Born on this day – Byron Janis:

 

Byron Janis

Pianist

March 24, 1928 – March 14, 2024

Credits:
Movies and television:

Discorama (1965); Great Music from Chicago (1959); Hannibal Rising (2007); Harmoniques (1998); Les vendredis d'Apostrophes (2015); Prestige de la musique (1965); Pro Musicis: The Spirit of Music (1992); Six Pianos on One Disc (1966); The Bell Telephone Hour (1962–1963); The Byron Janis Story (2010); The Byron Janis Story (2010); The Ed Sullivan Show (1965); The Tonight Show (1956); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1984).

Born on this day – Steve McQueen:

Steve McQueen

Actor

March 24, 1930 – November 7, 1980

Credits:

Adam at Six A.M. (1970); AFI Life Achievement Award (1974); Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1959–1960); An Enemy of the People (1978); Armstrong Circle Theatre (1955); Baby the Rain Must Fall (1965); Beverly Hills Easter Parade (1959); Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend (1973); Bullitt (1968); ‘Bullitt’: Steve McQueen’s Commitment to Reality (1998); Climax! (1958); Dixie Dynamite (1976); Family Affair (1952); Girl on the Run (1953); Goodyear Playhouse (1955); Hell Is for Heroes (1962); Here’s Hollywood (1962); Honda CR250: Steve McQueen (1971); Inside the Movie Kingdom – 1964 (1964); Junior Bonner (1972); Kraft Theatre / The United States Steel Hour (1956); Lamp Unto My Feet (1955); Le Mans (1971); Le Mans Documentary Featurette (1971); Love with the Proper Stranger (1963); Matinee Theatre (1956); Nevada Smith (1966); Never Love a Stranger (1958); Never So Few (1959); On Any Sunday (1971); Papillon (1973); Perry Como’s Kraft Music Hall (1960); Playwrights ‘56 (1955); Soldier in the Rain (1963); Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956); Studio One (1957); Superstunt (1977); Tales of Wells Fargo (1958); The 20th Century-Fox Hour (1957); The 24th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1967); The 36th Annual Academy Awards (1964); The 37th Annual Academy Awards (1965); The 39th Annual Academy Awards (1967); The 43rd Annual Academy Awards (1971); The Big Story (1957); The Blob (1958); The Bob Hope Show (1960); The Cincinnati Kid (1965); The Coming of the Roads (1966); The Dick Powell Theatre (1963); The Ed Sullivan Show (1958–1968); The Getaway (1972); The Great Escape (1963); The Honeymoon Machine (1961); The Hunter (1980); The Joey Bishop Show (1967); The Juke Box Jury (1959); The Magnificent Rebel (1973); The Magnificent Seven (1960); The Reivers (1969); The Sand Pebbles (1966); The St. Louis Bank Robbery (1959); The Thomas Crown Affair (1968); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1966–1968); The Towering Inferno (1974); The War Lover (1962); Think Twentieth (1967); Tom Horn (1980); Trackdown (1958); Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958–1961); West Point (1957); What’s My Line? (1966).

Born on this day – John Hedgecoe:

John Hedgecoe

Photographer

Writer

March 24, 1932 – June 3, 2010

Credits:

Books:

A Monumental Vision; A Monumental Vision the Sculpture Of Henry Moore; Advanced Photography; Basic Photography; Breakfast With Dolly; Como Hacer Buenas Fotografias; Complete Guide To Black and White Photography; Complete Guide To Photography; Complete Guide To Video; Complete Photography Course; Figure and Form; Hedgecoe On Video; Henry Moore; How To Take Great Holiday Photographs; How To Take Great Photographs; How To Take Great Vacation Photographs; Introductory Photography Course; John Hedgecoe’s Complete Guide To Photography; John Hedgecoe’s 35mm Photography; John Hedgecoe’s Advanced Photography; John Hedgecoe’s Basic Photography; John Hedgecoe’s Complete Guide To Photographing People; John Hedgecoe’s Complete Photography Course; John Hedgecoe’s Introductory Photography Course; John Hedgecoe’s Landscape Photography; John Hedgecoe’s New Book Of Photography; John Hedgecoe’s New Introductory Photography Course; John Hedgecoe’s New Manual Of Photography; John Hedgecoe’s Nude and Portrait Photography; John Hedgecoe’s Nude Photography; John Hedgecoe’s Photographer’s Workbook; John Hedgecoe’s Practical Portrait Photography; John Hedgecoe’s Taking Great Photographs; John Hedgecoe’s 35mm Photography; John Hedgecoe’s Advanced Photography; John Hedgecoe’s Basic Photography; John Hedgecoe’s Camcorder Basics; John Hedgecoe’s Complete Guide To Black White Photography; John Hedgecoe’s Complete Guide To Black White Photography and Darkroom Techniques; John Hedgecoe’s Complete Guide To Photographing People; John Hedgecoe’s Complete Guide To Photography, Revised and Updated; John Hedgecoe’s Complete Guide To Video; John Hedgecoe’s Complete Photography Course; John Hedgecoe’s Complete Video Course; John Hedgecoe’s Creative Photography Workbook; John Hedgecoe’s Darkroom Techniques; John Hedgecoe’s Figure Form; John Hedgecoe’s Guide To 35mm Photography; John Hedgecoe’s Introductory Photography Course; John Hedgecoe’s Landscape Photography; John Hedgecoe’s New Book Of Photography - How To See Take Better Pictures; John Hedgecoe’s New Manual Of Photography; John Hedgecoe’s Nude and Portrait Photography; John Hedgecoe’s Nude Photography; John Hedgecoe’s Photographer’s Workbook; John Hedgecoe’s Photographic Techniques; John Hedgecoe’s Photographing the Nude; John Hedgecoe’s Photography Basics; John Hedgecoe’s Pocket Guide To Practical Photography; John Hedgecoe’s Pocket Guide To Vacation Photography; John Hedgecoe’s Practical Landscape Photography; John Hedgecoe’s Practical Portrait Photography; John Hedgecoe’s Taking Great Photographs; La Pratique De La Photographie; Manual De La Fotografia De 35 Mm; New Book Of Photography; New Manual Of Photography - a Sourcebook Of Creative Ideas; Nude Photography; On Photography; Photographer’s Handbook; Photographing Landscapes; Photography; Portraits; Possessions; Practical Landscape Photography; Practical Portrait Photography; The Art Of Color Photography; The Art Of Digital Photography; The Book Of Photography; The New Photographer’s Handbook; The Photographer’s Handbook; The Photographer’s Handbook, a Complete Reference Manual Of Techniques, Procedures, Equipment and Style Second Edition, Fully Revised; The Photographer’s Sourcebook Of Creative Ideas; The Workbook Of Nudes and Glamour; The Workbook Of Photo Techniques; The Workbook Of Photographic Techniques; The Working Camera; What a Picture!; Workbook Of Darkroom Techniques.

Born on this day – William Smith:

 

William Smith

Actor

March 24, 1933 – July 5, 2021

Born on this day – Curtis Hanson:

Curtis Hanson

Director

Writer

Producer

March 24, 1945 – September 20, 2016

Born on this day – Robert Carradine:

 

Robert Carradine

Actor

Producer

Composer

March 24, 1954 – February 23, 2026

Credits:

7-10 Split (2007); A Fish Tale (2017); A Fuller Life / Segment: The Big Red One: Zab (2013); A Part of the Family (1994); Abnormal Entertainment Presents (2011); Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985); All's Fair (1989); Aloha Bobby and Rose (1975); American Christmas (2019); Americana (1981); As Is (1986); Attack of the Sabertooth (2005); Ban the Sadist Videos! (2005); Bikini Spring Break (2012); Bird of Prey (1995); Blackfish (2013); Blackout (1978); Body Bags / Segment: The Gas Station (1993); Bonanza (1971); Breakout (1998); Buy & Cell (1988); Caged Men Seeking Freedom (2023); Cannonball! (1976); Celebrity Ghost Stories (2013); Clarence (1990); Coming Home (1978); Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8 (1987); Cross (2011); Dangerous Curves (2000); Darektors Cut (2025); Dark Skies (1996); Deep Winter (2008); Desert Fiends 2 (2026); Dieter & Andreas (1989); Disney Channel Holiday (2005); Django Unchained (2012); Doomsday Device (2017); Doublecrossed (1991); Doubt (2017); Dreamweaver (2006); E! True Hollywood Story (2000); Entretien avec Philippe Guedj (2024); ER (1995); Escape from L.A. (1996); Express Yourself (2001–2006); Faerie Tale Theatre (1986); Fancypants (2011); Fast Track (1997–1998); Final Sale (2011); Firestorm (1996); Footsteps (1972); Ghosts of Mars (2001); Go Ask Alice (1973); Good Day L.A. (2013); Gunfighter (1999); Heartaches (1981); Hell in the Hallways: The Making of 'Massacre at Central High' (2022); High Holiday (2021); Hilary's Roman Adventure (2004); Hoboken Hollow (2006); Home & Family (2013); Human Zoo (2020); Humanoids from the Deep (1996); I Saw What You Did (1988); Illusions (1992); Jackson County Jail (1976); James Blondes (2018); Jane Doe: Ties That Bind (2007); Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt (2012); Joyride (1977); Just the Way You Are (1984); Justice (2017); K-9 (1991); King of the Nerds (2013); King of the Nerds (2013–2015); Kung Fu (1972 / 1974); Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (1995–1996); Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2005); Let's Call the Whole Thing Off (2025); Lizard Music: Keystone Cops (2022); Lizzie McGuire (2001–2020); Lizzie McGuire 2020 Cast Reunion - I Want a Bra Table Read (2020); Lizzie McGuire: Fashionably Lizzie Vol. 1 (2003); Lizzie McGuire: Growing Up Lizzie Vol. 2 (2003); Lizzie McGuire: Star Struck Vol. 3 (2004); Lizzie McGuire: Totally Crushed Vol. 4 (2004); Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1995); Lycanthrope (1999); Made in Hollywood (2024); Man and the Motorcycle (2020); Martian Law (1998); Massacre at Central High (1976); Mata Hari (2025); Max Keeble's Big Move (2001); Mean Streets (1973); Medinah (2023); Mommy, I Didn't Do It (2017); Mom's Got a Date with a Vampire (2000); Monster Night (2006); Monte Carlo (1986); Monte Walsh (2003); My Dog's Christmas Miracle (2011); Nash Bridges (1997–2000); Nearly Departed (2019); Night of the Living Dead (2026); Number One with a Bullet (1987); NYPD Blue (1997); Old Friends... New Friends (1980); Orca (1977); Outlaw Brothers: The Making of the Long Riders (2013); Palmer's Pick-Up (1999); Paltrocast with Darren Paltrowitz (2020); Party Nerds Pop-Cast (2025); Party Nerds Pop-Cast / Podcast Series (2025); Pay to Die  (2026); Police Story (1976); Retrosexual: The 80's (2004); Revenge of the Cheerleaders (1976); Revenge of the Nerds (1984); Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise (1987); Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation (1992); Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love (1994); Robot Chicken (2008); Rude Awakening (1989); Run, Joe, Run (1975); Samuel Fuller & The Big Red One (1979); Scorpio One (1998); Sex and Breakfast (2005); Sharktopus vs. Pteracuda (2014); Shooting Gallery (2012); Sidewalks Entertainment (2014); Sirens (1995); Skate to Hell (2026); Slow Motion: Walter Hill on Sam Peckinpah (2013); Slumber Party Slaughter (2012); Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture (1990); Sorority Shark Attack (2026); Stray Bullet (1998); Stuart Mossman: A Modern Stradivari (2010); Supercross (2005); Survival of Dana (1979); Tag: The Assassination Game (1982); Tales of the Klondike (1981); Tales of the Wild West (2019); Tfor2: the Terminator 2 Show (2021); The 100 Greatest War Films (2005); The 13th Alley (2008); The 13th Annual Golden Boot Awards (1995); The 14th Annual Golden Boot Awards (1996); The 2nd Annual Geekie Awards (2014); The 3 Killer Pigs (2026); The 3th Annual Genie Awards (1982); The Big Red One (1980); The Carradines Together (1979); The Collector (2012); The Cowboy Killer (2026); The Cowboys (1972 / 1974); The Cowboys: Together Again (2007); The Disappearance of Christina (1993); The Driver (2026); The Effects of Magic (1998); The Fall Guy (1984); The Hatfields and the McCoys (1975); The Hitchhiker (1989); The Incident (1990); The Kid with X-ray Eyes (1999); The Killers Within (1995); The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003); The Long Riders (1980); The Magical World of Disney (1987); The Marshal (2019); The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller (2002); The Merv Griffin Show (1980); The Mike Douglas Show (1977–1980); The Night They Came Home (2024); The Northfield Minnesota Raid: Anatomy of a Scene (2013); The Player (1992); The Pom Pom Girls (1976); The Practice (1997); The Pretender (1997); The Real Glory: Reconstructing 'the Big Red One' (2005); The Role That Changed My Life (2011); The Sun Also Rises (1984); The Terror Experiment (2010); The Tommyknockers (1993); The Twilight Zone / Segment: Still Life (1986); The Vegas Connection (1999); Three Days of Rain (2002); Timecop: The Berlin Decision (2003); Timothy and the Angel (1976); Today (1983); Tooth and Nail (2007); Totally Minnie (1988); UFOs: 50 Years of Denial? (1997); Unzipping Body Bags (2013); Vengeance Unlimited (1999); Vicki! (1993); Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape (2010); Was Once a Hero (2024); Wavelength (1983); Wine Dancing (2015); Workers' Comp (2011); You and Me (1974); Young Hearts Unlimited (1998).

On this day in movie history - Quicksand (1950)

Quicksand

directed by Irving Pichel,

written by Robert Smith,

was released in the United States on March 24, 1950.

Music by Louis Gruenberg.

Cast:

Mickey Rooney, Jeanne Cagney, Barbara Bates, Peter Lorre, Taylor Holmes, Art Smith, Red Nichols, Wally Cassell, Richard Lane, Patsy O'Connor, John Gallaudet, Minerva Urecal, Sidney Marion, Jimmie (Jimmy) Dodd, Lester Dorr, Kitty O'Neil, Jack Elam.