December 9

Births

• 1902 — Oliver Emert
• 1923 — Ennio De Concini
• 1929 — George Touliatos
• 1931 — William Reynolds
• 1931 — Luciano Marin
• 1937 — Darwin Joston
• 1937 — Burke Byrnes
• 1941 — Beau Bridges
• 1942 — Dick Butkus

Deaths

• 1969 — Sergei Stolyarov
• 2004 — Patrick Wright
• 2008 — Lynette Bernay

Movie Premieres

• 1977 — The Incredible Melting Man

Events

• 1988 — Leslie Nielsen receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6541 Hollywood Blvd.