The Breaker - series. Books 1 - 3:

 

The Breaker

ISBN: 9781656281517

Description:

How do you know the one you love won’t hurt you?

Or even try to kill you?
In many cases … you don’t.

How do we choose our path and purpose in life?

What makes us who we are?
When Seth Egan starts working as a private detective, he knows he’ll make enemies.
It goes with the territory.
As Seth works on a murder case and hunts down the killers, he becomes the target.
Some people have no conscience, shame, empathy, or remorse.
To get their own way, to get what they want, to take everything, they will do anything.
Even murder.
In the end, they will drag you down to hell with them.
Sometimes, our enemies are those closest to us.

Amazon link:

https://t.co/eKFZ03giKR?amp=1

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Bad Blood

ISBN: 9798682203192

Description:

No one is paying Seth Egan for his latest case.

He keeps this one unofficial.

Pro bono publico.

Off the books.

For him, this one is personal.

A matter of bad blood.

A woman with a grudge of her own leads Seth to a place where people vanish without trace.

Money is the motive.

Greed is the motivator.

Scores that can only be settled in blood.

A dark underworld of illegal gambling, prostitution, drugs, violence and murder.

Amazon link:

 

https://t.co/e0XiS8crAr?amp=1

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Mall Maze

ISBN: 9798729917235

Description:

Friday the 13th.

Unlucky for many.

What should have been a routine adultery case ends with Seth Egan fighting for his life.

Cut off from the world.

With no way to call for help.

Trapped in a place where the walls are coming down around him.

Seth is running out of places to hide.

As chaos reigns and the city burns … the hunters close in.

Amazon link:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09244XVYW/

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Themes:

Abuse by proxy, Adultery, C-PTSD, crime, detective, domestic abuse, enabler, flying monkey, gaslighting, hardboiled, heist, infidelity, murder, narcissism, narcissist, narcissistic abuse, neo-noir, personality disorder, psychopath, sociopath, suspense, thriller, vigilante, violence.

Books available in hardcover, paperback and Kindle.

A percentage from sales of my books is donated to Multiple Sclerosis (MS) research.

What’s On?

 

What’s On?

A Guide to Movies and TV Shows

Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9798342696098

Paperback

ISBN-13: 9798341177307

Kindle

ASIN: B0DJTZ8T58

Back cover description:

What’s On? … is the timeless question we have all asked ourselves almost every day of our lives, as we reach for the remote control and settle in front of the TV screen.

Jack Kost, a life-long movie buff and coffee addict, offers his choice of favorite movie and television masterpieces.

Providing possible answers to the question of What’s On? with over 1,900 titles, from golden oldies and timeless classics, to more recent releases, all meticulously logged and summarized.

An invaluable and collectable go-to source for discovering new favorites and revisiting old ones.

Perfect for film enthusiasts and casual viewers alike, this guide will spark conversations, bring back memories, and help you navigate the ever-evolving world of screen entertainment.

A wealth of recommendations and insights from a passionate movie buff to enrich your viewing experience, complete with personal reminiscences and nostalgic reflections, told with a world-wise critical eye, sardonic dry wit, a healthy dose of cynicism, biting observations, and a well-founded rant here and there.

Just don’t challenge or get him started on his personal favorites, like The Shining, Point Blank, Jaws, The Exorcist, The Duellists, Romeo Is Bleeding, or The Ninth Configuration. His opinions on these and other iconic titles are as intense and unyielding as the movies themselves.

All compiled by an author who not only watched the movies, but also read the books on which they were based, did his research, drank a lot of coffee in the process, and advocates for the importance and value of reading.

A glimpse into the over-caffeinated mind of a writer with a passion for great stories.

What’s On? is a celebration of the intersection between page and screen, and a reminder that great on-screen adaptations often start with a great book and a strong cup of coffee.

Kick back, grab your coffee, and enjoy the show!

As author Jack Kost says:

“Happy viewing … and do yourself a favor … read the books.”

Slipped Masks:

Slipped Masks

ISBN: 9781719330640

Description:

I can’t call you because if he hears me talking on the phone he’ll hit me again. He scares me. I know sooner or later he’s going to kill me. I’ll text you again when I can. I love you, Casey. I’ll spend the rest of our lives proving to you how much I love you. Please come. Please save me …

With only text messages to guide him, Casey Byrne is on the hunt, racing across five states to save his ex-girlfriend, Madison.

Casey loves Madison deeply and wants desperately to save her life and rekindle their relationship.

But the closer he gets to her, the more surreal his journey becomes as the dead bodies pile up in his wake.

Clinical Lycanthropy: the delusion that a human can physically transform into a wolf.

If you were insane, would you know it?

How would you see the world if you were convinced you could transform into a wolf?

The hunter … and the hunted.

Slipped Masks is a dark neo-noir thriller about how the need for love and companionship becomes twisted into obsession, possession, jealousy, violence and murder.

A horrifying portrait of Clinical Lycanthropy.

Amazon link:

https://t.co/2Gwb135V3m

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Themes:

Sociopathy, narcissistic abuse, personality disorder, Clinical Lycanthropy, crime, murder.

Book available in hardcover, paperback, and Kindle.

A percentage from sales of this book is donated to Multiple Sclerosis (MS) research.

Work in progress:

My next books are Triangulation and Stinger.

Books 4 and 5 in The Breaker series.

Set in the year 2001, the story continues from Mall Maze.

Themes:

Crime, detective, hardboiled, heist, murder, narcissism, narcissistic abuse, neo-noir, psychopath, sociopath, thriller, vigilante.

 

A percentage from book sales is donated to Multiple Sclerosis (MS) research.

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The Breaker is an on-going series.

I’m outlining other stand-alone thriller novels.

Several coffee table books on my photography and my wife’s artwork.

A humorous book, based on the antics of our crazy pet Ragdoll cat, entitled: It’s That F****** Cat Again!

Here’s a GIF I made of our cat, settling down for another of his daily naps:

On this day in television history - Justified (2010):

Justified

Season 1. Episode 13.

Episode entitled: Bulletville.

Released June 8, 2010.

Directed by Adam Arkin.

Written by Graham Yost, Fred Golan, Wendy Calhoun and Chris Provenzano.

Based on the short story Fire in the Hole by Elmore Leonard.

Music by Steve Porcaro.

Cast:

Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Joelle Carter, Jacob Pitts, Erica Tazel, Natalie Zea, Raymond J. Barry, Alexandra Barreto, M.C. Gainey, Omar Avila, David Meunier, Ray Porter, Walton Goggins, John Lee Ames, Mark Elias, Charlie Paulson, Anthony De Longis.

On this day in music history:

Paradise and Lunch by Ry Cooder (1974)

In a Reverie by Lacuna Coil (1999)

Dark Hope by Renée Fleming (2010)

Paradise and Lunch

Album by Ry Cooder,

released June 8, 1974.

Track list: Tamp ‘Em Up Solid; Tattler; Married A Man’s A Fool; Jesus On The Mainline; It’s All Over Now; Fool For A Cigarette / Feelin’ Good; If Walls Could Talk; Mexican Divorce; Ditty Wah Ditty.

In a Reverie

Album by Lacuna Coil,

released June 8, 1999.

Cover art for 2005 re-release:

Track list: Circle; Stately Lover; Honeymoon Suite; My Wings; To Myself I Turned; Cold; Reverie; Veins of Glass; Falling Again.

Dark Hope

Album by Renée Fleming,

released June 8, 2010.

Track list: Endlessly; No One’s Gonna Love You; Oxygen; Today; Intervention; With Twilight as My Guide; Mad World; In Your Eyes; Stepping Stone; Soul Meets Body; Hallelujah.

Born on this day – Alan Scarfe:

Alan Scarfe

Actor

Writer

Director

June 8, 1946 – April 28, 2024

Credits:

A Gift to Last (1976); Alien Nation (1989); American Playhouse (1987); Andromeda (2004–2005); As Is (1986); Aka Albert Walker (2002); Babylon 5: The Lost Tales (2007); Back in Business (1997); Burn: The Robert Wraight Story (2003); C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf (1988); Cathy's Curse (1977); Cathy's Daddy (2024); Columbo Cries Wolf (1990); Counterstrike (1993); Day One (1989); DEA (1990); Deserters (1983); Diamonds (1987); Divided Loyalties (1990); Double Impact (1991); Due South (1998); E.N.G. - Created by Bryce Zabel & Brad Markowitz (1990); Earthsea (2005); For the Record (1979); Gabriel's Fire (1991); Gridlock (1996); Gunsmoke: One Man's Justice (1994); Hastings Street (2007); Heart of Darkness (1994); Heritage Minutes (1993); Hide and Seek (1984); Highlander (1994); Hunter (1989); Iron Eagle II (1988); Jake and the Fatman (1990); Jericho Fever (1993); Joshua Then and Now (1985); Keeping Track (1986); Kingdom Hospital (2004); Kingsgate (1989); Labor of Love (1987); Lethal Weapon 3 (1992); Lock Up (1984); MacGyver (1990); Mimi & Me (1991); Murder by Phone (1982); Mysterious Island (1995); Night Heat (1987); NYPD Blue (1993); Once a Thief (1996); One Life to Live (1968–2013); Overnight (1986); Pajama Tops (1983); Quantum Leap (1991); Reasonable Doubts (1991); Sanctuary (1998); SeaQuest 2032 (1993); Seeing Things (1984); Seven Days (1998–2001); Silence (1997); Star Trek: The Next Generation (1991–1993); Star Trek: Voyager (1995); Stargate: Atlantis (2004); Street Justice (1987); Tales from the Darkside (1986); The Bay Boy (1984); The Bitter Ash (1963); The Burning Zone (1997); The Execution of Raymond Graham (1985); The Great Detective (1981); The Hamster Cage (2005); The Lazarus Man (1996); The Littlest Hobo (1984); The Outer Limits (1997–1998); The Owl (1991); The Portrait (1992); The Ray Bradbury Theater (1986–1989); The Wars (1982); The Wrong Guy (1997); Tour of Duty (1989–1990); Trick or Treasure (1990); Viper (1994); Will There Really Be a Morning? (1983); Without Warning (1994).

Born on this day – James Darren:

James Darren

Actor

Director, June 8, 1936 – September 2, 2024

Credits:

53rd Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade (1984); 7 Nights to Remember (1966); Accidental Icon: The Real Gidget Story (2010); Aliens from Another Planet (1982); All the Young Men (1960); American Bandstand (1962–1977); Baffle (1974); Bandstand (1963); Battle of the Network Stars XVI (1984); Because They're Young (1960); Beverly Hills, 90210 (1996); Biography (2001); Black Sheep Squadron (1977); Celebrity Bowling Classic (1969); Celebrity Revue (1976); Celebrity Sweepstakes (1974–1977); Charlie's Angels (1977); Chooch (2003); City Beneath the Sea (1971); Dean Martin / Chevrolet Presents the Golddiggers (1972); Diagnosis Murder (1997); Diamond Head (1962); Dinah! (1976); Down to You (2000); Downey (1994); Dream Girl of '67 (1967); Elvis Forever (2002); Everybody's Talking (1967); Fantasy Island (1979–1982); For Those Who Think Young (1964); Freedom Spectacular (1964); Gidget (1959); Gidget Goes Hawaiian (1961); Gidget Goes to Rome (1963); Gunman's Walk (1958); Hardball (1990); Hawaii Five-O (1978–1979); Hearts in Atlantis (2001); Here's Hollywood (1961); Hey There, It's Yogi Bear (1964); Hollywood a Go Go (1965–1966); Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The Early Years (1955-1970) (2000); Hollywood Squares (2000–2002); Hollywood: The Great Stars (1963); Honeymoon on Rhodes (1961); Hunter (1987–1991); It Takes Two (1969); It's Your Bet (1969–1973); JAG (2001); Kovacs on Music (1959); Larry King Live (2005); Let No Man Write My Epitaph (1960); Liar's Club (1969–1978); Love, American Style / Segment: Love and the Monsters (1971); Lucky (2017); Malibu U. (1967); Match Game (1974–1975); Melrose Place (1996–1999); Memories of Navarone (2000); Mooch (1974); New Dimensions (2018); Nowhere Man (1995); One Day at a Time (1983); One on One with John Tesh (1992); Operation Mad Ball (1957); P.O.P. Dance Party (1962); Pat Boone in Hollywood (1967); Pioneers of Television (2011); Plymouth Fury (1977); Police Story (1977); Police Story: Gladiator School (1988); Police Woman (1976); Portrait of a Legend (1977); Random Acts (2001); Raven (1992–1993); Renegade (1992 / 1994); Romp!!! (1968); Rumble on the Docks (1956); S.W.A.T. (1976); Sally Jessy Raphael (1991); Savannah (1996–1997); Scruples (1981); Sha Na Na (1979); Shivaree (1965); Shuttlepod Show / Podcast Series (2023); Silk Stalkings (1994–1995); Something Is Out There (1988); Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1998–1999); Star's Table (1986); Stingray (1987); Super Bloopers and Practical Jokes (1984); T.J. Hooker (1982–1986); Teen Scene (1964); Tequila and Bonetti (1992); That's Life (1979); The 31st Annual Academy Awards (1959); The 36th Annual Academy Awards (1964); The 36th Primetime Emmy Awards (1984); The 54th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade (1985); The 6th Annual American Cinema Awards (1989); The A-Team (1986); The Barbara McNair Show (1969); The Best of Hollywood (2018); The Bob Braun Show (1971–1975); The Bob Hope Show (1959–1961); The Boss' Son (1978); The Brothers Rico (1957); The David Frost Show (1971); The Definitive Elvis: The Hollywood Years - Part II: 1962-1969 (2002); The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years (2002); The Dennis Wholey Show (1969); The Dick Clark Show (1959–1960); The Donna Fargo Show (1978); The Donna Reed Show (1959–1961); The Ed Sullivan Show (1961); The Fabelmans (2022); The Fantasy Worlds of Irwin Allen (1995); The Feather and Father Gang (1977); The Flintstones (1965); The Gene Krupa Story (1959); The Greatest Night in Pop (2024); The Guns of Navarone (1961); The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) (1972–1980); The Jim Nabors Show (1978); The Jo Stafford Show (1961); The Joey Bishop Show (1967–1969); The Jonathan Winters Show (1969); The King of Queens (2004); The Lineup (1959); The Lively Set (1964); The Lives of Jenny Dolan (1975); The Lloyd Thaxton Show (1965); The Love Boat (1981); The Love Boat Fall Preview Special (1983); The Man from the 25th Century (1968); The Merv Griffin Show (1973–1986); The Mike Douglas Show (1966–1980); The Pat Boone Show (1967); The Paul Kent Show (1999); The Real Tom Kennedy Show (1970); The Rosey Grier Show (1970); The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (1959); The Tijuana Story (1957); The Time Tunnel (1966–1967); The Tonight Show (1962); The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar (1962); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1973); The Virginia Graham Show (1971); The Web (1957); The Woody Woodbury Show (1967); Turnover Smith (1980); Under the Yum Yum Tree (1963); Vaudeville (1975); Vega$ (1980); Vegas (2013); Venus in Furs (1969); Vicki! (1993); Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1966); Walker, Texas Ranger (1993); Werewolf (1987–1988); What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (2018); Where the Action Is (1966); William Shatner's Get a Life! (2012); You Don't Say (1969).

Born on this day – Beans Morocco:

Beans Morocco

Actor

June 8, 1934 – May 29, 2025

Credits:

1st & Ten (1990); Archie Bunker's Place (1980); Any Which Way You Can (1980); Adventures with the Poorman (1986); A Fare to Remember (1999); A Boyfriend for Christmas (2004); Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction / Segment: The Man in the Model T (1998); Billy Jack (1971); Blazing Saddles (1974); Bret Maverick (1981); Brothers (1985); Caroline in the City (1996); Charmed (2004); Clueless (1999); Coming Attractions (1978); Common Ground (1999–2001); Days of Our Lives (1991); Dean's Place (1976); Designing Women (1991–1993); Do You Know the Muffin Man? (1989); Doctor Doctor (1990); Domestic Import (2006); Dream On (1990); E/R (1984); Eating Raoul (1982); Eight Is Enough (1978–1980); Every Girl Should Have One (1978); Flying High (1978); Forever Fernwood (1977); Forever Lulu (2000); Free Country (1978); George Burns Comedy Week (1985); Going Berserk (1983); Growing Pains (1986–1990); Harry O (1974–1975); Hero and the Terror (1988); Hi Honey - I'm Dead (1991); How to Become an Outlaw (2014); Howard Stern on Demand (2006); It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (1984); It Happened One Christmas (1977); Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again (1982); Just the Ten of Us (1989–1990); Killing Cookie (2024); Laverne & Shirley (1977–1981); Lone Rider (2008); Long Time Coming (2008); Lucas Tanner (1974); Mad About You (1997); Mallory: Circumstantial Evidence (1976); Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (1976); Matlock (1991); McBride: Murder Past Midnight (2005); McBride: The Chameleon Murder (2005); McMillan & Wife (1975); Mixed Nuts (1977); Mork & Mindy (1978–1982); Mr. Vinegar and the Crossword (2006); Murphy Brown (1997); Never Go Back (2008); New Nightmare (1994); Notes on the Popular Arts (1978); Once Bitten (1985); Perfect Game (2000); Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach (1988); Police Academy 6: City Under Siege (1989); Portrait of a White Marriage (1988); Private Lessons (1981); Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills (1989); Scrubs (2006); Smile (1975); Soap (1981); Sons & Daughters (2006); Star Trek: Voyager (1996); Steelyard Blues (1973); Tall Tales & Legends (1986); The Absent-Minded Waiter (1977); The Adventures of Captain Fantastic & Mega Mom (2014); The American President (1995); The Beach Girls (1982); The Big Bus (1976); The Bob Newhart Show (1973); The Candidate (1972); The Dukes of Hazzard (1979); The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning (2007); The Fall Guy (1982); The Incredible Hulk (1981); The Kiss (2003); The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1974); The New Leave It to Beaver (1985); The Outlaw Emmett Deemus and the Porno Queen (2008); The Powers of Matthew Star (1982); The Steel Collar Man (1985); Thirtysomething (1990); Three Sisters (2001); Trapper John, M.D. (1981); Tunnel Vision (1976); Used Cars (1980); Vidiots (1991); Voyagers! (1983); What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1991); Where Have All the People Gone (1974); WKRP in Cincinnati (1980); Young Lust (1984).

Born on this day – Dana Wynter:

Dana Wynter

Actress

June 8, 1931 – May 5, 2011

Born on this day – Kate Wilhelm:

Kate Wilhelm

Writer

June 8, 1928 – March 8, 2018

Credits:

Books:

A Flush of Shadows (1995); A Sense of Shadow (1981); A Wrongful Death (2007); Abyss (1973); All For One (2012); Alpha 5 (1974); And the Angels Sing (1992); Andover and the Android (1966); Angels! (1995); Asimov's Science Fiction, November 1994 (1994); Best New Horror 4 (1993); Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Sixth Annual Collection (1977); Better Than One (1980); By Stone By Blade By Fire (2012); Cambio Bay (1990); Children of the Wind (1989); City of Cain (1974); Clarion SF (1977); Clear and Convincing Proof (2003); Cold Case (2008); Crazy Time (1988); Death of an Artist (2012); Death Qualified (1991); Defense for the Devil (1999); Desperate Measures (2001); Fantasy & Science Fiction, July / August 2012 (2012); Fault Lines (1977); Fear is a Cold Black (2010); Forever Yours, Anna (1987); Heaven is High (2011); Huysman's Pets (1985); I Know What You’re Thinking (1994); In Between (2014); Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, October 1986 (1986); Isaac Asimov's Aliens & Outworlders (1983); Juniper Time (1979); Justice for Some (1993); Kate Wilhelm in Orbit, Volume One (2015); Kate Wilhelm in Orbit, Volume Two (2015); Let the Fire Fall (1969); Listen, Listen (1981); Malice Prepense / For the Defense (1996); Margaret and I (1971); Mirror, Mirror (2017); Moongate (2000); More Bitter Than Death (1963); Music Makers (2012); Naming the Flowers (1992); Nebula Awards 9 (1974); No Defense (2000); Oh, Susannah! (1982); Omni Visions Two (1994); Orbit 11 (1972); Orbit 12 (1973); Orbit 3 (1967); Orbit 6 (1970); Seven Kinds of Death (1992); Sister Angel (2012); Skeletons (2002); Sleight of Hand (2006); Smart House (1989); Somerset Dreams and Other Fictions (1978); Storyteller (2005); Sweet, Sweet Poison (1990); Terry's Universe: Science fiction's finest writers join in honoring the memory of Terry Carr (1987); The Best Defense (1994); The Best from Fantasy & Science Fiction: The 50th Anniversary Anthology (1999); The Bird Cage (2012); The Clewiston Test (1976); The Clone (1965); The Dark Door (1988); The Deepest Water (2000); The Downstairs Room (1970); The Fullness of Time (2012); The Giant Book of Terror (1994); The Girl Who Fell Into the Sky (1986); The Good Children (1998); The Gorgon Field (1986); The Hamlet Trap (1987); The Hills Are Dancing (1986); The House Share (2022); The Infinity Box (1975); The Killer Thing / The Killing Thing (1967); The Mile-Long Spaceship (1963); The Nevermore Affair (1966); The Orbit Science Fiction Yearbook 1 (1988); The Orbit Science Fiction Yearbook Three (1990); The Orbit Science Fiction Yearbook Two (1989); The Penguin Book of Modern Fantasy by Women (1995); The Price of Silence (2005); The Secret History of Science Fiction (2009); The Seventh Omni Book of Science Fiction (1989); The Unbidden Truth (2004); The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction (2010); The Winter Beach (1981); Those Who Can: A Science Fiction Reader (1973); Torch Song (2012); Welcome, Chaos (1983); Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang (1975); Whisper Her Name (2012); With Thimbles, With Forks, and Hope (2012); Yesterday's Tomorrows (2015).

Movies and television:

The Lookalike (1990); Out of the Unknown (1965).

Born on this day – Jerry Stiller:

Jerry Stiller

Actor

Writer

Comedian

June 8, 1927 – May 11, 2020

Born on this day – Peggy Maley:

Peggy Maley

Actress

June 8, 1923 – October 1, 2007

Born on this day – Sheila Ryan:

Sheila Ryan

Actress

June 8, 1921 – November 4, 1975

Born on this day – Alexis Smith:

Alexis Smith

Actress

Singer

June 8, 1921 – June 9, 1993

Credits:

A Death in California (1985); A Life in Words and Music (2007); ABC Late Night (1974); Adventures in Paradise (1959); Affectionately Yours (1941); Alice in Movieland (1940); Always Together (1947); American Masters (1990 / 2008); Any Number Can Play (1949); Beau James (1957); Bicentennial Minutes (1976); Blow-Ups of 1946 (1947); Broadway Plays Washington on Kennedy Center Tonight (1982); Busby Berkeley (1974); Camera Angles (1948); Casey's Shadow (1978); Cave of Outlaws (1951); Cheers (1990); Conflict (1945); Dallas (1984–1990); Dive Bomber (1941); Dive Bomber: Keep 'Em in the Air (2005); Dress Gray (1986); Flight from Destiny (1941); Gentleman Jim (1942); Great Performances (1985); Gypsy (1965); Here Comes Happiness (1941); Here Comes the Groom (1951); Hollywood Canteen (1944); Hothouse (1988); Hour Magazine (1980); Inéditos (1991); Intriga de otros mundos (1974); Jack Benny: Comedy in Bloom (1992); Kraft Theatre / The United States Steel Hour (1959); Lady with Red Hair (1940); Let's Sing a Song from the Movies (1948); Lola (1990); Lux Video Theatre (1956–1957); Marcus Welby, M.D. (1971); Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Holiday Affair (1988); Michael Shayne (1960); Montana (1950); Night and Day (1946); Night of 100 Stars (1982); Nightside (1973); Of Human Bondage (1946); Okay for Sound (1946); Once Is Not Enough (1975); One Last Fling (1949); One More Tomorrow (1946); Over Easy (1980); Passage from Hong Kong (1941); Person to Person (1960); Rhapsody in Blue (1945); Robert Montgomery Presents (1956); Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1972); Salute to Sir Lew - The Master Showman (1975); San Antonio (1945); Schlitz Playhouse (1958); She Couldn't Say No (1940); Singapore Woman (1941); So You Want to Be in Pictures (1947); Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership (1949); South of St. Louis (1949); Split Second (1953); Stage 7 (1955); Stallion Road (1947); Steel Against the Sky (1941); Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943); The 20th Century-Fox Hour (1956); The 26th Annual Tony Awards (1972); The 27th Annual Tony Awards (1973); The 29th Annual Tony Awards (1975); The 2th Annual American Cinema Awards (1985); The 33rd Annual Tony Awards (1979); The 5th Annual American Cinema Awards (1988); The 66th Annual Academy Awards (1994); The Adventures of Mark Twain (1944); The Age of Innocence (1993); The Annual National Sports Awards (1974); The Bob Hope Special (1972); The Constant Nymph (1943); The David Frost Show (1971); The Decision of Christopher Blake (1948); The Defenders (1965); The Dick Cavett Show (1971–1972); The Doughgirls (1944); The Eternal Sea (1955); The Governor & J.J. (1969–1970); The Great Mr. Nobody (1941); The Holywood Reporter Salutes Radie Harris (1985); The Horn Blows at Midnight (1945); The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial (1956); The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (1976); The Lives of Benjamin Franklin (1974); The Love Boat (1982–1985); The Making of 'Casey's Shadow' (1978); The Merv Griffin Show (1972–1980); The Mike Douglas Show (1969–1975); The Price Is Right (1964); The Republic Pictures Story (1991); The Sleeping Tiger (1954); The Smiling Ghost (1941); The Special 88th Birthday Celebration to George Murphy (1990); The Star and the Story (1955); The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (1957); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1971–1973); The Trout (1982); The Turning Point (1952); The Two Mrs. Carrolls (1947); The Woman in White (1948); The Young Philadelphians (1959); This Happy Feeling (1958); This Is Your Life (1972); Three Sons o' Guns (1941); To Tell the Truth (1964–1965); Today (1978); Tough Guys (1986); Undercover Girl (1950); Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond (1990); Warner Bros. Celebration of Tradition, June 2, 1990 (1990); Whiplash (1948); Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny (1982); Wyoming Mail (1950); Your Choice for the Film Awards (1976).

Born on this day – Luigi Comencini:

Luigi Comencini

Director

June 8, 1916 – April 6, 2007

Credits:

3 notti d'amore (1964); A Boy from Calabria (1987); A cavallo della tigre (1961); A fondo (1981); Antenne 2 Midi (1979); Bambini in città (1946); Basta che non si sappia in giro!.. (1976); Bebo's Girl (1964); Behind Closed Shutters (1951); Bread, Love and Dreams (1953); Buon Natale... Buon anno (1989); Cercasi Gesù (1982); Ciné Passion (1983); Ciné regards (1978–1981); Cuore (1984); Daniele Cortis (1947); Delitto d'amore (1974); Dieci registi italiani, dieci racconti italiani (1982); Documenti su Giuseppe Pinelli (1970); Étoiles et toiles (1983); Everybody Go Home! (1960); Four Ways Out (1951); Frisky (1954); Futura (2021); Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence (1969); Gina Lollobrigida Forever (2016); Guaglio (1948); Heidi (1952); History (1986); I bambini e noi (1970); Il commissario (1962); Il compagno Don Camillo (1965); Il museo dei sogni (1950); Italian Secret Service (1968); La bella di Roma (1955); La Bohème (1988); La bugiarda (1965); La finestra sul Luna Park (1957); La mia signora (1964); La novelletta (1937); La primadonna (1943); La tratta delle bianche (1952); La valigia dei sogni (1953); L'amore in Italia (1978); Le sorprese dell'amore (1959); Les ateliers du rêve: les grands studios de cinéma dans le monde (1985); Les rendez-vous du dimanche (1978–1979); L'imperatore di Capri (1949); L'invité de FR3 (1979); L'ospedale del delitto (1950); Marcellino (1991); Mariti in città (1957); Misunderstood (1966); Mogli pericolose (1958); Pour le cinéma (1974–1975); Sacrée soirée (1989); Senza malizia (2021); Signore e signori, buonanotte (1976); Soir 3 (1979); Spécial cinéma (1980); Strange Occasion (1976); The Adventures of Pinocchio (1972); The Cat (1977); The Dolls (1965); The French as Seen by... (1988); The Mill on the Po (1949); The Scopone Game (1972); The Sign of Venus (1955); The Sunday Woman (1975); Till Marriage Do Us Part (1974); Traffic Jam (1979); Traffic Jam (1979); Und das am Montagmorgen (1959); Unknown Woman (1969); Voltati Eugenio (1980).

Born on this day – John W. Campbell:

John W. Campbell

Writer

June 8, 1910 – July 11, 1971

Credits:

Books:

A New Dawn (2003); Analog (1961); Analog 1 (1963); Analog 6 (1966); Astoundimg Science Fiction Vol. 10 No. 1 (1954); Cloak of Aesir (1952); Cosmic Kill / Beyond the End of Space (2014); From Unknown Worlds (1938); Frozen Hell (2019); Invaders from the Infinite (1961); Islands of Space (1957); Moon is Hell / Green World (2012); The Best of John W Campbell (1973); The Black Star Passes (1953); The Elder Gods (1951); The Essential Surrealism (2002); The Incredible Planet (1949); The John W. Campbell Letters With Isaac Asimov and A.E. Van Vogt (1989); The Mightiest Machine (1935); The Moon Is Hell (1951); The Space Beyond (1976); The Ultimate Weapon (1936); Who Goes There? (1938).

Movies, video and television:

Cineficción Radio (2020); Prophets of Science Fiction (2012); Special Collector's Edition (2012); Tales of Tomorrow (1952); The Thing (1982 / 2002 / 2011); The Thing from Another World (1951).