Born on this day – Muddy Waters:

Muddy Waters

Blues singer

Musician

April 4, 1913 – April 30, 1983

Credits:

Albums:

“Unk” in Funk (1974); After the Rain (1969); Can’t Get No Grindin’ (1973); Electric Mud (1968); Fathers and Sons (1969); Folk Singer (1964); Hard Again (Blue Sky, 1977); I’m Ready (1978); King Bee (1981); London Revisited (1974); Mud in Your Ear (1973); Muddy Waters Sings “Big Bill” (1960); Muddy, Brass & the Blues (1966); The London Muddy Waters Sessions (1972); The Muddy Waters Woodstock Album (1975).

Movies, television and video:

A Girls Night Out (2009); Adam Ruins Everything (2019); Adventures in Babysitting (1987); All the Way (2003); All You Need Is Love (1977); Amazing Journey: The Story of the Who (2007); American Masters (2003–2005); Anarchy in Manchester (2014); Beat-Club (1970); Bedford Springs (2002); Better Off Dead (1985); Birthmarked (2018); Black Snake Moan (2006); Black, White and Blues (1971); Blues America (2013); Blues and Gospel Train (1964); Blues Masters (1999); Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music (1993); Born in Chicago (2020); Breaking All the Rules (1985); Burn Motherfucker, Burn! (2017); Cadillac Records (2008); Casino (1995); Chicago Blues (1970); Chuck Brown: We Got This (2010); Daddy Day Care (2003); Daisy Jones & The Six (2023); Deep in the Heart of Texas: Dave Chappelle Live at Austin City Limits (2017); Definitely, Maybe (2008); Denise Calls Up (1995); Dogfight (1991); Doogie Howser, M.D. (1990–1991); Entourage (2011); Eric Clapton and His Rolling Hotel (1981); Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars (2017); Family Guy (2020); Fire Down Below (1997); Fire in Babylon (2010); Flimra (1977); Foolproof (2003); Frankenstein (2015); Frank’s Place (1988); Fresh Off the Boat (2019); Get Crazy (1983); Ghosts of Mississippi (1996); Glory Road (2006); Going the Distance (2010); Goodfellas (1990); Great Performances (2005); Gunsmoke Blues (2004); Hendrix on Hendrix (2013); History Detectives (2005); I Hear the Blues (1963); I’m a Man (1969); It Might Get Loud (2008); Jerry and Tom (1998); Jimi: All Is by My Side (2013); Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986); Le grand échiquier (1972); Little Big League (1994); Mafia II (2010); Mandingo (1975); Midco Chu in Soundstage (1974); Misfits (2009); Mockingbird Lane (2012); Muddy Waters - Live at Rockpalast (1978); Muddy Waters and the Rolling Stones: Live at the Checkerboard Lounge 1981 (2012); Muddy Waters at Chicagofest (1998); Musikladen extra (1977); Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Fillmore (1999); New England Music Hall of Fame (2019); No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos (2008); Nostalgia Critic (2008); Omnibus (1971); Once More with Felix (1968); Öronaböj (1978); Overlord (2018); Paul Rodgers: Live in Glasgow (2007); Prague Lounge Trio: Got My Mojo Workin’ (2019); Proof (2005); Put Your Hands Up!: The Tribute Concert to Chuck Brown (2002); Rebel Highway (1994); RED (2010); Risky Business (1983); Rock-a-bye (1973); Rogue Heroes (2022); Sex Education (2019); Shakes the Clown (1991); Shine a Light (2008); Singles (1992); Smart (1985); Sneaky Pete (2017); So You Think You Can Dance (2005); Soul Man (1986); Soundstage (2003); Stand Up Guys (2012); Starbuck in Rock Concert (1977); Street Girls (1975); The Bikeriders (2023); The Blues (1966–2003); The Color of Money (1986); The David Frost Show (1971); The Devil’s Rejects (2005); The Express (2008); The Girl Next Door (2004); The Good Fight (2017); The Last Time I Committed Suicide (1997); The Last Waltz (1978); The Legendary Fillmore Slim Playing the Blues (2012); The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996); The Man in the High Castle (2019); The Midnight Special (1972–1973); The Mike Douglas Show (1977); The Old Grey Whistle Test (1978); The Perfect Age of Rock ‘n’ Roll (2009); The Quiet One (2019); The Rainmaker (1997); The Roaring 20s: Mick Jagger’s Glory Years (2011); The Shipping News (2001); The Sopranos (1999–2007); The Soul of a Man (2003); The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2015); The Walking Dead: World Beyond (2021); The White Stripes Under Great White Northern Lights (2009); The Wonder Years (1989); The Zodiac (2005); Tohuwabohu (1995–1997); True Blood (2011); Two Trains Runnin’ (2016); Undercover Blues (1993); Unplugged (1992); What Love Is (2007); Where the Road Runs Out (2014); Willy / Milly (1986).

Born on this day – Carmel Myers:

Carmel Myers

Actress

April 4, 1899 – November 9, 1980

Credits:

Tomorrow Coast to Coast (1980); Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976); Chico and the Man (1975); The Wide World of Mystery (1975); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1974–1975); The Merv Griffin Show (1971); Studio One (1953); The Carmel Myers Show (1951–1952); Penthouse Party (1951); Danger (1950); Whistle Stop (1946); George White's Scandals (1945); The Conspirators (1944); Pretty Dolly (1942); Lady for a Night (1942); Screen Snapshots Series 15, No. 12 (1936); The Countess of Monte Cristo (1934); No Living Witness (1932); Nice Women (1931); Chinatown After Dark (1931); The Mad Genius (1931); Pleasure (1931); Svengali (1931); The Lion and the Lamb (1931); Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 20 (1930); The Voice of Hollywood No. 14 (1930); A Lady Surrenders (1930); The Stronger Sex (1930); The Ship from Shanghai (1930); Show of Shows (1929); Broadway Scandals (1929); He Did His Best (1929); The Careless Age (1929); Careers (1929); The Ghost Talks (1929); The Red Sword (1929); The Bath Between (1928); Dream of Love (1928); Four Walls (1928); Prowlers of the Sea (1928); A Certain Young Man (1928); Sorrell and Son (1927); Sumuru (1927); The Understanding Heart (1927); The Demi-Bride (1927); Camille (1926); Tell It to the Marines (1926); The Gay Deceiver (1926); The Devil's Circus (1926); Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925); 1925 Studio Tour (1925); Garragan (1924); Babbitt (1924); Broadway After Dark (1924); Beau Brummel (1924); Poisoned Paradise (1924); Reno (1923); The Love Pirate (1923); The Dancer of the Nile (1923); Slave of Desire (1923); Mary of the Movies (1923); The Little Girl Next Door (1923); Goodbye Girls (1923); The Famous Mrs. Fair (1923); The Last Hour (1923); Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 12 (1922); Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 3 (1922); The Love Gambler (1922); The Danger Point (1922); A Daughter of the Law (1921); Breaking Through (1921); The Kiss (1921); Cheated Love (1921); The Dangerous Moment (1921); The Mad Marriage (1921); Beautifully Trimmed (1920); The Gilded Dream (1920); In Folly's Trail (1920); The Little White Savage (1919); Who Will Marry Me? (1919); All Night (1918); A Society Sensation (1918); The Dream Lady (1918); The City of Tears (1918); A Broadway Scandal (1918); The Marriage Lie (1918); The Wine Girl (1918); The Girl in the Dark (1918); The Wife He Bought (1918); My Unmarried Wife (1918); The Lash of Power (1917); Sirens of the Sea (1917); The Haunted Pajamas (1917); Might and the Man (1917); A Daughter of the Poor (1917); A Love Sublime (1917); Stage Struck (1917); The Bad Boy (1917); The Matrimaniac (1916); Intolerance (1916); Ignatz's Icy Injury (1916); The Jailbird's Last Flight (1916); Tough Luck on a Rough Sea (1916); Georgia Pearce (1915).

Stephen King, on writing:

When you sit down to write, write.

Don't do anything else except go to the bathroom,

and only do that if it absolutely cannot be put off.

- Stephen King.

On this day in movie history - Point Blank the Documentary (2024):

Point Blank the Documentary

directed and written by Alan Berry,

was released in the United States on April 3, 2024.
Music by Johnny Mandel.

Cast:

Sharon Acker, Lloyd Bochner, John Boorman, Angie Dickinson, Lee Marvin, Carroll O'Connor, James Sikking, John Vernon, Keenan Wynn.

On this day in television history - Justified (2012):

Justified

Season 3. Episode 12.

Episode entitled: Coalition.

Released April 3, 2012.

Directed by Bill Johnson.

Written by Graham Yost, Taylor Elmore, Nichelle Tramble Spellman, Ingrid Escajeda, Ryan Farley, Jon Worley.

Based on the short story Fire in the Hole by Elmore Leonard.

Music by Steve Porcaro.

Cast:

Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Joelle Carter, Jacob Pitts, Erica Tazel, Natalie Zea, Walton Goggins, Raymond J. Barry, Jeremy Davies, Jere Burns, David Andrews, Kaitlyn Dever, Gill Gayle, Linda Gehringer, David Meunier, Demetrius Grosse, Cleavon R. McClendon III, Peter Murnik, Mykelti Williamson, Neal McDonough, McCready Baker, Madeline Blue, Mark Chadwick, Jonathan Kowalsky, Jesse Luken.

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1993)

Star Trek: Enterprise (2002)

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Season 6. Episode 19.

Episode entitled: Lessons.

Released April 3, 1993.

Directed by Robert Wiemer.

Written by Ronald Wilkerson, Jean Louise Matthias, Brannon Braga, René Echevarria, Naren Shankar.

Created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Dennis McCarthy.

Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Wendy Hughes, Majel Barrett, David Keith Anderson, Tracee Cocco, Robert Cox, Debbie David, Gunnel Eriksson, Star Halm, Grace Harrell, Melanie Hathorn, Kerry Hoyt, Gary Hunter, Lorine Mendell, Rad Milo, Joyce Robinson, Irving Ross, Dee Giffin Scott, Sissy Sessions, John Alex Tampoya, Oliver Theess, Guy Vardaman.

Star Trek: Enterprise

Season 1. Episode 20.

Episode entitled: Oasis.

Released April 3, 2002.

Directed by Jim Charleston.

Written by Stephen Beck, Rick Berman, Brannon Braga, Phyllis Strong, Michael/Mike Sussman, André Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton, André Bormanis.

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, Tom Bergeron, Annie Wersching, Claudette Sutherland, Rudolph Willrich, Rene Auberjonois, Jef Ayres, Jane Bordeaux, Solomon Burke Jr., Mark Correy, Dawn Drake, Evan English, Stacy Fouche, Hilde Garcia, Glen Hambly, Dearing Paige Hockman, John Joire, John Jurgens, Donald Sage Mackay, Marty Murray, Donnell Turner, Cynthia Uhrich, Max Valentine, Mark Watson.

On this day in movie history - Madame Bovary (1991):

Madame Bovary

directed and written by Claude Chabrol,

based on the novel by Gustave Flaubert,

was released in France on April 3, 1991.

Narrated by François Périer.
Music by Jean-Michel Bernard, Matthieu Chabrol and Maurice Coignard.

Cast:

Isabelle Huppert, Jean-François Balmer, Christophe Malavoy, Jean Yanne, Lucas Belvaux, Christiane Minazzoli, Jean-Louis Maury, Florent Gibassier, Jean-Claude Bouillaud, Sabeline Campo, Yves Verhoeven, Marie Mergey, François Maistre, Thomas Chabrol, Phillippe Abitol, Henry Ambert, Jean-Marie Arnoux, Henri Attal, Gilette Barbier, Dominique Clément, Olga Colin, Claire Dalsace, Catherine Deville, Etienne Draber, Julien Dubois, Pierre-François Dumeniaud, William Clément, Michel Dupuy, Marie Guyot, Jean Joulin, Jean-Jacques Lagarde, Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Rene Marjac, Pierre Martot, Bernard Mazzinghi, Mona Muche, Christine Paolini, Claude Pascadel, Christian Paumelle, Valerie Soudant, Tina Sportolaro, André Thorent, Aleksandr Vatkovic, Philippe Verquin, Dominique Zardi, Jacques Dynam, François Périer, Pierre Vielhescaze, Thierry Marcos.