Tuesday, September 17, 2024

On this day in music history – Guilty Pleasures, by Renée Fleming and Sebastian Lang-Lessing (2013):

The album Guilty Pleasures,
by Renée Fleming and Sebastian Lang-Lessing,
was released on September 17, 2013.

On this day in movie history - The Town (2010):


The Town

directed by Ben Affleck,
written by Peter Craig, Ben Affleck and Aaron Stockard,
based on the novel Prince of Thieves by Chuck Hogan,
was released in the United States on September 17, 2010.
Music by Harry Gregson-Williams and David Buckley.


Cast:

Ben Affleck, Rebecca Hall, Jon Hamm, Jeremy Renner, Blake Lively, Chris Cooper, Pete Postlethwaite, Slaine, Owen Burke, Titus Welliver, Dennis McLaughlin, Brian Scannell, Isaac Bordoy, Jack Neary, Edward O'Keefe, Victor Garber, Jim Ford.

On this day in movie history - Devil (2010):


Devil

directed by John Erick Dowdle,
written by Brian Nelson,
based on a story by M. Night Shyamalan,
was released in the United States on September 17, 2010.
Music by Fernando Velázquez.


Cast:

Chris Messina, Logan Marshall-Green, Jenny O'Hara, Bojana Novakovic, Bokeem Woodbine, Geoffrey Arend, Jacob Vargas, Matt Craven, Joshua Peace, Caroline Dhavernas, Joe Cobden, Zoie Palmer, Vincent Laresca, Rudy Webb, Craig Eldridge, Robert Lee, Genadijs Dolganovs, Joe Pingue, Killian Gray, Michael Rhoades, Kelly Jones, Lee Oliveira, Jonathan Potts, Alice Poon, Stacy Chbosky, Jay Hunter, Mark Behar, Mark Baldesarra, Shannon Garnett, Kimberly Ables Jindra, Gage Munroe, Farzad Sadrian.

On this day in music history – Visions of Love: Mozart Arias, by Renée Fleming and Charles Mackerras (1996):

The album Visions of Love: Mozart Arias,
by Renée Fleming and Charles Mackerras,
was released on September 17, 1996.

On this day in television history - M*A*S*H (1972 – 1983):


M*A*S*H

developed by Larry Gelbart,
based on the novel MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors by Richard Hooker,
was originally aired in the United States on CBS and ran for eleven seasons,
from September 17, 1972 – February 28, 1983.
Theme music by Johnny Mandel.


Cast:

Alan Alda, Wayne Rogers, McLean Stevenson, Loretta Swit, Larry Linville, Gary Burghoff, Jamie Farr, William Christopher, Mike Farrell, Harry Morgan, David Ogden Stiers, G. W. Bailey, Kellye Nakahara, Jeff Maxwell, Johnny Haymer, Allan Arbus, Edward Winter.

On this day in movie history - Violent City (1970):


Violent City

Italian title: Città violenta,
aka The Family,
directed by Sergio Sollima,
written by Sauro Scavolini, Gianfranco Galligarich, Lina Wertmüller and Sergio Sollima,
based on a story by Dino Maiuri and Massimo De Rita,
was released in Italy on September 17, 1970.
Music by Ennio Morricone.


Cast:

Charles Bronson, Telly Savalas, Jill Ireland, Umberto Orsini, Michel Constantin, Ray Saunders, Benjamin Lev, Peter Dane, Corinne Dunne, Richard Dunne, Iver Gilborn, Denny Hulme, Rémy Julienne, Stirling Moss, Beryl Salvatore, George Savalas, Jo Siffert, Robert Spafford, Goffredo Unger, Arnold Williams.

On this day in movie history - The Wind (1928):


The Wind

directed by Victor Sjöström,
written by Frances Marion and John Colton,
based on the novel by Dorothy Scarborough,
was released in the United States on September 17, 1928.
Music by William Axt and Carl Davis.


Cast:

Lillian Gish, Lars Hanson, Montagu Love, Dorothy Cumming, Edward Earle, William Orlamond, Carmencita Johnson, Leon Janney, Billy Kent Schaefer, Sam Appel, Si Jenks, Cullen Johnson, Seessel Anne Johnson, Gus Leonard, Margaret Mann.

Born on this day – John Ritter:


John Ritter


Actor

Producer

Writer

September 17, 1948 – September 11, 2003

Credits:

10th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2004); 3rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (1997); 50 Years of Funny Females (1995); 57th Annual Photoplay Gold Medal Awards (1978); 8 Simple Rules (2002–2003); A Child's Wish (1997); A Festival at Ford's (1991); A Gun, a Car, a Blonde (1997); A Life of Laughter: Remembering John Ritter (2003); A Salute to American Imagination (1978); A Smoky Mountain Christmas (1986); ABC Presents Tomorrow's Stars (1978); ABC Presents: A Royal Gala (1988); ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration (2003); ABC's Silver Anniversary Celebration (1978); Access Hollywood (1997–2002); Access Hollywood (2023); All-Star Family Feud Special (1978); All-Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan (1985); All-Star Party for Lucille Ball (1984); Ally McBeal (1998); American Masters (1989); Americathon (1979); An All Star Salute to Country Music (1990); Anything But Love (1989 / 1991); Artists of the Roundtable (2022); Autopsy: The Last Hours of (2020); Bachelor-at-Law (1973); Bad Santa (2003); Bad Santa: Outtakes (2003); Barnaby Jones (1975); Batman Beyond (2000); Behind Closed Doors (2018); Biography (1987–2009); Bob Hope's Birthday Memories (1994); Bonkers! (1979); Breakaway (1984); Breakfast in Bed (1977); Breaking Ground (1987); Breaking News (2002); Bride of Chucky (1998); Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997); Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2002); Captain Kangaroo (1977); CBS Mornings (1989 / 2001); CBS: 50 Years from Television City (2002); Celebrity Page (2019–2021); Celebrity Profile (1998–2001); Century of Country (1999); Chance of a Lifetime (1998); Chicago Hope (2000); Cinemassacre's Monster Madness (2014); Clifford the Big Red Dog (2000–2003); Clifford the Big Red Dog: Learning Activities (2000); Clifford the Big Red Dog: Musical Memory Games (2002); Clifford the Big Red Dog: Phonics (2003); Clifford's Really Big Movie (2004); Completely Off the Wall (1979); Crazy World, Crazy People (1968); Dan August (1970); Dave's World (1994–1995); Dead Husbands (1998); Dead Man's Gun / Segment: The Great McDonacle (1997); Dinah! (1978); Disco Fever: 'Saturday Night Fever' Premiere Party (1977); Doc (1976); Donahue (1978); Donald Duck's 50th Birthday (1984); E! True Hollywood Story (1998–2002); E! True Hollywood Story (2005); Entertainment Tonight (1986–2023); ET in TV Land (2003); Evening (1987); Evil Roy Slade (1972); Extra (2003); Family Law (2000); Felicity (2000–2002); Fish Police (1992); For Hope (1996); Fox and Friends (2002); General Electric's All-Star Anniversary (1978); Get Rich Quick! (1977); Gilbert (2017); Given a Chance... A Little Girl's Journey (2003); GMA3: What You Need to Know (2023); Good Day Live (2002); Good Morning America (1977–2003); Graham Nash: Innocent Eyes / Music Video (1986); Gramps (1995); Great Performances (1975); Hacks (1997); Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (1987); Harry Anderson: The Tricks of His Trade (1996); Have Faith (1989); Hawaii Five-O (1971–1977); Heartbeat (1993); Hearts Afire (1992–1995); Hee Haw (1978); Help Save Planet Earth (1990); Hero at Large (1980); History of the Sitcom (2021); Hollywood Insider (2020 / 2021); Hollywood Mavericks (1990); Hollywood Squares (2000–2003); Holy Joe (1999); Hooperman (1987–1989); Hour Magazine (1982–1988); How to Survive the 70s and Maybe Even Bump Into Happiness (1978); I Love You (1978); I Woke Up Early the Day I Died (1998); In Love with an Older Woman (1982); Inside TV Land (2001–2002); Insight (1981); Intimate Portrait (2000); It (1990); It Came from the Sky (1999); It's Howdy Doody Time (1987); I've Got a Secret (2001); Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (2003); John Ritter: Being of Sound Mind and Body (1980); King of the Hill (1997–2004); Kojak (1974); KTLA Morning News (2002); Larry King Live (2000 / 2003); Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1997–2003); Laugh? I Thought I'd Die! (1999); Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2002); Leave Yesterday Behind (1978); Lethal Vows (1999); Letting Go (1985); Life with Lucy (1986); Life's Most Embarrassing Moments (1983); Live with Kelly and Mark (2000–2002); Living Seas (1986); Loss of Faith (1998); Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel (2000); Love Thy Neighbor (1984); M*A*S*H (1973); M*A*S*H: The Comedy That Changed Television (2024); Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (2000); Mad TV (2002); Man of the Year (2002); Manhood (2003); Mannix (1975); Martin & Lewis: Their Golden Age of Comedy (1993); Maury (1991); Medical Center (1973); Memories Then and Now (1988); Mercenary (1996); Merry Christmas from the Grand Ole Opry (1978); Mickey's 60th Birthday (1988); Montana (1998); Morning Joe (2023); Movin' On (1975); Muppet Babies (1990); Muscles & Mayhem: An Unauthorized Story of American Gladiators (2023); My Adventures in Television (2002); My Brother's Wife (1989); Nature (2001); Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010); NewsRadio (1995); Nickelodeon (1976); Noises Off... (1992); North (1994); Nostalgia Critic (2014); Nowhere (1997); Nuncrackers (2001); Omnibus (1980); Ordinary/Extraordinary (1997); Over the Top (1997); Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law (1974); Panic (2000); Petrocelli (1975); Phyllis (1976); Poochinski (1990); Pray TV (1982); Prison for Children (1987); Problem Child (1990); Problem Child 2 (1991); Pryor's Place (1984); Real Men (1987); Regis and Kelly in Prime Time (2002); Rhoda (1975–1976); Ringo (1978); Robin Williams: Off the Wall (1978); Ryan & Ruby (2014); Saturday Night Live (2000); Scandalous John (1971); Scrubs (2002); Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen (1996); Shadow of Doubt (1998); Skin Deep (1989); Sling Blade (1996); Special Collector's Edition (2012); Stand-up Comics Take a Stand (1988); Stanley's Dinosaur Round-Up (2006); Star-athon: Weekend with the Stars 1987 (1987); Star-athon: Weekend with the Stars 1988 (1988); Star-athon: Weekend with the Stars 1989 (1989); Star-athon: Weekend with the Stars 1990 (1990); Star-athon: Weekend with the Stars 1991 (1991); Starsky and Hutch (1976); Stay Tuned (1992); Strong Kids, Safe Kids (1984); Sunday Night Live (1984); Sunset Limousine (1983); Super Birthday: A World's Fair Salute to Bob Hope (1984); Superstar (2021); Superstars and Their Moms (1987); Tadpole (2002); Tales from the Crypt (2000); Tattletales (1977); Teenage America: Glory Years (1986); Terror Tract / Segment: Make Me An Offer (2000); That Thing on ABC (1978); The $10,000 Pyramid (1977–1978); The 10th Annual People's Choice Awards (1984); The 13th Annual People's Choice Awards (1987); The 14th Annual People's Choice Awards (1988); The 1978 Cerebral Palsy Telethon Benefit (1978); The 1983 Annual American Image Awards (1983); The 1987 Annual Salute to Hollywood Benefit (1987); The 19th Annual People's Choice Awards (1993); The 28th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (2001); The 29th Annual People's Choice Awards (2003); The 2nd TV Academy Hall of Fame (1985); The 30th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (2003); The 30th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1978); The 31st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1979); The 33rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1981); The 36th Primetime Emmy Awards (1984); The 38th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1986); The 39th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1987); The 40th Annual Golden Globe Awards 1983 (1983); The 40th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1988); The 41st Annual Golden Globe Awards (1984); The 44th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1987); The 44th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1992); The 4th Annual Family Television Awards (2002); The 4th Annual People's Choice Awards (1978); The 54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2002); The 70s: The Decade That Changed Television (2000); The 76th Annual Academy Awards (2004); The 8th Annual American Comedy Awards (1994); The Alan Hamel Show (1978–1979); The American Cinematheque Honors Ron Howard (1990); The American Red Cross Emergency Test (1990); The Associates (1980); The Barefoot Executive (1971); The Bob Crane Show (1975); The Bob Newhart Show (1974); The Colony (1995); The Comeback Kid (1980); The Daily Show (2002); The Dating Game (1967); The Dick Cavett Show (1990–1992); The Dreamer of Oz (1990); The Ellen Show (2002); The Factor (2008); The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show (1982); The First Annual Comedy Hall of Fame (1993); The Flight of Dragons (1982); The Funniest Families of Television Comedy: A Museum of Television & Radio Special (2004); The Game Show Show (2023); The Goldie Hawn Special (1978); The Greatest Commercials Ever Made (1995); The History of Comedy (2018); The History of Toys and Games (1997); The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) (1977); The Honeymooners 50th Anniversary Celebration (2002); The Insider (2014); The Jim Nabors Show (1978); The Joy of Natural Childbirth (1985); The Larry Sanders Show (1993–1994); The Last Fling (1987); The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (2003); The Lie (1973); The Lorenzo and Henrietta Music Show (1976); The Love Boat (1977–1983); The Love Boat Fall Preview Special (1983 / 1984); The Magical World of Disney (1973 / 1989); The Making of 'High Noon' (1992); The Making of: The Other (2021); The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1975); The Merv Griffin Show (1977); The Mike Douglas Show (1977–1980); The Night That Panicked America (1975); The Only Way Out (1993); The Other (1972); The Other Half (2002); The Paul Ryan Show (1978); The Power of Play (2002); The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975); The Real Story of O Christmas Tree (1991); The Regis Philbin Show (1982); The Rookies (1975); The Ropers (1979); The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1999–2000); The Secret World of the Very Young (1984); The Singing Cowboys Ride Again (1979); The Stone Killer (1973); The Streets of San Francisco (1975); The Summer My Father Grew Up (1991); The Teen Choice Awards 2003 (2003); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1977–1989); The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1993–2002); The View (2002); The Waltons (1972–1976); The Waltons: A Decade of the Waltons (1980); The Wayne Brady Show (2002); The World's Greatest Magic 3 (1996); The World's Greatest Magic 4 (1997); The World's Greatest Magic 5 (1998); They All Laughed (1981); They All Laughed 25 Years Later: Director to Director - A Conversation with Peter Bogdanovich and Wes Anderson (2006); Thicke of the Night (1983); This Is My Father (1999); Three's a Crowd (1984–1985); Three's Company (1976–1984); Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King (2003); Totally Animals (1996); Touched by an Angel (1996–1999); Treasury of Children's Stories (1996); Tricks of the Trade (1988); Tripfall (2000); Tucker (2001); TV Funhouse (2001); TV Guide's Truth Behind the Sitcom Scandals (1999); TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV (2003); TV Road Trip (2002); TVography: Suzanne Somers - Mastering Success (2002); TV's Censored Bloopers (1981); Unforgivable (1996); Unnatural Causes (1986); Veronica's Closet (1999); VH-1 Behind the Movie (2002); Visionado obligado (2011); Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade (2002); We the People 200: The Constitutional Gala (1987); Weekend with the Stars Telethon (1983 / 1984 / 1985 / 1986); What About Me? I'm Only 3! (1992); What's Life Got to Do with It? (2011); Whew! (1979); Wholly Moses! (1980); Wings (1996).

Born on this day – Lorella De Luca:


Lorella De Luca

Actress

September 17, 1940 – January 9, 2014

Born on this day – Paul Benedict:


Paul Benedict

Actor

September 17, 1938 – December 1, 2008

Born on this day – Ken Kesey:


Ken Kesey

Writer

September 17, 1935 – November 10, 2001

Born on this day – Rosemarie Stack:


Rosemarie Stack


Actress

September 17, 1932 – January 20, 2019

Credits:

A Star Is Born World Premiere (1954); AFI Life Achievement Award (1977); All in a Night's Work (1961); Big Trouble (1986); Burke's Law (1963); Celebrity Tennis (1975); Entertainment Tonight (1982); Gala Paramount Pictures Celebrates 90th Anniversary with 90 Stars for 90 Years (2002); Hollywood Women (1993); It's a Great Life (1955) / 1985); Joanne Carson's VIPs (1973); John Paul Jones (1959); Life with Linkletter (1970); Lovely to Look At (1952); Making of a Male Model (1983); Million Dollar Mermaid (1952); Murder on Flight 502 (1975); My Kingdom for... (1995); Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law (1971); The 1983 Annual American Image Awards (1983); The 20th Annual Your Choice for the Film Awards (1985); The 27th Annual Academy Awards (1955); The 31st Annual Academy Awards (1959); The 3rd Annual Television Academy Hall of Fame Awards (1986); The 50th Anniversary Gala for USC's Film Department (1979); The 9th Annual American Cinema Awards (1992); The Adventures of Hajji Baba (1954); The Annual Daily Variety Honors. A Salutes to Army Archerd (1993); The Big Bluff (1955); The Corrupt Ones (1967); The Dick Powell Theatre (1961); The Ford Television Theatre (1953–1954); The Golden Mistress (1954); The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World (1971); The Holywood Reporter Salutes Radie Harris (1985); The Lone Wolf (1955); The Merv Griffin Show (1971–1973); he Mike Douglas Show (1973–1978); The Peacemaker (1956); The Third Man (1963); The View from Pompey's Head (1955); This Is Your Life (1960); Vicki! (1993); Your Choice for the Film Awards (1985).

Born on this day – Jean-Claude Carrière:


Jean-Claude Carrière

Writer

Actor

Director

September 17, 1931 – February 8, 2021

Born on this day – Anne Bancroft:


Anne Bancroft

Actress

September 17, 1931 – June 6, 2005

Born on this day – Roddy McDowall:


Roddy McDowall

Actor

September 17, 1928 – October 3, 1998

Born on this day – Helen Vinson:


Helen Vinson

Actress

September 17, 1907 – October 7, 1999

Born on this day – Dolores Costello:


Dolores Costello

Actress

September 17, 1903 – March 1, 1979

Born on this day – Edith Roberts:


Edith Roberts

Actress

September 17, 1899 – August 20, 1935

Born on this day – Denise Grey:


Denise Grey


Actress

September 17, 1896 – January 13, 1996

Credits:

A Fine Romance (1991); À la folie, pas du tout (1987); À pied, à cheval et en voiture (1957); Adieu Léonard (1943); Allô... je t'aime (1952); An Angel on Wheels (1959); Antenne 2 Midi (1987); April Fools' Day (1954); Art. 519 codice penale (1952); Au théâtre ce soir (1966–1984); Avis de recherche (1988); Bell' Antonio (1960); Boléro (1942); Bomben auf Monte Carlo (1960); Bonheur en location (1949); Boulevard des faits divers: 65-66 (1966); Carré de valets (1947); Carve Her Name with Pride (1958); Castles in Spain (1954); C'est la faute d'Adam (1958); Champs-Elysées (1982–1988); Chéri (1962); Coïncidences (1947); Demain nous divorçons (1951); Des jeunes filles dans la nuit (1943); Devil in the Flesh (1947); En cas de guerre mondiale, je file à l'étranger (1983); En famille (1915); Entrez sans frapper (1972); Escalier de service (1954); Et dix de der (1948); Étrange destin (1946); Fan des années 80 (2009–2012); Fantaisie d'un jour (1955); Girls' Dormitory (1953); Hello-Goodbye (1970); Honneur d'artiste (1920); Il seduttore (1954); Jeunes filles à marier (1935); Joyeux anniversaire Monsieur Trenet (1995); Julietta (1953); La bonne soupe (1964); La dame de Vittel (1937); La derelitta / Cinéma 16 (1977–1982); La joie de vivre (1954); La maison de campagne (1969); La nuit des Molières (1987); La peau de l'ours (1957); La ronde des heures (1949); La rue des bouches peintes (1955); La soupière (1992); La une est à vous (1988); La villa Sans-Souci (1955); L'auberge en folie (1956); L'aventure est au coin de la rue (1944); Le chevalier Tempête (1967); Le confident de ces dames (1959); Le couple idéal (1946); Le divan (1988); Le gaffeur (1985); Le panier à crabes (1960); Le père de Mademoiselle (1953); Le petit monument (1961); Le petit théâtre d'Antenne 2 (1985); Le printemps, l'automne et l'amour (1955); Le tombeur (1958); Le voleur de feuilles (1984); L'entretien (1969); Les aventures de Babar (1968); Les caves du Majestic (1945); Les corsaires du Bois de Boulogne (1954); Les dames de la côte (1979–1980); Les moyens du bord (1979); Les petites Cardinal (1951); Les pique-assiettes (1989); Les quartiers de Paris (Clio dans le métro) (1967); Les rois maudits (1972); Les saisons du plaisir (1988); Les temps difficiles (1985); Les uns et les autres (1988); L'esprit de famille (1982); L'extravagante mission (1945); L'honorable Catherine (1943); L'insaisissable Frédéric (1946); L'oasis dans la tourmente (1942); Love and the Frenchwoman / Segment: Le Divorce (1960); Madame et son flirt (1946); Madame Rigadin modiste (1914); Mademoiselle Etchiko (1913); Mais qui donc m'a fait ce bébé? (1971); Mardi cinema (1984); Merci Sylvestre (1983); Midi-Première (1981); Mimi Pinson (1958); Mitsou (1956); Mon ami Sainfoin (1950); Monsieur Hector (1940); Montmartre sur Seine (1941); My Fair Lady (1964); Nemrod et compagnie (1916); N'oublie pas ton père au vestiaire... (1982); On demande un ménage (1946); Pas de caviar pour tante Olga (1965); Pas de week end pour notre amour (1950); Police judiciaire (1958); Raspoutine (1954); Regards de femme (1990); Retour de flamme (1943); Rigadin professeur de danse (1916); Romance à trois (1942); Rome Express (1950); Rouge (1960); Sacrée soirée (1987–1991); Samedi soir (1972); Serge Panine (1939); Six heures à perdre (1947); Stars 90 (1991); Summertime (1955); Sur la sellette (1978); Sylviane de mes nuits (1957); Tête blonde (1950); The Blue Veil (1942); The Blues (1918); The Party (1980); The Party 2 (1982); The Sheep Has Five Legs (1954); The Tour of the Grand Dukes (1953); Thé, soupçon et sympathie (1967); Tout pour le mieux (1969); Trois artilleurs à l'opéra (1938); Trois artilleurs au pensionnat (1937); Un curé de choc (1974); Un homme dans la maison (1962); Un ours pas comme les autres (1978); Une autre vie (1971); Une femme par jour (1949); Une nuit aux Baléares (1957); Vingt-cinq ans de bonheur (1943).

The magic of imagination:


Books don't just go with you; they take you where you've never been.

- Anonymous.

Recommended reading - A Man Called Spade (1944):


A Man Called Spade

By Dashiell Hammett.

Published by Dell.
First Edition.
Paperback.
First published 1944.
ASIN: B000JWUE5A

Description:

Collection of short stories by this master writer of the Sam Spade detective series. Introduction by Ellery Queen. Dell Mapback #90. Sam Spade is featured in five short stories. The original hard-boiled American detective is featured in this vintage mapback edition.

Margery Allingham, on writing:


I write every paragraph four times –
once to get my meaning down,
once to put in anything I have left out,
once to take out anything that seems unnecessary,
and once to make the whole thing sound as if I had only just thought of it.

- Margery Allingham.