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On this day in music history - In The Midst of Stars, by Majestica (2016)

In The Midst of Stars,

by Majestica, a.k.a. Sherry Finzer & Cass Anawaty,

was released on June 17, 2016.

On this day in movie history - The Diamond Fleece (1992)

The Diamond Fleece

directed by Al Waxman,

written by Michael Norell,

was released in the United States on June 17, 1992.

Music by James McVay.

Cast:

Ben Cross, Kate Nelligan, Brian Dennehy, Tony Rosato, Janet-Laine Green, Ron Lea, David Huband, Jonathan Welsh, Kurt Reis, John Swindells, Tom Butler, Jack Newman, Gene Mack, Ronnie Pulval, Conrad Bergschneider, Chris Benson, Janet Bailey, Lindsay Leese, Paul Brown.

On this day in movie history - Full Metal Jacket (1987)

Full Metal Jacket

directed by Stanley Kubrick,

written by Stanley Kubrick, Michael Herr, and Gustav Hasford,

based on the novel The Short-Timers by Gustav Hasford,

was released in the United States on June 17, 1987.

Music by Vivian Kubrick, as Abigail Mead.

Cast:

Matthew Modine, Adam Baldwin, Vincent D’Onofrio, R. Lee Ermey, Dorian Harewood, Kevyn Major Howard, Arliss Howard, Ed O’Ross, John Terry, Kieron Jecchinis, Kirk Taylor, Tim Colceri, Jon Stafford, Bruce Boa, Ian Tyler, Sal Lopez, Gary Landon Mills, Papillon Soo, Peter Edmund, Ngoc Le, Leanne Hong, Tan Hung Francione, Marcus D’Amico, Costas Dino Chimona, Gil Kopel, Keith Hodiak, Peter Merrill, Herbert Norville, Nguyen Hue Phong, Duc Hu Ta, Martin Adams, Kevin Albridge, Del Anderson, Philip Bailey, Louis Barlotti, John Beddows, Patrick Benn, Steve Boucher, Adrian Bush, Tony Carey, Gary Cheeseman, Wayne Clark, Chris Cornibert, Danny Cornibert, John Curtis, John Davis, Harry Davies, Kevin Day, Gordon Duncan, Phil Elmer, Colin Elvis, Hadrian Follett, Sean Frank, David George, Laurie Gomes, Brian Goodwin, Nigel Goulding, Tony Hague, Steve Hands, Chris Harris, Robert E. Hartenberger, Derek Hart, Barry Hayes, Tony Hayes, Robin Hedgeland, Duncan Henry, Kenneth Head, Liam Hogan, Trevor Hogan, Luke Hogdal, Steve Hudson, Tony Howard, Sean Lamming, Dan Landin, Tony Leete, Nigel Lough, Terry Lowe, Frank McCardle, Gary Meyer, Brett Middleton, David Milner, Sean Minmagh, Tony Minmagh, John Morrison, Russell Mott, John Ness, Robert Booth Nichols, David Parry, Peter Rommely, Pat Sands, Jim Sarup, Chris Maybach, Al Simpson, Russell Slater, Gary Smith, Roger Smith, Tony Smith, Anthony Styliano, Bill Thompson, Mike Turjansky, Dan Weldon, Dennis Wells, Michael Anthony Williams, John Wilson, John Wonderling, Robin Blair-Crawford, Stanley Kubrick, Vivian Kubrick, David Palffy, Ken Shane, John Ward, Mark White.

On this day in movie history - The Anderson Tapes (1971)

The Anderson Tapes

directed by Sidney Lumet,

written by Frank Pierson,

based on the novel by Lawrence Sanders,

was released in the United States on June 17, 1971.

Music by Quincy Jones.

Cast:

Sean Connery, Dyan Cannon, Martin Balsam, Ralph Meeker, Alan King, Dick Anthony Williams, Val Avery, Garrett Morris, Stan Gottlieb, Christopher Walken, Conrad Bain, Margaret Hamilton, Anthony Holland, Scott Jacoby, Judith Lowry, Meg Myles, Norman Rose, Max Showalter, Janet Ward, Paul Benjamin, Richard B. Shull.

Born on this day – Keith Larsen:

 

Actor

Writer

Director

Producer

June 17, 1924 – December 13, 2006

Credits:

Apache Warrior (1957); Arrow in the Dust (1954); Aru heishi no kake (1970); Badlands of Montana (1957); Brave Eagle (1955–1956); Caxambu! (1971); Chief Crazy Horse (1955); Desert Sands (1955); Dial Red O (1955); Flat Top (1952); Flying Leathernecks (1951); Fort Vengeance (1953); Frontier Rangers (1959); Fury River (1961); General Electric Theater (1957); Hiawatha (1952); I'll Bet (1965); Last of the Badmen (1957); Lux Video Theatre (1956–1957); Men Into Space (1959); Mission Batangas (1968); Mission of Danger (1960); Night Freight (1955); Night of the Witches (1970); Northwest Passage (1958–1959); Operation Pacific (1951); Paula (1952); Playhouse 90 (1957); Portrait by Whistler (1954); Security Risk (1954); Son of Belle Starr (1953); Space Patrol (1952); The Aquanauts (1960–1961); The Hunter (1952–1955); The Linkletter Show (1960); The Man and the Challenge (1960); The Millionaire (1957); The Omegans (1968); The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (1954); The Roaring 20's (1961); The Rose Bowl Story (1952); The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (1958); The Web (1957); Tombstone Territory (1960); Torpedo Alley (1952); Trap on Cougar Mountain (1972); War Paint (1953); Whitewater Sam (1982); Wichita (1955); Wichita Town (1960); Women of the Prehistoric Planet (1966); Young and Free (1979); Your Play Time (1954).

 

Born on this day – Jerry Fielding:

 

Musician

Composer

June 17, 1922 – February 17, 1980

Credits:

77 Sunset Strip (1963); A Very Special Occasion (1967); A War of Children (1972); ABC Stage 67 (1966); Advise & Consent (1962); All Things Bright and Beautiful (1968); American Masters (2012); Andy Capp (1972); Ann B Davis / The John Forsythe Show (1965–1966); Below the Belt (1980); Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979); Bridget Loves Bernie (1972–1973); Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974); Broadside (1964–1965); Calhoun: County Agent (1964); Campus to Campus (1949–1950); Captain Nice (1967); Chato's Land (1972); Class of '55 (1972); Cruisin' Down the River (1953); Debbie Reynolds and the Sound of Children (1969); Demon Seed (1977); Diana (1973); Ellery Queen: Don't Look Behind You (1971); Escape from Alcatraz (1979); Faraday and Company (1973–1974); Fools, Females and Fun (1974); For Those Who Think Young (1964); Funeral Home (1980); Gene Kelly in New York, New York (1966); Grandpa Max (1975); Gray Lady Down (1978); Hawkins (1973–1974); He & She (1967–1968); Here's Edie (1963); High Midnight (1979); Hogan's Heroes (1965–1971); Hollywood Deb Star Ball (1966); Homecoming (2018); Honestly, Celeste! (1954); Honky Tonk (1974); Hunters Are for Killing (1970); Hustling (1975); Inside O.U.T. (1971); Johnny Got His Gun (1971); Julia (1968); Junior Bonner (1972); Kain's Lists (2013); Kolchak: Demon and the Mummy (1975); Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974–1975); Lawman (1971); Little Ladies of the Night (1977); Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part II (1978); Low Man on a Totem Pole (1964); Man in the Middle (1972); Mannix (1967–1970); March of Dimes Presents: Once Upon a Dime (1963); Matt Helm (1975); McHale's Navy (1964); McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force (1965); McMillan & Wife (1971–1977); Me and the Chimp (1972); Mike and Liberace (1968); Mission Impossible Versus the Mob (1969); Mission: Impossible (1967–1969); Mister Ed (1961); Monte Carlo: C'est La Rose (1968); Mr. and Mrs. (1964); Mr. Horn (1979); Mrs. Thursday (1967); My Wives Jane (1971); On the Rocks (1975–1976); One of Our Own (1975); Passion & Poetry: Rodeo Time (2017); Passion & Poetry: Sam's Favorite Film (2014); Pastor Mike Online (2011); Peter Loves Mary (1961); Police Woman (1974); Rosetti and Ryan (1977); Run Buddy Run (1966); Scorpio (1973); Semi-Tough (1977); Shane (1966); Shepherd's Flock (1971); Shepherd's Flock (1971); Shirts/Skins (1973); Special Collector's Edition (2013); Star Trek (1967–1968); Star Trek Phase II (2004); Star Trek: The Final Darkness (2004); Star Trek: The Infinite Chain (1994); Straw Dogs (1971); Summer Playhouse (1964); Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came (1970); Tarzan (1966–1967); Tell It to Groucho (1961); The 16th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1964); The Andros Targets (1977); The Bad News Bears (1976); The Betty Hutton Show (1959–1960); The Big Sleep (1978); The Bionic Woman (1976–1978); The Black Bird (1975); The Celluloid Closet (1995); The Chicago Teddy Bears (1971); The Cop and the Kid (1975–1976); The Crazy World of Laurel and Hardy (1966); The Danny Kaye Show with Lucille Ball (1962); The Deadly Trackers (1973); The Enforcer (1976); The Enforcers: Sudden Impact (1983); The Farmer's Daughter (1964–1965); The Felony Squad (1968); The Gambler (1974); The Getaway (1972); The Good Guys (1968–1970); The Governor & J.J. (1969–1970); The Hollywood Stars of Tomorrow Awards (1967); The Jerry Fielding Show (1952); The Killer Elite (1975); The Life of Riley (1953–1957); The Little People (1972–1973); The Lively Ones (1962–1963); The Mechanic (1972); The Mike Douglas Christmas Special (1969); The Mike Douglas Show (1970); The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers (1962); The Nightcomers (1971); The Nun and the Sergeant (1962); The Nut House!! (1964); The Outfit (1973); The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976); The Queen and I (1969); The Saturday Night Revue (1953); The Snoop Sisters (1972–1974); The Song Is You (1968); The Super Cops (1974); The Tim Conway Show (1970); The Tom Ewell Show (1960–1961); The Wild Bunch (1969); The Wild Bunch: An Album in Montage (1996); The Young Americans (1970); The Young Lawyers (1970); Three Giant Men (1973); Tomorrow Coast to Coast (1974); Unwed Father (1974); Vacation Playhouse (1964–1966); W.E.B. (1978); Walking Vengeance (2008); Wednesday Night Out (1972); You Bet Your Life (1951–1953); Your All-Time Favorite Songs (1964).

Born on this day – Evalyn Knapp:

 

Actress

June 17, 1906 – June 12, 1981

Credits:

50 Million Frenchmen (1931); A Man's Game (1934); A Shocking Affair (1931); A Successful Calamity (1932); A Tight Squeeze (1930); Air Hostess (1933); All Stuck Up (1930); An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee (1930); At the Dentist's (1929); Bachelor Mother (1932); Beach Babies (1929); Big City Blues (1932); Big Time Charlie (1929); Bulldog Edition (1936); Chills and Fever (1930); Confidential (1935); Corruption (1933); Dance, Girl, Dance (1933); Dancing Around (1929); Fireman, Save My Child! (1932); Gentlemen of the Evening (1929); Girl in 313 (1940); Hard Boiled Hampton (1929); Haunted; or, Who Killed the Cat? (1929); Hawaiian Buckaroo (1938); High Pressure (1932); His Operation (1929); His Private Secretary (1933); Hollywood on Parade No. A-9 (1933); Hollywood on Parade No. B-7 (1934); How I Play Golf by Bobby Jones No. 11: 'Practice Shots' (1931); How I Play Golf by Bobby Jones, No. 2: 'Chip Shots' (1931); Idiot's Delight (1939); In Old Santa Fe (1934); Ladies Crave Excitement (1935); Laughing Irish Eyes (1936); Love, Honor and Oh! Baby (1929); Madame Racketeer (1932); Meat and Romance (1940); Meet the Stars #2: Baby Stars (1941); Mother's Cry (1930); Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939); One Frightened Night (1935); Perils of Pauline (1933); Police Car 17 (1933); Rawhide (1938); River's End (1930); Roar of the Press (1941); Sauce for the Gander (1940); Screen Snapshots Series 15, No. 12 (1936); Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 5: Art and Artists (1940); Side Show (1931); Sinners' Holiday (1930); Slightly Married (1932); Smart Money (1931); Speed Wings (1934); Sprockets (1991); State Trooper (1933); System (1930); Taxi (1931); Taxi Talks (1930); The Bargain (1931); The Fire-Trap (1935); The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance (1941); The Millionaire (1931); The Night Mayor (1932); The Plumbers Are Coming (1929); The Smooth Guy (1929); The Strange Love of Molly Louvain (1932); The Vanishing Frontier (1932); This Sporting Age (1932); Three of a Kind (1936); Two Weeks to Live (1943); Wanted by the Police (1938); Wednesday Night at the Ritz (1929).

W. Somerset Maugham, on writing:

 

There are three rules for writing a novel.

Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.
- W. Somerset Maugham.