Born on this day – Joan Davis:

Joan Davis

Actress

June 29, 1907 – May 23, 1961

Credits:

Abbott & Costello: The Art of Chemistry (2021); Angel's Holiday (1937); Around the World (1943); Beautiful But Broke (1944); Biography (1996); Bob Hope's World of Comedy (1976); Bunker Bean (1936); Day-Time Wife (1939); For Beauty's Sake (1941); Free, Blonde and 21 (1940); George White's Scandals (1945); Harem Girl (1952); Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 6 (1942); He's My Guy (1943); Hold That Co-ed (1938); Hold That Ghost (1941); Hollywood Hobbies (1939); Hollywood Without Make-Up (1963); I Married Joan (1952–1955); If You Knew Susie (1948); Joan of Arkansas (1958); Josette (1938); Just Around the Corner (1938); Kansas City Kitty (1944); Keep Smiling (1938); Let's Join Joanie (1950); Life Begins in College (1937); Love and Hisses (1937); Love That Brute (1950); Make Mine Laughs (1949); Manhattan Heartbeat (1940); Millions in the Air (1935); My Lucky Star (1938); On the Avenue (1937); Sailor's Lady (1940); Sally, Irene and Mary (1938); Screen Snapshots Series 15, No. 12 (1949); Screen Snapshots Series 21, No. 1 (1941); Screen Snapshots: Memories of Famous Hollywood Comedians (1952); She Gets Her Man (1945); She Wrote the Book (1946); Show Business (1944); Sing and Be Happy (1937); Sun Valley Serenade (1941); Sweetheart of the Fleet (1942); Tail Spin (1939); Terror in the Aisles (1984); The Bob Hope Show (1956); The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1957–1958); The Garry Moore Show (1959); The George Gobel Show (1958); The Great Hospital Mystery (1937); The Groom Wore Spurs (1951); The Holy Terror (1937); The Milton Berle Show (1959); The Sound of Laughter (1963); The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (1958); The Traveling Saleswoman (1950); Thin Ice (1937); Time Out for Romance (1937); Too Busy to Work (1939); Two Latins from Manhattan (1941); Two Señoritas from Chicago (1943); Wake Up and Live (1937); Way Up Thar (1935); Yokel Boy (1942).

Born on this day – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry:

Anthony by Saint-Exupéry

Writer

Aviator

June 29, 1900 – July 31, 1944

Wind, Sand And Stars

by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1939).

ISBN-10: 0156027496

ISBN-13: 978-0156027496

Description:

“There are certain rare individuals … who by the mere fact of their existence put an edge on life, their ceaseless astonishment before its possibilities awakening our own latent sense of renewal and expectation. No one ever stood out more conspicuously in this respect than the French aviator and author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.” The New York Times Book Review.

Translated by Lewis Galantière.

Recipient of the Grand Prix of the Académe Francaise, Wind, Sand and Stars is unsurpassed in capturing the grandeur, danger, and isolation of flight. Its exciting account of air adventure – through the treacherous passes of the Pyrenees, above the Sahara, along the snowy ramparts of the Andes – combined with the lyrical prose and soaring spirit of a philosopher, make this book one of the most popular works ever written about flying.

While flying for his air squadron, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900–1944) disappeared over the Mediterranean a year after writing his most famous book, The Little Prince. He was also the author of Night Flight and Wartime Writings.

The Little Prince

by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1943).

ISBN-10: 0156012197

ISBN-13: 978-0156012195

Description:

A pilot stranded in the desert awakes one morning to see, standing before him, the most extraordinary little fellow. “Please,” asks the stranger, “draw me a sheep.” And the pilot realizes that when life’s events are too difficult to understand, there is no choice but to succumb to their mysteries. He pulls out pencil and paper…. And thus begins this wise and enchanting fable that, in teaching the secret of what is really important in life, has changed forever the world for its readers.

Few stories are as widely read and as universally cherished by children and adults alike as The Little Prince, presented here in a stunning new translation with carefully restored artwork.

The definitive edition of a worldwide classic, it will capture the hearts of readers of all ages.

Credits:

Books:

Night Flight (1931); Southern Mail (1929); The Little Prince (1943) The Wisdom of the Sands (1948); Wind, Sand and Stars (1939).

Movies and television:

Has Kis Herceg (2005); Anne-Marie (1936); Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1958); ARTE Report (2018); With André Gide (1951); Beloved (2019); Courrier Sud (1937); From Kleine Prins (1960); Draw Me a Saint-Ex (2018); God Chose Paris (1969); Éjszakai repülés (1963); Ergasterium atomicum (2021); From Him (2014); Great Performance (2004); Hemingway (2021); I riassuntini (2018); I Want to Eat Your Pancreas (2018); Kinderbücher für Erwachsene (1954) The Night Listens (1967); The Little Prince 4D (2011); The Little Prince at La Géode (1994); The Little Prince, Birth of a Star (2023); Letec nad planétou (1976) The winter of eternity (2022); Lusitania Illusion (2010); Malenkiy prints (1974); Malý princ (2020 / 2021); Memoirs. The Passing of Time: 1920-1960 (1996); Night Flight - a musical (2021); Night Flight (1933); Night Goes Long (2015); O mikros prigipas (1999); O mikros Prigipas (2018); O Principezinho (2014); Ounce... (2004); Tell me about you (2016); Poust (2004); Sen Anlat Karadeniz (2019); Teatr Polskiego Radia (2023); Television Theater (1958); Tell Me About... The Little Prince (2016); The Conquest of the Air (1931); The Little Prince (1954 / 1965 / 1966 / 1974 / 1978) / 1979 / 1984 / 1990 / 1995 / 2003 / 2012 / 2015); The Little Prince / TV Series (1990); The Spirit of Adventure: Night Flight (1979); Touched with Fire (2015).

Anne Rice, on writing:

Go where the pleasure is in your writing.

Go where the pain is.

Write the book you would like to read.

Write the book you have been trying to find but have not found.

But write.

And remember, there are no rules for our profession.

Ignore rules.

Ignore what I say here if it doesn't help you.

Do it your own way.

Every writer knows fear and discouragement.

Just write.

The world is crying for new writing.

It is crying for fresh and original voices and new characters and new stories.

If you won't write the classics of tomorrow, well, we will not have any.

- Anne Rice.

On this day in movie history - Heaven Can Wait (1978 movie & play):

Heaven Can Wait

directed by Warren Beatty and Buck Henry,

based on the play by Harry Segall,

was released in the United States on June 28, 1978.
Music by Dave Grusin.

Cast:

Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, James Mason, Jack Warden, Charles Grodin, Dyan Cannon, Buck Henry, Vincent Gardenia, Joseph Maher, Hamilton Camp, Arthur Malet, Stephanie Faracy, Jeannie Linero, Harry D.K. Wong, George J. Manos, Larry Block, Frank Campanella, Bill Sorrells, Dick Enberg, Dolph Sweet, R.G. Armstrong, Ed Peck, John Randolph, Richard O'Brien, Joseph F. Makel, Will Hare, Lee Weaver, Roger Bowen, Keene Curtis, William Larsen, Morgan Farley, William Bogert, Robert E. Leonard, Joel Marston, Earl Montgomery, Robert C. Stevens, Bernie Massa, Peter Tomarken, William Sylvester, Lisa Blake Richards, Charlie Charles, Nick Outin, Jerry Scanlan, Jim Boeke, Marvin Fleming, Deacon Jones, Les Josephson, Jack Snow, Curt Gowdy, Al DeRogatis, Benjie Bancroft, Arline Bletcher, Joe Corolla, Charlie Cowan, Garrett Craig, Paul D'Amato, Robert Fortier, Allan Graf, Bryant Gumbel, Jim Healy, Chick Hearn, Ray Pourchot, Nick Raymond, Elliott Reid, Roberto Rodriguez, Byron Webster.

Recommended reading:

Heaven Can Wait

Comedy-Fantasy in Three Acts

By Harry Segall.

Filmed as:

Here comes Mr. Jordan (1941), directed by Alexander Hall.

Heaven Can Wait (1978), directed by Warren Beatty and Buck Henry.

ASIN: B000GVIZMI

Published by Dramatists Play Service, Inc.

Published 1941.

Description:

Mr. Jordan is checking passengers who are to depart in an airplane for the Hereafter. The routine is interrupted by the arrival of Joe Pendleton, an attractive prizefighter, who refuses to admit he is dead and induces Jordan to look up the "records," which reveal that Joe is not scheduled to arrive for another 60 years! But, as Joe starts to return to earth to continue his fighting, word reaches Heaven that Max Levene, Joe's manager, thinking he had been killed, had Joe's body cremated, and Joe has no body to return to. Jordan promises to find Joe another body and is informed that the wealthy Jonathan Farnsworth is about to be murdered by his wife. So, Joe suddenly finds himself in the home of the financier, visible as Joe to the audience but apparently as Farnsworth to Mrs. Farnsworth, and the public. The comedy begins when the pompous "Farnsworth" unaccountably goes into training as a fighter. In addition, "Farnsworth" decides to share his wealth and right the wrong "he" did to charming Bette Logan's father. Bette, having despised Farnsworth, finds herself falling in love with him and he with her. Just as Joe (still in Farnsworth's body) is about to get a chance to become a fighter, Jordan reports that Farnsworth does not approve of Joe's treatment of his body (and money) and is raising a fuss to have it back. While deciding on another body for Joe, Jordan receives a flash that K.O. Murdock, the champion, has been mysteriously shot. As K.O. is about to be counted out Jordan transfers Joe's spirit into the body of K.O. in time to have K.O. remain champ. There are still problems to be straightened out when Joe really becomes Murdock and loses memory of his previous existence-includingBette. Fortunately, they meet and fall in love again-and Mr. Jordan is free to head for the Hereafter, his earthly task accomplished."

On this day in movie history - Prime Cut (1972):

Prime Cut

directed by Michael Ritchie,

written by Robert Dillon,

was released in the United States on June 28, 1972.
Music by Lalo Schifrin.

Cast:

Lee Marvin, Gene Hackman, Angel Tompkins, Gregory Walcott, Sissy Spacek, Janit Baldwin, William Morey, Clint Ellison, Howard Platt, Les Lannom, Eddie Egan, Therese Reinsch, Bob Wilson, Gordon Signer, Gladys Watson, Wayne Savagne.

On this day in movie history - Gunn (1967):

Gunn

directed by Blake Edwards,

written by William Peter Blatty and Blake Edwards,

based on a story by Blake Edwards,

was released in the United States on June 28, 1967.
Music by Henry Mancini.

Cast:

Craig Stevens, Laura Devon, Edward Asner, Albert Paulsen, Sherry Jackson, Helen Traubel, Jerry Douglas, J. Pat O’Malley, Regis Toomey, George Murdock, Frank Kreig, Lincoln Demyan, Chanin Hale, Charles Dierkop, Mikel Angel, Jim Halbroeder, Alan Oppenheimer, Wayne Heffley, Tom Palmer, Carol Wayne, Dick Crockett, Gary Lasdun, Ken Wales, Mark Von Mills, Marion Marshall, Alyce Andrece, Rhae Andrece, Bill Bennett, Jack Bernardi, Jean Carson, Fleurette Carter, John Daheim, Jack Fife, Helen Funai, Bobby Gilbert, Ann Hughes, Kay Hughes, Robert Isenberg, Bruce Jacobs, Anita Loo, Henry Mancini, Jerry Martin, Walter Maslow, Midori, George Paul, Jimmy Payne, Ed Peck, Tony Regan, Clark Ross, Arthur Tovey, Candy Ward.

Born on this day – Gilda Radner:

Gilda Radner

Actress

Comedian

Writer

Singer

June 28, 1946 – May 20, 1989

Credits:

101 Most Unforgettable SNL Moments (2004); 4th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (1977); 50 Years of Funny Females (1995); 90 Minutes Live (1978); A Company of Players (2008); An SNL Valentine (2015); Animalympics (1980); Autopsy: The Last Hours of (2020); Belushi (2020); Best of Schiller's Reel (1994); Bob & Ray, Jane, Laraine & Gilda (1979); CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley (2018); Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives (2017); Dark Side of Comedy (2023); Dinah! (1975); Dr. Zonk and the Zunkins (1974); Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead (2015); E! True Hollywood Story (1997–2007); Entertainment Tonight (2015–2016); First Family (1980); Free to Be... a Family (1988); Friends of Gilda (1993); Funny Women of Television (1991); Gene Wilder: Loved, Remembered (2017); Gilda Live (1980); Gilda Radner: It's Always Something (2002); Gilda Radner's Greatest Moments (2002); Good Morning America (1979); Hanky Panky (1982); Haunted Honeymoon (1986); Hour Magazine (1983); I Am Chris Farley (2015); It Came from Hollywood (1982); It's Garry Shandling's Show (1988); Jack: A Flash Fantasy (1974); Jay Sebring.... Cutting to the Truth (2020); Late Night with David Letterman (1983–1986); Life with Jeannie (2013); Live from New York! (2015); Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live (2005); Love, Gilda (2018); Making Trouble (2007); Movers & Shakers (1985); Mr. Mike's Mondo Video (1979); Postcards from the Edge (1990); Reading Rainbow (1985); Remembering Gene Wilder (2023); Robert Rauschenberg: Retrospective (1979); Role Model: Gene Wilder (2008); Saturday Night Live (1975–2014); Saturday Night Live 25 (1999); Saturday Night Live Backstage (2011); Saturday Night Live Christmas Special (1999–2019); Saturday Night Live Goes Commercial (1991); Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary (1989); Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special (2015); Saturday Night Live: Game Show Parodies (2000); Saturday Night Live: Just Shorts (2009); Saturday Night Live: Presidential Bash (1992); Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving (2013); Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving Special (2014); Saturday Night Live: The Best of Commercial Parodies (2006); Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd (2005); Saturday Night Live: The Best of Gilda Radner (2005); Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi (2005); Saturday Night Live: The Best of Steve Martin (1998); Second City: First Family of Comedy (2006); Since '45 (1979); SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas (2009); SNL Remembers John Belushi (2002); SNL: 25 Years of Music (1999); Stealing Time (2009); Steve! (Martin): A Documentary in 2 Pieces (2024); Tenth Annual Entertainer of the Year Awards (1980); The 29th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1977); The 30th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1978); The 34th Annual Tony Awards (1980); The Best of Chevy Chase (1987); The Best of Dan Aykroyd (1986); The Best of Gilda Radner (1989); The Best of John Belushi (1985); The Best of Saturday Night Live: Candice Bergen (1993); The Bill Murray Stories: Life Lessons Learned from a Mythical Man (2018); The Collaborators (1974); The Eighties (2016); The Gift of Winter (1974); The History of Comedy (2017–2018); The Insider (2015); The Last Detail (1973); The Making of 'the Woman in Red' (1984); The Making of 'Tron' (2002); The Movies (2019); The Muppet Show (1978); The Music for UNICEF Concert: A Gift of Song (1979); The New Show (1984); The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash (1978); The Seventies (2015); The Story of Late Night (2021); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1983); The Trials of Henry Kissinger (2002); The Very Very Best of the 70s (2019–2020); The Winds of Whoopie (1983); The Woman in Red (1984); The Women of SNL (2010); The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling (2018); Things We Did Last Summer (1978); Today (1980); Tomorrow Coast to Coast (1975); Willie Nelson & Family (2023); Witch's Night Out (1978).