Born on this day – Badja Djola:

Actor

Dancer

April 9, 1948 – January 8, 2005

Credits:

Slipdream (2005); Back to You in the Days (2005); Night at the Golden Eagle (2001); The Lone Gunmen (2001); The Fugitive (2000); The Price of Air (2000); Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel (2000); The Hurricane (1999); Deterrence (1999); Born Free (1998); Chicago Hope (1998); Butter (1998); ER (1998); Brooklyn South (1998); The Players Club (1998); Gunshy (1998); Millennium (1997); First Time Felon (1997); The Last Don (1997); The Brave (1997); NYPD Blue (1997); Rosewood (1997); Nash Bridges (1997); Heaven's Prisoners (1996); The X-Files (1995); Knight Rider 2010 (1994); Roc (1993–1994); Who's the Man? (1993); Marked for Murder (1993); Eddie Presley (1992); The Waterdance (1992); Division Street (1991); Christmas on Division Street (1991); The Last Boy Scout (1991); The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage (1991); A Rage in Harlem (1991); Wiseguy (1990); B.L. Stryker (1990); An Innocent Man (1989); Mississippi Burning (1988); The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988); Spenser: For Hire (1987); The Lightship (1985); Maximum Security (1984); The Lonely Guy (1984); Tales of the Gold Monkey (1982); Night Shift (1982); Penitentiary (1979); The Main Event (1979).

Born on this day – Brad Dexter:

 

Actor

Producer

April 9, 1917 – December 12, 2002

Credits:

9th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2003); Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven' (2000); Cognac (1988); Skag (1980); Valentine (1979); The Incredible Hulk (1979); Winter Kills (1979); Project U.F.O. (1978); House Calls (1978); The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover (1977); Vigilante Force (1976); Law and Order (1976); S.W.A.T. (1975); McCloud (1975); Kojak (1975); Shampoo (1975); Jory (1973); Mission: Impossible (1972); Lady Sings the Blues (1972); Little Fauss and Big Halsy (1970); Mannix (1970); The Lawyer (1970); The Naked Runner (1967); Blindfold (1966); Von Ryan's Express (1965); Bus Riley's Back in Town (1965); None But the Brave (1965); Invitation to a Gunfighter (1964); Kings of the Sun (1963); Johnny Cool (1963); Death Valley Days (1963); Here's Hollywood (1962); Taras Bulba (1962); X-15 (1961); Alcoa Premiere (1961); The George Raft Story (1961); The Investigators (1961); Twenty Plus Two (1961); Surfside 6 (1961); Tales of Wells Fargo (1961); General Electric Theater (1961); Hawaiian Eye (1961); The Aquanauts (1960); The Magnificent Seven (1960); Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1960); Bourbon Street Beat (1959–1960); Wanted: Dead or Alive (1960); 13 Fighting Men (1960); Bat Masterson (1960); Mr. Lucky (1960); Tightrope (1960); The Man from Blackhawk (1960); Vice Raid (1959); Bronco (1959); Colt .45 (1959); 77 Sunset Strip (1958–1959); This Man Dawson (1959); Last Train from Gun Hill (1959); Yancy Derringer (1959); Cimarron City (1959); Behind Closed Doors (1959); Pursuit (1959); Zane Grey Theatre (1958); Jefferson Drum (1958); Have Gun - Will Travel (1958); Wagon Train (1958); Run Silent Run Deep (1958); Studio One (1958); How to Marry a Millionaire (1957); The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna (1957); The Oklahoman (1957); Between Heaven and Hell (1956); The Bottom of the Bottle (1956); Climax! (1955); House of Bamboo (1955); Violent Saturday (1955); Untamed (1955); 99 River Street (1953); Macao (1952); The Las Vegas Story (1952); Fourteen Hours (1951); The Asphalt Jungle (1950); Sinbad, the Sailor (1947); Heldorado (1946); Winged Victory (1944); The Mortal Storm (1940).

Born on this day – Ward Bond:

 

Actor

April 9, 1903 – November 5, 1960

Credits:

Wagon Train (1957–1961); Rio Bravo (1959); Alias Jesse James (1959); General Electric Theater (1953–1958); The Christophers (1955–1958); The Howard Miller Show (1958); China Doll (1958); The Growler Story (1957); The Wings of Eagles (1957); The Halliday Brand (1957); The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (1957–1958); Schlitz Playhouse (1952–1956); Pillars of the Sky (1956); The Searchers (1956); Dakota Incident (1956); Star Stage (1956); The Red, White and Blue Line (1955); Cavalcade of America (1955–1956); Screen Directors Playhouse (1955); A Man Alone (1955); Mister Roberts (1955); Climax! (1955); The Long Gray Line (1955); The Bob Mathias Story (1954); The Ford Television Theatre (1953–1954); Suspense (1954); Johnny Guitar (1954); Gypsy Colt (1954); The Steve Allen Show presented by Knickerbocker Beer (1953); Hondo (1953); The Moonlighter (1953); Blowing Wild (1953); The McGurk Way (1952); Thunderbirds (1952); The Gulf Playhouse (1952); Hellgate (1952); The Quiet Man (1952); On Dangerous Ground (1951); The Bigelow Theatre (1951); Bullfighter and the Lady (1951); Only the Valiant (1951); The Great Missouri Raid (1951); Operation Pacific (1951); This Is Korea! (1951); Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1950); Wagon Master (1950); Riding High (1950); Singing Guns (1950); The Silver Theatre (1950); 3 Godfathers (1948); Joan of Arc (1948); Tap Roots (1948); The Time of Your Life (1948); Sins of the Fathers (1948); Fort Apache (1948); The Fugitive (1947); Unconquered (1947); It's a Wonderful Life (1946); My Darling Clementine (1946); Canyon Passage (1946); They Were Expendable (1945); Dakota (1945); Tall in the Saddle (1944); Home in Indiana (1944); The Fighting Sullivans (1944); A Guy Named Joe (1943); They Came to Blow Up America (1943); Slightly Dangerous (1943); Hello Frisco, Hello (1943); Gentleman Jim (1942); Hitler--Dead or Alive (1942); Sin Town (1942); Ten Gentlemen from West Point (1942); The Falcon Takes Over (1942); Wild Bill Hickok Rides (1942); Know for Sure (1941); Swamp Water (1941); The Maltese Falcon (1941); Doctors Don't Tell (1941); Manpower (1941); The Shepherd of the Hills (1941); Sergeant York (1941); A Man Betrayed (1941); Tobacco Road (1941); Santa Fe Trail (1940); The Long Voyage Home (1940); City for Conquest (1940); Kit Carson (1940); Sailor's Lady (1940); The Mortal Storm (1940); Buck Benny Rides Again (1940); Virginia City (1940); Little Old New York (1940); The Grapes of Wrath (1940); The Cisco Kid and the Lady (1939); Gone with the Wind (1939); Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence (1939); Drums Along the Mohawk (1939); Dust Be My Destiny (1939); Frontier Marshal (1939); Waterfront (1939); The Girl from Mexico (1939); Young Mr. Lincoln (1939); The Kid from Kokomo (1939); The Return of the Cisco Kid (1939); Union Pacific (1939); Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939); Mr. Moto in Danger Island (1939); Dodge City (1939); Sundown (1939); The Oklahoma Kid (1939); Pardon Our Nerve (1939); Made for Each Other (1939); They Made Me a Criminal (1939); Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 1 (1938); Son of Frankenstein (1939); Going Places (1938); The Law West of Tombstone (1938); Submarine Patrol (1938); Fugitives for a Night (1938); You Can't Take It with You (1938); The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938); Prison Break (1938); Reformatory (1938); Professor Beware (1938); Numbered Woman (1938); Gun Law (1938); Flight Into Nowhere (1938); The Adventures of Marco Polo (1938); Mr. Moto's Gamble (1938); Hawaii Calls (1938); Over the Wall (1938); Bringing Up Baby (1938); Born to Be Wild (1938); Penitentiary (1938); Of Human Hearts (1938); Fight for Your Lady (1937); The Westland Case (1937); Music for Madame (1937); The Kid Comes Back (1937); The Game That Kills (1937); Escape by Night (1937); Dead End (1937); Topper (1937); Marry the Girl (1937); The Singing Marine (1937); A Fight to the Finish (1937); Mountain Music (1937); The Wildcatter (1937); They Gave Him a Gun (1937); Night Key (1937); 23 1/2 Hours Leave (1937); Park Avenue Logger (1937); The Soldier and the Lady (1937); When's Your Birthday? (1937); Devil's Playground (1937); You Only Live Once (1937); Woman-Wise (1937); Screen Snapshots Series 15, No. 12 (1936); After the Thin Man (1936); Conflict (1936); The Accusing Finger (1936); Legion of Terror (1936); Without Orders (1936); The Big Game (1936); The Man Who Lived Twice (1936); They Met in a Taxi (1936); Second Wife (1936); Crash Donovan (1936); White Fang (1936); High Tension (1936); The Bride Walks Out (1936); Fury (1936); The Cattle Thief (1936); Fatal Lady (1936); The Case Against Mrs. Ames (1936); Avenging Waters (1936); Pride of the Marines (1936); The First Baby (1936); Colleen (1936); Boulder Dam (1936); The Leathernecks Have Landed (1936); Muss 'em Up (1936); Two in the Dark (1936); Hitch Hike Lady (1935); We're Only Human (1935); Too Tough to Kill (1935); Broadway Hostess (1935); I Found Stella Parish (1935); Guard That Girl (1935); Western Courage (1935); 3 Kids and a Queen (1935); The Last Days of Pompeii (1935); Waterfront Lady (1935); His Night Out (1935); Little Big Shot (1935); She Gets Her Man (1935); Calm Yourself (1935); Death Flies East (1935); Murder in the Fleet (1935); The Headline Woman (1935); The Informer (1935); Mary Jane's Pa (1935); Strangers All (1935); Go Into Your Dance (1935); 'G' Men (1935); Fighting Shadows (1935); Black Fury (1935); The Crimson Trail (1935); Times Square Lady (1935); One New York Night (1935); Devil Dogs of the Air (1935); Under Pressure (1935); Grand Old Girl (1935); Broadway Bill (1934); Men of the Night (1934); Against the Law (1934); 6 Day Bike Rider (1934); Death on the Diamond (1934); Girl in Danger (1934); The Human Side (1934); Chained (1934); The Affairs of Cellini (1934); The Defense Rests (1934); The Circus Clown (1934); A Man's Game (1934); Here Comes the Groom (1934); Most Precious Thing in Life (1934); I'll Tell the World (1934); The Crime of Helen Stanley (1934); Whirlpool (1934); Voice in the Night (1934); The Fighting Ranger (1934); It Happened One Night (1934); The Poor Rich (1934); Speed Wings (1934); School for Romance (1934); Frontier Marshal (1934); The Fighting Code (1933); Straightaway (1933); Son of a Sailor (1933); College Coach (1933); Police Car 17 (1933); Wild Boys of the Road (1933); Lady for a Day (1933); The Wrecker (1933); Heroes for Sale (1933); When Strangers Marry (1933); Unknown Valley (1933); Obey the Law (1933); State Trooper (1933); Lucky Devils (1933); Sundown Rider (1932); 20,000 Years in Sing Sing (1932); Flesh (1932); Air Mail (1932); Virtue (1932); Rackety Rax (1932); White Eagle (1932); That's My Boy (1932); Hold 'Em Jail (1932); Hello Trouble (1932); Bachelor's Affairs (1932); The Trial of Vivienne Ware (1932); Careless Lady (1932); High Speed (1932); The Greeks Had a Word for Them (1932); Maker of Men (1931); Arrowsmith (1931); Over the Hill (1931); Sob Sister (1931); The Spider (1931); The Brat (1931); Quick Millions (1931); Three Girls Lost (1931); A Connecticut Yankee (1931); Up the River (1930); The Big Trail (1930); Cheer Up and Smile (1930); Born Reckless (1930); The Lone Star Ranger (1930); So This Is College (1929); Salute (1929); Words and Music (1929); Noah's Ark (1928).

Born on this day – Sharon Lynn:

 

Actress

Singer

April 9, 1901 – May 26, 1963

Credits:

It Came from Hollywood (1982); Thistledown (1938); Way Out West (1937); Go Into Your Dance (1935); Enter Madame! (1934); Big Executive (1933); The Big Broadcast (1932); Discarded Lovers (1932); Too Many Cooks (1931); Men on Call (1930); Lightnin' (1930); Up the River (1930); Man Trouble (1930); Wild Company (1930); Crazy That Way (1930); Let's Go Places (1930); Sunny Side Up (1929); Happy Days (1929); The One Woman Idea (1929); Fox Movietone Follies of 1929 (1929); Speakeasy (1929); Red Wine (1928); Give and Take (1928); Son of the Golden West (1928); None But the Brave (1928); Dad's Choice (1928); Aflame in the Sky (1927); The Cherokee Kid (1927); Jake the Plumber (1927); Clancy's Kosher Wedding (1927); The Coward (1927); Tom's Gang (1927); City of Shadows (1927); Curlytop (1924).

Born on this day – Mance Lipscomb:

Blues singer

Guitarist

April 9, 1895 – January 30, 1976

Credits:

Albums:

Captain, Captain! (1996); Mama Don't Allow (1996); Navasota (2021); So Different Blues (1993); Texas Sharecropper and Songster (1960); Texas Songster: Volume 2 (1964); Trouble in Mind (1969); Vol. 4 (1967); Vol. 5: Texas Blues and 3 Other Songs (1970); Volume 6 (1974).

Movies and television:

A Well-Spent Life (1971); Blues Under the Skin (1973); Singin' the Yodeling Blues (1983); The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins (1970); The Life and Times of the Red Dog Saloon (1996).

Book:

I Say Me for a Parable: The Oral Autobiography of Mance Lipscomb, Texas Bluesman (1993).

Born on this day – Thomas Meighan:

 

Actor

April 9, 1879 – July 8, 1936

Credits:

Peck's Bad Boy (1934); Madison Square Garden (1932); Cheaters at Play (1932); Skyline (1931); Young Sinners (1931); The Argyle Case (1929); The Mating Call (1928); The Racket (1928); The City Gone Wild (1927); We're All Gamblers (1927); Blind Alleys (1927); The Canadian (1926); Tin Gods (1926); Fascinating Youth (1926); The New Klondike (1926); Irish Luck (1925); The Man Who Found Himself (1925); Old Home Week (1925); Coming Through (1925); Tongues of Flame (1924); The Alaskan (1924); The Confidence Man (1924); Pied Piper Malone (1924); Woman-Proof (1923); Hollywood (1923); Homeward Bound (1923); The Ne'er-Do-Well (1923); Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 13 (1922); A Trip to Paramountown (1922); Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 1 (1922); Gloria Swanson and Thomas Meighan / Short (1922); Back Home and Broke (1922); The Man Who Saw Tomorrow (1922); Manslaughter (1922); If You Believe It, It's So (1922); Our Leading Citizen (1922); The Bachelor Daddy (1922); A Prince There Was (1921); Cappy Ricks (1921); The Conquest of Canaan (1921); White and Unmarried (1921); The City of Silent Men (1921); The Easy Road (1921); Frontier of the Stars (1921); Quest of His Youth (1920); Civilian Clothes (1920); The Prince Chap (1920); Why Change Your Wife? (1920); Peg o' My Heart (1919); Male and Female (1919); The Thunderbolt (1919); The Miracle Man (1919); The Probation Wife (1919); The Heart of Wetona (1919); Norma Talmadge and Thomas Meighan in a Liberty Loan Appeal / Short (1918); The Forbidden City (1918); Out of a Clear Sky (1918); Heart of the Wilds (1918); In Pursuit of Polly (1918); Missing (1918); M'Liss (1918); Eve's Daughter (1918); Madame Jealousy (1918); The Land of Promise (1917); Arms and the Girl (1917); The Mysterious Miss Terry (1917); Her Better Self (1917); The Silent Partner (1917); Sleeping Fires (1917); Sapho (1917); The Slave Market (1917); The Heir to the Hoorah (1916); The Storm (1916); Common Ground (1916); The Dupe (1916); The Clown (1916); The Sowers (1916); The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1916); Pudd'nhead Wilson (1916); The Immigrant (1915); Armstrong's Wife (1915); The Secret Sin (1915); Blackbirds (1915); Out of the Darkness (1915); The Fighting Hope (1915); Kindling (1915); Danny Donovan, the Gentleman Cracksman (1914).

Patricia A. McKillip, on imagination:

 

Imagination is the golden-eyed monster that never sleeps.

It must be fed; it cannot be ignored.
- Patricia A. McKillip.