Born on this day – Walter Futter:

Walter Futter

Director

Producer

January 2, 1900 – March 3, 1958

Credits:

Amazing Monsieur Fabre (1951); White Sails (1941); The Westland Case (1937); Dark Sands (1937); Cavalcade of the West (1936); The Riding Avenger (1936); Feud of the West (1936); Lucky Terror (1936); Call Me Co-Ed (1935); Swifty (1935); Hong Kong Nights (1935); Frontier Justice (1935); Laughing with Medbury at Strange Companionships (1935); Laughing with Medbury in the Old Days (1935); Laughing with Medbury in Hollywood (1935); Among the Latins (1934); Among the Cocoons (1934); Laughing with Medbury Around Malaysia (1934); Laughing with Medbury in the Arctic (1934); Laughing with Medbury in Ethiopia (1934); Love Past Thirty (1934); Laughing with Medbury on Voodoo Island (1933); Laughing with Medbury in Mandalay (1933); India Speaks (1933); Among the Great Open Faces (1932); Laughing with Medbury in Death Valley (1932); Laughing with Medbury in Abyssinia (1932); Walter Futter's Curiosities (No 227) (1931); Walter Futter's Curosities (No. 228) (1931); Walter Futter's Curiosities (No 226) (1931); Walter Futter's Curiosities (No 225) (1931); Walter Futter's Curiosities (No 224) (1931); Walter Futter's Curiosities (No 223) (1931); Walter Futter's Curiosities (No 222) (1931); Walter Futter's Curiosities (No 221) (1931); Walter Futter's Curiosities (No 220) (1931); Walter Futter's Curiosities (No 219) (1931); Walter Futter's Curiosities (No 216) (1931); Walter Futter's Curiosities (No 217) (1931); Walter Futter's Curiosities (No 213) (1930); Walter Futter's Curiosities (No 215) (1930); Walter Futter's Curiosities (No 214) (1930); Walter Futter's Curiosities (1930); Africa Speaks! (1930); Just for Art (1928); All Bear (1928); Penny Postals (1928); Mother Bird (1928); Rubbernecking (1928); New York's Sweetheart (1928); Odds and Ends (1928); Lovingly Yours (1927); For Men Only (1927); Back Home (1927); Holly Nuts (1927); Traveling at Home (1927); Pick a Pet (1927); Mystic India (1927); Growing Money (1927); Odd Jobs (1927); Fiddlesticks (1927); Highlights (1927); Nic-Nax (1926); Then and Nows (1926); Whatnots (1926); Rare Bits (1926); All Star Freaks (1926).

Born on this day – Lew Landers:

Lew Landers

Director

Actor

January 2, 1901 – December 16, 1962

Credits:

Terrified (1962); Bat Masterson (1959–1961); Sugarfoot (1960–1961); The Case of the Dangerous Robin (1961); Maverick (1959–1960); Bronco (1960); The Alaskans (1960); Colt .45 (1960); Cheyenne (1960); Tombstone Territory (1959–1960); Highway Patrol (1955–1959); Mackenzie's Raiders (1958–1959); The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (1956–1959); Rescue 8 (1959); Hot Rod Gang (1958); Harbor Command (1957–1958); Casey Jones (1957–1958); Adventures of Superman (1958); Tales of the Texas Rangers (1955–1957); Dr. Christian (1957); Circus Boy (1957); Whirlybirds (1957); I Led 3 Lives (1953–1956); Savage Fury (1956); The Cruel Tower (1956); Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers (1956); Passport to Danger (1956); Scattergood Baines (1955); Science Fiction Theatre (1955); Topper (1954–1955); Meet Corliss Archer (1954); Mr. & Mrs. North (1952–1954); Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl (1954); The Cisco Kid (1953–1954); Your Favorite Story (1953–1954); Terry and the Pirates (1952–1953); Captain John Smith and Pocahontas (1953); Your Jeweler's Showcase (1953); Run for the Hills (1953); The Files of Jeffrey Jones (1952–1953); Man in the Dark (1953); The Ford Television Theatre (1953); Tangier Incident (1953); The Adventures of Kit Carson (1951–1953); Torpedo Alley (1952); Arctic Flight (1952); Schlitz Playhouse (1952); California Conquest (1952); Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land (1952); Aladdin and His Lamp (1952); The Bogus Green (1951); The Magic Carpet (1951); Jungle Manhunt (1951); Hurricane Island (1951); The Big Gusher (1951); When the Redskins Rode (1951); A Yank in Korea (1951); Blue Blood (1951); Revenue Agent (1950); Last of the Buccaneers (1950); Chain Gang (1950); State Penitentiary (1950); Beauty on Parade (1950); Dynamite Pass (1950); Tyrant of the Sea (1950); Girls' School (1950); Davy Crockett, Indian Scout (1950); Barbary Pirate (1949); Air Hostess (1949); Stagecoach Kid (1949); I Found a Dog (1949); Law of the Barbary Coast (1949); Public Prosecutor (1947–1948); Adventures of Gallant Bess (1948); Inner Sanctum (1948); My Dog Rusty (1948); Doctor Jim (1947); Devil Ship (1947); My Pal (1947); The Son of Rusty (1947); Under the Tonto Rim (1947); Thunder Mountain (1947); Seven Keys to Baldpate (1947); Danger Street (1947); Death Valley (1946); Harry Cording, William Gargan, Phillip Reed, and Jean Rogers in Hot Cargo (1946); The Truth About Murder (1946); The Mask of Diijon (1946); Tokyo Rose (1946); A Close Call for Boston Blackie (1946); Follow That Woman (1945); The Enchanted Forest (1945); The Windjammer (1945); Shadow of Terror (1945); Arson Squad (1945); Secrets of a Sorority Girl (1945); Trouble Chasers (1945); The Power of the Whistler (1945); Crime, Inc. (1945); I'm from Arkansas (1944); Black Arrow (1944); Swing in the Saddle (1944); U-Boat Prisoner (1944); Stars on Parade (1944); The Black Parachute (1944); Two-Man Submarine (1944); The Ghost That Walks Alone (1944); Cowboy Canteen (1944); The Deerslayer (1943); The Return of the Vampire (1943); Doughboys in Ireland (1943); Redhead from Manhattan (1943); Murder in Times Square (1943); After Midnight with Boston Blackie (1943); Power of the Press (1943); Junior Army (1942); Stand by All Networks (1942); The Boogie Man Will Get You (1942); Smith of Minnesota (1942); Sabotage Squad (1942); Atlantic Convoy (1942); Submarine Raider (1942); Not a Ladies' Man (1942); Alias Boston Blackie (1942); Canal Zone (1942); The Man Who Returned to Life (1942); Cadets on Parade (1942); Harvard, Here I Come! (1941); The Stork Pays Off (1941); Mystery Ship (1941); I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island (1941); The Singing Hill (1941); Back in the Saddle (1941); Ridin' on a Rainbow (1941); Lucky Devils (1941); Slightly Tempted (1940); Girl from Havana (1940); Sing, Dance, Plenty Hot (1940); Wagons Westward (1940); La Conga Nights (1940); Ski Patrol (1940); Enemy Agent (1940); Honeymoon Deferred (1940); Bad Lands (1939); Conspiracy (1939); The Girl and the Gambler (1939); Fixer Dugan (1939); Twelve Crowded Hours (1939); Pacific Liner (1939); Annabel Takes a Tour (1938); The Affairs of Annabel (1938); Smashing the Rackets (1938); Sky Giant (1938); Blind Alibi (1938); Law of the Underworld (1938); Condemned Women (1938); Double Danger (1938); Crashing Hollywood (1938); Danger Patrol (1937); Living on Love (1937); Flight from Glory (1937); Border Cafe (1937); You Can't Buy Luck (1937); The Man Who Found Himself (1937); They Wanted to Marry (1937); Night Waitress (1936); Without Orders (1936); Parole! (1936); The Adventures of Frank Merriwell (1936); Stormy (1935); The Raven (1935); The Call of the Savage (1935); Rustlers of Red Dog (1935); Tailspin Tommy (1934); The Red Rider (1934); The Vanishing Shadow (1934); The Escape (1914); Admission -- Two Pins (1914); The Escape (1913).

Born on this day – Edith North Johnson:

Edith North Johnson

Blues singer

Pianist

Songwriter

January 2, 1903 – February 28, 1988

Born on this day – Anna Lee:

Anna Lee

Actress

Singer

January 2, 1913 – May 14, 2004

Credits:

General Hospital (1979–2003); Port Charles (2000); What Can I Do? (1994); Beverly Hills Brats (1989); Beverly Hills Brats (1989); Listen to Me (1989); Beyond the Next Mountain (1987); The Right Hand Man (1987); Glitter (1985); Scruples (1980); B.J. and the Bear (1979); The Night Rider (1979); Legend of the Northwest (1978); The Beasts Are on the Streets (1978); Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (1977); Eleanor and Franklin (1976); Mannix (1968–1974); The F.B.I. (1973); My Darling Daughters' Anniversary (1973); The Streets of San Francisco (1973); Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law (1973); The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie (1972); The Bold Ones: The Senator (1970); Mission: Impossible (1970); Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1969); The Outcasts (1969); Star! (1968); Gunsmoke (1967); The Felony Squad (1967); Family Affair (1967); In Like Flint (1967); This Is the Life (1966); Picture Mommy Dead (1966); My Three Sons (1960); 7 Women (1965); Daniel Boone (1965); The Sound of Music (1965); Mr. Novak (1965); Combat! (1965); The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964); For Those Who Think Young (1964); Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1964); The Movie Maker (1964); The Prize (1963); The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1963); Dr. Kildare (1963); McHale's Navy (1962); Perry Mason (1962); What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962); Jack the Giant Killer (1962); Checkmate (1962); The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962); 77 Sunset Strip (1962); Two Rode Together (1961); Lock Up (1960–1961); Maverick (1961); Hawaiian Eye (1959–1960); Wagon Train (1960); The Barbara Stanwyck Show (1960); The Loretta Young Show (1959–1960); The Big Night (1960); One Step Beyond (1960); Jet Over the Atlantic (1959); The Crimson Kimono (1959); This Earth Is Mine (1959); The Horse Soldiers (1959); The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen (1959); Peter Gunn (1958); The Last Hurrah (1958); Studio One (1951–1958); Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958); Gideon of Scotland Yard (1958); The Charles Farrell Show (1956); Your Play Time (1955); The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (1955); Where's Raymond? (1955); Armstrong Circle Theatre (1954); Kraft Theatre (1950–1952); Robert Montgomery Presents (1950–1952); Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (1952); A Date with Judy (1951); The Web (1950–1951); The Ford Theatre Hour (1950–1951); Lux Video Theatre (1951); Somerset Maugham TV Theatre (1950); The Clock (1950); Prison Warden (1949); Best Man Wins (1948); Fort Apache (1948); High Conquest (1947); The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947); G.I. War Brides (1946); Bedlam (1946); Summer Storm (1944); Flesh and Fantasy (1943); Hangmen Also Die! (1943); Forever and a Day (1943); Commandos Strike at Dawn (1942); Flying Tigers (1942); How Green Was My Valley (1941); My Life with Caroline (1941); Seven Sinners (1940); Return to Yesterday (1940); Young Man's Fancy (1939); The Secret Four (1939); Hollywood Picnic (1937); Non-Stop New York (1937); King Solomon's Mines (1937); You're in the Army Now (1937); The Man Who Lived Again (1936); Queen of Hearts (1936); First a Girl (1935); The Passing of the Third Floor Back (1935); Heat Wave (1935); The Camels Are Coming (1934); Lucky Loser (1934); Rolling in Money (1934); Faces (1934); Mannequin (1933); Chelsea Life (1933); The Bermondsey Kid (1933); Mayfair Girl (1933); Yes, Mr. Brown (1933); The King's Cup (1933); Say It with Music (1932); His Lordship (1932); Ebb Tide (1932).

Born on this day – Vivi Gioi:

Vivi Gioi

Actress

January 2, 1917 – July 12, 1975

Credits:

Il baco da seta (1974); Dio non paga il sabato (1967); Il processo di Verona (1963); Farse d'altri tempi (1959); Festival della famiglia Gurgià (1958); Vento notturno (1958); Rice Girl (1956); Io sono Gionata Scrivener (1955); Stasera a Samarcanda (1954); Senza bandiera (1951); La portatrice di pane (1950); Women Without Names (1950); Mistress of the Mountains (1950); The Earth Cries Out (1949); Tragic Hunt (1947); Il marito povero (1946); La casa senza tempo (1945); Tutta la città canta (1945); Service de nuit (1944); ...und die Musik spielt dazu (1943); Harlem (1943); Cortocircuito (1943); Lascia cantare il cuore (1943); Piazza San Sepolcro (1942); Bengasi (1942); Giungla (1942); First Love (1941); L'amante segreta (1941); L'attore scomparso (1941); Il pozzo dei miracoli (1941); La canzone rubata (1940); Dopo divorzieremo (1940); Cento lettere d'amore (1940); Alessandro sei grande! (1940); Red Roses (1940); Vento di milioni (1940); Mille chilometri al minuto! (1939); Frenzy (1939); Bionda sotto chiave (1939); Il signor Max (1937); Ma non è una cosa seria (1936).

Born on this day – Charles Willeford:

Charles Willeford

Writer

January 2, 1919 – March 27, 1988

Credits:

Miami Blues (1984); New Hope for the Dead (1985); Sideswipe (1987); The Way We Die Now (1988); High Priest of California (1953); Pick Up (1954); Wild Wives (1956); The Black Mass of Brother Springer (aka Honey Gal) (1958); Lust Is a Woman (aka Made in Miami) (1958); The Woman Chaser (1960); Deliver Me from Dallas (aka The Whip Hand) (1961); Understudy for Death (1961); Cockfighter (1962); No Experience Necessary (1962); The Hombre From Sonora (aka The Difference) (1971); The Burnt Orange Heresy (1971); Kiss Your Ass Goodbye (1987); The Shark Infested Custard (1993); The Machine in Ward Eleven (1963); Everybody's Metamorphosis (1988); Crime Novels: American Noir of the 1950s (1997); The Second Half of the Double Feature (2003); Poontang (poems) (2011); The Ordainment of Brother Springer (play) (2009); The Old Man at the Bridge (2009); Strange (2011); Sentences (2013); Off the Wall (1980); Something About a Soldier (1986); New Forms of Ugly (1987); I Was Looking for a Street (1988); Cockfighter Journal (1989); The Collected Memoirs of Charles Willeford (2000); Writing and Other Blood Sports (2000); Wild Wives / High Priest of California (1956); Charles Willeford Omnibus (1991).

Born on this day – David McKee:

David McKee

Writer

Director

January 2, 1935 – April 6, 2022

Credits:
 
Books:

123456789 Benn (1970); Bronto's Wings (1964); Charlotte's Piggy Bank (1996); Denver (2010); Elmer (1989); Elmer Again (1991); Elmer and Butterfly (2002); Elmer and Grandpa Eldo (2001); Elmer and the Hippos (2003); Elmer and the Lost Teddy (1999); Elmer and the Stranger (2000); Elmer and the Wind (1997); Elmer and Wilbur (1994); Elmer in the Snow (1995); Elmer on Stilts (1993); Elmer Plays Hide and Seek (1998); Elmer's Concert (2001); Elmer's New Friend (2002); Elmer's Walk (2018); I Hate My Teddybear (1983); Isabel's Noisy Tummy (1994); King Rollo and the birthday (1979); King Rollo and the bread (1979); King Rollo and the Letter (1984); King Rollo and the new shoes (1979); King Rollo and the New Stockings (2001); Look! There's Elmer (2000); Mary's Secret (1999); Mr Benn – Gladiator (2001); Not Now, Bernard (1980); Prince Peter and the Teddy Bear (1997); Six Men (1972, 2011); Snow Woman (1987); The Adventures of Charmin the Bear (2003); The Conquerors (2004); The Elmer Pop up Book (1996); The Hill and the Rock (1984); The Magician and the Sorcerer (1974); The Monster and the Teddy Bear (1989); The Poor Farmer and the Robber Knights (1969); The Sad Story of Veronica (1987); The School Bus Comes At 8 O’clock (1993); Tusk Tusk (1978); Two Can Toucan (1964); Two Can Toucan (1985); Two Monsters (1985); Who is Mrs. Green? (2003); Who's a Clever Baby Then? (1988); Zebra's Hiccups (1991).

Movies and television:

50 Greatest Kids Shows (2013); Anytime Tales (1991); Breakfast (2005); CBeebies Bedtime Story (2011–2015); Children's TV on Trial (2007); Greenback Hill (1974); Immer Elmar (2008); Jackanory (1984); King Rollo (1980); Mr Benn (1971–2005); NBeebies Bedtime Story (2011); Ric the Raven (1989–1991); Spot's Magical Christmas (1995); The 100 Greatest Kids TV Shows (2001); The Adventures of Spot (1987); Towser (1982); Victor & Maria (1983); Words and Pictures (1983).