Born on this day – Archie Mayo:

Archie Mayo

Director

Writer

Actor

January 29, 1891 – December 4, 1968

Leslie Howard, Bette Davis, and Archie Mayo on the set of It's Love I'm After (1937).

Credits:

The Beast of Budapest (1958); Angel on My Shoulder (1946); A Night in Casablanca (1946); Sweet and Low-Down (1944); Crash Dive (1943); Orchestra Wives (1942); Moontide (1942); Confirm or Deny (1941); Charley's Aunt (1941); The Great American Broadcast (1941); Four Sons (1940); The House Across the Bay (1940); They Shall Have Music (1939); Youth Takes a Fling (1938); The Adventures of Marco Polo (1938); It's Love I'm After (1937); Call It a Day (1937); Black Legion (1937); Give Me Your Heart (1936); I Married a Doctor (1936); The Petrified Forest (1936); The Case of the Lucky Legs (1935); Go Into Your Dance (1935); Bordertown (1935); Desirable (1934); The Man with Two Faces (1934); Gambling Lady (1934); Convention City (1933); Ever in My Heart (1933); The Mayor of Hell (1933); The Life of Jimmy Dolan (1933); Night After Night (1932); Two Against the World (1932); Street of Women (1932); The Expert (1932); Under Eighteen (1931); Bought! (1931); Svengali (1931); Illicit (1931); The Doorway to Hell (1930); Oh, Sailor Behave! (1930); Courage (1930); Vengeance (1930); Wide Open (1930); The Sacred Flame (1929); The Sap (1929); Is Everybody Happy? (1929); Sonny Boy (1929); My Man (1928); On Trial (1928); State Street Sadie (1928); Retribution (1928); The Movie Man (1928); The Crimson City (1928); Beware of Married Men (1927); The College Widow (1927); Slightly Used (1927); Dearie (1927); Quarantined Rivals (1927); Johnny Get Your Hair Cut (1927); Unknown Treasures (1926); Christine of the Big Tops (1926); Money Talks (1926); Weak, But Willing (1926); Off His Beat (1925); Oh, Bridget! (1925); Tender Feet (1925); Why Hesitate? (1925); A Rarin' Romeo (1925); Good Spirits (1925); Reno or Bust (1924); High Gear (1924); Short Change (1924); Tootsie Wootsie (1924); Dandy Lions (1924); Spring Fever (1923); A Man of Position (1923); Round Figures (1923); High Kickers (1923); Speed Bugs (1923); Don't Get Fresh (1923); The Imperfect Lover (1923); All Over Twist (1923); F.O.B. (1923); No Luck (1923); The Educator (1922); The Speeder (1922); Poor Boy (1922); Rolling Stones (1922); The Vagrant (1921); Robinson Crusoe Ltd. (1921); It's Your Move (1921); Beaches and Peaches (1918); The Kid Snatchers (1917); Double Dukes (1917); A Nurse of an Aching Heart (1917); A Limburger Cyclone (1917).

Born on this day – W. C. Fields:

W. C. Fields

Actor

Comedian

Juggler

Writer

Director

January 29, 1880 – December 25, 1946

Credits:

The Fatal Glass of Fields (2008); 2nd House (1974); Sensations of 1945 (1944); Song of the Open Road (1944); Follow the Boys (1944); Tales of Manhattan (1942); Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (1941); The Bank Dick (1940); My Little Chickadee (1940); You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939); The Big Broadcast of 1938 (1938); A Day at the Races (1937); Poppy (1936); Man on the Flying Trapeze (1935); Mississippi (1935); David Copperfield (1935); It's a Gift (1934); Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1934); The Old Fashioned Way (1934); You're Telling Me! (1934); Six of a Kind (1934); Alice in Wonderland (1933); Tillie and Gus (1933); The Golf Specialist (1930); Too Many Highballs (1933); The Singing Boxer (1933); International House (1933); The Pharmacist (1933); The Fatal Glass of Beer (1933); The Dentist (1932); If I Had a Million (1932); Million Dollar Legs (1932); Her Majesty, Love (1931); The Golf Specialist (1930); The Family Ford (1930); Fools for Luck (1928); Tillie's Punctured Romance (1928); Two Flaming Youths (1927); Running Wild (1927); The Potters (1927); So's Your Old Man (1926); It's the Old Army Game (1926); That Royle Girl (1925); Sally of the Sawdust (1925); Janice Meredith (1924); His Lordship's Dilemma (1915); Pool Sharks (1915).

Born on this day – Vicente Blasco Ibáñez:

Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

Writer

January 29, 1867 – January 28, 1928

Credits:

Books:

Alfonso XIII Unmasked (1924); Blood and Sand (1958); In The Land Of Art (1923); La Bodega (1905); Mare Nostrum (1919); Novelist's Tour of the World (1926); Queen Calafia (1924); Reeds and Mud (1966); Sea Tales of Terror (1974); The Blood of the Arena (1911); The Borgias (1930); The Cabin (1919); The Dead Command (1919); The Enemies Of Women (1925); The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1918); The Intruder (2004); The Knight of the Virgin (1930); The Last Lion (1919); The Mayflower (1921); The Mob (1927); The Naked Lady (1959); The Old Woman of the Movies (1925); The Phantom with Wings of Gold (1931); The Pope of the Sea (1927); The Shadow of the Cathedral (1919); The Temptress (1927); The Three Roses (1932); The Torrent (1921); Unknown Lands (1929); Woman Triumphant (1920).

Movies and television:

Argentine Love (1924); Arroz y tartana (2003); Beyond All Limits (1959); Blood and Sand (1922 / 1941 / 1989); Cañas y barro (1954 / 1978); Circe the Enchantress (1924); Debout les morts! (1916); Dieu a choisi Paris (1969); El mundo del espectáculo (1968); Enemies of Women (1923); Entre naranjos (1998); Flor de mayo (2008); La barraca (1945 / 1967 / 1979); La bodega (1930); La maja desnuda (1974); La tierra de los naranjos (1914); Mare Nostrum (1926 / 1948); Sangre y arena (1917 / 1967–1968); Spanish Hollywood (2010); The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921 / 1962); The Temptress (1926); Tonto de la Huerta (1913); Torrent (1926); Valencia de Blasco Ibáñez (1967); Xiyang (1934).

Mary Oliver, on writing:

It's very important to write things down instantly, or you can lose the way you were thinking out a line.

I have a rule that if I wake up at 3 in the morning and think of something, I write it down.

I can't wait until morning - it'll be gone.

- Mary Oliver.

On this day in movie history - Honeyland (2019):

Honeyland

a documentary directed by Tamara Kotevska and Ljubo Stefanov,

written by Tamara Kotevska and Ljubo Stefanov,

was released at the Sundance Film Festival in the United States on January 28, 2019.
Music by Foltin.

Cast:

Hatidze Muratova, Nazife Muratova, Hussein Sam, Ljutvie Sam, Mustafa Sam, Muzafer Sam, Veli Sam, Ali Sam, Alit Sam, Gamze Sam, Ljutvish Sam, Safet Javorovac.

On this day in television history - Justified (2014):

Justified

Season 5. Episode 4.

Episode entitled: Over the Mountain.

Released January 28, 2014.

Directed by Gwyneth Horder-Payton.

Written by Graham Yost, Taylor Elmore, Leonard Chang.

Based on the short story Fire in the Hole by Elmore Leonard.

Music by Steve Porcaro.

Cast:

Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Jere Burns, Joelle Carter, Jacob Pitts, Erica Tazel, Walton Goggins, Michael Rapaport, James Le Gros, Edi Gathegi, David Meunier, Sam Anderson, A.J. Buckley, Rick Gomez, Shashawnee Hall, Damon Herriman, Jacob Lofland, Will Sasso, Amy Smart, Danny Strong, Karolina Wydra, Mickey Jones, William Gregory Lee, Justin Welborn, Mandy Levin, Max Rose, Arriane Alexander, Aubrey Wood, Laura Niemi, Lisa Pevc.

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1989)

Star Trek: Enterprise (2005)

Star Trek: Discovery (2018)

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Season 2. Episode 7.

Episode entitled: Unnatural Selection.

Released January 28, 1989.

Directed by Paul Lynch.

Written by John Mason, Mike Gray, Leonard Mlodinow, Scott Rubenstein.

Created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Dennis McCarthy.

Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Wil Wheaton, Diana Muldaur, Patricia Smith, Colm Meaney, J. Patrick McNamara, Scott Trost, Majel Barrett, George Baxter-Holder, James G. Becker, Michael Braveheart, Cibby Danyla, Larry Guthrie, Nora Leonhardt, Scott Leva, Tim McCormack, Lorine Mendell, Ronald Merritt, Lydia Nielsen.

Star Trek: Enterprise

Season 4. Episode 12.

Episode entitled: Babel One.

Released January 28, 2005.

Directed by David Straiton.

Written by Michael/Mike Sussman, André Bormanis.

Created by Rick Berman, Brannon Braga.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Opening theme song: Faith of the Heart, performed by Russell Watson.

Closing theme: Archer's Theme, by Dennis McCarthy.

Music by Paul Baillargeon.

Cast: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating, Anthony Montgomery, Linda Park, Connor Trinneer, Jeffrey Combs, Lee Arenberg, Molly Brink, J. Michael Flynn, Brian Thompson, Kevin Brief, Jermaine Soto, Alexandrea Ortiz, Geneviere Anderson, Solomon Burke Jr., Nathan Effron, Yuri Elvin, Glen Hambly, John Jurgens, Kim Robert Koscki, Andrew Macbeth, James McElroy, Dorenda Moore, Melissa O'Keeffe, Guy Richardson, Pablo Soriano, Ator Tamras, Chris Torres, Wanda Ray Willis.

Star Trek: Discovery

Season 1. Episode 13.

Episode entitled: What’s Past Is Prologue.

Released January 28, 2018.

Directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi.

Created by Bryan Fuller, Alex Kurtzman.

Written by Ted Sullivan, Bo Yeon Kim, Erika Lippoldt, Kirsten Beyer, Sean Cochran.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Jeff Russo.

Cast: Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, Shazad Latif, Anthony Rapp, Mary Wiseman, Jason Isaacs, Michelle Yeoh, Rekha Sharma, Emily Coutts, Jeremy Crittenden, Patrick Kwok-Choon, Sara Mitich, Oyin Oladejo, Ronnie Rowe, Julie St-Louis.