Born on this day – Geraldine McEwan:

Geraldine McEwan

Actress

May 9, 1932 – January 30, 2015

Credits:

A Flea in Her Ear (1967); A Royal Birthday Gala (1990); Abuelas (2011); All for Love (1982); Away from It All (1973); BBC Play of the Month (1970–1972); BBC2 Playhouse (1982); Behind the Scenes: Agatha Christie's Marple (2005); Beware of Children (1960); Bookmark (1999); Call My Bluff (1975); Carrie's War (2004); Caught in the Act (1988); Comedy Connections (2004–2006); Contaminated Man (2000); Crime on Our Hands (1954); Fat (1979); Festival (1963); Five to Eleven (1987–1990); Food of Love (2002); For Better, for Worse (1953); Foreign Body (1986); French and Saunders (1994); GMTV (2004); Golden Gala (1978); Henry V (1989); ITV Play of the Week (1956–1960); ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1971–1973); Jackanory (1967–1977); Late Night Theatre (1973–1974); Love's Labour's Lost (2000); Mapp & Lucia (1985–1986); Marple (2004–2007); Moses (1995–1996); Mulberry (1992–1993); Not Without My Handbag (1993); Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (1990); Our Friend Victoria (2017); Out of This World (1962); Pebble Mill at One (1996); Private Affairs (1975); Profiles in Courage (1964); Pure (2002); Red Dwarf (1999); Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991); Somerset Maugham Hour (1960); Springing Lenin (1992); Success (1957); Tears Before Bedtime (1983); The 52nd Annual Tony Awards (1998); The Barchester Chronicles (1982); The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones (1976); The Dance of Death (1969); The Evening Standard Theatre Awards (1994); The Garden Party (1990); The Lazarus Child (2004); The Littlest Horse Thieves (1976); The Love Letter (1999); The Magdalene Sisters (2002); The Orange British Academy Film Awards (2003); The People's Detective (2010); The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1978); The Secret World of Arrietty (2010); The South Bank Show (2007); The Wednesday Play (1965); Theatre Night (1957); There Was a Young Lady (1953); Thin Ice (2000); Thirty-Minute Theatre (1968–1972); Titus (1999); Vanity Fair (2004); Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings Outtakes (2000); Victoria Wood: With All the Trimmings (2000); Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death (2008); Wallace & Gromit: The Aardman Collection 2 (1996); Wallace & Gromit: The Complete Collection (2009); Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005); Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures: Muzzled! (2009); 'Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit': On the Set - Part 1 (2005); Wogan (1990).

Born on this day – Robert Lewin:

Robert Lewin

Writer

Producer

May 9, 1920 – August 28, 2004

Credits:

12 O'Clock High (1965–1966); A Reason to Live (1985); Baretta (1976); Bracken's World (1969–1970); Call to Glory (1984–1985); Cannon (1972–1973); Daktari (1966); Dan August (1970–1971); Dan August: Murder, My Friend (1980); Dan August: Once Is Never Enough (1980); Dan August: The Jealousy Factor (1980); Dan August: The Trouble with Women (1980); Dr. Kildare (1964); Gunsmoke (1965–1966); Hawaii Five-O (1969); I Spy (1965–1968); James at 16 (1978); Judd for the Defense (1967–1969); Kung Fu (1973–1974); Man from Atlantis (1977); Mannix (1969); McMillan & Wife (1971–1972); Medical Center (1975); Mission: Impossible (1966–1967); Movin' On (1974–1975); Rawhide (1964–1965); Seizure: The Story of Kathy Morris (1980); Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1988); Starsky and Hutch (1975); The Bold and the Brave (1956); The F.B.I. (1971); The Fugitive (1966); The Loner (1965); The Munsters (1964); The Paper Chase (1978 / 1984); The Rifleman (1962–1963); The Streets of San Francisco (1972); Third of a Man (1962); Today's F.B.I. (1982).

Born on this day – Al Rosen:

Al Rosen

Actor

May 9, 1910 – August 2, 1990

Credits:

Ain't Love Cuckoo? (1946); Airplane! (1980); Batman (1967); Best of the West (1982); Bewitched (1966); Carla's Whipping Boy (2004); Cheers (1983–1990); Cheers Bar Tour (2004); Dodge City (1939); Footlight Fever (1941); L.A. Law (1988); Marinated Mariner (1950); Nicholas Colasanto: His Final Season (2004); Night Court (1984); Oh, God! Book II (1980); Shrink-Warped: Introducing Frasier Crane (2004); St. Elsewhere (1985); Tales of the Gold Monkey (1983); Taxi (1981–1983); The Stratton Story (1949); Uncivil War Birds (1946); Virtual Vera (2004); Without Reservations (1946).

Recommended reading - Master Shots Volume 3, by Christopher Kenworthy (2013):

Master Shots

Volume 3

The Director's Vision: 100 Setups, Scenes and Moves for Your Breakthrough Movie

By Christopher Kenworthy.

Published by Michael Wiese Productions.

Published 2013.

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 1615931546

ISBN-13: 978-1615931545

Description:

This book is a highly visual exploration of the best shots, moves, and set-ups in the industry. It reveals the secrets behind each shot's success, so it can be adapted to a director's individual scenes.

Your job is to create shots that reveal story, expose emotion, explore character and capture the unique feeling of your film. At the same time, you should stamp your film with your own style. This book can help you do that, whatever your experience, because it challenges you to imagine a creative solution for every scene in your film.

Anne Tyler, on writing:

It's true that writing is a solitary occupation, but you would be surprised at how much companionship a group of imaginary characters can offer once you get to know them.

- Anne Tyler.

On this day in movie history - Star Trek (2009):

Star Trek

directed by J. J. Abrams,

written by Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman,

was released in the United States on May 8, 2009.
Music by Michael Giacchino.

Cast:

Chris Pine, Jimmy Bennett, Zachary Quinto, Jacob Kogan, Leonard Nimoy, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, Simon Pegg, John Cho, Anton Yelchin, Eric Bana, Bruce Greenwood, Ben Cross, Winona Ryder, Clifton Collins, Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Jennifer Morrison, Rachel Nichols, Faran Tahir, Deep Roy, Greg Ellis, Tyler Perry, Amanda Foreman, Spencer Daniels, Victor Garber, Chris Doohan, James Cawley, Pavel Lychnikoff, Lucia Rijker, W. Morgan Sheppard, Wil Wheaton, Randy Pausch, Majel Barrett.

On this day in music history:

Wishmaster by Nightwish (2000)

Deep Still Blue by 2002 (2007)

Sensual Journeys by Fiona Joy Hawkins (2012)

Stardust by Kerani (2017)

Wishmaster

Album by Nightwish,

released May 8, 2000.

Track list: She Is My Sin; The Kinslayer; Come Cover Me; Wanderlust; Two for Tragedy; Wishmaster; Bare Grace Misery; Crownless; Deep Silent Complete; Dead Boy's Poem; Fantasmic; Sleepwalker; Wanderlust; Deep Silent (Complete).

Deep Still Blue

Album by 2002,

released May 8, 2007.

Track list: Where the Stars and Moon Play; When I See You Again; Deep Still Blue; An Ocean Apart; Sarah’s Rainbow; Little Angel; Setting Sail; Summer’s End; Sweet Dreams; The Voyage Home.

Sensual Journeys

Album by Fiona Joy Hawkins,

released May 8, 2012.

Track list: Contemplating; Joy; Flight Of The Snowbird; Gliding On Air; From The Outside; Song Phonique; Frozen Rose; The Midnight Interlude; Moving On; White View; View From My Studio (Live).

Stardust

Album by Kerani,

released May 8, 2017.

Track list: Stardust; Cosmic Sunrise; Rosetta; Perpetuum Mobile; Beyond; The Next Step; Infinity; Gravity; Worlds Unknown; Stars (Instrumental) [Remix].