Video by Luis Delgado

On this Day in History Cinematographic anniversaries of August 12. 1881.- American producer Cecil B. DeMille is born. Among his productions is “The Greatest Show on Earth”. 1883.- American actress Marion Lorne is born. She collaborates in the film “The Graduate”. 1907.- American Joe Besser is born. He is part of “The Three Stooges”. She died on March 1, 1988. 1910.- American actress Jane Wyatt is born. She participates in the film “Lost Horizons”. She dies on October 20, 2006. 1911.- Mexican actor Mario Moreno “Cantinflas“ is born. He stars in the film “There’s the Detail”. He dies on April 20, 1993. 1912.- Filmmaker Samuel Fuller is born. He directs the feature film “The Baron of Arizona”. He dies on October 30, 1997. 1916.- American director Ralph Nelson is born. He directs the film “Lilies of the Valley”. 1917 - American actress Marjorie Reynolds is born. She stars in the noir film Sentenced to Death. She dies in 1997. 1926.- American filmmaker John Derek is born. He appears in the film “Exodus”. He died on May 22, 1998. 1931.- American writer and screenwriter William Goldman was born. He won two Oscars for the films “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid“ and “All the President’s Men.“ 1935.- American actor John Cazale was born. Nominated for a Golden Globe, his short career included five very successful films, such as the first two “Godfather“ films. He died on March 12, 1978. 1939 - English actor Oliver Ford Davies was born. Known for his participation in the Star Wars prequels 1939.- American actor George Hamilton is born, he works in the film “The Cavalcade of the Damned”. 1941 - Italian model and actress Letícia Román is born. She appears in The Spy in the Green Hat 1941 - American actress Dana Ivey is born. Famous in the 90s for her participation in drama or family films such as My Poor Angelito 2, The Addams Family 1941 - American actress Deborah Walley is born. She is part of the cast of Benji. She dies in 2001 1950: - American actor Sam Jones is born, he stars in the film “Flash Gordon”. 1950.- American actor Jim Beaver is born, he appears in the series “Dead Wood”. 1950 - German actress Iris Berben is born. Almost 200 titles between cinema and television, being one of the most successful The last one was the acclaimed The Triangle of Sadness 1956.- Canadian actor Bruce Greenwood is born, he acts in the film “Star Trek”. 1957 - English actress Amanda Redman is born. She participates in Beast of the Wild 1964.- British writer Ian Fleming, creator of the famous secret agent “James Bond”, dies. He was born in London on May 28, 1908. 1965.- American actor Peter Krause is born. He appears in the series “The Trap”. 1971 - American actress Rebecca Gayheart is born. She is part of the cast of Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood 1975.- American actor Casey Affleck is born. With “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford”, he is nominated for an Oscar. 1980.- American actress Dominique Swain is born. Known for starring in the “remake” of the film “Lolita”. 1980 - American actress Maggie Lawson is born. Acts in Gamer 1981.- American actress Shirley Grey dies, she collaborates in the film “The girl who came back”. She was born on April 11, 1902. 1982.- American actor Henry Fonda dies, one of the classics of acting in the Golden Age of Hollywood. “He was born on May 16, 1905. 1990.- American actress Dorothy Mackaill dies. She works mainly in silent films of the 30s. She was born on March 4, 1903. 1991.- American actor LaKeith Stanfield is born, she acts in the film “Judas and the Black Messiah”. 1992.- British actress Cara Delevingne is born, she appears in the film “The Suicide Squad”. 1993 - Taiwanese model and actress Hannah Quinlivan is born. She participates in The skyscraper 2000.- American actress Loretta Young, who appeared in films such as “The Gold Cage“ and “A Woman’s Destiny“, dies. She was born on January 6, 1913. 2014.- American actress of Romanian origin Lauren Bacall, who starred in the film “The Big Sleep“, dies.