Colors - Abstract Acrylic Portfolio Showreel #2:

 

Abstract Acrylic Portfolio Showreel #2

This is the second in a series of portfolio showreels my husband, Jack Kost, made to promote my abstract acrylic painting.

Featured works are abstract acrylics using pour techniques.

Future work will include mixed acrylic ink abstracts.

Painting images are available from the Allegorical_Littera online Zazzle store at:

https://www.zazzle.com/

To view the image, type Abstract Color Study and the number into the Zazzle search field.

Example: Abstract Color Study 503

Images are available as cards, and can be transferred to posters, t-shirts, notebooks, magnets, mugs, and more.

A percentage of sales from Zazzle is donated to Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Research.

Showreel design and development credit:

Jack Kost, Allegorical Littera

Music credit:

Ambiance#5 by Lilo Sound.

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Colors - Abstract Acrylic Portfolio Showreel #1:

Abstract Acrylic Portfolio Showreel #1

This is the first in a series of portfolio showreels my husband, Jack Kost, made to promote my abstract acrylic painting.

Featured works are abstract acrylics using pour techniques.

Future work will include mixed acrylic ink abstracts.

Painting images are available from the Allegorical_Littera online Zazzle store at:

https://www.zazzle.com/

To view the image, type Abstract Color Study and the number into the Zazzle search field.

Example: Abstract Color Study 503

Images are available as cards, and can be transferred to posters, t-shirts, notebooks, magnets, mugs, and more.

A percentage of sales from Zazzle is donated to Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Research.

 

Themes:

art, artwork, poster, painting, acrylic, abstract, fluid painting, Kathleen Jane Kost, showreel, video, MP4

 

Showreel design and development credit:

Jack Kost, Allegorical Littera

 

Music credit:

Ambiance#5

by Lilo Sound.

E. L. Doctorow, on writing:

Writing is an exploration.

You start from nothing and learn as you go.

- E. L. Doctorow.

On this day in movie and book history - 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

2001: A Space Odyssey

directed by Stanley Kubrick,

written by Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke,

based on the short story The Sentinel by Arthur C. Clarke,

was released in the United States on April 2, 1968.

Music by Aram Khachaturyan, György Ligeti, Johann Strauss and Richard Strauss.

Cast:

Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester, Daniel Richter, Leonard Rossiter, Margaret Tyzack, Robert Beatty, Sean Sullivan, Douglas Rain, Frank Miller, Edwina Carroll, Penny Brahms, Heather Downham, Alan Gifford, Ann Gillis, Chela Matthison, Vivian Kubrick, Kenneth Kendall.

Recommended reading:

2001: a Space Odyssey

by Arthur C. Clarke.

Published by Ace.

First published 1968.

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 0451452739

ISBN-13: 978-0451452733

Description:

The classic science fiction novel that captures and expands on the vision of Stanley Kubrick’s immortal film – and changed the way we look at the stars and ourselves.

From the savannas of Africa at the dawn of mankind to the rings of Saturn as man ventures to the outer rim of our solar system, 2001: A Space Odyssey is a journey unlike any other.

This allegory about humanity’s exploration of the universe – and the universe’s reaction to humanity – is a hallmark achievement in storytelling that follows the crew of the spacecraft Discovery as they embark on a mission to Saturn. Their vessel is controlled by HAL 9000, an artificially intelligent supercomputer capable of the highest level of cognitive functioning that rivals – and perhaps threatens – the human mind.

Grappling with space exploration, the perils of technology, and the limits of human power, 2001: A Space Odyssey continues to be an enduring classic of cinematic scope.

The Sentinel

by Arthur C. Clarke.

Masterworks of Science Fiction and Fantasy.

Published by Berkley.

Published 1986.

ISBN-10: 0425093891

ISBN-13: 978-0425093894

Description:

Arthur C. Clarke. The author of more than fifty books: with over 15 million copies in print, Arthur C. Clarke is one of the most distinguished figures in modern science and science fiction. He is the inventor of the concept of the communications satellite, a past Chairman of the Academy of Astronomics. His novel Rendezvous with Rama was the winner of science fiction’s three highest honors: the Hugo, Nebula and John W. Campbell awards. Arthur C. Clarke has covered the Apollo missions with Walter Cronkite and has lectured internationally on the peaceful exploration of space.

Here Arthur C. Clarke presents a magnificent collection of his finest work, spanning four decades. Included in this volume, along with revealing new introductions, are:

The Sentinel – The story that inspired 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Guardian Angel – The rarely-glimpsed work that gave birth to Childhood’s End.

The Songs of Distant Earth – A fantastic tale of first contact with an alien world, the basis for Clarke’s latest novel.

Born on this day – Ethel Lina White:

Ethel Lina White

Writer

April 2, 1876 – August 13, 1944

Credits:

Books:

The Wish-Bone (1927); Twill Soon Be Dark (1929); The Eternal Journey (1930); Put Out the Light (aka Sinister Light) (1931); Fear Stalks the Village (1932); The Spiral Staircase (aka Some Must Watch) (1933); The First Time He Died (1935); Wax (1935); The Wheel Spins (aka The Lady Vanishes) (1936); The Third Eye (1937); The Elephant Never Forgets (1938); Step in the Dark (1939); While She Sleeps! (1940); She Faded into Air (1941); Midnight House (aka The Unseen / Her Heart in Her Throat (1942); The Man Who Loved Lions (aka The Man Who Was Not There (1943); They See in Darkness (1944); Lethal Ladies (2004); The Lady Vanishes / The Spiral Staircase (2015).

Movies and television:

The Lady Vanishes (2013); The Spiral Staircase (2000); Alfred Hitchcock Presents / An Unlocked Window (1985); The Lady Vanishes (1979); The Spiral Staircase (1975); Detective (1969); The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1965); The Spiral Staircase (1961); The Spiral Staircase (1946); The Unseen (1945); The Lady Vanishes (1938).

Born on this day – Maurice Sandoz:

Maurice Sandoz

Writer

April 2, 1892 – June 5, 1958

Credits:

Books:

Am Rande; Choix de poèmes: Poèmes, épigrammes, le Beau voyage, sonnets; Collection de Montres et Automates; Das Labyrinth. Roman; Der Friedhof von Skutari: unheimliche Geschichten; Der Vampyr (Neff-Anthologie, #2); Diaghilev-Nijinksy, and other vignettes; Elephant Man e altri mostri; Fantastic memories; Imitation Des Sonnets from the Portuguese; La Limite; La salière de cristal: Souvenirs; On the Verge; Personal Remarks About England; Recordações Fantásticas e Três Histórias Singulares; The Crystal Salt Cellar; The Eighth Pan Book of Horror Stories; The House Without Windows; The Maze; The Pleasures of Mexico.

Movies:

Spring-Heeled Jack (1950); Strangler's Morgue (1946); The Maze (1953).

Born on this day – Alec Guinness:

 

Alec Guinness

Actor

April 2, 1914 – August 5, 2000

Credits:

A Handful of Dust (1988); A Majority of One (1961); A Passage to India (1984); A Run for Your Money (1949); All at Sea (1957); Apostrophes (1986); Aquarius (1976); Arena (1976–1993); Baker's Dozen (1955); Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1972); Caesar and Cleopatra (1976); Cromwell (1970); Damn the Defiant! (1962); Doctor Zhivago (1965); Edwin (1984); Evensong (1934); Eye on New York (1964); Farewell to the Vic (1963); Film '72 (1980–1987); Film Extra (1973); Great Expectations (1946); Great Performances (1986); Hitler: The Last Ten Days (1973); Hollywood Insider (2021); Hotel Paradiso (1966); Interview Day (1996); ITV Playhouse (1974); ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1970); Kafka (1991); Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949); Last Holiday (1950); Late Night with David Letterman (1986); Lawrence of Arabia (1962); Little Dorrit (1987); Little Lord Fauntleroy (1980); Lovesick (1983); Malta Story (1953); Murder by Death (1976); Mute Witness (1995); Oliver Twist (1948); Omnibus (1983–1994); Our Man in Havana (1959); Parkinson (1977); Performance (1992); Q.E.D. (1994); Raise the Titanic (1980); Rowlandson's England (1955); Screen One (1993); Scrooge (1970); Situation Hopeless -- But Not Serious (1965); Smiley's People (1982); Solo (1970); Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977); Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980); Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back: Deleted Scenes (2011); Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983); Startime (1959); The 12th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1960); The 18th Annual Tony Awards (1964); The 52nd Annual Academy Awards (1980); The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957); The British Academy Awards (1983); The Captain's Paradise (1953); The Comedians (1967); The Comedians in Africa (1967); The Detective (1954); The Ed Sullivan Show (1964); The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964); The Film Society Of Lincoln Center Annual Gala Tribute to Alec Guinness (1987); The Horse's Mouth (1958); The Ladykillers (1955); The Lavender Hill Mob (1951); The London Standard Film Awards (1986); The Making of 'Star Wars' (1977); The Man in the White Suit (1951); The Morecambe & Wise Show (1980); The Mudlark (1950); The Prisoner (1955); The Promoter (1952); The Quiller Memorandum (1966); The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant (1958); The Scapegoat (1959); The Second Annual West End Theatre Awards (1977); The South Bank Show (1985); The Square Mile (1953); The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (1957); The Stratford Adventure (1954); The Swan (1956); Thirty-Minute Theatre (1969); Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979); To Paris with Love (1955); Tuesday's Documentary (1970); Tunes of Glory (1960); Variety Club of Great Britain Awards for 1957 (1958); Zehn Minuten für den Kinogänger (1965).

Born on this day – Jack Webb:

Jack Webb

Actor

Producer

Director

Writer

April 2, 1920 – December 23, 1982

Born on this day – Gloria Henry:

 

Gloria Henry

Actress

April 2, 1923 – April 3, 2021

Credits:

Adventures in Silverado (1948); Air Hostess (1949); Al Jennings of Oklahoma (1951); Alcoa Theatre (1959); Bare Essence (1983); Broken Arrow (1958); Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back (1947); Calamity Jane (1984); Compression (2023); Counterspy Meets Scotland Yard (1950); Dallas (1989–1990); Dennis the Menace (1959–1963); Doin' Time on Planet Earth (1988); Doogie Howser, M.D. (1990–1991); Dragnet (1989); E! True Hollywood Story (2000); Easy Street (1986); Father Knows Best (1957); Feudin' Rhythm (1949); Fireside Theatre (1952); Gang War (1958); General Hospital (1985); Hazel (1963); Her Minor Thing (2005); Her Wicked Ways (1991); Hot News (1953); It Happened in Hollywood (1960); Johnny Allegro (1949); Keeper of the Bees (1947); Kill the Umpire (1950); Law of the Barbary Coast (1949); Lightning Guns (1950); Miss Grant Takes Richmond (1949); Mr. & Mrs. North (1953–1954); Mr. Belvedere (1990); My Little Margie (1953); Navy Log (1957); Newhart (1984); Our House (1987); Parks and Recreation (2012); Perry Mason (1957); Port Said (1948); Racing Luck (1948); Rancho Notorious (1952); Real George (1956); Rescue 8 (1958); Riders in the Sky (1949); Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess (1983); Rookie Fireman (1950); Rusty Saves a Life (1949); Silver Spoons (1985); Simon & Simon (1984); Sisters (1992); Sport of Kings (1947); Stu's Show (2007–2011); Tales of Wells Fargo (1957); The Abbott and Costello Show (1954); The Arkansas Swing (1948); The Brady Brides (1981); The Farmer's Daughter (1965); The Files of Jeffrey Jones (1952); The Ford Television Theatre (1953); The Life of Riley (1958); The O. Henry Playhouse (1957); The Strawberry Roan (1948); The Thin Man (1959); The Tougher They Come (1950); The Walter Winchell File (1957); Triple Threat (1948); TV Reader's Digest (1956); Yellow Fin (1951).

Born on this day – Rita Gam:

 

Rita Gam

Actress

Director

April 2, 1927 – March 22, 2016

Born on this day – Diane Cilento:

Diane Cilento

Actress

April 2, 1932 – October 6, 2011

Born on this day – Sharon Acker:

 

Sharon Acker

Actress

April 2, 1935 – March 16, 2023

Credits:

The Young and the Restless (1992); Rin Tin Tin: K-9 Cop (1988–1989); Street Legal (1989); Days of Our Lives (1987–1988); Adderly (1987); You Again? (1986); Murder, She Wrote (1986); Knight Rider (1985); Crazy Like a Fox (1985); Simon & Simon (1981–1985); Whiz Kids (1984); Trapper John, M.D. (1983); Matt Houston (1983); The Powers of Matthew Star (1983); Texas (1982); Off Your Rocker (1982); Shannon (1981); Flamingo Road (1981); Quincy M.E. (1978–1981); Threshold (1981); Happy Birthday to Me (1981); The Incredible Hulk (1980); Battles: The Murder That Wouldn't Die (1980); The Alan Hamel Show (1977); Matt and Jenny (1979–1980); The Great Detective (1980); Galactica 1980 (1980); Stone (1980); Police Story (1979); The Rockford Files (1978–1979); The Love Boat (1978); The Hostage Heart (1977); The Streets of San Francisco (1975–1977); Executive Suite (1976–1977); Our Man Flint: Dead on Target (1976); Barnaby Jones (1973–1975); Cannon (1971–1975); Harry O (1974); The Hanged Man (1974); The New Perry Mason (1973–1974); The Delphi Bureau (1973); The Stranger (1973); Marcus Welby, M.D. (1971–1973); Hec Ramsey (1972–1973); McMillan & Wife (1972); Mod Squad (1972); Mission: Impossible (1970–1972); Love, American Style (1971); The F.B.I. (1971); Cade's County (1971); Gunsmoke (1971); Alias Smith and Jones (1971); The Bold Ones: The Senator (1970–1971); Act of the Heart (1970); A Clear and Present Danger (1970); Power Trip (1969); Lancer (1969); Waiting for Caroline (1969); The First Time (1969); Don't Let the Angels Fall (1969); It Takes a Thief (1968–1969); Get Smart (1969); Star Trek (1969); Festival (1961–1968); The Wild Wild West (1968); Point Blank (1967); Wojeck (1966); CBC Show of the Week (1965); Time of Your Life (1964); The Serial (1964); Quest (1962–1963); Shoestring Theatre (1962); Playdate (1961–1962); One Plus One / Homecoming (1961); Heritage (1961); Encounter (1955–1961); Macbeth (1961); The Unforeseen (1959); Anne of Green Gables (1958); Lucky Jim (1957); ITV Television Playhouse (1956); Anne of Green Gables (1956); Folio (1955); Ruth (1955); On Camera (1955).

On this day in television history - The Asphalt Jungle (1961)

The Asphalt Jungle

directed by Herman Hoffman, Gerald Mayer and Joseph M. Newman,

was released in the United States on April 2, 1961, and ran for one season until June 25, 1961.

Inspired by The Asphalt Jungle (1950), directed by John Huston, based on the novel by W. R. Burnett.

Music by Calvin Jackson.

Cast:

Jack Warden, Arch Johnson, William Smith, Dallas Mitchell, George Kennedy, Bernard Kates, Terry Becker, Milton Selzer, Adam Williams, Barnaby Hale, Frank Maxwell, Ted Knight, Norma Crane, Douglas Odney, Robert Vaughn, John Ireland, Skip Homeier, Fritz Weaver, Philip Carey, Gerald S. O'Loughlin, Paul Stewart, Leo Penn, Edward Binns, Robert Douglas, Ellen Madison, Eric Berry, Vera Miles, Beverly Garland, Joyce Meadows, Virginia Christine, Linda Watkins, Ross Elliott, Paul Carr, Malcolm Atterbury, Robert F. Simon, Alexander Scourby, Leora Dana, Sydney Pollack, Lurene Tuttle, Ken Lynch, Eileen Ryan, Val Avery, Steve Brodie, Erin O'Brien, Paul Genge, Suzi Carnell, Carl Don, Gavin MacLeod, Morgan Woodward, Dabbs Greer, Robert H. Harris, Arthur Batanides, Jena Engstrom, Robert Sampson, Emile Meyer, Guy Raymond, Barry Russo, John Astin, Elizabeth MacRae, Josip Elic, Maxine Stuart, Nora Marlowe, Lew Gallo, James Bonnet, Robert Bailey, Jerry Wayne, Zolya Talma, Yvette Vickers, John Harmon, Than Wyenn, Jan Arvan, Hugh Sanders, Jack Reitzen, Mary Lawrence, Charles Cantor, Kay Doubleday, Pat Meikle, Michael Constantine, Ellen Corby, Robert Brubaker, Joan Tompkins, Will J. White, Jay Adler, Frank Behrens, Iphigenie Castiglioni, Ken Tilles, Frank Overton, Henry Beckman, James Seay, Warren J. Kemmerling, Gene Roth, Ollie O'Toole, Lou Krugman, Felix Deebank, Joan Staley, Everett Sloane, Frank Ferguson, Abraham Sofaer, Adrienne Marden, John Zaremba, Brad Morrow, Miriam Goldina, Marianne Stewart, Joseph Mell, Arny Freeman, Clegg Hoyt, David White, Joseph Ruskin, Natalie Trundy, William Keene, Dori Simmons, Michael Parks, Warren Parker, Joe Turkel, James Westerfield, Gene Coogan, Ken Berry, John Davis Chandler, Ian Wolfe, Robert Bice, Richard George.

On this day in the Star Trek universe - Enterprise:

Star Trek: Enterprise (2003)
 

Star Trek: Enterprise
Season 2. Episode 18.

Episode entitled: The Crossing.

Released April 2, 2003.

Directed by David Livingston.

Written by Rick Berman, Brannon Braga, André Bormanis.

Created by Rick Berman, Brannon Braga.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Opening theme song: Faith of the Heart, performed by Russell Watson.

Closing theme: Archer's Theme, by Dennis McCarthy.

Music by Paul Baillargeon.

Cast: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating, Anthony Montgomery, Linda Park, Connor Trinneer, Joseph Will, Matt Kaminsky, Steven Allerick, Alexander Chance, Valarie Ianniello, Alexandrea Ortiz, Jef Ayres, Solomon Burke Jr., Mark Correy, Hilde Garcia, Glen Hambly, Scott Sterling Hill, Aldric A. Horton, Roy Joaquin, John Jurgens, Aouri Makhlouf, Marnie Martin, Michael McAdam, Bobby Pappas, Monika Spruch, Mark Watson.

On this day in television history - Justified (2013)

Justified
Season 4. Episode 13.

Episode entitled: Ghosts.

Released April 2, 2013.

Directed by Bill Johnson.

Written by Graham Yost, Fred Golan, Benjamin Cavell, Ingrid Escajeda, VJ Boyd, Leonard Chang.

Based on the short story Fire in the Hole by Elmore Leonard.

Music by Steve Porcaro.
 
Cast:

Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Joelle Carter, Jacob Pitts, Erica Tazel, Walton Goggins, Jere Burns, Sam Anderson, Rick Gomez, John Kapelos, Mike O’Malley, Max Perlich, Lindsay Pulsipher, Troy Ruptash, William Gregory Lee, Jesse Luken, Natalie Zea, Zoran Korach, Jonathan Kowalsky, Guy Nardulli, Timothy Eulich, A.J. Dunn.

On this day in music history - Digital Wildlife, French Operetta Arias: C’est ça la vie, c’est ça l’amour:

Digital Wildlife by Fred Frith / Maybe Monday & Joan Jeanrenaud (2002)

French Operetta Arias: C’est ça la vie, c’est ça l’amour by Susan Graham … (2002)

 

Digital Wildlife

Album by Fred Frith / Maybe Monday & Joan Jeanrenaud,

released April 2, 2002.

Artists: Fred Frith: electric guitar. Miya Masaoka: koto, electronics. Larry Ochs: tenor saxophone, sopranino saxophone. Joan Jeanrenaud: cello.

Track list: Digital Wildlife; Image In and Atom; The Prisoners' Dilemma; Touch / Risk; Close to Home.

 

French Operetta Arias: C’est ça la vie, c’est ça l’amour

Album by Susan Graham, Yves Abel, and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra,

released April 2, 2002.

Track list: C'est ca la vie, c'est ca l'amour (Moises Simons, from Toi c'est moi, 1934); J'ai deux amants (Andre Messager, from L'Amour masque, 1923); Yes (Maurice Yvain, from Yes, 1928); Si vous saviez (Arthur Honegger, from Les Aventures du roi Pausole, 1930); O mon bel inconnu (Reynaldo Hahn, from O mon bel inconnu, 1933); Je ne vois rien..Lorsque je n'etais qu'une enfant (Andre Messager, from Fortunio, 1907); Les hommes sont biens tous les memes (Andre Messager, from Coups de roulis, 1928); Air de la Lettre (Reynaldo Hahn, from Brummell, 1931); L'amour est un oiseau rebelle (Andre Messager, from Passionnement, 1926); Vois-tu, je m'en veux (Andre Messager, from Les P'tites Michu, 1897); Etre adore (Reynaldo Hahn, from Mozart, 1925); Je regrette mon Pressigny (Andre Messager, from la Petite Fonctionnaire, 1921); Amour, amour, quel est donc ton pouvoir (Andre Messager, from Les Dragons de lImperatrice, 1905); Mon reve (Andre Messager, from L'Amour masque, 1923); C'est tres vilain d'etre infidele (Reynaldo Hahn, from O mon bel inconnu, 1933); C'est pas Paris, c'est sa banlieue (Reynaldo Hahn, from Ciboulette, 1923); Vagabonde (Moises Simons, from Toi c'est moi, 1934).

Francine Prose, on writing and reading:

 

Like most – maybe all – writers,
I learned to write by writing and, by example, by reading books.

– Francine Prose.

Born on this day – Edgar Wallace:

Edgar Wallace

Writer

Producer

Director

April 1, 1875 – February 10, 1932

Credits:

Books:
 

A Debt Discharged (1926); A King By Night (1928); A Present for Evans (1924); Again Sanders (1928); Again The Ringer (aka The Ringer Returns) (1929); Again the Three Just Men (aka The Law of the Four Just Men) (1921); Angel Esquire (1908); Barbara on Her Own (1926); Big Foot (1927); Black Cat Weekly #109 (2023); Black Cat Weekly #123 (2024); Black Cat Weekly #21 (2022); Black Cat Weekly #47 (2022); Black Cat Weekly #49 (2022); Black Cat Weekly #54 (2022); Black Cat Weekly #56 (2022); Black Cat Weekly #92 (2023); Blue-Hand (1927); Bones (1915); Bones in London (1921); Bones of the River (1923); Bosambo of the River (1914); Captains of Souls (1923); Circumstantial Evidence (1934); Death Packs a Suitcase (1961); Double Dan (aka Diana of Kara-Kara) (1924); Down Under Donovan (1930); Educated Evans (1924); Eve's Island (1909); Fighting Snub Reilly (1934); Flat 2 (1927); Flying Fifty-five (1922); For Information Received (1929); Four Square Jane (1929); Good Evans (aka The Educated Man) (1924); Great Stories of Real Life (1930); Guilty Creatures (2021); Heroes All (1914); Jack o'Judgment (1920); John Flack (1930); Kate Plus 10 (1917); King Kong (1933); Kitchener's Army and the Territorial Forces (1915); KONG (2023); Lieutenant Bones (1918); Menace of the Monster (2019); More Educated Evans (1924); Mr J. G. Reeder Returns (1932); Mr Justice Maxwell (1927); Murder in the Falling Snow (2022); On the Spot (1931); People (1929); Planetoid 127 (1929); Red Aces (1932); Room 13 (1924); Sanders (aka Mr. Commissioner Sanders) (1926); Sanders of the River (1911); Sandi The Kingmaker (1922); Selected Novels (1985); Sergeant Sir Peter (aka Sergeant Dunn, C.I.D.) (1932); Silinski - Master Criminal (1930); Terror Keep (1927); The Admirable Carfew (1914); The Adventures of Heine (1919); The Angel of Terror (aka The Destroying Angel) (1922); The Avenger (aka The Hairy Arm) (1925); The Big Book of Female Detectives (2018); The Black Abbot (1926); The Book of All Power (1923); The Brigand (1928); The Calendar (1930); The Cheaters (1910); The Clue of the New Pin (1923); The Clue of the Silver Key (aka The Silver Key) (1930); The Clue of the Twisted Candle (1917); The Coat of Arms (aka The Arranways Mystery) (1931); The Council of Justice (1908); The Crimson Circle (1922); The Daffodil Mystery (aka The Daffodil Murder) (1920); The Dark Eyes of London (1929); The Daughters of the Night (1925); The Day of Uniting (1930); The Death Room (1986); The Devil Man (1931); The Door with Seven Locks (1926); The Double (1928); The Duke in the Suburbs (1909); The Face in the Night (1924); The Feathered Serpent (1930); The Fellowship of the Frog (1925); The Flying Squad (1929); The Forger (aka The Clever One) (1927); The Four Just Men (1905); The Fourth Plague (1913); The Frightened Lady (aka The Mystery of the Frightened Lady) (1932); The Ghost of Down Hill (1929); The Golden Hades (1929); The Governor of Chi-Foo (1933); The Green Archer (1926); The Green Mamba (aka The Dangerous Reptile) (1925); The Green Ribbon (1929); The Green Rust (1919); The Gunner (aka Gunman's Bluff (1928); The Guv'nor (aka Mr. Reeder Returns) (1932); The Hand of Power (1930); The India Rubber Men (1929); The Iron Grip (1929); The Joker (aka The Colossus (1926); The Just Men of Cordova (1917); The Keepers of the King's Peace (1917); The Lady of Ascot (1930); The Lone House Mystery (1929); The Man at the Carlton (1931); The Man from Morocco (1926); The Man Who Bought London (1915); The Man Who Knew (1919); The Man Who Was Nobody (1927); The Missing Million (1923); The Mission The Failed (1898); The Mixer (1927); The Murder Book of J.G. Reeder (aka The Mind of Mr J G Reeder) (1925); The Nine Bears (aka The Other Man) (1910); The Northing Tramp (aka The Tramp) (1926); The Orator (1928); The People of the River (1912); The Platform Edge (2019); The Queen of Sheba's Belt (1929); The Ringer (1928); The River of Stars (1913); The Road to London (1986); The Secret House (1917); The Sinister Man (1924); The Sooper (1984); The Square Emerald (aka The Girl from Scotland Yard) (1926); The Squeaker (aka The Squealer) (1927); The Standard History of the War (1914); The Strange Countess (1925); The Terrible People (1928); The Thief in the Night (1930); The Three Just Men (1929); The Three Oak Mystery (1924); The Traitor's Gate (1927); The Twister (1928); The Valley of Ghosts (1922); The War of the Nations (1914); The Yellow Snake (1926); This England (1927); Unofficial Despatches (1901); When the Gangs Came to London (1932).

 

Movies and television:
 

Skull Island: Rise of Kong (2023); FilmToons Logic (2021); King Kong Skull Island (2019); Kong: Skull Island (2017); Le mystère des jonquilles (2014); Banglar King Kong (2010); Kong: Return to the Jungle (2007); The Vexxer (2007); King Kong (2005); The Lost Spider Pit Sequence (2005); Kong: King of Atlantis (2005); Der Engel des Schreckens (2005); Der Wixxer (2004); Das Schloss des Grauens (2002); Kong: The Animated Series (2000); Theater: Der Hexer (1999); The Mighty Kong (1998); Der Blinde (1996); Das Karussell des Todes (1996); Die Katze von Kensington (1996); The Mixer (1992–1993); The Revenge of the Living Dead Girls (1987); King Kong Lives (1986); Kingu Kongu Tsû: Ikari no Megaton Panchi (1986); Das Geheimnis von Lismore Castle (1986); Die Schokoladenschnüffler (1986); Rùzový Hubert (1985); Viaje a Bangkok, ataúd incluido (1985); Voces de Muerte (1983); Sangre en mis zapatos (1983); The Case of the Frightened Lady (1983); Il Camaleonte (1979); The Feathered Serpent (1976–1978); King Kong (1976); Night of the Skull (1974); What Have You Done to Solange? (1972); Seven Blood-Stained Orchids (1972); Il laccio rosso (1971); The Bloodstained Butterfly (1971); The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder (1969–1971); Angels of Terror (1971); The Devil Came from Akasava (1971); Double Face (1969); The Man with the Glass Eye (1969); Gorilla Gang (1968); The Zombie Walks (1968); L'oro di Londra (1968); The Horror of Blackwood Castle (1968); The College Girl Murders (1967); King Kong Escapes (1967); Five Golden Dragons (1967); Creature with the Blue Hand (1967); The Trygon Factor (1966); Der Bucklige von Soho (1966); Psycho-Circus (1966); The Sinister Monk (1965); Again the Ringer (1965); Coast of Skeletons (1965); Face of a Stranger (1964); The Main Chance (1964); Downfall (1964); Das Verrätertor (1964); The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre (1960–1964); The Mysterious Magician (1964); We Shall See (1964); The Curse of the Hidden Vault (1964); Room 13 (1964); The Double (1963); To Have and to Hold (1963); The Set Up (1963); The Rivals (1963); The Partner (1963); Return to Sender (1963); On the Run (1963); Five to One (1963); Accidental Death (1963); Death Drums Along the River (1963); The Indian Scarf (1963); The Black Abbot (1963); Der Hexer (1963); King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963); Der Zinker (1963); Ricochet (1963); Der Fluch der gelben Schlange (1963); Incident at Midnight (1963); Locker Sixty Nine (1962); Backfire! (1962); Death Trap (1962); Solo for Sparrow (1962); Playback (1962); The Inn on the River (1962); Der Hexer (1962); Time to Remember (1962); The Door with Seven Locks (1962); Number Six (1962); Candidate for Murder (1962); Secret of the Red Orchid (1962); The Share Out (1962); Flat Two (1962); The Sinister Man (1961); The Fourth Square (1961); Clue of the Silver Key (1961); Never Back Losers (1961); Man Detained (1961); Attempt to Kill (1961); Partners in Crime (1961); Noita (1961); The Strange Countess (1961); The Forger of London (1961); The Devil's Daffodil (1961); Clue of the New Pin (1961); Dead Eyes of London (1961); Der grüne Bogenschütze (1961); Marriage of Convenience (1960); Clue of the Twisted Candle (1960); The Man Who Was Nobody (1960); Crossroads to Crime (1960); The Terrible People (1960); The Avenger (1960); The Four Just Men (1959–1960); Armchair Theatre (1960); ITV Play of the Week (1956–1960); Urge to Kill (1960); The Red Circle (1960); Face of the Frog (1959); Der Zinker (1959); BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1957–1958); Educated Evans (1957–1958); The Case of the Frightened Lady (1957); Der Mann, der seinen Namen änderte (1956); Der Hexer (1956); Inner Sanctum (1954); Broadway Television Theatre (1953); The Ringer (1952); Danger (1951); Kraft Theatre (1947–1950); The Squeaker (1949); The Case of the Frightened Lady (1948); On the Spot (1948); The Calendar (1948); The Green Pack (1947); The Ringer (1946); The Missing Million (1942); The Green Archer (1940); The Flying Squad (1940); The Frightened Lady (1940); Chamber of Horrors (1940); A Criminal at Large (1939); The Human Monster (1939); The Ringer (1939); The Secret Four (1939); The Missing People (1939); Flying Fifty-Five (1939); The Mysterious Mr. Reeder (1939); Old Bones of the River (1938); The Ringer (1938); The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1936); Smoky Cell (1938); The Phantom Strikes (1938); The Terror (1938); Queen of Crime (1938); The Case of the Frightened Lady (1938); On the Spot (1938); Thank Evans (1938); Dangerous to Know (1938); Mystery of Room 13 (1938); Murder on Diamond Row (1937); The Frog (1937); Strangers on a Honeymoon (1936); Chick (1936); Educated Evans (1936); The Crimson Circle (1936); Prison Breaker (1936); Born to Gamble (1935); Sanders of the River (1935); The Lad (1935); The Feathered Serpent (1934); Giallo (1934); Return of the Terror (1934); Mystery Liner (1934); Der Doppelgänger (1934); Quelqu'un a tué... (1933); The Jewel (1933); Before Dawn (1933); King Kong (1933); Le jugement de minuit (1933); The Ringer (1932); The Flying Squad (1932); Criminal at Large (1932); The Menace (1932); The Old Man (1931); Bachelor's Folly (1931); Der Zinker (1931); The Hound of the Baskervilles (1931); To Oblige a Lady (1931); The Gaunt Stranger (1931); Red Aces (1930); The Squeaker (1930); Should a Doctor Tell? (1930); The Yellow Mask (1930); The Valley of Ghosts (1930); Prince Gabby (1929); The Wrecker (1929); The Clue of the New Pin (1929); Der rote Kreis (1929); The Flying Squad (1929); The Man Who Changed His Name (1928); The Forger (1928); The Terror (1928); The Ringer (1928); The Terrible People (1928); Mark of the Frog (1928); Der große Unbekannte (1927); The Brotherhood (1926); The Green Archer (1925); A Dear Liar (1925); The Flying Fifty-Five (1924); The Diamond Man (1924); Fighting Snub Reilly (1924); Down Under Donovan (1922); The Crimson Circle (1922); Melody of Death (1922); The River of Stars (1921); The Four Just Men (1921); Wanted at Headquarters (1920); Angel Esquire (1919); The Green Terror (1919); Pallard the Punter (1919); The Man Who Bought London (1916); Nurse and Martyr (1915).

Born on this day – Lucille Bogan:

Lucille Bogan

Blues singer

Songwriter

April 1, 1897 – August 10, 1948

Credits:

Albums:

1930s Blues Classics (2010); As Bessie Jackson: Reckless Woman 1927-1935 (Blues Collection Historic Recordings) [feat. Walter Roland] (2006); Complete Recorded Works, Volume 2: March 1930 to 20 July 1933 (1994); Jazz Son's (2022); Lucille Bogan & Walter Roland (1927-1935) (1992); Lucille Bogan (1923-1935) (1989); Lucille Bogan (Bessie Jackson) Vol. 1 [1923-1930] (1993); Lucille Bogan (Bessie Jackson) Vol. 2 [1930-1933] (1993); Lucille Bogan (Bessie Jackson) Vol. 3 (1934-1935) (2005); Outspoken (2015); Reckless Woman (2013); Reckless Woman: 1927-1935 (2000); Shave 'Em Dry: The Best of Lucille Bogan (2004).

Movies and television:

Bessie (2015); Cover Your Ears (2023); Fried Green Tomatoes (1991); Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers (1980); History of Swear Words (2021); No Vacancy (1999); The Blues (2003); The Cotton Club (1984).

Born on this day – Melville Shavelson:

 

Melville Shavelson

Director

Producer

Writer, April 1, 1917 – August 8, 2007

Born on this day – Anne McCaffrey:

Anne McCaffrey

Writer

April 1, 1926 – November 21, 2011

Credits:

Books:

2041 (1991); A Diversity of Dragons (1996); A Dragon Lover's Treasury of the Fantastic (1994); A Gift of Dragons (2002); A Time When (1975); A Woman's Liberation (2001); A Yuletide Universe (2003); Acorna (1997); Acorna's People (1999); Acorna's Quest (1998); Acorna's Rebels (2003); Acorna's Search (2001); Acorna's Triumph (2004); Acorna's World (1999); Alchemy and Academe (1970); All the Weyrs of Pern (1991); An Exchange of Gifts (1995); Analog's Children of the Future (1982); Angels of Darkness (1995); Animal Brigade 3000 (1994); Black Horses for the King (1996); Camelot (1995); Carmen Miranda's Ghost Is Haunting Space Station Three (1990); Catacombs (2010); Catalyst (2009); Cats in Space (1992); Changelings (2005); Christmas Stars (1992); Confederacy of the Dead (1993); Continuum 1 (1974); Continuum 2 (1974); Continuum 3 (1974); Continuum 4 (1976); Cooking Out Of This World (1973); Creatures of the Cosmos (1977); Crisis on Doona (1992); Crystal Line (1992); Crystal Singer (1982); Damia (1992); Damia's Children (1993); Dancing with the Dark (1997); Dangerous Interfaces (1990); David Copperfield's Beyond Imagination (1996); Decision at Doona (1967); Deluge (2008); Dinosaur Planet (1978); Dinosaur Planet Survivors (1984); Don't Forget Your Spacesuit, Dear (1996); Dragon Harper (2007); Dragon Tales (1982); Dragondrums (1979); Dragonflight (1968); Dragonholder (1999); Dragonquest (1971); Dragons (1997); Dragon's Fire (2006); Dragon's Kin (2003); Dragon's Time (2011); Dragonsdawn (1988); DragonsEye / aka Red Star Rising (1996); Dragonsinger (1977); Dragonsong (1976); Duty Calls (1988); Emerald Eye (2005); Fantastic Creatures (1981); Far Horizons (1999); First Warning (2005); Freedom's Challenge (1998); Freedom's Choice (1997); Freedom's Landing (1995); Freedom's Ransom (2002); Future Crimes (2021); Future Love (1977); Future Quest (1973); Futurelove (1978); Generation Warriors (1991); Get Off the Unicorn (1977); Great Writers and Kids Write Spooky Stories (1995); Habit Is an Old Horse (1984); Heads to the Storm (1989); If Wishes Were Horses (1998); Killashandra (1985); L Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume II (1986); L Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume XIV (1998); L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 33 (2017); Legends (1998); Legends 2 (1999); Legends II: Shadows, Gods, and Demons (2004); Lightspeed: Year One (2011); Lyon's Pride (1994); Maelstrom (2006); Masterpieces of Fantasy and Wonder (1989); Moonsinger's Friends (1985); Moreta (1983); Mothers And Daughters (1998); Nebula Award Stories 3 (1967); Nebula Award Stories 4 (1968); Nebula Awards Showcase 2006 (2006); Nerilka's Story (1986); Nerilka's Story / Coelura (1987); New Destinies, Vol. VIII (1989); New Eves (1994); Nimisha's Ship (1998); No One Noticed the Cat (1996); Omega (1973); Once upon a Time (1991); Partnership (1992); Pegasus in Flight (1990); Pegasus in Space (2000); Power Lines (1994); Power Play (1992); Powers That Be (1993); Rescue Run (1991); Restoree (1967); Ring of Fear (1971); Sassinak (1990); Science Fiction A to Z (1982); Science Fiction Today And Tomorrow (1974); Second Wave (2006); Sense of Wonder (2023); Serve It Forth (1996); Sky Dragons (2012); Space 6 (1980); Space Opera (1996); Space Opera (1996); Spaceworlds (2021); Starships (1983); Stitch in Snow (1985); Sworn Allies (1990); Ten Tomorrows (1973); The Ascent of Wonder (1994); The Atlas of Pern (1984); The Best Military Science Fiction of the 20th Century (1997); The Best of the Nebulas (1989); The Best of Writers of the Future (1992); The Chronicles of Pern: First Fall (1993); The City Who Fought (1993); The Coelura (1983); The Death of Sleep (1990); The Dolphins' Bell (1993); The Dolphins of Pern (1994); The Fleet (1988); The Girl Who Heard Dragons (1985); The Great SF Stories 23 (1991); The Hugo Winners: Volume 2, Part 2 (1973); The Kilternan Legacy (1975); The Lady / aka Carradyne Touch (1987); The Last Dangerous Visions (2024); The Mark of Merlin (1971); The Masterharper of Pern (1998); The Penguin Book of Modern Fantasy by Women (1995); The People of Pern (1988); The Renegades of Pern (1989); The Rowan (1990); The Ship Avenged (1997); The Ship Errant (1996); The Ship Who Sang (1969); The Ship Who Searched (1992); The Ship Who Won (1994); The Skies of Pern (2000); The Tower and the Hive (1999); The Ultimate Alien (1995); The Venus Factor (1972); The White Dragon (1979); The Worlds of Anne McCaffrey (1981); The Year of the Lucy (1986); Third Watch (2007); Three Gothic Novels (1991); Three Women (1992); Time Wars (1986); To Ride Pegasus (1973); Top Fantasy (1984); Top Science Fiction (1984); Total War (1990); Treasures of Fantasy (1997); Treaty at Doona / aka aka Treaty Planet (1994); Visions of Fantasy (1989); Visions of Wonder (1996); Wings of Fire (2010); Women of Futures Past (2016); Women of Wonder (1995); Wondrous Beginnings (2003); Young Demons (1972).

Television and video:

Dragonriders: Chronicles of Pern (2001); Freedom: First Resistance (2000); Time Out of Mind (1979).