Born on this day – Bruce Glover:

Bruce Glover

Actor

Writer

Director

May 2, 1932 – March 12, 2025

Credits:

12 O'Clock High (1965); 30 Years of James Bond (1992); 6½ (1998); Adam-12 (1969); American Hero (1997); An Approximation of their Barbarous Manners (2021); At Ease (1983); Avroskoop (1971); B.J. and the Bear (1980–1981); Barney Miller (1978); Battlestar Galactica (1978); Bearcats! (1971); Benson (1982); Big Bad Mama II (1987); Big Shamus, Little Shamus (1979); Black Gunn (1972); Bless the Beasts & Children (1971); Blindfold (1966); Bonanza (1970); Broke Sky (2007); Buffalo Bushido (2009); C.C. & Company (1970); Car 54, Where Are You? (1961); Chaindance (1991); Chinatown (1974); CHiPs (1977–1979); Darkness Awaits (2025); Dayton's Devils (1968); Diamonds Are Forever (1971); Diamonds Are Forever: Deleted Scenes (2006); Die Hard Dracula (1998); Dundee and the Culhane (1967); E! True Hollywood Story (1999); Electric Memories with Bruce Glover (2017); Filming the James Bond Film 'Diamonds Are Forever' in Amsterdam (1971); Final Chapter: Walking Tall (1977); Frankenstein Meets the Spacemonster (1965); Ghost Town (1988); Ghost World (2001); Gunsmoke (1969–1972); Hard Times / aka Street Fighter (1975); Harry O (1976); Hart to Hart (1981); Hawk (1966); Hider in the House (1989); Hunter's Blood (1986); Influence (2015); Inside Acting (2000); Inside 'Diamonds Are Forever' (2000); Inside Out II / Segment: Mis-Apprehended (1992); It Is Fine! Everything Is Fine. (2007); James Bond Radio (2015); James Bond: A BAFTA Tribute (2002); James Bond: The First 21 Years (1983); Johnny Mnemonic: The Interactive Action Movie (1995); Kill Crazy (1989); Kiss Me, Kill Me (1976); Kojak (1976); Les enfants de la télé (2020); Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003); McNamara's Band (1977); Mission: Impossible (1970); Mod Squad (1968–1970); MTV Movie Special: Licence to Kill (1989); Murder, She Wrote (1990); My Favorite Martian (1966); Never Steal Anything Small (1959); Night of the Scarecrow (1995); No Soap, Radio (1982); One Little Indian (1973); Our House (1987); Paris 7000 (1970); Part 2: Walking Tall (1975); Penny Ante: The Motion Picture (1990); Perry Mason (1965); Police Story (1975–1979); Popcorn (1991); Premium Bond with Mark Gatiss and Matthew Sweet (2015); Route 66 (1963); Run for Your Life (1967); S.W.A.T. (1976); Santa Barbara (1987); Scammerhead (2014); Scandalous John (1971); Sean Connery: Private (1993); Sean Connery: The Man and the Movies (2021); Sergeant T.K. Yu (1979); Shakespeare's Plan 12 from Outer Space (1991); Simon Says (2006); Six Days in Paradise (2010); Small & Frye (1983); Spoiler (1998); Street War! (1990); Street Wars (1991); Stunts (1977); Suicide, the Comedy (1998); Summer Babes (2013); Swatch James Bond 007 Villain Collection Television Commercial (2008); Sweet Love, Bitter (1967); Switch (1976); T.J. Hooker (1984); The A-Team (1985); The Big Score (1983); The Big Valley (1968); The Blue Knight (1975–1976); The Cylons of 'Battlestar Galactica' (2004); The Danny Thomas Hour (1967); The Doctors and the Nurses (1964); The Documentary of the Making of 'It Is Fine Everything Is Fine' (2009); The Dukes of Hazzard (1983); The DuPont Show of the Week (1962); The Exotic Locations of 'Diamonds Are Forever' (2006); The Facts of Life (1984); The Feather and Father Gang (1977); The Good Guys (1968); The Guns of Will Sonnett (1967–1969); The Impostor (1975); The Magical World of Disney (1976 / 1980); The Outsider (1969); The Over-the-Hill Gang (1969); The Partners (1972); The Psychiatrist (1971); The Rat Patrol (1967); The Six Million Dollar Man (1974–1978); The Streets of San Francisco (1976–1977); The Thomas Crown Affair (1968); The Verdict Is Yours (1958); This Is the West That Was (1974); Tiger, Tiger (1969); Untitled Crispin Hellion Glover Project / Apollo, Old Brutus (2025); Vega$ (1980); Voices Lost (2025); Walking Tall (1973); Warlock: The Armageddon (1993); What Is It? (2005); Who Killed Teddy Bear (1965); Will Unplugged (2005); You're in the Picture (1961); Yuma (1971).

Born on this day – Roscoe Lee Browne:

Roscoe Lee Browne

Actor

Director

May 2, 1922 – April 11, 2007

Credits:

14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2008); 19th Annual NAACP Image Awards (1987); 2002 Trumpet Awards (2002); 2003 Trumpet Awards (2003); 227 (1987); A Different World (1988–1992); AFI Life Achievement Award (1977); All in the Family (1972–1973); American Playhouse (1983); And When I Die, I Won't Stay Dead (2015); Babe (1995); Babe: Pig in the City (1998); Baby Talk (1991); Barney Miller (1975); Batman: The Animated Series (1994); Behind the Broken Words (2003); Benson (1980); Bertolt Brecht: Übungstücke für Schauspieler (1964); Bicentennial Minutes (1974); Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures (1990); Biography (2000); Black Like Me (1964); Blacke's Magic (1986); Bonanza (1972); Brother Minister: The Assassination of Malcolm X (1994); Camera Three (1963 / 1964); CBS Children's Mystery Theatre (1981); CBS Schoolbreak Special (1996); Chronicles: Family Diaries I (1970); Cisco Pike (1971); Columbo (1990); Curtis Armstrong in Tales of a Fly on the Wall (2004); Dear God (1996); Disney Sing-Along Songs: 101 Notes of Fun (1989); Disney Sing-Along Songs: Very Merry Christmas Songs (1988); Dr. Scorpion (1978); East Side/West Side (1963); Eddie Presley (1992); Epic Movie (2007); ER (1999); Espionage (1963); EZ Streets (1997); Falcon Crest (1988); Farewell to the Planet of the Apes (1980); Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery (1990); Flip (1972–1973); Foofur (1987); For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots (2010); Forest Warrior (1996); Freakazoid! (1995); Galapagos: Beyond Darwin (1996); Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006); Good Times (1974); Haiti: Harvest of Hope (1994); Hamlet (2000); Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995); Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde (2004); Hard Time: The Premonition (1999); Head of the Class (1986); High Five (1982); Highway to Heaven (1988); History of the Negro People (1965); Hope Island (1999); Independent Lens (2006); Insight (1968); Is Everybody Happy But Me? (1980); John Grin's Christmas (1986); John Wayne: Behind the Scenes (2007); Judas Kiss (1998); Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986); King (1978); Lady in the Corner (1989); Last Summer in the Hamptons (1995); Law & Order (1992–2003); Legal Eagles (1986); Lionpower from MGM (1967); Logan's Run (1976); Magnum, P.I. (1983); Mannix (1968); Maude (1977–1978); McCoy (1975–1976); Me and My Brother (1968); Meeting of Minds (1978); Miss Winslow and Son (1979); Moments Without Proper Names (1987); Moon 44 (1990); Morgan's Ferry (2001); Naked in New York (1993); NBC Experiment in Television (1968); NET Playhouse (1967); New York Undercover (1996); Night Angel (1990); Noël (1992); Nothing Personal (1980); Oliver & Company (1988); Once in the Life (2000); Once Upon a Classic (1978); Open Window (1989); Phantom 2040 (1995); Planet of the Apes (1974); Power Masters (1987); Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love (1974); Ring Raiders (1989); RLS Legacy Virtual 3D Tour and Treasure Hunt (2003); Sanford and Son (1972); SeaQuest 2032 (1993–1994); Side Order of Life (2007); Smiley Face (2007); Soap (1977–1981); Space (1985); Spider-Man: Secret Wars (1999); Spider-Man: The Animated Series (1995–1998); Spider-Man: The Ultimate Villain Showdown (2002); Spider-Man: The Venom Saga (2005); Starsky and Hutch (1977); Static Shock (2003–2004); Stuck with Each Other (1989); Super Fly T.N.T. (1973); Swamp Thing (1990); Sweet Deadly Dreams (2006); Sweet Justice (1995); Swing Out, Sweet Land (1970); Terror in the City (1964); That Was the Week That Was (1963–1985); The 2nd Annual Black Achievement Awards (1979); The 38th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1986); The 46th Annual Tony Awards (1992); The 59th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2007); The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008); The Beast (1995); The Bob Braun Show (1970); The Breaking of Boys and the Making of Men in 'the Cowboys' (1972); The Comedians (1967); The Comedians in Africa (1967); The Connection (1961); The Cowboys (1972); The Cowboys: Together Again (2007); The Defenders (1962); The Glass Ceiling (1991); The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible (1986); The Invaders (1968); The John Larroquette Show (1994); The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970); The Magical World of Disney (1983); The Mambo Kings (1992); The Miracle Healers (1976); The Name of the Game (1969–1970); The Nativity (1987); The Notorious 7 (1997); The Outcasts (1969); The Papp Project (2001); The Pirates of Dark Water (1991); The Pompatus of Love (1995); The Proud Family (2003); The Ra Expeditions (1971); The Real Ghostbusters (1988); The Shield (2002); The Streets of San Francisco (1973); The Telemarketers: 36 Hrs (2009); The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story (2000); The Wild Thornberrys (1999–2000); The World's Greatest Athlete (1973); Today (1975); Topaz (1969); Treasure Planet (2002); Treasure Planet Read-Along DVD (2003); Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977); Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives (2003); Unknown Powers (1978); Uptight (1968); Uptown Saturday Night (1974); Valentines. A Bouquet of Letters and Poetry of Lovers (1994); Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light (1987); Will & Grace (2004); Working in the Theatre (1992); You Must Remember This (1992).

Born on this day – Charlotte Armstrong:

Charlotte Armstrong

Writer

May 2, 1905 – July 18, 1969

Credits:

Books:

A Dram of Poison (1956); A Little Less Than Kind (1963); A Moment on the Edge (2002); Bite-Sized Offerings (2015); Catch as Catch Can / aka Walk Out on Death (1952); Child's Ploy (1984); Dream of Fair Woman (1966); Fifty Best Mysteries (2004); Golden Age Detective Stories (2021); Hanging By a Thread (1970); Hound Dunnit (1987); I See You (1966); Incident At a Corner (1957); Lay On, Mac Duff! (1942); Lemon in the Basket (1967); Magical Wishes (1986); Mask of Evil (1958); Mischief (1950); Murder Most Divine (2000); Seven Seats to the Moon (1969); Something Blue (1959); Strange Maine (1986); The Albatross (1957); The Balloon Man (1968); The Better to Eat You / aka Murder's Nest (1954); The Big Book of Female Detectives (2018); The Black-Eyed Stranger (1951); The Case of the Weird Sisters (1943); The Chocolate Cobweb (1948); The Dream Walker / aka Alibi for Murder (1955); The Gift Shop (1967); The Girl with a Secret (1959); The Innocent Flower / aka Death Filled the Glass (1945); The Mark of the Hand (1963); The Master's Choice Book 1 (1979); The One-Faced Girl (1963); The Protege (1970); The Seventeen Widows of Sans Souci (1959); The Trouble in Thor / aka And Sometimes Death (1953); The Turret Room (1965); The Unsuspected (1946); The Web She Weaves (1983); The Witch's House (1963); Who's Been Sitting in My Chair? (1962).

Movies and television:

Aku no kamen (2001); Akujo no kamen (1980); Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1960); Climax! (1957); Don't Bother to Knock (1952); General Electric Theater (1961); Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre (1955); Kage no tsume (1972); Kraft Theatre (1958); Lux Playhouse (1958); Matinee Theatre (1956); Mofuku no houmonsha (1971); Nightcap (2000); Startime (1960); Studio 57 (1954–1955); Studio One (1954); Suspense (1953); Talk About a Stranger (1952); The Breach (1970); The Chevy Mystery Show (1960); The George Sanders Mystery Theater (1957); The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (1955); The Sitter (1991); The Three Weird Sisters (1948); The Trap (1950); The Unsuspected (1947); The Web (1951); Thriller (1960).

Born on this day – Norma Talmadge:

Norma Talmadge

Actress

Producer

May 2, 1894 – December 24, 1957

Credits:

Haunted Theaters of Hollywood (2016); Anna May Wong, Frosted Yellow Willows: Her Life, Times and Legend (2007); The Woman with the Hungry Eyes (2006); Hollywood and the Stars (1964); Screen Snapshots Series 22, No 10 (1942); Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 12 (1939); Personality Parade (1938); Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 1 (1937); Screen Snapshots Series 15, No. 12 (1936); Screen Snapshots Series 15, No. 12 (1936); Broadway Highlights No. 2 (1935); Thrills of Yesterday (1931); Du Barry, Woman of Passion (1930); New York Nights (1929); Show People (1928); The Woman Disputed (1928); The Dove (1927); Camille (1926); Kiki (1926); Graustark (1925); The Lady (1925); The Only Woman (1924); Secrets (1924); Screen Snapshots, Series 5, No. 1 (1924); In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter (1924); The Song of Love (1923); Ashes of Vengeance (1923); Within the Law (1923); The Voice from the Minaret (1923); Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 23 (1923); The Eternal Flame (1922); Smilin' Through (1922); Seeing Stars (1922); Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 15 (1922); Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 1 (1922); Love's Redemption (1921); The Wonderful Thing (1921); The Sign on the Door (1921); Passion Flower (1921); Screen Snapshots, Series 2, No. 14-F (1921); Screen Snapshots, Series 2, No. 9-F (1921); The Branded Woman (1920); Yes or No (1920); The Woman Gives (1920); She Loves and Lies (1920); A Daughter of Two Worlds (1920); Screen Snapshots, Series 1, No. 7 (1920); The Isle of Conquest (1919); The Way of a Woman (1919); The Probation Wife (1919); The New Moon (1919); The Heart of Wetona (1919); United States Fourth Liberty Loan Drive (1918); Liberty Loan Appeal (1918); The Forbidden City (1918); Her Only Way (1918); The Safety Curtain (1918); De Luxe Annie (1918); By Right of Purchase (1918); The Ghosts of Yesterday (1918); The Secret of the Storm Country (1917); The Moth (1917); Poppy (1917); The Law of Compensation (1917); Panthea (1917); Fifty-Fifty (1916); The Social Secretary (1916); The Devil's Needle (1916); Going Straight (1916); The Children in the House (1916); Martha's Vindication (1916); The Missing Links (1916); The Crown Prince's Double (1915); The Battle Cry of Peace (1915); Captivating Mary Carstairs (1915); The Criminal (1915); A Pillar of Flame (1915); Elsa's Brother (1915); Janet of the Chorus (1915); A Daughter's Strange Inheritance (1915); The Barrier of Faith (1915); A Daughter of Israel (1915); A Question of Clothes (1914); Sunshine and Shadows (1914); The Curing of Myra May (1914); Goodbye Summer (1914); The Mill of Life (1914); Under False Colors (1914); The Peacemaker (1914); The Loan Shark King (1914); Politics and the Press (1914); The Hidden Letters (1914); Memories in Men's Souls (1914); An Old Man's Love Story (1914); Fogg's Millions (1914); A Wayward Daughter (1914); The Right of Way (1914); Miser Murray's Wedding Present (1914); Cupid Versus Money (1914); An Old Man's Love Story (1914); Old Reliable (1914); The Sacrifice of Kathleen (1914); The Hero (1914); Iron and Steel (1914); His Little Page (1914); An Old Man's Love Story (1914); The Vavasour Ball (1914); Officer John Donovan (1914); The Honorable Algernon (1913); The Blue Rose (1913); Fanny's Conspiracy (1913); An Elopement at Home (1913); His Silver Bachelorhood (1913); Peggy's Burglar (1913); Father's Hatband (1913); The Doctor's Secret (1913); Under the Daisies; or, As a Tale That Is Told (1913); The Other Woman (1913); Extremities (1913); The Kiss of Retribution (1913); He Fell in Love with His Mother-in-Law (1913); Keeping Husbands Home (1913); The Tables Turned (1913); An Old Man's Love Story (1913); O'Hara as a Guardian Angel (1913); Solitaires (1913); Count Barber (1913); 'Arriet's Baby (1913); The Silver Cigarette Case (1913); The Midget's Revenge (1913); A Lady and Her Maid (1913); Vampire of the Desert (1913); Omens and Oracles (1913); O'Hara and the Youthful Prodigal (1913); Sleuthing (1913); Wanted, a Strong Hand (1913); Let 'Em Quarrel (1913); Getting Up a Practice (1913); Belinda the Slavey; or, Plot and Counterplot (1913); O'Hara's Godchild (1913); Just Show People (1913); Stenographer Troubles (1913); Everybody's Doing It (1913); O'Hara Helps Cupid (1913); Casey at the Bat (1913); O'Hara, Squatter and Philosopher (1912); The Model for St. John (1912); Captain Barnacle, Reformer (1912); An Old Man's Love Story (1912); Faithful Unto Death (1912); Father's Hot Toddy (1912); Bobby's Father (1912); Captain Barnacle's Waif (1912); A Fortune in a Teacup (1912); The Higher Mercy (1912); Mr. Butler Buttles (1912); The Lovesick Maidens of Cuddleton (1912); Wanted... a Grandmother (1912); The Troublesome Step-Daughters (1912); The Extension Table (1912); Fortunes of a Composer (1912); Counsel for the Defense (1912); Mrs. 'Enry 'Awkins (1912); Mrs. Carter's Necklace (1912); The First Violin (1912); Captain Barnacle's Messmates (1912); The Meeting of the Ways (1912); A Romance of Wall Street (1912); The Four Poster Pest (1911); His Last Cent (1911); Her Hero (1911); Forgotten; or, an Answered Prayer (1911); The Child Crusoes (1911); The Thumb Print (1911); The General's Daughter (1911); The Sky Pilot (1911); The Stumbling Block (1911); The Wild Cat Well (1911); A Tale of Two Cities (1911); The Household Pest (1910); In Neighboring Kingdoms (1910); A Dixie Mother (1910); Francesca da Rimini (1910); Uncle Tom's Cabin (1910); Love of Chrysanthemum (1910); A Broken Spell (1910).

Born on this day – E. E. ‘Doc’ Smith:

E. E. ‘Doc’ Smith

Writer

May 2, 1890 – August 31, 1965

Credits:

Books:

Alien Realms (1980); Appointment at Bloodstar (1978); Astounding Science Fiction, November 1941 (1941); Astounding Stories, November 1937 (2008); Astounding Stories, October 1937 (1937); Black Knight of the Iron Sphere (1981); Children of the Lens (1947); Eclipsing Binaries (1983); First Lensman (1950); Galatic Patrol (1937); Getaway World (1977); Gray Lensman (1951); Lord Tedric (1978); Masters Of Space (1961); Masters of the Vortex (1960); Planet of Treachery (1981); Revolt of the Galaxy (1985); Second Stage Lensman (1953); Skylark Duquesne (1965); Skylark of Valeron (1934); Skylark Three (1930); Spacehounds of IPC (1931); Stranglers' Moon (1976); Subspace Encounter (1983); Subspace Explorers (1965); The Clockwork Traitor (1977); The Galaxy Primes (1965); The Golden Age of Science Fiction - Volume XIV (2018); The Imperial Stars (1976); The Omicron Invasion (1984); The Purity Plot (1978); The Skylark of Space (1928); The Space Pirates (1979); Triplanetary (1948); Infinite Stars (2019)Comet: Stories of Super Time and Space (2021).

Movie and television:

Lensman: Galactic Patrol (1984–1985); Lensman (1984).

Recommended reading - Golden Age Detective Stories (2021):

Golden Age Detective Stories

Edited by Otto Penzler.

Published by American Mystery Classics.

Published 2021.

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 1613162162

ISBN-13: 978-1613162163

Description:

"In addition to well-known contributors, such as Ellery Queen and Erle Stanley Gardner, Penzler presents memorable tales from the lesser-known [...] This sampler is an easy gateway to other volumes in this high-quality series." – Publishers Weekly.

"For some readers, the book will be a walk down memory lane, or a way to reconnect with writers they haven’t visited in a while; for others, it’s a wonderful introduction to some new writers―people who not only excelled at mystery fiction, but who also helped create and define the genre. The book belongs on the shelf of any true mystery fan, and in the collection of every library’s mystery section." – Booklist.

"Exemplary." – Kirkus.

The greatest detectives of the Golden Age investigate the most puzzling crimes of the era.

Sometimes, the police aren’t the best suited to solve a crime. Depending on the case, you may find that a retired magician, a schoolteacher, a Broadway producer, or a nun have the necessary skills to suss out a killer. Or, in other cases, a blind veteran, or a publisher, or a hard-drinking attorney, or a mostly-sober attorney… or, indeed, any sort of detective you could think of might be able to best the professionals when it comes to comprehending strange and puzzling murders.

At least, that’s what the authors from the Golden Age of American mystery fiction would have you think. For decades in the middle of the twentieth century, the country’s best-selling authors produced delightful tales in which all types of eccentrics used rarified knowledge to interpret confounding clues. And for even longer, in the decades that have followed, these characters have continued to entertain new audiences with every new generation that discovers them.

Edgar Award-winning anthologist Otto Penzler selects some of the greatest American short stories from era. With authors including Ellery Queen, Mary Roberts Rinehart, Cornell Woolrich, Erle Stanley Gardner, and Anthony Boucher, this collection is a treat for those who know and love this celebrated period in literary history, and a great introduction to its best writers for the uninitiated. Includes discussion guide questions for use in book clubs.

John Gardner, on writing:

Writing a novel is like heading out over the open sea in a small boat.

It helps, if you have a plan and a course laid out.

- John Gardner.