Born on this day – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow:

 

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Writer

February 27, 1807 – March 24, 1882

Credits:

Aftermath (1873); Ballads and Other Poems (1841); Christus: A Mystery (1872); Coplas de Don Jorge Manrique (1833); Dante's Divine Comedy (1867); Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie (1847); Flower-de-Luce (1867); Household Poems (1865); Hyperion (1839); ; In the Harbor (1882); Kavanagh (1849); Kéramos and Other Poems (1878); Michel Angelo: A Fragment; Outre-Mer: A Pilgrimage Beyond the Sea (1835); Poems of Places (1874); Poems on Slavery (1842); Poets and Poetry of Europe (1844); Tales of a Wayside Inn (1863); The Arrow and the Song; The Belfry of Bruges and Other Poems (1845); The Courtship of Miles Standish and Other Poems (1858); The Divine Tragedy (1871); The Golden Legend (1851); The Legend of Rabbi Ben Levi (1863); The Masque of Pandora and Other Poems (1875); The New England Tragedies (1868); The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1852); The Seaside and the Fireside (1850); The Song of Hiawatha (1855); The Spanish Student (1843); The Waif (1845); Three Books of Song (1872); Ultima Thule (1880); Voices of the Night (1839).

Born on this day – William Demarest:

 

William Demarest

Actor

February 27, 1892 – December 28, 1983

Credits:

A Girl in Every Port (1928); A Million Bid (1927); A Night at Coffee Dan's (1927); A Reno Divorce (1927); A Sailor's Sweetheart (1927); A Thanksgiving Reunion with the Partridge Family and My Three Sons (1977); After Office Hours (1935); Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1958); All Through the Night (1942); All-Star Party for James Stewart (1978); Along Came Jones (1945); Amateur Night (1927); Behave Yourself! (1951); Behind the Eight Ball (1942); Ben Casey (1964); Big City (1937); Biography (1997); Blonde Trouble (1937); Bonanza (1963–1964); Bright Lights (1935); Burke's Law (1964); Celebrity Bowling (1974–1976); Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936); Christmas in July (1940); Comin' Round the Mountain (1940); Country Fair (1941); Dangerous Blondes (1943); Dangerous When Wet (1953); Diamond Jim (1935); Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (1973); Don't Tell the Wife (1937); Dr. Kildare (1964); Dressed to Kill (1941); Duffy's Tavern (1945); Easy Living (1937); Ellery Queen (1975); Escape from Fort Bravo (1953); Excuse My Dust (1951); Finger Prints (1927); Five and Ten Cent Annie (1928); Fog Over Frisco (1934); Fugitive Lady (1934); Glamour Boy (1941); Going My Way (1963); Gunfight at Black Horse Canyon (1961); Hail the Conquering Hero (1944); Hands Across the Table (1935); Hell on Frisco Bay (1955); Here Come the Girls (1953); Here's Hollywood (1961); He's a Cockeyed Wonder (1950); Hit Celebrity TV Commercials (2004); Hollywood Victory Caravan (1945); I'll Bet (1965); It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963); Jamboree (1954); Johnny Doughboy (1942); Jolson Sings Again (1949); Josette (1938); Jupiter's Darling (1955); King of the Roaring 20's: The Story of Arnold Rothstein (1961); King of the Turf (1939); KTLA Premiere (1947); Laugh It Off (1939); Life Begins at Eight-Thirty (1942); Little Men (1940); Love and Marriage (1959–1960); Love on the Run (1936); Lucy Gallant (1955); Many Happy Returns (1934); Matinee Ladies (1927); McMillan & Wife (1973–1975); Meet the Stars #6: Stars at Play (1941); Mind Your Own Business (1936); Miracles for Sale (1939); Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939); My Favorite Spy (1942); My Three Sons (1965–1972); Never a Dull Moment (1950); Night Has a Thousand Eyes (1948); Nine Girls (1944); Oh, Doctor (1937); On Our Merry Way (1948); Once Upon a Time (1944); One Wild Night (1938); Our Hearts Were Growing Up (1946); Pardon My Past (1945); Pardon My Sarong (1942); Pay as You Enter (1928); Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus (1938); Pepe (1960); Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938); Red Skelton Timex Special (1960); Red, Hot and Blue (1949); Ride on Vaquero (1941); Riding High (1950); Romance on the Run (1938); Rookies on Parade (1941); Rosalie (1937); Salty O'Rourke (1945); Screen Snapshots, Series 26, No. 4: The Skolsky Party (1946); Seeing Things (1930); Sharp Shooters (1928); Simple Sis (1927); Sincerely Yours (1955); Son of Flubber (1962); Sorrowful Jones (1949); Stage Door Canteen (1943); Studio 57 (1957); Sullivan's Travels (1941); Tales of Wells Fargo (1961–1962); Television: The First Fifty Years (1999); That Darn Cat! (1965); The 27th Annual Academy Awards (1955); The Black Diamond Express (1927); The Blazing Forest (1952); The Bush Leaguer (1927); The Butter and Egg Man (1928); The Casino Murder Case (1935); The Cowboy Quarterback (1939); The Crash (1928); The Danny Thomas Show (1957–1961); The Devil and Miss Jones (1941); The Escape (1928); The Far Horizons (1955); The Farmer's Daughter (1940 / 1964); The First Auto (1927); The First Legion (1951); The Gay Old Bird (1927); The Golden Fleecing (1940); The Gracie Allen Murder Case (1939); The Great Gambini (1937); The Great Hospital Mystery (1937); The Great Man Votes (1939); The Great McGinty (1940); The Great Moment (1944); The Great Ziegfeld (1936); The Greatest Show on Earth (1964); The Hit Parade (1937); The Jazz Singer (1927); The Jerry Lewis Show (1963); The Jolson Story (1946); The Lady Eve (1941); The Lady Wants Mink (1953); The Magical World of Disney (1980); The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story (1951); The Mike Douglas Show (1979); The Millionaire (1978); The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1943); The Mountain (1956); The Murder Man (1935); The Night Court (1927); The Palm Beach Story (1942); The Perils of Pauline (1947); The Private War of Major Benson (1955); The Rawhide Years (1956); The Rebel (1960); The Red Skelton Hour (1960); The Run Around (1932); The Sainted Sisters (1948); The Strip (1951); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1973–1979); The Twilight Zone (1964); The Wild McCullochs (1975); The Yellow Mountain (1954); Time Out for Romance (1937); To Rome with Love (1970); True to Life (1943); True to the Army (1942); Twenty Plus Two (1961); Variety Girl (1947); Viva Las Vegas (1964); Wagon Train (1961); Wake Up and Live (1937); Wedding Present (1936); Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1959); What Happened to Father (1927); What Price Glory (1952); When Willie Comes Marching Home (1950); While New York Sleeps (1938); Whispering Smith (1948); White Lies (1934); Wolf of New York (1940); Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976).

Born on this day – Marian Anderson:

Marian Anderson

Opera singer

February 27, 1897 – April 8, 1993

Credits:

Albums:
 

A White Christmas Dream (2013); Ave Maria (1965); Bach - Brahms - Schubert (Marian Anderson) (1989); Beyond The Music: Her Complete RCA Victor Recordings (2021); Brahms: Alto Rhapsody & Spirituals (2007); Brahms: Works (1997); Christmas Carols (1962); Great Combinations (1953) (2000); Happy Christmas Candy (2013); He's Got the Whole World in His Hands (Mono Version) (1962); He's Got The Whole World In His Hands: Spirituals (195); Joyful Christmas With Marian Anderson (2013); Lebendige Vergangenheit - Marian Anderson (2006); Lebendige Vergangenheit - Marian Anderson (Vol.2) (2006); Les grandes contraltos de la musique classique : Marian Anderson, Vol. 1 (Spirituals) (2017); Let Freedom Ring! (2016); Lonesome Christmas (2012); Marian Anderson - Christmas Carols (2021 Remastered Version) (1962); Marian Anderson - The Lady from Philadelphia (From the TV Series "See it Now") (2021 Remastered Version) (1957); Marian Anderson "The first African-American Woman internationally acclaimed as an opera singer" Classical Recital (15 Extracts) (2023); Marian Anderson (1923-1951) (2011); Marian Anderson at Constitution Hall: Farewell Recital (Live and Unedited) (2021 Remastered Version) (2021); Marian Anderson in Oratorio and Spiritual Vol. 1 (1996); Marian Anderson Negro Spirituals 1924-1949 (2000); Marian Anderson Performing "Jus' Keep on Singin'" & 11 More Spirituals (2021 Remastered Version) (1965); Marian Anderson Performing Songs and Mélodies (2021 Remastered Version) (2021); Marian Anderson Performing Songs by Brahms & Mahler & Strauss (2021 Remastered Version) (2021); Marian Anderson Performing Songs by Schubert & Schumann & Brahms & Strauss & Haydn (2021 Remastered Version) (2021); Marian Anderson Sings Bach Arias and Great Songs of Faith (2021 Remastered Version) (2021); Marian Anderson Sings Christmas Carols (2006); Marian Anderson Sings Christmas Carols (2021 Remastered Version) (1952); Marian Anderson Sings Schubert & Schumann Songs (2021 Remastered Version) (2021); Marian Anderson Sings Spirituals (2021 Remastered Version) (2021); Marion Anderson Sings Spirituals (2018); My Wonderful Christmas Time (2013); Negro Spirituals (Mono Version) [feat. Franz Rupp] (1953); Schubert - Schumann Lieder (2000); Schubert: Chansons pour une voix avec piano (Mono Version) (1953); Season's Greetings (Christmas Recordings Remastered) (2014); Silver Shining Christmas Time (2013); Snoopycat: The Adventures of Marian Anderson's Cat Snoopy (1963); Softly Awakes My Heart (2000); Spirituals (1998); Star Bright (Christmas Recordings - Remastered) (2014); The Early Years (2021); The Joy of Christmas (A Timeless Christmas Recordings) (2014); The Lady From Philadelphia (1995); The Silent Christmas Night (2013); Verdi: A Masked Ball (Highlights) (2021 Remastered Version) (2021); Vocal Recital: Anderson, Marian - Brahms, J. / Mahler, G. / Schubert, F. (1951) (2000).

 

Movies and television:
 

A Tribute to John F. Knnedy from the Arts (1963); America Pauses for the Merry Month of May (1959); American Experience (2021); American Masters (2022); Bicentennial Minutes (1976); Biography (1994); Entertainment Tonight (1981); Evening at Pops (1974); FDR: A Presidency Revealed (2005); First Ladies (2020); Great Performances (2000); It's a Big Country: An American Anthology (1951); Jo taukos leikki alla joulupuun... (1961); Lincoln's Living Legacy (1994); Lost Forever (2011); Lovecraft Country (2020); March on Washington: Commemoration of Martin Luther King's '63 March (1983); Marian Anderson (1991); Marian Anderson: The Lincoln Memorial Concert (1939); Michael Feinstein's American Songbook (2010); Mystères d'archives (2017); Mysteries at the Monument (2013); Nuit de chien (2008); Oh, What a Beautiful City (A City Symphony) (2017); Person to Person (1954); Producers' Showcase (1954–1956); Rhapsody in Black (2002); See It Now (1957); Stars for Israel (1967); Startime (1959–1960); The 20th Century: A Moving Visual History (1999); The 33rd Annual Grammy Awards (1991); The Century: America's Time (1999); The Christmas Party (1996); The Ed Sullivan Show (1952); The Ford 50th Anniversary Show (1953); The Great Debaters (2007); The Great Depression (1993); The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1998); The March (1964 / 2013); The March in Washington (1963); The Negro Soldier (1944); These Amazing Shadows (2011); Upbeat in Music (1943); What's My Line? (1965).

Born on this day – John Steinbeck:

John Steinbeck

Writer

February 27, 1902 – December 20, 1968

Credits:

Books:

Burning Bright (1950); Cannery Row (1945); Cup of Gold (1929); East of Eden (1952); Five Best Sellers (1989); In Dubious Battle (1936); Nothing So Monstrous (1936); Of Mice and Men (1937); Of Mice and Men and Short Stories (1937); Steinbeck Novels and Stories 1932-1937 (1978); Sweet Thursday (1954); The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights (1976); The Forgotten Village (1941); The Gift (1992); The Grapes of Wrath (1939); The Long Valley (1938); The Moon Is Down (1942); The Moon Is Down and Short Stories (1942); The Pastures of Heaven (1932); The Pearl (1948); The Red Pony (1933); The Short Novels of John Steinbeck (1953); The Short Reign of Pippin IV (1957); The Vigilante (2018); The Wayward Bus (1947); The Winter of Our Discontent (1961); To A God Unknown (1933); Tortilla Flat (1935); Viva Zapata (1975); Zapata (1993).

Movies and television:

A Medal for Benny (1945); A Pérola (1967); A Scene from 'Of Mice and Men' (2020); ABC News Close-Up (1961); Alfred Hitchcock's Lifeboat: The Theater of War (2005); American Playhouse (1991); Anthropoi kai pontikia (1977); Back in Time (2014); Biography (1999); Breakfast (2021); Cannery Row (1982); Chubby (1972); Curtain Call (1952); Der Rattenkönig (2002); Des souris et des hommes (1971 / 1976); East of Eden (1955 / 1981 / 2026); East of Eden: Art in Search of Life (2005); Fareler ve Insanlar (1975); Film Önü / Arkasi (2019); Grande Teatro Tupi (1957); Grapes (2017); Grapes of Wrath: The Ghost of Modern America (2019); Helmi (1962); Hiiriä ja ihmisiä (1977); I riassuntini (2018); Ikimize bir dünya (1962); Immortals (2017); In Dubious Battle (2016); Invitation au voyage (2021); Laser Grapes of Space Wrath (2008); Lement a Hold (1992); Lifeboat (1944); Light's Diamond Jubilee (1954); Livsflammen (1957); Lux Video Theatre (1954); Mahalle arkadaslari (1961); Matinee Theatre (1957); Mooso-the Mouse (2019); Möss och människor (1977); Mythos Amalfiküste - Liebe, Laster, Dolce Vita (2023); Nash Airflyte Theatre (1950); O. Henry's Full House (1952); Of Mice and Men (1939 / 1968 / 1981 / 1992 / 2010 / 2014); Omnibus (1954); Ondu Muthina Kathe (1987); Play of the Week (1959); Producers' Showcase (1955); Skids (2016); Studio One (1956); Teatr Polskiego Radia (2015); Television Theater (1957); The English Programme (1988); The Forgotten Village (1941); The Grapes of Wrath (1940); The Grapes of Wrath: We Shall Overcome (2015); The Harness (1971); The Innocents (2022); The Log from the Sea of Cortez (2025); The Moon Is Down (1943); The Pearl (1947 / 1948 / 2004); The Red Pony (1949 / 1973); The Robert Herridge Theater (1960); The Wayward Bus (1957); The Winter of Our Discontent (1983); To theatro tis Defteras (1977); Tortilla Flat (1942); Travels with Charley (1968); TV de Vanguarda (1953–1963); Un siècle d'écrivains (1995); Viva Zapata! (1952); Von Mäusen und Menschen (1968); World in Action (1968).

Born on this day – James T. Farrell:

James T. Farrell

Writer

February 27, 1904 – August 22, 1979

Credits:

Books:

A Brand New Life (1968); A Hell of a Good Time (1950); A Misunderstanding (1949); A Note on Literary Criticism (1936); A World I Never Made (1936); Bernard Carr (1946); Boarding House Blues (1961); Can All This Grandeur Perish? (1937); Chicago Stories (1998); Dangerous Woman and Other Stories (1957); Dreaming Baseball (2007); Eight Short, Short Stories and Sketches (1981); Ellen Rogers (1941); Father and Son (1940); Gas-house McGinty (1950); Great Baseball Stories (1990); Guillotine Party and Other Stories (1935); Hearing Out James T. Farrell: Selected Lectures (1985); Invisible Swords (1971); It Has Come to Pass (1958); James T. Farrell: Literary Essays, 1954-1974 (1976); Judgment Day (1935); Judith And Other Stories (1973); Literature and Morality (1947); Lonely for the Future (1966); Meet the Girls (1949); My Days of Anger (1954); No Star is Lost (2007); Olive and Mary Anne (1977); Reflections at Fifty (1954); Sam Holman (1983); Saturday Night and Other Stories (1950); Side Street and Other Stories (1961); Studs Lonigan (1935); The Collected Poems of James T. Farrell (1965); The Death of Nora Ryan (1978); The Dunne Family (1976); The Face of Time (1960); The League Of Frightened Philistines And Other Papers (2006); The Name is Fogarty: Private Papers on Public Matters (1950); The Road Between (1949); The Silence of History (1964); To Whom It May Concern and Other Stories (1944); What Time Collects (1965); When Boyhood Dreams Come True - Further Short Stories (2007); When Time was Born (1966); Yesterday's Love, and Eleven Other Stories (1948); Yet Other Waters (1960); Young Lonigan (1932).

Movies and television:

Book Beat (1963); Studs Lonigan / movie (1960); Studs Lonigan / TV Mini Series (1979); The David Susskind Show (1963).

Born on this day – Joan Bennett:

 

Joan Bennett

Actress

February 27, 1910 – December 7, 1990

Born on this day – Irwin Shaw:

Irwin Shaw

Writer

February 27, 1913 – May 16, 1984

Credits:

50 Great American Short Stories (1963); 50 Great Short Stories (1952); Acceptable Losses (1982); Act of Faith and Other Stories (1946); Arena: Sports Science Fiction (1976); Beggarman, Thief (1977); Bread Upon the Waters (1981); Brooklyn Noir 2 (2005); Bury the Dead (1935); Evening In Byzantium (1973); First Fiction: An Anthology of the First Published Stories by Famous Writers (1994); God Was Here But He Left Early (1973); Great World War II Stories (1989); In the Company of Dolphins (1964); Love on a Dark Street (1965); Lucy Crown (1956); Mixed Company (1950); Nightwork (1975); Paris! Paris! (1977); Points of View (1956); Ready or Not: Here Come Fourteen Frightening Stories! (1987); Retreat (1988); Rich Man, Poor Man (1969); Sailor Off the Bremen and Other Stories (1939); Selected Short Stories of Irwin Shaw (1961); Short Stories (1978); Short Story Masterpieces: 35 Classic American and British Stories from the First Half of the 20th Century (1954); The Amis Story Anthology (1992); The Top of the Hill (1979); The Troubled Air (1951); The Young Lions (1948); This Was Your War (1960); Tip on a Dead Jockey (1957); Two Weeks In Another Town (1960); Voices of a Summer Day (1951); Welcome to the city and other stories (2002); Whispers In Bedlam (1972); Wonderful Town (2000); Writing New York (1998).