Born on this day – Nelson Algren:

Nelson Algren

Writer

March 28, 1909 – May 9, 1981

Credits:

Books:

A Walk on the Wild Side (1956); Chicago, a City On the Make (poems) (1951); Never Come Morning (1942); Somebody in Boots (1935); The Devil's Stocking (1983); The Last Carousel (1973); The Man with the Golden Arm (1949); The Neon Wilderness (1947); The Texas Stories of Nelson Algren (1995).

Movies and television:

Algren's Last Night (2003); America After Dark (1957); Book Beat (1963–1974); Calendar (1963); Danger (1951); Day at Night (1974); Down You Go (1951); Fearless Frank (1967); Goldstein (1964); Nelson Algren Live (2016); Nelson Algren: For Keeps and a Single Day (2001); NET Playhouse (1970); Schlitz Playhouse (1952); Shoestring Theatre (1960); The David Susskind Show (1963); The Man with the Golden Arm (1955); The Merv Griffin Show (1965); The New Deal for Artists (1976); Today (1965); Walk on the Wild Side (1962).

Recommended reading - The Birds and Other Stories, by Daphne du Maurier (1952):

The Birds and Other Stories

By Daphne du Maurier.

Filmed as The Birds (1963), directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

Published by Time Warner Books.

First published 1952.

Paperback.

ASIN: 1844080870

ISBN-10: 9781844080878

ISBN-13: 978-1844080878

Description:

'How long he fought with them in the darkness he could not tell, but at last the beating of the wings about him lessened and then withdrew . . . '

A classic of alienation and horror, 'The Birds' was immortalised by Hitchcock in his celebrated film. The five other chilling stories in this collection echo a sense of dislocation and mock man's sense of dominance over the natural world.

The mountain paradise of 'Monte Verità' promises immortality, but at a terrible price; a neglected wife haunts her husband in the form of an apple tree; a professional photographer steps out from behind the camera and into his subject's life; a date with a cinema usherette leads to a walk in the cemetery; and a jealous father finds a remedy when three's a crowd . . .

Liane Moriarty, on writing:

My real thinking and planning gets done when I'm doing something else,

like driving or walking or taking a shower.

- Liane Moriarty.

On this day in television history - Justified (2012):

Justified

Season 3. Episode 11.

Episode entitled: Measures.

Released March 27, 2012.

Directed by John Dahl.

Written by Graham Yost, Benjamin Cavell, Nichelle Tramble Spellman, Ingrid Escajeda, Ryan Farley, Jon Worley.

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

Music by Steve Porcaro.

Cast:

Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Joelle Carter, Jacob Pitts, Erica Tazel, Natalie Zea, Walton Goggins, Raymond J. Barry, Jeremy Davies, Jere Burns, Marshall Allman, David Andrews, Adam Arkin, Michael Ironside, David Meunier, Demetrius Grosse, Mickey Jones, Jenn Lyon, Abby Miller, Chris Tardio, Clay Wilcox, Mykelti Williamson, Neal McDonough, McCready Baker, Madeline Blue, Linc Hand, Blake Heron, Janet Hoskins, Jonathan Kowalsky, Jesse Luken.

On this day in music history - 7800° Fahrenheit, by Bon Jovi (1985):

7800° Fahrenheit

Album by Bon Jovi,
released March 27, 1985.

Track list:

In and Out of Love; The Price of Love; Only Lonely; King of the Mountain; Silent Night; Tokyo Road; The Hardest Part Is the Night; Always Run to You; To the Fire; Secret Dreams.

On this day in television history - M Squad (1959):

M Squad

Season 2. Episode 26.
Episode entitled: Ghost Town.
Released March 27, 1959.
Directed by John Brahm.
Written by Jack Laird, Lawrence Resner, John Francis Larkin and Boris Ingster.
Music by Benny Carter.

Cast:

Lee Marvin, Paul Newlan, Alan Marshal, Sally Todd, John Herman Shaner, Maggie McCarter, Charles Herbert, Bill Baldwin, Sid Melton.

Born on this day – Maria Ewing:

Maria Ewing

Opera singer

Soprano

March 27, 1950 – January 9, 2022

Credits:

Albums:

Carmen (2010); Don Giovanni (1984); From This Moment On (1990); La damoiselle elue; Iberia; Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune (1987); Pelléas et Mélisande (1992); Shéhérazade:  Alborada del gracioso; Ma mère l'oye; La valse; L'éventail de Jeanne - Fanfare; La vallée des cloches (1991).

Movies and television:

Carmen (1985–1989); Carmen by Georges Bizet (1991); Cosi fan tutte (1978); Dido and Aeneas (1995); Grâce à la musique (1980); Great Performances (1984–1995); La Périchole (1982); L'incoronazione di Poppea (1984); Salome (1992); The Barber of Seville (1981); The Marriage of Figaro (1976); The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1987); The South Bank Show (1997); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem (1988).