On this day in movie history - Union City (1980 movie & book):

Union City

directed and written by Mark Reichert,

based on the short story Union City: The Corpse Next Door by Cornell Woolrich,

was released in the United States on September 26, 1980.
Music by Chris Stein.

Cast:

Dennis Lipscomb, Debbie Harry, Terry Walsh, Cynthia Crisp, Taylor Mead, Sam McMurray, Charles Rydell, Sally MacLeod, Irina Maleeva, Everett McGill, Terina Lewis, Wolfgang Zilzer, Arthur McFarland, CCH Pounder, Asha Robinson, Todd Rolle, Rachel Raymon, Rene Raymon, Granada Stephens, Rahsaan Curry, Isha Gaddy, Tony Azito, Pat Benatar, Marie McGee, Katya Colman, Richard McGonagle, Bobby Fields, Mary Blake, Anthony Luizzi, Lenore Luizzi, Kathy Wahlin, Evan Mirand, Marcus Reichert.

Recommended reading:

Nightwebs

By Cornell Woolrich.

Short story anthology.

Includes the short story The Corpse Next Door, filmed as Union City (1980), directed by Mark Reichert.

Paperback.

Published Orion Books.

First published 1971.

ISBN 13: 9780752851709

ISBN 10: 0752851705

ASIN: 0752851705

Description:

“Possibly the finest mystery writer of the twentieth century.” – The Encyclopedia of Mystery and Detection.

Cornell Woolrich was a haunted man who lived a life of reclusive misery, but he was also a uniquely gifted writer who explored the classic noir themes of loneliness, despair and futility. His stories are masterpieces of psychological suspense and mystery, and they have inspired classic movies like Hitchcock's Rear Window and Truffaut's The Bride wore Black. This collection brings together twelve of his finest, most powerful and disturbing tales.

Contents: Graves for the Living; The Red Tide; The Corpse Next Door; You'll Never See Me Again; Dusk to Dawn; Murder at the Automat; Death in the Air; Mamie 'n' Me; The Screaming Laugh; One and a Half Murders; Dead on Her Feet; One Night in Barcelona; The Penny-a-Worder; The Number's Up; Too Nice a Day to Die; Life is Weird Sometimes.

On this day in television history - Space 1999 (1976):

Space 1999

Season 2. Episode 3.

Episode entitled: Journey to Where.

Released September 26, 1976.

Directed by Tom Clegg.

Written by Donald James.

Series created by Gerry Anderson and Sylvia Anderson.

Music by Derek Wadsworth.

Cast:

Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, Catherine Schell, Tony Anholt, Nick Tate, Freddie Jones, Isla Blair, Jeffery Kissoon, Yasuko Nagazumi, Roger Bizley, Laurence Harrington, Norwich Duff, Peggy Paige, Peter Brayham, Sarah Bullen, Tim Condren, Jenny Cresswell, Doug Robinson, Eddie Stacey, Terry Walsh.

On this day in television history - M Squad (1958):

M Squad

Season 2. Episode 2.

Episode entitled: Dead or Alive.

Released September 26, 1958.

Directed by Don Taylor.

Written by Don Sanford.

Music by Gerald Fried.

Cast:

Lee Marvin, Paul Newlan, Tom Pittman, Judi Meredith, Ralph Gamble, Jean Allison, Michael Pataki, Bill Erwin, Frank Marlowe, Robert Nash, Lyn Guild, Alice Backes, William Kerwin.

Born on this day – Olivia Newton-John:

Olivia Newton-John

Singer

Writer

Actress

September 26, 1948 – August 8, 2022

Albums:

(2) (2002); A Celebration in Song (2008); Back with a Heart (1998); Christmas Wish (2007); Clearly Love (1975); Come on Over (1976); Don't Stop Believin' (1976); Friends for Christmas (2016); Gaia: One Woman's Journey (1994); Grace and Gratitude (2006); Have You Never Been Mellow (1975); If Not for You (1971); If You Love Me, Let Me Know (1974); Indigo: Women of Song (2004); Let Me Be There (1973); Liv On (2016); Long Live Love (1974); Making a Good Thing Better (1977); Olivia (1972); Physical (1981); Soul Kiss (1985); Stronger Than Before (2005); The Rumour (1988); This Christmas (2012); 'Tis the Season (2000); Totally Hot (1978); Warm and Tender (1989).

Movies and television:

A Christmas Romance (1994); A Few Best Men (2011); A Mom for Christmas (1990); Bette (2001); Cliff Richard & Olivia Newton-John: Had to Be (1995); Cliff Richard & Olivia Newton-John: Suddenly (1980); Dave Audé Feat. Olivia Newton-John & Chloe Lattanzi: You Have to Believe (2015); David Foster & Olivia Newton-John: The Best of Me (1986); Funny Things Happen Down Under (1965); Glee (2010); Glee Cast Feat. Olivia Newton-John: Physical (2010); Grease (1978); It's My Party (1996); Jogo da Vida (1982); John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John: I Think You Might Like It (2012); Murphy Brown (1997); Ned and Stacey (1995); Olivia Newton-John & Amy Sky & Beth Nielsen Chapman: Live On (2016); Olivia Newton-John & John Travolta: Take a Chance (1983); Olivia Newton-John in Xanadu (1980); Olivia Newton-John: A Little More Love (1978); Olivia Newton-John: Big and Strong (1988); Olivia Newton-John: Can't We Talk It Over in Bed (1988); Olivia Newton-John: Carried Away (1982); Olivia Newton-John: Click Go the Shears (1988); Olivia Newton-John: Culture Shock (1985); Olivia Newton-John: Deeper Than the Night (1978); Olivia Newton-John: Don't Stop Believin' (1976); Olivia Newton-John: Emotional Tangle (1985); Olivia Newton-John: Every Face Tells a Story (1976); Olivia Newton-John: Falling (1982); Olivia Newton-John: Follow Me (1975); Olivia Newton-John: Get Out (1988); Olivia Newton-John: Heart Attack (1982); Olivia Newton-John: I Honestly Love You (1998 Version) (1998); Olivia Newton-John: I Need Love (1992); Olivia Newton-John: It's Always Australia for Me (1988); Olivia Newton-John: Landslide (1982); Olivia Newton-John: Let's Talk About Tomorrow (1988); Olivia Newton-John: Livin' in Desperate Times (1984); Olivia Newton-John: Love and Let Live (1988); Olivia Newton-John: Love Make Me Strong (1982); Olivia Newton-John: Magic (1982); Olivia Newton-John: Magic (Peach & Murphy Remix) (2011); Olivia Newton-John: Make a Move on Me (1982); Olivia Newton-John: Making a Good Thing Better (1977); Olivia Newton-John: Mickey (Chew Fu Fix) (2012); Olivia Newton-John: No Matter What You Do (1994); Olivia Newton-John: Old Fashioned Man (1988); Olivia Newton-John: Physical (1981); Olivia Newton-John: Precious Love (1998); Olivia Newton-John: Reach Out for Me (1989); Olivia Newton-John: Recovery (1982); Olivia Newton-John: Sam (1976); Olivia Newton-John: Shaking You (1983); Olivia Newton-John: Silvery Rain (1982); Olivia Newton-John: Soul Kiss (1985); Olivia Newton-John: Stranger's Touch (1982); Olivia Newton-John: The Promise (The Dolphin Song) (1982); Olivia Newton-John: The Right Moment (1985); Olivia Newton-John: The Rumour (1988); Olivia Newton-John: Tied Up (1982); Olivia Newton-John: Totally Hot (1979); Olivia Newton-John: Toughen Up (1985); Olivia Newton-John: Tutta la vita (1988); Olivia Newton-John: Twist of Fate (1983); Olivia Newton-John: Twist of Fate (1984); Olivia Newton-John: Walk Through Fire (1988); Olivia Newton-John: Winter Angel (1988); Olivia: Soul Kiss (1985); On the Brink (2003); Raybon Brothers & Olivia Newton-John: Falling (1997); Score: A Hockey Musical (2010); Sharknado 5: Global Swarming (2017); She's Having a Baby (1988); Snowy River: The McGregor Saga (1995); Sordid Lives (2000); Sordid Lives: The Series (2008); Spirit of the Forest: Spirit of the Forest (1989); The Christmas Angel: A Story on Ice (1998); The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee (2020); The Wilde Girls (2001); This Is Your Life (2004); Toomorrow (1970); Two of a Kind (1983); Various Artists: One Heart at a Time (1998); Xanadu (1980); You Have to Believe (2015).

Born on this day – Mary Beth Hurt:

Mary Beth Hurt

Actress

September 26, 1946 – March 28, 2026

Credits:

3 by Cheever (1979); A Change of Seasons (1980); A Weekend with Wendell (1998); Adam Resurrected (2008); Affliction (1997); After Amy (2001); Alkali, Iowa (1995); Ann in Blue (1974); Autumn in New York (2000); Baby Girl Scott (1987); Boys Life 2 (1997); Bringing Out the Dead (1999); CBS Mornings (1987); Change in the Air (2018); Chilly Scenes of Winter (1979); Compromising Positions (1985); D.A.R.Y.L. (1985); Defenseless (1991); Film Independent's 2007 Spirit Awards (2007); From the Journals of Jean Seberg (1995); Great Performances (1977); Interiors (1978); Kojak (1976); Lady in the Water (2006); Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993); Late Night with David Letterman (1982–1983); Law & Order (1996–2009); Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2002); Lebanon, Pa. (2010); Leo the Late Bloomer (1999); Light Sleeper (1992); Monty (1994); Mother's Day with Actress Mary Beth Hurt (2017); Musical Max (1993); My Boyfriend's Back (1993); Nick & Hillary (1988–1989); Nightlife (1987); Noisy Nora (1994); Parents (1989); Perception (2005); Red Dragon (2002); Reflections of Lady in the Water (2006); Royce (1976); Saturday Night Live (1992); Shimmer (1993); Six Degrees of Separation (1993); Slaves of New York (1989); Steven Spielberg: An American Cinematheque Tribute (1989); The 30th Annual Tony Awards (1976); The 36th Annual Tony Awards (1982); The 40th Annual Tony Awards (1986); The Age of Innocence (1993); The Beat (2000); The Dead Girl (2006); The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005); The Family Man (2000); The Island of the Skog (2000); The Making of 'The Walker' (2008); The Volunteer (2013); The Walker (2007); The Wild West (1993); The World According to Garp (1982); Thirtysomething (1990); Untraceable (2008); Visions (1980); Working in the Theatre (1982); Working It Out (1990); Young Adult (2011).

Born on this day – Jerry Weintraub:

Jerry Weintraub

Producer

Actor

September 26, 1937 – July 6, 2015

Credits:

2013 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards (2013); 41 (2012); 50 Things to Do Before I Die (2006); 71st Golden Globe Awards (2014); A Kick in the Head: The Lure of Las Vegas (2010); All Night Long (1981); An Evening with John Denver (1975); Are You in or Out?: The Making of 'Ocean's Eleven' (2014); Bank on us 2 (2020); Behind the Candelabra (2013); Behind the Music (1998); Believe: The Eddie Izzard Story (2009); Biography (1998); Blue Jeans (1980); Carpenters Very First Television Special (1976); Chabad Telethon (2014); Chabad 'to Life' Telethon (2010); Chabad: To Life Telethon (2008); Charlie Rose (2004); Chelsea Lately (2010–2011); Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002); Cruising (1980); Diner (1982 / 1983); Dorothy Hamill Presents Winners (1978); Dream Job (2012); E! True Hollywood Story (1999); Entertainment Tonight (2007–2015); Exorcising Cruising (2007); Extra (2015–2016); Father O Father (1976); Frank Sinatra: The Main Event (1974); Full Frontal (2002); Geraldo Rivera Reports (2012–2014); Good Morning America (2013); Happy New Year (1987); HBO First Look (2001–2007); His Way (2011); Jerry Weintraub: Walk and Talk (2007); Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2007–2011); John Denver - Thank God I'm a Country Boy (1977); John Denver and Friend (1976); John Denver and the Ladies (1979); John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together (1979); John Denver at Wembley Arena (1979); John Denver in Australia (1978); John Denver with His Special Guest George Burns: Two of a Kind (1981); John Denver: Country Boy (2013); John Denver: Music and the Mountains (1981); John Denver: The Higher We Fly (1980); John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs (2017); King of the Road (1978); Larry King Live (2010); Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (2011); L'Chaim: To Life Telethon (2005); Lopez Tonight (2010); Making Behind the Candelabra Show (2013); My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988); Nancy Drew (2007); Nashville (1975); Neil Diamond: I'm Glad You're Here with Me Tonight (1977); Neil Diamond: Love at the Greek (1977); Ocean's Eight (2018); Ocean's Eleven (2001); 'Ocean's Eleven': The Look of the Con (2002); Ocean's Thirteen (2007); Ocean's Twelve (2004); Oh, God! (1977); Pat Boone and Family (1978); Pat Boone and Family Easter Special (1979); Piers Morgan Live (2012); Poor Richard (1984); Pure Country (1992); Ready, Jet Set, Go: The Making of 'Ocean's Twelve' (2014); Red Army (2014); Rocky Mountain Christmas (1975); Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets (1983); Rocky Mountain Reunion (1979); September 30, 1955 (1977); Sinatra: All or Nothing at All (2015); Soldier (1998); Szysznyk (1977); Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot (2013); Tavis Smiley (2010); TCM Remembers 2015 (2015); The 58th Annual Grammy Awards (2016); The 65th Primetime Emmy Awards (2013); The 67th Primetime Emmy Awards (2015); The Avengers (1998); The Brink (2015); The Carpenters at Christmas (1977); The Carpenters... Space Encounters (1978); The Carpenters: A Christmas Portrait (1978); The Carpenters: Music, Music, Music (1980); The Cowboy and the Ballerina (1984); The Definitive Elvis: Elvis and the Colonel (2002); The Directors (2000); The Dorothy Hamill Special (1976); The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2010–2011); The Firm (1993); The Haunting of Pearson Place (2015); The History of Cruising (2007); The Independent (2000); The Jimmy McNichol Special (1980); The John Davidson Christmas Show (1977 / 1978); The John Denver Show (1974); The John Denver Special (1976); The Karate Kid (1984 / 1989 / 2010); The Karate Kid Part II (1986); The Karate Kid Part III (1989); The Legend of Tarzan (2016); The Legend of Tarzan: Tarzan Reborn (2016); The Media Show (1987); The Men Who Built America (2012); The Next Karate Kid (1994); The Oscars (2016); The Sherry Wolf Show (2016); The Specialist (1994); The Starland Vocal Band Show (1977); The Talk (2013); Three Dog Night: Shot in the Dark (1983); Tout le monde en parle (2004); Vegas Vacation (1997); Westworld (2016–2018); When the Whistle Blows (1980); Years of Living Dangerously (2014–2016).

Born on this day – Joyce Jameson:

Joyce Jameson

Actress

September 26, 1932 – January 16, 1987

Credits:

Lovelines (1984); Hardbodies (1984); The Man Who Loved Women (1983); The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show (1983); Ladies Night (1983); Ri¢hie Ri¢h (1982); Jokebook (1982); The Fall Guy (1982); The Love Boat (1982); The Ri¢hie Ri¢h/Scooby-Doo Show (1980–1981); Pray TV (1980); The Wild Wild West Revisited (1979); Project U.F.O. (1979); This Is the Life (1978); Charlie's Angels (1978); Every Which Way But Loose (1978); Crash (1978); Barney Miller (1978); CPO Sharkey (1977); The Feather and Father Gang (1977); Rhoda (1976); Baretta (1976); Scorchy (1976); The Love Boat (1976); The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976); Police Woman (1975); Barbary Coast (1975); Promise Him Anything (1975); The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant (1975); Death Race 2000 (1975); Emergency! (1973–1975); Movin' On (1974); The Rockford Files (1974); The Waltons (1974); Sons and Daughters (1974); McMillan & Wife (1972–1974); Thicker Than Water (1973); Of Men and Women (1973); Here's Lucy (1973); Women in Chains (1972); Arnie (1972); Crosscurrent (1971); Alias Smith and Jones (1971); Ironside (1971); Mod Squad (1971); Run, Simon, Run (1970); Company of Killers (1970); Insight (1970); The Virginian (1969); The Split (1968); Gomer Pyle: USMC (1966–1968); Hogan's Heroes (1967); F Troop (1967); Mr. Terrific (1967); The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (1967); The Big Valley (1967); The Mouse That Roared (1966); Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1964–1966); The Red Skelton Hour (1964–1966); Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! (1966); The Dick Van Dyke Show (1966); Frankie and Johnny (1966); The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1966); The Munsters (1965–1966); The Andy Griffith Show (1962–1965); Perry Mason (1963–1965); The Baileys of Balboa (1965); My Favorite Martian (1964); Harris Against the World (1964); Good Neighbor Sam (1964); Vacation Playhouse (1964); The New Phil Silvers Show (1964); Grindl (1964); Burke's Law (1964); The Comedy of Terrors (1963); McHale's Navy (1963); The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1963); The Jack Benny Program (1963); The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1961–1963); The Dick Powell Theatre (1963); General Hospital (1963); The Danny Thomas Show (1958–1963); The Twilight Zone (1963); The Balcony (1963); Tales of Terror (1962); Outlaws (1962); Lock Up (1961); Stagecoach West (1961); Checkmate (1960); Dante (1960); Swinging Spiketaculars (1960); The Spike Jones Show (1960); The Apartment (1960); General Electric Theater (1957–1960); The Betty Hutton Show (1960); Yancy Derringer (1959); The Eighty Yard Run (Playhouse 90) (1958–1959); The Bob Cummings Show (1959); Club Oasis (1958); Dragnet (1957); The Court of Last Resort (1957); Tip on a Dead Jockey (1957); Science Fiction Theatre (1956); Crusader (1956); Tension at Table Rock (1956); Star Stage (1956); Crime Against Joe (1956); The Cisco Kid (1956); Crossroads (1955); The Ray Milland Show (1955); Phffft (1954); The Colgate Comedy Hour (1954); Problem Girls (1953); Death Valley Days (1953); The Abbott and Costello Show (1953); Gang Busters (1952); The Son of Dr. Jekyll (1951); The Strip (1951); Show Boat (1951).