Haruki Murakami, on writing:

For me, writing a novel is like having a dream.

Writing a novel lets me intentionally dream while I'm still awake.

I can continue yesterday's dream today,

something you can't normally do in everyday life.

- Haruki Murakami.

Born on this day – Marguerite Bertsch:

Marguerite Bertsch

Writer

Director

December 14, 1889 – 1967 (exact date unknown)

Credits:

Shadows of the Past (1919); The Painted World (1919); The Glory of Yolanda (1917); The Soul Master (1917); The Devil's Prize (1916); Through the Wall (1916); The Dawn of Freedom (1916); The Law Decides (1916); Salvation Joan (1916); The Vital Question (1916); For a Woman's Fair Name (1916); The Writing on the Wall (1916); The Cave Man (1915); Mortmain (1915); His Phantom Sweetheart (1915); The Enemies (1915); The Silent Plea (1915); The Man Behind the Door (1914); The Wheat and the Tares (1914); The Painted World (1914); A Florida Enchantment (1914); Uncle Bill (1914); My Official Wife (1914); Shadows of the Past (1914); Too Many Uncles (1914); Captain Alvarez (1914); He Never Knew (1914); Never Again (1914); A Million Bid (1914); The Vavasour Ball (1914); The Trap (1913); The Wreck (1913); The Diver (1913); The Fruits of Vengeance (1913); Bunny for the Cause (1913); The Tiger (1913); The Call (1913); The Flirt (1913); The Prince of Evil (1913); The Carpenter (1913); The Butler's Secret (1913); One Can't Always Tell (1913); The Midget's Revenge (1913); Two's Company, Three's a Crowd (1913); Getting Up a Practice (1913); Cutey and the Twins (1913); Una of the Sierras (1912); Nothing to Wear (1912); The Indian Mutiny (1912); The Troublesome Step-Daughters (1912).

Author of the book How to Write for Moving Pictures: A Manual of Instruction and Information (1917). 

Born on this day – Laurence Naismith:

Laurence Naismith

Actor

December 14, 1908 – June 5, 1992

Credits:

12 O'Clock High (1965); A Killer Walks (1952); A Night to Remember (1958); A Piece of Cake (1948); Adventure Theater (1956); Amicalement Votre, Hollywood au service de sa majesté (2017); Bad Blonde (1953); Badger's Green (1949); Barriers (1981–1982); BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950); Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1966–1967); Bonanza (1969); Boy on a Dolphin (1957); Calling Bulldog Drummond (1951); Camelot (1967); Chelsea Story (1951); Cineficción Radio (2020); Cleopatra (1963); Compression (2023); Court Martial (1954); Crock of Gold (1948); Danger Man (1960); Dark Secret (1949); Deadlier Than the Male (1967); Diamonds Are Forever (1971); Eye of the Cat (1969); Fall of Eagles (1974); Fan des années 70 (2012); Final Column (1955); Fitzwilly (1967); Gideon of Scotland Yard (1958); Gilbert Harding Speaking of Murder (1953); Great Performances (1993); Greyfriars Bobby: The True Story of a Dog (1961); Gypsy Girl (1966); Hell Is Sold Out (1951); High Treason (1951); His Excellency (1952); I Accuse! (1958); I Believe in You (1952); I Remember Nelson (1982); I Thank a Fool (1962); Jason and the Argonauts (1963); Jason and the Argonauts: An Interview with Ray Harryhausen (1995); Josephine and Men (1955); Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949); Lancer (1968); Late Night Theatre (1972); London Conspiracy (1974); Love in Pawn (1953); Love Story (1969); Lust for Life (1956); Man with a Million (1954); Mannix (1968); Mission: Monte Carlo (1974); Mogambo (1953); Mr. Lord Says No (1952); Oh, Father! (1973); Penny Princess (1952); Pool of London (1951); Profiles in Courage (1965); Quest for Love (1971); Rendezvous (1957); Rétrogaming made in France (2019); Return of the Saint (1978); Richard III (1955); Robbery Under Arms (1957); Room to Let (1950); Run a Crooked Mile (1969); Scrooge (1970); Seven Days from Now (1957); Shoot First (1953); Sink the Bismarck! (1960); Sir Francis Drake (1961); Solomon and Sheba (1959); Special Collector's Edition (2012); Tempest (1958); Terror on a Train (1953); The 300 Spartans (1962); The Admirable Crichton (1968); The Adventures of Robin Hood (1956); The Amazing Mr. Beecham (1949); The Amazing Mr. Blunden (1972); The Angry Silence (1960); The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1957); The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978); The Beggar's Opera (1953); The Black Knight (1954); The Bushbaby (1969); The Concrete Jungle (1960); The Dam Busters (1955); The Defenders (1964); The Extra Day (1956); The File on Devlin (1969); The Fugitive (1965–1967); The Gypsy and the Gentleman (1958); The Happiest Days of Your Life (1950); The Invaders (1967); The James Bond Story (1999); The Last Appointment! (1977); The Long Duel (1967); The Long Memory (1953); The Magical World of Disney (1959–1965); The Making of 'A Night to Remember' (1993); The Man Who Never Was (1956); The Masqueraders (1980); The Naked Earth (1958); The Name of the Game (1969); The Persuaders! (1971); The Prince and the Pauper (1962); The Protectors (1972); The Scorpio Letters (1967); The Singer Not the Song (1961); The Slasher (1953); The Switch (1976); The Third Man (1959–1963); The Three Lives of Thomasina (1963); The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960); The Two-Headed Spy (1958); The Valiant (1962); The Valley of Gwangi (1969); The Vise (1954–1955); The Weapon (1956); The World of Suzie Wong (1960); Third Man on the Mountain (1959); Tiger in the Smoke (1956); Timeshift (2006); Train of Events / Segment: The Actor (1949); Trouble in the Air (1948); Vampire Over London (1952); Village of the Damned (1960); Wall of Death (1951); We Joined the Navy (1962); Whispering Smith vs. Scotland Yard (1952); Young Winston (1972).

Born on this day – Shirley Jackson:

Shirley Jackson

Writer

December 14, 1916 – August 8, 1965

Credits:

Books:

9 Magic Wishes (1963); A Fabulous, Formless Darkness (1992); A Little Night Reading (1974); A Moment on the Edge (2002); A Science Fiction Argosy (1972); A Visit (1950); American Christmas Stories (2021); American Gothic Tales (1996); American Midnight (2019); And Baby Makes Three (1960); Best Horror Stories 3 (1972); Brave New Worlds (2010); Chapter and Hearse (1985); Charles (1990); Circus of Dr. Lao and Other Improbable Stories (1956); Classics of the Supernatural (1998); Come along with Me (1968); Dark (2000); Dark Lessons (1985); Dark Tales (2016); Deadlier (2017); Famous Sally (1966); Fifty Great Short Stories (1952); Four Novels of the 1940s & 50s (2020); From Our Porch Swing / poems (1992); Great Tales of Fantasy and Science Fiction (1992); Hangsaman (1951); Haunting Women (1988); Just an Ordinary Day (1996); Let Me Tell You (2015); Life among the Savages (1953); London Tales of Terror (1972); Loss (2013); Masters of Fantasy (1992); Men with Their Big Shoes (1947); Mistresses of the Dark (1998); More Stories Strange and Sinister (1967); Murderous Schemes (1996); Nightshade (2000); One Ordinary Day, with Peanuts (1979); Open at Your Own Risk (1975); Points of View (1966); Raising Demons (1959); Realms of Darkness (1985); Seasons of Terror (2022); Shirley Jackson Collected Short Stories (2001); Shirley Jackson: Novels and Stories (2010); Stories for the Dead of Night (1957); Stories for Winter (2023); Stories of Suspense (1963); Strangeness (1977); Stranger (2002); The 2nd Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories (1966); The 5th Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories (1970); The American Fantasy Tradition (2002); The Best American Mystery Stories of the Century (2000); The Best American Short Stories 1964 (1964); The Best American Short Stories 1966 (1966); The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction 4th Series (1955); The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction 5th Series (1956); The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction 8th Series (1959); The Bird's Nest / aka Lizzie (1954); The Black Magic Omnibus Volume 1 (1976); The Century's Best Horror Fiction Volume One (2004); The Cold Embrace (1966); The Colour of Evil (1987); The Daemon Lover (1948); The Dark Descent (1997); The Evil People (1968); The Fantasy Hall of Fame (1998); The Granta Book of the American Short Story (1992); The Haunting of Hill House / aka The Haunting (1959); The Letters of Shirley Jackson (2021); The Lottery (1949); The Magic of Shirley Jackson (1966); The Masterpieces of Shirley Jackson (1996); The Missing Girl (1957); The Mists From Beyond (1989); The Other Dimension (1972); The Penguin Book of Modern Fantasy by Women (1995); The Road through the Wall / aka The Other Side of the Street (1948); The Shirley Jackson Collection (2020); The Short Story (1992); The Summer People (1950); The Sundial (1958); The Very Best of Fantasy and Science Fiction (2009); The Vintage Book of Amnesia (2000); The Web She Weaves (1983); The Weird (2011); The Witchcraft of Salem Village (1956); Three Stories (1991); Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow (1952); Unforgettable Ghost Stories by Women Writers (2008); Urban Horrors (1990); We Have Always Lived in the Castle (1962); Witches' Brew (1984); Wolf's Complete Book of Terror (1979).

Movies and television:

American Playhouse (1982); Cameo Theatre (1950); Cineficción Radio (2020); Curtain Call (1952); Danger (1955); Fireside Theatre (1951); Histoires insolites (1974); June (2012); Lizzie (1957); Long Twilight (1997); Loteria (2022); Lux Playhouse (1959); Nothing Important (2018); Shoestring Theatre (1959); The Haunting (1963 / 1999); The Haunting of Hill House (2018); The Lottery (1969 / 1996 / 2007 / 2008 / 2015); The Robert Herridge Theater (1960); Videotape (2017); We Have Always Lived in the Castle (2018); Witch (2024); Zizi (1982).

Born on this day – Elyse Knox:

 

Elyse Knox

Actress

December 14, 1917 – February 15, 2012

Credits:

There's a Girl in My Heart (1949); Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch (1949); Forgotten Women (1949); Winner Take All (1948); I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes (1948); Fighting Mad (1948); Linda, Be Good (1947); Joe Palooka in the Knockout (1947); Black Gold (1947); Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (1946); Gentleman Joe Palooka (1946); Joe Palooka, Champ (1946); Army Wives (1944); A Wave, a WAC and a Marine (1944); Moonlight and Cactus (1944); Follow the Boys (1944); Hi Ya, Sailor (1943); So's Your Uncle (1943); Hit the Ice (1943); Mister Big (1943); Don Winslow of the Coast Guard (1943); Keep 'Em Slugging (1943); Arabian Nights (1942); The Mummy's Tomb (1942); Top Sergeant (1942); Hay Foot (1942); Miss Polly (1941); All-American Co-Ed (1941); Tanks a Million (1941); Sheriff of Tombstone (1941); Footlight Fever (1941); Youth Will Be Served (1940); Yesterday's Heroes (1940); Girl from Avenue A (1940); Girl in 313 (1940); Lillian Russell (1940); Star Dust (1940); Free, Blonde and 21 (1940); Wake Up and Live (1937).

Born on this day – Agnes Fink:

Agnes Fink

Actress

December 14, 1919 – October 28, 1994

Credits:

24 Stunden aus dem Leben einer Frau (1965); Alle Macht der Erde (1962); Altmodische Komödie (1979); Begegnung in Singapur (1958); Bei tag und bei nacht oder der hund des gärtners (1957); Bei Tag und Nacht (1964); Bernarda Albas Haus (1957); Betrogene Liebe (1986); Briefe der Liebe (1964); Das falsche Gewicht (1971); Das kunstseidene Mädchen (1960); Das Lächeln der Gioconda (1966); Das Mädchen und der Staatsanwalt (1962); Der Berg (1990); Der Feind (1961); Der gläserne Himmel (1987); Der Kommissar (1970–1973); Der Mann aus England (1963); Der Misanthrop (1959); Der schöne Gleichgültige (1956); Derrick (1978–1982); Die Dame ist nicht fürs Feuer (1960); Die Frau mit den Karfunkelsteinen (1985); Die große Reise (1961); Die Herzogin von Langeais (1960); Die Preußen kommen (1970); Die Taube im Schaukelstuhl (1957); Don Giovanni (1957); Dreißig Silberlinge (1971); Ein Spiel von Tod und Liebe (1957); Ein Tag im April (1965); Ein Wintermärchen (1965); Eine Dummheit macht auch der Gescheiteste (1963); Es war einmal (1963); Graf Öderland (1968); Ich stelle mich (1980–1993); Interview mit der Geschichte (1970); Jedermann Remixed (2011); Jons und Erdme (1959); Karpfs Karriere (1971); Katja Rupé erzählt, Teil 1: Vom neuen Theater zum neuen Heimatfilm (2024); Langusten (1989); Macht der Finsternis (1959); Majestät auf Abwegen (1958); Maria Stuart (1963); Marie Octobre (1964); Marleneken (1990); Mütter (1992); Napoleon und Joghurt (1971); Persönlich vorgestellt (1960); Prisoners of Love (1954); Pygmalion (1956); Schinderhannes (1957); Schmutzige Hände (1956); Sheer Madness (1983); Sisters, or The Balance of Happiness (1979); So ist es - Wie es ihnen scheint (1988); Spider's Web (1989); Sternsteinhof (1976); Tatort (1978–1980); The Adventures of Dr. Bayer (1990); The Old Fox (1985–1988); Transit (1965); Unerwartet verschied... (1961); Unterm Birnbaum (1964); Was bin ich? (1965); Zwischen den Zügen (1961).

Born on this day – Lee Remick:

Lee Remick

Actress

Singer

December 14, 1935 – July 2, 1991

Credits:

Dark Holiday (1989); Around the World in 80 Days (1989); Bridge to Silence (1989); Jesse (1988); Screen Two (1985); Emma's War (1987); Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder (1987); American Playhouse (1985–1987); Of Pure Blood (1986); Great Performances (1986); Toughlove (1985); Faerie Tale Theatre (1985); Rearview Mirror (1984); Mistral's Daughter (1984); A Good Sport (1984); I Do! I Do! (1983); The Gift of Love: A Christmas Story (1983); The Letter (1982); Tribute (1980); The Competition (1980); The Women's Room (1980); Ike: The War Years (1980); Haywire (1980); The Europeans (1979); Ike: The War Years (1979); Torn Between Two Lovers (1979); Wheels (1978); The Medusa Touch (1978); Breaking Up (1978); Telefon (1977); BBC Play of the Month (1972–1977); The Omen (1976); Hennessy (1975); A Girl Named Sooner (1975); Hustling (1975); Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill (1974); QB VII (1974); A Delicate Balance (1973); The Blue Knight (1973); Of Men and Women (1973); And No One Could Save Her (1973); The Man Who Came to Dinner (1972); Touch Me Not (1972); Sometimes a Great Notion (aka Never Give an Inch) (1971); A Severed Head (1971); Loot (1970); Hard Contract (1969); The Detective (1968); No Way to Treat a Lady (1968); Damn Yankees! (1967); The Hallelujah Trail (1965); The Satan Bug (1965); Baby the Rain Must Fall (1965); The Wheeler Dealers (1963); The Running Man (1963); Days of Wine and Roses (1962); Experiment in Terror (1962); Theatre '62 (1962); The Farmer's Daughter (1962); Sanctuary (1961); Wild River (1960); The Tempest (1960); Anatomy of a Murder (1959); These Thousand Hills (1959); The Long, Hot Summer (1958); The Eighty Yard Run (Playhouse 90) (1957–1958); Kraft Theatre (1953–1957); A Face in the Crowd (1957); Robert Montgomery Presents (1954–1956); Studio One (1954–1956); Modern Romances (1954–1956); Mama (1949); Ponds Theater (1953); Armstrong Circle Theatre (1950).

Born on this day – Barbara Leigh-Hunt:

 

Barbara Leigh-Hunt

Actress

December 14, 1935 – September 16, 2024

Credits:

A Merry War (1997); A Midsummer Night's Dream (1959); A Perfect Hero (1991); All for Love (1983); An Evening with... (1968); Anna Lee: Headcase (1993); As Time Goes By (1995); BBC Play of the Month (1979); BBC2 Playhouse (1979–1980); Bertie and Elizabeth (2002); Billy Elliot (2000); Bird's-Eye View (1969–1971); Call Oxbridge 2000 (1962); Callan (1969); Charlie Chalk (1988–1989); E! True Hollywood Story (1999); Emergency-Ward 10 (1962); Frenzy (1972); Full House (1972); George Eliot: A Scandalous Life (2002); Henry VIII and His Six Wives (1972); Inheritance (1967); Inspector Morse (1990); ITV Play of the Week (1966); ITV Playhouse (1967–1980); ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969–1970); ITV Sunday Night Drama (1971); Justice (1973); Kavanagh QC (1999–2001); Longitude (2000); Love's Labour's Lost (1965); Macbeth (1970); Midsomer Murders (2002); Mrs. Mouse, Are You Within? (1971); My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock (2022); No Hiding Place (1965); Oh Heavenly Dog (1980); Paper Mask (1990); Play for Today (1973–1979); Playing Shakespeare (1982); Pride and Prejudice (1995); Pride and Prejudice Revisited (2005); Pride and Prejudice: Lasting Impressions (2006); 'Pride and Prejudice': The Making of... (1999); Public Eye (1965); Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1990); Ryan International (1970); Screen Two (1995); Screenplay (1986); Seeing and Believing (1971–1975); Six Days of Justice (1973); Special Branch (1969); Sunburn (1999); Sunday Premiere (1988); Suspicion (1971); The Afternoon Play (1984); The Bestest BBC Children's Video Ever! (1996); The Brontës of Haworth (1973); The Echo (1998); The Inside Man (1969); The Martins (2001); The Nelson Affair (1973); The Old Crowd / One Fine Day (1979); The Plague Dogs (1982); The Recording Angells (1956); The Saturday Play: Separate Tables (2002); The Search for the Nile (1971); The Siegfried Idyll (1969); Theatre 625 (1966); Thirty-Minute Theatre (1971); Thriller (1974); Vanity Fair (2004); Villains (1972); Wagner (1983); Who Killed Lamb? (1974); Wives and Daughters (1999).

Born on this day – Jerry Eisenberg:

Jerry Eisenberg

Artist

Animator

Producer

December 14, 1937 – February 12, 2025 

Credits:

5 Weeks in a Balloon (1977); A Flintstone Christmas (1977); Abbott & Costello (1967–1968); ABC Weekend Specials (1978–1980); Adventures in Wonder Park (2024); Adventures of the Road-Runner (1962); Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps (2009–2010); Around the World in 79 Days (1969); Back to School (2011); Behind the Tunes: Too Fast, Too Furry-ous (2003); Blackboard Jumble (1957); Bob the Builder (2010–2011); Bob the Builder: The Legend of the Golden Hammer (2009); Breezly and Sneezly (1964); Bungle Uncle (1962); Care Bears: The Giving Festival Movie (2010); Carved in Stone: The Flintstones Phenomenon (2004); Cattanooga Cats (1969); Charlotte's Web (1973); Chill Out, Scooby-Doo! (2007); Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines (1969–1970); Dilbert (1999–2000); Droopy Leprechaun (1958); Droopy: Master Detective (1993–1994); Dumb and Dumber (1995); Fangface (1978); Frankenstein, Jr. and the Impossibles (1966); Hanna-Barbera from H to B (2006); Heathcliff (1980–1984); Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch! (1971); Here Comes a Star (1963); Hey There, It's Yogi Bear (1964); Histeria! (1998–2000); Hokey Wolf (1961); Hong Kong Phooey (1974); Horton Hears a Who! (2008); House of Mouse (2001); Inch High, Private Eye (1973); It's the Wolf (1969); Johnny Bravo (1997–2004); Jonny Quest (1964–1965); Josie and the Pussycats (1970–1972); Little Clowns of Happytown (1987–1988); Loopy de Loop (1972–1974); Love, American Style (1972); Meatballs and Spaghetti (1982); Metamorphoses (1978); Minnie's Bow-Toons (2021); Moby Dick and the Mighty Mightor (1967–1969); Motormouse and Autocat (1969); Muppet Babies (1989); Mutts About Racing (1958); My Little Pony (1987); My Little Pony Tales (1992); My Little Pony: Rescue from Midnight Castle (1984); Off-the-Tracks 3 (2010); One Droopy Knight (1957); Pandamonium (1982); Plastic Man (1979–1980); Quick Draw McGraw (1961); Raggedy Rug (1964); Robin Hoodwinked (1958); Rude Dog and the Dweebs (1989); Scoob! (2020); Scooby Panel (2023); Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004); Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase (2001); Scooby-Doo and the Goblin King (2008); Scooby-Doo and the Legend of the Vampire (2003); Scooby-Doo and the Monster of Mexico (2003); Scooby-Doo and the Samurai Sword (2008); Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost (1999); Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo (2009); Scooby-Doo! Legend of the Phantosaur (2011); Scooby-Doo! Mask of the Blue Falcon (2012); Shiver Me Whiskers (2006); Slippery Slippers (1962); Snooper and Blabber (1962); Speed Buggy (1973); Spider-Man: The Animated Series (1994–1998); Squiddly Diddly (1965–1966); Stu's Show (2011–2018); Super Friends (1973); Sweet Dreams (2011); The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie (1972–1973); The Abominable Snow Rabbit (1961); The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan (1972); The Atom Ant Show (1965–1966); The Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel Show (1967); The Banana Splits Adventure Hour (1969); The Flintstones (1963–1964); The Huckleberry Hound Show (1961); The Jetsons (1962–1963); The Man Called Flintstone (1966); The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1968–1969); The New Yogi Bear Show (1988); The Peter Potamus Show (1964–1966); The Secret Squirrel Show (1965–1966); The Vanishing Duck (1958); Thundarr the Barbarian (1980); Tom & Jerry Kids Show (1990–1993); Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring (2001); Tom's Photo Finish (1957); Tot Watchers (1958); Wacky Races (1968–1969); Wait Till Your Father Gets Home (1973); What a Cartoon! (1995); What's New, Scooby-Doo? (2002–2005); Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch (1974); Where's Huddles? (1970); Winsome Witch (1965–1966); Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey (1964–1966); Yogi's Gang (1973).

Born on this day – Alessandra Panaro:

Alessandra Panaro

Actress

December 14, 1939 – May 1, 2019

Born on this day – Britt Allcroft:

Britt Allcroft

Writer

Producer

Director

Voice actress

December 14, 1943 – December 27, 2024

Credits:

Books:

A Treasure Beyond Price (2012); Diesel 10 Means Trouble (2000); Easter Eggspress! (2011); Lost at Sea! (2010); Lost at Sea! (2010); Pirates Ahoy! (2012); The Beginning of Things (2012); The Cranky Day: And Other Thomas the Tank Engine Stories (2000); The Queen of Night (2012); Thomas & Friends Little Golden Book Favorites (2009); Thomas & Friends: Cranky’s Surprise (2012); Thomas and Friends Puzzle Book (2010); Trainloads of Fun (2010).

Movies and television:

10 Years of Thomas & Friends (1999); 70 Years of Friendship (2015); A Day in the Life of the Jukebox Band (1993); A Jukebox Lullaby (1993); An Unlikely Fandom: The Impact of Thomas the Tank Engine (2023); Back to School / Segment: Thomas & Friends - Thomas and the Colours (2011); Barbie as the Island Princess (2007); Barbie: The Princess & the Popstar (2012); Blue Peter (1966–1967); Bookmark (1995); Calling All Toddlers (1999); Calling All Toddlers 2 (2002); Day of the Diesels (2024); Fathers by Sons (1985); Get It-Got It-Good (1967); Great Sodor Engines (2022); Junkin (1972–1974); Magic Adventures of Mumfie (1995–2013); Mothers by Daughters (1983); Mr. Conductor's Thomas Tales (1996); Mr. Men and Little Miss (1996–1997); Mumfie (2022); Mumfie's Quest: The Movie (1996); Schemer Presents! (1993–1994); Schemer Presents: The World According to Me (1994); Shining Time Station (1989–1993); Shining Time Station (1991); Shining Time Station: Once Upon a Time (1995); Shining Time Station: One of the Family (1995); Shining Time Station: Queen for a Day (1995); Shining Time Station: Second Chances (1995); Shining Time Station: Singsongs Volume 1 (1991); Shining Time Station: Singsongs Volume 2 (1993); Shining Time Station: 'Tis a Gift (1990); Storytime with Thomas (1999); Sudrian Stories (2018–2019); Sudrians of Sodor (2024); Sweet Dreams / Segment: Thomas & Friends - James in the Dark (2011); The Adventures of Captain Pugwash (1998–1999); The Best of Thomas & Friends Clips (US) (2010–2020); The Railways of Crotoonia: Tillie to the Rescue (2017); The Tales of Thomas & His Friends (2019–2023); Thomas & Friends (1984–2020); Thomas & Friends ERTL Adventures (2020–2024); Thomas & Friends ERTL Adventures: Railway Clone Invasion (2022); Thomas & Friends ERTL Adventures: The Biggest Christmas Adventure (2024); Thomas & Friends ERTL Adventures: The Rise of Spamcan (2023); Thomas & Friends Storytime (2020–2022); Thomas & Friends: A New Friend on Sodor (2015); Thomas & Friends: A Very Thomas Christmas (2012); Thomas & Friends: All Aboard with the Steam Team (2004); Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go - Race for the Sodor Cup (2021); Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go - The Mystery of Lookout Mountain (2022); Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go - Time for Teamwork! (2021); Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go (2021–2023); Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go: All Aboard! (2022); Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go: Short Story Adventures (2021); Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go: Sodor Mystery (2023); Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go: Train School (2022); Thomas & Friends: Animals Aboard! (2013); Thomas & Friends: Be Who You Are, and Go Far (2018); Thomas & Friends: Best of Gordon (2003); Thomas & Friends: Best of Thomas (2001); Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! (2018); Thomas & Friends: Blue Mountain Mystery (2012); Thomas & Friends: Bubbling Boilers (2016); Thomas & Friends: Calling All Engines! (2005); Thomas & Friends: Christmas on Sodor (2017); Thomas & Friends: Clips (UK) (2013–2018); Thomas & Friends: Continued (2022–2023); Thomas & Friends: Danger at the Docks (2018); Thomas & Friends: Day of the Diesels (2011); Thomas & Friends: Digs & Discoveries (2019); Thomas & Friends: Dinos and Discoveries (2015); Thomas & Friends: Engine Friends (2012); Thomas & Friends: Engines to the Rescue (2014); Thomas & Friends: Extraordinary Engines (2017); Thomas & Friends: Fantastic Friends (2015); Thomas & Friends: Five New Engines in the Shed (2004); Thomas & Friends: Full Steam to the Rescue! (2016); Thomas & Friends: Ghost Train (2023); Thomas & Friends: Global Friends! (2018); Thomas & Friends: Halloween Adventures (2006); Thomas & Friends: Here Comes the Steam Team! (2018); Thomas & Friends: Holiday Express (2009); Thomas & Friends: Hooray For Thomas (2005); Thomas & Friends: I Want to Go Home (2022); Thomas & Friends: James Goes Buzz Buzz (1994); Thomas & Friends: James Learns a Lesson (1990); Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond Sodor (2017); Thomas & Friends: King of the Railway (2013); Thomas & Friends: Learning with Thomas (2020); Thomas & Friends: Marvelous Machinery (2020); Thomas & Friends: Marvelous Machinery: A New Arrival (2020); Thomas & Friends: Misty Island Rescue (2010); Thomas & Friends: Monsters Everywhere (2014); Thomas & Friends: Mud Glorious Mud (2008); Thomas & Friends: New Friends for Thomas & Other Adventures (2004); Thomas & Friends: Old McColl's Farm (2021); Thomas & Friends: On Site with Thomas and Other Adventures (2006); Thomas & Friends: On the Go with Thomas (2018); Thomas & Friends: Percy and the Bandstand (2009); Thomas & Friends: Percy Saves the Day & Other Adventures (2005); Thomas & Friends: Percy's Ghostly Trick (1994); Thomas & Friends: Reading with Friends (2020); Thomas & Friends: Santa's Little Engine (2013); Thomas & Friends: Searching Everywhere (2013); Thomas & Friends: Six Little Trains (2021); Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure (2015); Thomas & Friends: Splish, Splash, Splosh! (2009); Thomas & Friends: Start Your Engines! (2016); Thomas & Friends: Sticky Situations (2012); Thomas & Friends: Tale of the Brave (2014); Thomas & Friends: Tales from the Rails (2017); Thomas & Friends: Tales on the Rails (2015); Thomas & Friends: Talk to You (2015); Thomas & Friends: Team Up with Thomas (2017); Thomas & Friends: The Adventure Begins (2015); Thomas & Friends: The Best of Thomas (2010); Thomas & Friends: The Great Discovery - The Movie (2008); Thomas & Friends: The Great Race (2016); Thomas & Friends: The Greatest Stories (2010); Thomas & Friends: The Shooting Star is Coming Through (2019); Thomas & Friends: The Sodor Springtime Parade (2021); Thomas & Friends: Thomas' Aussie Football Adventure (2017–2018); Thomas & Friends: Thomas' Christmas Carol (2015); Thomas & Friends: Thomas' Holiday Collection (2017); Thomas & Friends: Thomas' Magical Birthday Wishes (2020); Thomas & Friends: Tinsel on the Tracks (2016); Thomas & Friends: Troublesome Trucks (2004); Thomas & Friends: Up, Up and Away! (2012); Thomas & Friends: Wake Up (2018); Thomas & Friends: Whale of a Tale and Other Sodor Adventures (2015); Thomas & Friends: Wild Water Rescue and Other Engine Adventures (2015); Thomas & Friends: Working Together Again (2013); Thomas and Friends: Hop on Board (1997); Thomas and Friends: Races Rescues and Runaways (1999); Thomas and Friends: Thomas's Snowy Surprise (2003); Thomas and The 2 Brothers (2017); Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000); Thomas and the Magic Railroad: 20th Anniversary Celebration (2020); Thomas' Friendship Tales (2017–2018); Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends: Percy's Seaside Trip (1999); Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends: The 40th Anniversary Collection (2024); Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends: Thomas' Anthem (1991); Thomas the Trainz Engine (2011–2024); Thomas: The Trainz Adventures - Shorts (2012); Thomas: The Trainz Adventures - West Side Stories (2023); Thomas: The Trainz Adventures (2017–2024); Three Go Round (1964–1966); Tobias and the Arcane Merchant (2024); Tracks to Big Adventures (2021–2022); What's My Purpose? (2023); Whisker Haven Tales with the Palace Pets (2015–2017).

Born on this day – Patty Duke:

Patty Duke

Actress

Singer

Writer

December 14, 1946 – March 29, 2016

Credits:

Books:

Brilliant Madness: Living with Manic Depressive Illness (1992); Call Me Anna (1987); In the Presence of Greatness – My Sixty Year Journey as an Actress (posthumously / 2018).

Songs:

A Million Things to Do; All Through the Day; And We Were Strangers; Blowin’ in the Wind; Colors; Come Live with Me; Danke Schoen; Downtown; Everything But Love; Forever Yours; Funny Little Butterflies; Give a Little More; Half Hearted Kisses; It’s Impossible; Learn to Live With Your Heartbreak; Lonely Little in Between; My Own Little Place; Nothing But You; One Kiss Away; Puff the Magic Dragon; Roses Are Red; Say Something Funny; Seven Day Wonder; Shine for Me; The Best Is Yet to Come; The Cruel War; The End of the World; The Housewife’s Lament; The World Is Watching Us; Theme From "Valley of the Dolls"; Time to Move On; Whenever She Holds You.

Albums:

Don’t Just Stand There/Patty (1965); Patty (1966); Patty Duke Sings Folk Songs - Time To Move On (2013); Patty Duke Sings Songs From The Valley Of The Dolls & Other Selections (1967); Sings Songs from Valley of the Dolls/Sings Folk Songs (2013); The Patty Duke Collection (2004); TV’s Teen Star (1967).

Movies and television:

10th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2004); 20/20 (1989–2004); 4D Man (1959); 58th Academy Awards Nominations Announcement (1986); 7th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2001); A Christmas Memory (1997); A Family Upside Down (1978); A Killer Among Friends (1992); A Matter of Justice (1993); A Season for Miracles (1999); A Time to Triumph (1986); ABC's Silver Anniversary Celebration (1978); ABC's Wide World of Entertainment (1964); About Us (2006); Absolute Strangers (1991); Always Remember I Love You (1990); Amazing Grace (1995); Amazing Love (2012); America at the Movies (1976); Amityville Horror: The Evil Escapes (1989); An American Girl (1958); Angels, Our Mysterious Messengers (1994); Armstrong Circle Theatre (1956–1959); Autopsy: The Last Hours of (2020); Backstory (2001); Beat the Clock (1979); Before and After (1979); Ben Casey (1962); Best Kept Secrets (1984); Best of Patty Duke (1963); Bicentennial Minutes (1975); Bigger Than the Sky (2005); Billie (1965); Biography (2000–2003); Birdbath (1971); By Design (1981); Call Me Anna (1990); Captains and the Kings (1976); Celebrity Profile (1999); Celebrity Sweepstakes (1974); Chain Reaction (1980); Child Stars: Their Story (2000); Circle of Fear (1973); Comedy Zone (1984); Country Music Holiday (1958); Cries from the Heart (1994); Curse of the Black Widow (1977); Dateline: Hollywood (1967); Deadly Harvest (1972); Don Adams' Screen Test (1975); Double Dare (1977); Drop Dead Diva (2012); Ein Interview Mit Lee Meriwether (2011); Entertainment Tonight (1988–2016); Everybody's Baby: The Rescue of Jessica McClure (1989); Everybody's Talking (1967); Falling in Love with the Girl Next Door (2006); Family Law (2001); Family of Strangers (1993); Fatal Judgement (1988); Fatal Passions (1989); Fight for Life (1987); Fire (1977); First Years (2001); Frasier (1997); Game Show Moments Gone Bananas (2005); George Washington (1984); George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation (1986); Gifts of Greatness (1985); Girl on the Edge of Town (1981); Glee (2013); Good Day Live (2004); Good Morning America (1992); Gotta Get Off This Merry Go Round: Sex, Dolls and Showtunes (2006); Grave Secrets: The Legacy of Hilltop Drive (1992); Hail to the Chief (1985); Hanging by a Thread (1979); Happy Anniversary (1959); Harvest of Fire (1996); Having Babies III (1978); Hawaii Five-0 (2011); Hawaii Five-O (1973); Helter Skelter: An American Myth (2020); Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1 (1999); Hollywood's Talking (1973); Hotel (1985); Hour Magazine (1982–1988); I Love Liberty (1982); If Tomorrow Comes (1971); In Time of War (2004); Inside Edition (2016); Inside 'the Swarm' (1978); Insight (1974–1983); Intimate Portrait (1999–2001); Isn't She Great (2000); It Takes Two (1982–1983); It's a Living (1987); It's Your Bet (1972); J.J. Starbuck (1987); Jacqueline Susann and the Valley of the Dolls (1968); Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (1969–1987); Journey to the Unknown (1969); Judging Amy (2004); Karen's Song (1987); Killer on Board (1977); Kimberly (1999); Kitty Foyle (1958); Kraft Theatre (1957–1958); Kraft Theatre / The United States Steel Hour (1958–1962); Larry King Live (2004–2006); Last Wish (1992); Later with Bob Costas (1993); Little John (2002); Liv and Maddie (2015); Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby (1976); Love Finds a Home (2009); Love Lessons (2000); Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (2002); Manson Family Movies (1984); Marcus Welby, M.D. (1975); Match Game (1975–1979); Match Game PM (1975–1980); Matt Lincoln (1970); Maury (1993); Me, Natalie (1969); Meet Me in St. Louis (1959); Mindreaders (1979); Miracle on the Mountain: The Kincaid Family Story (2000); Miss Hollywood Talent Search (1985); Mom, the Wolfman and Me (1980); Murder Without Conviction (2004); My Music: When Irish Eyes Are Smiling (2010); My Sweet Charlie (1970); Night Gallery / Segment: The Diary (1971); Nightmare (1974); No Child of Mine (1993); On-Air with Ryan Seacrest (2004); Once in a Lew Moon (2015); Once Upon a Christmas Time (1959); One Woman's Courage (1994); Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law (1972); Password (1974); Password Plus (1979–1982); Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (1966); Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace (1988); Phillip and Barbara (1976); Playboy After Dark (1970); Please Don't Hit Me, Mom (1981); Police Story (1975); Police Woman (1975); Power of the Air (2018); Precious (2009); Prelude to a Kiss (1992); Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah (1996); Reel to Reel (1998); Rendezvous (1958); Rosetti and Ryan (1977); September Gun (1983); Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (2003); She Waits (1972); Shindig! (1965); Something So Right (1982); Star Words (2015); Stumpers! (1976); Super Password (1985–1988); Swiss Family Robinson (1958); Take Me Home: A Child's Experience of Internment (2005); Tattletales (1974–1977); TCM Remembers 2016 (2016); TCM Remembers 2023 (2023); The $10,000 Pyramid (1979–1991); The $100,000 Pyramid (1985–1991); The $25,000 Pyramid (1983–1988); The 15th Annual Tony Awards (1961); The 20th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1963); The 22nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1970); The 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2017); The 23rd Annual Tony Awards (1969); The 29th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1977); The 2nd Annual TV Land Awards (2004); The 30th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1978); The 32nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1980); The 35th Annual Academy Awards (1963); The 36th Annual Academy Awards (1964); The 36th Primetime Emmy Awards (1984); The 37th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1980); The 37th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1985); The 38th Annual Academy Awards (1966); The 3rd Annual Television Academy Hall of Fame Awards (1986); The 40th Annual Academy Awards (1968); The 43rd Annual Golden Globe Awards 1986 (1986); The 50th Annual Academy Awards (1978); The 65th Annual Academy Awards (1993); The 68th Primetime Emmy Awards (2016); The 70th Annual Tony Awards (2016); The 9th Annual People's Choice Awards (1983); The ABC Afternoon Playbreak (1974); The Babysitter (1980); The Best of the Ed Sullivan Show (1992); The Brighter Day (1958–1959); The Caroline Rhea Show (2003); The Cliff (1970); The David Frost Show (1969–1970); The David Steinberg Show (1972); The Daydreamer (1966); The Dick Cavett Show (1969 / 1980); The Dini Petty Show (1992); The Dish on Dolls (2006); The Divine Ms. Susann (2006); The DuPont Show of the Month (1957–1958); The Ed Sullivan Show (1968); The Factor (2003); The Four Children of Tander Welch (2008); The Goddess (1958); The Hitch-Hikers (1989); The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) (1966–1973); The Hollywood Squares (Syndication) (1974); The Interviews: An Oral History of Television (2013); The Irv Kupcinet Show (1969–1976); The Jimmy Dean Show (1963); The Joey Bishop Show (1967–1969); The Ken Berry 'Wow' Show (1972); The Leftovers (2017); The Legend of Prince Valiant (1991–1992); The Love Boat (1977–1984); The Martin Short Show (1999); The Merv Griffin Show (1966–1975); The Mike Douglas Show (1966–1979); The Miracle Worker (1962 / 1979); The More You Know (1989); The Morning Show with Mike & Juliet (2009); The Movie Game (1970); The Oprah Winfrey Show (1990); The Oscars (2017); The Patty Duke Show (1963–1966); The Patty Duke Show: Still Rockin' in Brooklyn Heights (1999); The Power and the Glory (1961); The Protector (2011); The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1997); The Sixth Sense (1972); The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1968); The Storyteller (1977); The Streets of San Francisco (1976); The Swarm (1978); The Toni Tennille Show (1980); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1963–1985); The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1995); The Torkelsons (1991); The View (2000); The Violation of Sarah McDavid (1981); The Virginian (1967); The Wide World of Mystery (1974); The Wil Shriner Show (1987); The Women's Room (1980); The Woody Woodbury Show (1967); Think Twentieth (1967); Throwing Stones (2009); To Face Her Past (1996); Today (1992); Touched by an Angel (1998–2003); Two on a Bench (1971); Unanswered Prayers (2010); Valley of the Dolls (1967); Valley of the Dolls: A World Premiere Voyage (1967); When He Didn't Come Home (1998); When the Vows Break (1995); Whose School Is It? (1986); Wide Country (1963); Willy/Milly (1986); Women in White (1979); Wrong Turn (2003); You'll Like My Mother (1972); Your Choice for the Film Awards (1986).

Born on this day – Jane Birkin:

Jane Birkin

Singer

Actress

December 14, 1946 – July 16, 2023

Born on this day – Lynne Marie Stewart:

Lynne Marie Stewart

Actress

Writer

December 14, 1946 – February 21, 2025

Credits:

2 Broke Girls (2013–2016); 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover (2004); A Peaceable Kingdom (1989); A Pup Named Scooby-Doo (1988); According to Jim (2003); After Jimmy (1996); AJ and the Queen (2020); Alice (1977); Almost Perfect (1997); Alright Already (1997); America 2-Night (1978); American Body Shop (2007); American Graffiti (1973); American Playhouse (1984); Arrested Development (2004); Austin & Ally (2012); Barnyard (2006); Batman vs. Two-Face (2017); Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders (2016); Batman: The Animated Series (1992); Beethoven's 5th (2003); Benched (2014); Big Top Pee-wee (1988); Bingo Night (2014); Biography (2008); Bridesmaids (2011); Caroline in the City (1997); Cheeseball Presents / Segment: Cheeseball's Disease of the Month (1984); Child of the '70s (2013); Children of a Lesser God (1986); CHiPs (1979); Christmas at Pee-wee's Playhouse (1988); Cinemax Comedy Experiment (1987); Clear and Present Danger (1994); Clinical Trials (2015); Comedy Bang! Bang! (2013–2016); Coming Attractions (1978); Cracking Up (1977); Curb Your Enthusiasm (2005); Dark Side of Comedy (2023); dated. (2011); Dating After Divorce (2011); Double Trouble (1992); Dream On (1996); Drive, He Said (1971); Driving Miss Daisy (1989); Dunston Checks In (1996); Dynasty (1984); E! True Hollywood Story (1998); Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988); Empty Nest (1991); Enough (2002); Family Dog (1993); Friend or Foe (2016); Go-Go Boy Interrupted (2014–2016); Good Luck Charlie (2012); Grey's Anatomy (2005); Guinevere (1999); Hawaii Five-O (1976); Here Come the Munsters (1995); Herman's Head (1993); Hickey (2016); Hope & Gloria (1995); Husbands, Wives & Lovers (1978); I Love You Like Crazy (2011); I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977); I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now? (1975); In the Heat of the Night (1992); Independence Day (1994); Intervention with Kristin Chenoweth (2009); Intimate Portrait (2001); It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005–2023); Izzie's Way Home (2016); Judy Toll: The Funniest Woman You've Never Heard of (2007); Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986); Karen (1975); Lansky (1999); Laugh Trax (1982); Laverne & Shirley (1977–1983); Laverne & Shirley in the Army (1982); Life with Louie (1996–1997); M*A*S*H (1975–1977); Madame's Place (1982); Meet the Fockers (2004); Mike Tyson Mysteries (2016–2019); Mork & Mindy/Laverne & Shirley/Fonz Hour (1982); Moving (1988); Nice Guys Finish Last (2001); Night Court (1990); Night Stand (1995–1996); Nobodies (2018); Oak Park (2016); On the Television (1989); One Day at a Time (1982); One Saturday Morning (1997–1998); Other People (2016); OVER & OUT (2017); Pandemonium (1982); Parent News 2: What Is the Internet? (2013); Parent News with Fred Willard (2013); Parent News with Fred Willard: The Halloween Edition (2013); Payback (1990); Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985); Pee-wee's Big Holiday (2016); Pee-wee's Playhouse (1986–1990); Pee-wee's Playhouse: Building the Playhouse (2014); Pirates of Silicon Valley (1999); Quincy, M.E. (1977); Rain Man (1988); Reasonable Doubts (1991); Remington Steele (1983–1985); Rent Control (2003); Significant Others (2004); Silicon Towers (1999); Son of the Beach (2000–2002); Sparks (2013); Spin City (2001); State of the Union (2010); Storybook Friends - A Little Christmas Magic (1998); Suddenly Susan (1997); Summer School (1987); Superman (1988); The Bad Girl's Guide (2005); The Brian Benben Show (1998); The Brothers Garcia (2002); The 'Burbs (1989); The Cindy Williams Comedy Special (1994); The Cool Kids (2019); The Crazysitter (1994); The Duck Factory (1984); The Elvira Show (1993); The F.B.I. (1974); The Golden Girls (1990); The Hambone Group (2017); The Jeffersons (1983); The Last Days of Phil Hartman (2019); The Last Married Couple in America (1980); The New Temperatures Rising Show (1973); The Pack Podcast (2020–2021); The Pee-Wee Herman Show (1981); The Pee-Wee Herman Show on Broadway (2011); The Price We Pay (2013); The Ri¢hie Ri¢h/Scooby-Doo Show (1981); The Ring of the Musketeers (1992); The Running Man (1987); The Secret World of Alex Mack (1997); The Tick (1995); The Very Funny Show (2007); Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales (2003); Trial by Media (2000); Tunnel Vision (1976); TV 101 (1989); Twin Sitters (1994); Valerie Flake (1999); Weekend Pass (1984); We've Got Balls (2013); Where There's a Will (2006); WIOU (1991); Woman Child (2017); Working (1998); Young Doctors in Love (1982); Your Three Minutes Are Up (1973).

On this day in movie history - Side Street (1949)

Side Street

directed by Anthony Mann,

written by Sydney Boehm,

was released in the United States on December 14, 1949.

Music by Lennie Hayton.

 
Cast:

Farley Granger, Cathy O’Donnell, James Craig, Paul Kelly, Jean Hagen, Paul Harvey, Edmon Ryan, Charles McGraw, Edwin Max, Adele Jergens, Harry Bellaver, Whit Bissell, John Gallaudet, Esther Somers, Harry Antrim, Ben Cooper, King Donovan, David Bauer, Anthony Dexter, Herb Vigran.

On this day in movie history - The Seven-Ups (1973)

The Seven-Ups

directed by Philip D'Antoni,

written by Albert Ruben and Alexander Jacobs,

based on a story by Sonny Grosso,

was released in the United States on December 14, 1973.

Music by Don Ellis.

Cast:

Roy Scheider, Tony Lo Bianco, Larry Haines, Richard Lynch, Bill Hickman, Jerry Leon, Victor Arnold, Ken Kercheval, Lou Polan, Matt Russo, Joe Spinell, Robert Burr.

On this day in movie and book history - The Hurricane (1999)

The Hurricane

directed by Norman Jewison,

written by Armyan Bernstein and Dan Gordon,

was released in the United States on December 14, 1999.

Based on the books:

The Sixteenth Round by Rubin “Hurricane” Carter

and

Lazarus and the Hurricane by Sam Chaiton and Terry Swinton.

Music by Jeremy Sweet and Christopher Young.

Cast:

Denzel Washington, Vicellous Shannon, Deborah Kara Unger, Liev Schreiber, John Hannah, Dan Hedaya, Debbi Morgan, Clancy Brown, David Paymer, Harris Yulin, Rod Steiger, Badja Djola, Al Waxman, David Lansbury, Garland Whitt, Chuck Cooper, Brenda Denmark, Marcia Bennett, Beatrice Winde, Mitchell Taylor Jr., Bill Raymond, Merwin Goldsmith, John A. MacKay, Donnique Privott, Moynan King, Gary DeWitt Marshall, John Christopher Jones, Gwendolyn McCann, Richard M. Davidson, George T. Odom, Tonye Patano, Fulvio Cecere, Phillip Jarrett, Rodney ‘Bear’ Jackson, Judi Embden, Terry Claybon, Ben Hernandez Bray, Mike Justus, Kenneth McGregor, Frank Proctor, Peter Wylie, David Wm Gray, Joe Matheson, Bill Lake, Robin Ward, Harry Davis, Pippa Pearthree, Jean Daigle, Rob Evans, Scott Gibson, Ann Holloway, Bruce McFee, Conrad Bergschneider, Satori Shakoor, Zoran Radusinovic, Stephen Lee Wright, Michael Bodnar, Carson Manning, Debrah Ellen Waller, Richard Litt, Adam Large, Peter Graham, George Masswohl, Lawrence Sacco, David Frisch, Ralph Brown, Dyron Holmes, Ryan Williams, Bruce Vavrina, Brenda Braxton, Christopher Riordan, Guy Ale, Muhammad Ali, Ellen Burstyn, Kevin Carrigan, Rubin ‘Hurricane’ Carter, Bob Dylan, Joe Frazier, Vinson German, Matt Graver, Michael Harkins, David Headon, Robert Mauzell, Alex Oliveira, Craig Snoyer, David Sparrow, Michael Stevens.

Recommended reading - The Sixteenth Round & Lazarus and the Hurricane

Both books filmed as The Hurricane (1999), directed by Norman Jewison.

The Sixteenth Round

From Number 1 Contender to Number 45472

by Rubin “Hurricane” Carter. 

First published 1974.

Published by Chicago Review Press.

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 1569765677

ISBN-13: 978-1569765678

Description:

A document of life lived in the center of hell. – Sports Illustrated.

When they come to list the greatest boxers, Hurrican's name isn't likely to pop up in the Top 10. But when they come to list the greatest figures of the 20th century, he'll be alone at the peak. – Boston Globe.

A shocking, savage and brilliant indictment of racial injustice and the inhumanity of the prison. – Globe and Mail.

Carter's scorching and poetic autobiography. – Toronto Sun.

Rubin "Hurricane" Carter was riding a wave of success. The survivor of a difficult youth, he rose to become a top contender for the middleweight boxing crown. But his career crashed to a halt on May 26, 1967, when he and another man were found guilty of the murder of three white people and sentenced to three consecutive life terms. Written from prison and first published in 1974, The Sixteenth Round chronicles Hurricane's journey from the ring to solitary confinement. The book was his cry for help to the public, an attempt to set the record straight and force a new trial. Bob Dylan wrote his classic anthem "Hurricane" about his struggle, and Muhammad Ali and thousands of others took up his cause. The power of Carter's voice, as well as his ironic humor, makes this an eloquent, soul-stirring account of a remarkable life.

Lazarus and the Hurricane

The Freeing of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter

by Sam Chaiton and Terry Swinton.

First published 1991.

Published by St. Martin's Griffin.

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 0312253974

ISBN-13: 978-0312253974

Description:

A moving chronicle of the seven-year-battle to free boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter from wrongful imprisonment reveals the role of a group of Canadians in winning Carter's release.