Friday, May 10, 2024

Born on this day – Ted Bogan:


Ted Bogan


Blues singer

Guitarist

Songwriter

May 10, 1909 – January 29, 1990

Credits:

Albums:

Louie Bluie (1978); Martin, Bogan, and Armstrong (1974); That Old Gang of Mine (1978).

Documentary:

Louie Bluie (1985).

Born on this day – Clarence Brown:


Clarence Brown

Director

Actor

May 10, 1890 – August 17, 1987

Born on this day – Max Steiner:


Max Steiner

Composer

Conductor

May 10, 1888 – December 28, 1971

Stephen King, on writing:


If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others; read a lot and write a lot.
There's no way around these two things that I'm aware of, no shortcut.

- Stephen King.

Thursday, May 9, 2024

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


Bring Back... Star Trek,
directed by Matt Gillbe and Katie Crawford,
was released in the United Kingdom on May 9, 2009.

Cast:
Justin Lee Collins, Bobby Clark, Michael A. Gill-Branion, Michael Anthony Gill-Branion, Walter Koenig, Nichelle Nichols, Leonard Nimoy, Dean Okrand, Marc Okrand, Eddie Paskey, George Takei, Grace Lee Whitney.

On this day in music history - Love Comin' Down, by Sue Foley (2000):

The album Love Comin' Down,
by Sue Foley,
was released on May 9, 2000.

On this day in movie history - Death of a Cyclist (1955):


Death of a Cyclist,
directed and written by Juan Antonio Bardem,
based on a story by Luis Fernando de Igoa,
was released at the Cannes Film Festival in France on May 9, 1955.
Music by Isidro B. Maiztegui.


Cast:
Lucia Bosè, Alberto Closas, Bruna Corrà, Carlos Casaravilla, Otello Toso, Alicia Romay, Julia Delgado Caro, Matilde Muñoz Sampedro, Mercedes Albert, José Sepúlveda, José Prada, Fernando Sancho, Manuel Alexandre, Jacinto San Emeterio, Manuel Arbó, Emilio Alonso, Margarita Espinosa, Rufino Inglés, Antonio Casas, Manuel Guitián, Elisa Méndez, José María Rodríguez, Carmen Castellanos, José María Gavilán, José Navarro, Gracia Montes, Valeriano Andrés, Elsa Fábregas, Manuel Rojas.