Winter Humor:

 

On this day in movie history - Frank (2014)

Frank

directed by Lenny Abrahamson,

written by Jon Ronson and Peter Straughan,

based on a newspaper article by Jon Ronson,

was released at the Sundance Film Festival in the United States on January 17, 2014.

Music by Stephen Rennicks.

Cast:

Domhnall Gleeson, Moira Brooker, Paul Butterworth, Phil Kingston, Billie Traynor, Shane O'Brien, Scoot McNairy, Maggie Gyllenhaal, François Civil, Carla Azar, Chris McHallem, Michael Fassbender, Michael James Ford, Mark Huberman, Rosalind Adler, Niall Glennon, Torsten Brescanu, Leroy Harris, Noah Hauser, Laura-Love Tode, Hayley Derryberry, Lauren Poole, Jordyn Aquino, Katie Anne Mitchell, Paul Howard Smith, Matthew Page, Alex Knight, Abe Bueno-Jallad, Morse Bicknell, Dean Satriano, Peter Trinh, Kevin Wiggins, Travis Hammer, Tess Harper, Bruce McIntosh, Robert Posey, Ben Noud Barnes, Derek Blakeney, Andy Brooks, Jeremie Dalaba, Jean Effron, Yvette Fazio-Delaney, Stephen M. Hardin, Jessica Stotz Harrell, Darlene Kellum, Rodger Larance, Beth Lucero, Estevan Lucero, Kelly V. Lucio, Crystal Miller, Robb Moon, Justin D. Moore, Terrilyn Morris, Jaime Powers, J.B. Tuttle, Shannon Lee Unser, Maxx Wayne.

Recommended reading - The Lodger

The Lodger

by Marie Belloc Lowndes.

Filmed as The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog, (1927), directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

Published by Academy Chicago Publishers.

First published 1911, in the January edition of McClure's Magazine.

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 0897336046

ISBN-13: 978-0897336048

 

Description:

"One of the best suspense novels ever written." – The New York Times.

"This is a beautifully wrought novel of psychological suspense that should have a place on any mystery buff's shelf of classics." – Chicago Sun-Times.

This first class, highly-acclaimed thriller was published in 1914, more than two decades after the so-called Jack the Ripper murders, on which it is based, had occurred in Whitechapel, London. The murders – five in all – appeared to be the work of a woman-hating fanatic, someone who also must have had knowledge of anatomy, since the bodies were mutilated with surgical skill. 

Twenty years later, memories of these serial killings were still fresh in Londoners’ minds and the author brilliantly captures the sense of fear and horror which the murders evoked. Praise for this novel has withstood the test of time in England, America, and around the world. The Lodger has been adapted for the screen several times, most notably by Alfred Hitchcock in 1926, his first film.

Born on this day – Anne Brontë:

Anne Brontë

Writer

January 17, 1820 – May 28, 1849

Credits:

Books:

Agnes Grey (1847); Collected Poems (2019); Selected Poems (1993); The Complete Poems of Anne Bronte (1971); The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1848); Women Who Wrote (2020).

Movies and television:

Novela (1973); The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1996); The Tenant of Wildfell Hall / TV Series (1968–1969).

Born on this day – Catherine Bennett:

Catherine Bennett

Actress

January 17, 1901 – October 11, 1978

Credits:

A Wild Goose Chase (1924); Always Late (1923); Control Yourself (1925); Dangerous Hour (1923); Lawless Men (1924); Paging Love (1923); Soul Mates (1925); Taxi Please (1923); The Devil's Bowl (1923); The Southbound Limited (1923); The Wild Bull's Lair (1925); When Knights Were Cold (1923).

Born on this day – Betty White:

Betty White

Actress

Comedian

Animal Welfare Advocate

January 17, 1922 – December 31, 2021

Credits:

Forky Asks a Question (2019); Trouble (2019); Toy Story 4 (2019); Fireside Chat with Esther (2015–2018); Young & Hungry (2017); Bones (2015–2017); Crowded (2016); SpongeBob SquarePants (2016); Hot in Cleveland (2010–2015); The Soul Man (2014); WWE Raw (2014); Pound Puppies (2010–2013); Mickey Mouse (2013); Save Me (2013); Betty White's Off Their Rockers (2012–2017); Marie (2012); The Client List (2012); The Lorax (2012); Betty White: I'm Still Hot (2011); The Lost Valentine (2011); Prep & Landing Stocking Stuffer: Operation: Secret Santa (2010); Community (2010); You Again (2010); Glenn Martin DDS (2009–2010); The Middle (2010); Part Two: The Warm Mission (2009); The Bold and the Beautiful (2006–2009); 30 Rock (2009); The Proposal (2009); Love N' Dancing (2009); My Name Is Earl (2009); Boston Legal (2005–2008); Ponyo (2008); Ugly Betty (2007); Sea Tales (2007); Higglytown Heroes (2004–2007); The Simpsons (2000–2007); Family Guy (2006); Joey (2005); Complete Savages (2004–2005); The Third Wish (2005); Annie's Point (2005); Father of the Pride (2004); Malcolm in the Middle (2004); My Wife and Kids (2004); Everwood (2003–2004); The Practice (2004); Stealing Christmas (2003); I'm with Her (2003); Gary the Rat (2003); The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy (2003); Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt (2003); Bringing Down the House (2003); That '70s Show (2002–2003); King of the Hill (1999–2002); Providence (2002); Yes, Dear (2002); Teacher's Pet (2002); The Ellen Show (2001); The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie (2001); The Retrievers (2001); Ladies Man (1999–2001); The Wild Thornberrys (2000); Tom Sawyer (2000); Whispers: An Elephant's Tale (2000); Ally McBeal (1999); The Story of Us (1999); Lake Placid (1999); Hercules (1999); L.A. Doctors (1998); Noddy: Anything Can Happen at Christmas (1998); The Lionhearts (1998); Holy Man (1998); Dennis the Menace Strikes Again! (1998); Hard Rain (1998); The Story of Santa Claus (1996); Suddenly Susan (1996); A Weekend in the Country (1996); The John Larroquette Show (1996); Maybe This Time (1995–1996); The Naked Truth (1995); Diagnosis Murder (1994); Bob (1993); The Golden Palace (1992–1993); The Golden Girls (1985–1992); Empty Nest (1989–1992); Chance of a Lifetime (1991); Nurses (1991); Carol & Company (1990); The Earth Day Special (1990); One to Grow On (1989); Days of Our Lives (1988); Santa Barbara (1988); Matlock (1987); D.C. Follies (1987); Alf Loves a Mystery (1987); Mama's Family (1983–1986); Who's the Boss? (1985); The Love Boat (1980–1985); St. Elsewhere (1985); Hotel (1984); Fame (1983); Madame's Place (1982); Eunice (1982); Love, Sidney (1982); Best of the West (1981); Stephanie (1981); The Gossip Columnist (1980); Before and After (1979); The Best Place to Be (1979); Snavely (1978); With This Ring (1978); The Betty White Show (1977–1978); The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1973–1977); Ellery Queen (1975); Lucas Tanner (1975); The Odd Couple (1972); O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (1972); Vanished (1971); The Pet Set (1971); Petticoat Junction (1969); That's Life (1968); Another World (1964); Kraft Theatre (1962); Advise & Consent (1962); Date with the Angels (1957–1958); The Millionaire (1956); Life with Elizabeth (1953–1955); Hollywood on Television (1949); Time to Kill (1945).

Born on this day – Michèle Philippe:

Michèle Philippe

Actress

January 17, 1926 – September 23, 1972

Credits:

Heures chaudes (1959); Man and Child (1956); Paris, Palace Hotel (1956); Les pépées au service secret (1956); French Cancan (1955); The Babes Make the Law (1955); Les clandestines (1954); Marriage Episodes (1954); His Father's Portrait (1953); Le club des 400 coups (1953); Une nuit à Megève (1953); Belle mentalité (1953); The Dream of Zorro (1952); Don Juan's Night of Love (1952); Chacun son tour (1951); L'aiguille rouge (1951); Tête blonde (1950); The Naked Woman (1949); Le coeur sur la main (1948); Le bal des pompiers (1948); Le dolmen tragique (1948); Carrefour du crime (1948); Le voleur se porte bien (1948); Par la fenêtre (1948); La grande Maguet (1947); Trente et quarante (1946); Hoboes in Paradise (1946); Blondine (1945); Le cavalier noir (1945).

Born on this day – Colette Ripert:

Colette Ripert

Actress

January 17, 1930 – May 20, 1930

Born on this day – James Earl Jones:

James Earl Jones

Actor

January 17, 1931 – September 9, 2024

Credits:

15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2009); 1985 Stuntman Awards (1985); 1996 Essence Awards (1996); 1st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (1995); 20 to 1 (2006–2010); 21st NAACP Image Awards (1989); 2nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (1996); 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996); 5 Second Movies (2008); 11-22-63: The Day the Nation Cried (1988); A Century of Black Cinema (2003); A Family Thing (1996); A Hard Road to Glory (1986); A Mime's Life (2009); A Piece of the Action (1977); A Pirate Ship Sails Again! The Making of Swashbuckler (1976); A Walking Tour of Sesame Street (1979); A World Alive (1990); ABC Afterschool Specials (1982); ABC News Breakfast (2024); ABC Weekend Specials (1993); According to Jim (2004); According to Jim / Season 3 According to Jim (2011); AFI Life Achievement Award (1992–2006); AFI's 100 Years... 100 Cheers: America's Most Inspiring Movies (2006); AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: America's Greatest Movies (1998); Africa: The Serengeti (1994); Afro Promo (1997); Agent X (2015); Ali Rap (2006); Ali's 65 (2007); All the Presidents' Movies: The Movie (2009); Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1986); Allen Boesak: Choosing for Justice (1984); Alone (1997); America at the Movies (1976); American Legends (2001); American Masters (2000–2019); American Playhouse (1993); American Playwrights Theater: The One-Acts / Episode entitled: 27 Wagons Full of Cotton (1989); America's All-Time Favorite Movies (1988); An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road (2012); An American Moment (1997–1999); An American Reunion: The People's Inaugural Celebration (1993); An Evening at the Improv (1990); Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street' (1998); Animated StoryBook: The Lion King (1994); Antietam: A Documentary Drama (2000); Arnold Schwarzenegger: Made in Britain (2003); As the World Turns (1956–2010); Athens 2004: Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (2004); Baggage Claim (2024); Bah, Humbug!: The Story of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol' (1994); Bearden Plays Bearden (2012); Beauty and the Beast (1981); Behind Closed Doors (2019); Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'The Hunt for Red October' (2003); Best of the Best (1989); Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and Dr. Strangelove (2004); Bicentennial Minutes (1974); Black Indians: An American Story (2001); Black Is King (2020); Black Omnibus (1973); Black Pop: Celebrating the Power of Black Culture (2023); Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement (1978); Blackfish (2013); Bloodtide (1982); Breakfast (2011); Brilliant But Cancelled (2002); Broadway: The Next Generation (2024); Business World News (2003); Butterfly in the Sky (2022); By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X' (2005); By Dawn's Early Light (1990); Camera Three (1964 / 1966); Casper: A Spirited Beginning (1997); Casting Calls (2003); CBS Library (1981); CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley (2020); CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley / Segment: Eric McCormack (2012); CBS Schoolbreak Special (1987); Celebrity Page (2019 / 2021); Celebrity Recordathon (1996); Channing (1964); Charlie Rose in Charlie Rose (1995–2011); Cinemassacre's Monster Madness (2010); Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable (1995); Circus of the Stars #2 (1977); City Limits (1984); Claudine (1974); Clean Slate (1994); Clear and Present Danger (1994); Clear and Present Danger: Behind the Danger (2002); Click (2006); Columbus: Encounter, Discovery and Beyond (1992); Comic Relief: Baseball Relief '93 (1993); Coming 2 America (2021); Coming to America (1988); Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun (1999); Conan the Barbarian (1982); Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan' (2000); Conan: From the Vault (2011); Conan: The Rise of a Fantasy Legend (2005); Confessions: Two Faces of Evil (1994); Convicts (1991); Corwin (1996); Countdown to Freedom: 10 Days That Changed South Africa (1994); Crossing Over: How Roots Captivated an Entire Nation (2007); Cry, the Beloved Country (1995); Dangerous: The Short Films (1993); Dark Side of the '90s (2022); Darth Vader Crashes Academy's Governors Awards (2011); David Copperfield: 15 Years of Magic (1994); Deadly Hero (1975); Death Battle (2010–2015); Deep Fat Fried (2018); Democracy Now! (2024); Diamonds on the Silver Screen (1992); Dinah! (1976); Dr. Kildare (1966); Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964); Dreamfield (1998); Dreamrider (1993); E! Behind the Scenes (1994); Earth (2007); East Side/West Side (1963); Ebony/Jet Showcase (1987–1990); Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy (2004); End of the Road (1970); Ennis' Gift (2000); Entertainment Tonight (1991); Entertainment Tonight (2019–2024); ESPN Outside the Lines Primetime (1994); Everwood (2003–2004); Excessive Force (1993); Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977); Extra (2003 / 2016); Faerie Tale Theatre (1986); Fantasia 2000 / Segment: Carnival of the Animals (1999); Field of Dreams (1989); 'Field of Dreams': A Scrapbook (1998); Field of Dreams: Passing Along the Pastime (2004); Film Night (1971); Finder's Fee (2001); Frasier (1997); Freddie as F.R.O.7. (1992); Fredericksburg (2002); Freedom to Speak (1983); Gabriel's Fire (1990–1991); Gang Related (1997); Gardens of Stone (1987); Garfield and Friends (1992); Getaway (2005); Gimme Shelter (2013); Giving Voice (2020); God's Trombones: A Trilogy of African-American Poems / Segment: The Creation (1981); Golden Globe Awards (1992); Good Luck (1996); Good Morning America (1976–1978); Grand Central (1983); Great Lakes, Bitter Legacy (1991); Great Performances (1971–2014); Grim Prairie Tales (1990); Guiding Light (1952–2009); Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (1980); Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995); Happy Endings / Segment: Big Joe and Kansas (1975); HARDtalk (2011); Heat Wave (1990); Highway to Heaven (1987); Hitler's Forgotten Victims (1997); Hollywood Health Report (2016); Hollywood Insider (2021–2022); Hollywood's Greatest Villains (2005); Homicide: Life on the Street (1997); House (2009); How Shakespeare Changed My Life (2016); Howard Stern (1996); I Am Your Father (2015); In Search of Liberty Bell 7 (1999); Information Democracy (1993); Inside TV Land (2002); Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb' (2000); Ivory Hunters (1990); Jack and the Beanstalk (2009); Jackanory Playhouse (1976); James Earl Jones Reads the Bible: King James Version (2003); Jefferson in Paris (1995); Jesus of Nazareth (1977); Joe Papp in Five Acts (2012); Judge Dredd (1995); King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1969); Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 Remix (2017); Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix (2014); Kingdom Hearts II (2005); Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix+ (2007); L.A. Law (1988–1989); La Premiere (2009); Lamp Unto My Feet (1962); Last Flight Out (1990); Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1995); Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (2010); Late Show with David Letterman (1993–2003); Law & Order (1993); Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (2006); Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga (2007); Liberal Hivemind (2022); Lincoln (1992); Live with Kelly and Mark (1990); Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1994); Lone Star Kid (1986); Long Ago and Far Away (1989–1990); Look Up and Live (1963); Looking for Richard (1996); Malcolm X (1972); Matewan (1987); Mathnet (1987–1991); Me and Mom (1985); Merlin (1998); Milius (2013); Minty Comedic Arts (2020); Monitor (1962); Monopoly Star Wars (1997); Moses (1986); MsMojo (2021–2023); Muhammad Ali: The Greatest (2016); Muhammad Ali: Through the Eyes of the World (2001); Muhammad Ali's 50th Birthday Celebration (1992); Muse of Fire (2013); My Little Girl (1986); N.Y.P.D. (1969); Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994); National Memorial Day Concert (1993); NBC Children's Theatre (1971); NET Playhouse (1968); New Day (2018); New York City... Come Visit the World (1998); Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards '94 (1994); Night of 100 Stars (1982); Night of 100 Stars II (1985); Nine Dog Christmas (2002); No Fighting in the War Room or Dr. Strangelove and the Nuclear Threat (2004); North Pole Promise (2013); Nostalgia Critic (2015); Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022); On the Q.T. (2001); One on One with John Tesh (1991); Our Friend, Martin (1999); Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson (2007); Outcry L.A. (1993); Paris (1979–1980); Patriot Games (1992); Patriot Games: Up Close (2002); Paul Robeson (1979); People: A Musical Celebration (1995); Percy & Thunder (1993); Picket Fences (1994); Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night (1987); Primary Colors (1998); Pros and Cons (1991–1992); Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey (2010); Quentin Tarantino's Star Wars (2002); Rachael Ray (2016); Reading Rainbow (1983); Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (1996); Recess (1998); Recess Christmas: Miracle on Third Street (2001); Reflections on the Silver Screen (1991); Robots (2005); Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016); Roots: The Next Generations (1979); Santa and Pete (1999); Saturday Night with Connie Chung (1989); Scary Movie 4 (2006); Scorchers (1991); Searching for Orson (2006); Sesame Street (1969–2004); Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories / Segment: Millions of Cats (1992); Signs and Wonders (1995); Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood (1998); Sneakers (1992); Sommersby (1993); Soul Man (1986); Soul! (1970); Special Collector's Edition (2014); Sports on the Silver Screen (1997); Square One Television (1987–1992); Stage 2 (1964); Stanley Kubrick's Pursuit of Perfection: Joe Dunton and Kelvin Pike (2021); Star Tours: The Adventures Continue (2011); Star Wars (1983); Star Wars Audio Comics: YouTube Channel (2019); Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005); Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977); Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019); Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980); Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983); Star Wars: Rebels (2014–2016); Star Wars: Rebels (2018); Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery (1997); Stargate SG-1 (1997); Storyline Online (2009); Strange Septembers: The Hill Abduction & the Exeter Encounter (2011); Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street (2021); Summer's End (1999); Summershow (1980); Super Bowl XXVII Halftime Show (1993); Survival (1981); Swashbuckler (1976); Tarzan (1967–1968); Teach 109 (1989); Terrorgram (1990); That Fellow in the Coat (2008); The 12th Annual CableACE Awards (1991); The 1st Annual Black Achievement Awards (1978); The 23rd Annual People's Choice Awards (1997); The 23rd Annual Tony Awards (1969); The 27th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (2000); The 2nd Annual Black Achievement Awards (1979); The 34th Annual Tony Awards (1980); The 36th Annual Tony Awards (1982); The 38th Annual Kennedy Center Honors (2015); The 41st Annual Tony Awards (1987); The 42nd Annual Academy Awards (1970); The 42nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1990); The 43rd Annual Academy Awards (1971); The 43rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1991); The 43rd Annual Tony Awards (1989); The 44th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1992); The 44th Annual Tony Awards (1990); The 47th Annual Golden Globe Awards 1990 (1990); The 47th Annual Tony Awards (1993); The 48th Annual Golden Globe Awards 1991 (1991); The 50th Annual Tony Awards (1996); The 52nd Annual Tony Awards (1998); The 59th Annual Tony Awards (2005); The 60th Annual Tony Awards (2006); The 65th Annual Tony Awards (2011); The 66th Annual Tony Awards (2012); The 70th Annual Tony Awards (2016); The 71st Annual Tony Awards (2017); The 78th Annual Drama League Awards (2012); The 84th Annual Academy Awards (2012); The Ambulance (1990); The American Parade (1975); The Angriest Man in Brooklyn (2014); The Annihilation of Fish (1999); The Arsenio Hall Show (1989–1994); The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove (2000); The Atlanta Child Murders (1985); The Benchwarmers (2006); The Big Bang Theory (2014); The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976); The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal (2022); The Bushido Blade (1981); The Cay (1974); The CBS Evening News (2022); The Chuck Woolery Show (1991); The Clinton 12 (2006); The Comedians (1967); The Comedians in Africa (1967); The Comments Section with Brett Cooper (2022); The Creation (1981); The David Frost Show (1970); The Defenders (1962–1964); The Dennis Miller Show (1992); The Dick Cavett Show (1972 / 1995); The Directors (2001 / 2018); The Ed Sullivan Show (1969); The Feast of All Saints (2001); The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995); The Five (2024); The Flight of Dragons (1982); The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story (1980); The Great White Hope (1970); The Great Year (2004); The Greatest (1977); The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible (1985); The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened (1977); The Howard Stern Radio Show (1999); The Hunt for Red October (1990); The Hunting of the Snark (1989); The JFK Conspiracy (1992); The Joan Rivers Show (1969); The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (2002); The Larry Elder Podcast (2021); The Larry Solway Show (1976); The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977); The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2009); The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar (2015); The Lion King (1994 / 2019); The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998); The Lion King Read-Along (2011); The Lion King: A Musical Journey with Elton John (1994); The Lion King: Simba's Mighty Adventure (2000); The Loving Story (2011); The Magic 7 (1996); The Magic of David Copperfield XIV: Flying - Live the Dream (1992); The Making of 'Jurassic Park' (1995); The Making of 'Star Wars' (1977); The Making of the Lion King (1994); The Man (1972); The Me Nobody Knows (1980); The Merv Griffin Show (1968–1974); The Meteor Man (1993); The Mike Douglas Show (1969–1979); The Movies That Made Us (2021); The One Show (2009); The Pandora Directive (1996); The Papp Project (2001); The Perfect Pitch (2002); The Reading Room (2005); The River Niger (1976); The Sandlot (1993); The Sandlot 2 (2005); The Second Civil War (1997); The Second Coming (1992); The Secret World of Spying (1992); The Simpsons (1990–1998); The Simpsons: Access All Areas (2010); The Space - Theatre of Survival (2019); The Spirit Hunters (1994); The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978); The States (2007); The Story Behind the Story (2002); The Story of the Faithful Wookiee (1978); The System: Coming to America (1988); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1968–1991); The Trail of Tears: Cherokee Legacy (2006); The UFO Incident (1975); The Vegas Strip War (1984); The Vernon Johns Story (1994); The View (2009–2010); The Washington Monument: It Stands for All (2000); The Wendy Williams Show (2011); The Whoopi Goldberg Show (1993); Them That Work (2019); There Was Always Sun Shining Someplace: Life in the Negro Baseball Leagues (1981); This Week (2010); Three Fugitives (1989); Timepiece (1996); Tina Turner: One Last Time Live in Concert (2000); Today (1989–2014); Today Tonight (2007); Touched by an Angel (1997); Troldspejlet (1994); True Identity (1991); Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics (1994); Twister: A Musical Catastrophe (2000); Two and a Half Men (2008); Two by Dove / Great Performances: Dance in America (1980); Ultimate Super Heroes, Vixens & Villains (2005); Under a Killing Moon (1994); Under One Roof (1995); Undercover Angel (1999); Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004); Vegetable Soup (1975–1978); Visitors from the Unknown (1991); Voices in America (2015–2016); Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009); Warning Shot (2018); Water (1995); Weekend Express (2022); Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins (2008); What If?: Martin Luther King (1997); What the Deaf Man Heard (1997); What's My Line? (1968); When It Was a Game (1991); Who Lives, Who Dies (1988); Who's in Rabbit's House? (1995); Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears (1984); Will & Grace (2003); Words from a Bear (2019); Working in the Theatre (2012); World of Discovery (1993).

Born on this day – George Folsey Jr.:

George Folsey Jr.

Assistant director

Editor

Producer

Cinematographer

January 17, 1939 – December 29, 2024

Credits:

Amazon Women on the Moon (1987); An American Werewolf in London (1981); Ants! (1977); B.B. King: Into the Night (1985); Basic (2003); Basic Ingredients: A Writer's Perspective (2003); Basic: A Director's Design (2003); Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London' (2009); Black Caesar (1973); Bone (1972); Bucktown (1975); Bulletproof (1996); Cabin Fever (2002); Cellmates (2011); Chain of Command (2015); Character Building: The Many Faces of Rick Baker (2007); Cheaper by the Dozen (2003); Clarity (2015); Club Dread (2004); Clue (1985); Coming to America (1988); Dead Within (2014); Death Link (2021); Despair (2010); Dirty Work (1998); Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen (2004); Elvis: That's the Way It Is (1970); Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story (1996); Exploring the Unknown (1977); Face of the Enemy (1989); Fargo (2003); Fit for Akeem: The Costumes of 'Coming to America' (2007); Freedom Road (1979); Freeloaders (2012); Glass Houses (1972); Goosed (1999); Greedy (1994); Grumpier Old Men (1995); Hammer (1972); Here's Peggy Fleming (1968); Hole in the Paper Sky (2008); Hostel (2005); Hostel Dissected (2006); Hostel: Part II (2007); Hostel: Part III (2011); Hot Tub Time Machine (2010); Igor (2008); Insider Trading: The Making of 'Trading Places' (2007); Into the Night (1985); J.D.'s Revenge (1976); Just Swipe (2021); Latchkey's Lament (2007); Let's Go to Church (2004); Love and Mary (2007); My Sister (2014); National Lampoon's Animal House (1978); Norman... Is That You? (1976); One World (2016); Pledge This! (2006); Portrait of a Hitman (1979); Prince-ipal Photography: The Coming Together of America (2007); Reboot Camp (2020); Schlock (1973); Sex Drive (2008); Shaft (1973–1974); Son of Man (2011); Sourdough (1981); Spies Like Us (1985); Summer Rain (2024); Super Troopers (2001); Thanksgiving (2007); The Blues Brothers (1980); The Chicken Chronicles (1977); The Gray Man (2007); The Great Santini (1979); The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977); The Killing Floor (2017); The Kings of Brooklyn (2004); The Making of 'Thriller' (1983); The Monkees (1967); The Movies That Made Us (2021); The Pink Panther (2006); The Rainbow Tribe (2008); The Right Hook (2000); The Ringer (2005); The Stories Behind the Making of 'the Blues Brothers' (1998); The Thing Called Love (1993); The Wicked Within (2015); The Yearbook: An 'Animal House' Reunion (1998); Three Amigos! (1986); Thriller (1983); Tracks (1976); Trader Horn (1973); Trading Places (1983); Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983); Unaccompanied Minors (2006); Wendy Liebman: Taller on TV (2011); Wolf Mountain (2022).

Born on this day – Geoffrey Deuel:

Geoffrey Deuel

Actor

January 17, 1943 – December 23, 2024

Credits:

108 Stitches (2001); 12 O'Clock High (1966); Adam-12 (1969); Amateur Night (1986); Barnaby Jones (1974); Bonanza (1967); Cannon (1973); Chisum (1970); House on Greenapple Road (1970); In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders (1988); Insight (1968–1971); Ironside (1974); Joe Forrester (1975); Legends of the West (1992); Mannix (1969–1975); Marcus Welby, M.D. (1974); Medical Center (1970); Mission: Impossible (1973); Mod Squad (1969); Movin' On (1972); Nakia (1974); Occasional Wife (1967); Petrocelli (1974); Planet of the Apes (1974); Terminal Island (1973); The Chinese Caper (1975); The F.B.I. (1968–1973); The Flying Nun (1968); The High Chaparral (1968); The Invaders (1967); The Magician (1973); The Manhunter (1974); The Monkees (1967); The Name of the Game (1971); The Smith Family (1971); The Streets of San Francisco (1973–1974); The Young and the Restless (1973); This Is the Life (1971–1974); To Rome with Love (1971); Toma (1973).

Born on this day – Françoise Hardy:

 

Françoise Hardy

Singer

Actress

Writer

Composer

January 17, 1944 – June 11, 2024

Credits:
 
Books:
 

A Gift From Heaven... (2016); Secret Notes: Interviews With Eric Dumont (1991); Songs About You And Us (2021); The Despair of Monkeys and Other Trifles: A Memoir by Françoise Hardy (2018); Unauthorized Reviews... (2015).

 

Albums:
 

4th English album (1971); All boys and girls (1962); Chiaroscuro (2000); Crazy love (2012); Drunken music (1978); English 3 (1969);  Françoise [The house where I grew up] (1966); Françoise Hardy (1970); Françoise Hardy (1972); Françoise Hardy [Friendship] (1965); Françoise Hardy [How to Say Goodbye] (1968); Françoise Hardy [The question] (1971); Françoise Hardy canta per voi in Italiano (1963); Françoise Hardy in Deutschland (1965); Françoise Hardy in English (1966); Gin Tonic (1980); In English (1969); Intermission (1974); My friend the rose (1964); My youth is running away... (1967); No one else (2018); Parentheses... (2006); Personal message (1973); Rain without an umbrella (2010); Shifts (1988); So many beautiful things (2004); Some Titles I Know of Her, Vol. 1 (2023); Someone who is leaving (1982); Star (1977); The danger (1996); The first happiness of the day (1963); To be continued... (1981); Träume (1970).

 

Movies and television:
 

20 heures le journal (2000–2018); 20h10 pétantes (2004–2005); 30 Favoriten (2021); 60/90 (2008); 8 Women (2002); A French Guy Named Saba (2017); À la folie, pas du tout (1986); A Revolta dos Anjos (1972); A Simple Favor (2018); À vos amours (1991); A Wes Anderson Film (2015); Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (2016); Age tendre et tête de bois (1963–1964); Aikuiset (2019); Aktuelle Schaubude (1973); Alexandra - Stimme der Sehnsucht: Der rätselhafte Tod eines Stars (2012); All Eyes Off Me (2021); Ambitions (1986); Amigos del martes (1964); Anyone for Demis? How the World Invaded the Charts (2011); Arrêt spectacles (2004); Attenberg (2010); Au risque de vous plaire (1967); Avis de recherche (1988–1989); Bains de minuit (1988); Banda sonora (2012); BBC Show of the Week (1966); Beatles på Sverigeturné (2014); Bienvenue (1978); Birkin, Hardy, Sanson, une vie à aimer (2017); Blind (2014); Blow up: Le web magazine cinéma d'Arte (2022); Blur & Françoise Hardy: To the End (1994); BÖsterreich (2014); Bouton Rouge (1967); C à vous (2011–2021); C politique (2016); Café Picouly (2006); Camping Cosmos (1996); Campus, le magazine de l'écrit (2003); Certains Leeb Show (1986); C'est au programme (2003); C'est encore mieux l'après-midi (1985–1986); Chabada (2010); Champs-Elysées (1984–1990); Chansons! (2021–2022); Chez F.O.G. (2008); Chroniques de France (1965–1971); Cinéma (1965); Cinq colonnes à la une (1963); Círculos sobre agua, bajo nubes de algodón (2023); Classé confidentiel (2007); Close Up (2020); Cocoricocoboy (1984); Collaroshow (1981); Colorspace Vol. 2 (2011); De Serge Gainsbourg à Gainsbarre de 1958 - 1991 (1994); Der goldene Schuß (1967); Devil at My Heels (1966); D'hier et d'aujourd'hui (1971); Diamoci del tu (1967); Die Drehscheibe (1969–1970); Dim Dam Dom (1966–1969); Dimanche Salvador (1973); Discorama (1966); Discs a Go-Go (1964); Dix de der (1976); Domino (1974); Double jeu (1992); Dream On (1992); Durand la nuit (1992); Dutronc, la vie malgré lui (2020); Effraction (1986); El idioma imposible (2010); Embarquement immédiat (1987–1988); Émilie jolie (1980); Empreintes (2008); En aparté (2003); En compagnie de Mireille Darc et d'Alain Delon pour Plus de Vie (2010); Endeavour (2018); England Is Mine (2017); Etienne Daho, un itinéraire pop modern (2015); Europa canta (1966); Europarty (1968); Eurovision Song Contest: Grand Prix 1963 (1963); Eurythmics: Sweet Dreams (1983); Exclusif... Canada (1979); F.C. De Kampioenen (1998); Falling Star (2014); Fan des années 90 (2009); Ferpect Crime (2004); Festival di Sanremo (1966); Formule 1 (1984); France Gall: Message personnel (1996); Françoise et Udo... (1968); Francoise Hardy - Ein Porträt in Musik (1965); Françoise Hardy - Tant de belles choses (2005); Françoise Hardy, la discrète (2016); Françoise Hardy: Le Large (2018); Françoise Hardy: Tous les garçons et les filles (Black and White Version) (1964); Françoise Hardy: Tous les garçons et les filles (Color Version) (1964); Francoise Hardy: Un Peu D'eau (1996); French Postcards (1979); Fréquenstar (1992); Frost on Sunday (1968); Frou-Frou (1993); Funny Woman (2023); Gainsbourg, l'homme qui aimait les femmes (2010); Gainsbourg, toute une vie (2021); Gala de l'Unicef (1970); Gone with the Woman (2007); Gottschalk & Friends (2005); Graffiti 60 (2004); Grand Prix (1966); Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions (1966); Happy Birthday (2019); Helix (2014); Hello! Paris (1964); Herzlichst Ihr Peter Kraus (1962); Heute Abend im 'Palladium' (1964); High Society (2014); Highest Pressure (1965); Hör hin, schau zu! (1967); Hullabaloo (1965); I ragazzi dell'hully-gully (1964); Il est minuit, Paris s'éveille (2012); Immer wieder geht die Sonne auf (1999); International Cabaret (1968); Irrésistiblement... Sylvie (1998); It's Only the End of the World (2016); Jacques Dutronc, la nuit d'un rêveur (1982); Je suis venu(e);  vous dire (2003); Jimi Hendrix: The Guitar Hero (2010); Jolie poupée (1968); Juke Box Jury (1965–1966); Kako glasi ono pitanje? (2018); Killing Eve (2018); Klingende Geschenke aus aller Welt (1965); La boîte à questions (2004–2008); La bonne conduite (1982); La chanson du maçon (2002); La Femme Nikita (1999); La fête de la chanson française (2007); La grande farandole (1964); La pièce manquante (2013); La Saint-Valentin en chansons (2007); La traversée du miroir (2009); La vie secrète des chansons (2016–2021); L'académie des 9 (1982–1986); Ladybirds (1965); Lahaye d'honneur (1988); Le cercle de minuit (1994); Le cimetière des CD (1994–2004); Le culture club (2006); Le divan de Marc-Olivier Fogiel (2016); Le doc Stupéfiant (2021); Le goût du noir (2001); Le grand échiquier (1979–1981); Le grand journal de Canal+ (2004–2012); Le gros journal (2017); Le palmarès des chansons (1966–1968); Le parapluie des vedettes (1967); Le petit conservatoire de la chanson (1962–1965); Le petit dimanche illustré (1968); Le Prince Miiaou cover 'Tous les garçons et les filles' (2013); Le Temps de l'Amour (2022); L'école des fans (1981–1986); Les années tubes (2000); Les belles soeurs (2011); Les colombes (1972); Les copains d'abord (1975); Les enfants de la télé (2001); Les habits du Dimanche (1986); Les Històries Perdudes: The Max Ernst Sessions (2024); Les nouveaux rendez-vous (1980–1981); Les rendez-vous du dimanche (1976–1980); Letters to Paul Morrissey (2018); L'homme qui venait du Cher (1969); Liedercircus (1977); L'invité (2003–2017); Live from Studio Five (2010); Lo + plus (1996); L'Oeil du cyclone (1993); Love at Second Sight (2019); Lundi en histoires (2015); Lunettes noires pour nuits blanches (1989–1990); Madame Claude (2021); Maman est chez le coiffeur (2008); Mamy Scopitone - L'âge d'or du clip (2005); Mascarade (2022); Masculine Feminine (1966); Mathilde Lacombe: Message personnel (2022); Meine Melodie (1965–1970); Même le dimanche (2016); Metroland (1997); Midi Trente (1972–1973); Midi-Première (1975–1981); Modefrühling in Paris (1965); Monsieur 100.000 Volt (1968); Monsieur Spade (2024); Monte Carlo: C'est La Rose (1968); Moonrise Kingdom (2012); Musicolor (1969–1970); Musik aus Studio B (1964); Nelly (2016); Never Look Away (2018); Ni figue ni raisin (1965–1967); Night-Club (1972); Notre histoire est politique (2017); Nulle part ailleurs (1997–2000); Numéro un (1975–1981); Nutty, Naughty Chateau (1963); Oh Les Filles! (2019); Ombre et lumière (2001); On a tout essayé (2003–2004); On ne peut pas plaire à tout le monde (2003); On n'est pas couché (2006–2018); Ontdek de ster (1967); ORTF, ils ont inventé la télévision (2020); Palmarès (1980); Paris aktuell (1967–1968); Paris nach Noten (1968); Pariser Journal (1963); Passez donc me voir (1979); Patriot (2018); Personnel et confidentiel (2008); Peter Sarstedt (1969); Plus belle la vie (2004–2005); Pollen (1985); Porte-bonheur (1986); Portrait of a Disappearing Woman (2023); Préjudice (2015); Private Screening (1973); Questo pazzo, pazzo mondo della canzone (1965); Qui est-ce? (2010); Quotidien (2018); Ready, Steady, Go! (1964–1966); Red Oaks (2016); Reflets de Cannes (1963); Rembob'Ina (2020–2023); Remember Me, My Love (2003); Rendezvous am Rhein (1964); Rezeta (2012); Royal Gala (1967); Sacha show (1963–1969); Sacrée soirée (1988–1993); Salut les Terriens (2006); Salut sex! (2000); Samedi et compagnie (1968); Samedi soir (1971–1972); Se devo essere sincera (2004); Second Chance (1976); Señoras y señores! (1974); Serge si tu nous regarde (2001); Set 'em Up Joe (1969); Sex, Love & Therapy (2014); Shindig! (1966); Show Pänggggg - oder: Gäste zum Fernsehen (1969); Sightseers (2012); Signé Mireille Dumas (2017); Smash His Camera (2010); Snip, snap, snude - en omvendt historie (1964); Soeben eingetroffen (1965); Some Voices (2000); Somebody Told Me About Carla Bruni (2009); Something Special (1967); Sparks and Embers (2015); Spécial Ray Charles (1978); Sport en fête (1974); Star Academy (2006); Stars'N Co (1997); Suivez Lecoq (1981); Symphonic Show (2007); Système 2 (1976); Taratata (1993); Teenager-Party (1964); Télé Caroline (1989); Télé-Zèbre (1990–1991); Tenue de soirée (2006); Tête de bois et tendres années (1965); Thank Your Lucky Stars (1964–1965); The Act (2019); The Art Dealer (2015); The Barbarian Invasions (2003); The Boat That Rocked (2009); The Dreamers (2003); The Eamonn Andrews Show (1964–1968); The End of the F***ing World (2017); The Enfield Haunting (2015); The Guerrilla Masquerade Party (2004); The Island Inside (2009); The Last Key (2017); The London Palladium Show (1967); The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (1966); The Misadventures of Margaret (1998); Thé ou café (2001); The Path (2018); The Roy Castle Show (1969); The Spinners (1971); The Staircase (2022); The Statement (2003); The X Factor UK (2009); The Young Generation (1970); Thelma, Louise et Chantal (2010); Tilt (1967–1968); Tin Star (2017); Tohuwabohu (1995–1998); Top à... (1972–1974); Top Club (1979); Top club Dimanche (1978); Top jury (1965); Top of the Pops (1965); Tour d'Eurovision (2005); Tous en scène (1968–1969); Tous... pour la musique (2007); Tout le monde en parle (2000–2004); Tout le monde l'appelle Sylvie (2010); Toute la chanson (1962–1963); Toutes folles de lui (1986); Trainyard Dogs: Part I (2018); Triple Dare (2006); Udo-Jürgens-Show (1968); Un giorno a Capo Boi (1964); Un jour, un destin (2009–2018); Vadim Mister Cool (2016); Venus Beauty Institute (1999); Victoires de la musique (1986–2005); Video Hits (2009); Vie privée, vie publique (2006–2011); Vive les vacances! (2009); Vivement dimanche (2000–2013); Vivement dimanche prochain (2000–2018); Vortex (2021); Was bin ich? (1969); Water Drops on Burning Rocks (2000); What's New Pussycat (1965); Young & Beautiful (2013).

Born on this day – Lucy Saroyan:

Lucy Saroyan

Actress

Photographer

Library archivist

January 17, 1946 – April 11, 2003

Credits:

Blue Collar (1978); Bravo Two (1977); Cactus Flower (1969); Columbo (1976); Eight Is Enough (1977); Greased Lightning (1977); Hopscotch (1980); Isadora (1968); Kotch (1971); Maidstone (1970); Mannix (1971); Prime Time (1977); Some Kind of a Nut (1969); The Blue Knight (1975–1976); The Name of the Game (1971); The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974).

Born on this day – Andy Kaufman:

Andy Kaufman

Actor

Comedian

January 17, 1949 – May 16, 1984

On this day in television history - M Squad (1958)

 

M Squad
Season 1. Episode 17.

Episode entitled: Blue Indigo.

Released January 17, 1958.

Directed by John Brahm.

Written by Martin Berkeley, Clarke Reynolds and Allen Rivkin.

Music by Stanley Wilson.
 

Cast:

Lee Marvin, Bethel Leslie, Nico Minardos, Jo Gilbert, Lillian Buyeff, Larry Thor, S. John Launer, Barney Phillips, Gavin Gordon, James Griffith, Rick Vallin.

On this day in television history - Justified (2012)

 

Justified
Season 3. Episode 1.

Episode entitled: The Gunfighter.

Released January 17, 2012.

Directed by Michael Dinner.

Written by Graham Yost, Fred Golan, Nichelle Tramble, Ingrid Escajeda, Ryan 

Farley, Jon Worley and VJ Boyd.

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

Music by Steve Porcaro.
 
Cast:

Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Joelle Carter, Jacob Pitts, Erica Tazel, Natalie Zea, Walton Goggins, Raymond J. Barry, Jeremy Davies, Jere Burns, Steven Flynn, Desmond Harrington, Damon Herriman, Mickey Jones, Richard Lineback, Kevin Rankin, Neal McDonough, Jennifer Birmingham Lee, Michael Broderick, Adam Johnson, Jonathan Kowalsky, Bill Parks, Tim Trobec, J. Kimo Arbas, Matt Harding, Paul Vasquez.

On this day in music history - Sounds of Silence, by Simon & Garfunkel (1966)

Sounds of Silence

by Simon & Garfunkel

was released on January 17, 1966.

Track list:

The Sound of Silence (Electric Version); Leaves That Are Green; Blessed; Kathy's Song; Somewhere They Can't Find Me; Anji; Richard Cory; A Most Peculiar Man; April Come She Will; We've Got a Groovy Thing Goin'; I Am a Rock; Blues Run the Game (Studio Outtake - 1965); Barbriallen (Demo); Rose of Aberdeen (Demo); Roving Gambler (Demo).

On this day in music history - The album Voyager, by Uma Silbey (2006)

Voyager

by Uma Silbey

was released January 17, 2006.

Track list:

Voyager; Procession; Daydream; Beloved - Om Namah Shivaya Theme and Variations; Deep Caravan; Spinning Wheel; Free Float; In The Shining Of Your Love.

On this day in movie history - The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927)

The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog

directed by Alfred Hitchcock,

written by Eliot Stannard, Alfred Hitchcock and Marie Belloc Lowndes,

based on the novel The Lodger by Marie Belloc Lowndes,

was released in the United Kingdom on January 17, 1927.

Music by Ashley Irwin (for the 1999 release).

 

Cast:

Marie Ault, Arthur Chesney, June Tripp, Malcolm Keen, Ivor Novello, Wallace Bosco, Daisy Campbell, Maudie Dunham, Reginald Gardiner, Eve Gray, Alfred Hitchcock, Alma Reville.

On this day in movie history - In Bruges (2008)

In Bruges

directed and written by Martin McDonagh,

was released at the Sundance Film Festival in the United States on January 17, 2008.

Music by Carter Burwell.

Cast:

Colin Farrell, Ralph Fiennes, Brendan Gleeson, Clémence Poésy, Thekla Reuten, Elizabeth Berrington, Rudy Blomme, Olivier Bonjour, Mark Donovan, Ann Elsley, Jean-Marc FavorinEric Godon, Zeljko Ivanek, Sachi Kimura, Anna Madeley, Louis Nummy, Jordan Prentice, Jérémie Renier, Theo Stevenson, Inez Stinton, Emily Thorling, Angel Witney, Bonnie Witney, Ran Yaniv, Stephanie Carey, Jamie Edgell, Susan Ateh, Sommer Garcia, Ciarán Hinds, Liz Imperio, Arnold Montey, Carmen Osbahr, Robert Roldan, Bomber Hurley Smith.