On this day in movie history - Blackout (1954):

Blackout

aka Murder by Proxy,

directed by Terence Fisher,

written by Richard Landau,

based on the novel Murder by Proxy by Helen Nielsen,

was released in the United States on March 19, 1954.
Music by Ivor Slaney.

Cast:

Dane Clark, Belinda Lee, Betty Ann Davies, Eleanor Summerfield, Andrew Osborn, Harold Lang, Jill Melford, Alvys Maben, Michael Golden, Nora Gordon, Alfie Bass, Arnold Diamond, Norman Fisher, Ann Gow, Lindsay Hooper, Cleo Laine, Delphi Lawrence, Arthur Lovegrove, Joe Phelps, Olive Sloane.

Born on this day – Florence Delay:

Florence Delay

Writer

Actress

March 19, 1941 – July 1, 2025

Credits:

Novels, essays, plays:

Act of the Passion (1983); Beauténébreux (1999); Catalina, Inquest (1994); Dit Nerval (1999); Etxemendi (1990); Graal théâtre (1977–1981); It seems to me (1987); La sortie au jour (1987); Le divin Narcissus 1987); Les Moitiés (1991); L'Hexaméron (1990); Love Race During Mourning (1986); Marco Polo (1985); Michée, Aggée, Zechariah, Malachie, (2001); Midnight on the Games (1973); My Spain (2008); Red Carnation on the Sand (1994); Red score (1988); Rich and Light (1983); Six Galician Poems (1998); Small Prose Forms after Edison (1987); Suzanne's Weeks (1991); The Brief Seduction (1997); The Celestine (1989); The Decadence of Illiteracy (1988); The Eclypse of the Ball (1987); The End of Ordinary Times (1996); The Failure of the Party (1980); The Foghorn Ouch (1975); The Great Theatre of the World followed by Trial in the Separation of the Soul and the Body (2004); The Man from Luxembourg (1998); The Sound Solitude of the Bullfighter (1989).

Movies & television:

Apostrophes (1978–1989); Collections privées / Segment: Kusa-Meikyu (1979); Deep Water (1981); Droit d'auteurs (1997–2001); Georges Bernanos, Histoire d'un homme libre (2019); La memoria fértil (1986); L'ambassade (1973); L'amitié (2022); Le bateau livre (2008); Le cercle de minuit (1997); Le jouet criminel (1969); Les ailes de la colombe (1981); Les deux mémoires (1974); Les visages de Jeanne (2004); L'homme en question (1978); Los años Arruza (1996); Mort de Raymond Roussel (1975); Ouvrez les guillemets (1973); Portraits d'écrivains (1986); Réception de Simone Veil à l'Académie Française (2010); Sans Soleil (1983); See Here My Love (1978); The Trial of Joan of Arc (1962); Un siècle d'écrivains (2000); Vol de nuit (2004).

Born on this day – Nancy Malone:

Nancy Malone

Actress

Producer

Director

Painter

Writer

March 19, 1935 – May 8, 2014

Credits:

77 Sunset Strip (1963); A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1974); An Affair of the Skin (1963); Armstrong Circle Theatre (1952); Beverly Hills, 90210 (1991); Bicentennial Minutes (1975); Bob Hope: The First 90 Years (1993); Bonanza (1967); C.P.W. (1996); Cagney & Lacey (1988); California Fever (1979); Camera Three (1956); Cannon (1975); Capricorn One (1977); Dan August (1971); Dan August: The Trouble with Women (1980); Dawson’s Creek (2000); Diagnosis Murder (1999–2001); Dr. Kildare (1963); Dynasty (1985–1989); Fame L.A. (1997–1998); Family (1979); Folio (1958); Forever Fernwood (1977); Fright (1956); Gemini Man (1976); Good Heavens (1976); Guiding Light (1952–2009); Gypsy (1966); Hallmark Hall of Fame (1952); Handle with Care (1977); Hawaii Five-O (1969); Heartbeat (1989); Home Song (1996); Hondo (1967); Hotel (1985–1988); I Married a Monster (1998); Insight (1968); Intimacy (1966); Ironside (1968–1973); James at 16 (1978); Judging Amy (2002); Key West (1993); Knots Landing (1991); Kraft Suspense Theatre (1964–1965); Kraft Theatre (1956–1957); Lamp Unto My Feet (1955); Like Mom, Like Me (1978); Little Miss Perfect (2016); Look Up and Live (1957 / 1958); Lou Grant (1981); Lucas Tanner (1974); Lux Video Theatre (1951); Man in the Middle (1972); Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969); Matinee Theatre (1956); McCloud (1970); McMillan & Wife (1976); Melrose Place (1992–1994); Merlene of the Movies (1981); Modern Romances (1958); Naked City (1960–1963); NBC Special Treat (1977); Nightingales (1989); Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law (1971–1973); Picket Fences (1995); Play of the Week (1961); Resurrection Blvd. (2000–2002); Robert Montgomery Presents (1955–1957); Route 66 (1961); Run for Your Life (1966); Rx for the Defense (1973); San Francisco International Airport (1970); Scene of the Crime (1985); Set This Town on Fire (1973); Shades of LA (1990); Sherlock Holmes in New York (1976); Sisters (1992); Skyway to Death (1974); Star Tonight (1956); Star Trek: Voyager (1997–1998); Starman (1986); Switch (1978); Tarzan (1967); The 45th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1993); The Alcoa Hour (1956); The Andy Griffith Show (1968); The Arthur Murray Party (1953); The Big Valley (1969); The Bigelow Theatre (1951); The Bionic Woman (1977); The Bradys (1990); The Brighter Day (1954–1962); The Burning Zone (1997); The Colbys (1985); The Elgin Hour (1955); The F.B.I. (1973); The First Hundred Years (1951–1952); The Flying Nun (1970); The Fugitive (1964–1966); The Girls of Huntington House (1973); The Great Adventure (1963); The Green Girl (2014); The Guardian (2004); The Impostor (1984); The Killing of Randy Webster (1981); The Long, Hot Summer (1965–1966); The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing (1973); The Outcasts (1969); The Outer Limits (1964); The Outsider (1967); The Partridge Family (1971); The Rockford Files (1974); The Silver Theatre (1950); The Tonight Show (1956); The Trial of the Catonsville Nine (1972); The Trials of Rosie O’Neill (1990–1992); The Twilight Zone (1964); The Violation of Sarah McDavid (1981); The Violators (1957); The Yeagers (1980); There Were Times, Dear (1985); To Rome with Love (1970); Touched by an Angel (1995); Twilight Zone: The Definitive Edition Interviews (2005); Vanishing Son (1995); Winner Take All (1975).

Born on this day – Richard Williams:

Richard Williams

Animator

Voice actor

Director

Writer

March 19, 1933 – August 16, 2019

Born on this day – Gail Kobe:

Gail Kobe

Actress

Producer

March 19, 1932 – August 1, 2013

Credits:

77 Sunset Strip (1963); A Man Called Shenandoah (1966); Adventures in Paradise (1961); Alcoa Theatre (1957–1958); Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1956); Ben Casey (1964); Bewitched (1969); Blue Light (1966); Boots and Saddles (1958); Bourbon Street Beat (1959); Bright Promise (1970–1971); Cheyenne (1956–1958); Cimarron Strip (1967); Combat! (1963); Crusader (1956); Daniel Boone (1968–1970); Days of Our Lives (1975–2014); Destination Space (1959); Dr. Hudson's Secret Journal (1957); Dr. Kildare (1961–1965); Dragnet (1956); East of Eden (1955); Empire (1963); Frontier Doctor (1959); Goodyear Theatre (1958); Guiding Light (1983–1986); Gunsmoke (1958–1969); Gunsmoke in Tucson (1958); Harrigan and Son (1961); Have Gun - Will Travel (1963); Here Come the Brides (1968); Highway Patrol (1956); Hogan's Heroes (1967); Ironside (1969); Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre (1957–1958); Laramie (1962–1963); Law of the Plainsman (1959); M Squad (1957–1959); M.U.G.E.N (1999); Mackenzie's Raiders (1959); Mannix (1969–1974); Maverick (1962); Mike Hammer (1958–1959); Mission: Impossible (1967); Mod Squad (1968); Perry Mason (1958–1964); Peyton Place (1965–1966); Rawhide (1962–1963); Rescue 8 (1959); Return to Peyton Place (1972–1974); Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1957–1959); Sam Benedict (1963); Schlitz Playhouse (1957); State Trooper (1956–1957); Stoney Burke (1962); Studio 57 (1957); Sugarfoot (1958); Tales of Wells Fargo (1960); Tarzan (1966); Texas (1981–1982); The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962); The Bold and the Beautiful (1987–1988); The Californians (1959); The Court of Last Resort (1957); The David Niven Show (1959); The Detectives (1962); The Edge of Night (1979–1980); The Felony Squad (1966–1969); The Fugitive (1963); The Gallant Men (1962); The Legend of Lizzie Borden (1975); The Millionaire (1956); The O. Henry Playhouse (1957); The Outer Limits (1964); The Outsider (1969); The People's Court (1981–1993); The Rebel (1960–1961); The Silent Service (1958); The Ten Commandments (1956); The Thin Man (1958); The Twilight Zone (1960–1964); The Untouchables (1960–1963); The Virginian (1963); The Wackiest Ship in the Army (1966); This Is the Life (1971); Tombstone Territory (1958); Trackdown (1957–1958); TV's Western Heroes (1993); Wagon Train (1959); Whirlybirds (1957–1959); Young Dr. Kildare (1972); Zane Grey Theatre (1958).

Born on this day – Patrick McGoohan:

Patrick McGoohan

Actor

Director

Writer

Producer

March 19, 1928 – January 13, 2009

Credits:

15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2009); A Genius, Two Partners and a Dupe (1975); A Time to Kill (1996); Aggie (1956–1957); All Night Long (1962); American Cowslip (2009); American Playhouse (1985); Armchair Theatre (1958–1961); Ashes to Ashes (1998); Assignment Foreign Legion (1957); Astley's Way (2001); Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend (1985); BBC Sunday-Night Play (1963); BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1955); Between Ourselves (1993); Brand (1959); Brass Target (1978); Braveheart (1995); Braveheart: A Look Back (2009); Brilliant But Cancelled (2002); Catch My Soul (1974); CBS Galaxy (1977); Columbo (1974–1990); Columbo: Agenda for Murder (1990); Columbo: Murder with Too Many Notes (2001); Danger Man (1960–1966); Derrick contre Superman (1992); Disney's Beautiful Witch (2004); Don't Knock Yourself Out (2007); Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow (1963); Elephant Gun (1958); Escape from Alcatraz (1979); Folio (1959); Hell Drivers (1957); High Tide at Noon (1957); Hysteria (1997); I Am a Camera (1955); Ice Station Zebra (1968); In My Mind (2017); In Search of the Prisoner (2001); Interviews with the Cast of 'Braveheart' (2007); ITV Play of the Week (1958–1961); ITV Television Playhouse (1958); Jamaica Inn (1983); Journey Into Darkness (1968); Kings and Desperate Men (1981); Koroshi (1968); Kreating Karloff (2006); Lionpower from MGM (1967); Many Happy Returns: 50 Years On (2017); Mary, Queen of Scots (1971); Moby Dick Rehearsed (1955); Murder, She Wrote (1987); Of Pure Blood (1986); Passage Home (1955); Que le meilleur gagne! (1993); Rafferty (1977–1979); Rendezvous (1957–1961); Scanners (1980); Secret Agent (1964–1967); Shooting the Moonshine War (1970); Silver Streak (1976); Six Into One: The Prisoner File (1984); Tales of the Vikings (1960); Tales of William Wallace (2007); TCM Remembers 2009 (2009); Television Playwright (1958); Terminus (1955); The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards (2009); The Adventures of Sir Lancelot (1956); The Best of Friends (1991); The Cars That Made Britain Great (2016); The Dam Busters (1955); The Greatest (2001); The Gypsy and the Gentleman (1958); The Hard Way (1980); The Laughing Prisoner (1987); The Magical World of Disney (1963 / 1965); The Man in the Iron Mask (1977); The Man Who Makes the Difference (1968); The Moonshine War (1970); The Orange British Academy Film Awards (2009); The Persuader: The TV Times of Lord Lew Grade (1994); The Phantom (1996); The Prisoner (1967–1968); The Prisoner Puzzle (1977); The Prisoner Video Companion (1990); The Prisoner: 35 Years of a Television Phenomenon (2003); The Quare Fellow (1962); The Simpsons (2000); The Sixties (2014); The Three Lives of Thomasina (1963); The Tube / Segment: The Laughing Prisoner (1987); The Vise (1955–1956); The Warriors (1955); Three Sovereigns for Sarah (1985); Timeshift (2004); Treasure Planet (2002); Treasure Planet Read-Along DVD (2003); Trespasses (1984); Two Living, One Dead (1961); Variety Club of Great Britain Awards for 1965 (1966); Walk in the Shadow (1962); World Theatre (1959); You Are There (1954); Zarak (1956).

Born on this day – Fred J. Scollay:

Fred J. Scollay

Actor

March 19, 1923 – November 3, 2015