On this day in television history - Blade Runner: Black Lotus (TV series & books):

Blade Runner: Black Lotus

Season 1. Episode 1.

Episode entitled: City of Angels.

Released November 14, 2021.

Developed by Kenji Kamiyama, Shinji Aramaki.

Directed by Kenji Kamiyama, Shinji Aramaki.

Written by Brandon Auman, Margaret Dunlap, Eugene Son, Alex de Campi.

Based on the novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick.

Opening theme: Feel You Now by Alessia Cara.

Music by Michael Hodges, Gerald Trottman.

Cast: Jessica Henwick, Will Yun Lee, Wes Bentley, Barkhad Abdi, Charles Halford, Elias Toufexis, Jason Spisak, Zehra Fazal, Anna Vocino, Shinshû Fuji, Takayuki Kinba, Takehito Koyasu, Tony Nakajima, Arisa Shida.

Blade Runner: Black Lotus

Season 1. Episode 2.

Episode entitled: All We Are Not.

Released November 14, 2021.

Developed by Kenji Kamiyama, Shinji Aramaki.

Directed by Kenji Kamiyama, Shinji Aramaki.

Written by Brandon Auman, Margaret Dunlap, Eugene Son, Alex de Campi.

Based on the novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick.

Opening theme: Feel You Now by Alessia Cara.

Music by Michael Hodges, Gerald Trottman.

Cast: Jessica Henwick, Will Yun Lee, Brian Cox, Wes Bentley, Barkhad Abdi, Samira Wiley, Gregg Henry, Ray Chase, Sunil Malhotra, Jim Pirri, Laura Post, Jason Spisak, Stephen Root, Shinshû Fuji, Takaya Hashi, Takako Honda, Takayuki Kinba, Takehito Koyasu, Tony Nakajima, Arisa Shida, Masane Tsukayama, Kazuki Yao, Hôchû Ôtsuka.

Recommended reading:

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

By Philip K. Dick.

Filmed as Blade Runner (1982), directed by Ridley Scott.

ASIN: 0586036059

Published by Voyager.

First published 1968.

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 0006482805

ISBN-13: 978-0586036051

Description:

21st Century Bounty Hunter.

Through the mean streets of a grim 21st century megalopolis, bounty hunter Rick Deckard stalked, searching out the renegade replicants who were his prey. But this assignment involved Nexus-6 targets and as a result Deckard quickly found himself involved in a nightmare kaleidoscope of violence and subterfuge – and the threat of death for the hunter rather than the hunted…

“A marvelous and complex book, simply written but leaving all kinds of resonance in the mind.” – Brian W. Aldiss.

The Art of Blade Runner: Black Lotus

By Roland Kelts.

Published by Titan Books.

Published 2022.

ISBN-10: 1789097142

ISBN-13: 978-1789097146

Description:

The Art of Blade Runner: Black Lotus is a study and celebration of the artwork that went into making the first ever Blade Runner animated series. Concept art, sketchwork, pre-viz, animation tests, final frames and more, are paired alongside interviews with the masterminds behind the show to give fans the full story of Black Lotus.

Respected co-directors Shinji Aramaki and Kenji Kamiyama provide an exclusive, in-depth interview that explores their relationship with the Blade Runner universe, and their intimate analyses of and inspiration behind the characters. Alcon producers describe the creative journey, that spans many years prior, behind what they envisioned for the story, how Black Lotus would fit in the wider Blade Runner narrative, and who they wanted the protagonist to be. The writers explain how they conceptualised the characters and the voice actors share their personal journeys and light-hearted anecdotes on how they brought those characters to life. The lighting and animation team also share how they captured Blade Runner’s cyberpunk visual and auditory palette in a new medium for the franchise: anime.

Written by Japanamerica author Roland Kelts, this book is illustrated to the brim with concept art that is beautifully vivid and presented in a gallery format throughout the book; organised chronologically by character, location, and event as they are introduced in the show. Readers will be able to breeze through this companion guide as they watch the show for a deeper, richer, and more personal viewing experience. At the back of the book, you’ll find never-before-seen sketches of the Black Out short films that accompanied Blade Runner 2049.

Blade Runner Black Lotus: Leaving L.A.

By Nancy Collins.

Illustrated by Enid Balam and Marco Lesko.

Published by Titan Comics.

Published 2023.

ISBN-10: 1787737381

ISBN-13: 978-1787737389

Description:

[An] enjoyable spin-off in the Blade Runner universe. Fans who can’t get enough antics of rebel androids will appreciate this unexpectedly colorful trip back into the film’s conceits. – Publishers Weekly.

Black Lotus offers plenty of potential and compelling characters to start this journey as a fun ride. – Set The Tape.

It’s a post apocalyptic thriller at its finest. – Get Your Comic On.

A Cowboy Western feel, and Collins expertly establishes the supporting cast with distinctive voices and clear motivations. – Comical Opinions.

If you liked the anime, and are itching to see where the story goes from there, check out Blade Runner: Black Lotus. – Comics Beat.

Based on the all-new acclaimed Anime series: Black Lotus.

This officially sanctioned graphic novel heralds an all-new saga in the Blade Runner franchise, one whose ramifications will ripple throughout the Blade Runner universe.

Set in the year 2032, Blade Runner: Black Lotus features an all-new cast of characters and introduces Nia Wallace, heir to the Tyrell empire and future creator of the JOI hologram and the Replicant Love, as seen in the smash hit 2017 movie Blade Runner 2049, directed by Denis Villeneuve.

Revealing a world of Blade Runner not previously explored, this all-new graphic novel collects together the four-issue mini-series and features a new type of Replicant, not seen before – the deadly Nexus 9.

On this day in music history - A Celtic Dream, by Michele McLaughlin (2008):

A Celtic Dream

Album by Michele McLaughlin,

released November 14, 2008.

Track list:

Summer Solstice; Slainte; Celtic Dream; Irish Rain; Across the Burren; Finn McCool; Lament; North Sea; Druid’s Prayer; Clurichaun; Glenveagh Castle; Causeway Coastline; For the Lambs; From Where We Came; Carrowkeel.

On this day in television history - Pushing Daisies (2007):

Pushing Daisies

Season 1. Episode 6.

Episode entitled: Bitches.

Released November 14, 2007.

Directed by Allan Kroeker.

Written by Chad Gomez Creasey, Dara Resnik Creasey.

Series created by Bryan Fuller.

Music by Jim Dooley.

Narrated by Jim Dale.

Cast:

Lee Pace, Anna Friel, Chi McBride, Jim Dale, Kristin Chenoweth, Ellen Greene, Swoosie Kurtz, Christine Adams, Mark Harelik, Lydia Look, Jessica Lundy, Joel McHale, Jenny Wade, Ed Brigadier, Field Cate, Samantha Hanratty, Sy Richardson.

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987 & 1992)
Star Trek: Enterprise (2001)

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Season 1. Episode 8.

Episode entitled: The Battle.

Released November 14, 1987.

Directed by Rob Bowman.

Written by Herbert Wright, Larry Forrester.

Created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Ron Jones.

Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Denise Crosby, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Wil Wheaton, Frank Corsentino, Doug Warhit, Robert Towers, Michael Bailous, James G. Becker, Dexter Clay, Jay Crimp, James Davison, Jeffrey Deacon, Susan Duchow, Schae Harrison, Tim McCormack, Lorine Mendell, Susan Raborn.

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Season 6. Episode 9.

Episode entitled: The Quality of Life.

Released November 14, 1992.

Directed by Jonathan Frakes.

Written by Naren Shankar, L.J. Scott, Brannon Braga, René Echevarria.

Created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Dennis McCarthy.

Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Ellen Bry, J. Downing, Majel Barrett, Lena Banks, Joe Baumann, Michael Braveheart, Tracee Cocco, John Copage, Hal Donahue, Keith Gearhart, Grace Harrell, Melanie Hathorn, Christi Haydon, Jana Karson, Ian Ray, Gina Saadi, Dee Giffin Scott, Sissy Sessions, Virginia Simonson, Deni Tyler.

Star Trek: Enterprise

Season 1. Episode 9.

Episode entitled: Civilization.

Released November 14, 2001.

Directed by Michael/Mike Vejar.

Written by Michael/Mike Sussman, Phyllis Strong, Stephen Beck, André Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton, André Bormanis.

Created by Rick Berman, Brannon Braga.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Opening theme song: Faith of the Heart, performed by Russell Watson.

Closing theme: Archer's Theme, by Dennis McCarthy.

Music by Jay Chattaway.

Cast: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating, Anthony Montgomery, Linda Park, Connor Trinneer, Diane DiLascio, Wade Andrew Williams, Charlie Brewer, Carlo Antonazzo, Jane Bordeaux, Solomon Burke Jr., Evan English, Glen Hambly, Linda Harcharic, Jubin K, Patricia Kuhlkin, Lena Milan, Hugh Aodh O'Brien, Mark Watson.

On this day in television history - Space 1999 (1976):

Space 1999

Season 2. Episode 13.

Episode entitled: Catacombs of the Moon.

Released November 14, 1976.

Directed by Robert Lynn.

Written by Anthony Terpiloff.

Series created by Gerry Anderson and Sylvia Anderson.

Music by Derek Wadsworth.

Cast:

Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, Catherine Schell, Tony Anholt, Zienia Merton, James Laurenson, Pamela Stephenson, Jeffery Kissoon, Lloyd McGuire, Brendan Price, Alan Hunter, Nova Llewellyn, Glenda Allen, Melita Clarke, Jenny Cresswell, Harry Fielder, Quentin Pierre, Robert Reeves, Saul Reichlin, Pam Rose, Felicity York.

On this day in television history - M Squad (1958):

M Squad

Season 2. Episode 8.
Episode entitled: The Merits of the Case.
Released November 14, 1958.
Directed by Don Medford.
Written by Jack Jacobs.
Music by Irving Gertz.

Cast:

Lee Marvin, Paul Newlan, Paula Raymond, John Hoyt, Francis De Sales, Hugh Lawrence, Howard Ledig, Charles Victor.

On this day in movie history - The Turning Point (1952):

The Turning Point

directed by William Dieterle,

written by Warren Duff,

based on a story by Horace McCoy,

was released in the United States on November 14, 1952.
Music by Irvin Talbot, Miklós Rózsa and Victor Young.

Cast:

William Holden, Edmond O’Brien, Alexis Smith, Tom Tully, Ed Begley, Danny Dayton, Adele Longmire, Ray Teal, Ted de Corsia, Don Porter, Howard Freeman, Neville Brand, Carolyn Jones.

Born on this day – Atsuko Tanaka:

Atsuko Tanaka

Voice actress

Narrator

November 14, 1962 – August 20, 2024

Among her many roles, she is known as the voice of the character Major Kusanagi Motoko, in the Ghost in the Shell series.

Credits:

3-Nen D-Gumi Glass no Kamen (2016); 7th Dragon 2020-II (2013); A Certain Scientific Railgun (2009–2010); A.I.C.O. Incarnation (2018); ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept. (2017); Advancer Tina (1997); Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple (2004–2005); Agent Aika (1997–1999); Akasaka (2008); Angelique (2004–2005); Anime-Gataris (2017); Another Code: Recollection (2024); Aquapazza: Aquaplus Dream Match (2011); Armored Core: For Answer (2008); Armored Core: Formula Front (2004); Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (2020); Assault Gunners (2012); Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland (2011); Atelier Rorona: The Alchemist of Arland (2009); AWOL: Absent Without Leave (1998); Azur Lane (2017); Bang Brave Bang Bravern (2024); Batman Ninja (2018); Battle Programmer Shirase (2003–2004); Bayonetta (2009); Bayonetta 2 (2014); Bayonetta 3 (2022); Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon (2023); Bayonetta: Bloody Fate (2013); Berserk (1998); Berserk Millennium Falcon Arc: Chapter of the Holy Demon War (2004); Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic (2017); Black Butler: Public School Arc (2024); Black Jack (1993–2018); Blade (2011); Boku no Natsuyasumi 2: Umi no Bouken-hen (2002); Bokura no Kazoku (2005); Bread of Happiness (2012); Bubu Chacha (1999); Buddy Mission Bond (2021); Busou Shinki (2012); Call of Duty: Mobile (2022); Campione! (2012); Carnival Phantasm (2011); Chaos Rings Omega (2011); Chicken Race (2013); Chieri and Cherry (2015); Cowboy Bebop (1999); Cutie Honey Universe (2018); Daemon X Machina (2019); Darcrows (2003); Demon Gaze (2014); Demons' Score (2012); Destiny of the Shrine Maiden (2004); Detective Conan: The Scarlet Alibi (2021); Detective Pikachu (2016); Detroit: Become Human (2023); Devil May Cry 4 (2008); Devil May Cry 5 (2019); Devil May Cry: The Animated Series (2007); Devilman: Crybaby (2018); Devil's Third (2015); Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII (2006); Dissidia 012: Final Fantasy (2011); Dissidia Final Fantasy NT (2018); Dissidia Final Fantasy: Opera Omnia (2017); Dissidia: Final Fantasy (2008); DokiDoki! PreCure (2013–2014); Dokyusei II (1995); Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles ~Animal Adventure~ (2012); Dragon's Crown (2013); Epidemic (1995); Ergo Proxy (2006); Fate/Grand Carnival (2021); Fate/Grand Order (2015); Fate/stay night (2004); Fate/stay night (2006); Fate/stay night [Heaven's Feel] I. presage flower (2017); Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works] (2014–2015); Fate/Stay Night: Heaven's Feel (2017); Final Fantasy Type-0 (2011); Final Fantasy Type-0 HD (2015); Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn (2012); Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward (2015); Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood (2017); Fire Emblem: Awakening (2012); Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (2023–2024); Fullmetal Alchemist 3: The Girl Who Succeeds God (2005); Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos (2011); Gallery Fake (2005); Garo: Vanishing Line (2017); Gekijouban Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works (2010); Ghost in the Shell (1995); Ghost in the Shell 2.0 (2008); Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004); Ghost in the Shell S.A.C. Solid State Society 3D (2011); Ghost in the Shell SAC_2045 (2020); Ghost in the Shell: Production Report (1995); Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG - Individual Eleven (2006); Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 - Sustainable War (2021); Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 the Last Human (2023); Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - First Assault Online (2017); Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society (2006); Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man (2005); Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (2002–2005); Gintama (2011); Girl Friend BETA (2014); Glasslip (2014); God Eater (2015–2016); God Eater Prologue (2009); God Eater: Resurrection (2015); Gods Eater Burst (2010); Golgo 13 (2008); Guardian Tales (2020); Gundam Reconguista in G (2014–2015); Halo Legends / Segment: The Package (2010); Hatenkô yûgi (2008); Heart Cocktail Again (2003); Hermes: Winds of Love (1997); Hoop Days (2003); Hoshi no Samidare (2022); Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds (2007); I Want to Eat Your Pancreas (2018); Ikki tousen (2010); JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (2013); JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle (2013); JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R (2022); JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven (2015); Jujutsu Kaisen (2020–2023); Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash (2024); Juken Sentai Gekiranger (2007–2008); Jump Force (2019); Kamen No Maid Guy (2008); Kimi to Fit Boxing (2021); Knight's & Magic (2017); Knights of Sidonia (2014); Knights of Sidonia: Love Woven in the Stars (2021); Kobo-chan (1993); Kôdo eiji komandâzu: Tsugu mono tsugareru mono (2005); Kokoro Connect (2012); Kyûketsuki Sugu Shinu (2023); Last Cloudia (2019); Legend of Himiko (1999); Les Miserables: Shoujo Cosette (2007); Light of the River (2009); Listeners (2020); Lupin III (2015); Lupin III: Angel Tactics (2005); Lupin III: Voyage to Danger (1993); Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine (2012); Macross 7: The Galaxy Is Calling Me! (1995); Magic Kyun! Renaissance (2016); Magic User's Club! (1996); Magical Circle Guru Guru (1994–1995); Magical Warfare (2014); Mahô no stêji fanshî Rara (1998); Mahô shôjo tai Arusu (2004); Mahou Sentai Magiranger (2005); Make My Day (2023); Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes (2000); Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds (2011); Master Keaton (1999); Master of Mosquiton '99 (1997–1998); Mazinkaiser SKL (2010–2011); Megami Paradise (1995); Mighty No. 9 (2016); Mirage of Blaze: Rebels of the River Edge (2004); Mirror's Edge: Catalyst (2016); Mister Mosquito (2002); Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans (2015–2017); Mobile Suit V Gundam (1993–1994); Monster (2004–2005); My Sexual Harassment (1994–1995); Namco X Capcom (2005); Naruto SD: Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals (2012); Naruto Shippûden: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 3 (2009); Naruto Shippûden: Ultimate Ninja Impact (2011); Naruto Shippûden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 (2010); Naruto Shippûden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 (2013); Naruto Shippûden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 (2016); Naruto Shippûden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations (2012); Naruto Shippûden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution (2014); Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker (2018); Naruto x Boruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections (2023); Naruto: Shippuden (2009–2016); NieR (2010); NieR Replicant: ver.1.22474487139... (2021); NieR: Reincarnation (2021); Nioh (2017); Noein: To Your Other Self (2005–2006); Nyankoi! (2009); Ogenki Clinic Adventures (1991); Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny (2002); Oninaki (2019); OVA Utawarerumono: Bôrô no komoriuta (2009); Ozuma (2012); Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn (2015 / 2016); Parasyte: The Maxim (2014–2015); Persona 5 Tactica (2023); Persona 5 Tactica: Repaint Your Heart Challenge Pack (2023); Philosoma (1995); Piano no mori (2007); Pokémon (2006–2011); POP TEAM EPIC TV Special (2019); Princess Lover! (2009); Princess Minerva (1995); Professor Layton and the Curious Village (2007); Project Sylpheed (2006); Project X Zone 2 (2015); Psycho Diver: Soul Siren (1997); Psycho-Pass (2019); Psycho-Pass: Providence (2023); Queen's Blade 2: The Evil Eye (2009); Queen's Blade Unlimited (2018–2020); Queen's Blade: Beautiful Warriors (2010–2011); Queen's Blade: Rebellion (2012); Queen's Blade: The Exiled Virgin (2009); RahXephon (2002); Rapid Angel (1998); Reideen: The Superior (1996); Reign of the Seven Spellblades (2023); Reign: The Conqueror (1997–2000); Reverse: 1999 (2023); Rifurein rabu: Anata ni aitai (1997); Ryuu ga gotoku Online (2018); S.A: Supesharu ê (2008); SaGa Scarlet Grace: Ambitions (2019); Sand Land (2024); Shadowverse: Champion's Battle (2020); Shattered Angels (2007); Shin Megami Tensei IV (2013); Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance (2024); Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2 (2018); Shonen onmyoji (2007); Sleep tight my baby, cradled in the sky (2014); SoniAni: Super Sonico the Animation (2014); Soulcalibur Legends (2007); Space Battleship Yamato Resurrection (2009); Star Ocean: Anamnesis (2016); Star Ocean: Second Evolution (2008); Star Ocean: The Second Story R (2023); Strain: Strategic Armored Infantry (2006–2007); Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike - Fight for the Future (1999); Street Fighter V (2016); Street Fighter X Tekken (2012); Summer Ski Jumping (2015); Summon Night X: Tears Crown (2009); Super Doll Lika-chan (1998); Super Robot Wars: Original Generation: The Animation (2005); Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (2014); Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (2014); Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018); Tales of Arise (2021); Tales of Innocence (2007); Tales of Innocence R (2012); Tales of the Rays: Last Cradle (2020); Tari Tari (2012); Tegami Bachi: Letter Bee (2010); The Cat Returns (2002); The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. (2016); The File of Young Kindaichi 2: Murderous Deep Blue (1999); The Helpful Fox Senko-san (2019); THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS (2014); The Last of Us: Left Behind (2014); The Last Remnant (2008); The Mystery of Nonomura Hospital (1996); The Phoenix: Hagoromo Chapter (2004); The Rolling Girls (2015); The Sword of Etheria (2005); The Way of the Househusband (2021–2023); The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (2015); The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic (2024); Today's Menu for the Emiya Family (2018); Tomb Raider II (1997); Top Runner (2004); Trigun (1998); Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (2011); Ultra Street Fighter IV (2014); Utawarerumono (2006); Utawarerumono Mask of Truth (2022–2023); Utawarerumono: The False Faces (2015–2016); Valkyria Chronicles (2008); Valkyria Chronicles (2009); Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria (2006); Variable Geo (1996); Varukirî purofairu: Toga o seou mono (2008); Virtua Fighter (1995–1996); Way of the Samurai 4 (2011); When Seagulls Cry (2009); Wolf's Rain (2003); WXIII: Patlabor (2001); Yakuza 3 (2009); Yakuza Kiwami (2016); YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master (2024); Your Lie in April (2014–2015); Yukikaze (2002–2005); Zen'koku Seifuku Bishoujou Grand Prix: Find Love (1997).

Born on this day – Robert Ginty:

Robert Ginty

Actor

Producer

Writer

Director

November 14, 1948 – September 21, 2009

Born on this day – Carey Bell:

Carey Bell

Blues musician

November 14, 1936 – May 6, 2007

Credits:

Music:

"Unk" in Funk with Muddy Waters (1974); 2 Bugs and a Roach with Earl Hooker (1969); Big Walter Horton with Carey Bell (1973); Blues After Sunrise, with Heinz Sauer and Bob Degen (1980); Blues Blues Blues, with the Jimmy Rogers All Stars (1998); Boy from Black Bayou (1983); Breakdown Blues Live!, with "The Cat" (1992); Brothers in Blues (1993); Brought Up the Hard Way (1999); Carey Bell & Spike Ravenswood (1995); Carey Bell's Blues Harp (1969); Deep Down (1995); Delta Bluesman, with Honeyboy Edwards (1991); Dynasty! (1990); Family Album, with Wentus Blues Band (2004); Gettin' Up: Live at Buddy Guy's Legends, Rosa's and Lurrie's Home, with Lurrie Bell (2007); Goin' on Main Street (1982); Good Candy, with Lovie Lee (1994); Good Luck Man (1997); Harp Attack!, with James Cotton, Junior Wells and Billy Branch (1990); Harpmaster (1994); Harpslinger (1988); Heartaches and Pain (1977 / 1994); I Feel Good! with John Lee Hooker (1970); I Wanna Dance All Night with John Lee Hooker (1970); Just Off Halsted, with Bob Riedy Blues Band (1974); Lake Michigan Ain't No River, with Bob Riedy Blues Band (1972–1973); Last Night (1973); Live at 55 (1994); Mellow Down Easy (1991); My Life (1984); Reality Blues (1980); Second Nature (2004); Son of a Gun (1984); Straight Shoot (1986); Superharps II, with Lazy Lester, Raful Neal and Snooky Pryor (2001); The Blues Masters Bad Case of the Blues (2004); You Can't Take My Blues, with Doug MacLeod (1996).

Movies and television:

Blacktop (2000); Gettin' Up: Carey & Lurrie Bell Live at Buddy Guy's Legends, Rosa's, and Lurrie's Home (2007); Supernatural (2007); The Six Wives of Henry Lefay (2009); Trouble with the Curve (2012).

Born on this day – McLean Stevenson:

McLean Stevenson

Actor

Comedian

November 14, 1927 – February 15, 1996

Born on this day – Veronica Lake:

Veronica Lake

Actress

November 14, 1922 – July 7, 1973

Born on this day – Brian Keith:

Brian Keith

Actor

November 14, 1921 – June 24, 1997

Born on this day – Rosemary DeCamp:

Rosemary DeCamp

Actress

November 14, 1910 – February 20, 2001

Born on this day – Dorothy Wilson:

Dorothy Wilson

Actress

November 14, 1909 – January 7, 1998

Credits:

8 Girls in a Boat (1934); Above the Clouds (1933); Bad Boy (1935); Before Dawn (1933); Circus Shadows (1935); Craig's Wife (1936); His Greatest Gamble (1934); Hollywood Boulevard (1936); Hollywood on Parade No. A-9 (1933); Hollywood on Parade No. B-7 (1934); In Old Kentucky (1935); Lucky Devils (1933); Men of America (1932); One in a Million (1935); Scarlet River (1933); Speed to Spare (1937); The Age of Consent (1932); The Last Days of Pompeii (1935); The Merry Widow (1934); The Milky Way (1936); The White Parade (1934); When a Man's a Man (1935); Whistling in Brooklyn (1943).

Born on this day – Louise Brooks:

Louise Brooks

Actress

Dancer

Writer

Painter

November 14, 1906 – August 8, 1985

Credits:

A Girl in Every Port (1928); A Social Celebrity (1926); Beggars of Life (1928); Diary of a Lost Girl (1929); Empty Saddles (1936); Evening Clothes (1927); God's Gift to Women (1931); It Pays to Advertise (1931); It's the Old Army Game (1926); Just Another Blonde (1926); King of Gamblers (1937); Love 'Em and Leave 'Em (1926); Now We're in the Air (1927); Overland Stage Raiders (1938); Pandora's Box (1929); Prix de beauté (Miss Europe) (1930); Rolled Stockings (1927); The American Venus (1926); The Canary Murder Case (1929); The City Gone Wild (1927); The Show-Off (1926); The Street of Forgotten Men (1925); When You're in Love (1937); Windy Riley Goes Hollywood (1931).

Recommended reading - The Art of Robert E. McGinnis (2014):

The Art of Robert E. McGinnis

By Robert E. McGinnis and Art Scott.

Published by Titan Books.

Illustrated edition.

Published 2014.

Hardcover.

ISBN-10: 1781162174

ISBN-13: 978-1781162170

Description:

A Modern Master.

Robert E. McGinnis began his career in 1947 as a cartoonist, and produced his first cover illustrations for 1956 issues of the magazines True Detective and Master Detective. Then in 1958, he painted his first paperback book cover, and from that day forward his work was in demand.

The emergence of the “McGinnis Woman” – long-legged, intelligent, alluring, and enigmatic – established him as the go-to artist for detective novels. His work appeared on Mike Shayne titles and the Perry Mason series, and he produced 100 paintings for the Carter Brown adventures. Yet McGinnis became famous for his work in other genres as well: espionage, romance, historicals, gothics, and Westerns.

McGinnis’s first major magazine assignments were for The Saturday Evening Post, and his work has graced the pages of Cosmopolitan, National Geographic, Good Housekeeping, Guideposts, and others. McGinnis women frequently cropped up in the men’s magazines of the ’60s and ’70s.

His first movie poster was for Breakfast at Tiffany’s, with an iconic rendering of Audrey Hepburn. Almost instantly, his poster artwork could be seen everywhere – in theaters, on billboards, in newspapers, and even on soundtrack albums. His work for Hollywood became a who’s-who, with posters for James Bond, The Odd Couple, Woody Allen, The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, and many more.

Some of his most ambitious works have been his gallery paintings, often depicting stunning American landscapes, vast Western vistas, and of course, beautiful women. The Art of Robert E. McGinnis collection reveals the full scope and beauty of the work of a true American master – one whose legacy continues today.

Recommended reading - The Mammoth Book of Short Crime Novels (1986):

The Mammoth Book of Short Crime Novels

Edited by Bill Pronzini and Martin H. Greenberg.

Published 1986.
Published by Robinson Publishing.
Paperback.
ISBN-10: 0948164212
ISBN-13: 978-0948164217

Description:

Complete and Unabridged.

12 Short Crime Novels by the masters of suspense:

The Lawless Lady, by Leslie Charteris.
Simon Templar, alias the Saint, pits his skills against an ingenious group of thieves.

Introducing Susan Dare, by Mignon Eberhart.
Meet detective Susan Dare in her first appearance, solving the murder of a fellow houseguest.

Nightmare, by Cornell Woolrich.
A murder mystery full of psychological terror in the tradition of Poe.

Death’s Eye View, by John D. MacDonald.
A chilling tale of attempted murder off the Florida coast.

The Murder Machine, by Hugh Pentecost.
Sabotage and murder set the scene at a quarry in rural Pennsylvania.

Death Rides a Boxcar, by Erle Stanley Gardner.
Lost purses, bribery, sabotage and train yards at midnight contribute to a thrilling tale of espionage.

The Bearded Lady, by Ross MacDonald.
Private eye Lew Archer sets out to solve the theft of a painting and gets involved in a double murder.

Murder Set to Music, by Fredric Brown.
Would you buy a used car from this man. Salesman and musician – but is that all he is?

The Zero Clue, by Rex Stout.
The famous Nero Wolfe and his sidekick, Archie Goodwin, help a stumped New York police department solve a murder.

Storm, by Ed McBain.
A ski weekend in New England turns into a double murder for 87th Precinct Detective Cotton Hawes.

Don’t Look Now, by Daphne Du Maurier.
A classic tale of psychic events in Venice.

Booktaker, by Bill Pronzini.
Meet the most inventive thief in San Francisco – can you work out how he does it?

Kurt Vonnegut, on reading and writing:

I believe that reading and writing are the most nourishing forms of meditation anyone has so far found.

By reading the writings of the most interesting minds in history,

we meditate with our own minds and theirs as well.

This to me is a miracle.

– Kurt Vonnegut.