On This Day - April

See Also...

• Hitchcock Chronology: Month of April

1st

• 1893 - actress Cicely Courtneidge born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
• 1894 - actor Jack Chefe born in Kiev, Russia
• 1895 - actress Frances Carson born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
• 1897 - actress Nita Naldi born in New York, USA
• 1920 - actor Harry Lewis born
• 1923 - actress Leora Dana born in New York, New York, USA
• 1928 - actor George Grizzard born in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, USA
• 1941 - actor Eddie Conrad dies in Los Angeles, California, USA
• 1955 - "Rear Window" goes on general release in Finland
• 1956 - the Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode "Help Wanted" is broadcast for the first time
• 1980 - actor Mason Curry dies in Mobile, Alabama, USA
• 1982 - actor Alden 'Stephen' Chase dies in Santa Monica, California, USA
• 1984 - actor William Kendall dies
• 1998 - actor Gene Evans dies of natural causes in Jackson, Tennessee, USA
• 2006 - actor David Carlile dies

2nd

• 1912 - actor Ollie O'Toole born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
• 1917 - actor Dabbs Greer born in Fairview, Missouri, USA
• 1956 - "The Trouble with Harry" goes on general release in Norway
• 1961 - "Psycho" goes on general release in Spain
• 1976 - actor Ray Teal dies in Santa Monica, California, USA
• 2002 - writer Henry Slesar dies in New York City, New York, USA

3rd

• 1900 - composer Edward Ward born
• 1905 - actress Peggy Converse born in Oregon City, Oregon, USA
• 1909 - actress Elspeth Duxbury born in Mhow, India
• 1920 - actress Mary Anderson born in Birmingham, Alabama, USA
• 1921 - actor Harry Landers born in New York, New York, USA
• 1921 - actress Jan Sterling born in New York, New York, USA
• 1924 - actress Doris Day born in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
• 1934 - actress Pina Pellicer born in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
• 1960 - the Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode "The Little Man Who Was There" is broadcast for the first time
• 1962 - the Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode "Ten O'Clock Tiger" is broadcast for the first time
• 1964 - the Alfred Hitchcock Hour episode "A Matter of Murder" is broadcast for the first time

4th

• 1897 - actor Pierre Fresnay born in Paris, France
• 1904 - actor John Brown born in Hull, Yorkshire, England, UK
• 1916 - actor David White born in Denver, Colorado, USA
• 1921 - actress Elizabeth Wilson born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
• 1932 - actor Anthony Perkins born in New York, New York, USA
• 1961 - the Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode "Museum Piece" is broadcast for the first time
• 1979 - actor Edgar Buchanan dies of pneumonia in Palm Desert, California, USA
• 1983 - actress Gloria Swanson dies of natural causes in New York, New York, USA
• 1995 - actress Priscilla Lane dies of cancer in Andover, Massachusetts, USA
• 2006 - stuntwoman Polly Burson dies in Ventura, California, USA

5th

• 1908 - actress Bette Davis born in Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
• 1916 - actor Gregory Peck born in La Jolla, California, USA
• 1917 - author Robert Bloch born in Chicago, Illinois, USA
• 1933 - actor Frank Gorshin born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
• 1951 - actor Edward Rigby dies in London, England, UK
• 1959 - the Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode "Cheap Is Cheap" is broadcast for the first time
• 1960 - actress Alma Kruger dies in Seattle, Washington, USA
• 1963 - the Alfred Hitchcock Hour episode "An Out for Oscar" is broadcast for the first time
• 1965 - the Alfred Hitchcock Hour episode "Power of Attorney" is broadcast for the first time
• 1978 - actor Douglas Henderson commits suicide in Studio City, California, USA
• 1988 - actor Alf Kjellin dies of a heart attack in Los Angeles, California, USA
• 1996 - actress Charlene Holt dies in Williamson, Tennessee, USA
• 2006 - actress Martine Bartlett dies in Tempe, Arizona, USA

6th

• 1887 - Karl Falkenberg born in Germany
• 1889 - actor Barry Macollum born in Northern Ireland, UK
• 1904 - actor William Challee born in Illinois, USA
• 1949 - producer Seymour Hicks dies in Hampshire, England, UK
• 1958 - the Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode "Disappearing Trick" is broadcast for the first time

7th

• 1901 - actor Gavin Gordon born in Chicora, Mississippi, USA
• 1915 - actor Stanley Adams born in New York, New York, USA
• 1918 - actor Ronald Howard born in Norwood, England, UK
• 1933 - actor Wayne Rogers born in Birmingham, Alabama, USA
• 1935 - "Waltzes from Vienna" goes on general release in the USA
• 1957 - the Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode "One More Mile to Go" is broadcast for the first time
• 1983 - actor Gavin Gordon dies in Canoga Park, California, USA
• 1992 - actress Alix Talton dies of cancer in Burbank, California, USA
• 2001 - actress Beatrice Straight dies of pneumonia in Los Angeles, California, USA

8th

• 1903 - writer Angus MacPhail born in London, England, UK
• 1922 - actor Steve Gravers born in New York, USA
• 1924 - actor Ward Wood born in USA
• 1931 - actor John Gavin born in Los Angeles, California, USA
• 1949 - actor Morland Graham dies of a heart attack in London, England, UK
• 1955 - "Rear Window" goes on general release in West Germany
• 1956 - the Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode "Portrait of Jocelyn" is broadcast for the first time
• 1977 - actor Frank Milan dies of a heart attack in New York, New York, USA
• 1990 - actor Jose De Vega dies in Westwood, California, USA
• 1996 - actor Ben Johnson dies of a heart attack in Mesa, Arizona, USA
• 2000 - actress Claire Trevor dies in Newport Beach, California, USA
• 2003 - actress Kathie Browne dies of natural causes in Beverly Hills, California, USA

9th

• 1898 - actor Paul Robeson born in Princeton, New Jersey, USA
• 1922 - actor Arthur Batanides born in Tacoma, Washington, USA
• 1942 - actor Brandon De Wilde born in Brooklyn, New York, USA
• 1976 - "Family Plot" goes on general release in the USA
• 1996 - actor Clint Kimbrough dies of pneumonia in Ada, Oklahoma, USA
• 2008 - actor Lloyd Lamble dies in Australia

10th

• 1891 - actress Lisa Golm born in Berlin, Germany
• 1913 - actor Jan Arvan born in Wisconsin, USA
• 1915 - actor Harry Morgan born in Detroit, Michigan, USA
• 1916 - actor John Alderson born in Horden, England, UK
• 1924 - actor Lee Bergere born in Brooklyn, New York, USA
• 1960 - composer Arthur Benjamin dies
• 1960 - the Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode "Mother, May I Go Out to Swim" is broadcast for the first time
• 1962 - the Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode "Act of Faith" is broadcast for the first time
• 1964 - the Alfred Hitchcock Hour episode "The Gentleman Caller" is broadcast for the first time
• 1970 - actor Charles Paton dies of a heart attack
• 1974 - actor Curt Conway dies of a heart attack in Los Angeles, California, USA
• 1974 - actress Patricia Collinge dies of a heart attack in New York, New York, USA
• 1978 - actor Anthony Jochim dies in Waynesville, North Carolina, USA
• 1983 - actor Owen Cunningham dies in Los Angeles County, California, USA
• 1989 - actress Joan Barry dies in Marbella, Spain

11th

• 1888 - actor Donald Calthrop born in London, England, UK
• 1902 - actor Alden 'Stephen' Chase born in Huntington, Long Island, New York, USA
• 1907 - actor Paul Douglas born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
• 1912 - actor John Larkin born in Oakland, California, USA
• 1934 - actor Gerald du Maurier dies after surgery in London, England, UK
• 1961 - actor Herbert Lomas dies in Devon, England, UK
• 1961 - the Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode "Coming, Mama" is broadcast for the first time
• 1973 - actor Ted de Corsia dies of natural causes in Encino, California, USA
• 1981 - actress Marie Ney dies in London, England, UK
• 1992 - actor James Brown dies of cancer
• 2007 - actor Roscoe Lee Browne dies of cancer in Los Angeles, California, USA

12th

• 1914 - cinematographer Gilbert Taylor born in Bushey Heath, Hertfordshire, England, UK
• 1919 - actor Ivor Barry born in South Wales, UK
• 1926 - actress Jane Withers born in Atlanta, Georgia, USA
• 1940 - "Rebecca" goes on general release in the USA
• 1946 - actor Peter Lazer born in New York, New York, USA
• 1959 - actor James Gleason dies in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
• 1959 - actor Ralph Peters dies in Hollywood, California, USA
• 1959 - the Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode "The Waxwork" is broadcast for the first time
• 1963 - the Alfred Hitchcock Hour episode "Death and the Joyful Woman" is broadcast for the first time
• 1965 - the Alfred Hitchcock Hour episode "The World's Oldest Motive" is broadcast for the first time
• 1976 - actor Paul Ford dies in Mineola, Long Island, New York, USA

13th

• 1885 - actor Ferdinand von Alten born in St Petersburg, Russia
• 1912 - makeup artist William Tuttle born in Jacksonville, Florida, USA
• 1920 - actor Jack Lambert born in Yonkers, New York, USA
• 1949 - actor C V France dies in Gerrard's Cross, England, UK
• 1958 - the Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode "Lamb to the Slaughter" is broadcast for the first time
• 1966 - actor Charles Heslop dies in London, England, UK
• 1987 - writer Francis M Cockrell dies in Boones Mill, Virginia, USA

14th

• 1901 - production designer Hein Heckroth born in Giessen, Germany
• 1904 - actor John Gielgud born in South Kensington, London, England, UK
• 1907 - actress Dorothy Boyd born in Sanderstead, Surrey, England, UK
• 1907 - actress Phyllis Konstam born in London, England, UK
• 1927 - actress Dany Robin born in Clamart, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France
• 1930 - actor Bradford Dillman born in San Francisco, California, USA
• 1936 - "The 39 Steps" goes on general release in Sweden
• 1957 - the Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode "Vicious Circle" is broadcast for the first time
• 1964 - the Alfred Hitchcock Hour episode "The Ordeal of Mrs. Snow" is broadcast for the first time
• 1999 - actress Ellen Corby dies in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA

15th

• 1888 - actress Florence Bates born in San Antonio, Texas, USA
• 1903 - actor John Williams born in Chalfont, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
• 1918 - actor John Baragrey born in Haleyville, Alabama, USA
• 1922 - actor Michael Ansara born in Syria
• 1923 - actress Jean Willes born in Los Angeles, California, USA
• 1933 - actress Elizabeth Montgomery born in Hollywood, California, USA
• 1942 - actor Bobbie Comber dies of a heart attack in Wales, UK
• 1946 - "Spellbound" goes on general release in Sweden
• 1956 - the Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode "The Orderly World of Mr. Appleby" is broadcast for the first time
• 1962 - actress Esther Minciotti dies in Jackson Heights, New York, USA
• 1975 - actor Richard Conte dies of a heart attack in Los Angeles, California, USA
• 1975 - actress Therese Lyon dies
• 1980 - actor Paul Langton dies of a heart attack in Burbank, California, USA
• 1980 - actor Raymond Bailey dies of a heart attack in Irvine, California, USA
• 1984 - actor Gilbert Green dies in Tarzana, California, USA
• 1984 - cinematographer Glen MacWilliams dies in Seal Beach, California, USA
• 1989 - actor Charles Vanel dies in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France
• 2008 - actress Hazel Court dies in California, USA

16th

• 1908 - actor Karl 'Killer' Davis born in Ohio, USA
• 1913 - actor Les Tremayne born in Balham, London, England, UK
• 1914 - actor John Hodiak born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
• 1918 - actor Johnny Silver born
• 1920 - actor Barry Nelson born in San Francisco, California, USA
• 1927 - actor Peter Mark Richman born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
• 1928 - art director Paul Sylbert born in Brooklyn, New York, USA
• 1959 - actor Charles Halton dies in Los Angeles, California, USA
• 1968 - actress Fay Bainter dies of pneumonia in Los Angeles, California, USA
• 1985 - actor Scott Brady dies of emphysema in Los Angeles, California, USA
• 1994 - actor John McLiam dies of Parkinson's disease in Los Angeles, California, USA
• 1995 - actor Alfred Ryder dies in Englewood, New Jersey, USA
• 1999 - film editor Rudi Fehr dies of a heart attack in Hollywood, California, USA
• 2005 - actress Kay Walsh dies in London, England, UK

17th

• 1912 - actor Al Hodge born in Ravenna, Ohio, USA
• 1913 - actor Paul Langton born in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
• 1919 - actress Kay Stewart born in Cleburne, Texas, USA
• 1926 - actress Joan Lorring born in Hong Kong, China
• 1953 - Mary Stone, granddaughter of Alfred Hitchcock, born in USA
• 1960 - the Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode "The Cuckoo Clock" is broadcast for the first time
• 1962 - the Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode "The Kerry Blue" is broadcast for the first time
• 1990 - actor Hal Bokar dies in Los Angeles County, California, USA
• 1990 - art director J McMillan Johnson dies of a cerebral hemorrhage in Napoopoo, Kona, Hawaii, USA
• 1996 - actor Dudley Manlove dies in San Bernardino County, California, USA

18th

• 1881 - writer Max Ferner born
• 1893 - writer Jo Swerling born in Russia
• 1894 - actor Hal Gordon born in London, England, UK
• 1907 - composer Miklós Rózsa born in Budapest, Hungary
• 1928 - actor William Bramley born in New York, USA
• 1934 - actor James Drury born in New York, New York, USA
• 1938 - actor Martin Clark born in Cleveland, Ohio, USA
• 1940 - actor Robert Hale dies in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, UK
• 1961 - the Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode "Deathmate" is broadcast for the first time
• 1964 - writer Ben Hecht dies of thrombosis in New York, USA
• 1974 - actress Betty Compson dies of a heart attack in Glendale, California, USA
• 1984 - actor Francis De Wolff dies
• 1998 - actor Liam Sullivan dies of a heart attack in Los Angeles, California, USA

19th

• 1891 - actress Madge Kennedy born in Chicago, Illinois, USA
• 1897 - actress Vivienne Segal born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
• 1925 - actor Hugh O'Brian born in Rochester, New York, USA
• 1930 - actor Dick Sargent born in Carmel, California, USA
• 1933 - actress Jayne Mansfield born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA
• 1959 - the Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode "The Impossible Dream" is broadcast for the first time
• 1963 - the Alfred Hitchcock Hour episode "Last Seen Wearing Blue Jeans" is broadcast for the first time
• 1965 - the Alfred Hitchcock Hour episode "The Monkey's Paw -- A Retelling" is broadcast for the first time
• 1980 - actor Charles Seel dies in Los Angeles County, California, USA
• 1989 - author Daphne du Maurier dies in Par, Cornwall, England, UK
• 2005 - actress Ruth Hussey dies in Newbury Park, California, USA

20th

• 1909 - film editor George Tomasini born in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
• 1950 - actress Veronica Cartwright born in Bristol, England, UK
• 1958 - the Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode "Fatal Figures" is broadcast for the first time
• 1971 - actor Cecil Parker dies in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK
• 1973 - actor Robert Armstrong dies of cancer in Santa Monica, California, USA
• 1996 - actor Alexander D'Arcy dies in West Hollywood, California, USA

21st

• 1894 - actress Grazia Narciso born
• 1898 - actor King Calder born in Maryland, USA
• 1907 - actress Beatrice Kay born in New York, New York, USA
• 1918 - actor Clarke Gordon born in Michigan, USA
• 1920 - actor Christopher Dark born in New York, USA
• 1952 - actor Leslie Banks dies of a stroke in London, England, UK
• 1957 - the Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode "The Three Dreams of Mr. Findlater" is broadcast for the first time
• 1983 - actor Walter Slezak commits suicide in Flower Hill, New York, USA
• 1986 - actress Marjorie Eaton dies in Hollywood, California, USA
• 1998 - actor Peter Lind Hayes dies in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
• 1999 - actress Doreen Lang dies of cancer in Malibu, California, USA

22nd

• 1911 - actress Edith Atwater born in Chicago, Illinois, USA
• 1923 - actor Aaron Spelling born in Dallas, Texas, USA
• 1933 - actor Mark Damon born in Chicago, Illinois, USA
• 1942 - "Saboteur" premieres in Washington D.C., USA
• 1956 - the Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode "Never Again" is broadcast for the first time
• 1962 - writer Angus MacPhail dies
• 1967 - actor Tom Conway dies in Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA
• 1990 - actor Albert Salmi commits suicide in Spokane, Washington, USA
• 1999 - actor Bert Remsen dies of heart failure in Sherman Oaks, California, USA
• 2006 - actress Alida Valli dies in Rome, Italy

23rd

• 1894 - actor Tetsu Komai born in Kumamoto, Japan
• 1904 - film editor Ivor Montagu born in London, England, UK
• 1937 - actor Michael Beirne born
• 1939 - actor Lee Majors born in Wyandotte, Michigan, USA
• 1962 - Alfred Hitchcock announces that filming of "Marnie" is to be delayed until August
• 1976 - actor James Flavin dies in Los Angeles, California, USA
• 1985 - actor Kent Smith dies in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA

24th

• 1892 - actor Jack Hulbert born in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
• 1924 - actor Mark Sheeler born in New York, New York, USA
• 1925 - actress Martine Bartlett born in St Louis, Missouri, USA
• 1934 - actress Shirley MacLaine born in Richmond, Virginia, USA
• 1940 - actor Michael Parks born in Corona, California, USA
• 1942 - "Saboteur" goes on general release in the USA
• 1960 - the Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode "Forty Detectives Later" is broadcast for the first time
• 1962 - the Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode "The Matched Pearl" is broadcast for the first time
• 1967 - actor Frank Overton dies of a heart attack in Pacific Palisades, California, USA

25th

• 1909 - actor John Boxer born in London, England, UK
• 1913 - actor Russ Conway born in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
• 1933 - actress Havis Davenport born in South Carolina, USA
• 1955 - "Rear Window" goes on general release in Denmark and France
• 1955 - actress and writer Constance Collier dies in New York, USA
• 1961 - the Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode "Gratitude" is broadcast for the first time
• 1972 - actor George Sanders commits suicide in Castelldefels, Barcelona, Spain
• 1984 - actor Richard Benedict dies of a heart attack in Studio City, California, USA
• 1985 - actor Murray Matheson dies in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
• 1990 - writer Bernard C Schoenfeld dies

26th

• 1878 - actress Ethel Griffies born in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK
• 1889 - actor Nolan Leary born in Illinois, USA
• 1897 - actress Olga Tschechowa born in Gyumri, Armenia
• 1904 - actor Nick Dennis born in Thessaly, Greece
• 1905 - actor Denis O'Dea born in Dublin, Ireland
• 1912 - actor John McGovern born
• 1922 - actor Mike Kellin born in Hartford, Connecticut, USA
• 1962 - actor Wendell Holmes dies in Paris, France
• 1962 - writer Joseph Stefano begins revising his treatment of "Marnie"
• 1965 - the Alfred Hitchcock Hour episode "The Second Wife" is broadcast for the first time
• 1980 - actress Cicely Courtneidge dies in London, England, UK
• 1983 - actor Vaughn Taylor dies of a cerebral hemorrhage in Los Angeles, California, USA
• 1996 - writer Stirling Silliphant dies of cancer in Bangkok, Thailand

27th

• 1875 - actor Lumsden Hare born in Ireland
• 1877 - actor George Turner born in Leavenworth, Kansas, USA
• 1884 - actress Charity Grace born
• 1899 - actor Ned Wever born in New York, USA
• 1902 - actress Kitty Kelly born in New York, New York, USA
• 1922 - actor Jack Klugman born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
• 1923 - actress Peggy Knudsen born in Duluth, Minnesota, USA
• 1928 - actress Brigitte Auber born in Paris, Ile-de-France, France
• 1958 - the Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode "Death Sentence" is broadcast for the first time
• 1963 - producer Kenneth Macgowan dies in West Los Angeles, California, USA
• 1977 - actor Stanley Adams commits suicide in Santa Monica, California, USA
• 1980 - actor Anatol Winogradoff dies in Canoga Park, California, USA
• 1982 - actor Tom Tully dies of cancer in Newport Beach, California, USA
• 1996 - actor Adam Roarke dies of a heart attack in Dallas, Texas, USA
• 1997 - actor Paul Lambert dies in Santa Monica, California, USA

28th

• 1884 - actor John Goldsworthy born in England, UK
• 1889 - actor Harry Hines born
• 1892 - actor Frank Scully born in USA
• 1896 - actress Edith Evanson born in Tacoma, Washington, USA
• 1906 - author Pierre Boileau born in Paris, France
• 1910 - actor Rudy Robles born in Manila, Philippines
• 1917 - actor Robert Cornthwaite born in St. Helens, Oregon, USA
• 1923 - actress Adele Mara born in Highland Park, Michigan, USA
• 1928 - actress Charlene Holt born in New Mexico, USA
• 1929 - actress Carolyn Jones born in Amarillo, Texas, USA
• 1933 - actor Robin Irvine dies
• 1941 - actress Indus Arthur born in Los Angeles County, California, USA
• 1957 - the Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode "The Night the World Ended" is broadcast for the first time
• 1970 - actor Ed Begley dies of a heart attack in Hollywood, California, USA
• 1980 - actress Dee Carroll dies after surgery in Burbank, California, USA

29th

• 1897 - actor Charles Seel born in New York, New York, USA
• 1902 - actress Pamela Carme born in London, England, UK
• 1905 - art director Hal Pereira born in Chicago, Illinois, USA
• 1909 - actor Tom Ewell born in Owensboro, Kentucky, USA
• 1910 - actress Dolly Haas born in Hamburg, Germany
• 1923 - actor Jimmy Joyce born
• 1941 - "Foreign Correspondent" goes on general release in Portugal
• 1946 - actor Teddy Brown dies in Birmingham, England, UK
• 1956 - the Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode "The Gentleman from America" is broadcast for the first time
• 1957 - "The Wrong Man" goes on general release in Sweden
• 1980 - director Alfred Hitchcock dies in Los Angeles, California, USA
• 1991 - actor Jackie Searl dies in Tujunga, California, USA
• 1994 - actor Bill Quinn dies of natural causes in Carmarillo, California, USA

30th

• 1899 - actress Lucie Mannheim born in Berlin, Germany
• 1926 - actress Cloris Leachman born in Des Moines, Iowa, USA
• 1970 - actress Inger Stevens commits suicide in Hollywood, California, USA
• 1972 - actress Gia Scala dies in Hollywood, California, USA
• 1986 - Robert Stevenson dies in Santa Barbara, California, USA
• 1996 - actor David Opatoshu dies in Los Angeles, California, USA
• 1999 - actor Ralph Roberts dies of natural causes in Salisbury, North Carolina, USA