Born on this day – Rod Taylor:

Rod Taylor

Actor

January 11, 1930 – January 7, 2015

Born on this day – Kathleen Byron:

Kathleen Byron

Actress

January 11, 1921 – January 18, 2009

Credits:

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff (2010); Painting with Light (2001); Perfect Strangers (2001); In a Land of Plenty (2001); A Profile of 'Black Narcissus' (2000); Heartbeat (2000); Dalziel and Pascoe (2000); Casualty (1989–1999); Midsomer Murders (1999); Diary (1998); Saving Private Ryan (1998); Les Misérables (1998); Frighteners (1997); Remembering Sister Ruth (1997); Emma (1996); The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (1994); Out (1993); The Late Show (1992); Moon and Son (1992); The Bill (1991); Portrait of a Marriage (1990); Gentlemen and Players (1989); Casualty (1989–1999); Theatre Night (1985); Howards' Way (1985); Love and Marriage (1984); Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983); Take Three Women (1982); God Speed Co-operation (1982); Nancy Astor (1982); From a Far Country (1981); Together (1980–1981); BBC2 Playhouse (1981); Hedda Gabler (1981); Angels (1976–1980); The Elephant Man (1980); Minder (1979); Emmerdale Farm (1979); Blake's 7 (1979); Crown Court (1974–1979); General Hospital (1979); An Englishman's Castle (1978); ITV Playhouse (1968–1978); The Professionals (1978); Secret Army (1977); The Upchat Line (1977); Supernatural (1977); Z Cars (1977); Jubilee (1977); Within These Walls (1976); North & South (1975); Comedy Premiere (1975); The Main Chance (1975); One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing (1975); Village Hall (1975); Edward the King (1975); Anne of Avonlea (1975); The Little Mermaid (1974); Notorious Woman (1974); Heidi (1974); The Abdication (1974); Marked Personal (1974); Craze (1974); ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969–1973); The Brontës of Haworth (1973); Sutherland's Law (1973); Wolfshead: The Legend of Robin Hood (1973); The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1973); Away from It All (1973); Menace (1973); Nothing But the Night (1973); The Edwardians (1972); Armchair Theatre (1972); The Golden Bowl (1972); The Moonstone (1972); The Challengers (1972); Twins of Evil (1971); Private Road (1971); The Worker (1965–1970); Paul Temple (1970); Take Three Girls (1969); The Avengers (1969); Callan (1969); Omnibus (1969); Hammerhead (1968); The Portrait of a Lady (1968); The Wednesday Play (1965–1967); Who Is Sylvia? (1967); Vendetta (1966); Breaking Point (1966); Thirty-Minute Theatre (1966); Hereward the Wake (1965); Sergeant Cork (1964); Emergency-Ward 10 (1959–1963); Night of the Eagle (1962); Probation Officer (1961); Design for Murder (1961); ITV Play of the Week (1961); Hand in Hand (1961); Danger Man (1961); Theatre 70 (1960); International Detective (1960); ITV Television Playhouse (1957); Othello (1956); Patrol Car (1955–1956); Secret Venture (1955); Handcuffs, London (1955); Night of the Silvery Moon (1954); Profile (1954); Star of My Night (1954); Young Bess (1953); The Gambler and the Lady (1952); My Death Is a Mockery (1952); I'll Never Forget You (1951); Four Days (1951); Life in Her Hands (1951); Hell Is Sold Out (1951); Scarlet Thread (1951); Tom Brown's Schooldays (1951); Prelude to Fame (1950); The Inheritance (1950); Madness of the Heart (1949); Hour of Glory (1949); Black Narcissus (1947); A Matter of Life and Death (1946); The Silver Fleet (1943); The Young Mr. Pitt (1942); Climbing High (1938).

Born on this day – Alexander Hall:

Alexander Hall

Director

Editor

Actor

January 11, 1894 – July 30, 1968

Credits:

Forever, Darling (1956); Let's Do It Again (1953); Because You're Mine (1952); Up Front (1951); Louisa (1950); Love That Brute (1950); The Great Lover (1949); Down to Earth (1947); She Wouldn't Say Yes (1945); Once Upon a Time (1944); The Heavenly Body (1944); My Sister Eileen (1942); They All Kissed the Bride (1942); Bedtime Story (1941); Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941); This Thing Called Love (1940); He Stayed for Breakfast (1940); The Doctor Takes a Wife (1940); The Amazing Mr. Williams (1939); Good Girls Go to Paris (1939); The Lady's from Kentucky (1939); There's That Woman Again (1938); I Am the Law (1938); There's Always a Woman (1938); The Toast of New York (1937); Exclusive (1937); Yours for the Asking (1936); Give Us This Night (1936); Annapolis Farewell (1935); Goin' to Town (1935); Limehouse Blues (1934); The Pursuit of Happiness (1934); Little Miss Marker (1934); Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen (1934); Torch Singer (1933); Midnight Club (1933); The Girl in 419 (1933); Madame Racketeer (1932); Sinners in the Sun (1932); The Spirit of Evil (1922); The Last Call (1922); A Game of Graft (1922); Unseen Foes (1922); The Great Opium Case (1921); The Crimson Clue (1921); $100,000 Kiss (1921); Missing Millions (1921); The Diamond Trail (1921); The Blackmailer's Bluff (1921); Who's Guilty? (1921); Dodging the Law (1921); Sealed Orders (1921); The Spendthrift (1921); Nick Carter Down East (1921); Birds of Prey (1921); Among the Counterfeiters (1921); The Mysterious Bond Case (1921); A Cry at Midnight (1921.

Stan Lee, on writing and reading:

The only advice anybody can give is, if you wanna be a writer, keep writing.

And read all you can, read everything.

- Stan Lee.

On this day in movie history - Black Moon Rising (1986)

Black Moon Rising,

directed by Harley Cokliss,

written by John Carpenter, William Gray and Desmond Nakano,

based on a story by John Carpenter,

was released in the United States on January 10, 1986.
Music by Lalo Schifrin.

Cast:
Tommy Lee Jones, Linda Hamilton, Robert Vaughn, Richard Jaeckel, Lee Ving, Bubba Smith, Dan Shor, William Sanderson, Keenan Wynn, Nick Cassavetes, Richard Angarola, Don Keith Opper, William Marquez, David Pressman, Stanley DeSantis, Edward Parone, Al White, Bill Moody, Townsend Coleman, Dalton Cathey, Frank Dent, Steve Fifield, Dave Adams, Lana Lancaster, Enrique Castillo, Peterson Banks, Rudy Daniels, Carl Ciarfalio, Don Pulford, Vincent Pandoliano, Lisa London, Doug MacHugh, Eric Trules.

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

Shock,

directed by Alfred L. Werker,

written by Eugene Ling and Martin Berkeley,

based on a story by Albert DeMond,

was released in the United States on January 10, 1946.
Music by David Buttolph.

Cast:
Vincent Price, Lynn Bari, Frank Latimore, Anabel Shaw, Stephen Dunne, Reed Hadley, Renee Carson, Charles Trowbridge, Robert Adler, Margaret Brayton, Harry Carter, Ruth Clifford, John Davidson, Selmer Jackson, Ruth Nelson, Claire Richards, George E. Stone, Charles Tannen, Pierre Watkin, Cecil Weston, Mary Young.

On this day in movie history - All Through the Night (1942):

All Through the Night,

directed by Vincent Sherman,

written by Leonard Spigelgass and Edwin Gilbert,

based on a story by Leo Rosten and Leonard Spigelgass,

was released in the United States on January 10, 1942.
Music by Adolph Deutsch.
Song: All Through the Night by Arthur Schwartz and Johnny Mercer.

Cast:
Humphrey Bogart, Conrad Veidt, Kaaren Verne, Jane Darwell, Frank McHugh, Peter Lorre, Judith Anderson, William Demarest, Jackie Gleason, Phil Silvers, Wallace Ford, Barton MacLane, Edward Brophy, Martin Kosleck, Jean Ames, Ludwig Stössel, Irene Seidner, James Burke, Ben Welden, Hans Schumm, Charles Cane, Frank Sully, Sam McDaniel, Eddy Chandler, Louis V. Arco, Emory Parnell, Henry Victor.