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What happened in history on this day: December 14?
On December 14 in ...
- 2005 - Universal releases the film King Kong to theaters.
- 2007 - Warner Bros. releases the film I Am Legend to theaters.
- 2012 - Warner Bros. releases the film The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey to theaters.
- 2015 - Premiere of film Star Wars: The Force Awakens in Los Angeles, California.
Births on December 14
- 1902 - Birth of Frances Bavier in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Aunt Bee - Andy Griffith Show).
- 1907 - Birth of Guy Middleton in Hove, England; actor (Gentlemen Marry Brunettes).
- 1908 - Birth of Laurence Naismith in Surrey, England; actor (Judge Fulton - Persuaders, Profiles in Courage, The Defenders).
- 1908 - Birth of Morey Amsterdam in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actor/comedian (Buddy Sorrell - The Dick Van Dyke Show).
- 1911 - Birth of Spike (Lindley Armstrong) Jones in Long Beach, California, USA; band leader and drummer ("Cocktails for Two", "Der Fuhrer's Face", "You Always Hurt the One You Love", "All I Want for Christmas is my Two Front Teeth", The Spike Jones Show TV Show).
- 1913 - Birth of Dan Dailey in New York City, New York, USA; actor/singer/dancer (Faraday and Company TV show, The Governor and JJ).
- 1914 - Birth of Dan Dailey in New York City, New York, USA; dancer/actor (Governor Drinkwater - Governor and JJ).
- 1915 - Birth of Clay Warnick in Tacoma, Washington, USA; choral director (The Jimmie Rodgers Show).
- 1917 - Birth of Elyse Knox in Hartford, Connecticut, USA; actress (Hit the Ice, Black Gold).
- 1918 - Birth of James T. Aubrey Junior in Illinois, USA; movie/TV executive (president of CBS, president of MGM).
- 1922 - Birth of Don Hewitt in New York City, New York, USA; CBS news executive producer (60 Minutes).
- 1923 - Birth of Sully Boyar in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Car Wash).
- 1932 - Birth of Abbe Lane AKA Mrs Xavier Cugat in Brooklyn, New York, USA; singer (Xavier Cugat Show).
- 1932 - Birth of George Furth in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actor/director (Tammy, Good Guys, Dumplings).
- 1935 - Birth of Barbara Leigh-Hunt in Bath, England; actress (Search for the Nile).
- 1935 - Birth of Lee Remick in Quincy, Massachusetts, USA; actress (Ike, Wheels, Mistral's Daughter, QB VII, Around the World in 80 Days, Days of Wine and Rose, Long Hot Summer).
- 1935 - Birth of Lewis Arquette in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actor (Horror Show, Book of Love).
- 1938 - Birth of Hal Williams in Columbus, Ohio, USA; actor (Private Benjamin, 227, Sanford and Son, Sinbad Show).
- 1938 - Birth of Janette Scott; actress (Day of the Triffids).
- 1939 - Birth of Marilyn Cooper in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Broadway Bound, Survivors).
- 1942 - Birth of Rex Thompson in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Young Bess, King and I, Her 12 Men).
- 1946 - Birth of Elaine Princi; actress (As the World Turns, Dorian - One Life to Live, Another World).
- 1946 - Birth of Jane Birkin in London, England; actress (Mrs Don Juan, Dark Places, Dust).
- 1946 - Birth of Patty Duke [Anna Marie] in Elmhurst, New York, USA; actress (Miracle Worker, Patty Duke Show, Karen's Song, Hail to the Chief).
- 1948 - Birth of Dee Wallace; actress (Sons and Daughters, High Sierra Search and Rescue).
- 1949 - Birth of Dee Wallace Stone [Deanna Bowers] in Kansas City, Missouri, USA; actress (Critters, Secret Admirer, 10).
- 1950 - Birth of Vicki Michelle in Essex, England; actress (Virgin Witch, Allo Allo).
- 1953 - Birth of Joe Toplyn in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; comedic writer (Late Night with David Letterman).
- 1953 - Birth of Vijay Amritraj in India; tennis player/actor (Octopussy).
- 1954 - Birth of Eva Mattes in Tegernsee, Germany; actress (Celeste, Man Like Eva).
- 1954 - Birth of James Horean; actor (Loving).
- 1956 - Birth of T K Carter in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Mike - Punky Brewster, Just our Luck).
- 1963 - Birth of Cindy Gibb in Bennington, Vermont, USA; actress (Search for Tomorrow, Youngblood, Fame).
- 1964 - Birth of Chelsea Noble; actress (Kate - Growing Pains).
- 1967 - Birth of Noelle Beck in Baltimore, Maryland, USA; actress (Trisha - Loving, Fletch Lives).
- 1976 - Birth of Tammy Blanchard; actress (Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows).
- 1977 - Birth of Tisha Dabber in Shelbyville, Indiana; actress (New Mickey Mouse Club).
- 1979 - Birth of Sophie Monk; actress (Popstars: Australia, Pool Guys, The Mystery of Natalie Wood).
- 1988 - Birth of Vanessa Hudgens; actress and singer (High School Musical).
Deaths on December 14
- 1928 - Theodore Roberts, actor (Roaring Road, Ten Commandments), dies at age 77.
- 1945 - Forrester Harvey, actor (Tarzan and Mate, Chump at Oxford), dies at age 61.
- 1960 - Gregory Ratoff, actor (Skyscraper Souls), dies of leukemia at age 63.
- 1964 - Death of William Bendix at age 58 of lobar pneumonia in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Chester A. Riley - Life of Riley radio and TV shows).
- 1966 - Emma Dunn, actress (You Can't Fool Your Wife), dies at age 91.
- 1966 - Richard Whorf, actor (Chain Lightning), dies of heart attack at age 60.
- 1966 - Death of Verna Felton at age 76 following a stroke; actress (Red Skelton Show radio show, Hilda - December Bride).
- 1975 - Death of Arthur Treacher at age 81 of a heart ailment; actor (announcer and sidekick on Merv Griffin Show TV show, The Smiths of Hollywood radio show), fast food restaurant (Arthur Treacher's Fish and Chips).
- 1987 - Paul Clinton Sundberg, actor (Belle of New York, Easter Parade), dies.
- 1989 - Death of Jock Mahoney at age 70 of a stroke in Bremerton, Washington, USA; stunt man/actor (Tarzan, Dallas, Cow Town, The Range Rider, Yancy Derringer).
- 1990 - Hope Sansberry, actress (Rats are Coming), dies at age 94.
- 1991 - Robert Eddison, British actor (Uncle Silas), dies at age 83.
- 1993 - Death of Myrna Loy at age 88 from complications during surgery; actress (Thin Man, Vanity Fair, Ironside, Columbo, The Virginian, Family Affair, Love Sidney).
- 1997 - Death of Stubby Kaye at age 79 from lung cancer; actor (Guys and Dolls, Sweet Charity, Pantomime Quiz, Love and Marriage, My Sister Eileen).
- 1998 - Norman Fell, actor (Mr. Roper - Three's Company) dies.
- 2001 - Death of John Guedel at age 88; radio and TV producer (Ozzie and Harriet radio show, You Bet Your Life, People Are Funny).
- 2003 - Death of Jeanne Crain at age 78 in Santa Barbara, California, USA; actress (Meet Me in Saint Louis, GE Theatre, The US Steel Hour, Burke's Law).
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