On this day in television history - Justified (2011):

Justified

Season 2. Episode 4.

Episode entitled: For Blood or Money.

Released March 2, 2011.

Directed by John Dahl.

Written by Graham Yost, Wendy Calhoun, Benjamin Cavell and VJ Boyd.

Based on the short story Fire in the Hole by Elmore Leonard.

Music by Steve Porcaro.

Cast:

Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Joelle Carter, Jacob Pitts, Erica Tazel, Natalie Zea, Walton Goggins, Margo Martindale, Jeremy Davies, Chadwick Boseman, Kaitlyn Dever, Jakobe’ Dempsey, Steven Flynn, Brad William Henke, Juanita Jennings, Joel McCrary, Michael Mosley, William Ragsdale, Joseph Lyle Taylor, Larenz Tate, Mitch Baker, Jennifer Birmingham Lee, Mark Patrick Gleason, Lindsay Halladay, Nathan Sutton, Carlos Pratts, Emily Happe, Chadney Brewer.

On this day in movie history - This Is Spinal Tap (1984 movie & book):

This Is Spinal Tap

aka This Is Spınal Tap: A Rockumentary by Martin Di Bergi,

directed by Rob Reiner,

written by Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer and Rob Reiner,

was released in the United States on March 2, 1984.
Music by Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer and Rob Reiner.

Cast:

Rob Reiner, Kimberly Stringer, Chazz Dominguez, Shari Hall, R.J. Parnell, David Kaff, Tony Hendra, Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer, Bruno Kirby, Jean Cromie, Patrick Maher, Ed Begley Jr., Danny Kortchmar, Fran Drescher, Patrick Macnee, Memo Vera, Julie Payne, Dana Carvey, Sandy Helberg, Robin Menken, Zane Buzby, Billy Crystal, Jennifer Child, J.J. Barry, George McDaniel, Paul Benedict, Anne Churchill, Howard Hesseman, Paul Shortino, Cherie Darr, Lara Cody, Andrew J. Lederer, Russ Kunkel, Diana Duncan, Gina Marie Pitrello, June Chadwick, Victory Tischler-Blue, Joyce Hyser, Gloria Gifford, Paul Shaffer, Archie Hahn, Charles Levin, Wonderful Smith, Anjelica Huston, Chris Romano, Daniel Rodgers, Fred Willard, Fred Asparagus, Rodney Kemerer, Robert Bauer, Raechel Donahue, Lindsay Doran, Sean Frye, Helen Kelly, Paul Korda, Blackie Lawless, Artie Ripp, Claudia Sloan, Spinal Tap, Brinke Stevens, Sam Whipple.

Recommended reading:

A Fine Line Between Stupid and Clever: The Story of Spinal Tap

By Rob Reiner, Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer.

Published by Gallery Books.

Published 2025.

ISBN-10: 1668079143

ISBN-13: 9781668079140

Description:

Since its original release in 1984, This Is Spinal Tap has evolved from a beloved cult film into a cinematic landmark: an all-time comedy classic that pioneered an entire genre, the mockumentary. Now, director Rob Reiner and his cowriters and costars, Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer, tell the complete story of the movie and its fictitious band – how they met, how Spinal Tap came to be, and how their low-budget indie film took on a life of its own. Years after the movie first came out, the Library of Congress selected This Is Spinal Tap for inclusion in the National Film Registry and Tap went on to play The Royal Albert Hall, Wembley Stadium, and to over 100,000 fans at the Glastonbury Festival in England.

On this day in music history - Jennifer Rush, by Jennifer Rush (1984):

Jennifer Rush

Album by Jennifer Rush,

released March 2, 1984.

Track list:

Madonna's Eyes; 25 Lovers; Come Give Me Your Hand; Nobody Move; Never Gonna Turn Back Again; Ring of Ice (DAS ORIGINAL); Into My Dreams; I See a Shadow (Not a Fantasy); Surrender; The Power of Love.

Born on this day – Ángel Salazar:

Ángel Salazar

Actor

Writer

Director

Comedian

March 2, 1956 – August 11, 2024

Credits:

A Felon in New York (2017); A Stranger Is Watching (1982); Anarchy Radio (2024); Ante' (2012); Big Pun: I'm Not a Player (1997); Boulevard Nights (1979); Carlito's Way (1993); Comedian (2002); Counterpunch (2013); Crumble (2010); Da Pinche Code (2012); Duke of New York in New Ghost City (2021); Engaging (2009); For NYC (2020); Good Dads (2014); Harlem Blues (2003); Heart of the City (1986); Hollywood Entertainment News TV Show (2023); Hot to Trot (1988); In Living Color (1991); Japanese Borscht (2019); Jersey Mafia Chronicles (2017); Jim and James Morning Podcast (2021); Laugh Killer Laugh (2015); Made in Brooklyn (2007); Maniac Cop 2 (1990); Mob Tales with Nick Christophers (2022); Night Rapper (2021); On Our Own (2020–2021); Punchline (1988); Rose Woes and Joe's (2005); SacTown Underground (2017); Saved by the Pole (2012); Scarface (1983); Scarface: The World Is Yours (2006); Screen Machines (2014); Seven Diamonds (2013); Showtime at the Apollo (1992); Sylvester (1985); Take It Back (2016); Tatalia (2017); Terror in the Aisles (1984); The Black Caesar (2022); The Familia: The Rise of Don Pedro (2014); The Gilbert Diaries: The Movie (2023); The Last Gamble (2011); The Latin Legends of Comedy (2006); The New $treetz Seriez (2020); The Scarface Phenomenon (2011); The Streetz (2017); The Streetz 2 (2020); The Wild Life (1984); Trust Me (2009); Vamp Bikers Dos (2015); Vamp Bikers Tres (2016); Vote for Me (2003); Vote for Me! (2002); Walk Proud (1979); Where the Buffalo Roam (1980).

Born on this day – George Armitage:

George Armitage

Director

Writer

Producer

March 2, 1942 – February 15, 2025

Credits:

Caged Heat (1974); Carrott Butts (196?); Coming Together (1970); Darktown Strutters (1975); Fighting Mad (1976); Gas-s-s-s / Gas! -Or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It. (1970); Grosse Pointe Blank (1997); Hit Man (1972); Hot Rod (1979); Joy Division (2010); Miami Blues (1990); Monty Nash (1971); Mutiny! (2021); Night Call Nurses (1972); Peyton Place (1967); Pochantonas Revenge (1975); Private Duty Nurses (1971); Tantruma (1975); The Big Bounce (2004); The Burning Bride (2025); The Last of the Finest (1990); The Late Shift (1996); Trophy (197?); Vigilante Force (1976); Von Richthofen and Brown (1971).

Born on this day – Richard Compton:

Richard Compton

Writer

Director

Producer

March 2, 1938 – August 11, 2007

Credits:

Angels Die Hard (1970); Assault in Paradise (1977); Babylon 5 (1993–1994); Baywatch: Panic at Malibu Pier (1989); Bury Me an Angel (1971); Call to Glory (1984); CBS Summer Playhouse (1987); Charmed (1998–1999); Deadman's Curve (1978); Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge (1988); Diagnosis Murder (1994); Diamond Stud (1970); Dr. Sex (1964); Get Christie Love! (1974); Get Real (1999–2000); Hardcastle and McCormick (1983); Hawkeye (1994); Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1998); Hill Street Blues (1984); Home for the Holidays (2005); Home Improvement (1996); Hotel (1985); House of Zodiac (1969); Houston Knights (1987); JAG (2002–2005); Kay O'Brien (1986); Kojak: Fatal Flaw (1989); Kojak: It's Always Something (1990); L.A. Law (1990–1992); Like Mother Like Daughter (1969); M.A.N.T.I.S. (1994); MacGruder and Loud (1985); Macon County Line (1974); Macon County Line: 25 Years Down the Road (2000); Miami Vice (1987–1989); Otherworld (1985); Over My Dead Body (1990); Peacemakers (2003); Pensacola: Wings of Gold (1997); Players (1998); Pointman (1995); Profiler (1999–2000); Ravagers (1979); Return to Macon County (1975); Run, Angel, Run! (1969); Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1984); Sliders (1996–1999); Soldier of Fortune, Inc. (1998); Star Trek (1967–1968); Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987); Street Hawk (1985); Super Force (1990–1991); T.J. Hooker (1985); The Burning Zone (1996–1997); The California Kid (1974); The Commish (1995); The District (2000); The Division (2001); The Equalizer (1985–1988); The Fabulous Bastard from Chicago (1969); The Felony Squad (1967); The Fugitive (2000); The Gun Runner (1969); The Keys (1992); The Lone Gunmen (2001); The Sentinel (1998); The X-Files (2000–2001); The Young Riders (1991); Under Cover (1991); Welcome Home Soldier Boys (1971); Wild Times (1980).

Born on this day – Katharine Whitehorn:

Katharine Whitehorn

Writer

Radio presenter

March 2, 1928 – January 8, 2021

Credits:

Cooking in a Bedsitter (aka Kitchen in the Corner: A Complete Guide to Bedsitter Cookery) (1961); Observations (1970); Only on Sundays (1966); Roundabout (1962); Selective Memory by Katharine Whitehorn (2007); Sunday Best (1976); View from a Column (1981).

Born on this day – Jennifer Jones:

Jennifer Jones

Actress

March 2, 1919 – December 17, 2009

Credits:

The Towering Inferno (1974); Angel, Angel, Down We Go (1969); The Idol (1966); Tender Is the Night (1962); A Farewell to Arms (1957); The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1957); The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956); Good Morning, Miss Dove (1955); Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955); Beat the Devil (1953); Terminal Station (1953); Ruby Gentry (1952); Carrie (1952); Gone to Earth (1950); Madame Bovary (1949); We Were Strangers (1949); Portrait of Jennie (1948); Duel in the Sun (1946); Cluny Brown (1946); Love Letters (1945); The Fighting Generation (1944); Since You Went Away (1944); The Song of Bernadette (1943); Dick Tracy's G-Men (1939); The Streets of New York (1939); New Frontier (1939).

Born on this day – David Goodis:

David Goodis

Writer

March 2, 1917 – January 7, 1967

Credits:

Retreat from Oblivion (1939); Dark Passage (1946); Behold This Woman (1947); Nightfall / Missing Believed Murdered / The Dark Chase / Convicted (1947); Of Missing Persons (1950); Cassidy's Girl (1951); Of Tender Sin (1952); Street of the Lost (1952); The Burglar (1953); The Moon in the Gutter (1953); Black Friday (1954); The Blonde on the Street Corner (1954); Street of No Return (1954); The Wounded and the Slain (1955); Down There / Shoot the Piano Player (1956); Fire in the Flesh (1957); Night Squad (1961); Somebody's Done For (1967); Pulp Frictions: Hardboiled Stories (1996).

Born on this day – Marjorie Weaver:

Marjorie Weaver

Actress

March 2, 1913 – October 1, 1994

Credits:

Ethel Barrymore Theater (1956); Boston Blackie (1952); We're Not Married! (1952); Big Town (1952); Hollywood Victory Caravan (1945); Fashion Model (1945); Leave It to Blondie (1945); Shadow of Suspicion (1944); Pardon My Rhythm (1944); The Great Alaskan Mystery (1944); You Can't Ration Love (1944); Let's Face It (1943); Just Off Broadway (1942); The Mad Martindales (1942); The Man Who Wouldn't Die (1942); Man at Large (1941); For Beauty's Sake (1941); Murder Among Friends (1941); Michael Shayne: Private Detective (1940); Murder Over New York (1940); Maryland (1940); Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise (1940); Shooting High (1940); The Cisco Kid and the Lady (1939); The Honeymoon's Over (1939); Chicken Wagon Family (1939); Young Mr. Lincoln (1939); Hold That Co-ed (1938); I'll Give a Million (1938); Three Blind Mice (1938); Kentucky Moonshine (1938); Sally, Irene and Mary (1938); Second Honeymoon (1937); Ali Baba Goes to Town (1937); Life Begins in College (1937); Danger - Love at Work (1937); Hot Water (1937); The Californian (1937); Big Business (1937); This Is My Affair (1937); Melody for Two (1937); On the Avenue (1937); Gold Diggers of 1937 (1936); Polo Joe (1936); Here Comes Carter (1936); China Clipper (1936).

Born on this day – Dr. Seuss:

Dr. Seuss

Writer

Illustrator

Animator

Director

March 2, 1904 – September 24, 1991

Credits:

Horton Hatches the Egg (1940); Horton Hears a Who! (1954); The Cat in the Hat (1957); The Cat in the Hat Comes Back (1958); The Cat in the Hat Songbook (1967); The Cat's Quizzer (1976); I Can Read With My Eyes Shut! (1978); And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street (1937); The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins (1938); The Seven Lady Godivas (1939); The King's Stilts (1939); McElligot's Pool (1947); Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose (1948); Bartholomew and the Oobleck (1949); If I Ran the Zoo (1950); Scrambled Eggs Super! (1953); On Beyond Zebra! (1955); If I Ran the Circus (1956); How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1957); Happy Birthday to You! (1959); Green Eggs and Ham (1960); One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish (1960); Ten Apples Up on Top! (1961); Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book (1962); Hop on Pop (1963); Dr. Seuss's ABC (1963); Fox in Socks (1965); I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew (1965); I Wish That I Had Duck Feet (1965); Come over to My House (1966); The Foot Book (1968); The Eye Book (1968); My Book about Me (1969); Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? (1970); The Lorax (1971); I Can Write! (1971); In a People House (1972); Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now! (1972); The Shape of Me and Other Stuff (1973); Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are? (1973); There's a Wocket in my Pocket! (1974); Great Day for Up (1974); The Many Mice of Mr. Brice (1974); Wacky Wednesday (1974); Would You Rather Be a Bullfrog? (1975); Because a Little Bug Went Ka-CHOO! (1975); Oh, the Thinks You Can Think! (1975); Hooper Humperdink...? Not Him! (1976); Please Try to Remember the First of Octember! (1977); Oh Say Can You Say? (1979); Maybe You Should Fly a Jet! (1980); Hunches in Bunches (1982); The Butter Battle Book (1984); The Tooth Book (1984); You're Only Old Once! (1986); I Am Not Going to Get up Today! (1987); Oh, the Places You'll Go! (1990); Daisy-Head Mayzie (1994); My Many Colored Days (1996); Seuss-isms (1997); Hooray for Diffendoofer Day! (1998); Dr. Seuss's Clever Creatures (2008); What Was I Scared Of? (2009); Fox in Socks, Bricks and Blocks (2011); Sneetches on Beaches (2012); Dr. Seuss's Sleep Softly Book (2012); My, Oh My--A Butterfly! (2014); The Grinch's Great Big Flap Book (2014); What Pet Should I Get? (2015); Oh, the Places I'll Go! (2016); My Book About Christmas (2016); Happy Birthday to Me! by Me, Myself (2017); Gerald McBoing Boing (2017); Dr. Seuss's 1 2 3 (2019); Dr. Seuss's I Love Pop! (2019); Dr. Seuss's People, Places, and Things (2019); Dr. Seuss's Oh, What I've Learned: Thanks to My Teachers! (2022); I Can Draw It Myself, By Me, Myself (1970); Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories (1958); The Sneetches and Other Stories (1961); A Hatful of Seuss (1967); I Can Lick 30 Tigers Today! and Other Stories (1969); The Tough Coughs As He Ploughs the Dough (1987); The Bippolo Seed and Other Lost Stories (2011); Dr. Seuss on the Loose (2011); A Who's Who of the Dr. Seuss Crew (2013); Horton and the Kwuggerbug and more Lost Stories (2014).

Recommended reading - Star Trek: The Making of the TV Series (1991):

Star Trek: The Making of the TV Series

By Stephen E. Whitfield and Gene Roddenberry.

Published by Titan Books Ltd.

Published 1991.

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 1852863633

ISBN-13: 978-1852863630

Description:

The behind-the-scenes story of the most popular science fiction show ever made!

Did you know … that Captain Kirk was originally Captain April? That Mr. Spock was nearly dropped as a character? That Dr. McCoy’s medical instruments were salt shakers? Why all buttons were banned? How the ‘beam down’ effect was achieved? What happens at Warp Factor Eight? All this, and much, much more, is revealed in this book that tells the complete behind-the-scenes story of the production of the science fiction series that became a phenomenon – Star Trek!

Catherine Drinker Bowen, on writing:

For your born writer, nothing is so healing as the realization that he has come upon the right word.

- Catherine Drinker Bowen.