Question: What is the birthdate of this American actor, director, screenwriter and producer best known for A Christmas Story and director of Black Christmas?
Context: Black Christmas (former alternate titles include Silent Night, Evil Night and Stranger in the House) is a 1974 Canadian psychological slasher film directed by Bob Clark and written by A. Roy Moore.  It stars Olivia Hussey, Keir Dullea, Margot Kidder, Andrea Martin, Marian Waldman and John Saxon.  The story follows a group of sorority sisters who are receiving threatening phone calls, while being stalked and murdered during the holiday season by a deranged murderer hiding in the attic of their sorority house. Kieran Kyle Culkin (born September 30, 1982) is an American actor.  He began his career as a child actor, acting alongside his older brother Macaulay in the "Home Alone" franchise (19901992) before going on to feature in films including the 1991 film "Father of the Bride" and its 1995 sequel, "My Summer Story" (1994), the sequel to "A Christmas Story", "The Mighty" (1998), "She's All That", "The Cider House Rules" (1999), "The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys" (2002), "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World" (2010), and "Movie 43".  His breakout role in "Igby Goes Down" (2002) received critical acclaim and he was nominated for a Best Actor Golden Globe Award, as well as winning a Critics' Choice Movie Award and Satellite Award.  He has also acted on-stage, most notably in several productions of the Kenneth Lonergan play "This Is Our Youth".  In 2015, he portrayed Rye Gerhardt in the second season of the critically acclaimed FX series "Fargo". John Bolton (born December 29, 1965) is an American actor and Broadway regular.  Bolton is best known for originating the role of "The Old Man" (Mr. Parker) in the critically acclaimed Broadway show "", based on the classic 1983 movie "A Christmas Story", which itself was based on stories by radio humorist Jean Shepherd.  He portrays Vlad Popov in the 2017 Broadway production of "Anastasia". The Town That Dreaded Sundown is a 1976 American horror film by producer and director Charles B. Pierce, who also co-stars as a bumbling police officer named A.C. Benson, also known as "Sparkplug".  Pierce's fifth film is narrated by Vern Stierman, who had previously narrated Pierce's 1972 film "The Legend of Boggy Creek".  Ben Johnson stars as Captain J.D. Morales, the fictionalized version of real-life Texas Ranger Captain M. T. "Lone Wolf" Gonzaullas.  Dawn Wells (Mary Ann of "Gilligan's Island") appears as one of the victims.  Cindy Butler (Pierce's girlfriend at the time) plays Peggy Loomis, the trombone victim.  The Phantom is played by Bud Davis, who later worked as stunt coordinator on films such as "Forrest Gump", "Cast Away", and "Inglourious Basterds".  The film was mostly shot around Texarkana, and a number of locals were cast as extras.  The world premiere was held in Texarkana on December 17, 1976, before its regular run in theaters on December 24.  The film is an early example of a slasher film, having been released two years before "Halloween" (1978), and just two years after "Black Christmas" (1974), a film considered as one of the earliest in the genre. Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things (also known as "Revenge of the Living Dead", "Things From the Dead", and "Zreaks") is a 1972 comedic horror film directed by Bob Clark.  It later became a cult classic.  This low-budget zombie film is the third film of director Bob Clark, who later became famous for directing the films "Black Christmas", "A Christmas Story", and "Porky's". R. D. Robb (born March 31, 1972) is an American actor who appeared as Schwartz in the 1983 film "A Christmas Story".  He was nominated for an Edda Award in 2005.  In 2001 he co-wrote and directed the film "Don's Plum". Benjamin "Bob" Clark (August 5, 1939 – April 4, 2007) was an American actor, director, screenwriter and producer best known for directing and writing the script with Jean Shepherd to the 1983 Christmas film "A Christmas Story".  Although he worked primarily in the United States, from 1973 to 1983 he worked in Canada and was responsible for some of the most successful films in Canadian film history such as "Black Christmas" (1974), "Murder by Decree" (1979), "Tribute" (1980), and "Porky's" (1982). Keir Dullea ( ; born May 30, 1936) is an American actor best known for the character of astronaut David Bowman, whom he portrayed in the 1968 film "", and in 1984's "2010: The Year We Make Contact".  Other film roles include "Bunny Lake Is Missing" (1965) and "Black Christmas" (1974). Jessica Harmon (born December 27, 1985) is a Canadian actress.  She co-starred in the slasher flick "Black Christmas" as Megan Helms.  She is perhaps best known for her supporting roles in "iZombie" as FBI agent Dale Bozzio, Niylah "The 100" and as Esrin in "".  In 2010, she won a Leo Award for Best Performance in a Music, Comedy, or Variety Program or Series for her role in the television pilot "Wolf Canyon". Peter Billingsley (born April 16, 1971), also known as Peter Michaelsen and Peter Billingsley-Michaelsen, is an American actor, director, and producer, known for his role as Ralphie in the 1983 movie "A Christmas Story" and as "Messy Marvin" in the Hershey's Chocolate Syrup commercials during the 1970s.  He began his career as an infant in television commercials.
Answer: August 5, 1939