Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Born on this day – William Marshall:


William Marshall

Actor

Director

Opera singer

August 19, 1924 – June 11, 2003

Born on this day – Gene Roddenberry:


Gene Roddenberry


Writer

Producer

Creator of Star Trek

August 19, 1921 – October 24, 1991

Credits:

A.P.O. 923 (1962); Alcoa Theatre (1959); Alias Smith and Jones (1971); Andromeda (2000); Avalon Universe: Avalon Lost (2019); Boots and Saddles (1957–1958); Borg War (2006); Chevron Hall of Stars (1956); Dakota (2017); Dr. Christian (1957); Dr. Kildare (1962); Earth: Final Conflict (1997); G.E. True (1962); Genesis II (1973); Harbor Command (1958); Have Gun - Will Travel (1957–1963); Highway Patrol (1955–1956); Hotel de Paree (1960); I Led 3 Lives (1956); Inglorious Treksperts (2019–2026); Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre (1957); Jefferson Drum (1958); Kirk Squad (2016); Mr. District Attorney (1954–1955); Naked City (1962); Penpals 2 (2016); Planet Earth (1974); Police Story (1967); Pretty Maids All in a Row (1971); Shannon (1961); Spectre (1977); Star Trek (1966–1969 / 1971 / 2009); Star Trek Beyond (2016); Star Trek Continues (2013); Star Trek Enterprise II: Der Anfang vom Ende (2016); Star Trek Enterprise: Der Zeitspiegel (2008); Star Trek Fables and Folklore (2003); Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982); Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984); Star Trek Into Darkness (2013); Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986); Star Trek Online (2010); Star Trek Phase II (2004); Star Trek Prodigy: Supernova (2022); Star Trek the Next Generation Companion A Series Guide and Script Library (1999); Star Trek the Next Generation Interactive VHS Board Game (1993); Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989); Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991); Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force (2000); Star Trek: Antyllus (2019); Star Trek: Armada II (2001); Star Trek: Borg (1996); Star Trek: Captain Pike (2016); Star Trek: Dark Horizon (2015); Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993); 'Star Trek: Deep Space Nine': Behind the Scenes (1993); Star Trek: Discovery (2017); Star Trek: Discovery Logs (2020–2023); Star Trek: Eagle (2013); Star Trek: Elite Force II (2003); Star Trek: Enterprise (2001–2005); Star Trek: Enterprise E (2012); Star Trek: Euderion (2009); Star Trek: Explorer (2013); Star Trek: First Contact (1996); Star Trek: Generations (1994); Star Trek: GENESIS (2012); Star Trek: Hidden Frontier (2000); Star Trek: Horizon (2016); Star Trek: Incident at Beta 9 (2002); Star Trek: Insurrection (1998); Star Trek: Judgment Rites (1993); Star Trek: K'Ehleyr Away Team (2014); Star Trek: Khan (2025); Star Trek: Legacies (2026); Star Trek: Legacy (2006); Star Trek: Lower Decks (2020); Star Trek: Nemesis (2002); Star Trek: New Worlds (1999); Star Trek: Odyssey (2007); Star Trek: Of Gods and Men (2007); Star Trek: Phaser Strike (1979); Star Trek: Picard (2020–2023); Star Trek: Prodigy (2021); Star Trek: Progeny (2016); Star Trek: Renegades (2015); Star Trek: Resurgence (2023); Star Trek: Revenge (2016); Star Trek: Scouts (2025–2026); Star Trek: Section 31 (2025); Star Trek: Short Treks (2018); Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (1997 / 2026); Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Starship Bridge Simulator (1995); Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022); Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973–1974); Star Trek: The Experience - The Klingon Encounter (1998); Star Trek: The Final Darkness (2004); Star Trek: The Infinite Chain (1994); Star Trek: The Mirror Frontier (2017); Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979); Star Trek: The Next Generation - A Final Unity (1995); Star Trek: The Next Generation - Future's Past (1994); Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987 / 1993); Star Trek: Voyager - The Arcade Game (2002); Star Trek: Voyager (1995); Starship Grissom: Planet L-197 (2016); Stellar Cartography on Earth (2009); Tales of the Seventh Fleet (2004); Target: The Corruptors (1961); The Detectives (1960); The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1960); The Federation Files (2016); The Kaiser Aluminum Hour (1957); The Lawbreakers (1963); The Lieutenant (1963–1964); The Questor Tapes (1974); The Red Shirt Diaries (2014); The Star Trek Encyclopedia (1999); The Virginian (1963); True Story (1957); Two Faces West (1961); Ultimate Trek: Star Trek's Greatest Moments (1999); Warrior: The Story of Sam Houston (1957); West Point (1956–1957); Whiplash (1961); William Shatner's Star Trek Memories (1995); Wrangler (1960).

Born on this day – Marie Wilson:


Marie Wilson


Actress

August 19, 1916 – November 23, 1972

Credits:

A Girl in Every Port (1952); A Star Is Born World Premiere (1954); ABC's Nightlife (1965); Boy Meets Girl (1938); Broadway (1942); Broadway Hostess (1935); Broadway Musketeers (1938); Bum Voyage (1934); Burke's Law (1964–1965); Celebrity Time (1951); China Clipper (1936); Colleen (1936); Down to Their Last Yacht (1934); Ellis in Freedomland (1952); Ernestine (1962); Flying Blind (1941); Flying Down to Rio (1933); Fools for Scandal (1938); For Auld Lang Syne (1938); Gypsy (1967); Harvard, Here I Come! (1941); Here's Hollywood (1961); House Party (1953); I Was a Burlesque Queen (1953); I've Got a Secret (1958); King of Hockey (1936); Ladies Crave Excitement (1935); Linda, Be Good (1947); Love, American Style (1972); March of the Wooden Soldiers (1934); Marry Me Again (1953); Melody for Two (1937); Miss Pacific Fleet (1935); Mr. Blackwell Presents (1966); Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962); Music for Millions (1944); My Friend Irma (1949–1954); My Friend Irma Goes West (1950); My Girl Sally (1935); My Son, the Witch Doctor (1964); Never Wave at a WAC (1953); No Leave, No Love (1946); Over the Goal (1937); Public Wedding (1937); Rookies on Parade (1941); Satan Met a Lady (1936); Screen Snapshots, Series 27, No. 8: Hollywood Honors Hersholt (1948); Screen Snapshots, Series 29, No. 5: The Great Showman (1950); Screen Snapshots, Series 31, No. 4: Hollywood on a Sunday Afternoon (1951); Screen Snapshots, Series 34, No. 2: Hollywood Stars on Parade (1954); Screen Test! (1965); She's in the Army (1942); Shine on Harvest Moon (1944); Slide, Nellie, Slide (1936); St. Patrick's Day TV Special (1969); Stars in the Eye (1952); Stars Over Broadway (1935); Sweepstakes Winner (1939); Swingtime in the Movies (1938); Take a Good Look (1959); The Arthur Murray Party (1960); The Big Noise (1936); The Comedy Spot (1962); The Cowboy Quarterback (1939); The Ed Sullivan Show (1957–1962); The Ed Wynn Show (1950); The Eddie Fisher Show (1957); The Fabulous Joe (1947); The Frank Sinatra Show (1951); The Garry Moore Show (1959); The Girl Friend (1935); The Great Garrick (1937); The Hal Roach Comedy Carnival (1947); The Invisible Menace (1938); The John Gary Show (1969); The Johnny Carson Show (1955); The Ken Murray Show (1953); The Lux Show (1957); The Merv Griffin Show (1967); The Private Affairs of Bel Ami (1947); The Red Skelton Hour (1957–1958); The Story of Mankind (1957); The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show (1957); The Tonight Show (1962); The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar (1958–1962); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1964); This Is Show Business (1949); This Is Your Life (1958–1960); Virginia (1941); Vitaphone Pictorial Revue (Series 2) #6 (1938); Vitaphone Pictorial Revue (Series 2) #12 (1938); Waterfront (1939); We, the People (1949); Where's Huddles? (1970); You Can't Ration Love (1944); Young Widow (1946).

Born on this day – Joan Peers:


Joan Peers


Actress

August 19, 1909 – July 11, 1975

Credits:

Anybody's War (1930); Applause (1929); Around the Corner (1930); Over the Hill (1931); Paramount on Parade (1930); Parlor, Bedroom and Bath (1931); Rain or Shine (1930); Rosita (1923); The Tip-Off (1931); Tol'able David (1930).

Born on this day – June Collyer:


June Collyer


Actress

August 19, 1906 – March 16, 1968

Credits:

A Face in the Fog (1936); Alexander Hamilton (1931); Before Midnight (1933); Cheaters (1934); Dude Ranch (1931); Hollywood Handicap (1938); Honeymoon Lane (1931); Lost in the Stratosphere (1934); Main Street to Broadway (1953); Meet the Stars #2: Baby Stars (1941); Meet the Stars #3: Variety Reel #1 (1941); Meet the Stars #6: Stars at Play (1941); Murder by Television (1935); Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (1954); Picture People No. 1 (1940); Picture People Vol. 2 No. 7: Children of the Stars (1942); Playhouse 90 (1958); Revenge at Monte Carlo (1933); Screen Snapshots, Series 9, No. 24 (1930); Sunday Night at the Trocadero (1937); The Brat (1931); The Drums of Jeopardy (1931); The Ghost Walks (1934); The Juke Box Jury (1953); The Stu Erwin Show (1950–1955); The Voice of Hollywood No. 12 (1930).

Born on this day – Lewis Sargent:


Lewis Sargent


Director

August 19, 1902 – April 14, 1990

Credits:

A Dog Gone Day (1922); A Fool for Luck (1923); A Million for Love (1928); A Model Messenger (1922); A Polo Bear (1927); A Rip-Snoring Night (1922); Ace High (1918); Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp (1917); Aladdin Jr. (1922); Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1918); All Set (1928); As You Mike It (1929); Ask Dad (1927); Benjamin Franklin (1924); Blue Black (1926); Campus Knights (1929); Cash and Marry (1930); Crashin' Broadway (1933); Doubling in the Quickies (1932); Even Up (1927); Eventually, But Not Now (1930); Fan Fan (1918); Flip Flops (1923); Fortune's Wheel (1923); His First Job (1922); Hollywood Trouble (1935); Hot Tires (1927); Huckleberry Finn (1920); Jessie's James (1928); Just Around the Corner (1921); Land of the Sky Blue Daughters (1930); Look Out Below (1926); Lost and Foundered (1930); Lost in a Pullman (1927); Love's Labor Found (1929); Maid to Order (1923); Marie Galante (1934); Meet the Quince (1929); Miss Adventure (1919); Miss Mink of 1949 (1949); Models and Wives (1931); Navy Beans (1928); No More Children (1929); Old Vamps for New (1930); Oliver Twist (1922); Once to Every Boy (1922); One Splendid Hour (1929); Peanuts (1923); Punches and Perfume (1926); Ridin' the Wind (1925); Running Ragged (1928); Six-Shooter Andy (1918); South of Panama (1928); Spuds (1923); Tarzan and the Green Goddess (1937); The Best Man (1923); The Call of the Wilderness (1926); The Cannonball (1931); The Captain of His Roll (1929); The Clean-Up (1929); The Coming of the Law (1919); The Dear Slayer (1930); The Fighting Fool (1926); The Godless Girl (1928); The Great Pearl Hunt (1923); The Heart of Youth (1919); The Last Gentleman (1934); The Man from New Mexico (1932); The New Adventures of Tarzan (1935); The Phantom Fortune (1923); The Setting Son (1930); The Shadow (1940); The Sleeping Cutie (1930); The Soul of Youth (1920); The Speed Boy (1922); The Speed Hound (1927); The Wild Party (1923); They Shall Not Pass Out (1929); Too Many Cooks (1931); Treasure Island (1917); Try and Do It (1927); Vamping Babies (1926); Weak Knees (1927); What Price Hollywood? (1932); Whiskers (1923).

Born on this day – Georges Lacombe:


Georges Lacombe


Director

August 19, 1902 – April 14, 1990

Credits:

1... 2... 3... Rideau! (1965); Arlequin poli par l'amour (1967); Bluff (1929); Boule de gomme (1931); Café de Paris (1938); Ce cochon de Morin (1932); Derrière la façade (1939); Elles étaient douze femmes (1940); Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma (1978); Entr'acte (1924); Florence est folle (1944); Histoire du cinéma français par ceux qui l'ont fait (1975); Illegal Cargo (1958); Jeunesse (1934); La fabrique du roi (1965); La femme invisible (1933); La Nuit de nos adieux (1962); La proie du vent (1927); La route heureuse (1936); La tour (1928); La zone (1928); L'âme de Nicolas Snyders (1961); L'âne et le boeuf (1962); L'appel du destin (1953); Le coeur dispose (1936); Le Dernier des six (1941); Le fantôme du Moulin-Rouge (1925); Le journal tombe à cinq heures (1942); Le Million (1931); Le pays sans étoiles (1946); Le réquisitionnaire (1968); Leçon de conduite (1946); Les condamnés (1948); Les époux scandaleux (1935); Les mensonges (1971); L'escalier sans fin (1943); L'inspecteur Leclerc enquête (1962); Mademoiselle de la Ferté (1949); Mathilde (1967); Message pour Margaret (1964); Midnight in Paris (1942); Misdeal (1928); Mon ami Victor (1931); Mon coquin de père (1958); Monsieur de Pourceaugnac (1970); Montmartre sur Seine (1941); Musicians of Heaven (1940); Pan!... Pan!... (1932); Paris New-York (1940); Pariser Kammertheater (1961–1963); Pierre de Ronsard, gentilhomme vendômois (1970); Poil de carotte (1962); Prélude à la gloire (1950); The Italian Straw Hat (1928); The Light Across the Street (1955); The Night Is My Kingdom (1951); The Room Upstairs (1946); The Seven Deadly Sins (1952); Their Last Night (1953); Two Timid Souls (1928); Un coup de téléphone (1932); Un souper chez Lauzun (1975); Under the Roofs of Paris (1930); Une atroce petite musique (1973).