Born on this day – Janis Paige:

 

Janis Paige

Actress

Singer

September 16, 1922 – June 2, 2024

Credits:

87th Precinct (1962); Alcoa Premiere (1962); Alice (1978); All in the Family (1976–1978); All's Fair (1976); All-Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan (1985); Always Together (1947); American Masters (1990–2017); Angel on My Shoulder (1980); Baby Makes Five (1983); Bachelor in Paradise (1961); Banacek (1972); Bathing Beauty (1944); Bicentennial Minutes (1976); Biography (1998); Blow-Ups of 1946 (1947); Bob Hope: Hollywood's Brightest Star (1996); Bob Hope's Overseas Christmas Tours: Around the World with the Troops - 1941-1972 (1980); Bob Hope's Road to Hollywood (1983); Bob Hope's Unrehearsed Antics of the Stars (1984); Bob Hope's World of Comedy (1976); Bret Maverick (1981); Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003); Burke's Law (1964); Capitol (1987); Caroline in the City (1997); Cavalcade of Stars (1950); Charlie's Angels (1978); Cheyenne (1947); Columbo (1972); Cop on the Beat (1975); Doc (1975); Dream Girl of '67 (1967); Eight Is Enough (1977–1980); Family Law (2001); Fantasy Island (1978–1983); Flamingo Road (1981); Follow the Boys (1963); Ford Star Revue (1950); Funny You Should Ask (1969); General Electric Guest House (1951); General Electric Theater (1960); General Hospital (1989–1990); Great Performances (2021); Gun Shy (1983); Gypsy (1965); Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC (1988); Happy Days (1981); Hawaii Five-O (1978); Hearts Are Wild (1992); Her Kind of Man (1946); Here's Hollywood (1962); Hollywood Canteen (1944); Hollywood Screen Test (1950); Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1970's (2009); Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s (2009); 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); Hooray for Love (1960); I Won't Play (1944); It's Always Jan (1955–1956); I've Got a Secret (1959–1960); Joe Forrester (1975); Journey to Royal: A WWII Rescue Mission (2021); Kraft Music Hall Presents: The Dave King Show (1959); Kraft Mystery Theater (1962); La strada buia (1950); Lanigan's Rabbi (1976–1977); Legend (1995); Legends (2007); Les Chroniques du Mea (2023); Letters to Laugh-in (1969); Lewis & Clark (1981); Love and Learn (1947); Lux Video Theatre (1957); Maisie (1960); Mannix (1973); Matt Houston (1983); Medical Story (1975); Mission: Impossible (1989); Mister Universe (1951); Natural Causes (1994); Night Court (1984); No Man's Land (1984); Of Human Bondage (1946); Oh My Word (1965); One Sunday Afternoon (1948); Password (1963); Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (1957–1959); Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1960); Police Story (1974–1975); Presidential Blooper Reel (1981); Roberta (1958–1969); Rockhopper (1985); Romance on the High Seas (1948); Romance Theatre (1982); Room for Two (1992); Salute to Baseball (1957); Santa Barbara (1990–1993); Sarge (1971); Satin and Silk (2003); Schlitz Playhouse (1958); Shades of LA (1990); Show of the Year (1950); Shower of Stars (1958); Silk Stockings (1957); So You Want to Be in Pictures (1947); St. Elsewhere (1983); Star of the Family (1951); Studio 57 (1957); Super Password (1986); Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television (1975); That's Entertainment! III (1994); The $10,000 Pyramid (1986); The $25,000 Pyramid (1986); The 37th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (1963); The 60th Annual Tony Awards (2006); The Ann Sothern Show (1960); The Arthur Murray Party (1952–1960); The Bell Telephone Hour (1964); The Betty White Show (1977); The Big Record (1957); The Big Step (1961); The Bob Braun Show (1977); The Bob Hope Show (1952–1966); The Caretakers (1963); The Celebrity Game (1965); The Chevy Show (1955 / 1961); The Chevy Showroom Starring Andy Williams (1959); The Colgate Comedy Hour (1951–1954); The Dave King Show (1959); The Dick Powell Theatre (1963); The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1958–1961); The Ed Sullivan Show (1954); The Ezio Pinza Show (1952); The Fugitive (1964); The Garry Moore Show (1958–1960); The George Gobel Show (1957–1958); The George Jessel Show (1953); The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) (1967–1968); The House Across the Street (1949); The Jimmy Durante Show (1956); The Joey Bishop Show (1969); The Joyce Mathews Show (1950); The Juke Box Jury (1956); The Ken Murray Show (1950); The Love Boat (1978); The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1976); The Merv Griffin Show (1968–1970); The Mike Douglas Show (1968–1976); The Milton Berle Show (1951–1959); The Milton Berle Spectacular (1962); The Nancy Walker Show (1976); The Other Woman (1983); The Pat Boone-Chevy Showroom (1957); The Paul Ryan Show (1977–1992); The Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue (1951); The Paul Winchell Show (1954); The Philip Morris Playhouse (1954); The Plymouth Playhouse (1953); The Red Skelton Hour (1959–1967); The Rockford Files (1978); The Secret World of Eddie Hodges (1960); The Steve Lawrence-Eydie Gorme Show (1958); The Time, the Place and the Girl (1946); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1963–1968); The Turning Point of Jim Malloy (1975); The Woody Woodbury Show (1967); The Writers Guild Awards (1962); The Younger Brothers (1949); This Is Your Life (1995); This Side of the Law (1950); To Tell the Truth (1960); Too Close for Comfort (1982); Trapper John, M.D. (1985–1986); Trauma Center (1983); 20 Questions (1950); Two Gals and a Guy (1951); Two Guys from Milwaukee (1946); Valentine Magic on Love Island (1980); Versatile Varieties (1949–1950); Wagon Train (1961); Wallflower (1948); Warner Bros. Celebration of Tradition, June 2, 1990 (1990); We Think the World Is Round (1984); Welcome to Hard Times (1967); Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1959); Win with the Stars (1969); Winter Meeting (1948); Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny (1982); You Don't Say (1963–1969).

 

Born on this day – Lauren Bacall:

Lauren Bacall

Actress

September 16, 1924 – August 12, 2014

Born on this day – Peter Falk:

Peter Falk

Actor

Comedian

September 16, 1927 – June 23, 2011

Born on this day – Anne Francis:

Anne Francis

Actress

September 16, 1930 - January 2, 2011

Born on this day – Jules Bass:

Jules Bass

Director

Producer

Lyricist

Composer

Writer

September 16, 1935 – October 25, 2022

On this day in movie history - Dust Be My Destiny (1939)

Dust Be My Destiny

directed by Lewis Seiler,

written by Robert Rossen and Seton I. Miller,

based on the novel by Jerome Odlum,

was released in the United States on September 16, 1939.

Music by Max Steiner.

Cast:

John Garfield, Priscilla Lane, Alan Hale, Frank McHugh, Billy Halop, Bobby Jordan, Charley Grapewin, Henry Armetta, Stanley Ridges, John Litel, Moroni Olsen, Victor Kilian, Frank Jaquet, Ferike Boros, Marc Lawrence, Arthur Aylesworth, William B. Davidson, George Irving, Gertrude Astor, Ward Bond.

On this day in movie history - The Heist (1989)

The Heist

directed by Stuart Orme,

written by William Irish Jr., David Fuller and Rick Natkin,

based on a story by William Irish Jr.,

was released in the United States on September 16, 1989.

Music by Arthur B. Rubinstein.

Cast:

Pierce Brosnan, Tom Skerritt, Wendy Hughes, Noble Willingham, Tom Atkins, Robert Prosky, Steve Apostolina, Ben Mittleman, Nino Surdo, Shelton Redden, Roger Hewlett, Joseph Carberry, Chino ‘Fats’ Williams, Art Frankel, Andrew Barnicle, Roger Chapman, Dan Hare, Will Cascio, Kevin Furlong, Fred Bailey, Gary Wright, Luisa Vargas, Susan Thompson, Gale McNeeley, Jack Orend, Matthew Wood, Alan Buchdahl, Brina, Dante, Melissa Dudek, Michael Smiley.