Born on this day – Mary Hunter Austin:

 

Mary Hunter Austin

Writer

September 9, 1868 – August 13, 1934

Credits:

California, Land of the Sun (1914); Earth Horizon: An Autobiography (1932); Earth Horizon: An Autobiography (1934); Everyman's Genius (1925); Fire (1912); Isidro (1905); Lost Borders (1909); One Smoke Stories (1934); Out-land (1910); Starry Adventure (1931); Taos Pueblo (1930); The American Rhythm: Studies and Re-expressions of American Songs (1923); The Arrow Maker (1911); The Flock (1906); The Ford (1917); The Land of Little Rain (1903); The Man Jesus (1925); The Man Who Didn't Believe in Christmas (1916); Woman of Genius (1912).

Born on this day – Marguerite Snow:

Marguerite Snow

Actress

September 9, 1889 – February 17, 1958

Born on this day – Cliff Robertson:

Cliff Robertson

Actor

September 9, 1923 – September 10, 2011

Born on this day – Jane Greer:

Jane Greer

Actress

September 9, 1924 – August 24, 2001

Born on this day – Sylvia Miles:

Sylvia Miles

Actress

September 9, 1924 – June 12, 2019

Born on this day – Mitzi McCall:

Mitzi McCall

Comedian

Actress

Writer

September 9, 1932 – August 8, 2024

Credits:

13 Queens Boulevard (1979); 7th Heaven (2002); 87th Precinct (1961); Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (1997); ABC Afterschool Specials (1996); ALF (1986); Almost Perfect (1996); Alright Already (1997–1998); American Dad! (2008); Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits (2003); Beat the Clock (1980); Becker (1999); Biography (1998); Birds of a Feather (2010 / 2011); Bobby's World (1994); Candid Camera on Vacation (1990); Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1995); Caroline in the City (1998); Celebrity Sweepstakes (1975–1976); Chance of a Lifetime (1991); Charles in Charge (1987–1988); Chuck (2009); Clifford the Big Red Dog: Reading (2000); Clifford the Big Red Dog: Thinking Adventures (2000); Cow and Chicken (1997); Crimson Peak (2015); Darkwing Duck (1991); Deep Blood (1989); Della (1969); Dharma & Greg (2001); Dragnet (1990); Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man (1994); Edtv (1999); Eight Is Enough (1979); Ellen (1996); Family (1978); Fred Flintstone and Friends (1977); Free for All (2003); Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure (2005); Gravedale High (1990); Gravity (1976); Gypsy (1967); Hannah Montana (2007); Hard Four (2007); Hence the Gray (2024); Here's Edie (1963–1964); Hey Arnold! (1998); Histeria! (1999); Honeymoon Suite (1972); Hot Line (1994); Ice Age (2002); It's Not Easy (1983); Junior High School (1978); Ladies' Man (1980–1981); Liar's Club (1977); Life Goes On (1991–1992); Limbo Lounge (2010); Love, American Style / Segments: Love and the Old-Fashioned Father; Love and the Private Eye (1972); Lucky Luke (1984); Machine-Gun Kelly (1958); Madman of the People (1995); Make the Scene (1965); Match Game (1974–1975); Maude (1974); Monster in My Pocket: The Big Scream (1992); Mother Goose and Grimm (1991–1992); Mr. Belvedere (1988); No More Heroes (2007); One Day at a Time (1978–1982); Operation: Entertainment (1969); Pat Boone in Hollywood (1967–1968); Paw Paws (1985–1986); Playboy After Dark (1970); Port Charles (2001); Quest for Glory IV: Shadows of Darkness (1994); Regular Show (2011); Rhyme and Reason (1975–1976); Rocky Road (1986); Roseanne (1992); Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1968); Scoob! (2020); Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1979–1983); Screen Test! (1965); Seinfeld (1994); Silk Stalkings (1993–1999); Small Wonder (1985); Snorks (1984–1985); Spider-Man 3 (2007); Stu's Show (2009); Svengali and the Blonde (1955); Tak 3: The Great Juju Challenge (2005); Tales from the Toilet (2015); TaleSpin (1991); Tattletales (1974–1977); The 100 Most Memorable TV Moments (2004); The Barbara McNair Show (1971); The Best of the Ed Sullivan Show (1992); The Colgate Comedy Hour (1955); The Cry Baby Killer (1958); The Dennis O'Keefe Show (1960); The Ed Sullivan Show (1964); The Flintstone Comedy Hour (1972–1973); The Flintstone Comedy Show (1980); The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang (1980–1981); The Girl with Something Extra (1974); The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy (2006); The Hollywood Palace (1970); The Insider (2014); The Jim Backus Show (1961); The Joey Bishop Show (1967–1969); The Johnny Cash Show (1969); The Lively Ones (1962); The Merv Griffin Show (1966–1973); The Mike Douglas Show (1966–1969); The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries (1984); The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles (2014); The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them (1992); The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show (1971–1972); The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (1955); The Ri¢hie Ri¢h/Scooby-Doo Show (1981); The Steve Allen Show (1968); The Stockard Channing Show (1980); The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (2007); The Tonight Show (1962); The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar (1962); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1966); The Twilight Zone (1960 / 1985); The Virginia Graham Show (1971); The Wild Thornberrys (2000); To Say the Least (1977); War of the Satellites (1958); White Palace (1990); World's Greatest Dad (2009); Yo Yogi! (1991); You're Never Too Young (1955).

On this day in television history - Space 1999 (1975)

 

Space 1999
Season 1. Episode 1.

Episode entitled: Breakaway.

Released September 9, 1975.

Directed by Lee H. Katzin.

Written by George Bellak, Christopher Penfold, Edward Di Lorenzo.

Series created by Gerry Anderson and Sylvia Anderson.

Music by Barry Gray.

Cast:

Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, Barry Morse, Roy Dotrice, Prentis Hancock, Zienia Merton, Anton Phillips, Nick Tate, Philip Madoc, Lon Satton, Eric Carte, Tony Allyn, David Rhys Anderson, Lea Brodie, Loftus Burton, John Clifford, Maxwell Craig, Laurie Davis, Joe Dunne, Steve Emerson, Don Fellows, Alan Harris, Janice Hills, Lew Hooper, Alf Joint, Barbara Kelly, Milos Kirek, Chai Lee, Christopher Matthews, Jack McKenzie, Fran Miller, Quentin Pierre, Shane Rimmer, Suzanne Roquette, Roy Scammell, Robin Scott, Colin Skeaping, Lesley Stamps, Valerie Van Ost, Norma West, Paul Weston, Nik Zaran, Michael Zorba.