Monday, June 8, 2026

On this day in television history - Justified (2010):


Justified

Season 1. Episode 13.
Episode entitled: Bulletville.
Released June 8, 2010.
Directed by Adam Arkin.
Written by Graham Yost, Fred Golan, Wendy Calhoun and Chris Provenzano.
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, Raymond J. Barry, Alexandra Barreto, M.C. Gainey, Omar Avila, David Meunier, Ray Porter, Walton Goggins, John Lee Ames, Mark Elias, Charlie Paulson, Anthony De Longis.

On this day in music history:

Paradise and Lunch by Ry Cooder (1974)
In a Reverie by Lacuna Coil (1999)
Dark Hope by Renée Fleming (2010)


Paradise and Lunch
Album by Ry Cooder,
released June 8, 1974.
Track list: Tamp ‘Em Up Solid; Tattler; Married A Man’s A Fool; Jesus On The Mainline; It’s All Over Now; Fool For A Cigarette / Feelin’ Good; If Walls Could Talk; Mexican Divorce; Ditty Wah Ditty.


In a Reverie
Album by Lacuna Coil,
released June 8, 1999.
Cover art for 2005 re-release:
Track list: Circle; Stately Lover; Honeymoon Suite; My Wings; To Myself I Turned; Cold; Reverie; Veins of Glass; Falling Again.


Dark Hope
Album by Renée Fleming,
released June 8, 2010.
Track list: Endlessly; No One’s Gonna Love You; Oxygen; Today; Intervention; With Twilight as My Guide; Mad World; In Your Eyes; Stepping Stone; Soul Meets Body; Hallelujah.

Born on this day – Alan Scarfe:


Alan Scarfe


Actor

Writer

Director

June 8, 1946 – April 28, 2024

Credits:

A Gift to Last (1976); Alien Nation (1989); American Playhouse (1987); Andromeda (2004–2005); As Is (1986); Aka Albert Walker (2002); Babylon 5: The Lost Tales (2007); Back in Business (1997); Burn: The Robert Wraight Story (2003); C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf (1988); Cathy's Curse (1977); Cathy's Daddy (2024); Columbo Cries Wolf (1990); Counterstrike (1993); Day One (1989); DEA (1990); Deserters (1983); Diamonds (1987); Divided Loyalties (1990); Double Impact (1991); Due South (1998); E.N.G. - Created by Bryce Zabel & Brad Markowitz (1990); Earthsea (2005); For the Record (1979); Gabriel's Fire (1991); Gridlock (1996); Gunsmoke: One Man's Justice (1994); Hastings Street (2007); Heart of Darkness (1994); Heritage Minutes (1993); Hide and Seek (1984); Highlander (1994); Hunter (1989); Iron Eagle II (1988); Jake and the Fatman (1990); Jericho Fever (1993); Joshua Then and Now (1985); Keeping Track (1986); Kingdom Hospital (2004); Kingsgate (1989); Labor of Love (1987); Lethal Weapon 3 (1992); Lock Up (1984); MacGyver (1990); Mimi & Me (1991); Murder by Phone (1982); Mysterious Island (1995); Night Heat (1987); NYPD Blue (1993); Once a Thief (1996); One Life to Live (1968–2013); Overnight (1986); Pajama Tops (1983); Quantum Leap (1991); Reasonable Doubts (1991); Sanctuary (1998); SeaQuest 2032 (1993); Seeing Things (1984); Seven Days (1998–2001); Silence (1997); Star Trek: The Next Generation (1991–1993); Star Trek: Voyager (1995); Stargate: Atlantis (2004); Street Justice (1987); Tales from the Darkside (1986); The Bay Boy (1984); The Bitter Ash (1963); The Burning Zone (1997); The Execution of Raymond Graham (1985); The Great Detective (1981); The Hamster Cage (2005); The Lazarus Man (1996); The Littlest Hobo (1984); The Outer Limits (1997–1998); The Owl (1991); The Portrait (1992); The Ray Bradbury Theater (1986–1989); The Wars (1982); The Wrong Guy (1997); Tour of Duty (1989–1990); Trick or Treasure (1990); Viper (1994); Will There Really Be a Morning? (1983); Without Warning (1994).

Born on this day – James Darren:


James Darren


Actor

Director, June 8, 1936 – September 2, 2024

Credits:

53rd Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade (1984); 7 Nights to Remember (1966); Accidental Icon: The Real Gidget Story (2010); Aliens from Another Planet (1982); All the Young Men (1960); American Bandstand (1962–1977); Baffle (1974); Bandstand (1963); Battle of the Network Stars XVI (1984); Because They're Young (1960); Beverly Hills, 90210 (1996); Biography (2001); Black Sheep Squadron (1977); Celebrity Bowling Classic (1969); Celebrity Revue (1976); Celebrity Sweepstakes (1974–1977); Charlie's Angels (1977); Chooch (2003); City Beneath the Sea (1971); Dean Martin / Chevrolet Presents the Golddiggers (1972); Diagnosis Murder (1997); Diamond Head (1962); Dinah! (1976); Down to You (2000); Downey (1994); Dream Girl of '67 (1967); Elvis Forever (2002); Everybody's Talking (1967); Fantasy Island (1979–1982); For Those Who Think Young (1964); Freedom Spectacular (1964); Gidget (1959); Gidget Goes Hawaiian (1961); Gidget Goes to Rome (1963); Gunman's Walk (1958); Hardball (1990); Hawaii Five-O (1978–1979); Hearts in Atlantis (2001); Here's Hollywood (1961); Hey There, It's Yogi Bear (1964); Hollywood a Go Go (1965–1966); Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The Early Years (1955-1970) (2000); Hollywood Squares (2000–2002); Hollywood: The Great Stars (1963); Honeymoon on Rhodes (1961); Hunter (1987–1991); It Takes Two (1969); It's Your Bet (1969–1973); JAG (2001); Kovacs on Music (1959); Larry King Live (2005); Let No Man Write My Epitaph (1960); Liar's Club (1969–1978); Love, American Style / Segment: Love and the Monsters (1971); Lucky (2017); Malibu U. (1967); Match Game (1974–1975); Melrose Place (1996–1999); Memories of Navarone (2000); Mooch (1974); New Dimensions (2018); Nowhere Man (1995); One Day at a Time (1983); One on One with John Tesh (1992); Operation Mad Ball (1957); P.O.P. Dance Party (1962); Pat Boone in Hollywood (1967); Pioneers of Television (2011); Plymouth Fury (1977); Police Story (1977); Police Story: Gladiator School (1988); Police Woman (1976); Portrait of a Legend (1977); Random Acts (2001); Raven (1992–1993); Renegade (1992 / 1994); Romp!!! (1968); Rumble on the Docks (1956); S.W.A.T. (1976); Sally Jessy Raphael (1991); Savannah (1996–1997); Scruples (1981); Sha Na Na (1979); Shivaree (1965); Shuttlepod Show / Podcast Series (2023); Silk Stalkings (1994–1995); Something Is Out There (1988); Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1998–1999); Star's Table (1986); Stingray (1987); Super Bloopers and Practical Jokes (1984); T.J. Hooker (1982–1986); Teen Scene (1964); Tequila and Bonetti (1992); That's Life (1979); The 31st Annual Academy Awards (1959); The 36th Annual Academy Awards (1964); The 36th Primetime Emmy Awards (1984); The 54th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade (1985); The 6th Annual American Cinema Awards (1989); The A-Team (1986); The Barbara McNair Show (1969); The Best of Hollywood (2018); The Bob Braun Show (1971–1975); The Bob Hope Show (1959–1961); The Boss' Son (1978); The Brothers Rico (1957); The David Frost Show (1971); The Definitive Elvis: The Hollywood Years - Part II: 1962-1969 (2002); The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years (2002); The Dennis Wholey Show (1969); The Dick Clark Show (1959–1960); The Donna Fargo Show (1978); The Donna Reed Show (1959–1961); The Ed Sullivan Show (1961); The Fabelmans (2022); The Fantasy Worlds of Irwin Allen (1995); The Feather and Father Gang (1977); The Flintstones (1965); The Gene Krupa Story (1959); The Greatest Night in Pop (2024); The Guns of Navarone (1961); The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) (1972–1980); The Jim Nabors Show (1978); The Jo Stafford Show (1961); The Joey Bishop Show (1967–1969); The Jonathan Winters Show (1969); The King of Queens (2004); The Lineup (1959); The Lively Set (1964); The Lives of Jenny Dolan (1975); The Lloyd Thaxton Show (1965); The Love Boat (1981); The Love Boat Fall Preview Special (1983); The Man from the 25th Century (1968); The Merv Griffin Show (1973–1986); The Mike Douglas Show (1966–1980); The Pat Boone Show (1967); The Paul Kent Show (1999); The Real Tom Kennedy Show (1970); The Rosey Grier Show (1970); The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (1959); The Tijuana Story (1957); The Time Tunnel (1966–1967); The Tonight Show (1962); The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar (1962); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1973); The Virginia Graham Show (1971); The Web (1957); The Woody Woodbury Show (1967); Turnover Smith (1980); Under the Yum Yum Tree (1963); Vaudeville (1975); Vega$ (1980); Vegas (2013); Venus in Furs (1969); Vicki! (1993); Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1966); Walker, Texas Ranger (1993); Werewolf (1987–1988); What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (2018); Where the Action Is (1966); William Shatner's Get a Life! (2012); You Don't Say (1969).

Born on this day – Beans Morocco:


Beans Morocco


Actor

June 8, 1934 – May 29, 2025

Credits:

1st & Ten (1990); Archie Bunker's Place (1980); Any Which Way You Can (1980); Adventures with the Poorman (1986); A Fare to Remember (1999); A Boyfriend for Christmas (2004); Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction / Segment: The Man in the Model T (1998); Billy Jack (1971); Blazing Saddles (1974); Bret Maverick (1981); Brothers (1985); Caroline in the City (1996); Charmed (2004); Clueless (1999); Coming Attractions (1978); Common Ground (1999–2001); Days of Our Lives (1991); Dean's Place (1976); Designing Women (1991–1993); Do You Know the Muffin Man? (1989); Doctor Doctor (1990); Domestic Import (2006); Dream On (1990); E/R (1984); Eating Raoul (1982); Eight Is Enough (1978–1980); Every Girl Should Have One (1978); Flying High (1978); Forever Fernwood (1977); Forever Lulu (2000); Free Country (1978); George Burns Comedy Week (1985); Going Berserk (1983); Growing Pains (1986–1990); Harry O (1974–1975); Hero and the Terror (1988); Hi Honey - I'm Dead (1991); How to Become an Outlaw (2014); Howard Stern on Demand (2006); It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (1984); It Happened One Christmas (1977); Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again (1982); Just the Ten of Us (1989–1990); Killing Cookie (2024); Laverne & Shirley (1977–1981); Lone Rider (2008); Long Time Coming (2008); Lucas Tanner (1974); Mad About You (1997); Mallory: Circumstantial Evidence (1976); Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (1976); Matlock (1991); McBride: Murder Past Midnight (2005); McBride: The Chameleon Murder (2005); McMillan & Wife (1975); Mixed Nuts (1977); Mork & Mindy (1978–1982); Mr. Vinegar and the Crossword (2006); Murphy Brown (1997); Never Go Back (2008); New Nightmare (1994); Notes on the Popular Arts (1978); Once Bitten (1985); Perfect Game (2000); Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach (1988); Police Academy 6: City Under Siege (1989); Portrait of a White Marriage (1988); Private Lessons (1981); Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills (1989); Scrubs (2006); Smile (1975); Soap (1981); Sons & Daughters (2006); Star Trek: Voyager (1996); Steelyard Blues (1973); Tall Tales & Legends (1986); The Absent-Minded Waiter (1977); The Adventures of Captain Fantastic & Mega Mom (2014); The American President (1995); The Beach Girls (1982); The Big Bus (1976); The Bob Newhart Show (1973); The Candidate (1972); The Dukes of Hazzard (1979); The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning (2007); The Fall Guy (1982); The Incredible Hulk (1981); The Kiss (2003); The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1974); The New Leave It to Beaver (1985); The Outlaw Emmett Deemus and the Porno Queen (2008); The Powers of Matthew Star (1982); The Steel Collar Man (1985); Thirtysomething (1990); Three Sisters (2001); Trapper John, M.D. (1981); Tunnel Vision (1976); Used Cars (1980); Vidiots (1991); Voyagers! (1983); What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1991); Where Have All the People Gone (1974); WKRP in Cincinnati (1980); Young Lust (1984).

Born on this day – Dana Wynter:


Dana Wynter

Actress

June 8, 1931 – May 5, 2011

Born on this day – Kate Wilhelm:


Kate Wilhelm


Writer

June 8, 1928 – March 8, 2018

Credits:

Books:

A Flush of Shadows (1995); A Sense of Shadow (1981); A Wrongful Death (2007); Abyss (1973); All For One (2012); Alpha 5 (1974); And the Angels Sing (1992); Andover and the Android (1966); Angels! (1995); Asimov's Science Fiction, November 1994 (1994); Best New Horror 4 (1993); Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Sixth Annual Collection (1977); Better Than One (1980); By Stone By Blade By Fire (2012); Cambio Bay (1990); Children of the Wind (1989); City of Cain (1974); Clarion SF (1977); Clear and Convincing Proof (2003); Cold Case (2008); Crazy Time (1988); Death of an Artist (2012); Death Qualified (1991); Defense for the Devil (1999); Desperate Measures (2001); Fantasy & Science Fiction, July / August 2012 (2012); Fault Lines (1977); Fear is a Cold Black (2010); Forever Yours, Anna (1987); Heaven is High (2011); Huysman's Pets (1985); I Know What You’re Thinking (1994); In Between (2014); Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, October 1986 (1986); Isaac Asimov's Aliens & Outworlders (1983); Juniper Time (1979); Justice for Some (1993); Kate Wilhelm in Orbit, Volume One (2015); Kate Wilhelm in Orbit, Volume Two (2015); Let the Fire Fall (1969); Listen, Listen (1981); Malice Prepense / For the Defense (1996); Margaret and I (1971); Mirror, Mirror (2017); Moongate (2000); More Bitter Than Death (1963); Music Makers (2012); Naming the Flowers (1992); Nebula Awards 9 (1974); No Defense (2000); Oh, Susannah! (1982); Omni Visions Two (1994); Orbit 11 (1972); Orbit 12 (1973); Orbit 3 (1967); Orbit 6 (1970); Seven Kinds of Death (1992); Sister Angel (2012); Skeletons (2002); Sleight of Hand (2006); Smart House (1989); Somerset Dreams and Other Fictions (1978); Storyteller (2005); Sweet, Sweet Poison (1990); Terry's Universe: Science fiction's finest writers join in honoring the memory of Terry Carr (1987); The Best Defense (1994); The Best from Fantasy & Science Fiction: The 50th Anniversary Anthology (1999); The Bird Cage (2012); The Clewiston Test (1976); The Clone (1965); The Dark Door (1988); The Deepest Water (2000); The Downstairs Room (1970); The Fullness of Time (2012); The Giant Book of Terror (1994); The Girl Who Fell Into the Sky (1986); The Good Children (1998); The Gorgon Field (1986); The Hamlet Trap (1987); The Hills Are Dancing (1986); The House Share (2022); The Infinity Box (1975); The Killer Thing / The Killing Thing (1967); The Mile-Long Spaceship (1963); The Nevermore Affair (1966); The Orbit Science Fiction Yearbook 1 (1988); The Orbit Science Fiction Yearbook Three (1990); The Orbit Science Fiction Yearbook Two (1989); The Penguin Book of Modern Fantasy by Women (1995); The Price of Silence (2005); The Secret History of Science Fiction (2009); The Seventh Omni Book of Science Fiction (1989); The Unbidden Truth (2004); The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction (2010); The Winter Beach (1981); Those Who Can: A Science Fiction Reader (1973); Torch Song (2012); Welcome, Chaos (1983); Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang (1975); Whisper Her Name (2012); With Thimbles, With Forks, and Hope (2012); Yesterday's Tomorrows (2015).

Movies and television:

The Lookalike (1990); Out of the Unknown (1965).