Saturday, September 13, 2025

Born on this day – Leith Stevens:


Leith Stevens

Composer

Conductor

September 13, 1909 – July 23, 1970


Born on this day – Roald Dahl:


Roald Dahl


Writer

September 13, 1916 – November 23, 1990


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Born on this day – Scott Brady:

 

Scott Brady


Actor

September 13, 1924 – April 16, 1985


Born on this day – Warren Murphy:


Warren Murphy


Writer

September 13, 1933 – September 4, 2015
Credits:
 
Books:
 
100 Proof (2018); A Body is Found (1990); A Pound of Prevention (2000); Acid Rock (1974); Air Raid (2002); American Obsession (1997); An Old-Fashioned War (1987); And 47 Miles of Rope (1984); Angry White Mailmen (1996); Arabian Nightmare (1991); Assassin's Play-Off (1975); Atlantic City (1979); Bad Dog (2006); Balance of Power (1981); Bamboo Dragon (1997); Bay City Blast (1979); Bidding War (1995); Blood Brotherhood (2021); Blood Lust (1991); Blood Ties (1987); Bloodline (2015); Bloody Tourists (2003); Blue Smoke and Mirrors (1989); Bottom Line (1979); Brain Drain (1976); Brain Storm (1998); Bully Pulpit (2016); By Eminent Domain (2001); Caribbean Blues (1988); Chained Reaction (1978); Child's Play (1976); Chinese Puzzle (1973); Choke Hold (2007); Coin of the Realm (1989); Cold Warrior (1993); Continental Divide (2018); Created, the Destroyer (1972); Crime Square (2012); Dangerous Games (1980); Dark Ages (2005); Dark Horse (1992); Date with Death (1984); Dead End Street (1973); Dead Letter (1982); Dead Reckoning (2008); Deadly Genes (1999); Deadly Seeds (1975); Death Check (1972); Death Sentence (1990); Death Therapy (1974); Destiny's Carnival (1991); Destroyer World: New Blood (2010); Destroyer World: The Way Of The Assassin (2003); Disloyal Opposition (2001); Down and Dirty (1974); Dr. Quake (1974); Dragon Bones (2006); Dream Thing (2005); Dying Space (1982); Encounter Group (1984); Engines of Destruction (1996); Fade To Black (2000); Failing Marks (1999); Father to Son (2002); Feast or Famine (1997); Feeding Frenzy (1993); Fifty Shades of Grey Fedora (2015); Firing Line (1980); First Cases 4 (2002); Fool's Flight (1982); Fool's Gold (1983); Forgotten Son (2012); Frightening Strikes (2005); Funny Money (1975); Getting Up With Fleas (1987); Ghost in the Machine (1992); Grandmaster (1984); Ground Zero (1991); Guardian Angel (2007); High Priest (1987); High Priestess (1994); Holy Mother (2006); Holy Terror (1975); Homecoming (2021); Honor Among Thieves (1992); Hostile Takeover (1990); Identity Crisis (1994); In Enemy Hands (1977); Industrial Evolution (2004); Infernal Revenue (1994); Inside Sinanju (1985); Jericho Day (1990); Judgment Day (1974); Justice in Manhattan (1994); Kill Or Cure (1975); Killer Chromosomes (1978); Killer Ratings (2008); Killer Watts (2000); Killing Time (1982); King's Curse (1976); Last Call (1978); Last Drop (1983); Last Rites (1995); Last War Dance (1974); Laughing Matter (2017); Leonardo's Law (1978); Line of Succession (1988); Look Into My Eyes (1987); Lords of the Earth (1985); Lost Yesterday (1986); Lucifer's Weekend (1982); Mafia Fix (1974); Market Force (2002); Master's Challenge (1984); Midnight Man (1981); Mindblower (2006); Misfortune Teller (1999); Missing in Manhattan (1986); Missing Link (1980); Mob Psychology (1992); Monumental Terror (2019); Mother Mine (2015); Mugger Blood (1977); Murder Among Friends (2003); Murder in Manhattan (1988); Murder in the Family (2002); Murder is my Business (1994); Murder on the Run (1998); Murder Ward (1974); Murder's Shield (1973); Mystery Street (2001); Never Say Die (1998); Newer York (1991); Next of Kin (1981); No Contest (2005); Number Two (2012); Oil Slick (1974); Once a Mutt (1985); Overload (2014); Pigs Get Fat (1985); Political Pressure (2004); Power Play (1979); Profit Motive (1982); Prophet of Doom (1998); Rain of Terror (1989); Remo Williams, The Destroyer (2024); Remo: The Adventure Begins (1985); Return Engagement (1988); Savage Song (2012); Scorched Earth (1996); Scorpion's Dance (1990); Ship of Death (1977); Shock Value (1983); Shooting Schedule (1990); Skin Deep (1982); Skull Duggery (1990); Slave Safari (1973); Smoked Out (1982); Sole Survivor (1988); Spellbinders (2014); Spoils of War (1981); Sue Me (1986); Summit Chase (1974); Survival Course (1990); Sweet Dreams (1976); Syndication Rites (2001); Target of Opportunity (1994); Terminal Transmission (1993); Terror Squad (1973); The Arms of Kali (1984); The Best of the Destroyer (2007); The Broken Sword (1997); The Ceiling of Hell (1984); The Color of Fear (1995); The Day Remo Died (2015); The Destroyer Collection (2000); The Destroyer Collector's Ed. 2 (2000); The Eleventh Hour (1987); The Empire Dreams (1998); The End of the Beginning (2002); The End of the Game (1985); The End of the World (2013); The Final Crusade (1989); The Final Death (1977); The Final Reel (1998); The Forever King (1992); The Hand of Lazarus (1988); The Head Men (1977); The Killing Fields (2013); The Last Alchemist (1986); The Last Dragon (1993); The Last Monarch (2000); The Last Temple (1977); The Red Moon (1982); The Seventh Stone (1985); The Shamus Winners Volume II (2010); The Sky is Falling (1986); The Sure Thing (1989); The Temple Dogs (1989); The Ultimate Death (1992); The Wrong Stuff (2001); Timber Line (1980); Time Trial (1983); Too Old a Cat (1986); Total Recall (1984); Trace (1983); Trial and Terror (2014); Trial By Fire (2021); Troubled Waters (2003); Union Bust (1974); Unite and Conquer (1996); Unnatural Selection (2003); Unpopular Science (2004); Voodoo Die (1978); Walking Wounded (1988); Waste Not, Want Not (2003); When Elephants Forget (1984); White Water (1997); Wolf's Bane (2003); World without End (1996).
 
Movies and television:
 
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989); Murphy's Law (1988–1989); Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985); Remo Williams: The Prophecy (1988); The Eiger Sanction (1975); To Tell the Truth (1990).


Born on this day – Eileen Fulton:

 

Eileen Fulton


Actress

September 13, 1933 – July 14, 2025

Credits:
50 Years of Soaps: An All-Star Celebration (1994); 7th Annual Soap Opera Awards (1991); Armstrong Circle Theatre (1962); As the World Turns (1960–2010); Betty Hughes and Friends (1969–1970); Bicentennial Minutes (1976); CBS Mornings (1990); Count The Man Down (1959); Crossing Over with John Edward (2002); Donahue (1971–1985); Everyday with Joan Lunden (1990); Girl of the Night (1960); Hollywood Squares (2000); Hour Magazine (1984); Naked City (1962); Our Private World (1965); Rose Woes and Joe's (2005); Soap Life (2012); The 20th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (1993); The 29th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (2002); The 31st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (2004); The David Frost Show (1972); The Drum Beats Twice (2008); The Life Zone (2011); The Mike Douglas Show (1971–1978); The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Rob Reiner (2000); The Price is Right (1985); The Signs of the Cross (2005); Tinsel Town (2005); True Story (1959); Vicki! (1993).

Born on this day – Richard Kiel:


Richard Kiel


Actor

September 13, 1939 – September 10, 2014


On this day in television history - Everybody Loves Raymond (1996 - 2005)


Everybody Loves Raymond


was released on September 13, 1996,

and ran for nine seasons until May 16, 2005.


One of my very favorite 'go to' shows.

Most times my hubby and I laugh so hard when watching we can't breathe.

Sign of a totally wicked great show!

Cast:
Ray Romano, Patricia Heaton, Brad Garrett, Doris Roberts, Peter Boyle, Monica Horan, Madylin Sweeten, Sawyer Sweeten, Sullivan Sweeten, Katherine Helmond, Philip Rosenthal, Robert Culp, Chris Elliott, Fred Willard, Kevin James, Fred Stoller, Jon Manfrellotti, Amy Aquino, Andy Kindler, Bob Odenkirk, Tom McGowan, Skyler Gisondo, Charles Durning, Julie Hagerty, Len Lesser, Victor Raider-Wexler, Dave Mallow, Sarah Rush, Alex Meneses, Sherri Shepherd, Tina Arning, Stephanie Courtney, Sam Anderson.