Born on this day – Lorey Sebastian:

Lorey Sebastian

Photographer

January 7, 1944 – May 9, 2022

Credits:

Hell or High Water (2016); A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014); 50 to 1 (2014); Frank (2014); Building Vegas (2013); As Cool as I Am (2013); Tiger Eyes (2012); Fright Night (2011); The Resident (2011); True Grit (2010); Passion Play (2010); The Killer Inside Me (2010); Crazy Heart (2009); Brothers (2009); Carriers (2009); Spoken Word (2009); Appaloosa (2008); Redbelt (2008); Living Hell (2008); In the Valley of Elah (2007); In the Land of Women (2007); Wild Hogs (2007); Bordertown (2007); Seraphim Falls (2006); Relative Strangers (2006); Even Money (2006); Big Love (2006); Mrs. Harris (2005); Havoc (2005); The Amateurs (2005); The Last Shot (2004); Crash (2004); Spartan (2004); The Clearing (2004); Carnivàle (2003); 11:14 (2003); Masked and Anonymous (2003); A Decade Under the Influence (2003); The United States of Leland (2003); The Singing Detective (2003); Moonlight Mile (2002); I Am Sam (2001); Blow (2001); Avant Feat. Keke Wyatt: My First Love (2000); The Cell (2000); If These Walls Could Talk 2 (2000); Anywhere But Here (1999); Simpatico (1999); American Beauty (1999); Winchell (1998); The Parent Trap (1998); Slums of Beverly Hills (1998); Twilight (1998); Mousehunt (1997); Commandments (1997); Volcano (1997); Head Above Water (1996); Ransom (1996); Flirting with Disaster (1996); The Birdcage (1996); Beautiful Girls (1996); Three Wishes (1995); To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995); Smoke (1995); Safe Passage (1994); Imaginary Crimes (1994); The Favor (1994); Blank Check (1994); Flesh and Bone (1993); Mariah Carey: Hero (1993); Dangerous Game (1993); American Playhouse (1992); Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992); Boris and Natasha (1992); The Player (1992); Rush (1991); Late for Dinner (1991); White Palace (1990); Q&A (1990); Crazy People (1990); Communion (1989); Limit Up (1989); The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989); Lost Angels (1989); Far North (1988); Earth Girls Are Easy (1988); Pumpkinhead (1988); A Time of Destiny (1988); Tapeheads (1988); Best Seller (1987); House of Games (1987); Tin Men (1987); Slow Burn (1986); Violets Are Blue... (1986); The Money Pit (1986); St. Elmo's Fire (1985); Falling in Love (1984); Iceman (1984); Daniel (1983); Lovesick (1983); The King of Comedy (1982); Author! Author! (1982); Neighbors (1981); So Fine (1981); Boardwalk (1979); Acting Out (1978); Between the Lines (1977).

Born on this day – Chuck Connelly:

Chuck Connelly

Painter

January 7, 1955 – April 13, 2025

Credits:

Movies and television:

Chuck Connelly: Into the Light (2021); New York Stories / Segment: Life Lessons (1989); The Art of Failure: Chuck Connelly Not for Sale (2008).

Born on this day – Jacob Ericksson:

 

Jacob Ericksson

Actor

January 7, 1967 – October 17, 2025

Credits:

27 sekundmeter snö (2005); A Thousand Times Stronger (2010); Adam & Eva (1997); All Inclusive (2017); Allt och lite till (2004); Änglavakt (2010); Before We Die (2017–2019); Blindgångare (2005); Box 21 (2020); Brothers: The Return (2006); Brott§våg (2000); Coachen (2005); Crimes of Passion: Tragedy in a Country Churchyard (2013); Death of a Pilgrim (2013); Den fjärde mannen (2014–2015); Det blir aldrig som man tänkt sig (2000); Detta har hänt (1997); En på miljonen (1995); Ett litet rött paket (1999); Gisslan (1996); Glappet (1997); God jul (1999); Guds tre flickor (2009–2010); Höök (2008); I skuggan av våldet (2004); Iscariot (2008); Jakten på en mördare (1999); Kvinnan i det låsta rummet (1998); Längtans blåa blomma (1998); LasseMajas detektivbyrå - Kameleontens hämnd (2008); LasseMajas detektivbyrå (2006); Lilla aktuellt (1999); Livet i Fagervik (2008); Lust (2022); Millennium (2010); Miss Friman's War (2015); Molanders (2013); Pappas flicka (1998); Parasit-TV (2001–2002); Patrik, Age 1.5 (2008); Pip-Larssons (1998); PTV - Penetrerings-TV (1991); Rika barn leka bäst (1997); Romeo och Julia (1996); S:t Mikael: Traumaenheten (1998); Sjukan (1997); Solsidan (2019); Stackars Tom (2002); Swoon (2019); The Bomber (2001); The Days the Flowers Bloom (2019); The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (2009); The Girl Who Played with Fire (2009); The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009); The Guardian Angel (2026); The Sandhamn Murders (2020); The Unknown (2000); Those Half Hidden (2009); Tsatsiki, Mum and the Policeman (1999); Tusenbröder (2002–2007); TV-feber (2010); Världens minsta lillasyster (2002); Vi hade i alla fall tur med vädret igen! (2008); Walk the Talk (2010); Wallander (2009).

Born on this day – Esta TerBlanche:

Esta TerBlanche

Actress

Producer

January 7, 1973 – July 18, 2024

Credits:

All My Children (1997–2011); Daytime's Greatest Weddings (2004); Egoli: Place of Gold (1991); Germination (2013); Knew Amsterdam Radio (2023); K-T.V. (1990-1995); Miss Teen South Africa (1993); One on One with Jasper Cole (2021); Rooi Rose SuperModel 2004 (2004); Spin City (1997); The 15th Annual Soap Opera Digest Awards (1999); The 25th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (1998); The 26th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (1999); The 27th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (2000); The Syndicate (1995–2000); Three Thieves and a Wedding (1991); WakeUp Uncensored (2021).

On this day in movie history - City Girl (1938)

 

City Girl

directed by Alfred L. Werker,

written by Lester Ziffren, Frances Hyland and Robin Harris,

based on a story by Lester Ziffren, Frances Hyland and Robin Harris,

was released in the United States on January 7, 1938.

Music by Samuel Kaylin.

Cast:

Ricardo Cortez, Phyllis Brooks, Robert Wilcox, Douglas Fowley, Chick Chandler, Esther Muir, Adrienne Ames, Carol Adams, Irving Bacon, Lynn Bari, Brooks Benedict, Wade Boteler, Lon Chaney Jr., Chick Collins, Heinie Conklin, Edgar Dearing, Ralph Dunn, Jack Gargan, Harold Goodwin, Eddie Hart, Milton Kibbee, Charles Lane, Robert Lowery, George Lynn, George Magrill, Marjorie Main, Eddie Marr, Patsy Mitchell, King Mojave, William Newell, Carroll Nye, Lee Phelps, George Reed, Cyril Ring, Gloria Roy, Lee Shumway, Paul Stanton, Richard Terry, Charles Trowbridge, Emmett Vogan, Ben Welden, Norman Willis, Harry Worth.

On this day in movie history - King of the Underworld (1939)

King of the Underworld

directed by Lewis Seiler,

written by George Bricker and Vincent Sherman,

based on a story by W.R. Burnett,

was released in the United States on January 7, 1939.

A remake of Dr. Socrates (1935), directed by William Dieterle.

Music by Heinz Roemheld.

Cast:

Humphrey Bogart, Kay Francis, James Stephenson, John Eldredge, Jessie Busley, Arthur Aylesworth, Raymond Brown, Harland Tucker, Ralph Remley, Charley Foy, Murray Alper, Joe Devlin, Elliott Sullivan, Alan Davis, John Harmon, John Ridgely, Richard Bond, Pierre Watkin, Charles Trowbridge, Edwin Stanley, Sherwood Bailey, Clem Bevans, Sidney Bracey, Frank Bruno, Nat Carr, Glen Cavender, Edgar Dearing, Ralph Dunn, William Gould, John Harron, Lew Harvey, Herbert Heywood, Max Hoffman Jr., Stuart Holmes, Mickey Kuhn, Al Lloyd, Paul M. MacWilliams, Jack Mower, Jimmy O'Gatty, Paul Panzer, Richard Quine, John J. Richardson, Ann Robinson, Cliff Saum, Janet Shaw, Carl Stockdale, Doc Stone, Charles Sullivan, Lottie Williams, Tom Wilson.

On this day in the Star Trek universe - The Next Generation (1989) and Discovery (2018, 2021)

Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 2. Episode 5.

Episode entitled: Loud As A Whisper.

Released January 7, 1989.

Directed by Larry Shaw.

Written by Jacqueline Zambrano, Leonard Mlodinow, Scott Rubenstein.

Created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Ron Jones.

Cast:

Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Wil Wheaton, Diana Muldaur, Marnie Mosiman, Randy Oglesby, Leo Damian, Howie Seago, Colm Meaney, Richard Lavin, Chip Heller, John Robert Garrett, Michael Braveheart, Juliet Cesario, Dexter Clay, Jeffrey Deacon, Guy Vardaman.

 

Star Trek: Discovery
Season 1. Episode 10.

Episode entitled: Despite Yourself.

Released January 7, 2018.

Directed by Jonathan Frakes.

Created by Bryan Fuller, Alex Kurtzman.

Written by Sean Cochran, Bo Yeon Kim, Erika Lippoldt, Kirsten Beyer.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Jeff Russo.

Cast:

Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, Shazad Latif, Anthony Rapp, Mary Wiseman, Jason Isaacs, Wilson Cruz, Mary Chieffo, Sam Vartholomeos, Emily Coutts, Patrick Kwok-Choon, Julianne Grossman, Sara Mitich, Ali Momen, Oyin Oladejo, Ronnie Rowe Jr., Chris Violette, Romaine Waite, Demi Oliver, Shelley Owens.

 

Star Trek: Discovery
Season 3. Episode 13.

Episode entitled: That Hope Is You, Part 2.

Released January 7, 2021.

Directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi.

Created by Bryan Fuller, Alex Kurtzman.

Written by Michelle Paradise, Sean Cochran, Anthony Maranville, Chris Silvestri, Brandon Schultz.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Jeff Russo.

Cast:

Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, Anthony Rapp, Mary Wiseman, Wilson Cruz, David Ajala, Oded Fehr, Ian Alexander, Blu del Barrio, David Cronenberg, Adil Hussain, Bill Irwin, Janet Kidder, Kenneth Mitchell, Tig Notaro, Annabelle Wallis, Jake Weber, Emily Coutts, Patrick Kwok-Choon, Oyin Oladejo, Ronnie Rowe, Sara Mitich, Julianne Grossman, Avaah Blackwell, Akotene Chanoine, Raven Dauda, Farhang Ghajar, Jinny Jacinto, Vanessa Jackson, Dorren Lee, Karen Robinson, Tara Rosling, Hannah Spear, David Benjamin Tomlinson, Roy Samuelson.