Friday, December 20, 2024

Born on this day – Carl Urbano:


Carl Urbano


Animator

Director

December 20, 1910 – October 16, 2003

Credits:

Mid-Century Modern Animation: Volume 1 (segment: Destination Earth) (2012); Droopy: Master Detective (1993–1994); A Flintstones Christmas Carol (1994); Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1993–1994); The Addams Family (1992); Tom & Jerry Kids Show (1990–1993); Yo Yogi! (1991–1992); A Pup Named Scooby-Doo (1991); The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda (1990–1991); Timeless Tales from Hallmark (1990–1991); Jetsons: The Movie (1990); Gravedale High (1990); Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures (1990); The Flintstone Kids' Just Say No Special (1988); Fantastic Max (1988); Yogi's Treasure Hunt (1987); Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers (1987); The Flintstone Kids (1986–1987); Pound Puppies (1986); Foofur (1986); Wildfire (1986); Paw Paws (1985–1986); The Jetsons (1985); Pink Panther and Sons (1984–1985); Challenge of the GoBots (1984); Snorks (1984); Monchhichis (1983); The Biskitts (1983); The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show (1983); Shirt Tales (1982–1983); Pac-Man (1982–1983); The Dukes (1983); Super Friends (1978–1983); Mork & Mindy/Laverne & Shirley/Fonz Hour (1982); The Gary Coleman Show (1982); Ri¢hie Ri¢h (1982); Laverne & Shirley with Special Guest Star the Fonz (1982); The Little Rascals (1982); Laverne & Shirley in the Army (1981–1982); The Kwicky Koala Show (1981); Trollkins (1981); The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang (1981); The Ri¢hie Ri¢h/Scooby-Doo Show (1981); The Flintstones: Wind-Up Wilma (1981); The Smurfs (1981–1988); The All-New Popeye Hour (1981); Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1979–1980); The Flintstones' New Neighbors (1980); Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels (1980); Casper's First Christmas (1979); Casper and the Angels (1979); The Super Globetrotters (1979); Godzilla (1978–1979); The New Shmoo (1979); Casper the Friendly Ghost: He Ain't Scary, He's Our Brother (1979); Dinky Dog (1978); Jana of the Jungle (1978); Galaxy Goof-Ups (1978); Yogi's Space Race (1978); Buford and the Galloping Ghost (1978); Scooby's Laff-A Lympics (1977); Energy: A National Issue (1977); C B Bears (1977); Freedom 2000 (1974); The Addams Family (1973); The Flintstone Comedy Hour (1972–1973; The General with the Cockeyed Id (1964); A Missile Named Mac (1962); The Far Sound (1961); Fill 'Er Up (1959); Rhapsody of Steel (1959); The Story of Creative Capital (1957); Working Dollars (1956); Destination Earth (1956); Man-Made Miracles (1954); Of Men and Molecules (1954); It's Everybody's Business (1954); Horizons of Hope (1954); The Far Sound (1961); It's Everybody's Business (1954); Dangerous When Wet (1953); Dear Uncle (1953); A Is for Atom (1953); The Devil and John Q (1952); What Makes Us Tick (1952); The Devil and John Q (1952); Fresh Laid Plans (1951); Inside Cackle Corners (1951); Albert in Blunderland (1950); Easy Does It (1946); Winky the Watchman (1945); The Stork's Holiday (1943); The Uninvited Pest (1943); The Boy and the Wolf (1943); Bah Wilderness (1943); Barney Bear's Victory Garden (1942); Wild Honey, or, How to Get Along Without a Ration Book (1942); Fine Feathered Friend (1942); Chips Off the Old Block (1942); The Bear and the Beavers (1942); Fraidy Cat (1942); The Night Before Christmas (1941); The Rookie Bear (1941); The Flying Bear (1941); Officer Pooch (1941); The Flying Bear (1941); The Midnight Snack (1941); The Alley Cat (1941); Dance of the Weed (1941); The Goose Goes South (1941); Mrs. Ladybug (1940); Gallopin' Gals (1940); The Bookworm Turns (1940); The Milky Way (1940); Swing Social (1940); Home on the Range (1940); Puss Gets the Boot (1940); The Fishing Bear (1940); Peace on Earth (1939); One Mother's Family (1939); The Bear That Couldn't Sleep (1939); Art Gallery (1939); Jitterbug Follies (1939); Merbabies (1938); The Little Bantamweight (1938); Pipe Dreams (1938); Little Ol' Bosko in Bagdad (1938); Little Buck Cheeser (1937); Little Ol' Bosko and the Cannibals (1937); The Wayward Pups (1937); The Hound and the Rabbit (1937); Little Ol' Bosko and the Pirates (1937); Bosko's Easter Eggs (1937); Swing Wedding (1937); Circus Daze (1937); The Pups' Christmas (1936); Little Cheeser (1936); To Spring (1936); The Pups' Picnic (1936); The Old House (1936); Two Little Pups (1936); The Old Mill Pond (1936); The Early Bird and the Worm (1936); Bottles (1936); Run Sheep, Run! (1935); Alias St. Nick (1935); Honeyland (1935); The Old Plantation (1935); Barnyard Babies (1935); Poor Little Me (1935); The Chinese Nightingale (1935); Good Little Monkeys (1935); The Calico Dragon (1935); The Lost Chick (1935); When the Cat's Away (1935); Hey-Hey Fever (1935); Toyland Broadcast (1934); The Grasshopper and the Ants (1934).

Born on this day – Irene Dunne:


Irene Dunne


Actress

December 20, 1898 – September 4, 1990

Credits:

Saints and Sinners (1962); General Electric Theater (1962); Insight (1962); Frontier Circus (1961); The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1959); The Christophers (1958); The Ford Television Theatre (1954–1956); The Jack Benny Program (1953); Schlitz Playhouse (1952); It Grows on Trees (1952); The Mudlark (1950); Never a Dull Moment (1950); I Remember Mama (1948); Life with Father (1947); Anna and the King of Siam (1946); Over 21 (1945); Together Again (1944); The White Cliffs of Dover (1944); A Guy Named Joe (1943); Lady in a Jam (1942); Unfinished Business (1941); Penny Serenade (1941); My Favorite Wife (1940); When Tomorrow Comes (1939); Invitation to Happiness (1939); Love Affair (1939); Joy of Living (1938); The Awful Truth (1937); High, Wide and Handsome (1937); Theodora Goes Wild (1936); Show Boat (1936); Magnificent Obsession (1935); Roberta (1935); Sweet Adeline (1934); The Age of Innocence (1934); Stingaree (1934); This Man Is Mine (1934); If I Were Free (1933); Ann Vickers (1933); The Silver Cord (1933); The Secret of Madame Blanche (1933); No Other Woman (1933); Thirteen Women (1932); Back Street (1932); Symphony of Six Million (1932); Consolation Marriage (1931); The Great Lover (1931); Bachelor Apartment (1931); The Stolen Jools (1931); Cimarron (1931); Leathernecking (1930).

Recommended reading - Film Noir Reader (1996):


Film Noir Reader

Edited by Alain Silver and James Ursini.

Published 1996.
Published by Limelight.
Paperback.
ISBN-10: 0879101970
ISBN-13: 978-0879101978

Description:

This bountiful anthology combines all the key early writings on film noir with many newer essays, including some published here for the first time. The collection is assembled by the editors of the Third Edition of Film Noir: An Enclyclopedic Reference to the American Style, now regarded as the standard work on the subject.

Elbert Hubbard, on being a writer and an introvert:


He who does not understand your silence will probably not understand your words.

- Elbert Hubbard.

Thursday, December 19, 2024

Born on this day – Jean Adamson:


Jean Adamson


Writer

Illustrator

February 29, 1928 – December 15, 2024

Credits:

Books:

ABC: A Picture Alphabet (1962); Animal bounce (1969); Busy Builders (1997); Chestnut Tree (1974); Family Tree (1968); Hop Like Me (1972); Neighbours in the Park (1962); People who Help Us Stories (1999); Red Boots, Yellow Boots (1997); Surprises for Topsy & Tim (1971); Topsy & Tim Have Their Hair Cut (1989); Topsy & Tim's Safety Book (1973); Topsy + Tim Meet the Ambulance Crew (1996); Topsy and Tim and the Bully (1994); Topsy and Tim and the New Puppy (1992); Topsy and Tim at Granny and Grandpa's (1996); Topsy and Tim at School (1968); Topsy and Tim at the Bank (1985); Topsy and Tim at the Farm (1970); Topsy and Tim at the Seaside (1965); Topsy and Tim at the Supermarket (1996); Topsy and Tim Can Play Party Games (1981); Topsy and Tim Go for Gold (1977); Topsy and Tim Go Shopping (1977); Topsy And Tim Go Swimming (1973); Topsy and Tim Go to London (2014); Topsy and Tim go to the Hospital (1971); Topsy and Tim go to the zoo (1968); Topsy and Tim move house (1979); Topsy and Tim Stay with a Friend (1987); Topsy and Tim Visit the Tower of London (1976); Topsy and Tim: First Sleepover (2016); Topsy and Tim: Go Camping (1977); Topsy and Tim: Go on a Train (1990); Topsy and Tim: Go on an Aeroplane (1979); Topsy and Tim: Go to the Doctor (1982); Topsy and Tim: Halloween Party; Topsy and Tim: Have a Birthday Party (1971 / 2010); Topsy and Tim: Have Itchy Heads (1996); Topsy and Tim: Have Their Eyes Tested (1982); Topsy and Tim: Help a Friend (2005); Topsy and Tim: Learn to Swim (1973); Topsy and Tim: Meet Father Christmas (2013); Topsy and Tim: Meet the Firefighters (1989); Topsy and Tim: Meet the Police (1989); Topsy and Tim: Our Day Clock Book; Topsy and Tim: Play Football (1991); Topsy and Tim: Start School (2003); Topsy and Tim: the Complete Audio Collection (2017); Topsy and Tim: Visit London (2012); Topsy and Tim's ABC (1982); Topsy and Tim's Big Fun Book; Topsy and Tim's Friday Book (1961); Village Green (1972).

Television:

Topsy and Tim / 64-episode TV series (2013–2015).

Tuesday, November 5, 2024

On this day in music history - The album American II: Unchained, by Johnny Cash (1996):


American II: Unchained

Album by Johnny Cash,
released on November 5, 1996.

Track list:

Rowboat; Sea of Heartbreak; Rusty Cage; The One Rose (That’s Left in My Heart); Country Boy; Memories Are Made of This; Spiritual; The Kneeling Drunkard’s Plea; Southern Accents; Mean Eyed Cat; Meet Me in Heaven; I Never Picked Cotton; Unchained; I’ve Been Everywhere.

Tuesday, September 24, 2024

Recommended reading - The Name of the Rose (1980):


The Name of the Rose

By Umberto Eco.

Published by Harper.
First published 1980.
Paperback.
ISBN-10: 0063279630
ISBN-13: 978-0063279636

Description:

Italy, 1347. While Brother William of Baskerville is investigating accusations of heresy at a wealthy abbey, his inquiries are disrupted by a series of bizarre deaths. Turning his practiced detective skills to finding the killer, he relies on logic (Aristotle), theology (Thomas Aquinas), empirical insights (Roger Bacon), and his own wry humor and ferocious curiosity. With the aid of his young apprentice, William scours the abbey, from its stables to the labyrinthine library, piecing together evidence, and deciphering cryptic symbols and coded manuscripts to uncover the truth about this place where "the most interesting things happen at night."

First published in 1980, The Name of the Rose became an international sensation, beguiling readers around the world with its mix of history, humor, and intellectual heft. This beautifully designed modern edition, illustrated with exclusive original drawings created by Umberto Eco, will enchant a new generation of readers and entice old fans to fall under its spell once again.

Now available in a deluxe fortieth-anniversary paperback edition featuring never-before-seen illustrations by the author, the beloved internationally bestselling historical mystery about a brilliant monk called upon to solve a series of baffling murders in a fourteenth-century Italian abbey.

“Explodes with pyrotechnic inventions, literally as well as figuratively. Hold on till the end.” – New York Times.

“Whether you're into Sherlock Holmes, Montaillou, Borges, the nouvelle critique, the Rule of St. Benedict, metaphysics, library design, or The Thing from the Crypt, you'll love it. Who can that miss out?” – Sunday Times (London).