Work in progress:

My next books are Triangulation and Stinger.

Books 4 and 5 in The Breaker series.

Set in the year 2001, the story continues from Mall Maze.

Themes:

Crime, detective, hardboiled, heist, murder, narcissism, narcissistic abuse, neo-noir, psychopath, sociopath, thriller, vigilante.

 

A percentage from book sales is donated to Multiple Sclerosis (MS) research.

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The Breaker is an on-going series.

I’m outlining other stand-alone thriller novels.

Several coffee table books on my photography and my wife’s artwork.

A humorous book, based on the antics of our crazy pet Ragdoll cat, entitled: It’s That F****** Cat Again!

Here’s a GIF I made of our cat, settling down for another of his daily naps:

On this day in movie history - Easy Money (2000):

Easy Money

French title: Argent content,

directed by Philippe Dussol,

was released in France on May 31, 2001.
18-minute short movie, filmed in color and black and white.
Written by Philippe Dussol and Mathias Pothier.

Cast:

Anne Charrier, Fred Dussol, Philippe Dussol.

On this day in television history - M Squad (1960):

M Squad

Season 3. Episode 36.
Episode entitled: Closed Season.
Released May 31, 1960.
Directed by Herman Hoffman.
Written by Terry Crosby, Lee Erwin and William McCluskey.
Music by Benny Carter.

Cast:

Lee Marvin, Paul Newlan, Paula Raymond, Dennis Patrick, Herbert Rudley, Chet Stratton, Anita Gordon, Robert Kino, Leonard P. Geer.

Born on this day – Nicole Van Goethem:

Nicole Van Goethem

Animator

Illustrator

Writer

Director

May 31, 1941 - March 3, 2000

Credits:

Drawing the Film

By Nicole Van Goethem.

Published 1988.

ISBN 10: 9063032528
ISBN 13: 9789063032524

The book of the movie: A Greek Tragedy. Original title: Een griekse tragedie (1985).

A 7-minute short comedy film, written, directed, and animated by Nicole Van Goethem.

IMDB synopsis:

Three scantily-clad female figures struggle to hold up the crumbling remains of an ancient Greek temple.

Awards:

Grand Prix at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival in France (1985).

Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film (1987).

Awarded the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film, at the 59th Academy Awards in 1987, for her movie: A Greek Tragedy (1985).

Book:

Drawing the Film (1988).

Movies and television:

A Greek Tragedy (1985); B.C. Rock (1980); Human Rights Article 13 (1988); John the Fearless (1984); Tarzoon: Shame of the Jungle (1975); Trouble in Paradise (1989); Verloren maandag (1974); Vol van gratie (1987).

Born on this day – Rainer Werner Fassbinder:

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Director

Actor

Composer

Writer

May 31, 1945 – June 10, 1982

Credits:

Querelle (1982); Veronika Voss (1982); Theater in Trance (1981); Lola (1981); Lili Marleen (1981); Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980); The Third Generation (1979); The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979); In a Year with 13 Moons (1978); Despair (1978); Deutschland im Herbst (1978); The Stationmaster's Wife (1977); Women in New York (1977); Chinese Roulette (1976); Satan's Brew (1976); I Only Want You to Love Me (1976); Fear of Fear (1975); Mother Kusters Goes to Heaven (1975); Fox and His Friends (1975); Like a Bird on a Wire (1975); Effi Briest (1974); Martha (1974); Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974); Nora Helmer (1974); World on a Wire (1973); Eight Hours Don't Make a Day (1972–1973); Jail Bait (1972); Bremen Freedom (1972); The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972); The Merchant of Four Seasons (1972); Beware of a Holy Whore (1971); Whity (1971); Pioneers in Ingolstadt (1971); Rio das Mortes (1971); The Niklashausen Journey (1970); The American Soldier (1970); Warum läuft Herr R. Amok (1970); Das Kaffeehaus (1970); Gods of the Plague (1970); Katzelmacher (1969); Love Is Colder Than Death (1969); The Little Chaos (1967); This Night (1966); The City Tramp (1966).

Born on this day – Alida Valli:

Alida Valli

Actress

Director

Writer

May 31, 1921 – April 22, 2006

Credits:

How I became Alida Valli (2008); Angel of Death (2001); Probably Love (2001); Vino santo (2000); The Sweet Sounds of Life (1999); Fatal Frames (1996); A Month by the Lake (1995); The Final Scoop (1993); The Long Silence (1993); Private Crimes (1993); A lifetime In gioco 2 (1992); Zitti e mosca (1991); The Mouth (1991); A Life at Play (1991); À notre regrettable époux (1988); Le jupon rouge (1987); Secret Secrets (1985); The Farewell Girl (1984); Love Drama (1983); Piccolo mondo antico (1983); The Misunderstanding (1983); Monstrously Forbidden Dreams (1982); Aspern (1982); That ancient love (1981–1982); The Fall of the Rebel Angels (1981); Sezona aims at the Parizu (1981); Illa - Observation Point (1981); The Red House (1981); Puppenspiel mit toten Augen (1980); Aquella casa en las afueras (1980); Towards zero hour (1980); The Prioress's Legacy (1980); Inferno (1980); Licanthropus, the son of the night (1979); The Other Simenon (1979); Luna (1979); Der Landvogt von Greifensee (1979); The Killer Nun (1979); Zoo zéro (1979); Investigation of a perfect crime (1978); Les grandes conjurations (1978); Dirty World (1978); Berlinguer: I Love You (1977); A Simple Heart (1977); Suspiria (1977); The Cassandra Crossing (1976); 1900 (1976); Le jeu du solitaire (1976); The Raoul case (1975); Cher Victor (1975); The Flesh of the Orchid (1975); The Antichrist (1974); The Big Scare (1974); The Imperial Councillor (1974); Beyond Erotica (1974); LISA and the Devil (1973); Indian Summer (1972); Diary of an Italian (1972); Eye in the Labyrinth (1972); Mourning Suits Electra (1972); The Spider's Stratagem (1970); The Mushroom (1970); Love in all its expressions (1968); Oedipus Rex (1967); Humor in Black (1965); Desencuentro (1964); Dr. Kildare (1964); L'autre femme (1964); A la salida (1963); The Getaway Face (1963); Combat! (1963); The Paper Man (1963); The Castilian (1963); Ophélia (1963); Las momias de Guanajuato (1962); Homenaje a la hora de la siesta (1962); Al otro lado de la Ciudad (1962); Disorder (1962); The Maurizius case (1961); La fille du torrent (1961); The Happy Thieves (1961); The Long Absence (1961); The Gigolos (1960); The sin of the Green Years (1960); Le dialogue des Carmélites (1960); My girl (1960); Eyes Without a Face (1960); Signé: Arsène Lupin (1959); The children of Medea (1959); The Man with Short Trousers (1958); The Night Heaven Fell (1958); This Angry Age (1958); The Great Blue Road (1957); The Scream (1957); Sense (1954); The Hand of the Foreigner (1954); We, the Women (1953); The World Condemns Them (1953); The Lovers of Toledo (1953); Last meeting (1951); Les miracles n'ont Lieu qu'une fois (1951); Walk Softly, Stranger (1950); The White Tower (1950); The Third Man (1949); The Miracle of the Bells (1948); The Paradine Case (1947); Eugenie Grandet (1946); The Song of Life (1945); Life Begins Anew (1945); Circus equestrian Za-bum (1944); Apparition (1943); I will always love you (1943); Laugh Pagliacci (1943); Nothing New Tonight (1942); Goodbye Kira! (1942); We the Living (1942); Two Orphans (1942); Invisible Chains (1942); The secret lover (1941); Schoolgirl Diary (1941); Light in the Darkness (1941); Small world Antico (1941); The First Woman Who Passes (1940); Passion (1940); The Last Enemy (1940); Red Tavern (1940); Manon Lescaut (1940); Her First Love (1939); Ball at the Castle (1939); Mille lire al mese (1939); The House of Sin (1938); Love mine does not die! (1938); A Lady Has Made It (1938); It Was I (1937); The ferocious Saladin (1937); The Two Sergeants (1936); The Three-Cornered Hat (1935).

Born on this day – Don Ameche:

Don Ameche

Actor

Comedian

Vaudevillian

May 31, 1908 – December 6, 1993

Credits:

59th Academy Awards Nominations Announcement (1987); 209 Hamilton Drive (1991); A Century of Cinema (1994); A Fever in the Blood (1961); A Masterpiece of Murder (1986); A Welcome Guest in the House (1957); AFI Life Achievement Award (1978 / 1986); Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938); Alias Smith and Jones (1971); All Star Revue (1951); Angels of Mercy (1940); Beloved Infidel (1959); Bicentennial Minutes (1975); Biography (1995–1999); Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies (2000); Burke's Law (1964); CBS Mornings (1988); Celebrity Time (1949–1951); Cinéma cinémas (1989); Climax! (1958); Clive of India (1935); Cocoon (1985); Cocoon: The Return (1988); Coke Time (1953); Columbo (1971); Coming to America (1988); Compression (2015); Confirm or Deny (1941); Corrina, Corrina (1994); Dante's Inferno (1935); De película (1985–1989); Des O'Connor Tonight (1985); Detective in the House (1985); Don Ameche's Musical Playhouse (1950–1951); Down Argentine Way (1940); E! Mysteries & Scandals (2001); Ellery Queen (1975); Entertainment Tonight (1990); F for Fake (1973); Family Theatre (1953); Fantasy Island (1980); Fifty Roads to Town (1937); Filmmaker Focus: Director John Landis on 'Trading Places' (2021); Fire One (1954); Folks! (1992); Four Sons (1940); Fred Astaire Salutes the Fox Musicals (1974); Gateway (1938); General Motors 50th Anniversary Show (1957); Gidget Gets Married (1972); Girl Trouble (1942); Good Heavens (1976); Goodyear Playhouse (1957); Greenwich Village (1944); Guest Wife (1945); Happy Land (1943); Happy Landing (1938); Harry and the Hendersons (1987); Heaven Can Wait (1943); Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults (1997); Hollywood Cavalcade (1939); Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression (2009); Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993); Hour Magazine (1982); Hy Gardner Calling (1962); In Old Chicago (1938); Insider Trading: The Making of 'Trading Places' (2007); International Showtime (1961–1965); It's in the Bag! (1945); I've Got a Secret (1954–1962); Josette (1938); Julia (1969–1970); Kiss the Boys Goodbye (1941); Ladies in Love (1936); Land of Liberty (1939); Late Night with David Letterman (1986); Les Chroniques du Mea (2022); Lillian Russell (1940); Lipstick & Dynamite, Piss & Vinegar: The First Ladies of Wrestling (2004); Love Is News (1937); Love Under Fire (1937); McCloud (1975); Midnight (1939); Moon Over Miami (1941); Mr. Smith (1983); Night of 100 Stars (1982); Not in Front of the Kids (1984); Oddball Hall (1990); One in a Million (1936); One on One with John Tesh (1992); Oscar (1991); Our American Heritage (1961); Our Shining Moment (1991); Pals (1987); Password (1961); Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (1958–1961); Person to Person (1956); Petticoat Junction (1970); Phantom Caravan (1954); Picture Mommy Dead (1966); Probe and Night Beat (1957); Pros and Cons (1991); Quincy, M.E. (1979); Ramona (1936); Reflections on the Silver Screen (1991); Rings Around the World (1966); Rough But Hopeful (1946); Saturday Spectacular: High Button Shoes (1956); Screen Snapshots, Series 18, No. 8 (1939); Screen Snapshots, Series 32, No. 2: Hollywood Night at '21' Club (1952); Seabiscuit: Racing Through History (2003); Shadow Over Elveron (1968); Shepherd's Flock (1971); Sins of Man (1936); Siskel & Ebert Holiday Gift Guide (1988); Sleep, My Love (1948); Slightly French (1949); So Goes My Love (1946); Something to Shout About (1943); Special Collector's Edition (2012); Sunstroke (1992); Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came (1970); Swanee River (1939); Take a Chance (1950); That Night in Rio (1941); That's My Man (1947); The 12th Annual People's Choice Awards (1986); The 1930's: Music, Memories & Milestones (1988); The 47th Annual Golden Globe Awards 1990 (1990); The 58th Annual Academy Awards (1986); The 58th Annual Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon (1986); The 59th Annual Academy Awards (1987); The 66th Annual Academy Awards (1994); The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008); The 8th Annual American Cinema Awards (1991); The Arthur Murray Party (1957); The Bickersons (1967); The Boatniks (1970); The Bob Braun Show (1972–1977); The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre (1949); The Chinese Typewriter (1979); The Christophers (1963–1964); The David Frost Show (1970); The DuPont Show of the Month (1957); The Ed Sullivan Show (1957); The Feminine Touch (1941); The Frances Langford Show (1960); The Frances Langford-Don Ameche Show (1951–1952); The Frank Sinatra Show (1951); The Golden Girls (1990); The Greatest Show on Earth (1964); The Hollywood Palace (1967); The Ken Murray Show (1951); The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1985-1989); The Love Boat (1979–1984); The Lux Show (1958); The Magical World of Disney (1978); The Magnificent Dope (1942); The Match Game (1964); The Merv Griffin Show (1966–1971); The Mike Douglas Show (1963–1970); The Milton Berle Show (1949–1954); The Movies That Made Us (2021); The Name's the Same (1954); The Pat Boone-Chevy Showroom (1958); The Polly Bergen Show (1957); The Price Is Right (1964); The Roy Leonard Show (1971); The Saturday Night Revue (1953); The Saturday Night Revue with Jack Carter (1950); The Sig Sakowicz Show (1971); The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender (1997); The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939); The Story of Hollywood (1988); The Three Musketeers (1939); The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar (1962); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1985–1986); The Trade in 'Trading Places' (2007); Things Change (1988); This Is Your Life (1984); To Tell the Truth (1957–1964); Too Young to Go Steady (1959); Trading Places (1983); Trading Places: Dressing the Part (2007); Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years (2000); Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium (1958); We, the People (1949); Week End in Hollywood (1947); What's My Line? (1953–1957); Wing and a Prayer (1944); Wogan (1985); You Can't Have Everything (1937).