Born on this day – Virginia Cherrill:

Virginia Cherrill

Actress

April 12, 1908 – November 14, 1996

Credits:

Charlie Chan's Greatest Case (1933); City Lights (1931); Delicious (1931); Fast Workers (1933); Girls Demand Excitement (1931); He Couldn't Take It (1933); Hollywood on Parade No. B-1 (1934); Ladies Must Love (1933); Late Extra (1935); Money Mad (1934); The Air Circus (1928); The Brat (1931); The Nuisance (1933); Troubled Waters (1936); Unknown Chaplin (1983); What Price Crime (1935); White Heat (1934).

Born on this day – Beverly Cleary:

 

Beverly Cleary

Writer

April 12, 1916 – March 25, 2021

Credits:
 
Books:
 

A Girl from Yamhill (1988); A Newbery Halloween (1993); Beaver and Wally (1961); Beezus and Ramona (1955); Dear Mr. Henshaw (1983); Ellen Tebbits (1951); Emily's Runaway Imagination (1961); Fifteen (1956); Golden Treasure (1976); Henry and Beezus (1952); Henry and Ribsy (1954); Henry and the Clubhouse (1962); Henry and the Paper Route (1957); Henry Huggins (1950); Here Come the Twins (1989); Here's Beaver! (1961); Janet's Thingamajigs (1987); Jean and Johnny (1959); Just for Me: My Ramona Quimby Journal (2013); Leave It to Beaver (1978); Lucky Chuck (1984); Mitch and Amy (1967); Mouse House Trio (1989); My Own Two Feet (1995); Otis Spofford (1953); Petey's Bedtime Story (1993); Ralph S. Mouse (1982); Ramona and Her Father (1977); Ramona and Her Mother (1979); Ramona Forever (1984); Ramona Quimby, Age 8 (1981); Ramona the Brave (1975); Ramona the Pest (1968); Ramona's World (1999); Ribsy (1964); Ribsy and the P.T.A (1963); Runaway Ralph (1970); School's In! (2001); Sister of the Bride (1963); Socks (1973); Strider (1991); The Beezus and Ramona Diary (1986); The Best of Ramona (2002); The Complete Ramona Collection (2009); The Growing-Up Feet (1987); The Hullabaloo ABC (1960); The Luckiest Girl (1958); The Mouse and the Motor Cycle (1965); The Ralph Mouse Collection (2001); The Ramona Collection: Vol 1 (2006); The Ramona Collection: Vol 2 (2009); The Real Hole (1962); The Trouble with Beezus and Ramona (2010); The Twins Again (1989); The Unstoppable Beezus and Ramona (2010); The World of Beverly Cleary Collection (2016); Two Dog Biscuits (1963); Two Times the Fun (2005); Young Love by Beverly Cleary (1982).

 

Movies and television:
 
ABC Weekend Specials (1986–1990); Ramona (1988–1989); Ramona and Beezus (2010); Today (2016).

Born on this day – Ann Miller:

 

Ann Miller

Actress

Dancer

Singer

April 12, 1923 – January 22, 2004

Credits:

A Century of Cinema (1994); A Show Business Salute to Milton Berle (1973); Allen Ludden's Gallery (1969); America After Dark (1957); American Masters (2004); America's All-Star Tribute to Elizabeth Taylor (1989); America's Dance Honors (1990); Angela Rippon Meets (1981); Anne of Green Gables (1934); At Long Last Cole (1975); Begin the Beguine (2003); Biography (1993–2000); Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003); Carolina Blues (1944); Cole Porter in Hollywood: Too Darn Hot (2003); Dames at Sea (1971); Deep in My Heart (1954); Donahue (1973); E! Mysteries & Scandals (1998); E! True Hollywood Story (2001); Eadie Was a Lady (1945); Easter Parade (1948); Easter Parade: On the Avenue (2005); Eve Knew Her Apples (1945); George Jessel's Here Come the Stars (1968); Girl Talk (1967); Go West, Young Lady (1941); Good Morning America (1989); Goodnight, We Love You (2004); Great Performances (1996–1998); Gypsy (1966–1968); Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (1987); Having Wonderful Time (1938); Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 (1941); Hey, Rookie (1944); Hit Parade of 1941 (1940); Hit the Deck (1955); Hollywood goes to a World Premiere (1964); Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story (1987); Home Improvement (1993); Hour Magazine (1982–1984); Inside the Dream Factory (1995); Inside the Marx Brothers (2003); It's Your Bet (1970); Jam Session (1944); Joanne Carson's VIPs (1973); Kiss Me Kate (1953); Larry King Live (2001); Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1994); Late Night with David Letterman (1986); Life with Linkletter (1970); Lights, Camera, Action!: A Century of the Cinema (1996); Love, American Style / Love and the Christmas Punch (1972); Lovely to Look At (1952); Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie (1993); Lux Video Theatre (1953); Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (1979); Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (1981); Meet the Stars #3: Variety Reel #1 (1941); Meet the Stars #8: Stars Past and Present (1941); Melody Ranch (1940); Mighty Manhattan, New York's Wonder City (1949); Movie Memories with Debbie Reynolds (1991); Mulholland Drive (2001); New Faces of 1937 (1937); Night of 100 Stars (1982); Omnibus (2001); On the Town (1949); Out of This World (1990); Pat Boone in Hollywood (1968); Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (1958); Philbin's People (1970); Priorities on Parade (1942); Private Screenings (1997); Radio City Music Hall's Grand Re-Opening Gala (1999); Radio City Revels (1938); Reveille with Beverly (1943); Rita (2003); Room Service (1938); Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1969); Sailor's Holiday (1944); Sally Jessy Raphael (1991); Screen Snapshots Series 15, No. 12 (1941); Screen Snapshots Series 15, No. 12 (1958); Screen Snapshots, Series 19, No. 4 (1940); Small Town Girl (1953); Stage Door (1937); Talking Pictures (1968); Tarnished Angel (1938); Texas Carnival (1951); That Regis Philbin Show (1965); That's Dancing! (1985); That's Entertainment III: Behind the Screen (1994); That's Entertainment! (1974); That's Entertainment! III (1994); That's Entertainment!: The Masters Behind the Musicals (2004); That's Entertainment, Part II (1976); The 100 Greatest Musicals (2003); The 1994 Annual Diversity Awards (1994); The 19th Annual Nosotros Golden Eagle Awards (1989); The 26th Annual Grammy Awards (1984); The 34th Annual Tony Awards (1980); The 35th Annual Thalians Gala (1990); The 35th Annual Tony Awards (1981); The 36th Annual Tony Awards (1982); The 52nd Annual Academy Awards (1980); The 58th Annual Academy Awards (1986); The 9th Annual American Cinema Awards (1992); The Arthur Murray Party (1958); The Bell Telephone Hour (1966); The Big Record (1957); The Bob Braun Show (1972); The Bob Hope Show (1957); The Colgate Comedy Hour (1955); The Desilu Story (2003); The Devil on Horseback (1936); The Dick Cavett Show (1969–1971); The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1957); The Ed Sullivan Show (1953–1954); The Ed Sullivan Show (1960); The Good Fairy (1935); The Great American Pastime (1956); The Hollywood Palace (1964–1967); The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) (1968–1971); The Joey Bishop Show (1968); The John Davidson Show (1981); The John Gary Show (1967); The Jonathan Winters Show (1968); The Juke Box Jury (1959); The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1998); The Kissing Bandit (1948); The Kissing Bandit (1948); The Lady with the Torch (1999); The Life of the Party (1937); The Linkletter Show (1967); The Love Boat (1982); The Magical World of Disney (1989); The Merv Griffin Show (1968–1984); The Mike Douglas Show (1967–1979); The Opposite Sex (1956); The Rosey Grier Show (1970); The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1998); The Royal Variety Performance 1988 (1988); The Thrill of Brazil (1946); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1965); The Virginia Graham Show (1971); The Woody Woodbury Show (1968); The18th Annual Nosotros Golden Eagle Awards (1988); This Is Your Life (1980–1995); This Is Your Life (1984); Time Out for Rhythm (1941); Today (1972); Too Many Girls (1940); True to the Army (1942); Two Tickets to Broadway (1951); Unhinged (1982); Vicki! (1992); Watch the Birdie (1950); What's Buzzin', Cousin? (1943); What's My Line? (1956); Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976); You Can't Take It with You (1938); Your Choice for the Film Awards (1973–1975).

Born on this day – Patt Shea:

 

Patt Shea

Writer

April 12, 1931 – April 12, 2024

Credits:

All in the Family (1979); Archie Bunker's Place (1979–1983); Bagdad Cafe (1990); Cagney & Lacey (1982); Gloria (1982–1983); Happy Days (1980); Hell Town (1985); I Married Dora (1987); In the Beginning (1978); In the Heat of the Night (1992); Lou Grant (1980–1981); Mama Malone (1984); Marblehead Manor (1987–1988); Nothing Is Easy (1987); Sanford (1980); The Egg Plant Lady (2000); The Golden Girls (1987); The Jeffersons (1977–1978); Valerie (1987).

Born on this day – Charles Napier:

Charles Napier

Actor

April 12, 1936 – October 5, 2011

Credits:

3 Ninjas: Knuckle Up (1995); After the Condor (1990); Alien Attack (1976); Alien from the Deep (1989); Alien Species (1998); Annapolis (2006); Archer (2011); Armstrong (1998); Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997); Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999); B.J. and the Bear (1979–1981); Ballistic (1995); Baretta (1975); Beloved (1998); Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970); Beyond the Valley of the Dolls: Cast and Crew Q&A (2016); Big Bob Johnson and His Fantastic Speed Circus (1978); Billy Lone Bear (1996); Black Crescent Moon (2008); Black Sheep Squadron (1976); Blacke's Magic (1986); Body Bags (1993); Body Count (1986); Body Shot (1994); Bush Shrink (1988); Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (2000); Center of the Web (1992); Centurion Force (1998); Cherry, Harry & Raquel! (1969); China Lake (1983); CHiPs (1982); Citizens Band (1977); Coach (1994); Cold Case (2008); Cop Target (1990); CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2005); Curb Your Enthusiasm (2007); Cypress Edge (1999); Dallas (1982–1983); Deep Space (1988); Diagnosis Murder (2001); Dinocroc (2004); Down 'n Dirty (2000); Dr. Phil (2003); Dragonfight (1990); Ernest Goes to Jail (1990); Expert Witness (1996); Extreme Honor (2001); Eyes of the Beholder (1992); Fatal Choice (1995); Fatal Pursuit (1995); Felony (1994); Fielder's Choice (2005); Forgive Me Father (2001); Frogtown II (1992); Future Zone (1990); George & Leo (1997); God, the Devil and Bob (2000); Gridlock (1980); Gun Shy (1983); Hard Justice (1995); Hercules (1998); Hit List (1989); Hogan's Heroes (1969); Hudson Street (1995); In Search of a Golden Sky (1984); Indio 2 - La rivolta (1991); Inside Story: The Silence of the Lambs (2010); Instant Justice (1986); Johnny Staccato (1976); Jumanji (1997–1998); Jury Duty (1995); Justice League Unlimited (2004); Macon County Jail (1997); Maniac Cop 2 (1990); Mannix (1968); Married to the Mob (1988); Max Is Missing (1995); Mean Tricks (1992); Melvin and Howard (1980); Memories of Russ (2006); Men in Black: The Series (1997–2001); Miami Blues (1990); Mission: Impossible (1968–1972); Mod Squad (1972); Monk (2006); Moonfire (1970); Murder, She Wrote (1986–1995); Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide (2007); Never Look Back (2000); Kidnapped (1987); Killer Instinct (1991); Knight Rider (1982); Knight Rider: Under the Hood - 'Knight Rider' Season 1 DVD (2004); Kojak (1975); L.A. Law (1991); Last Embrace (1979); Les deniers du culte (1997); Life Blood (2009); Lima: Breaking the Silence (1999); Limp Fangs (1996); Loaded Weapon 1 (1993); Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1995); Lonely Hearts (1991); Lords of Dogtown (2005); Los gringos (1999); Love and Kisses (1971); Night Court (1984); No Small Ways (1997); Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000); One Man Force (1989); One-Eyed Monster (2008); Original Gangstas (1996); Outlaws (1986–1987); Pacific Blue (1996); Paradise (1989); Party of Five (1998); Philadelphia (1993); Pirates of the Plain (1999); Private Benjamin (1981); Quake 4 (2005); Ramblin'Man (1981); Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985); Ransom for Alice! (1977); Raw Justice (1994); Rebel Highway (1994); Renegade (1993); Return to Castle Wolfenstein (2001); Riot (1996); Ripper Man (1995); Rise and Fall of Tuck Johnson (2009); Roswell (2000); Rugrats (1998); Savage Land (1994); Second Chances (1998); Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1982); Shadowheart (2009); Silent Fury (1994); Silk Degrees (1994); Simon & Simon (1982); Skeeter (1993); Soldier's Fortune (1991); Something Wild (1986); Son of the Beach (2002); Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002); Spycraft: The Great Game (1996); Squidbillies (2005–2006); Star Trek (1969); Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1995); Starsky and Hutch (1975–1978); Steel (1997); Street Hawk (1985); Strike Force (1982); Suits on the Loose (2005); Superman: The Animated Series (1997–2000); Supervixens (1975); Swing Shift (1984); Tales of the Gold Monkey (1983); The 4400 (2005); The A-Team (1983–1984); The Batman (2005); The Big Tease (1999); The Blue and the Gray (1982); The Blues Brothers (1980); The Cable Guy (1996); The Cartier Affair (1984); The Critic (1994–1995); The Dukes of Hazzard (1981–1983); The Elvis and Jack Nicklaus Mysteries (2000); To Die, to Sleep (1994); Tou tiao hao han (1971); Trash (2003); Treacherous Crossing (1992); Under Surveillance (1991); Very Mean Men (2000); Wacko (1982); Walker, Texas Ranger (1999); Walking Tall (1981); War and Remembrance (1989); We Get to Win This Time (2002); We, a Family (1968); Whiz Kids (1984); Your Name Here (2008); The Golden Palace (1992); The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard (2009); The Grifters (1990); The Hanging of Jake Ellis (1969); The House Near the Prado (1969); The Hunter's Moon (1999); The Incredible Hulk (1979–1982); The Incredible Hulk Returns (1988); The Kid & I (2005); The Last Match (1991); The Legend of Tarzan (2001); The Magician (1999); The Manchurian Candidate (2004); The Mummy (2003); The Night Stalker (1986); The Oregon Trail (1977–1978); The Outlaws (1984); The Practice (2001); The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (1996); The River Bridge (1996); The Rockford Files (1975–1977); The Rookies (1975); The Seven Minutes (1971); The Silence of the Lambs (1991); The Simpsons (2001–2005); The Streets of San Francisco (1975); The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries (1995); The Thief & the Stripper (2000); Thunder and Lightning (1977).

Born on this day – Wayne Northrop:

Wayne Northrop

Actor

April 12, 1947 – November 29, 2024

Credits:

Anything to Win (2006); Baretta (1978); Beggarman, Thief (1979); Cold Case (2004); Days of Our Lives (1963–2006); Dynasty (1981–1987); Eight Is Enough (1977); Go (1983); Going for the Gold: The Bill Johnson Story (1985); Hotel (1985–1987); Hour Magazine (1983–1987); Intimate Portrait (2001); Just Men! (1983); L.A. Firefighters (1996); L.A. Law (1988–1989); Match Game/Hollywood Squares Hour (1984); Never Say Never: The Deidre Hall Story (1995); Port Charles (1997–1998); The 21st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (1994); The Haunting of Lisa (1996); The Merv Griffin Show (1983); The Waltons (1979); The Young Riders (1989); This Is Your Life (1987); You Are the Jury (1986).

Born on this day – Tom Noonan:

Tom Noonan

Actor

Director

Writer

April 12, 1951 – February 14, 2026

Credits:

12 Monkeys (2015–2018); A Buck's Worth (2005); A Constant Forge (2000); An Unpredictable Thing (2001); Animals. (2018); Anomalisa (2015); Bar Karma (2011); Behind the scenes with Last Action Hero (1993); Best Defense (1984); Bone Daddy (1991); Bright Falls (2010); Bullet in the Brain (2001); Celebrity Chatter and Things that Matter with Elijah (2023); Cinemassacre's Monster Madness (2007); Collision Course (1989); Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2' (2017); CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2002); Damages (2009–2011); Dimension 404 (2017); Early Edition (1996); Easy Money (1983); Eddie Macon's Run (1983); Eight Legged Freaks (2002); F/X (1986); Fan Expo vs. Comicon (2021); Follow the Prophet (2009); Gloria (1980); Hair High (2004); Heat (1995); Heaven's Gate (1980); Hell on Wheels (2011–2014); Horace and Pete (2016); How and Why (2014); Ice Cream Ants (2006); Inside 'Manhunter' (2001); It's an Invasion! The Making of Eight Legged Freaks (2021); Jonny Zero (2005); June Weddings (2007); Kidnapped (2007); Knockaround Guys (2001); Last Action Hero (1993); Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2003); Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2008); Les Chroniques du Mea (2015); Louie (2010); Madness and Genius (2003); Magritte Moment (2008); Manhunter (1986); Manhunter: Francis Is Gone Forever - An Interview with Tom Noonan (2016); Mercy Seed (2006); Monster Squad Forever! (2007); Monsters (1990 / 1991); Mystery Train / Segment: A Ghost (1989); Night of the Wolf (2014); North & South: Book 3, Heaven & Hell (1994); Pedalfoot (2005); Phoenix (1998); Quarry (2016); Rage! (1980); Red Wind (1991); Roadside Picnic (2016); RoboCop 2 (1990); RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop (2023); Seraphim Falls (2006); Siskel & Ebert (1995); Skinhead Requiem (2012); Snow Angels (2007); Stoney (2010); Synecdoche, New York (2008); Tales from the Darkside (1984); The 2009 Independent Spirit Awards (2009); The Alphabet Killer (2008); The Astronaut's Wife (1999); The Beat (2000); The Blacklist (2013); The Cape (2011); The Egoists (2003); The Equalizer (1989); The House of the Devil (2009); The Jury (2004); The Leftovers (2014); The Making of 'Heat' (2005); The Man with One Red Shoe (1985); The Monster Squad (1987); The Opportunists (1999); The Pesky Suitor (1995); The Photographer (2000); The Pilgrim & the Private Eye (2012); The Pledge (2001); The Rendezvous (2010); The Roost (2005); The Shape of Something Squashed (2014); The Ten Million Dollar Getaway (1991); The Wife (1995); The X-Files (1996); They're Made Out of Meat (2005); Tom Goes to the Bar (1985); Tom Works Nights (2012); Top 10 Best Animated Films of the 2010 Decade (2019); Uncovering Wolfen (2025); Wang Dang (1999); What Happened Was... (1994); Where the Wild Things Are (2009); Willie & Phil (1980); Without Your Head (2015); Wolfen (1981); Wonderstruck (2017).