December 26, 1939

1939Fred Schepisi, Australian director and screenwriter^[†]

Frederic Alan Schepisi is an Australian film director, producer, and screenwriter. His credits include The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith, Plenty, Roxanne, A Cry in the Dark, Mr. Baseball, Six Degrees of Separation, and Last Orders.

1939Phil Spector, American singer-songwriter and producer (died 2021)^[†]

Harvey Philip Spector was an American record producer and songwriter who is known for pioneering recording practices in the 1960s, and for being tried and imprisoned for murder in 2009. Spector developed the Wall of Sound, a production technique involving a densely textured sound created through layering tone colors, resulting in a compression and chorusing effect not replicable through electronic means. Considered the first auteur of the music industry, he is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in pop music history and one of the most successful producers of the 1960s.