8 November - English Films History

November 8, 1847, Irish novelist and short story writer, who wrote 1897 Gothic novel Dracula, Abraham “Bram” Stoker was born.


Birthdays
1912 – June Havoc (actress: Brewster’s Millions, Gentlemen’s Agreement, Sing Your Worries Away, Willy; died Mar 28, 2010)

1914 – Norman Lloyd (actor: St. Elsewhere, Journey of Honor, Jaws of Satan, Saboteur, The Southerner)

1920 – Esther Rolle (Academy Award-winning actress: Summer of My German Soldier [10/30/78]; Good Times, Maude, Scarlett, Driving Miss Daisy, A Raisin in the Sun, The Mighty Quinn; died Nov 17, 1998)

1921 – Gene Saks (actor: A Fine Romance, Prisoner of Second Avenue, A Thousand Clowns; director: Barefoot in the Park, Mame, The Odd Couple, Cactus Flower)

1921 – Walter Mirisch (Academy Award-winning producer: The Apartment [1960])

1924 – Joe Flynn (actor: The Tim Conway Show, McHale’s Navy, The Joey Bishop Show, The George Gobel Show, The Bob Newhart Show, The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet, Superdad, Million Dollar Duck, The Barefoot Executive, The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes; died July 19, 1974)

1935 – Alain Delon (actor: Nouvelle Vague, The Concorde: Airport ’79, Gypsy, Red Sun, Is Paris Burning?, Honor Among Thieves, Rocco and His Brothers, Sois Belle et Tais-Toi)

1961 – Leif Garrett (actor: Spirit of 76, Thunder Alley, Kid Vengeance, Three for the Road; singer: I Was Made for Dancin)

1967 – Courtney Thorne-Smith (actress: Melrose Place, Fast Times, Day by Day, Breach of Conduct, Side Out, Welcome to 18, Summer School, Revenge of the Nerds 2: Nerds in Paradise, Lucas)

1968 – Parker Posey (actress: Party Girl, The Daytrippers, You've Got Mail, Scream 3, Best in Show)

1969 – Roxana Zal ( Shattered Spirits, Under the Boardwalk, Goodbye, Miss 4th of July, River’s Edge, Testament, Table for Five)

1972 – Gretchen Mol (actress: The Magnificent Ambersons, Donnie Brasco, Subway Stories: Tales from the Underground, Rounders, Finding Graceland, The Thirteenth Floor)

1975 – Tara Reid (actress: The Big Lebowski, American Pie series, Body Shots, Dr. T & the Women, Josie and the Pussycats)