Colors, Critters, Cats, and my Journey with MS: September 2026

Tuesday, September 1, 2026

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.

#art #artwork #poster #painting #acrylic #abstract #FluidPainting #KathleenJaneKost #Showreel #video #MP4

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.

Born on this day and recommended reading – Roderick Thorp, Nothing Lasts Forever, Die Hard:

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.
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!

One of the reasons I keep buying books:

Abibliophobia:

Noun.

Definition:

The fear of running out of things to read.

Ann Patchett, on writing:

I'm very comfortable writing.

- Ann Patchett.

Nothing Lasts Forever

by Roderick Thorp

Filmed as Die Hard (1988).

Dark City: The Film Noir

by Spencer Selby

Published by McFarland Classics.
Paperback.

ISBN-10: 0786404787
ISBN-13: 978-0786404780

Description:

The most complete reference to the dark 40s and 50s stylistic dramas. The first section has a lengthy analytical essay as well as detailed plot descriptions and credits for 25 classics – such as The Maltese Falcon, Laura, and Detective Story. The second section is an annotated filmography including major credits and short descriptions of nearly 500 films. Also included are appendices listing every film noir by both director and chronological order, off-genre noirs, and other films bearing important relationships to the noir cycle.

San Francisco’s Spencer Selby spent over five years researching and writing Dark City. This acclaimed work was called “a first-rate reference” by Booklist, while American Reference Books Annual called the book “Brilliant … both valuable and informative.”

September in movie history - Short Cut to Hell (1957)

Short Cut to Hell

directed by James Cagney,

written by Ted Berkman and Raphael Blau,

based on the novel A Gun for Sale by Graham Greene,

was released in the United States in September 1957.

Exact release date unknown.

Music by Irvin Talbot, Harry Sukman and Victor Young.

Cast:

William Bishop, Robert Ivers, Georgann Johnson, Yvette Vickers, Murvyn Vye, Jacques Aubuchon, Peter Baldwin, Richard Hale, Roscoe Ates, Joe Bassett, Jacqueline Beer, James Cagney, Douglas Evans, Joseph Forte, Milton Frome, John Halloran, Gail Land, Hugh Lawrence, John Lee, Danny Lewis, Mike Mahoney, Dennis McMullen, William Newell, Orangey (the cat), William Pullen, Michael Ross, Sarah Selby, Court Shepard, Douglas Spencer, Melody Starr, Ken Terrell, Russell Trent, Max Trumpower, Dick Whittinghill.

Born on this day – Johann Pachelbel:

Johann Pachelbel

Composer

September 1, 1653 – March 3, 1706

Compositions:

Andreas-Bach-Buch; Chaconne in D minor; Chaconne in F minor; Hexachordum Apollinis; Musicalische Sterbens-Gedancken; Nun danket alle Gott; Pachelbel's Canon; Rain and Tears; Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied; Tröste, tröste uns, Gott.

Movies and television:

10 Promises to My Dog (2008); 13 Going on 30 (2004); 13 Sins (2014); A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019); A Cheerful Christmas (2019); A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding (2018); A Madea Family Funeral (2019); A Time to Dance (2016); After (2014); After the Wedding (2019); Alien Inhabitant (2011); Allegro (2019); American Descent (2014); Andante: Ine no senritsu (2010); Anyone But You (2023); Are You for Great Sex? (2010); Asini (1999); Aspire (2025); Asteroid City (2023); Atop the Fourth Wall (2010–2014); Awkward. (2014); Baby Einstein (2001–2003); Baby Einstein: Neighborhood Animals (2001); Badge of Faith (2015); Banda sonora (2012); Bat Yam - New York (1996); Begin the Beguine (1982); Ben & Arthur (2002); Big Brother (2005); Big Mouth (2021); BioShock Infinite (2013); BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea - Episode Two (2014); Bob the Butler (2005); Body of Proof (2012); Boogeyman Cometh (2013); Boys State (2020); Bride Hard (2025); Brooklyn (2015); Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2020); Brutal Ardour (1978); Capone (2020); Chacun pour tous (2018); Cherry Hill High (1977); Christmas All Over Again (2016); Christmas Bells Are Ringing (2018); Clinger (2015); Clouds of Sils Maria (2014); Colonia Ingerilor (2011); Cómicos (2011); Cosmos (1980); Cross Eyed (2006); Crown for Christmas (2015); Curb Your Enthusiasm (2005); Cut Throat City (2020); Cybornetics (2012); Defense of the Realm (1985); Doctor Who (2011); Dream's Grip (2010); Dude, Where's My Car? (2000); EastEnders (2005); El rincón de los prodigios (1987); Electric Dreams (2009); Equinox (1992); Et gensyn (2014); Excuse Me for Living (2012); Family for Christmas (2015); Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007); Fatal Attraction (1987); Finding Your Feet (2017); For the Moment (1993); Fringe (2010); Frontline (2012); Fun Size (2012); Gavin & Stacey (2010); Girlboss (2017); Gizmo! (1977); GLOW (2018); Goya (1985); Gran Turismo 4 (2004); Gretchen (2005); Grey's Anatomy (2007); Grimm (2014); Guilty Pleasures (1997); H2O: Just Add Water (2010); Harvie Krumpet (2003); Heidi (2014); Hello Carter (2013); Helsinki Neon Saints (2016); His Master's Touch (1976); His Mother's House (1974); Hitlåtens historia (2016); Holby City (2009); Hollywood Whores (2011); Hot in Cleveland (2011); House (2010); How I Met Your Mother (2014); I Am a Sex Addict (2005); I Love You, Man (2009); I Recorded a Murder! (2016); I Stand Alone (1998); I Think I Love My Wife (2007); I, Timon (2017); Icons (2004); I-See-You.com (2006); It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005–2011); Juan (2008); Justified (2015); King of the Hill (2002); Knight of Cups (2015); Kyle XY (2006); La dame aux camélias (2017); La verdad oculta (2006); Laggies (2014); Lasagna Cat (2008); Last Man Standing (2016–2020); Last Train to Freo (2006); Lemmings (1991); Life Fine Tuned (2011); Like Father (2018); Lost in London (2017); Love, Weddings & Other Disasters (2020); Lowey and Mr. Hand (2023); Lucky Star (2007); Lymelife (2008); Mad (2012); Marry Me at Christmas (2017); Marrying Father Christmas (2018); Me Before You (2016); Melissa & Joey (2012–2014); Melrose Place (2009); Mike & Mike (2014–2017); Mirror of the Planet (1992); Motormouth (1991); My Name Is Earl (2007); My Sassy Girl (2001 / 2008); Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth (1997); New Girl (2014); Nikolina & Tomislav, Nikolina & Tomislav (2013); Nothing to Lose (1997); Odyssey (1979); One Tree Hill (2008); Ordinary People (1980); Pachelbel Kanon (2010); Parker Lewis Can't Lose (1993); Parks and Recreation (2013); Party of Five (1996); Pascali's Island (1988); Play for Today (1977); Pound Puppies (2013); Promising Young Woman (2020); Punchline (1988); Quiet Heroes: Story of a Forgotten Squadron (1995); Reno 911!: Miami (2007); Replication: Revisited (2022); Rick Wakeman: The Legend Live in Concert 2000 (2000); Ricki and the Flash (2015); Robinson Crusoe: The Great Blitzkrieg (2008); (Romance) in the Digital Age (2017); Rude Tube (2009); Runaway Bride (1999); Saints Row (2006); Sanctuary (2007); Shameless (2014); Sicko (2007); Silicon Valley (2017); Sing (2016); Sky Sports Boxing: Countdown (2002); Slad (2019); Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice (2002); Smallville (2011); Soldier Soldier (1992); Songs of Praise (2018); South Park (1998); Spirit of Snow (2002); Step Up (2006); Strangest Dreams: Invasion of the Space Preachers (1990); Studio C (2014–2022); Sun Shadows: Faithful Kiss (2011); Supersnällasilversara och Stålhenrik (2005); Superstore (2017); Surroundings (2011); Table 19 (2017); Tangled Ever After (2012); Television Theater (2022); Tell (2014); That Boy (1974); The Adventures of Shirley Holmes (1997); The Bachelor (2012); The Beiderbecke Affair (1985); The Brittas Empire (1994); The Brothers (1974–1975); The Cheating Service (2015); The Chronic Rift (1990); The Classic (2003); The Closer (2009); The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974); The Goldbergs' Excellent Adventure (2016); The Grand Tour (2017); The Hunting Party (2025); The Jazzman (2009); The L Word (2006); The Last Song of Conway Twitty (2025); The Liability (2012); The Loft (2014); The Map of Tiny Perfect Things (2021); The Marty Stuart Show (2014); The Office (2009); The Paul Behragam Talk Show (2015); The Perfect Man (2005); The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004); The Proposal (2009); The Really Big Show (1991); The Sign (2019); The Simpsons (2004–2021); The Story of Sin (1975); The Sweetest Thing (2002); The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2016–2017); The Upside of Anger (2005); The Vampire Diaries (2016); The Wedding Planner (2001); The Wedding Veil (2022); The West Wing (1999); The Wonder Years (1989); Three Times (2005); Traceroute (2016); Trailer Park Boys: The Movie (2006); Trainee Hitman (2013); Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts of Christmas Eve (1999); True Creation (2014); Twenty Bucks (1993); Virgin River (2022); Voices Through Time (1996); Walang kapalit (2003); Walker, Texas Ranger (2000); WanderLust (1994); Wedding Crashers (2005); Wedding Wars (2006); Whatever Love Means (2005); When I Was Alive (2014); When in Rome (2010); You're the Worst (2019).

Born on this day – Edgar Rice Burroughs:

Edgar Rice Burroughs

Writer

September 1, 1875 – March 19, 1950

Credits:

Books:

6 Of The Best Ever Classic Sci Fi Stories (2012); A Fighting Man of Mars (1930); A Princess of Mars / aka Under The Moons Of Mars (1917); Apache Devil (1933); At the Earth's Core (1922); Back to the Stone Age (1937); Beyond the Farthest Star (1941); Black Cat Weekly #62 (2022); Black Cat Weekly #76 (2023); Black Cat Weekly #86 (2023); Black Cat Weekly #88 (2023); Brother Men (2005); Captive of the Centaurianess / A Princess of Mars (2012); Carson of Venus (1937); Deputy Sheriff of Commanche County (1940); Dreams and Wonders (2010); Escape on Venus (1946); Farewell, Fantastic Venus! (1968); I Am A Barbarian (1967); Jane: The Women Who Loved Tarzan / Tarzan of the Apes (2016); John Carter of Mars (1941); Journeys Through Time & Space (2017); Jungle Tales Of Tarzan / aka Tarzan's Jungle Tales (1917); Land of Terror (1944); Llana of Gathol (1948); Lost on Venus (1933); Marcia of the Doorstep (1924); Mars, We Love You (1973); Mother Was a Lovely Beast (1974); Out of Time's Abyss (1918); Pellucidar (1923); Pirate Blood (1970); Pirates of Venus (1934); Savage Pellucidar (1941); Science Fiction Classics (2001); Sense of Wonder (2023); Swords of Mars (1934); Synthetic Men of Mars (1938); Tales Of Three Planets (1964); Tanar of Pellucidar (1929); Tarzan and the Ant Men (1924); Tarzan and the Castaways (1965); Tarzan and the City of Gold (1933); Tarzan and the Forbidden City (1938); Tarzan and the Foreign Legion (1947); Tarzan and the Golden Lion (1923); Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar (1916); Tarzan and the Leopard Men (1935); Tarzan and the Lion Man (1933); Tarzan and the Lost Empire (1929); Tarzan and the Madman (1964); Tarzan and the Tarzan Twins, with Jad-bal-ja, the Golden Lion (1936); Tarzan at the Earth's Core (1930); Tarzan of the Apes (1912); Tarzan of the Apes / Prisoner of Zenda (2006); Tarzan the Invincible (1931); Tarzan the Magnificent (1939); Tarzan the Terrible (1921); Tarzan the Untamed (1920); Tarzan Triumphant (1932); Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle (1928); Tarzan's Quest (1935); The Bandit of Hell's Bend (1926); The Beasts of Tarzan (1914); The Big Book of Adventure Stories (2011); The Big Book of Classic Fantasy (2019); The Cave Girl (1925); The Chessmen of Mars (1922); The Edgar Rice Burroughs Western MEGAPACK (2015); The Efficiency Expert (1921); The Eternal Savage / aka The Eternal Lover (1925); The Girl From Farris's (1916); The Girl from Hollywood (1922); The Gods of Mars (1918); The Lad and the Lion (1938); The Land of Hidden Men / aka Jungle Girl (1932); The Land That Time Forgot (1924); The Lost Adventure (1995); The Lost Continent / aka Beyond Thirty (1915); The Mad King (1926); The Man Eater (1955); The Master Mind of Mars (1927); The Monster Men (1929); The Moon Maid (1923); The Moon Men (1925); The Mucker (1921); The Oakdale Affair (1917); The Outlaw of Torn (1927); The People That Time Forgot (1918); The Red Hawk (1925); The Return of Tarzan (1913); The Return of the Mucker / aka The Man without a Soul (1921); The Rider (1937); The Road to Science Fiction 2 (1979); The Son of Tarzan (1915); The Tarzan Twins (1926); The War Chief (1927); The Warlord of Mars (1919); The Wizard of Venus (1970); Thuvia, Maid of Mars (1920); Under the Moons of Mars (1970); You Lucky Girl (1999).

Movies and television:

Adventures of Tarzan (1921); At the Earth's Core (1976); Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984); John Carter (2012); John Carter: 100 Years in the Making (2012); Jungle Girl (1941); Kaj og Andrea (2000); Per una manciata d'oro (1965); Princess of Mars (2009); Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 6 (1922); Tarzan & Jane (2002); Tarzan (1967 / 1984 / 1999 / 2003 / 2013); Tarzán / TV series (1991–1995); Tarzan 2: The Legend Begins (2005); Tarzan Activity Center (1999); Tarzan and His Mate (1934); Tarzan and Jane (2017); Tarzan and the Amazons (1945); Tarzan and the Golden Lion (1927); Tarzan and the Great River (1967); Tarzan and the Green Goddess (1938); Tarzan and the Huntress (1947); Tarzan and the Jungle Boy (1968); Tarzan and the Leopard Woman (1946); Tarzan and the Lost City (1998); Tarzan and the Lost Safari (1957); Tarzan and the Mermaids (1948); Tarzan and the She-Devil (1953); Tarzan and the Slave Girl (1950); Tarzan and the Trappers (1960); Tarzan and the Valley of Gold (1966); Tarzan Escapes (1936); Tarzan Finds a Son! (1939); Tarzan Goes to India (1962); Tarzan in King Solomon's Mines (1973); Tarzan in Manhattan (1989); Tarzan of the Apes (1918 / 1998); Tarzan the Ape Man (1932 / 1981); Tarzan the Fearless (1933); Tarzan the Magnificent (1960); Tarzan the Mighty (1928); Tarzan the Tiger (1929); Tarzan Triumphs (1943); Tarzan van George (2023); Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle (1976–1978); Tarzan, the Ape Man (1959); Tarzan: Terk's Tree Surfing Challenge (2005); Tarzan: The Epic Adventures (1996–2000); Tarzan's Deadly Silence (1970); Tarzan's Desert Mystery (1943); Tarzan's Fight for Life (1958); Tarzan's Greatest Adventure (1959); Tarzan's Hidden Jungle (1955); Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion (1967); Tarzan's Magic Fountain (1949); Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942); Tarzan's Peril (1951); Tarzan's Revenge (1938); Tarzan's Savage Fury (1952); Tarzan's Secret Treasure (1941); Tarzan's Three Challenges (1963); The Lad and the Lion (1917); The Land That Time Forgot (1974 / 2009); The Legend of Tarzan (2001–2002 / 2016); The Lion Man (1936); The New Adventures of Tarzan (1935); The Oakdale Affair (1919); The People That Time Forgot (1977); The Revenge of Tarzan (1920); The Romance of Tarzan (1918); The Son of Tarzan (1920); The Tarzan/Lone Ranger/Zorro Adventure Hour (1980–1982); The Underground World (1943); Wish (2023).

Born on this day – Eleanor Alice Hibbert:

Eleanor Alice Hibbert

Writer

September 1, 1906 – January 18, 1993

Credits:

Books:

A Favorite of the Queen (1955); A Gothic Treasure Trove (1987); A Health Unto His Majesty (1956); A Time for Silence (1991); Alexa (1948); Begin to Live (1956); Believe the Heart (1950); Beyond the Blue Mountains (1947); Blaze of Noon (1958); Bride of Pendorric (1963); Bright Tomorrow (1952); Call of the Blood (1956); Caroline, the Queen (1968); Castile for Isabella (1960); Castles in Spain (1954); Charles II: Trilogy (1972); Courting Her Highness (1966); Danse Macabre (1952); Daughter of Anna (1941); Daughter of Deceit (1991); Daughter of Satan (1952); Daughters of England (1995); Daughters of Spain (1961); Dear Chance (1947); Dear Delusion (1952); Defenders of the Faith (1956); Epitaph for Three Women (1981); Evergreen Gallant (1965); Evil in the House / aka Such Bitter Business (1953); Flaunting, Extravagant Queen (1957); For a Queen's Love (1954); Goddess of the Green Room (1971); Hammer of the Scots aka Edward Longshanks (1979); Heart's Afire (1954); Here Lies Our Sovereign Lord (1957); In the Shadow of the Crown (1988); Indiscretions of the Queen (1970); It Began in Vauxhall Gardens / aka Melisande (1955); Katharine, the Virgin Widow (1961); Kirkland Revels (1962); Lament for a Lost Lover (1977); Last of the Stuarts (1977); Leave Me My Love (1953); Light on Lucrezia (1958); Lilith (1954); Lord of the Far Island (1975); Louis the Well Beloved (1959); Loyal in Love (1983); Lucrezia Borgia: Madonna of the Seven Hills and Light on Lucrezia (1976); Madame du Barry (1959); Madame Serpent (1951); Madonna of the Seven Hills (1958); Married in Haste (1956); Mary, Queen of France (1964); Mary, Queen of Scots (1975); Meg Roper (1961); Menfreya in the Morning / aka Menfreya (1966); Midsummer's Eve (1986); Milady Charlotte (1959); Miracle At St. Brunos (1972); Mistress of Mellyn (1960); Murder Most Royal / aka King's Pleasure (1949); My Enemy, the Queen (1978); Night of Stars (1960); Not in Our Stars (1945); Now That April's Gone (1961); On the Night of the Seventh Moon (1972); Passage to Pontefract (1981); Passionate Witness (1941); Perdita's Prince (1969); Poison in Pimlico (1950); Pride of the Morning (1958); Queen in Waiting (1967); Queen Jezebel (1953); Queen of This Realm (1985); Red Rose of Anjou (1982); Red Sky At Night (1959); Rochester (1957); Rooms at Mrs. Oliver's (1952); Royal Sisters (1966); Saint Or Sinner? (1951); Saraband for Two Sisters (1976); Secret for a Nightingale (1986); Selected Works (1979); Seven for a Secret (1992); Snare of Serpents (1990); So the Dreams Depart (1944); Spain for the Sovereigns (1960); Story of Elizabeth I (1984); Sweet Lass of Richmond Hill (1970); The Adulteress (1982); The Bastard King (1974); The Battle of the Queens (1978); The Bed Disturbed (1952); The Black Opal (1993); The Black Swan (1990); The Brides of Lanlory (1960); The Captive (1988); The Captive of Kensington Palace (1972); The Captive Queen of Scots (1963); The Changeling (1989); The Complete Tudors (2010); The Courts of Love (1987); The Curse of the Kings (1973); The Dawn Chorus (1959); The Demon Lover (1982); The Devil on Horseback (1977); The Drop of the Dice / aka Will You Love Me in September? (1981); The End of the Spanish Inquisition (1961); The Flesh and the Devil (1950); The Follies of the King (1980); The Goldsmith's Wife / aka The King's Mistress (1950); The Gossamer Cord (1992); The Growth of the Spanish Inquisition (1960); The Heart of the Lion (1977); The House At Cupid's Cross (1949); The House of a Thousand Lanterns (1974); The India Fan (1988); The Italian Woman / aka The Unholy Woman (1952); The Judas Kiss (1981); The King of the Castle (1967); The King's Confidante (1954); The King's Secret Matter (1962); The Lady in the Tower (1986); The Landower Legacy (1984); The Legend of the Seventh Virgin (1964); The Lion of Justice (1975); The Lion Triumphant (1973); The Love Child (1978); The Married Lover (1942); The Mask of the Enchantress (1980); The Merry Monarch's Wife / aka The Pleasures of Love (1991); The Murder in the Tower (1964); The Passionate Enemies (1976); The Plantagenet Prelude (1976); The Pool of Saint Branok (1987); The Pride of the Peacock (1976); The Prince and the Quakeress (1968); The Prince of Darkness (1978); The Princess of Celle (1967); The Queen and Lord M (1973); The Queen from Provence (1979); The Queen of Diamonds (1958); The Queen's Confession (1968); The Queen's Devotion / aka William's Wife (1992); The Queen's Husband (1973); The Queen's Secret (1989); The Regent's Daughter (1971); The Reluctant Queen (1990); The Return of the Gypsy (1985); The Revolt of the Eaglets (1977); The Rise of the Spanish Inquisition (1959); The Road to Compiegne (1959); The Road to Paradise Island (1985); The Rose Without a Thorn (1992); The Royal Road to Fotheringhay / aka Mary, Queen of Scotland: The Triumphant Year (1955); The Scarlet Cloak (1957); The Secret Woman (1970); The Shadow of the Lynx (1971); The Shadow of the Pomegranate (1962); The Shivering Sands (1969); The Silk Vendetta (1987); The Sixth Wife (1953); The Song of the Siren (1980); The Spanish Inquisition (1978); The Spring of the Tiger (1979); The Star of Lancaster (1981); The Sun in Splendour (1982); The Third George (1969); The Thistle and the Rose (1963); The Three Crowns (1965); The Time of the Hunter's Moon (1983); The Vow on the Heron (1980); The Wandering Prince (1956); The Widow of Windsor (1974); The Witch from the Sea (1975); The World's a Stage (1960); The Young Elizabeth (1961); The Young Mary Queen of Scots (1962); This Was a Man / aka The King's Adventurer: Captain John Smith And Pocahontas (1961); Three Great Romantic Stories (1972); To Hold the Crown (1982); To Meet a Stranger (1957); Together They Ride (1945); Triptych of Poisoners (1970); Two Loves in Her Life (1955); Victoria in the Wings (1972); Victoria Victorious (1985); Voices in a Haunted Room (1984); We'll Meet Again (1993); When Other Hearts (1955); When the Entire World Is Young (1943); When We Are Married (1953); Who's Calling? (1962); Zipporah's Daughter / aka The Knave of Hearts (1983).

Born on this day – Miriam Seegar:

Miriam Seegar

Actress

September 1, 1907 – January 2, 2011

Credits:

Big Money (1930); Clancy in Wall Street (1930); False Faces (1932); Fashion News (1930); Fashions in Love (1929); I Used to Be in Pictures (2000); New Movietone Follies of 1930 (1930); Out of Singapore (1932); Seven Keys to Baldpate (1929); Strangers of the Evening (1932); Such Is the Law (1930); TCM Remembers (2011); The Dawn Trail (1930); The Famous Ferguson Case (1932); The Lion and the Lamb (1931); The Love Doctor (1929); The Price of Divorce (1928); The Valley of Ghosts (1930); The Woman Between (1931); What a Man (1930); When Knights Were Bold (1929).

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).

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 – Yvonne De Carlo:

Yvonne De Carlo

Actress

Dancer

Singer

September 1, 1922 – January 8, 2007

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 – 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 – Michael Massee:

Michael Massee

Actor

September 1, 1952 – October 20, 2016

Born on this day – Sherry Coben:

Sherry Coben

Writer

September 1, 1953 – October 16, 2016

Credits:

Bailey Kipper's P.O.V. (1996); Hot Hero Sandwich (1979–1980); Kate & Allie (1984–1989); Little Women, Big Cars (2012); Little Women, Big Cars 2 (2012); Love, Long Distance (1985); NBC Special Treat (1982); Ryan's Hope (1980–1981); The Mike Douglas Show (1975–1978).

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).

On this day in movie history - A Trip to the Moon (1902)

A Trip to the Moon

French title: Le Voyage dans la Lune,

directed and written by Georges Méliès,

was released in France on September 1, 1902.

13-minute silent movie.

Inspired by the novels:

From the Earth to the Moon and Around the Moon, by Jules Verne,

and The First Men in the Moon, by H. G. Wells.

Cast:

Georges Méliès, Bleuette Bernon, François Lallement, Henri Delannoy, Jules-Eugène Legris, Victor André, Delpierre, Farjaux, Kelm, Brunnet, Ballet of the Théâtre du Châtelet, Acrobats of the Folies Bergère.

On this day in movie history - Murder at Midnight (1931)

Murder at Midnight

a.k.a. The Monster Kills

directed by Frank R. Strayer,

written by Scott Darling,

was released in France on September 1, 1931.

Music by Val Burton.

Cast:

Aileen Pringle, Alice White, Hale Hamilton, Leslie Fenton, Brandon Hurst, Kenneth Thomson, Robert Elliott, Clara Blandick, William Humphrey, Tyrell Davis, Aileen Carlyle, Robert Ellis, Vernon Dent, Anita Garvin, Frank McLure, King Mojave, Tom Steele.

September in movie history - The Brothers Rico (1957)

The Brothers Rico

directed by Phil Karlson,

written by Lewis Meltzer and Ben Perry,

based on a story by Georges Simenon,

was released in the United States in September 1957.

Exact release date unknown.

Music by George Duning.

Cast:

William Bishop, Robert Ivers, Georgann Johnson, Yvette Vickers, Richard Conte, Dianne Foster, Kathryn Grant, Larry Gates, James Darren, Argentina Brunetti, Lamont Johnson, Harry Bellaver, Paul Picerni, Paul Dubov, Rudy Bond, Richard Bakalyan, William Phipps.