Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Born on this day – Theresa Harris:

 

Theresa Harris


Actress

Singer

Dancer

December 31, 1906 – October 8, 1985

Credits:
These Amazing Shadows (2011); The Gift of Love (1958); How to Marry a Millionaire (1957); Spoilers of the Forest (1957); Chevron Hall of Stars (1956); Back from Eternity (1956); Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1956); The Amos 'n Andy Show (1955); The Loretta Young Show (1954); Lux Video Theatre (1954); The French Line (1953); Here Come the Girls (1953); Your Jeweler's Showcase (1953); Small Town Girl (1953); Angel Face (1952); The Company She Keeps (1951); Al Jennings of Oklahoma (1951); Grounds for Marriage (1951); And Baby Makes Three (1949); Tension (1949); The File on Thelma Jordon (1949); The Doctor and the Girl (1949); Neptune's Daughter (1949); Alias Nick Beal (1949); The Velvet Touch (1948); The Big Clock (1948); The Lady from Shanghai (1947); Out of the Past (1947); Merton of the Movies (1947); Miracle on 34th Street (1947); Hit Parade of 1947 (1947); Swingtime Jamboree (1946); Three Little Girls in Blue (1946); Smooth as Silk (1946); Miss Susie Slagle's (1946); The Dolly Sisters (1945); Men in Her Diary (1945); Strange Illusion (1945); What's Buzzin', Cousin? (1943); I Walked with a Zombie (1943); Cat People (1942); Tough As They Come (1942); Sing Your Worries Away (1942); Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941); Our Wife (1941); Blossoms in the Dust (1941); The Flame of New Orleans (1941); Sis Hopkins (1941); Love Thy Neighbor (1940); Santa Fe Trail (1940); Buck Benny Rides Again (1940); City of Chance (1940); RCA Television Exhibit at New York Worlds Fair (1939); One Hour to Live (1939); The Women (1939); Tell No Tales (1939); Passport Husband (1938); The Toy Wife (1938); Jezebel (1938); Big Town Girl (1937); Gangsters on the Loose (1937); The Lady Escapes (1937); Charlie Chan at the Olympics (1937); Banjo on My Knee (1936); 15 Maiden Lane (1936); The Green Pastures (1936); Strike Me Pink (1936); In Person (1935); Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935); Go Into Your Dance (1935); Desirable (1934); Black Moon (1934); Operator 13 (1934); A Duke for a Day (1934); Drums o' Voodoo (1934); Finishing School (1934); Sleepers East (1934); A Modern Hero (1934); Success at Any Price (1934); Flying Down to Rio (1933); Roman Scandals (1933); The Worst Woman in Paris? (1933); Blood Money (1933); Broadway Thru a Keyhole (1933); Penthouse (1933); Morning Glory (1933); Mary Stevens, M.D. (1933); Baby Face (1933); Hold Your Man (1933); Private Detective 62 (1933); Professional Sweetheart (1933); Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933); 42nd Street (1933); Grand Slam (1933); The Half-Naked Truth (1932); The Sport Parade (1932); Night After Night (1932); Faithless (1932); Free Wheeling (1932); Horse Feathers (1932); Week Ends Only (1932); Merrily We Go to Hell (1932); Union Depot (1932); Arrowsmith (1931); The Road to Reno (1931); Morocco (1930); The Lady Fare (1929); Thunderbolt (1929).

Born on this day – Charles Lederer:


Charles Lederer


Writer

Director

December 31, 1910 – March 5, 1976

Credits:
Ocean's Eleven (2001); Kiss of Death (1995); Kismet (1967); Destry (1964); A Global Affair (1964); Mutiny on the Bounty (1962); Follow That Dream (1962); Ocean's Eleven (1960); Can-Can (1960); It Started with a Kiss (1959); Never Steal Anything Small (1959); The Fiend Who Walked the West (1958); Tip on a Dead Jockey (1957); Matinee Theatre (1957); The Spirit of St. Louis (1957); Gaby (1956); Kismet (1955); TV de Vanguarda (1955); Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953); Monkey Business (1952); Fearless Fagan (1952); O. Henry's Full House (1952); The Thing from Another World (1951); On the Loose (1951); Wabash Avenue (1950); Red, Hot and Blue (1949); I Was a Male War Bride (1949); The Lady from Shanghai (1947); Her Husband's Affairs (1947); Ride the Pink Horse (1947); Kiss of Death (1947); Slightly Dangerous (1943); The Youngest Profession (1943); Fingers at the Window (1942); Love Crazy (1941); Comrade X (1940); I Love You Again (1940); His Girl Friday (1940); Eternally Yours (1939); Broadway Serenade (1939); Within the Law (1939); Double or Nothing (1937); Mountain Music (1937); Baby Face Harrington (1935); Cock of the Air (1932); The Front Page (1931).

Born on this day – Roy Rowland:

 

Roy Rowland


Director

December 31, 1910 – June 29, 1995


Born on this day – Janet Chandler:


Janet Chandler


Actress

Model

December 31, 1911 – March 16, 1994

Credits:
Rough Riding Ranger (1935); Now or Never (1935); Million Dollar Haul (1935); The Drunkard (1935); Cyclone of the Saddle (1935); Cowboy Holiday (1934); The Great Gamble (1934); Born to Fight (1932); The Golden West (1932); She Wanted a Millionaire (1932); Inez from Hollywood (1924); The Three Musketeers (1921).

Born on this day – Arletta Duncan:


Arletta Duncan


Actress

December 31, 1914 – October 28, 1985

Credits:
Damaged Goods (1937); Mile a Minute Love (1937); Hook and Ladder (1935); Menace (1934); Unknown Blonde (1934); The Gallant Fool (1933); The Fighting Champ (1932); Back Street (1932); Fast Companions (1932); Night World (1932); Frankenstein (1931).

Born on this day – Suzy Delair:


Suzy Delair


Actress

Singer

Dancer

Comedian

Vaudevillian

December 31, 1917 – March 15, 2020

Credits:

Acteur studio (1986); Adieux de Tabarin (1966); Aimer, rire et chanter: Jacques Offenbach (1957); Antenne 2 Midi (1981); Au cinéma ce soir (1970–1971); Au théâtre ce soir (1974); Aujourd'hui Madame (1970); Botta e risposta (1950); Casanova (1934); Champs-Elysées (1989); Copie conforme (1947); Daisy Jones & The Six (2023); Dédé (1934); Défense d'aimer (1942); Du mouron pour les petits oiseaux (1963); Emily in Paris (2020); Ferdinand le noceur (1935); Fernandel the Dressmaker (1956); Gervaise (1956); Henri-Georges Clouzot: Le tyran éclairé (2004); Ici Paris (1947); Is Paris Burning? (1966); Jenny Lamour (1947); La crise est finie (1934); La dame de chez Maxim's (1933); La joie de vivre (1953–1970); La vie de bohème (1945); Lady Paname (1950); L'âge vermeil (1984); L'argent par les fenêtres (1972); Le bal des Petits Lits blancs (1949); Le dernier des six (1941); Le fil à la patte (1954); Le manège des amoureux (1965); Le mythomane (1981); Le palmarès des chansons (1965); Le palmarès des chansons (1966); Les créatures du bon Dieu (1967); Les régates de San Francisco (1960); Les soeurs Hortensia (1935); L'or dans la rue (1934); Lost Souvenirs (1950); Mardi cinema (1987); Oublie-moi, Mandoline (1976); Par la fenêtre (1948); Poliche (1934); Prends la route (1936); Professeur Cupidon (1933); Rocco and His Brothers (1960); The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob (1973); The Murderer Lives at Number 21 (1942); Touchons du bois (1933); Toute la chanson (1961); Trente-Six Chandelles (1957–1958); Trois... six... neuf (1937); Un caprice de la Pompadour (1931); Utopia (1950); Violettes impériales (1932); White Paws (1949).

Born on this day – Rex Allen:


Rex Allen


Actor

Singer

Songwriter

December 31, 1920 – December 17, 1999