Born on this day – Robert Osborne:

Film historian

Television presenter

Writer

Actor

Host at Turner Classic Movies (TCM) and The Movie Channel

Columnist for The Hollywood Reporter,

 May 3, 1932 – March 6, 2017

Credits:

Host at Turner Classic Movies (TCM) and The Movie Channel.

Columnist for The Hollywood Reporter.

Books:

50 Golden Years of Oscar (1978); 60 Years of the Oscar: The Official History of the Academy Awards (1988); 65 Years of the Oscar: The Official History of the Academy Awards (1994); 70 Years of the Oscar: The Official History of the Academy Awards (1999); 75 Years of the Oscar: The Official History of the Academy Awards (2003); 80 Years of the Oscar: The Official History of the Academy Awards (2008); 85 Years of the Oscar: The Official History of the Academy Awards (2013); Academy Awards Illustrated (1965); Academy Awards Oscar Annual (1971–1976); Best Actor Oscar Winners Since 1927 (1977); Best Actress Oscar Winners (1977); Best Picture Oscar Winners Since 1927 (1977); Hollywood Legends: The Life and Films of Humphrey Bogart and Greta Garbo (1967); In the Picture: Production Stills from the TCM Archives (2004); Leading Couples: The Most Unforgettable Screen Romances of the Studio Era, by Frank Miller / Foreword by Robert Osborne (2008); Leading Ladies: The 50 Most Unforgettable Actresses of the Studio Era, Turner Classic Movies / Foreword by Robert Osborne (2006); Leading Men: The 50 Most Unforgettable Actors of the Studio Era, by Turner Classic Movies / Foreword by Robert Osborne (2006); Picture Show: Classic Movie Posters from the TCM Archives, by Dianna Edwards / Foreword by Robert Osborne (2003); The Essentials: 52 Must-See Movies and Why They Matter, by Jeremy Arnold / Foreword by Robert Osborne (2016); Under the Rainbow: An Intimate Memoir of Judy Garland, Rock Hudson and My Life in Old Hollywood, by John Carlyle / Foreword by Robert Osborne (2006).

Movies and television:

100th Anniversary of Bray Studios (2014); 20/20 (2016); A Love Story: The Story of 'To Have and Have Not' (2003); A New Dimension in Noir: Filming Inferno in (2017); A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics (2009); A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers (2009); AFI Life Achievement Award (1977); Alan Arkin: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival (2015); All-Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan (1985); American Masters (2000); And the Oscar Goes to... (2014); Auguste Lumière and Louis Lumière in History of World Cinema: Part I (2021); Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Humphrey Bogart (1997); Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Judy Garland (1996); Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Lana Turner (1996); Before Breakfast (2010); Before the Fact: Suspicious Hitchcock (2004); Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men' (2008); Biography (2001–2002); Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story (2017); Boulevard! A Hollywood Story (2021); Call the Usual Suspects: The Craft of the Character Actor (2006); Captain Blood: A Swashbuckler Is Born (2005); CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley (2016); Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer (2009); Commitment to Life (2023); Cooper and Hemingway: The True Gen (2013); Credit Where Credit Is Due (2006); Curtains for Roy Earle: The Story of 'High Sierra' (2003); Dateline NBC (2004); Death Valley Days (1954); Dial M for Murder / 3D: A Brief History (2004); Dial M for Murder / Hitchcock and Dial M (2004); Dinah! (1978); Discovering Treasure: The Story of the Treasure of the Sierra Madre (2003); Dive Bomber: Keep 'Em in the Air (2005); Divided Highway: The Story of 'They Drive by Night' (2003); Dodge City: Go West, Errol Flynn (2005); Double Indemnity: Introduction by Robert Osborne (2006); E! Mysteries & Scandals (2001); E! True Hollywood Story (2001); Eva Marie Saint: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival (2014); Forever Endeavor (2022); Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast (2014); Guilt Trip: Hitchcock and 'the Wrong Man' (2004); Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law (2005); Hitchcock and 'Stage Fright' (2004); Hitchcock's Confession: A Look at 'I Confess' (2004); Hold Your Breath and Cross Your Fingers: The Story of 'Dark Passage' (2003); Hollywood Greats (1999); Hollywood Helps the Cause (2006); Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's (2009); Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1970's (2009); Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s (2009); Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical (2008); Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression (2009); Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing (2009); Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical (2009); Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History (2008); Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical Treasure (2008); Hollywood Wives (1985); How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967); I Love Lucy Costume & Makeup Tests (2014); Inside the Academy Awards (1995); Inside 'The Apartment' (2008); Jeopardy! (2019); Kim Novak: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival (2013); La fabuleuse histoire des studios hollywoodiens: MGM (2014); La fabuleuse histoire des studios hollywoodiens: Warner Bros (2014); Let Freedom Sing! The Story of 'Yankee Doodle Dandy' (2003); Let It Begin! A Filmmaker's Journey (2010); London After Midnight (2002); Luise Rainer: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival (2011); Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her (1994); Magic Time: The Art of Jack Lemmon (2007); Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood (2010); Mr. Hitchcock Meets the Smiths (2004); My Music: Movie Songs (2007); On Your Marx, Get Set, Go! (2004); One Step Beyond (1959); Passion, Prejudice and South Pacific: Creating an American Masterpiece (2009); Personal History: Foreign Hitchcock (2004); Peter O'Toole: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival (2012); Private Screenings (1996–2014); Private Screenings (2019); Psycho (1960); Remarks on Marx (2004); Robert Osborne with Lana Turner Today (1982); Robert Osborne's 20th Anniversary Tribute (2015); SAG Foundation Conversations (2009); Scandal: The Trial of Mary Astor (2018); Sergeant York: Of God and Country (2006); Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen (1996); Spartacus (1960); Stardust: The Bette Davis Story (2006); Strangers on a Train: A Hitchcock Classic (2004); Summer Under the Stars (2003); Tab Hunter Confidential (2015); Tale as Old as Time: The Making of 'Beauty and the Beast' (2002); Tarzan: Silver Screen King of the Jungle (2004); TCM Guest Programmer (2005–2016); TCM Remembers 2017 (2017); TCM Spotlight: Pre-Code Classics (2014); TCM: Twenty Classic Moments (2014); The 69th Primetime Emmy Awards (2017); The Beverly Hillbillies (1962); The Boys (2009); The Californians (1958); The Desilu Story (2003); The Essentials (2006–2012); The Fabulous Allan Carr (2017); The Great Movie Ride (1989); The Hollywood Bowl: Music Under the Stars (2003); The Lady from Shanghai: Introduction by Robert Osborne (2014); The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour (1959); The Man with Bogart's Face (1980); The Mike Douglas Show (1979); The Morning Program (1987); The Osborne Column (1984); The Oscars (2018); The Pat Sajak Show (1989); The Paul Ryan Show (1977–1992); The Projected Image: The Jewish Experience on Film (2014); The Sea Hawk: Flynn in Action (2005); 'They Died with Their Boots On': To Hell or Glory (2005); Thicke of the Night (1984); Twenty Plus Two (1961); Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015); Welcome to Sherwood! The Story of 'The Adventures of Robin Hood' (2003); Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1959); Whirlybirds (1959).