Born on this day – Del Lord:

Del Lord

Director

October 7, 1894 – March 23, 1970

Born on this day – Robert Z. Leonard:

Robert Z. Leonard

Director

Actor

Producer

Writer

October 7, 1889 – August 27, 1968

Credits:

Kelly and Me (1956); Beautiful But Dangerous (1955); The King's Thief (1955); Her Twelve Men (1954); The Great Diamond Robbery (1954); The Clown (1953); Everything I Have Is Yours (1952); Too Young to Kiss (1951); Grounds for Marriage (1951); Duchess of Idaho (1950); Nancy Goes to Rio (1950); In the Good Old Summertime (1949); The Bribe (1949); B.F.'s Daughter (1948); Cynthia (1947); The Secret Heart (1946); Week-End at the Waldorf (1945); Marriage Is a Private Affair (1944); The Man from Down Under (1943); Stand by for Action (1942); We Were Dancing (1942); When Ladies Meet (1941); Ziegfeld Girl (1941); Third Finger, Left Hand (1940); Pride and Prejudice (1940); New Moon (1940); Broadway Serenade (1939); Sweethearts (1938); The Girl of the Golden West (1938); The Firefly (1937); Maytime (1937); Piccadilly Jim (1936); Small Town Girl (1936); The Great Ziegfeld (1936); A Tale of Two Cities (1935); Escapade (1935); Naughty Marietta (1935); After Office Hours (1935); Outcast Lady (1934); Dancing Lady (1933); When Ladies Meet (1933); Peg o' My Heart (1933); The Son-Daughter (1932); Strange Interlude (1932); Lovers Courageous (1932); Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise) (1931); Five and Ten (1931); It's a Wise Child (1931); The Bachelor Father (1931); Let Us Be Gay (1930); In Gay Madrid (1930); The Divorcee (1930); Marianne (1929); The Five O'Clock Girl (1928); A Lady of Chance (1928); The Cardboard Lover (1928); Baby Mine (1928); Tea for Three (1927); Adam and Evil (1927); The Demi-Bride (1927); A Little Journey (1927); The Waning Sex (1926); Mademoiselle Modiste (1926); Dance Madness (1926); Bright Lights (1925); Time, the Comedian (1925); Cheaper to Marry (1925); Love's Wilderness (1924); Circe the Enchantress (1924); Mademoiselle Midnight (1924); Fashion Row (1923); The French Doll (1923); Jazzmania (1923); Broadway Rose (1922); Fascination (1922); Peacock Alley (1922); Heedless Moths (1921); The Gilded Lily (1921); The Restless Sex (1920); April Folly (1920); Stronger Than Death (1920); The Miracle of Love (1919); The Way of a Woman (1919); Big Little Person (1919); What Am I Bid? (1919); The Delicious Little Devil (1919); The Scarlet Shadow (1919); Danger, Go Slow (1918); Modern Love (1918); Her Body in Bond (1918); The Bride's Awakening (1918); Face Value (1917); Princess Virtue (1917); The Punishment (1917); At First Sight (1917); The Primrose Ring (1917); The Forest Nymph (1917); A Mormon Maid (1917); Please Be My Wife (1917); Racing Death (1917); The Human Flame (1917); On Record (1917); The Sin Unatoned (1917); Robinson Crusoe (1917); Life's Pendulum (1917); The Diamond Thieves (1917); The Eagle's Wings (1916); The Plow Girl (1916); The Evidence (1916); The Unfinished Case (1916); Little Eve Edgarton (1916); The Love Girl (1916); The Silent Man of Timber Gulch (1916); The Woman Who Followed Me (1916); The Crippled Hand (1916); The Winning of Miss Construe (1916); Yust from Sweden (1916); Secret Love (1916); The Silent Member (1916); The Boob's Victory (1916); Christmas Memories (1915); Idols of Clay (1915); Judge Not; or the Woman of Mona Diggings (1915); Both Sides of Life (1915); The Little Blonde in Black (1915); Heritage (1915); Betty's Dream Hero (1915); A Boob's Romance (1915); The Silent Command (1915); Shattered Memories (1915); Mavis of the Glen (1915); The Master Key (1914); The Boob's Legacy (1914); The Mistress of Deadwood Basin (1914); The Boob's Nemesis (1914); For the Secret Service (1914); The Bowl of Roses (1914); When Fate Disposes (1914); The House Discordant (1914); The Sherlock Boob (1914); A Law Unto Himself (1914); Swede Larson (1914); Shadowed Lives (1914); A Boob There Was (1914); A Man, a Girl and Another Man (1914); Mountain Law (1914); A Boob Incognito (1914); The Ruby Circle (1914); In the Eye of the Law (1914); The Senator's Bill (1914); For the Family Honor (1914); The Boob's Honeymoon (1914); A Race with Death (1914); The Fourth Proposal (1914); From Father to Son (1914); The Mud Bath Elopement (1914); Michael Arnold and Doctor Lynn (1914); The Diamond Makers (1913); Sally Scraggs: Housemaid (1913); When the Prince Arrived (1913); A Woman's Folly (1913).

Recommended reading - Monte Walsh (1963):

Monte Walsh

By Jack Schaefer.

First published 1963.
Published by University of New Mexico Press.
Paperback.
ISBN-10: 0826358578
ISBN-13: 978-0826358578

Description:

Originally published in 1963, Monte Walsh continues to delight readers as a Western classic and popular favorite. The novel explores the cowboy lives of Monte Walsh and Chet Rollins as they carouse, ride, and work at the Slash Y with Cal Brennan. As the West changes and their cowboy antics are challenged, the two must part ways to pursue new ways of life. Chet marries and goes on to become a successful merchant and then a politician, while Monte can only find solace in continuing the cowboy's way of life until the very end.

"Many consider Monte Walsh one of the best Westerns ever written." – True West.

Jack Schaefer was a journalist and writer known for his authentic and memorable characters set in the American West. Schaefer received the Western Literature Association's Distinguished Achievement Award in 1975 and the Saddleman Award in 1986 from the Western Writers of America. His popular Western novels include Shane (1949) and Monte Walsh (1963).

Louisa May Alcott, on books and reading:

I shall keep my book on the table here,

and read a little every morning as soon as I wake,

for I know it will do me good,

and help me through the day.

– Louisa May Alcott.

On this day in music history - The Way of Sky: Crystal Bowl Sound Healing, by Tryshe Dhevney (2022):

The album The Way of Sky: Crystal Bowl Sound Healing,

by Tryshe Dhevney,

was released on October 6, 2022.

On this day in movie history - Blade Runner 2049 (2017):

Blade Runner 2049

directed by Denis Villeneuve,

written by Hampton Fancher and Michael Green,

based on a story by Hampton Fancher,

was released in the United States on October 6, 2017.
Music by Benjamin Wallfisch and Hans Zimmer.

Cast:

Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Ana de Armas, Sylvia Hoeks, Robin Wright, Mackenzie Davis, Carla Juri, Lennie James, Dave Bautista, Jared Leto, Edward James Olmos, Barkhad Abdi, Hiam Abbass, David Dastmalchian, Wood Harris, Tómas Lemarquis, Sean Young, Loren Peta.

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

The Departed

directed by Martin Scorsese,

written by William Monahan,

was released in the United States on October 6, 2006.
Inspired by the movie Infernal Affairs (2002), directed by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak.
Music by Howard Shore.

Cast:

Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen, Ray Winstone, Vera Farmiga, Alec Baldwin, Anthony Anderson, Kevin Corrigan, James Badge Dale, David O'Hara, Mark Rolston, Robert Wahlberg, Kristen Dalton, Amanda Lynch, Shay Duffin.