Born on this day – Marceline Day:

Marceline Day

Actress

April 24, 1908 – February 16, 2000

Born on this day – William Castle:

William Castle

Director

Producer

Writer

Actor

April 24, 1914 – May 31, 1977

Born on this day – J. D. Cannon:

J. D. Cannon

Actor

April 24, 1922 – May 20, 2005

Born on this day – Dorothy Uhnak:

 

Dorothy Uhnak

Writer

April 24, 1930 – July 8, 2006

Credits:

Books:

Codes of Betrayal (1997); False Witness (1981); Law and Order (1973); Policewoman (1964); The Bait (1968); The Investigation (1977); The Ledger (1970); The Ryer Avenue Story (1993); The Witness (1969); Victims (1985).

Movies and television:

False Witness (1989); Get Christie Love! / movie (1974); Get Christie Love! / TV series (1974–1975); Kojak: The Price of Justice (1987); Law and Order (1976); One Life to Live (1991); The Bait (1973); The Mike Douglas Show (1964–1973); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1973).

Born on this day – Richard Donner:

Richard Donner

Director

Producer

Comic book writer

April 24, 1930 – July 5, 2021

Credits:

Books: 

Action Comics; Last Son and Escape from Bizarro World (2009); You're the Director... You Figure It Out: The Life and Films of Richard Donner (2010). 

Movies, video and television: 

12 O'Clock High (1965); 16 Blocks (2006); A Family Affair: Bringing 'Lethal Weapon' to Life (2012); A Shadow in the Streets (1975); Aaron Webster's Superman (1979); American Masters (2008); Any Given Sunday (1999); Assassins (1995); Banyon (1972); Bearcats! (1971); Black & White in Colors (2012); Bordello of Blood (1996); Bringing the Ghosts to Life (2006); Bronk (1975); Bye, Bye Bluebeard (1963); Cade's County (1971–1972); Cannon (1971–1973); Casting By (2012); Celebrity Profile (1999); Christopher Nolan & Richard Donner: A Conversation (2013); CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion (2012); Circle of Fear (1972); Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond (2016); Combat! (1963); 'Combat!' Memories (2004); Conspiracy Theory (1997); Cursed Films (2020); Cyndi Lauper: The Goonies 'R' Good Enough (1985); Cyndi Lauper: The Goonies 'R' Good Enough (Part 2) (1985); Danger Island (1968–1969); Davi's Way (2016); De película (1987); Delirious (1991); Dinner for Five (2004); Double Tap (1997); E! True Hollywood Story (1999); Eli Roth's History of Horror (2018); Entertainment Tonight (2022); Entertainment UK (1992); Film Music Masters: Jerry Goldsmith (1995); First Works (1989); Free Willy (1993); Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home (1995); Free Willy 3: The Rescue (1997); Get Smart (1965); Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast (2018); Gilligan's Island (1964–1965); Gregory Peck: A Living Biography (1977); Have Gun - Will Travel (1961–1962); HBO First Look (1994–2006); Heart of a Hero: A Tribute to Christopher Reeve (2006); Hernandez (1973); Hollywood Insider (2021–2022); Hollywood's Best Film Directors (2009); How My Dad Killed Dracula (2008); Hungry (2000); Independent Lens (2009); Inside Moves (1980); Inside Moves: From the Inside Out - Moving from Manuscript to Motion Picture (2009); Inside Moves: Interview with Director Richard Donner (2019); Inside TV Land (2001); Intimate Portrait (1999); Ironside (1972); It's About Time (1966); Jericho (1966); Journey Through 'Timeline' (2004); Kneel Before Zod (2010); Kojak (1973–1974); Krypton: Making of the Legend (2018); Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies (2017); Ladyhawke (1985); Lassie (1971); Lethal Weapon (1987); Lethal Weapon 2 (1989); Lethal Weapon 3 (1992); Lethal Weapon 4 (1998); Lethal Weapon 4: Cast and Crew Interviews (1998); Life After Flash (2017); London Affair (1970); Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman (2006); Lucas Tanner (1974); Made Men (1999); Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film (2019); Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend (2001); Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher (2002); Maverick (1994); Maximum Impact: The Legacy of 'Lethal Weapon' (2012); Mel Gibson, à la folie, passionnément (2022); Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary (1989); Mel Gibson's Video Diary 2: Lethal Weapon 3 (1992); Men of Annapolis (1957); MGM's Secret Operations (2008); Minty Comedic Arts (2022); Mr. Novak (1963–1964); Muy personal (1987); Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics (2013); Nightside (1973); No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos (2008); Our House (2013); Our Time (2022); Out Cold (2001); Paul Mazursky's: It's All Crap (2013); Paybacks Are a Bitch (2007); Perry Mason (1964–1965); Perversions of Science (1997); Petrocelli (1974); Premiere: Inside the Summer Blockbusters (1989); Psycho Pension: The Genesis of 'Lethal Weapon' (2012); Pulling the Trigger: Expanding the World of 'Lethal Weapon' (2012); Pure Lethal! New Angles. New Scenes. And Explosive Outtakes (1998); Q&A with Ilya Salkind: Superman II (2012); Radio Flyer (1992); Reunited Apart (2020); Revealed with Jules Asner (2002); Revista de cine (1979); Ritual (2002); Route 66 (1961); Salt and Pepper (1968); Sam Benedict (1962–1963); Sam Cade (1972); Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic (1975); Sarge (1971); Scene Smoking: Cigarettes, Cinema & the Myth of Cool (2001); Scream Greats, Vol. 2: Satanism and Witchcraft (1986); Scrooged - A Christmas to Remember (2006); Scrooged (1988); Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics (2010); Secrets of the Cryptkeeper's Haunted House (1996–1997); Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen (1996); Sons and Daughters (1974); Soul Mates (1990); Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound (2008); Stat! (1973); Sting Feat. Eric Clapton: It's Probably Me (1992); Superman (1978); Superman II (1980); Superman II: Restoring the Vision (2006); Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (1980); Superman Returns (2006); Superman: Requiem (2011); Superpowered: The DC Story (2023); Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman' (2001); Tales from the Crypt (1989–1990); Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995); Tales from the Cryptkeeper (1993–1999); Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot (2013); TCM Remembers 2021 (2021); The 11th Annual Satellite Awards (2006); The Actor's Journey (2011); The Actor's Journey for Kids (2011); The Banana Splits Adventure Hour (1968–1969); The Best of Sting: Fields of Gold 1984-1994 (1994); The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (1972); The Chili Con Carne Club (1993); The Crypt Keeper Presents: A Spine-Tingling Look at Tales from the Crypt (1995); The Curse of 'The Omen' (2005); The Detectives (1962); The Directors (2001); The Doctors and the Nurses (1963); The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1960); The Eleventh Hour (1963); The F.B.I. (1966); The Felony Squad (1966); The Final Conflict (1981); The Fugitive (1966); The Goonies (1985); The Goonies: Deleted Scenes (2011); The Interns (1971); The Interviews: An Oral History of Television (2006); The Lieutenant (1963–1964); The Look of Scrooged (2006); The Loretta Young Show (1961); The Lost Boys (1987); The Lost Boys: A Retrospective (2004); The Magic Behind the Cape (2001); The Making of a Cult Classic: The Unauthorized Story of 'The Goonies' (2010); The Making of Superman: The Movie (1980); The Making of 'the Goonies' (1985); The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964); The Marshal of Madrid (1971); The Omen (1976); The Omen (1995); The Omen (2006); The Omen Legacy (2001); The Omen: Curse or Coincidence? (2000); The Oscars (2022); The Paul Ryan Show (1977–1992); The Rifleman (1962); The Sixth Sense (1972); The Streets of San Francisco (1974); The Tall Man (1961); The Textures of 'Timeline' (2004); The Toy (1982); The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (1964); The Trials of O'Brien (1965–1966); The Twilight Zone (1963–1964); The Twilight Zone 60th: Remembering Rod Serling (2019); The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson (1987); The Wild Wild West (1966); The Yellowbird (1964); Timeline (2003); Treffpunkt Kino (1985); Two-Fisted Tales / Showdown (1992); U.N.C.L.E. V.I.P.S.: Season 4 (2008); Updating Ebenezer (2006); Valerie (2019); W.E.I.R.D. World (1995); Wagon Train (1961); Wanted: Dead or Alive (1960–1961); Who Needs Sleep? (2006); X-15 (1961); X-Men (2000); X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009); You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman (2006); Zane Grey Theatre (1960).

Born on this day – Patricia Bosworth:

Patricia Bosworth

Actress

Writer

Producer

April 24, 1933 – April 2, 2020

Credits:

A Letter to Elia (2010); A Summer's Day (2000); American Masters (2003–2006); Autopsy: The Last Hours of (2020); Biography (1998–2005); Brothers, Sisters, Sons, & Daughters: The Film (2014); Concerning Miss Marlowe (1954); Contender: Mastering the Method (2001); Deadline (1959); E! Mysteries & Scandals (1998–1999); E! True Hollywood Story (1998); Four Boys and a Gun (1957); Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006); Jazz on a Summer's Day (1959); Kraft Theatre (1956–1958); Love, Marilyn (2012); Making Montgomery Clift (2018); Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire (2014); Method or Madness? (2025); Montgomery Clift (1983); Montgomery Clift: His Place in the Sun (1989); Naked City (1960–1961); New York Confidential (1959); Robert Montgomery Presents (1955); The Edge of Night (1956–1984); The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story (1996); The Nun's Story (1959); The Orson Bean Show (2025); The Patty Duke Show (1963); The Wild One (2022); Theater Talk (2018); Young Dr. Malone (1958–1959). 

Born on this day – Jill Ireland:

Jill Ireland

Actress

Singer

April 24, 1936 – May 18, 1990

Credits:

1 a Minute (2010); 12 O'Clock High (1965–1966); 7 Nights to Remember (1966); A Trip Down Memory Lane (1965); AFI Life Achievement Award (1973–1978); All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman (1979); All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds (1981); All-Star Party for Clint Eastwood (1986); All-Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan (1985); All-Star Party for Joan Collins (1987); Armchair Theatre (1961); Assassination (1987); Ben Casey (1964); Breakheart Pass (1975); Breakout (1975); By Dawn's Early Light (2001); Carry on Nurse (1959); Catastrophe: No Safe Place (1980); Caught (1987); Charles Bronson, Hollywood's Lone Wolf (2020); Chino (1973); Cold Sweat (1970); Daniel Boone (1969); Dateline: Hollywood (1967); Death Wish II (1982); Destined to Live (1988); Dinah! (1976); Donny B: The Original King of Daytime (2010); Film '81 (1981); For the Love of Spock (2016); From Noon Till Three (1976); Ghost Squad (1961); Girls of the Latin Quarter (1960); Good Morning America (1979); Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (1987); Hard Times (1975); Hell Drivers (1957); Hollywood Couples (2000); Hollywood on Horses (1989); Hour Magazine (1986–1987); I'll Bet (1965); Inside Edition (1991); Juke Box Jury (1960); Jungle Street Girls (1961); Kiss 'N' Tell: Romance in the 23rd Century (2004); Kraft Mystery Theater (1961); La nuit des César (1984); London Affair (1970); Love and Bullets (1979); Mannix (1968); Murphy's Law (1986); My Favorite Martian (1965); Night Gallery / Segment: The Ghost of Sorworth Place (1972); No Love for Judy (1955); Oh... Rosalinda!! (1955); Probation Officer (1961); Real Heroes (1981); Reason for Living: The Jill Ireland Story (1991); Reflections on Spock (2004); Richard the Lionheart (1963); Rider on the Rain (1970); Robbery Under Arms (1957); Roommates (1961); Shane (1966); Shooting Violent City (2001); Simon and Laura (1955); So Evil, So Young (1961); Someone Behind the Door (1971); Star Trek (1967); The 11th Annual People's Choice Awards (1985); The 16th Annual Shelby Awards (1986); The 30th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1973); The 34th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1977); The 35th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1978); The 46th Annual Academy Awards (1974); The 48th Annual Academy Awards (1976); The Annual Friars Club Tribute Present a Salute to Liza Minnelli (1987); The Battleaxe (1962); The Big Money (1956); The Cheaters (1962); The Desperate Man (1959); The Dick Cavett Show (1972); The Evening Standard Drama Awards (1962); The Evil That Men Do (1984); The Ghost Train Murder (1959); The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything (1980); The Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon Films (2014); The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) (1977); The Karate Killers (1967); The Late Show (1986–1988); The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964–1967); The Mechanic (1972); The Merv Griffin Show (1972–1973); The Mike Douglas Show (1976–1980); The New Hollywood Squares (1987); The Pat Boone Show (1967); The Rock 'n' Roll Years (1985); The Third Man (1964); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1977–1979); The Valachi Papers (1972); The Voodoo Factor (1959); The Wackiest Ship in the Army (1966); The Woman for Joe (1955); There's Always a Thursday (1957); Three Men in a Boat (1956); Today (1989); Twice Round the Daffodils (1962); V.I.P.-Schaukel (1971); Villa Rides (1968); Violent City (1970); Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964); Wogan (1985–1987).