On this day in movie history - The Brasher Doubloon (1947):

The Brasher Doubloon

directed by John Brahm,

written by Leonard Praskins and Dorothy Bennett,

based on the novel The High Window by Raymond Chandler,

was released in the United States on February 6, 1947.
Music by David Buttolph.

Cast:

George Montgomery, Nancy Guild, Conrad Janis, Roy Roberts, Fritz Kortner, Florence Bates, Marvin Miller, Reed Hadley.

Born on this day – Renée French:

Renée French

Actress

Production manager

February 6, 1966 – May 19, 2020

Credits:

Coffee and Cigarettes (2003); Nowhere Fast (1995); Malcolm X (1992); Fishing with John (1991).

Born on this day – Gayle Hunnicutt:

Gayle Hunnicutt

Actress

February 6, 1943 – August 31, 2023

Credits:

CI5: The New Professionals (1998); Tales from the Crypt (1989); Screen Two (1985); Dallas (1989–1991); Hard to Be a God (1989); The Saint: The Brazilian Connection (1989); Silence Like Glass (1989); Turnaround (1987); Strong Medicine (1986); Dream West (1986); Lime Street (1985); Dream Lover (1986); Target (1985); A Woman of Substance (1984); Let's Parlez Franglais (1984); The First Olympics: Athens 1896 (1984); The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1984); Two by Forsyth (1984); Savage in the Orient (1983); Tales of the Unexpected (1983); Philip Marlowe, Private Eye (1983); Fantasy Island (1983); The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Fifteen Years Later Affair (1983); Taxi (1983); Matt Houston (1982); Lady Killers (1980); The Million Dollar Face (1981); Flashpoint Africa (1980); The Love Boat (1980); Fantômas (1980); A Man Called Intrepid (1980); The Martian Chronicles (1980); A Man Called Intrepid (1979); Return of the Saint (1978); The Saint and the Brave Goose (1979); Dylan (1978); Once in Paris... (1978); BBC Play of the Month (1965); The Sell-Out (1976); Strange Shadows in an Empty Room (1976); 2nd House (1975); Switch (1975); The Man Without a Face (1975); The Spiral Staircase (1975); Shadowman (1974); Affairs of the Heart (1974); Fall of Eagles (1974); Thriller (1973); Voices (1973); The Legend of Hell House (1973); Scorpio (1973); Away from It All (1973); The Golden Bowl (1972); Running Scared (1972); The Love Machine (1971); ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969); Love, American Style (section entitles Love and the Logical Explanation) (1971); Freelance (1970); Fragment of Fear (1970); Marlowe (1969); Eye of the Cat (1969); The Smugglers (1968); P.J. (1967); Get Smart (1965); Love on a Rooftop (1966); Hey, Landlord (1966); The Beverly Hillbillies (1962); The Wild Angels (1966); Mister Roberts (episode entitled Unwelcome Aboard) (1966).

Born on this day – François Truffaut:

François Truffaut

Director

Writer

Producer

Actor

February 6, 1932 – October 21, 1984

Credits:

A Story of Water (1961); A Gorgeous Girl Like Me (1972); A Fat Head (1962); Anna la bonne (1958); Antoine and Colette (1962); Bed & Board (1970); Belle Époque (1995); Breathless (1960); Breathless (1983); Ce gamin, là (1976); Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977); Confidentially Yours (1983); Day for Night (1973); Fahrenheit 451 (1966); Fool's Mate (1956); Jules and Jim (1962); Le scarabée d'or (1961); Les surmenés (1958); Lire (2019–2022); Los 4 Golpes (1962); Love at Twenty (1962); Love on the Run (1979); A Visit (1955); Mata Hari, agent H21 (1964); Me faire ça à moi (1961); Mississippi Mermaid (1969); Naked Childhood (1968); Over There, 1914-18 (1963); Shoot the Piano Player (1960); Shoot the Piano Player (1960); Small Change (1976); Stolen Kisses (1968); Testament of Orpheus (1960); The 400 Blows (1959); The Army Game (1960); The Bride Wore Black (1968); The Green Room (1978); The Kreutzer Sonata (1956); The Last Metro (1980); The Little Thief (1988); The Magic Skin (2011); The Man Who Loved Women (1977); The Man Who Loved Women (1983); The Mischief Makers (1957); The Soft Skin (1964); The Story of Adele H (1975); The Wild Child (1970); The Woman Next Door (1981); Two English Girls (1971); Willie & Phil (1980).

Born on this day – Rip Torn:

Rip Torn

Actor

February 6, 1931 – July 9, 2019

Credits:

TripTank (2016); Bridge of Names (2012); Men in Black 3 (2012); 3 Weeks to Daytona (2011); The Legend of Awesomest Maximus (2011); God of War III (2010); The Afterlight (2009); American Cowslip (2009); 30 Rock (2007–2009); Happy Tears (2009); The Golden Boys (2008); Lucky Days (2008); August (2008); Three Days to Vegas (2007); Bee Movie (2007); Turn the River (2007); Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2006); Zoom (2006); Marie Antoinette (2006); The Convention (2006); Yours, Mine & Ours (2005); The Sisters (2005); Forty Shades of Blue (2005); Eulogy (2004); Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004); Welcome to Mooseport (2004); The Lyon's Den (2003); Love Object (2003); Maniac Magee (2003); Rolling Kansas (2003); Men in Black II: Blooper Reel (2002); Men in Black II: Alternate Ending (2002); Will & Grace (2002); Soul Food (2002); Men in Black II (2002); Freddy Got Fingered (2001); Men in Black: Extended and Alternate Scenes (2000); Men in Black Alien Attack (2000); Wonder Boys (2000); A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle (2000); Seasons of Love (1999); The Insider (1999); The Wonderful World of Disney (1999); Balloon Farm (1999); Passing Glory (1999); The Larry Sanders Show (1992–1998); Disney's Hades Challenge (1998); Ghost Stories (1997–1998); Senseless (1998); Hercules (1997); The Almost Perfect Bank Robbery (1997); Disney's Animated Storybook: Hercules (1997); Men in Black (1997); Hercules (1997); Trial and Error (1997); The Mouse (1996); Down Periscope (1996); The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat (1995–1996); How to Make an American Quilt (1995); Chicago Hope (1995); Letter to My Killer (1995); Canadian Bacon (1995); She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal (1995); For Better or Worse (1995); The John Larroquette Show (1995); Heart of a Child (1994); North & South: Book 3, Heaven & Hell (1994); Where the Rivers Flow North (1993); RoboCop 3 (1993); Beyond the Law (1993); A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story (1992); T Bone N Weasel (1992); Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster (1992); Death Falls (1991); Death Hits the Jackpot (1991); My Son Johnny (1991); Dolly Dearest (1991); Another Pair of Aces: Three of a Kind (1991); Defending Your Life (1991); By Dawn's Early Light (1990); Kojak: None So Blind (1990); Beautiful Dreamers (1990); Pair of Aces (1990); Sweet Bird of Youth (1989); Silence Like Glass (1989); Cold Feet (1989); Hit List (1989); The Telephone (1988); Blind Curve (1988); April Morning (1988); The King of Love (1987); Laguna Heat (1987); Nadine (1987); Extreme Prejudice (1987); Destination America (1987); J. Edgar Hoover (1987); Manhunt for Claude Dallas (1986); Dream West (1986); Beer (1985); Summer Rental (1985); The Atlanta Child Murders (1985); The Execution (1985); City Heat (1984); Songwriter (1984); Flashpoint (1984); Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1984); Misunderstood (1984); When She Says No (1984); Scarab (1983); Cross Creek (1983); Airplane II: The Sequel (1982); The Blue and the Gray (1982); Jinxed! (1982); The Beastmaster (1982); A Stranger Is Watching (1982); First Family (1980); Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case (1980); Sophia Loren: Her Own Story (1980); One-Trick Pony (1980); A Shining Season (1979); Heartland (1979); The Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979); Blind Ambition (1979); Betrayal (1978); The Eddie Capra Mysteries (1978); Steel Cowboy (1978); Coma (1978); The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover (1977); Most Wanted (1977); Nasty Habits (1977); Birch Interval (1976); The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976); The American Parade (1976); Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan (1975); Crazy Joe (1974); The President's Plane Is Missing (1973); Cotter (1973); Payday (1973); Circle of Fear (1972); Mannix (1972); Slaughter (1972); Hollywood Television Theater: Two by Chekhov (1972); Bonanza (1971); Montserrat (1971); Maidstone (1970); Tropic of Cancer (1970); Coming Apart (1969); Lions Love (... and Lies) (1969); Wild 90 (1968); Sol Madrid (1968); Beach Red (1967); The Long Hunt of April Savage (1966); You're a Big Boy Now (1966); The Cincinnati Kid (1965); Rawhide (1965); The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1965); 12 O'Clock High (1965); Dr. Kildare (1962–1964); Combat! (1964); Ben Casey (1964); The Reporter (1964); The Great Adventure (1964); The Eleventh Hour (1964); Breaking Point (1963); Channing (1963); The Lieutenant (1963); Route 66 (1963); The Untouchables (1961–1963); Critic's Choice (1963); The Dick Powell Theatre (1962); Festival (1962); Hero's Island (1962); Sweet Bird of Youth (1962); Naked City (1962); Frontier Circus (1961); King of Kings (1961); Twenty-Four Hours in a Woman's Life (1961); Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1957–1961); Thriller (1960); Playhouse 90 (1958–1959); Sunday Showcase (1959); Pork Chop Hill (1959); Pursuit (1958); Johnny Belinda (1958); Matinee Theatre (1958); Kraft Theatre (1956–1958); The Restless Gun (1957); The Seven Lively Arts (1957); Time Limit (1957); The Alcoa Hour (1956–1957); A Face in the Crowd (1957); The Kaiser Aluminum Hour (1957); Baby Doll (1956); Omnibus (1956).

Sue Grafton, on writing:

Writing isn't about the destination.

Writing is the journey that transforms the soul and gives meaning to all else.

- Sue Grafton.