Elbert Hubbard, on being a writer and an introvert:

He who does not understand your silence will probably not understand your words.

- Elbert Hubbard.

Recommended reading - Film Noir Reader

 

Film Noir Reader

Edited by Alain Silver and James Ursini.
 
Published 1996.
Published by Limelight.
Paperback.

ISBN-10: 0879101970
ISBN-13: 978-0879101978
 
Description:
 

This bountiful anthology combines all the key early writings on film noir with many newer essays, including some published here for the first time. The collection is assembled by the editors of the Third Edition of Film Noir: An Enclyclopedic Reference to the American Style, now regarded as the standard work on the subject.

Born on this day – Grace Gordon:

Grace Gordon

Actress

December 20, 1891 – date of death unknown

Credits:

3 Bad Men (1926); A Million Bid (1927); Affinities (1922); Butterflies in the Rain (1926); Lone Hand Wilson (1920); Mind Over Motor (1923); Mrs. Balfame (1917); Six Cylinder Love (1923); Spangles (1926); The College Kiddo (1927); The College Widow (1927); The Godless Girl (1928); The Sea Squawk (1925); The Two Twins (1923); The Unnamed Woman (1925); Those Who Dare (1924).

Born on this day – Irene Dunne:

Irene Dunne

Actress

December 20, 1898 – September 4, 1990

Credits:

Saints and Sinners (1962); General Electric Theater (1962); Insight (1962); Frontier Circus (1961); The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1959); The Christophers (1958); The Ford Television Theatre (1954–1956); The Jack Benny Program (1953); Schlitz Playhouse (1952); It Grows on Trees (1952); The Mudlark (1950); Never a Dull Moment (1950); I Remember Mama (1948); Life with Father (1947); Anna and the King of Siam (1946); Over 21 (1945); Together Again (1944); The White Cliffs of Dover (1944); A Guy Named Joe (1943); Lady in a Jam (1942); Unfinished Business (1941); Penny Serenade (1941); My Favorite Wife (1940); When Tomorrow Comes (1939); Invitation to Happiness (1939); Love Affair (1939); Joy of Living (1938); The Awful Truth (1937); High, Wide and Handsome (1937); Theodora Goes Wild (1936); Show Boat (1936); Magnificent Obsession (1935); Roberta (1935); Sweet Adeline (1934); The Age of Innocence (1934); Stingaree (1934); This Man Is Mine (1934); If I Were Free (1933); Ann Vickers (1933); The Silver Cord (1933); The Secret of Madame Blanche (1933); No Other Woman (1933); Thirteen Women (1932); Back Street (1932); Symphony of Six Million (1932); Consolation Marriage (1931); The Great Lover (1931); Bachelor Apartment (1931); The Stolen Jools (1931); Cimarron (1931); Leathernecking (1930).

Born on this day – Carl Urbano:

 

Carl Urbano

Animator

Director

December 20, 1910 – October 16, 2003

Credits:

Mid-Century Modern Animation: Volume 1 (segment: Destination Earth) (2012); Droopy: Master Detective (1993–1994); A Flintstones Christmas Carol (1994); Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1993–1994); The Addams Family (1992); Tom & Jerry Kids Show (1990–1993); Yo Yogi! (1991–1992); A Pup Named Scooby-Doo (1991); The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda (1990–1991); Timeless Tales from Hallmark (1990–1991); Jetsons: The Movie (1990); Gravedale High (1990); Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures (1990); The Flintstone Kids' Just Say No Special (1988); Fantastic Max (1988); Yogi's Treasure Hunt (1987); Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers (1987); The Flintstone Kids (1986–1987); Pound Puppies (1986); Foofur (1986); Wildfire (1986); Paw Paws (1985–1986); The Jetsons (1985); Pink Panther and Sons (1984–1985); Challenge of the GoBots (1984); Snorks (1984); Monchhichis (1983); The Biskitts (1983); The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show (1983); Shirt Tales (1982–1983); Pac-Man (1982–1983); The Dukes (1983); Super Friends (1978–1983); Mork & Mindy/Laverne & Shirley/Fonz Hour (1982); The Gary Coleman Show (1982); Ri¢hie Ri¢h (1982); Laverne & Shirley with Special Guest Star the Fonz (1982); The Little Rascals (1982); Laverne & Shirley in the Army (1981–1982); The Kwicky Koala Show (1981); Trollkins (1981); The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang (1981); The Ri¢hie Ri¢h/Scooby-Doo Show (1981); The Flintstones: Wind-Up Wilma (1981); The Smurfs (1981–1988); The All-New Popeye Hour (1981); Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1979–1980); The Flintstones' New Neighbors (1980); Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels (1980); Casper's First Christmas (1979); Casper and the Angels (1979); The Super Globetrotters (1979); Godzilla (1978–1979); The New Shmoo (1979); Casper the Friendly Ghost: He Ain't Scary, He's Our Brother (1979); Dinky Dog (1978); Jana of the Jungle (1978); Galaxy Goof-Ups (1978); Yogi's Space Race (1978); Buford and the Galloping Ghost (1978); Scooby's Laff-A Lympics (1977); Energy: A National Issue (1977); C B Bears (1977); Freedom 2000 (1974); The Addams Family (1973); The Flintstone Comedy Hour (1972–1973; The General with the Cockeyed Id (1964); A Missile Named Mac (1962); The Far Sound (1961); Fill 'Er Up (1959); Rhapsody of Steel (1959); The Story of Creative Capital (1957); Working Dollars (1956); Destination Earth (1956); Man-Made Miracles (1954); Of Men and Molecules (1954); It's Everybody's Business (1954); Horizons of Hope (1954); The Far Sound (1961); It's Everybody's Business (1954); Dangerous When Wet (1953); Dear Uncle (1953); A Is for Atom (1953); The Devil and John Q (1952); What Makes Us Tick (1952); The Devil and John Q (1952); Fresh Laid Plans (1951); Inside Cackle Corners (1951); Albert in Blunderland (1950); Easy Does It (1946); Winky the Watchman (1945); The Stork's Holiday (1943); The Uninvited Pest (1943); The Boy and the Wolf (1943); Bah Wilderness (1943); Barney Bear's Victory Garden (1942); Wild Honey, or, How to Get Along Without a Ration Book (1942); Fine Feathered Friend (1942); Chips Off the Old Block (1942); The Bear and the Beavers (1942); Fraidy Cat (1942); The Night Before Christmas (1941); The Rookie Bear (1941); The Flying Bear (1941); Officer Pooch (1941); The Flying Bear (1941); The Midnight Snack (1941); The Alley Cat (1941); Dance of the Weed (1941); The Goose Goes South (1941); Mrs. Ladybug (1940); Gallopin' Gals (1940); The Bookworm Turns (1940); The Milky Way (1940); Swing Social (1940); Home on the Range (1940); Puss Gets the Boot (1940); The Fishing Bear (1940); Peace on Earth (1939); One Mother's Family (1939); The Bear That Couldn't Sleep (1939); Art Gallery (1939); Jitterbug Follies (1939); Merbabies (1938); The Little Bantamweight (1938); Pipe Dreams (1938); Little Ol' Bosko in Bagdad (1938); Little Buck Cheeser (1937); Little Ol' Bosko and the Cannibals (1937); The Wayward Pups (1937); The Hound and the Rabbit (1937); Little Ol' Bosko and the Pirates (1937); Bosko's Easter Eggs (1937); Swing Wedding (1937); Circus Daze (1937); The Pups' Christmas (1936); Little Cheeser (1936); To Spring (1936); The Pups' Picnic (1936); The Old House (1936); Two Little Pups (1936); The Old Mill Pond (1936); The Early Bird and the Worm (1936); Bottles (1936); Run Sheep, Run! (1935); Alias St. Nick (1935); Honeyland (1935); The Old Plantation (1935); Barnyard Babies (1935); Poor Little Me (1935); The Chinese Nightingale (1935); Good Little Monkeys (1935); The Calico Dragon (1935); The Lost Chick (1935); When the Cat's Away (1935); Hey-Hey Fever (1935); Toyland Broadcast (1934); The Grasshopper and the Ants (1934).

Born on this day – Audrey Totter:

Audrey Totter

Actress

December 20, 1917 – December 12, 2013

Born on this day – Valerie Bettis:

Valerie Bettis

Actress

Dancer

Choreographer

December 20, 1919 – September 26, 1982

Born on this day – George Roy Hill:

George Roy Hill

Director

December 20, 1921 – December 27, 2002

Born on this day – Tom Gries:

Tom Gries

Director

Writer

Producer

December 20, 1922 – January 3, 1977

Born on this day – Rod Amateau:

Rod Amateau

Writer

Director

Producer

December 20, 1923 – June 29, 2003

Born on this day – Nicole Maurey:

Nicole Maurey

Actress

December 20, 1925 – March 11, 2016

Credits:

Action immédiate (1957); Au théâtre ce soir (1972–1974); Avatar (1964); Blondine (1945); Call My Bluff (1968); Casablanca (1955); Catherine, il suffit d'un amour (1986); Champion House (1967–1968); Chanel Solitaire (1981); Comme du bon pain (1976); Companions of the Night (1953); Coulisses (1986); Creepy Classics (1987); Demeure chaste et pure (1967); Diary of a Country Priest (1951); Fan des années 80 (2012); Gloria (1977); High Time (1960); His and Hers (1961); Igor Cassini's Million Dollar Showcase (1956); Joseph Balsamo (1973); Juke Box Jury (1961); La bataille du feu (1949); La demoiselle d'Avignon (1972); La lune papa (1977); La morale de l'histoire (1966); La passagère (1974–1975); La Peine perdue (1964); La quatrième dimension (1970); La vie des autres (1980); La vie et la passion de Dodin-Bouffant (1972); Le cavalier noir (1945); Le feu sous la neige (1973); Le grand Batre (1997); Le grillon du foyer (1972); Le provocateur (1973); Les cinq dernières minutes (1983–1989); Les écrivains (1973); Les évasions célèbres (1972); Les nuits de la colère (1973); Little Boy Lost (1953); L'oeil en coulisses (1953); Love in Monaco (1959); Lucien Leuwen (1973–1974); Marianne, une étoile pour Napoléon (1983); Marie Dorval (1973); Marriage a la Mode (1955); Me and the Colonel (1958); Mon seul amour (1971); Napoleon (1955); Noële aux quatre vents (1971); Opération Magali (1953); Overseas Press Club - Exclusive! (1957); Paméla (1945); Pause-café (1981); Placé en garde à vue (1994); Reflets de Cannes (1959); Rendez-vous à Grenade (1951); Rogue's Yarn (1957); Rouletabille (1966); Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954); Sale temps pour les mouches (1966); Secret of the Incas (1954); Section des disparus (1956); Shooting Stars (1961); Sunday Night Thriller (1981); The 32nd Annual Academy Awards (1960); The Big Risk (1965); The Bold and the Brave (1956); The Day of the Triffids (1963); The Ford Television Theatre (1955); The House of the Seven Hawks (1959); The Jayhawkers! (1959); The Last Robin Hood (1952); The Most Wanted Man (1953); The Scapegoat (1959); The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar (1958); The Very Edge (1963); The Weapon (1956); Top jury (1966); Une atroce petite musique (1973); Why Bother to K.nock (1961)

Born on this day – John "Bud" Cardos:

John "Bud" Cardos

Director

Actor

Stuntman

December 20, 1929 – December 31, 2020

Born on this day – Mala Powers:

Mala Powers

Actress

December 20, 1931 – June 11, 2007

Credits:

77 Sunset Strip (1962); About Faces (1960); Appointment with Adventure (1955); Arrest and Trial (1964); Bengazi (1955); Bewitched (1967–1968); Biography (1998); Bonanza (1959); Bourbon Street Beat (1959); Bronco (1960); Calling the Shots (1988); Celebrity Playhouse (1955); Century of Cinema (1995); Charlie's Angels (1978 / 1979); Cheyenne (1960–1961); City Beneath the Sea (1953); City That Never Sleeps (1953); Crossroads (1957); Cyrano de Bergerac (1950); Daddy's Gone A-Hunting (1969); Daniel Boone (1967); Death in Small Doses (1957); Doomsday Machine (1976); Dr. Kildare (1964); Edge of Doom (1950); Everglades! (1962); Fear No More (1961); Flight of the Lost Balloon (1961); Frontier Justice (1959); General Electric Theater (1961); Gentle Ben (1967); Geraldine (1953); Girl Talk (1964); Gypsy (1966); Hawaiian Eye (1960–1963); Hazel (1965–1966); Here Come the Brides (1969); Here's Hollywood (1961); Hitters (2002); Ironside (1970); Jericho (1966); Kraft Suspense Theatre (1964); Lawman (1961); Lock Up (1960); Man on the Prowl (1957); Matinee Theatre (1957–1958); Maverick (1961); Mission: Impossible (1967); Mr. Adams and Eve (1957); Murder, She Wrote (1990); Outrage (1950); Perry Mason (1959–1966); Rage at Dawn (1955); Rawhide (1962); Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women (2014); Rogue's Gallery (1968); Rose of Cimarron (1952); Seis pasajes al infierno (1981); Sierra Baron (1958); Skip E. Lowe Looks at Hollywood (1987); Studio 57 (1955); Stump the Stars (1953–1964); Sugarfoot (1960); Surfside 6 (1961); Switch (1977); Tammy and the Bachelor (1957); TCM Remembers 2007 (2007); The Bob Cummings Show (1961); The Colossus of New York (1958); The Connextion (2005); The Ford Television Theatre (1955–1956); The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen (1958); The Gallant Men (1962); The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial (1956); The Les Crane Show (1965); The Magical World of Disney (1960–1961); The Man and the Challenge (1960); The Man and the City (1971); The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1965); The Rebel (1960); The Restless Gun (1958–1959); The Silent Force (1970); The Storm Rider (1957); The Unknown Terror (1957); The Wild Wild West (1966); The Yellow Mountain (1954); This Is the Life (1970–1972); This Is Your Life (1956–1958); Thriller (1962); Tombstone Territory (1960); Tough As They Come (1942); Undercurrent (1957); Wagon Train (1958); Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958); Where the Wind Dies (1976); Wide Country (1963); You Don't Say (1964); Zane Grey Theatre (1957).

Born on this day – John Spencer:

John Spencer

Actor

December 20, 1946 – December 16, 2005

Credits:

100 Years of Hope and Humor (2003); 11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2005); 12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2006); 20 Years of Must See TV (2002); 7th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2001); A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Grimacing Governor (1994); Albino Alligator (1996); An Evening at the Improv (1992); Another World (1964–1999); As the World Turns (1988); Black Rain (1989); Cafe Society (1995); Celebrity Dish (2000); Celebrity Poker Showdown (2003); Charlie Rose (2001); Cocaine and Blue Eyes (1983); Cold Around the Heart (1997); Cop Land (1997); Cop Land: The Making of an Urban Western (2004); Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man (1994); Early Edition (1997); Echoes (1982); Every Moment Counts (2002); F/X: The Series (1996); Far from Home (1989); For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots (2010); Forget Paris (1995); From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One (1992); Golden Globes 50th Anniversary Celebration (1994); Green Card (1990); H.E.L.P. (1990); Hiding Out (1987); In the Arms of a Killer (1992); Intimate Portrait (2001–2004); Key Exchange (1985); L.A. Doctors (1999); L.A. Law (1990–1994); L.A. Law 100th Episode Celebration (1991); Law & Order (1990); Lesser Prophets (1997); Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1997); Meteor (1979); Miami Vice (1986); O.K. Garage (1998); Once Again (1987); One Life to Live (1968–2013); Presumed Innocent (1990); Ravenous (1999); Ryan's Hope (1976); Saturday Night Live (2002); Sea of Love (1989); Simple Justice (1989); Spenser: For Hire (1986); Tavis Smiley (2004); The 17th Annual People's Choice Awards (1991); The 18th Annual People's Choice Awards (1992); The 19th Annual People's Choice Awards (1993); The 43rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1991); The 53rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2001); The 54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2002); The 55th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2003); The 57th Annual Tony Awards (2003); The 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2006); The 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2003); The 8th Annual Soap Opera Digest Awards (1992); The Bob Braun Show (1975); The Doctors (1976); The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2004–2005); The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2006); The More You Know (1989); The Negotiator (1998); The Other Side of Victory (1979); The Outer Limits (1999); The Patty Duke Show (1963–1964); The Protector (1985); The Rock (1996); The Rosie O'Donnell Show (2000–2001); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1992); The Verne Miller Story (1987); The Wayne Brady Show (2004); The West Wing (1999–2006); The West Wing Documentary Special (2002); Touched by an Angel (1995); Tracey Takes On... (1997); Trinity (1998–1999); Twilight (1998); WarGames (1983); When No One Would Listen (1992); Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom (1995).

Born on this day – David Breashears:

David Breashears

Cinematographer

Writer

Producer

Mountaineer

December 20, 1955 – March 14, 2024

Credits:

Books:

Every Man For Himself? (an article published in American Alpine Journal) (1988); Last Climb (1999); High Exposure: An Enduring Passion for Everest and Unforgiving Places (1999); Everest: Mountain Without Mercy (1997).

Movies and television:

20/20 Wednesday (1997); ABC News Saturday Night (1998); Aliens: Ride at the Speed of Fright (1995); Ancient Graves: Voices of the Dead (1998); Ascent of Mount Everest (1983); CBS This Morning (2012); Charlie Rose (1997); Chasing Ice (2012); Cliffhanger (1993); Dangerous Earth (2016); Everest (1998); Everest (2015); Everest: The Death Zone (1998); Everest: The Mystery of Mallory and Irvine (1992); Expedition Earth (1990); Frontline (1983–2008); Frontline/World (2008); Galahad of Everest (1991); Great Wonders of the World (1993); Ice Climb (1993); Metanoia (2014); Kilimanjaro: To the Roof of Africa (2002); Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1998); Mount Everest, the East Face (1981); Mummies Revealed (2001); Nova (1997–2016); Remnants of Everest: The 1996 Tragedy (2007); Seven Years in Tibet (1997); The Making of Everest: On Location in the Death Zone (1997).

On this day in television history - M Squad (1957)

M Squad
Season 1. Episode 13.

Episode entitled: Family Portrait.

Released December 20, 1957.

Directed by John Peyser.

Written by Fenton Earnshaw and Lawrence B. Marcus.

Music by Stanley Wilson.

Cast:

Lee Marvin, Jacques Aubuchon, Christine White, Walter Maslow, Ron Hayes, Morris Ankrum, Hallene Hill, Raymond Bailey, Chet Stratton, Barbara Knudson, Peggy Leon, Laurie Carroll, Sid Melton.

On this day in the Star Trek universe - Star Trek (1968)

Star Trek
Season 3. Episode 13.

Episode entitled: Elaan of Troyius.

Released December 20, 1968.

Directed by John Meredyth Lucas.

Written by John Meredyth Lucas, Arthur H. Singer.

Created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Alexander Courage.

Cast:

William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Walter Koenig, Nichelle Nichols, Majel Barrett, France Nuyen, Jay Robinson, Tony Young, Lee Duncan, Victor Brandt, Dick Durock, Charles Beck, K.L. Smith, Hal Baylor, Bill Blackburn, Frank da Vinci, Roger Holloway, Jeannie Malone, Eddie Paskey, Frieda Rentie.

On this day in movie history - Lover Come Back (1961)

Lover Come Back

directed by Delbert Mann,

written by Stanley Shapiro and Paul Henning,

was released in the United States on December 20, 1961.

Music by Frank De Vol.

Cast:

Rock Hudson, Doris Day, Tony Randall, Edie Adams, Jack Oakie, Jack Kruschen, Ann B. Davis, Joe Flynn, Howard St. John, Karen Norris, Jack Albertson, Charles Watts, Donna Douglas, JoAnne Ludden-Paige.

Recommended reading - Lover Come Back

 

Lover Come Back

by Marvin H. Albert.

Novelization.

ASIN: B000WLAQ8I

Published by Gold Medal.

Published 1962.

Description:

She was only the hottest item on Madison Avenue, that’s all. Carol Templeton, the huckster’s dream, the consumer’s morsel. And the sharpest thorn in the side of Jerry Webster, the slickest operator ever to spend a million bucks on a phony advertising campaign. Carol would do almost anything to beat this handsome devil at his own game – even if it meant bearding the beast in his own bedroom. Lover Come Back is based on the hilarious screenplay by Stanley Shapiro and Paul Henning. Starring Rock Hudson, Doris Day and Tony Randall, the motion picture was produced byThe 7 Pictures Corp, Nob Hill Productions, Inc., Arwin Productions, Inc., and released by Universal Pictures Co., Inc.

On this day in movie history - The Godfather Part III (1990)

 

The Godfather Part III

directed by Francis Ford Coppola,

written by Mario Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola,

was released in the United States on December 20, 1990.

Music by Carmine Coppola.

Cast:

Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, Andy Garcia, Eli Wallach, Joe Mantegna, George Hamilton, Bridget Fonda, Sofia Coppola, Raf Vallone, Franc D’Ambrosio, Donal Donnelly, Richard Bright, Helmut Berger, Don Novello, John Savage, Franco Citti, Mario Donatone, Vittorio Duse, Enzo Robutti, Michele Russo, Al Martino, Robert Cicchini, Rogerio Miranda, Carlos Miranda, Vito Antuofermo, Robert Vento, Willie Brown, Jeannie Linero, Jeanne Savarino Pesch, Janet Savarino Smith, Tere Livrano, Carmine Caridi, Don Costello, Al Ruscio, Mickey Knox, Rick Aviles, Michael Bowen, Brett Halsey, Gabriele Torrei, John Abineri, Brian Freilino, Gregory Corso, Marino Masé, Dado Ruspoli, Valeria Sabel, Remo Remotti, Luigi Laezza, Giuseppe Pianviti, Santo Indelicato, Simonetta Stefanelli, Francesco Paolo Bellante, Paco Reconti, Mimmo Cuticchio, Richard Honigman, Nicky Blair, Anthony Guidera, Frank Tarsia, Diana Agostini, Jessica DiCicco, Catherine Scorsese, Ida Bernardini, Joe Drago, David Hume, James D. Damiano, Michael Boccio, Frank Albanese, Marilee Albert, Salvatore Billa, Sal Borgese, Angelo Boscariol, Ludovico Caldarera, Homer Hut, John Cazale, Enrico Cesaretti, Geoffrey Copleston, Anton Coppola, Carmine Coppola, Gia Coppola, Tony Devon, Frank Ferrara, R. Emmett Fitzsimmons, Joe Fontana, Aldo Formisano, Luciano Foti, Paolo Gavanelli, Sal Lioni, Richard Maldone, Claudio Pacifico, Gianluca Petrazzi, Angelo Ragusa, Madelyn Renée Monti, Angelo Romero, Mitchell Shaw, David L. Thompson, Pietro Torrisi, F.X. Vitolo, Corinna Vozza, Claudio Zucchet.