Born on this day – Ray Bolger:

Ray Bolger

Actor

January 10, 1904 – January 15, 1987

Credits:

A Star Is Born World Premiere (1954); A Star Is Born: Special Features (2010); ABC News Breakfast (2024); ABC's Silver Anniversary Celebration (1978); Aloha Paradise (1981); American Masters (1997 / 2004); Annie (1982); April in Paris (1952); At Long Last Cole (1975); Babes in Toyland (1961); Baretta (1978); Battlestar Galactica (1979); Because of the Wonderful Things It Does: The Legacy of Oz (2005); Biography (2005); Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (2006); Broadway: The American Musical (2004); Captains and the Kings (1976); Celebrity Golf (1960); Diff'rent Strokes (1984); Dinah's Place (1972); Donahue (1972); Donny and Marie (1977); Electrical Power (1938); Evening at Pops (1976); Fantasy Island (1978–1982); Ford Star Jubilee (1956); Forever and a Day (1943); Four Jacks and a Jill (1942); Friday Download (2011); General Electric Theater (1958–1959); Good Morning America (1979); Good Morning Britain (2018); Heaven Only Knows (1979); Here's Hollywood (1962); Hildegarde (2001); Hollywood at War: A Compilation of War Time Shorts (1980); Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical Treasure (2008); Houston Post Contest Winners Arrive in Los Angeles (1939); I've Got a Secret (1958–1962); Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me (2009); Just You and Me, Kid (1979); Kirstie's Handmade Britain (2011); Kraft Theatre / The Philco Television Playhouse (1951); Legends of the West (1992); Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows (2001); Little House on the Prairie (1978–1979); Look for the Silver Lining (1949); Lost Forever (2011); Make Mine Laughs (1949); Max Liebman Presents: Big Time (1955); MGM Parade (1955); Missing Links (1964); Movie Night Extravaganza (2024); MsMojo (2021); Nanny and the Professor (1971); Omnibus (1972 / 2001); Oz Tribute: The Art of Imagination (2005); Password (1963–1967); Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (1956–1963); Peter and the Magic Egg (1983); Picture Box (1983); Prettier Than Ever: The Restoration of Oz (2005); Quest for Camelot Sing-Alongs (1998); Remembering 'Battlestar Galactica' (2004); Rosalie (1937); Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Plays Golf (1955); Sid & Judy (2019); Sing Along with Mitch (1964); Social Security in Action (1958–1968); Stage Door Canteen (1943); Sunday Showcase (1959); Sunny (1941); Sweethearts (1938); Ted Mack & the Original Amateur Hour (1958); That's Dancing! (1985); That's Entertainment! (1974); That's Entertainment! III (1994); The 14th Annual Tony Awards (1960); The 16th Annual Tony Awards (1962); The 29th Annual Tony Awards (1975); The 37th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (1963); The 48th Annual Academy Awards (1976); The 51st Annual Academy Awards (1979); The 56th Annual Academy Awards (1984); The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics (2008); The All-Star Christmas Show (1958); The Bell Telephone Hour (1960–1966); The Berth Mark (1926); The Big Record (1958); The Bob Hope Show (1970); The Christophers (1963); The Colgate Comedy Hour (1952); The Dark Side of the Rainbow (2000); The Daydreamer (1966); The Dean Martin Show (1966); The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1958–1959); The DuPont Show of the Week (1961); The Entertainer (1975); The Factor (2008); The George Gobel Show (1957); The Girl of the Golden West (1938); The Great Ziegfeld (1936); The Harvey Girls (1946); The Hollywood Palace (1965–1970); The Jean Arthur Show (1966); The Joey Bishop Show (1968); The Judy Garland Show (1964); The Little Sweep (1962); The Lloyd Thaxton Show (1964); The Love Boat (1977–1979); The Magical World of Disney (1961 / 1969); The Making of 'the Wizard of Oz' (1979); The Match Game (1965–1967); The Merv Griffin Show (1968); The Mike Douglas Show (1971–1979); The Milton Berle Show (1954); The Partridge Family (1970–1972); The Pink Popcast (2024); The Price Is Right (1964); The Red Skelton Hour (1962); The Revlon Revue (1960); The Runner Stumbles (1979); The Tonight Show (1956–1957); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1963–1976); The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (2009); The Walt Disney Comedy and Magic Revue (1985); The Whimsical World of Oz (1985); The Wizard of Oz (1939); The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic (1990); The Yellow Brick Road and Beyond (2009); These Amazing Shadows (2011); Three on a Date (1978); To Oz! The Making of a Classic (2009); To Tell the Truth (1964–1965); Tomorrow Coast to Coast (1977); Toyland (1961); Toys of Anti-Christ (2011); TVTV Looks at the Academy Awards (1976); Val Parnell's Spectacular (1958); Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium (1958); Washington Square (1956–1957); We Haven't Really Met Properly...: Ray Bolger as the Scarecrow/Hunk (2005); Weekend Express (2022); What's My Line? (1956–1961); Where's Charley? (1952); Where's Raymond? (1953–1955).

Born on this day – Margaret Hamilton:

Margaret Hamilton

Actress

Teacher

December 9, 1902 – May 16, 1985

Credits:

13 Ghosts (1960); A Slight Case of Murder (1938); A String of Blue Beads (1953); ABC News Breakfast (2024); Angel in My Pocket (1969); Angels Wash Their Faces (1939); Another Language (1933); As the World Turns (1956–2010); Babes in Arms (1939); Because of the Wonderful Things It Does: The Legacy of Oz (2005); Bicentennial Minutes (1976); Breaking the Ice (1938); Brewster McCloud (1970); Broadway Bill (1934); Bungalow 13 (1948); By Your Leave (1934); Camera Three (1956–1961); Campbell Summer Soundstage (1954); Car 54, Where Are You? (1963); Center Stage (1954); Chatterbox (1936); Childhood Thoughts (2016); City Without Men (1943); Comin' Round the Mountain (1951); Discovery '70 (1964); Dishonored Lady (1947); Donahue (1975); Double Toasted (2022); Dow Hour of Great Mysteries (1960); Driftwood (1947); Ethel and Albert (1953–1955); Faithful in My Fashion (1946); Ford Star Jubilee (1956); Four's a Crowd (1938); George White's Scandals (1945); Ghostbreakers (1967); Goodyear Playhouse (1955); Great Performances (1996); Guest in the House (1944); Gunsmoke (1973); Hat, Coat, and Glove (1934); Here's Boomer (1980); Here's Hollywood (1962); Hollywood Horrors (2018); Hollywood Insider (2021); Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972); Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter (1982); Horrible Horror (1986); Ichabod and Me (1961); I'll Take Romance (1937); I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now (1940); Is There a Doctor in the House (1971); I've Got a Secret (1957); Janie Gets Married (1946); Johnny Come Lately (1943); Journey Back to Oz (1972); Kraft Theatre (1954–1956); Kraft Theatre / The United States Steel Hour (1954–1961); Lamp Unto My Feet (1955); Laramie (1962); Laughing at Trouble (1936); Letters from Frank (1979); Lou Grant (1979–1982); Lux Video Theatre (1953); Mack & Myer for Hire (1963); Main Street Lawyer (1939); Man Against Crime (1953); Medallion Theatre (1953); Meet the Stewarts (1942); Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (1975–1976); Mister Rogers: It's You I Like (2018); Modern Romances (1954–1955); Mother Carey's Chickens (1938); Mountain Justice (1937); Movietown USA (1950); My Hero (1952); My Little Chickadee (1940); Night of 100 Stars (1982); Nothing Sacred (1937); Nurse (1981); Off to See the Wizard (1967); Omnibus / Segments: The Trial of Lizzie Borden; A Different Drummer; Figgerin' of Aunt Wilma (1953–1957); On Borrowed Time (1957); Once Upon a Christmas Time (1959); Paradise Alley (1962); Pardon Me for Living (1982); People Will Talk (1951); Pet Peeves (1947); Play Girl (1941); Play of the Week (1960); Playhouse 90 (1959); Prettier Than Ever: The Restoration of Oz (2005); Reaching from Heaven (1948); Remembering Gene Wilder (2023); Rendezvous (1958); Riding High (1950); Rock Legends (2016); Rosie! (1967); Saratoga (1937); Sesame Street (1976); Sigmund and the Sea Monsters (1973); Stablemates (1938); Startime (1960); State of the Union (1948); Studio One (1953–1957); Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven (1948); That Was the Week That Was (1963–1985); The 100 Greatest Scary Moments (2003); The Addams Family (1965–1966); The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938); The Affairs of Martha (1942); The Alcoa Hour (1956); The Anderson Tapes (1971); The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend (1949); The Best of Broadway (1954–1955); The Bigelow Theatre (1950–1951); The Bob Braun Show (1973); The Christmas Tree (1958);  The Comedy Spot (1962); The Danny Thomas Show (1962); The Dark Side of the Rainbow (2000); The David Frost Show (1970); The Daydreamer (1966); The Devil's Disciple (1955); The Elgin Hour (1954); The Farmer Takes a Wife (1935); The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna (1958); The Gay Vagabond (1941); The Good Old Soak (1937); The Good Years (1962); The Great Plane Robbery (1950); The Gulf Playhouse (1952); The Invisible Woman (1940 / 1966); The Jackie Gleason Show (1954); The Making of 'the Wizard of Oz' (1979); The Merv Griffin Show (1969); The Mike Douglas Show (1970–1977); The Moon's Our Home (1936); The Night Strangler (1973); The Ox-Bow Incident (1942); The Partridge Family (1973); The Patty Duke Show (1963–1964); The Paul Lynde Halloween Special (1976); The Paul Winchell Show (1954); The Phil Silvers Show (1957); The Project (2024); The Red Buttons Show (1954); The Red Pony (1949); The Secret Storm (1954–1974); The Secret World of Eddie Hodges (1960); The Shari Lewis Show (1963); The Silver Theatre (1950); The Sin of Harold Diddlebock (1947); The Stu Erwin Show (1950); The Sun Comes Up (1949); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1968); The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (2009); The Villain Still Pursued Her (1940); The Way of the World (1955); The Witness Chair (1936); The Wizard of Oz (1939); The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic (1990); The World of Abbott and Costello (1965); The Yellow Brick Road and Beyond (2009); There's Always Tomorrow (1934); These Amazing Shadows (2011); These Three (1936); This Side of Heaven (1934); To Oz! The Making of a Classic (2009); Today Tonight (2009); Twin Beds (1942); Valiant Lady (1953–1957); Wabash Avenue (1950); Way Down East (1935); We Haven't Really Met Properly...: Margaret Hamilton as the Wicked Witch of the West/Miss Gulch (2005); When's Your Birthday? (1937); You Only Live Once (1937); Zoo in Budapest (1933).