Born on this day – Susan Backlinie:

Susan Backlinie

Actress

Stuntwoman

September 1, 1946 – May 11, 2024

Credits:

1941 (1979); 20 to 1 (2010); A Stranger in My Forest (1976); A Stranger in My Forest (1976); American Grindhouse (2010); Catalina C-Lab (1982); Celebrity Chatter and Things that Matter with Elijah (2023); Cinemassacre's Monster Madness (2007); Day of the Animals (1977); E! True Hollywood Story (2002); Image of the Beast (1981); Inside Edition (2015); Jaws (1975); Jaws: The Inside Story (2010); Jaws: The Restoration (2012); MythBusters (2005); Quark (1978); Robert Shaw: Jaws, Deoch & Deora (2015); Something Was Out There (2006); Terror in the Aisles (1984); The Fall Guy (1982); The Great Muppet Caper (1981); The Grizzly & the Treasure (1975); The Incredible Hulk (1978); The Making of 'Jaws' (1995); The Quest (1976); The Return of the Incredible Hulk (1977); The Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of 'Jaws' (2007); The Villain (1979); Two-Minute Warning (1976).

Born on this day – Venita Wolf:

Venita Wolf

Actress

September 1, 1945 – November 22, 2014

Credits:

Catalina Caper (1967); Gunsmoke (1967); Star Trek / episode entitled: The Squire of Gothos, originally aired January 12 (1967); The Beverly Hillbillies (1966–1969); The Bob Hope Show (1966); The Felony Squad (1968); The Flying Nun (1967); The Monkees (1967); The Oscar (1966); The Second Hundred Years (1967); The Wild Wild West (1967); To Boldly Go ... Season One (2004).

Born on this day – Beau Starr:

Beau Starr

Actor

September 1, 1944 – April 24, 2026

Credits:

10-8: Officers on Duty (2003); 2000 Malibu Road (1992); A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2001–2002); Against the Ropes (2004); Angels in the Infield (2000); Are We Alone? (2006); Bad Blood (1994); Bizarre (1979–1986); Black and Blue (1999); Born on the Fourth of July (1989); Brooklyn South (1998); Cagney & Lacey (1982); Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions (1996); Cinderella Man (2005); Cinemassacre's Monster Madness (2011); City Heat (1984); Civil Wars (1993); Code Name: The Cleaner (2007); Command 5 (1985); Deacons for Defense (2003); Dead Air (1994); Dead Silence (1991); Deep in the City (1999); Devil in a Blue Dress (1995); Dirty Dancing (1989); Dream On (1991); Due South (1994–1999); Earth: Final Conflict (2002); Empire City (1992); EZ Streets (1996–1997); F/X: The Series (1997); Final Days of Planet Earth (2006); Finder of Lost Loves (1985); Fletch (1985); Glory Years (1987); Gone Are the Dayes (1984); GoodFellas (1990); Halloween 4: Back to the Basics: Making of Halloween 4 (2013); Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988); Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers San Andreas: Part 1 (2013); Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989); Halloween: 25 Years of Terror (2006); Hanky Panky (1982); Hardball (1990); Hardcastle and McCormick (1984–1986); Highway to Heaven (1988); Hill Street Blues (1984); Hollywood Vice Squad (1986); Hoodlum (1997); Hunter (1984–1990); It's Me Gerald (2005); Jake and the Fatman (1991); Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986); Joshua Tree (1993); Knight Rider (1983); Leap Years (2001); Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies (2025); Long Time Gone (1986); Love on the Run (1985); MacGyver (1986); Mafia Doctor (2003); Manhunt for Claude Dallas (1986); Masters of Horror (2005); Matlock (1988); Matt Houston (1983); Mean Streak (1999); Men (1997); Men with Brooms (2002); Mercy (2000); Moonlighting (1986); Moonshine Highway (1996); Murder Most Likely (1999); Murder, She Wrote (1984–1992); Murderous Vision (1991); My Name Is Tanino (2002); Never Talk to Strangers (1995); Newhart (1984–1987); Night Court (1988); NYPD Blue (1993–1996); Ohara (1987); Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride (1992); Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter (1991); Pilot: Part 1 (2001); Pretend You Don't See Her (2002); Prince Street (1997); Prisoner of Love (1999); Providence (1999–2002); Psych (2013); Recipe for Murder (2002); Relentless (1989); Relic Hunter (2001); Remington Steele (1985); Ride Forever (2006); Riptide (1984); Rituals (1984); Santa Barbara (1988); Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1987); Seeing Things (1981); Shadow Hours (2000); Shocktrauma (1982); Sidekicks (1987); Speed (1994); St. Elsewhere (1984); St. Michael's Crossing (1999); Street Justice (1992); Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye (2004); Summer School (1987); T.J. Hooker (1982); Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Pat Hobby Teamed with Genius (1987); The 4400 (2005); The A-Team (1983–1985); The Cactus Kid (2000); The Check Is in the Mail... (1986); The Corruptor (1999); The Day Reagan Was Shot (2001); The Dead Zone (2006); The Fall Guy (1983–1986); The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2000); The Great Defender (1995); The Lonely Guy (1984); The Making of 'Halloween 5' (1989); The New Mike Hammer (1984); The November Men (1993); The Outer Limits (1995); The Perfect Weapon (1991); The Powers of Matthew Star (1983); The Rousters (1983); The Specialists (1992); The Thin Blue Lie (2000); The Wharf Rat (1995); Thin Air (2000); Three's Company (1983); Time and Again (2007); Total Recall 2070 (1999); Trapper John, M.D. (1984); Trial by Jury (1994); True Blue (1989–1990); TV 101 (1989); V (1985); Where the Truth Lies (2005); While My Pretty One Sleeps (1997); Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story (2002); Wings (1993).

Born on this day – Roderick Thorp:

Roderick Thorp

Writer

September 1, 1936 – April 28, 1999

Credits:

Books:

Devlin (1992); Dionysus (1969); Hot Pursuit (2014); Into The Forest (1961); Jenny and Barnum (1981); Nothing Lasts Forever / aka Die Hard (1979); Orbit 6 (1970); Rainbow Drive (1986); River (1995); Slaves (1977); The Circle of Love (1974); The Detective (1966); The Music of Their Laughter (1970); Westfield (1977); Wives (1971).

Movies, television and video games:

A Good Day to Die Hard (2013); Deep Down (1994); Devlin (1992); Die Hard (1988); Die Hard / Video Game (1990); Die Hard 2 (1990); Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995); Easter (2023–2025); Live Free or Die Hard (2007); Rainbow Drive (1990); The Detective (1968); The Movies That Made Us (2019); Unsolved Mysteries (1996).

Recommended reading:

Nothing Lasts Forever

By Roderick Thorp.

Filmed as Die Hard (1988).

Published by Graymalkin Media.

First published 1979.

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 1935169181

ISBN-13: 978-1935169185

Description:

The pulse pounding bestseller that started it all.

Inspiration for the film Die Hard.

The greatest action film of all time. – Entertainment Weekly.

A ferocious, bloody, raging book so single-mindedly brilliant in concept and execution it should be read at a single sitting. – Los Angeles Times.

Keeps us in a state of almost unequaled suspense and excitement! – The New Yorker.

High atop a Los Angeles skyscraper, an office Christmas party turns into a deadly cage-match between a lone New York City cop and a gang of international terrorists. Every action fan knows it could only be the explosive big-screen blockbuster Die Hard. But before Bruce Willis blew away audiences as unstoppable hero John McClane, author Roderick Thorp knocked out thriller readers with the bestseller that started it all.

A dozen heavily armed terrorists have taken hostages, issued demands, and promised bloodshed – all according to plan. But they haven't counted on a death-defying, one-man cavalry with no shoes, no backup, and no intention of going down easily. As hot-headed cops swarm outside, and cold-blooded killers wield machine guns and rocket launchers inside, the stage is set for the ultimate showdown between anti-hero and uber-villains. Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good fight … to the death. Ho ho ho!

Born on this day – Yvonne De Carlo:

Yvonne De Carlo

Actress

Dancer

Singer

September 1, 1922 – January 8, 2007

Born on this day – Richard Farnsworth:

Richard Farnsworth

Actor

Stuntman

September 1, 1920 – October 6, 2000

Credits:

A Day at the Races (1937); A Few Days in Weasel Creek (1981); A Lawless Street (1955); Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1958); Anne of Green Gables (1985); Another Man, Another Chance (1977); Arena (1953); Arrowhead (1953); Best Friends for Life (1998); Blazing Saddles (1974); Bonanza (1971–1972); CBS Summer Playhouse (1987); Chase (1985); Cimarron City (1958); Cimarron Strip (1967); Comes a Horseman (1978); Desperado: The Outlaw Wars (1989); Duel at Diablo (1966); Ghost Dancing (1983); Gone with the Wind (1939); Gunga Din (1939); Havana (1990); Highway to Heaven (1987); Highway to Hell (1991); Honky Tonk (1974); Independence Day (1983); Into the Night (1985); Laramie (1960–1961); Lassie (1994); Little House on the Prairie (1977); Maverick (1959–1960); Mighty Joe Young (1949); Misery (1990); Monte Walsh (1970); Nichols (1972); Paint Your Wagon (1969); Papillon (1973); Pocket Money (1972); Red Earth, White Earth (1989); Red River (1948); Resurrection (1980); Rhinestone (1984); Roots (1977); Ruckus (1980); Skin Game (1971); Soldiers of Fortune (1955); Space Rage (1985); Spartacus (1960); State Trooper (1959); Strange New World (1975); Sylvester (1985); Territorial Men (1976); Texas Across the River (1966); The Adventures of Kit Carson (1951–1954); The Adventures of Marco Polo (1938); The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975); The Big Valley (1965–1967); The Boys of Twilight (1992); The Cowboys (1972); The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox (1976); The Fire Next Time (1993); The Flame and the Arrow (1950); The Getaway (1994); The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969); The Grey Fox (1982); The Hard Man (1957); The High Chaparral (1967–1970); The Jolly Genie (1963); The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981); The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972); The Magical World of Disney (1972–1981); The Natural (1984); The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976); The Paleface (1948); The Rebel (1959); The River Pirates (1988); The Stalking Moon (1968); The Straight Story (1999); The Ten Commandments (1956); The Texas Rangers (1981); The Tin Star (1957); The Two Jakes (1990); The Violent Men (1955); The Wild One (1953); The Wild West (1993); This Is the Army (1943); Tom Horn (1980); Travis McGee (1983); Ulzana's Raid (1972); Waltz Across Texas (1982); Wanted: Dead or Alive (1960); Wild Horses (1985); Zane Grey Theatre (1956).

Born on this day – Arleen Whelan:

Arleen Whelan

Actress

September 1, 1916 – April 7, 1993

Credits:

Bill Slater Show (1950); Boy Friend (1939); Casablanca (1955); Castle in the Desert (1942); Charley's Aunt (1941); Charter Pilot (1940); Compression (2019); Dear Wife (1949); Flaming Feather (1952); Gateway (1938); General Electric Theater (1962); Kidnapped (1938); Lux Video Theatre (1953–1955); Matinee Theatre (1958); Never Wave at a WAC (1953); On Again-Off Again (1937); Passage West (1951); Playwrights '56 (1955); Raiders of Old California (1957); Ramrod (1947); Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga (1939); Sabotage (1939); San Antone (1953); Schlitz Playhouse (1954); Science Fiction Theatre (1955); Stage Door Canteen (1943); Suddenly It's Spring (1947); Sundown Jim (1942); Thanks for Everything (1938); That Wonderful Urge (1948); The Badge of Marshal Brennan (1957); The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre (1950); The Ken Murray Show (1950); The Republic Pictures Story (1991); The Senator Was Indiscreet (1947); The Sun Shines Bright (1953); The Women of Pitcairn Island (1956); Variety Girl (1947); Young Mr. Lincoln (1939); Young People (1940); Your Show of Shows (1953).