Sunday, April 27, 2025

Born on this day – Arthur Somers Roche:

 


Arthur Somers Roche


Writer

April 27, 1883 – February 17, 1935

Credits:

Books:

A Lady of Resource (1938); Among Those Present (1930); Callingham's Girl (1937); Come to My House (1927); Conspiracy (1934); Death Was a Wedding Guest (1942); Devil-may-care (1926); Find the Woman (1921); Hard to Get (1937); Honest Crook (1941); In The Money (1936); Loot (1916); Marriage For Two (1929); No Stockings (1928); Penthouse (1935); Plunder (1917); Ransom! (1918); Shadow Of Doubt (1935); Slander (1933); The Case Against Mrs. Ames (1934); The Eyes of the Blind (1919); The Great Abduction (1933); The Pleasure Buyers (1925); The Sport Of Kings (1917); The Star of Midnight (1940); The Woman Hunters (1929); The Wrong Wife (1932); Uneasy Street (1920).

Movies and television:

Any Woman (1925); Come to My House (1927); Find the Woman (1922); Finger Prints (1927); Kissed (1922); Living Lies (1922); Loot (1919); Man, Woman and Wife (1929); Over the Wire (1921); Penthouse (1933); Shadow of Doubt (1935); Society Lawyer (1939); Star of Midnight (1935); The Case Against Mrs. Ames (1936); The Day of Faith (1923); The Girl from Chicago (1927); The Gray Ghost (1917); The Gray Ghost (1917); The Mystery Club (1926); The Pleasure Buyers (1925); The Simp (1920); The Sport of Kings (1920); The Wise Wife (1927); Trail's End (1922); Wolf's Clothing (1927).

Born on this day – Florence La Badie:


Florence La Badie


Actress

April 27, 1888 – October 13, 1917

Credits:
A Beauty Parlor Graduate (1913); A Debut in the Secret Service (1914); A Deep Sea Liar (1913); A Disciple of Nietzsche (1915); A Freight Car Honeymoon (1915); A Gold Necklace (1910); A Knight of the Road (1911); A Leak in the Foreign Office (1914); A Love of Long Ago (1912); A Master of Millions (1911); A Mother's Faith (1911); A Noise Like a Fortune (1912); A Peaceful Victory (1913); A Poor Relation (1913); A Star Reborn (1912); A Strange Meeting (1909); A Twentieth Century Farmer (1913); Adrift in a Great City (1914); After the Ball (1910); All Aboard (1915); An Honest Young Man (1913); An Unromantic Maiden (1913); As It Was in the Beginning (1912); At the Crossroads of Life (1908); Aurora Floyd (1912); Beauty in the Seashell (1913); Beneath the Veil (1911); Bianca Forgets (1915); Big Sister (1912); Bobby, the Coward (1911); Called Back (1912); Cardinal Richelieu's Ward (1914); Cinderella (1911); Crossed Wires (1915); Curfew Shall Not Ring Tonight (1913); Cymbeline (1913); Dave's Love Affair (1911); David Copperfield (1911); Divorce and the Daughter (1916); Dottie's New Doll (1912); Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1912); East Lynne (1912); Enoch Arden: Part II (1911); Extravagance (1912); Fighting Blood (1911); Flying to Fortune (1912); For the Man She Loved (1913); From the Shadows (1914); Getting Even (1909); God's Witness (1915); Graft vs. Love (1915); Her Confession (1915); Her Gallant Knights (1913); Her Ladyship's Page (1912); Her Life and His (1917); Her Sacrifice (1911); Her Sister's Secret (1913); How She Triumphed (1911); In Blossom Time (1912); In the Chorus (1911); In the Nick of Time (1913); In the Window Recess (1909); In Their Hour of Need (1913); Jess (1912); Jilted (1912); Life's Pathway (1913); Little Brother (1913); Louie, the Life Saver (1913); Lucile (1912); Ma and Dad (1912); Madame Rex (1911); Mary's Goat (1912); Master Shakespeare, Strolling Player (1916); Miss Robinson Crusoe (1912); Monsieur Lecoq (1915); Monsieur Nikola Dupree (1915); Mr. Meeson's Will (1915); Mutual Weekly, No. 78 (1916); My Baby's Voice (1912); Oh! Such a Beautiful Ocean (1913); Paradise Lost (1911); Petticoat Camp (1912); Redemption (1913); Reincarnation (1915); Rejuvenation (1912); Retribution (1913); Rosie's Revenge (1913); Saint, Devil and Woman (1916); Serious Sixteen (1910); Some Fools There Were (1913); Swords and Hearts (1911); Taming a Husband (1910); Tannhäuser (1913); The Adventure of Florence (1915); The Adventures of a Diplomatic Freelance (1914); The Arab's Bride (1912); The Baseball Bug (1911); The Blight of Wealth (1913); The Blind Princess and the Poet (1911); The Broken Cross (1911); The Buddhist Priestess (1911); The Cat's Paw (1914); The Country Girl (1915); The County's Prize Baby (1912); The Cycle of Hatred (1915); The Diamond Star (1911); The Duel in the Dark (1915); The Elevator Man (1914); The Evidence of the Film (1913); The Fear of Poverty (1916); The Final Reckoning (1915); The Finger Prints of Fate (1915); The Five Faults of Flo (1916); The Fugitive (1916); The Girl of the Grove (1912); The Guilty Baby (1912); The Head Waiter (1913); The Indian Brothers (1911); The Junior Partner (1913); The Last of the Mohicans (1911); The Lie That Failed (1913); The Man Without a Country (1917); The Manicure Lady (1911); The Marble Heart (1913); The Merchant of Venice (1912); The Message to Headquarters (1913); The Million Dollar Mystery (1914); The Mohammedan's Conspiracy (1914); The Mystery of the Haunted Hotel (1913); The New Dress (1911); The Other Girl (1913); The Pillory (1916); The Politician's Love Story (1909); The Portrait of the Lady Anne (1912); The Pretty Girl in Lower Five (1913); The Price of Her Silence (1915); The Primal Call (1911); The Race (1912); The Return of Draw Egan (1916); The Ring of a Spanish Grandee (1912); The Rose of Kentucky (1911); The Saleslady (1912); The Salvation Army Lass (1909); The Satyr and the Lady (1911); The Seventh Day (1909); The Silent Witness (1912); The Six-Cent Loaf (1915); The Smuggled Diamond (1915); The Smuggler (1911); The Snare of Fate (1913); The Somnambulist (1914); The Sorrowful Example (1911); The Spanish Gypsy (1911); The Star of Bethlehem (1912); The Success of Selfishness (1914); The Tempest (1911); The Thief and the Girl (1911); The Trail of Books (1911); The Trouble Maker (1912); The Troublesome Baby (1910); The Two Paths (1911); The Two Sisters (1913); The Unfortunate Marriage (1917); The Voice of Conscience (1912); The Ward of the King (1913); The Water Cure (1913); The Way to a Man's Heart (1913); The Wrecked Taxi (1912); Their Golden Wedding (1914); Through the Breakers (1909); Through the Flames (1912); Turkey Trot Town (1914); Twins and a Stepmother (1914); Under False Colors (1914); Under Two Flags (1912); Undine (1912); Variety Time (1948); War and the Woman (1917); What Doris Did (1916); When a Count Counted (1912); When Love Was Blind (1917); When Mercy Tempers Justice (1912); When the Fleet Sailed (1915); When the Worm Turned (1913); Whom God Hath Joined (1912); Won at the Rodeo (1913).

Born on this day – Thomas H. Johnson:

 

Thomas H. Johnson


Writer

Teacher

Editor, April 27, 1902 – January 3, 1985

Credits:
Emily Dickinson: An Interpretative Biography (1955); Literary History of the United States (1948); The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson (1960); The Oxford Companion to American History (1966).
 

Born on this day – Jack Klugman:


Jack Klugman


Actor

April 27, 1922 – December 24, 2012

Credits:
12 Angry Men (1957); 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2013); 3rd Annual TV Guide Awards (2001); 65th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade (1996); 70th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade (2001); A Couple of Dons (1973); Act One (1963); Actor's Studio (1950); AFI Life Achievement Award (1978–1988); Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1957); American Masters (1995); America's Top Sleuths (2006); Appointment with Adventure (1955); Armstrong Circle Theatre (1955–1956); Around the World in 80 Days (1989); Arrest and Trial (1963); Banyon (1972); Ben Casey (1962–1965); Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men' (2008); Bicentennial Minutes (1974); Big Town (1955); Billie Jean King: Portrait of a Pioneer (2006); Biography (1997–2004); Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1964–1966); Bob Hope: The First 90 Years (1993); Brother's Keeper (1999); Cain's Hundred (1962); Camera Obscura (2010); Camera Three (1966); Cathode Fuck (1986); Celanese Theatre (1952); Celebrity Bowling (1974); Celebrity Challenge of the Sexes (1977); Celebrity Challenge of the Sexes 2 (1977); Challenge of the Tiger (1980); Circus of the Stars #2 (1977); Climax! (1955); Colonel Humphrey Flack (1953); Command Performance: The Stars Salute the President (1981); Cosmopolitan Theatre (1951); Crime Syndicate (1951); Crossing Jordan (2002); Cry Terror! (1958); Days of Wine and Roses (1962); Dear God (1996); Diagnosis Murder (1997–1999); Die Harald Schmidt Show (1996); Dinah! (1975–1978); Dinah's Place (1973); Dominic's Dream (1974); Don Rickles: Buy This Tape You Hockey Puck (1975); E! Mysteries & Scandals (1998); Energy Crisis (1974); Entertainment Tonight (2010 / 2016); Fame Is the Name of the Game (1966); Famous Lives (1983); Flip (1973); Folio (1959); Follow the Sun (1961); Garrison's Gorillas (1967); General Electric Theater (1958); Goodbye, Columbus (1969); Goodyear Playhouse (1955–1956); Great Circus Spectaculars: Circus of the Lions (1976); Great Performances (1987); Great Performances / Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2021); Grubstake (1952); Gunsmoke (1958); Hail, Mafia (1965); Harris Against the World (1964–1965); He Said, She Said (1970); Henry Fonda: The Man and His Movies (1982); History of the Sitcom (2021); Hollywood Squares (2001–2003); I Could Go on Singing (1963); In the Cutz (2006); Inner Sanctum (1954); Insight (1964–1979); Intimate Portrait (2003); It's Your Bet (1970–1973); Jackie Gleason: American Scene Magazine (1963); Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (1973–1985); Joe Louis: For All Time (1984); Justice (1954–1956); Kiss Me, Kate (1958); Kraft Mystery Theater (1961–1963); Kraft Suspense Theatre (1964–1965); Kraft Theatre / The Philco Television Playhouse (1953–1958); Kraft Theatre / The United States Steel Hour (1954–1956); Larry King in Larry King Live (2001–2005); Late Night with Conan O'Brien (2005); Living in TV Land (2004); Look Up and Live (1963); Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003); Love, American Style / Love and the Cheaters / Love and the Big Game (1971–1972); Lucy Moves to NBC (1980); Lucy Moves to NBC: A Remembrance (2012); Magic with the Stars (1982); Mama Mae: The Life and Music of Mae Boren Axton (2015); Man of the Century (1999); Marty (1955); Match Game (1973–1978); Match Game PM (1978–1981); More TV's Censored Bloopers (1981); Naked City (1959–1963); NBC 60th Anniversary Celebration (1986); NBC Family Christmas (1981); NFL Players Association Awards Dinner (1973); Night of 100 Stars (1982); Not for Publication (1952); One of My Wives Is Missing (1976); Parade of Stars (1983); Parallel Lives (1994); Password (1971–1975); Password Plus (1979); Paul Williams: Still Alive (2011); Playhouse 90 (1957–1959); Poor Devil (1973); Presidio Med (2002–2003); Producers' Showcase (1955); Quest (1962–1963); Quincy M.E. (1976–1983); Rocky King, Detective (1952–1954); Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1972); Salute! (1983); Sammy and Company (1975); Scene Smoking: Cigarettes, Cinema & the Myth of Cool (2001); Shining Time Station: Second Chances (1995); Short Short Dramas (1953); Special for Women: The Cold Woman (1960); Starlight Theatre (1950); Straightaway (1961); Strictly Courtroom (2008); Studio One (1955–1958); Studio One Documentary (2002); Sunday Showcase (1960); Suspense (1950); Suspicion (1957–1958); Target: The Corruptors (1961–1962); TCM Guest Programmer (2007); Telethon (1985); Television: The First Fifty Years (1999); The $10,000 Pyramid (1973–1977); The $25,000 Pyramid (1976–1977); The 100 Greatest TV Quotes & Catchphrases (2006); The 11th Annual American Comedy Awards (1997); The 13th Annual People's Choice Awards (1987); The 23rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1971); The 29th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1977); The 30th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1978); The 31st Annual Golden Globe Awards (1974); The 31st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1979); The 35th Annual Tony Awards (1981); The 3rd Annual People's Choice Awards (1977); The 48th Annual Tony Awards (1994); The 5th Annual National WAIF Humanitarian Awards (1989); The 62nd Annual Tony Awards (2008); The 65th Primetime Emmy Awards (2013); The 67th Annual Tony Awards (2013); The 6th Annual TV Land Awards (2008); The Alcoa Hour (1957); The All Star Spangled Mission (1973); The Annual Friars Club Tribute Present a Salute to Liza Minnelli (1987); The Big Story (1953); The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (1970); The Carol Burnett Show (1972–1976); The David Frost Show (1971); The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Frank Sinatra (1978); The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Jack Klugman (1978); The Dean Martin Show (1973–1974); The Defenders (1961–1964); The Detective (1968); The Dick Cavett Show (1971); The Don Rickles Show - Mr. Warmth (1975); The Eamonn Andrews Show (1966); The F.B.I. (1965–1970); The Florence Henderson Show (2008–2009); The Fugitive (1963–1965); The Great Adventure (1964); The Greatest Gift (1954–1955); The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) (1971–1977); The Hollywood Squares (Syndication) (1976); The Insider (2009); The Investigator (1958); The Jon Stewart Show (1994); The Love Boat (1985); The Magic of David Copperfield III: Levitating Ferrari (1980); The Man Behind the Badge (1953); The Merv Griffin Show (1971–1982); The Mike Douglas Show (1970–1980); The Million Dollar Incident (1961); The Name of the Game (1969–1970); The New Breed (1962); The Odd Couple (1970–1975); The Odd Couple Out-Takes (2005); The Odd Couple: Together Again (1993); The Oscars (2013); The Outer Limits (2000); The Red Skelton Hour (1955); The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1997); The Seventy-Fifth Anniversary of Beverly Hills (1989); The Shape of Things (1973); The Split (1968); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1964–1986); The Tony Danza Show (2005); The Twilight of the Golds (1996); The Twilight Zone (1960–1963); The Underground Man (1974); The Untouchables (1961–1963); The Very Very Best of the 70s (2019); The Vin Scully Show (1973); The Virginian (1964); The Walter Winchell File (1959); The Web (1953); The Wonderful World of Aggravation (1972); The Yellow Canary (1963); The Young Turks (2005); Then Came Bronson (1969); Third Watch (2000); This Is Your Life (1957 / 1984); Time Table (1956); Too Much TV (2016); Treasury Men in Action (1955); Two-Minute Warning (1976); US Against the World (1977); Watching the Dead (2009); Weekend Express (2022); When Do We Eat? (2005); Who Says I Can't Ride a Rainbow! (1971); Whodunnit? (1979); You Again? (1986–1987); Your New Day (1980); Your Total Health (2005).

Born on this day – Anouk Aimée:


Anouk Aimée


Actress

April 27, 1932 – June 18, 2024

Credits:
1999 Madeleine (1999); 8½ (1963); 93 Faubourg Saint-Honoré (2003); A Leap in the Dark (1980); A Man and a Woman (1966); A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later (1986); À vos amours (1993); Adrienne Mesurat (1953); Agnes Varda: From Here to There (2011); Alfonso Sánchez (1980); Allons au cinéma (1976); Arrivederci e grazie (1988); Au-delà de l'écran (1966); Aznavour by Charles (2019); Barbey le diabolique (2008); Bethune: The Making of a Hero (1990); Big Is Beautiful (2012); Billy Baxter Presents Diary of the Cannes Film Festival with Rex Reed (1980); Bouillon de culture (1991–1993); C à vous (2019); Cannes Film Festival (1980–1987); Celle que j'aime (2009); C'est encore mieux l'après-midi (1986); Charlie Rose (2012); Ciné regards / Segment: Le film de la semaine (1981); Ciné star (1987); Cinéma (1966–1967); Cinema mil (2005); Cinémas (2010); Cinépanorama (1959–1960); Claude Lelouch, on s'aimera (2007); Compression (2024); Contraband Spain (1955); De película (1987); Déjà dimanche (1995); Deux de la Vague (2010); D'un film à l'autre (2011); Empreintes (2012); Everybody Wants to Kill Me (1957); Ex Libris (1989); Federico Fellini - Mit den Augen der Anderen (2003); Fellini dice... (2006); Fellini of the Spirits (2020); Festival in Cannes (2001); Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012); Freedom2speak v2.0 (2004); Gilles Jacob: Citizen Cannes (2010); Globos de Ouro 1998 (1999); Golden Salamander (1950); Happily Ever After (2004); Happy New Year (1973); Head Against the Wall (1959); Heart of the Festival (2002); Hommes, femmes, mode d'emploi (1996); Horisont (1963); Hors jeu (1961); Hossein, Ronet, Trintignant: confidences de trois acteurs inoubliables (2022); Hotel Harabati (2006); Hustle (1975); Ich suche dich (1956); Il était une fois... (2009); Il morbidone (1965); Il successo (1963); Il terrorista (1963); Jean-Louis Trintignant - Mystérieux et insaisissable (2022); Justine (1969); L.A. Without a Map (1998); La Dolce Vita (1960); La fleur de l'âge (1947); La fuga (1965); La maison sous la mer (1947); La nuit des Césars (1982–2002); La nuit des Molières (1993–1999); La traversée du miroir (2009); La vie de château (1984); L'amour maudit de Leisenbohg (1991); Le chercheur inquiet (2014); Le grand échiquier (1986); Le grand show (2016); Le journal de 20 heures (2014); Le roman du Samedi (1980); Legends of World Cinema (2004); Les crimes de l'amour / Segment 2: Le rideau cramoisi (1953); Les Feux de la rampe (2002); Les marmottes (1993); Les mauvaises rencontres (1955); Les nouveaux rendez-vous (1981); Les Nuits de France Culture (2024); Les rendez-vous du dimanche (1980); L'hebdo cinéma (2006); L'île bleue (2001); L'imprevisto (1961); L'invité de FR3 (1978); Liolà (1964); Live for Life (1967); Lo scandalo (1966); Lola (1961); Love Letters (2008); Lovers of Paris (1957); L'ultima sequenza (2003); Marcello, una vita dolce (2006); Mardi cinéma (2018); Model Shop (1969); Mon dernier rêve sera pour vous (1989); Mon premier amour (1978); Montparnasse 19 (1958); Morceaux de Cannes (2021); Napoléon (2002); Nina (1956); Noche de tormenta (1955); Noi che abbiamo fatto la dolce vita (2009); Nulle part ailleurs (2000); Of Flesh and Blood (1963); On a tout essayé (2006); One Hundred and One Nights (1995); One Night... a Train (1968); ORTF, ils ont inventé la télévision (2020); Paris Connections (2010); Personnel et confidentiel (2007); Piazza Navona (1988); Portrait (1979); Quai Notre-Dame (1961); Qu'est-ce qui fait courir David? (1982); Ready to Wear (1994); Reflets de Cannes (1958–1966); Release (1967); Rheingold Theatre (1953); Riches, belles, etc. (1998); Rupture(s) (1993); Sacrée soirée (1993); Screen Two (1993); Seasons of Our Love (1966); Second Chance (1976); Simenon et l'affaire du cinema (2020); Sodom and Gomorrah (1962); Solomon (1997); Stranger Than Fiction (2006); Stresemann (1957); Studio Gabriel (1995); Stupefying! (2019); Success Is the Best Revenge (1984); Tell Me Yes... (1995); The 2011 European Film Awards (2011); The 24th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1967); The 39th Annual Academy Awards (1967); The Appointment (1969); The Best Years of a Life (2019); The Birch-Tree Meadow (2003); The Chasers (1959); The Crimson Curtain (1952); The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird (1952); The Film Society Of Lincoln Center Annual Gala Tribute to Federico Fellini (1985); The General of the Dead Army (1983); The Italian Traveler (1987); The Joker (1960); The Journey (1959); The Last Judgment (1961); The Lovers of Verona (1949); The Paris Express (1952); The Respectful Prostitute (1963); The Shortest Day (1963); The World of Jacques Demy (1995); There Were Days... and Moons (1990); To Each His Own Cinema / Segment: Cinéma de Boulevard (2007); Tourner pour vivre (2016); Tous les soleils (2011); Tout le monde en parle (2002–2006); Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man (1981); Turning Table (1988); Un rêve à peine commence (1984); Une pour toutes (1999); V.I.P.-Schaukel (1976); V.O.S.: Lo que NO te cuentan (2021); Victoire, ou la douleur des femmes (2000); Visioni senza tempo - Anna Napoli e il montaggio cinematografico (2022); Viva la vie (1984); Vivement Dimanche (2000–2019); What War May Bring (2010); White Voices (1964); Zoom su Fellini (1983).
 

Born on this day – Judy Carne:

 

Judy Carne


Actress

April 27, 1939 – September 3, 2015

Credits:
12 O'Clock High (1964–1966); 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2016); 7 Nights to Remember (1966); A Pair of Briefs (1962); Alias Smith and Jones (1971); All the Right Noises (1970); Beyond Vaudeville (1990); Bicentennial Minutes (1975); Blankety Blank (1980); Bloopermania (1987); Bonanza (1963); Cade's County (1972); Danger Man (1961); Dateline: Hollywood (1967); Dead Men Tell No Tales (1971); Dr. Kildare (1964); E! Mysteries & Scandals (1999); Entertainment Tonight (2015–2018); Everybody's Talking (1967); Fair Exchange (1962–1963); Funny Farm (1974); Funny You Should Ask (1968); Get Christie Love! (1975); Gidget (1965); Give Us a Clue (1979); Gunsmoke (1966); Gypsy (1966); Hollywood's Talking (1973); Hour Magazine (1983); I Dream of Jeannie (1966–1969); Ironside (1974); Jack Hylton's Monday Show (1958); Juke Box Jury (1959–1960); Letters to Laugh-in (1969); Love on a Rooftop (1966–1967); Love, American Style / Segments: Love and the Last Joke; Love and the Advice Column; Love and the Single Sister (1969–1973); Match Game (1973); NBC Children's Theatre (1971); On Stage – London (1957); On the Brighter Side (1961); On the Line (1982); Only with Married Men (1974); Out of Order (1981); Pat Boone in Hollywood (1967–1968); Pebble Mill at One (1978); Police Woman (1976); QB VII (1974); Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1967–1971); Rowan & Martin's Laugh-in: 25th Anniversary Reunion (1993); Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In: A Valentine's Day Special (1994); Run for Your Life (1968); Sandler and Young's Kraft Music Hall (1969–1970); Saturday Night at the Mill (1980); Storybook Squares (1969); Stu's Show (2023); The $10,000 Pyramid (1973); The 100 Greatest TV Quotes & Catchphrases (2006); The 67th Primetime Emmy Awards (2015); The ABC Afternoon Playbreak (1974); The Americanization of Emily (1964); The Andy Williams Show (1970–1971); The Baileys of Balboa (1964–1965); The Basil Brush Show (1980); The Best of the Ed Sullivan Show (2022); The Big Valley (1967); The Bob Braun Show (1977); The Cheaters (1962); The Cross-Wits (1976–1977); The David Frost Show (1969–1972); The Dick Cavett Show (1970); The Eamonn Andrews Show (1969); The Ed Sullivan Show (1969–1971); The Farmer's Daughter (1965); The Geraldo Rivera Show (1990); The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour (1969); The Hollywood Palace (1969); The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) (1966–1971); The Howard Stern Show (1990); The Jerry Lewis Show (1968); The Joey Bishop Show (1968–1969); The John Gary Show (1969); The Kraft Music Hall (1969); The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1965–1967); The Match Game (1968); The Merv Griffin Show (1969–1974); The Mike Douglas Show (1967–1970); The Patty Duke Show (1966); The Rag Trade (1961); The Sixties (2014); The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1968); The Tim Conway Comedy Hour (1970); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1969–1972); The Woody Woodbury Show (1967–1968); This Is Tom Jones (1969); This Is Your Life (1970); Thriller (1973); TV's 50 Funniest Catch Phrases (2009); U.S. Open Sores (1989); What About Me (1993); Who's Moody? (1960); Win with the Stars (1968–1969); You Don't Say (1968); Zero One (1962).

Born on this day – August Wilson:

 

August Wilson


Writer

April 27, 1945 – October 2, 2005

Credits:

Written work:

Black Bart and the Sacred Hills; Fences; Fullerton Street; Gem of the Ocean; How I Learned What I Learned; Jitney!; Joe Turner's Come and Gone; King Hedley II; Ma Rainey's Black Bottom; Placebo; Profiles in Science: One Man and One Woman / William Harvey; Radio Golf; Recycle; Seven Guitars; The Coldest Day of the Year; The Ground on Which I Stand; The Homecoming; The Janitor; The Piano Lesson; Two Trains Running.

Movies, video and television:

60 Minutes / Viola / August Wilson (2002–2021); American Masters (2015); Charlie Rose (1998); Ebony/Jet Showcase (1990); Fences (2012); Fences (2016); Literary Visions (1992); Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020); On Broadway (2019); PBS NewsHour (2020–2024); The 41st Annual Tony Awards (1987); The 43rd Annual Tony Awards (1989); The 55th Annual Tony Awards (2001); The Naked Proof (2003); The Piano Lesson (1995); Working in the Theatre (1987–2001).