Born on this day – Paul D'Amato:

Paul D'Amato

Actor

October 2, 1949 – February 19, 2024

Credits:
 

The Unusuals (2009); Light and the Sufferer (2007); The Living Wake (2007); Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001–2005); Law & Order (1993–2002); The Opportunists (1999); Men Under Water (1998); Six Ways to Sunday (1997); Destination Anywhere (1997); Crimson Lights (1994); Dangerous Affairs (1993); American Playhouse (1988); Suspect (1987); A Case of Deadly Force (1986); F/X (1986); Murder Ink (1983); Heaven's Gate (1980); Firepower (1979); The Deer Hunter (1978); Heaven Can Wait (1978); The Six Million Dollar Man (1977); The Deadliest Season (1977); Slap Shot (1977); Code R (1977); Magnum Force (1973).

 

Stage play:
 
Requiem for a Heavyweight (1996).

Born on this day – Gloria Stroock:

Actress

June 15, 1924 – May 5, 2024

Credits:

ABC Afterschool Specials (1977); Archie Bunker's Place (1982); Armstrong Circle Theatre (1950); Baretta (1978); Bill Slater Show (1950); Brando (2007); Captain Video and His Video Rangers (1952); City in Fear (1980); Death Car on the Freeway (1979); Fun with Dick and Jane (1977); Holmes and Yoyo (1976); Kraft Theatre (1948); Kraft Theatre / The Philco Television Playhouse (1950); Kraft Theatre / The United States Steel Hour (1955); Mama (1955); Martin Kane (1951); McMillan & Wife (1974–1977); Missing Pieces (1991); Modern Romances (1955); NBC Presents (1949); Newsstand Theatre (1952); No Easy Way (1996); Operation Petticoat (1977–1978); Passions (1984); Robert Montgomery Presents (1955); Rosetti and Ryan (1977); Seed of Innocence (1980); Spotlight (1954); Starlight Theatre (1950); Studio One (1950–1955); The Competition (1980); The Day of the Locust (1975); The Girls (1950); The Patricia Neal Story (1981); The Snoop Sisters (1972); Uncommon Valor (1983); Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy (1977).

Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples (or MMIW) Awareness Day (May 5)

May 5, 2024

Honoring Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (or MMIW) Awareness Day and praying for an end to this crisis and peace for those impacted by its devastation.

#MissingAndMurderedIndigenousPersons #MissingAndMurderedIndigenousWomen #MMIW

Born on this day – Eleanor Coppola:

Documentary film director

Cinematographer

Writer

Artist

May 4, 1936 – April 12, 2024

Credits:

Books:

Notes on the Making of Apocalypse Now (1979); Notes on a Life (2008).

Documentaries, movies and television:

A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III (2012); A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope (2004); A Million Feet of Film: The Editing of Apocalypse Now (2006); A Visit to China's Miao Country (1996); An American Rhapsody (2001); Apocalypse Now (1979); Behind the Scenes of Palo Alto (2014); Celebrity Page (2017–2021); Coda: Thirty Years Later (2007); Dementia 13 (1963); Francis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's the Rainmaker' (2007); Front Row Flynn (2018); Full Tilt Boogie (1997); Heard Any Good Movies Lately?: The Sound Design of Apocalypse Now (2006); Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991); Hollywood Insider (2021); Lost in Translation (2003); Love Is Love Is Love (2020); Made in Hollywood (2021); Making of 'The Virgin Suicides' (1998); Napa Valley Dreams (2013); On the Rocks (2020); On the Set of 'CQ' (2002); Paris Can Wait (2016); Ryska Alaska (1992); Somewhere (2010); Teknolust (2002); Tell Them We Were Here (2021); The 19th Annual Rudolph Valentino Awards (1991); The 43rd Annual Directors Guild Awards (1991); The Beguiled (2017); The Birth of 5.1 Sound (2006); The Bling Ring (2013); The Dream Studio (2004); The Godfather Family: A Look Inside (1990); The Making of 'Marie Antoinette' (2007); The Music of Apocalypse Now (2006); The Rain People (1969); THX 1138 (1971); You're a Big Boy Now (1966).

Happy Lunar New Year – Year of the Green Wood Dragon:

Happy Lunar New Year

Year of the Green Wood Dragon