On this day in movie history - Being John Malkovich (1999):

Being John Malkovich

directed by Spike Jonze,

written by Charlie Kaufman,

was shown in the United States on October 29, 1999.
Music by Carter Burwell.

Cast:

John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, Ned Bellamy, Eric Weinstein, Madison Lanc, Octavia Spencer, Mary Kay Place, Orson Bean, Catherine Keener, K.K. Dodds, Reginald C. Hayes, Byrne Piven, Judith Wetzell, John Malkovich, Kevin Carroll, Willie Garson, W. Earl Brown, Charlie Sheen, Gerald Emerick, Bill M. Ryusaki, Carlos Jacott, James Murray, Richard Fancy, Patti Tippo, Daniel Hansen, Mariah O'Brien, Gregory Sporleder, Kelly Teacher, Jacqueline Benoît, William Buck, Christine D. Coleman, Jeanne Diehl, Audrey Gelfund, Yetta Ginsburg, Sylvester Jenkins, Roy C. Johnson, Eddie J. Low, Ralph W. Spaulding, David Wyler, Flori Wyler, Kevin Lee, Marlowe Bassett, Jennifer Canzoneri, Kristie Cordle, Denise Dabrowski, Kristin Condon, Charlene Grimsley, Christine Krejer, Erica Long, Yvonne Montelius, Jessica Neuberger, Sara Rifkin, Elizabeth Rivera, Chelsa Sjostrom, Pamela Hayden, Jayne Hess, Michelle Madden, Greg O'Neill, Neil Ross, Bill Wittman, Lance Bangs, Kacee DeMasi, Andy Dick, Eddie L. Fauria, David Fincher, Jester Hairston, Isaac Hanson, Taylor Hanson, Zac Hanson, Dustin Hoffman, Victor Isaac, Spike Jonze, Sean Penn, Brad Pitt, Patrick Ryan, Winona Ryder, Gary Sinise, Trevor Lawrence Young.

On this day in movie history - Nocturne (1946):

Nocturne

directed by Edwin L. Marin,

written by Jonathan Latimer,

based on a story by Roland Brown and Frank Fenton,

was released in the United States on October 29, 1946.
Music by Leigh Harline.

Cast:

George Raft, Lynn Bari, Virginia Huston, Joseph Pevney, Myrna Dell, Edward Ashley, Walter Sande, Mabel Paige, Bern Hoffman, Queenie Smith, Virginia Keiley, Mack Gray, Lilian Bond, Rudy Robles, Greta Granstedt, Carol Forman, William Challee.

Born on this day – William Harrison:

William Harrison

Writer

October 29, 1933 – October 22, 2013

Credits:

In a Wild Sanctuary (1975); Rollerball (1975); Savannah Blue (1981); Burton and Speke (1982); Three Hunters (1989); The Blood Latitudes (2000); Black August (2012); Roller Ball Murder (1975); The Buddha in Malibu (1998); Texas Heat (2005); The Mutations of Rollerball (2010); Best SF: 1974 (aka The Year's Best Science Fiction 8) (1975); Roller Ball Murder [short story] (1973).

Movies and television:

A Shining Season (1979); Fighting Mad (1976); Mountains of the Moon (1990); Return to the Arena: The Making of 'Rollerball' (2000); Rollerball (1975 / 2002); The Blue and the Gray (1982); Welcome to Paradox (1998).

Born on this day – Jane Arden:

Jane Arden

Director

Actress

Singer

Writer

October 29, 1927 – December 20, 1982

Credits:

A Gunman Has Escaped (1948); Anti-Clock (1979); Armchair Theatre (1956–1961); Black Memory (1947); Curtains for Harry (1955); Dali in New York (1965); Die Party (1963); Five More (1966); ITV Television Playhouse (1956 / 1957); New Release (1966); Separation (1968); Six (1965); The Other Side of Underneath (1972); The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet (1947); The Wednesday Play (1964–1965); Tuesday's Documentary (1970); Vibration (1975).

Born on this day – Margaret Sheridan:

Margaret Sheridan

Actress

October 29, 1926 – May 1, 1982

Credits:

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1964); City Detective (1953); Four Star Playhouse (1954); I, the Jury (1953); Man's Favorite Sport? (1964); One Minute to Zero (1952); Pride of the Blue Grass (1954); The Adventures of Ellery Queen (1952); The Diamond Wizard (1954); The Thing from Another World (1951); Wagon Train (1964).

Born on this day – Robert Hardy:

Robert Hardy

Actor

October 29, 1925 – August 3, 2017

Born on this day – Geraldine Brooks:

Geraldine Brooks

Actress

October 29, 1925 – June 19, 1977

Credits:

4th Annual Celebrity Parade for Cerebral Palsy (1954); 5th Annual Celebrity Parade for Cerebral Palsy (1955); A Man Called Shenandoah (1966); Adventures in Paradise (1961); Alcoa Premiere (1963); An Act of Murder (1948); Appointment with Adventure (1955–1956); Armstrong Circle Theatre (1951–1953); Baretta (1976); Barnaby Jones (1973); Ben Casey (1964–1966); Bill Slater Show (1950); Bonanza (1961–1966); Broadway Television Theatre (1953); Bus Stop (1961); Cain's Hundred (1962); Cannon (1973); Celebrity Sweepstakes (1976); Challenge to Lassie (1949); Climax! (1955); Combat! (1963); Cry Wolf (1947); Dan August (1971); Danger (1951); Daniel Boone (1965); Dr. Kildare (1964); Ellery Queen (1975); Embraceable You (1948); Executive Suite (1976); Faraday and Company (1973–1974); General Electric Theater (1962); Get Smart (1966); Girl Talk (1963); Gunsmoke (1966); Gypsy (1967); Have Gun - Will Travel (1960); Hawk (1966); Here's Hollywood (1962); I Spy (1956); Insight (1967–1969); Ironside (1967 / 1972); It Takes a Thief (1969); Johnny Staccato (1960); Johnny Tiger (1966); Judd for the Defense (1969); Kraft Mystery Theater (1963); Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963); Kraft Theatre / The United States Steel Hour (1954–1961); Kung Fu (1973); Laramie (1963); Lights Out (1951); Love of Life (1951); Lux Video Theatre (1952); Mannix (1968); Marcus Welby, M.D. (1971); McMillan & Wife (1975); Medallion Theatre (1954); Medical Story (1975); Modern Romances (1957); Mr. Novak (1964); Mr. Ricco (1975); My Friend Tony (1969); Naked City (1960); Orient Express (1952); Perry Mason (1962); Possessed (1947); Rhyme and Reason (1976); Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1960); Run for Your Life (1967); Sam Benedict (1962); Starlight Theatre (1951); Stoney Burke (1963); Street of Sinners (1957); Streets of Sorrow (1950); Studio One (1954–1956); Stump the Stars (1950); Stu's Show (2023); The 24th Annual Tony Awards (1970); The ABC Afternoon Playbreak (1973); The Bull of the West (1972); The Danny Thomas Hour (1967); The David Frost Show (1970); The Defenders (1963); The Dick Powell Theatre (1963); The Doctors and the Nurses (1964); The Dumplings (1976); The Ford Theatre Hour (1949); The Freddy Martin Show (1951); The Fugitive (1963–1967); The Greatest Show on Earth (1963); The Green Glove (1952); The High Chaparral (1967); The Hurricane at Pilgrim Hill (1950); The Kaiser Aluminum Hour (1956); The Merv Griffin Show (1967); The Name of the Game (1968); The Outer Limits (1963–1964); The Outsider (1969); The Reckless Moment (1949); The Silver Theatre (1950); The Streets of San Francisco (1972); The Tonight Show (1962); The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar (1962); The Virginian (1963–1968); The Younger Brothers (1949); To Rome with Love (1969); Vulcano (1950); Woman with a Past (1954); You Are There (1971).

Born on this day – Eddie Constantine:

Eddie Constantine

Actor

Singer

October 29, 1913 – February 25, 1993

Born on this day – Edwige Feuillère:

Edwige Feuillère

Actress

October 29, 1907 – November 13, 1998

Born on this day – Fanny Brice:

Fanny Brice

Actress

Comedian

Singer

October 29, 1891 – May 29, 1951

Credits:

The Popsicle Parade of Stars (1950); Ziegfeld Follies (1945); Hollywood Goes to Town (1938); Everybody Sing (1938); The Great Ziegfeld (1936); Crime Without Passion (1934); The Man from Blankley's (1930); Be Yourself! (1930); Night Club (1929); My Man (1928).

Born on this day – Julia Swayne Gordon:

Julia Swayne Gordon

Actress

October 29, 1878 – May 28, 1933

Credits:

Hello, Everybody! (1933); Secrets of the French Police (1932); The Golden West (1932); Girl Crazy (1932); Broken Lullaby (1932); The False Madonna (1931); The Common Law (1931); Up for Murder (1931); The Drums of Jeopardy (1931); The Primrose Path (1931); Misbehaving Ladies (1931); Captain Applejack (1930); Today (1930); For the Love o' Lil (1930); The Dude Wrangler (1930); Dumbbells in Ermine (1930); Is Everybody Happy? (1929); Gold Diggers of Broadway (1929); The Girl in the Glass Cage (1929); Scandal (1929); The Eternal Woman (1929); The Younger Generation (1929); The Divine Lady (1928); Three Week Ends (1928); The Viking (1928); Road House (1928); The Scarlet Dove (1928); The Smart Set (1928); Hearts of Men (1928); 13 Washington Square (1928); Wings (1927); The King of Kings (1927); Children of Divorce (1927); Heaven on Earth (1927); It (1927); Diplomacy (1926); Early to Wed (1926); Bride of the Storm (1926); The Far Cry (1926); Lights of Old Broadway (1925); The Wheel (1925); Not So Long Ago (1925); Scaramouche (1923); You Can't Fool Your Wife (1923); The Tie That Binds (1923); Dark Secrets (1923); The Darling of the Rich (1922); Women Men Marry (1922); Till We Meet Again (1922); How Women Love (1922); When the Desert Calls (1922); Wildness of Youth (1922); What's Wrong with the Women? (1922); My Old Kentucky Home (1922); Shams of Society (1921); Handcuffs or Kisses (1921); Why Girls Leave Home (1921); Burn 'Em Up Barnes (1921); Love, Hate and a Woman (1921); Behind Masks (1921); The Silver Lining (1921); The Passionate Pilgrim (1921); Heliotrope (1920); For Love or Money (1920); A Child for Sale (1920); Lifting Shadows (1920); The Friendly Call (1920); Greater Than Fame (1920); The Moonshine Trail (1919); The Bramble Bush (1919); The Girl-Woman (1919); Shadows of the Past (1919); The Painted World (1919); A Stitch in Time (1919); Two Women (1919); Miss Dulcie from Dixie (1919); The Girl Problem (1919); The Captain's Captain (1919); Love Watches (1918); The Soap Girl (1918); Over the Top (1918); The Desired Woman (1918); In the Balance (1917); Soldiers of Chance (1917); The Message of the Mouse (1917); A Son of the Hills (1917); The Maelstrom (1917); The Soul Master (1917); Clover's Rebellion (1917); The Hawk (1917); Arsene Lupin (1917); Battle Hymn of the Republic (1917); Her Right to Live (1917); The Missing Chapter (1916); The Enemy (1916); The Scarlet Runner (1916); The Daring of Diana (1916); The Suspect (1916); Out of the Quagmire (1916); The Island of Surprise (1916); My Lady's Slipper (1916); The Thirteenth (1915); Wasted Lives (1915); Hearts Ablaze (1915); The Tigress (1915); Life's Yesterdays (1915); The Battle Cry of Peace (1915); The Esterbrook Case (1915); Mr. Jarr's Magnetic Friend (1915); Mr. Jarr and the Lady Reformer (1915); Lifting the Ban of Coventry (1915); The Juggernaut (1915); 413 (1914); The Sins of the Mothers (1914); An Affair for the Police (1914); Two Women (1914); Four Thirteen (1914); The Hidden Letters (1914); The Painted World (1914); Uncle Bill (1914); Shadows of the Past (1914); The Vanity Case (1914); He Never Knew (1914); The Battle of the Weak (1914); The Girl from Prosperity (1914); Old Reliable (1914); The Idler (1914); Back to Broadway (1914); A Million Bid (1914); Hearts of Women (1914); The Whimsical Threads of Destiny (1913); Daniel (1913); The Warmakers (1913); Luella's Love Story (1913); The Fruits of Vengeance (1913); The Kiss of Retribution (1913); The Lady and the Glove (1913); The Tiger Lily (1913); The Lion's Bride (1913); The Drop of Blood (1913); His House in Order; or, the Widower's Quest (1913); Tricks of the Trade (1913); The Artist's Great Madonna (1913); His Honor, the Mayor (1913); Red and White Roses (1913); Beau Brummel (1913); Buttercups (1913); When Mary Grew Up (1913); The Vengeance of Durand; or, the Two Portraits (1913); Thou Shalt Not Kill (1913); The Wings of a Moth (1913); Days of Terror (1912); Freckles (1912); Two Women and Two Men (1912); Ida's Christmas (1912); Song of the Shell (1912); Lord Browning and Cinderella (1912); Bettina's Substitute; or, There's No Fool Like an Old Fool (1912); Father's Hot Toddy (1912); Her Choice (1912); The Higher Mercy (1912); Coronets and Hearts (1912); Flirt or Heroine (1912); Vultures and Doves (1912); Conscience (1912); A Bunch of Violets (1912); The Troublesome Step-Daughters (1912); The Gamblers (1912); The Days of Terror; or, in the Reign of Terror (1912); The Light That Failed (1912); The Cylinder's Secret (1912); The Lady of the Lake (1912); The Victoria Cross (1912); The Pink Pajama Girl (1912); The Woman Haters (1912); The Jocular Winds of Fate (1912); At Scrogginses' Corner (1912); Burnt Cork (1912); Mrs. Carter's Necklace (1912); Cardinal Wolsey (1912); The Diamond Brooch (1912); Stenographers Wanted (1912); Her Last Shot (1912); The Love of John Ruskin (1912); The Chocolate Revolver (1912); Playmates (1912); Her Boy (1912); Tom Tilling's Baby (1912); The Meeting of the Ways (1912); Captain Jenks' Dilemma (1912); Fires of Driftwood (1911); Saving the Special (1911); Suffer Little Children (1911); A Message from Beyond (1911); The Foolishness of Jealousy (1911); Lady Godiva (1911); The Cabin Boy (1911); Selecting His Heiress (1911); The Missing Will (1911); Daddy's Boy and Mammy (1911); Carr's Regeneration (1911); Forgotten; or, an Answered Prayer (1911);  Friendly Marriage (1911); How Betty Won the School (1911); Billy the Kid (1911); Treasure Trove (1911); The Lure of Vanity (1911); Snowbound with a Woman Hater (1911); In Northern Forests (1911); The Battle Hymn of the Republic (1911); Courage of Sorts (1911); A Quaker Mother (1911); Barriers Burned Away (1911); The Sacrifice (1911); The Ends of the Earth (1911); A Dead Man's Honor (1911); The Welcome of the Unwelcome (1911); Hungry Hearts; or, the Children of Social Favorites (1911); The Peace Offering; or, the Absconding Bridget (1911); A Klondike Steal; or, the Stolen Claim (1911); Though Your Sins Be as Scarlet (1911); An Aching Void (1911); A Tale of Two Cities (1911); Society and the Man (1911); Clancy (1910); Jean Goes Fishing (1910); Twelfth Night (1910); A Midsummer Night's Dream (1909); Napoleon and the Empress Josephine (1909); King Lear (1909); The Merchant of Venice (1908); Richard III (1908); Othello (1908).

Recommended reading - Roller Ball Murder and Other Stories, by William Harrison (1975):

Roller Ball Murder and Other Stories

by William Harrison (1975).

ISBN-10: 0860078655

ISBN-13: 978-0860078654

Anthology of short stories.

Contents:

Preface; The Warrior (1971); The Hermit (1968); Down the Blue Hole (1973); Eating It (1970); The Pinball Machines (1968); Roller Ball Murder (1973); The Blurb King (1971); A Cook’s Tale (1966); The Arsons of Desire (1972); The Good Ship Erasmus (1971); Under the House (1972); Nirvana, Götterdämmerung, and the Shot Put (1972); Weatherman: A Theological Narrative (1973).

Description:

Rollerball Murder – the deadly game of the twenty-first century. At a signal forty players run, skate and bike for their lives around a high banked, hardwood track, dodging the careening 25-pound oval balls which scatter and maim and over 300 miles an hour.

No rules, no rest periods, no substitutes. It’s play up or die. Just two hours of brute speed and crowd-pleasing carnage viewed simultaneously the world over on multivision …

Rollerball Murder is one of thirteen tightly written, provocative and, ultimately, unforgettable stories of the past, present and the horrifying future.

John Green, on reading:

Reading forces you to be quiet in a world that no longer makes place for that.

- John Green.

National Cat Day – October 29:

National Cat Day – October 29