How the mind of an artist works:

 

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Ray Bradbury, on writing:

Plot is no more than footprints left in the snow
after your characters have run by
on their way to incredible destinations.
- Ray Bradbury.

Recommended reading - A Gun for Sale

A Gun for Sale

by Graham Greene.

Introduction by Samuel Hynes.

Filmed as This Gun for Hire (1942), directed by Frank Tuttle.

Published by Penguin Publishing Group.
First published 1936.
Paperback.

ISBN-10: 014303930X
ISBN-13: 978-0143039303
 
Description:

Raven is an ugly man dedicated to ugly deeds. His cold-blooded killing of a European Minister of War is an act of violence with chilling repercussions, not just for Raven himself but for the nation as a whole. The money he receives in payment for the murder is made up of stolen notes and when the first of these is traced, Raven becomes a man on the run. As he tracks down the agent who has been double-crossing him and attempts to elude the police, he becomes both hunter and hunted: an unwitting weapon of a strange kind of social justice. In doing so, he sets the stage for Greene’s next novel, Brighton Rock. This Penguin Classics edition features an introduction by Samuel Hynes.

Born on this day – Robert Penn Warren:

Robert Penn Warren

Writer

April 24, 1905 – September 15, 1989

Born on this day – Marceline Day:

Marceline Day

Actress

April 24, 1908 – February 16, 2000

Born on this day – William Castle:

William Castle

Director

Producer

Writer

Actor

April 24, 1914 – May 31, 1977

Born on this day – J. D. Cannon:

J. D. Cannon

Actor

April 24, 1922 – May 20, 2005

Born on this day – Richard Donner:

Richard Donner

Director

Producer

Comic book writer

April 24, 1930 – July 5, 2021

Credits:

Books: 

Action Comics; Last Son and Escape from Bizarro World (2009); You're the Director... You Figure It Out: The Life and Films of Richard Donner (2010). 

Movies, video and television: 

12 O'Clock High (1965); 16 Blocks (2006); A Family Affair: Bringing 'Lethal Weapon' to Life (2012); A Shadow in the Streets (1975); Aaron Webster's Superman (1979); American Masters (2008); Any Given Sunday (1999); Assassins (1995); Banyon (1972); Bearcats! (1971); Black & White in Colors (2012); Bordello of Blood (1996); Bringing the Ghosts to Life (2006); Bronk (1975); Bye, Bye Bluebeard (1963); Cade's County (1971–1972); Cannon (1971–1973); Casting By (2012); Celebrity Profile (1999); Christopher Nolan & Richard Donner: A Conversation (2013); CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion (2012); Circle of Fear (1972); Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond (2016); Combat! (1963); 'Combat!' Memories (2004); Conspiracy Theory (1997); Cursed Films (2020); Cyndi Lauper: The Goonies 'R' Good Enough (1985); Cyndi Lauper: The Goonies 'R' Good Enough (Part 2) (1985); Danger Island (1968–1969); Davi's Way (2016); De película (1987); Delirious (1991); Dinner for Five (2004); Double Tap (1997); E! True Hollywood Story (1999); Eli Roth's History of Horror (2018); Entertainment Tonight (2022); Entertainment UK (1992); Film Music Masters: Jerry Goldsmith (1995); First Works (1989); Free Willy (1993); Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home (1995); Free Willy 3: The Rescue (1997); Get Smart (1965); Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast (2018); Gilligan's Island (1964–1965); Gregory Peck: A Living Biography (1977); Have Gun - Will Travel (1961–1962); HBO First Look (1994–2006); Heart of a Hero: A Tribute to Christopher Reeve (2006); Hernandez (1973); Hollywood Insider (2021–2022); Hollywood's Best Film Directors (2009); How My Dad Killed Dracula (2008); Hungry (2000); Independent Lens (2009); Inside Moves (1980); Inside Moves: From the Inside Out - Moving from Manuscript to Motion Picture (2009); Inside Moves: Interview with Director Richard Donner (2019); Inside TV Land (2001); Intimate Portrait (1999); Ironside (1972); It's About Time (1966); Jericho (1966); Journey Through 'Timeline' (2004); Kneel Before Zod (2010); Kojak (1973–1974); Krypton: Making of the Legend (2018); Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies (2017); Ladyhawke (1985); Lassie (1971); Lethal Weapon (1987); Lethal Weapon 2 (1989); Lethal Weapon 3 (1992); Lethal Weapon 4 (1998); Lethal Weapon 4: Cast and Crew Interviews (1998); Life After Flash (2017); London Affair (1970); Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman (2006); Lucas Tanner (1974); Made Men (1999); Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film (2019); Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend (2001); Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher (2002); Maverick (1994); Maximum Impact: The Legacy of 'Lethal Weapon' (2012); Mel Gibson, à la folie, passionnément (2022); Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary (1989); Mel Gibson's Video Diary 2: Lethal Weapon 3 (1992); Men of Annapolis (1957); MGM's Secret Operations (2008); Minty Comedic Arts (2022); Mr. Novak (1963–1964); Muy personal (1987); Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics (2013); Nightside (1973); No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos (2008); Our House (2013); Our Time (2022); Out Cold (2001); Paul Mazursky's: It's All Crap (2013); Paybacks Are a Bitch (2007); Perry Mason (1964–1965); Perversions of Science (1997); Petrocelli (1974); Premiere: Inside the Summer Blockbusters (1989); Psycho Pension: The Genesis of 'Lethal Weapon' (2012); Pulling the Trigger: Expanding the World of 'Lethal Weapon' (2012); Pure Lethal! New Angles. New Scenes. And Explosive Outtakes (1998); Q&A with Ilya Salkind: Superman II (2012); Radio Flyer (1992); Reunited Apart (2020); Revealed with Jules Asner (2002); Revista de cine (1979); Ritual (2002); Route 66 (1961); Salt and Pepper (1968); Sam Benedict (1962–1963); Sam Cade (1972); Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic (1975); Sarge (1971); Scene Smoking: Cigarettes, Cinema & the Myth of Cool (2001); Scream Greats, Vol. 2: Satanism and Witchcraft (1986); Scrooged - A Christmas to Remember (2006); Scrooged (1988); Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics (2010); Secrets of the Cryptkeeper's Haunted House (1996–1997); Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen (1996); Sons and Daughters (1974); Soul Mates (1990); Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound (2008); Stat! (1973); Sting Feat. Eric Clapton: It's Probably Me (1992); Superman (1978); Superman II (1980); Superman II: Restoring the Vision (2006); Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (1980); Superman Returns (2006); Superman: Requiem (2011); Superpowered: The DC Story (2023); Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman' (2001); Tales from the Crypt (1989–1990); Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995); Tales from the Cryptkeeper (1993–1999); Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot (2013); TCM Remembers 2021 (2021); The 11th Annual Satellite Awards (2006); The Actor's Journey (2011); The Actor's Journey for Kids (2011); The Banana Splits Adventure Hour (1968–1969); The Best of Sting: Fields of Gold 1984-1994 (1994); The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (1972); The Chili Con Carne Club (1993); The Crypt Keeper Presents: A Spine-Tingling Look at Tales from the Crypt (1995); The Curse of 'The Omen' (2005); The Detectives (1962); The Directors (2001); The Doctors and the Nurses (1963); The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1960); The Eleventh Hour (1963); The F.B.I. (1966); The Felony Squad (1966); The Final Conflict (1981); The Fugitive (1966); The Goonies (1985); The Goonies: Deleted Scenes (2011); The Interns (1971); The Interviews: An Oral History of Television (2006); The Lieutenant (1963–1964); The Look of Scrooged (2006); The Loretta Young Show (1961); The Lost Boys (1987); The Lost Boys: A Retrospective (2004); The Magic Behind the Cape (2001); The Making of a Cult Classic: The Unauthorized Story of 'The Goonies' (2010); The Making of Superman: The Movie (1980); The Making of 'the Goonies' (1985); The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964); The Marshal of Madrid (1971); The Omen (1976); The Omen (1995); The Omen (2006); The Omen Legacy (2001); The Omen: Curse or Coincidence? (2000); The Oscars (2022); The Paul Ryan Show (1977–1992); The Rifleman (1962); The Sixth Sense (1972); The Streets of San Francisco (1974); The Tall Man (1961); The Textures of 'Timeline' (2004); The Toy (1982); The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (1964); The Trials of O'Brien (1965–1966); The Twilight Zone (1963–1964); The Twilight Zone 60th: Remembering Rod Serling (2019); The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson (1987); The Wild Wild West (1966); The Yellowbird (1964); Timeline (2003); Treffpunkt Kino (1985); Two-Fisted Tales / Showdown (1992); U.N.C.L.E. V.I.P.S.: Season 4 (2008); Updating Ebenezer (2006); Valerie (2019); W.E.I.R.D. World (1995); Wagon Train (1961); Wanted: Dead or Alive (1960–1961); Who Needs Sleep? (2006); X-15 (1961); X-Men (2000); X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009); You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman (2006); Zane Grey Theatre (1960).

Born on this day – Patricia Bosworth:

Patricia Bosworth

Actress

Writer

Producer

April 24, 1933 – April 2, 2020

Credits:

A Letter to Elia (2010); A Summer's Day (2000); American Masters (2003–2006); Autopsy: The Last Hours of (2020); Biography (1998–2005); Brothers, Sisters, Sons, & Daughters: The Film (2014); Concerning Miss Marlowe (1954); Contender: Mastering the Method (2001); Deadline (1959); E! Mysteries & Scandals (1998–1999); E! True Hollywood Story (1998); Four Boys and a Gun (1957); Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006); Jazz on a Summer's Day (1959); Kraft Theatre (1956–1958); Love, Marilyn (2012); Making Montgomery Clift (2018); Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire (2014); Method or Madness? (2025); Montgomery Clift (1983); Montgomery Clift: His Place in the Sun (1989); Naked City (1960–1961); New York Confidential (1959); Robert Montgomery Presents (1955); The Edge of Night (1956–1984); The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story (1996); The Nun's Story (1959); The Orson Bean Show (2025); The Patty Duke Show (1963); The Wild One (2022); Theater Talk (2018); Young Dr. Malone (1958–1959). 

Born on this day – Jill Ireland:

Jill Ireland

Actress

Singer

April 24, 1936 – May 18, 1990

Born on this day – Sue Grafton:

Sue Grafton

Writer

April 24, 1940 – December 28, 2017

Credits:

Written work:

A Is for Alibi (1982); B Is for Burglar (1985); C Is for Corpse (1986); D Is for Deadbeat (1987); E Is for Evidence (1988); F Is for Fugitive (1989); G Is for Gumshoe (1990); H Is for Homicide (1991); I Is for Innocent (1992); J Is for Judgment (1993); K Is for Killer (1994); L Is for Lawless (1995); M Is for Malice (1996); N Is for Noose (1998); O Is for Outlaw (1999); P Is for Peril (2001); Q Is for Quarry (2002); R Is for Ricochet (2004); S Is for Silence (2005); T Is for Trespass (2007); U Is for Undertow (2009); V Is for Vengeance (2011); W Is for Wasted (2013); X (2015); Y Is for Yesterday (2017); If You Want Something Done Right . . . (2020); Keziah Dane (1967); Kinsey and Me (2013); Teaching a Child (2013); The Lolly-Madonna War (1969); The Lying Game (2003).

Movies and television:

A Caribbean Mystery (1983); A Killer in the Family (1983); B Cult (2009); English Composition: Writing for an Audience (2001); Jeopardy! (2018); Kako kara no koe (1988); L'hora del lector (2009); Likely Suspects (1992); Lolly-Madonna XXX (1973); Love on the Run (1985); Mark, I Love You (1980); Nurse (1980–1982); Página 2 (2009); Rhoda (1975); Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1982–1983); Sex and the Single Parent (1979); Sparkling Cyanide (1983); The Canterville Ghost (1986); The Criminal Calendar (2007); The Hour (2013); Tonight's the Night (1987); Via llibre (2015); Walking Through the Fire (1979); Wangan ni kieta onna (1989); Women of Mystery (1996).

Born on this day – Michael Parks:

Michael Parks

Actor

Singer

April 24, 1940 – May 9, 2017

On this day in movie history - This Gun for Hire (1942)

This Gun for Hire

directed by Frank Tuttle,

written by Albert Maltz and W.R. Burnett,

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

was released in the United States on April 24, 1942.

Music by David Buttolph.

Cast:

Veronica Lake, Robert Preston, Laird Cregar, Alan Ladd, Tully Marshall, Marc Lawrence, Olin Howland, Roger Imhof, Pamela Blake, Frank Ferguson, Victor Kilian, Patricia Farr, Harry Shannon, Charles C. Wilson, Mikhail Rasumny, Bernadene Hayes, Mary Davenport, Chester Clute, Charles Arnt, Earle S. Dewey, Clem Bevans, Lynda Grey, Virita Campbell.

On this day in movie history - Ms .45 (1981)

Ms .45

a.k.a. Angel of Vengeance,

directed by Abel Ferrara,

written by Nicholas St. John,

was released in the United States on April 24, 1981.

Music by Joe Delia.

Cast:

Zoë Tamerlis (a.k.a. Zoë Lund), Albert Sinkys, Darlene Stuto, Helen McGara, Nike Zachmanoglou, Abel Ferrara, Peter Yellen, Editta Sherman, Bogey (the dog), Vincent Gruppi, Stanley Timms, Faith Peters, Lawrence Zavaglia, Alex Jachno, Jack Thibeau, Jane Kennedy, Jayne Kennedy, Wayne Caro, Mariana Tripaldi, Scott Covert, Karen O'Shea, The Kog, Cindy Green, Nancy Ulrich, Eddie Sanchez, Larry Chua, Omar Patino, Robert Allen, Daniel Goodine, Michael R. Chin, Gerri Igarashi, Eddie Eisele, Evelyn Smith, Patrick Loughran, Eileen Trotta, Bobby Weismann, Alvin Moore, Nicholas St. John, Steve Dash, Paul Varni, John Scarangella, Aris Sakellaridis, Ben Falk, Michael Minard, Robert North, Robert Fish, Harry Maurer, Beth Ann Lonergan, Gail Wenger, Jana Skidmore, Mary Barto, John Antonio, Joey Monteleone, Lisa Monteleone, Mary Reeves, Carol Drechsler, Anthony Picciano, Joe Perce, Donna Harris, Ira Blumenthal, Rex Piano, Kim McLean, Paul Sansone, Peter Abbay, Elissa D'Arrigo, Tony Gandiosi, Rene Belafonte, Dan O'Neill, Jerry Goralnick, Claver Mullaney, Jim Paletz, Timothy Pastor, Bill Plunkett, Natalie Rannazzisi, Michael Rothermel, Rob Roy, Francene Thomas, Bruce Thorne, Nancy Upton, Bonnie Williams, Scott Winer, Madaline Wood, Ann Barcar, Shelley Freedman, Barbara Jo Fuchs, Kathleen Gati, Barry Gomolka, Gerry Heller, Michelle James, Chris Jones, Nancy Kleinman, Jerome Le Page, Renata Hickey, Tom McGrath, Cheryl McIntyre, Dhonna Harris Goodale, Stephen Singer.