Friday, December 8, 2023

Born on this day – Sólveig Anspach:


Sólveig Anspach

Director

Writer

December 8, 1960 – August 7, 2015

Born on this day – Maximilian Schell:


Maximilian Schell

Actor

Writer

Director

Producer

December 8, 1930 – February 1, 2014


Credits:

Les brigands (2015); Flores negras (2009); The Brothers Bloom (2008); Die Rosenkönigin (2007); Terra X - Rätsel alter Weltkulturen (2007); Einstein - Superstar der Wissenschaft (2007); Der Fürst und das Mädchen (2003–2007); The Shell Seekers (2006); House of the Sleeping Beauties (2006); Die Alpenklinik (2006); Die Liebe eines Priesters (2005); The Return of the Dancing Master (2004); Coast to Coast (2003); Alles Glück dieser Erde (2003); Der Bestseller - Mord auf italienisch (2002); Liebe, Lügen, Leidenschaften (2002); Meine Schwester Maria (2002); Festival in Cannes (2001); The Song of the Lark (2001); Fisimatenten (2000); I Love You, Baby (2000); Joan of Arc (1999); Wer liebt, dem wachsen Flügel... (1999); Deep Impact (1998); Vampires (1998); Left Luggage (1998); The Song of the Lark (1997); The Eighteenth Angel (1997); Telling Lies in America (1997); Biography (1997); Through Roses (1997); The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years (1996); Little Odessa (1994); Abraham (1993); Candles in the Dark (1993); Justiz (1993); A Far Off Place (1993); Stalin (1992); Miss Rose White (1992); Labyrinth (1991); Young Catherine (1991); Wiseguy (1990); The Freshman (1990); The Rose Garden (1989); An American Place (1988); Laughter in the Dark (1986); Peter the Great (1986); The Assisi Underground (1985); Morgen in Alabama (1984); Marlene (1984); Les îles (1983); The Phantom of the Opera (1983); The Chosen (1981); Arch of Triumph (1980); The Diary of Anne Frank (1980); The Black Hole (1979); Together? (1979); Tales from the Vienna Woods (1979); Avalanche Express (1979); Players (1979); Julia (1977); A Bridge Too Far (1977); Cross of Iron (1977); St. Ives (1976); The Day That Shook the World (1975); End of the Game (1975); The Man in the Glass Booth (1975); The Odessa File (1974); The Pedestrian (1973); Pope Joan (1972); Paulina 1880 (1972); Trotta (1971); First Love (1970); Simón Bolívar (1969); Krakatoa: East of Java (1968); Heidi (1968); The Castle (1968); Counterpoint (1967); Beyond the Mountains (1967); The Deadly Affair (1967); Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1967); Die venezianischen Zwillinge (1966); Return from the Ashes (1965); Der seidene Schuh (1965); Letters of Mozart - Briefe Mozarts (1964); Topkapi (1964); The Condemned of Altona (1962); The Reluctant Saint (1962); Five Finger Exercise (1962); Judgment at Nuremberg (1961); Hamlet (1960); Family Classics: The Three Musketeers (1960); Goodyear Theatre (1960); Alcoa Theatre (1960); Sunday Showcase (1960); Buick-Electra Playhouse (1960); The Fifth Column (1960); Eine Dummheit macht auch der Gescheiteste (1959); Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1959); The Eighty Yard Run (1959); Die sechste Frau (1959); Die Bernauerin (1958); Kinder der Berge (1958); The Young Lions (1958); Die Letzten werden die Ersten sein (1957); Taxichauffeur Bänz (1957); Ein Herz kehrt heim (1956); Die Ehe des Dr. med. Danwitz (1956); The Girl from Flanders (1956); Reifende Jugend (1955); The Plot to Assassinate Hitler (1955); Sons, Mothers and a General (1955).

Born on this day – Lee J. Cobb:


Lee J. Cobb

Actor

December 8, 1911 – February 11, 1976

Born on this day – Ursula Grabley:


Ursula Grabley

Actress

December 8, 1908 – April 3, 1977

Born on this day – Wallace Worsley (1944):


Wallace Worsley

Director

Actor

December 8, 1878 – March 26, 1944

Wallace Worsley (left), with cameraman, Robert Newhard (right), filming The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923).

Credits:

The Power of Silence (1928); Shadow of the Law (1926); The Man Who Fights Alone (1924); The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923); Is Divorce a Failure? (1923); Nobody's Money (1923); A Blind Bargain (1922); Enter Madame (1922); Rags to Riches (1922); When Husbands Deceive (1922); Grand Larceny (1922); Voices of the City (1921); The Beautiful Liar (1921); The Ace of Hearts (1921); Don't Neglect Your Wife (1921); The Highest Bidder (1921); The Penalty (1920); The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come (1920); The Street Called Straight (1920); A Woman of Pleasure (1919); Playthings of Passion (1919); Diane of the Green Van (1919); Adele (1919); The Goddess of Lost Lake (1918); A Law Unto Herself (1918); Wedlock (1918); Social Ambition (1918); Honor's Cross (1918); An Alien Enemy (1918); The Turn of a Card (1918); Madam Who? (1918); Alimony (1917); A Man's Man (1917); Borrowed Plumage (1917).

Stephen King, on books:


Books are the perfect entertainment:
no commercials, no batteries, hours of enjoyment for each dollar spent.
What I wonder is why everybody doesn't carry a book around for those inevitable dead spots in life.

- Stephen King.

Thursday, December 7, 2023

On this day in movie history - Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché (2018):


Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché,
a documentary directed by Pamela B. Green,
written by Pamela B. Green and Joan Simon,
based on the book by Alison McMahan,
was released in the United States on December 7, 2018.
Music by Peter G. Adams.
Narrated by Jodie Foster.