On this day in music history:

A Kind of Magic by Queen (1986)

American Acoustic by Eric Tingstad & Nancy Rumbel (1998)

A Kind of Magic

Album by Queen,

released on June 2, 1986.

Inspired by the movie Highlander (1986), directed by Russell Mulcahy.

Track list: One Vision; A Kind of Magic; One Year of Love; Pain Is So Close to Pleasure; Friends Will Be Friends; Who Wants to Live Forever; Gimme the Prize; Don’t Lose Your Head; Princes of the Universe; A Kind of Magic (Highlander Version) Roger Taylor; One Vision (Single Version) Queen; Pain Is So Close to Pleasure (Single Remix) Freddie & John; Forever (Piano Version) Brian May; A Kind of Vision (Demo ‘85) Roger Taylor; One Vision (Live at Wembley ‘86) Queen; Friends Will Be Friends (Freddie Mercury & John Deacon).

American Acoustic

Album by Eric Tingstad & Nancy Rumbel,

released June 2, 1998.

Track list: Shenandoah; Alligator Alley; Give & Take; Shadow Dancer; Oaks; Johnny Appleseed; Gigue; Secrets Of The Big Sky; The Eyes Of Amelia; Don Juan; The Merced; The Children's Garden; Clancy's Heart; Aria; Jewels In The Crown; Sacajawea; Appalachia Calling; Danza Mora; Peru; Prairie Lullaby; Medicine Tree; Coyote Dance; La Fogata.

On this day in movie history - The Gracie Allen Murder Case (1939 movie & novel):

The Gracie Allen Murder Case

directed by Alfred E. Green,

written by Nat Perrin,

based on the novel by S.S. Van Dine,

was released in the United States on June 2, 1939.
Music by Gerard Carbonara and Leo Shuken.

Cast:

Gracie Allen, Warren William, Ellen Drew, Kent Taylor, Judith Barrett, Donald MacBride, Jed Prouty, Jerome Cowan, H. B. Warner, William Demarest, Sam Lee, Al Shaw, Richard Denning, Irving Bacon, Lillian Yarbo.

Recommended reading:

The Gracie Allen Murder Case

aka The Smell of Murder

By S.S. Van Dine.

Filmed as The Gracie Allen Murder Case (1939), directed by Alfred E. Green.

Published by Felony & Mayhem Press.

First published 1938.

ISBN-10: 1631942069

ISBN-13: 9781631942068

Description:

“Mr. Van Dine’s amateur detective is the most gentlemanly, and probably the most scholarly snooper in literature.”

– Chicago Daily Tribune.

Gracie Allen breaks the Philo Phormula in a number of ways. First is its title: this is the only book in the series to modify “Murder Case” with more than one word, much less with the name of a character. And then there’s that character: Gracie Allen was a very real, much-loved comedienne in the 1930s, famous for her double act with George Burns, and in fact the plot revolves around her. Gracie’s centrality is no accident: Van Dine wrote the story as a vehicle for Allen, and actually created the novel only after the film had come out. So, do all these departures pay off? We’d be lying if we said that Gracie hits every single mark, but Van Dine does a surprisingly entertaining job of translating Ms. Allen’s delicious Ditzy Blonde persona to the page, and she makes a charming foil for Philo’s evergreen erudition.

Born on this day – Albert Innaurato:

Albert Innaurato

Writer

Director

June 2, 1947 – September 24, 2017

Credits:

Gemini (1982); Great Performances (1978); Happy Birthday, Gemini (1980); SUBWAYStories: Tales from the Underground (1997); The 72nd Annual Tony Awards (2018); he Days and Nights of Molly Dodd (1989–1990); Trying Times (1989); Verna: USO Girl (1978).

Born on this day – Sally Kellerman:

Sally Kellerman

Actress

Singer

June 2, 1937 – February 24, 2022

Born on this day – Robert Tessier:

Robert Tessier

Actor

Stuntman

June 2, 1934 – October 11, 1990

Credits:

1st & Ten (1990); All-Star Family Feud Special (1981); Amazing Stories (1986); Another Man, Another Chance (1977); Avenging Angel (1985); B.L. Stryker (1989); Beverly Hills Brats (1989); Breakheart Pass (1975); Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979); Camper John (1973); Cannon (1971); Centennial (1978–1979); CHiPs (1982); Cry Blood, Apache (1970); Desperate Women (1978); Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze (1975); Double Exposure (1982); Fantasy Island (1981); Fertilize the Blaspheming Bombshell (1990); Fists of Steel (1989); Five the Hard Way (1969); Future Force (1989); Hard Times / aka Street Fighter (1975); Hart to Hart (1979); Headliners & Legends (1998–2008); Hooper (1978); How Come Nobody's on Our Side? (1974); Kung Fu (1974); Last of the Mohicans (1977); Little House on the Prairie (1975); Magnum, P.I. (1984); Manimal (1983); Nightwish (1989); No Safe Haven (1987); One Man Force (1989); Outlaw Riders (1971); Private Duty Nurses (1971); Run, Angel, Run! (1969); Sawyer and Finn (1983); Silver Spoons (1982–1986); Sledge Hammer! (1987); Spenser: For Hire (1985); Starcrash (1978); Starsky and Hutch (1979); Steel (1979); Stockers (1981); The A-Team (1983–1985); The Babysitter (1969); The Billion Dollar Threat (1979); The Born Losers (1967); The Cannonball Run (1981); The Deep (1977); The Deerslayer (1978); The Dukes of Hazzard (1980); The Fall Guy (1981–1986); The Fix (1985); The Glory Stompers (1967); The Hard Ride (1971); The Incredible Hulk (1980); The Jesus Trip (1971); The Longest Yard / aka The Mean Machine (1974); The Lost Empire (1984); The Master (1984); The Rousters (1983); The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982); The Velvet Vampire (1971); The Villain / aka Cactus Jack (1979); Vega$ (1980).

Born on this day – Margot Trooger:

Margot Trooger

Actress

June 2, 1923 – April 24, 1994

Credits:

Afraid to Love (1954); Again the Ringer (1965); Alle Loks pfeifen für Jan (1965); Astrid Lindgrens jul (1999); Auch ich war nur ein mittelmäßiger Schüler (1974); Ballade (1965); Blüten der Gesellschaft (1972); Butler Parker (1973); Candida (1963); Christoph Kolumbus oder Die Entdeckung Amerikas (1969); Das Halstuch (1962); Das kalte Licht (1955); Das Kurheim (1972); Das lange Weihnachtsmahl (1962); Dem Täter auf der Spur (1968–1971); Der Abgeordnete von Bombignac (1977); Der Brief des Don Juan (1967); Der entscheidende Augenblick (1957); Der Fall Rouger (1966); Der Herr Kottnik (1974); Der Kirschgarten (1966); Der Weg ist dunkel (1961); Die Bernauerin (1958); Die Cocktailparty (1964); Die Dame in der schwarzen Robe (1960); Die Gerechten (1959); Die letzte Vorstellung (1965); Die schwedische Jungfrau (1965); Die spanische Puppe (1967); Die Stadt ist voller Geheimnisse (1955); Die Troerinnen des Euripides (1959); Die venezianische Tür (1966); Diener zweier Herren (1956); Dr. Joanna Marlowe (1963); Dumala (1963); Ein Frauenarzt klagt an (1964); Eine Gefangene bei Stalin und Hitler (1968); Einfach davonsegeln! (1972); Elf Jahre und ein Tag (1963); Express (1971); Familie Mack verändert sich (1969); FBI - Francesco Bertolazzi investigatore (1970); Feinde (1976); Femmina (1967); Fernsehverweigerung (1973); Gaslicht (1960); Gut gefragt ist halb gewonnen (1970); Haus Herzenstod (1968); Heidi (1965); Heute zwischen gestern und morgen - Poesie und Prosa von Kurt Tucholsky (1968); Histoires insolites (1974); Hypnosis (1962); Ich mach dich glücklich (1949); I'm an Elephant, Madame (1969); In einer fremden Stadt (1963); Intercontinental Express (1964–1966); Irren ist Teuflisch (1964); Jet Generation (1968); Jetzt schlägt's 13 (1967); Joan of Arc at the Stake (1960); Klaus Fuchs: Geschichte eines Atomverrats (1965); Konami (1965); Konto ausgeglichen (1959); Linda (1964); Lockende Sterne (1952); Lockende Tiefe (1962); Match (1969); Monsignores große Stunde (1957); Mordkommission (1974); Nachtasyl (1959); Nebel (1957); Ostern (1958); Peterchen's Mondfahrt (1959); Pippi Goes on Board (1969); Pippi Longstocking (1969); Raumpatrouille - Die phantastischen Abenteuer des Raumschiffes Orion (1966); René Deltgen - Der sanfte Rebell (2004); Rosen im Herbst (1955); Seen und Schlösser (1969); Tatort (1975); Telekurs für Autofahrer (1968); The Devil's Girls (1967); The Love Keys (1971); The Mysterious Magician (1964); Traitor's Gate (1964); Tre per una rapina (1964); Troilus und Cressida (1969); ... und wieder Chansons (1964); Und nicht mehr Jessica (1965); Unser Sohn Nicki (1966); Van de Velde: Das Leben zu zweit - Sexualität in der Ehe (1969); Vorsätzlich (1961); Wages of Sin (1966); Wenn abends die Heide träumt (1952); Wir hau'n den Hauswirt in die Pfanne (1971); Wir warten auf's Christkind (1980); Zum blauen Bock (1966).

Born on this day – Yolande Donlan:

Yolande Donlan

Actress

June 2, 1920 – December 30, 2014

Credits:

80,000 Suspects (1963); Brian Rix Presents ... (1966); Celebrity Squares (1976); Cross-Country Romance (1940); Dark Streets of Cairo (1940); Expresso Bongo (1959); Jigsaw (1962); Larry and Vivien: The Oliviers in Love (2001); Life Begins for Andy Hardy (1941); Looks Familiar (1980); Miss Pilgrim's Progress (1949); Mr Drake's Duck (1951); Penny Princess (1952); Psychedelic Cinema (2002); Rheingold Theatre (1956); Road Show (1941); Seven Nights in Japan (1976); Sunday Night Thriller (1981); Tarzan and the Lost Safari (1957); The Adventurers (1970); The Blitz Kiss (1941); The Body Said No! (1950); The Devil Bat (1940); Theatre Night (1957–1959); They Can't Hang Me (1955); This Is Your Life (1962); Traveller's Joy (1950); Turnabout (1940); Under Age (1941); Unfinished Business (1941); What's My Line (1955).