Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Born on this day – Francine Pascal:


Francine Pascal


Writer

May 13, 1932 – July 28, 2024

Credits:

Books:

A Christmas Without Elizabeth (1993); A Curse on Elizabeth (1995); A Date with a Werewolf (1994); A Deadly Christmas (1994); A Killer on Board (1995); A Kiss Before Dying (1996); A Married Woman (1994); A New Promise (1986); A Night to Remember (1993); A Picture Perfect Prom? (1998); A Roller Coaster for the Twins! (1996); A Royal Pain (2001); A Stranger in the House (1995); Aftershock (1998); Against the Odds (1988); Against the Rules (1987); Agent Out (2006); All About Love (2000); All Night Long (1984); Almost Married (1994); Alone (2002); Alone In the Crowd (1986); Amy Moves In (1990); Amy's Pen Pal (1989); Amy's Secret Sister (1994); Amy's True Love (1991); And the Winner Is... Jessica Wakefield! (1996); Andy and the Alien (1992); Angels Keep Out (1996); Anything For Love (1994); April Fool! (1989); Are We in Love? (1993); As If I Care (2000); Backstabber (2000); Bad (2001); Bad Girl (1999); Barnyard Battle (1992); Be Mine (2002); Beauty and the Beach (1997); Before Gaia (2002); Behind Closed Doors (1995); Best Friends (1986); Best of Enemies (2002); Betrayed (2002); Beware the Baby-Sitter (1993); Beware the Wolfman (1994); Big Brother's in Love Again (1997); Big Brother's In Love! (1992); Big for Christmas (1994); Billie's Secret (1996); Bitter Rivals (1986); Bittersweet (2012); Blind (2001); Blood (2000); Bon Voyage, Unicorns! (1997); Booster Boycott (1991); Bossy Steven (1991); Boy Friend (1999); Boy Meets Girl (1999); Boy Trouble (1989); Boyfriends For Everyone (1997); Boys Against Girls (1988); Breakfast of Enemies (1997); Breaking Away (1998); Broken Angel (1999); Broken Promises, Shattered Dreams (1996); Brokenhearted (1989); Brooke and Her Rock Star Mom (1991); Bruce's Story (1990); Buried Treasure (1987); Busted! (1996); California Love (1995); Cammi's Crush (1997); Camp Killer (1996); Can't Stay Away (1999); Caroline's Halloween Spell (1992); Caroline's Mystery Dolls (1991); Caught in the Middle (1987); Center of Attention (1988); Channel X (1997); Chase (2003); Chateau D'Amour Collection (1999); Cheating on Anna (1999); Cheating to Win (1991); Choosing Sides (1986); Ciao, Sweet Valley! (1992); Claim to Fame (1988); Class Picture Day! (1997); Close to You (2001); Clueless (2000); College Cruise (1995); College Girls (1993); College Weekend (1995); Control Freak (2001); Cousin Kelly's Family Secret (1991); Cover Girls (1997); Cowboy Kisses (1993); Crash Landing (1985); Cruise Control (2002); Crybaby Lois (1990); Cutting the Ties (2012); Cyberstalker (1998); Dance Fever (2001); Dance of Death (1996); Danger: Twins at Work! (1998); Dangerous Love (1984); Danny Means Trouble (1990); Dead Before Dawn (1997); Deadly Attraction (1995); Deadly Summer (1989); Deadly Terror (1999); Deadly Voyage (1995); Dear Sister (1984); Death Threat (1994); Deceptions (1984); Decisions (1988); Desert Adventure Collection (1998); Don't Answer the Phone (1998); Don't Go Home With John (1992); Don't Go in the Basement (1997); Don't Let Go (1999); Don't Talk to Brian (1996); Double Jeopardy (1987); Double Love (1984); Double Love Collection (1999); Double-Crossed (1994); Down with Queen Janet (1998); Downstairs, Upstairs (2001); Drama Queen (2001); Dreams of Forever (1988); Dropping Out (2000); Earthquake (1998); Elizabeth and Jessica Run Away (1992); Elizabeth and the Orphans (1992); Elizabeth and Todd Forever (1997); Elizabeth Betrayed (1992); Elizabeth Hatches an Egg (1996); Elizabeth in Love (2000); Elizabeth Is Mine (1998); Elizabeth Loves New York (1998); Elizabeth Meets Her Hero (1992); Elizabeth Solves it All (1996); Elizabeth the Hero (1993); Elizabeth the Impossible (1991); Elizabeth the Seventh-Grader (1995); Elizabeth the Spy (1996); Elizabeth the Tattletale (1994); Elizabeth: Next Stop, Jr. High (1998); Elizabeth's Broken Arm (1992); Elizabeth's First Kiss (1990); Elizabeth's Heartbreak (1997); Elizabeth's Horseback Adventure (1995); Elizabeth's New Hero (1989); Elizabeth's Piano Lessons (1993); Elizabeth's Rival (1996); Elizabeth's Secret Diary (1994); Elizabeth's Secret Diary Volume II (1996); Elizabeth's Secret Diary Volume III (1998); Elizabeth's Summer Love (1996); Elizabeth's Super-selling Lemonade (1990); Elizabeth's Valentine (1990); Elizabeth's Video Fever (1993); Ellen Is Home Alone (1993); Ellen's Family Secret (1995); Enid's Story (1990); Escape (2003); Escape From Terror Island (1995); Escape to New York (1998); Everything You Need to Know About an Alcoholic Parent (1999); Evil Elizabeth (1995); Exposed (2004); Face It (2000); Fake (2004); Falling Apart (2000); Falling for Lucas (1996); Family Secrets (1988); Fashion Victim (1997); Fear (2002); Fearless (2000); Fearless 1 (2012); Fearless 2 (2013); Fearless 3 (2014); Fearless Elizabeth (1991); Fearless: Double Edition 2 (2003); Fearless: Double Edition 3 (2003); Fearless: Double Edition 4 (2003); Fearless: Double Edition 5 (2003); Fearless: Double Edition 6 (2003); Fight Fire with Fire (1997); First Place (1987); Five Girls and a Baby (1996); Flair Collection (1999); Flee (2001); Fooling Around (1999); For the Love of Ryan (1996); Forbidden Love (1987); Forever and Always (1988); Francine Pascal's Meet the Stars of Sweet Valley High: An Authorized Biography (1995); Freak (2003); Friend Against Friend (1990); Full House (2007); Gaia Abducted (2003); Get a Clue (2002); Get Real (1999); Get the Teacher! (1994); Gone (2004); Goodbye Elizabeth (1998); Good-Bye Eva? (1993); Good-Bye to Love (1994); Good-Bye, Middle School! (1998); Good-Bye, Mrs. Otis (1997); Got a Problem (1999); Hands Off (2000); Hangin' Out With Cici (1991); Hanging Out with Cici (1984); Happily Ever After (1997); Happy Mother's Day, Lila (1998); Hard Choices (1988); Have You Heard About Elizabeth? (1998); Head Over Heels (1985); Heartbreaker (1984); Heat (2000); Here Comes the Bride (1996); He's Back (2002); He's the One (2001); He's Watching You (1995); Highland Hearts (1994); His Secret Past (1996); Holiday Mischief (1988); Home For Christmas (1994); Horror in London Collection (1999); Hostage! (1986); How to Ruin a Friendship (1999); I Need You (2001); If I Die Before I Wake (1996); If I Die Before I Wake (1996); If Looks Could Kill (1997); If You Only Knew (1999); I'll Never Love Again (1999); I'm So Outta Here (2000); In Love Again (1989); In Love With a Prince (1993); In Love with Mandy (1997); In Love With the Enemy (1995); Invisible Me (2000); It Can't Happen Here (1995); It Takes Two (2002); It's My Life (2000); I've Got a Secret (1999); Jealous Lies (1986); Jessica + Jessica = Trouble (1995); Jessica Against Bruce (1992); Jessica and the Brat Attack (1989); Jessica and the Earthquake (1993); Jessica and the Jumbo Fish (1991); Jessica and the Money Mix-Up (1990); Jessica and the Secret Star (1991); Jessica and the Spelling-bee Surprise (1991); Jessica Gets Spooked (1993); Jessica Goes for the Gold (1996); Jessica on Stage (1989); Jessica Plays Cupid (1995); Jessica Quits the Squad (1994); Jessica Saves the Trees (1993); Jessica Takes Charge (1998); Jessica Takes Manhattan (1997); Jessica the Babysitter (1990); Jessica the Genius (1995); Jessica the Nerd (1992); Jessica the Thief (1993); Jessica the TV Star (1991); Jessica, the Rock Star (1989); Jessica: Next Stop, Jr. High (1998); Jessica's Animal Instincts (1996); Jessica's Bad Idea (1989); Jessica's Big Mistake (1995); Jessica's Blind Date (1994); Jessica's Cat Trick (1990); Jessica's Cookie Disaster (1995); Jessica's Dream Date (1998); Jessica's First Kiss (1997); Jessica's Lucky Millions (1997); Jessica's Mermaid (1994); Jessica's Monster Nightmare (1993); Jessica's New Look (1991); Jessica's No Angel (1998); Jessica's Older Guy (1995); Jessica's Secret (1990); Jessica's Secret Diary (1994); Jessica's Secret Diary Volume II (1996); Jessica's Secret Diary Volume III (1997); Jessica's Secret Friend (1997); Jessica's Secret Love (1994); Jessica's Snobby Club (1992); Jessica's Unburied Treasure (1992); Jessica's Zoo Adventure (1990); Julie the Karate Kid (1994); Jumping to Conclusions (1988); Keepin' It Real (2000); Keeping It Real (2000); Keeping Secrets (1987); Kidnapped by the Cult! (1992); Kidnapped! (1984); Kill Game (2005); Killer (2000); Killer at Sea (1997); Killer Party (1999); Kimberly Rides Again (1995); Kiss (2000); Kiss of a Killer (1996); Kiss of the Vampire (1995); La Villa / aka If Wishes Were Horses... (1994); Lacey's Crush (1999); Last Chance (1987); Last Wish (1998); Leaving Home (1987); Left at the Altar (1994); Left Back! (1992); Left Behind (1988); Left Out Elizabeth (1991); Liar (2000); Lies and Omissions (2012); Lila on the Loose (1996); Lila's April Fool (1994); Lila's Birthday Bash (1995); Lila's Christmas Angel (1995); Lila's Haunted House Party (1991); Lila's Little Sister (1994); Lila's Music Video (1993); Lila's New Flame (1997); Lila's Secret (1994); Lila's Secret Valentine (1995); Lila's Story (1989); Little Drummer Girls (1998); Live Bait (2005); Living Together (1999); Lois and the Sleepover (1994); Lois Strikes Back (1990); London Calling (2001); Lost (2002); Lost at Sea (1989); Love (2001); Love and Betrayal and Hold the Mayo! (1985); Love and Death in London (1994); Love and Murder (1998); Love Letters (1985); Love Letters for Sale (1992); Love Lost (1985); Love Me Always (1998); Love, Lies, and Jessica Wakefield (1993); Lovestruck (1986); Loving (1985); Loving the Enemy (1999); Lucy Takes the Reins (1991); Lust (2003); Mademoiselle Jessica (1991); Malibu Summer (1986); Mandy in the Middle (1996); Mandy Miller Fights Back (1991); Maria Who? (1999); Maria's Movie Comeback (1994); Mary is Missing (1990); Max's Choice (2001); Me, Me, Me (2001); Meant to Be (2001); Meet Me at Midnight (1996); Memories (1985); Miss Teen Sweet Valley (1991); Missing (2001); Model Flirt (1997); Ms. Quarterback (1990); Murder in Paradise (1995); Murder on the Line (1996); My Best Friend's Boyfriend (1992); My Funny Guy (1994); My Mother Was Never a Kid (1995); My Perfect Guy (2000); Mystery Date (1998); Naked (2001); Naked Eye (2006); Never Give Up (2002); Never Let Go (2000); Nightmare in Death Valley (1995); No Escape! (1998); No Girls Allowed (1995); No Means No (1995); No More Mr.Nice Guy (2001); No Place to Hide (1988); No Rules (1999); Normal (2004); Nothing Is Forever (2000); Nowhere To Run (1985); Olivia's Story (1991); On My Own (2000); On the Edge (1987); On the Run (1988); Once Upon a Time (1997); One 2 Many (1999); One Last Kiss (1997); One of the Gang (1987); Operation: Love Match (1994); Out of Control (1987); Out of Place (1988); Out of Reach (1988); Out of the Picture (1997); Outcast (1987); Party Weekend! (1998); Patty's Last Dance (1992); Payback (2000); Perfect Shot (1989); Perfect Summer (1985); Playing Dirty (2001); Playing For Keeps (1988); Playing Hooky (1988); Playing With Fire (1983); Please Forgive Me (1998); Poor Lila! (1992); Power Play (1983); Pretenses (1988); Princess Elizabeth (1989); Private Jessica (1998); Prom Night (2002); Promises (1984); Promises Broken (1986); Psychic Sisters (1993); Pumpkin Fever (1997); R is for Revenge (1997); Rachel's In, Lila's Out (1997); Racing Hearts (1984); Rags To Riches (1985); Rebel (2000); Regina's Legacy (1991); Return of the Evil Twin (1995); Road Trip (2001); Robbery at the Mall (1994); Robin in the Middle (1996); Rock Star's Girl (1991); Romance Collection (1998); Romeo and Two Juliets (1994); Rosa's Lie (1991); Rumors (1987); Run (1999); Runaway (1985); Runaway Hamster (1989); Running For Her Life (1996); Rush Week (2000); Sam (1999); Sarah's Dad and Sophia's Mom (1992); Save Johanna! (1981); Save the Turkey! (1995); Save the Unicorns! (1994); Say Goodbye (1985); Say It to My Face (1999); Scaredy-Cat Elizabeth (1995); Second Best (1988); Second Chance (1989); Secret Admirer (1987); Secret Love Diaries: Chloe (2000); Secret Love Diaries: Elizabeth (2000); Secret Love Diaries: Jessica (2000); Secret Love Diaries: Sam (2000); Secrets (1983); Secrets and Seductions (2012); Senior Cut Day (2002); Sex / aka Hurt (2002); She Loves Me...Not (2000); She's Back... (2001); She's Not What She Seems (1993); Shipboard Wedding (1995); Shock (2003); Showdown (1985); Sisters at War (1997); Slam Book Fever (1988); Sneaking in (1998); Sneaking Out (1986); Snow Bunnies (1997); So Cool (1999); So Not Me (2000); Soap Star (1992); Sorority Scandal (1995); Soulmates (1999); Special Christmas (1985); Split Decision (2000); Spring Break (1986); Spring Fever (1987); Spy Girl (1997); SS Heartbreak (1995); Standing Out (1988); Star of the Parade (1994); Starring Jessica! (1990); Starring Winston Egbert (1990); Starting Over (1986); Stay or Go (2001); Stepsisters (1993); Steven Gets Even (1995); Steven the Zombie (1994); Steven's Big Crush (1996); Steven's Bride (1992); Steven's Enemy (1994); Steven's Twin (1994); Straight Up (2001); Stranded (1999); Stretching the Truth (1987); Summer of Love (1999); Surprise Surprise (1989); Sweet 18 (2003); Sweet Kiss of Summer (1996); Sweet Valley Blizzard! (1997); Sweet Valley Confidential (2011); Sweet Valley High 1 (1991); Sweet Valley High Collection: 109/110/111 (1998); Sweet Valley High Collection: Loving Ambitions (1999); Sweet Valley High, Books 1-12 (2015); Sweet Valley High: Three Novels (2011); Sweet Valley Slumber Party (1991); Take Back the Night (1995); Take Me On (1999); Taking Charge (1989); Taking Sides (1986); Tall, Dark, and Deadly (1996); Teacher Crush (1989); Teacher's Pet (1986); Teamwork (1989); Tearing Me Apart (2001); Tears (2001); Tender Promises (1986); Terror (2004); That Fatal Night (1989); The Amazing Jessica (1995); The Arrest (1993); The Battle of the Cheerleaders (1996); The Beast is Watching You (1996); The Beast Must Die (1996); The Best Friend Game (1994); The Best Thanksgiving Ever (1992); The Big Camp Secret (1989); The Big Night (1998); The Big Party Weekend (1991); The Big Race (1993); The Boyfriend Game (1998); The Boyfriend Mess (1998); The Boyfriend War (1993); The Boys of Summer (1997); The Bully (1988); The Carnival Ghost (1990); The Case of the Alien Princess (1994); The Case of the Christmas Thief (1992); The Case of the Haunted Camp (1992); The Case of the Hidden Treasure (1993); The Case of the Magic Christmas Bell (1991); The Case of the Million-Dollar Diamonds (1993); The Case of the Secret Santa (1990); The Charm School Mystery (1992); The Christmas Ghost (1989); The Class Trip (1988); The Cool Crowd (1999); The Cousin War (1995); The Curse of the Golden Heart (1994); The Curse of the Ruby Necklace (1993); The Dating Game (1991); The Dreaded Ex (2000); The Easter Bunny Battle (1995); The Evil Twin (1993); The Evil Twin (1993); The First Time (2000); The Fowlers of Sweet Valley (1996); The Ghost in the Bell Tower (1992); The Ghost in the Graveyard (1994); The Ghost of Tricia Martin (1990); The Girl They Both Loved (1991); The Gossip War (1994); The Great Boyfriend Switch (1993); The Halloween War (1995); The Hand-Me-Down Kid (1980); The Haunted Burial Ground (1994); The Haunted House (1986); The High School War (1996); The House of Death (1995); The Incredible Madame Jessica (1995); The It Guy (2000); The Jessica and Elizabeth Show (1994); The Little Crew of Butchers (2017); The Long-Lost Brother (1991); The Love Bet (1990); The Love of Her Life (1994); The Love Potion (1993); The Macaroni Mess (1997); The Magic Christmas (1992); The Magic Puppets (1994); The Middle School Gets Married (1993); The Missing Tea Set (1993); The Morning After (1996); The Most Beautiful Girl in the World (1997); The Mother-Daughter Switch (1995); The Mysterious Dr. Q (1996); The New Elizabeth (1990); The New Girl (1987); The New Jessica (1986); The Older Boy (1987); The One That Got Away (1999); The Other Woman (1995); The Parent Plot (1990); The Patmans of Sweet Valley (1996); The Perfect Girl (1991); The Pom-Pom Wars (1995); The Price of Love (1998); The Roommate (1996); The Ruling Class (2004); The Secret of Fantasy Forest (1996); The Secret of the Magic Pen (1995); The Similars (2019); The Slime that Ate Sweet Valley (1991); The Stolen Diary (1992); The Sweet Life (2012); The Sweet Valley Clean-Up Team (1992); The Treasure of Death Valley (1995); The Trial of Jessica Wakefield (1996); The Truth About Ryan (1997); The Twins and the Wild West (1990); The Twin's Big Pow-Wow (1993); The Twins Get Caught (1990); The Twins Go to College (1997); The Twins Go to Hospital (1991); The Twins Hit Hollywood (1997); The Twins' Little Sister (1991); The Twins' Mystery Teacher (1989); The Twins Take Paris (1996); The Unicorns at War (1995); The Unicorns Go Hawaiian (1991); The Verdict (1993); The Wakefield Legacy: The Untold Story (1996); The Wakefields of Sweet Valley (1991); The Wakefields Strike it Rich (1992); The War Between the Twins (1990); The Wedding (1993); The Witch in the Pumpkin Patch (1997); The Year Without Christmas (1997); Third Wheel (1999); Three Days, Two Nights (2000); Three Girls and a Guy (2000); Three's a Crowd (1987); Tia in the Middle (2002); To Catch a Thief (1997); Todd Runs Away (1994); Todd's Story (1992); Together Forever (1988); Too Close For Comfort (1995); Too Cool for the Unicorns (1996); Too Good To Be True (1984); Too Hot to Handle (1997); Too Late (2001); Too Many Doubts (2012); Too Many Good-byes (2001); Too Much In Love (1985); Too Popular (1999); Too Scared to Sleep (1996); Touch and Go (2002); Trapped in the Mall (1998); Trapped in Toyland (1994); Trick or Treat (1990); Trouble at Home (1990); Troublemaker (1988); Troublemaker (1988); True Blue (2000); True Love (1985); Trust (2000); Truth or Dare (1999); Tug of War (1987); Twin Hearts (1995); Twin Switch (1999); Twins (2002); Twins in Love (1996); Twisted (2000); Two-Boy Weekend (1989); Undercover Angels (1997); Unicorns in Love (1994); University, Interrupted (2001); V for Victory (1995); Very Bad Things (2000); Wanted For Murder (1994); What Jessica Wants (1998); What Winston Saw (1996); What You Don't Know (2000); What Your Parents Don't Know... (1994); Whatever (2000); When Love Dies (1984); Where We Belong (2001); White Lies (1989); Who Knew? (2000); Who Will Be Miss Unicorn? (1996); Who's To Blame? (1990); Who's Who? (1990); Wild Child (2000); Win One for Sandra (1996); Winners and Losers Collection (1998); Winter Carnival (1986); Wired (2004); Won't Someone Help Anna? (1993); Wrong Kind of Girl (1984); Your Basic Nightmare (1999); You're Not My Sister (1999); Yours For a Day (1994).

Movies and television:

ABC Afterschool Specials (1981–1983); Fearless (2004); George M! (1970); Sweet Valley High (1994–1997); The Young Marrieds (1964–1966); Words and Music by Jerry Herman (2007).

Born on this day – Herbert Ross:


Herbert Ross


Actor

Choreographer

Director

May 13, 1927 – October 9, 2001

Credits:

A Christmas Festival (1959); AFI Life Achievement Award (1978–1981); All Star Revue (1952–1953); All Star Revue (1953); All Star Revue (1953); And the Oscar Goes to... (2014); Barbra in Movieland (1968); Biography (2000); Boys on the Side (1995); Boys on the Side (1995); California Suite (1978); Camera Three (1978); Carmen Jones (1954); Dancers (1987); Dinah! (1978); Doctor Dolittle (1967); Doctor Dolittle (1967); E! True Hollywood Story (2007); Footloose (1984); Footloose (2011); Funny Girl (1968); Funny Lady (1975); Funny Lady (1975); Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969); Great Performances (1986); Great Performances (1986); I Ought to Be in Pictures (1982); I Ought to Be in Pictures (1982); In Full Bloom (2002); In Full Bloom (2002); Inside Daisy Clover (1965); Intimate Portrait (1998); Jean-Pierre Aumont, charme et fou-rires (1999); Kenny Loggins: Footloose (Version 2) (1984); Max Dugan Returns (1983); Max Dugan Returns (1983); Meet Me in St. Louis (1959); My Blue Heaven (1990); My Blue Heaven (1990); Nijinsky (1980); On Location with the Owl and the Pussycat (1970); Pennies from Heaven (1981); Pennies from Heaven (1981); Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (1964); Placido Domingo's Tales from the Opera (1994); Play It Again, Sam (1972); Pontiac Star Parade: Four for Tonight (1960); Protocol (1984); Rinaldo in campo (1963); Shirley MacLaine: Kicking Up Her Heels (1996); Soapdish (1991); Steel Magnolias (1989); Summer Holiday (1963); T.R. Baskin (1971); The 50th Annual Academy Awards (1978); The 74th Annual Academy Awards (2002); The Amazing Miss Cummings: An Actress at Work and Play (1977); The Bacchantes (1961); The Bell Telephone Hour (1963–1966); The Buick Berle Show, 1954 (1995); The Colgate Comedy Hour (1952); The Fantasticks (1964); The Goodbye Girl (1977); The Jerry Lewis Show (1957); The Last of Sheila (1973); The Making of 'the Goodbye Girl' (1977); The Martha Raye Show (1954); The Milton Berle Show (1953–1955); The Nut House!! (1964); The Owl and the Pussycat (1970); The Paul Winchell Show (1954); The Secret of My Success (1987); The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976); The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (1956); The Sunshine Boys (1975); The Turning Point (1977); This Is Streisand (1968); Tomorrow Coast to Coast (1981); True Colors (1991); Undercover Blues (1993); Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough (1997); We, the People (1949); Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966); Wonderful to Be Young! (1961); Wonderful Town (1958).

Born on this day – Leighton Gage:


Leighton Gage


Writer

May 13, 1942 – July 26, 2013

Credits:

Books:

A Vine in the Blood (2011); Blood of the Wicked (2007); Buried Strangers (2009); Dying Gasp (2010); Every Bitter Thing (2010); Perfect Hatred (2013); The Ways of Evil Men (2014).

Born on this day – Édouard Molinaro:


Édouard Molinaro

Director

Writer

May 13, 1928 – December 7, 2013

Born on this day – Lillian Adams:


Lillian Adams


Actress

May 13, 1922 – May 25, 2011

Credits:

240-Robert (1981); A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening (1985); A Majority of One (1961); A Very Special Favor (1965); ABC Afterschool Specials (1974); Adam-12 (1971); Ally McBeal (2000); An Enemy of the People (1978); Anywhere But Here (1999); Archie Bunker's Place (1981); Attention Shoppers (2000); Bar Starz (2008); Beach Patrol (1979); Becker (1999); Ben Casey (1962–1965); Benson (1982); Blue Collar TV (2004); Boy Meets World (1999); Bring Me the Head of Dobie Gillis (1988); Bruce Almighty (2003); Chicken Soup for the Soul (1999); Coach (1993); Crisis (1950); Cybill (1996); Dean Quixote (2000); Dharma & Greg (1999); Dr. Kildare (1963); Dragnet 1967 (1968); Dying to Love You (1993); Enter Laughing (1967); Even Stevens (2000); Falcon Crest (1986); Family Affair (1966); Famous Ghost Stories (1961); Foreign Correspondents (1999); Frasier (2003); Funny Girl (1968); Fur on the Asphalt: The Greg the Bunny Reunion Show (2005); Gidget (1965); Gomer Pyle: USMC (1966–1968); Good Against Evil (1977); Half a House (1975); Hambone and Hillie (1983); Hang Time (1997); Harrigan and Son (1960); Have Gun - Will Travel (1960); Heavy Traffic (1973); Heist (2006); Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man (1962); Hennesey (1961); Hey Good Lookin' (1982); Highway to Heaven (1986); Hill Street Blues (1984–1987); Hotel (1984); Hunter (1987); I'm with Her (2003); Ironside (1969); It Ain't Over Til It's Over (2007); It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2007); Jake and the Fatman (1987); Just Our Luck (1983); Kiss the Bride (2002); Knots Landing (1985); Lepke (1975); Likely Stories, Vol. 4 (1983); Limbo (2002); Little House on the Prairie (1981); Little Nicky (2000); Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1996); Love & War (1995); Love for Rent (2005); Love on a Rooftop (1966); Magnolia (1999); Malcolm in the Middle (2002–2006); Mannix (1967–1968); Marian Rose White (1982); Married... with Children (1992); Mike Hammer, Private Eye (1997); Mobile One (1975); Modern Family (2009); Mr. Terrific (1967); Murphy Brown (1992); My Wife and Kids (2003); Nash Bridges (2000); Night Stand (1995–1997); NYPD Blue (1994); Official Detective (1957); Out of Practice (2005); Out of This World (1988); Parks and Recreation (2010); Pate Katelin en Buenos Aires (1969); Peter Gunn (1961); Philly (2002); Private Benjamin (1980); Providence (1999); Public Enemy #2 (1991); Resculpting Venus (1999); Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1959); Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1998); Saved by the Bell: The New Class (1995); Sisters (1992); Slattery's People (1965); Something So Right (1998); St. Elsewhere (1983); Steve Canyon (1958); Summer School (1987); Swap Meet (1979); Tanner Hall (2009); Temporarily Yours (1997); That Girl (1969); The Big Valley (1967); The Comic (1969); The Division (2001); The Farmer's Daughter (1965); The Flying Nun (1968); The Fugitive (1966); The Hunter (1980); The Immortal (1969); The Jeff Foxworthy Show (1996); The Jerk (1979); The Last Word (1979); The Law and Mr. Jones (1961); The Loretta Young Show (1958); The New Adam-12 (1990); The New Temperatures Rising Show (1973); The Odd Couple (1971); The Outer Limits (1963); The Paper Chase (1983); The Rebel (1960); The Suite Life on Deck (2008–2009); The Sweetest Thing (2002); The TV Set (2006); The Twilight Zone / Segment: Red Snow (1986); The Unit (2009); The Wild and the Innocent (1959); Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie (2012); To Rome with Love (1970); Today I Vote for My Joey (2002); Tormented (1960); Tucker's Witch (1982–1983); Two and a Half Men (2009); Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place (2000); U.S. Marshal (1958–1960); Ugly Betty (2007); Unfabulous (2005); Unstrung Heroes (1995); Whirlybirds (1958); Wings (1997).

Born on this day – Daphne du Maurier:


Daphne du Maurier


Writer

May 13, 1907 – April 19, 1989

Credits:

Books:

Birds of Prey (2010); Castle Dor (1940); Come Wind, Come Weather (1940); Cornish Tales of Terror (1970); Daphne du Maurier's Classics of the Macabre (1987); Don't Look Now (1971); Don't Look Now and Other Stories (1973); Early Stories (1954); Echoes From the Macabre (1971); Enchanted Cornwall (1989); Frenchman's Creek (1941); Gerald (1935); Golden Lads (1975); Happy Christmas (1953); Hungry Hill (1943); I'll Never Be Young Again (1932); Jamaica Inn (1936); Kiss Me Again, Stranger (1953); Letters from Menabilly (1993); Mammoth Book of Short Crime Novels (1986); Mary Anne (1954); My Cousin Rachel (1951); Myself When Young (1977); Rebecca (1938); Rule Britannia (1972); Split Second and Other Stories (1981); Sunless Solstice: Strange Christmas Tales for the Longest Nights (2021); The Apple Tree (1952); The Birds and Other Stories (1952); The Breaking Point / The Blue Lenses and Other Stories (1959); The Doll (2011); The Du Mauriers (1937); The Flight of the Falcon (1965); The Glass-Blowers (1963); The House on the Strand (1969); The Infernal World of Branwell Bronte (1960); The King's General (1946); The Loving Spirit (1931); The Modern Library: The 200 Best Novels in English Since 1950 (1999); The Parasites (1949); The Penguin Book of Modern Fantasy by Women (1995); The Progress of Julius / Julius (1933); The Rebecca Notebook and Other Memories (1981); The Rendezvous and Other Stories (1980); The Scapegoat (1957); The Treasury of Du Maurier Short Stories (1960); The Winding Stair (1977); The Young George Du Maurier (1952); Vanishing Cornwall (1967); Witches' Brew (1984).

Movies and television:

Alta comedia (1973); Anamika: The Untold Story (2008); BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1954); BBC2 Playhouse (1975); Broadway Television Theatre (1952); Danger (1955); Daphne du Maurier (1971); DaphnĂ© du Maurier: sur les traces de Rebecca (2017); Don't Look Now (1973); Frenchman's Creek (1944); Frenchman's Creek (1998); Grande Teatro Tupi (1952–1963); Guiding Light (1982); H.M. Tennent Globe Theatre (1956); Hostinec Jamaica (1972); Hungry Hill (1947); Jamaica Inn (1939); Jamaica Inn (1983); Jamaica Inn (2014); Kiskanç kadin (1966); Kraft Theatre (1950–1952); Kraft Theatre / The Philco Television Playhouse (1948); L'auberge de la JamaĂ¯que (1995); Le gĂ©nĂ©ral du roi (2014); 'Let's Pretend...' - The Make-Believe World of Daphne Du Maurier (1977); Lux Video Theatre (1954); Marea di Settembre (1963); Masterpiece Mystery (1985); Matinee Theatre (1956); Mi amor por ti (1969); Morning Patrol (1987); My Cousin Rachel (1952); My Cousin Rachel (1983); My Cousin Rachel (2017); Ocho estrellas en busca del amor (1964); Playhouse 90 (1958); Pursuit (1958); Rebecca (1940); Rebecca (1947); Rebecca (1969); Rebecca (1979); Rebecca (1997); Rebecca (2020); Rebecca, la prima moglie (2008); Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love / Kiss Me Again Stranger (1974); Rick Stein in du Maurier Country (2007); Robert Montgomery Presents (1950); September Tide (1958); Suspense (1953); Suspicion (1958); The Birds (1963); The Birds II: Land's End (1994); The Bondwoman (1974); The Lifeforce Experiment (1994); The Plymouth Playhouse (1953); The Scapegoat (1959); The Scapegoat (2012); The Unexpected (1952); The Years Between (1946); Theatre '62 (1962); Une seconde d'Ă©ternitĂ© (1977); Urangatha Sundary (1969); Utharam (1989).

Charlotte Bronte, on writing:


I'm just going to write because I cannot help it.

- Charlotte Bronte.