Dan Curtis

Daniel Mayer Cherkoss, known by his pen name Dan Curtis, was an American television and film director, screenwriter, and producer. He was best known as the creator of the gothic soap opera Dark Shadows (1966–71), and for directing the epic World War II miniseries The Winds of War (1983) and War and Remembrance (1988). ^{Dan Curtis, American director and producer (d. 2006)}

12 August 1928

Born on the same birth date (12 August 1928): Bob Buhl • Charles Blackman

Born on the same birth day (12 August): Aga Muhlach • Cindy Klassen • David King (chemist) • Gustavs Zemgals • Jim Schlossnagle • Joe Besser • Mohammad Hatta • Norris McWhirter • Pedro Collins • Rob Borbidge • Takanohana Kōji • William Goldman • Yvette Nicole Brown

Born in the same month (August 1928): Ann Blyth • Harvey Hart • Jack Shea (director) • John Tidmarsh • Kayo Dottley • Lina Wertmüller • Mangosuthu Buthelezi • Om Prakash Munjal • Péter Boross