Born on this day – Jay McShann:

Jay McShann

Blues singer

Pianist

Composer

Bandleader

January 12, 1916 – December 7, 2006

Credits:

Albums:

A Tribute to Fats Waller (1978); After Hours (1982); Airmail Special (1994); Al Casey, Jumpin' with Al (1974); Axel Zwingenberger, Swing the Boogie! (1996); Best of Friends with Al Casey (1982); Blowin' in from K.C. with Joe Thomas (1983); Blue Pianos with Axel Zwingenberger (1991); Claude Williams, Fiddler's Dream (1977); Cold Strange (1977); Confessin' the Blues (1970); Crazy Legs & Friday Strut with Buddy Tate (1977); Duke Robillard, The Acoustic Blues & Roots of (2015); Early Bird with Charlie Parker (1973); Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, Kidney Stew is Fine (1969); Goin' to Kansas City Blues (1957); Goin' to Kansas City with Duke Robillard (2003); Going to Kansas City (1972); Helen Humes, Helen Comes Back (1973); Helen Humes, On the Sunny Side of the Street (1975); Hootie Blues (2006); Hootie! (2000); Hootie's Jumpin' Blues with Duke Robillard (1997); Jackie Washington, Keeping Out of Mischief (1995); Jim Galloway, Kansas City Nights (1993); Jim Galloway, Thou Swell (1981); Jimmy Witherspoon & Jay McShann (1992); Julia Lee, Tonight's the Night (1982); Jumpin' the Blues with Milt Buckner (1972); Just a Lucky So and So (1984); Just Got Lucky (1993); Kansas City Hustle (1978); Kansas City Joys with Buddy Tate, Paul Quinichette (1976); Kansas City Memories (1955); Kansas City Memories (1973); Kansas City On My Mind (1977); Last of the Whorehouse Piano Players with Ralph Sutton (1980); Last of the Whorehouse Piano Players with Ralph Sutton (1989); Live in France Vol. 2 with Eddie Cleanhead Vinson (1984); McShann's Piano (1967); More Stuff (1985); My Baby with the Black Dress On (1998); Paris All-Star Blues: A Tribute to Charlie Parker (1991); Piano Playhouse (1996); Pressure Cooker (1985); Roll 'em (1987); Saturday Night Function with the Sackville All-Stars (1981); Slim Gaillard, Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere! (1983); Some Blues (1993); Still Jumpin' the Blues with Duke Robillard, Maria Muldaur (1999); Stride Piano Summit with Dick Hyman, Ralph Sutton (1991); Swingmatism with Don Thompson, Archie Alleyne (1994); T-Bone Walker, Feelin' the Blues (1999); The Band That Jumps the Blues! (1973); The Big Apple Bash (1979); The Early Bird Charlie Parker (1941–1943) (1982); The Last of the Blue Devils (1978); The Man from Muskogee with Claude Williams (1980); The Missouri Connection with John Hicks (1993); Tiny Grimes, Some Groovy Fours (1996); Tiny Grimes, Tiny Grimes (1970); Tuxedo Junction with Don Thompson (1980); Vine Street Boogie (1974); Walter Brown, Confessin' the Blues (1981); What a Wonderful World (1999).

Songs:

After Hours; Ain't Nobody's Business; Blue Devil Jump; Cherokee; Come on Over to My House; Confessin' the Blues; Confessin’ the Blues; Dexter Blues; 'Fore Day Rider; Georgia on My Mind; Get Me on Your Mind; Going To Kansas City; Hands Off; Hold'em Hootie; Hootie Blues; Hot Biscuits; Jumpin' at the Woodside; Just for You; Let It Be Me; McShann's Boogie-Blues; Moten Swing; Mr. Cleanhead Blues; My Chile; Red River Blues; Roll'em; Sepian Bounce; Swingmatism; T'Aint Nobody's Bizness; The Duke and the Brute; Vine Street Boogie; What a Wonderful World; When I Grow Too Old to Dream.

Movies and television:

American Horror Story (2014); American Masters (1989); American Splendor (2003); Better Call Saul (2020); Charlie Parker, Bird Songs (2022); Dave Brubeck: In His Own Sweet Way (2010); Eastwood After Hours: Live at Carnegie Hall (1997); Hanging Up (2000); Independent Lens (2005); Jazz (2001); Jazz Scene at the Ronnie Scott Club (1969–1970); Lovecraft Country (2020); Married Life (2007); Solo Flight: The Genius of Charlie Christian (1992); The Blues (2003); The Last of the Blue Devils (1979); Vine Street Blues (1943).

Born on this day – Dorothy Green:

Dorothy Green

Actress

January 12, 1920 – May 8, 2008

Credits:

77 Sunset Strip (1961); Adam-12 (1971); Adventures of the Falcon (1954); Alarm (1956); Alcoa Premiere (1962); Anatomy of a Crime (1969); Arrest and Trial (1964); Bad for Each Other (1953); Benson (1981); Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1966); Bonanza (1959–1965); Casey Jones (1958); Cavalcade of America (1954); Checkmate (1961–1962); Cheyenne (1961); City Detective (1953–1955); Code 3 (1957); Colonel Humphrey Flack (1959); Coronado 9 (1961); Critic's Choice (1963); Crossroads (1956–1957); Daniel Boone (1968); Dirty Sally (1974); Emergency! (1972); Exhibit A: Secrets of Forensic Science (1997); Face of a Fugitive (1959); Fingerman (1955); Fireside Theatre (1955); Fish (1977); Four Star Playhouse (1953–1956); General Electric Summer Originals (1956); General Electric Theater (1962); Going My Way (1962); Gunslinger (1961); Gunsmoke (1960–1964); Hawaii Five-O (1971); Hawaiian Eye (1961–1962); Hello, Larry (1979); Help Me... I'm Possessed (1974); Hopalong Cassidy (1953); Ironside (1969–1970); It Happened at the World's Fair (1963); Johnny Midnight (1960); Kraft Mystery Theater (1963); Ladies of Crime (1972); Laramie (1961); Mannix (1967); Man-Trap (1961); Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969–1972); Markham (1960); Matinee Theatre (1955–1956); Mayor of the Town (1954); Mike Hammer (1959); Mr. & Mrs. North (1954); My Little Margie (1954); My Three Sons (1960–1970); Nancy (1970); Navy Log (1956–1958); No Time to Be Young (1957); O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (1971); Palm Springs Weekend (1963); Panic! (1958); Perry Mason (1958–1962); Philip Marlowe (1960); Pistols 'n' Petticoats (1966); Rawhide (1960–1962); Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1958); Schlitz Playhouse (1954–1956); Special Agent 7 (1959); State Trooper (1956); Studio 57 (1955–1958); Studio One (1958); Sugarfoot (1958); Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came (1970); Surfside 6 (1961); Suspicion (1958); Tammy (1965–1966); Tammy and the Millionaire (1967); The Baileys of Balboa (1965); The Best of the Post (1961); The Big Heat (1953); The Brothers Brannagan (1961); The Californians (1958); The Case of the Dangerous Robin (1961); The Christmas Spirit (1956); The David Niven Show (1959); The F.B.I. (1967); The George Sanders Mystery Theater (1957); The Great Gildersleeve (1955); The Helen Morgan Story (1957); The Investigators (1961); The Jack Benny Program (1953); The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1958–1961); The Lineup (1956–1958); The Loretta Young Show (1958); The Love Boat (1977); The Magical World of Disney (1959–1960); The Man Behind the Badge (1955); The Mickey Rooney Show (1954); The Millionaire (1955); The Munsters (1966); The O. Henry Playhouse (1957); The Outer Limits (1965); The Outsider (1968); The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (1953–1954); The Real McCoys (1958); The Restless Years (1958); The Revlon Mirror Theater (1953); The Six Million Dollar Man (1973); The St. Cloud Storm (1954); The Virginian (1965–1966); The Whistler (1954–1955); The Young and the Restless (1973–1977); Them! (1954); This Is the Life (1956–1966); Thriller (1960); Treasury Men in Action (1955); Trial (1955); TV Reader's Digest (1955); Wagon Train (1959–1962); Whirlybirds (1957); Wide Country (1963); Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus (1974); Your Play Time (1954–1955); Zebra in the Kitchen (1965).

Born on this day – Irene Kane:

Irene Kane

Actress

Writer

January 12, 1924 – October 31, 2013

Credits:

Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures (2001); All That Jazz (1979); Gypsy (1966); The Doctors (1964); Naked City (1958–1963); True Story (1958); Studio One (1957); Killer's Kiss (1955); Love of Life (1962-1965); Look Up and Live (1962).

Born on this day – Edgar Lansbury:

Edgar Lansbury

Art director

Producer

January 12, 1930 – May 2, 2024

Credits:

A Stranger Waits (1987); Advice from a Caterpillar (1999); Biography (1998); Blue Sunshine (1977); Camera Three (1971); Climax! (1957); Coronet Blue (1967); Desperate Characters (1971); Godspell (1973); Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film (2006); He Knows You're Alone (1980); Kim (1950); Playhouse 90 (1958–1960); Squirm (1976); Star Witness (1963); Stars of Jazz (1956); Studio One (1958); Summer Girl (1983); The Clairvoyant (1982); The Defenders (1963–1964); The Gene Kelly Show (1959); The Magic Show (1983); The Red Skelton Chevy Special (1959); The Red Skelton Hour (1954–1961); The Subject Was Roses (1968); The Wild Party (1975); War Hunt (1962).

Born on this day – Ron Harper:

Ron Harper

Actor

January 12, 1936 – March 21, 2024

Credits:

Kidnapped: The Hannah Anderson Story (2015); Drink (2014); Whoa! (2013); Recorded Live (2011); American Bandits: Frank and Jesse James (2010); Uncorked (2009); Cold Case (2008); The Poughkeepsie Tapes (2007); James Glickenhaus: Memories of the Soldier (2005); Touched (2005); Glass Trap (2005); Venomous (2001); Pearl Harbor (2001); The West Wing (2001); Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place (2001); Malibu, CA (1999); Walker, Texas Ranger (1998); The Odd Couple II (1998); Freedom Strike (1998); Boy Meets World (1998); Night Stand (1995–1997); NightMan (1997); Below Utopia (1997); Melrose Place (1995); Beverly Hills, 90210 (1993); FBI: The Untold Stories (1992); Generations (1990–1991); Dragnet (1990); Capitol (1985–1987); Remington Steele (1984); The New Mike Hammer (1984); Loving (1983–1995); The Soldier (1982); Another World (1980); Love of Life (1980); Bicentennial Minutes (1976); Land of the Lost (1976); The Blue Knight (1975); Planet of the Apes (1974); Where the Heart Is (1971–1973); Love, American Style / Love and the Ski Lodge / Love and the Proposal (1970–1972); Cannon (1971); The Wild Season (1971); The Big Valley (1969); Celebrity Bowling Classic (1969); Garrison's Gorillas (1967–1968); The Woody Woodbury Show (1968); Dream Girl of '67 (1967); The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) (1967); Dateline: Hollywood (1967); The Jean Arthur Show (1966); Wendy and Me (1964–1965); Laramie (1960–1963); Here's Hollywood (1962); 87th Precinct (1961–1962); Shotgun Slade (1961); The Tall Man (1961); The Deputy (1961); Hollywood Christmas Lane Parade of the Stars (1960); Wagon Train (1960); Thriller (1960); Tales of Wells Fargo (1960); Kraft Theatre (1955).

Born on this day – Marie Dubois:

Marie Dubois

Actress

January 12, 1937 – October 15, 2014

Diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in 1960

Credit:

The Good Son (2001); À vot' service (1999); The Swindle (1997); Les caprices d'un fleuve (1996); Ispoved neznakomtsu (1995); Elle est passée par ici... (1993); Maigret (1993); Cendre d'or (1992); La mémoire (1992); La dernière saison (1991); Les enfants du vent (1991); Faux frère (1991); Un jeu d'enfant (1990); Maria Vandamme (1989); Grand Guignol (1987); Descent Into Hell (1986); À titre posthume (1986); Einstein (1985); Pas besoin de valises (1984); L'intrus (1984); Si j'avais mille ans (1983); Waiter! (1983); A Friend of Vincent (1983); Bel ami (1983); Un manteau de chinchilla (1983); Une femme en fuite (1982); La guerre de Troie n'aura pas lieu (1982); La derelitta (1983); Cinéma 16 (1978–1982); Les héritiers (1981); Au théâtre ce soir (1980); La petite sirène (1980); My American Uncle (1980); Je parle d'amour (1979); Silver Anniversary (1979); Je vous ferai aimer la vie (1979); Kakemono hôtel (1978); Her Ladyship the Judge (1978); La Menace (1977); Golden Night (1977); François le Champi (1976); Adios (1976); The Innocent (1976); Du bout des lèvres (1976); Les mal partis (1976); Un changement de saison (1975); Vincent, François, Paul and the Others (1974); L'escapade (1974); Antoine et Sébastien (1974); La belle au bois dormant (1973); Ma femme et l'enfant (1973); The Serpent (1973); Les arpenteurs (1972); L'oeuf (1972); L'heure éblouissante (1971); Ma femme (1971); Who Cares: Anatomy of a Delivery Boy (1971); La maison des bories (1970); Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies (1969); The Day the Hot Line Got Hot (1968); Stuntman (1968); The Marriage Came Tumbling Down (1968); The Thief of Paris (1967); La Grande Vadrouille (1966); L'Arroseur arrosé (1966); Un garçon, une fille. Le dix-septième ciel (1966); La demoiselle de Saint-Florentin (1965); Les fêtes galantes (1965); The Wise Guys (1965); Marie Curie - Une certaine jeune fille (1965); Le legs (1965); Mata Hari, agent H21 (1964); L'âge ingrat (1964); Weekend at Dunkirk (1964); Circle of Love (1964); Male Hunt (1964); Jean Barois (1963); Premier amour (1963); L'esprit et la lettre: Jacques le Fataliste et son maître (1963); Jusqu'au bout du monde (1963); L'anglaise (1962); Cross of the Living (1962); Sign of the Lion (1962); Jules and Jim (1962); The Black Monocle (1961); Je vivrai un grand amour (1961); A Woman Is a Woman (1961); Les jours heureux (1961); Les cinq dernières minutes (1959–1960); Shoot the Piano Player (1960); Au biseau des baisers (1959); La caméra explore le temps (1959); Plaisir du théâtre (1959); Trois pour cent (1957).

Born on this day – Naya Rivera:

Naya Rivera

Actress

Singer

January 12, 1987 – July 8, 2020

Credits:

17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2011); 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2012); 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2013); 2011 ALMA Awards (2011); 2012 ALMA Awards (2012); 2013 MTV Video Music Awards (2013); 2013 New Now Next Awards (2013); 2020 MTV Video Music Awards (2020); 27th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2021); 29th Annual Trumpet awards (2020); 78th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade (2009); 8 Simple Rules (2004); A Year in the Life (2023); Access Daily (2016); Access Hollywood (2020); American Dad! (2016); American Music Awards 2013 (2013); And the Winner Isn't (2017); At the Devil's Door (2014); Batman: The Long Halloween, Part Two (2021); Baywatch (1996); BET Awards 2013 (2013); Bones / Stand Up to Cancer (2010); Can't Hurry Love (1995); Celebrity Page (2018); Chelsea Lately (2014); CMT Insider (2011); Countdown to the 64th Primetime Emmys (2012); CSI: Miami (2008); Devious Maids (2015); Entertainment Tonight (2010–2021); Even Stevens (2002); Family Matters (1992–1993); Fashion Police (2013); Frankenhood (2009); Girlfriends (2008); Glee (2009–2015); Glee Encore (2011); Glee: Director's Cut Pilot Episode (2009); Glee: The 3D Concert Movie (2011); Guesting on Glee (2011); Hollywood Insider (2021); Hollywood Today Live (2016); Home & Family (2016); House Blend (2002); Jaffa Moore: You and I (2023); Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2013 / 2020); Katy Perry: Sweet Dreams (2021); Lip Sync Battle (2018); Lip Sync Battle Preshow (2018); Live Shot (1995); Mad Families (2017); Martha & Snoop's Potluck Party Challenge (2016); MTV EMA 2020 (2020); Nuthin' But a Glee Thang (2011); One Hit Wonderland (2013); Pop Wrapped TV (2010–2011); Queens of Pop (2011); RuPaul's Drag Race (2017); Smart Guy (1997–1999); Soul Food (2003); Speak of the Devil (2014); Step Up: High Water (2018–2022); Stevie Nicks Goes Glee (2011); Sugar Rush (2020); T.D. Jakes Show (2016); Teen Choice Awards 2010 (2010); Teen Choice Awards 2013 (2013); Teen Choice Awards 2017 (2017); The 40th Annual People's Choice Awards (2014); The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards (2011); The 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards (2010); The 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2011); The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2012); The 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards (2020); The Arsenio Hall Show (1991 / 2013); The Bernie Mac Show (2002–2006); The Dr. Oz Show (2016); The Eric Andre Show (2020); The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1993); The Glee Project (2012); The Insider (2014); The Jersey (1999); The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2013); The Master of Disguise (2002); The Naughty List (2013); The Oprah Winfrey Show (2010); The Price of Glee (2023); The Queen Latifah Show (2013); The Real (2016); The Real Housewives of Atlanta (2014); The Royal Family (1991–1992); The Sinbad Show (1993); The Talk (2013); The View (2014–2015); The Wendy Williams Show (2011); The X Factor UK (2010); The Year: 2020 (2020); Tia Mowry at Home (2017); Up Close with Carrie Keagan (2011); Visions of Us: LGBTQ+ Latine Representation in TV & Film (2021); Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2019); When I Was 17 (2010).