Edgar Allan Poe, on imagination:

 

Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things that escape those who dream only at night.

- Edgar Allan Poe.

On this day in movie history - Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures (2001)

Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures

a documentary directed by Jan Harlan,

was released at the Berlin International Film Festival in Germany, on February 17, 2001.

Narrated by Tom Cruise.

“Everyone pretty much acknowledges that he’s the man, and I still feel that underrates him.”

– Jack Nicholson.

Born on this day – Ruth Clifford:

 

Ruth Clifford

Actress

February 17, 1900 – November 30, 1998

Credits:

3 Godfathers (1948); A Disney Channel Christmas!!!! (1983); A Disney Christmas Gift (1983); A Hero by Proxy (1916); A Kentucky Cinderella (1917); A Man Called Peter (1955); Along the Rio Grande (1941); April Showers (1923); As Man Desires (1925); Ball of Fire (1941); Bath Day (1946); Behind the Lines (1916); Bigger Than Life (1956); Blue, White and Perfect (1942); Brooding Eyes (1926); Butterfly (1924); Cadet Girl (1941); Canine Casanova (1945); Circumstantial Evidence (1945); Coney Island (1943); Crazy Over Daisy (1950); Cry of the City (1948); Cured Duck (1945); Dante's Inferno (1935); Daughters of the Rich (1923); Designing Woman (1957); Disney Sing-Along Songs: Very Merry Christmas Songs (1988); Disney's Cartoon Arcade (1990); Don Mike (1927); Donald Duck Presents (1983–1992); Donald's Double Trouble (1946); Donald's Dream Voice (1948); Donald's Quack Attack (1992–2003); Dr. Christian (1957); Dr. Kildare (1966); Drums Along the Mohawk (1939); Elmer and Elsie (1934); Eternal Love (1917); Everybody Does It (1949); Face in the Sky (1933); Father Was a Fullback (1949); Figaro and Frankie (1947); Final Buddyman VS Buddy New Compilation Movies (2025); Fires of Youth (1918); Fireside Theatre (1951–1954); First Aiders (1944); Flight Nurse (1953); For Beauty's Sake (1941); Four Men and a Prayer (1938); Free for All (1949); Free, Blonde and 21 (1940); Funny Girl (1968); Ginger (1935); Give a Girl a Break (1953); Good Morning, Mickey! (1983–1992); Green Grass of Wyoming (1948); Grindl (1963); Hands Down (1918); Hazard (1948); Hazel (1965); Hell's Hole (1923); Her Husband's Secret (1925); Her Wedding Day (1916); Highway Patrol (1956–1959); Hold 'Em Yale (1935); Holiday Inn (1942); Hollywood Boulevard (1936); Honolulu (1938); How Green Was My Valley (1941); Hungry Eyes (1918); I Led 3 Lives (1956); I Used to Be in Pictures (2000); I'd Rather Be Rich (1964); Immortal Sergeant (1943); In Dutch (1946); In the Dead o' Night (1916); In the Meantime, Darling (1944); It Happened in Flatbush (1942); Jungle Jim (1956); Keep Smiling (1938); Key to the City (1950); Lady by Choice (1934); Land of the Open Range (1942); Leave Her to Heaven (1945); Let's Live Tonight (1935); Lew Tyler's Wives (1926); Lifestyles of the Rich and Animated (1991); Lillian Russell (1940); Lock Up (1961); Making the Rounds (1934); Mary from America (1917); Mickey's Mouse Tracks (1992–1995); Midnight Madness (1918); Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen (1934); Mother o' Mine (1917); Mother Wore Tights (1947); Mothers-in-Law (1923); Mr. Celebrity (1941); Mrs. Beverly Hills (1925); My Dad (1922); My Darling Clementine (1946); Not Wanted (1949); On Ice (1933); Only Yesterday (1933); Paddy O'Day (1936); Pilgrimage (1933); Playhouse 90 (1957); Pluto and the Gopher (1950); Pluto's Christmas Tree (1952); Pluto's Party (1952); Pluto's Sweater (1949); Poisoned Ivory (1934); Police Story (1977); Polly Put the Kettle On (1917); Ponjola (1923); Prejudice (1949); Prince of Players (1955); Public Defender (1954); Racket Squad (1952); Road to Happiness (1941); Safety in Numbers (1938); Sailor's Lady (1940); Screen Snapshots, Series 1, No. 11 (1920); Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 12 (1922); Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 3 (1922); Sergeant Rutledge (1960); She Married Her Boss (1935); Shock (1946); Should She Have Told? (1916); Show of Shows (1929); Sleepy Time Donald (1947); Stand Up and Cheer! (1934); Stars and Stripes Forever (1952); Stolen Harmony (1935); Sunset Boulevard (1950); Swanee River (1939); Target (1958); Ten Gentlemen from West Point (1942); The Amazing Woman (1920); The Black Gate (1919); The Bubble of Love (1917); The Cabaret Girl (1918); The Cat's Out (1931); The City of Stars (1924); The Cobweb (1955); The Constant Woman (1933); The Crime of Dr. Forbes (1936); The Dangerous Age (1922); The Desire of the Moth (1917); The Devil's Apple Tree (1929); The Door Between (1917); The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln (1924); The Eternal Woman (1929); The Face on the Bar-Room Floor (1923); The Farmer Takes a Wife (1935); The Game's Up (1919); The Guilt of Silence (1918); The Hitch Hiker (1933); The Honeymoon's Over (1939); The Invisible Ray (1920); The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin (1918); The Keeper of the Gate (1917); The Keys of the Kingdom (1944); The Last Hurrah (1958); The Little Stranger (1936); The Lodger (1944); The Love Hour (1925); The Luck of the Irish (1948); The Lure of Luxury (1918); The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956); The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1940); The Melody of Death (1917); The Millionaire (1955); The Millionaire Pirate (1919); The Mysterious Mr. Tiller (1917); The Penalty of Treason (1916); The Phantom of the Opera (1925); The Postman Didn't Ring (1942); The Quiet Man (1952); The Red, Red Heart (1918); The Return of Jimmy Valentine (1936); The Savage (1917); The Searchers (1956); The Sign of the Cross (1932); The Silent Feminists: America's First Women Directors (1993); The Sleep Walker (1942); The Snake Pit (1948); The Spider (1945); The Storm Breaker (1925); The Thrill Seekers (1927); The Tornado (1924); The Walls of Jericho (1948); The Whispered Name (1924); The Wings of Eagles (1957); Three Little Swigs (1933); To Mary - with Love (1936); Tropical Love (1921); Truxton King (1923); Two Rode Together (1961); Typhoon Love (1925); Unfaithfully Yours (1948); Wagon Master (1950); Walt Disney Cartoon Classics Limited Gold Edition: Daisy (1984); We Go Fast (1941); Whirlpool (1950); Whom the Gods Destroy (1934); Wife, Husband and Friend (1939); Woman Unafraid (1934); You're My Everything (1949).

Born on this day – Marc Lawrence:

Marc Lawrence

Actor

February 17, 1910 – November 28, 2005

Credits:

Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003); The Shipping News (2001); End of Days (1999); Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1999); ER (1998); Gotti (1996); From Dusk Till Dawn (1996); Four Rooms (1995); Metaltech: Earthsiege (1994); Marilyn, My Love (1994); Newsies (1992); Ruby (1992); Donor (1990); Gabriel's Fire (1990); Shannon's Deal (1990); Star Trek: The Next Generation (1989); Blood Red (1989); The Big Easy (1986); The A-Team (1986); Night Train to Terror (1985); Savage Journey (1983); Thieves and Robbers (1983); Terror at Alcatraz (1982); Border Pals (1981); Cataclysm (1980); Super Fuzz (1980); The Dukes of Hazzard (1979); Swap Meet (1979); Hot Stuff (1979); Wonder Woman (1979); Goin' Coconuts (1978); Foul Play (1978); CHiPs (1978); A Piece of the Action (1977); Baretta (1976); Marathon Man (1976); The Rookies (1972); Switch (1975); The Man with the Golden Gun (1974); McCloud (1974); Mannix (1969–1974); Frasier, the Sensuous Lion (1973); Daddy's Deadly Darling (1973); Honor Thy Father (1973); In Pursuit of Treasure (1972); Nichols (1972); The Doris Day Show (1971); Diamonds Are Forever (1971); Here's Lucy (1970–1971); The Partners (1971); Dream No Evil (1970); Bonanza (1970); The Kremlin Letter (1970); Il killer (1969); Krakatoa: East of Java (1968); Kong Island (1968); Custer of the West (1967); Du mou dans la gâchette (1967); 7 monaci d'oro (1966); The Rat Patrol (1966); Johnny Tiger (1966); 2 mafiosi contro Al Capone (1966); Nightmare in the Sun (1965); Savage Pampas (1965); Mister Ed (1965); Petticoat Junction (1965); Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1964); Arrest and Trial (1964); Johnny Cool (1963); 77 Sunset Strip (1962); The Untouchables (1960–1963); The Detectives (1960–1962); Maverick (1961–1962); Whispering Smith (1961); Bronco (1961); The Deputy (1961); The Rifleman (1958–1960); Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1960); Bronco (1960); Zane Grey Theatre (1960); The Roaring 20's (1960–1962); Lawman (1960–1961); M Squad (1960); Shotgun Slade (1959); Johnny Staccato (1959); Tightrope (1959); M Squad (1959); Peter Gunn (1959); Playhouse 90 (1958–1959); Wagon Train (1958); Kill Her Gently (1957); Helen of Troy (1956); La catena dell'odio (1955); Suor Maria (1955); Ballata tragica (1955); Studio One (1955); Luna nova (1955); Il più comico spettacolo del mondo (1953); Legione straniera (1953); Noi peccatori (1953); Jolanda la figlia del corsaro nero (1953); Fratelli d'Italia (1952); I tre corsari (1952); La tratta delle bianche (1952); Tormento del passato (1952); Vacanze col gangster (1952); My Favorite Spy (1951); Hurricane Island (1951); The Desert Hawk (1950); Foreign Legion (1950); The Asphalt Jungle (1950); Black Hand (1950); Tough Assignment (1949); Calamity Jane and Sam Bass (1949); Jigsaw (1949); Out of the Storm (1948); Key Largo (1948); I Walk Alone (1947); Captain from Castile (1947); Unconquered (1947); Joe Palooka in the Knockout (1947); Yankee Fakir (1947); Cloak and Dagger (1946); Inside Job (1946); The Virginian (1946); Blonde Alibi (1946); Life with Blondie (1945); Club Havana (1945); Don't Fence Me In (1945); Flame of Barbary Coast (1945); Dillinger (1945); The Princess and the Pirate (1944); Rainbow Island (1944); Tampico (1944); Hit the Ice (1943); Submarine Alert (1943); Calaboose (1943); The Ox-Bow Incident (1942); 'Neath Brooklyn Bridge (1942); Eyes of the Underworld (1942); Call of the Canyon (1942); This Gun for Hire (1942); Yokel Boy (1942); Nazi Agent (1942); Public Enemies (1941); Sundown (1941); A Dangerous Game (1941); Hold That Ghost (1941); Lady Scarface (1941); The Shepherd of the Hills (1941); Blossoms in the Dust (1941); The Man Who Lost Himself (1941); The Monster and the Girl (1941); Tall, Dark and Handsome (1941); Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum (1940); The Great Profile (1940); Brigham Young (1940); The Golden Fleecing (1940); The Man Who Talked Too Much (1940); Love, Honor and Oh-Baby! (1940); Johnny Apollo (1940); Invisible Stripes (1939); The Housekeeper's Daughter (1939); Beware Spooks! (1939); Think First (1939); Dust Be My Destiny (1939); S.O.S. Tidal Wave (1939); Ex-Champ (1939); Blind Alley (1939); Code of the Streets (1939); Romance of the Redwoods (1939); Sergeant Madden (1939); The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt (1939); Blackwell's Island (1939); Homicide Bureau (1939); Honolulu (1938); There's That Woman Again (1938); While New York Sleeps (1938); Adventure in Sahara (1938); The Spider's Web (1938); I Am the Law (1938); Convicted (1938); Squadron of Honor (1938); Who Killed Gail Preston? (1938); Penitentiary (1938); The Shadow (1937); Murder in Greenwich Village (1937); Counsel for Crime (1937); Life Begins with Love (1937); Charlie Chan on Broadway (1937); A Dangerous Adventure (1937); It Can't Last Forever (1937); What Price Vengeance (1937); San Quentin (1937); Criminals of the Air (1937); I Promise to Pay (1937); Motor Madness (1937); Exile (1937); Night Waitress (1936); Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936); The Cowboy Star (1936); Blackmailer (1936); The Final Hour (1936); Trapped by Television (1936); Counterfeit (1936); Under Two Flags (1936); Robin Hood of El Dorado (1936); Love on a Bet (1936); Don't Gamble with Love (1936); Desire (1936); Road Gang (1936); 3 Kids and a Queen (1935); Dr. Socrates (1935); Little Big Shot (1935); After the Dance (1935); Don't Bet on Blondes (1935); The Arizonian (1935); Men of the Hour (1935); Strangers All (1935); Go Into Your Dance (1935); 'G' Men (1935); Million Dollar Baby (1934); Death on the Diamond (1934); Straight Is the Way (1934); White Woman (1933); Lady for a Day (1933); Her First Mate (1933); Gambling Ship (1933); If I Had a Million (1932).

Born on this day – Andre Alice Norton:

Andre Alice Norton

Writer

February 17, 1912 – March 17, 2005

Credits:

A Cat of Artistic Sensibilities (2021); A Cat of Cozy Situations (2020); A Cat of Disdainful Looks (2020); A Cat of Fantastic Whims (2021); A Cat of Feral Instincts (2021); A Cat of Heroic Heart (2020); A Cat of Perfect Taste (2020); A Cat of Space and Time (2020); A Cat of Strange Lands (2020); A Constellation of Cats (2001); A Crown Disowned (2002); A Mind for Trade (1998); A Taste of Magic (2006); All Cats Are Gray (1953); All Hallows' Eve (1992); Andre Norton: Fables and Futures (1989); Android at Arms (1971); Anthology of Sci-Fi V1 (2013); Anthology of Sci-Fi V10 (2013); Anthology of Sci-Fi V11 (2013); Anthology of Sci-Fi V12 (2013); Anthology of Sci-Fi V13 (2013); Anthology of Sci-Fi V15 (2013); Anthology of Sci-Fi V17 (2013); Anthology of Sci-Fi V18 (2013); Anthology of Sci-Fi V19 (2013); Anthology of Sci-Fi V2 (2013); Anthology of Sci-Fi V20 (2013); Anthology of Sci-Fi V22 (2013); Anthology of Sci-Fi V24 (2013); Anthology of Sci-Fi V3 (2013); Anthology of Sci-Fi V4 (2013); Anthology of Sci-Fi V5 (2013); Anthology of Sci-Fi V5, the Pulp Writers - Alan E. Nourse (2013); Anthology of Sci-Fi V6 (2013); Anthology of Sci-Fi V7 (2013); Anthology of Sci-Fi V8 (2013); Anthology of Sci-Fi V9 (2013); Anthology of Sci-Fi, the Pulp Writers V1 (2013); At Swords' Point (1954); Atlantis Endgame (2002); Barbarians (1986); Barbarians 2 (1988); Beast Master's Ark (2002); Beast Master's Circus (2004); Beast Master's Quest (2006); Bertie & May (1971); Black Trillium (1990); Blood Trillium (1992); Breed to Come (1972); Brother to Shadows (1993); Caroline (1982); Catfantastic (1989); Catfantastic (1989); Catfantastic II (1991); Catfantastic III (1994); Catfantastic IV (1996); Catfantastic V (1999); Catseye (1961); Ciara's Song (1998); Dare to Go A-Hunting (1989); Dark Companion (2004); Dark Piper (1968); Darkness and Dawn (2003); DAW 30th Anniversary Fantasy (2002); DAW 30th Anniversary Science Fiction and Fantasy Anthologies (2002); Daybreak 2250 A.D. (1969); Derelict for Trade (1997); Dragon Blade (2005); Dragon Mage (2009); Dragon Mage (2009); Dragon Magic (1967); Dragon Magic (1967); Dread Companion (1970); Echoes in Time (1999); Elvenblood (1995); Elvenborn (2002); Empire of the Eagle (1994); Exiles of the Stars (1971); Eye Of The Monster (1962); Eye Of The Monster (1962); Favorite Science Fiction Stories, Volume 2 (2010); Firehand (1994); Flight in Yiktor (1986); Flight of Vengeance (1992); Follow the Drum (1942); Forerunner (1971); Forerunner Foray (1973); Four from the Witch World (1989); Four from the Witch World (1989); Friends of the Horseclans (1987); Fur Magic (1968); Fur Magic (1968); Galactic Derelict (1959); Garan the Eternal (1972); Gates to Tomorrow: An Introduction to Science Fiction (1973); Golden Trillium (1993); Grand Masters' Choice (1989); Gryphon in Glory (1981); Gryphon's Eyrie (1984); Here Abide Monsters (1973); Heroic Fantasy (1979); High Sorcery (1970); Horn Crown (1981); House of Shadows (1984); Huon of the Horn (1951); Ice Crown (1970); Imperial Lady (1989); Iron Butterflies (1980); Iron Cage (1974); Judgment on Janus (1963); Key Out of Time (1963); Knave Of Dreams (1975); Knight or Knave (2001); Lady of the Trillium (1995); Lavender-Green Magic (1974); Lavender-Green Magic (1974); Leopard In Exile (2001); Lord of Thunder (1962); Lore of the Witch World (1980); Lore of the Witch World (1980); Magic In Ithkar 2 (1985); Magic in Ithkar 3 (1986); ; Magic in Ithkar 4 (1987); Magic in Ithkar I (1985); Mark of the Cat & Year of the Rat (2002); Masks of the Outcasts (2004); Masters of Fantasy (2004); Merlin's Mirror (1975); Mirror of Destiny (1995); Moon Called (1982); Moon Mirror (1988); Moon of Three Rings (1966); More Fantastic Stories (2009); Murders for Sale (2012); Night of Masks (1964); No Night Without Stars (1975); Octagon Magic (1967); Octagon Magic (1967); On Wings of Magic (1993); Operation Time Search (1967); Ordeal In Otherwhere (1964); Outside (1974); Perilous Dreams (1976); Plague Ship (1956); Postmarked the Stars (1969); Quag Keep (1978); Quest Crosstime (1965); Ralestone Luck (1938); Rebel Spurs (1962); Red Hart Magic (1976); Red Hart Magic (1976); Redline the Stars (1993); Renaissance Faire (2005); Return to Quag Keep (2006); Ride Proud, Rebel! (1961); Ride the Green Dragon (1985); Rogue Reynard (1947); Sargasso of Space (1955); Scarface (1948); Scent of Magic (1998); Sea Siege (1957); Secret of the Lost Race (1959); Serpent's tooth (1987); Seven Spells to Sunday (1979); Shadow Hawk (1960); Silver May Tarnish (2005); Sky Trillium (1996); Sneeze On Sunday (1992); Snow Shadow (1979); Songsmith (1992); Sorceress of the Witch World (1968); Space Service (1953); Spell of the Witch World (1972); Stand and Deliver (1984); Stand to Horse (1968); Star Born (1957); Star Gate (1958); Star Guard (1955); Star Hunter (1961); Star Ka'at (1976); Star Ka'at (1976); Star Ka'at World (1976); Star Ka'at World (1976); Star Ka'ats and the Plant People (1979); Star Ka'ats and the Plant People (1979); Star Ka'ats and the Winged Warriors (1976); Star Ka'ats and the Winged Warriors (1976); Star Man's Son (1951); Star Rangers / The Last Planet (1953); Star Soldiers (2002); Steel Magic (1965); Steel Magic (1965); Storm Over Warlock (1960); Storms of Victory (1991); Sword in Sheath (1949); Tales from High Hallack, Volume 1 (2013); Tales from High Hallack, Volume 2 (2014); Tales from High Hallack, Volume 3 (2014); Tales of the Witch World 1 (1987); Tales of the Witch World 1 (1987); Tales of the Witch World 2 (1988); Tales of the Witch World 2 (1988); Tales of the Witch World 3 (1990); Tales of the Witch World 3 (1990); Ten Mile Treasure (1981); The Beast Master (1959); The Book of Andre Norton (1974); The Crossroads Of Time (1956); The Crystal Gryphon (1972); The Day of the Ness (1975); The Defiant Agents (1962); The Duke's Ballad (2005); The Elvenbane (1991); The Gate of the Cat (1987); The Hands of Lyr (1994); The Jargoon Pard (1974); The Jekyll Legacy (1990); The Key of the Keplian (1995); The Knight of the Red Beard (2008); The Magestone (1996); The Magic of Christmas (1992); The Monster's Legacy (1996); The Opal-Eyed Fan (1977); The Pendragon Chronicles: Heroic Fantasy from the Time of King Arthur (1989); The People Of The Crater (1947); The Prince Commands (1934); The Scribbling Women: Women Writers of the Victorian Era (2021); The Second Venture (1985); The Shadow of Albion (1999); The Sioux Spaceman (1960); The Sioux Spaceman (1960); The Solar Queen (2003); The Stars Are Ours! (1954); The Sword is Drawn (1944); The Time Traders (1958); The Warding of Witch World (1997); The White Jade Fox (1975); The X Factor (1965); The Year of the Cat: A Cat of a Different Color (2020); The Zero Stone (1968); Three Against the Witch World (1965); Three Hands for Scorpio (2005); Tiger Burning Bright (1995); To the King a Daughter (2000); Trey of Swords (1977); Uncharted Stars (1969); Velvet Shadows (1977); Victory on Janus (1966); Voodoo Planet (1959); Voorloper (1980); Voorloper (1980); Ware Hawk (1983); Warlock of the Witch World (1967); Web of the Witch World (1964); Web of the Witch World (1964); Werehunter (1999); Were-Wrath (1984); Wheel of Stars (1983); Wind in the Stone (1999); Witch World (1963); Witches: Wicked, Wild & Wonderful (2012); Wizards' Worlds (1989); Wolfshead (1977); Women of Futures Past (2016); Wraiths of Time (1976); Yankee privateer (1955); Year of the Unicorn (1965); Yurth Burden (1978); Zarsthor's Bane (1978).

Born on this day – Hal Holbrook:

Hal Holbrook

Actor

Director

Writer

February 17, 1925 – January 23, 2021

Born on this day – Ron Goodwin:

 

Ron Goodwin

Composer

February 17, 1925 – January 8, 2003

Born on this day – Ruth Rendell:

 

Ruth Rendell

Writer

February 17, 1930 – May 2, 2015

Credits:
 
Books:
 

13 Steps Down (2004); A Dark-Adapted Eye (1986); A Demon in My View (1976); A Fatal Inversion (1987); A Guilty Thing Surprised (1970); A Judgement in Stone (1977); A Sight for Sore Eyes (1998); A Sleeping Life (1978); A Spot of Folly (2017); Adam and Eve and Pinch Me (2001); An Unkindness of Ravens (1985); Archie and Archie (2013); Asta's Book / Anna's Book (1993); BBC Radio Drama Collection (2019); Birthday Present (2008); Blood Lines (1995); Collected Short Stories (1989); Collected Stories Vol 1 (2006); Dark Corners (2015); Death Notes / Put On By Cunning (1981); End in Tears (2005); From Doon With Death (1964); Gallowglass (1990); Ginger and the Kingsmarkham (1992); Going Wrong (1990); Grasshopper (2000); Harm Done (1999); Heartstones (1987); In the Time of His Prosperity (1995); King Solomon's Carpet (1991); Kissing the Gunner's Daughter (1992); Live Flesh (1986); Long Live The Queen (1991); Make Death Love Me (1979); Master of the Moor (1982); Means of Evil (1979); Minotaur (2005); Murder Being Once Done (1972); No Man's Nightingale (2013); No More Dying Then (1971); No Night Is Too Long (1994); Not in the Flesh (2007); One Across, Two Down (1971); Piranha to Scurfy (2000); Portobello (2008); Road Rage (1997); Ruth Rendell: Short Stories (2006); Ruth Rendell's Suffolk (1992); Shake Hands Forever (1975); Simisola (1994); Sins of the Fathers / A New Lease of Death (1967); Some Lie and Some Die (1973); Speaker of Mandarin (1983); Talking to Strange Men (1987); The Babes in the Wood (2002); The Best Man to Die (1969); The Blood Doctor (2002); The Bridesmaid (1989); The Brimstone Wedding (1995); The Child's Child (2012); The Chimney Sweeper's Boy (1998); The Convolvulus Clock (1985); The Copper Peacock and Other Stories (1991); The Crocodile Bird (1993); The Face of Trespass (1974); The Fallen Curtain (1976); The Fever Tree (1982); The Girl Next Door (2014); The House of Stairs (1988); The Keys to the Street (1996); The Killing Doll (1984); The Lake of Darkness (1980); The Monster in the Box (2009); The New Girlfriend (1985); The Reason Why (1995); The Rottweiler (2003); The Saint Zita Society (2012); The Secret House Of Death (1968); The Thief (2005); The Tree of Hands (1984); The Vault (2011); The Veiled One (1988); The Water's Lovely (2006); Thornapple (1998); Tigerlily's Orchids (2010); To Fear a Painted Devil (1965); Vanity Dies Hard (1966); Wolf to the Slaughter (1967).

 

Movies and television:
 

13 Steps Down (2012); A Dark Adapted Eye (1994); A Demon in My View (1991); A Fatal Inversion (1992); A Judgment in Stone (1986); A Pleasant Terror: The Life and Ghost of M.R. James (1995); A Sight for Sore Eyes (2003); Alias Betty (2001); Bestseller (2002); Bookmark (1986); Bouillon de culture (2000); Cover to Cover (1987); Daphne Du Maurier - A Loving Spirit (1997); Das Literaturmagazin (1990); Diary of the Dead (1976); Drama Trails (2008); Faulks on Fiction (2011); Forty Years at the I.C.A. (1987); George Baker: Wexford and Me (2008); Imagine (2012); Innocent Victim (1989); La Cérémonie (1995); Late Review (2011); Le masque (1989); Live Flesh (1997); Loopy (2004); M.R. James: The Corner of the Retina (2004); Mystery!: Gallowglass (1993); No Night Is Too Long (2002); Out on Four (1989); Permis de penser (2006); Profiling (2008); Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987–2000); Screen Two (1988); Sleuths, Sorcerers & Spies: Andrew Marr's Paperback Heroes (2016); Tales of the Unexpected (1981–1985); The Bridesmaid (2004); The Culture Show (2011); The Face of Trespass (1988); The New Girlfriend (2014); The South Bank Show (2004); The Write Stuff (1989); This Is Your Life (1995); This Morning (2008); Valentin Valentin (2014); Whodunnit? (1982); Without Walls (1992).

Born on this day – Alan Bates:

 

Alan Bates

Actor

February 17, 1934 – December 27, 2003

Born on this day – Barry Humphries:

Barry Humphries

Comedian

Actor

Writer

Satirist

February 17, 1934 – April 22, 2023

Born on this day – Mary Ann Mobley:

Mary Ann Mobley

Actress

February 17, 1937 – December 9, 2014

Credits:

33rd Miss America Pageant / Miss America 1959 (1959); 70th Annual Miss America Pageant (1990); ABC’s Nightlife (1965); AFI Life Achievement Award (1973); All Star Secrets (1979); All-Star Party for ‘Dutch’ Reagan (1985); American Experience (2002); Bandit: Bandit Bandit (1994); Be Our Guest (1960); Beat the Clock (1979); Body Language (1984–1985); Born Free (1974); Break the Bank (1976); Burke’s Law (1963–1965); Card Sharks (1980); Circus of the Stars #2 (1977); Circus of the Stars #3 (1979); Circus of the Stars #4 (1979); Circus of the Stars (1977); Crook & Chase (1996); Cupcake Wars (2012); Custer (1967); Dance Fever (1980); Dateline: Hollywood (1967); Dead Like Me (2003); Designing Women (1990); Diff’rent Strokes (1980–1986); Dream Girl of ‘67 (1967); E! True Hollywood Story (1998); Falcon Crest (1988); Family Feud / All-Star Family Feud Special (1983); Fantasy Island (1978–1984); Flying High (1979); For Singles Only (1968); General Hospital (1963); Get the Message (1964); Get Yourself a College Girl (1964); Girl Happy (1965); God Bless Mr. Ferguson (1971); Gypsy (1966–1967); Hardball (1994); Harum Scarum (1965); He Said, She Said (1970); Hearts Afire (1992); Homes of Miss America (2001); Hotel (1984); Hour Magazine (1980–1988); Intimate Portrait (1999); Iron Horse (1967); Ironside (1969); Istanbul Express (1968); It Takes Two (1970); It’s Howdy Doody Time (1987); It’s Your Bet (1970–1972); Joanne Carson’s VIPs (1972); Life with Linkletter (1970); Lifestyle Magazine (2008); Lou Rawls Parade of Stars (1988); Love, American Style / Love and the Seven-Year Wait / Love and the Man Next Door / Love and the Young Unmarrieds (1969–1973); March of Dimes Telethon (1985); Match Game (1973–1977); Match Game PM (1975–1980); Matt Houston (1983); Miss America Pageant (1958); Miss America: Beyond the Crown (1994); Mission: Impossible (1966); Mississippi Rising (2005); My Brother the Angel (1966); Pat Boone in Hollywood (1967); Perry Mason (1964–1966); Police Story (1974); Run for Your Life (1965–1966); Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1999); Search (1972); Showoffs (1975); Stars Over Mississippi (1999); Super Bloopers and Practical Jokes (1984–1988); Super Password (1986); Take a Good Look (1959); Tattletales (1974–1977); Tattletales (1982); That Regis Philbin Show (1965); The 37th Annual Thalians Ball (1992); The Big Event (1978); The Definitive Elvis: The Hollywood Years - Part II: 1962-1969 (2002); The Fantastic Journey (1977); The Girl on the Late, Late Show (1974); The Hollywood Deb Stars of 1965 (1965); The Home Show (1988–1994); The Joey Bishop Show (1969); The King’s Pirate (1967); The Kraft Music Hall (1971); The Lie (1973); The Love Boat (1978–1985); The Magical World of Disney (1969–1980); The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1966); The Mike Douglas Show (1963–1979); The Milton Berle Show (1966); The New Hollywood Squares (1987–1989); The New Perry Mason (1973); The Partridge Family (1973); The Pat Boone Show (1967); The Sixth Sense (1972); The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (1958); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1963–1971); The Virginia Graham Show (1971); The Virginian (1967); Three on a Couch (1966); To Rome with Love (1970); To Tell the Truth (1990); Valentine’s Day (1965); Vega$ (1980); Wedding Day (1981); Whew! (1979–1980); You Don’t Say (1965–1968); Young Dillinger (1965).

Born on this day – James Laurenson:

 

James Laurenson

Actor

February 17, 1940 – April 28, 2024

Credits:
 
Book:
 
Light Thickens, by Ngaio Marsh (1982) / included in dedication.
 
Movies and television:
 

A House in the Hills (1993); A Perfect State (1997); A Spy at Evening (1981); A Summer in Genoa (2008); AfterLife (2003); Alleyn Mysteries (1994); Anno Domini (1976); Armchair Cinema (1974); Armchair Thriller (1978); Artists and Models (1986); Bergerac (1988); Between the Lines (1992); Boney (1972–1973); Boon (1991); Born and Bred (2004); Bye Bye Columbus (1991); Cagney & Lacey (1984); Capital News (1990); Centre Play (1976); Codename: Kyril (1988); Coronation Street (1968); Countdown to War (1989); Crown Court (1975–1977); Dalziel and Pascoe (2004); Dangerfield (1999); Days of Our Lives (1985); Dead Bolt Dead (1999); Edward II (1970); Elizabeth R (1971); Endeavour (2017); Esther Waters (1977); Father Brown (2014–2017); Fathers and Sons (1971); Fox Mystery Theater (1984); Frost in May (1982); Ghostboat (2006); Hammer House of Horror (1980); Heartbeat (2001); Heartbreakers (1984); Hedda Gabler / The Lady from the Sea (1974); Holy Flying Circus (2011); Hustle (2004); In Defence (2000); In the Devil's Garden (1971); Inspector Morse (1987); ITV Playhouse (1973); ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1970); Jackanory (1977–1979); Jackanory Playhouse (1976); Lovejoy (1992); Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley (2008); Matilda: The Musical (2022); MI-5 (2004–2007); Midsomer Murders (2000); Misfits of Science (1986); Mr Duncan (2015); My Dad's the Prime Minister (2003); National Theatre Live: Hamlet (2010); National Theatre Live: The Cherry Orchard (2011); One Day (2011); Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982); Play for Today (1971–1980); Pop Culture Beast's Halloween Horror Picks / Raven - the Shadmock (2015); Prime Suspect: Inner Circles (1995); Private Peaceful (2012); Project: Tinman (1990); Public Eye (1971); Quacks (2017); Quiller (1975); Rainbow Drive (1990); Remington Steele (1984); Romance (1977); Shakespeare's Globe Theatre: The Comedy of Errors (2015); Sharpe (1996–1997); Sharpe's Eagle (1997); Silent Witness (2003); Space: 1999 (1976); State of Play (2003); Stingray (1986); Table 12 (2001); Taggart (1988–1995); The 15th Annual TV Week Logie Awards (1973); The Bourne Identity (1988); The Bretts (1987); The Care of Time (1990); The Cat's Meow (2001); The Cold Light of Day (1996); The Crown (2016–2017); The Cry (2002); The Duchess of Duke Street (1976); The Duchess of Duke Street (1976); The Expert (1969); The Girls of Slender Means (1975); The Hollow Crown (2012); The Insiders (1985); The Magic Christian (1969); The Man Inside (1990); The Man Who Fell to Earth (1987); The Monster Club / Shadmock Story (1981); The Professionals (1979); The Riot Club (2014); The Shadow of the Tower (1972); The Terror (2018); The Tragedy of King Richard II (1970); The Turn of the Screw (1974); The Vanishing Man (1997); The Wars of the Roses (1965); The Widower (2014); The Witches of Pendle (1976); Thief Takers (1997); Thieves in the Night (1988); Thirty-Minute Theatre (1971); This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper (2000); 3 Blind Mice (2003); Treasure Island (1968); Trial by Fire (1999); Van der Valk (1992); Wolf Hall (2015); Women in Love (1969); You Only Live Twice: The Radio Play (1990); Z Cars (1969).

Born on this day – Zina Bethune:

Zina Bethune

Actress

Dancer

Choreographer

February 17, 1945 – February 12, 2012

Credits:

ABC Afterschool Specials (1980); Cain's Hundred (1962); CHiPs (1977); Emergency! (1974–1976); Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes (1980); Guiding Light (1956–1958); Gunsmoke (1974); Hollywood Mavericks (1990); Kraft Theatre (1948); Kraft Theatre / The United States Steel Hour (1959–1961); L.A. Woman (2013); Lamp Unto My Feet (1961); Lancer (1970); Little Women (1958); Love of Life (1951–1980); Naked City (1960); Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder (1987); Party of Five (1995); Planet of the Apes (1974); Play of the Week (1961); Police Story (1978); Route 66 (1960–1962); Santa Barbara (1986); Special for Women: The Cold Woman (1960); Stump the Stars (1963); Sunday Showcase (1959); Sunrise at Campobello (1960); The Boost (1988); The Doctors and the Nurses (1962–1965); The Filmmaker (1969); The First Hollywood Hero Awards (2006); The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries (1978); The Invaders (1967); The Judy Garland Show (1963); The Mike Douglas Show (1965); The Next Step Beyond (1978); Who's That Knocking at My Door (1967); Wings of Legacy (2006); Young Dr. Kildare (1973); Young Dr. Malone (1958–1963); Your First Impression (1964).

Born on this day – Susan Beth Pfeffer:

Susan Beth Pfeffer

Writer

February 17, 1948 – June 23, 2025

Credits:

Books:

A Gift for Amy (1999); A Gift for Beth (1999); A Gift for Jo (1999); A Gift for Meg (1999); A Matter of Principle (1982); About David (1980); After (2012); Amy Makes a Friend (1998); Amy's Story (1997); April Upstairs (1990); Awful Evelina (1979); Beth Makes a Friends (1998); Beth's Story (1997); Better Than All Right (1972); Birthday Wishes (1999); Blood Wounds (2011); Christmas Dreams (1998); Claire At Sixteen (1989); Courage Dana (1983); Darcy Downstairs (1990); Dear Dad, Love Laurie (1989); Devil's Den (1998); Evvie At Sixteen (1988); Family of Strangers (1992); Fantasy Summer (1984); Future Forward (1989); Getting Even (1986); Ghostly Tales (2000); Hard Times High (1986); Head of the Class (1989); Jo Makes a Friend (1998); Jo's Story (1997); Just Between Us (1980); Just Morgan (1970); Justice for Emily (1997); Kid Power (1977); Kid Power Strikes Back (1984); Life as We Knew It (2006); Love Scenes (1986); Make Believe (1993); Marly the Kid (1975); Meg At Sixteen (1990); Meg Makes a Friend (1998); Meg's Story (1997); Most Precious Blood (1991); Nobody's Daughter (1995); On the Move (1985); Paper Dolls (1984); Places I Never Meant to Be (1999); Prime Time (1985); Quilt Masterpieces (1998); Rainbows and Fireworks (1973); Revenge of the Aztecs (2001); Rewind to Yesterday (1988); Sara Kate Saves the World (1995); Sara Kate, Superkid (1994); Starring Peter and Leigh (1979); Starting With Melodie (1982); Sybil At Sixteen (1989); Take Two And...rolling! (1988); The Beauty Queen (1974); The Dead and the Gone (2008); The Friendship Pact (1986); The Pizza Puzzle (1996); The Riddle Streak (1993); The Ring of Truth (1993); The Shade of the Moon (2013); The Trouble with Wishes (1996); The Year Without Michael (1987); Thea At Sixteen (1988); This World We Live In (2010); Truth or Dare (1984); Turning Thirteen (1988); Twice Taken (1994); Twin Surprises (1991); Twin Troubles (1992); Wanting It All (1985); What Do You Do When Your Mouth Won't Open? (1981); Whatever Words You Want to Hear (1974); Who Were They Really? (1999); You can write children's books in your spare time (1993).

On this day in the Star Trek universe - The Next Generation, Spectre, Voyager, Discovery

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1990)
Star Trek: Spectre / novel (1998)
Star Trek: Voyager (1999)
Star Trek: Discovery (2022)
 

Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 3. Episode 15.

Episode entitled: Yesterday’s Enterprise.

Released February 17, 1990.

Directed by David Carson.

Written by Ira Steven Behr, Richard Manning, Hans Beimler, Ronald D. Moore, Trent Christopher Ganino, Eric A. Stillwell, Ronald D. Moore.

Created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Dennis McCarthy.

Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Wil Wheaton, Gates McFadden, Denise Crosby, Christopher McDonald, Tricia O'Neil, Whoopi Goldberg, Rachen Assapiomonwait, Majel Barrett, Joe Baumann, James G. Becker, Michael Braveheart, Kelly Burris, Carrie Crain, Debbie David, BJ Davis, Jeremy Doyle, Eben Ham, Casey Kono, Mark Lentry, James McElroy, Lorine Mendell, Keith Rayve, Richard Sarstedt.

 

Star Trek: Spectre

by William Shatner.
with Judith Reeves-Stevens & Garfield Reeves-Stevens.

Published by Pocket Books.
Published 1998.

First Edition.
Hardcover.

ISBN-10: 0671008781
ISBN-13: 978-0671008789

Description:

Retired and happily married, Kirk believes his adventuring days are over. But as he returns to Earth for the first time since his apparent "death" upon the Enterprise-B, events elsewhere in the galaxy set in motion a mystery that may provide Kirk with his greatest challenge yet.

 

Star Trek: Voyager
Season 5. Episode 15.

Episode entitled: Dark Frontier.

Released February 17, 1999.

Directed by Cliff Bole, Terry Windell.

Created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor.

Written by Brannon Braga, Joe Menosky, Bryan Fuller, Nick Sagan, Michael Taylor.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by David Bell.

Cast: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Dawson, Robert Duncan McNeill, Ethan Phillips, Robert Picardo, Tim Russ, Garrett Wang, Jeri Ryan, Susanna Thompson, Kirk Baily, Laura Interval/Stepp, Scarlett Pomers, Katelin Petersen, Eric Cadora, Majel Barrett, Patrick Barnitt, Trish Baylord, Carl D'Amico, Debbie David, Neo Edmund, Tarik Ergin, Chiara Harris, Kerry Hoyt, Guy Korte, Mark Major, Tom Morga, Sam Mountain, Louis Ortiz, Dominic Rambaran, Keith Rayve, Craig Reed, Lynn Speier, Jean Vera-Montes, Catherine Yurkovich.

 

Star Trek: Discovery
Season 4. Episode 9.

Episode entitled: Rubicon.

Released February 17, 2022.

Directed by Andi Armaganian.

Created by Bryan Fuller, Alex Kurtzman.

Written by Alan B. McElroy, Glenise Mullins, Brandon Schultz, Carlos Cisco.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Jeff Russo.

Cast: Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, Anthony Rapp, Wilson Cruz, David Ajala, Oded Fehr, Rachael Ancheril, Shawn Doyle, Tara Rosling, Annabelle Wallis, Emily Coutts, Patrick Kwok-Choon, Oyin Oladejo, Ronnie Rowe, Sara Mitich, Orville Cummings, David Benjamin Tomlinson, Piotr Michael, Fabio Tassone, Robinne Fanfair, Avaah Blackwell.

On this day in television history – Justified (2015)

Justified
Season 6. Episode 5.

Episode entitled: Sounding.

Released February 17, 2015.

Directed by Jon Avnet.

Written by Graham Yost, Dave Andron, Leonard Chang, Keith Schreier.

Based on the short story Fire in the Hole by Elmore Leonard.

Music by Steve Porcaro.
 
Cast:

Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Jere Burns, Joelle Carter, Jacob Pitts, Erica Tazel, Walton Goggins, Mary Steenburgen, Garret Dillahunt, Patton Oswalt, Justin Welborn, Jeff Fahey, Scott Grimes, Demetrius Grosse, Brad Leland, Duke Davis Roberts, Danny Strong, Ryan Dorsey, Shawn Parsons, Mykelti Williamson, Sam Elliott, Lucas Barker, Michael Broderick, Natalie Clark, Natalie Coughlin, Ashley Dulaney, Howard S. Miller, Jonathan Kowalsky, John Ruby, Corby Sullivan, Russell Bertolino.

On this day in music history: Lee Aaron, Hormonally Yours, Buena Vista Social Club, Passionata

Lee Aaron by Lee Aaron (1987)

Hormonally Yours by Shakespears Sister (1992)

Buena Vista Social Club (1999)

Passionata by Denise Young (2014)

Lee Aaron

Album by Lee Aaron,

released February 17, 1987.

Track list: Powerline; Hands Are Tied; Only Human; Empty Heart; Number One; Don't Rain on My Parade; Goin' Off the Deep End; If This Is Love; Eye for An Eye; Heartbeat of the World; Dream with Me.

Hormonally Yours

Album by Shakespears Sister,

released February 17, 1992.

Track list: Goodbye Cruel World; I Don't Care; My 16th Apology; Are We In Love Yet; Emotional Thing; Stay; Black Sky; The Trouble With Andre; Moonchild; Catwoman; Let Me Entertain You; Hello (Turn Your Radio On).

Buena Vista Social Club

Documentary directed and written by Wim Wenders.

Based on a concept by Nick Gold.

Released at the Berlin International Film Festival in Germany, on February 17, 1999.

Cast: Octavio Calderon, Joachim Cooder, Ry Cooder, Angel Terry Domech, Ibrahim Ferrer, Ibrahim Ferrer Jr., Manuel Galbán, Hugo Garzón, Carlos Gonzalez, Juan de Marcos González, Rubén González, Pío Leyva, Manuel ‘Puntillita’ Licea, Orlando ‘Cachaíto’ López, Manuel ‘Guajiro’ Mirabal, Eliades Ochoa, Gilberto ‘Papi’ Oviedo, Alejandro Pichardo, Yanko Pichardo, Omara Portuondo, Jesús ‘Aguaje’ Ramos, Salvador Repilado Labrada, José Antonio Rodriguez, Compay Segundo, Benito Suárez Magana, Barbarito Torres, Amadito Valdés, Alberto ‘Virgilio’ Valdés, Lázaro Villa, Heitor Goldflus.

Passionata

Album by Denise Young,

released February 17, 2014.

Track list: Passionata; Above the Clouds; Moon Song; The Way; Starlight Melody; There; Cobblestones in the Rain; Awakened; Desire; Figure 8; Secrets.