On this day in movie history - El Dorado (1966)

El Dorado

directed by Howard Hawks,

written by Leigh Brackett,

based on the novel The Stars in Their Courses by Harry Brown,

was released in the United States on June 30, 1967.

Music by Nelson Riddle.

Cast:

John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, James Caan, Charlene Holt, Paul Fix, Arthur Hunnicutt, Michele Carey, R.G. Armstrong, Edward Asner, Christopher George, Marina Ghane, Robert Donner, John Gabriel, Johnny Crawford, Robert Rothwell, Adam Roarke, Victoria George, Jim Davis, Anne Newman Bacal, Diane Strom, Olaf Wieghorst, Richard Andrade, Danny Borzage, Charlita, Don Collier, Enrique Contreras, Chuck Courtney, Linda Dangcil, Alphonso DuBois, Nacho Galindo, Joe Garcio, Betty Jane Graham, Robert ‘Buzz’ Henry, William Henry, Lars Hensen, Riley Hill, Chuck Horne, Rodolfo Hoyos Jr., Bonnie Charyl Josephson, Joe King, Mike Letz, Frank Leyva, Myra MacMurray, John Mitchum, Ruben Moreno, Deen Pettinger, Jose Portugal, Lee Powell, Chuck Roberson, Anthony Rogers, Danny Sands, Robert Shelton, Dean Smith, John Strachen, Rosa Turich, Ralph Volkie, Christopher West.

Born on this day – Charlene Polite:

 

Charlene Polite

Actress

June 30, 1943 – June 21, 1999

Credits:

Bullitt (1968); Cannon (1971); Frame Up (1968); Hawaii Five-O (1970); Love Hate Love (1971); Mayberry R.F.D. (1969); Mod Squad (1972); My Friend Tony (1969); Star Trek / episode entitled The Cloud Minders, originally aired February 28 (1969); The Blue Knight (1976); The Doris Day Show (1971); The Memory of Us (1974).

Born on this day – Jeri Taylor:

 

Jeri Taylor

Writer

Producer

Director

June 30, 1938 – October 24, 2024

Patrick Stewart (left), Brent Spiner (center), Jeri Taylor (right), on the set of Star Trek: The Next Generation.

 
Credits:
 
Books:
 
Mosaic (1996); Pathways (1998); Unification (1991).
 
Movies and television:
 

A Place to Call Home (1987); ABC Afterschool Specials (1983); Blue Thunder (1984); California Fever (1979); Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery (1990); In the Heat of the Night (1988–1989); Inside the New Adventure: Star Trek - Voyager (1995); It's Your Bet (1973); Jake and the Fatman (1989–1990); Journey's End: The Saga of Star Trek - The Next Generation (1994); Launch of Star Trek: Voyager (1995); Little House on the Prairie (1981); Magnum, P.I. (1987–1988); Please Don't Hit Me, Mom (1981); Quincy, M.E. (1980–1983); Salvage 1 (1979); Star Trek Continuum (1995); Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993–1994); Star Trek: First Contact (1996); Star Trek: Generations (1994); Star Trek: The Next Generation (1990–1994); Star Trek: Voyager - The Arcade Game (2002); Star Trek: Voyager (1995–2001); The Incredible Hulk (1982); The Secret Empire (1979); To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager (2024); Trekkies (1997).

Born on this day – Lea Massari:

 

Lea Massari

Actress

Singer

June 30, 1933 – June 23, 2025

Credits:

A Difficult Life (1961); A Dog Called... Vengeance (1977); Allonsanfan (1974); ...And Hope to Die (1972); Anna Karenina (1974); Antonio Gramsci: i giorni del carcere (1977); Auferstehung (1958); Bloody Murder (1974); Capitan Fracassa (1958); Céleste (1970); Chi dice donna dice donna (1976); Chico: Artista Brasileiro (2015); Christ Stopped at Eboli (1979); Claude Sautet, le calme et la dissonance (2021); Compression (2023); Conquered City (1962); Devil's Ransom (1971); Escape to Nowhere (1973); Faces of Love (1977); Forbidden (1955); From a Roman Balcony (1960); Grand Amphi (1971); Holiday (Incantesimo) (1967); I fratelli Karamazov (1969); I promessi sposi (1967); I sogni muoiono all'alba (1961); I sogni nel cassetto (1957); I Want Him Dead (1968); Il giardino delle delizie (1967); Il gioco dei 9 (1988); Indian Summer (1972); La 7ème cible (1984); La coda del diavolo (1964); La femme en bleu (1973); La flambeuse (1981); La linea del fiume (1976); La vie de château (1985); La vigna di uve nere (1984); L'Avventura (1960); Le dernier des cinq (1973); Le divorcement (1979); Le Serpent de Gibraltar (1963); Les échos du cinéma (1961); Les rendez-vous du dimanche (1977–1978); L'insoumis (1964); Llanto por un bandido (1964); Made in Italy (1965); Maurizio Costanzo Show (1994); Meetings with Anna (1978); Midi Trente (1972–1974); Midi-Première (1975); Monica Vitti, une étoile dans la nuit (2017); Morte di un bandito (1961); Murmur of the Heart (1971); Neverlake (2013); Nos italiennes, de Magnani à Muti (2022); Paolo e Francesca (1971); Paris Pick-Up (1962); Personnel et confidentiel (2007); Quaderno proibito (1980); Qualcuno bussa alla porta (1971); Quelli che... il calcio (1994); Rafael Alberti en Roma... y en España (1977); Return to Lisca Bianca Island (1983); Sale rêveur (1978); Sarah (1983); Segreti segreti (1985); Story of a Love Story (1973); The Camp Followers (1965); The Colossus of Rhodes (1961); The Four Days of Naples (1962); The Night Caller (1975); The Probability Factor (1976); The Son (1973); The Things of Life (1970); Una donna a Venezia (1986); Una donna spezzata (1988); Viaggio d'amore (1990); Violette & François (1977); Volver a vivir (1968); Zur Nacht (1971).

Born on this day – Vici Raaf:

 

Vici Raaf

Actress

June 30, 1921 – April 6, 1984

Credits:

Because of You (1952); Big Town (1954); Champagne for Caesar (1950); Climax! (1955–1958); Code 3 (1957); Colt .45 (1957); Coronado 9 (1961); Death Valley Days (1959–1964); Dragnet (1957); Dreamboat (1952); Four Star Playhouse (1955); Foxfire (1955); Going My Way (1963); Gunsmoke (1964); Hazel (1962); He Ran All the Way (1951); Hopalong Cassidy (1954); It's About Time (1967); Jack the Ripper (1958); Johnny Staccato (1959); Let's Make It Legal (1951); Lock Up (1960); Lux Video Theatre (1955); M Squad (1957–1959); Mr. Adams and Eve (1957); Not for Hire (1959); Official Detective (1957); One Desire (1955); Rawhide (1960–1964); Run for the Hills (1953); Screen Directors Playhouse (1955); Squad Car (1960); The Andy Griffith Show (1965); The Big Trees (1952); The Californians (1958); The Clown (1953); The Lady Wants Mink (1953); The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1957); The Lineup (1956–1959); The Lone Wolf (1954); The Man Behind the Gun (1953); The O. Henry Playhouse (1957); The Pride of St. Louis (1952); The Red Skelton Hour (1952–1963); The Second Woman (1950); The Twinkle in God's Eye (1955); The Untouchables (1961); The Veil (1958); The Yellow Canary (1963); Trouble Along the Way (1953); Unsolved (1960); West Point (1956); Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1959); You Are There (1955).

Born on this day – Susan Hayward:

 

Susan Hayward

Actress

June 30, 1917 – March 14, 1975

Born on this day – Lena Horne:

 

Lena Horne

Actress

Dancer

Singer

June 30, 1917 – May 9, 2010