Born on this day – Julie Harris:

Julie Harris

Actress

December 2, 1925 – August 24, 2013

Born on this day – Natasha Parry:

Natasha Parry

Actress

December 2, 1930 – July 22, 2015

Born on this day – Ray Garton:

Ray Garton

Writer

December 2, 1962 – April 21, 2024

Credits:
 
Books, including titles published as Joseph Locke:
 

1-900-Killer (1994); 411 (1998); All That Glitters (1998); Been There, Done That (1998); Bestial (2009); Biofire (1996); Can't Hardly Wait (1998); Crawlers! (2005); Crucifax / aka Crucifax Autumn (1988); Cut Corners (2015); Cut Corners Volume 1 (2012); Cut Corners Volume 3 (2017); Dark Channel (1992); Darklings (1985); Deadly Relations (1994); Game Over (1993); Good Burger (1997); Hocus Pocus! (1997); Invaders from Mars (1986); Invitation Only (2012); Kill the Teacher's Pet (1991); Kiss of Death (1992); Lights, Camera, Action! (1998); Live Girls (1987); Lot Lizards (1991); Loveless (2011); Meds (2011); Methods of Madness (1990); Murder Was My Alibi (2010); Nids (2006); Night Life (2005); No Place Like Home (2008); No Shelter (2024); Petrified (1992); Pieces of Hate (1996); Ravenous (2008); Resurrecting Ravana (1999); Scissors (2004); Seductions (1984); Serpent Girl / aka Cemetery Dance (2008); Sex and Violence in Hollywood (2001); Shackled (1997); Slivers of Bone (2008); Sunny Pines (2023); The Folks (2001); The Girl in the Basement (2010); The Loveliest Dead (2005); The Man in the Palace Theater (2012); The Man Who Killed Halloween (2014); The New Neighbor (1991); The Nightmares on Elm Street Part 4 (1989); The Nightmares on Elm Street Part 5 (1989); The Teacher (1993); The Troll Bride (1998); Trade Secrets (1990); Trailer Park Noir (2011); Unearthed (2016); Vampire Heart (1994); Vengeance (1994); Vortex (2016); Wailing and Gnashing of Teeth (2016); Warlock (1989); Website (1997); Zombie Love (2003).

 

Documentary and movie:
 
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010); The Profane Exhibit (2013).

Born on this day – Béatrice Macola:

Béatrice Macola

Actress

December 2, 1965 – December 13, 2001

On this day in movie history - Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981)

Whose Life Is It Anyway?

directed by John Badham,

written by Reginald Rose,

based on the play by Brian Clark,

was released in the United States on December 2, 1981.

Music by Arthur B. Rubinstein.

Cast:

Richard Dreyfuss, John Cassavetes, Christine Lahti, Bob Balaban, Thomas Carter, Kaki Hunter, Kenneth McMillan, Janet Eilber.

 

On this day in movie history - Black Ice (1992)

Black Ice

a.k.a. A Passion for Murder

directed by Neill Fearnley,

written by Arne Olsen and John Alan Schwartz,

was released in the United States on December 2, 1992.

Music by Amin Bhatia.

Cast:

Joanna Pacula, Michael Nouri, Michael Ironside, Mickey Jones, Brent Neale, Rick Skene, Arne Olsen, Lee J. Campbell, Victor Cowie, Gene Pyrz, Thom Schioler, Harry Nelken, John Cassini.

On this day in movie history - A Few Good Men (1992)

A Few Good Men

directed by Rob Reiner,

written by Aaron Sorkin,

based on the play by Aaron Sorkin,

was released in the United States on December 2, 1992.

Music by Marc Shaiman.

Cast:

Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore, Kevin Bacon, Kiefer Sutherland, Kevin Pollak, James Marshall, J.T. Walsh, Christopher Guest, J.A. Preston, Matt Craven, Maud Winchester, Wolfgang Bodison, Xander Berkeley, John M. Jackson, Noah Wyle, Cuba Gooding Jr., Lawrence Lowe, Joshua Malina, Oscar Jordan, John M. Mathews, Aaron Sorkin, Alex Wexo, Frank Cavestani, Jan Munroe, Ron Ostrow, Matthew Saks, Harry Caesar, Michael DeLorenzo, Geoffrey Nauffts, Arthur Senzy, Cameron Thor, David Bowe, Gene Whittington, Christopher Coffel, Richard Lasting, Bernard Madrid, Jack Serino.