Born on this day – Ruth Selwyn:

Ruth Selwyn

Actress

Producer

November 6, 1905 – December 13, 1954

Credits:

Baby Face Harrington (1935); Five and Ten (1931); Fugitive Lovers (1934); Goofy Movies Number One (1933); Men Must Fight (1933); New Morals for Old (1932); Polly of the Circus (1932); Speak Easily (1932); The Trial of Vivienne Ware (1932).

Born on this day – Selena Royle:

Selena Royle

Actress

Writer

November 6, 1904 – April 23, 1983

Credits:

A Date with Judy (1948); As the World Turns (1956); Bad Boy (1949); Bill Slater Show (1950); Branded (1950); Cass Timberlane (1947); Cinemassacre's Monster Madness (2010); Come Fill the Cup (1951); Courage of Lassie (1946); Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson (1952–1953); Ethel Barrymore Theater (1956); Gallant Journey (1946); Gruen Guild Theater (1952); Hallmark Hall of Fame (1952); He Ran All the Way (1951); Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing (2009); Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical Treasure (2008); Joan of Arc (1948); Main Street After Dark (1945); Matinee Theatre (1957); Moonrise (1948); Mrs. Parkington (1944); Murder Is My Beat (1955); My Dream Is Yours (1949); Night and Day (1946); No Leave, No Love (1946); Okay, Mother (1950); Robot Monster (1953); Smart Woman (1948); Stage Door Canteen (1943); Summer Holiday (1948); That's Entertainment! (1974); That's Entertainment, Part II (1976); The Big Hangover (1950); The Damned Don't Cry (1950); The Fighting Sullivans (1944); The Good Samaritan (1954); The Green Years (1946); The Harvey Girls (1946); The Heiress (1949); The Misleading Lady (1932); The Romance of Rosy Ridge (1947); The Web (1950); Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944); This Man's Navy (1945); Till the End of Time (1946); You Were Meant for Me (1948); Your Show Time (1949); You're My Everything (1949).

Born on this day – Ben Holmes:

Ben Holmes

Director

Writer

Actor

November 6, 1890 – December 2, 1943

Credits:

The Upper Hand (1993); Poppa Knows Worst (1944); Say Uncle (1944); Prunes and Politics (1944); Wedtime Stories (1943); Unlucky Dog (1943); Cutie on Duty (1943); Seeing Nellie Home (1943); Petticoat Larceny (1943); Hot Foot (1943); Double Up (1943); Duck Soup (1942); Pretty Dolly (1942); Rough on Rents (1942); Dear! Deer! (1942); Holiday Inn (1942); One Crowded Night (1940); The Saint's Double Trouble (1940); Little Orphan Annie (1938); I'm from the City (1938); The Saint in New York (1938); Maid's Night Out (1938); There Goes My Girl (1937); Too Many Wives (1937); We're on the Jury (1937); The Plot Thickens (1936); Sleepy Time (1936); Melody in May (1936); The Farmer in the Dell (1936); Swing Time (1936); Foolish Hearts (1935); Drawing Rumors (1935); Alibi Bye Bye (1935); Pickled Peppers (1935); Sock Me to Sleep (1935); Hit and Rum (1935); Flying Down to Zero (1935); Night Life (1935); Top Hat (1935); Kentucky Blue Streak (1935); In a Pig's Eye (1934); Lightning Strikes Twice (1934); Everything's Ducky (1934); Unlucky Strike (1934); Odor in the Court (1934); Bedlam of Beards (1934); In the Devildog House (1934); Cockeyed Cavaliers (1934); Love and Hisses (1934); Snug in the Jug (1933); Whisperin' Bill (1933); Hey, Nanny Nanny (1933); The Gay Nighties (1933); Thru Thin and Thicket, or Who's Zoo in Africa (1933); Fits in a Fiddle (1933); Kickin' the Crown Around (1933); So This Is Harris (1933); Melody Cruise (1933); The Druggist's Dilemma (1933); Hokus Focus (1933); Art in the Raw (1933); Private Wives (1933); A Slip at the Switch (1932); Jitters the Butler (1932); The Millionaire Cat (1932); The Iceman's Ball (1932); Ex-Rooster (1932); The Expert (1932); Many a Sip (1931); Cowslips (1931); The County Seat (1931); Arabian Daze (1930); A Royal Four-Flush (1930); Footlight Follies (1930); Live Ghosts (1930); Steeplechase (1930); Happy Birthday (1929); Marching On (1929); The Take-Off (1929); Hi-Jack and the Game (1929); Lady of Lions (1929); The Three Diamonds (1929); Love Birds (1929); The Royal Pair (1929); The Love Tree (1929); Sweethearts (1929); Splash Mates (1929); Flying High (1929); The Ladies' Man (1928); The Bath Between (1928); Winning a Widow (1912).

Ben Kingsley, on writers and inspiration:

All the great writers root their characters in true human behavior.

- Ben Kingsley.

On this day in movie history - All Good Things (2010):

All Good Things

directed by Andrew Jarecki,

written by Marcus Hinchey and Marc Smerling,

inspired by the true Robert Alan Durst case (1943 – 2022),

was released in the United States on November 5, 2010.
Music by Rob Simonsen.

Cast:

Ryan Gosling, Kirsten Dunst, Frank Langella, Lily Rabe, Philip Baker Hall, Michael Esper, Diane Venora, Nick Offerman, Kristen Wiig, Stephen Kunken, John Cullum, Liz Stauber, Marion McCorry, Mia Dillon, Tom Kemp, Trini Alvarado, Tom Riis Farrell, Bruce Norris, Francie Swift, David Margulies, Glenn Fleshler, Stephen Singer, Francis Guinan, Ellen Sexton, William Jackson Harper, Ashlie Atkinson, Donna Bullock, Pamala Tyson, Julie Moran, Diane Kagan, Socorro Santiago, Barbara Ann Davison, Zabryna Guevara, Lanny Flaherty, Robert Clohessy, Lázaro Pérez, Michelle Hurst, Craig Walker, Lola Pashalinski, Jerry Grayson, Tony Torn, Zoe Lister-Jones, Tristan Comeau, Amelia Martin, Matthew Floyd Miller, Peter Becerra, Mary A. Kelly, Jeong Kim, Andy Tsay, Ruel Jusi, Arwen (the dog), Jordie (the dog), Charlton Alonso, Kina Bermudez, Renee Fishman, Liz Loza, Tamara Torres.

On this day in movie history - The Insider (1999):

The Insider

directed by Michael Mann,

written by Eric Roth and Michael Mann,

was released in the United States on November 5, 1999.
Based on the 1996 Vanity Fair article The Man Who Knew Too Much by Marie Brenner.
Music by Lisa Gerrard and Pieter Bourke.

Cast:

Al Pacino, Russell Crowe, Christopher Plummer, Diane Venora, Philip Baker Hall, Lindsay Crouse, Debi Mazar, Stephen Tobolowsky, Colm Feore, Bruce McGill, Gina Gershon, Michael Gambon, Rip Torn, Lynne Thigpen, Hallie Eisenberg, Michael Paul Chan, Linda Hart, Robert Harper, Nestor Serrano, Pete Hamill, Wings Hauser, Cliff Curtis, Renee Olstead, Mike Moore, Gary Sandy, Willie C. Carpenter, Paul Butler, Jack Palladino, Roger Bart, Alan Desatti, Sayed Badreya, Chris Ufland, Douglas McGrath, Bill Sage, Joseph Hindy, Dennis Garber, Tim Grimm, Paul Perri, Wanda De Jesus, Robert Patrick Brink, Vincent Foster, James Harper, Eyal Podell, Breckin Meyer, David Roberson, Gregg E. Muravchick, William P. Bradford, David Clyde Carr, Ann Reskin, Claire Slemmer, Steve Salge, Derrick Jones, Donald F. Burbrink, Vyto Ruginis, George R. Parsons, Isodine Loury, Charlene Bosarge, Saemi Nakamura, Ronal G. Yokley, Bob Lazarus, Robert J. Ragno Jr., Alvin L. Welch, Nathan Lewis Hill, Paula Bisbikos, Christi Evans, Knox White, Amy L. Caudill, Cara Briese, Brian Canberg, David C. Fisher, J.B. Flinn, Phil Hawn, Tom Jones, Zane Lamprey, Don Langley, Clyde Lee, Robert D. Parham, Roger Phenix, Scott Ritcher, Ted Speaker, Robbie G. Tomlin, Susan Wagner.

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek: Voyager (1997)

Star Trek: Enterprise (2003 & 2004)

Star Trek: Discovery (2017 & 2020)

The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek (2021)

Star Trek: Voyager

Season 4. Episode 8.

Episode entitled: Year of Hell.

Released November 5, 1997.

Directed by Allan Kroeker.

Created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor.

Written by Brannon Braga, Joe Menosky, Bryan Fuller, Lisa Klink.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Dennis McCarthy.

Cast: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Biggs-Dawson, Robert Duncan McNeill, Ethan Phillips, Robert Picardo, Tim Russ, Garrett Wang, Jeri Ryan, John Loprieno, Kurtwood Smith, Peter Marx / Peter Slutsker, Rick Fitts, Deborah Levin, Susan Henley, Majel Barrett, David Keith Anderson, John Austin, Cameron, Steve Carnahan, John Copage, Damaris Cordelia, Tarik Ergin, Kerry Hoyt, Alicia Lewis, Heather Rattray, Keith Rayve, Joey Sakata, Richard Sarstedt, Pablo Soriano, Adrian Tafoya, John Alex Tampoya.

Star Trek: Enterprise

Season 3. Episode 8.

Episode entitled: Twilight.

Released November 5, 2003.

Directed by Robert Duncan McNeill.

Written by Michael/Mike Sussman, André Bormanis, Jonathan Fernandez.

Created by Rick Berman, Brannon Braga.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Opening theme song: Faith of the Heart, performed by Russell Watson.

Closing theme: Archer's Theme, by Dennis McCarthy.

Music by Dennis McCarthy.

Cast: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating, Anthony Montgomery, Linda Park, Connor Trinneer, Gary Graham, Brett Rickaby, Richard Anthony Crenna, Alexandrea Ortiz, Keith Campbell, Jacob Chambers, Evan English, Ian Eyre, Duncan K. Fraser, Peter Godoy, Scott Sterling Hill, Aouri Makhlouf, Marti Matulis, Justin Sundquist, Ator Tamras, Chris Torres.

Star Trek: Enterprise

Season 4. Episode 5.

Episode entitled: Cold Station 12.

Released November 5, 2004.

Directed by Michael/Mike Vejar.

Written by Alan Brennert/Michael Bryant.

Created by Rick Berman, Brannon Braga.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Opening theme song: Faith of the Heart, performed by Russell Watson.

Closing theme: Archer's Theme, by Dennis McCarthy.

Music by Jay Chattaway.

Cast: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating, Anthony Montgomery, Linda Park, Connor Trinneer, Alec Newman, Abby Brammell, Richard Riehle, Kaj-Erik Eriksen, Kris Iyer, Adam Grimes, Brent Spiner, Amy Wieczorek, Jordan Orr, Kevin Foster, Alexandrea Ortiz, Geneviere Anderson, Fernando Chien, Amy Kate Connolly, Stephen Dean, Nikki Flux, Peter Godoy, Scott Sterling Hill, Andrew Macbeth, Tom Miller, Thom Khoury Williams.

Star Trek: Discovery

Season 1. Episode 8.

Episode entitled: Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum.

Released November 5, 2017.

Directed by John S. Scott.

Created by Bryan Fuller, Alex Kurtzman.

Written by Kirsten Beyer, Bo Yeon Kim, Erika Lippoldt, Sean Cochran.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Jeff Russo.

Cast: Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, Shazad Latif, Anthony Rapp, Mary Wiseman, Jason Isaacs, Jayne Brook, Mary Chieffo, Wilson Cruz, Kenneth Mitchell, Michael Boisvert, Conrad Coates, Emily Coutts, Anthony Grant, Julianne Grossman, Patrick Kwok-Choon, Sara Mitich, Oyin Oladejo, Ronnie Rowe Jr., Tyler Evan Webb, Marco Perretta.

Star Trek: Discovery

Season 3. Episode 4.

Episode entitled: Forget Me Not.

Released November 5, 2020.

Directed by Hanelle M. Culpepper.

Created by Bryan Fuller, Alex Kurtzman.

Written by Alan B. McElroy, Chris Silvestri, Anthony Maranville, Sean Cochran, Brandon Schultz.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Jeff Russo.

Cast: Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, Anthony Rapp, Mary Wiseman, Wilson Cruz, Rachael Ancheril, Michelle Yeoh, Ian Alexander, Andreas Apergis, Blu del Barrio, Karen Robinson, Andrew Shaver, Annabelle Wallis, Kenneth Welsh, Emily Coutts, Patrick Kwok-Choon, Oyin Oladejo, Ronnie Rowe, Sara Mitich, Julianne Grossman, Raven Dauda, Elana Dunkelman, Christine L. Nguyen, David Benjamin Tomlinson, Shelley Owens, Ronald Tang.

The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek

Season 1. Episode 1.

Episode entitled: Lucy Loves Trek.

Released November 5, 2021.

Directed by Brian Volk-Weiss.

Visual Effects and animation by Jeremy Samples.

Cast: Tom Gilbert, Marc Cushman, David Gerrold, Sandra Lee Gimpel, Larry Nemecek, John Tenuto, Brent Spiner, Nat Segaloff, Rob Klein, Wil Wheaton, Maria Jose Tenuto, Joseph D'Agosta, Nichelle Nichols, Walter Koenig, Lucie Salhany, Desi Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Harlan Ellison, D.C. Fontana, Jeffrey Hunter, DeForest Kelley, Gates McFadden, Leonard Nimoy, Gene Roddenberry, William Shatner, George Takei.