Born on this day – Roosevelt Sykes:

Roosevelt Sykes

Blues singer

Pianist

Songwriter

January 31, 1906 – July 17, 1983

Born on this day – Tallulah Bankhead:

Tallulah Bankhead

Actress

January 31, 1902 – December 12, 1968

Credits:

A Royal Scandal (1945); A Streetcar Named Desire (1956); Antony and Cleopatra (1937); Batman (1967); Clash by Night (1942); Dark Victory (1934); Dear Charles (1955); Devil and the Deep (1932); Die! Die! My Darling! (1965); Eugenia (1957); Everyday (1921–1922); Faithless (1932); Foolish Notion (1945); Footloose (1920); Forsaking All Others (1933); General Electric Theater (1957); Her Cardboard Lover (1929); His House in Order (1928); Kraft Theatre (1954–1962); Lifeboat (1944); Main Street to Broadway (1953); Make Me a Star (1932); Midgie Purvis (1961); My Sin (1931); Nice People (1921); Private Lives (1949); Rain (1935); Reflected Glory (1937); Schlitz Playhouse (1957); Something Gay (1935); Stage Door Canteen (1943); Tarnished Lady (1931); The Boy Who Owned a Melephant (1959); The Cheat (1931); The Circle (1938); The Daydreamer (1966); The Eagle Has Two Heads (1947); The Exciters (1922); The Little Foxes (1940); The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour (1957); The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore (1964); The Red Skelton Hour (1965); The Skin of Our Teeth (1942–1943); The Squab Farm (1918); The Trap (1919); Thirty a Week (1918); Thunder Below (1932); When Men Betray (1918); Who Loved Him Best? (aka His Inspiration) (1918).

Born on this day – Franz Schubert:

Franz Schubert

Composer

January 31, 1797 – November 19, 1828

Anais Nin, on books:

I have this weird obsession about buying books and looking at them with a smile, even if I won't read them soon.

At least they are mine now.

- Anais Nin.

On this day in movie history - The Loft (2014):

The Loft,

directed by Erik Van Looy,

written by Bart De Pauw and Wesley Strick,

was released in the United States on January 30, 2015.

A remake of Loft (2008), directed by Erik Van Looy.

Music by John Frizzell.

Cast:
Karl Urban, James Marsden, Wentworth Miller, Eric Stonestreet, Matthias Schoenaerts, Isabel Lucas, Rachael Taylor, Rhona Mitra, Valerie Cruz, Kali Rocha, Margarita Levieva, Kristin Lehman, Robert Wisdom, Ric Reitz, Graham Beckel, Kathy Deitch, Dora Madison, Cindi Woods, Laura Cayouette, Barbara Dzikanowice, Kim Ormiston, Misty Ormiston, Griff Furst, Eric Dickinson, Dennis Bagneris, Leticia Jimenez, William Scharpf, Trace Cheramie, Rhonda Floyd Aguillard, Lauren Alexandra, Monica Rene'e Anderson, Hillary Bosarge, Joshua Braud, Felder Charbonnet, Stephanie Claire, Edward J. Clare, Astrid Coppens, Alexander Eldimiati, Emily D. Haley, Gene Kevin Hames Jr., Julie Ann Jones, Allyson Leigh Jordan, Kristal Kincaid, John C. Klein, Cynthia LeBlanc, Elton LeBlanc, Stephen Livaudais, Moses Munoz, Taylor Newman, Jay Oliver, Jessica Poumaroux, Steve Rally, Kerry Sims, Logan Douglas Smith, Aspen Steib, Darren Sumner, Nathan Alan Thomas, Graham Williams.

Born on this day – Claudia Drake:

Claudia Drake

Actress

Singer

January 30, 1918 – October 19, 1997

Credits:

Wagon Train (1958); Calypso Joe (1957); Your Favorite Story (1954–1955); Cavalcade of America (1955); Day of Triumph (1954); Northern Patrol (1953); Racket Squad (1950); The Pace That Thrills (1952); The Cisco Kid (1951); The Cowboy and the Indians (1949); Indian Agent (1948); Lady at Midnight (1948); The Return of Rin Tin Tin (1947); Renegade Girl (1946); Lone Star Moonlight (1946); Lawless Breed (1946); The Gentleman from Texas (1946); The Face of Marble (1946); Live Wires (1946); Detour (1945); The Crimson Canary (1945); Why Girls Leave Home (1945); Bedside Manner (1945); The Lady Confesses (1945); Enemy of Women (1944); Campus Rhythm (1943); False Colors (1943); Border Patrol (1943); Reunion in France (1942); Flying with Music (1942); No Greater Sin (1941); Footlight Parade (1933); Old King Cole (1933).

George R. R. Martin, on books:

A mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone,

if it is to keep its edge.

- George R. R. Martin.