Saturday, August 15, 2026

Born on this day – Signe Hasso:


Signe Hasso


Actress

Writer

Composer

August 15, 1915 – June 7, 2002


Born on this day – Philip Perlman:


Philip Perlman


Actor

August 15, 1919 – April 29, 2015

Credits:
Cheers (1986–1993); Class Act (1992); Deadly Hero (1975); Drowning Mona (2000); Duplex (2003); Even Money (2006); Frasier (2002); Hill Street Blues (1982); Hoffa (1992); It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2006); Man on the Moon (1999); Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2005); Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School (1990); Other People's Money (1991); Out of Sight (1998); Roc (1991–1992); Sibs (1992); The Ratings Game (1984); The Tracey Ullman Show (1990); The War of the Roses (1989); Throw Momma from the Train (1987).
 

Born on this day – Rose Marie:

 

Rose Marie


Actress

Singer

Comedian

August 15, 1923 – December 28, 2017


Born on this day – Georgann Johnson:

 

Georgann Johnson


Actress

August 15, 1926 – June 4, 2018


Born on this day – Marisa Fabbri:

 

Marisa Fabbri


Actress

August 15, 1927 – June 10, 2003

Credits:
Acqua e chiacchiere (1963); Carlotta Lowenskold (1960); Cenere per le sorelle Flynn (1982); Corri, Jimmy, corri... (1958); Der Fall der vier Fliegen (2012); Diario di un maestro (1973); Four Flies on Grey Velvet (1971); Giovanna alla riscossa (1967); Gli astronomi (2003); Gli ultimi giorni dell'umanità (1991); I sette giorni di Garibaldi (1967); Il leone di San Marco (1969); Il processo Slansky (1968); Il Prof. Dott. Guido Tersilli primario della Clinica Villa Celeste convenzionata con le mutue (1969); Il ragazzo prodigio (1959); Istruttoria preliminare (1968); John Gabriel Borkman (1982); La bufera (1975); La pecora nera (1968); La Tosca (1973); Laboratorio teatrale di Luca Ronconi (1977); L'asino d'oro: processo per fatti strani contro Lucius Apuleius cittadino romano (1970); Le care mogli (1976); Le inibizioni del dottor Gaudenzi, vedovo col complesso della buonanima (1971); Le storie del Vasari (1968); Luna incostante (1963); Macbeth (1960); Manettoni e Pippo Fantasma (1960); Milarepa (1974); Non ho tempo (1973); Orestea (1975); Orlando furioso (1974); Profonde sono le radici (1957); Rabid Dogs (1974); Racconti dell'Italia di ieri (1961); Ritratto di signora (1975); Romolo il grande (1971); Sacco & Vanzetti (1971); Spera di sole (1959); The Weekend Murders (1970); Ybris (1984).

Born on this day – Nicolas Roeg:


Nicolas Roeg


Director

Cinematographer

August 15, 1928 – November 23, 2018

Director of:

The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976), starring David Bowie and Candy Clark.


&

Eureka (1983) ... needs no introduction.


"And that's when I started to smell bad!"


#NicholasRoeg #Eureka #AndThatsWhenIStartedToSmellBad #August15

Born on this day – Margot Moser:


Margot Moser


Actress

August 15, 1930 – September 25, 2022

Credits:
Cinderella (1957); Kraft Theatre (1951); Leonard Soloway's Broadway (2019); Producers' Showcase (1956); The Bell Telephone Hour (1963); The Doctors (1963); The Mike Douglas Show (1965); There Goes the Bride (1980); To Tell the Truth (1961–1962).