Born on this day – John Paxton:

John Paxton

Actor

Producer

July 14, 1920 – November 17, 2011

Credits:

Oz the Great and Powerful (2013); Drag Me to Hell (2009); Spider-Man 3 (2007); Medium (2005); Spider-Man 2 (2004); Boomtown (2003); Spider-Man (2002); Frailty (2001); A Simple Plan (1998); Denial (1998); Traveller (1997); Last Man Standing (1996); Barb Wire (1996); Frank & Jesse (1994); Psycho Cop Returns (1993); Brain Dead (1990); Taking Tiger Mountain (1983).

Born on this day – John Paxton:

John Paxton (left), producer Adrian Scott (center), director Edward Dmytryk (writer), on the set of Crossfire (1947).

John Paxton

Writer 

Producer

May 21, 1911 – January 5, 1985

 
Credits:

A Prize of Gold (1955); Aftermath (1960); Cornered (1945); Crack-Up (1946); Crossfire (1947); Fourteen Hours (1951); General Electric Theater (1960); How to Murder a Rich Uncle (1957); I Am the Greatest!: The Adventures of Muhammad Ali (1977); Kotch (1971); Murder, My Sweet (1944); My Pal Wolf (1944); Of Men and Music (1951); On the Beach (1959); On the Beach (2000); Pickup Alley (1957); Rope of Sand (1949); So Well Remembered (1947); The 20th Century-Fox Hour (1955); The Cobweb (1955); The Great Man's Whiskers (1972); The Wild One (1953).

On this day in movie history - Crack-Up (1946)

Crack-Up

directed by Irving Reis and James Anderson,

written by John Paxton, Ben Bengal and Ray Spencer,

based on the short story Madman's Holiday by Fredric Brown,

was released in the United States on September 6, 1946.

Music by Leigh Harline.

Cast:

Pat O'Brien, Claire Trevor, Herbert Marshall, Ray Collins, Wallace Ford, Dean Harens, Damian O'Flynn, Erskine Sanford, Mary Ware.