Born on this day – Irene Dunne:

Irene Dunne

Actress

December 20, 1898 – September 4, 1990

Credits:

Saints and Sinners (1962); General Electric Theater (1962); Insight (1962); Frontier Circus (1961); The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1959); The Christophers (1958); The Ford Television Theatre (1954–1956); The Jack Benny Program (1953); Schlitz Playhouse (1952); It Grows on Trees (1952); The Mudlark (1950); Never a Dull Moment (1950); I Remember Mama (1948); Life with Father (1947); Anna and the King of Siam (1946); Over 21 (1945); Together Again (1944); The White Cliffs of Dover (1944); A Guy Named Joe (1943); Lady in a Jam (1942); Unfinished Business (1941); Penny Serenade (1941); My Favorite Wife (1940); When Tomorrow Comes (1939); Invitation to Happiness (1939); Love Affair (1939); Joy of Living (1938); The Awful Truth (1937); High, Wide and Handsome (1937); Theodora Goes Wild (1936); Show Boat (1936); Magnificent Obsession (1935); Roberta (1935); Sweet Adeline (1934); The Age of Innocence (1934); Stingaree (1934); This Man Is Mine (1934); If I Were Free (1933); Ann Vickers (1933); The Silver Cord (1933); The Secret of Madame Blanche (1933); No Other Woman (1933); Thirteen Women (1932); Back Street (1932); Symphony of Six Million (1932); Consolation Marriage (1931); The Great Lover (1931); Bachelor Apartment (1931); The Stolen Jools (1931); Cimarron (1931); Leathernecking (1930).

Born on this day – Grace Gordon:

Grace Gordon

Actress

December 20, 1891 – date of death unknown

Credits:

3 Bad Men (1926); A Million Bid (1927); Affinities (1922); Butterflies in the Rain (1926); Lone Hand Wilson (1920); Mind Over Motor (1923); Mrs. Balfame (1917); Six Cylinder Love (1923); Spangles (1926); The College Kiddo (1927); The College Widow (1927); The Godless Girl (1928); The Sea Squawk (1925); The Two Twins (1923); The Unnamed Woman (1925); Those Who Dare (1924).

Recommended reading - Film Noir Reader (1996):

Film Noir Reader

Edited by Alain Silver and James Ursini.

Published 1996.

Published by Limelight.

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 0879101970

ISBN-13: 978-0879101978

Description:

This bountiful anthology combines all the key early writings on film noir with many newer essays, including some published here for the first time. The collection is assembled by the editors of the Third Edition of Film Noir: An Enclyclopedic Reference to the American Style, now regarded as the standard work on the subject.

Elbert Hubbard, on being a writer and an introvert:

He who does not understand your silence will probably not understand your words.

- Elbert Hubbard.

On this day in television history - Blade Runner: Black Lotus (2021):

Blade Runner: Black Lotus

Season 1. Episode 7.

Episode entitled: Reality.

Released December 19, 2021.

Developed by Kenji Kamiyama, Shinji Aramaki.

Directed by Kenji Kamiyama, Shinji Aramaki.

Written by Brandon Auman, Margaret Dunlap, Eugene Son, Alex de Campi.

Based on the novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick.

Opening theme: Feel You Now by Alessia Cara.

Music by Michael Hodges, Gerald Trottman.

Cast:

Jessica Henwick, Will Yun Lee, Brian Cox, Wes Bentley, Samira Wiley, Henry Czerny, Ely Henry, Laura Post, Keith Ferguson, Shinshû Fuji, Takaya Hashi, Takako Honda, Takehito Koyasu, Tony Nakajima, Akio Nojima, Arisa Shida.

On this day in movie history - Open Your Eyes (1997):

Open Your Eyes

Spanish title: Abre los ojos,

directed by Alejandro Amenábar,

written by Alejandro Amenábar and Mateo Gil,

was released in Spain on December 19, 1997.
Music by Alejandro Amenábar and Mariano Marín.

Cast:

Eduardo Noriega, Penelope Cruz, Chete Lera, Fele Martinez, Najwa Nimri, Gerard Barray, Jorge de Juan, Miguel Palenzuela, Pedro Miguel Martinez, Ion Gabella, Joserra Cadiñanos, Tristan Ulloa, Pepe Navarro, Jaro, Walter Prieto, Carola Angulo, Fanny Gautier, Luis Garcia, Javier Martin, Jose Angel Egido, Ricardo Cruz, Raul Otegui, Pepe (cat), Alejandro Amenábar, Luis Fernandez de Eribe, Isabel Serrano.

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1992)

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Season 6. Episode 11.

Episode entitled: Chain Of Command, Part II.

Released December 19, 1992.

Directed by Les Landau.

Written by Frank Abatemarco, Brannon Braga, René Echevarria, Naren Shankar.

Created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Jay Chattaway.

Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Ronny Cox, John Durbin, David Warner, Heather Lauren Olson, Majel Barrett, Michael Braveheart, Cameron, Tracee Cocco, Eben Ham, Melanie Hathorn, Christi Haydon, Mic Rodgers, Michael Tierney.