Born on this day – Paul Wellman:

Paul Wellman

Writer

October 14, 1895 – September 17, 1966

Credits:

Books:

A Dynasty of Western Outlaws (1962); Angel with Spurs (1942); Broncho Apache (1936); Death in the Desert (1935); Death On Horseback (1947); Death On the Prairie (1956); Glory, God and Gold (1954); Gold in California (1958); Good Soldiers Do Die (1951); Jericho's Daughters (1956); Jubal Troop (1939); Magnificent Destiny (1962); Portage Bay (1957); Race to the Golden Spike (1961); Ride the Red Earth (1958); Spawn of Evil (1964); Stuart Symington (1960); The Blazing Southwest (1961); The Bowl of Brass (1944); The Buckstones (1967); The Chain (1950); The Comancheros (1954); The Devil's Disciples (1964); The Female City (1953); The Fiery Flower (1959); The Greatest Cattle Drive (1964); The House Divides (1966); The Indian Wars of the West (1947); The Iron Mistress (1951); The Trampling Herd (1939); The Walls of Jericho (1948).

Movies and television:

Apache (1954); Cheyenne (1947); Jubal (1956); McCoy of Abilene (1953); The Comancheros (1961); The Iron Mistress (1952); The Walls of Jericho (1948).

Victor Hugo, on books and reading:

It is from books that wise men derive consolation in the troubles of life.

- Victor Hugo.

On this day in movie history - Warning (2021):

Warning

directed by Agata Alexander,

written by Agata Alexander, Rob Michaelson and Jason Kaye,

was released at the Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival in Spain on October 13, 2021.

Music by Gregory Tripi.

Cast:

Thomas Jane, Tomasz Kot, Toni Garrn, Rupert Everett, Przemyslaw Wyszynski, Alice Eve, James D'Arcy, Aleksandra Zagrodzka, Billy Howerdel, Kylie Bunbury, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Jakub Wypler, Annabelle Wallis, Alex Pettyfer, Annabel Mullion, Richard Pettyfer, Garance Marillier, Izabela Kuna, Izabela Perez, Sebastian Perdek, Karolina Adamczyk, Benedict Samuel, Blu Mantic, Olga Boladz, Alma Asuai, Charlotte Le Bon, Janina Pruszkowska, Piotr Polak, Stephen Mao, Cybill Lui Eppich.

On this day in movie history - Phantasm IV: Oblivion (1998):

Phantasm IV: Oblivion

aka Phantasm: Oblivion,

directed and written by Don Coscarelli,

was released in the United States on October 13, 1998.
Music by Christopher L. Stone.

Cast:

A. Michael Baldwin, Reggie Bannister, Bill Thornbury, Heidi Marnhout, Bob Ivy, Angus Scrimm, Christopher L. Stone, Chloe Kay, Sylvia Flammer, David Gasster, Sasha Kassel, Aidan Kassel, Eric Avary, Andy John, George A. Craig, Steven C. Kassel, Robert Gates, Todd Mecklem, Jason Jacobs, Michael Perkins, Colin Jessup, Stanley Potter, Roger Avary, Bret Schweinfurth, Robert Tomaszewski.

On this day in television history – Moll Flanders (TV mini-series & novel):

The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders

4-part mini-series directed by David Attwood,

written by Andrew Davies, Dominic Minghella,

based on the novel Moll Flanders by Daniel Defoe,

released in the United States on October 13, 1996.

Music by Jim Parker, Mark Springer.

Cast:

Alex Kingston, Daniel Craig, James Bowers, Trevyn McDowell, Patti Love, Colin Buchanan, Nicola Walker, Roger Morlidge, Nicola Kingston, Geoffrey Beevers, Sam Halpenny, Tom Ward, Anthony O'Donnell, Lucy Evans, Jenna Hodges, Diana Rigg, Anthony Bessick, Matthew O'Neill, Lucy Fitzmaurice, James Fleet, Struan Rodger, Dan D. Fough, Claire Keepie, John Savident, Bill Thomas, Chrissie Cotterill, Jonathan Weir, Brian Rawlinson, Peter Jonfield, Anna Welsh, Neville Phillips, Will Tacey, Alison Lomas, Maureen O'Brien, Guy Scantlebury, Irving Czechowicz, Ronald Fraser, Catherine Keis, Anthony Milner, Ian Driver, Ruth Mitchell, Caroline Harker, Anya Phillips, Dallas Campbell, Milton Johns, Dawn McDaniel, David Burston, David Norman, Ken McDonald, Mary Healey, Elizabeth Skelton, Jeff Nuttall, Philip Fox, Caroline Trowbridge, Victoria Scarborough, Jeffrey Robert, James Larkin, Christopher Fulford, Michael Johnson, Andrew Mayor, Roger Ashton-Griffiths, Evie Garratt, James Helm, Colin Alltree, Sarah Dorsett, Alistair Donkin, Alex Brown, Tim Jefferis, David Mitchell, Maia Lucas.

Recommended reading:

Moll Flanders

By Daniel Defoe.

First published 1772.

Published by Random House Publishing Group.

ISBN 13: 9780375760105

ISBN 10: 0375760105

ASIN:0375760105

Description:

Written in a time when criminal biographies enjoyed great success, Daniel Defoe’s Moll Flanders details the life of the irresistible Moll and her struggles through poverty and sin in search of property and power. Born in Newgate Prison to a picaresque mother, Moll propels herself through marriages, periods of success and destitution, and a trip to the New World and back, only to return to the place of her birth as a popular prostitute and brilliant thief. The story of Moll Flanders vividly illustrates Defoe’s themes of social mobility and predestination, sin, redemption and reward.

On this day in movie history - Jade (1995):

Jade

directed by William Friedkin,

written by Joe Eszterhas,

was released in the United States on October 13, 1995.
Music by James Horner.

Cast:

David Caruso, Linda Fiorentino, Chazz Palminteri, Richard Crenna, Michael Biehn, Donna Murphy, Ken King, Holt McCallany, David Hunt, Angie Everhart, Kevin Tighe, Victor Wong, Robin Thomas, Victoria Smith, Jay Jacobus, Bud Bostwick, Darryl Chan, Ron Ulstad, Buddy Joe Hooker, Bobby Bass, Sandy Berumen, Dick Ziker, Ron Yuan.

On this day in music history - Arie Antiche: Se tu m’ami, by Cecilia Bartoli (1992):

Arie Antiche: Se tu m’ami

Album by Cecilia Bartoli,
released October 13, 1992.

Track list:

Già Il Sole Dal Gange; Son Tutta Duolo; Se Florindo È Fedele; O Cessate Di Piagarmi; Spesso Vibra Per Suo Gioco; Caro Mio Ben; Pur Dicesti, O Bocca Bella; Intorno All’Idol Mio; Nel Cor Più Non Mi Sento; Il Mio Ben Quando Verrà; O Leggiadri Occhi Belli; Quella Fiamma Che M’Accende; Selve Amiche; Sebben, Crudele; Tu Ch’Hai Le Penne, Amore; Se Tu M’Ami; Chi Vuol La Zingarella; Amarilli; Delizie Contente; Sposa Son Disprezzata; Vittoria, Vittoria!