Born on this day – Don Lusk:

Don Lusk

Animator

Director

October 28, 1913 – December 30, 2018

Credits:

A Pup Named Scooby-Doo (1988); Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures (1990); Challenge of the GoBots (1985); Fantastic Max (1989); Foofur (1986); Galtar and the Golden Lance (1985); GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords (1986); Gravedale High (1990); Jonah (1992); Jonny's Golden Quest (1993); Joseph and His Brothers (1990); Midnight Patrol: Adventures in the Dream Zone (1990); Monster in My Pocket: The Big Scream (1992); Paddington Bear (1989); Paw Paws (1985); Popeye and Son (1987); Pound Puppies (1986); Queen Esther (1992); Sky Commanders (1987); Snorks (1985); The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo (1985); The Addams Family (1992); The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda (1990); The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley (1988); The Creation (1988); The Easter Story (1989); The Flintstone Kids (1986); The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible (1986); The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones (1987); The Marvel Super Heroes (1966); The Miracles of Jesus (1991); The Nativity (1987); The New Adventures of Jonny Quest (1986); The New Yogi Bear Show (1988); The Pirates of Dark Water (1991); The Smurfs (1984); Timeless Tales from Hallmark (1990); Tom & Jerry Kids Show (1990); Wildfire (1986); Yo Yogi! (1991); Yogi & the Invasion of the Space Bears (1988); Yogi's Treasure Hunt (1987).

Born on this day – Elsa Lanchester:

Elsa Lanchester

Actress

October 28, 1902 – December 26, 1986

Credits:

Die Laughing (1980); Where's Poppa? (1979); Murder by Death (1976); Arnold (1973); Terror in the Wax Museum (1973); Here's Lucy (1973); Connors in Mannix (1972–1973); Night Gallery (segment: Green Fingers) (1972); Nanny and the Professor (1971); The Bill Cosby Show (1970–1971); Willard (1971); It Takes a Thief (1969); In Name Only (1969); Then Came Bronson (1969); The Magical World of Disney (1969); Me, Natalie (1969); Rascal (1969); Blackbeard's Ghost (1968); Off to See the Wizard (1968); Easy Come, Easy Go (1967); The John Forsythe Show (1965–1966); That Darn Cat! (1965); Slattery's People (1965); The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1965); Ben Casey (1965); The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1964); Pajama Party (1964); Burke's Law (1963–1964); Mary Poppins (1964); Honeymoon Hotel (1964); The Eleventh Hour (1962); The Flood (1962); Follow the Sun (1962); The Dick Powell Theatre (1961); General Electric Theater (1961); Adventures in Paradise (1960); Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958); Bell Book and Candle (1958); Witness for the Prosecution (1957); Robert Montgomery Presents (1956); I Love Lucy (1956); The 20th Century-Fox Hour (1956); Lux Video Theatre (1954–1956); Shower of Stars (1956); The Star and the Story (1955); Alice in Wonderland (1955); Max Liebman Spectaculars (1955); The Best of Broadway (1955); The Ford Television Theatre (1955); The Glass Slipper (1955); 3 Ring Circus (1954); Hell's Half Acre (1954); Schlitz Playhouse (1953); Omnibus (segment: Toine) (1953); Studio One (1953); The Girls of Pleasure Island (1953); Androcles and the Lion (1952); Les Miserables (1952); Dreamboat (1952); Frenchie (1950); The Petty Girl (1950); Mystery Street (1950); Buccaneer's Girl (1950); The Inspector General (1949); Come to the Stable (1949); The Secret Garden (1949); The Big Clock (1948); The Bishop's Wife (1947); Northwest Outpost (1947); The Razor's Edge (1946); The Spiral Staircase (1946); Passport to Destiny (1944); Lassie Come Home (1943); Thumbs Up (1943); Forever and a Day (1943); Tales of Manhattan (1942); Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake (1942); Ladies in Retirement (1941); The Beachcomber (1938); Miss Bracegirdle Does Her Duty (1936); Rembrandt (1936); The Ghost Goes West (1935); The Bride of Frankenstein (1935); Naughty Marietta (1935); David Copperfield (1935); The Private Life of Don Juan (1934); The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933); The Officers' Mess (1931); Potiphar's Wife (1931); The Stronger Sex (1931); The Love Habit (1931); Ashes (1930); Mr. Smith Wakes Up (1929); The Tonic (1928); Day-Dreams (1928); Blue Bottles (1928); The Constant Nymph (1928); One of the Best (1927); The Scarlet Woman: An Ecclesiastical Melodrama (1925).

Robyn Davidson, on being an introvert and a writer:

Much of the time I'm an introvert,

by choice spending a lot of time on my own.

I suppose liking my solitude is part of a writer's sensibility.

- Robyn Davidson.

On this day in movie history - Monolith (2022):

Monolith

directed by Matt Vesely,

written by Lucy Campbell,

was released at the Adelaide Film Festival in Australia on October 27, 2022.
Music by Benjamin Speed.

Cast:

Lily Sullivan, Ling Cooper Tang, Ansuya Nathan, Erik Thomson, Terence Crawford, Matt Crook, Kate Box, Rashidi Edward, Brigid Zengeni, Belle Kalendra-Harding, Chase Coleman, Damon Herriman, Rebecca Summerton, Janet Tan.

On this day in movie history - Bobcat Moretti (2022):

Bobcat Moretti

directed by Rob Margolies,

written by Rob Margolies, Tim Realbuto,

released at the Orlando Film Festival in the United States on October 27, 2022.

Music by Ilan Rubin.

Cast:

Tim Realbuto, Vivica A. Fox, Taryn Manning, Coolio, Matt Peters, Sally Kirkland, Louis Mustillo, Jay Hieron, Matt McCoy, Mindy Sterling, Sheria Irving, Carl McDowell, Erik Potempa, Erin Leddy, Jaxon Goldenberg, Mihran Aghvinian, Michael Robert Anderson, Elizabeth Gaylynn Baker, Michael Bentt, Dayna Brand, Tristan Campbell, Carolina W Cobb, Dane E. Connor, Cassidy Davis, Shana DeAndrea, Marco Deckman, Dawnmarie Deshaies, Latisha Di Venuto, Israel Isaac Duffus, Eric Paul Erickson, Zane Haney, Everett Kagan, Bastian Margolies, Ellis Margolies, Paul Martin, Lindsay Mushett, Jayden Rey, Cliff Samara, Cassandra Seidenfeld, Janel Tanna, Kristen Vaganos, Raisu Williams.

On this day in music history:

Waves by Rachel Platten (2017)

Key of Sea: 10 Year Special Edition by Jennifer Thomas (2017)

Waves

Album by Rachel Platten,

released October 27, 2017.

Track list: Perfect For You; Whole Heart; Collide; Keep Up; Broken Glass; Shivers; Loose Ends; Labels; Loveback; Hands; Fooling You; Good Life; Grace.

Key of Sea: 10 Year Special Edition

Album by Jennifer Thomas,

released October 27, 2017.

Track list: A Beautiful Storm (Remastered); Prelude in F (Remastered); Release (Remastered); You by My Side (Remastered); Suite Dreams (Remastered); Will’s Song (Remastered); Old Movie Romance (Remastered); Pure (Remastered); The Red Aspens (Remastered); Somewhere (Solo Piano Version - Remastered); The Tempest (Remastered); Sospiro (Remastered); A Beautiful Storm (Special Edition); The Red Aspens (Special Edition); Release (Special Edition); The Tempest (Special Edition).

On this day in movie history - The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999):

The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc

directed by Luc Besson,

written by Luc Besson and Andrew Birkin,

was released in France on October 27, 1999.
Music by Éric Serra.

Cast:

Milla Jovovich, John Malkovich, Faye Dunaway, Dustin Hoffman, Andrew Birkin, Jane Valentine, Vincent Cassel, Pascal Greggory, Richard Ridings, Desmond Harrington, Timothy West, Gina McKee, Tchéky Karyo, Joseph Malerba, Vincent Regan.