On this day in music history - Epic Women - The Shero's Journey (2022):

The album Epic Women - The Shero's Journey,

was released on February 1, 2022.

Artists featured on this album:

Aeralie Brighton, Alexa Ray, Axis, Celica Soldream, Emanate Music (Donna Gibbons), Felicia Farerre, Iris Wallner, Jennifer Thomas, Julie Elven, Lydia Davies, Sophy Purnell, The Rogue Pianist (Kimberly StarKey), Zefora Alderman.

On this day in music history - Breathing in the Moment, by Michele McLaughlin (2012):

The album Breathing in the Moment,

by Michele McLaughlin,

was released on February 1, 2012.

February in movie history - Simon (1980):

Simon,

directed and written by Marshall Brickman,

based on a story by Marshall Brickman and Thomas Baum,

was released in the United States in February, 1980.

Exact release date unknown.

Music by Stanley Silverman.

Cast:

Alan Arkin, Madeline Kahn, Austin Pendleton, Judy Graubart, William Finley, Wallace Shawn, Jayant, Max Wright, Fred Gwynne, Adolph Green, Keith Szarabajka, Ann Risley, Pierre Epstein, Roy Cooper, Rex Robbins, David Warrilow, Hetty Galen, Louise Lasser, Dick Cavett.

On this day in movie history - Pocket Money (1972):

Pocket Money,

directed by Stuart Rosenberg,

written by Terrence Malick,

based on the novel Jim Kane by J.P.S. Brown,

was released in the United States on February 1, 1972.
Music by Alex North.

Cast:
Lee Marvin, Paul Newman, Strother Martin, Wayne Rogers, Hector Elizondo, Christine Belford, Kelly Jean Peters, Gregory Sierra, Fred Graham, Matt Clark, Claudio Miranda, Bruce Davis Bayne, Poupée Bocar, Richard Farnsworth, Ken Freehill, Terrence Malick.

February in movie history - The Houston Story (1956):

The Houston Story,

directed by William Castle,

written by James B. Gordon,

based on a story by James B. Gordon,

was released in the United States in February, 1956.
Exact release date unknown.

Cast:
Gene Barry, Barbara Hale, Edward Arnold, Paul Richards, Jeanne Cooper, Frank Jenks, John Zaremba, Chris Alcaide, Jack Littlefield, Paul Levitt, Fred Krone, Pete Kellett.

Born on this day – Brandon Lee:

Brandon Lee

Actor

Martial artist

February 1, 1965 – March 31, 1993

Born on this day – Adam Beckett:

Adam Beckett

Director

Producer

Animator

Special effects artist

Teacher

February 1, 1950 – March 1979

Credits:

The Cell (2000); Piranha (1978); Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977); Kitsch in Synch (1975); Sausage City (1974); Flesh Flows (1974); Evolution of the Red Star (1973); Heavy-Light (1973); Dear Janice (1972).

Born on this day – Terry Jones:

Terry Jones

Comedian

Director

Historian

Actor

Writer

Member of Monty Python

February 1, 1942 – January 21, 2020

Born on this day – Stuart Whitman:

Stuart Whitman

Actor

February 1, 1928 – March 16, 2020

Born on this day – Nancy Gates:

Nancy Gates

Actress

February 1, 1926 – March 24, 2019

Credits:

Mod Squad (1969); Bonanza (1966); Burke's Law (1965); The Loner (1965); Rawhide (1965); Perry Mason (1957–1965); Kentucky Jones (1965); The Virginian (1964); Wagon Train (1958–1964); The Lloyd Bridges Show (1962–1963); Gunsmoke (1962); Bus Stop (1961); Adventures in Paradise (1961); Tales of Wells Fargo (1961); The Detectives (1961); Zane Grey Theatre (1961); Hong Kong (1961); The Best of the Post (1961); Wichita Town (1960); Laramie (1960); Comanche Station (1960); Hawaiian Eye (1960); Bourbon Street Beat (1960); The Lineup (1959); Men Into Space (1959); Bronco (1959); Lock Up (1959); Riverboat (1959); The Gunfight at Dodge City (1959); The Third Man (1959); The Millionaire (1955–1959); Maverick (1958–1959); 77 Sunset Strip (1959); Some Came Running (1958); Trackdown (1958); The Loretta Young Show (1957–1958); The Rawhide Trail (1958); Kraft Theatre (1958); The Adventures of McGraw (1957); Lux Video Theatre (1953–1957); The Brass Legend (1956); Death of a Scoundrel (1956); The Search for Bridey Murphy (1956); Schlitz Playhouse (1954–1956); Magnificent Roughnecks (1956); The Red Skelton Hour (1956); Wetbacks (1956); Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1956); World Without End (1956); Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre (1955–1956); The Star and the Story (1955–1956); Adventures of the Falcon (1954–1956); The Bottom of the Bottle (1956); The Adventures of Ellery Queen (1952–1955); Screen Directors Playhouse (1955); General Electric Theater (1954–1955); Damon Runyon Theater (1955); No Man's Woman (1955); Science Fiction Theatre (1955); Top of the World (1955); Treasury Men in Action (1955); The Whistler (1954–1955); Studio 57 (1954–1955); Soldiers of Fortune (1955); Stranger on Horseback (1955); The Man Behind the Badge (1955); TV Reader's Digest (1955); Masterson of Kansas (1954); Suddenly (1954); Your Play Time (1954); The Lone Wolf (1954); The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (1953–1954); Hell's Half Acre (1954); Your Favorite Story (1954); Four Star Playhouse (1953); Torch Song (1953); Target Hong Kong (1953); The Member of the Wedding (1952); The Atomic City (1952); At Sword's Point (1952); The Greatest Show on Earth (1952); Roll, Thunder, Roll! (1949); Check Your Guns (1948); Cheyenne Takes Over (1947); The Spanish Main (1945); Nevada (1944); The Master Race (1944); Bride by Mistake (1944); A Night of Adventure (1944); Family Feud (1943); Gildersleeve's Bad Day (1943); This Land Is Mine (1943); The Great Gildersleeve (1942); The Magnificent Ambersons (1942); The Tuttles of Tahiti (1942).

Born on this day – Richard Hooker:

Richard Hooker

Writer

Surgeon

February 1, 1924 – November 4, 1997

Credits:

Books:

M*A*S*H Goes To Hollywood (1976); M*A*S*H Goes To Las Vegas (1975); M*A*S*H Goes To London (1975); M*A*S*H Goes to Maine (1971); M*A*S*H Goes To Miami (1976); M*A*S*H Goes To Montreal (1977); M*A*S*H Goes To Morocco (1975); M*A*S*H Goes To Moscow (1977); M*A*S*H Goes To New Orleans (1974); M*A*S*H Goes to Paris (1976); M*A*S*H Goes To San Francisco (1976); M*A*S*H Goes To Texas (1977); M*A*S*H Goes To Vienna (1976); M*A*S*H Mania (1977); MASH (1968).

Movies and television:

Not M*A*S*H XXX (2010); W*A*L*T*E*R (1984); AfterMASH (1983); M*A*S*H (1972–1983); Trapper John, M.D. (1979); M*A*S*H (1970).

Born on this day – Andrea King:

Andrea King

Actress

Writer

February 1, 1919 – April 22, 2003

Born on this day – Helen Chandler:

Helen Chandler

Actress

February 1, 1906 – April 30, 1965

Credits:

Mr. Boggs Steps Out (1938); It's a Bet (1935); Radio Parade of 1935 (1934); Unfinished Symphony (1934); Midnight Alibi (1934); Long Lost Father (1934); The Worst Woman in Paris? (1933); Goodbye Again (1933); Dance Hall Hostess (1933); Alimony Madness (1933); Christopher Strong (1933); Behind Jury Doors (1932); Vanity Street (1932); A House Divided (1931); Fanny Foley Herself (1931); The Last Flight (1931); Salvation Nell (1931); Daybreak (1931); Dracula (1931); Mother's Cry (1930); Outward Bound (1930); Rough Romance (1930); The Sky Hawk (1929); Salute (1929); Mother's Boy (1929); The Joy Girl (1927); The Music Master (1927).

Born on this day – Clark Gable:

Clark Gable

Actor

February 1, 1901 – November 16, 1960

Born on this day – John Ford:

John Ford

Director

Producer

Actor

February 1, 1894 – August 31, 1973

Credits:

Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend (1976); 7 Women (1965); Young Cassidy (1965); Cheyenne Autumn (1964); Donovan's Reef (1963); How the West Was Won (1962); The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962); Two Rode Together (1961); Wagon Train (1957); Sergeant Rutledge (1960); Korea (1959); The Horse Soldiers (1959); The Last Hurrah (1958); Gideon of Scotland Yard (1958); The Growler Story (1957); The Rising of the Moon (1957); The Wings of Eagles (1957); The Searchers (1956); Screen Directors Playhouse (1955); Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre (1955); Mister Roberts (1955); The Long Gray Line (1955); Mogambo (1953); The Sun Shines Bright (1953); What Price Glory (1952); The Quiet Man (1952); This Is Korea! (1951); Rio Grande (1950); Wagon Master (1950); When Willie Comes Marching Home (1950); Pinky (1949); She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949); Fireside Theatre (1949); 3 Godfathers (1948); Fort Apache (1948); The Fugitive (1947); It's Your America (1946); My Darling Clementine (1946); They Were Expendable (1945); Undercover (1944); German Industrial Manpower (1943); We Sail at Midnight (1943); December 7th (1943); At the Front in North Africa with the U.S. Army (1943); Torpedo Squadron (1942); The Battle of Midway (1942); Sex Hygiene (1942); How Green Was My Valley (1941); Tobacco Road (1941); The Long Voyage Home (1940); The Grapes of Wrath (1940); Along the Mohawk (1939); Young Mr. Lincoln (1939); Stagecoach (1939); Submarine Patrol (1938); Four Men and a Prayer (1938); The Hurricane (1937); Wee Willie Winkie (1937); The Plough and the Stars (1936); Mary of Scotland (1936); The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936); Steamboat Round the Bend (1935); The Informer (1935); The Whole Town's Talking (1935); Judge Priest (1934); The World Moves On (1934); The Lost Patrol (1934); Doctor Bull (1933); Pilgrimage (1933); Flesh (1932); Air Mail (1932); Arrowsmith (1931); The Brat (1931); The Seas Beneath (1931); Up the River (1930); Born Reckless (1930); Men Without Women (1930); Salute (1929); The Black Watch (1929); Strong Boy (1929); Riley the Cop (1928); Napoleon's Barber (1928); Hangman's House (1928); Four Sons (1928); Mother Machree (1927); Upstream (1927); The Blue Eagle (1926); 3 Bad Men (1926); The Shamrock Handicap (1926); The Fighting Heart (1925); Thank You (1925); Kentucky Pride (1925); Lightnin' (1925); Hearts of Oak (1924); The Iron Horse (1924); Hoodman Blind (1923); North of Hudson Bay (1923); Cameo Kirby (1923); Three Jumps Ahead (1923); The Face on the Bar-Room Floor (1923); The Village Blacksmith (1922); Silver Wings (1922); Little Miss Smiles (1922); Jackie (1921); Sure Fire (1921); Action (1921); Desperate Trails (1921); The Wallop (1921); The Freeze-Out (1921); The Big Punch (1921); Just Pals (1920); Hitchin' Posts (1920); The Girl in Number 29 (1920); The Prince of Avenue A (1920); Marked Men (1919); A Gun Fightin' Gentleman (1919); Rider of the Law (1919); Ace of the Saddle (1919); The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1919); The Last Outlaw (1919); Riders of Vengeance (1919); The Gun Packer (1919); Gun Law (1919); Bare Fists (1919); Rustlers (1919); By Indian Post (1919); A Fight for Love (1919); The Fighting Brothers (1919); Roped (1919); Three Mounted Men (1918); The Craving (1918); A Woman's Fool (1918); Hell Bent (1918); The Scarlet Drop (1918); Thieves' Gold (1918); Wild Women (1918); The Phantom Riders (1918); Bucking Broadway (1917); A Marked Man (1917); The Secret Man (1917); Straight Shooting (1917); Cheyenne's Pal (1917); The Soul Herder (1917); The Scrapper (1917); The Trail of Hate (1917); The Tornado (1917).

Victor Hugo, on writers:

A writer is a world trapped in a person.

- Victor Hugo.