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Hal Holbrook
Actor
Director
Writer
February 17, 1925 –
January 23, 2021
Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Born on this day – Ruth Rendell:
Ruth Rendell
Writer
February 17, 1930 – May 2, 2015
Credits:
Books:
Movies and
television:
13 Steps Down
(2004); A Dark-Adapted Eye (1986); A Demon in My View (1976); A Fatal Inversion
(1987); A Guilty Thing Surprised (1970); A Judgement in Stone (1977); A Sight
for Sore Eyes (1998); A Sleeping Life (1978); A Spot of Folly (2017); Adam and
Eve and Pinch Me (2001); An Unkindness of Ravens (1985); Archie and Archie
(2013); Asta's Book / Anna's Book (1993); BBC Radio Drama Collection (2019);
Birthday Present (2008); Blood Lines (1995); Collected Short Stories (1989);
Collected Stories Vol 1 (2006); Dark Corners (2015); Death Notes / Put On By
Cunning (1981); End in Tears (2005); From Doon With Death (1964); Gallowglass
(1990); Ginger and the Kingsmarkham (1992); Going Wrong (1990); Grasshopper
(2000); Harm Done (1999); Heartstones (1987); In the Time of His Prosperity
(1995); King Solomon's Carpet (1991); Kissing the Gunner's Daughter (1992);
Live Flesh (1986); Long Live The Queen (1991); Make Death Love Me (1979);
Master of the Moor (1982); Means of Evil (1979); Minotaur (2005); Murder Being
Once Done (1972); No Man's Nightingale (2013); No More Dying Then (1971); No
Night Is Too Long (1994); Not in the Flesh (2007); One Across, Two Down (1971);
Piranha to Scurfy (2000); Portobello (2008); Road Rage (1997); Ruth Rendell:
Short Stories (2006); Ruth Rendell's Suffolk (1992); Shake Hands Forever
(1975); Simisola (1994); Sins of the Fathers / A New Lease of Death (1967);
Some Lie and Some Die (1973); Speaker of Mandarin (1983); Talking to Strange
Men (1987); The Babes in the Wood (2002); The Best Man to Die (1969); The Blood
Doctor (2002); The Bridesmaid (1989); The Brimstone Wedding (1995); The Child's
Child (2012); The Chimney Sweeper's Boy (1998); The Convolvulus Clock (1985);
The Copper Peacock and Other Stories (1991); The Crocodile Bird (1993); The Face
of Trespass (1974); The Fallen Curtain (1976); The Fever Tree (1982); The Girl
Next Door (2014); The House of Stairs (1988); The Keys to the Street (1996);
The Killing Doll (1984); The Lake of Darkness (1980); The Monster in the Box
(2009); The New Girlfriend (1985); The Reason Why (1995); The Rottweiler
(2003); The Saint Zita Society (2012); The Secret House Of Death (1968); The
Thief (2005); The Tree of Hands (1984); The Vault (2011); The Veiled One
(1988); The Water's Lovely (2006); Thornapple (1998); Tigerlily's Orchids
(2010); To Fear a Painted Devil (1965); Vanity Dies Hard (1966); Wolf to the
Slaughter (1967).
13 Steps Down
(2012); A Dark Adapted Eye (1994); A Demon in My View (1991); A Fatal Inversion
(1992); A Judgment in Stone (1986); A Pleasant Terror: The Life and Ghost of
M.R. James (1995); A Sight for Sore Eyes (2003); Alias Betty (2001); Bestseller
(2002); Bookmark (1986); Bouillon de culture (2000); Cover to Cover (1987);
Daphne Du Maurier - A Loving Spirit (1997); Das Literaturmagazin (1990); Diary
of the Dead (1976); Drama Trails (2008); Faulks on Fiction (2011); Forty Years
at the I.C.A. (1987); George Baker: Wexford and Me (2008); Imagine (2012);
Innocent Victim (1989); La Cérémonie (1995); Late Review (2011); Le masque
(1989); Live Flesh (1997); Loopy (2004); M.R. James: The Corner of the Retina
(2004); Mystery!: Gallowglass (1993); No Night Is Too Long (2002); Out on Four
(1989); Permis de penser (2006); Profiling (2008); Ruth Rendell Mysteries
(1987–2000); Screen Two (1988); Sleuths, Sorcerers & Spies: Andrew Marr's
Paperback Heroes (2016); Tales of the Unexpected (1981–1985); The Bridesmaid
(2004); The Culture Show (2011); The Face of Trespass (1988); The New
Girlfriend (2014); The South Bank Show (2004); The Write Stuff (1989); This Is
Your Life (1995); This Morning (2008); Valentin Valentin (2014); Whodunnit?
(1982); Without Walls (1992).
Born on this day – Barry Humphries:
Barry Humphries
Comedian
Actor
Writer
Satirist
February 17, 1934 –
April 22, 2023
Born on this day – Mary Ann Mobley:
Mary Ann Mobley
Actress
February 17, 1937 – December 9, 2014
Credits:
33rd Miss
America Pageant / Miss America 1959 (1959); 70th Annual Miss America Pageant
(1990); ABC’s Nightlife (1965); AFI Life Achievement Award (1973); All Star
Secrets (1979); All-Star Party for ‘Dutch’ Reagan (1985); American Experience
(2002); Bandit: Bandit Bandit (1994); Be Our Guest (1960); Beat the Clock
(1979); Body Language (1984–1985); Born Free (1974); Break the Bank (1976);
Burke’s Law (1963–1965); Card Sharks (1980); Circus of the Stars #2 (1977);
Circus of the Stars #3 (1979); Circus of the Stars #4 (1979); Circus of the
Stars (1977); Crook & Chase (1996); Cupcake Wars (2012); Custer (1967);
Dance Fever (1980); Dateline: Hollywood (1967); Dead Like Me (2003); Designing
Women (1990); Diff’rent Strokes (1980–1986); Dream Girl of ‘67 (1967); E! True
Hollywood Story (1998); Falcon Crest (1988); Family Feud / All-Star Family Feud
Special (1983); Fantasy Island (1978–1984); Flying High (1979); For Singles
Only (1968); General Hospital (1963); Get the Message (1964); Get Yourself a
College Girl (1964); Girl Happy (1965); God Bless Mr. Ferguson (1971); Gypsy
(1966–1967); Hardball (1994); Harum Scarum (1965); He Said, She Said (1970);
Hearts Afire (1992); Homes of Miss America (2001); Hotel (1984); Hour Magazine
(1980–1988); Intimate Portrait (1999); Iron Horse (1967); Ironside (1969);
Istanbul Express (1968); It Takes Two (1970); It’s Howdy Doody Time (1987);
It’s Your Bet (1970–1972); Joanne Carson’s VIPs (1972); Life with Linkletter
(1970); Lifestyle Magazine (2008); Lou Rawls Parade of Stars (1988); Love,
American Style / Love and the Seven-Year Wait / Love and the Man Next Door /
Love and the Young Unmarrieds (1969–1973); March of Dimes Telethon (1985);
Match Game (1973–1977); Match Game PM (1975–1980); Matt Houston (1983); Miss
America Pageant (1958); Miss America: Beyond the Crown (1994); Mission:
Impossible (1966); Mississippi Rising (2005); My Brother the Angel (1966); Pat
Boone in Hollywood (1967); Perry Mason (1964–1966); Police Story (1974); Run
for Your Life (1965–1966); Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1999); Search (1972);
Showoffs (1975); Stars Over Mississippi (1999); Super Bloopers and Practical
Jokes (1984–1988); Super Password (1986); Take a Good Look (1959); Tattletales
(1974–1977); Tattletales (1982); That Regis Philbin Show (1965); The 37th
Annual Thalians Ball (1992); The Big Event (1978); The Definitive Elvis: The
Hollywood Years - Part II: 1962-1969 (2002); The Fantastic Journey (1977); The
Girl on the Late, Late Show (1974); The Hollywood Deb Stars of 1965 (1965); The
Home Show (1988–1994); The Joey Bishop Show (1969); The King’s Pirate (1967);
The Kraft Music Hall (1971); The Lie (1973); The Love Boat (1978–1985); The
Magical World of Disney (1969–1980); The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1966); The Mike
Douglas Show (1963–1979); The Milton Berle Show (1966); The New Hollywood
Squares (1987–1989); The New Perry Mason (1973); The Partridge Family (1973);
The Pat Boone Show (1967); The Sixth Sense (1972); The Steve Allen Plymouth
Show (1958); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1963–1971); The Virginia
Graham Show (1971); The Virginian (1967); Three on a Couch (1966); To Rome with
Love (1970); To Tell the Truth (1990); Valentine’s Day (1965); Vega$ (1980);
Wedding Day (1981); Whew! (1979–1980); You Don’t Say (1965–1968); Young
Dillinger (1965).
Born on this day – James Laurenson:
James Laurenson
Actor
February 17, 1940 – April 28, 2024
Credits:
Book:
Light Thickens, by Ngaio Marsh (1982) / included in dedication.
Movies and television:
Book:
Light Thickens, by Ngaio Marsh (1982) / included in dedication.
Movies and television:
A House in the Hills (1993); A
Perfect State (1997); A Spy at Evening (1981); A Summer in Genoa (2008);
AfterLife (2003); Alleyn Mysteries (1994); Anno Domini (1976); Armchair Cinema
(1974); Armchair Thriller (1978); Artists and Models (1986); Bergerac (1988);
Between the Lines (1992); Boney (1972–1973); Boon (1991); Born and Bred (2004);
Bye Bye Columbus (1991); Cagney & Lacey (1984); Capital News (1990); Centre
Play (1976); Codename: Kyril (1988); Coronation Street (1968); Countdown to War
(1989); Crown Court (1975–1977); Dalziel and Pascoe (2004); Dangerfield (1999);
Days of Our Lives (1985); Dead Bolt Dead (1999); Edward II (1970); Elizabeth R
(1971); Endeavour (2017); Esther Waters (1977); Father Brown (2014–2017);
Fathers and Sons (1971); Fox Mystery Theater (1984); Frost in May (1982);
Ghostboat (2006); Hammer House of Horror (1980); Heartbeat (2001);
Heartbreakers (1984); Hedda Gabler / The Lady from the Sea (1974); Holy Flying
Circus (2011); Hustle (2004); In Defence (2000); In the Devil's Garden (1971);
Inspector Morse (1987); ITV Playhouse (1973); ITV Saturday Night Theatre
(1970); Jackanory (1977–1979); Jackanory Playhouse (1976); Lovejoy (1992);
Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley (2008); Matilda: The Musical
(2022); MI-5 (2004–2007); Midsomer Murders (2000); Misfits of Science (1986);
Mr Duncan (2015); My Dad's the Prime Minister (2003); National Theatre Live:
Hamlet (2010); National Theatre Live: The Cherry Orchard (2011); One Day
(2011); Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982); Play for Today (1971–1980); Pop Culture
Beast's Halloween Horror Picks / Raven - the Shadmock (2015); Prime Suspect:
Inner Circles (1995); Private Peaceful (2012); Project: Tinman (1990); Public
Eye (1971); Quacks (2017); Quiller (1975); Rainbow Drive (1990); Remington Steele
(1984); Romance (1977); Shakespeare's Globe Theatre: The Comedy of Errors
(2015); Sharpe (1996–1997); Sharpe's Eagle (1997); Silent Witness (2003);
Space: 1999 (1976); State of Play (2003); Stingray (1986); Table 12 (2001);
Taggart (1988–1995); The 15th Annual TV Week Logie Awards (1973); The Bourne
Identity (1988); The Bretts (1987); The Care of Time (1990); The Cat's Meow
(2001); The Cold Light of Day (1996); The Crown (2016–2017); The Cry (2002);
The Duchess of Duke Street (1976); The Duchess of Duke Street (1976); The
Expert (1969); The Girls of Slender Means (1975); The Hollow Crown (2012); The
Insiders (1985); The Magic Christian (1969); The Man Inside (1990); The Man Who
Fell to Earth (1987); The Monster Club / Shadmock Story (1981); The Professionals
(1979); The Riot Club (2014); The Shadow of the Tower (1972); The Terror
(2018); The Tragedy of King Richard II (1970); The Turn of the Screw (1974);
The Vanishing Man (1997); The Wars of the Roses (1965); The Widower (2014); The
Witches of Pendle (1976); Thief Takers (1997); Thieves in the Night (1988);
Thirty-Minute Theatre (1971); This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire
Ripper (2000); 3 Blind Mice (2003); Treasure Island (1968); Trial by Fire
(1999); Van der Valk (1992); Wolf Hall (2015); Women in Love (1969); You Only
Live Twice: The Radio Play (1990); Z Cars (1969).
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