Born on this day – Birt Acres:

Birt Acres

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Director

Cinematographer

Producer

July 23, 1854 – December 27, 1918

Recommended reading - Raymond Chandler: Stories and Early Novels (1995):

Raymond Chandler: Stories and Early Novels (1995).

Anthology by Raymond Chandler.

Edited by Frank MacShane.

ISBN-10: 1883011078

ISBN-13: 978-1883011079

Contents:

Pulp Stories: Blackmailers Don’t Shoot; Smart-Aleck Kill; Finger Man; Nevada Gas; Spanish Blood; Guns at Cyrano’s; Pick-Up on Noon Street; Goldfish; Red Wind; The King in Yellow; Pearls Are a Nuisance; Trouble Is My Business; I’ll Be Waiting. Novels: The Big Sleep; Farewell, My Lovely; The High Window. Chronology. Note on the texts. Notes.

Description:

In Raymond Chandler’s hands, the pulp crime story became a haunting mystery of power and corruption, set against a modern cityscape both lyrical and violent. With humor, and an unerring sense of dialogue and the telling detail, he created a fictional universe out of the dark side of aunlit Los Angeles. In the process, he transformed both the crime novel and American writing.

Stories and Early Novels includes the first three novels featuring Chandler’s great creation, private eye Philip Marlowe: tough, disillusioned, and sensitive. In The Big Sleep, Farewell, My Lovely, and The High Window, Marlowe’s investigations lead him from Los Angeles shanties and honkytonks to the highest reaches of power, encountering a world of gangsters and crooked politicians, lost souls and small-time operators. Thirteen stories from the pulp magazines Black Mask and Dime Detective include such classics as “Red Wind” and “Trouble Is My Business.” This volume, with its companion, Later Novels & Other Writings, comprises the most comprehensive edition available of America’s greatest mystery writer.

The Library of America, a nonprofit publisher, is dedicated to preserving the works of America’s greatest writers in handsome, enduring volumes, featuring authoritative texts.

Paul Auster, on writing:

Becoming a writer is not a 'career decision' like becoming a doctor or a policeman.

You don't choose it so much as get chosen,

and once you accept the fact that you're not fit for anything else,

you have to be prepared to walk a long, hard road for the rest of your days.

- Paul Auster.

On this day in music history - Moonwheel, by City of Dawn & Sherry Finzer (2022):

The album Moonwheel,

by City of Dawn & Sherry Finzer,

was released on July 22, 2022.

On this day in music history - Beyond Dreams: Pathways To Deep Relaxation, by Hennie Bekker (2016):

The album Beyond Dreams: Pathways To Deep Relaxation,

by Hennie Bekker,

was released on July 22, 2016.

On this day in movie history - Star Trek: Beyond (2016):

Star Trek: Beyond,

directed by Justin Lin,

written by Simon Pegg and Doug Jung,

was released in the United States on July 22, 2016.
Music by Michael Giacchino.

Cast:
Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, Simon Pegg, John Cho, Anton Yelchin, Idris Elba, Sofia Boutella, Joe Taslim, Lydia Wilson, Sara Maria Forsberg, Deep Roy, Melissa Roxburgh, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Greg Grunberg, Danny Pudi, Kim Kold, Anita Brown, Dan Payne, Shea Whigham, Leonard Nimoy, George Takei, Walter Koenig, William Shatner, James Doohan, DeForest Kelley, Nichelle Nichols, Jeff Bezos.

On this day in movie history - The Captains (2011):

The Captains,

documentary directed and written by William Shatner,

was released in the United States on July 22, 2011.
Music by Andy Milne.

Cast:
William Shatner, Patrick Stewart, Avery Brooks, Kate Mulgrew, Scott Bakula, Chris Pine, Christopher Plummer, Richard Arnold, Rene Auberjonois, Ira Steven Behr, John de Lancie, Paul Duraso, Jonathan Frakes, Sally Kellerman, Walter Koenig, Chase Masterson, Robert Picardo, Steve Ridolfi, Jeri Ryan, David R. Sparks Jr., Connor Trinneer, Nana Visitor, Grace Lee Whitney.