1969); Working in the Theatre (1985); World in Action (1992); You Don't Want to Do That (2001); Z Cars (1963).

Born on this day – Roger Hargreaves:


Roger Hargreaves


Writer

Illustrator

May 9, 1935 – September 11, 1988

Credits:

Books:

12 Days of Christmas (2009); A Christmas Carol (2010); A Christmas Pantomime (2010); A Jolly Christmas Party (2009); A White Christmas (2011); Albert the Alphabetical Elephant (1977); Alphabet Fun (1982); Apple for Oink (1981); Baa (1979); Bill Buzz (1989); Buzz (1978); Charlie Oink (1989); Chatter (1978); Chirp (1979); Cluck (1979); Count Worm (1976); Croak (1979); Gary Grizzle (1989); Grandfather Clock (1978); Grandma Baa (1989); Grizzle (1979); Growl (1979); Harry Hoof (1989); Hippo Leaves Home (1977); Hippo, Potto and Mouse (1977); Hiss (1978); Honk (1979); Horace Honk (1989); How to Draw Mr Men (2010); I Am a Book (1985); I Learn My ABC's (1984); If You aren't a Roundy, You're a Squary (1975); John Mouse and the Apple Adventure (1973); John Mouse Goes to Work (1973); John Mouse Goes to Wormland (1973); John Mouse in the News (1973); John Mouse Raises the Alarm (1973); Little Miss Bad (2003); Little Miss Birthday (2006); Little Miss Bossy (1981); Little Miss Bossy and the Magic Word (1998); Little Miss Bossy's Big Board (2002); Little Miss Bossy's Zoo Animals (1982); Little Miss Brainy (1995); Little Miss Busy (1995); Little Miss Chatterbox (1984); Little Miss Christmas (2005); Little Miss Christmas Sticker Activity Book (2010); Little Miss Contrary (1984); Little Miss Contrary All in a Muddle (2006); Little Miss Curious (1990); Little Miss Ditzy (2001); Little Miss Dotty (1985); Little Miss Dotty Has a Dotty Day Out (1998); Little Miss Fickle (1984); Little Miss Fun (1995); Little Miss Giggles (1984); Little Miss Giggles' Giggly Day (2000); Little Miss Giggles Has a Giggle (1999); Little Miss Giggles Photograph Album (1997); Little Miss Greedy (1995); Little Miss Helpful (1981); Little Miss Helpful and the Green House (1998); Little Miss Helpful Plans a Party (1983); Little Miss Helpful's Visit to the Doctor (1982); Little Miss Late (1981); Little Miss Lucky (1984); Little Miss Lucky and the Naughty Pixies (2007); Little Miss Magic (1982); Little Miss Naughty (1981); Little Miss Naughty and the Good Fairy (2003); Little Miss Naughty Worries Mr. Worry (1998); Little Miss Naughty's Annual 2011 (2010); Little Miss Naughty's Guide to Love (2001); Little Miss Naughty's Naughty Day (1999); Little Miss Naughty's Naughty Tricks (2000); Little Miss Naughty's Nursery Rhymes (1982); Little Miss Neat (1981); Little Miss Neat and the Last Leaf (1998); Little Miss Neat's Opposites (1982); Little Miss Plump (1981); Little Miss Princess & the Very Special Party (2012); Little Miss Princess (2011); Little Miss Princess and the Very Special Wedding (2011); Little Miss Quick (1994); Little Miss Quick in a Hurry (2000); Little Miss Scary (2003); Little Miss Scatterbrain (1981); Little Miss Scatterbrain Sets Off for the Sun (1998); Little Miss Shy (1981); Little Miss Somersault (1995); Little Miss Splendid (1981); Little Miss Splendid and the House with a View (1998); Little Miss Splendid and the Princess (2006); Little Miss Star (1984); Little Miss Stubborn (1995); Little Miss Stubborn: The Wrong Advice (1998); Little Miss Sunshine (1981); Little Miss Sunshine and the Splendid Hair Day (2002); Little Miss Sunshine and the Wicked Witch (2005); Little Miss Sunshine Keeps Her Smile (1998); Little Miss Sunshine's Sail Along Day (2001); Little Miss Sunshine's Shapes (1982); Little Miss Tidy (1994); Little Miss Tiny (1981); Little Miss Tiny Just the Right Size (1998); Little Miss Tiny's Tea Party (2000); Little Miss Trouble (1981); Little Miss Trouble and the Mermaid (2005); Little Miss Trouble Causing Trouble (2000); Little Miss Twins (1984); Little Miss Whoops (2003); Little Miss Wise (1995); Me and My Tummy (1992); Meow (1978); Molly Moo (1989); Moo (1979); Moo's Fancy Hats (1981); Mouse Gets Caught (1977); Mr Adventure (2016); Mr Men and Little Miss Bumper Activity Book (2010); Mr Men and Little Miss Treasury (2010); Mr Men Meet Father Christmas (2012); Mr Men Mr Complete Collection (2010); Mr Men Show (2010); Mr Tickle Colouring Book (2011); Mr. Birthday (2006); Mr. Bounce (1976); Mr. Bounce's Bouncy Day (2000); Mr. Bounce's Dot-To-Dot (1982); Mr. Bounce's Numbers (1981); Mr. Brave (1995); Mr. Bump (1971); Mr. Bump and His Bumpy Day (1996); Mr. Bump and the Knight (2007); Mr. Bump Loses His Memory (1998); Mr. Bump's Bumper Day (1998); Mr. Busy (1978); Mr. Chatterbox (1976); Mr. Chatterbox's Words (1981); Mr. Cheerful (1998); Mr. Christmas (1984); Mr. Christmas and Friends (2003); Mr. Christmas Sticker Activity Book (2010); Mr. Clever (1978); Mr. Clever's Clever Word (1999); Mr. Clumsy (1978); Mr. Clumsy's Guide to DIY (2000); Mr. Cool (2003); Mr. Daydream (1972); Mr. Dizzy (1976); Mr. Forgetful (1976); Mr. Funny (1976); Mr. Funny and the Pop-Up TV Show (1987); Mr. Funny at the Circus (1980); Mr. Funny Upsets Mr. Fussy (1998); Mr. Funny's Drive-along Day (2001); Mr. Funny's Funny Car (1999); Mr. Fussy (1976); Mr. Good (2003); Mr. Greedy (1971); Mr. Greedy and His Tummy (1995); Mr. Greedy and the Gingerbread Man (2013); Mr. Greedy Goes Shopping (1979); Mr. Greedy Is Heavily Helpful (1998); Mr. Greedy Is Helpfully Heavy (2006); Mr. Greedy Mr Man Book (1971); Mr. Greedy's Big Book (2002); Mr. Greedy's Guide to Food (2000); Mr. Grumble (1995); Mr. Grumpy (1978); Mr. Happy (1971); Mr. Happy and His Best Smile Ever (1999); Mr. Happy and the Wizard (2004); Mr. Happy at the Seaside (1979); Mr. Happy Finds a Hobby (1998); Mr. Happy Goes to the Beach (1983); Mr. Happy's ABCs (1981); Mr. Happy's Dot-To-Dot (1982); Mr. Happy's Happy Day (1999); Mr. Happy's Smiley Day (2000); Mr. Impossible (1976); Mr. Impossible's Maze Book (1982); Mr. Jelly (1976); Mr. Jelly and the Pirates (2006); Mr. Lazy (1976); Mr. Mean (1976); Mr. Mean's Guide to Management (2000); Mr. Men (1978); Mr. Men ABC (1978); Mr. Men Big Book (1978); Mr. Men Christmas (1976); Mr. Men Learning: Start to Add Up (2000); Mr. Men Learning: Start to Read (2000); Mr. Men on Holiday (1976); Mr. Men Picture Dictionary (1981); Mr. Men Sports Day (1977); Mr. Men Times Table (1982); Mr. Messy (1972); Mr. Mischief (1978); Mr. Mischief in a Spot of Trouble (1998); Mr. Muddle (1976); Mr. Muddle Goes to School (1980); Mr. Muddle in a Muddle (1999); Mr. Nervous (1982); Mr. Nobody (1985); Mr. Noisy (1976); Mr. Noisy and the Giant (2005); Mr. Noisy's Noisy Day (1999); Mr. Nonsense (1978); Mr. Nonsense's Silly Day (2000); Mr. Nosey (1971); Mr. Nosey and the Beanstalk (2012); Mr. Nosey and the Big Surprise (1998); Mr. Nosey and the Lost Balloon (1997); Mr. Nosey Follows His Nose (1980); Mr. Perfect (1995); Mr. Quiet (1978); Mr. Rude (2003); Mr. Rush (1978); Mr. Silly (1972); Mr. Silly at the Farm (1979); Mr. Silly Gets the Giggles (1998); Mr. Silly Joins the Circus (1982); Mr. Silly's Do's & Don't's (1981); Mr. Skinny (1978); Mr. Slow (1978); Mr. Small (1972); Mr. Small: A Big Day Out (1998); Mr. Small's Holiday (2000); Mr. Sneeze (1971); Mr. Snow (1971); Mr. Stingy (1982); Mr. Strong (1976); Mr. Strong and the Flood (1998); Mr. Strong to the Rescue (1980); Mr. Tall (1978); Mr. Tickle (1971); Mr. Tickle and His Tickling Record (1995); Mr. Tickle and the Dragon (2005); Mr. Tickle in a Tangel (1998); Mr. Tickle in the Park (1979); Mr. Tickle's Tickle Time (2000); Mr. Tickles Tickly Day (1999); Mr. Tickle's Toys (1981); Mr. Topsy-Turvy (1972); Mr. Topsy-turvy Round Way Wrong (1998); Mr. Uppity (1972); Mr. Worry (1978); Mr. Wrong (1978); My Daddy (2017); My Mr. Tickle Colouring Book (2011); Neigh (1978); New Pet (2017); Nursery Rhymes (poems) (1984); Oink (1979); Once Upon a Worm (1982); Parent's Guide to the Mr. Books (1981); Percy Purr (1989); Potto Finds a Job (1977); Puff (1979); Puzzle Pastimes (1984); Quack (1979); Richard Wriggle (1989); Roar (1978); Roar's Day of Mistakes (1981); Roger Roar (1989); Sam Squeak (1989); Shapes and Sizes (1982); Shirley Chirp (1989); Show and Tell (1982); Snap (1978); Snap's Big Surprise (1979); Sniff (1979); Squawk (1979); Squeak (1978); Start to Count (2006); Start to Read (2006); Susie Squawk (1989); Teacher's Guide to the Mr. Men Books (1981); The Night Before Christmas (2008); Things (1981); Three Little Misses and the Big Bad Wolf (2013); Trevor Trunk (1989); Trumpet (1978); Trumpet's Trunk (1979); Uncle Hoot (1990); Willie Woof (1989); Woof (1978); Words and Numbers (1984).

Television:

Little Miss (1983); Mr Men, Little Misses (1991); Mr. Good (2021); Mr. Men - The Great Alphabet Hunt (1992); Mr. Men (1974–1976); Mr. Men and Little Miss (1995–1998); Multi-Coloured Swap Shop (1977); The Mr. Men Show (2008); Timbuctoo (1998–1999).

Born on this day – Geraldine McEwan:


Geraldine McEwan


Actress

May 9, 1932 – January 30, 2015

Credits:

A Flea in Her Ear (1967); A Royal Birthday Gala (1990); Abuelas (2011); All for Love (1982); Away from It All (1973); BBC Play of the Month (1970–1972); BBC2 Playhouse (1982); Behind the Scenes: Agatha Christie's Marple (2005); Beware of Children (1960); Bookmark (1999); Call My Bluff (1975); Carrie's War (2004); Caught in the Act (1988); Comedy Connections (2004–2006); Contaminated Man (2000); Crime on Our Hands (1954); Fat (1979); Festival (1963); Five to Eleven (1987–1990); Food of Love (2002); For Better, for Worse (1953); Foreign Body (1986); French and Saunders (1994); GMTV (2004); Golden Gala (1978); Henry V (1989); ITV Play of the Week (1956–1960); ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1971–1973); Jackanory (1967–1977); Late Night Theatre (1973–1974); Love's Labour's Lost (2000); Mapp & Lucia (1985–1986); Marple (2004–2007); Moses (1995–1996); Mulberry (1992–1993); Not Without My Handbag (1993); Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (1990); Our Friend Victoria (2017); Out of This World (1962); Pebble Mill at One (1996); Private Affairs (1975); Profiles in Courage (1964); Pure (2002); Red Dwarf (1999); Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991); Somerset Maugham Hour (1960); Springing Lenin (1992); Success (1957); Tears Before Bedtime (1983); The 52nd Annual Tony Awards (1998); The Barchester Chronicles (1982); The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones (1976); The Dance of Death (1969); The Evening Standard Theatre Awards (1994); The Garden Party (1990); The Lazarus Child (2004); The Littlest Horse Thieves (1976); The Love Letter (1999); The Magdalene Sisters (2002); The Orange British Academy Film Awards (2003); The People's Detective (2010); The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1978); The Secret World of Arrietty (2010); The South Bank Show (2007); The Wednesday Play (1965); Theatre Night (1957); There Was a Young Lady (1953); Thin Ice (2000); Thirty-Minute Theatre (1968–1972); Titus (1999); Vanity Fair (2004); Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings Outtakes (2000); Victoria Wood: With All the Trimmings (2000); Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death (2008); Wallace & Gromit: The Aardman Collection 2 (1996); Wallace & Gromit: The Complete Collection (2009); Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005); Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures: Muzzled! (2009); 'Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit': On the Set - Part 1 (2005); Wogan (1990).

Born on this day – Robert Lewin:


Robert Lewin


Writer

Producer

May 9, 1920 – August 28, 2004

Credits:

12 O'Clock High (1965–1966); A Reason to Live (1985); Baretta (1976); Bracken's World (1969–1970); Call to Glory (1984–1985); Cannon (1972–1973); Daktari (1966); 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); Dr. Kildare (1964); Gunsmoke (1965–1966); Hawaii Five-O (1969); I Spy (1965–1968); James at 16 (1978); Judd for the Defense (1967–1969); Kung Fu (1973–1974); Man from Atlantis (1977); Mannix (1969); McMillan & Wife (1971–1972); Medical Center (1975); Mission: Impossible (1966–1967); Movin' On (1974–1975); Rawhide (1964–1965); Seizure: The Story of Kathy Morris (1980); Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1988); Starsky and Hutch (1975); The Bold and the Brave (1956); The F.B.I. (1971); The Fugitive (1966); The Loner (1965); The Munsters (1964); The Paper Chase (1978 / 1984); The Rifleman (1962–1963); The Streets of San Francisco (1972); Third of a Man (1962); Today's F.B.I. (1982).