Monday, October 26, 2026

Born on this day – Pat Conroy:


Pat Conroy


Writer

October 26, 1945 – March 4, 2016

Books:

A Lowcountry Heart (2016); A Stranger's House (1988); A Word On Words (2023); A World Made Of Fire (1984); Beach Music (1994); Big Bad Love (1990); Cold Sassy Tree (1984); Desert Places (2004); Domestic Pleasures (1991); East Coast Girls (2020); Fate Moreland's Widow (2015); First Words (1993); Heir To the Everlasting (2011); Letter to My Daughter (2010); Man in the Blue Moon (2012); My Losing Season (2002); My Reading Life / aka My Life in Books (2010); Prague (2002); South of Broad (2009); Special Kay (2000); Stories from the Blue Moon Cafe I (2002); Sweetsmoke (2008); The Boo (1970); The Death of Santini (2013); The Fifty-first State (2013); The Florabama Ladies' Auxiliary & Sewing Circle (2001); The Great Santini (1976); The Great Santini / The Lords of Discipline (2016); The Invisible Circus (1994); The King of Lies (2006); The Lords of Discipline (1980); The Pat Conroy Cookbook (2004); The Perfect Love Song (2010); The Prince of Tides (1986); The Prince of Tides / The Water is Wide (2016); The Tender Mercy of Roses (2011); The Water is Wide (1972); The Wave Dancer Benefit (2002); The Winters in Bloom (2011); The World of Pat Conroy (1991); Valley of the Shadow (1998); Where It Hurts (2016); Where the Rivers Merge (2025).

Movies and television:

Conrack (1974); Les Carnets de route de François Busnel (2011); Margaret Mitchell: American Rebel (2012); Tell About the South: Voices in Black and White (1998); The Bob Braun Show (1974); The Great Santini (1979); The Lords of Discipline (1983); The Prince of Tides (1991); The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1996); The Water Is Wide (2006); Unconquered (1989).

Born on this day – Bob Hoskins:


Bob Hoskins


Actor

October 26, 1942 – April 29, 2014

Credits:

A Christmas Carol (2009); A Christmas Carol: The Video Game (2009); A Prayer for the Dying (1987); A Room for Romeo Brass (1999); American Virgin (1999); And All Who Sail in Her (1973); Balto (1995); Beyond the Limit (1983); Beyond the Sea (2004); Big Jim and the Figaro Club (1979); Blue Ice (1992); Brazil (1985); Brecht and Co (1979); British Gas (1991); British Gas 2 (1991); BT it's Good to Talk (1994); BT it's Good to Talk Surprise Saver (1996); Captain Jack (1999); Cousin Bette (1998); Crown Court (1973); David Copperfield (1999); Den of Lions (2003); Don Quixote (2000); Doomsday (2008); Enemy at the Gates (2001); Felicia's Journey (1999); Flickers (1980); Frasier (2003); Full House (1973); Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006); Go Go Tales (2007); Heart Condition (1990); Hollywoodland (2006); Hook (1991); If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them (1974); In the Looking Glass (1978); Inserts (1975); Jamie T: Sheila (2007); Kate (1972); Lassiter (1984); Last Orders (2001); Let the Good Times Roll (1999); Made in Dagenham (2010); Maid in Manhattan (2002); Mermaids (1990); Michael (1996); Mona Lisa (1986); Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005); Mussolini and I (1985); Neverland (2011); New Scotland Yard (1973); Nixon (1995); Noriega: God's Favorite (2000); Of Mycenae and Men (1979); Omnibus (1973); On the Move (1975); Othello (1981); Outlaw (2007); Outside Bet (2012); Paris, Je T'aime (2006); Parting Shots (1998); Passed Away (1992); Paul Hardcastle: Just for Money (1985); Pennies from Heaven (1978); Performance (1993); Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982); Pinocchio (2009); Play for Today (1972); Rainbow (1995); Rainbow (1995); Rock Follies of '77 (1977); Royal Flash (1975); Ruby Blue (2007); Saturday Night Live (1998); Shattered (1991); Sheppey (1980); Shoulder to Shoulder (1974); Sir Yellow (1973); Snow White and the Huntsman (2012); Softly Softly: Task Force (1973); Son of the Mask (2005); Sparkle (2007); Spice World (1997); Stainless Steel and the Star Spies (1981); Stay (2005); Super Mario Bros. (1993); Sweet Liberty (1986); Tales from the Crypt (1996); The Beggar's Opera (1983); The Big Freeze (1993); The Cotton Club (1984); The Crezz (1976); The Dunera Boys (1985); The Englishman's Boy (2008); The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish (1991); The Forgotten Toys (1995); The Good Pope (2003); The Inner Circle (1991); The Last Word Monologues (2008); The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (1987); The Long Good Friday (1980); The Lost World (2001); The Main Chance (1972); The National Health (1973); The Raggedy Rawney (1988); The Secret Agent (1996); The Sleeping Dictionary (2003); The Street (2009); The Underworld (1994); The White River Kid (1999); The Wind in the Willows (2006); The Woman Who Married Clark Gable (1985); Thick as Thieves (1974); Three Piece Suite (1977); Thriller (1975); Tube Tales (1999); Tummy Trouble (1989); TwentyFourSeven (1997); Unleashed (2005); Up the Front (1972); Van der Valk (1977); Vanity Fair (2004); Villains (1972); Weekend Playhouse (1984); Where Eskimos Live (2002); Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988); Will (2011); World War II: When Lions Roared (1994); Zulu Dawn (1979).

Born on this day – Shelley Morrison:


Shelley Morrison


Actress

October 26, 1936 – December 1, 2019

Credits:

1st & Ten (1987); 240-Robert (1979); Adventures in Paradise (1961); Blume in Love (1973); Breezy (1973); Castle of Evil (1966); Club Oscar (2005); Columbo: It's All in the Game (1993); Conspiracy of Terror (1975); Courthouse (1995); Cries from the Heart (1994); Divorce American Style (1967); Dr. Kildare (1964); Foodfight! (2012); Fools Rush In (1997); Funny Girl (1968); General Hospital (1982); Generator Rex (2011); Gunsmoke (1966); Handy Manny (2006); Home Improvement (1997); How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life (1968); I'm Home (1990); Johnny Bago (1993); Kids Don't Tell (1985); L.A. Law (1994); Laredo (1965); Lassie: A New Beginning (1978); Live Shot (1995); Love, Lies and Murder (1991); Mackenna's Gold (1969); Man and Boy (1971); Man of the People (1992); Marcus Welby, M.D. (1970); Max Dugan Returns (1983); Murder, She Wrote (1992); My Favorite Martian (1966); My Name Is Earl (2006); Nothing Sacred (1997); Occasional Wife (1966); Once an Eagle (1976); Peopletoys (1974); Prey (1998); Rabbit Test (1978); Shark Tale (2004); Sisters (1992); Soap (1977); Stand Up and Be Counted (1972); Target: The Corruptors (1962); The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (1971); The Fanelli Boys (1990); The Farmer's Daughter (1965); The Feather and Father Gang (1977); The Flying Nun (1967); The Fugitive (1965); The Girl Who Came Gift-Wrapped (1974); The Interns (1970); The Man and the City (1971); The Night That Panicked America (1975); The Outer Limits (1963); The Partridge Family (1972); The Rookies (1972); The Streets of San Francisco (1973); Three's a Crowd (1969); Troop Beverly Hills (1989); Will & Grace (1999).

Born on this day – Renato Casaro:


Renato Casaro


Artist

Movie poster designer

October 26, 1935 – September 29, 2025

Credits:

A Few Dollars for Django (1966); A Fistful of Dollars (1964); Angel Heart (1987); Army of Darkness (1992); Arte Journal (2025); Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar (1999); Asterix and the Big Fight (1989); Blackie the Pirate (1971); Cliffhanger (1993); Conan the Barbarian (1982); Dances with Wolves (1990); Day of Anger (1967); Decameron proibitissimo (Boccaccio mio statte zitto) (1972); Delitto in Formula Uno (1984); Delitto sull'autostrada (1982); Don Franco e Don Ciccio nell'anno della contestazione (1970); Dove vai tutta nuda? (1969); Due cuori, una cappella (1975); Dune (1984); Ettore lo fusto (1972); Everything Happens to Me (1980); First Blood (1982); Flash Gordon (1980); Flesh+Blood (1985); Flight from Paradise (1990); Franco, Ciccio e le vedove allegre (1968); Hands of Steel (1986); Helsinki Napoli All Night Long (1987); I due assi del guantone (1971); I due maghi del pallone (1970); I racconti di Viterbury - Le più allegre storie del '300 (1973); Il burbero (1986); Il comune senso del pudore (1976); I'm for the Hippopotamus (1979); Innocent Blood (1992); Io e mia sorella (1987); Io non spezzo... rompo (1971); K2 (1991); Laser Mission (1989); Life After Flash (2019); Life After the NeverEnding Story (2024); Lo so che tu sai che io so (1982); Lock Up (1989); Love Sins (1987); Madly in Love (1981); Malone (1987); Man of the West (1958); Maniac Cop (1988); Misery (1990); My Name Is Nobody (1973); Now They Call Him Sacramento (1972); Once Upon a Time in America (1984); Once Upon A Time In... Treviso (2024); Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019); Our Men in Bagdad (1966); Over the Top (1987); Pure as a Lily (1976); Rambo III (1988); Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985); Red Sonja (1985); Renato Casaro racconta le sue opere e la sua arte dai saloni della sua mostra (Treviso, 2021); Renegades (1989); Romeo & Juliet (1955); Sky Pirates (1986); Stormy Monday (1988); Supergirl (1984); Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991); The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988); The Art of the Blockbuster: An Interview with Renato Casaro (2018); The Bible in the Beginning... (1966); The Boss and the Worker (1975); The Care Bears Movie (1985); The First Power (1990); The Last Movie Painter (2020); The Mystery of Thug Island (1964); The NeverEnding Story (1984); The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter (1990); The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981); The Price of Power (1969); The Princess Bride (1987); The Running Man (1987); The Taming of the Scoundrel (1980); Total Recall (1990); Trinity Is Still My Name (1971); Trinity Plus the Clown and a Guitar (1975); True Lies (1994); Two Sons of Ringo (1966); What Am I Doing in the Middle of a Revolution? (1972); What's Your Sign? (1975); While There's War There's Hope (1974); Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure (1981); Wild at Heart (1990); Wild Orchid (1989); Young Guns II (1990); Zandalee (1991); Zwei blaue Augen (1955).

Born on this day – Faye Marlowe:


Faye Marlowe


Actress

Writer

October 26, 1926 – May 5, 2022

Credits:

Conrad Nagel Theater (1955); Hangover Square (1945); Johnny Comes Flying Home (1946); Junior Miss (1945); Rendezvous with Annie (1946); TCM Remembers 2022 (2022); The All-Star Bond Rally (1945); The Bed (1954); The Spider (1945); The Thief of Venice (1950).

Born on this day – Vivian Nathan:


Vivian Nathan


Actress

October 26, 1916 – April 3, 2015

Founding member of the Actors Studio in 1947.

Credits:

The Equalizer (1989); Kojak (1976); Klute (1971); Breaking Point (1963); The Doctors and the Nurses (1962–1963); Arrest and Trial (1963); The Outsider (1961); Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1958–1961); The Young Savages (1961); Play of the Week (1961); Playhouse 90 (1958–1960); Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958); Pursuit (1958); Studio One (1956–1958); Encounter (1957–1958); Teacher's Pet (1958); The Seven Lively Arts (1957); Look Up and Live (1956); The Alcoa Hour (1956–1957); Playwrights '56 (1956); The Stranger (1954); Kraft Theatre / The Philco Television Playhouse (1953).

Born on this day – Jackie Coogan:


Jackie Coogan

Actor

Comedian

October 26, 1914 – March 1, 1984