Born on this day – Basil Dearden:

 

Director

January 1, 1911 – March 23, 1971

Credits:

Prince Jack (1984); The Pilot (1980); Ike: The War Years (1980); A Tree, a Rock, a Cloud (1978); Born Again (1978); Good Guys Wear Black (1978); The Last Hurrah (1977); The Last Tycoon (1976); Ellery Queen (1975); Take a Hard Ride (1975); The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant (1975); A Shadow in the Streets (1975); Airport 1975 (1974); Bright Promise (1969); Innocent Bystanders (1972); The Failing of Raymond (1971); The Devil's Brigade (1968); No Diamonds for Ursula (1967); The Cobra (1967); The Ten Million Dollar Grab (1967); Hot Rods to Hell (1966); The Frozen Dead (1966); Johnny Reno (1966); Battle of the Bulge (1965); The Loved One (1965); Spy in Your Eye (1965); Town Tamer (1965); Brainstorm (1965); In Harm's Way (1965); The Satan Bug (1965); Crack in the World (1965); Madison Avenue (1961); The Crowded Sky (1960); Enchanted Island (1958); The Fearmakers (1958); Zero Hour! (1957); Curse of the Demon (1957); Spring Reunion (1956); Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956); While the City Sleeps (1956); Comanche (1956); Strange Lady in Town (1955); Smoke Signal (1955); Three Hours to Kill (1954); Duel in the Jungle (1954); Elephant Walk (1954); Assignment: Paris (1952); I Want You (1951); The Frogmen (1951); Sealed Cargo (1951); Edge of Doom (1950); Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950); My Foolish Heart (1949); Sword in the Desert (1949); The Forbidden Street (1949); No Minor Vices (1948); Deep Waters (1948); The Iron Curtain (1948); Daisy Kenyon (1947); Night Song (1947); Boomerang! (1947); The Best Years of Our Lives (1946); Canyon Passage (1946); A Walk in the Sun (1945); Fallen Angel (1945); State Fair (1945); Laura (1944); Wing and a Prayer (1944); The Purple Heart (1944); Up in Arms (1944); December 7th (1943); The North Star (1943); The Ox-Bow Incident (1943); Crash Dive (1943); Berlin Correspondent (1942); Ball of Fire (1941); Swamp Water (1941); Belle Starr (1941); Tobacco Road (1941); The Westerner (1940); Kit Carson (1940); Sailor's Lady (1940); Lucky Cisco Kid (1940).

Born on this day – Dana Andrews:

Actor

January 1, 1909 – December 17, 1992

Credits: 

Prince Jack (1984); The Pilot (1980); Ike: The War Years (1980); A Tree, a Rock, a Cloud (1978); Born Again (1978); Good Guys Wear Black (1978); The Last Hurrah (1977); The Last Tycoon (1976); Ellery Queen (1975); Take a Hard Ride (1975); The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant (1975); A Shadow in the Streets (1975); Airport 1975 (1974); Bright Promise (1969); Innocent Bystanders (1972); The Failing of Raymond (1971); The Devil's Brigade (1968); No Diamonds for Ursula (1967); The Cobra (1967); The Ten Million Dollar Grab (1967); Hot Rods to Hell (1966); The Frozen Dead (1966); Johnny Reno (1966); Battle of the Bulge (1965); The Loved One (1965); Spy in Your Eye (1965); Town Tamer (1965); Brainstorm (1965); In Harm's Way (1965); The Satan Bug (1965); Crack in the World (1965); Madison Avenue (1961); The Crowded Sky (1960); Enchanted Island (1958); The Fearmakers (1958); Zero Hour! (1957); Curse of the Demon (1957); Spring Reunion (1956); Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956); While the City Sleeps (1956); Comanche (1956); Strange Lady in Town (1955); Smoke Signal (1955); Three Hours to Kill (1954); Duel in the Jungle (1954); Elephant Walk (1954); Assignment: Paris (1952); I Want You (1951); The Frogmen (1951); Sealed Cargo (1951); Edge of Doom (1950); Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950); My Foolish Heart (1949); Sword in the Desert (1949); The Forbidden Street (1949); No Minor Vices (1948); Deep Waters (1948); The Iron Curtain (1948); Daisy Kenyon (1947); Night Song (1947); Boomerang! (1947); The Best Years of Our Lives (1946); Canyon Passage (1946); A Walk in the Sun (1945); Fallen Angel (1945); State Fair (1945); Laura (1944); Wing and a Prayer (1944); The Purple Heart (1944); Up in Arms (1944); December 7th (1943); The North Star (1943); The Ox-Bow Incident (1943); Crash Dive (1943); Berlin Correspondent (1942); Ball of Fire (1941); Swamp Water (1941); Belle Starr (1941); Tobacco Road (1941); The Westerner (1940); Kit Carson (1940); Sailor's Lady (1940); Lucky Cisco Kid (1940).

Born on this day – Nelson Leigh:

Actor

January 1, 1905 – July 3, 1985

Credits:

The Nickel Ride (1974); The Other Wise Man (1969); This Is the Life (1952–1969); The Christophers (1968); Bonanza (1966–1967); The F.B.I. (1965–1966); The Time Tunnel (1966); The Silencers (1966); Perry Mason (1959–1964); The Great Adventure (1963); A Gathering of Eagles (1963); Incident in an Alley (1962); Target: The Corruptors! (1961); The Outsider (1961); Lover Come Back (1961); The New Breed (1961); Surfside 6 (1961); The Road to Better Living (1959); The Ann Sothern Show (1961); The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come (1961); A Fever in the Blood (1961); U.S. Marshal (1960); Joyful Hour (1960); The Dark at the Top of the Stairs (1960); Men Into Space (1960); Ocean's Eleven (1960); The Gallant Hours (1960); Lassie (1960); Ma Barker's Killer Brood (1960); Vice Raid (1959); Operation Petticoat (1959); The Millionaire (1956–1959); Tightrope (1959); These Thousand Hills (1959); Steve Canyon (1958–1959); Imitation of Life (1959); The Hangman (1959); Flight (1958); In Love and War (1958); Whirlybirds (1958); Step Down to Terror (1958); Voice in the Mirror (1958); The Naked and the Dead (1958); Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (1958); The Silent Service (1957–1958); The Book of Acts Series (1957); Official Detective (1957); Bombers B-52 (1957); Jet Pilot (1957); Code 3 (1957); The Unholy Wife (1957); The Black Panther (1957); God Is My Partner (1957); Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957); Cheyenne (1957); The Spirit of St. Louis (1957); Father Knows Best (1957); Navy Log (1955–1956); Friendly Persuasion (1956); Toward the Unknown (1956); The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1956); Strange Intruder (1956); Hold Back the Night (1956); The First Texan (1956); World Without End (1956); Crusader (1956); Empty Shoes (1956); Call It Free (1955); Lincoln Speaks for Himself (1955); Rebel Without a Cause (1955); Sheena: Queen of the Jungle (1955); Medic (1955); The Virgin Queen (1955); Soldiers of Fortune (1955); Creature with the Atom Brain (1955); The Halls of Ivy (1955); The Man Behind the Badge (1955); Untamed Mistress (1956); The Loretta Young Show (1955); Big House, U.S.A. (1955); Cavalcade of America (1955); The Whistler (1955); The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (1954); The Outlaw's Daughter (1954); Dynamite, the Story of Alfred Nobel (1954); The Black Shield of Falworth (1954); The Saracen Blade (1954); Drums of Tahiti (1954); Jesse James vs. the Daltons (1954); The Adventures of Kit Carson (1951–1954); Texas Bad Man (1953); Jack Slade (1953); Prisoners of the Casbah (1953); The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd (1953); Valley of Head Hunters (1953); Split Second (1953); Fireside Theatre (1952–1953); Savage Mutiny (1953); The Living Bible (1952); The Story of Christopher Columbus: Proving the Earth Is Round (1952); Magnificent Adventure (1952); Family Theatre (1951–1952); Hopalong Cassidy (1952); The Living Bible (1952); Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1952); Gruen Guild Theater (1952); Racket Squad (1952); Dangerous Assignment (1952); Thief of Damascus (1952); Bugles in the Afternoon (1952); Submarine Command (1951); Hurricane Island (1951); Yukon Manhunt (1951); Home Town Story (1951); The Cisco Kid (1950); Rogues of Sherwood Forest (1950); Captive Girl (1950); The Lone Ranger (1950); A Voice in the Wilderness (1949); Life of St. Paul Series (1949); The Living Christ Series (1949); The Christmas Carol (1949); The Adventures of Sir Galahad (1949); Jolson Sings Again (1949); Barbary Pirate (1949); The Lost Tribe (1949); The Fighting O'Flynn (1949); Raising of Lazarus (1948); Simon Peter, Fisherman (1948); Racing Luck (1948); Congo Bill (1948); And Forbid Them Not (1948); Abraham's Faith (1948); The Gallant Blade (1948); Superman (1948); The Black Arrow (1948); Angels' Alley (1948); Amos, Shepherd of Tekoa (1947); Faith of Jairus (1947); The Unfaithful Servant (1947); Brick Bradford (1947); The Calling of Matthew (1946); The Bandit of Sherwood Forest (1946); The Blind Beggar of Jerusalem (1945); The Sailor Takes a Wife (1945); Cornered (1945); Son of Lassie (1945); Identity Unknown (1945); It's a Pleasure (1945); Tonight and Every Night (1945); Hamlet (1945); Man of Faith (1944); Mary Magdalene (1944); Meet Miss Bobby Socks (1944); U-Boat Prisoner (1944); Mr. Winkle Goes to War (1944); Louisiana Hayride (1944); The White Cliffs of Dover (1944); Follow the Boys (1944); The Girl in the Case (1944); Jam Session (1944); Two-Man Submarine (1944); Texas Masquerade (1944); Journey Into Faith (1943); What a Woman! (1943); A Guy Named Joe (1943); The Return of the Vampire (1943); Lassie Come Home (1943); Corvette K-225 (1943); Sahara (1943); The Man from Down Under (1943); First Comes Courage (1943); Appointment in Berlin (1943); No Greater Power (1942); A Certain Nobleman (1940).

Born on this day – Wanda Capodaglio:

Wanda Capodaglio

Actress

January 1, 1889 – August 30, 1980

Credits:

The rattle cap (1970); The end of the adventure (1969); Toh è morta la nonna! (1969); Pirandello's world (1968); Io ti amo (1968); Le mie prigioni (1968); Il ragazzo che sapeva amare (1967); La fiera delle vanità (1967); No One Can Judge Me (1966); Luisa Sanfelice (1966); David Copperfield (1966); Ritorna il tenente Sheridan (1963); Blood wedding (1963); More pink than yellow (1962); The beautiful adventure (1962); Il caso Maurizius (1961); The rattlesnake (1958); Jane Eyre (1957); Little Women (1955); Chronicle of Poor Lovers (1954); La donna che inventò l'amore (The woman who invented love) (1952); La portatrice di pane (The bread carrier) (1950); The Earth Cries Out (1949); Crossroads of Passion (1948); La monaca di Monza (The nun of Monza) (1947); The Lovers (1946); The models of via Margutta (1946); Resurrezione (Resurrection) (1944); Tears of Blood (1944); In due si soffre meglio (In two you suffer better) (1943); Gelosia (Jealousy) (1942); Acque di primavera (Spring waters) (1942); Avanti c'è posto... (Next there is room...) (1942); Regina di Navarra (Queen of Navarre) (1942); Piccolo hotel (Small hotel) (1939); La marcia nuziale (The wedding march) (1915); The Naked Truth (1914).

Born on this day – Frank Stokes:

Blues singer

Guitarist

Songwriter

January 1, 1877 – September 12, 1955

Carl Sagan, on books and writing:

 

What an astonishing thing a book is.

It's a flat object made from a tree with flexible parts on which are imprinted lots of funny dark squiggles.

But one glance at it and you're inside the mind of another person, maybe somebody dead for thousands of years.

Across the millennia, an author is speaking clearly and silently inside your head, directly to you.

Writing is perhaps the greatest of human inventions,
binding together people who never knew each other, citizens of distant epochs.

Books break the shackles of time.

A book is proof that humans are capable of working magic.
 
- Carl Sagan.

Born on this day – John Denver:

 

Singer

Songwriter

Guitarist

Actor

Activist

December 31, 1943 – October 12, 1997

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