Born on this day – Richard Widmark:

Richard Widmark

Actor

Producer

December 26, 1914 – March 24, 2008

Born on this day – Marguerite Churchill:

Marguerite Churchill

Actress

December 26, 1910 – January 9, 2000

Credits:

Fireside Theatre (1952); Bunco Squad (1950); Legion of Terror (1936); Alibi for Murder (1936); The Final Hour (1936); Murder by an Aristocrat (1936); Dracula's Daughter (1936); The Walking Dead (1936); Man Hunt (1936); Speed Devils (1935); Without Children (1935); Girl Without a Room (1933); Forgotten Commandments (1932); Ambassador Bill (1931); Riders of the Purple Sage (1931); Quick Millions (1931); Charlie Chan Carries On (1931); Girls Demand Excitement (1931); The Big Trail (1930); Good Intentions (1930); Born Reckless (1930); Harmony at Home (1930); Seven Faces (1929); They Had to See Paris (1929); Pleasure Crazed (1929); The Valiant (1929); Furnace Trouble (1929); The Diplomats (1929).

Born on this day – Elisha Cook Jr.:

Elisha Cook Jr.

Actor

December 26, 1903 – May 18, 1995

Born on this day – J. D. Short:

J. D. Short

Blues singer

Guitarist

Harmonicist

December 26, 1902 – October 21, 1962

Credits:

Albums:

Blues from the Mississippi Delta, with Son House (1963); Legacy of the Blues Vol. 8 (1973); Stavin' Chain Blues, with Big Joe Williams (1961).

Television:

The Blues (1962).

Eugène Ionesco, on writers and writing:

A writer never has a vacation.

For a writer, life consists of either writing or thinking about writing.

- Eugène Ionesco.

On this day in movie history - Fences (2016):

Fences

directed by Denzel Washington,

written by August Wilson,

based on the play by August Wilson,

was released in the United States on December 25, 2016.
Music by Marcelo Zarvos.

Cast:

Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Jovan Adepo, Russell Hornsby, Mykelti Williamson, Saniyya Sidney, Christopher Mele, Lesley Boone, Jason Silvis, Toussaint Raphael Abessolo, Gregory Bromfield, Hanibal Chancellor, Cara Clark, Tra’Waan Coles, Sean Cummings, Ellwood Davis, DieselDonlow, Mark Falvo, Joe Fishel, Kristie Galloway, Carlos Gonzalez, John W. Iwanonkiw, Floyd Jackson, Daniel James, Aristle Jones IV, Trudi Kennedy, Malik Abdul Khaaliq, Connie Kincer, Ashley Marie Lewis, Cecily Lewis, Wayne Leya, Frank McAleavey, Chris McCail, Terri Middleton, Kelly L. Moran, Mike Nardi, Phil Nardozzi, Frankie Palombi, Kameron Peters, Eric Rasmussen, Dillon Stark, Brian E. Stead, Will Tolliver Jr.

On this day in movie history - Silver Linings Playbook (2012):

Silver Linings Playbook

written and directed by David O. Russell,

was released in the United States on December 25, 2012.
Based on the novel The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick.
Music by Danny Elfman.

Cast:

Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Jacki Weaver, Chris Tucker, Anupam Kher, John Ortiz, Shea Whigham, Julia Stiles, Paul Herman, Dash Mihok, Matthew Russell, Cheryl Williams, Patrick McDade, Brea Bee, Mary Regency Boies, Phillip Chorba, Anthony Lawton, Patsy Meck, Maureen Torsney-Weir, Jeff Reim, Fritz Blanchette, Rick Foster, Bonnie Aarons, Ted Barba, Elias Birnbaum, Matthew Michels, Pete Postiglione, Dicky Eklund Jr., Sanjay Shende, Mihir Pathak, Ibrahim Syed, Madhu Narula, Samantha Gelnaw, Tiffany E. Green, Tal Livshitz, Vlada Semenova, Zhan Paulovich, Lana Rossi, Richard Adams, Todd Anthony, Erica Lynne Arden, Robert Bizik, Joe Cappelletti, Louis Centanni, David Collihan, Jessica Czop, Alan Davis, Tom Delconte, Luisa Diaz, Christian Dorsey, Chris Dyer, Debra Efre, Cindy Engle, Mark Falvo, Liam Ferguson, Mark Finney, Erin Frederick, Jade Froeder, Anthony J Giampetro, Vaughn Goland, Shawn Gonzalez, Matt von Siegel, Thomas Walton, Jamell Washington, Volieda Webb, Jen Weissenberg, Brian Anthony Wilson, Mike Wilson, Lindsey Zajac.