On this day in music history - The album Head or Heart, by Christina Perri (2014)

Head or Heart

by Christina Perri

was released on April 1, 2014.

On this day in movie history - Sin City (2005)

 

Sin City

directed by Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino,

written by Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller,

based on the graphic novels by Frank Miller,

was released in the United States on April 1, 2005.

Music by John Debney, Graeme Revell and Robert Rodriguez.

 
Cast:

Jessica Alba, Devon Aoki, Alexis Bledel, Powers Boothe, Cara D. Briggs, Jude Ciccolella, Jeff Dashnaw, Rosario Dawson, Jesse De Luna, Benicio Del Toro, Jason Douglas, Michael Clarke Duncan, Tommy Flanagan, Christina Frankenfield, Rick Gomez, Carla Gugino, Josh Hartnett, Rutger Hauer, David Hickey, Evelyn Hurley, Greg Ingram, Nicky Katt, Jaime King, Helen Kirk, Michael Madsen, Ethan Maniquis, Jason McDonald, John McLeod, Clark Middleton, Frank Miller, Brittany Murphy, Iman Nazemzadeh, Lisa Marie Newmyer, Tommy Nix, Nick Offerman, Clive Owen, Marco Perella, Sam Ray, Randal Reeder, Mickey Rourke, David Alex Ruiz, Ryan Rutledge, Marley Shelton, Jeff Schwan, Korey Simeone, Nick Stahl, Paul T. Taylor, Scott Teeters, Ken Thomas, Rico Torres, Makenzie Vega, Arie Verveen, Patricia Vonne, Shaun Wainwright-Branigan, Chris Warner, Bruce Willis, Elijah Wood, Danny Wynands, J.D. Young, Charissa Allen, Joe Basquez, Sabrina Davi, Jessica Hale, Samantha Inoue Harte, Michael Lambert, Ashley Moore, Amanda Phillips, Lauren-Elaine Powell, Texas Presley, Emmy Robbin, Kelley Robins, Robert Rodriguez, Monika Spruch, Penny Vital, Katherine Willis.

On this day in movie history - Deep Blues: A Musical Pilgrimage to the Crossroads (1992)

Deep Blues: A Musical Pilgrimage to the Crossroads

documentary directed by Robert Mugge

written by Robert Palmer,

was released in the United States on April 1, 1992.

 

Cast:

Robert Palmer, David A. Stewart, Abraham Schwab, Booker T. Laury, R.L. Burnside, Jessie Mae Hemphill, Abe Young, Napoleon Strickland, Junior Kimbrough, Joe Ayers, Calvin Jackson, Roosevelt Barnes, Frank Self, Wade Walton, Big Jack Johnson, Jack Owens, Early Wright, Bud Spires, Lonnie Pitchford.

On this day in movie history - Machine Gun McCain:

Machine Gun McCain

Italian title: Gli intoccabili

English translation: The Untouchables

directed by Giuliano Montaldo

written by Mino Roli, Israel Horovitz and Giuliano Montaldo,

based on the novel Candyleg by Ovid Demaris,

was released in Italy on April 1, 1969.

Music by Ennio Morricone.

 

Cast:

John Cassavetes, Britt Ekland, Peter Falk, Gabriele Ferzetti, Pierluigi Aprà, Luigi Pistilli, Margherita Guzzinati, Claudio Biava, Steffen Zacharias, James Morrison, Florinda Bolkan, Tony Kendall, Salvo Randone, Gena Rowlands, Maria Mizar, Euplio Moscusu, Mirella Pamphili, Raffaele Triggia, Gaetano Imbró, Silvana Bacci, Franco Riti, Jack Ackerman, Annabella Andreoli, Val Avery, Carla Brait, Nat Bush, Ennanno Consolazione, Carol Doda, Dan Gregory, Tery Hare, Werner Hasselmann, Billy Lee, Giuseppina Quinn, Dennis Sallas, Karen Valenti, Bill Vanders.

On this day in movie history - Impact (1949)

Impact

directed by Arthur Lubin,

written by Jay Dratler and Dorothy Davenport,

based on a story by Jay Dratler,

was released in the United States on April 1, 1949.

Music by Michel Michelet.

Cast:

Brian Donlevy, Ella Raines, Charles Coburn, Helen Walker, Anna May Wong, Robert Warwick, Clarence Kolb, Art Baker, William Wright, Mae Marsh, Sheilah Graham, Tony Barrett, Philip Ahn, Glen Vernon, Linda Leighton, Jason Robards, Erskine Sanford, Ruth Robinson, Lucius Cooke, Tom Greenway, Ben Welden, Joel Friedkin, Joe Kirk, William Ruhl, Mary Landa, Harry Cheshire.

Born on this day – Debbie Reynolds:

Actress

Singer

April 1, 1932 – December 28, 2016

Credits:

...and Debbie Makes Six (1968); 24th Annual Academy Awards (1952); 54th Golden Globe Awards (1997); 5th Annual Celebrity Parade for Cerebral Palsy (1955); A Date with Debbie (1960); A Private Little Party for a Few Chums (1957); A Star Is Born World Premiere (1954); A Tribute to the Jukebox Award Winners (1980); A Visit with Debbie Reynolds (1959); ABC Late Night (1974); AFI Life Achievement Award (1981–1985); AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: 10th Anniversary Edition (2007); AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies (2004); Alice (1982); Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1981); All-Star Salute to Mother's Day (1981); Aloha Paradise (1981); American Bandstand (1957); American Masters (2002); Athena (1954); Atlantic City Holiday (1956); Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters (1981); Battling for Baby (1992); Behind the Candelabra (2013); Behind the Microphone: Kiki's Delivery Service (2003); Bert's Family Feud (2006); Bicentennial Minutes (1976); Bing!... A 50th Anniversary Gala (1977); Biography (1995–2000); Bob Hope & Friends: Making New Memories (1991); Bob Hope's Bicentennial Star Spangled Spectacular (1976); Bob Hope's Cavalcade of Comedy (1979); Bob Hope's Happy Birthday Homecoming (1985); Bracken's World (1969); Bravo Profiles (2003); Breakaway (1984); Breakfast (2011); Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds (2016); Broadway Plays Washington on Kennedy Center Tonight (1982); Bundle of Joy (1956); Busby Berkeley (1974); Carol Channing: Larger Than Life (2012); Carrie Fisher: The Hollywood Family (1995); Carrie on Hollywood (1995); Challenge the Wilderness (1951); Charlotte's Web (1973); Cinerama Adventure (2002); Circus of the Stars #7 (1982); Committed (2012); Connie and Carla (2004); Conversations from the Edge with Carrie Fisher (2003); Couples Do It Debbie's Way (1988); Dateline: Disneyland (1955); De película (1987); Dean Martin Presents: The Bobby Darin Amusement Co. (1972); Debbie Reynolds and the Sound of Children (1969); Debbie Reynolds: 'Connie and Carla' (2004); Dinah! (1975–1979); Divorce American Style (1967); Do It Debbie's Way (1983); Do It Debbie's Way (1983); Donahue (1977); E! True Hollywood Story (1998); Entertainment Tonight (2007–2014); Family Guy (2008); Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998); First Monday (2002); Ford Star Jubilee (1955); Frank in the Fifties (2008); Generation Gap (2002); George Jessel's Here Come the Stars (1969); Gift of Love: The Daniel Huffman Story (1999); Give a Girl a Break (1953); Go!!! (1967); Good Day New York (2002); Goodbye Charlie (1964); Great Performances (1985); Great Performances / Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2021); Halloweentown (1998); Halloweentown High (2004); Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge (2001); Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (1987); Heaven & Earth (1993); Hedda Hopper's Hollywood (1960); Here's Hollywood (1960–1962); Hit the Deck (1955); Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's (2009); Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1970's (2009); Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical (2008); Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression (2009); Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing (2009); Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical (2009); Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History (2008); Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical Treasure (2008); Hollywood Squares (1998–2001); Hollywood Treasure (2011); Hotel (1986); Hour Magazine (1981–1987); How Sweet It Is! (1968); How the West Was Won (1962); I Love Melvin (1953); In & Out (1997); In the Cutz (2006); In the Picture (2012); Inside the Movie Kingdom – 1964 (1964); Intimate Portrait (1998); Intimate Portrait: Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher (2011); It Started with a Kiss (1959); I've Got a Secret (1955); Jack L. Warner: The Last Mogul (1993); Jack L. Warner: The Last Mogul (2023); Jack Paar Is Alive and Well (1987); Jennifer Slept Here (1983); Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (1983–2004); June Bride (1948); Keepers of the Frame (1999); Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil (2011); Kiki's Delivery Service (1989); Kiki's Delivery Service: Creating 'Kiki's Delivery Service' (2010); Kiki's Delivery Service: Flying with Kiki & Beyond (2010); Kiki's Delivery Service: The Producer's Perspective: Collaborating with Miyazaki (2010); Kim Possible (2003–2007); Larry King Live (2000–2005); Larry King TNT Extra 2 (1991); Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1995); Late Night with David Letterman (1987); Late Show with David Letterman (1997); Leapin' Lizards, It's Liberace! (1978); Legend to Legend Night: A Celebrity Cavalcade (1993); Life with Linkletter (1970); Lifestyle Magazine (2011); Light of Olympia (2008); Light's Diamond Jubilee (1954); Lights, Camera, Action!: A Century of the Cinema (1996); Live with Kelly and Mark (1988–1989); Lolo's Cafe (2006); Loose Women (2010); Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (1993); Madame's Place (1982); Magic Moments: The Best of 50's Pop (2004); Making Behind the Candelabra Show (2013); Mary, Mary (1963); Maury (1992–1996); Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956); MGM Parade (1955); MGM: When the Lion Roars (1992); Modern Marvels (1994); Mother (1996); Movie Memories with Debbie Reynolds (1991); Mr. Imperium (1951); Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (2007); My Music: Movie Songs (2007); My Six Loves (1963); One for the Money (2012); One on One with John Tesh (1992); Pat Paulsen's Half a Comedy Hour (1970); Pepe (1960); Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder (1989); Person to Person (1956); Private Screenings (2002); Pryor Offenses (2004); Red Carpet Report (2016); Return to Halloweentown (2006); Rip Rip Hooray! (2016); Roseanne (1997); Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1969–1972); Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie (1998); Rugrats (2000–2003); Rugrats in Paris (2000); Rugrats: Acorn Nuts & Diapey Butts (2000); RuPaul's Drag Race (2010); Sadie and Son (1987); Sally Jessy Raphael (1994); Say One for Me (1959); Secret Talents of the Stars (2008); Showbiz Today (1997); Singin' in the Rain (1952); Skirts Ahoy! (1952); Stadium of Fire: 25th Anniversary (2005); Stage for a Nation - A Tribute to the National Theater in Washington D.C. (1987); Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II (1991); Susan Slept Here (1954); Tab Hunter Confidential (2015); Take Thirty (1984); Tammy and the Bachelor (1957); That's Entertainment III: Behind the Screen (1994); That's Entertainment! (1974); That's Entertainment! / Just One More Time (1974); That's Entertainment! III (1994); The 11th Annual American Comedy Awards (1997); The 17th Golden Globe Awards (1960); The 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2015); The 27th Annual Tony Awards (1973); The 28th Annual Academy Awards (1956); The 30th Annual Academy Awards (1958); The 32th Annual Thalians Ball (1987); The 33rd Annual Golden Globe Awards (1976); The 33th Annual Thalians Ball (1988); The 34th Annual Academy Awards (1962); The 35th Annual Thalians Gala (1990); The 36th Annual Academy Awards (1964); The 37th Annual Academy Awards (1965); The 37th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1980); The 37th Annual Thalians Ball (1992); The 38th Annual Academy Awards (1966); The 44th Annual Academy Awards (1972); The 46th Annual Academy Awards (1974); The 50th Annual Academy Awards (1978); The 58th Annual Academy Awards (1986); The 5th Annual American Cinema Awards (1988); The 69th Annual Academy Awards (1997); The 7D (2015); The ABC Comedy Hour (1972); The Affairs of Dobie Gillis (1953); The Andy Williams Show (1962); The Andy Williams Show (1969); The Barbara McNair Show (1971); The Berlin Blaze (1954); The Bob Hope Show (1967–1974); The Bodyguard (1992); The Bonnie Hunt Show (2009); The Boys (2009); The Brothers Warner (2007); The Carol Burnett Show (1970); The Catered Affair (1956); The Christmas Wish (1998); The Colgate Comedy Hour (1954–1955); The Daily Show (1996–1997); The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady (1950); The David Frost Show (1971); The Dean Martin Show (1971); The Debbie Reynolds Show (1969–1970); The Dick Cavett Show (1970–1971); The Dick Cavett Show (1995); The Don Lane Show (1979–1982); The DuPont Show of the Week (1961); The Ed Sullivan Show (1953–1966); The Eddie Fisher Show (1957–1958); The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2004); The Gazebo (1959); The George Gobel Show (1954); The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour (1970–1971); The Golden Girls (1991); The Hollywood Deb Stars of 1965 (1965); The Hollywood Palace (1964–1965); The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) (1970–1980); The Jill & Tony Curtis Story (2008); The Jim Nabors Hour (1968); The Joey Bishop Show (1967–1969); The Kraft Music Hall (1969); The Last Days of Cinerama (2012); The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005–2013); The Linkletter Show (1970); The Love Boat (1980–1983); The Making of 'Rugrats in Paris' (2000); The Mating Game (1959); The Merv Griffin Show (1966–1974); The Mike Douglas Show (1970–1976); The Movie Game (1970); The New Battlestars (1982–1983); The New Hollywood Squares (1986–1988); The Nudity Thing (1970); The One Show (2010); The Oprah Winfrey Show (2011); The Osmond Family Show (1979); The Pearl Bailey Show (1971); The Penguins of Madagascar (2010); The Perry Como Sunshine Show (1974); The Pleasure of His Company (1961); The Rat Race (1960); The Real Las Vegas (1996); The Reichen Show (2006); The Roseanne Show (1998); The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1996–2002); The Second Time Around (1961); The Singing Nun (1966); The Slippers (2016); The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour (1976–1977); The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (1956–1959); The Story of a Dress (1964); The Talk (2010); The Tender Trap (1955); The Tonight Show (1955); The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar (1959); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1963–1989); The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1993–1997); The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964); The Wacky World of Jonathan Winters (1972–1973); These Amazing Shadows (2011); These Old Broads (2001); This Happy Feeling (1958); This Is Tom Jones (1970); This Is Your Life (1960–1961); This Is Your Life (1993–1995); Three Little Words (1950); Tom Cottle: Up Close (1982); Tomorrow Coast to Coast (1981); Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom (2012); Touched by an Angel (2001); Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales (2003); Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years (1997); Two Weeks with Love (1950); Vicki Lawrence in Vicki! (1993); Virtual Mom (2000); Wedding Bell Blues (1996); What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain' (2002); What About Linda? (1961); What's My Line? (1954–1964); What's the Matter with Helen? (1971); What's Up Orange County (2011–2018); Will & Grace (1999–2006); Win, Lose or Draw (1987); Wings (1994); Wogan (1989); Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny (1982); Your Choice for the Film Awards (1982); Zack and Reba (1998).

Born on this day – Grace Lee Whitney:

Actress

Singer

April 1, 1930 – May 1, 2015

Credits:

The Captains (2011); Bring Back... Star Trek (2009); Star Trek: Of Gods and Men (2007); Star Trek Phase II (2007); Sci Fi Visionaries (2004); Nobody's Perfect - The Making of Some Like It Hot (2001); Spotlight on Grace Lee Whitney (2000); Trekkies (1997); Star Trek: Voyager (1996); Diagnosis Murder (1993); Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991); Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986); Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984); The Kid with the 200 I.Q. (1983); Hart to Hart (1980); Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979); The Next Step Beyond (1978); Cannon (1974); The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (1970); Death Valley Days (1962–1969); The Name of the Game (1969); The Outsider (1969); The Virginian (1963–1968); The Big Valley (1968); Mannix (1968); Cimarron Strip (1968); The Magical World of Disney (1968); Police Story (1967); Ironside (1967); Rango (1967); Batman (1967); Run for Your Life (1965–1967); Today (1966); Star Trek (1966); Mona McCluskey (1965); No Time for Sergeants (1965); Valentine's Day (1964); Bewitched (1964); Temple Houston (1964); Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1964); Wagon Train (1964); Arrest and Trial (1964); The Outer Limits (1964); Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963); The Man from Galveston (1963); 77 Sunset Strip (1961–1963); Irma la Douce (1963); The Untouchables (1962–1963); Critic's Choice (1963); King of Diamonds (1962); Sam Benedict (1962); The Eleventh Hour (1962); Ensign O'Toole (1962); Surfside 6 (1961–1962); The New Breed (1962); Frontier Circus (1962); A Public Affair (1962); The Rifleman (1962); Gunsmoke (1962); Hawaiian Eye (1962); The Detectives (1961–1962); The Roaring 20's (1961–1962); Hennesey (1961); Pocketful of Miracles (1961); General Electric Theater (1961); The Real McCoys (1961); Michael Shayne (1961); Peter Loves Mary (1961); The Islanders (1961); Bat Masterson (1961); Zane Grey Theatre (1961); Overland Trail (1960); Some Like It Hot (1959); The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1958); Flight (1958); The Naked and the Dead (1958); Mike Hammer (1958); The Walter Winchell File (1958); Top Banana (1954).