On this day in movie history - Body and Soul (1947):

Body and Soul

directed by Robert Rossen,

written by Abraham Polonsky,

was released in the United States on November 6, 1947.
Music by Hugo Friedhofer.

Cast:

John Garfield, Lilli Palmer, Hazel Brooks, Anne Revere, William Conrad, Joseph Pevney, Lloyd Gough, Canada Lee, Art Smith, Larry Steers, Larry Anzalone, Al Bain, Steve Benton, Eddie Borden, Paul Bradley, James Burke, George M. Carleton, James Carlisle, Wheaton Chambers, Mary Currier, Sayre Dearing, Artie Dorrell, Al Eben, Ceferino García, Joe Gray, Virginia Gregg, John Indrisano, Sheldon Jett, Milton Kibbee, Mike Lally, Glen Lee, Theodore Lorch, George Magrill, Sid Melton, Harold Miller, Forbes Murray, William H. O'Brien, Charles Perry, Paul Power, Mike Ragan, Bob Reeves, Frank Riggi, Cyril Ring, Shimen Ruskin, Tim Ryan, Bert Stevens, Dan Tobey, Sid Troy, Peter Virgo, John Wald, Ulysses Williams, Florence Wix.

Born on this day – Arkie Whiteley:

Arkie Whiteley

Actress

November 6, 1964 – December 19, 2001

Credits:

4 Play (1991); A Country Practice (1981); A Dinner of Herbs (2000); A Place in the World (1979); A Touch of Frost (2001); A Town Like Alice (1981); Australian Story (2004); Casualty (1995); Jaws on Trotters: The Making of 'Razorback' (2005); Kavanagh QC (1996–1997); Kings (1983); Love Hurts (1992); Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981); McCallum (1998); Menotti (1981); Mystery!: Gallowglass (1993); Natural Lies (1992); Parkinson in Australia (1981); People Like Us (1978); Perfect Scoundrels (1990); Princess Caraboo (1994); Prisoner (1982); Razorback (1984); Scandal (1989); Screen Two (1990); Slippery Slide (1980); Sporting Chance (1981); Spring & Fall (1980); Spymaker: The Secret Life of Ian Fleming (1990); The Grand (1998); The Killing of Angel Street (1981); The Last Musketeer (2000); The Young Doctors (1978); Tropical Heat (1993); Van der Valk (1991); Whiteley (2017); Without Warning (1999).

Born on this day – Brad Davis:

Brad Davis

Actor

November 6, 1949 – September 8, 1991

Credits:

A Rumor of War (1980); A Small Circle of Friends (1980); Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985); American Playwrights Theater: The One-Acts (1989); And the Band Played On (1993); Baretta (1977); BBC2 Playhouse (1981); Blood Ties (1986); Catalogue of Ships (2008); Chariots of Fire (1981); Chiefs (1983); Child of Darkness, Child of Light (1991); Cold Steel (1987); Commitment to Life (2023); Eat My Dust (1976); Film '81 (1981); Hangfire (1991); Heart (1987); How to Survive a Marriage (1974–1975); I'm Healthy, I'm Alive and I'm Free (1977); Les rendez-vous du dimanche (1978); McLaren's Riders (1977); Midnight Express (1978); Midnight Express: The Finished Film (2008); Midnight Express: The Producers (2009); Midnight Express: The Production (2008); Our Time (1983); Querelle (1982); Robert Kennedy and His Times (1985); Roots (1977); Rosalie Goes Shopping (1989); Sexes (2005); Sybil (1976); Temporada de Caça (1988); Terror in the Aisles (1984); The 3rd Annual People's Choice Awards (1977); The American Parade (1976); The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (1988); The Edge (1989); The Greatest Man in the World (1980); The Habitation of Dragons (1992); The Hitchhiker (1987); The Player (1992); The Plot to Kill Hitler (1990); The Rainbow Warrior Conspiracy (1988); The Secret Life of John Chapman (1976); The Twilight Zone / Segment: Button, Button (1986); The Wizard of Babylon (1982); The Young Rebels (1970); Unspeakable Acts (1990); Vengeance: The Story of Tony Cimo (1986); What Really Happened to the Class of '65? (1978); When the Time Comes (1987).

Born on this day – Glenn Frey:

Glenn Frey

Musician

November 6, 1948 – January 18, 2016

Albums:

Above the Clouds: The Collection (2018); After Hours (2012); Glenn Frey Live (1993); No Fun Aloud (1982); Solo Collection (1995); Soul Searchin' (1988); Strange Weather (1992); The Allnighter (1984); The Millennium Collection (2000).

Born on this day – Judy Lewis:

Judy Lewis

Actress

Writer

Producer

Therapist

November 6, 1935 – November 25, 2011

Credits:

77 Sunset Strip (1961); A Circle Street of Children (1977); Airport 1975 (1974); Apple's Way (1974); Biography (1998); Clark Gable: Tall, Dark and Handsome (1996); Directed by Norman Foster (2006); General Hospital (1963); Girl 27 (2007); Highway Patrol (1959); I've Got a Secret (1958); Kitty Foyle (1958); Larry King Live (2001); Loose Change (1978); Love Hollywood Style (2004); Mackenzie's Raiders (1958); MsMojo (2023); One Day at a Time (1977); Operation Bikini (1963); Outlaws (1961); Perry Mason (1959); Police Woman (1974); Relatively Speaking (1988); Sarah's Choice (2009); Search (1973); Search for Tomorrow (1951); Somebody's Daughter, Somebody's Son (2004); Southern Double Cross (1976); Surfside 6 (1961); Texas (1980); The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1959); The Blue Angels (1960); The Doctors (1963); The F.B.I. (1974); The Lineup (1959); The Secret Storm (1967); The Streets of San Francisco (1974); Three for the Road (1975); Thunder in Dixie (1965); Ty & Loretta: Sweethearts of the Silver Screen (2008); Tyrone Power: Prince of Fox (2008); Widow (1976).

Born on this day – Mike Nichols:

Mike Nichols

Director

Producer

Actor

Comedian

November 6, 1931 – November 19, 2014

Credits:

2nd Annual Directors Guild of Great Britain DGGB Awards (2005); 60 Minutes (1996); A Last Laugh at the Sixties (1970); Accent on Love (1959); AFI Life Achievement Award (1994–2010); All Good Things (2010); American Masters (1995–2016); Angels in America (2003); Annie (1999); Arthur Miller: Writer (2017); Author: The JT LeRoy Story (2016); Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything (2025); Beatlemania (1981); Becoming Mike Nichols (2016); Biloxi Blues (1988); Biography (2000); Carnal Knowledge (1971); Catch-22 (1970); CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley (2021); Charlie Rose (1998–2011); Charlie Wilson's War (2007); Classic Stand-Up Comedy of Television (1996); Closer (2004); CNN Newsroom (2014); Entertainment Tonight (2014); Everything Is Copy (2015); Extra (2014); Faces of America with Henry Louis Gates Jr. (2010); Family (1976–1980); Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009); Fatherhood (2014); Forbes Celebrity 100: Who Made Bank? (2006); Friends with Kids (2011); Gilda Live (1980); Great Performances (1988); HBO First Look (2007); Heart of the Festival (2002); Heartburn (1986); Hollywood Insider (2020); In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton (1988); In the Life (1992–2012); Inside Edition (2014); Inside the Actors Studio (1996 / 2003); Jack Paar Presents (1960); Jimmy Carter's Inaugural Gala (1977); Julia Roberts: An American Cinematheque Tribute (2007); Julie and Carol at Carnegie Hall (1962); King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1969); Laugh Line (1959); Legends Ball (2006); Les Chroniques du Mea (2014); Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary (1986); Louis C.K.: Live at the Comedy Store (2015); Love & Loyalty: The Making of 'The Remains of the Day' (2001); Mad Men (2015); Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America (2009); Making the Boys (2011); Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood (2010); Omnibus (1958); Password (1961); Path to Glory (2011); Person to Person (1960); Postcards from the Edge (1990); President Kennedy's Birthday Salute (1962); Primary Colors (1998); Rampart (2011); Regarding Henry (1991); Saturday Night Live (2014); Silkwood (1983); Solaris (2002); Steve! (Martin): A Documentary in 2 Pieces (2024); That Was the Week That Was (1963–1985); The 11th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1959); The 20th Annual Tony Awards (1966); The 22nd Annual Tony Awards (1968); The 26th Annual Tony Awards (1972); The 28th Annual Tony Awards (1974); The 30th Annual Tony Awards (1976); The 31st Annual Tony Awards (1977); The 32nd Annual Tony Awards (1978); The 38th Annual Tony Awards (1984); The 39th Annual Academy Awards (1967); The 39th Annual Tony Awards (1985); The 3th Annual Mr. Abbot Awards (1987); The 40th Annual Academy Awards (1968); The 42nd Annual Academy Awards (1970); The 56th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2004); The 59th Annual Tony Awards (2005); The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards 2005 (2005); The 66th Annual Tony Awards (2012); The 67th Primetime Emmy Awards (2015); The 73th Annual National Board of Review of Motion Pictures Awards (2002); The 7th Annual Costume Designers Guild Awards (2005); The 8th Annual American Comedy Awards (1994); The Annual Film Society of Lincoln Center Honors Mike Nichols (1999); The Annual Friars Club Tribute Presents a Salute to Barbara Walters (1994); The Annual National Board of Review Awards (2001); The Big Party (1959); The Birdcage (1996); The Day of the Dolphin (1973); The Designated Mourner (1997); The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1958–1959); The Fabulous Fifties (1960); The Fifties (1997); The Film Society Of Lincoln Center Annual Gala Tribute to Elizabeth Taylor (1986); The Fortune (1975); The Graduate (1967); The Graduates (2008); The Great Standups (1984); The Jack Paar Program (1964–1965); The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst (2015); The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1991 / 2003 / 2011); The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002); The Longshot (1986); The Making of 'Charlie Wilson's War' (2008); The Mark Twain Prize: Steve Martin (2005); The Memory of Justice (1976); The Merv Griffin Show (1966–1967); The Orson Bean Show (2026); The Oscars (2015); The Pallbearer (1996); The Perry Como Show (1958–1961); The Private Eye (2024); The Remains of the Day (1993); The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch (2003); The South Bank Show (2006); The Steve Allen Show (1957–1958); The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar (1959–1960); The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling (2018); Today (1966); Turner Classic Movies Remembers 2014 (2014); Two Night Stand (2014); Wait in the Wings (2020); Welcome to the Basement (2014–2015); What Planet Are You From? (2000); What's My Line? (1960); Who Makes You Laugh? (1995); Whoopi Goldberg: Direct from Broadway (1985); Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966); Wit (2001); Wolf (1994); Working Girl (1988); Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner (2006).

Born on this day – John Lasell:

John Lasell

Actor

November 6, 1928 – October 4, 2024

Credits:

12 O'Clock High (1966); 87th Precinct (1962); A Death in California (1985); A Great American Tragedy (1972); Adam-12 (1970); Alcoa Premiere (1961); Armstrong Circle Theatre (1960); As the World Turns (1956–2010); Barnaby Jones (1974); Ben Casey (1961); Camera Three (1961); Cannon (1972); Checkmate (1960–1961); Dallas (1984); Dan August (1970–1971); Dan August: Once Is Never Enough (1980); Dark Shadows (1967); Deathmaster (1972); Dr. Kildare (1964); Falcon Crest (1985); Fear on Trial (1975); Flipper (1964); General Electric Theater (1961); Gunsmoke (1961); Hawaiian Eye (1962); Hazel (1961); Helen Keller and Her Teacher (1970); Hong Kong (1960); Honky (1971); I Spy (1965); Judd for the Defense (1968); Lassie (1973); Lassie: Joyous Sound (1973); Mannix (1972); Men at Law (1971); Message to My Daughter (1973); Mission: Impossible (1972); Mod Squad (1972); My Favorite Martian (1966); Naked City (1962); Night Gallery / Segment: Little Girl Lost (1972); One Step Beyond (1960); Perry Mason (1962–1966); Peyton Place (1965); Police Story (1973); Rawhide (1965); Robert Frost's the Death of the Hired Man (1979); Route 66 (1962); Shannon (1962); Shotgun Slade (1961); Slattery's People (1965); Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came (1970); Tales of Wells Fargo (1961); The Doctors and the Nurses (1962–1964); The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1960–1961); The F.B.I. (1966–1971); The Fugitive (1964–1966); The Harness (1971); The Invaders (1967); The Investigators (1961); The New Breed (1961); The New Perry Mason (1973); The Organization (1971); The Psychiatrist (1970); The Rogues (1964); The Streets of San Francisco (1972); The Tall Man (1961); The Twilight Zone (1961); This Is the Life (1968–1973); Topaz (1969); Wagon Train (1961).