Born on this day – Donald Pleasence:

Donald Pleasence

Actor

October 5, 1919 – February 2, 1995

Credits:

Fatal Frames (1996); Safe Haven (1995); Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995); Signs and Wonders (1995); Guinevere (1994); Omnibus (1972–1994); The Big Freeze (1993); The Big Freeze (1993); The Advocate (1993); The Thief and the Cobbler (1993); Screen Two (1993); Lovejoy (1992); Diên Biên Phú (1992); Shadows and Fog (1991); Millions (1991); Donne armate (1991); L'avvoltoio sa attendere (1991); Moi, général de Gaulle (1990); Buried Alive (1989); American Rickshaw (1989); Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery (1989); Casablanca Express (1989); Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989); Ten Little Indians (1989); River of Death (1989); The House of Usher (1989); The Great Escape II: The Untold Story (1988); Paganini Horror (1988); Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988); Vampire in Venice (1988); Last Platoon (1988); The Commander (1988); The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985); Hanna's War (1988); Gila and Rik (1987); Urban Animals (1987); Phantom of Death (1987); Django Strikes Again (1987); Prince of Darkness (1987); Ground Zero (1987); Double Target (1987); Basements (The Room) (1987); Spettri (1987); Scoop (1987); Warrior Queen (1987); Honor Thy Father (1986); Into the Darkness (1986); Naso di cane (1986); Cobra Mission (1986); Nothing Underneath (1985); Treasure of the Amazon (1985); The Corsican Brothers (1985); Phenomena (1985); Black Arrow (1985); To Kill a Stranger (1984); Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie (1984); The Ambassador (1984); Arch of Triumph (1984); A Breed Apart (1984); Where Is Parsifal? (1984); Master of the Game (1984); The Devonsville Terror (1983); Play for Today (1971–1983); Warrior of the Lost World (1983); The Barchester Chronicles (1982); Witness for the Prosecution (1982); Alone in the Dark (1982); Treasure of the Yankee Zephyr (1981); Halloween II (1981); Computercide (1981); Dick Turpin (1981); The Monster Club (Vampire Story) (1981); Escape from New York (1981); Blade on the Feather (1980); The Ghost Sonata (1980); The Pumaman (1980); The French Atlantic Affair (1979); All Quiet on the Western Front (1979); Better Late Than Never (1979); Jaguar Lives! (1979); Dracula (1979); Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff (1979); L'homme en colère (1979); Gold of the Amazon Women (1979); Mrs. Columbo (1979); Centennial (1978–1979); Halloween (1978); Last In, First Out (1978); Power Play (1978); Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978); Night Creature (1978); The Bastard (1978); Tomorrow Never Comes (1978); Blood Relatives (1978); The Dark Secret of Harvest Home (1978); The Defection of Simas Kudirka (1978); Telefon (1977); Oh, God! (1977); The Uncanny (Hollywood 1936) (1977); Jesus of Nazareth (1977); Ubu roi (1976); The Eagle Has Landed (1976); The Collection (1976); The Last Tycoon (1976); The Passover Plot (1976); BBC2 Playhouse (1974–1976); Goldenrod (1976); The Devil's Men (1976); A Dirty Knight's Work (1976); Death of an Informer (19760; Peep Show (1975); Shades of Greene (1975); Hearts of the West (1975); Journey Into Fear (1975); Sharon's Baby (1975); Escape to Witch Mountain (1975); The Count of Monte-Cristo (1975); Barry McKenzie Holds His Own (1974); La loba y la Paloma (1974); Occupations (1974); The Mutations (1974); The Black Windmill (1974); Watch Out, We're Mad (1974) From Beyond the Grave (An Act of Kindness) (1974); The Spirit of Dark and Lonely Water (1973); Tales That Witness Madness (1973); Malachi's Cove (1973); Columbo (1973); Orson Welles' Great Mysteries (1973); The Rainbow Boys (1973); Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1973); Wedding in White (1972); Death Line (1972); Police Surgeon (1972); Innocent Bystanders (1972); Henry VIII and His Six Wives (1972); The Man Outside (1972); The Pied Piper (1972); The Jerusalem File (1972); Hawaii Five-O (1972); Kidnapped (1971); The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971); Wake in Fright (1971); THX 1138 (1971); Aquarius (1970); Confession (1970); Soldier Blue (1970); Arthur? Arthur! (1969); The Madwoman of Chaillot (1969); NBC Experiment in Television (1969); Creature of Comfort (1968); The Other People (1968); Mr. Freedom (1968); Thirty-Minute Theatre (1967–1968); Call Me Daddy (1967); Will Penny (1967); The Diary of Anne Frank (1967); Matchless (1967); You Only Live Twice (1967); Armchair Theatre (1957–1967); The Good & Faithful Servant (1967); The Night of the Generals (1967); Eye of the Devil (1966); The Wednesday Play (1966); Fantastic Voyage (1966); Cul-de-sac (1966); ITV Play of the Week (1956–1966); The Fugitive (1966); Love Story (1965); Armchair Mystery Theatre (1965); The Hallelujah Trail (1965); The Defenders (1965); The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965); Espionage (1964); The Outer Limits (1963); Dr. Crippen (1963); The Guest (1963); The Great Escape (1963); The Hatchet Man (1962); The Twilight Zone (1962); Lisa (1962); The Magical World of Disney (1961); No Place Like Homicide! (1961); The Horsemasters (1961); Spare the Rod (1961); One Step Beyond (1961); The Wind of Change (1961); No Love for Johnnie (1961); Danger Man (1960–1961); The Hands of Orlac (1960); A Story of David: The Hunted (1960); Alice Through the Looking Box (1960); The Risk (1960); The Big Day (1960); Interpol Calling (1960); The Madhouse on Castle Street (1963); BBC Sunday-Night Play (1960); Rendezvous (1960); Sons and Lovers (1960); Hell Is a City (1960); Circus of Horrors (1960); Somerset Maugham Hour (1960); The Battle of the Sexes (1960); The Flesh and the Fiends (1960); The Shakedown (1960); The Four Just Men (1960); Killers of Kilimanjaro (1959); ITV Television Playhouse (1956–1959); BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1952–1959); The Traitor (1959); William Tell (1959); Look Back in Anger (1959); The Scarf (1959); Granite (1958); The Two-Headed Spy (1958); The Man Inside (1958); The Adventures of Robin Hood (1956–1958); The Wind Cannot Read (1958); The Desk Set (1958); Hotel Imperial (1958); Heart of a Child (1958); The Killing Stones (1958); A Tale of Two Cities (1958); I Spy (1958); All at Sea (1957); Stowaway Girl (1957); Assignment Foreign Legion (1957); Decision Against Time (1957); The Black Tent (1956); H.M. Tennent Globe Theatre (1956); 1984 (1956); Encounter (1956); On Camera (1955); Value for Money (1955); The Grove Family (1955); 1984 - BBC Live TV Productions (1954); Orders Are Orders (1954); The Face of Love (1954); The Runaway Slave (1954); Montserrat (1954); The Beachcomber (1954); The Coiners (1954); The Dybbuk (1952).

Born on this day – Blanchette Brunoy:

Blanchette Brunoy

Actress

October 5, 1915 – April 3, 2005

Born on this day – John Alton:

John Alton

Cinematographer

Director

October 5, 1901 – June 2, 1996

Born on this day – Little Hat Jones:

Little Hat Jones

Blues singer

Guitarist

October 5, 1899 – March 7, 1981

Credits:

Songs:

Awful Moaning Blues, Pt. 1; Awful Moaning Blues, Pt. 2; Boe Hog Blues; Bye Bye Baby; Bye Bye Baby Blues; Cherry Street Blues; Corpus Blues; Cross The Water Blues; Frost Texas Tornado Blues; Gold Tooth Blues; Hurry Blues; Johnny Behren's Blues; Kentucky Blues; Little Hat Blues; New Two Sixteen Blues; Ninety-Eight Degree Blues; Rolled From Side To Side Blues; Seen Better Days; Two String Blues; Water Bound Blues.

Born on this day – Louise Dresser:

Louise Dresser

Actress

October 5, 1878 – April 24, 1965

Credits:

Maid of Salem (1937); The County Chairman (1935); A Girl of the Limberlost (1934); Servants' Entrance (1934); The World Moves On (1934); The Scarlet Empress (1934); David Harum (1934); Hollywood on Parade (1934); Cradle Song (1933); Doctor Bull (1933); Song of the Eagle (1933); State Fair (1933); Stepping Sisters (1932); Caught (1931); Lightnin' (1930); This Mad World (1930); The Three Sisters (1930); Mammy (1930); Madonna of Avenue A (1929); Not Quite Decent (1929); The Air Circus (1928); Mother Knows Best (1928); A Ship Comes In (1928); The Garden of Eden (1928); Mr. Wu (1927); White Flannels (1927); The Third Degree (1926); Everybody's Acting (1926); Gigolo (1926); Broken Hearts of Hollywood (1926); Padlocked (1926); The Blind Goddess (1926); Fifth Avenue (1926); The Eagle (1925); The Goose Woman (1925); Enticement (1925); Percy (1925); Cheap Kisses (1924); The City That Never Sleeps (1924); What Shall I Do? (1924); The Next Corner (1924); To the Ladies (1923); Woman-Proof (1923); Ruggles of Red Gap (1923); Salomy Jane (1923); The Fog (1923); Prodigal Daughters (1923); Enter Madame (1922); Burning Sands (1922); The Glory of Clementina (1922).

Born on this day – Louis Lumière:

Louis Lumière

Director

Producer

Cinematographer

One of the pioneers of photography and cinema

October 5, 1864 – June 6, 1948

Credits:

The Prince of Wales (1902); The Cycle Chalet (1900); The Eiffel Tower (1900); Pont d'Iéna (1900); Dances Spanish (1900); Inauguration of the Universal Exhibition (1900); Experiment of the dirigible balloon of M. Santos-Dumont: II. The Balloon and its Engine (1900); Experiment of the dirigible balloon of M. Santos-Dumont: I. Sortie du ballon (1900); Guillaume Tell (1900); The Street of Nations, II (1900); View taken from a mobile platform I (1900); Encierro de toros (1899) Parade of baby cars at the Paris nursery (1899); The Little Girl and Her Cat (1899); Troyes: the town hall (1899); La Mi-Carême, Float and Confetti Battles (1899); Departure in a gondola of LL. MM. (1898); Bluebeard (1898); Panorama during the ascent the Eiffel Tower (1898); The horse parade of stonemason Vautier (1898); The Life and Passion of Jesus Christ (1898); A Heavy Load (1898); Painting Upside Down (1898); Lourdes (1898); The Merry Skeleton (1898); Belfast fire alarm alert: film Lumière n° 723 (1897); Panorama of the banks of the Saône in Lyon, taken from a boat (1897); Cuirassiers swimming across the Saône (1897); Substitutions (1897); Les joueurs de cartes arrosés (1897); Discussion (1897); Lourdes, procession I (1897); Ballet dancer (1897); Jerusalem, Jaffa Gate, East Side (1897); Nice, panorama of the casino taken from a boat (1897); Washers on the river (1897); Place du Pont (1897); The regrinder and L'assiette au noir (1897); Jean Who Cries and Jean Who Laughs (1897) Tourists returning from an excursion (1897); Children's Scenes (1897); Children's round (1897); Family Meals (1897); Little brother and little sister (1897); Carpenters (1897); Market (1897); Bicycle Lesson (1897); The Childrens Seaside Frolic (1897); Child and Dog (1897); Embarkation for the Promenade (1897); Place of the Opera (1897); Serpentine Dance (1897); Shower after the bath (1897); Battle de neige (1897); Jeu du pot-cassé (1896); Baths on the Rhone (1896); Schaffouse, Rhine Falls seen from afar (1896); Aquarium (1896); Fishermen mending nets (1896); Tsar Nicholas II in Paris (1896); Carmaux, coke loading (1896); Aquarium (1896); Melbourne (1896); The Fish Market (1896); Quay of the Archbishopric (1896); Panorama of the arrival at Perrache station taken by train (1896); Geneva (Exhibition 1896): return to the stable (1896); Ball fight of snow (1900); Sacks race (1896); Parvis de Notre-Dame (1896); Panorama of the banks of the Seine in Paris, III (1896); Franco-Russian festivals: Cherbourg, Entrance of the Russian Sovereigns and the President of the Republic under the hall (1896); Boules competition (1896); Champs-Élysées (1896); Children playing marbles (1896); Washers (1896); Family Meals (1896); Raft with bathers (1896); Baby's First Steps (1896); Bicyclist (1896); London, alert of firemen: film Lumière n° 246 (1896); Arrival by car (1896); Return of a sea trip (1896); Bains en mer (1896); Cuirassiers à cheval (1896); Disembarkation (1896); Barque en mer (1896); London, Entrance of the Cinematograph (1896); Recreation at La Martinière (1896); Paris, Champs-Elysées (cars) (1896); Battle of women (1896); Departure by car (1896); Concert (1896); Launching a ship (1896); Jeu de boules (1896); Marseille, la Canebière (1896); Arrival of a train to Perrache (1896); Serpent (1896); Workshops of La Ciotat (1896); Baths at Milan, Italy (1896); Children at Play (1896); Childish Quarrel (1896); Demolition of an mur, II (1896); Demolition of a Wall (1896); Westminster Bridge (1896); Plates (1896); The Messers. Lumière at Cards (1896); Aerobatics (1896); The Arrival of a Train (1896); Ball juggler (1896); Sardine fishing (1896); Écriture à l'envers (1896); Weeds (1896); Firefighters: Fire attack (1895); Photographer (1895); Tric-trac game (1895); The farrier (1895); Lyon, Place Bellecour (1895); The Cat's Luncheon (1895); Discussion of Monsieur Janssen and Monsieur Lagrange (1895); Boat Leaving the Port (1895); Horse Trick Riders (1895); Jumping the Blanket (1895); Baby's Meal (1895) Fishing for Goldfish (1895); Cordeliers' Square in Lyon (1895); The Sea (1895); Blacksmith Scene (1895); The Waterer Watered (1895); Goldfish Bowl (1895); The Photographical Congress Arrives in Lyon (1895); Leaving the Factory (1895); The Mechanical Butcher (1895); Transformation by Hats, Comic View (1895); Parade of cars from babies at the Paris nursery (1899); The Little Girl and Her Cat (1899); The Mi-Carême, Char et batailles de confettis (1899); Panorama during the ascent the Eiffel Tower (1898); Place du Pont (1897); Arab Cortege, Geneva (1896); Children playing marbles (1896); Children Playing Marbles (1896); Family Meals (1896); Pelicans (1896); Bicyclist (1896); London, Entrance of the Cinematograph (1896); Launch of a ship (1896); Jeu de boules (1896); Marseille, la Canebière (1896); Arrival of a train at Perrache (1896); Demolition of a Wall, II (1896); Demolition of a Wall (1896); The Messers. Lumière at Cards (1896); Aerobatics (1896); The Arrival of a Train (1896); Écriture à l'envers (1896); Boat Leaving the Port (1895); Horse Trick Riders (1895); Jumping the Blanket (1895); Baby's Meal (1895) Fishing for Goldfish (1895); Cordeliers' Square in Lyon (1895); The Sea (1895); Blacksmith Scene (1895); The Waterer Watered (1895); The Photographical Congress Arrives in Lyon (1895); Leaving the Factory (1895); The Mechanical Butcher (1895).

Recommended reading - The Fall of the House of Usher and the Other Major Tales and Poems by Edgar Allan Poe (2023):

The Fall of the House of Usher and the Other Major Tales and Poems by Edgar Allan Poe

By Edgar Allan Poe.

Published by Reader's Library Classics.

Published 2023.

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 1954839480

ISBN-13: 978-1954839489

Description:

I had been passing alone, on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of country; and at length found myself, as the shades of the evening drew on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher.

At the request of his good friend Roderick Usher, a visitor travels to the House of Usher where Roderick and his sister Madeline live. From the time the traveler first steps foot onto the Usher property, a mysterious and foreboding presence fills the air. Almost as if the house itself is alive.

Born in 1809, Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer and poet best known for his tales of mystery and macabre. His short stories have long been entrenched in American pop culture, and he is regarded as one of the greatest inspirations to the modern horror and mystery genres. His fictional C. Auguste Dupin stories, all included in this collection, are widely considered the first modern detective story, and these stories would become a foundational influence to Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous detective Sherlock Holmes. Poe's notable works include The Fall of the House of Usher (1839), The Tell-Tale Heart (1843), The Black Cat (1843), and The Raven (1845), among many others. He died in 1849.

The following 13 tales and 13 poems are included:

Tales: The Fall of the House of Usher; The Tell-Tale Heart; the Black Cat; The Cask of Amontillado; The Pit and the Pendulum; The Masque of the Red Death; The Oval Portrait; The Premature Burial; A Descent into the Maelström; Ligeia.

The C. Auguste Dupin Mysteries: The Murders in the Rue Morgue; The Mystery of Marie Rogêt; The Purloined Letter.

Poems: The Raven; Annabel Lee; Alone; Dream-Land; Eldorado; The Sleeper; Lenore; The City and the Sea; To Helen; The Bells; The Valley of Unrest; To One in Paradise; A Dream within a Dream.