Recommended reading - The Magician's Wife (1965):

The Magician's Wife (1965).

By James M. Cain.

Published by Carnegie Mellon University Press.

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 0887480187

ISBN-13: 978-0887480188

Description:

In The Magician’s Wife, Cain returns to his classic themes of lust and greed. Clay Lockwood, a business executive, falls in love with the irresistible Sally Alexis, wife of a professional magician. Their story is one of the inexorable process of “wishes coming true” – the realization of which was always, for Cain, “a terrifying concept.”

James M. Cain was born in Annapolis in 1892. He lived and worked in Hollywood for seventeen years, and spent the last years of his life in Hyattsville, Maryland. His work, especially the best-sellers The Postman Always Rings Twice, Double Indemnity, Mildred Pierce, and The Butterfly, is known to millions in this country and abroad.

Born on this day – Pamela Gidley:

Pamela Gidley

Actress

Director

Writer

July 11, 1965 – April 16, 2018

Credits:

Aberration (1997); Angel Street (1992 / 1993); Bad Love (1992); Blue Bayou (1990); Bombshell (1997); Cake Boy (2005); Celebrity Page (2018); Cherry 2000 (1987); Crime Story (1987); CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2002); Disturbed (1990); Dudes (1987); Freefall (1994); Glory Days (1988); Goodbye, Casanova (2000); Highway to Hell (1991); I Just Forgot (2004); Kiss & Tell (1997); Landspeed (2002); Liar's Poker (1999); Liebestraum (1991); Luster (2002); MacGyver (1986); Mafia! (1998); Man Made (1998); Moving Through Time: Fire Walk with Me Memories (2014); Paper Hearts (1993); Permanent Record (1988); Puzzled (2001); S.F.W. (1994); Scratch the Surface (1997); Skin (2003–2005); Strange Luck (1995–1996); The Blue Iguana (1988); The Closer (2006); The Crew (1994); The Last of the Finest (1990); The Little Death (1996); The Little Vampire (2000); The Maze (1997); The Pretender (1997–2000); The Treat (1998); Thrashin' (1986); Tour of Duty (1987–1988); True Blue (2001); Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992); Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces (2014).

On this day in movie history - Mirage (1965):

Mirage,

directed by Edward Dmytryk,

written by Peter Stone,

based on the novel Fallen Angel by Walter Ericson,

was released in the United States on July 7, 1965.
Music by Quincy Jones.

Cast:
Gregory Peck, Diane Baker, Walter Matthau, Kevin McCarthy, Jack Weston, Leif Erickson, Walter Abel, George Kennedy, Robert H. Harris, Anne Seymour, House B. Jameson, Hari Rhodes, Syl Lamont, Eileen Baral, Neil Fitzgerald, Franklin Cover.

On this day in movie history - The Sons of Katie Elder (1965):

The Sons of Katie Elder,

directed by Henry Hathaway,

written by William H. Wright, Allan Weiss and Harry Essex,

based on a story by Talbot Jennings,

was released in the United States on June 24, 1965.
Music by Elmer Bernstein.

Cast:
John Wayne, Dean Martin, Martha Hyer, Michael Anderson Jr., Earl Holliman, Jeremy Slate, James Gregory, Paul Fix, George Kennedy, Dennis Hopper, Sheldon Allman, John Litel, John Doucette, James Westerfield, Rhys Williams, John Qualen, Rodolfo Acosta, Strother Martin, Percy Helton, Karl Swenson.

On this day in movie history - Young Dillinger (1965):

Young Dillinger,

directed by Terry O. Morse,

written by Arthur Hoerl and Donald Zimbalist,

based on a story by Donald Zimbalist,

was released in the United States on April 28, 1965.
Music by Shorty Rogers.

Cast:
Nick Adams, Robert Conrad, John Ashley, Dan Terranova, Mary Ann Mobley, Victor Buono, John Hoyt, Anthony Caruso, Reed Hadley, Art Baker, Emile Meyer, Robert Osterloh, Gene Roth, Frank Gerstle, Wally Rose, Walter Sande, Joy Harmon, Beverly Powers, Robin Raymond, Michael Masters, Sol Gorss, Ted Knight, Harvey Gardner, Ayllene Gibbons, Helen Day Stephens, Charles Sloan, Fred Aldrich, Eddy Chandler, Paul Genge, Bert Stevens.

On this day in movie history - The Pawnbroker (1964):

The Pawnbroker,

directed by Sidney Lumet,

written by Morton S. Fine and David Friedkin,

based on the novel by Edward Lewis Wallant,

was released in the United States on April 20, 1965.
Music by Quincy Jones.

Cast:
Rod Steiger, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Brock Peters, Jaime Sánchez, Thelma Oliver, Eusebia Cosme, Marketa Kimbrell, Baruch Lumet, Juano Hernández, Linda Geiser, Nancy R. Pollock, Raymond St. Jacques, Charles Dierkop, John McCurry, Warren Finnerty, Jack Ader, Marianne Kanter, Ed Morehouse, Marc Alexander, Donny Burks, Robert Dahdah, Morgan Freeman, Hilda Haynes, E.M. Margolese, Donnie Melvin, Donnell O'Brien, Reni Santoni, Bill Steele.

Born on this day – Brandon Lee:

Brandon Lee

Actor

Martial artist

February 1, 1965 – March 31, 1993

On this day in movie history - Do Not Disturb (1965):

Do Not Disturb,

directed by Ralph Levy and George Marshall,

written by Richard L. Breen and Milt Rosen,

based on the play Some Other Love by William Fairchild,

was released in the United States on December 22, 1965.
Music by Lionel Newman and Alexander Courage.

Cast:
Doris Day, Rod Taylor, Hermione Baddeley, Sergio Fantoni, Reginald Gardiner, Maura McGiveney, Aram Katcher, Leon Askin, Lisa Perav, Michael Romanoff, Albert Carrier, Barbara Morrison, Dick Winslow, Raquel Welch, Britt Ekland.

On this day in movie history - For a Few Dollars More (1965):

For a Few Dollars More,

directed by Sergio Leone,

written by Luciano Vincenzoni, Sergio Leone and Sergio Donati,

based on a story by Sergio Leone and Fulvio Morsella,

was released in Italy on December 18, 1965.
Music by Ennio Morricone.

Cast:
Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, Gian Maria Volonté, Mario Brega, Mara Krupp, Luigi Pistilli, Aldo Sambrell, Klaus Kinski, Benito Stefanelli, Panos Papadopoulos, Robert Camardiel, Josef Egger, Antoñito Ruiz, Tomas Blanco, Lorenzo Robledo, Dante Maggio, Werner Abrolat, Frank Braña, José Canalejas, Rosemary Dexter, Fernando Di Leo, Jesús Guzmán, Peter Lee Lawrence, Sergio Leone, Antonio Molino Rojo, Ricardo Palacios, Carlo Simi.

Born on this day – Béatrice Macola:

Béatrice Macola

Actress

December 2, 1965 – December 13, 2001

Born on this day – Ralph Eggleston:

Ralph Eggleston

Animator

Art director

Storyboard artist

Production designer

October 18, 1965 – August 28, 2022

Born on this day – Chris Penn:

Chris Penn

Actor

October 10, 1965 – January 24, 2006