Born on this day – Micheline Dax:

 

Micheline Dax

Actress

Singer

March 3, 1924 – April 27, 2014

Credits:

La plus pire semaine de ma vie (2010–2011); The Invisible Woman (2009); Park Benches (2009); Louis la brocante (2007); Max & Co (2007); Venus and Apollo (2005); L'ex-femme de ma vie (2004); Les monos (2003); The Little Mermaid DVD Read-Along (2002); La soupière (2002); Politiquement rock (2000); Opération Bugs Bunny (1997); Violetta, the Motorcycle Queen (1997); Toonstruck (1996); A Nanny of Note 2 (1995); The Bizarre Adventures of Woodruff and the Schnibble (1994); Hotel Mario (1994); Grossesse nerveuse (1994); Gargantua (1993); La joie de vivre (1993); Les Misérables (1992); Taxi Girl (1992); Les clés du paradis (1991); Interdit au public (1989); Pentimento (1989); Quelle famille! (1989); Une clé pour deux (1989); Tel père, tel fils (1988); L'amour à la letter (1986); Affaire suivante (1986); Lucky Luke (1984–1985); Les Viratatoums (1985); Une nouvelle chaîne (1983); En cas de guerre mondiale, je file à l'étranger (1983); Le chef de famille (1982); Tartuffe, or The Impostor (1980); Peter Voss, der Millionendieb (1977); Marions les vivantes ! ... (1976); Le grand fanfaron (1976); The Twelve Tasks of Asterix (1976); L'acrobate (1976); Flat Out (1975); Au théâtre ce soir (1973–1974); Vos gueules les mouettes! (1974); La poule aux oeufs d'or (1973); Monsieur Pompadour (1973); La dernière bourrée à Paris (1973); A Slightly Pregnant Man (1973); Tout le monde peut s'appeler moi (1973); Le canari (1973); Tintin et le lac aux requins (1972); Musique s'il vous plait (1970); Ces messieurs de la gâchette (1970); La honte de la famille (1969); Asterix and Cleopatra (1968); La prunelle (1968); Le petit lion (1967); Le grand bidule (1967); Tender Scoundrel (1966); L'Arroseur arrosé (1966); A nous deux, Paris! (1966); Boulevard des faits divers: 65-66 (1966); L'heure de la soupe (1965); La bêtise humaine (1965); Les mordus de Paris (1965); Six in Paris / Rue Saint-Denis (1965); Blagapar (1964); The Magic Roundabout (1964); Skaal (1963); C'est pas moi, c'est l'autre (1962); Le pavé de Paris (1961); À rebrousse-poil (1961); Quelle époque! 2 (1961); On roule à deux (1960); Love and the Frenchwoman / Enfance, L (1960); Messieurs les ronds de cuir (1959); Coquin de printemps (1959); La clé des champs (1958–1959); Sacrée jeunesse (1958); Mimi Pinson (1958); Airs de France (1958); Ce joli monde (1957); L'ami de la famille (1957); Le violon de l'orphéon (1957); Printemps à Paris (1957); Le septième commandement (1957); Miss Catastrophe (1956); Slightly Ahead (1956); Don Juan (1956); Si Paris nous était conté (1956); M'sieur la Caille (1955); La villa Sans-Souci (1955); Pas de souris dans le business (1955); Ah! The Beautiful Priestesses of Bacchus (1954); Femmes de Paris (1953); Rue de l'Estrapade (1953); Magazine de Paris (1952); Branquignol (1949); Monelle (1948).

Born on this day – Daphne Slater:

 

Daphne Slater

Actress

March 3, 1928 – October 4, 2012

Credits:

A Man of our Times (1968); Armchair Theatre (1962); BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1951–1959); Callan (1969); Don't Do It Dempsey (1960); Elizabeth R (1971); Emergency-Ward 10 (1967); Emma (1948); Happy Ever After (1969); I Want to Be an Actor (1946); ITV Play of the Week (1960); ITV Playhouse (1974); ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969–1973); Jackanory (1967); Jane Eyre (1956); Katy's Love Affair (1947); Less Than Kind (1959); Love Story (1966); Our Man at St. Mark's (1966); Out of the Unknown (1965); Persuasion (1960–1961); Play for Today (1970); Precious Bane (1957); Pride and Prejudice (1952); Shadows (1975); Sunday Story (1965); Television World Theatre (1958); The Affair at Assino (1953); The Brontes at the BBC (2016); The Father (1962); The First Freedom (1967); The Gold Robbers (1969); The Jazz Age (1968); The Madhouse on Castle Street / BBC Sunday-Night Play (1961); The Man in the Iron Mask (1968); The Respectful Prostitute (1963); The Wednesday Play (1964); Theatre 625 (1966–1967); Thirty-Minute Theatre (1971); Thursday Theatre (1964–1965); Village Hall (1975); W. Somerset Maugham (1970); World Theatre (1959).

Born on this day – Gia Scala:

 

Gia Scala

Actress

March 3, 1934 – April 30, 1972

Credits:

It Takes a Thief (1969); The Name of the Game (1969); Operation Delilah (1967); Tarzan (1967); Jericho (1966); Run for Your Life (1965); 12 O'Clock High (1965); Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1965); Convoy (1965); The Rogues (1964–1965); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1964); The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1964); The Triumph of Robin Hood (1962); The Guns of Navarone (1961); Alfred Hitchcock in Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1960–1961); Hong Kong (1961); Two Girls on the Town (1961); Here's Hollywood (1961); The Islanders (1960); I Aim at the Stars (1960); Battle of the Coral Sea (1959); The Angry Hills (1959); Goodyear Theatre (1959); Ride a Crooked Trail (1958); The Two-Headed Spy (1958); The Tunnel of Love (1958); Don't Go Near the Water (1957); Tip on a Dead Jockey (1957); The Garment Jungle (1957); The Big Boodle (1957); Four Girls in Town (1957); The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (1957); The Price of Fear (1956); Never Say Goodbye (1956); All That Heaven Allows (1955).

On this day in movie history - Soundies: A Musical History Hosted by Michael Feinstein (2007)

 

Soundies: A Musical History

documentary directed by Chris Lamson,

written by Chris Lamson and Jennifer Sneider,

was released in the United States on March 3, 2007.

Hosted by Michael Feinstein.

Music by Michael Feinstein.

 
Cast:

Van Alexander, Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Mel Blanc, Will Bradley, Les Brown, Cab Calloway, Mark Cantor, Cyd Charisse, Nat 'King' Cole, Dorothy Dandridge, Doris Day, Yvonne De Carlo, Jimmy Dorsey, George Duke, Roy Eldridge, Duke Ellington, Frances Faye, Michael Feinstein, Irving Fields, Joe Franklin, Hugh Hefner, Spike Jones, Louis Jordan, Gene Krupa, Liberace, Leonard Maltin, Ginny Mancini, Wynton Marsalis, Hugh Martin, The Mills Brothers, Dan Morgenstern, Helen O'Connell, Anita O'Day, Jackie Parton, Les Paul, 'Snub' Pollard, Stan Ridgway, Kay Starr, Claude Thornhill, Mel Tormé, Merle Travis, Fats Waller, Ben Webster, Lawrence Welk.

On this day in television history - Justified (2015)

 

Justified
Season 6. Episode 7.

Episode entitled: The Hunt.

Released March 3, 2015.

Directed by John Dahl.

Written by Graham Yost, Taylor Elmore, Keith Schreier.

Based on the short story Fire in the Hole by Elmore Leonard.

Music by Steve Porcaro.

Cast:

Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Jere Burns, Joelle Carter, Jacob Pitts, Erica Tazel, Walton Goggins, Sam Elliott, Garret Dillahunt, Justin Welborn, Jeff Fahey, Scott Grimes, Natalie Zea, Austin Bowerman, Mel Fair, Nick Fink, Ron Morehouse, Chris Warner, Russell Bertolino.

On this day in music history - The album Landmarks, by Clannad (1998)

 

Landmarks

by Clannad

was released on March 3, 1998.

Track list:

An Gleann; Fado; A Mhuirnin O; Of This Land; Court To Love; The Golden Ball; The Bridge Of Tears; Autumn Leaves Are Falling; Let Me See; Loch Na Cailli.

On this day in movie history - This Is Spinal Tap (1984)

This Is Spinal Tap

a.k.a. This Is Spinal Tap: A Rockumentary by Martin Di Bergi,

directed by Rob Reiner,

written by Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer and Rob Reiner,

was released in the United States on March 2, 1984.

Music by Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer and Rob Reiner.

Cast:

Rob Reiner, Kimberly Stringer, Chazz Dominguez, Shari Hall, R.J. Parnell, David Kaff, Tony Hendra, Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer, Bruno Kirby, Jean Cromie, Patrick Maher, Ed Begley Jr., Danny Kortchmar, Fran Drescher, Patrick Macnee, Memo Vera, Julie Payne, Dana Carvey, Sandy Helberg, Robin Menken, Zane Buzby, Billy Crystal, Jennifer Child, J.J. Barry, George McDaniel, Paul Benedict, Anne Churchill, Howard Hesseman, Paul Shortino, Cherie Darr, Lara Cody, Andrew J. Lederer, Russ Kunkel, Diana Duncan, Gina Marie Pitrello, June Chadwick, Victory Tischler-Blue, Joyce Hyser, Gloria Gifford, Paul Shaffer, Archie Hahn, Charles Levin, Wonderful Smith, Anjelica Huston, Chris Romano, Daniel Rodgers, Fred Willard, Fred Asparagus, Rodney Kemerer, Robert Bauer, Raechel Donahue, Lindsay Doran, Sean Frye, Helen Kelly, Paul Korda, Blackie Lawless, Artie Ripp, Claudia Sloan, Spinal Tap, Brinke Stevens, Sam Whipple.

Recommended reading:

 

A Fine Line Between Stupid and Clever: The Story of Spinal Tap

by Rob Reiner, Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer.

Published by Gallery Books.

Published 2025.

ISBN-10: 1668079143

ISBN-13: 9781668079140

Description:

Since its original release in 1984, This Is Spinal Tap has evolved from a beloved cult film into a cinematic landmark: an all-time comedy classic that pioneered an entire genre, the mockumentary. Now, director Rob Reiner and his cowriters and costars, Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer, tell the complete story of the movie and its fictitious band – how they met, how Spinal Tap came to be, and how their low-budget indie film took on a life of its own. Years after the movie first came out, the Library of Congress selected This Is Spinal Tap for inclusion in the National Film Registry and Tap went on to play The Royal Albert Hall, Wembley Stadium, and to over 100,000 fans at the Glastonbury Festival in England.