Henry David Thoreau, on books:

Books are the carriers of civilization.

Without books, history is silent.

- Henry David Thoreau.

On this day in music history - Beautiful Broken, by Heart (2016):

The album Beautiful Broken,

by Heart,

was released on July 8, 2016.

On this day in music history - Invocation, by Silvia Nakkach (2003):

The album Invocation,

by Silvia Nakkach,

was released on July 8, 2003.

On this day in movie history - Heavenly Creatures (1994):

Heavenly Creatures,

directed by Peter Jackson,

written by Frances Walsh and Peter Jackson,

based on the true 1954 Juliet Hulme / Pauline Parker murder case,

was released at the Wellington Film Festival in New Zealand on July 8, 1994.

Music by Peter Dasent.

Cast:

Melanie Lynskey, Kate Winslet, Sarah Peirse, Diana Kent, Clive Merrison, Simon O'Connor, Jed Brophy, Peter Elliott, Gilbert Goldie, Geoffrey Heath, Kirsti Ferry, Ben Skjellerup, Darien Takle, Elizabeth Moody, Liz Mullane, Moreen Eason, Pearl Carpenter, Lou Dobson, Jesse Griffin, Glen Drake, Nic Farra, Chris Clarkson, Ray Henwood, John Nicoll, Michael Maxwell, Raewyn Pelham, Toni Jones, Glenys Lloyd-Smith, Wendy Watson, Jean Guérin, Stephen Reilly, Andrea Sanders, Ben Fransham, Jessica Bradley, Alex Shirtcliffe-Scott, Barry Thomson, Kylie Cushman, Perin Davey, Peter Jackson, Damian Vuleta.

On this day in movie history - Phantasm II (1988):

Phantasm II,

directed and written by Don Coscarelli,

was released in the United States on July 8, 1988.
Music by Fred Myrow and Christopher L. Stone.

Cast:
James Le Gros, Reggie Bannister, Angus Scrimm, A. Michael Baldwin, Angus Scrimm, Paula Irvine, Samantha Phillips, Kenneth Tigar, Ruth C. Engel, Mark Major, Rubin Kushner, Stacey Travis, J. Patrick McNamara, Amanda Gray, Elizabeth Quezada, Lauren Gray, June Jordan, Megan Gibbons, Craig Murkey, Amanda Gibbons, Troy Fromin, Georgeanna Valdez, Guy Alford, Irene Korman, Ricky Murkey, Katie Carlin, Delia Ortega, Lee Craig, Ramona Ortega, Richard F. Berry, Patrick W. Allen, Phil Fondacaro, Ed Gale.

Born on this day – Mary Ellen Trainor:

Mary Ellen Trainor

Actress

July 8, 1952 – May 20, 2015

Credits:

1941 (1979); A Face to Die For (1996); Action Jackson (1988); Amazing Stories (1987); Amy's Orgasm / aka Amy’s O (2001); Anywhere But Here (1999); Back to the Future Part II (1989); Big Wednesday (1978); Cake: A Wedding Story (2007); CBS Schoolbreak Special (1986); Cheers (1983); Congo (1995); Crazy Like a Fox (1985); Death Becomes Her (1992); Die Hard (1988); Executive Decision (1996); Fear Stalk (1989); Fire Birds (1990); Forrest Gump (1994); Freaky Friday (2003); Ghostbusters II (1989); Grand Canyon (1991); Greedy (1994); Hardcore (1979); Hope (1997); Kuffs (1992); L'antre du Mea (2015); Lethal Weapon (1987); Lethal Weapon 2 (1989); Lethal Weapon 3 (1992); Lethal Weapon 4 (1998); Little Giants (1994); McBride: Requiem (2006); Mi casa, su casa (1998); Moonlight Mile (2002); Parker Lewis Can't Lose (1990–1993); Relativity (1996–1997); Remington Steele (1986–1987); Ricochet (1991); Rock Hudson (1990); Romancing the Stone (1984); Roswell (1999–2002); Scrooged (1988); Seduced and Betrayed (1995); Someone to Love Me (1998); Tales from the Crypt (1989); The 52nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (1995); The 67th Annual Academy Awards (1995); The Goonies (1985); The History of Coolness: A Look Back at 'Parker Lewis Can't Lose' (2009); The Monster Squad (1987); The Music Inside (2005); The Outsiders (1990); The Stone Boy (1984).

Born on this day – Barbara Loden:

Barbara Loden

Actress

Director

July 8, 1932 – September 5, 1980

Credits:

Alcoa Premiere (1962); CBS Playhouse: The Glass Menagerie (1966); Cinéma cinémas (1982); Fade In (1973); I Am Wanda (1980); Kraft Mystery Theater (1963); Naked City (1962); Splendor in the Grass (1961); Studio One (1957); The Boy Who Liked Deer (1975); The David Frost Show (1971); The Dick Cavett Show (1971); The Ernie Kovacs Show (1952–1956); The Frontier Experience (1975); The Mike Douglas Show (1971–1975); The Tonight Show (1956–1957); Wanda (1970); Wild River (1960).