On this day in music history - The album Night Songs, by Renée Fleming and Jean-Yves Thibaudet (2001)

Night Songs

by Renée Fleming and Jean-Yves Thibaudet

was released on April 3, 2001.

On this day in music history - La Cenerentola (1996)

La Cenerentola

an episode of the Great Performances TV series,

directed by Brian Large,

written by Jacopo Ferretti and Charles Perrault,

was released in the United States on April 3, 1996.

Music by Gioachino Rossini.

Cast:

Cecilia Bartoli, Enzo Dara, Raúl Giménez, Alessandro Corbelli, Michele Pertusi, Laura Knoop, Jill Grove, Bruno Campanella, Houston Grand Opera Chorus, Spiro Winsett.

On this day in music history - Bookends, by Simon & Garfunkel (1968)

Bookends

by Simon & Garfunkel,

was released on April 3, 1968.

On this day in movie history - Deadline at Dawn (1946)

Deadline at Dawn

directed by Harold Clurman and William Cameron Menzies,

written by Clifford Odets,

based on the novel by Cornell Woolrich,

was released in the United States on April 3, 1946.

Music by Hanns Eisler.

Cast:

Susan Hayward, Paul Lukas, Bill Williams, Joseph Calleia, Osa Massen, Lola Lane, Jerome Cowan, Marvin Miller, Roman Bohnen, Steven Geray, Joe Sawyer, Constance Worth, Joseph Crehan, Byron Foulger, Eugene Pallette, Jason Robards Sr.

Born on this day – Lawrence Dane:

Actor

Producer

April 3, 1937 – March 21, 2022

Credits:

A Case of Libel (1983); A Family Man (1973); A Very Merry Mix-Up (2013); Absolution (2006); African Skies (1993); Airwolf (1987); Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1987–1988); Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story (1995); American Playhouse (1986); Amy Fisher: My Story (1992); Angela's Eyes (2006); Bear Island (1979); Behind the Wall (2007); Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman (1989); Black Fox (1995); Black Fox: Good Men and Bad (1995); Bonanza (1969); Breaking News (2002); Bride of Chucky (1998); CBC Show of the Week (1966); Counterstrike (1990); Crossing the Line (2002); Danger Bay (1986–1988); Darkman II: The Return of Durant (1995); Day One (1989); Detective (1964); Devlin (1992); Double Jeopardy (1996); Duct Tape Forever (2002); E.N.G. (1989); Encounter (1960–1961); Escape: Human Cargo (1998); Espionage (1964); Everything She Ever Wanted (2009); Fall: The Price of Silence (2001); Festival (1960–1967); Find the Lady (1976); First Person (1961); Flashpoint (2011); Georges-Étienne Cartier: The Lion of Québec (1962); Guilty Hearts (2002); Happy Birthday to Me (1981); Head On (1980); Heavenly Bodies (1984);  Hedda Gabler (1978); Highlander: The Raven (1998); House on Greenapple Road (1970); I Spy (1967); In Like Flynn (1985); In Opposition (1989); It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time (1975); It Takes a Thief (1968); It Takes Two (1995); ITV Play of the Week (1963); Jericho (1967); King's Ransom (2005); Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (1994); La Femme Nikita (2000); Lancer (1969); Lethal Vows (1999); Little Gloria... Happy at Last (1982); Love / Julia (1982); Macbeth (1961); Mannix (1970–1971); Many Happy Returns (1986); Masters in Our Own House (1965); Memories of Manon (1987); Millennium (1989); Mission: Impossible (1967–1971); Mod Squad (1970); Moonlight Becomes You (1998); Mount Royal (1988); Mr. and Mrs. Loving (1996); MythQuest (2001); National Lampoon's Senior Trip (1995); Nothing Personal (1980); Of Unknown Origin (1983); On the 2nd Day of Christmas (1997); On the Road (1962); Only God Knows (1974); Our Man Flint: Dead on Target (1976); Pilot: Part 1 (2001); Playdate (1961–1963); Point of Departure (1960); Poltergeist: The Legacy (1996–1997); Puppets Who Kill (2005); Queer as Folk (2001); R.C.M.P. (1960); Rated X (2000); Rin Tin Tin: K-9 Cop (1991–1992); Rituals (1977); Rolling Vengeance (1987); Running (1979); Scales of Justice (1992); Scanners (1980); Scarlett Hill (1963); Secret Service (1992); Seeing Things (1981); Shadow of a Pale Horse (1960); Shocktrauma (1982); Side Effects (1994–1996); Sidestreet (1976); Sofia (2010); Stand by for Life (1963); Star Runner (1991); Stargate SG-1 (2000); Still Small Voices (2007); Street Legal (1991–1992); Tales from the Cryptkeeper (1999); Testees (2008); The Christmas Wife (1988); The Clown Murders (1976); The Equalizer (1988); The F.B.I. (1968–1973); The Felony Squad (1967–1969); The Forest Rangers (1965); The Good Fight (1992); The Heatwave Lasted Four Days (1975); The Hill (1960); The Hitchhiker (1985); The Hunger (2000); The Invaders (1967); The Last Best Year (1990); The Last Debate (2000); The Littlest Hobo (1983); The Long Island Incident (1998); The Mask of Janus (1965); The Outer Limits (1996); The Park Is Mine (1985); The Perfect Marriage (2006); The Red Green Show (1993–1994); The Rowdyman (1972); The Saint (1963); The Serial (1964–1965); The Shaft of Love (1983); The Sullavan Brothers (1964); The Unforeseen (1959); The Virginian (1968–1969); The Wayne and Shuster Hour (1961–1962); The Wonderful World of Disney (1998–2003); The Young Rebels (1970); This Man Craig (1966); Thrill Seekers (1999); Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke (1999); Top Cops (1990); Tropical Heat (1992); Twin Sisters (1992); Undercover Grandpa (2017); Vanished (1995); Waking the Dead (2000); Wojeck (1968); You Lucky Dog (2010).

Born on this day – Marlon Brando:

 

Actor

April 3, 1924 – July 1, 2004

Credits:

Big Bug Man (2006); Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006); The Godfather (2006) Video Game; The Score (2001); Free Money (1998); The Brave (1997); The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996); Divine Rapture (1995); Don Juan DeMarco (1994); Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992); The Freshman (1990); A Dry White Season (1989); The Formula (1980); Apocalypse Now (1979); Roots: The Next Generations (1979); Superman (1978); The Godfather Saga (1977); The Missouri Breaks (1976); Last Tango in Paris (1972); The Godfather (1972); The Nightcomers (1971); Burn! (1969); The Night of the Following Day (1969); Candy (1968); Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967); A Countess from Hong Kong (1967); The Appaloosa (1966); The Chase (1966); Morituri (1965); Bedtime Story (1964); The Ugly American (1963); Mutiny on the Bounty (1962); One-Eyed Jacks (1961); The Fugitive Kind (1960); The Young Lions (1958); Sayonara (1957); The Teahouse of the August Moon (1956); Guys and Dolls (1955); Omnibus (1952); Désirée (1954); On the Waterfront (1954); The Wild One (1953); Julius Caesar (1953); Viva Zapata! (1952); A Streetcar Named Desire (1951); The Men (1950); Actor's Studio (1948).

Born on this day – Jan Sterling:

 

Actress

April 3, 1921 – March 26, 2004

Credits:

About Faces (1960); Ace in the Hole (1951); Adventures in Paradise (1961); Alaska Seas (1954); Alcoa Theatre (1960); Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1958–1961); American in Paris (1964); Appointment with Danger (1950); Baby Boom (1988); Backstairs at the White House (1979); Bonanza (1960); Bracken's World (1970); Breaking Point (1963); Burke's Law (1963–1965); Caged (1950); Cannibal Hookers (1987); Celebrity Playhouse (1956); Chevron Hall of Stars (1956); Climax! (1956–1957); Dangerous Company (1982); Delta Kappa Alpha Silver Anniversary Banquet (1963); Donahue (1971); Female on the Beach (1955); First Monday in October (1981); Flesh and Fury (1952); Front Row Center (1956); General Electric Theater (1960); George Jessel Show (1958); Get the Message (1964); Goodyear Theatre (1960); Gunfire (1950); Gypsy (1968); Having Babies (1976); Here's Hollywood (1960); High School Confidential! (1958); Hollywood Today (1955); Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre (1958); Johnny Belinda (1948); Kathy O' (1958); King of Diamonds (1961); Kraft Mystery Theater (1962); Kraft Theatre (1958); Kung Fu (1974); Little House on the Prairie (1976); Love in a Goldfish Bowl (1961); Lux Playhouse (1959); Lux Video Theatre (1955–1957); Made in America (1964); Man with the Gun (1955); Mannix (1968); Medallion Theatre (1954); Medical Center (1971); My Kidnapper, My Love (1980); Mystery Street (1950); Naked City (1961); Night Line (1964); 1984 (1956); Password (1964); Person to Person (1957); Picture This (1963); Playhouse 90 (1957); Pony Express (1953); Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (1951); Pursuit (1959); Return from the Sea (1954); Rhubarb (1951); Riptide (1985); Riverboat (1959); Run for Your Life (1966); Sammy Somebody (1971); Sky Full of Moon (1952); Slaughter on 10th Avenue (1957); Split Second (1953); Stage 7 (1955); Suspicion (1958); Talking Pictures (1968); Tempo (1968); The 27th Annual Academy Awards (1955); The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962); The All New Truth or Consequences (1962); The Angry Breed (1968); The Dick Powell Theatre (1961–1963); The Doctors and the Nurses (1964); The Female Animal (1958); The Ford Television Theatre (1954); The George Gobel Show (1955); The Harder They Fall (1956); The High and the Mighty (1954); The Human Jungle (1954); The Incident (1967); The Incredible Hulk (1981); The Kaiser Aluminum Hour (1957); The Les Crane Show (1964); The Loretta Young Show (1957); The Mating Season (1951); The Mike Douglas Show (1962–1964); The Milton Berle Show (1954); The Minx (1969); The Movie Quiz (1973–1974); The Name of the Game (1969); The Plot Thickens (1963); The Price Is Right (1964); The Road West (1967); The Skipper Surprised His Wife (1950); The Star and the Story (1955); The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar (1959–1960); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1963–1964); The Untouchables (1960); The Vanquished (1953); The Virginian (1971); The Woody Woodbury Show (1968); This Is Your Life (1954); This Is Your Life (1975); Three's Company (1976); To Tell the Truth (1963); Tycoon (1947); Union Station (1950); Vacation Playhouse (1964); Wagon Train (1959–1961); WGN-TV Salute to Chicago (1948); Women's Prison (1955); You Don't Say (1968); Your First Impression (1962); You're in the Picture (1961).