Sunday, September 20, 2026

Born on this day – Malachy McCourt:


Malachy McCourt


Actor

Writer

September 20, 1931 – March 11, 2024

Credits:

Books:

A Monk Swimming: A Memoir (1998); Bush Lies in State (2004); Danny Boy: The Legend of the Beloved Irish Ballad (2003); Harold Be Thy Name: Lighthearted Daily Reflections for People in Recovery (2004); History of Ireland (2004); I Am Not Myself At All, an essay included in The Face in the Mirror: Writers Reflect on Their Dreams of Youth and the Reality of Age (2009); Singing My Him Song (2000); The Claddagh Ring: Ireland's Cherished Symbol Of Friendship, Loyalty And Love (2003); Through Irish Eyes: A Visual Companion to Angela McCourt's Ireland (1998); Voices of Ireland: Classic Writings of a Rich and Rare Land (2002).

Movies and television:

13 Stars for Channel 13 (1970); After.Life (2009); All My Children (1992–2009); Angela's Christmas (2017); Another World (1982); Ash Wednesday (2002); Beautiful Kid (2003); Beyond the Pale, A Look Back (2000–2004); Body & Soul (2002); Brewster's Millions (1985); Catalina C-Lab (1982); Coming Up Roses (2011); Danny Boy: The Ballad That Bewitched the World (2013); Freethought Matters (2021); Gods and Generals (2003); Green Card (1990); Guiding Light (1989); H.E.L.P. (1990); Happy Hour (2003); Hardball with Chris Matthews (2006); Home (2006); Humor Me (2017); Ira & Abby (2006); Isn't It Delicious (2013); J.F.K.: Reckless Youth (1993); Joyce to the World (2004); Kettle of Fish (2006); Late Night with Conan O'Brien (2000–2001); Life on Mars (2009); Manny's Orphans (1978); Montana Trap (1976); Mr. & Mrs. Bridge (1990); Music of Ireland: Welcome Home (2010); Music of Ireland: Welcome to America (2010); My Music: When Irish Eyes Are Smiling (2010); Narcan (2016); Nick and Nicky; Odd Mom Out (2016); One Life to Live (1995); Oz (2002–2003); Popcorn Shrimp (2001); Q: The Winged Serpent (1982); Remember WENN (1997); Reversal of Fortune (1990); Reward (1980); Righteous Kill (2008); Ryan's Hope (1975–1989); Saint of 9/11 (2006); Search for Tomorrow (1984–1985); She's the One (1996); Starman (1987); Stillness (2012); Surfside 6 (1962); Tales from the Darkside (1985); Tales of the Unexpected (1984); Ten Hundred Kings (2000); The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990); The Brink's Job (1978); The Dain Curse (1978); The David Frost Show (1970); The Deli (1997); The Devil's Own (1997); The Dick Cavett Show (1968); The Don Rickles Show (1968); The DuPont Show of the Month (1959); The F.B.I. (1968); The Field (1990); The Fitzgerald Family Christmas (2012); The Ghost of Richard Harris (2022); The Guru (2002); The House of God (1984); The January Man (1989); The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005–2007); The McCourts of Limerick (1998); The McCourts of New York (1999); The Merv Griffin Show (1966–1971); The Mighty Macs (2009); The Mike Douglas Show (1968); The Molly Maguires (1970); The Orphan (1979); The Other Guys (2010); The Sam Levenson Show (1959); The Sweet Science (1999); The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar (1960–1961); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1972); The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1993); Thin Ice (1981); This Is a Story About Ted and Alice (2008); Threebound (2019); Toss It (2019); Turbulence (1997); Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics / Where the Dead Are (1994); Two for the Seesaw (1962); You Can't Go Home Again (1979).

Born on this day – Anne Meara Stiller:


Anne Meara Stiller

Actress

Comedian

September 20, 1929 – May 23, 2015

Born on this day – Paul Wendkos:


Paul Wendkos


Director

September 20, 1925 – November 12, 2009

Credits:

A Cry for Love (1980); A Death of Innocence (1971); A Little Game (1971); A Man Called Shenandoah (1965); A Match Made in Heaven (1997); A Tattered Web (1971); A Wing and a Prayer (1998); A Woman Called Moses (1978); Act of Violence (1979); Alcoa Theatre (1958–1960); Angel Baby (1961); Archer (1975); Attack on the Iron Coast (1968); Battle of the Coral Sea (1959); Because They're Young (1960); Behind Closed Doors (1958); Ben Casey (1963–1964); Betrayal (1978); Biography (2004); Bitter Heritage (1958); Blind Faith (1990); Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife (1987); Bloodlines: Murder in the Family (1993); Boone (1983); Breaking Point (1963–1964); Burke's Law (1965); Cannon for Cordoba (1970); Celebrity (1984); Cocaine: One Man's Seduction (1983); Cross Fire (1989); Death Among Friends (1975); Different (1999); Dr. Kildare (1962–1964); Face of a Fugitive (1959); Farrell for the People (1982); Fear No Evil (1969); Five Fingers (1959); Footsteps (1972); From the Dead of Night (1989); Gidget (1959); Gidget Goes Hawaiian (1961); Gidget Goes to Rome (1963); Golden Gate (1981); Good Against Evil (1977); Good Cops, Bad Cops (1990); Guilty Until Proven Innocent (1991); Guns of the Magnificent Seven (1969); Hagen (1980); Harold Robbins' 79 Park Avenue (1977); Harold Robbins' 79 Park Avenue (1977); Harry O (1974); Haunts of the Very Rich (1972); Hawaii Five-O (1968); Hawkins (1973–1974); Hell Boats (1970); Honey West (1965); Honor Thy Father (1973); I Spy (1965–1966); Intimate Agony (1983); Johnny Tiger (1966); Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963); Law of the Plainsman (1960); Medical Story (1975); Message from Nam (1993); Mr. Novak (1964–1965); Naked City (1960–1961); Nobody Lives Forever (1998); Picking Up the Pieces (1985); Playhouse 90 (1957–1958); Police Story (1973); Premiere (1968); Rage of Angels: The Story Continues (1986); Right to Die (1987); Route 66 (1961); Saints and Sinners (1962–1963); Scorned and Swindled (1984); Secrets (1977); Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies (1987); Six Against the Rock (1987); Special Delivery (1976); Stalk the Wild Child (1976); Tarawa Beachhead (1958); Terror on the Beach (1973); The Awakening of Candra (1983); The Bad Seed (1985); The Big Valley (1965); The Brotherhood of the Bell (1970); The Burglar (1957); The Case Against Brooklyn (1958); The Chase (1991); The Death of Richie (1977); The Delphi Bureau (1972); The Detectives (1960–1962); The Dick Powell Theatre (1963); The Eleventh Hour (1962); The Execution (1985); The F.B.I. (1966); The Family Rico (1972); The Five of Me (1981); The Great Escape II: The Untold Story (1988); The Greatest Show on Earth (1963); The Invaders (1967–1968); The Legend of Lizzie Borden (1975); The Mephisto Waltz (1971); The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd (1980); The Ordeal of Patty Hearst (1979); The Rifleman (1961–1962); The Strangers in 7A (1972); The Survivors (1969); The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story (1988); The Underground Man (1974); The Untouchables (1961–1963); The Wild Wild West (1965); The Woman I Love (1972); Tightrope (1960); Travis Logan, D.A. (1971); Trial: The Price of Passion (1992); Two Faces West (1960); White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd (1991).

Born on this day – Virginia Belmont:


Virginia Belmont


Actress

September 20, 1921 – May 6, 2014

Credits:

A-Hunting They Did Go (1948); Bellezze in moto-scooter (1952); Betrayal from the East (1945); Black Arrow (1944); Conrad Nagel Theater (1955); Courtin' Trouble (1948); Crabbin' in the Cabin (1948); Cuore di spia (1953); Dangers of the Canadian Mounted (1948); Dead Woman's Kiss (1949); Ding Dong Williams (1946); George White's Scandals (1945); Girl Rush (1944); Having Wonderful Crime (1945); Ho pianto per te! (1954); Hopalong Cassidy (1952); I misteri di Venezia (1951); I peggiori anni della nostra vita (1949); Il grande addio (1954); Il tiranno del Garda (1957); Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad (1948); Johnny Angel (1945); Licenza premio (1951); Nessuno ha tradito (1952); Nevada (1944); Oklahoma Blues (1948); Overland Trails (1948); Pan-Americana (1945); Prairie Express (1947); R.C.M.P. and the Treasure of Genghis Khan (1966); Silent Conflict (1948); Sing Your Way Home (1945); Sweet Genevieve (1947); Taxi di notte (1950); The Enchanted Cottage (1945); The Falcon in Hollywood (1944); The Kid from Brooklyn (1946); The Pirates of Capri (1949); The Rangers Ride (1948); Vivere a sbafo (1950); What a Blonde (1945).

Born on this day – Ken Hechler:


Ken Hechler


Writer

Politician

September 20, 1914 – December 10, 2016

Credits:

Books:

The Enemy Side of the Hill (1949); Endless Space Frontier (1982); Working With Truman (1982); Holding the line the 51st Engineer Combat Battalion and the Battle of the Bulge (1988); River-Horse (1991); Hero of the Rhine (2004); Super Marine! (2007); The Bridge at Remagen: The Amazing Story of March 7, 1945 (1957).

Movies and television:

60 Minutes / Segment: King Coal (2000); All the Presidents' Movies: The Movie (2009); Frontline (2019); Independent Lens (2003); The Bridge at Remagen (1969); War Stories with Oliver North (2007).

Born on this day – Anna Karen:


Anna Karen


Actress

September 20, 1914 – July 1, 2009

Credits:

Gunsmoke (1966); Hands of Mystery (1951); Hazel (1964); Holiday for Lovers (1959); Iron Horse (1967); Jefferson Drum (1958); Lights Out (1950–1951); Marcus Welby, M.D. (1972–1975); My True Story (1950); Nash Airflyte Theatre (1951); One Step Beyond (1960); Peyton Place (1965–1966); Project U.F.O. (1978); Rocky King, Detective (1951); Shadow of the Cloak (1952); Star Trek / episode entitled: All Our Yesterdays, originally aired March 14 (1969); Steve Randall (1952); The City of Gods (1968); The Doctor (1953); The Farmer's Daughter (1963); The Price of Fear (1956); The Rebel (1961); The Ski Bum (1971); The Wrong Man (1956); Wagon Train (1962).

Born on this day – Frank De Vol:


Frank De Vol


Composer

Actor

September 20, 1911 – October 27, 1999

Credits:

20 to 1 (2010); A Guide for the Married Man (1969); A One-Time Special (2020); A Very Brady Christmas (1988); A Very Brady Sequel (1996); A Very Special Favor (1965); Acció política (2016); Adam-12 (1972); Addams Family Values (1993); Adventures in Babysitting (1987); ...All the Marbles (1981); Ally McBeal (2000); America 2-Night (1978); Armed and Deadly: The Making of 'The Dirty Dozen' (2006); Askin Kanunu (1978); Attack (1956); Banda sonora (2009); Bandstand Review (1949); Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even (1991); Big Love (2007); Black Mass (2015); Bonanza (1968); Boys' Night Out (1962); Camp Runamuck (1965–1966); Canal Zone (1977); Caprice (1967); Caroline in the City (1995); Cat Ballou (1965); Charles in Charge (1990); Charo (1976); Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion (1965); College of Musical Knowledge (1954); Cookie (1989); Cousins (1989); Danny Thomas Reunion Special (1965); Danny Thomas Special (1964); Danny Thomas Special: Friends (1965); Danny Thomas Special: The Wonderful World of Burlesque (1965); Danny Thomas' the Wonderful World of Burlesque: Second Edition (1965); Date with the Angels (1957–1958); Day by Day (1989); Diff'rent Strokes (1980); Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze (1975); Doris Day: A Sentimental Journey (1991); Dr. Kildare (1963); Dusty's Trail (1973–1974); Emperor of the North (1973); Family Affair (1966–1971); Fantasia Feat. Big Boi: Hood Boy (2006); Father of the Bride (1962); Female Artillery (1973); Fernwood Tonight (1977); Feud (2017); Flying High (1978); For Love or Money (1963); Frank DeVol and His Orchestra (1953); General Electric Theater (1959); Get Christie Love! (1975); Get Smart (1965–1966); Gidget (1966); Glee (2014); Good Neighbor Sam (1964); Grindl (1963–1964); Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967); Herbie Goes Bananas (1980); Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (1977); Herbie, the Love Bug (1982); Hey, I'm Alive (1975); Hey, Jeannie! (1958); Highcliffe Manor (1979); Hot Shots! (1991); Hot Summer in the City (1976); Hotel (1983); House of Wax (2005); Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964); Hustle (1975); I Dream of Jeannie (1966–1969); I'll Bet (1965); I'm Dickens, He's Fenster (1962–1963); I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988); In Living Color (1991–1992); I've Got a Secret (1960); Johnny Trouble (1957); Juke Box Jury (1966); Julie & Julia (2009); Key West (1973); Kibbee and Fitch (1973); Kiss Me Deadly (1955); Krakatoa: East of Java (1968); KTLA at 40: A Celebration of Los Angeles Television (1987); Larceny with Music (1943); Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989); Life with Elizabeth (1953–1955); Lover Come Back (1961); McCloud (1973–1975); McLintock! (1963); Medical Center (1969); Meet Me at Disneyland (1962); Mickey (1964); Mike and Mike in the Morning (2014); Murder, Inc. (1960); Murdock's Gang (1973); Murphy Brown (1992); My Favorite Martian (1964); My Three Sons (1960–1972); My World and Welcome to It (1969); Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1989–2018); Occasional Wife (1966); Off to See the Wizard (1967); One Day at a Time (1981); Our Man Higgins (1962); Ovation (2015); Panache (1976); Pardners (1956); Paris Follies of 1956 (1955); Parker Lewis Can't Lose (1992–1993); Perfect Strangers (1986–1987); Petticoat Junction (1967–1969); Pillow Talk (1959); Place the Face (1954); Platterpanel (1953); Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1966); Pot o' Gold (1941); Radio Inside (1994); Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1957); Robot Chicken (2006); Rosie the Riveter (1944); RuPaul's Drag Race (2019); Sam Benedict (1962); Screen Snapshots, Series 30, No. 6: Jimmy McHugh's Song Party (1951); Send Me No Flowers (1964); Sesame Street (1978–1983); Silver Spoons (1982–1985); Singles (1992); Southland Tales (2006); State Trooper (1959); Stump the Stars (1949–1963); T.U.F.F. Puppy (2010); Texas Across the River (1966); That Girl (1968); The 37th Annual Academy Awards (1965); The 69th Annual Academy Awards (1997); The Andy Williams Show (1962); The Ballad of Jack and Rose (2005); The Ballad of Josie (1967); The Betty White Show (1954); The Big Fisherman (1959); The Big Knife (1955); The Big Mouth (1967); The Boat That Rocked (2009); The Brady Brides (1981); The Brady Bunch (1969–1974); The Brady Bunch Movie (1995); The Brady Girls Get Married (1981); The Bradys (1990); The Cable Guy (1996); The Cara Williams Show (1964); The Choirboys (1977); The Colgate Comedy Hour (1955); The Delphi Bureau (1972–1973); The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1956–1963); The Dirty Dozen (1967); The DuPont Show of the Week (1963); The Fall Guy (1982–1985); The Farmer's Daughter (1965); The Fess Parker Show (1974); The Flight of the Phoenix (1965); The Frisco Kid (1979); The George Gobel Show (1958–1959); The Ghosts of Buxley Hall (1980); The Glass Bottom Boat (1966); The Happening (1967); The Jeffersons (1981–1982); The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968); The Longest Yard / aka The Mean Machine (1974); The Love Boat (1978–1984); The Lux Show (1957); The Magic of David Copperfield XV: Fires of Passion (1993); The Magical World of Disney (1976–1982); The Millionaire (1978); The Parent Trap (1961); The Professor's Scary Movie Show (2018); The Quiet Man (1958); The Reluctant Heroes (1971); The Ride Back (1957); The Rosemary Clooney Show (1957); The Smith Family (1971–1972); The Swift Show Wagon with Horace Heidt and the American Way (1955); The Thrill of It All (1963); The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar (1959); The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2018); The Trouble with Angels (1966); The Virginian (1968); The Way of the Dragon (1972); The Wheeler Dealers (1963); The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch (1982); The Wrecking Crew (1968); The X-Files (2002); This Is Your Life (1987); To Rome with Love (1969–1971); Tu cara no me suena todavía (2017); Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977); Ulzana's Raid (1972); Under the Yum Yum Tree (1963); Vacation Playhouse (1964); Valentine's Day (1964); Vega$ (1981); W.C. Fields and Me (1976); Wagon Train (1959); What About Bob? (1991); What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962); What's So Bad About Feeling Good? (1968); Where's Everett (1966); Who Do You Trust? (1956); World for Ransom (1954); You Don't Say (1963).