Roy Arne Lennart Andersson is a Swedish film director, best known for his distinctive style of absurdist humor and melancholic depictions of human life. His personal style is characterized by long takes, and stiff caricaturing of Swedish culture and grotesque. Over his career Andersson earned prizes from the Cannes Film Festival, Berlin International Film Festival and Venice International Film Festival.

1943Deirdre Clancy, English costume designer^[†]

Deirdre Clancy is a British costume designer. She has won the Olivier Award for Best Costume Design twice. She also won the BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design for Mrs. Brown.

1943Christopher Walken, American actor^[†]

Christopher Walken is an American actor. His work on stage and screen has earned him accolades including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, as well as nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards and two Tony Awards. His films have grossed more than $1.6 billion in the United States.

Headlines from March 31, 1943

Mayor Denounces Red Executions, Joining Labor in Protest Rally; LABOR DENOUNCES SOVIET EXECUTIONS

Fierce Nazi Blows Fail on Donets; Russians Press Toward Smolensk; FIERCE NAZI BLOWS ON DONETS BLUNTED

RAID ROCKS BERLIN; Heavy and 'Successful' Blows in Reich Cost R.A.F. 33 Planes

CLOAK FOR INVASION; British Restrictions in Effect Tomorrow to Keep Foe Guessing

PRESIDENT TELLS FARM LABOR PLAN; Outlines Ways to Get 50,000 Dairy Workers -- Release of Canned Goods Due Soon

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