Born on this day – Luana Walters:

Luana Walters

Actress

July 22, 1912 – May 19, 1963

Credits:

A Star Is Born (1937); Aces and Eights (1936); Across the Sierras (1941); Algiers (1938); Arizona Bound (1941); Arthur Takes Over (1948); Assassin of Youth (1938); Bad Men of the Hills (1942); Bells of San Angelo (1947); Blondie Plays Cupid (1940); Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935); Cafe Society (1939); Captain Midnight (1942); Disbarred (1939); Down Texas Way (1942); Drums of Fu Manchu (1940); End of the Trail (1932); Eternally Yours (1939); Fangs of the Wild (1939); Fighting Texans (1933); Girls in Prison (1956); Halloween Monster Bash (1991); Honeymoon in Bali (1939); Horrible Horror (1986); Hotel Imperial (1939); I'm from Missouri (1939); Inside the Law (1942); King of Chinatown (1939); Law of the Wolf (1939); Lawless Plainsmen (1942); Lovable Trouble (1941); Marie Antoinette (1938); Mexicali Rose (1939); Midshipman Jack (1933); Mighty Joe Young (1949); Millionaire Playboy (1940); Misbehaving Husbands (1940); Miss Pinkerton (1932); Mutiny on the Blackhawk (1939); My Bridge Experiences (1933); No Greater Sin (1941); Paris Honeymoon (1939); Reaching for the Moon (1930); Ride 'Em Cowboy (1936); Road Agent (1941); Say It in French (1938); Secrets of Hollywood (1933); Shadow of Chinatown (1936); Shoot to Kill (1947); Souls at Sea (1937); St. Louis Blues (1939); Superman (1948); Suzy (1936); Thanks for the Memory (1938); The Buccaneer (1938); The Corpse Vanishes (1942); The Durango Kid (1940); The First Chair (1938); The Kid's Last Ride (1941); The Lone Star Vigilantes (1942); The Magnificent Fraud (1939); The Merry Widow (1934); The Range Busters (1940); The Return of Wild Bill (1940); The She-Creature (1956); The Speed Reporter (1936); The Third Sex (1934); The Tulsa Kid (1940); Three Knaves and a Queen (1933); Thundering Hoofs (1942); Two Seconds (1932); Under Strange Flags (1937); Undercover Doctor (1939); Where the West Begins (1938); Youth on Parole (1937).

Born on this day – Marjorie White:

Marjorie White

Actress

July 22, 1904 – August 21, 1935

Credits:

Broadminded (1931); Charlie Chan Carries On (1931); Diplomaniacs (1933); Happy Days (1929); Her Bodyguard (1933); Her Golden Calf (1930); Hey Moe, Hey Dad! (2015); Hollywood Halfbacks (1931); Just Imagine (1930); New Movietone Follies of 1930 (1930); Oh, for a Man! (1930); Possessed (1931); Stooges Slap Happy Hour (2004); Sunny Side Up (1929); The Black Camel (1931); The Voice of Hollywood No. 11 (1930); Woman Haters (1934); Women of All Nations (1931).

Born on this day – Edward Hopper:

Edward Hopper

Artist

July 22, 1882 – May 15, 1967

Nighthawks (1942)

Credits:

Television:

Exhibition on Screen: Hopper - An American Love Story / documentary (2022).

Born on this day – Emma Lazarus:

Emma Lazarus

Writer

July 22, 1849 – November 19, 1887

Credits:

Author of The New Colossus (1883),

inscribed on a bronze plaque, installed at the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty in 1903.

The New Colossus

November 2, 1883.

Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,

With conquering limbs astride from land to land;

Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand

A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame

Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name

Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand

Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command

The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame.

"Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she

With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor,

Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,

The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.

Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,

I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

Poems:

1492; Assurance; Chopin; City Visions; Critic and Poet: an Epilogue; Destiny; Echoes; From One Augur to Another; In the Jewish Synagogue at Newport; Influence; Life and Art; Long Island Sound; Marriage Bells; St Michael's Chapel; Success; Sympathy; Symphonic Studies (After Schumann); The Cranes of Ibicus; The Crowing of the Red Cock; The New Colossus; The New Ezekiel; The Supreme Sacrifice; The Taming of the FalconTo R.W.E.; Venus of the Louvre.

Books:

Poems in Prose (1887); Complete Poems with a Memoir (1888).

Recommended reading: The Answer Is . . . Reflections on My Life by Alex Trebek (2020):

The Answer Is . . .
Reflections on My Life

By Alex Trebek.

Published by Simon & Schuster.

Hardcover.

Published 2020.

ISBN-10: 1982157992

ISBN-13: 978-1982157999

Description:

Longtime Jeopardy! host and television icon Alex Trebek reflects on his life and career.

Since debuting as the host of Jeopardy! in 1984, Alex Trebek has been something like a family member to millions of television viewers, bringing entertainment and education into their homes five nights a week. In 2019, he made the stunning announcement that he had been diagnosed with Stage IV pancreatic cancer. What followed was an incredible outpouring of love and kindness. Social media was flooded with messages of support, and the Jeopardy! studio received boxes of cards and letters offering guidance, encouragement, and prayers.

For more than three decades, Trebek had resisted countless appeals to write a book about his life. Yet he was moved so much by all the goodwill, he felt compelled to finally share his story. “I want people to know a little more about the person they have been cheering on for the past year,” he writes.

This book combines illuminating personal anecdotes with Trebek’s thoughts on a range of topics, including marriage, parenthood, education, success, spirituality, and philanthropy. Trebek also addresses the questions he gets asked most often by Jeopardy! fans, such as what prompted him to shave his signature mustache, his insights on legendary players like Ken Jennings and James Holzhauer, and his opinion of Will Ferrell’s Saturday Night Live impersonation. The book uses a novel structure inspired by Jeopardy! and features dozens of never-before-seen photos that candidly capture Trebek over the years.

This wise, charming, and inspiring book is further evidence of why Trebek has long been considered one of the most beloved and respected figures in entertainment.

Recommended reading - The Backyard Beekeeper's Honey Handbook (2009):

The Backyard Beekeeper's Honey Handbook:
A Guide to Creating, Harvesting, and Cooking with Natural Honeys

By Kim Flottum.

Quarry Books.

Paperback.

Published 2009.

ISBN-10: 1592534740

ISBN-13: 978-1592534746

Description:

In The Backyard Beekeeper’s Honey Handbook, hive hints and honey-harvesting tutorials abound, all-delivered with the sound, practical, and common-sense perspective of a seasoned expert. Also, an illustrated guide to honey plants explores their regional bloom dates and honey flows in unprecedented detail. A wide array of honey-handling equipment is illustrated, explained, and reviewed. With this book at your side, you will be the sweetest, savviest, beekeeper in the neighborhood.

Lush, full-color photographs take you from flower bud to beehive, then onward through the mechanics and choreography of the honey harvest.

Expert instructions and insight on cultivating varietal honeys show you how to tap into honey’s time-tested health benefits.

More than 50 delicious, healthy recipes for both sweet and savory dishes featuring honey.

J. A. Jance, on writing:

When you have an important story to tell,

the words you need seem to come of their own accord.

- J. A. Jance.