Born on this day – W. C. Fields:

W. C. Fields

Actor

Comedian

Juggler

Writer

Director

January 29, 1880 – December 25, 1946

Credits:

The Fatal Glass of Fields (2008); 2nd House (1974); Sensations of 1945 (1944); Song of the Open Road (1944); Follow the Boys (1944); Tales of Manhattan (1942); Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (1941); The Bank Dick (1940); My Little Chickadee (1940); You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939); The Big Broadcast of 1938 (1938); A Day at the Races (1937); Poppy (1936); Man on the Flying Trapeze (1935); Mississippi (1935); David Copperfield (1935); It's a Gift (1934); Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1934); The Old Fashioned Way (1934); You're Telling Me! (1934); Six of a Kind (1934); Alice in Wonderland (1933); Tillie and Gus (1933); The Golf Specialist (1930); Too Many Highballs (1933); The Singing Boxer (1933); International House (1933); The Pharmacist (1933); The Fatal Glass of Beer (1933); The Dentist (1932); If I Had a Million (1932); Million Dollar Legs (1932); Her Majesty, Love (1931); The Golf Specialist (1930); The Family Ford (1930); Fools for Luck (1928); Tillie's Punctured Romance (1928); Two Flaming Youths (1927); Running Wild (1927); The Potters (1927); So's Your Old Man (1926); It's the Old Army Game (1926); That Royle Girl (1925); Sally of the Sawdust (1925); Janice Meredith (1924); His Lordship's Dilemma (1915); Pool Sharks (1915).

Mary Oliver, on writing:

It's very important to write things down instantly, or you can lose the way you were thinking out a line.

I have a rule that if I wake up at 3 in the morning and think of something, I write it down.

I can't wait until morning - it'll be gone.

- Mary Oliver.

On this day in movie history - Honeyland (2019):

Honeyland

a documentary directed by Tamara Kotevska and Ljubo Stefanov,

written by Tamara Kotevska and Ljubo Stefanov,

was released at the Sundance Film Festival in the United States on January 28, 2019.
Music by Foltin.

Cast:

Hatidze Muratova, Nazife Muratova, Hussein Sam, Ljutvie Sam, Mustafa Sam, Muzafer Sam, Veli Sam, Ali Sam, Alit Sam, Gamze Sam, Ljutvish Sam, Safet Javorovac.

On this day in television history - Justified (2014):

Justified

Season 5. Episode 4.

Episode entitled: Over the Mountain.

Released January 28, 2014.

Directed by Gwyneth Horder-Payton.

Written by Graham Yost, Taylor Elmore, Leonard Chang.

Based on the short story Fire in the Hole by Elmore Leonard.

Music by Steve Porcaro.

Cast:

Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Jere Burns, Joelle Carter, Jacob Pitts, Erica Tazel, Walton Goggins, Michael Rapaport, James Le Gros, Edi Gathegi, David Meunier, Sam Anderson, A.J. Buckley, Rick Gomez, Shashawnee Hall, Damon Herriman, Jacob Lofland, Will Sasso, Amy Smart, Danny Strong, Karolina Wydra, Mickey Jones, William Gregory Lee, Justin Welborn, Mandy Levin, Max Rose, Arriane Alexander, Aubrey Wood, Laura Niemi, Lisa Pevc.

On this day in movie history - The Unfaithful (1947):

The Unfaithful

directed by Vincent Sherman,

written by David Goodis and James Gunn,

based on the 1927 play The Letter by W. Somerset Maugham,

was released in the United States on January 28, 1947.
Music by Max Steiner.

Cast:

Ann Sheridan, Lew Ayres, Zachary Scott, Eve Arden, Jerome Cowan, Steven Geray, John Hoyt, Peggy Knudsen, Marta Mitrovich, Douglas Kennedy, Claire Meade, Frances Morris, Jane Harker, Heinie Conklin, Jack Mower, Leo White.

On this day in movie history - Phantom Lady (1944):

Phantom Lady

directed by Robert Siodmak,

written by Bernard C. Schoenfeld,

based on the novel by Cornell Woolrich,

was released in the United States on January 28, 1944.
Music by Hans J. Salter.

Cast:

Franchot Tone, Ella Raines, Alan Curtis, Aurora Miranda, Thomas Gomez, Fay Helm, Elisha Cook, Jr., Andrew Tombes, Regis Toomey, Joseph Crehan, Doris Lloyd, Virginia Brissac, Milburn Stone.

Born on this day – Susan Buckner:

Susan Buckner

Actress

January 28, 1952 – May 2, 2024

Credits:

1 vs. 100 (2007); B.J. and the Bear (1979); Behind Closed Doors (2018); Behind the Music (2001); Bobby Vinton's Rock 'n Rollers (1978); Deadly Blessing (1981); Grease (1978); Grease 20th Anniversary Re-Release Party (1998); Grease Day USA (1978); Hollywood and Beyond with Steven Brittingham (2021); Police Academy 6: City Under Siege (1989); Police Woman (1976); Return Engagement (1978); Secrets Revealed: An Interiew with Susan Buckner (2013); Starsky and Hutch (1978); Switch (1977); The Amazing Howard Hughes (1977); The Brady Bunch Variety Hour (1976–1977); The Dean Martin Show (1973); The First Nudie Musical (1976); The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977–1978); The Love Boat (1979); VH-1 Where Are They Now? (2002); When the Whistle Blows (1980).