Saturday, August 2, 2025

Born on this day – Gary Merrill:

 

Gary Merrill


Actress

August 2, 1915 – March 5, 1990


Born on this day – Joseph Hayes:


Joseph Hayes


Writer

August 2, 1918 – September 11, 2006

Credits:
 
Books and plays:
 
Bon Voyage!; Calculated Risk; Come into my Parlor; Don't Go Away Mad; Impolite Comedy; Is Anyone Listening?; Island on Fire; Leaf and Bough; Like Any Other Fugitive; Missing and Presumed Dead; No Escape; Summer in Copenhagen; The Deep End; The Desperate Hours; The Happiest Millionaire; The Hours After Midnight; The Long Dark Night; The Midnight Sun; The Third Day; The Ways of Darkness; Winner's Circle.
 
Movies and television:
 
Bon Voyage! (1962); Desperate Hours (1990); Ich melde einen Selbstmord (1989); Lux Video Theatre (1953); Pour cent millions (1994); Starlight Theatre (1950); Stolen Hours (1963); Stunden der Angst (1964); Suspense (1949); Terror After Midnight (1962); The Bigelow Theatre (1951); The Desperate Hours (1955 / 1967); The Happiest Millionaire (1967); The Magical World of Disney (1970); The Third Day (1965); The Web (1951); The Young Doctors (1961).

Born on this day – Carlo Savina:

 

Carlo Savina


Composer

August 2, 1919 – June 23, 2002


Born on this Day - Carol O'Connor:


Carol O'Connor


Actor

Producer

Director

August 2, 1924 – June 21, 2001


Born on this day – Charles Einstein:

 

Charles Einstein


Writer

August 2, 1926 – March 7, 2007


Born on this day – Peter O’Toole:



Peter O’Toole


Actor

August 2, 1932 – December 14, 2013


Born on this day – Wes Craven:



Wes Craven


Director

Writer

Producer

Actor

Editor

August 2, 1939 – August 30, 2015