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Saturday, July 26, 2025

A timeline and pictorial tribute to the work of Stanley Kubrick:


A timeline and pictorial tribute to the work of Stanley Kubrick


In celebration of his movies:

Day of the Fight (1951)


Flying Padre (1951)


The Seafarers (1953)


Fear and Desire (1953)


Killer's Kiss (1955)


The Killing (1956)


Paths of Glory (1957)


Spartacus (1960)


Lolita (1962)


Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)


2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)


A Clockwork Orange (1971)


Barry Lyndon (1975)


The Shining (1980)


Full Metal Jacket (1987)


Eyes Wide Shut (1999)


Video created by Jack Kost.
2022.

Music credit:
Cryptic Sorrow by Kevin MacLeod.


If it can be written, or thought, it can be filmed.

– Stanley Kubrick.


In memory of Stanley Kubrick

Director

Producer

Writer

Photographer

July 26, 1928 – March 7, 1999

Born on this day – Elliott Erwitt:


Elliott Erwitt


Photographer

Director

Cinematographer

July 26, 1928 – November 29, 2023

Credits:

Books:

100+1 Elliott Erwitt (1997); Between the Sexes (1994); Dog Dogs A collection of black and white photographs of dogs Erwitt was intrigued by throughout his world travels (1998); EE 60/60 (2002); Elliot Erwitt's Scotland (2018); Elliott Erwitt Personal Best (2010); Elliott Erwitt XXL – Special and Collectors Edition (2012); Elliott Erwitt, Sequentially Yours (2011); Elliott Erwitt: The Private Experience / Series: Masters of Contemporary Photography (1974); Elliott Erwitt's Handbook (2002); Elliott Erwitt's Kolor Kempen, Germany: teNeues (2013); Elliott Erwitt's New York (2009); Elliott Erwitt's Rome (2009); Found, Not Lost (2021); Museum Watching (1999); Observations on American Architecture (1972); On the Beach (1991); Personal Exposures (1988); Photographs and Anti-Photographs (1972); Pittsburgh 1950 (20117); Recent Developments (1978); Snaps. London & New York: Phaidon (2001); Son of Bitch, photographs of dogs (1974); The Angel Tree (1993); The Art of Andre S. Solidor aka Elliott Erwitt (2010); To The Dogs (1992); Woof (2005).

Movies and television:

2nd House (1974); 3 x Magnum (2006); 4 Little Girls (1997); A Sense of Loss (1972); American Masters (2005–2006); Arte Journal (2023); Arthur Penn: The Director (1970); Articulate with Jim Cotter (2019); At Home with Elliott Erwitt (2013); Beautiful Baby, Beautiful (1980); Beauty Knows No Pain (1972); Cinéma cinémas (1989); Copyright by Inge Morath (1992); Dream Girl: The Making of Marilyn Monroe (2022); Elliott Erwitt: I Bark at Dogs (2011); Elliott Erwitt: Silence Sounds Good (2019); Everybody Street (2013); Fearful Symmetry (1998); Get Yer Ya Ya's Out (2009); Gimme Shelter (1970); Great Performances (2002); Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Impassioned Eye (2003); Incontournables: Les grandes expositions de 2010 (2010); Le cinéma dans l'oeil de Magnum (2017); L'invité (2006); Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures (2016); Paper Lion (1968); The Great Pleasure Hunt: Japan (1986); The Memory of Justice (1976); The Misfits (1961); The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013); The Unwed Mother (1964); Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser (1988); Titel, Thesen, Temperamente (2008); Un jour, un destin (2011); Un voyageur (2013).

Thursday, July 24, 2025

Born on this day – Michael Currie:


Michael Currie


Actor

July 24, 1928 – December 22, 2009

Credits:

A Perfect Match (1980); ABC Afterschool Specials (1980); Airplane II: The Sequel (1982); Any Which Way You Can (1980); Aaron's Way (1988); Barney Miller (1980); Bogie (1980); Cheers (1989); Christine Cromwell (1990); Code Red (1981); Dallas (1983); Dark Shadows (1966); Dead & Buried (1981); Deadly Intentions (1985); Devlin (1992); Distant Thunder (1988); Dying Time (1990); Eight Is Enough (1981); Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb (1980); Family (1979); Family Ties (1984); Fantasy (2002); Firefox (1982); G.I. Jane (1997); Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982); Homicide: Life on the Street (1994–1995); Hooperman (1988); I Want to Live (1983); In the Shadow of a Killer (1992); Knots Landing (1981); Lou Grant (1979); Loving Couples (1980); M*A*S*H (1980); Mae West (1982); Mark, I Love You (1980); Mother and Daughter: The Loving War (1980); Mrs. R's Daughter (1979); N.Y.P.D. (1967); Nero Wolfe (1981); Newhart (1984); Once a Hero (1987); Our Family Business (1981); Pray TV (1982); Quarterback Princess (1983); Remington Steele (1983); Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1987); See How She Runs (1978); Snoops (1989); Soap (1981); Spenser: For Hire (1985–1986); Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land (1983); Sudden Impact (1983); The Associates (1979); The Dead Pool (1988); The French Atlantic Affair (1979); The Man Without a Face (1993); The New Mike Hammer (1984); The Other Victim (1981); The Philadelphia Experiment (1984); The Trials of O'Brien (1965–1966); The Troublemaker (1964); Too Many Thieves (1966); Trapper John, M.D. (1979); Voyagers! (1982); Werewolf (1987); Wizards and Warriors (1983).

Sunday, July 6, 2025

On this day in movie history - Lights of New York (1928):


Lights of New York

directed by Bryan Foy,
written by Murray Roth and Hugh Herbert,
based on a story by Charles L. Gaskill,
was released in the United States on July 6, 1928.
Music by Louis Silvers.
Note: this was the first full-length all-talking movie.

Cast:

Helene Costello, Cullen Landis, Mary Carr, Wheeler Oakman, Gladys Brockwell, Robert Elliott, Eugene Pallette, Tom Dugan, Tom McGuire, Walter Percival, Guy D'Ennery, Jere Delaney, Harry Downing, Eddie Kane, Bob Perry.

Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Born on this day – Alex Toth:


Alex Toth


Cartoonist

June 25, 1928 – May 27, 2006

Credits:

Adventures Into Digital Comics (2006); Battle of the Planets (1978–1980); Bionic Six (1987); Bird of Steel! (2024); Birdman (1967–1987); C.H.O.M.P.S. (1979); Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels (1977–1980); Captain Fathom (1965); Cartoon Planet (1995–1999); Cartoon Superheroes Abridged (2015); Clue Club (1976); Devlin (1974); Dynomutt Dog Wonder (1976–1977); Fantastic Four (1967); Frankenstein, Jr. and the Impossibles (1966); Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law (2018); Jabberjaw (1976); Jack and the Beanstalk (1967); Jonny Quest (1965); Josie and the Pussy Cats in Outer Space (1972); Moby Dick and the Mighty Mightor (1967); Project X (1968); Robin Hood (1973); Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1980); Scooby's Laff-A Lympics (1977–1979); Sealab 2020 (1972); Sealab 2021 (2000–2001); Shazzan (1967); Sin City (2005); Skyhawks (1969–1971); Space Angel (1962–1964); Space Ghost (1966–2021); Space Ghost Coast to Coast (1993–2004); Super Friends (1973–1978); The Angry Red Planet (1959); The Herculoids (1967–1969); The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1968); The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour (1976–1978); Thundarr the Barbarian (1980).

Sunday, June 8, 2025

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).

Saturday, June 7, 2025

Born on this day – Charles Strouse:


Charles Strouse


Composer

Lyricist

Actor

June 7, 1928 – May 15, 2025

Credits:

Musicals:

A Broadway Musical (1978); A Pound in Your Pocket (1959); Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (1998); All American (1962); An American Tragedy (1995 / 2010); Annie (1977); Annie 2: Miss Hannigan's Revenge (1989); Annie Warbucks (1993); Applause (1970); Bojangles (1993); Bring Back Birdie (1981); Bye Bye Birdie (1960); Charlie and Algernon (1979); Charlotte's Web (1989); Dance a Little Closer (1983); Golden Boy (1964); I and Albert (1972); It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman (1966); Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (1988); Martin: A New American Musical (2011); Marty (2002); Mayor (1985); Minsky's (2009); Nick & Nora (1991); Nightingale (1982); Rags (1986); Real Men (2005); Six (1971); Studio (2006); The Future of the American Musical Theater (2004).

Movies and television:

13 Conversations About One Thing (2001); 29th Street (1991); 30 Rock (2006–2008); 61* (2001); 7 in a Barn (1971); 90 Minutes Live (1978); A Broadway Lullaby (2012); A Child's Garden of Verses (1992); A Special Sesame Street Christmas (1978); Addams Family Values (1993); Aladdin and the Forty Thieves (1984); Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (1990); Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place Like This? (1966); All by Myself: The Eartha Kitt Story (1982); All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989); All in the Family (1971–1979); AMV Hell 3: The Motion Picture (2005); Angels in New York (2010); Annie (1982 / 1999 / 2014); Annie Live! (2021); Annie: A Royal Adventure! (1995); Applause (1973); Archie Bunker's Place (1979–1983); Are You Being Served? (1979); Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002); Backstage (2015); Bandstand (1961–1965); Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar (2021); BBC Show of the Week (1967); Beyond the Sea (2004); Blue Bloods (2012); Bonnie and Clyde (1967); Boy Meets World (1996); Broadway Beat (2009); Broadway Idiot (2013); Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy (2013); Broadway Plays Washington on Kennedy Center Tonight (1982); Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2021); Bye Bye Birdie (1963 / 1995 / 2012); Call Me Fitz (2010); Call the Midwife (2013); Camp Nowhere (1994); Canada After Dark (1978); Cathouse: The Musical (2008); CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley (2025); Charlie Bartlett (2007); Cheers (1990–1992); Children of the Wind (2015); Clone High (2024); Conan (2016); Concentration (1958–1973); Crumbs (2006); Cybill (1997); Dancing with the Stars (2014); Daria (2000); Dave (1993); De Mike Burstyn show (1980); Deadpool 2 (2018); Demi Lovato: Stay Strong (2012); Diminishing Returns (2019); Diminishing Returns Diminisodes (2021); Dorbees: Making Decisions (1998); Dorothy (1979); Drunk Parents (2019); Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man (1994); Edtv (1999); Ein Abend für zwei Komödianten (1982); Emu's All Live Pink Windmill Show (1985); Emu's Wide World (1988); Esta noche (1981); Evil (2019); Family Guy (2009–2011); Family Ties (1982–1989); Fathers' Day (1997); Fred Claus (2007); Gizmo! (1977); Glee (2012–2014); Golic and Wingo (2018); Good Morning Britain (2017); Great Performances (1985–2003); Growing Pains (1991); Ha-Hofesh Ha'Acharon (1989); Hanging Up (2000); Happy Together (1989); Happy! (2019); HBO Storybook Musicals (1987); Here's Lucy (1969); Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1996); Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show' (1992); Holiday in Metropolis (2006); Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The Early Years (1955-1970) (2000); How to Build a Girl (2019); Hugh Hefner's After Dark: Speaking Out in America (2018); Idina Menzel Live: Barefoot at the Symphony (2012); Igor (2008); In Living Color (1993–1994); Inside TV Land (2002); Ishtar (1987); It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's Superman! (1975); It's a Living (1987); It's Tough to Be a Bug (1998); Jay-Z: Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem);  (1998); Jazz Scene at the Ronnie Scott Club (1970); Jungle Fever (1991); Just Like Heaven (2005); Just Tell Me What You Want (1980); Justice for All (1968); Keeping Up Appearances (1993); Kissing Jessica Stein (2001); Late Night with Conan O'Brien (2004); Late Night with Seth Meyers (2016); Lea Salonga Live (2003); Liberty Weekend (1986); Life After Tomorrow (2006); Life with Mikey (1993); Lights, Camera, Annie! (1982); Like Mike (2002); Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's 'All in the Family' and 'The Jeffersons' (2019); Lorraine (2017); Lulu's Back in Town (1968); Mad Men (2009); Married... with Children (1994); Masked Singer Sverige (2022); Matzav Ha'Uma (2013); Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back (2019); Meet Sammy Davis Jr. 1 (1963); Memory (1993); MGM Sing-Alongs: Being Happy (1997); MGM Sing-Alongs: Friends (1997); MGM Sing-Alongs: Having Fun (1997); Mike & Mike (2013); Monsanto Night Presents Tony Bennett in Waikiki (1973); Morgen is er zon (2016); Morning Joe (2023); MsMojo (2021); Murphy Brown (1990); Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1992–2018); Night Dicks: Miami (2021); Night of 100 Stars (1982); Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You (2016); Nurse Jackie (2010); Off Beat (1986); On Parade (1964); Only Murders in the Building (2021); Over the Top (1997); P.O.V. (2014); Pan Am (2011–2012); Parade of Stars (1983); Perfect Strangers (1988); Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (1966); Petticoat Junction (1970); Playboy After Dark (1970); PM East (1961); Police Squad! (1982); Popular (2001); Portrait of a Showgirl (1982); Pushing Tin (1999); Replay (1970); Sammy Davis and the Wonderful World of Children (1965); Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me (2017); Saturday Night Live (1981–2009); Saved by the Bell: The College Years (1993); School of Rock (2003); Scrubs (2006); Search Party (2022); Secondhand Lions (2003); Serial (1980); Serial Mom (1994); Shindig! (1965–1966); Shrek 2 (2004); Shrek Forever After (2010); Sia: You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile (2014); Since I Don't Have You (2013); Spirit Young Performers Company: It's the Hard Knock Life (2014); Spirit Young Performers Company: You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile (2014); Spotlight on Broadway (2013); Stars in Their Eyes Kids (2002); Summer Sounds (1966); Tall Girl 2 (2022); That'll Be the Day (1973); The 25th Annual Tony Awards (1971); The 31st Annual Tony Awards (1977); The 35th Annual Tony Awards (1981); The 40th Annual Tony Awards (1986); The 41st Annual Tony Awards (1987); The 45th Annual Tony Awards (1991); The 51st Annual Tony Awards (1997); The 67th Annual Tony Awards (2013); The Afterlife of Grandpa (1989); The Annie Christmas Show (1977); The Anniversary Party (2001); The Avengers (1963); The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit (1991); The Big Bang Theory (2015); The Brady Bunch Variety Hour (1977); The Broadway.com Show (2013); The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy (2000); The Ed Sullivan Show (1960–1967); The Facts of Life (1987); The Fantastic Funnies (1980); The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1996); The Golden Girls (1991); The Graham Kennedy Show (1975); The Hollywood Palace (1965); The Interviews: An Oral History of Television (2005); The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1998); The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2010); The Legacy Project (2011); The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017); The Mating Game (1959); The Mike Douglas Show (1977 / 1980); The Morecambe & Wise Show (1968); The Muppet Show (1978–1980); The Nanny (1993); The Night They Raided Minsky's (1968); The Nostradamus Kid (1993); The Office (2013); The Paul Lynde Halloween Special (1976); The Porter Wagoner Show (1970); The Post (2017); The Price Is Right (1956–1965); The Simpsons (1991–2018); The Songwriters (1982); The Songwriter's Hall of Fame 20th Anniversary... The Magic of Music (1989); The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show (1960); The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2015–2017); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1982); The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (2011–2012); The Two Ronnies (1983); The Voice Kids (2014); The West Wing (2000); The Women's Football Show (2016); The World According to Jeff Goldblum (2019); The Worst Witch (1986); The X-Files (1998); Theater Camp (2023); There Was a Crooked Man... (1970); Tony Bennett at the Talk of the Town (1972); Tony Bennett: Duets - The Making of an American Classic (2006); Tu cara me suena - Argentina (2014); Viki ja Köpi Show (2023); Webster (1984–1987); What's Up Doc? (1992); When Things Were Rotten (1975); Words and Music by Jerry Herman (2007); Working in the Theatre (1984–1996); Xena: Warrior Princess (2000); Year of the Comet (1992); You've Got Mail (1998); Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (2021).

Friday, May 30, 2025

Friday, May 23, 2025

Born on this day – Mary Fickett:


Mary Fickett


Actress

May 23, 1928 – September 8, 2011

Credits:

18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2012); 60 Minutes / Segment: Harry Reasoner (1991); All About Erica (1994); All My Children (1970–2011); All My Children 25th Anniversary Special (1995); All My Children: Daytime's Greatest Weddings (1993); Armstrong Circle Theatre (1953–1961); Biography (2003); Bonanza (1969); Calendar (1961–1962); Daniel Boone (1969); Daytime's Greatest Weddings (2004); Dream Girl (1955); Frontiers of Faith (1960); General Electric Guest House (1951); General Electric Theater (1956); Have Gun - Will Travel (1961); Home & Family (2017); Kathy O' (1958); Kraft Theatre (1953–1957); Kraft Theatre / The United States Steel Hour (1953–1961); Lamp Unto My Feet (1954); Lancer (1968–1970); Look Up and Live (1960–1961); Man on Fire (1957); Modern Romances (1956); N.Y.P.D. (1968); Naked City (1961); Playwrights '56 (1956); Ponds Theater (1953–1954); Pueblo (1973); Robert Montgomery Presents (1954–1956); Star Stage (1955); Studio One (1957); Sunday Showcase (1960); The 1st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (1974); The 27th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (2000); The 28th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (2001); The Defenders (1961–1965); The Doctors and the Nurses (1963); The DuPont Show of the Week (1964); The Edge of Night (1960); The F.B.I. (1970); The Inner Flame (1954); The Nurses (1965–1967); The Untouchables (1961); True Story (1959); Young Dr. Malone (1958–1963).

Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Born on this day – Alice Drummond:


Alice Drummond


Actress

May 21, 1928 – November 30, 2016

Credits:

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994); Advice from a Caterpillar (1999); After.Life (2009); American Playhouse (1980); Animal Behavior (1989); Another World (1979); Awakenings (1990); Boston Legal (2005); Chronic Town (2008); Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters (2019); Commandments (1997); Dark Shadows (1967); Daybreak (1993); Doubt (2008); Earthly Possessions (1999); Ed (2002); Eyewitness (1981); Frannie's Turn (1992); Friends (1994); Funny Farm (1988); Furry Vengeance (2010); Ghostbusters (1984); Grace Under Fire (1994); Great Performances (1977–1984); Hide in Plain Sight (1980); House of D (2004); I.Q. (1994); I'll Take You There (1999); In & Out (1997); Jeffrey (1995); Joe Gould's Secret (2000); Just in Time (1996); Just the Ticket (1998); Kate & Allie (1988); King of the Gypsies (1978); Law & Order (1994); Lenny (1990–1991); Love, Sidney (1981); Man on a Swing (1974); Mitch Albom's for One More Day (2007); Money for Nothing (1993); Money, Power, Murder. (1989); Motherhood (2009); N.Y.P.D. (1968); NET Playhouse (1970); New York News (1995); New York Television Theatre (1970); Night Court (1984–1987); Nikki and Alexander (1989); Nobody's Fool (1994); Office Killer (1997); One Life to Live (1979–1980); Open House (2011); Park Place (1981); Particular Men (1972); Pieces of April (2003); Ray Parker Jr.: Ghostbusters / Music Video (1984); Running on Empty (1988); Ryan's Hope (1978); Sanctuary of Fear (1979); Spin City (2000); Synecdoche, New York (2008); Tales from the Darkside: The Movie / Cat From Hell (1990); The 24th Annual Tony Awards (1970); The American Parade (1975); The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982); The Best of Families (1977); The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd (1989); The Dog Lover (1962); The Equalizer (1986); The Honeymooners (2005); The House on Carroll Street (1988); The Jury (2004); The Love Letter (1999); The Rising Place (2001); The Suicide Club (1987); Thieves (1977); 'Til There Was You (1997); To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995); Trinity (1998); Video Games Awesome! (2014); Walking and Talking (1996); Where the Heart Is (1973); Where's Poppa? (1970).

Saturday, May 3, 2025

Born on this day – Jeanne Bal:


Jeanne Bal


Actress

May 3, 1928 – April 30, 1996

Credits:

Adventures of the Sea Hawk (1958); Appointment with Adventure (1955); Bachelor Father (1961); Birth of a Timeless Legacy (2004); Bonanza (1963); Checkmate (1961); Company of Killers (1970); Diagnosis: Unknown (1960); For the Love of Spock (2016); Hey, Landlord (1966); I Spy (1968); Insight (1969); Karen (1964); Love and Marriage (1959–1960); Matt Lincoln (1970); McHale's Navy (1965); Mr. Novak (1963–1964); Perry Mason (1961–1965); Riverboat (1961); Route 66 (1961); Sci Fi Visionaries (2004); Shotgun Slade (1961); Sid Caesar Invites You (1958); Star Trek (1966); Tales of Wells Fargo (1962); The Dick Powell Theatre (1963); The Fugitive (1964); The Loretta Young Show (1953–1961); The Sid Caesar Show (1958); Thriller (1961); Wagon Train (1963).

Monday, April 28, 2025

Born on this day – Charlene Holt:


Charlene Holt


Actress

April 28, 1928 – April 5, 1996

Credits:

Arrest and Trial (1964); Barnaby Jones (1974); Burke's Law (1963–1964); CHiPs (1980); Days of Wine and Roses (1962); El Dorado (1966); Gypsy (1967); Hawaiian Eye (1962); Hey Moe, Hey Dad! (2015); Honey West (1965); Hour of the Gun (1967); If a Man Answers (1962); Island of Love (1963); It Takes a Thief (1968); Man's Favorite Sport? (1964); Melvin and Howard (1980); Perry Mason (1965); Police Story (1975); Red Line 7000 (1965); Saints and Sinners (1962); Target: The Corruptors (1962); The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1963); The Hero (1966); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1963); Wonder Woman (1974); Zig Zag (1970).

Sunday, April 13, 2025

Born on this day – Herman Raucher:


Herman Raucher


Writer

April 13, 1928 – December 28, 2023

Credits:

Books:

A Glimpse of Tiger (1971); Maynard's House (1980); Summer of '42 (1971); There Should Have Been Castles (1978); Watermelon Man (1970).

Movies and television:

Sweet November (2001); Ode (1999); Morning Patrol (1987); The Great Santini (1979); The Other Side of Midnight (1977); Ode to Billy Joe (1976); Remember When (1974); Class of '44 (1973); Summer of '42 (1971); Watermelon Man (1970); Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness? (1969); Sweet November (1968); Follow That Dream (1962); Studio One (1958); Matinee Theatre (1957); Goodyear Playhouse (1956); The Alcoa Hour (1956).