Jack Kost: 08/09/24

Friday, August 9, 2024

On this day in movie history - Blood Work (2002):

Blood Work,

directed by Clint Eastwood,

written by Brian Helgeland,

based on the novel by Michael Connelly,

was released in the United States on August 9, 2002.
Music by Lennie Niehaus.

Cast:
Clint Eastwood, Jeff Daniels, Anjelica Huston, Wanda De Jesus, Tina Lifford, Paul Rodriguez, Dylan Walsh, Mason Lucero, Gerry Becker, Rick Hoffman, Alix Koromzay, Igor Jijikine, Dina Eastwood, Beverly Leech, June Kyoto Lu, Chao Li Chi, Glenn Morshower, Robert Harvey, Matt Huffman, Mark Thomason, Maria Quiban, Brent Hinkley, Natalia Ongaro, Amanda Carlin, Ted Rooney, P.J. Byrne, Sam Jaeger, Derric Nugent, Craig Hosking, James W. Gavin, Dan Andreiu, Todd Bryant, Bryan Hanna, Ted Hollis, Michael Keyes, Greg Stechman, Sandie West.

On this day in movie history - The Abyss (1989):

The Abyss,

directed and written by James Cameron,

was released in the United States on August 9, 1989.
Music by Alan Silvestri.

Cast:
Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Michael Biehn, Leo Burmester, Todd Graff, John Bedford Lloyd, J.C. Quinn, Kimberly Scott, Captain Kidd Brewer Jr., George Robert Klek, Christopher Murphy, Adam Nelson, Dick Warlock, Jimmie Ray Weeks, J. Kenneth Campbell, Ken Jenkins, Chris Elliott, Peter Ratray, Michael Beach, Brad Sullivan, Frank Lloyd, Phillip Darlington, Joseph C. Nemec III, Joe Farago, William Wisher, Marcus K. Mukai, Wendy Gordon, Paula Cross, Thomas F. Duffy, Chris Anastasio, Emily Yancy, Michael Chapman, Tom Isbell, Mike Cameron, Daren Dochterman, Candice Hill, Randy Robertson, Robert Searle.

Born on this day – Danielle Gaubert:

Danielle Gaubert

Actress

August 9, 1943 – November 4, 1987

Born on this day – Michèle Girardon:

Michèle Girardon

Actress

Writer

August 9, 1938 – March 25, 1975

Born on this day – Martin Greenfield:

Martin Greenfield

Tailor

Writer

Holocaust survivor

August 9, 1928 – March 20, 2024

Credits:

Founder of Martin Greenfield Clothiers.

Book:

Measure of a Man: From Auschwitz Survivor to Presidents' Tailor (2014).

Television:

Tailor Made (2018); Great Big Show (2017); Lessons from a Tailor (2008).

Born on this day – Robert Shaw:

Robert Shaw

Actor

Writer

August 9, 1927 – August 28, 1978

Born on this day – Robert Aldrich:

Robert Aldrich

Director

Producer

Writer

August 9, 1918 – December 5, 1983

Born on this day – Anne Brown:

Anne Brown

Opera singer

Soprano

August 9, 1912 – March 13, 2009

Born on this day – Robert Shaw:

Robert Shaw

Blues singer

Pianist

Songwriter

August 9, 1908 – May 18, 1985

Born on this day – Dorothy Jordan:

Dorothy Jordan

Actress

August 9, 1906 – December 7, 1988

Born on this day – P.L. Travers:

P.L. Travers

Writer

August 9, 1899 – April 23, 1996

Credits:

Books:

About the Sleeping Beauty (1975); Aunt Sass (2014); Essential Modern Classics Collection for Girls (2010); Fox at the Manger (1962); Friend Monkey (1971); Gingerbread Shop (1952); I Go By Sea, I Go By Land (1941); Mary Poppins - the Complete Collection (2013); Mary Poppins (1934); Mary Poppins / Mary Poppins Comes Back (2007); Mary Poppins and the House Next Door (1988); Mary Poppins Comes Back (1935); Mary Poppins From A-Z (1962); Mary Poppins in Cherry Tree Lane (1982); Mary Poppins in Cherry Tree Lane / Mary Poppins and the House Next Door (1999); Mary Poppins in the Kitchen (1975); Mary Poppins in the Park (1935); Mary Poppins Opens the Door (1943); Mary Poppins Vintage Boxed Set (2007); Mr. Wigg's Birthday Party (1952); Stories from Mary Poppins (1952); The Magic Compass (1953); Two Pairs of Shoes (1976); What the Bee Knows (1989).

Movies and television:

Desert Island Discs: Archive 1976-1980 (1977); Diminishing Returns (2018); Hollywood goes to a World Premiere (1964); Hollywood Insider (2021); I riassuntini (2018); Jackanory (1966–1967); Mary Poppins (1964); Mary Poppins Returns (2018); Mary Poppins: From Page to Stage (2009); Saving Mr. Banks (2013); Special Collector's Edition (2014); Studio One (1949); The Cat That Looked at a King (2004); The Culture Show (2013); The Real Mary Poppins (2013).

Born on this day – Florelle:

Florelle

Opera singer

Soprano

Actress

August 9, 1898 – September 28, 1974

Credits:

Amants et voleurs / Lovers and thieves (1935); Atout coeur (1931); Autour d'une enquête (1931); Blood in the Head (1956); Clodoche / Tramp (1938); Die Herrin von Atlantis (1932); El amor solfeando (1930); Faubourg Montmartre (1931); Gagne ta vie (1931); Gervaise (1956); Gigolette (1937); Gonzague (1923); In theaters tonight (1972); Jim Bougne, boxeur (1923); La dame de chez Maxim's / The lady at Maxim's (1933); La dernière nuit / The Last Night (1933); La femme nue / The naked woman (1932); La marmaille / The kids (1935); La merveilleuse journée / The Wonderful Day (1932); La nuit est à elles, Paris 1919-1939 / The Night Is Them, Paris 1919-1939 (2018); L'affaire de la rue de Lourcine (1923); L'amour chante (1930); L'Atlantide / Atlantis (1932); L'autre (1930); Le fils improvisé / The improvised son (1932); Le grand bluff / The big bluff (1933); Le joker (1930); Le poignard malais (1931); Les anges noirs / Black Angels (1937); Les caves du Majestic / The Majestic cellars (1945); Les deux canards / The Two Ducks (1934); Les dieux s'amusent / The gods have fun (1935); Les Misérables (1934); Les surprises du sleeping / The surprises of sleeping (1933); Liliom (1934); L'Oeil du cyclone / The Eye of the Storm (1992); Ma tante d'Honfleur / My aunt from Honfleur (1931); Mariage à responsabilité limitée / Limited Liability Marriage (1933); Mimosa Bar (1933); Mon coeur incognito (1931); Monsieur, Madame et Bibi / Mr, Mrs. and Bibi (1932); Nuits de Venise (1931); Oasis (1955); Passionnément / Passionately (1932); Sidonie Panache (1934); Sixième étage / Sixth floor (1940); The Crime of Monsieur Lange (1936); The Crime on the Coast (1913); The Mask of Horror (1912); The Mistress of Atlantis (1932); The Threepenny Opera (1931); Trois femmes / Three women (1952); Tumultes / Tumult (1932); Un meurtre a été commis / A murder was committed (1938); Une nuit de noces / A Wedding Night (1935); Vacances (1931).

Born on this day – Alice Fleming:

Alice Fleming

Actress

August 9, 1882 – December 6, 1952

Credits:

A Medal for Benny (1945); California Gold Rush (1946); Cheyenne Wildcat (1944); Colorado Pioneers (1945); Conquest of Cheyenne (1946); Dick Tracy (1937 / 1990); Fired Wife (1943); Great Stagecoach Robbery (1945); Headin' for God's Country (1943); Her Primitive Man (1944); His Greatest Sacrifice (1921); In Society (1944); It's a Pleasure (1945); Keep 'Em Slugging (1943); Lone Texas Ranger (1945); Marshal of Laredo (1945); Marshal of Reno (1944); Moonlight in Vermont (1943); Mystery Broadcast (1943); Overland Mail Robbery (1943); Phantom Lady (1944); Phantom of the Plains (1945); Playmates (1941); Queen of Burlesque (1946); Reckless Age (1944); Saratoga Trunk (1945); Sheriff of Las Vegas (1944); Sheriff of Redwood Valley (1946); Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943); Silas Marner (1922); Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman (1947); State Fair (1945); Storm Over Lisbon (1944); Sun Valley Cyclone (1946); Sunday Dinner for a Soldier (1944); The Affairs of Susan (1945); The Beloved Cheater (1919); The Conquest of Canaan (1921); The Dark Corner (1946); The Dark Horse (1946); The Mantrap (1943); The San Antonio Kid (1944); Three Is a Family (1944); Tucson Raiders (1944); Vigilantes of Dodge City (1944); Wagon Wheels Westward (1945); Who Done It? (1942); Women Men Love (1921); Youth for the Kingdom (1945).