Born on this day – Suzy Delair:

Suzy Delair

Actress

Singer

Dancer

Comedian

Vaudevillian

December 31, 1917 – March 15, 2020

Credits:

Acteur studio (1986); Adieux de Tabarin (1966); Aimer, rire et chanter: Jacques Offenbach (1957); Antenne 2 Midi (1981); Au cinéma ce soir (1970–1971); Au théâtre ce soir (1974); Aujourd'hui Madame (1970); Botta e risposta (1950); Casanova (1934); Champs-Elysées (1989); Copie conforme (1947); Daisy Jones & The Six (2023); Dédé (1934); Défense d'aimer (1942); Du mouron pour les petits oiseaux (1963); Emily in Paris (2020); Ferdinand le noceur (1935); Fernandel the Dressmaker (1956); Gervaise (1956); Henri-Georges Clouzot: Le tyran éclairé (2004); Ici Paris (1947); Is Paris Burning? (1966); Jenny Lamour (1947); La crise est finie (1934); La dame de chez Maxim's (1933); La joie de vivre (1953–1970); La vie de bohème (1945); Lady Paname (1950); L'âge vermeil (1984); L'argent par les fenêtres (1972); Le bal des Petits Lits blancs (1949); Le dernier des six (1941); Le fil à la patte (1954); Le manège des amoureux (1965); Le mythomane (1981); Le palmarès des chansons (1965); Le palmarès des chansons (1966); Les créatures du bon Dieu (1967); Les régates de San Francisco (1960); Les soeurs Hortensia (1935); L'or dans la rue (1934); Lost Souvenirs (1950); Mardi cinema (1987); Oublie-moi, Mandoline (1976); Par la fenêtre (1948); Poliche (1934); Prends la route (1936); Professeur Cupidon (1933); Rocco and His Brothers (1960); The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob (1973); The Murderer Lives at Number 21 (1942); Touchons du bois (1933); Toute la chanson (1961); Trente-Six Chandelles (1957–1958); Trois... six... neuf (1937); Un caprice de la Pompadour (1931); Utopia (1950); Violettes impériales (1932); White Paws (1949).

 

Born on this day – Rex Allen:

Rex Allen

Actor

Singer

Songwriter

December 31, 1920 – December 17, 1999

Born on this day – Rosalind Cash:

Rosalind Cash

Actress

December 31, 1938 – October 31, 1995

Credits:

227 (1990); A Dangerous Affair (1995); A Different World (1989–1991); A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion (1982); A Killing Affair (1977); Afros, Macks & Zodiacs (1995); Amazing Grace (1974); American Playhouse (1983–1985); Barney Miller (1978); Benson (1981); Black Hollywood (1984); Black Journal (1969); Cagney & Lacey (1987); Ceremonies in Dark Old Men (1975); China Beach (1990); Circle of Pain (1996); Cornbread, Earl and Me (1975); Day of Absence (1971); Death Drug (1978); Death Spa (1988); Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde (1976); Falcon Crest (1989); Family Ties (1989); Flashpoint (1979); Forced March (1989); Frank's Place (1988); From a Whisper to a Scream / Segment: Lovecraft's Traveling Amusements (1987); General Hospital (1994–1995); Go Tell It on the Mountain (1985); Good Times (1976); Great Performances (1971); Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (1980); Hardcastle and McCormick (1984); Harry O (1974); Head of the Class (1990); Hickey & Boggs (1972); Highway to Heaven (1987); Hill Street Blues (1985); Insight (1982); Just an Overnight Guest (1983); Klute (1971); Knight Rider (1986); Knightwatch (1988–1989); Knots Landing (1991); Kojak (1977); L.A. Law (1987); Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993); Melinda (1972); Police Woman (1977); Riptide (1985); Roc (1992–1993); Sister, Sister (1982); Special Bulletin (1983); Starsky and Hutch (1977); Sundance: A Matter of Process (1986); Tales from the Hood (1995); Tequila and Bonetti (1992); The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984); The All-American Boy (1973); The Class of Miss MacMichael (1978); The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1993); The Golden Girls (1988); The Last Man Alive (1971); The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1974); The Merv Griffin Show (1969); The Mighty Pawns (1987); The Monkey Hu$tle (1976); The New Centurions (1972); The Omega Man (1971); The Second Coming (1992); The Sophisticated Gents (1981); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1969); Thirtysomething (1987–1989); This Is the Life (1985); Tilmon Tempo (1972–1976); Trapper John, M.D. (1982–1984); Uptown Saturday Night (1974); Welcome to the Basement (2018); What's Happening!! (1976–1977); Wrong Is Right (1982); You Must Remember This (1992).

Born on this day – John Denver:

 

John Denver

Singer

Songwriter

Guitarist

Actor

Activist

December 31, 1943 – October 12, 1997

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On this day in movie history - The Bishop Murder Case (1929)

The Bishop Murder Case

directed by David Burton and Nick Grinde,

written by S.S. Van Dine and Lenore J. Coffee,

based on the novel by S.S. Van Dine,

was released in the United States on December 31, 1929.

Music by William Axt.

Cast:

Basil Rathbone, Leila Hyams, Roland Young, Alec B. Francis, George F. Marion, Zelda Sears, Bodil Rosing, Carroll Nye, Charles Quatermaine, James Donlan, Sidney Bracey, Clarence Geldart, Delmer Daves, Nellie Bly Baker.

Plato, on books:

 

A house that has a library in it has a soul.

- Plato.

Recommended reading – Swag

 

Swag

by Elmore Leonard.
 
a.k.a. Ryan's Rules.
 
Published by Mariner Books.
First published 1976.
Paperback.

ISBN-10: 0062227866
ISBN-13: 978-0062227867
 
Description:
 

The smallest of small-time criminals, Ernest Stickley Jr. figures his luck's about to change when Detroit used car salesman Frank Ryan catches him trying to boost a ride from Ryan's lot. Frank's got some surefire schemes for getting rich quick – all of them involving guns – and all Stickley has to do is follow "Ryan's Rules" to share the wealth. But sometimes rules need to be bent, maybe even broken, if one is to succeed in the world of crime, especially if the "brains" of the operation knows less than nothing.