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On this day timelines November 18th

Births

1888 – Gustaf Molander, Finnish-Swedish actor and director (d. 1973)

• Films directed by Gustaf Molander

1898 – Joris Ivens, Dutch director and producer (d. 1989)

• Films directed by Joris Ivens

1901 – V. Shantaram, Indian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1984)

• Films directed by V. Shantaram

1939 – Margaret Atwood, Canadian poet, author, and critic

• Novels by Margaret Atwood

1939 – Amanda Lear, Hong Kong-French singer-songwriter and actress

• Amanda Lear albums

1946 – Alan Dean Foster, American author

• Novels by Alan Dean Foster

1953 – Alan Moore, English author and illustrator

• Comics by Alan Moore
• Films based on works by Alan Moore

1960 – Kim Wilde, English singer-songwriter

• Kim Wilde albums

1968 – Owen Wilson, American actor, producer, and screenwriter

• Owen Wilson filmography

• Bibliography
• Discography
• Film
• Filmography
• music
• literature