Born on this day – Elyse Knox:

Elyse Knox

Actress

December 14, 1917 – February 15, 2012

Credits:

There's a Girl in My Heart (1949); Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch (1949); Forgotten Women (1949); Winner Take All (1948); I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes (1948); Fighting Mad (1948); Linda, Be Good (1947); Joe Palooka in the Knockout (1947); Black Gold (1947); Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (1946); Gentleman Joe Palooka (1946); Joe Palooka, Champ (1946); Army Wives (1944); A Wave, a WAC and a Marine (1944); Moonlight and Cactus (1944); Follow the Boys (1944); Hi Ya, Sailor (1943); So's Your Uncle (1943); Hit the Ice (1943); Mister Big (1943); Don Winslow of the Coast Guard (1943); Keep 'Em Slugging (1943); Arabian Nights (1942); The Mummy's Tomb (1942); Top Sergeant (1942); Hay Foot (1942); Miss Polly (1941); All-American Co-Ed (1941); Tanks a Million (1941); Sheriff of Tombstone (1941); Footlight Fever (1941); Youth Will Be Served (1940); Yesterday's Heroes (1940); Girl from Avenue A (1940); Girl in 313 (1940); Lillian Russell (1940); Star Dust (1940); Free, Blonde and 21 (1940); Wake Up and Live (1937).

Born on this day – Laurence Naismith:

Laurence Naismith

Actor

December 14, 1908 – June 5, 1992

Credits:

12 O'Clock High (1965); A Killer Walks (1952); A Night to Remember (1958); A Piece of Cake (1948); Adventure Theater (1956); Amicalement Votre, Hollywood au service de sa majesté (2017); Bad Blonde (1953); Badger's Green (1949); Barriers (1981–1982); BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950); Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1966–1967); Bonanza (1969); Boy on a Dolphin (1957); Calling Bulldog Drummond (1951); Camelot (1967); Chelsea Story (1951); Cineficción Radio (2020); Cleopatra (1963); Compression (2023); Court Martial (1954); Crock of Gold (1948); Danger Man (1960); Dark Secret (1949); Deadlier Than the Male (1967); Diamonds Are Forever (1971); Eye of the Cat (1969); Fall of Eagles (1974); Fan des années 70 (2012); Final Column (1955); Fitzwilly (1967); Gideon of Scotland Yard (1958); Gilbert Harding Speaking of Murder (1953); Great Performances (1993); Greyfriars Bobby: The True Story of a Dog (1961); Gypsy Girl (1966); Hell Is Sold Out (1951); High Treason (1951); His Excellency (1952); I Accuse! (1958); I Believe in You (1952); I Remember Nelson (1982); I Thank a Fool (1962); Jason and the Argonauts (1963); Jason and the Argonauts: An Interview with Ray Harryhausen (1995); Josephine and Men (1955); Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949); Lancer (1968); Late Night Theatre (1972); London Conspiracy (1974); Love in Pawn (1953); Love Story (1969); Lust for Life (1956); Man with a Million (1954); Mannix (1968); Mission: Monte Carlo (1974); Mogambo (1953); Mr. Lord Says No (1952); Oh, Father! (1973); Penny Princess (1952); Pool of London (1951); Profiles in Courage (1965); Quest for Love (1971); Rendezvous (1957); Rétrogaming made in France (2019); Return of the Saint (1978); Richard III (1955); Robbery Under Arms (1957); Room to Let (1950); Run a Crooked Mile (1969); Scrooge (1970); Seven Days from Now (1957); Shoot First (1953); Sink the Bismarck! (1960); Sir Francis Drake (1961); Solomon and Sheba (1959); Special Collector's Edition (2012); Tempest (1958); Terror on a Train (1953); The 300 Spartans (1962); The Admirable Crichton (1968); The Adventures of Robin Hood (1956); The Amazing Mr. Beecham (1949); The Amazing Mr. Blunden (1972); The Angry Silence (1960); The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1957); The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978); The Beggar's Opera (1953); The Black Knight (1954); The Bushbaby (1969); The Concrete Jungle (1960); The Dam Busters (1955); The Defenders (1964); The Extra Day (1956); The File on Devlin (1969); The Fugitive (1965–1967); The Gypsy and the Gentleman (1958); The Happiest Days of Your Life (1950); The Invaders (1967); The James Bond Story (1999); The Last Appointment! (1977); The Long Duel (1967); The Long Memory (1953); The Magical World of Disney (1959–1965); The Making of 'A Night to Remember' (1993); The Man Who Never Was (1956); The Masqueraders (1980); The Naked Earth (1958); The Name of the Game (1969); The Persuaders! (1971); The Prince and the Pauper (1962); The Protectors (1972); The Scorpio Letters (1967); The Singer Not the Song (1961); The Slasher (1953); The Switch (1976); The Third Man (1959–1963); The Three Lives of Thomasina (1963); The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960); The Two-Headed Spy (1958); The Valiant (1962); The Valley of Gwangi (1969); The Vise (1954–1955); The Weapon (1956); The World of Suzie Wong (1960); Third Man on the Mountain (1959); Tiger in the Smoke (1956); Timeshift (2006); Train of Events / Segment: The Actor (1949); Trouble in the Air (1948); Vampire Over London (1952); Village of the Damned (1960); Wall of Death (1951); We Joined the Navy (1962); Whispering Smith vs. Scotland Yard (1952); Young Winston (1972).

Born on this day – Marguerite Bertsch:

Marguerite Bertsch

Writer

Director

December 14, 1889 – 1967 (exact date unknown)

Credits:

Shadows of the Past (1919); The Painted World (1919); The Glory of Yolanda (1917); The Soul Master (1917); The Devil's Prize (1916); Through the Wall (1916); The Dawn of Freedom (1916); The Law Decides (1916); Salvation Joan (1916); The Vital Question (1916); For a Woman's Fair Name (1916); The Writing on the Wall (1916); The Cave Man (1915); Mortmain (1915); His Phantom Sweetheart (1915); The Enemies (1915); The Silent Plea (1915); The Man Behind the Door (1914); The Wheat and the Tares (1914); The Painted World (1914); A Florida Enchantment (1914); Uncle Bill (1914); My Official Wife (1914); Shadows of the Past (1914); Too Many Uncles (1914); Captain Alvarez (1914); He Never Knew (1914); Never Again (1914); A Million Bid (1914); The Vavasour Ball (1914); The Trap (1913); The Wreck (1913); The Diver (1913); The Fruits of Vengeance (1913); Bunny for the Cause (1913); The Tiger (1913); The Call (1913); The Flirt (1913); The Prince of Evil (1913); The Carpenter (1913); The Butler's Secret (1913); One Can't Always Tell (1913); The Midget's Revenge (1913); Two's Company, Three's a Crowd (1913); Getting Up a Practice (1913); Cutey and the Twins (1913); Una of the Sierras (1912); Nothing to Wear (1912); The Indian Mutiny (1912); The Troublesome Step-Daughters (1912).

Author of the book How to Write for Moving Pictures: A Manual of Instruction and Information (1917).

Haruki Murakami, on writing:

For me, writing a novel is like having a dream.

Writing a novel lets me intentionally dream while I'm still awake.

I can continue yesterday's dream today,

something you can't normally do in everyday life.

- Haruki Murakami.

On this day in movie history - About Schmidt (2002):

About Schmidt

directed by Alexander Payne,

written by Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor,

based on the novel by Louis Begley,

was released in the United States on December 13, 2002.
Music by Rolfe Kent.

Cast:

Jack Nicholson, Kathy Bates, Hope Davis, Dermot Mulroney, June Squibb, Howard Hesseman, Harry Groener, Connie Ray, Len Cariou, Matt Winston, Phil Reeves, Mark Venhuizen, Cheryl Hamada, James M. Connor, Jill Anderson, Vaughan Wenzel, Judith Kathryn Hart, Marilyn Tipp, Robert Kem, Melissa Hanna, Tung Ha, James J. Crawley, Mary Beth Nelson, Steve Heller, Lester Kills Crow, Thomas Michael Belford, McKenna Gibson, Emily McNaughton, Beth Heimann, Linda Wilmot, Chris Huse, Joe Kunze, Angela Lansbury, Mark J. O'Leary, Robert Kingston Phillips Green, Lonnie Ray Senstock, Michael Tolochko.

On this day in movie history - A Beautiful Mind (movie & novel):

A Beautiful Mind

directed by Ron Howard,

written by Akiva Goldsman,

based on the book by Sylvia Nasar,

was released in the United States on December 13, 2001.
Music by James Horner.

Cast:

Russell Crowe, Ed Harris, Jennifer Connelly, Christopher Plummer, Paul Bettany, Adam Goldberg, Josh Lucas, Anthony Rapp, Jason Gray-Stanford, Judd Hirsch, Austin Pendleton, Vivien Cardone, Jillie Simon, Victor Steinbach, Tanya Clarke, Thomas F. Walsh, Jesse Doran, Kent Cassella, Patrick Blindauer, John Blaylock, Roy Thinnes, Anthony Easton, Cheryl Howard, Rance Howard, Jane Jenkins, Darius Stone, Josh Pais, Alex Toma, Valentina Cardinalli, Teagle F. Bougere, David B. Allen, Michael Esper, Eva Burkley, Amy Walz, Tracey Toomey, Jennifer Weedon, Yvonne Thomas, Holly Pitrago, Isadore Rosenfeld, Tommy Allen, Dave Bayer, Brian Keith Lewis, Tom McNutt, Will Dunham, Glenn Roberts, Ed Jupp Jr., Christopher Stockton, Gregory Dress, Carla Occhiogrosso, Matt Samson, Lyena Nomura, Kathleen Fellegara, Betsy Klompus, Stelio Savante, Logan McCall, Bob Broder, Michael Abbott Jr., Liche Ariza, Michael Arthur, Reggie Austin, Fileena Bahris, Lloyd Baskin, Sean Bennett, Cade Bittner, James Thomas Bligh, Peter Bonilla, Rich Bryant, Dan Chen, Phil Cirincione, Scott Addison Clay, Ty Copeman, Sean Dillon, Berly Ellis, Jonah Falcon, Fabrizio Fante, Scott Fernstrom, Michael Fiore, Mike Fitzgerald, Todd Fredericks, Seth Gabel, Russell Gibson, Gregory Gordon, Evan Hart, Jason Horton, Bryce Dallas Howard, Ron Howard, Vivian Kalinov, Alex Lorre, Monique Marissa Lukens, Dory Manzour, Tiffany Marz, Charles McClelland, Jon M. McDonnell, Arnold Montey, Robert Myers, Ryan O’Connor, Nick Oddo, Charles Pendelton, Reed Penney, Michael C. Pierce, Mills Pierre, Deborah Rayne, Sean Reid, Colby Ryan, Brian Smyj, Ned Stuart, Dave Sweeney, Alessandro Tanaka, Douglas Taurel, John H. Tobin, Jeffrey Todd, Michael Tota, Jarred Treiber, Ryan Tygh, Erik Van Wyck, James Whalen, Warner Wolf.

Recommended reading:

A Beautiful Mind

By Sylvia Nasar.

First published 1998.

Published by Simon & Schuster.

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 1451628420

ISBN-13: 978-1451628425

Description:

Also an Academy Award–winning film starring Russell Crowe and Jennifer Connelly – directed by Ron Howard.

The powerful, dramatic biography of math genius John Nash, who overcame serious mental illness and schizophrenia to win the Nobel Prize.

“How could you, a mathematician, believe that extraterrestrials were sending you messages?” the visitor from Harvard asked the West Virginian with the movie-star looks and Olympian manner. “Because the ideas I had about supernatural beings came to me the same way my mathematical ideas did,” came the answer. “So I took them seriously.”

Thus begins the true story of John Nash, the mathematical genius who was a legend by age thirty when he slipped into madness, and who—thanks to the selflessness of a beautiful woman and the loyalty of the mathematics community—emerged after decades of ghostlike existence to win a Nobel Prize for triggering the game theory revolution. The inspiration for an Academy Award–winning movie, Sylvia Nasar’s now-classic biography is a drama about the mystery of the human mind, triumph over adversity, and the healing power of love.

On this day in movie history - The Last Boy Scout (1991):

The Last Boy Scout

directed by Tony Scott,

written by Shane Black,

based on a story by Shane Black and Greg Hicks,

was released in the United States on December 13, 1991.
Music by Michael Kamen.

Cast:

Bruce Willis, Damon Wayans, Chelsea Field, Noble Willingham, Taylor Negron, Danielle Harris, Halle Berry, Bruce McGill, Kim Coates, Chelcie Ross, Joe Santos, Clarence Felder, Frank Collison, Billy Blanks, Sara Suzanne Brown, Eddie Griffin.