Ralph (Nathaniel Twisleton Wykeham) Fiennes’ portrayal of Nazi
war criminal Amon Goeth in Schindler’s List (1993), earned him
a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor,
and won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.

     Jane Fonda (Lady Jayne Seymour Fonda) is 75 today 

 
1979

On the Beach is a post-apocalyptic drama film directed by Stanley Kramer
and written by John Paxton. Kramer won the 1960 BAFTA for best director
and Ernest Gold won the 1960 Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture Score.

Stanley Kramer

Alton Glenn Miller (March 1, 1904 – missing in action December 15, 1944)

“In The Mood” topped the charts in 1940. In 1999, National
Public Radio included the recording on their list of “The
100 most important American musical works of the 20th
century.