Friday, June 5, 2026

Born on this day – Cornelius Ryan:

 

Cornelius Ryan


Writer

June 5, 1920 – November 23, 1974
Credits:
 
Books:
 
A Bridge Too Far (1974); A Private Battle (1979); MacArthur: Man of Action (1950); One Minute to Ditch! (1957); Star-Spangled Mikado (1946); The Last Battle (1966); The Longest Day: 6 June 1944 D-Day (1959).
 
Movies and television:
 
A Bridge Too Far (1977); A Private Battle (1980); Armstrong Circle Theatre (1956); Cavalcade of America (1956); Robert Montgomery Presents (1957); The Ed Sullivan Show (1960); The Longest Day (1962); Today (1974).

Born on this day – Henri Borlant:


Henri Borlant


Doctor

Writer

Director

June 5, 1927 – December 3, 2024

Credits:
 
Book:
 
Merci d'avoir survécu (Thank you for surviving).
Published in 2011.

ISBN: 9782757827949
ISBN10: 2757827944
ASIN: 2757827944


Description:

In 1942, arrested on the eve of the Vel' d'Hiv roundup, Henri Borlant was deported to the Auschwitz camp. He was fifteen years old. In this testimony, a teenager tells how his family was broken, how he survived the death camps, and how he escaped.
 
Movies and television:
 
14 récits d'Auschwitz / TV Mini Series (2002); Des survivants racontent (1995); Il faudra raconteur (2005); La grande librairie (2011); Les survivants (2005); Salut les Terriens (2011); Témoignages pour Mémoire (2007).

Born on this day – John Lawlor:

 

John Lawlor


Actor

Assistant director

June 5, 1941 – February 13, 2025

Credits:
3 Minute Gaps (2011); A Matter of Life and Death (1981); A New Kind of Family (1979); A Prayer for the Dying (1987); ABC Weekend Specials (1984); After the Shock (1990); Alice (1977); Angel (1982); Banshee Chapter (2013); Barney Miller (1978); Behind Closed Doors (2020); Billy Jack Goes to Washington (1977); Black Sheep Squadron (1976); Breaking Bad (2011); Cassie & Co. (1982); Cold Case (2004); Condo (1983); Driftwood (1997); E! True Hollywood Story (1999); Ellery Queen (1975); Excalibur (1981); FBI: The Untold Stories (1992); Godless (2017); Gold (2016); Graves (2016); Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1999); Here's Boomer (1981); Highlander (1986); Highway to Heaven (1985–1987); In Plain Sight (2009); Isabel's Honeymoon Hotel (1987); Jackson County Jail (1976); Joe Forrester (1976); Killer Women (2014); Knots Landing (1992–1993); L.A. Law (1993); Longmire (2014); McBride: Tune in for Murder (2005); Movie Madness (1982); Mr. Belvedere (1989); Mr. Fixit (1988); Naked Run (2011); Newhart (1984); Northern Lights (2000); Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs (2014); Outside Chance (1978); Phyllis (1976–1977); Relentless (1977); S.O.B. (1981); Scoundrels (2010); She's the Sheriff (1987); Simon & Simon (1984); Sledge Hammer! (1986); Stingray (1986); T.J. Hooker (1984); The Best Times (1985); The Bold and the Beautiful (1988–1989); The Bureau (1976); The Country Girls (1983); The Facts of Life (1979–1984); The Gumball Rally (1976); The Lyon's Den (2003); The Magical World of Disney (1987); The New Lassie (1991); The Oregon Trail (1978); The Reunion (2011); The Roaring Twenties (2008); The Rockford Files (1975); The Trumpeter (2004); Today (2010); United States (1980); Why Us? (1981); Wyatt Earp (1994).

Born on this day – Daniel von Bargen:


Daniel von Bargen


Actor

June 5, 1950 – March 1, 2015


Credits:
London Betty (2009); Things That Hang from Trees (2006); Drip (2005); Law & Order (1991–2004); Dead Horse (2004); Without a Trace (2003); Artworks (2003); S1m0ne (2002); Malcolm in the Middle (2000–2002); Coastlines (2002); The Majestic (2001); Trigger Happy (2001); Judging Amy (2001); Super Troopers (2001); Ally McBeal (2001); The West Wing (2000); The Fearing Mind (2000); The Kid (2000); Shaft (2000); Time of Your Life (2000); O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000); City of Angels (2000); A Question of Faith (2000); Snow Falling on Cedars (1999); Universal Soldier: The Return (1999); The General's Daughter (1999); The Practice (1999); Fantasy Island (1999); A Civil Action (1998); Party of Five (1998); The Faculty (1998); Inferno (1998); Desert Blue (1998); I'm Losing You (1998); Arli$$ (1998); The X-Files (1998); Seinfeld (1997–1998); Significant Others (1998); The Pretender (1998); The Postman (1997); Amistad (1997); Girls Night Out (1997); Trouble on the Corner (1997); The Real Blonde (1997); G.I. Jane (1997); New York Undercover (1995–1997); NYPD Blue (1996); Thinner (1996); The Writing on the Wall (1996); Before and After (1996); Broken Arrow (1996); Looking for Richard (1996); Truman (1995); Lord of Illusions (1995); Statuary (1995); Crimson Tide (1995); The Shamrock Conspiracy (1995); I.Q. (1994); The Gift of Love (1994); One West Waikiki (1994); The Good Policeman (1993); Philadelphia (1993); Six Degrees of Separation (1993); The Saint of Fort Washington (1993); Rising Sun (1993); Scam (1993); With Hostile Intent (1993); RoboCop 3 (1993); The Last Hit (1993); Citizen Cohn (1992); Basic Instinct (1992); Shadows and Fog (1991); Complex World (1991); Company Business (1991); The Silence of the Lambs (1991); H.E.L.P. (1990); Spenser: For Hire (1985–1986); American Playhouse (1985); Right to Kill? (1985); The Dean of Thin Air (1983); The Scarlet Letter (1979); Visions (1976); Great Performances (1974); All My Children (1970); Guiding Light (1952).

Born on this day – Connie Chiume:

 

Connie Chiume


Actor

June 5, 1952 – August 6, 2024

Credits:
Heart of the Hunter (2024); Soon Comes Night (2024); Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022); Jewel (2022); Housekeepers (2018–2022); Umama (2021); Gomora (2020–2023); Black Is King (2020); Seriously Single (2020); Queen Sono (2020); What Did You Dream? (2020); Blessers (2019); Losing Lerato (2019); Ring of Lies (2017–2018); Black Panther (2018); Thula's Vine (2017); Rhythm City (2007–2015); It's Complicated (2015–2016); Lerato (2015); Fanie Fourie's Lobola (2013); Stokvel (2007); 90 Plein Street (2007); Home Affairs (2006); Zone 14 (2005–2008); Yizo yizo (2001–2004); Mazinyo Dot Q (2004); In My Country (2004); Soul City (2003); I Dreamed of Africa (2000); Chikin Biznis ... The Whole Story! (1999); Tierärztin Christine III: Abenteuer in Südafrika (1998); A Woman of Color (1997); The Line (1994); The Air Up There (1994); Warriors from Hell (1990); Inkom' Edla Yodwa (1989).

Born on this day – Brett James:

 

Brett James


Singer

Songwriter

Producer

June 5, 1968 – September 18, 2025
Credits:

Songs:

Chasing Amy; Dark Side of the Moon; Enjoy the Ride; Female Bonding; Gone but Not Forgotten; I Am Now; I Hold On; If I Could See Love; Just Like We Never Happened; Just Tell Me; Like You Found Me; Lonely Ain’t So Lonely; Love Me to Death; Many Tears Ago; Mozart: Laudate Dominum; Once Again; Petty Fool; Ready to Roll; Right on Time; She's Killin' Me; Sing My Song; Southern Soul; Still On My Mind; Tell the People; The Way That You Love; Then Came You; Thrill of the Chase; True Believer; Villa-Lobos: Bachianas brasileiras No. 5: Aria; Wait; Wake Up and Smell the Whiskey; Whiskey and Wine; Worth the Fall.

Albums:

Brett James (1995); I Am Now (2020 / EP); Tell the People (2020 / EP); Then Came You / Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2020).

Movies and television:

2014 Billboard Music Awards (2014); 39th Annual Country Music Association Awards (2005); 40th Annual Country Music Association Awards (2006); American Idol (2009–2011); Backstreet Boys: Helpless When She Smiles (2007); Beat Shazam (2017); Bon Jovi: Scars on This Guitar (2016); Breakthrough (2019); Britain's Got Talent (2013); Canadian Idol (2007); Carrie Underwood: An All-Star Holiday Special (2009); Carrie Underwood: Church Bells (2016); Carrie Underwood: Cowboy Casanova (2009); Carrie Underwood: Drinking Alone (2019); Carrie Underwood: Jesus, Take the Wheel (2005); Carrie Underwood: Love Wins (2018); Carrie Underwood: Something in the Water (2014); CMT Hot 20 Countdown (2007); CMT Insider (2006); CMT Presents: Karaoke Revolution Country (2006); CMT Stacked (2006); CMT: The Greatest - 40 Days That Shaped Country Music (2006); Cold Case (2006); Conan (2016); Dancing with the Stars (2010–2014); David's Vlog (2020); Death of a Pizzaman (2018); Deutschland sucht den Superstar (2008); For the Love of Music: The Story of Nashville (2013); Front and Center (2014); GCB (2012); Girls (2012); Headline Country (2006 / 2014); Home Before Dark (2020); Idols (2004); It All Begins with a Song (2018); Jessica Andrews: Who I Am (2001); Jimmie Van Zant's: Feels Like Freedom (2012); Kellie Coffey: Texas Plates (2004); Late Show with David Letterman (2009–2010); Lizzie McGuire (2001); Martina McBride: Blessed (2001); Miranda Lambert Feat. Carrie Underwood: Somethin' Bad (2014); Saturday Night Live (2008–2024); So Random! (2011); Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye (2002–2005); Tähdet, tähdet (2025); The 4th Annual CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute (2010); The Heart of Country: How Nashville Became Music City USA (2014); The Marty Stuart Show (2010); The Masked Singer (2025); The Ranch (2019); The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014); The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (2011–2013); The Voice (2012); The X Factor UK (2010); The X-Files (2016); Then Came You (2020); Where the Red Fern Grows (2003).

On this day in movie history - The Italian Job (1969)


The Italian Job


directed by Peter Collinson,

written by Troy Kennedy Martin,

was released in the United Kingdom on June 5, 1969.

Music by Quincy Jones.


Cast:
Michael Caine, Noël Coward, Benny Hill, Raf Vallone, Tony Beckley, Rossano Brazzi, Margaret Blye, Irene Handl, John Le Mesurier, Fred Emney, John Clive, Graham Payn, Michael Standing, Stanley Caine, Barry Cox, Harry Baird, George Innes, John Forgeham, Robert Powell, Derek Ware, Frank Jarvis, David Salamone, Richard Essame, Mario Valgoi, Renato Romano, Franco Norvelli, Robert Rietti, Timothy Bateson, David Kelly, Arnold Diamond, Simon Dee, Alistair Hunter, Lana Gatto, Louis Mansi, Henry McGee, Lelia Goldoni, Valerie Leon.