Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Born on this day – Bert Glennon:

Bert Glennon (left) and John Ford (right) filming Stagecoach (1939)

Bert Glennon


Cinematographer

Director

November 19, 1893 – June 29, 1967

Credits:

77 Sunset Strip (1959–1964); The Man from Galveston (1963); G.E. True (1963); The Dakotas (1962–1963); Cheyenne (1961–1962); Hawaiian Eye (1960–1962); Surfside 6 (1960); Lawman (1960–1962); Lad: A Dog (1962); Maverick (1960–1961); The Roaring 20's (1961); Coronado 9 (1961); Sugarfoot (1960); Bourbon Street Beat (1960); Sergeant Rutledge (1960); The Alaskans (1960); Bronco (1960); M Squad (1958–1960); The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1959); Laramie (1959); The Betty Hutton Show (1959); Bonanza (1959); Markham (1959); Cimarron City (1959); The Restless Gun (1958); State Trooper (1958); Cavalcade of America (1957); Davy Crockett and the River Pirates (1956); The Magical World of Disney (1955); The Mad Magician (1954); Riding Shotgun (1954); Thunder Over the Plains (1953); Crime Wave (1953); The Moonlighter (1953); House of Wax (1953); The Man Behind the Gun (1953); About Face (1952); The Big Trees (1952); The Sea Hornet (1951); Operation Pacific (1951); Rio Grande (1950); Wagon Master (1950); Red Light (1949); Ruthless (1948); Copacabana (1947); Mr. District Attorney (1947); The Red House (1947); Shadow of a Woman (1946); Night and Day (1946); One More Tomorrow (1946); Rhythm on Ice (1946); Jan Savitt and His Band (1946); San Antonio (1945); Hollywood Canteen (1944); The Very Thought of You (1944); The Desert Song (1943); Destination Tokyo (1943); This Is the Army (1943); Vaudeville Days (1942); Desperate Journey (1942); Juke Girl (1942); They Died with Their Boots On (1941); The Tanks Are Coming (1941); Dive Bomber (1941); One Night in Lisbon (1941); Virginia (1941); The Reluctant Dragon (1941); The Howards of Virginia (1940); Our Town (1940); Swanee River (1939); Drums Along the Mohawk (1939); The Rains Came (1939); Young Mr. Lincoln (1939); Stagecoach (1939); The Young in Heart (1938); Kidnapped (1938); Swiss Miss (1938); The Hurricane (1937); The Prisoner of Zenda (1937); Lloyd's of London (1936); Can This Be Dixie? (1936); Dimples (1936); Little Miss Nobody (1936); Half Angel (1936); The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936); Show Them No Mercy! (1935); Bad Boy (1935); Thunder in the Night (1935); Ginger (1935); Lottery Lover (1935); Hell in the Heavens (1934); She Was a Lady (1934); Grand Canary (1934); The Scarlet Empress (1934); Thru Thin and Thicket, or Who's Zoo in Africa (1933); Alice in Wonderland (1933); Morning Glory (1933); So This Is Harris (1933); Melody Cruise (1933); Gabriel Over the White House (1933); Christopher Strong (1933); Art in the Raw (1933); The Half-Naked Truth (1932); Blonde Venus (1932); South of Santa Fe (1932); In Line of Duty (1931); Heaven on Earth (1931); Paradise Island (1930); Around the Corner (1930); Girl of the Port (1930); Joy Ride (1929); Syncopation (1929); The Air Legion (1929); Gang War (1928); The Perfect Crime (1928); The Patriot (1928); Street of Sin (1928); The Last Command (1928); The City Gone Wild (1927); The Woman on Trial (1927); We're All Gamblers (1927); Underworld (1927); Barbed Wire (1927); Hotel Imperial (1927); Good and Naughty (1926); The Crown of Lies (1926); A Woman of the World (1925); Flower of Night (1925); Wild Horse Mesa (1925); Grounds for Divorce (1925); Are Parents People? (1925); Tomorrow's Love (1925); Worldly Goods (1924); Open All Night (1924); Changing Husbands (1924); Triumph (1924); The Ten Commandments (1923); You Can't Fool Your Wife (1923); Java Head (1923); Ebb Tide (1922); Burning Sands (1922); The Woman Who Walked Alone (1922); Moran of the Lady Letty (1922); A Daughter of the Law (1921); Nobody's Fool (1921); Moonlight Follies (1921); The Kiss (1921); Cheated Love (1921); The Dangerous Moment (1921); The Torrent (1921); The Society Bug (1920); The Kentucky Colonel (1920); A Scrambled Romance (1920); The Ragged Road to Romance (1920); Lightning Bryce (1919); The Eyes of the World (1917); Ramona (1916); The Patchwork Girl of Oz (1914); A Hospital Hoax (1912).

Born on this day – Margaret Mayo:


Margaret Mayo


Writer

Actress

November 19, 1882 – February 25, 1951


Credits:

Teatro en Canal 13 (1997); Au théâtre ce soir (1966); Chuva de Filhos (1961); Mon bébé (1956); 'Minäkö isä!' (1954); Säg det med blommor (1952); Kraft Theatre (1947); Lluvia de hijos (1948); Twin Beds (1942); The Virginia Judge (1935); The Life of the Party (1934); Polly of the Circus (1932); The Spider (1931); Twin Beds (1929); Baby Mine (1928); The Marriage of William Ashe (1921); Twin Beds (1920); The Poor Boob (1919); Nearly Married (1917); Baby Mine (1917); Polly of the Circus (1917); A kölcsönkért csecsemök (1915); Behind the Scenes (1914); The Jungle (1914).

Isabel Allende, on writing:


Write what should not be forgotten.

- Isabel Allende.

Tuesday, November 18, 2025

On this day in music history: Strange Toys, by Joan Jeanrenaud (2008):


Strange Toys

Album by Joan Jeanrenaud,
released November 18, 2008.

Track list:

Sling Shot; Axis; Kaleidoscope; Transition; Tug of War; Dervish; Ink Blot; Blue Kite; Livre; Waiting; Rainkids; Air & Angels; Vermont Rules; Trottola.

On this day in movie history - Walk the Line (2005):


Walk the Line

directed by James Mangold,
written by Gill Dennis and James Mangold,
based on the book Man in Black: His Own Story in His Own Words and Cash: The Autobiography by Johnny Cash,
was released in the United States on November 18, 2005.
Music by T Bone Burnett.


Cast:

Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon, Ginnifer Goodwin, Robert Patrick, McGhee Monteith, Dallas Roberts, Dan John Miller, Larry Bagby, Shelby Lynne, Tyler Hilton, Waylon Payne, Shooter Jennings, Sandra Ellis Lafferty, Dan Beene, Clay Steakley, Johnathan Rice, Johnny Holiday, Ridge Canipe, Lucas Till.

On this day in movie history - Star Trek: Generations (1994):


Star Trek: Generations

directed by David Carson,
written by Ronald D. Moore and Brannon Braga,
was released in the United States on November 18, 1994.
Music by Dennis McCarthy.


Cast:

Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Malcolm McDowell, James Doohan, Walter Koenig, William Shatner, Alan Ruck, Jacqueline Kim, Jenette Goldstein, Thomas Kopache, Glenn Morshower, Tim Russ, Tommy Hinkley, John Putch, Christine Jansen, Michael Mack, Dendrie Taylor, Patti Yasutake, Granville Ames, Henry Marshall, Brittany Parkyn, Majel Barrett, Barbara March, Gwynyth Walsh, Rif Hutton, Brian Thompson, Marcy Goldman, Jim Krestalude, Judy Levitt, Kristopher Logan, Gwen Van Dam, Kim Braden, Christopher James Miller, Matthew Collins, Mimi Collins, Thomas Dekker, Madison Eginton, Olivia Hack, Sam Alejan, David Keith Anderson, Lena Banks, Scott Barry, Rina Bennett, Pam Blackwell, Cameron, Tracee Cocco, Debbie David, Andrew DePalma, Steve Diamond, Michael Echols, Tarik Ergin, Gunnel Eriksson, Whoopi Goldberg, Star Halm, Adolphus Hankins, Grace Harrell, Kerry Hoyt, Gary Hunter, Randy James, Dale Kasman, Stewart Lew, Lorine Mendell, Karlotta Nelson, Jerry L. Quinn, Keith Rayve, Raul Reformina, Lynn Salvatori, Richard Sarstedt, Penny Smartt-Juday, Patricia Tallman, John Alex Tampoya, Dennis Tracy, Guy Vardaman, D. Danny Warhol.

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1989)
Star Trek: Generations (1994)
Star Trek: Generations / novel (1994)
Star Trek: Voyager (1998)
Star Trek: Discovery (2021)


Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 3. Episode 9.
Episode entitled: The Vengeance Factor.
Released November 18, 1989.
Directed by Timothy Bond.
Written by Sam Rolfe, Richard Danus.
Created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by Dennis McCarthy.
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Wil Wheaton, Gates McFadden, Lisa Wilcox, Joey Aresco, Nancy Parsons, Stephen Lee, Marc Lawrence, Elkanah Burns, Rachen Assapiomonwait, Majel Barrett, James G. Becker, Michael Braveheart, Clay Hodges, Michael Lamper, Tim McCormack, Oliver Theess.


Star Trek: Generations
Directed by David Carson.
Written by Ronald D. Moore and Brannon Braga.
Released in the United States on November 18, 1994.
Music by Dennis McCarthy.
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Malcolm McDowell, James Doohan, Walter Koenig, William Shatner, Alan Ruck, Jacqueline Kim, Jenette Goldstein, Thomas Kopache, Glenn Morshower, Tim Russ, Tommy Hinkley, John Putch, Christine Jansen, Michael Mack, Dendrie Taylor, Patti Yasutake, Granville Ames, Henry Marshall, Brittany Parkyn, Majel Barrett, Barbara March, Gwynyth Walsh, Rif Hutton, Brian Thompson, Marcy Goldman, Jim Krestalude, Judy Levitt, Kristopher Logan, Gwen Van Dam, Kim Braden, Christopher James Miller, Matthew Collins, Mimi Collins, Thomas Dekker, Madison Eginton, Olivia Hack, Sam Alejan, David Keith Anderson, Lena Banks, Scott Barry, Rina Bennett, Pam Blackwell, Cameron, Tracee Cocco, Debbie David, Andrew DePalma, Steve Diamond, Michael Echols, Tarik Ergin, Gunnel Eriksson, Whoopi Goldberg, Star Halm, Adolphus Hankins, Grace Harrell, Kerry Hoyt, Gary Hunter, Randy James, Dale Kasman, Stewart Lew, Lorine Mendell, Karlotta Nelson, Jerry L. Quinn, Keith Rayve, Raul Reformina, Lynn Salvatori, Richard Sarstedt, Penny Smartt-Juday, Patricia Tallman, John Alex Tampoya, Dennis Tracy, Guy Vardaman, D. Danny Warhol.


Star Trek: Generations
By John Vornholt.
Published by Pocket Books.
Published 1994.
ISBN-10: 0671519018
ISBN-13: 978-0671519018
Description:
The story begins with the launching of the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-B and the mysterious disappearance of Captain James T. Kirk. Then, seventy-eight years later, Captain Jean-Luc Picard of the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D receives a distress call from a remote scientific observatory. Picard learns that a newly developed superweapon has been stolen by a desperate scientist with an insane plot. Facing the most difficult task of his career, Captain Picard must seek out the one person with the power to help him, a person long thought dead: Captain James T. Kirk. Together, the two captains are tested as they've never been before. And both men are forced to make the greatest sacrifices of their careers to save countless millions from a madman with a plan for mass destruction.


Star Trek: Voyager
Season 5. Episode 6.
Episode entitled: Timeless.
Released November 18, 1998.
Directed by LeVar Burton.
Created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor.
Written by Brannon Braga, Joe Menosky, Rick Berman, Bryan Fuller, Nick Sagan, Michael Taylor.
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, Christine Harnos, LeVar Burton, Majel Barrett, Tarik Ergin, Richard Sarstedt.


Star Trek: Discovery
Season 4. Episode 1.
Episode entitled: Kobayashi Maru.
Released November 18, 2021.
Directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi.
Created by Bryan Fuller, Alex Kurtzman.
Written by Michelle Paradise, Jenny Lumet, Alex Kurtzman, Glenise Mullins, 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, Blu del Barrio, David Ajala, Oded Fehr, Ian Alexander, Chelah Horsdal, Bill Irwin, Emily Coutts, Patrick Kwok-Choon, Oyin Oladejo, Ronnie Rowe, Sara Mitich, Raven Dauda, David Benjamin Tomlinson, Orville Cummings, Luca Doulgeris, Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll, Ache Hernandez, Vanessa Jackson, Jodi Jahnke, Avaah Blackwell, Alex McCooeye, David Sobolov, Adrian Walters, Victoria Dunsmore, Golden Madison, Shelley Owens.