Born on this day – Jon Landau:

Jon Landau

Producer

Production Manager

Writer

July 23, 1960 – July 5, 2024

Credits:

A Quiet Place: Day One (2018–2019); Alita: Battle Angel (2019); Andaaz (2014); Assorted Nightmares: Janitor (2008); Avatar (2009); Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora (2010); Avatar: Production Materials (2010); Avatar: The Way of Water (2022); Beyond Glory (2015); Big Kids (2009); Brian May's Brief History of 3D (2011); Burning Questions (2022); Campus Man (1987); Capturing Avatar (2010); Cinema 3 (2010); Crew Film: TheVolume (2010); Crysis 2 (2011); Dick Tracy (1990); Dream Job (2012); Entertainment Tonight (2010); E-penser (2019); E-penser (2019); E-penser (2019); F/X (1986); Face of the Frog (2019); Fantastic (2009); FX Movie Download (2014); HBO First Look (1997); HBO First Look (1997–2002); Hey Jenny (2010); Hey Johnny (2010); Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989); Inside Pandora's Box (2023); Key Exchange (1985); Life After Film School (2009); Love (2015); Made in Hollywood (2019); Made in Hollywood: Teen Edition (2012–2019); Making Mr. Right (1987); Manhunter (1986); Mr. H Reviews (2018); Poker Night Live (2018); Reflections on Titanic (2012); Requiem (1999); Scream Awards 2010 (2010); Scream Awards 2010 (2010); Secret Life of Old Rose: The Art of Gloria Stuart (2012); Solaris (2002); 'Solaris': Behind the Planet (2003); Tavis Smiley (2010); The 2018 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2018); The 28th Satellite Awards (2024); The 55th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1998); The 70th Annual Academy Awards (1998); The 82nd Annual Academy Awards (2010); The Fabulous Picture Show (2009); The Hollywood Machine (2002); The Imagineering Story (2019); The IMDb Show (2019); The Making of 'Alien³' (2003); The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World (2021); The Oscars (2023); Titanic (1997); Titanic: Audio Commentary by Actress Kate Winslet, Actress Gloria Stuart, Actor Lewis Abernathy, Co-Producer Jon Landau and Executive Producer Rae Sanchini (2005); Titanic: Breaking New Ground (1998); Titanic: EPK Press Kit (2005); Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron (2012); Titanic's Production: Behind the Scenes (2005); Today's Close Up (2010); Toruk: The First Flight (2016); Troldspejlet (2009); Up Close with Carrie Keagan (2009); Western Stars (2019); What's Trending (2011); XLTV (1998).

July in movie history - Cage of Evil (1960):

Cage of Evil

directed by Edward L. Cahn,

written by Orville H. Hampton,

based on a story by Orville H. Hampton and Alexander Richards,

was released in the United States in July, 1960.
Exact release date unknown.
Music by Paul Sawtell and Bert Shefter.

Cast:

Ronald Foster, Patricia Blair, Harp McGuire, John Maxwell, Preston Hanson, Doug Henderson, Hugh Sanders, Helen Kleeb, Robert Shayne, Owen Bush, Ted Knight, Howard McLeod, Eve Brent, Henry Darrow, Abel Franco, Joseph Hamilton, Jack Kenney, Gregg Martell, Patrick Miller, Ralph Neff, Ralph Sanford, Jack Tesler.

Recommended reading - The Stars in Their Courses, by Harry Brown (1966):

The Stars in Their Courses

By Harry Brown.

Filmed as El Dorado (1966), directed by Howard Hawks.

ASIN: B0011N3WI2
Published by Jonathan Cape.
Published 1960.

Description:

The epic novel of the old west, a living legend of lust, doom, death, of tall strong men, golden women and towering passions!

On this day in television history - M Squad (1960):

M Squad

Season 3. Episode 39.
Episode entitled: The Bad Apple.
Released June 21, 1960.
Directed by Paul Stewart.
Written by Jay D. Crowley, Fenton Earnshaw and Kevin Thomas.
Music by Benny Carter.

Cast:

Lee Marvin, Paul Newlan, June Blair, Charles Aidman, Boyd Holister, Robert Palmer, Baily Harper, Nora Marlowe, Pitt Herbert, Robert Courtleigh.

On this day in movie history - House of Usher, aka The Fall of the House of Usher (1960):

House of Usher

aka The Fall of the House of Usher,

directed by Roger Corman,

written by Richard Matheson,

based on the short story The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe,

was released in the United States on June 18, 1960.
Music by Les Baxter.

Cast:

Vincent Price, Mark Damon, Myrna Fahey, Harry Ellerbe, David Andar, Mario Bellini, Bill Borzage, Eleanor LeFaber, Nadajan, Ruth Oklander, George Paul, Géraldine Paulette, Phil Sulvestre, John Zimeas.

On this day in movie history - Psycho (1960):

Psycho

directed by Alfred Hitchcock,

written by Joseph Stefano,

based on the novel by Robert Bloch,

was released in the United States, on June 16, 1960.
Music by Bernard Herrmann.
Inspired by the true 1957 Ed Gein murder case.

Cast:

Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, Janet Leigh, John Gavin, Martin Balsam, John McIntire, Simon Oakland, Frank Albertson, Pat Hitchcock, Vaughn Taylor, Lurene Tuttle, John Anderson, Mort Mills, Virginia Gregg, Paul Jasmin, Jeanette Nolan.

On this day in television history - M Squad (1960):

M Squad

Season 3. Episode 38.
Episode entitled: The Tiger’s Cage.
Released June 14, 1960.
Directed by Don McDougall.
Written by Stuart Jerome and Maxwell Shane.
Music by Benny Carter.

Cast:

Lee Marvin, Paul Newlan, Alan Reed, Dan Riss, Regina Gleason, Donald Barry, Art Lewis, Joseph Mell, George Eldredge, Lee Miller.

Recommended reading - The Ferguson Affair, by Ross Macdonald (1960):

The Ferguson Affair

By Ross Macdonald.

Published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group.

First published 1960.

ISBN-10:030774079X

ISBN-13: 9780307740793

Description:

It was a long way from the million-dollar Foothill Club to Pelly Street, where grudges were settled in blood and Spanish and a stolen diamond ring landed a girl in jail.  Defense lawyer Bill Gunnarson was making the trip – fast.  He already knew a kidnapping at the club was tied to the girl's hot rock, and he suspected that a missing Hollywood starlet was the key to a busy crime ring.  But while Gunnarson made his way through a storm of deception, money, drugs, and passions, he couldn't guess how some big shots and small-timers would all end up with murder in common...

On this day in television history - M Squad (1960):

M Squad

Season 3. Episode 37.
Episode entitled: Fire in the Sky.
Released June 7, 1960.
Directed by Dann Cahn.
Written by Robert Quaid.
Music by Benny Carter.

Cast:

Lee Marvin, Paul Newlan, Rita Lynn, Richard Deacon, Frank Wilcox, Austin Green, Theodore Newton, Jerry O’Sullivan, Tom Monroe, Philip Chapin.

On this day in television history - M Squad (1960):

M Squad

Season 3. Episode 36.
Episode entitled: Closed Season.
Released May 31, 1960.
Directed by Herman Hoffman.
Written by Terry Crosby, Lee Erwin and William McCluskey.
Music by Benny Carter.

Cast:

Lee Marvin, Paul Newlan, Paula Raymond, Dennis Patrick, Herbert Rudley, Chet Stratton, Anita Gordon, Robert Kino, Leonard P. Geer.

On this day in television history - M Squad (1960):

M Squad

Season 3. Episode 35.
Episode entitled: Badge for a Coward.
Released May 25, 1960.
Directed by Paul Stewart.
Written by Jay D. Crowley, Ward Hawkins and Robert Quaid.
Music by Benny Carter.

Cast:

Lee Marvin, Paul Newlan, Edward Kemmer, Ruta Lee, Leonard Nimoy, Kathryn Card, Addison Richards, Stephen Chase.

On this day in television history - M Squad (1960):

M Squad

Season 3. Episode 34.
Episode entitled: Two Days for Willy.
Released May 17, 1960.
Directed by Donald McDougall.
Written by Terry Crosby and Dennis Roberts.
Music by Benny Carter.

Cast:

Lee Marvin, Paul Newlan, Alan Hale, Peggy Webber, Harry Lauter, Mark Tapscott, Bob Hoy, Stephen Talbot.

On this day in movie history - The Adventure (1960):

The Adventure

directed by Michelangelo Antonioni,

written by Michelangelo Antonioni, Elio Bartolini and Tonino Guerra,

based on a story by Michelangelo Antonioni,

was released at the Cannes Film Festival in France on May 15, 1960.

Music by Giovanni Fusco.

Cast:

Gabriele Ferzetti, Monica Vitti, Lea Massari, Dominique Blanchar, Renzo Ricci, James Addams, Dorothy De Poliolo, Lelio Luttazzi, Giovanni Petrucci, Esmeralda Ruspoli, Enrico Bologna, Franco Cimino, Giovanni Danesi, Rita Molè, Renato Pinciroli, Angela Tomasi di Lampedusa, Vincenzo Tranchina, Prof. Cucco, Jack O'Connell.

On this day in television history - M Squad (1960):

M Squad

Season 3. Episode 33.
Episode entitled: A Grenade for a Summer’s Evening.
Released May 10, 1960.
Directed by Herman Hoffman.
Written by Terry Crosby.
Music by Benny Carter.

Cast:

Lee Marvin, Paul Newlan, Jeanne Cooper, Adam Becker, Patty Ann Gerrity, Wesley Lau.

On this day in television history - M Squad (1960):

M Squad

Season 3. Episode 32.
Episode entitled: Dead Parrots Don’t Talk.
Released May 3, 1960.
Directed by Donald McDougall.
Written by Frank Burt and Robert Quaid.
Music by Benny Carter.

Cast:

Lee Marvin, Paul Newlan, Arthur Batanides, Elaine Edwards, Robert Ellis, Bara Byrnes, Warren J. Kemmerling, Norman Leavitt, Arthur Space, Forrest Taylor.

On this day in television history - M Squad (1960):

M Squad

Season 3. Episode 31.
Episode entitled: Man with the Ice.
Released April 19, 1960.
Directed by Marc Lawrence.
Written by Kevin Thomas.
Music by Benny Carter.

Cast:

Lee Marvin, Paul Newlan, Jean Willes, Stan Irwin, Linda Lawson, Joe Flynn, Jimmy Cross, Al Hodge, Roxane Brooks.