On this day in music history - Blink the Brightest, by Tracy Bonham (2005):

Blink the Brightest

Album by Tracy Bonham,

released June 21, 2005.

Track list:

Something Beautiful; I Was Born Without You; And the World Has the Nerve to Keep Turning; Eyes; Take Your Love out on Me; Whether You Fall; Dumbo Sun; All Thumbs; Naked; Shine; Wilting Flower; Did I Sleep Through It All?

On this day in movie history - Minority Report (2002):

Minority Report

directed by Steven Spielberg,

written by Scott Frank and Jon Cohen,

based on the novella The Minority Report by Philip K. Dick,

was released in the United States on June 21, 2002.
Music by John Williams.

Cast:

Tom Cruise, Max von Sydow, Steve Harris, Neal McDonough, Patrick Kilpatrick, Jessica Capshaw, Richard Coca, Keith Campbell, Kirk B.R. Woller, Klea Scott, Frank Grillo, Anna Maria Horsford, Sarah Simmons, Eugene Osment, James Henderson, Vene L. Arcoraci, Erica Ford, Keith Flippen, Nathan Taylor, Radmar Agana Jao, Karina Logue, Elizabeth Anne Smith, Victoria Kelleher, Jim Rash, Colin Farrell, Stephen Ramsey, Tom Choi, Tom Whitenight, William Morts, Samantha Morton, Daniel London, Michael Dickman, Matthew Dickman, Lois Smith, Tim Blake Nelson, George D. Wallace, Ann Ryerson, Kathryn Morris, Tyler Patrick Jones, Dominic Scott Kay, Arye Gross, Ashley Crow, Mike Binder, Joel Gretsch, Jessica Harper, Bertell Lawrence, Jason Antoon, William Mesnik, Scott Frank, Severin Wunderman, Max Trumpower, Allie Raye, Rocael Leiva, Nicholas Edwin Barb, Catfish Bates, Peter Stormare, Caroline Lagerfelt, Danny Parker-Lopes, Vanessa Cedotal, Katy Boyer, Adrianna Kamosa, Kari Gordon, Elizabeth Kamosa, Raquel Gordon, Laurel Kamosa, Fiona Hale, Pamela Roberts, Clement Blake, Jerry Perchesky, Victor Raider-Wexler, Nancy Linehan Charles, Nadia Axakowsky, Dude Walker, Tony Hill, Drakeel Burns, William Mapother, Morgan Hasson, Andrew Sandler, Bonnie Morgan, Kathi Copeland, Ana Maria Quintana, Lucille M. Oliver, Gene Wheeler, Tonya Ivey, David Stifel, Kurt Sinclair, Rebecca Ritz, Beverly Morgan, John Bennett, Maureen Dunn, Ron Ulstad, Blake Bashoff, David Doty, Gina Gallego, David Hornsby, Anne Judson-Yager, Meredith Monroe, Benita Krista Nall, Shannon O’Hurley, Jorge-Luis Pallo, Elizabeth Payne, Ethan Sherman, Jarah Mariano, Miles Dinsmoor, Vanessa Asbert.

On this day in music history - Heart, by Heart (1985):

Heart

Album by Heart,

released June 21, 1985.

Track list:

If Looks Could Kill; What About Love; Never; These Dreams; The Wolf; All Eyes; Nobody Home; Nothin’ At All; What He Don’t Know; Shell Shock.

On this day in movie history - Document of the Dead (1980):

Document of the Dead

directed and written by Roy Frumkes,

was released in Germany on June 21, 1981.
Documentary on the making of Dawn of the Dead (1978),

directed by George A. Romero.
Narrated by Susan Tyrrell and Nicole Potter.
Music by Rick Ulfik.

Cast:

Susan Tyrrell, Nicole Potter, George A. Romero, Richard P. Rubinstein, Michael Gornick, Carl Augenstein, Tom Savini, Ken Foree, Scott H. Reiniger, David Emge, John Amplas, Roy Frumkes, Christine Forrest, Gahan Wilson, Steve Bissette, Joe Kane, Gregory Lamberson, Ben Barenholtz, Dave Bartholomew, Pasquale Buba, Butchie   Butchie, Diane Donati, Jimmy 'Killer' Evans, George Haeck, Dave Hawkins, 'Sidecar' John Helbig, Jeanie Jefferies, Tom Kapusta, Katherine Kolbert, Leonard Lies, Doug Mertz, Sukey Raphael, Rudy Ricci, John Rice, Cindy Roman, Lenny Roman, Gaylen Ross, Donna Siegel, Nick Tallo, Danny Vail, Larry Vaira, Sara Venable, Susan Vermazen.

On this day in movie history - Beware! The Blob (1972):

Beware! The Blob

aka Beware the Blob, Son of Blob, The Blob II and The Blob Returns,

directed by Larry Hagman,

written by Jack Woods and Anthony Harris,

based on the story A Chip Off the Old Blob by Richard Clair and Jack H. Harris,

was released in the United States on June 21, 1972.

Music by Mort Garson.

Cast:

Robert Walker Jr, Gwynne Gilford, Richard Stahl, Richard Webb, Shelley Berman, Godfrey Cambridge, Larry Hagman, Carol Lynley, Marlene Clark, Gerrit Graham, J.J. Johnston, Danny Goldman, Rockne Tarkington, Dick Van Patten, Tiger Joe Marsh, Tim Baar, Fred Smoot, Randy Stonehill, Del Close, Cindy Williams, Preston Hagman, John Houser, Larry Norman, Robert N. Goodman, Patrick McAllister, Bill Coontz, Byron Keith, Margie Adleman, William Foster, Judy Graubart, Sid Haig, Jack H. Harris, Burgess Meredith, Conrad Rothmann.

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.

Born on this day – Tony Scott:

Tony Scott

Director

Producer

Actor

Writer

June 21, 1944 – August 19, 2012

Born on this day – Joe Flaherty:

Joe Flaherty

Actor

Writer

Comedian

June 21, 1941 – April 1, 2024

Credits:

1941 (1979); A Dairy Tale (2004); A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2002); A Pig's Tale (1994); American Dad! (2009); An Afternoon with SCTV; Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004); Back to the Beanstalk (1990); Back to the Future Part II (1989); Baloney (1988–1989); Belushi (2020); Biography (1995); Blue Monkey (1987); By Design (1981); Call Me Fitz (2012); Canada After Dark (1979); Cartoon Planet (1997); Caution: May Contain Nuts (2008–2010); CBC Winnipeg Comedy Festival (2008); CBS Summer Playhouse (1988); Chilly Beach (2005); Clone High (2002–2003); Club Paradise (1986); Contempt of Court (1998); Count Floyd (1982); Crazy for Christmas (2005); Dave Thomas: The Incredible Time Travels of Henry Osgood (1986); Detroit Rock City (1999); Dinosaurs (1993–1994); Distinguished Artists (2005); Double Negative (1980); Dream On (1996); Ellen (1996); eTalk Daily (2007); Even Stevens (2001); Family Guy (2008–2011); Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare (1995); Follow That Bird (1985); Frasier (2002); Freaks and Geeks (1999–2000); Freddy Got Fingered (2001); Friends of Gilda (1993); From Cleveland (1980); George Burns Comedy Week (1985); Go Fish (2001); Going Berserk (1983); Gold Turkey (1975); Happy Gilmore (1996); Hardball (1994); Heavy Metal (1981); Home on the Range (2004); I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood (1989); I, Martin Short, Goes Home (2012); Imagining Heavy Metal (1999); Innerspace (1987); Johnny Dangerously (1984); Kid Safe: The Video (1988); King of Kensington (1978); Late Night with David Letterman (1982–1991); Little Dracula (1991); Looking for Miracles (1989); Making Real Funny Home Videos (1990); Maniac Mansion (1990–1993); Married... with Children (1989); Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas (1985); Maybe It's Me (2002); Mentors (2000); Monsters (1990); Monstervision (1999); Morton & Hayes (1991); My Talk Show (1990); National Security (2003); Nightlife (2014); Nothing Personal (1980); Nurses (1994); One Crazy Summer (1986); Partners in Life (1990); Phenom (1994); Phil the Alien (2004); Playboy After Dark (1969); Police Academy: The Series (1997–1998); Primetime Glick (2001); Puppets Who Kill (2004); Really Weird Tales / All's Well that Ends Strange / Cursed with Charisma / I'll Die Loving (1986); Rebel Highway (1994); Rio Loco (2004); Royal Canadian Air Farce (2002); Rush: Grace Under Pressure Tour 1984 (1985); Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated (2012); SCTV (1976–1981); SCTV Channel (1983–1984); SCTV Network (1981–1983); Second City: First Family of Comedy (2006); Second City's Next Comedy Legend (2007); Slackers (2002); Snowboard Academy (1997); Speed Zone (1989); Stripes (1981); Stuart Saves His Family (1995); Summerhood (2008); Teamo Supremo (2002); That '70s Show (2001); The Best of SCTV (1988); The Business (2007); The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley (1988); The Daily Blade (2000); The David Steinberg Show (1976–1977); The Dead Beat (2008); The Don's Analyst (1997); The Fringe: Acting Up (2006); The Hitchhiker (1986); The Industry (2001); The King of Queens (2001–2003); The Legend of Tarzan (2001–2003); The Life & Times of Tim (2011–2012); The Louie Show (1996); The Martin Short Show (2000); The Santa Claus Brothers (2001); The Second City 25th Anniversary Special (1985); The Second City Toronto 15th Anniversary (1988); The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show (1995); The Smoke Detectives (1990); The Sunshine Hour (1976); The Super Popular Show (2004); The True Meaning of Christmas Specials (2002); The Wonderful World of Disney (1999); The Wrong Guy (1997); This Is My Friend (2007); Tilt (2005); Too Young to Die (2012); Traders (1999); Tunnel Vision (1976); Uncle Joe's Cartoon Playhouse (2006); Used Cars (1980); Wedding Band (1989); Whatever Happened To? (2007); Who Is the Real Martin Short? (2017); Who's Harry Crumb? (1989).

Born on this day – Ron Ely:

Ron Ely

Actor

Writer

Director

June 21, 1938 – September 29, 2024

Credits:

Books:

Night Shadows (1994); East Beach (1995).

Movies and television:

60th Annual Miss America Pageant (1980); Alleluja & Sartana Are Sons... Sons of God (1972); Biography (1996); Blacke's Magic (1986); Celebrity Tennis (1974); Cry of the Black Wolves (1972); Die Rudi Carrell Show (1971); Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze (1975); Dream Girl of '67 (1967); Entertainment Tonight (1990); Expecting Amish (2014); Face the Music (1980–1981); Fantasy Island (1979–1984); Father Knows Best (1959); Hawkeye (1994); Hotel (1983); How to Marry a Millionaire (1959); In Search of Tarzan with Jonathan Ross (1998); Ironside (1971); John Wayne: On Board with the Duke (1997); L.A. Law (1993); Marcus Welby, M.D. (1974); Marker (1995); Matt Houston (1983); Maury (1993); MitGift (1976); Once Before I Die (1966); Playhouse 90 (1959); Renegade (1993–1996); Sea Hunt (1987–1988); Sheena (2001); Slavers (1977); South Pacific (1958); Stars in der Manege (1972); Steve Canyon (1959); Superboy (1991); Tarzan (1966–1968); Tarzán (1992); Tarzan and the Four O'Clock Army (1968); Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones (1971); Tarzan at the Movies, Part 2: The Many Faces of Tarzan (1996); Tarzan, aux sources du mythe (2017); Tarzan's Deadly Silence (1970); Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion (1967); The Aquanauts (1961); The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1969); The Cross-Wits (1976); The Fiend Who Walked the West (1958); The Hat Squad (1992); The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) (1967); The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1960); The Love Boat (1980–1983); The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959); The Merv Griffin Show (1968–1975); The Millionaire (1959); The Night of the Grizzly (1966); The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker (1959); The Seal (1981); The Steve Allen Show (1968); Thriller (1962); Underground Entertainment: The Movie (2011); Vicki! (1992); Whatever Happened To? (2010); Wonder Woman (1978).

Born on this day – Jane Russell:

Jane Russell

Actress

Singer

June 21, 1921 – February 28, 2011

Credits:

100 Greatest Sexy Moments (2003); 100 Years of Hope and Humor (2003); 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2012); ABC Late Night (1975); ABC Stage 67 (1966); All-Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan (1985); America Alive! (1978); American Cinema (1995); American Grindhouse (2010); American Masters (2006); Arena (1989); Becoming Marilyn (2022); Biography (1993–2002); Bob Hope & Friends: Making New Memories (1991); Bob Hope at 100 (2003); Bob Hope: The First 90 Years (1993); Bob Hope's Road to Hollywood (1983); Breakfast (2011); Burlesque (2010); Car Commercials of the 50's & 60's (2018); Cauliflower Cupids (1970); Celebrity Talent Scouts (1960); Cinema 3 (2011); Cleavage (2002); Colgate Theatre (1958); Compression (2016); Darker Than Amber (1970); Death Valley Days (1960); Dee Time (1968); Della (1969); Der Duft von Las Vegas (1965); Días de cine (2011); Dieter & Andreas (1989); Dinah! (1977); Don Adams' Screen Test (1975); Double Dynamite (1951); Dream Girl: The Making of Marilyn Monroe (2022); ntertainment This Week Salutes Paramount's 75th Anniversary (1987); Fascination: An Unauthorized Tribute to Marilyn Monroe (2011); Fate Is the Hunter (1964); Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012); Foxfire (1955); Fred Astaire Salutes the Fox Musicals (1974); Gala Paramount Pictures Celebrates 90th Anniversary with 90 Stars for 90 Years (2002); Gentlemen Marry Brunettes (1955); Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953); George Jessel Show (1959); Golden Globe Awards (1992); Golden Globes 50th Anniversary Celebration (1994); Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs (2000); Gottschalk Late Night (1994); Handicap (1968); Haunted Theaters of Hollywood (2016); Here's Hollywood (1961–1962); His Kind of Woman (1951); History vs. Hollywood (2004); Hollywood and the Stars (1963); Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths (1990); Hollywood Legenden (2004); Hollywood My Home Town (1965); Hollywood on Fire (2009); Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983); Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing (2009); Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical (2009); Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History (2008); Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical Treasure (2008); Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story (1987); Hollywood Uncensored (1987); Hollywood's Diamond Jubilee (1978); Hot Blood (1956); Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies (2000); Hunter (1986); Inside the Dream Factory (1995); Intimate Portrait (1996); I've Got a Secret (1961); Jane Russell - Der Star aus dem Heu (2006); Jerry Lewis - König der Komödianten (2006); Johnny Reno (1966); L.A. Confidential (1997); Larry King Live (2002); Le doc Stupéfiant (2022); Legends of World Cinema (2004); Loose Women (2008); Love, Marilyn (2012); Macao (1952); Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz (2004); Margret Dünser, auf der Suche nach den Besonderen (1981); Marilyn (1963); Marilyn Monroe - Ich möchte geliebt werden (2010); Marilyn Monroe: Auction of a Lifetime (2017); Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend (1986); Marilyn's Man (2004); Meet the Stars #8: Stars Past and Present (1941); Montana Belle (1952); Mysteries of the Abandoned: Hidden America (2023); Night of 100 Stars (1982); Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (1956); Person to Person (1956); Philbin's People (1970); Pierrot the Fool / Cannes Film Festival (1987); Private Screenings (1996); Quelli che... il calcio (2008); Reflections on the Silver Screen (1991); Reframed: Marilyn Monroe (2022); Rendez-vous avec Maurice Chevalier n°1 (1957); Road to Bali (1952); Robert Mitchum, le mauvais garçon d'Hollywood (2018); Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star (1991); Ron Russell's Set the Record Straight (2009); Run for the Sun (1956); Scene by Scene (1999); Screen Snapshots Series 15, No. 12 / Hollywood Cowboy Stars (1955); Screen Snapshots Series 15, No. 12 / Hollywood Goes to Bat (1950); Screen Snapshots Series 15, No. 12 / Hollywood Rodeo (1949); Screen Snapshots Series 15, No. 12 / Playtime in Hollywood (1956); Screen Snapshots: WAIF International Ball (1957); Screen Tests of the Stars (2002); Shooting the Hollywood Stars (2011); Showbiz Goes to War (1982); Shower of Stars (1956); Singles (1992); Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies (2020); Social Security in Action (1958–1968); Son of Paleface (1952); Stage Show (1955); Stump the Stars (1952–1962); Talking Pictures (1988 / 2016); TCM Remembers (2011); The 100 Greatest Musicals (2003); The 10th Annual Movieguide Awards (2002); The 13th Annual Movieguide Awards (2005); The 28th Annual Academy Awards (1956); The 3th Annual American Cinema Awards (1986); The 44th Annual Academy Awards (1972); The 4th Annual American Cinema Awards (1987); The 55th Annual Academy Awards (1983); The 5th Annual National WAIF Humanitarian Awards (1989); The 78th Annual Academy Awards (2006); The 7th Annual Golden Boot Awards (1989); The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008); The 81st Annual Academy Awards (2009); The 84th Annual Academy Awards (2012); The 8th Annual American Cinema Awards (1991); The 9th Annual American Cinema Awards (1992); The All-Star Christmas Show (1958); The Annual National Sports Awards (1961); The Arthur Murray Party (1954–1960); The Arthur Murray Special for Bob Hope (1960); The Bob Hope Show (1955–1966); The Born Losers (1967); The Casting Couch (1995); The Chevy Show (1955); The Colgate Comedy Hour (1954); The Cowboy (2016); The David Frost Show (1971); The Discovery of Marilyn Monroe (1991); The DuPont Show of the Week (1961); The Ed Sullivan Show (1955–1963); The French Line (1953); The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown (1957); The Game of Their Lives: Pro Football's Wonder Years (2001); The Geraldo Rivera Show (1990); The Hollywood Fashion Machine (1995); The Jackass Trail (1980); The Jackie Gleason Show (1969); The Joey Bishop Show (1967); The Juke Box Jury (1959); The King and Four Queens (1956); The Las Vegas Story (1952); The Legend of Marilyn Monroe (1965); The Linkletter Show (1955); The Merv Griffin Show (1969–1973); The Mike Douglas Show (1966–1972); The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes (2022); The Nat King Cole Show (1957); The National Sports Awards (1961); The Orange British Academy Film Awards (2012); The Outlaw (1943); The Paleface (1948); The Passions of Howard Hughes (2004); The Red Skelton Hour (1959–1963); The Revolt of Mamie Stover (1956); The Road to Eltham (1978); The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (1957–1958); The Tall Men (1955); The Tonight Show (1962); The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar (1962); The True Adventures of Raoul Walsh (2014); The Virginia Graham Show (1971); The Woody Woodbury Show (1967); The Yellow Rose (1984); This Is David Gest (2007); This Is Your Life (1954–1995); This Morning (2006); Today (1984); Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years (1997); Underwater! (1955); V.I.P.-Schaukel (1972); Val Parnell's Spectacular (1960); Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium (1959); Vegas: The City the Mob Made (2009); Vicki! (1993); Waco (1966); Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1959); What's My Line? (1957–1962); Wogan (1986); Worst in Show (2011); Young Widow (1946).

Born on this day – Marisa Vernati:

Marisa Vernati

Actress

June 21, 1920 – February 1, 1988

Credits:

Peppino and the Old Lady (1954); Daddy Pacific (1954); Miss Italy (1950); Crime Chronicle (1947); The Crystal Athlete (1946); Abbasso la miseria! / Down with misery! (1945); Vietato ai minorenni / Forbidden to minors (1944); Dream of Love (1943); In due si soffre meglio / Two suffer better (1943); Colpi di timone / Rudder Strokes (1942); Il ponte sull'infinito / The Bridge to Infinity (1942); Perdition (1942); Le signorine della villa accanto / The young ladies of the villa next door (1942); Eternal Melodies (1940); Crispino and the comare (1938); Leave (1938); I Want to Live with Letizia (1938); It Was I (1937).

Recommended reading - Night Shadows & East Beach, by Ron Ely:

Night Shadows

By Ron Ely.

Published by Simon & Schuster.

First published 1994.

ISBN-10: 1451613687

ISBN-13: 9781451613681

Description:

Retreating to Santa Barbara to recover from his tragic past, Jake Sands walks away from the murdered body he accidentally finds, until he meets the victim's beautiful widow.

East Beach

By Ron Ely.

Published by Simon & Schuster.

First published 1995.

ISBN-10: 1451613679

ISBN-13: 9781451613674

Description:

In the sequel to Night Shadows, Jake Sands, the fortysomething retiree from the high-action life, reluctantly takes on the ruthless king of the beach after his favorite waitress is found murdered.

Groucho Marx, on television and books:

I find television very educating.

Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.

- Groucho Marx.

June 21 – World Music Day:

Music is the mediator between the spiritual and the sensual life.

- Ludwig van Beethoven.

Music was my refuge.
I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.

- Maya Angelou.

Life would be flat without music.
It is the background to all I do.
It speaks to the heart in its own special way like nothing else.

- Ludwig van Beethoven.

Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without.

- Confucius.

Music is the medicine of the mind.

- John Logan.

If music be the food of love, play on.

- William Shakespeare.

I think it's almost a law of nature that there are only certain things that hit an emotive space,

and that's what was always special for me about music: it made me feel something.

- Kate Bush.

Music can change the world.

- Ludwig van Beethoven.