Born on this day – Terence Brady:

Terence Brady

Writer

Actor

March 13, 1939 – September 29, 2016

Credits:

A Fine Romance (1989); A Man of our Times (1968); According to Dora (1968); All Star Comedy Carnival (1969); Away from It All (1973); Baby Love (1969); BBC Play of the Month / Three Piece Suite (1977); Boy Meets Girl (1969); Broad and Narrow (1965); Call My Bluff (1969–1970); Cribbins (1969); Dig This Rhubarb (1963–1964); Father Matthew's Daughter (1987); Father, Dear Father (1969); For Amusement Only (1968); Foreign Exchange (1970); Forever Green (1989–1992); Fort Apache the Bronx (1981); Four Tall Tinkles (1967); Hawaii Five-O (1977); Love Story (1968); Love with a Perfect Stranger (1986); Magic Moments (1989); Maid in Britain (2010); Mrs Thursday (1966); Nanny (1981–1983); No, Honestly (1974–1975); Oh Madeline (1983–1984); Pig in the Middle (1980–1983); Play for Today (1973); Riders (1993); Robin's Nest (1978); Sam and Janet (1968); Take Three Girls (1969–1971); Take Three Women (1982); The Avengers (1969); The Great War (1964); The Marriage Lines (1964); The Road to F9: Fast & Furious Fan Fest (2020); The Unforgettable Gordon Jackson (2012); Thirty-Minute Theatre (1966–1969); Thomas and Sarah (1979); Three Comedies of Marriage (1975); Three Rousing Tinkles (1966); Upstairs, Downstairs (1971–1972); Yes, Honestly (1976–1977); Z Cars (1970).

Born on this day – Neil Sedaka:

Neil Sedaka

Singer

Composer

Actor

Writer

Pianist

March 13, 1939 – February 27, 2026

Credits:

Book:

Laughter in the Rain: My Own Story (1982).

Albums:

A Song (1977); All You Need Is the Music (1978); Brighton Beach Memories (2003); Calendar Girl (2018); Circulate (1961); Circulate (Expanded Edition) (1960); Classically Sedaka (1995); Come See About Me (1984); Emergence (1971); Essential Masters 1956-1961 (2011); Greatest Hits Live in Concert (1996); I Am But A Fool (2023); I Do It For Applause (2016); I'm a Song (2010); In the Pocket (1980); Italiano (2001); Italiano (Expanded Edition) (1964); Laughter in the Rain (1974); Little Devil (2018); Live at the Royal Festival Hall (1974); Manhattan Intermezzo (2016); Neil Sedaka (1959); Neil Sedaka and Songs (1977); Neil Sedaka On Stage (1974); Neil Sedaka Sings The Hits (1999); Neil Sedaka, The Tokens & Coins (2006); Neil Sedaka: Now (1981); New York City (2009); Overnight Success (1975); Rock Masters: Ring A Rockin' (2005); Rock with Sedaka (1959); Rockin' Sides (2012); Rye Beach, Ny, June 12Th 1993 (Live) (2016); Sings His Original Country Songs (2018); Solitaire (1972); Son Plus Gros Succès International (2001); Stairway to Heaven (2012); Steppin' Out (1976); The Diary (2014); The Diary, Vol. 2 (2019); The Good Times (1986); The Hungry Years (1975); The Miracle of Christmas (2008); The Real Neil (2012); The Show Goes On (Live At The Royal Albert Hall, London / 2006) (2012); The Tra-La Days Are Over (1973); Tuneweaver (1995); Waking Up Is Hard To Do (2009); Workin' on a Groovy Thing (1969).

Songs:

A Little Lovin’; Alice In Wonderland; Alone at Last; As Long as I Live; Breaking Up Is Hard To Do; Calendar Girl; I Go Ape; I Must Be Dreaming; I tuoi capricci; Il Re Dei Pagliacci; I'm a Song, Sing Me; King of Clowns; La terza luna; Laughter in the Rain; Let's Go Steady Again; Little Devil; My World Keeps Getting Smaller Every Day; Next Door to an Angel; O Carol; Oh Carol; Oh! Carol; One Way Ticket; Rosemary Blue; Should’ve Never Let You Go; Solitaire; Star Crossed Lovers; Sweet Little You; The Hungry Years; The Lion Sleeps Tonight; The Miracle Song; The Same Old Fool; You Gotta Make Your Own Sunshine.

Movies and television:

207 15th Anniversary (2018); 3-2-1 (1982); 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee (1969); A Friend of the Family (2022); A Journey of Faith (2026); A Smile Like Yours (1997); A Year in Music (2022); ABBA Forever: The Winner Takes It All (2019); ABBA in Australia (1976); ABBA Silver, ABBA Gold (2023); ABBA: Against the Odds (2024); ABBA: The Definitive Collection (2002); ABBA: The Movie (1977); ABC's Nightlife (1965); ALF (1988); American Bandstand (1963–1975); American Bandstand's 33 1/3 Celebration (1985); American Housewife (2017); American Idol (2002–2012); American Idol Rewind (2008); An Evening with Glen Campbell (1977); Arrested Development (2003); Bandstand (1960–1969); Banished (2007); Beat Shazam (2017); Better Off Dead (1985); Beverly Hills, 90210 (1991–1993); Bicentennial Minutes (1975); Big Love (2007); Big Time Adolescence (2019); Biography (1998–2002); Black Milk (1999); Bob Hope's Christmas Comedy Special (1976); Bob's Burgers (2017); Body Electric (2004); Boomers (2014); Breakaway (1984); Breakfast (2016); Breaking Up Is Hard to Do (1979); Britain's Got More Talent (2019); Buenos días a todos (2011); Bullet in the Face (2012); Calendar Girl (1993); Cannonball (2017); Caught Stealing (2025); Champs-Elysées (1983); Charo (1976); Chatterbox! (1977); Cita con las estrellas (1956–1971); Click (2006); Clown (2014); Comic Relief 2005: Is This the Way to Amarillo (2005); Cover that One Cupid (2023); Cruisin' 57 (1975); Cue the Music (1991–1995); Dancing with the Stars (2014); DC's Legends of Tomorrow (2016); Dead Slow Ahead (2015); Deadpool (2016); Des O'Connor Tonight (1990–1992); Designing Women (1989); Dinah! (1975–1978); Dolly (1976); Donkey Konga (2003); Donny and Marie (1977); Don't Forget Your Toothbrush (1994); EastEnders (2005); Elvis: 50 Years in Show Business (2004); Emu's All Live Pink Windmill Show (1985–1986); Emu's Wide World (1988); Emu's World (1983); Euphoria (2022); Evil (2003); Family Matters (1991); Fear Street: Part Two - 1978 (2021); Final Destination: Bloodlines (2025); Food Rocks (1994); For Facts Sake (2018); Gangsters (1976); Geraldo Rivera Reports (2014); Get It Together (1977); Get Over It (2001); Getaway (2010); Gila! (2012); Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast (2019); Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast Live: A Tribute to Gilbert (2022); Gilmore Girls (2001); God Only Knows: Vocal Harmony - The Voice (2003); Good Day New York (2025); Good Morning America (1978); Good Morning Britain (2014); Good Old Days Part II (1978); Greatest Hits of the 70s (2021); Guest Night (1992); Happy Days (1977–1978); Haven (2010–2015); Hermes House Band ft. Tony Christie: (Is This the Way To) Amarillo (2005); Hey Brian! (1973); Hollywood a Go Go (1965); Hotel de Love (1996); Hour Magazine (1982); House Arrest (1996); How the Brits Rocked America (2012); Huckabee (2012); I Love the '70s (2003); I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007); In Concert (1975); In Melbourne Tonight (1969); Instant Love (1964); It Takes a Thief (1970); It Takes Two (2007); ITV Evening News (2018); I've Got a Secret (1965); iZombie (2016); Jake in Progress (2005); Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (1984); Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon (1980); Jolene (2008); Josie and the Pussycats (2001); Juke Box Jury (1962); Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol (2007); Kelly Key: Ao Vivo (2004); Killing Cinderella (2000); Kim Friele - homokampens førstedame (2021); King of Pop 1975 (1975); Legends (2010); Legends in Concert: Neil Sedaka Up Close and Personal (2004); Letters to Cupid (2017); Lewis & Clark & George (1997); Lisbela and the Prisoner (2003); Live from Her Majesty's (1984); Live Wednesday (1978); Live with Kelly and Mark (1989–2009); Live! On City Line (1987); Long Island Music Hall of Fame's 1st Induction Awards Gala (2006); Look, Mike Yarwood! (1974); Loose Women (2006–2009); Lorraine (2016); Lost (2009); Lost Love (2003); Lou Rawls Parade of Stars (1988); Lucas Chronicle (2017); Lulu (1975); Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (1977); Magnum P.I. (2020); Malcolm in the Middle (2003); Maman est chez le coiffeur (2008); Mandy (2024); Married... with Children (1996); Memòries de la tele (2009); Men Behaving Badly (1998); Michel Legrand in Concert (1978); Miracle (1982); Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin - Advent of the Red Comet (2019); Moods of Love (1974); Moving Image Salutes Steven Spielberg (1994); My Music: 50s & 60s Rock Rewind (2014); My Music: 60s & 70s Slow Songs (2015); My Music: Doo Wop Discoveries (2012); My Yearbook 1960-1963 (2015); Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1994); Neil Diamond: Solitary Man (2010); Neil Sedaka Says: All You Need Is the Music (1983); Neil Sedaka Steppin' Out (1976); Neil Sedaka: In Concert (1981); Neil Sedaka: King of Song (2014); Neil Sedaka: New Orleans (1984); Neil Sedaka: The Show Goes On (2008); Neil Sedaka: The Show Must Go On (2001); New Jersey Turnpikes (1999); New World (1995); Night Fever (1997); Noble (2014); On Stage America (1984); One Hundred and Eighty: The Tour Documentary (2005); One on One with John Tesh (1991); Our Brand Is Crisis (2015); Over Easy (1977); Overspel (2015); Pebble Mill at One (1991–1992); Perfect Strangers (1986); Peter Kay: Live at the Manchester Arena (2004); Phoenix Nights (2002); Picture Perfect (1997); Playgirl Killer (1967); Playing Mona Lisa (2000); Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin (2024); Primetime (1991); Prince of the City (1981); Pro of Contra (1963); Pyrates (1991); Queen: Rare Live - A Concert Through Time and Space (1989); Riding in Cars with Boys (2001); Rings Around the World (1966); Rock & Chips (2011); Rock with Laughter (1993); Salute! (1983); Sarah G Live (2012); Saturday Matters (1989); Saturday Night Live (1976–1982); Scopitones (1960–1969); Secrets of New York (2013); Sex and the City (2008); Sextette (1977); Sha-Na-Na in Sha Na Na (1980); Shindig! (1964–1965); Shirley (1979); Smile (1975); Solid Gold (1981); Some Kind of Heaven (2020); Somebody Killed Her Husband (1978); Songwriters Hall of Fame (2004); Sounds Like Us (1969); Space Station 76 (2014); Spede show (1974); Spotlight (1973); Standing Room Only (2004); Star Search (1984); Stars in Their Eyes (1990–2000); Starsky & Hutch (2004); Sting of Death (1966); Strictly Come Dancing (2016); Stuck on You! (1983); Stumptown (2019); Sunset Strip (2012); Super 88 (1987); Super Bowl (1976); Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story (1987); Surprise! Surprise! (1995); Sweet Nightmare (1998); Swingtown (2008); Tales of the City (1993); Talk Stoop (2010); Tavis Smiley (2010); That '70s Show (1998–1999); The 22nd International Emmy Awards (1994); The Benny Hill Show (1975); The Big Bang Theory (2017); The Big Breakfast (1993–1995); The Bob Braun Show (1968); The Bonnie Hunt Show (2008); The Boss (2016); The Boulevard (2018); The Brady Bunch Variety Hour (1977); The Carol Burnett Show (1977); The Castle (1997); The Clay Cole Show (1965–1966); The Connie Francis Scrapbook (1992); The Craft (1996); The Crown (2020); The Dales (2013); The David Frost Show (1969–1971); The Dennis Wholey Show (1969); The Dick Cavett Show (1975); The Dick Clark Show (1958–1960); The Ed Sullivan Show (1963 / 1969); The Ernie Sigley Show (1974–1975); The Fosters (2015); The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1993); The Garden Party (1991); The Gift of Song (1984); The Gossip Columnist (1980); The Graham Kennedy Show (1973–1975); The Great British Sewing Bee (2020); The History of Rock 'n' Roll (1995); The Hotel (2014); The Howard Stern Show (1991); The James Whale Show (1995); The January Man (1989); The Joy of Easy Listening (2011); The Joy of the Single (2012); The King of Queens (2005); The Leftovers (2014–2017); The Lloyd Thaxton Show (1964–1966); The Love Boat (1979); The Mac Davis Special (1975); The Man in the High Castle (2016); The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2018–2022); The Merv Griffin Show (1975); The Midnight Special (1975–1976); The Mike Douglas Show (1968–1980); The Monkees (1967); The Monsters (1963); The Monte Carlo Show (1981); The Morning Show with Mike & Juliet (2009); The Muppet Show (1979–1980); The Nation's Favourite Bee Gees Song (2011); The Official Top 50 Best-Selling Singles of the 90s and 00s (2015); The Old Grey Whistle Test (1974); The One Show (2009–2011); The Oprah Winfrey Show (1995); The Partridge Family (1970–1973); The People's Command Performance (1978); The Peter Martin Show (1968); The Princess Diaries (2001); The Rolf Harris Show (1973); The Roots of Rock 'n' Roll (1981); The Simpsons (1998–2005); The Songmakers Collection (2001); The Songwriter's Hall of Fame 20th Anniversary... The Magic of Music (1989); The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour (1973 / 1976); The Tall Guy (1989); The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show (1960); The Toni Tennille Show (1980); The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2015–2017); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1965–1982); The Tony Danza Show (2005); The Val Doonican Music Show (1977); The View (2007); The Way We Laughed (1998); The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club (1975); The Wrecking Crew! (2008); They Sold a Million (1973–1974); This Is Pop (2021); This Is Your Life (1991 / 1993); This Morning (2006); Time of Our Lives (2019); Today (2014); Tony Orlando and Dawn (1975); Top of the Pops (1972–1991); Top Ten (2000); Torvill & Dean's Dancing on Ice (2006); Transsiberian (2008); Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie (1995); Uncharted 2: Among Thieves IGN Podcast Beyond (2011); Upbeat (1965); Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium (1962); Veronica Mars (2005–2019); Vinyl (2016); Voyage of the Rock Aliens (1984); Walk on By: The Story of Popular Song (2001); Weekend with the Stars Telethon (1984); Where the Action Is (1965–1966); Where the Boys Are (1960 / 1984); Who's Doing the Dishes? (2016); You Are Beautiful (2009); Zeit.geschichte (2019).

Born on this day – Deborah Raffin:

Deborah Raffin

Actress

Model

Audiobook publisher

March 13, 1953 – November 21, 2012

Credits:

47th Annual Academy Awards (1975); 7th Heaven (1996–2005); A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! (2011); A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Grimacing Governor (1994); Aesop's Fables (1995); An Evening at the Improv (1994); B.L. Stryker (1989); Book of Days (2003); Circus of the Stars #2 (1977); Circus of the Stars (1977); Claudia (1985); Dinah! (1975); ER (2008); Family Blessings (1998); Fifty Poems of Emily Dickinson (1997); Futuresport (1998); Golden Globes 50th Anniversary Celebration (1994); Good Morning America (1978); Hollywood Women (1993); Home Song (1996); Hour Magazine (1980); Intimate Portrait (2002); Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2006); Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend (2001); Morning Glory (1993); Night of 100 Stars II (1985); Night of the Fox (1990); Noble House (1988); Scanners II: The New Order (1991); Superman (1978); Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman' (2001); Tattletales (1976); The 38th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1981); The 50th Annual Academy Awards (1978); The American Sportsman (1979); The Annual Daily Variety Honors. A Salutes to Army Archerd (1993); The Mike Douglas Show (1977); The Nina Foch Course for Filmmakers and Actors (2010); The Sands of Time (1992); The Secret Life of the American Teenager (2008–2010); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1988); The Twilight Zone (1989); Today (1979); Unwed Father (1997); Wilde (1997); Windmills of the Gods (1988).

Born on this day – Glenne Headly:

Glenne Headly

Actress

March 13, 1955 – June 8, 2017

Credits:

2 Days in the Valley (1996); A Girl Thing (2001); AFI Life Achievement Award (2008); And the Band Played On (1993); Around the Bend (2004); Babe: Pig in the City (1998); Bartleby (2001); Bastard Out of Carolina (1996); Bowery Dawn (1972); Breakfast of Champions (1999); Comeback Season (2006); Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (2004); CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2008); Dial a Prayer (2015); Dick Tracy (1990); Dick Tracy Special (2010); Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988); Dirty Rotten Scoundrels: Featurette (1988); Doctor Detroit (1983); Don Jon (2013); Eleni (1985); Encore! Encore! (1998–1999); ER (1996–1997); Eulogy (2004); Fandango (1985); Four Friends (1981); Frasier (1995); Future Man (2017); Getting Even with Dad (1994); Grand Isle (1991); Grey's Anatomy (2008); Hotel Room (1993); It's a Good Day: The Making of 'Around the Bend' (2005); Just Getting Started (2017); Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (2008); Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2005); Living with Ed (2009); Lloyd in Space (2002); Lonesome Dove (1989); Making Babies (2018); Making Mr. Right (1987); Merry Xmas (2015); Monk (2003–2006); Mortal Thoughts (1991); Mr. Holland's Opus (1995); My Own Country (1998); Nadine (1987); On Golden Pond (2001); Ordinary Magic (1993); Paperhouse (1988); Parks and Recreation (2012); Pepper Ann (2000); Pound Puppies (2012); Pronto (1997); Psych (2012); Raising Flagg (2006); Recess (1998); Rugrats (2002); Santabear's High Flying Adventure (1987); Say Goodnight, Gracie (1983); Scene Stealers (2002); Seize the Day (1986); Sgt. Bilko (1996); Stars and Bars (1988); Steppenwolf Theatre Company: 25 Years on the Edge (2000); Strange Weather (2016); The 41st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1989); The 49th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1997); The 57th Annual Academy Awards (1985); The Amateurs (2005); The Burbs (2002); The Circle (2017); The Darkest Day (1999); The Fugitive (2001); The Guardian (2004); The Joneses (2009); The League (2013); The Namesake (2006); The Night Of (2016); The Oscars (2018); The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985); The Sandy Bottom Orchestra (2000); The X Files (1998); Timecode (2000); What's the Worst That Could Happen? (2001); Winchell (1998); Women vs. Men (2002); Working in the Theatre (1985).

On this day in music history - Southside, by Texas (1989)

Southside

by Texas

was released on March 13, 1989.

Track list:

I Don't Want a Lover; Tell Me Why; Everyday Now; Southside; Prayer for You; Faith; Thrill Has Gone; Fight the Feeling; Fool for Love; One Choice; Future Is Promises.

On this day in movie history - The Big Sleep (1978)

The Big Sleep

directed and written by Michael Winner,

based on the novel by Raymond Chandler,

was released in the United States on March 13, 1978.

Narrated by Robert Mitchum.

Music by Jerry Fielding.

Cast:

Robert Mitchum, Sarah Miles, Richard Boone, Candy Clark, Joan Collins, Edward Fox, John Mills, James Stewart, Oliver Reed, Harry Andrews, Colin Blakely, Richard Todd, Diana Quick, James Donald, John Justin, Simon Fisher Turner, Martin Potter.

On this day in movie history - Heart of Darkness (1994 movie & novel):

 

Heart of Darkness

directed by Nicolas Roeg,

written by Benedict Fitzgerald,

based on the novel by Joseph Conrad,

released in the United States on March 13, 1994.

Music by Stanley

.

Cast: Tim Roth, John Malkovich, Isaach De Bankolé, James Fox, Morten Faldaas, Patrick Ryecart, Michael Fitzgerald, Geoffrey Hutchings, Peter Vaughan, Phoebe Nicholls, Allan Corduner, Jan Tríska, Alan Scarfe, Michael Cronin, Iman, Timothy Bateson, Stephen Oxley, John Savident, Charles Kay, Ian McDiarmid, Bhime Souaré, Candice Daly.

Recommended reading:

Heart of Darkness

by Joseph Conrad.

Mass Market Paperback
First published 1899.
Published by Penguin Books.

ISBN 13: 9780140431681
ISBN 10: 0140431683
ASIN: B001KTM47C

Author Joseph Conrad based this novella on his own personal experiences, during a voyage up the Congo River in 1890.

This novella was the inspiration for the movie Apocalypse Now (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola.

Description:

Written in the last year of the nineteenth century, Heart of Darkness can be seen in many ways as the first twentieth-century novel.

Its climate of doubt and vagueness, its loss of moral confidence and its need for belief in the midst of spiritual wilderness, its exploration of the subconscious and its affirmation of individual freedom are all themes that were to have an influence on writers such as Orwell, Godling Céline, Borges and Eliot.

In Heart of Darkness Conrad unfolds the story of Marlow’s search for Mr Kurtz, the company agent whose ‘unlawful soul’ has been ‘beguiled beyond the bounds of permitted aspirations’ in his dealings with the natives of the Belgian Congo. Marlow’s adventure involves him in a crucial reappraisal of his own values. It is Kurtz, however, who attains to a vision of the inexpressible, terrifying reality of the heart in this extraordinary exploration of human savagery and despair.

Book cover image: The Steamer Stanley, by F. Hens.