Saturday, August 9, 2025
National Book Lovers Day – August 9:
Mary Roberts Rinehart, on writing:
the more easily anything reads, the harder it has been to write.
- Mary Roberts Rinehart.
Recommended reading - The Bearded Lady (1955)
The Bearded Lady
Born on this day – Mary Foy:
Born on this day – Alice Fleming:
Alice Fleming
Born on this day – Florelle:
Florelle
Born on this day – P.L. Travers:
P.L. Travers
Credits:
Books:
About the Sleeping Beauty (1975); Aunt Sass (2014); Essential Modern Classics Collection for Girls (2010); Fox at the Manger (1962); Friend Monkey (1971); Gingerbread Shop (1952); I Go By Sea, I Go By Land (1941); Mary Poppins - the Complete Collection (2013); Mary Poppins (1934); Mary Poppins / Mary Poppins Comes Back (2007); Mary Poppins and the House Next Door (1988); Mary Poppins Comes Back (1935); Mary Poppins From A-Z (1962); Mary Poppins in Cherry Tree Lane (1982); Mary Poppins in Cherry Tree Lane / Mary Poppins and the House Next Door (1999); Mary Poppins in the Kitchen (1975); Mary Poppins in the Park (1935); Mary Poppins Opens the Door (1943); Mary Poppins Vintage Boxed Set (2007); Mr. Wigg's Birthday Party (1952); Stories from Mary Poppins (1952); The Magic Compass (1953); Two Pairs of Shoes (1976); What the Bee Knows (1989).
Movies and television:
Desert Island Discs: Archive 1976-1980 (1977); Diminishing Returns (2018); Hollywood goes to a World Premiere (1964); Hollywood Insider (2021); I riassuntini (2018); Jackanory (1966–1967); Mary Poppins (1964); Mary Poppins Returns (2018); Mary Poppins: From Page to Stage (2009); Saving Mr. Banks (2013); Special Collector's Edition (2014); Studio One (1949); The Cat That Looked at a King (2004); The Culture Show (2013); The Real Mary Poppins (2013).
Born on this day – Martin Greenfield:
Born on this day – Whitney Houston:
Whitney Houston
Albums:




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