Harold Ross, on writing:

I asked Ring Lardner the other day how he writes his short stories,

and he said he wrote a few widely separated words or phrases on a piece on paper

and then went back and filled in the spaces.

- Harold Ross.

On this day in movie history - Confessions of a Good Samaritan (2023):

Confessions of a Good Samaritan

documentary directed and written by Penny Lane,

was released at the South by Southwest Film Festival in the United States on March 10, 2023.
Music by Carolina Eyck.

Cast:

Penny Lane.

On this day in television history - Justified (2015):

Justified

Season 6. Episode 8.

Episode entitled: Dark as a Dungeon.

Released March 10, 2015.

Directed by Gwyneth Horder-Payton.

Written by Graham Yost, Chris Provenzano, VJ Boyd, Keith Schreier.

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, Mary Steenburgen, Garret Dillahunt, Justin Welborn, Ryan Dorsey, Jeff Fahey, Don McManus, Sam Elliott, Jonathan Kowalsky, Christopher Boyer, Jackie Cornett, Russell Bertolino, Raymond J. Barry.

On this day in music history - Feast of Joy and Love, by Laura Sullivan (2007):

Feast of Joy and Love

Album by Laura Sullivan,
released March 10, 2007.

Track list:

Bouquet of Bach; Cafe des Artiste; Waltzing with Beethoven; Greensleeves; Pinot Noir; Morning in the Meadow; Memories of the Ice Cream Truck; Porch Swing Night Romance; Shaelaelah; Ala M'Ode to Joy; Last Kiss.

On this day in music history - Artist Portrait: Susan Graham, by Susan Graham (2003):

Artist Portrait: Susan Graham

Album by Susan Graham,

released March 10, 2003.

Track list:

Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Voi che sapete; Non so più cosa son, cosa faccio; Alcina, opera, HWV 34; Di te mi rido; Mi lusinga il dolce affetto; Mio bel Tesoro; Verdi prati; Iphigénie en Tauride, opera in 4 acts, Wq. 46; O malheureuse Iphigénie!; Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening, for voice & piano; Early in the Morning, for voice & piano; The Santa Fe Songs, song cycle of 12 poems of Witter Bynner for medium voice, violin, viola, cello & piano; The Wintry Mind; O you whom I often and silently come, for voice & piano (from "Poems of Walt Whitman"); Béatrice et Bénédict, opera, H. 138; Comment le dédain pourrait-il mourir?; Dieu! Que viens-je entendre?; Dead Man Walking, opera; This journey to Christ; Who will walk with me?; Dead Man Walking!; He will gather us around; Toi c'est moi, operetta; C'est ça la vie, c'est ça l'amour; Yes, musical; Yes; Coups de roulis, operetta; Les hommes sont bien tous les mêmes.

On this day in movie history - Hellinger’s Law (1981):

Hellinger’s Law

directed by Leo Penn,

written by Lawrence Vail and Jack Laird,

based on a story by Lawrence Vail and Ted Leighton,

was released in the United States on March 10, 1981.
Music by John Cacavas.

Cast:

Telly Savalas, Morgan Stevens, Ja'net DuBois, Roy Poole, Rod Taylor, Melinda Dillon, James Sutorius, Tom McFadden, Lisa Blake Richards, Kyle Richards, Arlen Dean Snyder, Thom Christopher, M. Emmet Walsh, Robert Phalen, Jack Ramage, Patsy Rahn, Don Hanmer, Francis X. McCarthy, Cindy Fisher, Bill Cross, Randy Holland, Sean Penn.

On this day in movie history - Silent Running (1972):

Silent Running

directed by Douglas Trumbull,

written by Deric Washburn, Michael Cimino and Steven Bochco,

was released in the United States on March 10, 1972.
Music by Peter Schickele.
Songs: Silent Running and Rejoice in the Sun performed by Joan Baez.

Cast:

Bruce Dern, Cliff Potts, Ron Rifkin, Jesse Vint, Mark Persons, Steven Brown, Cheryl Sparks, Larry Whisenhunt, Joseph Campanella, Roy Engel.