Julius Dassin
Director
Producer
Writer
Actor
December 18, 1911 – March 31, 2008
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Born on this day – John Reese:
John Reese
Writer
December 18, 1910 – August 15, 1981
Signal Guns at Sunup (1950);
The High Passes (1954); Rich Man's Range (1966.); Sunblind Range (1968); Sure
Shot Shapiro (1968); Singalee (1969); Horses, Honor, and Women (1970); Sierra
Showdown (1971); Jesus on Horseback: The Mooney County Saga (1971), originally
published as a trilogy: Angel Range, The Blowholers (aka Lonesome Cowboy), The
Land Baron, from (1973–1975); Big Hitch (1972); Springfield .45-70, (1972); The
Wild One (1972); Blacksnake Man (1976); A Sheriff for All the People (1976); Omar,
Fats, and Trixie (1976); Halter-Broke (1977); Rich Man's Range (1978); Legacy
of a Land Hog (1979); Maximum Range (1981); Sheehan's Mill (1943); Rainmaker (1949);
Big Mutt (1952); The Shouting Duke (1952); Three Wild Ones (1963); Dinky (1964);
The Looters (1968); Pity Us All (1969).
Born on this day – George Stevens:
George Stevens
Director
Producer
Writer
Cinematographer
December 18, 1904 – March
8, 1975
Credits:
The Spirit of Liberation
(2017); D-Day: The Color Footage (1999); George Stevens: D-Day to Berlin (1994);
D-Day to Berlin: Newsnight Special (1985); The Only Game in Town (1970); The
Greatest Story Ever Told (1965); The Diary of Anne Frank (1959); Giant (1956); Shane
(1953); Something to Live For (1952); A Place in the Sun (1951); I Remember
Mama (1948); On Our Merry Way (1948); George Stevens' World War II Footage (1946);
The Nazi Plan (1945); Nazi Concentration and Prison Camps (1945); That Justice
Be Done (1945); The More the Merrier (1943); The Talk of the Town (1942); Woman
of the Year (1942); Penny Serenade (1941); Vigil in the Night (1940); Gunga Din
(1939); Vivacious Lady (1938); A Damsel in Distress (1937); Quality Street
(1937); Swing Time (1936); Annie Oakley (1935); Alice Adams (1935); The Nitwits
(1935); Laddie (1935); Kentucky Kernels (1934); Ocean Swells (1934); Bachelor
Bait (1934); Hollywood Party (1934); Cracked Shots (1934); Rough Necking (1934);
Strictly Fresh Yeggs (1934); The Undie-World (1934); Bridal Bail (1934); A
Divorce Courtship (1933); Grin and Bear It (1933); Walking Back Home (1933); What
Fur (1933); Flirting in the Park (1933); Quiet Please! (1933); Room Mates (1933);
The Cohens and Kellys in Trouble (1933); Should Crooners Marry (1933); Rock-a-Bye
Cowboy (1933); Family Troubles (1933); Boys Will Be Boys (1932); The Finishing
Touch (1932); The All-American (1932); Who, Me? (1932); The Kick-Off! (1931); Mama
Loves Papa (1931); Call a Cop! (1931); Air-Tight (1931); High Gear (1931); Blood
and Thunder (1931); The Panic Is On (1931); Let's Do Things (1931); Spuk um
Mitternacht (1931); Glückliche Kindheit (1931); Pêle-Mêle (1930); Bigger and
Better (1930); Noche de duendes (1930); The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case (1930); Radiomanía
(1930); Tiembla y Titubea (1930); Below Zero (1930); La vida nocturna (1930); The
Big Kick (1930); Brats (1930); Blotto (1930); The Fighting Parson (1930); The
Real McCoy (1930); The Head Guy (1930); Ladrones (1930); Night Owls (1930); Angora
Love (1929); Skirt Shy (1929); The Hoose-Gow (1929); Bacon Grabbers (1929); Shy
Boy (1929); They Go Boom! (1929); Crazy Feet (1929); Snappy Sneezer (1929); Dad's
Day (1929); Men O'War (1929); Leaping Love (1929); Madame Q (1929); Double
Whoopee (1929); Hurdy Gurdy (1929); Unaccustomed As We Are (1929); Big Business
(1929); That's My Wife (1929); Wrong Again (1929); Liberty (1929); We Faw Down
(1928); Feed 'em and Weep (1928); Two Tars (1928); All Parts (1928); Do
Gentlemen Snore? (1928); Early to Bed (1928); Should Married Men Go Home?
(1928); Should Women Drive? (1928); Their Purple Moment (1928); Tell It to the
Judge (1928); Blow by Blow (1928); Came the Dawn (1928); The Finishing Touch
(1928); Dumb Daddies (1928); Leave 'em Laughing (1928); Should Tall Men Marry?
(1928); Pass the Gravy (1928); The Battle of the Century (1927); Putting Pants
on Philip (1927); Love 'em and Feed 'em (1927); Hats Off (1927); The Girl from
Gay Paree (1927); Sugar Daddies (1927); Lightning (1927); No Man's Law (1927); The
Second 100 Years (1927); The Honorable Mr. Buggs (1927); Slipping Wives (1927);
The Valley of Hell (1927); The Desert's Toll (1926); The Devil Horse (1926); No
Man's Law (1925); Black Cyclone (1925); Looking for Sally (1925); The White
Sheep (1924); The Battling Orioles (1924); Roughest Africa (1923); Ladies Last
(1930).
Born on this day – Mary Nolan:
Mary Nolan
Actress
Singer
Dancer
December 18, 1902 – October 31, 1948
Credits:
A
Man's Man (1929); Adventures of a Ten Mark Note (1926); Beautiful and Dumb (1932);
Broadway Gossip No. 3 (1932); Charming Sinners (1929); Das Parfüm der Mrs.
Worrington (1925); Das süße Mädel (1926); Desert Nights (1929); Die
Feuertänzerin (1925); Die Königin des Weltbades (1926); Die Mädchen von Paris (1927);
Die unberührte Frau (1925); Die Welt will belogen sein (1926); Docks of San
Francisco (1932); Eleven Who Were Loyal (1926); Enemies of the Law (1931); Erinnerungen
einer Nonne (1927); File 113 (1932); Fünf-Uhr-Tee in der Ackerstraße (1926); Good
Morning, Judge (1928); Halloh - Caesar! (1927); Outside the Law (1930); Shanghai
Lady (1929); Silks and Saddles (1929); Sorrell and Son (1927); The Armored
Vault (1926); The Big Shot (1931); The Foreign Legion (1928); The Midnight
Patrol (1932); Topsy and Eva (1927); Undertow (1930); Unser täglich Brot (1926);
Verborgene Gluten (1925); Wenn die Liebe nicht wär'! (1925); West of Zanzibar
(1928); Wien, wie es weint und lacht (1926); X Marks the Spot (1931); Young
Desire (1930).
Born on this day – Gladys Cooper:
Gladys Cooper
Actress
Producer
Theatrical manager
December 18, 1888 – November 17,
1971
The Persuaders! (1971); The
Doctors (1971); The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens (1970); A Nice Girl Like Me
(1969); The Happiest Millionaire (1967); Callan (1967); Adam Adamant Lives!
(1967); The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (1966); Emergency-Ward 10 (1965); Ben Casey
(1965); The Rogues (1964–1965); The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1963–1964); My Fair
Lady (1964); The Twilight Zone (1962–1964); The Outer Limits (1963); Burke's
Law (1963); The List of Adrian Messenger (1963); Going My Way (1963); Pygmalion
(1963); Fair Exchange (1962); The Dick Powell Theatre (1962); Playdate (1962); Naked
City (1962); If the Crown Fits (1961); Rendezvous (1960); ITV Play of the Week
(1959–1960); Adventures in Paradise (1959); Separate Tables (1958); The Ann
Sothern Show (1958); Playhouse 90 (1957–1958); Matinee Theatre (1958); Suspicion
(1958); Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1957); The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial (1957);
The Alcoa Hour (1956); The Man Who Loved Redheads (1955); At Sword's Point
(1952); Thunder on the Hill (1951); BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950); Madame
Bovary (1949); The Secret Garden (1949); The Pirate (1948); Homecoming (1948); The
Bishop's Wife (1947); Green Dolphin Street (1947); The Cockeyed Miracle (1946);
Beware of Pity (1946); The Green Years (1946); Love Letters (1945); The Valley
of Decision (1945); Mrs. Parkington (1944); The White Cliffs of Dover (1944); The
Song of Bernadette (1943); Princess O'Rourke (1943); Mr. Lucky (1943); Forever
and a Day (1943); Now, Voyager (1942); Eagle Squadron (1942); This Above All
(1942); The Gay Falcon (1941); A Yank in the RAF (1941); The Black Cat (1941); That
Hamilton Woman (1941); Kitty Foyle (1940); Rebecca (1940); The Iron Duke (1934);
Bonnie Prince Charlie (1923); The Bohemian Girl (1922); Headin' North (1921); Unmarried
(1920); My Lady's Dress (1917); Masks and Faces (1917); The Sorrows of Satan (1917);
The Real Thing at Last (1916); Danny Donovan, the Gentleman Cracksman (1914); The
Eleventh Commandment (1913).
Recommended reading - The Luck of Barry Lyndon (1844):
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The Luck of Barry Lyndon
By William Makepeace
Thackeray.
Filmed as Barry
Lyndon (1975), directed and written by Stanley Kubrick.
First published 1844.
Published by East India
Publishing Company.
Paperback.
ISBN-10: 1778940242
ISBN-13: 978-1778940248
Description:
Step into the world of
18th-century Europe with "The Luck of Barry Lyndon" by acclaimed
author William Makepeace Thackeray. This captivating novel offers a mesmerizing
glimpse into the life of its eponymous protagonist, Barry Lyndon, as he navigates
the precarious paths of ambition, love, and fortune.
Thackeray's exquisite
storytelling paints a vivid portrait of a charismatic and cunning protagonist,
whose relentless pursuit of wealth and status takes him from the Irish
countryside to the glittering courts of Europe. Through Barry's adventures,
readers are immersed in a world of decadence, intrigue, and social climbing,
where each twist of fate presents new opportunities and perilous challenges.
"The Luck of Barry
Lyndon" is not merely a tale of personal ambition, but also a scathing
social commentary on the moral bankruptcy and vanity of the aristocracy.
Thackeray's sharp wit and incisive observations cut through the veneer of high
society, exposing the hypocrisy and pitfalls that lie beneath.
With its rich historical
backdrop and compelling characters, this novel stands as a testament to
Thackeray's masterful storytelling. "The Luck of Barry Lyndon" is a
timeless classic that continues to captivate readers, inviting them to reflect on
the elusive nature of fortune and the consequences of relentless ambition.
Prepare
to be enthralled by Thackeray's intricate narrative, as he weaves a tale of
passion, deceit, and unexpected turns of fate. This extraordinary novel
promises an unforgettable journey into a world where luck can both make and
break a man.
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