Today is the birthday of the following actors, actresses, directors, writers/ playwrights, etc. (Information comes from IMDB ‘birthday’ feed.)

• Xander Berkeley, 52. Current: numerous TV and movie appearances; 2008: Cook County, The Toe Tactic.
• Benjamin Bratt, 44. Current: Love in the Time of Cholera (2007); 2008: Trucker, Guerilla, The Andromeda Strain, The Argentine, The Cleaner. (The Andromeda Strain is based on a very early novel by Michael Crichton of Jurassic Park fame.)
• Steven Bochco, 64. Upcoming: Raising the Bar (2008, TV).
• Miranda Otto, 40. Past: Lord of the Rings; current: The Starter Wife TV mini-series; upcoming: How to Change in 9 Weeks (2008).
• Liv Ullmann, 69.
• Philip K. Dick (born 1928, died 1982). Upcoming: Radio Free Albemuth (2008), The Owl in Daylight (2009).
• Noel Coward (born 1899, died 1973).
• Jane Austen (born 1775, died 1817). A number of TV mini-series and movies are in post- and pre-production, based on her novels and letters.