Hunter S. Thompson, on writing:

No music + bad TV = Bad mood & no pages.

- Hunter S. Thompson.

On this day in music history - Stay, by Shakespears Sister (1992):

The song Stay,

by Shakespears Sister,

was released on January 13, 1992.

On this day in movie history - Incident on a Dark Street (1973):

Incident on a Dark Street

directed by Buzz Kulik,

written by E. Jack Neuman,

was released in the United States on January 13, 1973.
Music by Elmer Bernstein.

Cast:

James Olson, David Canary, Robert Pine, Richard S. Castellano, William Shatner, Murray Hamilton, Gilbert Roland, David Doyle, James Davidson, Kathleen Lloyd, John Kerr, Marlene Clark, Jerome Thor, Valentin de Vargas, Susan Stafford, Tony Giorgio, Jay W. MacIntosh, Marian Collier, Jennifer Kulik, Wesley Lau, Roland La Starza, Earl Eby, Nickolas Konakas, Mike Stokey, Michele Nichols, Owen Orr, Jed Allan, Robyn Millan, Don Barry, Gordon Pinsent, Mark Jenkins, Eddie Quillan, James A. Watson Jr.

On this day in movie history - The Cowboys (1972):

The Cowboys

directed by Mark Rydell,

written by Irving Ravetch, Harriet Frank Jr. and William Dale Jennings,

based on the novel by William Dale Jennings,

was released in the United States on January 13, 1972.
Music by John Williams.

Cast:

John Wayne, Roscoe Lee Browne, Bruce Dern, Colleen Dewhurst, Alfred Barker Jr., Nicolas Beauvy, Steve Benedict, Robert Carradine, Norman Howell, Stephen R. Hudis, Sean Kelly, A. Martinez, Clay O’Brien, Sam O’Brien, Mike Pyeatt, Slim Pickens, Lonny Chapman, Charles Tyner, Sarah Cunningham, Allyn Ann McLerie, Matt Clark, Jerry Gatlin, Walter Scott, Richard Farnsworth, Wallace Brooks, Charise Cullin, Collette Poeppel, Norman Howell Sr., Rita Hudis, Margaret Kelly, Larry Randles, Larry Finley, Jim Burk, Fred Brookfield, Tap Canutt, Chuck Courtney, Gary Epper, Tony Epper, Kent Hays, Glenn Randall Jr., Henry Wills, Joe Yrigoyen, Ivan Brutsche, Ralph Volkie.

On this day in movie history - Bad Day at Black Rock (1955):

Bad Day at Black Rock

directed by John Sturges,

written by Millard Kaufman and Don McGuire,

was released in the United States on January 13, 1955.
Based on the short story Bad Time at Honda by Howard Breslin,

published in The American Magazine (1947).
Music by André Previn.

Cast:

Spencer Tracy, Robert Ryan, Anne Francis, Dean Jagger, Walter Brennan, John Ericson, Ernest Borgnine, Lee Marvin, Russell Collins, Walter Sande, Walter Beaver, Billy Dix, Mickey Little, K.L. Smith, Robert Griffin, Harry Harvey, Bobby Johnson, Francis McDonald.

Born on this day – Silvana Gallardo:

Silvana Gallardo

Actress

Producer

Director

January 13, 1953 – January 2, 2012

Credits:

A Walk in the Clouds (1995); Babylon 5 (1994); Born to the Wind (1981); Cagney & Lacey (1982); Calendar Girl Murders (1984); Centennial (1979); Cincy Entertainment (2009); Copacabana (1985); Days of Our Lives (1988); Deadly Care (1987); Death Wish II (1982); Easy Street (1986); Eischied (1979); Equal Justice (1990); ER (1998); Fading to Zero (2009); Falcon Crest (1981–1982); Hill Street Blues (1982); How the West Was Won (1978); Hunter (1984); If Tomorrow Comes (1986); Independent Lens (2003); J.J. Starbuck (1988); Kingpin (2003); Knots Landing (1989); Kojak (1977); L.A. Law (1987); Lou Grant (1978–1979); MacGyver (1985); Monsters (1989); NYPD Blue (1999–2000); Out of the Dark (1988); Prison Stories: Women on the Inside / Segment: Parole Board (1991); Providence (2001); Quincy, M.E. (1980); Ryan's Four (1983); Sandy (2025); Santa Barbara (1986); Silence of the Heart (1984); Solar Crisis (1990); Starsky and Hutch (1977); Strong Medicine (2001); Tex Murphy: Overseer (1998); The Antagonists (1991); The Children of Times Square (1986); The Chisholms (1979); The Corpse Had a Familiar Face (1994); The Golden Girls (1986); The Great Los Angeles Earthquake (1990); The Many Loves of Arthur (1978); The New Adam-12 (1991); The Trials of Rosie O'Neill (1991); The Wizard (1987); Today's F.B.I. (1981–1982); Trapper John, M.D. (1984); Trauma Center (1983); What a Country (1987); Windwalker (1980); Worn Like a Tattoo (2004).

Born on this day – Kim Manners:

Kim Manners

Producer

Director

Actor

January 13, 1951 – January 25, 2009

Credits:

21 Jump Street (1987–1990); Alaska (2003); Automan (1983–1984); Baywatch (1989); Booker (1989–1990); Breaking Bad (2009); Broken Badges (1990); Can't Be Stopped (2022); Charlie's Angels (1977–1981); Delta County, U.S.A. (1977); Divorce Wars: A Love Story (1982); Empire (2005); Finder of Lost Loves (1985); Fortune Hunter (1995); Greyhounds (1994); Halls of Anger (1970); Hardcastle and McCormick (1985–1986); Harsh Realm (2000); Hart to Hart (1981); Hawaiian Heat (1984); Headmaster (1970); Hunter (1986–1987); Implanted Memories: 25 Years of the X-Files (2018); J.J. Starbuck (1987–1988); K-9000 (1990); Kate McShane (1975); Locusts (1974); M.A.N.T.I.S. (1994–1995); Matt Houston (1982–1985); Mission: Impossible (1988); Over There (2005); Paradise (1988); Riptide (1985–1986); Scared Silly (1982); Sidekicks (1986–1987); Simon & Simon (1984–1986); Sledge Hammer! (1986); Star Trek: The Next Generation (1988); Stingray (1986–1987); Street Hawk (1985); Supernatural (2005–2009); The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage (1991); The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1993–1994); The Cigarette Smoking Man Revealed (1999); The Commish (1991–1994); The Hat Squad (1992–1993); The Killer Who Wouldn't Die (1976); The Pride of Jesse Hallam (1981); The Return of Mod Squad (1979); The Unseen (2016); The Users (1978); The X-Files (1995–2004); Valdez Is Coming (1971); Wiseguy (1988).