Born on this day – Clarence Brown:

Clarence Brown

Director

Actor

May 10, 1890 – August 17, 1987

Born on this day – Max Steiner:

Max Steiner

Composer

Conductor

May 10, 1888 – December 28, 1971

Stephen King, on writing:

If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others; read a lot and write a lot.

There's no way around these two things that I'm aware of, no shortcut.

- Stephen King.

On this day in movie history - Bring Back... Star Trek (2009):

Bring Back... Star Trek,

directed by Matt Gillbe and Katie Crawford,

was released in the United Kingdom on May 9, 2009.

Cast:
Justin Lee Collins, Bobby Clark, Michael A. Gill-Branion, Michael Anthony Gill-Branion, Walter Koenig, Nichelle Nichols, Leonard Nimoy, Dean Okrand, Marc Okrand, Eddie Paskey, George Takei, Grace Lee Whitney.

On this day in music history - Love Comin' Down, by Sue Foley (2000):

The album Love Comin' Down,

by Sue Foley,

was released on May 9, 2000.

On this day in movie history - Death of a Cyclist (1955):

Death of a Cyclist,

directed and written by Juan Antonio Bardem,

based on a story by Luis Fernando de Igoa,

was released at the Cannes Film Festival in France on May 9, 1955.
Music by Isidro B. Maiztegui.

Cast:
Lucia Bosè, Alberto Closas, Bruna Corrà, Carlos Casaravilla, Otello Toso, Alicia Romay, Julia Delgado Caro, Matilde Muñoz Sampedro, Mercedes Albert, José Sepúlveda, José Prada, Fernando Sancho, Manuel Alexandre, Jacinto San Emeterio, Manuel Arbó, Emilio Alonso, Margarita Espinosa, Rufino Inglés, Antonio Casas, Manuel Guitián, Elisa Méndez, José María Rodríguez, Carmen Castellanos, José María Gavilán, José Navarro, Gracia Montes, Valeriano Andrés, Elsa Fábregas, Manuel Rojas.

Born on this day – Constance Demby:

Constance Demby

Musician

Composer

Painter

Sculptor

Multimedia producer

May 9, 1939 – March 20, 2021

Credits:

Music:

Æterna (1995); Ambrosial Waves – Healing Waters (2011); Ambrosial Waves – Tidal Pools (2013); Arjuna Ardagh and Constance Demby – Guided Meditations: The Beloved (1998); Arjuna Ardagh and Constance Demby – Guided Meditations: The Heart Meditation (1998); Attunement: Live in Concert (2000); Breeze at Dawn (1989); Chronos (Original Soundtrack Recording) (1984); Constance Demby at Alaron – Live Concert Recording (1984); Eterna (Linda Bandino) and Constance Demby – The Journey Home; Eterna (Linda Bandino) and Constance Demby – The Master Healing Ray; Faces of the Christ (2000); Light of This World (1987); Live in Tokyo (2003); Novus Magnificat: Through the Stargate – 30th Anniversary Edition (2017); Novus Magnificat: Through the Stargate (1986); Polar Shift (1991); Sacred Space Music (1982); Sanctum Sanctuorum (2001); Set Free (1989); Skies Above Skies (1978); Sonic Immersion: A Vibratory Tonal Attunement (2004); Spirit Trance (2004); Sunborne (1980); Troubadour (1976); Various Artists – Illumination.