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Virginia Mayo (November 30, 1920 – January 17, 2005)
January 17, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Virginia Mayo (November 30, 1920 – January 17, 2005)
NBC greenlights The Monkees!
On January 17, 1966, NBC ordered 32 episodes of a new TV show, "The Monkees," for its upcoming fall schedule. #OnThisDay.
On January 17, 1966, NBC ordered 32 episodes of a new TV show, "The Monkees," for its upcoming fall schedule. #OnThisDay.
January 17, 2026 at 2:21 PM
NBC greenlights The Monkees!
On January 17, 1966, NBC ordered 32 episodes of a new TV show, "The Monkees," for its upcoming fall schedule. #OnThisDay.
On January 17, 1966, NBC ordered 32 episodes of a new TV show, "The Monkees," for its upcoming fall schedule. #OnThisDay.
Märta Torén and Dana Andrews in ASSIGNMENT PARIS (1952). Directors, Robert Parrish & Phil Karlson
January 17, 2026 at 4:50 AM
Märta Torén and Dana Andrews in ASSIGNMENT PARIS (1952). Directors, Robert Parrish & Phil Karlson
Rita Hayworth for THE LADY FROM SHANGHAI (1947). Publicity portrait by Robert Coburn.
January 17, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Rita Hayworth for THE LADY FROM SHANGHAI (1947). Publicity portrait by Robert Coburn.
Adrienne Barbeau, director John Carpenter, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Janet Leigh on set of THE FOG (1980)
January 17, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Adrienne Barbeau, director John Carpenter, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Janet Leigh on set of THE FOG (1980)
Judy Holliday admiring her BORN YESTERDAY Best Actress Oscar in her Greenwich Village apartment in 1951.
January 17, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Judy Holliday admiring her BORN YESTERDAY Best Actress Oscar in her Greenwich Village apartment in 1951.
Anna May Wong portrait by Edward S. Curtis, 1925
January 17, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Anna May Wong portrait by Edward S. Curtis, 1925
Carole Lombard riding an electric scooter on the Selznick Studio Lot in 1938—likely during the filming of John Cromwell’s MADE FOR EACH OTHER.
January 17, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Carole Lombard riding an electric scooter on the Selznick Studio Lot in 1938—likely during the filming of John Cromwell’s MADE FOR EACH OTHER.
David Madden (December 17, 1931 – January 16, 2014)
January 16, 2026 at 11:00 PM
David Madden (December 17, 1931 – January 16, 2014)
Screenwriter Ruth Rose was born today in 1896. #botd Best remembered for her work on KING KONG credited with such lines as "Oh, no. It wasn't the airplanes. It was Beauty killed the Beast."
Pictured holding a Cebus monkey as part OF her work with THE NY Zoological Society.
Pictured holding a Cebus monkey as part OF her work with THE NY Zoological Society.
January 16, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Screenwriter Ruth Rose was born today in 1896. #botd Best remembered for her work on KING KONG credited with such lines as "Oh, no. It wasn't the airplanes. It was Beauty killed the Beast."
Pictured holding a Cebus monkey as part OF her work with THE NY Zoological Society.
Pictured holding a Cebus monkey as part OF her work with THE NY Zoological Society.
Prince Rainier III of Monaco and Grace Kelly, at the home of Miss Kelly's parents after the pair's engagement was announced in January 1956.
January 16, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Prince Rainier III of Monaco and Grace Kelly, at the home of Miss Kelly's parents after the pair's engagement was announced in January 1956.
¡Feliz cumpleaños! Ricardo Darín.
Great actor. I’m such a fan!
Great actor. I’m such a fan!
January 16, 2026 at 9:30 PM
¡Feliz cumpleaños! Ricardo Darín.
Great actor. I’m such a fan!
Great actor. I’m such a fan!
Ted Cassidy (July 31, 1932 – January 16, 1979)
January 16, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Ted Cassidy (July 31, 1932 – January 16, 1979)
Happy birthday, John Carpenter
January 16, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Happy birthday, John Carpenter
A gorgeous portrait of Katharine Hepburn by Clarence Bull for her return to Hollywood after a two-year absence to star in THE PHILADELPHIA STORY (1940).
January 16, 2026 at 6:00 PM
A gorgeous portrait of Katharine Hepburn by Clarence Bull for her return to Hollywood after a two-year absence to star in THE PHILADELPHIA STORY (1940).
Legendary editor Margaret Booth, born today in 1898 #botd
Booth began work as a negative cutter for D. W. Griffith in 1915, worked briefly at Paramount before joining Louis B. Mayer’s studio in 1919 where she eventually became MGM’s supervising editor and remained until 1969.
Booth began work as a negative cutter for D. W. Griffith in 1915, worked briefly at Paramount before joining Louis B. Mayer’s studio in 1919 where she eventually became MGM’s supervising editor and remained until 1969.
January 16, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Legendary editor Margaret Booth, born today in 1898 #botd
Booth began work as a negative cutter for D. W. Griffith in 1915, worked briefly at Paramount before joining Louis B. Mayer’s studio in 1919 where she eventually became MGM’s supervising editor and remained until 1969.
Booth began work as a negative cutter for D. W. Griffith in 1915, worked briefly at Paramount before joining Louis B. Mayer’s studio in 1919 where she eventually became MGM’s supervising editor and remained until 1969.
Carole Lombard directing Alfred Hitchcock’s cameo in MR. & MRS. SMITH (1941). A bit of fun on set as she insisted on multiple takes.
January 16, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Carole Lombard directing Alfred Hitchcock’s cameo in MR. & MRS. SMITH (1941). A bit of fun on set as she insisted on multiple takes.
The daily Superman newspaper comic strip debuted on January 16, 1939. #OnThisDay #Superman
Author
Jerry Siegel
Illustrator
Joe Shuster
Author
Jerry Siegel
Illustrator
Joe Shuster
January 16, 2026 at 4:02 PM
The daily Superman newspaper comic strip debuted on January 16, 1939. #OnThisDay #Superman
Author
Jerry Siegel
Illustrator
Joe Shuster
Author
Jerry Siegel
Illustrator
Joe Shuster