Born on this day – Frances Sternhagen:

Frances Sternhagen

Actress

January 13, 1930 – November 27, 2023

Credits:

And So It Goes (2014); The Closer (2006–2012); Pearl (2012); Parenthood (2012); Dolphin Tale (2011); Julie & Julia (2009); The Mist (2007); Becker (2004); ER (1997–2003); Sex and the City (2000–2002); The Simpsons (2002); Highway (2002); The Laramie Project (2002); Landfall (2001); The Rising Place (2001); Midnight Gospel (2000); It All Came True (1998); To Live Again (1998); The Con (1998); Law & Order (1991–1997); The Outer Limits (1995); Reunion (1994); The Road Home (1994); Labor of Love: The Arlette Schweitzer Story (1993); Cheers (1986–1993); Raising Cain (1992); Tales from the Crypt (1992); She Woke Up (1992); Walking the Dog (1991); Golden Years (1991); Doc Hollywood (1991); The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd (1991); Misery (1990); Sibling Rivalry (1990); Follow Your Heart (1990); Communion (1989); See You in the Morning (1989); Bright Lights, Big City (1988); Once Again (1987); At Mother's Request (1987); Resting Place (1986); Spencer (1985); The Dining Room (1984); Prototype (1983); Romantic Comedy (1983); Independence Day (1983); Outland (1981); The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg (1980); Mother and Daughter: The Loving War (1980); Starting Over (1979); Who'll Save Our Children? (1978); Fedora (1978); The Andros Targets (1977); The American Parade (1975); Great Performances (1972–1974); Two People (1973); The Hospital (1971); NET Playhouse (1964); The Doctors (1963); New York Television Theatre (1965); The Tiger Makes Out (1967); Up the Down Staircase (1967); Soldier in Love (1967); For the People (1965); Profiles in Courage (1964); Another World (1964); The Defenders (1964); The Doctors and the Nurses (1962); The Broadway of Lerner and Loewe (1962); Play of the Week (1959–1961); Goodyear Playhouse (1957); Studio One (1956–1957); Omnibus (1956); Producers' Showcase (1955); The Secret Storm (1954); Love of Life (1951).

Born on this day – Leonora Ruffo:

 

Leonora Ruffo

Actress

January 13, 1935 – May 25, 2007

Credits:

A Woman on Fire! (1969); Amori di mezzo secolo / Segment: L'amore romantic (1954); Aprite: Polizia (1958); Ciao, pais... (1956); Due selvaggi a corte (1959); Giallo club - Invito al poliziesco (1960); Gli amanti di Ravello (1951); Goliath and the Dragon (1960); Goliath and the Vampires (1961); Hercules in the Haunted World (1961); I Vitelloni (1953); Le avventure di Nicola Nickleby (1958); Le meravigliose avventure di Guerrin Meschino (1952); Ricordami (1955); Sergente d'ispezione (1958); Star Pilot (1966); Sword Without a Country (1961); The Black Devil (1957); The Queen of Sheba (1952); The Widower (1959); Time and Place for Killing (1968); Un dollaro di fifa (1960).

Born on this day – Richard Moll:

Richard Moll

Actor

January 13, 1943 – October 26, 2023

Born on this day – Kim Manners:

Kim Manners

Producer

Director

Actor

January 13, 1951 – January 25, 2009

Credits:

21 Jump Street (1987–1990); Alaska (2003); Automan (1983–1984); Baywatch (1989); Booker (1989–1990); Breaking Bad (2009); Broken Badges (1990); Can't Be Stopped (2022); Charlie's Angels (1977–1981); Delta County, U.S.A. (1977); Divorce Wars: A Love Story (1982); Empire (2005); Finder of Lost Loves (1985); Fortune Hunter (1995); Greyhounds (1994); Halls of Anger (1970); Hardcastle and McCormick (1985–1986); Harsh Realm (2000); Hart to Hart (1981); Hawaiian Heat (1984); Headmaster (1970); Hunter (1986–1987); Implanted Memories: 25 Years of the X-Files (2018); J.J. Starbuck (1987–1988); K-9000 (1990); Kate McShane (1975); Locusts (1974); M.A.N.T.I.S. (1994–1995); Matt Houston (1982–1985); Mission: Impossible (1988); Over There (2005); Paradise (1988); Riptide (1985–1986); Scared Silly (1982); Sidekicks (1986–1987); Simon & Simon (1984–1986); Sledge Hammer! (1986); Star Trek: The Next Generation (1988); Stingray (1986–1987); Street Hawk (1985); Supernatural (2005–2009); The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage (1991); The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1993–1994); The Cigarette Smoking Man Revealed (1999); The Commish (1991–1994); The Hat Squad (1992–1993); The Killer Who Wouldn't Die (1976); The Pride of Jesse Hallam (1981); The Return of Mod Squad (1979); The Unseen (2016); The Users (1978); The X-Files (1995–2004); Valdez Is Coming (1971); Wiseguy (1988).

Born on this day – Silvana Gallardo:

Silvana Gallardo

Actress

Producer

Director

January 13, 1953 – January 2, 2012

Credits:

21 Jump Street (1987–1990); Alaska (2003); Automan (1983–1984); Baywatch (1989); Booker (1989–1990); Breaking Bad (2009); Broken Badges (1990); Can't Be Stopped (2022); Charlie's Angels (1977–1981); Delta County, U.S.A. (1977); Divorce Wars: A Love Story (1982); Empire (2005); Finder of Lost Loves (1985); Fortune Hunter (1995); Greyhounds (1994); Halls of Anger (1970); Hardcastle and McCormick (1985–1986); Harsh Realm (2000); Hart to Hart (1981); Hawaiian Heat (1984); Headmaster (1970); Hunter (1986–1987); Implanted Memories: 25 Years of the X-Files (2018); J.J. Starbuck (1987–1988); K-9000 (1990); Kate McShane (1975); Locusts (1974); M.A.N.T.I.S. (1994–1995); Matt Houston (1982–1985); Mission: Impossible (1988); Over There (2005); Paradise (1988); Riptide (1985–1986); Scared Silly (1982); Sidekicks (1986–1987); Simon & Simon (1984–1986); Sledge Hammer! (1986); Star Trek: The Next Generation (1988); Stingray (1986–1987); Street Hawk (1985); Supernatural (2005–2009); The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage (1991); The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1993–1994); The Cigarette Smoking Man Revealed (1999); The Commish (1991–1994); The Hat Squad (1992–1993); The Killer Who Wouldn't Die (1976); The Pride of Jesse Hallam (1981); The Return of Mod Squad (1979); The Unseen (2016); The Users (1978); The X-Files (1995–2004); Valdez Is Coming (1971); Wiseguy (1988).

On this day in movie history - Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)

Bad Day at Black Rock

directed by John Sturges,

written by Millard Kaufman and Don McGuire,

was released in the United States on January 13, 1955.

Based on the short story Bad Time at Honda by Howard Breslin,

published in The American Magazine (1947).

Music by André Previn.

Cast:

Spencer Tracy, Robert Ryan, Anne Francis, Dean Jagger, Walter Brennan, John Ericson, Ernest Borgnine, Lee Marvin, Russell Collins, Walter Sande, Walter Beaver, Billy Dix, Mickey Little, K.L. Smith, Robert Griffin, Harry Harvey, Bobby Johnson, Francis McDonald.

On this day in movie history - The Cowboys (1972)

The Cowboys

directed by Mark Rydell,

written by Irving Ravetch, Harriet Frank Jr. and William Dale Jennings,

based on the novel by William Dale Jennings,

was released in the United States on January 13, 1972.

Music by John Williams.

Cast:

John Wayne, Roscoe Lee Browne, Bruce Dern, Colleen Dewhurst, Alfred Barker Jr., Nicolas Beauvy, Steve Benedict, Robert Carradine, Norman Howell, Stephen R. Hudis, Sean Kelly, A. Martinez, Clay O’Brien, Sam O’Brien, Mike Pyeatt, Slim Pickens, Lonny Chapman, Charles Tyner, Sarah Cunningham, Allyn Ann McLerie, Matt Clark, Jerry Gatlin, Walter Scott, Richard Farnsworth, Wallace Brooks, Charise Cullin, Collette Poeppel, Norman Howell Sr., Rita Hudis, Margaret Kelly, Larry Randles, Larry Finley, Jim Burk, Fred Brookfield, Tap Canutt, Chuck Courtney, Gary Epper, Tony Epper, Kent Hays, Glenn Randall Jr., Henry Wills, Joe Yrigoyen, Ivan Brutsche, Ralph Volkie.