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Friday, May 15, 2026

Born on this day – Peter Shaffer:


Peter Shaffer


Writer

May 15, 1926 – June 6, 2016

Credits:

Written works for plays and radio:

Amadeus (1979); Balance of Terror (1957); Black Comedy (1965); Black Mischief (1983); Equus (1973); Five Finger Exercise (1958); How Doth the Little Crocodile? (1952); Lettice and Lovage (1987); The Battle of Shrivings (1970); The Establishment (1963); The Gift of the Gorgon; The Merry Roosters' Panto (1963); The Private Ear (1962); The Prodigal Father (1957); The Public Eye (1962); The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1958); The Salt Land (1955); The White Liars (1967); The Woman in the Wardrobe (1951); Whom Do I Have the Honour of Addressing? (1990); Withered Murder (1955); Yonadab (1985).

Movies and television:

Amadeus (1984); Amadeus (2009); Amadeus (2018); Aquarius (1970); Arena (1976–2013); Balance of Terror (1957); BBC 3 (1965); BBC Play of the Month (1970); Black Comedy (1976); Bookmark (1988); Equus (1977); Equus (2008); Estudio 3 (1964); Fifty Years on Stage (2013); Five Finger Exercise (1962); Fog City Mavericks (2007); Great Composers (1997); I askisi pente daktylon / Five Finger Exercise (1978); ITV Play of the Week (1955); Ki megy a nõ után (1973); Mavri komodia / Black Comedy (1995); Midsomer Murders (1998); National Theatre Live: Amadeus (2017); Noche de teatro (1974); O Fusível (1997); O Poder da Górgone (1999); Reputations (1998–2002); Review (1970); Sleuth: A Sleuthian Journey with Anthony Shaffer (2002); Studio One (1958); Television Theater (1997); Terror in der Waage (1960); The 35th Annual Tony Awards (1981); The 57th Annual Academy Awards (1985); The Eighties (1971); The Evening Standard Drama Awards (1988); The Making of 'Amadeus' (2002); The Pad (and How to Use It) (1966); The Private Ear (1967); The Public Eye (1972); The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1969); The Wicker Man (1973); The Young Set (1965); This Is Your Life (1992); To theatro tis Defteras (1970); To theatro tis Tetartis (1984); Working in the Theatre (1981).

Born on this day – Katherine Anne Porter:


Katherine Anne Porter


Writer

May 15, 1890 – September 18, 1980

Credits:

Books:

40 Short Stories: A Portable Anthology (2000); 50 Great Short Stories (1952); A Wreath for the Gamekeeper (1959); Collected Essays and Occasional Writings (1973); Collected Stories and Other Writings (2008); Conversations (1987); Downhome (1995); Downward Path to Wisdom (1939); Eudora Welty (1941); Flowering Judas and Other Stories (1935); Gertrude Stein, a self-portrait (1953); Gracious Greatness (1964); Growing Up in the South (1991); Hacienda (1934); Katherine Anne Porter's Poetry (1996); Letters of Katherine A. Porter (1990); Noon Wine (1937); Outline of Mexican popular arts and crafts (1922); Selected Letters of Katherine Anne Porter (2012); Ship of Fools (1962); Short Story Masterpieces: 35 Classic American and British Stories from the First Half of the 20th Century (1954); Stories of the Modern South (1977); The Best American Short Stories of the Century (2000); The Collected Stories (1965); The Cracked Looking-Glass (2018); The Days Before (1952); The Flower of Flowers (1950); The Grave (2013); The Leaning Tower And Other Stories (1944); The Never-Ending Wrong (1977); The Old Order (1955); The Short Story: 30 Masterpieces (1992); This Strange, Old World and Other Book Reviews (2008); Uncollected Early Prose (1993); Women and Fiction (1975).

Movies and television:

ABC Stage 67 (1966); American Masters (1986); American Playhouse (1985); Boston Blackie (1952); Camera Three (1956–1964); Camera Three (1959–1961); Climax! (1956); Ship of Fools (1965); The Circus (1990); The DuPont Show of the Week (1962); The Fig Tree (1987); The Jilting of Granny Weatherall (1980); The Martyr (2010); The Wednesday Play (1964).

Thursday, May 14, 2026

Born on this day – Anne Wiazemsky:


Anne Wiazemsky


Actress

Writer

May 14, 1947 – October 5, 2017

Credits:

1 P.M. (1971); 28' (2012); 30 million friends (1992); All's Well (1972); Apostrophes (1989); Au hasard Balthazar (1966); Bouillon de culture (1992–1996); Capricci (1969); Compression (2015–2024); Couleur flesh (1978); Midnight Words (2012); Two of the Wave (2010); Die Auslieferung (1974) Don Juan (1978); Fingerprints (2007–2010); Free Spirits (2007); George who? (1973); Godard Cinema (2022); Godard Mon Amour (2017); Godard by Godard (2023); Frogs (1983); Civil Wars in France / The Bloody Week (1978); Noisy History of Youth (2020); Never Without My Book (1993); My name is Elisabeth (2006); Joyce digital (1984); La bande à Bonnot (1968); La grande librairie (2012–2017); The Passion (1978); The Bloody Week (1976); The truth about the imaginary passion of a stranger (1974); Lamiel (1967); The Studio (1974); The Great Departure (1972); The great Inquisitor (1979); The Patron (1983); The Frontenac Mystery (1975); Black bread (1974–1975); The Testament of a Murdered Jewish Poet (1987); The imprint of the Giants (1980); The Secret Child (1979); Angels 1943, Story of a Film (2004); Les Gauloises bleues (1968); Ideas and Men (1976); Old Moons (1969); L'examen du petit (1969); Leningrad Hospital (1983); L'inchiesta (1971); Lotte in Italia (1971); Mag Bodard, un destin (2005); Marine terrace (1988); Same Les mômes ont du vague à l'âme (1980); My Heart Is Red (1976); One + One (1968); Pigsty (1969); Portrait of a young girl from the late 60s to Brussels (1994); For Pleasure (1966); Who kisses too much... (1986); Raphaël or the Debauchee (1971); Rendez-vous (1985); Return from Africa (1973); She Spent So Many Hours Under the Sun Lamps (1985); Be beautiful and shut up! (1981); TCM Remembers 2017 (2017); Teorema (1968); The Chinese (1967); The Last Train (1973); The Seed of Man (1969); All These Beautiful Promises (2003); A legend, a life (1974); Foreign City (1988); Voices (2006); Night Flight (2004–2007); Weekend (1967); Wind from the East (1970).

Born on this day – Loleh Bellon:


Loleh Bellon


Actress

Writer

Narrator

May 14, 1925 – May 22, 1999

Credits:

At The Assault on the Sky (1966); As Senhoras das Quintas Feiras (1988) In the cinema this evening (1974); Wanted (1989); Golden Helmet (1952); Chili-Impressions (1978); Compression (2016); Crime and Punishment (1955); Enigmas of History (1957); Eugene Sue (1974); Gaslight (1959); Gustave Moreau (1961); I must kill Monsieur Rumann (1966); Italics (1973); The Countess of Tende (1964); The factory of the King (1965); The Trojan War Will Not Take Place (1984); The Night of the Molières (1988); The Wound and the Knife, Charles Baudelaire (1967); La vie de château (1985); L'art et les hommes (1959–1963); The Bel Age (1960); The Prints and Drawings Department (1955); The Guardian (1946); The Jet of Water (1973); The game of love and death (1961); The Barton Mystery (1949); The Perfume of the Lady in Black (1949); The point of the day (1949); The Prize (1975); Tea Under the Cypresses (1971); The court of The Impossible (1970); Remoteness (1988); Remoteness (2009); The wings of The Dove (1981); Les beaux quartiers (1983); The Last Five Minutes (1959); Children of Disorder (1989); The Hot Hours of Montparnasse (1963); The new adventures of Vidocq (1971); Les Nuits de France Culture (2023); Midi-Première (1978–1979); My Old Lady (2014); Nevermore, Forever (1976); Paris Saint-Lazare (1982); Philippe (1958); Presence of the Past (1966); Ninety-Three (1962); Romulus The Great (1971); Siegfried (1963); Skipper Next to God (1951); Somewhere Someone (1972); A Morning Like Any Other (1956); A Question of Insurance (1960); Une seconde d'éternité (1977); Variations (1967).

Born on this day – Albert Robida:


Albert Robida


Writer

Illustrator

Etcher

Lithographer

Caricaturist

May 14, 1848 – October 11, 1926

Credits:

Written work:

1430, the besieged of Compiègne; Contes pour les bibliophiles, with Octave Uzanne; The Beast in the Wood sleeping; Brittany (1900); La Fin des Livres, with Octave Uzanne; The Great Parisian masquerade; War in the Twentieth Century (1887); The War in the twentieth century (1887); La Part du hasard; The release of the opera in the year 2000 (1902); La Touraine (1892); La Vieille France series; The 19th century; The Twentieth Century (1883); The Twentieth Century (1883); The Twentieth Century / The electric life (1890); The Twentieth Century. La vie électrique (1890); The Journey of M. Dumollet; The Voyage of M. Dumollet; Les Escholiers du temps jadis; The Old Towns of Spain, notes and memorabilia; The Old Towns of Italy: notes and memories; The Old Ones Cities of Italy: notes and memories; The Clock of the Centuries Centuries (1902); The Island of Lutetia: ugliness and embellishments of the City; The Engineer von Satanas (1919); Normandy (1890); Paris from century to century century; the heart of Paris, splendours and memories; Paris, Splendours and Memories (1992); Provence, Paris, À la Librairie illustrée (1893); One Prophet caricaturist. War as it is; A Cottage in the Air / Cottage in the Sky; Engagement Trip to the Twentieth Century; Very extraordinary trips by Saturnin Farandoul (1879).

Movies and television:

Saturnino Farandola (1977); The Extraordinary Adventures of Saturnino Farandola (1913).

Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Born on this day – Francine Pascal:


Francine Pascal


Writer

May 13, 1932 – July 28, 2024

Credits:

Books:

A Christmas Without Elizabeth (1993); A Curse on Elizabeth (1995); A Date with a Werewolf (1994); A Deadly Christmas (1994); A Killer on Board (1995); A Kiss Before Dying (1996); A Married Woman (1994); A New Promise (1986); A Night to Remember (1993); A Picture Perfect Prom? (1998); A Roller Coaster for the Twins! (1996); A Royal Pain (2001); A Stranger in the House (1995); Aftershock (1998); Against the Odds (1988); Against the Rules (1987); Agent Out (2006); All About Love (2000); All Night Long (1984); Almost Married (1994); Alone (2002); Alone In the Crowd (1986); Amy Moves In (1990); Amy's Pen Pal (1989); Amy's Secret Sister (1994); Amy's True Love (1991); And the Winner Is... Jessica Wakefield! (1996); Andy and the Alien (1992); Angels Keep Out (1996); Anything For Love (1994); April Fool! (1989); Are We in Love? (1993); As If I Care (2000); Backstabber (2000); Bad (2001); Bad Girl (1999); Barnyard Battle (1992); Be Mine (2002); Beauty and the Beach (1997); Before Gaia (2002); Behind Closed Doors (1995); Best Friends (1986); Best of Enemies (2002); Betrayed (2002); Beware the Baby-Sitter (1993); Beware the Wolfman (1994); Big Brother's in Love Again (1997); Big Brother's In Love! (1992); Big for Christmas (1994); Billie's Secret (1996); Bitter Rivals (1986); Bittersweet (2012); Blind (2001); Blood (2000); Bon Voyage, Unicorns! (1997); Booster Boycott (1991); Bossy Steven (1991); Boy Friend (1999); Boy Meets Girl (1999); Boy Trouble (1989); Boyfriends For Everyone (1997); Boys Against Girls (1988); Breakfast of Enemies (1997); Breaking Away (1998); Broken Angel (1999); Broken Promises, Shattered Dreams (1996); Brokenhearted (1989); Brooke and Her Rock Star Mom (1991); Bruce's Story (1990); Buried Treasure (1987); Busted! (1996); California Love (1995); Cammi's Crush (1997); Camp Killer (1996); Can't Stay Away (1999); Caroline's Halloween Spell (1992); Caroline's Mystery Dolls (1991); Caught in the Middle (1987); Center of Attention (1988); Channel X (1997); Chase (2003); Chateau D'Amour Collection (1999); Cheating on Anna (1999); Cheating to Win (1991); Choosing Sides (1986); Ciao, Sweet Valley! (1992); Claim to Fame (1988); Class Picture Day! (1997); Close to You (2001); Clueless (2000); College Cruise (1995); College Girls (1993); College Weekend (1995); Control Freak (2001); Cousin Kelly's Family Secret (1991); Cover Girls (1997); Cowboy Kisses (1993); Crash Landing (1985); Cruise Control (2002); Crybaby Lois (1990); Cutting the Ties (2012); Cyberstalker (1998); Dance Fever (2001); Dance of Death (1996); Danger: Twins at Work! (1998); Dangerous Love (1984); Danny Means Trouble (1990); Dead Before Dawn (1997); Deadly Attraction (1995); Deadly Summer (1989); Deadly Terror (1999); Deadly Voyage (1995); Dear Sister (1984); Death Threat (1994); Deceptions (1984); Decisions (1988); Desert Adventure Collection (1998); Don't Answer the Phone (1998); Don't Go Home With John (1992); Don't Go in the Basement (1997); Don't Let Go (1999); Don't Talk to Brian (1996); Double Jeopardy (1987); Double Love (1984); Double Love Collection (1999); Double-Crossed (1994); Down with Queen Janet (1998); Downstairs, Upstairs (2001); Drama Queen (2001); Dreams of Forever (1988); Dropping Out (2000); Earthquake (1998); Elizabeth and Jessica Run Away (1992); Elizabeth and the Orphans (1992); Elizabeth and Todd Forever (1997); Elizabeth Betrayed (1992); Elizabeth Hatches an Egg (1996); Elizabeth in Love (2000); Elizabeth Is Mine (1998); Elizabeth Loves New York (1998); Elizabeth Meets Her Hero (1992); Elizabeth Solves it All (1996); Elizabeth the Hero (1993); Elizabeth the Impossible (1991); Elizabeth the Seventh-Grader (1995); Elizabeth the Spy (1996); Elizabeth the Tattletale (1994); Elizabeth: Next Stop, Jr. High (1998); Elizabeth's Broken Arm (1992); Elizabeth's First Kiss (1990); Elizabeth's Heartbreak (1997); Elizabeth's Horseback Adventure (1995); Elizabeth's New Hero (1989); Elizabeth's Piano Lessons (1993); Elizabeth's Rival (1996); Elizabeth's Secret Diary (1994); Elizabeth's Secret Diary Volume II (1996); Elizabeth's Secret Diary Volume III (1998); Elizabeth's Summer Love (1996); Elizabeth's Super-selling Lemonade (1990); Elizabeth's Valentine (1990); Elizabeth's Video Fever (1993); Ellen Is Home Alone (1993); Ellen's Family Secret (1995); Enid's Story (1990); Escape (2003); Escape From Terror Island (1995); Escape to New York (1998); Everything You Need to Know About an Alcoholic Parent (1999); Evil Elizabeth (1995); Exposed (2004); Face It (2000); Fake (2004); Falling Apart (2000); Falling for Lucas (1996); Family Secrets (1988); Fashion Victim (1997); Fear (2002); Fearless (2000); Fearless 1 (2012); Fearless 2 (2013); Fearless 3 (2014); Fearless Elizabeth (1991); Fearless: Double Edition 2 (2003); Fearless: Double Edition 3 (2003); Fearless: Double Edition 4 (2003); Fearless: Double Edition 5 (2003); Fearless: Double Edition 6 (2003); Fight Fire with Fire (1997); First Place (1987); Five Girls and a Baby (1996); Flair Collection (1999); Flee (2001); Fooling Around (1999); For the Love of Ryan (1996); Forbidden Love (1987); Forever and Always (1988); Francine Pascal's Meet the Stars of Sweet Valley High: An Authorized Biography (1995); Freak (2003); Friend Against Friend (1990); Full House (2007); Gaia Abducted (2003); Get a Clue (2002); Get Real (1999); Get the Teacher! (1994); Gone (2004); Goodbye Elizabeth (1998); Good-Bye Eva? (1993); Good-Bye to Love (1994); Good-Bye, Middle School! (1998); Good-Bye, Mrs. Otis (1997); Got a Problem (1999); Hands Off (2000); Hangin' Out With Cici (1991); Hanging Out with Cici (1984); Happily Ever After (1997); Happy Mother's Day, Lila (1998); Hard Choices (1988); Have You Heard About Elizabeth? (1998); Head Over Heels (1985); Heartbreaker (1984); Heat (2000); Here Comes the Bride (1996); He's Back (2002); He's the One (2001); He's Watching You (1995); Highland Hearts (1994); His Secret Past (1996); Holiday Mischief (1988); Home For Christmas (1994); Horror in London Collection (1999); Hostage! (1986); How to Ruin a Friendship (1999); I Need You (2001); If I Die Before I Wake (1996); If I Die Before I Wake (1996); If Looks Could Kill (1997); If You Only Knew (1999); I'll Never Love Again (1999); I'm So Outta Here (2000); In Love Again (1989); In Love With a Prince (1993); In Love with Mandy (1997); In Love With the Enemy (1995); Invisible Me (2000); It Can't Happen Here (1995); It Takes Two (2002); It's My Life (2000); I've Got a Secret (1999); Jealous Lies (1986); Jessica + Jessica = Trouble (1995); Jessica Against Bruce (1992); Jessica and the Brat Attack (1989); Jessica and the Earthquake (1993); Jessica and the Jumbo Fish (1991); Jessica and the Money Mix-Up (1990); Jessica and the Secret Star (1991); Jessica and the Spelling-bee Surprise (1991); Jessica Gets Spooked (1993); Jessica Goes for the Gold (1996); Jessica on Stage (1989); Jessica Plays Cupid (1995); Jessica Quits the Squad (1994); Jessica Saves the Trees (1993); Jessica Takes Charge (1998); Jessica Takes Manhattan (1997); Jessica the Babysitter (1990); Jessica the Genius (1995); Jessica the Nerd (1992); Jessica the Thief (1993); Jessica the TV Star (1991); Jessica, the Rock Star (1989); Jessica: Next Stop, Jr. High (1998); Jessica's Animal Instincts (1996); Jessica's Bad Idea (1989); Jessica's Big Mistake (1995); Jessica's Blind Date (1994); Jessica's Cat Trick (1990); Jessica's Cookie Disaster (1995); Jessica's Dream Date (1998); Jessica's First Kiss (1997); Jessica's Lucky Millions (1997); Jessica's Mermaid (1994); Jessica's Monster Nightmare (1993); Jessica's New Look (1991); Jessica's No Angel (1998); Jessica's Older Guy (1995); Jessica's Secret (1990); Jessica's Secret Diary (1994); Jessica's Secret Diary Volume II (1996); Jessica's Secret Diary Volume III (1997); Jessica's Secret Friend (1997); Jessica's Secret Love (1994); Jessica's Snobby Club (1992); Jessica's Unburied Treasure (1992); Jessica's Zoo Adventure (1990); Julie the Karate Kid (1994); Jumping to Conclusions (1988); Keepin' It Real (2000); Keeping It Real (2000); Keeping Secrets (1987); Kidnapped by the Cult! (1992); Kidnapped! (1984); Kill Game (2005); Killer (2000); Killer at Sea (1997); Killer Party (1999); Kimberly Rides Again (1995); Kiss (2000); Kiss of a Killer (1996); Kiss of the Vampire (1995); La Villa / aka If Wishes Were Horses... (1994); Lacey's Crush (1999); Last Chance (1987); Last Wish (1998); Leaving Home (1987); Left at the Altar (1994); Left Back! (1992); Left Behind (1988); Left Out Elizabeth (1991); Liar (2000); Lies and Omissions (2012); Lila on the Loose (1996); Lila's April Fool (1994); Lila's Birthday Bash (1995); Lila's Christmas Angel (1995); Lila's Haunted House Party (1991); Lila's Little Sister (1994); Lila's Music Video (1993); Lila's New Flame (1997); Lila's Secret (1994); Lila's Secret Valentine (1995); Lila's Story (1989); Little Drummer Girls (1998); Live Bait (2005); Living Together (1999); Lois and the Sleepover (1994); Lois Strikes Back (1990); London Calling (2001); Lost (2002); Lost at Sea (1989); Love (2001); Love and Betrayal and Hold the Mayo! (1985); Love and Death in London (1994); Love and Murder (1998); Love Letters (1985); Love Letters for Sale (1992); Love Lost (1985); Love Me Always (1998); Love, Lies, and Jessica Wakefield (1993); Lovestruck (1986); Loving (1985); Loving the Enemy (1999); Lucy Takes the Reins (1991); Lust (2003); Mademoiselle Jessica (1991); Malibu Summer (1986); Mandy in the Middle (1996); Mandy Miller Fights Back (1991); Maria Who? (1999); Maria's Movie Comeback (1994); Mary is Missing (1990); Max's Choice (2001); Me, Me, Me (2001); Meant to Be (2001); Meet Me at Midnight (1996); Memories (1985); Miss Teen Sweet Valley (1991); Missing (2001); Model Flirt (1997); Ms. Quarterback (1990); Murder in Paradise (1995); Murder on the Line (1996); My Best Friend's Boyfriend (1992); My Funny Guy (1994); My Mother Was Never a Kid (1995); My Perfect Guy (2000); Mystery Date (1998); Naked (2001); Naked Eye (2006); Never Give Up (2002); Never Let Go (2000); Nightmare in Death Valley (1995); No Escape! (1998); No Girls Allowed (1995); No Means No (1995); No More Mr.Nice Guy (2001); No Place to Hide (1988); No Rules (1999); Normal (2004); Nothing Is Forever (2000); Nowhere To Run (1985); Olivia's Story (1991); On My Own (2000); On the Edge (1987); On the Run (1988); Once Upon a Time (1997); One 2 Many (1999); One Last Kiss (1997); One of the Gang (1987); Operation: Love Match (1994); Out of Control (1987); Out of Place (1988); Out of Reach (1988); Out of the Picture (1997); Outcast (1987); Party Weekend! (1998); Patty's Last Dance (1992); Payback (2000); Perfect Shot (1989); Perfect Summer (1985); Playing Dirty (2001); Playing For Keeps (1988); Playing Hooky (1988); Playing With Fire (1983); Please Forgive Me (1998); Poor Lila! (1992); Power Play (1983); Pretenses (1988); Princess Elizabeth (1989); Private Jessica (1998); Prom Night (2002); Promises (1984); Promises Broken (1986); Psychic Sisters (1993); Pumpkin Fever (1997); R is for Revenge (1997); Rachel's In, Lila's Out (1997); Racing Hearts (1984); Rags To Riches (1985); Rebel (2000); Regina's Legacy (1991); Return of the Evil Twin (1995); Road Trip (2001); Robbery at the Mall (1994); Robin in the Middle (1996); Rock Star's Girl (1991); Romance Collection (1998); Romeo and Two Juliets (1994); Rosa's Lie (1991); Rumors (1987); Run (1999); Runaway (1985); Runaway Hamster (1989); Running For Her Life (1996); Rush Week (2000); Sam (1999); Sarah's Dad and Sophia's Mom (1992); Save Johanna! (1981); Save the Turkey! (1995); Save the Unicorns! (1994); Say Goodbye (1985); Say It to My Face (1999); Scaredy-Cat Elizabeth (1995); Second Best (1988); Second Chance (1989); Secret Admirer (1987); Secret Love Diaries: Chloe (2000); Secret Love Diaries: Elizabeth (2000); Secret Love Diaries: Jessica (2000); Secret Love Diaries: Sam (2000); Secrets (1983); Secrets and Seductions (2012); Senior Cut Day (2002); Sex / aka Hurt (2002); She Loves Me...Not (2000); She's Back... (2001); She's Not What She Seems (1993); Shipboard Wedding (1995); Shock (2003); Showdown (1985); Sisters at War (1997); Slam Book Fever (1988); Sneaking in (1998); Sneaking Out (1986); Snow Bunnies (1997); So Cool (1999); So Not Me (2000); Soap Star (1992); Sorority Scandal (1995); Soulmates (1999); Special Christmas (1985); Split Decision (2000); Spring Break (1986); Spring Fever (1987); Spy Girl (1997); SS Heartbreak (1995); Standing Out (1988); Star of the Parade (1994); Starring Jessica! (1990); Starring Winston Egbert (1990); Starting Over (1986); Stay or Go (2001); Stepsisters (1993); Steven Gets Even (1995); Steven the Zombie (1994); Steven's Big Crush (1996); Steven's Bride (1992); Steven's Enemy (1994); Steven's Twin (1994); Straight Up (2001); Stranded (1999); Stretching the Truth (1987); Summer of Love (1999); Surprise Surprise (1989); Sweet 18 (2003); Sweet Kiss of Summer (1996); Sweet Valley Blizzard! (1997); Sweet Valley Confidential (2011); Sweet Valley High 1 (1991); Sweet Valley High Collection: 109/110/111 (1998); Sweet Valley High Collection: Loving Ambitions (1999); Sweet Valley High, Books 1-12 (2015); Sweet Valley High: Three Novels (2011); Sweet Valley Slumber Party (1991); Take Back the Night (1995); Take Me On (1999); Taking Charge (1989); Taking Sides (1986); Tall, Dark, and Deadly (1996); Teacher Crush (1989); Teacher's Pet (1986); Teamwork (1989); Tearing Me Apart (2001); Tears (2001); Tender Promises (1986); Terror (2004); That Fatal Night (1989); The Amazing Jessica (1995); The Arrest (1993); The Battle of the Cheerleaders (1996); The Beast is Watching You (1996); The Beast Must Die (1996); The Best Friend Game (1994); The Best Thanksgiving Ever (1992); The Big Camp Secret (1989); The Big Night (1998); The Big Party Weekend (1991); The Big Race (1993); The Boyfriend Game (1998); The Boyfriend Mess (1998); The Boyfriend War (1993); The Boys of Summer (1997); The Bully (1988); The Carnival Ghost (1990); The Case of the Alien Princess (1994); The Case of the Christmas Thief (1992); The Case of the Haunted Camp (1992); The Case of the Hidden Treasure (1993); The Case of the Magic Christmas Bell (1991); The Case of the Million-Dollar Diamonds (1993); The Case of the Secret Santa (1990); The Charm School Mystery (1992); The Christmas Ghost (1989); The Class Trip (1988); The Cool Crowd (1999); The Cousin War (1995); The Curse of the Golden Heart (1994); The Curse of the Ruby Necklace (1993); The Dating Game (1991); The Dreaded Ex (2000); The Easter Bunny Battle (1995); The Evil Twin (1993); The Evil Twin (1993); The First Time (2000); The Fowlers of Sweet Valley (1996); The Ghost in the Bell Tower (1992); The Ghost in the Graveyard (1994); The Ghost of Tricia Martin (1990); The Girl They Both Loved (1991); The Gossip War (1994); The Great Boyfriend Switch (1993); The Halloween War (1995); The Hand-Me-Down Kid (1980); The Haunted Burial Ground (1994); The Haunted House (1986); The High School War (1996); The House of Death (1995); The Incredible Madame Jessica (1995); The It Guy (2000); The Jessica and Elizabeth Show (1994); The Little Crew of Butchers (2017); The Long-Lost Brother (1991); The Love Bet (1990); The Love of Her Life (1994); The Love Potion (1993); The Macaroni Mess (1997); The Magic Christmas (1992); The Magic Puppets (1994); The Middle School Gets Married (1993); The Missing Tea Set (1993); The Morning After (1996); The Most Beautiful Girl in the World (1997); The Mother-Daughter Switch (1995); The Mysterious Dr. Q (1996); The New Elizabeth (1990); The New Girl (1987); The New Jessica (1986); The Older Boy (1987); The One That Got Away (1999); The Other Woman (1995); The Parent Plot (1990); The Patmans of Sweet Valley (1996); The Perfect Girl (1991); The Pom-Pom Wars (1995); The Price of Love (1998); The Roommate (1996); The Ruling Class (2004); The Secret of Fantasy Forest (1996); The Secret of the Magic Pen (1995); The Similars (2019); The Slime that Ate Sweet Valley (1991); The Stolen Diary (1992); The Sweet Life (2012); The Sweet Valley Clean-Up Team (1992); The Treasure of Death Valley (1995); The Trial of Jessica Wakefield (1996); The Truth About Ryan (1997); The Twins and the Wild West (1990); The Twin's Big Pow-Wow (1993); The Twins Get Caught (1990); The Twins Go to College (1997); The Twins Go to Hospital (1991); The Twins Hit Hollywood (1997); The Twins' Little Sister (1991); The Twins' Mystery Teacher (1989); The Twins Take Paris (1996); The Unicorns at War (1995); The Unicorns Go Hawaiian (1991); The Verdict (1993); The Wakefield Legacy: The Untold Story (1996); The Wakefields of Sweet Valley (1991); The Wakefields Strike it Rich (1992); The War Between the Twins (1990); The Wedding (1993); The Witch in the Pumpkin Patch (1997); The Year Without Christmas (1997); Third Wheel (1999); Three Days, Two Nights (2000); Three Girls and a Guy (2000); Three's a Crowd (1987); Tia in the Middle (2002); To Catch a Thief (1997); Todd Runs Away (1994); Todd's Story (1992); Together Forever (1988); Too Close For Comfort (1995); Too Cool for the Unicorns (1996); Too Good To Be True (1984); Too Hot to Handle (1997); Too Late (2001); Too Many Doubts (2012); Too Many Good-byes (2001); Too Much In Love (1985); Too Popular (1999); Too Scared to Sleep (1996); Touch and Go (2002); Trapped in the Mall (1998); Trapped in Toyland (1994); Trick or Treat (1990); Trouble at Home (1990); Troublemaker (1988); Troublemaker (1988); True Blue (2000); True Love (1985); Trust (2000); Truth or Dare (1999); Tug of War (1987); Twin Hearts (1995); Twin Switch (1999); Twins (2002); Twins in Love (1996); Twisted (2000); Two-Boy Weekend (1989); Undercover Angels (1997); Unicorns in Love (1994); University, Interrupted (2001); V for Victory (1995); Very Bad Things (2000); Wanted For Murder (1994); What Jessica Wants (1998); What Winston Saw (1996); What You Don't Know (2000); What Your Parents Don't Know... (1994); Whatever (2000); When Love Dies (1984); Where We Belong (2001); White Lies (1989); Who Knew? (2000); Who Will Be Miss Unicorn? (1996); Who's To Blame? (1990); Who's Who? (1990); Wild Child (2000); Win One for Sandra (1996); Winners and Losers Collection (1998); Winter Carnival (1986); Wired (2004); Won't Someone Help Anna? (1993); Wrong Kind of Girl (1984); Your Basic Nightmare (1999); You're Not My Sister (1999); Yours For a Day (1994).

Movies and television:

ABC Afterschool Specials (1981–1983); Fearless (2004); George M! (1970); Sweet Valley High (1994–1997); The Young Marrieds (1964–1966); Words and Music by Jerry Herman (2007).

Born on this day – Leighton Gage:


Leighton Gage


Writer

May 13, 1942 – July 26, 2013

Credits:

Books:

A Vine in the Blood (2011); Blood of the Wicked (2007); Buried Strangers (2009); Dying Gasp (2010); Every Bitter Thing (2010); Perfect Hatred (2013); The Ways of Evil Men (2014).

Born on this day – Édouard Molinaro:


Édouard Molinaro

Director

Writer

May 13, 1928 – December 7, 2013

Born on this day – Daphne du Maurier:


Daphne du Maurier


Writer

May 13, 1907 – April 19, 1989

Credits:

Books:

Birds of Prey (2010); Castle Dor (1940); Come Wind, Come Weather (1940); Cornish Tales of Terror (1970); Daphne du Maurier's Classics of the Macabre (1987); Don't Look Now (1971); Don't Look Now and Other Stories (1973); Early Stories (1954); Echoes From the Macabre (1971); Enchanted Cornwall (1989); Frenchman's Creek (1941); Gerald (1935); Golden Lads (1975); Happy Christmas (1953); Hungry Hill (1943); I'll Never Be Young Again (1932); Jamaica Inn (1936); Kiss Me Again, Stranger (1953); Letters from Menabilly (1993); Mammoth Book of Short Crime Novels (1986); Mary Anne (1954); My Cousin Rachel (1951); Myself When Young (1977); Rebecca (1938); Rule Britannia (1972); Split Second and Other Stories (1981); Sunless Solstice: Strange Christmas Tales for the Longest Nights (2021); The Apple Tree (1952); The Birds and Other Stories (1952); The Breaking Point / The Blue Lenses and Other Stories (1959); The Doll (2011); The Du Mauriers (1937); The Flight of the Falcon (1965); The Glass-Blowers (1963); The House on the Strand (1969); The Infernal World of Branwell Bronte (1960); The King's General (1946); The Loving Spirit (1931); The Modern Library: The 200 Best Novels in English Since 1950 (1999); The Parasites (1949); The Penguin Book of Modern Fantasy by Women (1995); The Progress of Julius / Julius (1933); The Rebecca Notebook and Other Memories (1981); The Rendezvous and Other Stories (1980); The Scapegoat (1957); The Treasury of Du Maurier Short Stories (1960); The Winding Stair (1977); The Young George Du Maurier (1952); Vanishing Cornwall (1967); Witches' Brew (1984).

Movies and television:

Alta comedia (1973); Anamika: The Untold Story (2008); BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1954); BBC2 Playhouse (1975); Broadway Television Theatre (1952); Danger (1955); Daphne du Maurier (1971); Daphné du Maurier: sur les traces de Rebecca (2017); Don't Look Now (1973); Frenchman's Creek (1944); Frenchman's Creek (1998); Grande Teatro Tupi (1952–1963); Guiding Light (1982); H.M. Tennent Globe Theatre (1956); Hostinec Jamaica (1972); Hungry Hill (1947); Jamaica Inn (1939); Jamaica Inn (1983); Jamaica Inn (2014); Kiskanç kadin (1966); Kraft Theatre (1950–1952); Kraft Theatre / The Philco Television Playhouse (1948); L'auberge de la Jamaïque (1995); Le général du roi (2014); 'Let's Pretend...' - The Make-Believe World of Daphne Du Maurier (1977); Lux Video Theatre (1954); Marea di Settembre (1963); Masterpiece Mystery (1985); Matinee Theatre (1956); Mi amor por ti (1969); Morning Patrol (1987); My Cousin Rachel (1952); My Cousin Rachel (1983); My Cousin Rachel (2017); Ocho estrellas en busca del amor (1964); Playhouse 90 (1958); Pursuit (1958); Rebecca (1940); Rebecca (1947); Rebecca (1969); Rebecca (1979); Rebecca (1997); Rebecca (2020); Rebecca, la prima moglie (2008); Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love / Kiss Me Again Stranger (1974); Rick Stein in du Maurier Country (2007); Robert Montgomery Presents (1950); September Tide (1958); Suspense (1953); Suspicion (1958); The Birds (1963); The Birds II: Land's End (1994); The Bondwoman (1974); The Lifeforce Experiment (1994); The Plymouth Playhouse (1953); The Scapegoat (1959); The Scapegoat (2012); The Unexpected (1952); The Years Between (1946); Theatre '62 (1962); Une seconde d'éternité (1977); Urangatha Sundary (1969); Utharam (1989).

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Born on this day – George Carlin:


George Carlin


Comedian

Actor

Writer

May 12, 1937 – June 22, 2008

Credits:

Books:

Brain Droppings (1997); Napalm & Silly Putty (2001); When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops? (2004); Last Words (2009).

Albums:

A Place for My Stuff; An Evening with Wally Londo Featuring Bill Slaszo; Back in Town; Burns and Carlin at the Playboy Club Tonight; Carlin on Campus; Class Clown; Classic Gold; Complaints and Grievances; FM & AM; I Kinda Like It When a Lotta People Die; Indecent Exposure: Some of the Best of George Carlin; It's Bad for Ya; Jammin' in New York; Life Is Worth Losing; Occupation: Foole; On the Road; Parental Advisory: Explicit Lyrics; Playin' with Your Head; Take-Offs and Put-Ons; The George Carlin Collection; The Little David Years; Toledo Window Box; What Am I Doing in New Jersey?; You Are All Diseased.

Movies and television:

10 Years of Thomas & Friends (1999); 100 Greatest Stand-Ups (2007); 100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time (2004); 11th Annual the Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor: George Carlin (2009); 12th Annual American Comedy Awards (1998); 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2009); 20 Years of Comedy on HBO (1995); 2012 Crossing Over: A New Beginning (2012); 42nd Street: River to River (2009); 5 Second Movies (2008); A Classic Christmas from the Ed Sullivan Show (2005); A Really Big Show: Ed Sullivan's 50th Anniversary (1998); A Toast to Lenny (1984); A Tribute to Mr. Television Milton Berle (1978); Alan King: Inside the Comedy Mind (1990); Albert Brooks: Defending My Life (2023); American Bandstand (1976–1977); American Masters (2012); America's Burning (2024); Americathon (1979); An All Star Celebration: Vote '88 (1988); Apt. 2C (1985); Archive of American Television Interview with George Carlin (2007); Artists of the Roundtable (2022); Away We Go (1967); Baseball (1994); Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020); Bill & Ted Go to Hell (2016); Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991); Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989); Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures (1990); Biographics (2022); Biography (1996–2002); Bitter Jester (2003); Bookmark (1995); But... Seriously (1993); Can We Take a Joke? (2015); Car Wash (1976); Cars (2006); Cars: The Video Game (2006); CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley (2025); CKY 3 (2001); Classic Stand-Up Comedy of Television (1996); CNN Showbiz Today (1986); Comic Relief (1986); Comic Relief IV (1990); Dark Side of Comedy (2022); Daytime Revolution (2024); Debunked (2022); Della (1969–1970); Dennis Miller Live (1997–2001); Dinah and Her New Best Friends (1976); Dinah! (1974–1976); Dinner for Five (2004); Dogma (1999); Dr. Demento 20th Anniversary (1991); Drawing on My Mind (1985); Ed Sullivan All-Star Comedy Special (1995); Ed Sullivan's Comedy Legends (2022); Elvis What If? (2012); Entertainment Tonight (2008); E-penser (2025); Everybody Hates Chris (2007); Flip (1971–1973); Fox Halloween Bash (1994); Fridays (1981); From Class Clown to Social Critic: An Evening with George Carlin (2008); Fuck (2005); Games N Roses (2017); George Carlin Again! (1978); George Carlin... It's Bad for Ya! (2008); George Carlin: 40 Years of Comedy (1997); George Carlin: Back in Town (1996); George Carlin: Carlin on Campus (1984); George Carlin: Complaints & Grievances (2001); George Carlin: Doin' It Again (1990); George Carlin: George's Best Stuff (1996); George Carlin: Jammin' in New York (1992); George Carlin: Life Is Worth Losing (2005); George Carlin: Personal Favorites (1997); George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head (1986); George Carlin: What Am I Doing in New Jersey? (1988); George Carlin: You Are All Diseased (1999); George Carlin's American Dream (2022); George on George (2003); Good Day Live (2004); Good Morning America (1977); GrowthBusters (2011); Happily N'Ever After (2006); HBO Magazine (1982); He Said, She Said (1970); Heroes of Black Comedy (2002); History of the Joke (2008); Hollywood Insider (2021); Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves! (1997); How Playboy Changed the World (2012); How's Your Mother-in-Law? (1967); I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not (2025); Inside the Actors Studio (2004); It Takes Two (1969); It's Your Bet (1970); Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001); Jeopardy! (2016–2019); Jerry Seinfeld: 'I'm Telling You for the Last Time' (1998); Jersey Girl (2004); Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work (2010); John Davidson at Notre Dame (1967); Johnny Carson Presents the Tonight Show Comedians (1984); La pétaudière de Gontran H (2024); Laff Mobb Presents (2012); Larry King Live (2008); Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1996–2001); Late Night with David Letterman (1984–2001); Laugh Factory (1979); Laugh? I Thought I'd Die! (1999); Live at Mister Kelly's (2021); Lord, Save Us from Your Followers (2008); Louis C.K. Oh My God (2013); Louis C.K.: Chewed Up (2008); Louis C.K.: Hilarious (2010); Louis C.K.: Shameless (2007); Mac Davis: Sounds Like Home (1977); Mad TV (2000); Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America (2009); Mater's Tall Tales (2009–2010); Mike Douglas: Moments & Memories (2008); Minty Comedic Arts (2023); Molson Canadian Comedy Releaf (1991); Mr. Conductor's Thomas Tales (1996); Nerdrotic (2023); NET Playhouse / Segment: What's So Funny About That? (1970); Occupy Los Angeles (2012); Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party (2004); On Location (1977–1983); One on One with John Tesh (1992); Operation: Entertainment (1968); Out of Shadows (2020); Outrageous Fortune (1987); Owned & Operated (2012); Perry Como's Hawaiian Holiday (1976); Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (1967); Playboy 2000: The Party Continues (2000); Playboy After Dark (1970); Quick Reviews with Maverick (2017); R Spasoff Comedian and George Carlin Ronnie Schell and Gary Ownes Web Series 7 (2017); Randy Feltface: Feltopia (2024); Real Eyes Realize Real Lies (2018); Rob Schneider: Soy Sauce and the Holocaust (2013); Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind (2018); Rock Concert (1975–1976); Salty Cracker (2022); Saturday Night Live (1975–1984); Scary Movie 3 (2003); Shining Time Station (1991–1993); Shining Time Station: Once Upon a Time (1995); Shining Time Station: One of the Family (1995); Shining Time Station: Queen for a Day (1995); Shining Time Station: Second Chances (1995); Shining Time Station: Singsongs Volume 2 (1993); Small Apartments (2012); SNL50: The Anniversary Special (2025); Steve! (Martin): A Documentary in 2 Pieces (2024); Storytime with Thomas (1999); Streets of Laredo (1995); Super Mario Bros. (1993); Surely, You Jest (2019); Talent Scouts (1962); Tarzan 2: The Legend Begins (2005); Tavis Smiley (2004); TCM Remembers 2008 (2008); Teacher of the Year (2014); Texaco Star Theatre Presents Bob Hope in 'Who Makes the World Laugh?' (1983); That Girl (1966); The 100 Greatest Stand Ups 2010 (2010); The 15th Annual American Comedy Awards (2001); The 1st Annual American Comedy Awards (1987); The 24th Annual Grammy Awards (1982); The 25th Annual Grammy Awards (1983); The 2nd Annual American Comedy Awards (1988); The 4:30 Movie (2024); The 49th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1997); The 60th Primetime Emmy Awards (2008); The 7th Annual American Comedy Awards (1993); The 8th Annual American Comedy Awards (1994); The Aristocrats (2005); The Arrivals (2008); The Arsenio Hall Show (1989–1991); The Best of the Ed Sullivan Show (1992); The Bob Braun Show (1975); The Burns and Schreiber Comedy Hour (1973); The Byron Allen Show (1989); The Carol Burnett Show (1969–1978); The Chris Rock Show (1997); The Comedians Part 1 (1973); The Comedy Store (2020); The Daily Show (1999–2004); The David Frost Show (1970–1972); The Dennis Wholey Show (1969–1970); The Dick Cavett Show (1972–1992); The Directors (2005); The Ed Sullivan Show (1967–1971); The Editorial (2019); The Final Redpill (2022); The First 100 Years of Recorded Music (1981); The Flat Earth Conspiracy (2014); The Funny Farm (1983); The Game Game (1970); The George Carlin Show (1994–1995); The Gladys Knight & the Pips Show (1975); The Glass Bottom Boat (1966); The Greatest (2000); The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up (2022); The Helen Reddy Show (1973); The History of Comedy (2017–2018); The Hollywood Palace (1966–1967); The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) (1967); The Human Language (1995); The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall (2013); The Interviews: An Oral History of Television (2007); The Irv Kupcinet Show (1969); The Jackie Gleason Show (1968–1969); The Jimmie Rodgers Show (1969); The Jimmy Dean Show (1966); The Jimmy Dore Show (2024); The Joey Bishop Show (1968); The Kraft Summer Music Hall (1966); The Last Laugh (2016); The Late Late Show with Tom Snyder (1997); The Late Show (1987); The Magical World of Disney (1988); The Merv Griffin Show (1965–1981); The Messenger (2009); The Michael Knowles Show (2017); The Midnight Special (1973–1974); The Mike Douglas Show (1965–1978); The Most Triumphant Making-of Documentary (2005); The People's Command Performance: '77 (1977); The Prince of Tides (1991); The Real George Carlin (1973); The Real Tom Kennedy Show (1970); The Reality of Me (TROM) (2011); The Roger Miller Show (1966); The Rosey Grier Show (1970); The Second Annual Comedy Hall of Fame (1994); The Simpsons (1998); The Sixties (2014); The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1968); The Smothers Brothers Show (1975); The Tonight Show (1962); The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar (1960–1962); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1988–1992); The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992–2006); The Very Best of the Ed Sullivan Show (1991); The Very Very Best of the 70s (2019); The Vidiots (1986); The View (2004–2007); The Whoopi Goldberg Show (1992); This Is Tom Jones (1969); Thomas & Friends (1984–1995); Thomas & Friends: Best of Gordon (2003); Thomas & Friends: Best of Thomas (2001); Thomas & Friends: Engine Friends (2012); Thomas & Friends: Halloween Adventures (2006); Thomas & Friends: Holiday Express (2009); Thomas & Friends: James Goes Buzz Buzz (1994); Thomas & Friends: Mud Glorious Mud (2008); Thomas & Friends: Percy's Ghostly Trick (1994); Thomas & Friends: The Greatest Stories (2010); Thomas & Friends: Thomas' Holiday Collection (2017); Thomas and Friends: Hop on Board (1997); Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 20th Anniversary (1982); Tony Orlando and Dawn (1974–1976); Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn (2003); Uncomfortably Close with Michael McKean (2001); Upbeat (1967); WatchMojo (2018); Welcome Back, Kotter (1977); Welcome to the Basement (2015–2016); What's Alan Watching? (1989); What's My Line? (1969); When Stand-Up Comics Ruled the World (2004); Who Makes You Laugh? (1995); With Six You Get Eggroll (1968); Working Tra$h (1990); Zeitgeist (2007); Zeitgeist: Addendum (2008).

Born on this day – Farley Mowat:


Farley Mowat


Writer

Environmentalist

May 12, 1921 – May 6, 2014


Never Cry Wolf
Amazing True Story of Life Among Arctic Wolves

by Farley Mowat.

First published in 1961.

Back cover blurb:

More than a half-century ago the naturalist Farley Mowat accepted an assignment to investigate why wolves were killing Arctic caribou. Mowat's account of the summer he lived in the frozen tundra alone – studying the wolf population and developing a deep affection for these wild creatures (who were of no threat to caribou or man) – is today celebrated as a classic of nature writing, at once a tale of remarkable adventure and an indelible record of the myths and magic of wolves.

Credits:

Books:

A Whale for the Killing (1972); Aftermath: Travels in a Post-War World (1996); And No Birds Sang (1979); Bay of Spirits: A Love Story (2006); Born Naked: The Early Adventures of the Author of Never Cry Wolf (1992); Canada North Now: The Great Betrayal (1967); Coppermine Journey: An Account of Great Adventure Selected from the Journals of Samuel Hearne (1958); Eastern Passage (2010); High Latitudes: An Arctic Journey (2002); Lost in the Barrens (1956); My Discovery of America (1985); My Father's Son: Memories of War and Peace (1993); Never Cry Wolf: The Amazing True Story of Life Among Arctic Wolves (1963); No Man's River (2004); Ordeal by Ice: The Search for the Northwest Passage (1960); Otherwise (2008); Out Among the Wolves (1993); Owls in the Family (1961); People of the Deer (1950); Rescue the Earth: Conversations with the Green Crusaders (1990); Sea of Slaughter (1984); Sibir: My Discovery of Siberia (1970); Small Boats on Green Waters (2007); The Black Joke (1962); The Boat Who Wouldn't Float (1969); The Curse of the Viking Grave (1966); The Desperate People (1957); The Dog Who Wouldn't Be (1957); The Farfarers: Before the Norse (1998); The Grey Seas Under: The Perilous Rescue Mission of a N.A. Salvage Tug (1958); The New Founde Land (1989); The Polar Passion: The Quest for the North Pole (1967); The Regiment (1974); The Serpent's Coil (1974); The Snow Walker (1975); This Rock within the Sea (1976); Tundra: Selections from the Great Accounts of Arctic Land Voyages (1973); Virunga: The Passion of Dian Fossey / Woman in the Mists: The Story of Dian Fossey and the Mountain Gorillas of Africa (1987); Wake of the Great Sealers (1973); Walking on the Land (2000).

Movies and television:

30 Years on the Frontline (2008); 90 Minutes Live (1976); A Whale for the Killing (1981); Angus (1971); Canada Remembers - Part Three: Endings and Beginnings (1995); Canada Remembers - Part Two: The Liberators (1995); Eco-Pirate: The Story of Paul Watson (2011); Finding Farley (2009); Floating After Farley (2022–2023); Life and Times (1997); Lost in the Barrens II: The Curse of the Viking Grave (1992); Magic Hour: Lost in the Barrens (1990); Make the Movie Live the Movie (2004); Never Cry Wolf (1983); Ocean Warrior (1981); Pirate for the Sea (2008); Telescope (1964); Telescope (1966–1970); Ten Days to Victory (2005); Ten Million Books: An Introduction to Farley Mowat (1981); The New North with Farley Mowat (1987); The Snow Walker (2003); View from the Typewriter (1993).

Monday, May 11, 2026

Born on this day – Eva Schloss:


Eva Schloss


Writer

Holocaust survivor

May 11, 1929 – January 3, 2026

Credits:

Books:

After Auschwitz: My Memories of Otto and Anne Frank (2013); Eva's Story: A Survivor's Tale, by the Stepsister of Anne Frank (1988); The Promise (2006).

Movies and television:

A Tale of Two Sisters (2015); And Then They Came for Me (2007); Anne Frank House VR (2018); Anne Frank: Beyond the Diary (2015); BBC World News (2008); Britain's Holocaust Survivors (2013); Call Me Papa: The Letters of Otto Frank (2026); Du sollst leben! - Holocaust-Überlebende im Gespräch mit Markus Lanz (2015); Hate Among Us (2019); History vs. Hollywood (2001); History vs. Hollywood (2001); Horrors of the Holocaust (2023); III nach neun (2016); Jinek (2017); Kaaskoppen & waterlanders (2008); Markus Lanz (2017); My Daughter, Anne Frank (2015); När livet vänder (2020); Nazis on the Run: The Series (2021); No Asylum: The Untold Chapter of Anne Frank's Story (2015); Otto Frank, Father of Anne (2010); Pauw & Witteman (2010); Rendez-vous de l'histoire (2025); Sunday Life (2008); Surviving Hitler's Mad Doctors (2022); The Diary of Anne Frank: A Tale of Two Sisters (2015); The Final Days of the Nazis (2023); This Morning (2013); Times Series Video News: And Then They Came for Me - Remembering the World of Anne Frank (2008); WGN Morning News (2018).

Sunday, May 10, 2026

Born on this day – Jim Abrahams:


Jim Abrahams


Writer

Producer

Director

May 10, 1944 – November 26, 2024

Credits:

Airplane! (1980); Airplane: Long-Haul Version (2005); An Introduction to the Ketogenic Diet (1994); Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London' (2009); Big Business (1988); Big John, Little John (1976); Biography (2001–2004); Cancer/evolution (2023); CBS Saturday Morning (2023); Chiseled (2008); Cocaine Blues (1983); Coming to America (1988); Cry-Baby (1990); Fat: A Documentary (2019); ...First Do No Harm (1997); Hearts of Hot Shots Part Deux: A Filmmaker's Apology (1993); Hot Shots! (1991); Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993); Hot Shots: The Making of an Important Movie (1991); Katie Holmes in Miss Meadows (2014); Late Night Berlin (2019); Late Night with David Letterman (1982); Laugh Out Loud: The Funniest Films Ever (2015); Le Fossoyeur de Films (2021); Life and Times (2000); Mafia! (1998); Minty Comedic Arts (2020); Movie Magic (1994); Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994); Oscar (1991); Our Planet Tonight (1987); Police Squad! (1982); Ruthless People (1986); Scary Movie 4 (2006); The Directors (1997–2008); The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977); The Midnight Special (1974); The Naked Gun (2025); The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991); The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988); The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash (1978); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1972); Top Secret! (1984); Valkokangas (1984); Voice of the Epilepsies (2018); Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael (1990); Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (2022); Wisconsin Born & Bred: The Entertainers (2004).

Born on this day – Barbara Taylor Bradford:


Barbara Taylor Bradford


Writer

May 10, 1933 – November 24, 2024

Credits:

Books:

A Man of Honor (2021); A Secret Affair (1996); A Sudden Change of Heart (1998); A Woman of Substance (1979); Act of Will (1986); Angel (1993); Being Elizabeth (2008); Breaking the Rules (2009); Cavendon Hall (2014); Damaged (2018); Dangerous to Know (1995); Decor Idea Casual (1984); Easy Steps To Successful Decorating (1971); Emma's Secret (2003); Everything to Gain (1994); Fashions That Please Him (1970); Heirs of Ravenscar (2007); Her Own Rules (1996); Hidden (2013); Hold the Dream (1985); How to Solve Your Decorating Problems (1976); In the Lion’s Den (2019); Just Rewards (2005); Letter from a Stranger (2011); Living Romantically Every Day (2001); Love in Another Town (1995); Luxury Designs for Apartment Living (1981); Making Space Grow (1979); Master of His Fate (2018); Playing The Game (2010); Power of a Woman (1997); Remember (1991); Secrets from the Past (2012); Secrets of Cavendon (2017); The Cavendon Luck (2016); The Cavendon Women (2015); The Ravenscar Dynasty (2006); The Triumph of Katie Byrne (2001); The Women in His Life (1990); The Wonder of It All (2023); Three Weeks in Paris (2002); To Be the Best (1988); Treacherous (2014); Unexpected Blessings (2005); Voice of the Heart (1983); Where You Belong (2000); Who Are You? (2016).

Movies and television:

A Secret Affair (1999); A Woman of Substance (1985); Act of Will (1989); Bookmark (2013); Breakfast (2006); Breakfast with Frost (2003); Countdown (1988–1999); Everything to Gain (1996); Good Morning America (1994); Good Morning Britain (2017–2019); HARDtalk (2009); Her Own Rules (1998); Hold the Dream (1987); Hour Magazine (1983); Intimate Portrait (1999); Loose Women (2008–2015); Lorraine (2018); Love in Another Town (1997); Moving Image Salutes Goldie Hawn (1997); Moving Image Salutes Steven Spielberg (1994); One on One with John Tesh (1992); Reader, I Married Him (2006); Remember (1993); Richard & Judy (2003); Secrets from the Workhouse (2013); The Bob Braun Show (1984); The Book Show (2007); The Chuck Woolery Show (1991); The One Show (2011); The Sharon Osbourne Show (2006); The Storyteller (1999); This Is Your Life (1990–2002); To Be the Best (1991); Voice of the Heart (1989); Wogan (1986–1990).

Born on this day – Olaf Stapledon:


Olaf Stapledon


Writer

Philosopher

May 10, 1886 – September 6, 1950

Credits:

Books:

A Man Divided (1950); A Modern Magician (1979); An Olaf Stapledon Reader (1996); Darkness and the Light (1942); Death into Life (1946); Far Future Calling (1986); Four Encounters (1976); Last and First Men (1930); Last and First men and Star Marker (1972); Last Men in London (1932); Nebula Maker (1976); Nebula Maker and Four Encounters (1983); Odd John (1935); Odd John and Sirius (1940); Old Man in New World (1944); Sirius (1944); Star Maker (1937); Talking across the World (1961); The Flames (1947); The Opening of the Eyes (1954); To the End of Time (1975); Worlds of Wonder (1949).

Movies and television:

A Modern Magician (2019); Last and First Men (2020).

Saturday, May 9, 2026

Born on this day – Roger Hargreaves:


Roger Hargreaves


Writer

Illustrator

May 9, 1935 – September 11, 1988

Credits:

Books:

12 Days of Christmas (2009); A Christmas Carol (2010); A Christmas Pantomime (2010); A Jolly Christmas Party (2009); A White Christmas (2011); Albert the Alphabetical Elephant (1977); Alphabet Fun (1982); Apple for Oink (1981); Baa (1979); Bill Buzz (1989); Buzz (1978); Charlie Oink (1989); Chatter (1978); Chirp (1979); Cluck (1979); Count Worm (1976); Croak (1979); Gary Grizzle (1989); Grandfather Clock (1978); Grandma Baa (1989); Grizzle (1979); Growl (1979); Harry Hoof (1989); Hippo Leaves Home (1977); Hippo, Potto and Mouse (1977); Hiss (1978); Honk (1979); Horace Honk (1989); How to Draw Mr Men (2010); I Am a Book (1985); I Learn My ABC's (1984); If You aren't a Roundy, You're a Squary (1975); John Mouse and the Apple Adventure (1973); John Mouse Goes to Work (1973); John Mouse Goes to Wormland (1973); John Mouse in the News (1973); John Mouse Raises the Alarm (1973); Little Miss Bad (2003); Little Miss Birthday (2006); Little Miss Bossy (1981); Little Miss Bossy and the Magic Word (1998); Little Miss Bossy's Big Board (2002); Little Miss Bossy's Zoo Animals (1982); Little Miss Brainy (1995); Little Miss Busy (1995); Little Miss Chatterbox (1984); Little Miss Christmas (2005); Little Miss Christmas Sticker Activity Book (2010); Little Miss Contrary (1984); Little Miss Contrary All in a Muddle (2006); Little Miss Curious (1990); Little Miss Ditzy (2001); Little Miss Dotty (1985); Little Miss Dotty Has a Dotty Day Out (1998); Little Miss Fickle (1984); Little Miss Fun (1995); Little Miss Giggles (1984); Little Miss Giggles' Giggly Day (2000); Little Miss Giggles Has a Giggle (1999); Little Miss Giggles Photograph Album (1997); Little Miss Greedy (1995); Little Miss Helpful (1981); Little Miss Helpful and the Green House (1998); Little Miss Helpful Plans a Party (1983); Little Miss Helpful's Visit to the Doctor (1982); Little Miss Late (1981); Little Miss Lucky (1984); Little Miss Lucky and the Naughty Pixies (2007); Little Miss Magic (1982); Little Miss Naughty (1981); Little Miss Naughty and the Good Fairy (2003); Little Miss Naughty Worries Mr. Worry (1998); Little Miss Naughty's Annual 2011 (2010); Little Miss Naughty's Guide to Love (2001); Little Miss Naughty's Naughty Day (1999); Little Miss Naughty's Naughty Tricks (2000); Little Miss Naughty's Nursery Rhymes (1982); Little Miss Neat (1981); Little Miss Neat and the Last Leaf (1998); Little Miss Neat's Opposites (1982); Little Miss Plump (1981); Little Miss Princess & the Very Special Party (2012); Little Miss Princess (2011); Little Miss Princess and the Very Special Wedding (2011); Little Miss Quick (1994); Little Miss Quick in a Hurry (2000); Little Miss Scary (2003); Little Miss Scatterbrain (1981); Little Miss Scatterbrain Sets Off for the Sun (1998); Little Miss Shy (1981); Little Miss Somersault (1995); Little Miss Splendid (1981); Little Miss Splendid and the House with a View (1998); Little Miss Splendid and the Princess (2006); Little Miss Star (1984); Little Miss Stubborn (1995); Little Miss Stubborn: The Wrong Advice (1998); Little Miss Sunshine (1981); Little Miss Sunshine and the Splendid Hair Day (2002); Little Miss Sunshine and the Wicked Witch (2005); Little Miss Sunshine Keeps Her Smile (1998); Little Miss Sunshine's Sail Along Day (2001); Little Miss Sunshine's Shapes (1982); Little Miss Tidy (1994); Little Miss Tiny (1981); Little Miss Tiny Just the Right Size (1998); Little Miss Tiny's Tea Party (2000); Little Miss Trouble (1981); Little Miss Trouble and the Mermaid (2005); Little Miss Trouble Causing Trouble (2000); Little Miss Twins (1984); Little Miss Whoops (2003); Little Miss Wise (1995); Me and My Tummy (1992); Meow (1978); Molly Moo (1989); Moo (1979); Moo's Fancy Hats (1981); Mouse Gets Caught (1977); Mr Adventure (2016); Mr Men and Little Miss Bumper Activity Book (2010); Mr Men and Little Miss Treasury (2010); Mr Men Meet Father Christmas (2012); Mr Men Mr Complete Collection (2010); Mr Men Show (2010); Mr Tickle Colouring Book (2011); Mr. Birthday (2006); Mr. Bounce (1976); Mr. Bounce's Bouncy Day (2000); Mr. Bounce's Dot-To-Dot (1982); Mr. Bounce's Numbers (1981); Mr. Brave (1995); Mr. Bump (1971); Mr. Bump and His Bumpy Day (1996); Mr. Bump and the Knight (2007); Mr. Bump Loses His Memory (1998); Mr. Bump's Bumper Day (1998); Mr. Busy (1978); Mr. Chatterbox (1976); Mr. Chatterbox's Words (1981); Mr. Cheerful (1998); Mr. Christmas (1984); Mr. Christmas and Friends (2003); Mr. Christmas Sticker Activity Book (2010); Mr. Clever (1978); Mr. Clever's Clever Word (1999); Mr. Clumsy (1978); Mr. Clumsy's Guide to DIY (2000); Mr. Cool (2003); Mr. Daydream (1972); Mr. Dizzy (1976); Mr. Forgetful (1976); Mr. Funny (1976); Mr. Funny and the Pop-Up TV Show (1987); Mr. Funny at the Circus (1980); Mr. Funny Upsets Mr. Fussy (1998); Mr. Funny's Drive-along Day (2001); Mr. Funny's Funny Car (1999); Mr. Fussy (1976); Mr. Good (2003); Mr. Greedy (1971); Mr. Greedy and His Tummy (1995); Mr. Greedy and the Gingerbread Man (2013); Mr. Greedy Goes Shopping (1979); Mr. Greedy Is Heavily Helpful (1998); Mr. Greedy Is Helpfully Heavy (2006); Mr. Greedy Mr Man Book (1971); Mr. Greedy's Big Book (2002); Mr. Greedy's Guide to Food (2000); Mr. Grumble (1995); Mr. Grumpy (1978); Mr. Happy (1971); Mr. Happy and His Best Smile Ever (1999); Mr. Happy and the Wizard (2004); Mr. Happy at the Seaside (1979); Mr. Happy Finds a Hobby (1998); Mr. Happy Goes to the Beach (1983); Mr. Happy's ABCs (1981); Mr. Happy's Dot-To-Dot (1982); Mr. Happy's Happy Day (1999); Mr. Happy's Smiley Day (2000); Mr. Impossible (1976); Mr. Impossible's Maze Book (1982); Mr. Jelly (1976); Mr. Jelly and the Pirates (2006); Mr. Lazy (1976); Mr. Mean (1976); Mr. Mean's Guide to Management (2000); Mr. Men (1978); Mr. Men ABC (1978); Mr. Men Big Book (1978); Mr. Men Christmas (1976); Mr. Men Learning: Start to Add Up (2000); Mr. Men Learning: Start to Read (2000); Mr. Men on Holiday (1976); Mr. Men Picture Dictionary (1981); Mr. Men Sports Day (1977); Mr. Men Times Table (1982); Mr. Messy (1972); Mr. Mischief (1978); Mr. Mischief in a Spot of Trouble (1998); Mr. Muddle (1976); Mr. Muddle Goes to School (1980); Mr. Muddle in a Muddle (1999); Mr. Nervous (1982); Mr. Nobody (1985); Mr. Noisy (1976); Mr. Noisy and the Giant (2005); Mr. Noisy's Noisy Day (1999); Mr. Nonsense (1978); Mr. Nonsense's Silly Day (2000); Mr. Nosey (1971); Mr. Nosey and the Beanstalk (2012); Mr. Nosey and the Big Surprise (1998); Mr. Nosey and the Lost Balloon (1997); Mr. Nosey Follows His Nose (1980); Mr. Perfect (1995); Mr. Quiet (1978); Mr. Rude (2003); Mr. Rush (1978); Mr. Silly (1972); Mr. Silly at the Farm (1979); Mr. Silly Gets the Giggles (1998); Mr. Silly Joins the Circus (1982); Mr. Silly's Do's & Don't's (1981); Mr. Skinny (1978); Mr. Slow (1978); Mr. Small (1972); Mr. Small: A Big Day Out (1998); Mr. Small's Holiday (2000); Mr. Sneeze (1971); Mr. Snow (1971); Mr. Stingy (1982); Mr. Strong (1976); Mr. Strong and the Flood (1998); Mr. Strong to the Rescue (1980); Mr. Tall (1978); Mr. Tickle (1971); Mr. Tickle and His Tickling Record (1995); Mr. Tickle and the Dragon (2005); Mr. Tickle in a Tangel (1998); Mr. Tickle in the Park (1979); Mr. Tickle's Tickle Time (2000); Mr. Tickles Tickly Day (1999); Mr. Tickle's Toys (1981); Mr. Topsy-Turvy (1972); Mr. Topsy-turvy Round Way Wrong (1998); Mr. Uppity (1972); Mr. Worry (1978); Mr. Wrong (1978); My Daddy (2017); My Mr. Tickle Colouring Book (2011); Neigh (1978); New Pet (2017); Nursery Rhymes (poems) (1984); Oink (1979); Once Upon a Worm (1982); Parent's Guide to the Mr. Books (1981); Percy Purr (1989); Potto Finds a Job (1977); Puff (1979); Puzzle Pastimes (1984); Quack (1979); Richard Wriggle (1989); Roar (1978); Roar's Day of Mistakes (1981); Roger Roar (1989); Sam Squeak (1989); Shapes and Sizes (1982); Shirley Chirp (1989); Show and Tell (1982); Snap (1978); Snap's Big Surprise (1979); Sniff (1979); Squawk (1979); Squeak (1978); Start to Count (2006); Start to Read (2006); Susie Squawk (1989); Teacher's Guide to the Mr. Men Books (1981); The Night Before Christmas (2008); Things (1981); Three Little Misses and the Big Bad Wolf (2013); Trevor Trunk (1989); Trumpet (1978); Trumpet's Trunk (1979); Uncle Hoot (1990); Willie Woof (1989); Woof (1978); Words and Numbers (1984).

Television:

Little Miss (1983); Mr Men, Little Misses (1991); Mr. Good (2021); Mr. Men - The Great Alphabet Hunt (1992); Mr. Men (1974–1976); Mr. Men and Little Miss (1995–1998); Multi-Coloured Swap Shop (1977); The Mr. Men Show (2008); Timbuctoo (1998–1999).