On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1991)

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Season 5. Episode 3.

Episode entitled: Ensign Ro.

Released October 5, 1991.

Directed by Les Landau.

Written by Michael Piller, Rick Berman, Brannon Braga, René Echevarria.

Created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Dennis McCarthy.

Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Michelle Forbes, Scott Marlowe, Frank Collison, Jeff Hayenga, Harley Venton, Ken Thorley, Cliff Potts, Whoopi Goldberg, Majel Barrett, K.C. Amos, Rachen Assapiomonwait, Thomas J. Booth, B.K. Byron, Cameron, John Copage, Denise Deuschle, Inez Edwards, Whitney Hall, Melanie Hathorn, Randy James, Alex Landi, K.J. Penthouse, Shannon Ratigan, Keith Rayve, Denise Lynne Roberts, Matt Tufo, K. Uchizono, Guy Vardaman, Anne Woodberry, Michael Zurich.

On this day in music history:

Heaven on Earth by Belinda Carlisle (1987)

Let the Good Times Roll by B.B. King (1999)

Hidden Sky by Jami Sieber (2004)

Nightbook by Ludovico Einaudi (2009)

Heaven on Earth

Album by Belinda Carlisle,

released October 5, 1987.

Track list: Heaven Is A Place On Earth; Circle In The Sand; I Feel Free; Should I Let You In?; World Without You; I Get Weak; We Can Change; Fool For Love; Nobody Owns Me; Love Never Dies.

Let the Good Times Roll

Album by B.B. King,

released October 5, 1999.

Track list: Ain’t Nobody Here But Us Chickens; Is You Is, Or Is You Ain’t (My Baby); Beware, Brother, Beware; Somebody Done Changed The Lock On My Door; Ain’t That Just Like A Woman; Choo Choo Ch’Boogie; Buzz Me; Early In The Mornin’; I’m Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town; Jack, You’re Dead; Knock Me A Kiss; Let The Good Times Roll; Caldonia; It’s A Great, Great Pleasure; Rusty Dusty Blues (Mama Mama Blues); Sure Had A Wonderful Time Last Night; Saturday Night Fish Fry; Nobody Knows You When You’re Down And Out.

Hidden Sky

Album by Jami Sieber,

Released October 5, 2004.

Track list: Maenam; Out of the Mist; Homage; Sukhothai Rain; Red Moon; Common Music; In the Silence; Prayer 1; Hidden Sky; Mandlovu Mind; Arms of the Mother; Prayer 2; Hidden Sky.

Nightbook

Album by Ludovico Einaudi,

released October 5, 2009.

Track list: Einaudi: Indaco; Einaudi: The Snow Prelude No. 15; Einaudi: Eros; Einaudi: The Crane Dance; Einaudi: The Snow Prelude No. 2; Einaudi: The Tower; Einaudi: Reverie; Einaudi: Bye Bye Mon Amour; Einaudi: The Planets; Einaudi: Solo; Einaudi: Berlin Song.

On this day in movie history - Eureka (1983):

Eureka

directed by Nicolas Roeg,

written by Paul Mayersberg,

based on the book Who Killed Sir Harry Oakes? by Marshall Houts,

was released in the United States on October 5, 1984.
Inspired by the true 1943 Sir Harry Oakes murder case.
Music by Stanley Myers.

Poem quoted in final scene is a verse from Spell of the Yukon by Robert W. Service:

There’s gold, and it’s haunting and haunting;
It’s luring me on as of old;
Yet it isn’t the gold that I’m wanting
So much as just finding the gold.
It’s the great, big, broad land ’way up yonder,
It’s the forests where silence has lease;
It’s the beauty that thrills me with wonder,
It’s the stillness that fills me with peace.

Cast:

Gene Hackman, Theresa Russell, Rutger Hauer, Jane Lapotaire, Ed Lauter, Joe Pesci, Helena Kallianiotes, Cavan Kendall, Corin Redgrave, Joe Spinell, Frank Pesce, Michael Scott Addis, Norman Beaton, Emrys James, James Faulkner, Ann Thornton, Emma Relph, Mickey Rourke, John Vine, Tim Van Rellim, Ellis Dale, Mico Blanco Group, Aklowa Master Drummers, Lloyd Berry, Tom Heaton, Timothy Scott, Geri Dewson, Annie Kidder, Ian Tracey, Brad Sakiyama, Sandra Friesen, Raimund Stamm, Suzette Collins, Tommy Lane.

On this day in movie history - The Fall of the House of Usher (1928 movie & book):

The Fall of the House of Usher

aka La chute de la maison Usher,

directed by Jean Epstein,

written by Luis Buñuel and Jean Epstein,

based on the short story by Edgar Allan Poe,

was released in France on October 5, 1928.

Cast: Jean Debucourt, Marguerite Gance, Charles Lamy, Fournez-Goffard, Luc Dartagnan, Abel Gance, Halma, Pierre Hot, Pierre Kefer.

Recommended reading:

The Fall of the House of Usher

and the Other Major Tales and Poems

By Edgar Allan Poe.

Published by Reader's Library Classics.

Published 2023.

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 1954839480

ISBN-13: 978-1954839489

Description:

I had been passing alone, on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of country; and at length found myself, as the shades of the evening drew on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher.

At the request of his good friend Roderick Usher, a visitor travels to the House of Usher where Roderick and his sister Madeline live. From the time the traveler first steps foot onto the Usher property, a mysterious and foreboding presence fills the air. Almost as if the house itself is alive.

Born in 1809, Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer and poet best known for his tales of mystery and macabre. His short stories have long been entrenched in American pop culture, and he is regarded as one of the greatest inspirations to the modern horror and mystery genres. His fictional C. Auguste Dupin stories, all included in this collection, are widely considered the first modern detective story, and these stories would become a foundational influence to Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous detective Sherlock Holmes. Poe's notable works include The Fall of the House of Usher (1839), The Tell-Tale Heart (1843), The Black Cat (1843), and The Raven (1845), among many others. He died in 1849.

The following 13 tales and 13 poems are included:

Tales: The Fall of the House of Usher; The Tell-Tale Heart; the Black Cat; The Cask of Amontillado; The Pit and the Pendulum; The Masque of the Red Death; The Oval Portrait; The Premature Burial; A Descent into the Maelström; Ligeia.

The C. Auguste Dupin Mysteries: The Murders in the Rue Morgue; The Mystery of Marie Rogêt; The Purloined Letter.

Poems: The Raven; Annabel Lee; Alone; Dream-Land; Eldorado; The Sleeper; Lenore; The City and the Sea; To Helen; The Bells; The Valley of Unrest; To One in Paradise; A Dream within a Dream.

Born on this day – Jeff Conaway:

Jeff Conaway

Actor

October 5, 1950 – May 27, 2011

Born on this day – Marie Laforêt:

Marie Laforêt

Actress

Singer

October 5, 1949 – November 2, 2019

Credits:

A che punto è la notte (1994); Adrien Lesage (1995); Ainsi soient-elles (1995); Because, Because of a Woman (1963); Blue Panther (1965); Chienne de vie (1996); Cop or Hood (1979); Dans le temps éperdu (2008); Dark Journey (1961); Det ville glæde ... (1969); Emmenez-moi au Ritz (1977); Emmenez-moi au théâtre (1984); Famous Love Affairs (1961); Fucking Fernand (1987); God's Offices (2008); Gramps Is a Great Guy! (1987); Happy Easter (1984); Héroïnes (1997); How Not to Rob a Department Store (1965); Il deserto di fuoco (1997); Isabella the Liar / TV Mini Series & movie (1989); Jack of Diamonds (1967); Jeudi 12 (1998); Jeux pour mourir (2000); La folle journée ou Le mariage de Figaro (1989); La piovra (1987); La redevance du fantôme (1965); L'avaro (1990); Le 13ème caprice (1967); Le loufiat (1988); Le pactole (1985); Le rouge et le noir (1961); Les diplômés du dernier rang (1982); Les Maudits Rois Fainéants (1973); L'histoire du samedi (1996); Los 4 Golpes (1962); Love, Math and Sex (1997); Male Hunt (1964); Présumé dangereux (1990); Purple Noon (1960); Quattro piccole donne (1990); Rat Trap (1963); Richard Toll (1993); Saint-Tropez Blues (1961); Sale destin (1987); Tangos, the Exile of Gardel (1985); Tell Me Yes... (1995); The Camp Followers (1965); The Girl with the Golden Eyes (1961); The Vultures (1984); Tom Thumb (1972); Tutti gli uomini di Sara (1992); Tykho Moon (1996); Un cane sciolto 3 (1992); Un roi de théâtre (1968); Una fredda mattina di maggio (1990); Villa vanille (1998); Will the High Salaried Workers Raise Their Hands! (1982).

Born on this day – Thom Christopher:

Thom Christopher

Actor

October 5, 1940 – November 5, 2024

Credits:

ADDicted (2017); Andy Colby's Incredible Adventure (1989); Betrayed by Innocence (1986); Blood and Wine (1996); Bridget (2002); Bronk (1975); Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1981); Cannon (1975); Cyberchase: Castleblanca Quest (2003); Deathstalker and the Warriors from Hell (1988); Firepower (1979); Guiding Light (2001–2002); Harry O (1976); Hellinger's Law (1981); Hunter (1986); Jackie, Ethel, Joan: The Women of Camelot (2001); Kojak (1976); Law & Order (2000–2004); Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2004); Love of Life (1951–1980); Loving (1993–1994); McClain's Law (1981); Movin' On (1975); Murder, She Wrote (1987–1989); Nola (2003); One Life to Live (1990–2008); Peril (2000); Prana (2008); S.H.E: Security Hazards Expert (1980); Simon & Simon (1982–1987); Space Raiders (1983); Street Hunter (1990); T.J. Hooker (1983–1984); Tempting Adam (2004); Ten Hundred Kings (2000); The Eddie Capra Mysteries (1978); The Edge of Night (1956–1984); The Renegades (1983); The Rookies (1976); The Stranger (2000); The Warrior Class (2007); They're Just My Friends (2006); Vicki! (1992); Voices (1979); We Love Soaps TV (2012); Wizards of the Lost Kingdom (1985).