On this day in music history - The Grand Illusion, by Styx (1977):

The Grand Illusion

Album by Styx,

released July 7, 1977.

Track list:

The Grand Illusion; Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man); Superstars; Come Sail Away; Miss America; Man in the Wilderness; Castle Walls; The Grand Finale.

On this day in movie history - The Last Run (1971):

The Last Run

directed by Richard Fleischer,

written by Alan Sharp,

was released in the United States on July 7, 1971.
Music by Jerry Goldsmith.

Cast:

George C. Scott, Tony Musante, Trish Van Devere, Colleen Dewhurst, Aldo Sambrell, Antonio Tarruella, Robert Coleby, Pat Zurica, Rocky Taylor, Robert Rietty.

On this day in movie history - Mirage (1965):

Mirage

directed by Edward Dmytryk,

written by Peter Stone,

based on the novel Fallen Angel by Walter Ericson,

was released in the United States on July 7, 1965.
Music by Quincy Jones.

Cast:

Gregory Peck, Diane Baker, Walter Matthau, Kevin McCarthy, Jack Weston, Leif Erickson, Walter Abel, George Kennedy, Robert H. Harris, Anne Seymour, House B. Jameson, Hari Rhodes, Syl Lamont, Eileen Baral, Neil Fitzgerald, Franklin Cover.

On this day in movie history - The Killers (1964):

The Killers

directed by Don Siegel,

written by Gene L. Coon,

based on the short story by Ernest Hemingway,

was released in the United States on July 7, 1964.
Music by John Williams.

Cast:

Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson, Clu Gulager, John Cassavetes, Ronald Reagan, Claude Akins, Norman Fell, Virginia Christine, Don Haggerty, Robert Phillips, Kathleen O'Malley, Ted Jacques, Irvin Mosley, Jimmy Joyce, Burt Mustin.

On this day in movie history - The Second Woman (1950):

The Second Woman

directed by James V. Kern,

written by Mort Briskin and Robert Smith,

was released in the United States on July 7, 1950.
Music by Joseph Nussbaum.

Cast:

Robert Young, Betsy Drake, John Sutton, Florence Bates, Morris Carnovsky, Henry O'Neill, Jean Rogers, Raymond Largay, Shirley Ballard, Vici Raaf, Jason Robards, Sr., Steven Geray, Jimmie Dodd, Smokey Whitfield, Cliff Clark.

On this day in movie history - Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950):

Where the Sidewalk Ends

directed by Otto Preminger,

written by Ben Hecht,

based on a story by Victor Trivas, Frank P. Rosenberg and Robert E. Kent,

and the novel Night Cry by William L. Stuart,

was released in the United States on July 7, 1950.
Music by Cyril Mockridge.

Cast:

Dana Andrews, Gene Tierney, Gary Merrill, Bert Freed, Tom Tully, Karl Malden, Ruth Donnelly, Craig Stevens, Fred Aldrich, Don Appell, Tony Barr, David Bauer, Eddie Borden, Neville Brand.

Born on this day – Shelley Duvall:

Shelley Duvall

Actress

Producer

Singer

Writer

July 7, 1949 – July 11, 2024

Credits:

Albums:

Animal Express (1991); Hello, I'm Shelley Duvall…Merry Christmas (1991); Hello, I'm Shelley Duvall…Sweet Dreams (1991).

Movies and television:

19th Annual NAACP Image Awards (1987); 3 Women (1977); 50/50 / critique (2020); 9-1-1 (2018); A Conversation with Robert Altman (2000); Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (1997); Adventures from the Book of Virtues (1997); AFI Life Achievement Award (1994); Alberto Iglesias, el músico fiel (2006); Aliens for Breakfast (1995); Alone (1997); Altman (2014); An Accidental Studio (2019); An American Saturday Night (1991); Annie Hall (1977); Arena (1980); Backfield in Motion (1991); Baretta (1976); Bernice Bobs Her Hair (1976); Boltneck (2000); Booker (1984); Brewster McCloud (1970); Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (1976); Cannon (1973); Casper Meets Wendy (1998); Changing Habits (1997); Charlie Rose (1999); Cinderella: Rocked, Wired & Bluesed - The Greatest Video Hits / Segment: Shelter Me (2005); Cinderella: Shelter Me (1990); Clapper Board (1979 / 1981); Colorshopping Vol. 7 (2013); Debra Duncan (1998); Dr. Jack and Mr. Nicholson (2019); Dr. Phil (2016); Dreams in the Attic (2000); E! True Hollywood Story (2004); Earthquake Survival (1987); Entertainment Tonight (2016–2022); Faerie Tale Theatre (1982–1987); Film '80 (1980); Filmworker (2017); Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012); Frankenweenie (1984 / 2012); Frasier (1995); Fridays (1981–1982); FRO Thizzle Reviews (2023); Frog (1988); Frogs! (1993); Good Morning, Texas (2000); Guy Maddin: Waiting for Twilight (1997); Hollywood Insider (2021); Home Fries (1998); Hour Magazine (1985); Howl: Inside the Forest Hills (2024); Howl: The Furlong Files (2023); Howl: The Shelley Files (2023); Hulkamania Forever (1990); It's a Bird's Life (1992); John & Leeza from Hollywood (1993); Karussell (1981); Kubrick by Kubrick (2020); Kubrick Remembered (2014); L.A. Law (1994); Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1994); Late Night with David Letterman (1993); Les Chroniques du Mea (2014–2018); Live from Smodcastle: The Forest Hills Premiere (2023); Love, American Style / Segment: Love and the Mr. and Mrs. (1973); Manna from Heaven (2002); McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971); Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme (1990); Mr. Bill's Real Life Adventures (1986); Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle (1994); Nashville (1975); Newton's Apple (1994); Nightmare Classics (1989); One on One with John Tesh (1992); Popeye (1980); Popples (1986); Punch-Drunk Love (2002); Reel to Reel (1998); Robert Altman: Giggle and Give In (1996); Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind (2018); RocketMan (1997); Room 237 (2012); Roxanne (1987); Saturday Night Live (1976 / 1977); Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd (2005); Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework (1997); Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories (1992–1993); Six Different Kinds of Light John Alcott (2015); Spécial cinéma (1981); Special Collector's Edition (2011); Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures (2001); Stanley Kubrick: The Invisible Man (1996); Steven Spielberg: An American Cinematheque Tribute (1989); Stories from Growing Up (1991); Suburban Commando (1991); Tale of the Mummy (1998); Tall Tales & Legends (1985–1986); Terror in the Aisles (1984); The 100 Greatest Scary Moments (2003); The 10th Annual National CableACE Awards (1989); The 12th Annual CableACE Awards (1991); The 17th Annual CableACE Awards (1995); The 1993 Annual Vision Awards (1993); The 20th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (1993); The 4th Floor (1999); The 5th Annual Cable Ace Awards (1983); The 8th Annual Cable ACE Awards (1987); The 9th Annual CableACE Awards (1988); The Adventures of Shirley Holmes (1997); The Arsenio Hall Show (1989); The Best of Dan Aykroyd (1986); The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour (1982); The Chipmunks: Rockin' Through the Decades (1990); The David Frost Show (1971); The Directors (2000–2018); The Fairest of Them All (1983); The Forest Hills (2023); The Hughleys (1999); The Merv Griffin Show (1981); The Paul Simon Special (1977); The Player (1997); The Portrait of a Lady (1996); The Ray Bradbury Theater (1992); The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1997); The Secret World of the Very Young (1984); The Shining (1980); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1980); The Twilight Zone / Segment: A Saucer of Loneliness (1986); The Underneath (1995); Thieves Like Us (1974); Time Bandits (1981); Tomorrow Coast to Coast (1981); Twilight of the Ice Nymphs (1997); Twilight Theatre (1982); View from the Overlook: Crafting 'the Shining' (2007); VM Show Vol. 2 (2005); WatchMojo (2018); Welcome to the Basement (2013); Wishbone (1997).