Born on this day – Alessandra Panaro:

Actress

December 14, 1939 – May 1, 2019

Born on this day – 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 – Agnes Fink:

Actress

December 14, 1919 – October 28, 1994

Born on this day – 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 – Laurence Naismith:

Actor

December 14, 1908 – June 5, 1992

Born on this day – 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). 

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.