Born on this day – Lawrence Dobkin:

Lawrence Dobkin

Director

Actor

Writer

September 16, 1919 – October 28, 2002

Born on this day – Isabel Jeans:

Isabel Jeans

Actress

September 16, 1891 – September 4, 1985

The value of reading and the power of imagination:

That moment when you're reading a book

and the whole world around you doesn't exist anymore.

Recommended reading - Pulp (1994):

Pulp

By Charles Bukowski.

Published by Ecco.

Published in 1994.

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 9780876859261

ISBN-13: 978-0876859261

Description:

“Poet laureate of the down-and-out.” – LA Times.

Opening with the exotic Lady Death entering the gumshoe-writer's seedy office in pursuit of a writer named Cèline, this novel demonstrates Charles Bukowski's own brand of humor and realism, opening up a landscape of seamy Los Angeles.

Pulp is essential fiction from Buk himself.

Nicky Belane, private detective and career alcoholic, is a troubled man. He is plagued not just by broads, booze, lack of cash and a raging ego, but also by the surreal jobs he’s hired to do. Not only does he have to track down French classical author Cèline – who’s meant to be dead – but he also supposed to find the elusive Red Sparrow – which may or may not be real.

Pulp is Charles Bukowski’s brilliant, fantastical pastiche of a detective story.

Packed with wit, invention and Bukowski’s trademark lowlife adventures, it is the final novel by one of the most enjoyable and influential cult writers of the last century.

Jean Craighead George, on writing:

To be a writer you should read, write and talk to people, hear their knowledge, hear their problems.

Be a good listener.

The rest will come.

- Jean Craighead George.

On this day in music history - Evolution, by Anastacia (2017):

The album Evolution,

by Anastacia,

was released on September 15, 2017.

On this day in movie history - The Black Dahlia (2006):

The Black Dahlia

directed by Brian De Palma,

written by Josh Friedman,

based on the novel by James Ellroy,

was released in the United States on September 15, 2006.
Music by Mark Isham.

Cast:

Josh Hartnett, Scarlett Johansson, Aaron Eckhart, Hilary Swank, Mia Kirshner, Mike Starr, Fiona Shaw, Patrick Fischler, James Otis, John Kavanagh, Troy Evans, Anthony Russell, Pepe Serna, Angus MacInnes, Rachel Miner, Victor McGuire, Gregg Henry, Jemima Rooper, Rose McGowan, Dan Ponce, Graham Norris, Mike O'Connell, Michael P. Flannigan, John Solari, Stephanie L. Moore, Noel Arthur, Todd Thomas, Steve Eastin, Ian McNeice, Claudia Katz Minnick, Mia Frye, Richard Brake, William Finley, Joost Scholte, Terrell J. Ramsey, Teo, Kiril Efremov, Petar Milchev, Désirée Cyganek, Brian De Palma, Kevin Dunn, k.d. lang, David Raibon.