Born on this day – Joseph Ziegler:

Joseph Ziegler

Actor

Theatre director

November 7, 1953 – July 28, 2025

Credits:

Co-founder of the Soulpepper theatre company.

Movies and television:

Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1989); Amreeka (2009); Black Harbour (1996–1999); Blue Murder (2001–2002); Dick Francis: In the Frame (1989); Dieppe (1993); Dinner at Lucy's (2009); Due South (1994–1995); E.N.G. (1993); Empire, Inc. (1983); Focus (2001); Forever Knight (1995); Gross Misconduct: The Life of Brian Spencer (1993); Hamlet (Solo) (2007); Heritage Minutes (2005); Leap Years (2001); Murdoch Mysteries (2021); North of 60 (1994); Nurses (2020); Oh, What a Night (1992); Open Heart (2004); Our Fathers (2005); Race to Freedom: The Underground Railroad (1994); Relic Hunter (2001); Robin & Mark & Richard III (2016); Side Effects (1994–1996); Slings and Arrows (2005); Sprnva (2014); Stratford Festival: Macbeth (2017); Street Legal (1989–1992); Ten Minute Call (2018); The Circle Game (1994); The Grid (2004); The Hitchhiker (1989); The Matthew Shepard Story (2002); The Trojan Horse (2008); Timon of Athens (2018); To Save the Children (1994); Tom Stone (2002); Tribulation (2000); Twelfth Night (1986); Twists of Terror (1997); War of the Worlds (1988); Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story (2002).

Born on this day – James Houghton:

James Houghton

Writer

Actor

November 7, 1948 – August 27, 2024

Credits:

AC/DC: If You Want Blood, You Got It (1979); Alias Smith and Jones (1971); Aspen (1977); Barnaby Jones (1979); CHiPs (1978); Code R (1977); Days of Our Lives (1981); Dynasty (1976); Fantasy Island (1982–1983); Finder of Lost Loves (1985); Hotel (1983–1984); I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978); Knots Landing (1979–1983); Knots Landing Reunion: Together Again (2005); Lake of Fire: James Houghton on Superstition (2019); Man with a Camera (1959); McKeever and the Colonel (1962–1963); More American Graffiti (1979); North & South: Book 2, Love & War (1986); One on One (1977); Purple People Eater (1988); Remington Steele (1985); See How She Runs (1978); Superstition (1982); Sweet Sugar (1972); Tales from the Darkside (1984–1986); The Bold and the Beautiful (2006); The Colbys (1986–1987); The Dark Side of Innocence (1976); The Knots Landing Block Party (1993); The Love Boat (1983–1986); The Next Step Beyond (1978); The Richard Boone Show (1964); The Twilight Zone (1962); The Young and the Restless (1973––2006); Trauma Center (1983); Trials of the Wild (2018); Working in the Theatre (2004–2007).

Born on this day – Daniela Giordano:

Daniela Giordano

Actress

November 7, 1947– December 16, 2022

Credits:

Batton Story (1976); Bloody Friday (1972); Bolidi sull'asfalto a tutta birra! (1970); Daniela's Inquisition (2017); Dante's Project (2015); Death Walks on High Heels (1971); Ein kalter Tag (2017); Erba Celeste (2015); Eurotika! (1999); Evil Eye (1975); Find a Place to Die (1968); Four Gunmen of the Holy Trinity (1971); Four Times That Night (1971); Frankenpimp's Revenge: The Romeo and Juliet Massacre (2020); Have a Good Funeral, My Friend... Sartana Will Pay (1970); Help Me Have No Human Ways (2015); I barbieri di Sicilia (1967); Il fidanzamento (1975); Il lungo giorno del massacro (1968); Inquisition (1977); Jean-Roch Coignet (1969); Kara Murat: Seyh Gaffar'a Karsi (1977); Killer's Gold (1979); La cameriera (1974); La sfida dei MacKenna (1970); L'adolescente (1976); Le segrete esperienze di Luca e Fanny (1980); L'infermiera... di mio padre (1976); Lobo the Bastard (1971); Merkwürdige Lebensgeschichte des Friedrich Freiherrn von der Trenck (1973); Mondo Macabro (2001); Ombre roventi (1970); Play-Boy (1967); Reflections in Black (1975); Sexy Susan Sins Again (1968); Soror (2022); Stay Away from Trinity... When He Comes to Eldorado (1972); The 5-Man Army (1969); The Case of the Bloody Iris (1972); The Girl in Room 2A (1974); The Naked Doorwoman (1976); The Night of the Scorpion (1972); The World of Shadows (2015); Trinity and Sartana Are Coming (1972); Un toro da monta (1976); Un'estate, un inverno (1971); Vedo nudo (1969); Violent Rome (1975); Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key (1972).

Born on this day – Ann Lynn:

Ann Lynn

Actress

November 7, 1933 – August 30, 2020

Credits:

A Family at War (1972); A Shot in the Dark (1964); A Thinking Man as Hero (1973); Adam Adamant Lives! (1966); Are You Ready for the Music? (1965); Armchair Theatre (1958–1970); Baby Love (1969); BBC Sunday-Night Play (1961–1963); Boyd Q.C. (1961); Callan (1969); Casualty (1994); Comedy Connections (2007); Crown Court (1973–1983); Damn the Defiant! (1962); Dixon of Dock Green (1966); Doctor in Distress (1963); Drama 61-67 (1962); EastEnders (1991–1994); Emergency-Ward 10 (1966); Escape (1967); Espionage (1964); Flame in the Streets (1961); Four in the Morning (1965); Ghost Squad (1962); Gideon C.I.D. (1966); Great Performances (1976); Happy Ever After (1969); Harriet's Back in Town (1973); Hine (1971); Hitler: The Last Ten Days (1973); I Accuse! (1958); I'll Never Forget What's'isname (1967); ITV Play of the Week (1960–1967); ITV Playhouse (1967–1981); ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969–1970); ITV Television Playhouse (1963); Johnny You're Wanted (1956); Just Good Friends (1984–1986); Keep It Clean (1956); King Lear (1974); Late Night Drama (1974); Man at the Top (1970–1971); Manhunt (1970); Minder (1979–1980); Moment of Indiscretion (1958); Naked Fury (1959); No Hiding Place (1961–1966); Only Fools and Horses (1996); Out of This World (1962); Piccadilly Third Stop (1960); Public Eye (1966); Redcap (1966); Rooms (1975); Screamtime (1983); Screenplay (1979); Secret Agent (1965); Separation (1968); Sergeant Cork (1963–1966); Shadows (1976); Special Branch (1973); Spy Trap (1975); Stand Up and Be Counted (1972); Starting Out (1986); Strip Tease Murder (1961); Strongroom (1962); Suspense (1960 / 1962); Teletale (1964); The Baron (1966); The Bill (1994); The Black Torment (1964); The Champions (1968); The Cheaters (1961–1962); The Count of Monte Cristo (1956); The Expert (1969–1971); The Flying Doctor (1959); The Girl-Getters (1964); The Gold Robbers (1969); The Love Machine (1971); The Mask of Janus (1965); The Other Side of Underneath (1972); The Party's Over (1965); The Professionals (1978); The Pursuers (1961); The Saint (1967); The Scales of Justice (1962); The Secret Thread (1962); The Spy's Wife (1972); The Uncle (1966); The Vise (1958–1959); The Wednesday Play (1967); The Wind of Change (1961); The Zoo Gang (1974); Theatre 625 (1964–1966); Theatre 70 (1960); Thirty-Minute Theatre (1972); Thursday Theatre (1965); W. Somerset Maugham (1970); Welsh Triple Bill (1978); Westway (1976); Who Pays the Ferryman? (1977); Z Cars (1968).

Born on this day – Derek Vanlint:

Derek Vanlint

Cinematographer

Director

November 7, 1932 – February 23, 2010

Credits:

Cine Chalom (2020); X-Men (2000); The Spreading Ground (2000); Dragonslayer (1981); The Bed (1980); Alien (1979); Simon Simon (1970); Morning, Noon and Night (1967); This Time Tomorrow (1966); A Penny for Your Thoughts or 'Birds, Dolls & Scratch' English Style (1965).

Born on this day – William Wharton:

William Wharton

Writer

November 7, 1925 – October 29, 2008

Credits:

Birdy (1978); Ever after (1981); Dad (1981); A Midnight Clear (1982); Scumbler (1984); Pride (1985); Tidings (1987); Franky Furbo (1989); Last Lovers (1991); Wrongful Deaths (1994); Houseboat on the Seine (1996); Shrapnel (2012).

Awards:

In 1980, William Wharton was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction / Best Book, for his 1978 novel: Birdy.

Born on this day – Aline Towne:

Aline Towne

Actress

November 7, 1919 – February 2, 1996

Credits:

A Blueprint for Murder (1953); A Date with Judy (1948); A Guide for the Married Man (1967); A Woman of Distinction (1950); Adventures of Superman (1952–1953); Airwolf (1985); Alcoa Theatre (1958); Bozo the Clown (1954); Bullet for a Badman (1964); Cavalcade of America (1955–1957); Chevron Hall of Stars (1956); Code 3 (1957); Colt .45 (1957); Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe (1953); Confidence Girl (1952); Death Valley Days (1958); Don Daredevil Rides Again (1951); Easter Parade (1948); Eight Is Enough (1977); Fireside Theatre (1951); Flipper (1965); Four Star Playhouse (1954); Front Page Bible (1959); Gang Busters (1952); Gog (1954); Goodyear Theatre (1958); Guns Don't Argue! (1957); Harbor of Missing Men (1950); Highway 301 (1950); Highway Patrol (1957); Hollywood Summer Theatre (1956); Homecoming (1948); Hopalong Cassidy (1953); How to Marry a Millionaire (1959); I Can Get It for You Wholesale (1951); Invitation Playhouse: Mind Over Murder (1952); Johnny Midnight (1960); Julia Misbehaves (1948); Julie (1956); Lassie (1956–1957); Leave It to Beaver (1958–1960); Lux Video Theatre (1956–1957); M Squad (1960); Man Afraid (1957); Man Without a Gun (1958); Marcus Welby, M.D. (1971–1976); Markham (1960); Maverick (1958); Mirage (1965); My Favorite Husband (1955); Navy Log (1956); Public Defender (1955); Purple Heart Diary (1951); Racket Squad (1952); Radar Men from the Moon (1952); Retik, the Moon Menace (1966); Room 222 (1972); Rough Riders of Durango (1951); Satan's Satellites (1958); Schlitz Playhouse (1953); Science Fiction Theatre (1956); Sea Hunt (1958–1961); Send Me No Flowers (1964); Slaves of the Invisible Monster (1966); Song of Norway (1970); Stage 7 (1955); Taggart (1964); Tales of Wells Fargo (1957); Target: Sea of China (1966); The Brass Bottle (1964); The Donna Reed Show (1960–1966); The Doris Day Show (1971–1972); The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1954); The Gray Ghost (1957); The Incredible Hulk (1979); The Invisible Monster (1950); The Jean Arthur Show (1966); The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1957); The Lineup (1957–1958); The Lone Ranger (1953–1956); The Loretta Young Show (1955); The Millionaire (1956); The Rough Riders (1958–1959); The Steel Trap (1952); The Vanishing Westerner (1950); This Is the Life (1956–1960); Trader Tom of the China Seas (1954); Universal Newsreel (1945); Wagon Train (1958–1964); Whispering Smith (1961); White Heat (1949); Zombies of the Stratosphere (1952).