Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Born on this day – John Vernon:



John Vernon


Actor

February 24, 1932 – February 1, 2005

Credits:
Delgo (2008); The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy (2001–2005); Area 51 (2005); Fallout (2004); Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update (2003); Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman (2003); Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman (2003); Welcome to America (2002); Earth and Beyond (2002); Sorority Boys (2002); Command & Conquer: Yuri's Revenge (2001); Stageghost (2000); Star Trek: Klingon Academy (2000); Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 (2000); Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn (2000); Baby Huey's Great Easter Adventure (1999); Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain (1998); The Incredible Hulk (1996–1997); Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man (1997); Adventures in Odyssey: A Twist in Time (1997); Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm (1996); Spider-Man: The Animated Series (1996); Family of Cops (1995); Walker, Texas Ranger (1995); Malicious (1995); Pinky and the Brain (1995); Legend (1995); Marker (1995); Renegade (1993–1995); Paris or Somewhere (1994); Fantastic Four: The Animated Series (1994); Batman: The Animated Series (1992–1994); Sodbusters (1994); Acapulco H.E.A.T. (1993–1994); Hostage for a Day (1994); The Forget-Me-Not Murders (1994); Swat Kats: The Radical Squadron (1993); Matrix (1993); The Fire Next Time (1993); Doogie Howser, M.D. (1993); In the Heat of the Night (1993); Wojeck: Out of the Fire (1992); The Naked Truth (1992); Tales from the Crypt (1992); The Ray Bradbury Theater (1992); Dinosaurs (1992); The Woman Who Sinned (1991); Dark Justice (1991); Object of Desire (1990); Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery (1990); Max Monroe (1990); Mob Story (1989); W.B., Blue and the Bean (1989); CBS Summer Playhouse (1989); Afganistan - The Last War Bus (1989); Two Men (1988); I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988); Hostile Takeover (1988); War of the Worlds (1988); Deadly Stranger (1988); Dixie Lanes (1988); Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988); Nightstick (1987); Blue Monkey (1987); The New Adventures of Beans Baxter (1987); Terminal Exposure (1987); Ernest Goes to Camp (1987); Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1987); Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1987); Rat Tales (1986); Wildfire (1986); Sledge Hammer! (1986); The Magical World of Disney (1986); Philip Marlowe, Private Eye (1986); Knight Rider (1984–1986); Airwolf (1986); Murder, She Wrote (1985); MacGyver (1985); Hail to the Chief (1985); Doin' Time (1985); Fraternity Vacation (1985); The Fall Guy (1983–1985); Partners in Crime (1984); Savage Streets (1984); Jungle Warriors (1984); The Blood of Others (1984); Automan (1984); The Greatest American Hero (1983); T.J. Hooker (1983); Faerie Tale Theatre (1983); Hart to Hart (1983); The A-Team (1983); Chained Heat (1983); The Powers of Matthew Star (1983); Curtains (1983); Airplane II: The Sequel (1982); The Blue and the Gray (1982); CHiPs (1982); Today's F.B.I. (1982); The Phoenix (1982); Heartbreak High (1981); Heavy Metal (1981); Vega$ (1980); The Littlest Hobo (1980); Herbie Goes Bananas (1980); Fantastica (1980); It Rained All Night the Day I Left (1980); California Fever (1979); The Sacketts (1979); Delta House (1979); National Lampoon's Animal House (1978); Quincy M.E. (1978); Golden Rendezvous (1977); Angela (1977); Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night (1977); The Oregon Trail (1977); The Uncanny / Hollywood 1936 (1977); A Special Day (1977); For the Record (1977); Someday Soon (1977); Drum (1976); The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976); Cannon (1973–1975); McMillan & Wife (1975); Switch (1975); S.W.A.T. (1975); The Invisible Man (1975); Matt Helm (1975); Barbary Coast (1975); The Swiss Family Robinson (1975); Brannigan (1975); The Impostor (1975); Kung Fu (1974–1975); Gunsmoke (1975); Movin' On (1974); Police Woman (1974); Virginia Hill (1974); Ironside (1974); Police Surgeon (1974); Petrocelli (1974); W (1974); The Black Windmill (1974); Sweet Movie (1974); The F.B.I. (1968–1974); Barnaby Jones (1974); Mousey (1974); The Questor Tapes (1974); The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping (1973); Charley Varrick (1973); The Wide World of Mystery (1973); Search (1973); Hunter (1973); Fear Is the Key (1972); Journey (1972); Mission: Impossible (1969–1972); Mannix (1971–1972); Cool Million (1972); The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (1972); Dirty Harry (1971); Winter Comes Early (1971); Bearcats! (1971); Escape (1971); Men at Law (1971); One More Train to Rob (1971); The Name of the Game (1971); The Silent Force (1971); Hawaii Five-O (1970); Matt Lincoln (1970); Topaz (1969); Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here (1969); Justine (1969); Trial Run (1969); The High Chaparral (1969); Bonanza (1968); Judd for the Defense (1968); The Felony Squad (1968); Tarzan (1968); Wojeck (1966–1968); Point Blank (1967); Coronet Blue (1967); Iron Man (1966); The Sub-Mariner (1966); Mighty Thor (1966); Once Upon a Prime Time (1966); Hulk (1966); Captain America (1966); Festival (1960–1966); The Marvel Super Heroes (1966); CBC Show of the Week (1965–1966); Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1966); The Forest Rangers (1963–1965); The Serial (1964–1965); John Cabot: A Man of the Renaissance (1964); Time of Your Life (1964); Nobody Waved Good-bye (1964); Playdate (1962–1964); Quest (1962–1963); Georges-Étienne Cartier: The Lion of Québec (1962); Alexander Galt: The Stubborn Idealist (1962); Summer Circuit (1961); Encounter (1956–1961); R.C.M.P. (1960); A Day in the Night of Jonathan Mole (1959); Folio (1958–1959); Cannonball (1959); The Unforeseen (1959); First Performance (1956–1958); On Camera (1956–1958); The Harvest (1957); Fires of Envy (1957); Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans (1957); Go to Blazes (1956); 1984 (1956).

Born on this day – Pete Duel:


Pete Duel


Actor

February 24, 1940 – December 31, 1971

Credits:
12 O'Clock High (1964–1965); 7 Nights to Remember (1966); A Look Back at Gidget (2006); Alias Smith and Jones (1971–1972); Cannon for Cordoba (1970); Channing (1963); Combat! (1964); Diamond Jim: Skulduggery in Samantha (1965); Dream Girl of '67 (1967); E! Mysteries & Scandals (1999); Espionage Target: You (1964); Generation (1969); Gidget (1965–1966); Gomer Pyle: USMC (1964); How to Steal an Airplane (1971); Insight (1970); Ironside (1968); It's Happening (1968); Love on a Rooftop (1966–1967); Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969–1971); Matt Lincoln (1970); Mickey (1964); The Blazing Cannons (2017); The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (1970); The Dating Game (1968); The Dick Cavett Show (1971); The F.B.I. (1965–1967); The Fugitive (1965); The Hell with Heroes (1968); The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) (1966–1967); The Interns (1970); The Merv Griffin Show (1971); The Name of the Game (1968–1971); The Psychiatrist (1970–1971); The Scarecrow (1972); The Virginian (1968–1969); The Woody Woodbury Show (1968); The Young Country (1970); The Young Lawyers (1970); W.I.A. Wounded in Action (1966); When the Applause Died / Death in Hollywood (1990).

On this day in movie and book history - La Bohème (1926)


La Bohème


directed by King Vidor

written by Frédérique De Grésac, William M. Conselman and Ruth Cummings,

based on the 1851 novel Scenes of Bohemian Life by Henri Murger,
and the 1896 opera La bohème by Giacomo Puccini,

was released in the United States on February 24, 1926.

Music by William Axt.
 
Cast:
Lillian Gish, John Gilbert, Renée Adorée, George Hassell, Roy D'Arcy, Edward Everett Horton, Karl Dane, Mathilde Comont, Gino Corrado, Eugene Pouyet, Frank Currier, David Mir, Catherine Vidor, Valentina Zimina, Agostino Borgato, Harry Crocker, Blanche Payson.

Recommended reading:


Scenes from the Life of Bohemia
Scènes De La Vie De Bohême

by Henri Murger.
 
First published 1849.
Paperback.

ISBN-10: 0359742505
ISBN-13: 978-0359742509

Description:
The inspiration for Puccini’s great opera La Bohème, Henri Murger’s episodic story of the bohemians of mid-19th century Paris is a lively, eccentric and amusing narrative – it is presented here with the original 33 drawings. Less a novel and more a series of entertaining encounters, Murger’s work constructs a picture of artistic community and madcap association – aspiring painters, musicians and writers, all with strange stories to tell. Though struggling with poverty, the bohemians are blessed with occasional good fortune; eccentric but monied clients, or jobs landed by sheer luck and opportunistic panache. More than this however is the abiding theme of bonhomie between the young associates; all share the same dream – recognition and money for their creative endeavours – and are bound together by their place of meeting and low social standing. The café where the group gather to socialize serves as the genesis for several plotlines; here the protagonists commiserate and collaborate in equal measure.

On this day in movie history - Pardon Our Nerve (1939)


Pardon Our Nerve


directed by H. Bruce Humberstone,

written by Robert Ellis and Helen Logan,

based on a story by Hilda Stone and Betty Reinhardt,

was released in the United States on February 24, 1939.

Music by Gene Rose.


Cast:
Lynn Bari, June Gale, Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams, Michael Whalen, Edward Brophy, John Miljan, Theodore von Eltz, Ward Bond, Chester Clute, Helen Ericson, Tom Kennedy, Carol Adams, Sidney Bracey, Gary Breckner, Don Brodie, Romaine Callender, Dorothy Christy, Charles Coleman, Hal Craig, Floyd Criswell, Lester Dorr, Eddie Dunn, James Flavin, Dick French, Bud Geary, Grace Goodall, William Haade, Frank Hagney, Lew Harvey, Robert Emmett Keane, Joe King, George Lynn, Mickey MacAvoy, Hamilton MacFadden, Steve Mason, Larry McGrath, Jack Norton, Bob Perry, Jack Roper, Syd Saylor, June Storey, Dan Tobey, Emmett Vogan, Ray Walker, Ben Welden, Charles C. Wilson, Florence Wright.

On this day in movie history - The Enforcer (1951)


The Enforcer


a.k.a. Murder, Inc.


directed by Bretaigne Windust,

written by Martin Rackin,

based on the Murder, Inc. trials (1929 – 1941),

was released in the United States on February 24, 1951.

Music by David Buttolph.


Cast:
Humphrey Bogart, Zero Mostel, Ted de Corsia, Everett Sloane, Roy Roberts, Michael Tolan, King Donovan, Bob Steele, Adelaide Klein, Don Beddoe, Tito Vuolo, John Kellogg, Jack Lambert, Patricia Joiner.

On this day in movie history - Donnie Brasco (1997)


Donnie Brasco


directed by Mike Newell,

written by Paul Attanasio,

based on the book Donnie Brasco: My Undercover Life in the Mafia by Joseph D. Pistone and Richard Woodley,

was released in the United States on February 24, 1997.

Music by Patrick Doyle.


Cast:
Al Pacino, Johnny Depp, Michael Madsen, Bruno Kirby, James Russo, Anne Heche, Zeljko Ivanek, Gerry Becker, Robert Miano, Brian Tarantina, Rocco Sisto, Zach Grenier, Walt MacPherson, Ronnie Farer, Terry Serpico, Gretchen Mol, Tony Lip, George Angelica, Val Avery, Madison Arnold, Delanie Fitzpatrick, Katie Sagona, Sara Gold, Larry Romano, Tim Blake Nelson, Paul Giamatti, James McCauley, James Bulleit, Andrew Parks, Keenan Shimizu, Rocco Musacchia, Joe Francis, Sal Jenco, Billy Capucilli, Laura Cahill, Doreen Murphy, Elle Alexander, Denise Faye, Elaine del Valle, John Horton, Dan Brennan, LaJuan Carter, Sandy Barber, Joyce Stovall, Frank Pesce, Randy Jurgensen, John Di Benedetto, Richard Zavaglia, Tony Ray Rossi, Edward Black, Gaetano LoGiudice, Carmelo Musacchia, Pat Vecchio.

On this day in the Star Trek universe - Voyager, Discovery

Star Trek: Voyager (1999)

Star Trek: Discovery (2022) 

Star Trek: Voyager
Season 5. Episode 16.

Episode entitled: The Disease.

Released February 24, 1999.

Directed by David Livingston.

Created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor.

Written by Michael Taylor, Kenneth Biller, Bryan Fuller, Nick Sagan.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by David Bell.

Cast: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Dawson, Robert Duncan McNeill, Ethan Phillips, Robert Picardo, Tim Russ, Garrett Wang, Jeri Ryan, Musetta Vander, Christopher Liam Moore, Charles Rocket, Majel Barrett, Ivory Broome, Marvin De Baca, Michael N. Fujimoto, Linda Harcharic, Grace Harrell, Tony Jones, Crystal LaPrie, Alicia Lewis, James Pearson, Heather Rattray, Linnea Soohoo, Pablo Soriano.

Star Trek: Discovery
Season 4. Episode 10.

Episode entitled: The Galactic Barrier.

Released February 24, 2022.

Directed by Deborah Kampmeier.

Created by Bryan Fuller, Alex Kurtzman.

Written by Alan B. McElroy, Glenise Mullins, Brandon Schultz, Carlos Cisco.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Jeff Russo.

Cast: Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, Anthony Rapp, Wilson Cruz, Blu del Barrio, David Ajala, Oded Fehr, David Cronenberg, Shawn Doyle, Chelah Horsdal, Tara Rosling, Annabelle Wallis, Hiro Kanagawa, Phumzile Sitole, Osric Chau, Emily Coutts, Patrick Kwok-Choon, Oyin Oladejo, Ronnie Rowe, Sara Mitich, Orville Cummings, David Benjamin Tomlinson, Christopher Allen, Robinne Fanfair, Kyle James Butler, Craig Henry.