Born on this day – Booker Bradshaw:

Booker Bradshaw

Actor

Producer

May 21, 1940 – April 1, 2003

Credits:

5 Weeks in a Balloon (1977); Alice Through the Looking Glass (1987); Alvin & the Chipmunks (1983); Bracken’s World (1969); Carnival (1964); Coffy (1973); Columbo (1975); Diff’rent Strokes (1982); Ellery Queen (1976); Firehouse (1974); Galaxy Express 999 (1979); Get Christie Love! (1974); Gimme a Break! (1981–1983); Goldie Gold and Action Jack (1981); Good Times (1976); Here’s Lucy (1968); I Am the Greatest!: The Adventures of Muhammad Ali (1977); Information Processing (1971); Insight (1969–1972); Julia (1969); Lazer Tag Academy (1986); Lucas Tanner (1975); McCoy (1976); McMillan & Wife (1975); Mister T (1984); Mod Squad (1968); Planet of the Apes (1974); Roll Out (1973); Showtime at the Apollo (1987); Skullduggery (1970); Some Kind of a Nut (1969); Star Trek (1968–1969); Tarzan (1966–1968); Tenafly (1973); The F.B.I. (1969–1970); The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (1966); The Jeffersons (1976); The Name of the Game (1970); The Richard Pryor Show (1977); The Rockford Files (1977); The Strawberry Statement (1970); The Wide World of Mystery (1973); Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes (1980).

Born on this day – Alice Drummond:

Alice Drummond

Actress

May 21, 1928 – November 30, 2016

Credits:

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994); Advice from a Caterpillar (1999); After.Life (2009); American Playhouse (1980); Animal Behavior (1989); Another World (1979); Awakenings (1990); Boston Legal (2005); Chronic Town (2008); Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters (2019); Commandments (1997); Dark Shadows (1967); Daybreak (1993); Doubt (2008); Earthly Possessions (1999); Ed (2002); Eyewitness (1981); Frannie's Turn (1992); Friends (1994); Funny Farm (1988); Furry Vengeance (2010); Ghostbusters (1984); Grace Under Fire (1994); Great Performances (1977–1984); Hide in Plain Sight (1980); House of D (2004); I.Q. (1994); I'll Take You There (1999); In & Out (1997); Jeffrey (1995); Joe Gould's Secret (2000); Just in Time (1996); Just the Ticket (1998); Kate & Allie (1988); King of the Gypsies (1978); Law & Order (1994); Lenny (1990–1991); Love, Sidney (1981); Man on a Swing (1974); Mitch Albom's for One More Day (2007); Money for Nothing (1993); Money, Power, Murder. (1989); Motherhood (2009); N.Y.P.D. (1968); NET Playhouse (1970); New York News (1995); New York Television Theatre (1970); Night Court (1984–1987); Nikki and Alexander (1989); Nobody's Fool (1994); Office Killer (1997); One Life to Live (1979–1980); Open House (2011); Park Place (1981); Particular Men (1972); Pieces of April (2003); Ray Parker Jr.: Ghostbusters / Music Video (1984); Running on Empty (1988); Ryan's Hope (1978); Sanctuary of Fear (1979); Spin City (2000); Synecdoche, New York (2008); Tales from the Darkside: The Movie / Cat From Hell (1990); The 24th Annual Tony Awards (1970); The American Parade (1975); The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982); The Best of Families (1977); The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd (1989); The Dog Lover (1962); The Equalizer (1986); The Honeymooners (2005); The House on Carroll Street (1988); The Jury (2004); The Love Letter (1999); The Rising Place (2001); The Suicide Club (1987); Thieves (1977); 'Til There Was You (1997); To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995); Trinity (1998); Video Games Awesome! (2014); Walking and Talking (1996); Where the Heart Is (1973); Where's Poppa? (1970).

Born on this day – Jeanne Bates:

Jeanne Bates

Actress

May 21, 1918 – November 28, 2007

Credits:

77 Sunset Strip (1960); ABC Afterschool Specials (1979); All-Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan (1985); Bachelor Father (1959–1961); Back from the Dead (1957); Barnaby Jones (1974–1978); Ben Casey (1961–1966); Benson (1979); Big Town (1955–1956); Blood Arrow (1958); Bonanza (1959); Bourbon Street Beat (1959); Buckskin (1958); Cannon (1972); Charlie's Angels (1976); Checkmate (1961); Chevron Theatre (1953); Cimarron City (1959); Compression (2024–2025); Dallas (1981); Dan August (1970); Dangerous Assignment (1952); Days of Our Lives (1966–1975); Death of a Salesman (1951); Death Valley Days (1959–1961); Die Hard 2 (1990); Dr. Christian (1957); Dr. Hudson's Secret Journal (1957); Dream Lover (1994); Eraserhead (1977); Family Affair (1970); Family Theatre (1953); From the Dead of Night (1989); Gang Busters (1952); General Electric Theater (1955–1959); General Hospital (1983); Getting Married (1978); Grand Canyon (1991); Great Directors (2009); Griff (1973); Guns Don't Argue (1957); Gunsmoke (1955); Gus (1976); Hard Time on Planet Earth (1989); Have Gun - Will Travel (1959); Hawaii Five-O (1968); Hey, Rookie (1944); Hi, Grandma! (1958); I Led 3 Lives (1955–1956); It's Murder (1944); Joyful Hour (1960); Judd for the Defense (1969); Kodiak (1974); Kraft Theatre / The Philco Television Playhouse (1950); Laramie (1960); Lassie (1958); Lock Up (1960–1961); Lucas Tanner (1974); M Squad (1958–1959); Mackenzie's Raiders (1959); Man with a Camera (1960); Mannix (1968–1974); Marcus Welby, M.D. (1970–1972); Mayberry R.F.D. (1969–1970); Medic (1956); Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream (2005); Mod Squad (1971–1972); Mom (1990); Mulholland Drive (1999 / 2001); My Friend Flicka (1956); My Three Sons (1971); Needles and Pins (1973); One Night Stand (1991); One Step Beyond (1959–1960); Outlaws (1960); Paula (1952); Perry Mason (1958); Peter Gunn (1959); Poco... Little Dog Lost (1977); Public Enemy #2 (1991); Quincy, M.E. (1979); Racket Squad (1952); Rawhide (1959–1960); Rescue 8 (1958); Riverboat (1959); Room 222 (1971–1972); Sabaka (1954); Schlitz Playhouse (1957); Sergeant Mike (1944); Shadows in the Night (1944); She's a Soldier Too (1944); Shotgun Slade (1961); Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation (1990); Sister, Sister (1996); Sky King (1959); Stars Over Hollywood (1951); State Trooper (1957–1958); Studio 57 (1955); Sundown Valley (1944); Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came (1970); Suspicion (1958); Switch (1976); Tales of Wells Fargo (1958–1959); Tension at Table Rock (1956); That '70s Show (2002); The Adventures of McGraw (1957); The Black Parachute (1944); The Chance of a Lifetime (1943); The Chisholms (1980); The Commish (1991); The Court of Last Resort (1957); The Donna Reed Show (1960); The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1959); The Halls of Ivy (1954); The Jack Benny Program (1957); The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1960); The Lineup (1958); The Living Christ Series (1951); The Lone Ranger (1956); The Magical World of Disney (1977); The Mask of Diijon (1946); The Millionaire (1955); The New Adventures of Charlie Chan (1957); The O. Henry Playhouse (1957); The Oval Portrait (1997); The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (1955); The Phantom (1943); The Racket Man (1944); The Range Rider (1953); The Restless Gun (1957–1959); The Return of the Vampire (1943); The Rockford Files (1975); The Rookies (1972); The Schaefer Century Theatre (1952); The Sheriff of Cochise (1957); The Slowest Gun in the West (1960); The Smith Family (1971); The Soul of a Monster (1944); The Stranger (1973); The Strangler (1964); The Streets of San Francisco (1972); The Twilight Zone (1961); The Unexpected (1952); The Young and the Restless (1973); The Young Lawyers (1970); There's Something About a Soldier (1943); This Is the Life (1970); Three's Company (1979); Tonight and Every Night (1945); Topper Returns (1973); Touch and Go (1986); Trooper Hook (1957); Trouble in-Laws (1951); Two Faces West (1961); Vice Raid (1959); Wagon Train (1958–1962); What Really Happened to the Class of '65? (1978); Whirlybirds (1957–1959); Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue (1991); Wings (1996); Wonder Woman (1978); Zane Grey Theatre (1960).

Born on this day – Cathleen Cordell:

Cathleen Cordell

Actress

May 21, 1915 – August 19, 1997

Credits:

5 Weeks in a Balloon (1977); Adam-12 (1970); Airport (1970); Alcoa Premiere (1961); Armstrong Circle Theatre (1950); Bachelor Father (1961); Banyon (1971); Barnaby Jones (1974); Batman (1967); Black Beauty (1978); Blind Ambition (1979); Cannon (1973); Dark Mirror (1984); Dragnet 1967 (1967–1969); Family Affair (1966–1967); Gaslight (1940); Glynis (1963); Great Catherine (1948); Grindl (1963); Hey! Hey! U.S.A! (1938); Hong Kong (1960); I Dream of Jeannie (1967); Ironside (1968); Kraft Theatre (1947); Kraft Theatre / The Philco Television Playhouse (1949); M*A*S*H (1970); Major Barbara (1941); Marcus Welby, M.D. (1972); Mission: Impossible (1972); My Favorite Martian (1964); My Three Sons (1969); Night Gallery / The Housekeeper (1970–1972); Oliver Twist (1974); Perry Mason (1964–1966); Pleasure Palace (1980); Producers' Showcase (1956); QB VII (1974); Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II (1977); Route 66 (1962); Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1979–1983); Stage 13 (1950); Star! (1968); Studio One (1949); Tammy (1966); The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1963); The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (1972); The Case of the Dangerous Robin (1960); The Dick Cavett Show (1972); The Edge of Night (1957–1958); The F.B.I. (1971); The Facts of Life (1985); The Gong Show Movie (1980); The Jackie Gleason Show (1957); The Letter (1982); The Most Deadly Game (1970); The Puppy's Further Adventures (1982); The Return of the Living Dead (1985); The Smith Family (1972); The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964); This Is the Life (1969); Trapper John, M.D. (1983); Vacation Playhouse (1965); Villa for Sale (1938); Wagon Train (1963); Who Killed Cock Robin? (1938).

Born on this day – John Paxton:

John Paxton (left), producer Adrian Scott (center), director Edward Dmytryk (writer), on the set of Crossfire (1947).

John Paxton

Writer

Producer

May 21, 1911 – January 5, 1985

Credits:

A Prize of Gold (1955); Aftermath (1960); Cornered (1945); Crack-Up (1946); Crossfire (1947); Fourteen Hours (1951); General Electric Theater (1960); How to Murder a Rich Uncle (1957); I Am the Greatest!: The Adventures of Muhammad Ali (1977); Kotch (1971); Murder, My Sweet (1944); My Pal Wolf (1944); Of Men and Music (1951); On the Beach (1959); On the Beach (2000); Pickup Alley (1957); Rope of Sand (1949); So Well Remembered (1947); The 20th Century-Fox Hour (1955); The Cobweb (1955); The Great Man's Whiskers (1972); The Wild One (1953).

Born on this day – Lola Lane:

Lola Lane

Actress

May 21, 1906 – June 22, 1981

Credits:

Alias Mary Dow (1935); Buckskin Frontier (1943); Burn ‘Em Up Barnes (1934); Checking Out: Grand Hotel (2004); Convicted Woman (1940); Daughters Courageous (1939); Deadline at Dawn (1946); Death from a Distance (1935); Ex-Bad Boy (1931); Four Daughters (1938); Four Mothers (1941); Four Wives (1939); Fox Movietone Follies of 1929 (1929); Gangs of Chicago (1940); Girls of the Road (1940); Good News (1930); Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6 (1942); Hell Bound (1931); His Night Out (1935); Hollywood Hotel (1937); Identity Unknown (1945); In Paris, A.W.O.L. (1936); Let’s Go Places (1930); Lost Canyon (1942); Marked Woman (1937); Mr. Chump (1938); Murder on a Honeymoon (1935); Mystery Ship (1941); Panama (1938); Port of Lost Dreams (1934); Public Stenographer (1934); Speakeasy (1929); Steppin’ in Society (1945); The Big Fight (1930); The Costello Case (1930); The Girl from Havana (1929); The Sheik Steps Out (1937); The Voice of Hollywood No. 5 (1930); The Voice of Hollywood No. 7 (Second Series) (1931); The Woman Condemned (1934); The Woman Who Dared (1933); They Made Me a Killer (1946); Ticket to a Crime (1934); When Were You Born? (1938); Why Girls Leave Home (1945); Zanzibar (1940).

Born on this day – Robert Montgomery:

Robert Montgomery

Actor

Director

Producer

May 21, 1904 – September 27, 1981

Credits:

42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage (2006); Another Language (1933); Arena (1983); Art Heritage (1960); Autopsy: The Last Hours of (2021); Biography (2001); Biography of a Bachelor Girl (1935); Blondie of the Follies (1932); Breakdowns of 1949 (1949); But the Flesh Is Weak (1932); Checking Out: Grand Hotel (2004); Complicated Women (2003); Estrellados (1930); Ever Since Eve (1937); Eye Witness (1950); Faithless (1932); Fast and Loose (1939); Forsaking All Others (1934); Free and Easy (1930); From the Ends of the Earth (1939); Fugitive Lovers (1934); Going Hollywood (1933); Haunted Honeymoon (1940); Hell Below (1933); Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941); Hide-Out (1934); Hollywood and the Stars (1964); Hollywood Goes to Town (1938); Hollywood Greats (1978–1979); Hollywood Handicap (1938); Hollywood on Parade (1934); Hollywood on Trial (1976); Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972); Ingrid (1984); Inspiration (1931); Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood (2005); John Ford (1992); June Bride (1948); Lady in the Lake (1946); Land of Liberty (1939); Letty Lynton (1932); Live, Love and Learn (1937); Love in the Rough (1930); Lovers Courageous (1932); Lusitania Illusion (2010); Made on Broadway (1933); Marsha Hunt's Sweet Adversity (2015); Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood (2010); Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941); Mr. Hitchcock Meets the Smiths (2004); My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock (2022); Navy Log (1958); Night Flight (1933); Night Must Fall (1937); No More Ladies (1935); Once More, My Darling (1949); Our Blushing Brides (1930); Petticoat Fever (1936); Piccadilly Jim (1936); President Hollywood (2008); Private Lives (1931); Rage in Heaven (1941); Reagan (2011); Review (1970); Ride the Pink Horse (1947); Riptide (1934); Robert Montgomery Presents (1950–1957); Screen Snapshots (1932); Screen Snapshots Series 15, No. 12 (1936); Screen Snapshots Series 15, No. 8 (1936); Shipmates (1931); So This Is College (1929); Some of the Best (1949); Starlit Days at the Lido (1935); Strangers May Kiss (1931); That's Entertainment! (1974); That's Entertainment, Part II (1976); The Big House (1930); The Colgate Comedy Hour (1954); The Dick Cavett Show (1971); The Divorcee (1930); The Earl of Chicago (1940); The Easiest Way (1931); The First Hundred Years (1937); The Gallant Hours (1960); The Jack Benny Program (1951); The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937); The Man in Possession (1931); The Merv Griffin Show (1963–1966); The Mike Douglas Show (1963); The Milton Berle Show (1950); The Miracle of Sound (1940); The Mystery of Mr. X (1934); The Name's the Same (1953); The Perfect Match - The Sport of Polo in the US (2018); The Reagans (2020); The Romance of Celluloid (1937); The Saxon Charm (1948); The Secret Land (1948); The Single Standard (1929); The Sins of the Children (1930); The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar (1960–1961); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1969); The Voice of Hollywood No. 7 (Second Series) (1931); Their Own Desire (1929); They Were Expendable (1945); This Side of Heaven (1934); Three Live Ghosts (1929); Three Loves Has Nancy (1938); Today (1960); Trouble for Two (1936); Unfinished Business (1941); Untamed (1929); Vanessa, Her Love Story (1935); War Nurse (1930); What's My Line? (1957); When Ladies Meet (1933).