Born on this day – William Cameron Menzies:

William Cameron Menzies

Production designer

Director

Producer

July 29, 1896 – March 5, 1957

Born on this day – Theda Bara:

Theda Bara

Actress

July 29, 1885 – April 7, 1955

Credits:

Madame Mystery (1926); The Unchastened Woman (1925); The Prince of Silence (1921); Lure of Ambition (1919); La belle Russe (1919); Kathleen Mavourneen (1919); A Woman There Was (1919); The Siren's Song (1919); When Men Desire (1919); The Light (1919); The She Devil (1918); When a Woman Sins (1918); Salome (1918); Under the Yoke (1918); The Soul of Buddha (1918); The Forbidden Path (1918); Madame Du Barry (1917); The Rose of Blood (1917); Cleopatra (1917); Camille (1917); Heart and Soul (1917); Her Greatest Love (1917); The Tiger Woman (1917); The Darling of Paris (1917); The Vixen (1916); Romeo and Juliet (1916); Her Double Life (1916); Under Two Flags (1916); East Lynne (1916); The Eternal Sappho (1916); Gold and the Woman (1916); The Serpent (1916); Siren of Hell (1915); Destruction (1915); The Galley Slave (1915); Carmen (1915); Sin (1915); The Two Orphans (1915); Lady Audley's Secret (1915); The Devil's Daughter (1915); The Clemenceau Case (1915); Kreutzer Sonata (1915); A Fool There Was (1915); The Stain (1914).

I love to read:

I love to read.

That doesn’t mean I don’t have a life.

It doesn’t mean I’m a nerd.

I only love the feeling that ... even when you’re back in reality, you still feel like you’re in a different world.

- Author Unknown.

On this day in movie history - An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power (2017):

An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power

documentary directed by Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk,

written and presented by Al Gore,

was released in the United States on July 28, 2017.
Music by Jeff Beal.

On this day in music history - Aeterna, by Constance Demby (1995):

Aeterna

Album by Constance Demby,

released July 28, 1995.

Track list:

The Dawning; Ocean Without Shores; Innocence: Starfields / Innocence/Beloved; Cry of the Heart; Eternal Return: Unfolding / Enfolding / Return; Rites of Passage: Remembrance / The Calling / Serenity.

On this day in movie history - An Officer and a Gentleman (1982):

An Officer and a Gentleman

directed by Taylor Hackford,

written by Douglas Day Stewart,

was released in the United States on July 28, 1982.
Music by Jack Nitzsche.
Song Up Where We Belong performed by Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes.

Cast:

Richard Gere, Debra Winger, David Keith, Robert Loggia, Lisa Blount, Lisa Eilbacher, Louis Gossett Jr., Tony Plana, Harold Sylvester, David Caruso, Victor French, Grace Zabriskie, Tommy Petersen, Mara Scott-Wood, David Greenfield, Dennis Rucker, Jane Wilbur, Buck Welcher, Vern Taylor, Elizabeth Rogers, David R. Marshall, Gary C. Stillwell, Tee Dennard, Norbert M. Murray, Daniel Tyler, William S. Graves, Brian D. Ford, Michael C. Pavey, Keith J. Haar, Pia Boyer, Danna Kiesel, Marvin Goatcher, John Laughlin, Jeffrey P. Rondeau, Michael Lee Bolger, Mark L. Graves, Meleesa Wyatt, Jo Anna Keane, Ed Begley Jr., Bradley James Bernard, Shannon Grimes, Raymond Kohn, Marc Kramer, Bernard Madrid, Tom Ricciardelli, Randy Tat.

On this day in movie history - The Driver (1978):

The Driver

directed and written by Walter Hill,

was released in the United States on July 28, 1978.
Music by Dominic Frontiere.

Cast:

Ryan O'Neal, Bruce Dern, Isabelle Adjani, Ronee Blakley, Matt Clark, Felice Orlandi, Joseph Walsh, Rudy Ramos, Denny Macko, Frank Bruno, Will Walker, Sandy Brown Wyeth, Tara King, Richard Carey, Fidel Corona, Victor Gilmour, Nick Dimitri, Bob Minor, Angelo Lamonea, Patrick Burns, Karen Kleiman, Thomas Myers, Bill McConnell, Peter Jason, William Hasley, Allan Graf, Peter Paul Eastman, Raven Grey Eagle, Bob Harks, Orwin C. Harvey, Steve Moriarty, Nico Stevens, Leland Sun, Anna Young.