Born on this day – Joseph H. Lewis:

Joseph H. Lewis

Director

April 6, 1907 – August 30, 2000

Credits:

$1000 a Minute (1935); 7th Cavalry (1956); A Lady Without Passport (1950); A Lawless Street (1955); A Man Called Shenandoah (1965–1966); Alcoa Theatre (1959); American Cinema (1995); Arizona Cyclone (1941); As Simple as That: Joseph H. Lewis in Hollywood (1987); Bat Men of Africa (1966); Beautiful Dreamer (1935); Behind the Green Lights (1935); Blazing Six Shooters (1940); Bombs Over Burma (1942); Bonanza (1963); Border Wolves (1938); Boss of Hangtown Mesa (1942); Boys of the City (1940); Branded (1965); Comin' 'Round the Mountain (1936); Confidential (1935); Courage of the West (1937); Criminals Within (1941); Cry of the Hunted (1953); Dancing Feet (1936); Daniel Boone (1964); Darkest Africa (1936); Death on Credit (1980); Desperate Search (1952); Femme Fatales (2012); Gun Crazy (1950); Gunsmoke (1965); Harmony Lane (1935); Hearts in Bondage (1936); Hitch Hike Lady (1935); Invisible Ghost (1941); King of the Pecos (1936); Ladies Crave Excitement (1935); Laughing Irish Eyes (1936); Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula (1997); Man on a Bus (1955); Melody Trail (1935); Minstrel Man (1944); My Name Is Julia Ross (1945); Navy Spy (1937); One Frightened Night (1935); Pride of the Bowery (1940); Red River Valley (1936); Retreat, Hell! (1952); Sagebrush Troubadour (1935); Secrets of a Co-Ed (1942); Sharad of Atlantis (1966); So Dark the Night (1946); Sodankylä Forever (2010); Streamline Express (1935); Terror in a Texas Town (1958); Texas Stagecoach (1940); That Gang of Mine (1940); The Adventures of Rex and Rinty (1935); The Big Combo (1955); The Big Valley (1965–1966); The Detectives (1959); The Devil on Horseback (1936); The Dick Powell Theatre (1962); The Falcon in San Francisco (1945); The Fat Man: The Thirty-Two Friends of Gina Lardelli (1959); The Fighting Marines (1935); The Girl from Mandalay (1936); The Gold Racket (1937); The Halliday Brand (1957); The Harvester (1936); The Headline Woman (1935); The House of a Thousand Candles (1936); The Investigators (1961); The Jolson Story (1946); The Last Stand (1938); The Leathernecks Have Landed (1936); The Leavenworth Case (1936); The Mad Doctor of Market Street (1942); The Man from Tumbleweeds (1940); The Miracle Rider (1935); The Return of Jimmy Valentine (1936); The Return of October (1948); The Return of Wild Bill (1940); The Rifleman (1958–1963); The Silver Bullet (1942); The Singing Cowboy (1936); The Singing Outlaw (1937); The Singing Vagabond (1935); The Spy Ring (1938); The Story of Hollywood (1988); The Swordsman (1948); The Undercover Man (1949); Tumbling Tumbleweeds (1935); Two-Fisted Rangers (1939); Undersea Kingdom (1936); Waterfront Lady (1935); Zane Grey Theatre (1961).

Born on this day – Harold Rosson:

Harold Rosson

Cinematographer

April 6, 1895 – September 6, 1988

Credits:

El Dorado (1966); Decision at Midnight (1965); Onionhead (1958); No Time for Sergeants (1958); The Enemy Below (1957); Conflict (1956); Cheyenne (1955); Toward the Unknown (1956); Warner Brothers Presents (1956); The Bad Seed (1956); Pete Kelly's Blues (1955); Strange Lady in Town (1955); Ulysses (1954); Mambo (1954); The Actress (1953); Dangerous When Wet (1953); I Love Melvin (1953); The Story of Three Loves (1953); Singin' in the Rain (1952); Love Is Better Than Ever (1952); Lone Star (1952); The Red Badge of Courage (1951); To Please a Lady (1950); The Asphalt Jungle (1950); Key to the City (1950); On the Town (1949); Any Number Can Play (1949); The Stratton Story (1949); Command Decision (1948); Homecoming (1948); The Hucksters (1947); Living in a Big Way (1947); My Brother Talks to Horses (1947); Duel in the Sun (1946); No Leave, No Love (1946); Three Wise Fools (1946); Between Two Women (1945); Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944); An American Romance (1944); Marriage Is a Private Affair (1944); Slightly Dangerous (1943); Tennessee Johnson (1942); Somewhere I'll Find You (1942); Tortilla Flat (1942); Johnny Eager (1941); The Chocolate Soldier (1941); Honky Tonk (1941); Washington Melodrama (1941); Men of Boys Town (1941); The Penalty (1941); Flight Command (1940); Dr. Kildare Goes Home (1940); Boom Town (1940); Edison, the Man (1940); A Door Will Open (1940); I Take This Woman (1940); Forgotten Victory (1939); The Wizard of Oz (1939); Too Hot to Handle (1938); That Mothers Might Live (1938); A Yank at Oxford (1938); Double Wedding (1937); The Emperor's Candlesticks (1937); Captains Courageous (1937); They Gave Him a Gun (1937); The Garden of Allah (1936); The Devil Is a Sissy (1936); As You Like It (1936); The Man Who Could Work Miracles (1936); The Ghost Goes West (1935); The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934); Treasure Island (1934); The Girl from Missouri (1934); The Cat and the Fiddle (1934); This Side of Heaven (1934); Bombshell (1933); Penthouse (1933); Turn Back the Clock (1933); Hold Your Man (1933); The Barbarian (1933); Hell Below (1933); Red Dust (1932); Kongo (1932); Downstairs (1932); Red-Headed Woman (1932); When a Feller Needs a Friend (1932); Tarzan the Ape Man (1932); Are You Listening? (1932); The Cuban Love Song (1931); Sporting Blood (1931); Son of India (1931); The Squaw Man (1931); En cada puerto un amor (1931); Men Call It Love (1931); The Prodigal (1931); Passion Flower (1930); Madam Satan (1930); This Mad World (1930); Hello Sister (1930); South Sea Rose (1929); Frozen Justice (1929); The Far Call (1929); Trent's Last Case (1929); The Case of Lena Smith (1929); Three Week Ends (1928); The Docks of New York (1928); The Sawdust Paradise (1928); The Dragnet (1928); Abie's Irish Rose (1928); Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1928); Open Range (1927); A Gentleman of Paris (1927); Service for Ladies (1927); Rough House Rosie (1927); Evening Clothes (1927); Getting Gertie's Garter (1927); Man Bait (1927); Jim the Conqueror (1926); For Wives Only (1926); Almost a Lady (1926); Up in Mabel's Room (1926); Infatuation (1925); Classified (1925); The Street of Forgotten Men (1925); The Little French Girl (1925); A Man Must Live (1925); Too Many Kisses (1925); Manhattan (1924); The Story Without a Name (1924); Manhandled (1924); A Society Scandal (1924); Big Brother (1923); Zaza (1923); Lawful Larceny (1923); The Glimpses of the Moon (1923); Quicksands (1923); Dark Secrets (1923); Garrison's Finish (1923); For the Defense (1922); Through a Glass Window (1922); The Cradle (1922); A Homespun Vamp (1922); A Virginia Courtship (1921); Everything for Sale (1921); Buried Treasure (1921); For Those We Love (1921); Heliotrope (1920); Polly of the Storm Country (1920); The Cinema Murder (1919); The American Consul (1917); Panthea (1917); The Victoria Cross (1916); Oliver Twist (1916); The Honorable Friend (1916); David Harum (1915).

Recommended reading - Nightmares & Dreamscapes, by Stephen King (1993):

Nightmares & Dreamscapes

By Stephen King.

Published by Scribner.

First published 1993.

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 1501192035

ISBN-13: 978-1501192036

Description:

Includes the story “It Grows on You” – set in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine.

The classic short story collection from #1 New York Times bestselling author Stephen King.

A wrong turn on a lonely road lands a wayward couple in Rock and Roll Heaven, Oregon, where there’s no escaping the free nightly concert…. A novelty toy becomes an unexpected and terrifying instrument of self-defense…. An ex-con pieces together a map to unearth a stolen million dollars – but at what price?... A private investigator in Depression-era Los Angeles is finding his life unraveling as he discovers the shocking truth of who he really is…. A third-grade teacher is willing to dig deep in order to exact revenge for his murdered wife.... These are just some of the haunting scenarios to be found in this classic collection – spellbinding tales from the darkest places and the unparalleled imagination of fiction’s master storyteller. Stories include: Dolan's Cadillac; The End of the Whole Mess; Suffer the Little Children; The Night Flier; Popsy; It Grows on You; Chattery Teeth; Dedication; The Moving Finger; Sneakers; You Know They Got a Hell of a Band; Home Delivery; Rainy Season; My Pretty Pony; Sorry, Right Number; The Ten O'Clock People; Crouch End; The House on Maple Street; The Fifth Quarter; The Doctor's Case; Umney's Last Case; Head Down; Brooklyn August.

Jack Kerouac, on writing:

It ain't whatcha write, it's the way atcha write it.

- Jack Kerouac.

On this day in music history - Ice - Piano Slightly Chilled, by Fiona Joy Hawkins (2015):

Ice - Piano Slightly Chilled

Album by Fiona Joy Hawkins,

released April 5, 2015.

Track list:

Iced Rain; Cloud Chill; Frosted View; Antarctic Wings; Love in the Refrigerator; Winter Cold; Frozen Rose; White View; Snow Bird; Crystalized Love.

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

M Squad

Season 3. Episode 29.

Episode entitled: Let There Be Light.

Released April 5, 1960.

Directed by Paul Stewart.

Written by Frank Fox and Bob Mitchell.

Music by Benny Carter.

Cast:

Lee Marvin, Paul Newlan, Les Tremayne, K.T. Stevens, Garry Walberg, Frank Killmond, Bernard Fein, Terry Burnham, Sydna Scott, John Zaremba.

On this day in movie history - Tampico (1944):

Tampico

directed Lothar Mendes,

written by Kenneth Gamet and Fred Niblo Jr.,

based on the story by Ladislas Fodor,

was released in the United States on April 5, 1944.
Music by David Raksin.

Cast:

Edward G. Robinson, Lynn Bari, Victor McLaglen, Robert Bailey, Marc Lawrence, E.J. Ballantine, Mona Maris, Tonio Selwart, Larry Arnold, Trevor Bardette, Martin Black, Sammy Blum, Helen Brown, Ralph Byrd, Harry Carter, Martin Cichy, Ann Corcoran, David Cota, Victor Cox, Paul Cristo, Jean Del Val, Ludwig Donath, Carl Ekberg, Ben Erway, Arno Frey, Martin Garralaga, Kit Guard, Louis Hart, Peter Helmers, Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian, Harvey Karels, Paul Kruger, Charles Lang, Rolf Lindau, Chris-Pin Martin, Margarita Martín, Antonio Moreno, Rudolf Myzet, Fred Nurney, Daniel Ocko, Nestor Paiva, Karen Palmer, Grace Poggi, Otto Reichow, Roy Roberts, Constantine Romanoff, Muni Seroff, George Sorel, Juan Varro, Hans von Morhart.