National Typewriter Day – June 23:

National Typewriter Day - June 23

On this day in movie history - The Shining (1980):

The Shining

directed by Stanley Kubrick,

written by Stanley Kubrick and Diane Johnson,

based on the novel by Stephen King,

was released in the United States on May 23, 1980.
Music by Wendy Carlos and Rachel Elkind.

Cast:

Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd, Scatman Crothers, Barry Nelson, Philip Stone, Joe Turkel, Anne Jackson, Tony Burton, Lia Beldam, Billie Gibson, Barry Dennen, Lisa Burns, Louise Burns, David Baxt, Manning Redwood, Robin Pappas, Alison Coleridge, Burnell Tucker, Jana Shelden, Kate Phelps, Norman Gay, Pauline Chamberlain, Ina Clare, Maxwell Craig, Paul Desbois, Lynda Fisher, Charlie Gray, Aidan Harrington, Alan Harris, George Holdcroft, Barrie Holland, Vivian Kubrick, Aileen Lewis, Bertha Lynn, Derek Lyons, Peter McNamara, Cathy Munroe, Eddie O'Dea, Jennifer O'Neill, Chris Parsons, Glenn Rinker, Bunny Seaman, Guy Standeven, Reg Thomason, Brian V. Towns.

Born on this day – Scatman Crothers:

Scatman Crothers

Actor

Musician

May 23, 1910 – November 22, 1986

Credits:

Albums:

Rock 'N Roll With "Scat Man" (1956); 4 A.M. (1960); Comedy Sweepstakes (1961); Big Ben Sings (1973).

Movies and television:

ABC Nutrition Spots (1974); ABC Weekend Specials (1979); Ad Lib (1981); Adam-12 (1972); Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1958); Alias Jesse James (1959); Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place Like This? (1966); Alvarez Kelly (1966); American Playhouse (1982); American Playhouse (1982); An Evening at the Improv (1981); Andy Williams Presents (1974); Arena (1980); Banjo the Woodpile Cat (1979); Banjo the Woodpile Cat (1979); Barefoot in the Park (1970); Benson (1982); Between Heaven and Hell (1956); Beulah (1952); Bewitched (1971); Big Town (1953); Biography (1996–2003); Black Belt Jones (1974); Black Cop (2017); Bloody Mama (1970); Bonanza (1961); Bourbon Street Beat (1959); Break the Bank (1977); Bronco Billy (1980); C B Bears (1977); Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels (1977–1980); Casablanca (1983); Celebrity Bowling (1976); Celebrity Sweepstakes (1976); Chandler (1971); Charlie's Angels (1978); Chesty Anderson U.S. Navy (1976); Chico and the Man (1974–1978); Cineficción Radio (2019); Cinemassacre's Monster Madness (2012); City at Night (1949); Climax! (1955); Coonskin / aka Street Fight (1974); Deadly Eyes (1982); Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Angie Dickinson (1977); Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Ted Knight (1977); Detroit 9000 (1973); Dinah! (1975–1977); Disney Sing-Along Songs: Circle of Life (1994); Disney Sing-Along Songs: The Bare Necessities (1987); Dragnet 1967 (1967); East of Sumatra (1953); Ebony/Jet Showcase (1983); Fallout (2024); Fantasy Film Festival (1980); Filmworker (2017); Flying High (1978); Friday Foster (1975); FRO Thizzle Reviews (2023); Good Morning America (1980); Grandpa, Will You Run with Me? (1983); Griff (1973); Harlem Globe Trotters (1970–1971); Hello, Dolly! (1969); Heyyy, It's the King! (1977); Hill Street Blues (1984); Hong Kong Phooey (1974); Hook, Line and Sinker (1969); Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror (2019); Hotel (1983); Imagine That (1983); Ironside (1973); It Takes Two (1982); Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (1975); Johnny Dark (1954); Johnny Midnight (1960); Jokebook (1982); Joys! (1976); Kids Are People, Too (1981); King Cole Trio & Benny Carter Orchestra (1950); Kojak (1973); Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974); KTLA at 40: A Celebration of Los Angeles Television (1987); Lady in a Cage (1964); Lady Sings the Blues (1972); Laverne & Shirley (1980); Linda Lovelace for President (1975); Love, American Style / Love and the Perfect Wedding / Love and the Dummies (1969–1972); Lux Video Theatre (1953); Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and Circus (1970); Madame's Place (1982); Magnum, P.I. (1981); Man on the Outside (1974); Mannix (1974); Matt Houston (1985); Matty's Funnies with Beany and Cecil (1959–1962); McMillan & Wife (1974); Mean Dog Blues (1978); Meet Me at the Fair (1953); Meet Me at the Fair (1953); Missing Children: A Mother's Story (1982); Morningstar/Eveningstar (1986); NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney (1978); NBC Special Treat (1980); Nichols (1972); No Small Parts (2014); One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975); One of the Boys (1982); Palmerstown, U.S.A. (1980); Paw Paws (1985–1986); Petrocelli (1976); Porgy and Bess (1959); Pryor's Place (1984); Renée (2011); Resident Alien (2024); Revenge of the Gray Gang (1981); Rock Odyssey (1987); Room 237 (2012); Roots (1977); Salute! (1983); Sammy and Company (1975); Sanford and Son (1975); Sanford and Son (1975); Scavenger Hunt (1979); Scavenger Hunt (1979); Schlitz Playhouse (1958); Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1981); Scooby-Doo! Laff-A-Lympics: Spooky Games (2012); Scooby's Laff-A Lympics (1977); Sha Na Na (1980); Silver Streak (1976); Slaughter's Big Rip-Off (1973); Starsky and Hutch (1977); Stay Hungry (1976); Surprising Suzie (1953); Surprising Suzie (1953); Tarzan and the Trappers (1960); Taxi (1978); The 1980 Sci-Fi Awards (1980); The 2nd Annual Black Achievement Awards (1979); The 3rd Annual People's Choice Awards (1977); The 5th Annual Black Achievement Awards (1984); The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1957); The Aristocats (1970); The Cheap Detective (1978); The Colgate Comedy Hour (1952–1954); The David Steinberg Show (1976); The Family Jewels (1965); The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo (1964–1965); The Fortune (1975); The Gift of Love (1958); The Good Life (1971); The Governor & J.J. (1970); The Great White Hope (1970); The Harlem Globetrotters Meet Snow White (1980); The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island (1981); The Incredible Hulk (1979); The Jim Nabors Show (1978); The John Davidson Show (1982); The Journey of Natty Gann (1985); The Kill Room (2023); The King of Marvin Gardens (1972); The Lloyd Thaxton Show (1966); The Lorax (1972); The Love Boat (1978–1984); The Magical World of Disney (1971); The Mike Douglas Show (1975–1976); The Music of Disney: A Legacy in Song (1992); The New Scooby-Doo Movies (1972–1973); The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries (1984); The New Temperatures Rising Show (1973); The Odd Couple (1974); The Paper Chase (1985); The Patsy (1964); The Return of Gilbert & Sullivan (1952); The Rich Little Show (1976); The Shining (1980); The Shootist (1976); The Sins of Rachel Cade (1961); The Skatebirds (1977–1978); The Spade Cooley Show (1957); The Sty of the Blind Pig (1974); The Super Globetrotters (1979); The Teller and the Tale (1985); The Third Annual Black Achievement Awards (1980); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1975–1982); The Transformers (1984–1986); The Transformers: The Movie (1986); The Very Very Best of the 70s (2020); The Wonderful World of Jonathan Winters (1986); This Is Your Life (1984); Three on a Couch (1966); Toma (1974); Transformers: The Return of Optimus Prime (1987); Trollkins (1981); Truck Turner (1974); Twilight Zone: The Movie / Kick the Can (1983); Two of a Kind (1983); Vega$ (1978–1979); View from the Overlook: Crafting 'the Shining' (2007); Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009); Walking My Baby Back Home (1953); We Got It Made (1984); Win, Place or Steal (1974); Yes Sir, Mr. Bones (1951); Zapped! (1982).

Recommended reading - The Shining, by Stephen King (1977):

The Shining

By Stephen King.

Filmed as:

The Shining (1980), movie directed by Stanley Kubrick.

The Shining (1997), TV miniseries directed by Mick Garris.

Published by Hodder.

First published 1977.

ISBN 13: 9780340920930

ISBN 10: 0340920939

ASIN: 0340920939

Paperback.

Description:

Danny is only five years old, but he is a 'shiner', aglow with psychic voltage. When his father becomes caretaker of an old hotel, his visions grow out of control. Cut off by blizzards, the hotel seems to develop an evil force, and who are the mysterious guests in the supposedly empty hotel?

Somewhere, somehow there is an evil force in the hotel and that too has begun to shine...

The Penguins are out of the playoffs:

Always next season.

On this day in movie history - Lee Unkrich Presents The Shining (2023)

Lee Unkrich Presents The Shining

A presentation by Lee Unkrich, of his book Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining.
The venue was the David Geffen Theater, The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, in the United States, on March 17, 2023.
Part of the Spotlights series.
Lee Unkrich is the Director, Animator and Editor of Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining.
Presentation introduced by Bernardo Rondeau, Senior Director, Film Programs.
After the presentation, a screening of The Shining (1980) was shown to the audience.

Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining.
Written by Lee Unkrich and J. W. Rinzler.
Published by Taschen.

Winter humor:

Born on this day – John Alcott:

John Alcott

Cinematographer

November 27, 1930 – July 28, 1986

John Alcott, with Stanley Kubrick and Shelley Duvall, on the set of The Shining (1980).

Credits:

No Way Out (1987); White Water Summer (1987); Miracles (1986); Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend (1985); Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984); Under Fire (1983); Triumphs of a Man Called Horse (1983); The Beastmaster (1982); Vice Squad (1982); Fort Apache the Bronx (1981); Terror Train (1980); The Shining (1980); Fangio: Una vita a 300 all'ora (1980); Fiat Strada: Figaro (1979); Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978); The Disappearance (1977); March or Die (1977); Barry Lyndon (1975); Overlord (1975); Little Malcolm and His Struggle Against the Eunuchs (1974); A Clockwork Orange (1971); 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968); Othello (1965); Tamahine (1963); The Main Attraction (1962); Whistle Down the Wind (1961); The Singer Not the Song (1961); An heiligen Wassern (1960); North West Frontier (1959); A Night to Remember (1958); Violent Playground (1958); Checkpoint (1956); Tiger in the Smoke (1956); A Town Like Alice (1956); An Alligator Named Daisy (1955); Value for Money (1955); Simba (1955); Land of Fury (1954); Man with a Million (1954); Desperate Moment (1953); The Long Memory (1953); The Assassin (1952); The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952); Easy Money (1948).