On this day in music history - Stairway to Heaven, by Led Zeppelin, performed by Ann and Nancy Wilson of the band Heart (2012)

Stairway to Heaven

by Led Zeppelin

performed by Ann and Nancy Wilson of the band Heart - December 2, 2012.

The song Stairway to Heaven, by Led Zeppelin, was performed by Ann and Nancy Wilson of the band Heart, with a full orchestra backing, for the Live at Kennedy Center Honors event, held at the Kennedy Center Opera House, on December 2, 2012.

Guitar: Shane Fontayne.
Drums: Jason Bonham.

Ray Bradbury, on imagination:

Love what you do and do what you love.

Don't listen to anyone else who tells you not to do it.

You do what you want, what you love.

Imagination should be the center of your life.

– Ray Bradbury.

Recommended reading - Whose Life Is It Anyway?

 

Whose Life Is It Anyway?

Play by Brian Clark.
 
Published 1979.
Paperback
Published by Cornelsen.

ISBN 13: 9783454665902
ISBN 10: 3454665906
ASIN: 3454665906
 
Description:
 

Ken Harrison, is a successful sculptor with a beautiful girlfriend and everything to live for until a car wreck leaves him paralyzed for life, with no hope of physical recovery. When this charming, witty, angry young man chooses to die his doctors and nurses are determined that he must continue to live.

Recommended reading - A Few Good Men

A Few Good Men

Play by Aaron Sorkin.

 

Published 1989.

Paperback.

Published by Concord Theatricals.

ISBN 13: 9780573700514

ISBN 10: 0573700516

ASIN: 0573700516

 

Description:

This Broadway hit about the trial of two Marines for complicity in the death of a fellow Marine at Guantanamo Bay sizzles on stage. The Navy lawyer, a callow young man more interested in softball games than the case, expects a plea bargain and a cover up of what really happened. Prodded by a female member of his defense team, the lawyer eventually makes a valiant effort to defend his clients and, in so doing, puts the military mentality and the Marine code of honor on trial.

Born on this day – Alec B. Francis:

Alec B. Francis

Director

Actor

December 2, 1867 – July 6, 1934

Credits:

Outcast Lady (1934); The Cat's-Paw (1934); I'll Tell the World (1934); The Mystery of Mr. X (1934); Alice in Wonderland (1933); His Private Secretary (1933); Looking Forward (1933); Oliver Twist (1933); The Last Man (1932); The Last Mile (1932); Alias Mary Smith (1932); No Greater Love (1932); Mata Hari (1931); Arrowsmith (1931); Oh! Oh! Cleopatra (1931); Stout Hearts and Willing Hands (1931); Captain Applejack (1930); Feet First (1930); Outward Bound (1930); Murder Will Out (1930); The Case of Sergeant Grischa (1930); The Bishop Murder Case (1929); The Sacred Flame (1929); The Mississippi Gambler (1929); Evidence (1929); Evangeline (1929); Companionate Marriage (1928); The Terror (1928); Life's Mockery (1928); The Lion and the Mouse (1928); Broadway Daddies (1928); The Little Snob (1928); The Shepherd of the Hills (1928); Sally in Our Alley (1927); The Tender Hour (1927); The Music Master (1927); Camille (1926); Faithful Wives (1926); The Return of Peter Grimm (1926); Forever After (1926); 3 Bad Men (1926); Pals First (1926); Tramp, Tramp, Tramp (1926); High Steppers (1926); Transcontinental Limited (1926); Vanishing Millions (1926); The Yankee Señor (1926); Where the Worst Begins (1925); Rose of the World (1925); Soiled (1925); Wandering Footsteps (1925); Thunder Mountain (1925); Thank You (1925); The Circle (1925); The Coast of Folly (1925); The End of the World (1925); Man and Maid (1925); Waking Up the Town (1925); The Mad Whirl (1925); Charley's Aunt (1925); The Reckless Sex (1925); Outwitted (1925); A Thief in Paradise (1925); The Champion of Lost Causes (1925); Capital Punishment (1925); The Bridge of Sighs (1925); The Tenth Woman (1924); Listen Lester (1924); Beau Brummel (1924); The Human Terror (1924); Do It Now (1924); A Fool's Awakening (1924); Half-a-Dollar Bill (1924); Lucretia Lombard (1923); The Eternal Three (1923); The Gold Diggers (1923); The Drivin' Fool (1923); His Last Race (1923); Hollywood (1923); Three Wise Fools (1923); A Gentleman of Leisure (1923); Children of Jazz (1923); Mary of the Movies (1923); Is Divorce a Failure? (1923); Little Church Around the Corner (1923); The Spider and the Rose (1923); The Last Hour (1923); The Forgotten Law (1922); The Man Who Saw Tomorrow (1922); North of the Rio Grande (1922); Beyond the Rocks (1922); Smilin' Through (1922); A Virginia Courtship (1921); The Great Moment (1921); A Voice in the Dark (1921); Courage (1921); What's a Wife Worth? (1921); Godless Men (1920); The Man Who Had Everything (1920); Earthbound (1920); The Butterfly Man (1920); The Street Called Straight (1920); The Paliser Case (1920); Flame of the Desert (1919); The World and Its Woman (1919); Lord and Lady Algy (1919); Heartsease (1919); The City of Comrades (1919); When Doctors Disagree (1919); The Probation Wife (1919); The Crimson Gardenia (1919); The Pest (1919); Spotlight Sadie (1919); Her Code of Honor (1919); Day Dreams (1919); Thirty a Week (1918); Hidden Fires (1918); Money Mad (1918); The Glorious Adventure (1918); The Venus Model (1918); Leap to Fame (1918); The Face in the Dark (1918); The Cross Bearer (1918); Wanted: A Mother (1918); Broken Ties (1918); The Marionettes (1918); The Beautiful Mrs. Reynolds (1918); The Cinderella Man (1917); The Auction Block (1917); The Page Mystery (1917); Forget-Me-Not (1917); The Family Honor (1917); A Hungry Heart (1917); All Man (1916); The Heart of a Hero (1916); The Gilded Cage (1916); Husband and Wife (1916); A Woman's Way (1916); Miss Petticoats (1916); The Perils of Divorce (1916); Tangled Fates (1916); Human Driftwood (1916); Pawn of Fate (1916); The Yellow Passport (1916); Fruits of Desire (1916); The Ballet Girl (1916); The Sins of Society (1915); The Impostor (1915); After Dark (1915); The Model (1915); The Arrival of Perpetua (1915); Alias Jimmy Valentine (1915); The Pit (1914); For the Mastery of the World (1914); Lola (1914); The Wishing Ring: An Idyll of Old England (1914); When Broadway Was a Trail (1914); Man of the Hour (1914); Son (1914); Adventures in Diplomacy (1914); Boy (1914); Moonlight (1914); Duty (1914); The Greatest of These (1914); Wife (1914); The Drug Traffic (1914); At the Court of Prince Make Believe (1914); The Diamond Master (1914); The Good in the Worst of Us (1914); Coming Home (1914); The Case of Cherry Purcelle (1914); Cue and Mis-Cue (1914); The Highwayman's Shoes (1913); When Pierrot Met Pierrette (1913); A Son's Devotion (1913); Partners (1913); The Reformation of Calliope (1913); Cynthy (1913); Big Hearted Jim (1913); From the Beyond (1913); Jacques the Wolf (1913); Why Aunt Jane Never Married (1913); A Puritan Episode (1913); Stung (1913); The Beaten Path (1913); The Thirst for Gold (1913); The Honor of Lady Beaumont (1913); Soul to Soul (1913); In the Night (1913); The Witch (1913); When Light Came Back (1913); The Key (1913); The Sons of a Soldier (1913); For Better or for Worse (1913); The Crimson Cross (1913); The Man Who Dared (1913); The Telegraph Operator (1913); The Trail of the Silver Fox (1913); The One Who Had to Pay (1913); The Spectre Bridegroom (1913); The Gallop of Death (1913); An Accidental Servant (1913); A Tammany Boarder (1913); The Vengeance of the Fakir (1912); Dick's Wife (1912); The Bonnie, Bonnie Banks o' Loch Lomond (1912); Their Children's Approval (1912); Foiling a Fortune Hunter (1912); Silent Jim (1912); The Transgression of Deacon Jones (1912);Passing Parade (1912); Robin Hood (1912); The Holy City (1912); Chamber of Forgetfulness (1912); Saved from the Titanic (1912); The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1912); Oh, You Ragtime! (1912); The Letter with the Black Seals (1912); A Living Memory (1912); Keeping an Eye on Father (1912); Playmates (1912); The First Violin (1912); A Timely Rescue (1912); For the Honor of the Family (1912); Willie's Sister (1912); In the Clutches of a Vapor Bath (1911); The Younger Brother (1911); The Old Doll (1911); A Reformed Santa Claus (1911); Vanity Fair (1911); The Military Air-Scout (1911); Their Charming Mama (1911); Auld Lang Syne (1911); A Southern Soldier's Sacrifice (1911); Selecting His Heiress (1911); A Friendly Marriage (1911); The General's Daughter (1911); The Sheriff's Friend (1911); The Bell of Justice (1911); The Clown's Best Performance (1911); Troublesome Secretaries (1911); Moving Picture Show (1906).

Born on this day – Otto Brower:

Otto Brower

Director

December 2, 1895 – January 25, 1946

Born on this day – Alfred L. Werker:

 

Alfred L. Werker

Director

Producer

December 2, 1896 – July 28, 1975

Born on this day – June Clyde:

June Clyde

Actress

Singer

Dancer

December 2, 1909 – October 1, 1987

Credits:

A Strange Adventure (1932); A Study in Scarlet (1933); Affair in Monte Carlo (1952); After the Ball (1957); Aren't Men Beasts (1937); Arizona (1931); Back Street (1932); Behind the Mask (1946); Branded Men (1931); Charing Cross Road (1936); Country Fair (1941); Dance Band (1935); File 113 (1932); Forbidden Music (1936); Forgotten (1933); Her Resale Value (1933); Highlight: The Singing Cinema (1964); His Lordship Goes to Press (1938); Hit the Deck (1929); Hi'Ya Chum (1943); Hold Me Tight (1933); Hollywood (1932); Hollywood and Vine (1945); Hollywood Mystery (1934); Hollywood Party (1934); Humanettes No. 1 (1930); Humanettes No. 3 (1930); I Hate Women (1934); Intimate Relations (1937); King of the Castle (1936); Let's Make a Night of It (1937); Make-Up (1937); Midnight Mystery (1930); Moonlight and Monkey Business (1930); Morals for Women (1931); Night Without Stars (1951); No Monkey Business (1935); Oh! My Operation (1932); Only Yesterday (1933); Racing Youth (1932); Radio Patrol (1932); Room Mates (1933); Sam Small Leaves Town (1937); School for Husbands (1937); Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 8 (1931); Screen Snapshots Series 15, No. 12 (1936); Sealed Lips (1942); Seven Doors to Death (1944); She Shall Have Music (1935); Side Street (1929); Starlight (1937); Steady Company (1932); Street Girl (1929); Tanned Legs (1929); Tess of the Storm Country (1932); The All-American (1932); The Broadway Minstrel (1929); The Cuckoos (1930); The Finishing Touch (1932); The Love Lottery (1954); The Mad Parade (1931); The Man Who Came to Dinner (1947); The Secret Witness (1931); The Story of Esther Costello (1957); The Vise (1957); Thrill of Youth (1932); Treasure Hunt (1952); Unfinished Business (1941); Weddings Are Wonderful (1938).

 

Born on this day – Harry Sukman:

Harry Sukman

Composer

December 2, 1912 – December 2, 1984

Born on this day – Arne Mattsson:

Arne Mattsson

Director

Writer

December 2, 1919 – June 28, 1995

Born on this day – Maria Callas:

Maria Callas

Opera singer

Soprano

December 2, 1923 – September 16, 1977

Born on this day – Carla Del Poggio:

Carla Del Poggio

Actress

December 2, 1925 – October 14, 2010

Born on this day – Julie Harris:

Julie Harris

Actress

December 2, 1925 – August 24, 2013

Born on this day – Natasha Parry:

Natasha Parry

Actress

December 2, 1930 – July 22, 2015

Born on this day – Ray Garton:

Ray Garton

Writer

December 2, 1962 – April 21, 2024

Credits:
 
Books, including titles published as Joseph Locke:
 

1-900-Killer (1994); 411 (1998); All That Glitters (1998); Been There, Done That (1998); Bestial (2009); Biofire (1996); Can't Hardly Wait (1998); Crawlers! (2005); Crucifax / aka Crucifax Autumn (1988); Cut Corners (2015); Cut Corners Volume 1 (2012); Cut Corners Volume 3 (2017); Dark Channel (1992); Darklings (1985); Deadly Relations (1994); Game Over (1993); Good Burger (1997); Hocus Pocus! (1997); Invaders from Mars (1986); Invitation Only (2012); Kill the Teacher's Pet (1991); Kiss of Death (1992); Lights, Camera, Action! (1998); Live Girls (1987); Lot Lizards (1991); Loveless (2011); Meds (2011); Methods of Madness (1990); Murder Was My Alibi (2010); Nids (2006); Night Life (2005); No Place Like Home (2008); No Shelter (2024); Petrified (1992); Pieces of Hate (1996); Ravenous (2008); Resurrecting Ravana (1999); Scissors (2004); Seductions (1984); Serpent Girl / aka Cemetery Dance (2008); Sex and Violence in Hollywood (2001); Shackled (1997); Slivers of Bone (2008); Sunny Pines (2023); The Folks (2001); The Girl in the Basement (2010); The Loveliest Dead (2005); The Man in the Palace Theater (2012); The Man Who Killed Halloween (2014); The New Neighbor (1991); The Nightmares on Elm Street Part 4 (1989); The Nightmares on Elm Street Part 5 (1989); The Teacher (1993); The Troll Bride (1998); Trade Secrets (1990); Trailer Park Noir (2011); Unearthed (2016); Vampire Heart (1994); Vengeance (1994); Vortex (2016); Wailing and Gnashing of Teeth (2016); Warlock (1989); Website (1997); Zombie Love (2003).

 

Documentary and movie:
 
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010); The Profane Exhibit (2013).

Born on this day – Béatrice Macola:

Béatrice Macola

Actress

December 2, 1965 – December 13, 2001

On this day in movie history - Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981)

Whose Life Is It Anyway?

directed by John Badham,

written by Reginald Rose,

based on the play by Brian Clark,

was released in the United States on December 2, 1981.

Music by Arthur B. Rubinstein.

Cast:

Richard Dreyfuss, John Cassavetes, Christine Lahti, Bob Balaban, Thomas Carter, Kaki Hunter, Kenneth McMillan, Janet Eilber.

 

On this day in movie history - Black Ice (1992)

Black Ice

a.k.a. A Passion for Murder

directed by Neill Fearnley,

written by Arne Olsen and John Alan Schwartz,

was released in the United States on December 2, 1992.

Music by Amin Bhatia.

Cast:

Joanna Pacula, Michael Nouri, Michael Ironside, Mickey Jones, Brent Neale, Rick Skene, Arne Olsen, Lee J. Campbell, Victor Cowie, Gene Pyrz, Thom Schioler, Harry Nelken, John Cassini.

On this day in movie history - A Few Good Men (1992)

A Few Good Men

directed by Rob Reiner,

written by Aaron Sorkin,

based on the play by Aaron Sorkin,

was released in the United States on December 2, 1992.

Music by Marc Shaiman.

Cast:

Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore, Kevin Bacon, Kiefer Sutherland, Kevin Pollak, James Marshall, J.T. Walsh, Christopher Guest, J.A. Preston, Matt Craven, Maud Winchester, Wolfgang Bodison, Xander Berkeley, John M. Jackson, Noah Wyle, Cuba Gooding Jr., Lawrence Lowe, Joshua Malina, Oscar Jordan, John M. Mathews, Aaron Sorkin, Alex Wexo, Frank Cavestani, Jan Munroe, Ron Ostrow, Matthew Saks, Harry Caesar, Michael DeLorenzo, Geoffrey Nauffts, Arthur Senzy, Cameron Thor, David Bowe, Gene Whittington, Christopher Coffel, Richard Lasting, Bernard Madrid, Jack Serino.

On this day in music history - The album Pianoscapes for the Trails of North America, by Laura Sullivan (2003)

Pianoscapes for the Trails of North America

by Laura Sullivan

was released on December 2, 2003.