Born on this day – Jenni Rivera:

Jenni Rivera

Singer

Songwriter

Actress

Businesswoman

Producer

July 2, 1969 – December 9, 2012

Credits:

Albums:

Adiós... A Selena (1995); Déjate Amar (2001); Homenaje a Las Grandes (2003); Jenni (2008); Joyas Prestadas: Banda (2011); Joyas Prestadas: Pop (2011); La Gran Señora (2009); La Maestra (1993); Mi Vida Loca (2007); Misión Cumplida (2023); Parrandera, Rebelde y Atrevida (2005); Poco A Poco (1994); Por Un Amor (1994); Que Me Entierren Con la Banda (2000); Reyna de Reynas (1999); Se las Voy a Dar a Otro (2001); Si Quieres Verme Llorar (1999); Somos Rivera (1992).

Movies and television:

18th Annual American Society of Young Musicians benefit concert & awards (2010); 2006 Billboard Latin Music Awards (2006); 2009 Alma Awards (2009); A Year in the Life (2020); Addicto de Salsa (2009); Al otro lado (2005); Amazon Music: Edén Muñoz (2022); Artists for Haiti: Somos el mundo 25 por Haiti (2010); Billboard Mexican Music Awards (2011); Chiquis & Raq-C (2010); Chiquis 'n Control (2012); Cotorreando (2007); Décadas (2010); Diosas gruperas (2007); Don Cheto - Ganga Style (2012); Don Francisco presenta (2005); Eva Luna (2010); Filly Brown (2012); I Love Jenni (2011–2013); Jenni Rivera - La Diva De La Banda (2013); Jenni Rivera & Mariachi Los Reyes: Engañémoslo (2020); Jenni Rivera Live Nokia Theater (2020); Jenni Rivera: Aparentemente bien (Versión Banda) (2019); Jenni Rivera: Mariposa de Barrio (2017); Jenni Rivera: Qué Me Vas A Dar (2005); La dinastía de Los Pérez (1994); La Voz... México (2011); P.O.V. (2006); Pa'lante con Cristina (2004–2005); Pedro Infante vive (2007); Premio lo Nuestro a la música Latina 2011 (2011); Rica Famosa Latina (2014); Rock Dinner (2009); Rock n' Gol (2010); Teletón (2010); The 11th Annual Latin Grammy Awards (2010); The 27th Annual Imagen Awards (2012); The 55th Annual Grammy Awards (2013); The 65th Primetime Emmy Awards (2013); VEVO's ASK: REPLY (2010); Who Killed Jenni Rivera? (2022).

On this day in movie history - Love is Colder Than Death (1969):

Love is Colder Than Death

directed and written by Rainer Werner Fassbinder,

premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival in Germany on June 26, 1969.

Music by Holger Münzer and Peer Raben.

Cast:

Ulli Lommel, Hanna Schygulla, Katrin Schaake, Liz Söllner, Gisela Otto, Ursula Strätz, Monika Nüchtern, Hans Hirschmüller, Les Olvides, Peer Raben, Howard Gaines, Peter Moland, Kurt Raab, Peter Berling, Anastassios Karalas, Rudolf Waldemar Brem, Yaak Karsunke, Hannes Gromball, Ingrid Caven, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Irm Hermann, Gottfried Hüngsberg, Franz Maron.

On this day in movie history - The Wild Bunch (1969):

The Wild Bunch

directed by Sam Peckinpah,

written by Walon Green and Sam Peckinpah,

based on a story by Walon Green and Roy N. Sickner,

was released in the United States on June 18, 1969.
Music by Jerry Fielding.

Cast:

William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Robert Ryan, Edmond O'Brien, Warren Oates, Jaime Sánchez, Ben Johnson, Emilio Fernández, Strother Martin, L. Q. Jones, Albert Dekker, Bo Hopkins, Jorge Russek, Alfonso Arau, Dub Taylor, Chano Urueta, Elsa Cárdenas, Fernando Wagner, Paul Harper, Bill Hart, Rayford Barnes, Stephen Ferry, Sonia Amelio, Aurora Clavel, Elizabeth Dupeyrón.

On this day in movie history - True Grit (1969 movie & novel):

True Grit

directed by Henry Hathaway,

written by Marguerite Roberts,

based on the novel by Charles Portis,

was released in the United States on June 11, 1969.
Music by Elmer Bernstein.

Cast:

John Wayne, Glen Campbell, Kim Darby, Jeremy Slate, Robert Duvall, Dennis Hopper, Alfred Ryder, Strother Martin, Jeff Corey, Ron Soble, John Fiedler, James Westerfield, John Doucette, Donald Woods, Edith Atwater, Carlos Rivas, Isabel Boniface, H.W. Gim, John Pickard, Elizabeth Harrower, Ken Renard, Jay Ripley, Kenneth Becker, Leon Alton, Wilford Brimley, Forest Burns, Albert Cavens, Gene Coogan, Myron Healey, James McEachin, Dennis McMullen, Boyd 'Red' Morgan, Robin Morse, Edna O'Dell, John Pedrini, General Sterling Price (Ginger Cat), Stuart Randall, Clark Ross, Connie Sawyer, Jeffrey Sayre, Jay Silverheels, Dean Smith, Max Wagner.

Recommended reading:

True Grit

By Charles Portis.

Filmed as True Grit (1969), directed by Henry Hathaway.

Published by The Overlook Press.

First published 1968.

ISBN-10: 159020459X

ISBN-13: 9781590204597

Description:

“Quite simply, an American masterpiece.” – Boston Globe.

“Charles Portis had a wonderful talent—original, quirky, exciting.” – Larry McMurtry.

Charles Portis has long been acclaimed as one of America’s most enduring and incomparable literary voices, and his novels have left an indelible mark on the American canon. True Grit, his most famous novel, was first published in 1968, and has garnered critical acclaim as well as enthusiastic praise from countless passionate fans for more than 50 years.

True Grit tells the story of Mattie Ross, who is just 14 when the coward Tom Chaney shoots her father in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and robs him of his life, his horse, and $150 in cash. Filled with an unwavering urge to avenge her father’s blood, Mattie finds and, after some tenacious finagling, enlists one-eyed Rooster Cogburn, the meanest available US Marshal, as her partner in pursuit, and they head off into Indian Territory after the killer.

True Grit is essential reading. Not just a classic Western, but an undeniable classic of American literature as eccentric, cool, funny, and unflinching as Mattie Ross herself. For fans of either the John Wayne classic or the Coen brothers’ movie, it’s a chance to relive the story of Mattie and Rooster and experience their story as it was originally told. For fans of taut, funny storytelling, it will be a joy to experience in its original form.

This edition includes an afterword by bestselling author Donna Tartt (The Secret History and The Goldfinch) and a reading group guide.

On this day in movie history - The Italian Job (1969):

The Italian Job

directed by Peter Collinson,

written by Troy Kennedy Martin,

was released in the United Kingdom on June 5, 1969.
Music by Quincy Jones.

Cast:

Michael Caine, Noël Coward, Benny Hill, Raf Vallone, Tony Beckley, Rossano Brazzi, Margaret Blye, Irene Handl, John Le Mesurier, Fred Emney, John Clive, Graham Payn, Michael Standing, Stanley Caine, Barry Cox, Harry Baird, George Innes, John Forgeham, Robert Powell, Derek Ware, Frank Jarvis, David Salamone, Richard Essame, Mario Valgoi, Renato Romano, Franco Norvelli, Robert Rietti, Timothy Bateson, David Kelly, Arnold Diamond, Simon Dee, Alistair Hunter, Lana Gatto, Louis Mansi, Henry McGee, Lelia Goldoni, Valerie Leon.