Born on this day – Peggy Ryan:

Peggy Ryan

Dancer

Actress

August 28, 1924 – October 30, 2004

Credits:

A Night at the Troc (1939); All Ashore (1953); All Star Revue (1951–1952); Babes on Swing Street (1944); Billy Rose's Casa Mañana Revue (1938); Bowery to Broadway (1944); Chip Off the Old Block (1944); Follow the Boys (1944); Fun on the Run (1949); Get Hep to Love (1942); Girls' Town (1942); Give Out, Sisters (1942); Hawaii Five-O (1968–1976); Here Come the Co-eds (1945); Here's Hollywood (1961); Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (1985); Just Off Broadway (1955); Men in Her Diary (1945); Miss Annie Rooney (1942); Mister Big (1943); On Stage Everybody (1945); Oysters and Muscles (1948); Patrick the Great (1944); Pleasure Palace (1980); Private Buckaroo (1942); Sailor's Lady (1940); Shamrock Hill (1949); She Married a Cop (1939); ShirleyMania (2002); Simon & Simon (1983); Songs for Sale (1952); Stage Show (1954); Star of the Family (1951); That's the Spirit (1945); The Betty White Show (1954); The Eyes Have It (1952); The Flying Irishman (1939); The George Jessel Show (1954); The Grapes of Wrath (1940); The Ken Murray Show (1950); The Merry Monahans (1944); The Mickey Mouse Club (1956); The Milton Berle Show (1949–1952); The Saturday Night Revue (1954); The Saturday Night Revue with Jack Carter (1950); The Spike Jones Show (1954); The Tonight Show (1955–1956); The Wedding of Jack and Jill (1930); The Women Men Marry (1937); There's a Girl in My Heart (1949); This Is Show Business (1956); This Is the Life (1944); Top Man (1943); Top of the Town (1937); Universal Musical Short 3655: Singin' and Swingin' (1950); Val Parnell's Startime (1956); Varsity Vanities (1940); What's Cookin' (1942); When Johnny Comes Marching Home (1942).

Born on this day – Jack Kirby:

Jack Kirby

Comic book artist

Writer

Actor

August 28, 1917 – February 6, 1994

Credits:

Comic books:

2001: A Space Odyssey #1–10 (1976–1977); Amazing Adventures #1–4 (Inhumans) (1970); Avengers #1–8 (full pencils), #14–17 (1963–1965); Black Panther #1–12 (1977–1978); Captain America #100–109, 112 (1968–1969); Demon #1–16 (1972–1974); Devil Dinosaur #1–9 (1978); Eternals #1–19, Annual #1 (1976–1978); Fantastic Four #1–102, 108, Annual #1–6 (1961–1971); Forever People #1–11 (1971–1972); Incredible Hulk #1–5 (1962–1963); Journey into Mystery #51–52, 54–82 (1959–1966); Kamandi: The Last Boy on Earth #1–40 (1972–1976); Machine Man #1–9 (1978); Mister Miracle #1–18 (1971–1974); New Gods #1–11 (1971–1972); O.M.A.C. #1–8 (1974–1975); Our Fighting Forces #151–162 (1974–1975); Silver Surfer #18 (1970); Strange Tales #67–70, 72–100 (1959–1967); Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #133–139, 141–148 (1970–1972); Tales of Suspense #2–4, 7–35 (1959–1968); Tales to Astonish #1, 5–34; (Ant-Man): #35–40, 44, 49–51 (1962–1966);Thor #126–177, 179, Annual #2 (1966–1970); X-Men #1–11 (full pencils) (1963–1966).

Movies, television and video games:

A Clean Shaven Man (1936); Agent Carter (2015–2016); Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013–2020); Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Slingshot (2016); Animal Man (2012); Ant-Man (2015 / 2017); Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018); Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023); Atop the Fourth Wall (2013); Avengers Assemble (2012–2019); Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher (2014); Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015); Avengers: Endgame (2019); Avengers: Infinity War (2018); Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2010); Battleworld (2022); Big Barda of Suburbia (2021); Biography (1995); Black Adam (2022); Black Panther (2010 / 2018); Black Panther: Legacy (2023); Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022); Black Widow (2021); Blue Beetle (2023); Bob (1993); Captain America (1944 / 1966 / 1979 / 1990); Captain America Battles the Red Skull (1964); Captain America II: Death Too Soon (1979); Captain America vs. The Mutant (1964); Captain America: Civil War (2016); Captain America: Super Soldier (2011); Captain America: The First Avenger (2011); Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014); Captain Marvel (2019); Centurions (1986); Chuck Norris: Karate Kommandos (1986); Comic Book Confidential (1988); Comic-Con Begins (2021); COMIX: Beyond the Comic Book Pages (2016); Dark Suns (2023); DC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year (2016); DC Super Hero Girls: Intergalactic Games (2017); DC Super Hero Girls: Super Hero High (2016); De Superman à Spider-Man: L'aventure des super-héros (2001); Death Battle (2012–2023); Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022); Entertainment Tonight (1982); Eternals (2021); Fantastic Four (1967 / 1997 / 2005 / 2015); Fantastic Four Activity Studio (2005); Fantastic Four: Flame On (2005); Fantastic Four: Origins of the Silver Surfer (2007); Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007); Fantastic Four: The World's Greatest Comic Magazine (2007); Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes (2007); Femme Fatales (2012); Frankenpimp (2009); Fred and Barney Meet the Thing (1979); Glorious Purpose (2023); Goldie Gold and Action Jack (1981); Guardians of the Galaxy (2014 / 2015 / 2019); Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017); Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023); Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series (2017); Harley Quinn (2020–2023); Hawkeye (2021); Hold the Wire (1936); How I Became a Super Hero (2020); Hulk (1966 / 2003); Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. (2015); Hulk in Traffic (2016); Hulk: Where Monsters Dwell (2016); I Am Groot (2022–2023); Icons Unearthed (2024); Inhumans (2017); Injustice 2 (2017); Iron Man & Hulk: Heroes United (2013); Iron Man (1966 / 2008 / 2010); Iron Man 2 (2010); Iron Man 3 (2013); Iron Man and Captain America: Heroes United (2014); Iron Man: Armored Adventures (2008); Iron Man: Extremis (2010); Iron Man: Rise of Technovore (2013); Justice League (2001–2017); Justice League Action (2016–2018); Justice League Dark (2017); Justice League Dark: Apokolips War (2020); Justice League Unlimited (2004–2005); Justice League: Gods and Monsters (2015); Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox (2013); Justice League: The New Frontier (2008); Justice League: War (2014); KiraKira Pretty Cure A La Mode: Paritto! Omoide no Mille-feuille! (2017); Kirby at War: La Guerre De Kirby (2017); Kount Kracula's Review Showcase (2017); Lazer Tag Academy (1986); Legion (2017); Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League vs. Bizarro League (2015); Lego DC Super Hero Girls: Brain Drain (2017); LEGO DC Super Hero Girls: Super-villain High (2018); Lego DC Super Heroes: Justice League - Attack of the Legion of Doom! (2015); Lego DC Super-Villains (2018); Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 (2017); LEGO Marvel Super Heroes: Black Panther - Trouble in Wakanda (2018); Lego Marvel's Avengers (2016); LEGO the Amazing Spider-Man (2020); Loki's Plot: An Easter Special (2013); M.O.D.O.K. (2021); Magneto (2024); Marvel Avengers Academy (2016); Marvel Covers: Remake of Fans (2024); Marvel Heroes (2013); Marvel Knights: Eternals (2014); Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter (2013); Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant (2011); Marvel Puzzle Quest (2013); Marvel Snap (2022); Marvel Strike Force (2018); Marvel Studios: Legends (2021); Marvel Super Hero Adventures: Frost Fight! (2015); Marvel Super Heroes (1995); Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds (2011); Marvel World of Heroes (2023); Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (2006); Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 (2009); Marvel's Midnight Suns (2022); Mighty Thor (1966); Minoriteam (2006); Mister T (1983–1985); Ms. Marvel (2022); Planet Hulk (2010); Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor (1936); Prisoners of Gravity (1993); Pryde of the X-Men (1989); Rambo (1986); Reign of the Supermen (2019); Reign of the Superwomen (2021); Rocket & Groot (2017); Rogue Redemption (2019); Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1980); Secret History of Comics (2017); Secret Invasion (2023); Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics (2010); Sectaurs (1985); Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021); She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022); Silver Surfer (1998 / 2020); Sin City (2005); Smallville (2010–2011); Space Stars (1981); Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends (1982); Spider-Man and the X-Men: Arcade's Revenge (1992); Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019); Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017); Spider-Man: Identity (2019); Spider-Man: Wanted (2018); Stan Lee (2023); Starsky and Hutch (1976); Super Friends (1979–1985); Super Power Beat Down (2013–2016); Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle (2013); Superman/Batman: Apocalypse (2010); Superman: The Animated Series (1997–2000); Superman: The Animated Series (1998); Superpowered: The DC Story (2023); Swat the Fly (1935); Team Thor (2016); Team Thor: Part 2 (2017); Teen Titans GO! To the Movies (2018); Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003); The Anti Gravity Room (1995–1997); The Avengers (2012); The Avengers Lego Adventure (2013); The Avengers: Audio Drama (2023); The Avengers: Audio Drama / Podcast Series (2024); The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes (2010–2012); The Avengers: United They Stand (1999–2000); The Death and Return of Superman (1994); The Death of Superman (2018); The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021); The Fantastic Four (1978 / 1994); The Gifted (2017–2019); The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022); The Incredible Hulk (1979–2008); The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction (2005); The King & the Worst (2009); The Lego Batman Movie (2017); The Marvel Super Heroes (1966); The Marvels (2023); The Masters of Comic Book Art (1987); The New Shmoo (1979–1980); The Overstreet World of Comic Books (1993); The Punisher (1993); The Replacement Gods (2012); The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making 'X2' (2003); The Spectacular Spider-Man (2008); Thor (2011); Thor and Loki in Wigan (2013); Thor in the Playroom (2013); Thor: Love and Thunder (2022); Thor: Ragnarok (2017); Thor: Tales of Asgard (2011); Thor: The Dark World (2013); Thundarr the Barbarian (1980–1981); Troldspejlet (2015); Turbo Teen (1984); Ultimate Avengers II (2006); Ultimate Avengers: The Movie (2006); Ultimate Spider-Man (2012–2016); Ultimate Wolverine vs. Hulk (2013); WandaVision (2021); What If...? (2021–2023); Wolverine (1991); X2: X-Men United (2003); X-Men (1992 / 1993 / 2000 / 2011); X-Men 2: Clone Wars (1995); X-Men '97 (2024); X-Men Legends (2004); X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse (2005); X-Men: Apocalypse (2016); X-Men: Children of the Atom (1994); X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019); X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014); X-Men: Destiny (2011); X-Men: Evolution (2000–2003); X-Men: First Class (2011); X-Men: Mutant Academy (2000); X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse (1994); X-Men: Next Dimension (2002); X-Men: The Animated Series (1992–1997); X-Men: The Audio Drama (2014–2023); X-Men: The Official Game (2006); Young Justice (2011–2022); Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021); Zombie Beach Party (2003).

Born on this day – Simon Oakland:

Simon Oakland

Actor

August 28, 1915 – August 29, 1983

Credits:

77 Sunset Strip (1963); Adventures in Paradise (1959–1962); Alexander the Great (1963); Armstrong Circle Theatre (1957–1960); Ben Casey (1962); Bicentennial Minutes (1974); Big Town (1951); Black Saddle (1959); Black Sheep Squadron (1976–1978); Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963); Bonanza (1963–1969); Brenner (1959); Bret Maverick (1982); Bronco (1960); Bullitt (1968); Bus Stop (1962); Cade's County (1972); Cain's Hundred (1962); Captain David Grief (1960); Captain Nice (1967); Car 54, Where Are You? (1962); Celebrity Bowling (1973); Charlie's Angels (1980); Chato's Land (1972); Checkmate (1961); CHiPs (1979–1982); Chubasco (1968); Cimarron Strip (1967); Cinemassacre's Monster Madness (2007); Combat! (1963–1965); Crosscurrent (1971); Dan August (1971); Daniel Boone (1965–1969); David Cassidy - Man Undercover (1978–1979); Deadline (1959–1961); Decoy (1957–1958); Directions (1964); Dundee and the Culhane (1967); East Side/West Side (1963); Ellery Queen (1975); Emperor of the North (1973); Evening in Byzantium (1978); Follow That Dream (1962); Follow the Sun (1961); General Electric Theater (1961); Gentle Ben (1967); Get Smart (1965); Gibbsville (1976); Good Morning World (1968); Goodyear Playhouse (1956); Gunsmoke (1956–1965); Happy Mother's Day, Love George (1973); Have Gun - Will Travel (1958); Hawaii Five-O (1968–1975); Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man (1962); I Spy (1956); I Want to Live! (1958); Ironside (1969–1973); It Takes a Thief (1968); Judd for the Defense (1968); Key West (1973); Kojak (1976); Kolchak: Crackle of Death (1974); Kolchak: Demon and the Mummy (1975); Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974–1975); Kraft Theatre (1956–1958); Kraft Theatre / The United States Steel Hour (1961–1962); Laramie (1960); Lou Grant (1982); Marcus Welby, M.D. (1976); Matt and Jenny (1980); Medical Center (1970–1972); Men Into Space (1959); Mission: Impossible (1967); Mod Squad (1969); Mr. Broadway (1964); Mr. Novak (1964); Murder, Inc. (1960); My Favorite Martian (1963); Naked City (1959); Off to See the Wizard (1968); On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970); Outlaws (1961); Perry Mason (1960–1961); Police Story (1976); Producers' Showcase (1957); Profiles in Courage (1965); Psycho (1960); Purex Summer Specials (1962); Quincy, M.E. (1978–1982); Rawhide (1963–1965); Ready for the People (1964); Red Light (1949); Route 66 (1962); S.W.A.T. (1975); Saints and Sinners (1962); Scandalous John (1971); Slattery's People (1965); Stoney Burke (1963); Suspense (1950); Switch (1978); Tales of Wells Fargo (1962); Tarzan (1967); The Alaskans (1959); The Alcoa Hour (1956); The Big Story (1956); The Big Valley (1969); The Bill Dana Show (1963); The Brothers Karamazov (1958); The Buccaneer (1958); The Defenders (1961–1965); The Dennis Wholey Show (1969); The Desperate Hours (1955); The Detectives (1960); The Doctors and the Nurses (1962–1965); The F.B.I. (1969); The Feather and Father Gang (1977); The Felony Squad (1967); The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1978); The Hunting Party (1971); The Law and Mr. Jones (1961); The Littlest Hobo (1982); The Man and the City (1971); The Mike Douglas Show (1967); The Name of the Game (1968–1970); The New Breed (1961); The New Perry Mason (1973); The Night Stalker (1972); The Night Strangler (1973); The O. Henry Playhouse (1957); The Outer Limits (1964); The Outsider (1968); The Plainsman (1966); The Raiders (1963); The Reporter (1964); The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond (1960); The Rockford Files (1977–1979); The Rogues (1965); The Sand Pebbles (1966); The Satan Bug (1965); The Sheriff of Cochise (1956); The Silent Force (1970); The Silent Service (1958); The Starlost (1973); The Ten Commandments (1959); The Thin Man (1958); The Third Man (1959); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1971); The Trials of O'Brien (1965); The Twilight Zone (1961–1963); The Untouchables (1962–1963); The Virginian (1965); The Web (1953); The Wide World of Mystery (1975); The Wild Wild West (1968); The Young Lawyers (1970); Third of a Man (1962); Tightrope (1959); Toma (1973–1974); Tony Rome (1967); Tucker's Witch (1983); Unsolved (1960); Vega$ (1981); Wagon Train (1960–1962); Wall of Noise (1963); West Side Story (1961); Who Has Seen the Wind? (1965); Who Was That Lady? (1960); You Are There (1953–1955); Young Dr. Kildare (1973); Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy (1977); Zane Grey Theatre (1959–1960).

When you read a line that is so well-written ...

When you read a line that is so well-written, you just close the book and stare at the wall for a minute...

- Anonymous.

Recommended reading - Early Film Noir: Greed, Lust and Murder Hollywood Style (2003):

Early Film Noir:
Greed, Lust and Murder Hollywood Style

By William Hare.

Published by McFarland & Company.

Paperback.

Published 2003.

ISBN-10: 0786416297

ISBN-13: 978-0786416295

Description:

The name is French and it has connections to German expressionist cinema, but film noir was inspired by the American Raymond Chandler, whose prose was marked by the gripping realism of seedy hotels, dimly lit bars, main streets, country clubs, mansions, cul-de-sac apartments, corporate boardrooms, and flop houses of America.

Chandler and the other writers and directors, including James M. Cain, Dashiell Hammett, Jane Greer, Ken Annakin, Rouben Mamoulian and Mike Mazurki, who were primarily responsible for the creation of the film noir genre and its common plots and themes, are the main focus of this work. It correlates the rise of film noir with the new appetites of the American public after World War II and explains how it was developed by smaller studios and filmmakers as a result of the emphasis on quality within a deliberately restricted element of cities at night. The author also discusses how RKO capitalized on films such as Murder, My Sweet and Out of the Past – two of film noir's most famous titles – and film noir's connection to British noir and the great international triumph of Sir Carol Reed in The Third Man.

Contents: Foreword; Introduction; Film Noir: Chandler and the American Institution with a French Name; A Blend of Three Great Talents: Double Indemnity (1944); Women of Danger and RKO's Noir Factory; Dmytryk and the RKO Team; Jane Greer: Hollywood's Unforgettable Femme Fatale; Laura (1944); An Obsession in White and a Final Reckoning: The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946); British Noir: The Third Man (1949) and Across the Bridge (1957); Synopses of Major Films; Bibliography; Index.

Jesse Owens, on dreams:

We all have dreams.

But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort.

- Jesse Owens.

On this day in movie history - Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014):

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu,

written by Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr. and Armando Bó,

was released at the Venice Film Festival in Italy on August 27, 2014.
Music by Antonio Sánchez.

Cast:

Michael Keaton, Emma Stone, Kenny Chin, Jamahl Garrison-Lowe, Zach Galifianakis, Naomi Watts, Jeremy Shamos, Andrea Riseborough, Katherine O'Sullivan, Damian Young, Keenan Shimizu, Akira Ito, Natalie Gold, Merritt Wever, Edward Norton, Michael Siberry, Clark Middleton, Amy Ryan, William Youmans, Lindsay Duncan, Paula Pell, David Fierro, Hudson Flynn, Warren Kelley, Joel Marsh Garland, Brent Bateman, Donna Lynne Champlin, Valentino Musumeci, Taylor Schwencke, Craig muMs Grant, Kyle Knauf, Dave Neal, Kelly Southerland, Roberta Colindrez, Catherine Peppers, Frank Ridley, Janis Corsair, Rakesh Shah, Bill Camp, Malachi Weir, Jackie Hoffman, Stephen Adly Guirgis, Glenn Wein, Ebrahim Jaffer, Rain Noe, Susan Blackwell, Anna Hardwick, Dusan Dukic, Helena-Alexis Seymour, Ian Finlay, Alexandra Aristy, Marshall Axt, Robbin Banx, Thomas J. Bellezza, Kevin Berrey, Paula Blum, Dave Bobb, Roger Brenner, Bryan Burton, Teena Byrd, Brian Cheeks, Kymberly Clark, Richard R. Corapi, Alan Davis, Casey Davis, Johanna Day, Madeline Farbstein, James Farley, Zach Fouche, Z. Frankie, Les Gardonyi, David H. Holmes, David Itchkawitz, Joseph Anthony Jerez, Benjamin Kanes, Kenneth Kopolovicz, Anna Kuchma, Kamron Leal, Tracy Michael Lynch, Rachael Ma, Keith Mackler, Vanessa Malanga, Alex Malaos, Raymond Mamrak, Michelle E. Mancini, Lynn Marocola, Nicholas Marocola, Chris McFarland, Chuck McMahon, Laura Merrill, Teresa Meza, Leslie C. Nemet, Thelma O'Leary, Philip Odango, Carrie Ormond, And Palladino, Stephen Payne, Raffaello Perfetto, Rich Petrillo, Joe Michael Phillips, Josephine Pizzino, Jon Douglas Rainey, Dawn Ressy, Dwayne Rivera, Charles J. Rosa, Shade Rupe, Gary Ryder, Stuart Schnitzer, Nancy Ellen Shore, Bomber Hurley Smith, Janet Stanwood, John Stepanian, Janelle Tedesco, Paul Thornton, Stella Toppan, Millie Torchetti, Wyatt Unger, Stefano Villabona, Bill Walters, Dorothy Weems, Kelli Wilcoxen.