Born on this day – Isabel Jeans, Actress, September 16, 1891 – September 4, 1985

Born on this day – Lawrence Dobkin, Director, Actor, Writer, September 16, 1919 – October 28, 2002

Born on this day – Guy Hamilton, Director, September 16, 1922 – April 20, 2016

Born on this day – Janis Paige, Actress, Singer, September 16, 1922 – June 2, 2024

Born on this day – Lauren Bacall, Actress, September 16, 1924 – August 12, 2014

Born on this day – B.B. King, Blues singer, Songwriter, Guitarist, Producer, September 16, 1925 – May 14, 2015

Born on this day – Peter Falk, Actor, Comedian, Artist, September 16, 1927 – June 23, 2011

Born on this day – Anne Francis, Actress, September 16, 1930 – January 2, 2011

Born on this day – Jules Bass, Director, Producer, Lyricist, Composer, Writer, September 16, 1935 – October 25, 2022

On this day in movie history: Dust Be My Destiny directed by Lewis Seiler released September 16, 1939. Cast: John Garfield, Priscilla Lane, Alan Hale, Frank McHugh, Billy Halop, Bobby Jordan, Charley Grapewin, Henry Armetta, Stanley Ridges, John Litel, Moroni Olsen. Ward Bond.

On this day in television history: Mannix released September 16, 1967 ran for eight seasons until April 13, 1975. Cast: Mike Connors, Joseph Campanella, Gail Fisher, Julie Adams, Charles Aidman, Claude Akins, Lew Alcindor, Anne Archer, Barry Atwater, Val Avery, Richard Bakalyan.

On this day in movie history: The Heist directed by Stuart Orme released September 16, 1989. Cast: Pierce Brosnan, Tom Skerritt, Wendy Hughes, Noble Willingham, Tom Atkins, Robert Prosky, Steve Apostolina, Ben Mittleman, Nino Surdo, Shelton Redden, Roger Hewlett, Joseph Carberry.

On this day in movie history: Nostradamus directed by Roger Christian released September 16, 1994. Cast: Tchéky Karyo, F. Murray Abraham, Rutger Hauer, Amanda Plummer, Julia Ormond, Assumpta Serna, Anthony Higgins, Diana Quick, Michael Gough, Maia Morgenstern, Magdalena Ritter.

On this day in music history - The album Mozart: Don Giovanni, by Bryn Terfel, Renée Fleming and Georg Solti, was released on September 16, 1997.

On this day in music history - The album An Italian Songbook, by Cecilia Bartoli, was released on September 16, 1997.

On this day in music history - The album Renée Fleming: By Request, by Renée Fleming, was released on September 16, 2003.

On this day in music history - The album Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs, by Renée Fleming and Christian Thielemann, was released on September 16, 2008.

On this day in movie history: Drive directed by Nicolas Winding Refn released September 16, 2011. Cast: Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston, Albert Brooks, Oscar Isaac, Christina Hendricks, Ron Perlman, Kaden Leos, James Biberi, Jeff Wolfe, Russ Tamblyn, Andy San Dimas.

On this day in music history - The album Whispers from Silence, by Tom Moore & Sherry Finzer, was released on September 16, 2016.

Looking forward to another great night of film noir, starting at 10:00pm. The Big Sleep (1946). Dark Passage (1947). Key Largo (1948). Thank you TCM! #TCM #TurnerClassicMovies #Noir #NoirAlley