Colors, Critters, Cats, and my Journey with MS

Saturday, December 7, 2024

Born on this day – Frances Gifford:

Frances Gifford

Actress

December 7, 1920 – January 22, 1994

Credits:

American Empire (1942); Beyond the Blue Horizon (1942); Border Vigilantes (1941); Bringing Up Baby (1938); Cry 'Havoc' (1943); Fireside Theatre (1953); Forty Little Mothers (1940); General Electric Theater (1953); Gruen Guild Theater (1952); Having Wonderful Time (1938); Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour (1943); Hold That Woman! (1940); Jungle Girl (1941); Little Mister Jim (1946); Living on Love (1937); Louisiana Purchase (1941); Luxury Liner (1948); Maid's Night Out (1938); Marriage Is a Private Affair (1944); Mercy Plane (1939); Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939); My Heart Belongs to Daddy (1942); New Faces of 1937 (1937); Night Spot (1938); Our Vines Have Tender Grapes (1945); Riding High (1950); She Went to the Races (1945); Sky Commando (1953); Sky Giant (1938); Stage Door (1937); Star Spangled Rhythm (1942); Tarzan Triumphs (1943); The Arnelo Affair (1947); The Big Shot (1937); The Glass Key (1942); The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (1954); The Reluctant Dragon (1941); The Remarkable Andrew (1942); There Goes the Groom (1937); Thrill of a Romance (1945); Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die (1942); Twenty Years After (1944); West Point Widow (1941).

Born on this day – Jack Couffer:

Jack Couffer

Cinematographer

Director

Writer

December 7, 1924 – July 30, 2021

Born on this day – Tracy Wright:

Tracy Wright

Actress

December 7, 1959 – June 22, 2010

Credits:

All Hat (2007); Apartment Hunting (2000); Blind Spot (1997); Blindness (2008); Blue (1992); Book of Knives (1995); Bubbles Galore (1996); Childstar (2004); Dangerous Offender: The Marlene Moore Story (1996); Dice (2001); Dog Park (1998); Eclipse (1994); Elimination Dance (1998); Good Stuff (2001); Green Door (2008); Highway 61 (1991); It's Me Gerald (2005); Joe's So Mean to Josephine (1996); Last Night (1998); Liberty Street (1995); Manson, My Name Is Evil (2009); Me and You and Everyone We Know (2005); Midwest of Eden (2005); Monkey Warfare (2006); My Addiction (1994); My Summer Vacation (1996); Northern Town (2006); Permission (1997); Picture Claire (2001); Slings and Arrows (2005); Superstar (1999); The 2000 Canadian Comedy Awards (2000); The fires of Joanna (1998); The Five Senses (1999); The Kids in the Hall (1991); This Movie Is Broken (2010); Trigger (2010); Twitch City (1998–2000); Wake Up, Jerk Off (1993); Wasaga (1995); When Night Is Falling (1995); You Are Here (2010); Yo-Yo Ma Inspired by Bach (1997).

On this day in movie history - The Rookie (1990)

The Rookie

directed by Clint Eastwood,

written by Scott Spiegel and Boaz Yakin,

was released in the United States on December 7, 1990.

Music by Lennie Niehaus.

Cast:

Clint Eastwood, Charlie Sheen, Raul Julia, Sônia Braga, Tom Skerritt, Lara Flynn Boyle, Pepe Serna, Marco Rodríguez, Pete Randall, Donna Mitchell, Xander Berkeley, Tony Plana, David Sherrill, Hal Williams, Lloyd Nelson, Pat DuVal, Mara Corday, Jerry Schumacher, Matt McKenzie, Joel Polis, Rodger LaRue, Robert Dubac, Anthony Charnota, Jordan Lund, Paul Ben-Victor, Jeanne Mori, Anthony Alexander, Paul Butler, Seth Allen, Coleby Lombardo, Roberta Vasquez, Joe Farago, Robert Harvey, Nick Ballo, Jay Boryea, Marylou Kenworthy, George Orrison, James W. Gavin, Thomas H. Friedkin, Craig Hosking, Joe Casino, Kyle Eastwood, Nick Fenske, Caron Strong.

On this day in movie history - Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché (2018)

Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché

a documentary directed by Pamela B. Green,

written by Pamela B. Green and Joan Simon,

based on the book by Alison McMahan,

was released in the United States on December 7, 2018.

Music by Peter G. Adams.

Narrated by Jodie Foster.

On this day in movie history - Cast Away (2000)

Cast Away

directed by Robert Zemeckis,

written by William Broyles Jr.,

was released in the United States on December 7, 2000.

Music by Alan Silvestri.