Colors, Critters, Cats, and my Journey with MS: June 30

Showing posts with label June 30. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 30, 2026

Mary Higgins Clark, on writing:

The first four months of writing the book, my mental image is scratching with my hands through granite.

My other image is pushing a train up the mountain, and it's icy, and I'm in bare feet.
- Mary Higgins Clark.

On this day in movie and book history - El Dorado (1966)

El Dorado

directed by Howard Hawks,

written by Leigh Brackett,

based on the novel The Stars in Their Courses by Harry Brown,

was released in the United States on June 30, 1967.

Music by Nelson Riddle.

Cast:

John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, James Caan, Charlene Holt, Paul Fix, Arthur Hunnicutt, Michele Carey, R.G. Armstrong, Edward Asner, Christopher George, Marina Ghane, Robert Donner, John Gabriel, Johnny Crawford, Robert Rothwell, Adam Roarke, Victoria George, Jim Davis, Anne Newman Bacal, Diane Strom, Olaf Wieghorst, Richard Andrade, Danny Borzage, Charlita, Don Collier, Enrique Contreras, Chuck Courtney, Linda Dangcil, Alphonso DuBois, Nacho Galindo, Joe Garcio, Betty Jane Graham, Robert ‘Buzz’ Henry, William Henry, Lars Hensen, Riley Hill, Chuck Horne, Rodolfo Hoyos Jr., Bonnie Charyl Josephson, Joe King, Mike Letz, Frank Leyva, Myra MacMurray, John Mitchum, Ruben Moreno, Deen Pettinger, Jose Portugal, Lee Powell, Chuck Roberson, Anthony Rogers, Danny Sands, Robert Shelton, Dean Smith, John Strachen, Rosa Turich, Ralph Volkie, Christopher West.

Recommended reading:

The Stars in Their Courses

by Harry Brown.

Filmed as El Dorado (1966), directed by Howard Hawks.

ASIN: B0011N3WI2

Published by Jonathan Cape.

Published 1960.

Description:

The epic novel of the old west, a living legend of lust, doom, death, of tall strong men, golden women and towering passions!

Born on this day – Rose Tapley:

Rose Tapley

Actress

June 30, 1881 – February 23, 1956

Credits:

A Cure for Pokeritis (1912); A Game of Cards (1913); A Gentleman of Fashion (1913); A Heart of the Forest (1913); A Home Melody (1910); A Juvenile Love Affair (1912); A Marriage of Convenience (1912); A Midsummer Night's Dream (1909); A Modern Psyche (1913); A Regiment of Two (1913); A Southern Soldier's Sacrifice (1911); A Story of the Circus (1912); An Easter Lily (1914); An Infernal Tangle (1913); As You Like It (1912); Better Days (1913); Breaking In (1915); Britton of the Seventh (1916); Buddy's Downfall (1914); Buddy's First Call (1914); Bunny for the Cause (1913); Clara Bow in It (1927) (1927); Conscience (1912); Coronets and Hearts (1912); Cupid Versus Money (1914); Dick, the Dead Shot (1913); Every Inch a Man (1912); Eve's Daughter (1914); Fate's Awful Jest (1912); Father and Son: or, the Curse of the Golden Land (1913); Fires of Driftwood (1911); Fogg's Millions (1914); Foraging (1911); Fortunes of a Composer (1912); Fortune's Turn (1913); God's Great Wilderness (1927); Happy-Go-Lucky (1914); He Fell in Love with His Mother-in-Law (1913); He Never Knew (1914); Hearts Ablaze (1915); Hearts and the Highway (1915); Her Choice (1912); Her Majesty (1922); Heredity (1915); Heroes of the Mutiny (1911); Hesper of the Mountains (1916); His Father's Son (1912); His First Command (1929); His House in Order; or, the Widower's Quest (1913); His Sister's Children (1911); His Tired Uncle (1913); His Wife's Secret (1911); Husks (1916); Ida's Christmas (1912); In the Garden Fair (1912); In the Land of Arcadia (1914); In the Philippines; or, by the Campfire's Flicker (1911); Java Head (1923); Jimmie's Job (1911); Lifting the Ban of Coventry (1915); Love at Gloucester Port (1911); Marrying Sue (1914); Memories That Haunt (1914); Miser Murray's Wedding Present (1914); Mixed Identities (1913); Morganson's Finish (1926); Mr. Bingle's Melodrama (1914); Mr. Horatio Sparkins (1913); Mr. Jack Goes Into Business (1916); Mr. Jack Hires a Stenographer (1916); Mr. Jack, Doctor by Proxy (1916); Mr. Jack's Artistic Sense (1916); Mr. Jack's Hat and the Cat (1916); Mr. Jarr and Circumstantial Evidence (1915); Mr. Jarr and Gertrude's Beaux (1915); Mr. Jarr and Love's Young Dream (1915); Mr. Jarr and the Captive Maiden (1915); Mr. Jarr and the Dachshund (1915); Mr. Jarr and the Ladies' Cup (1915); Mr. Jarr and the Lady Reformer (1915); Mr. Jarr and the Visiting Firemen (1915); Mr. Jarr Brings Home a Turkey (1915); Mr. Jarr Takes a Night Off (1915); Mr. Jarr Visits His Home Town (1915); Mr. Jarr's Big Vacation (1915); Mr. Jarr's Magnetic Friend (1915); Mrs. Jarr and the Beauty Treatment (1915); Mrs. Jarr and the Society Circus (1915); Mrs. Jarr's Auction Bridge (1915); My Official Wife (1914); Nemesis! (1912); Nocturne in E-Flat (1914); On Her Wedding Day (1912); On the Pupil of His Eye (1912); One Can't Always Tell (1913); One Flag at Last (1911); Out of the Past (1927); Paris Bound (1929); Philanthropic Tommy (1915); Resurrection (1931); Rip Van Winkle (1912); Rose of the South (1916); Sam's Sweetheart (1915); Seeing Double (1913); Sex Madness (1934); Shadows of the Past (1914); Shadows of the Past (1919); Song Bird of the North (1913); Song of the Shell (1912); Sonny Jim in Search of a Mother (1914); Sunshine and Shadows (1914); Susie to Susanne (1912); Susie, the Sleuth (1916); The Adventure of the Italian Model (1912); The Adventure of the Thumb Print (1912); The Awakening of Jones (1912); The Barrel Organ (1914); The Beautiful Mrs. Reynolds (1918); The Black Sheep (1912); The Black Wall (1912); The Blind Miner (1912); The Butterfly (1914); The Cave Man (1912); The Charlatan (1929); The Chattel (1916); The Christian (1914); The Conquest of Constantia (1915); The Counts (1912); The Dawning (1912); The Delayed Letter (1913); The Diver (1913); The Flower of the Hills (1915); The French Spy (1912); The Freshet (1911); The Gossip (1911); The Heart of Esmeralda (1912); The Heart of the King's Jester (1912); The Higher Mercy (1912); The Hobo's Redemption (1912); The House on the Hill (1914); The Idler (1914); The Illumination (1912); The Jarr Family Discovers Harlem (1915); The Jarrs Visit Arcadia (1915); The Knight Before Christmas (1914); The Lady and the Glove (1913); The Lady of the Lighthouse (1915); The Light That Failed (1912); The Man Who Fights Alone (1924); The Man Who Knew (1914); The Men Haters' Club (1910); The Midget's Romance (1913); The Money Kings (1912); The Moulding (1913); The Next Generation (1913); The Old Doll (1911); The Old Silver Watch (1912); The Pony Express (1925); The Prince of Pilsen (1926); The Red Ink Tragedy (1912); The Redeeming Sin (1925); The Reward of Thrift (1914); The Scarlet Honeymoon (1925); The Secret Seven (1916); The Serpents (1912); The Silver Cigarette Case (1913); The Spirit of Christmas (1913); The Still Voice (1913); The Stronger Sex (1913); The Tables Turned (1913); The Telephone (1910); The Unforgiven (1915); The Unusual Honeymoon (1912); The Victoria Cross (1912); The Way of the Cross (1909); The Wonderful Statue (1913); Thou Shalt Not Covet (1912); Three Black Bags (1913); Tommy's Sister (1912); Under the Make-Up (1913); Underneath the Paint (1914); Vanity Fair (1911); War (1911); When Bobby Forgot (1913); Where the Money Went (1912); Who Killed Joe Merrion? (1915); Wild Pat (1912).

Born on this day – Gertrude McCoy:

Gertrude McCoy

Actress

June 30, 1890 – July 17, 1967

Credits:

A Fresh Air Romance (1912); A Gentleman's Gentleman (1913); A Good Sport (1913); A Letter to Uncle Sam (1913); A Lonely Road (1914); A Moment of Madness (1914); A Personal Affair (1912); A Real Helpmate (1914); A Royal Divorce (1923); A Baby's Shoe (1912); A Cowboy's Stratagem (1912); A Dangerous Lesson (1912); A Serenade by Proxy (1913); A Soldier's Duty (1912); A Tragedy of the Rails (1915); A Winter Visit to Central Park, New York City (1912); All for His Sake (1914); All on Account of a Portrait (1913); Always Tell Your Wife (1914 / 1923); An Almond-Eyed Maid (1913); An American King (1914); An Unwilling Separation (1913); Andy Plays Cupid (1914); Angel Esquire (1919); Animated Weekly, No. 78 (1917); Annie Crawls Upstairs (1912); Apple Pies (1912); Aunt Elsa's Visit (1913); Aunty and the Girls (1913); Burnt In (1920); Caste (1913); Castle of Dreams (1919); Chappy: That's All (1924); Children of the Night No. 1 (1925); Christie Johnstone (1921); Circumstances Make Heroes (1913); Curing the Office Boy (1912); Cynthia's Agreement (1912); Dick Potter's Wife (1914); Every Rose Has Its Stem (1912); Father's Bluff (1912); Friend Wilson's Daughter (1915); Gates of Divorce (1916); Greater Than Art (1915); Hard Cash (1913); Heartstrings (1923); Her Face (1912); Her Husband's Son (1915); Her Secretaries (1913); Heroes Three (1911); His Daughter (1912); His Daughter Pays (1918); His Enemy (1913); His Greatest Victory (1913); His Mother's Hope (1912); Hope, a Red Cross Seal Story (1912); How Did It Finish? (1913); How Mrs. Murray Saved the American Army (1911); How They Outwitted Father (1913); In Spite of All (1915); In the Garden (1913); In the Shadow of the Mountains (1913); Jack, the Giant Killer (1912); June Friday (1915); Kathleen Mavourneen (1913); Kitty at Boarding School (1912); Kitty's Holdup (1912); Lost: Three Hours (1912); Madame Sherry (1917); Men (1918); Mercy Merrick (1913); Mike's Hero (1911); Miriam Rozella (1924); Mutual Weekly, No. 131 (1917); Nelson (1926); Nets of Destiny (1924); Nora's Boarders (1913); On the Stroke of Twelve (1915); Peg o' the Movies (1913); Reginald's Courtship (1913); Revenge Is Sweet (1912); Sam's Kid (1922); Sheep's Clothing (1914); Tell Your Children (1922); That Winsome Winnie Smile (1911); The Artist's Joke (1912); The Auction Mart (1920); The Best Man (1914); The Birth of Our Saviour (1914); The Birth of the Star Spangled Banner (1914); The Blue Bird (1918); The Brass Bowl (1914); The Cabaret Singer (1913); The Danger Mark (1918); The Diamond Man (1924); The Dream Fairy (1913); The Duke's Dilemma (1913); The Fairies' Banquet (1911); The Girl at the Key (1912 / 1915); The Girl Who Kept Books (1915); The Golden Dawn (1921); The Greed of Osman Bey (1913); The Hand of Iron (1914); The Heritage of Hamilton Cleek (1914); The House of the Lost Court (1915); The Impersonator (1914); The Isle of Love (1916); The Jam Closet (1912); The Kid from the Klondike (1911); The Lady in Furs (1925); The Lash of Destiny (1916); The Last of the Hargroves (1914); The Little Girl Next Door (1912); The Long and Short of It (1913); The Magistrate's Story (1915); The Man in the Street (1914); The Manicure Girl (1913); The Mountaineers (1913); The Mystery of the Glass Tubes (1914); The Mystery of the Ladder of Light (1914); The Mystery of the Octagonal Room (1914); The Mystery of the Sealed Art Gallery (1914); The Mystery of the Silver Snare (1914); The Mystery of West Sedgwick (1913); The New Partner (1914); The Non-Commissioned Officer (1912); The Office Boy's Birthday (1913); The One Hundred Dollar Elopement (1913); The Peachbasket Hat (1909); The Phantom Thief (1915); The Ploughshare (1915); The President's Special (1914); The Shadow on the Blind (1912); The Shattered Tree (1914); The Silent Witness (1917); The Sketch with the Thumb Print (1912); The Star Spangled Banner (1911); The Stenographer (1914); The Stolen Models (1913); The Stranger and the Taxicab (1912); The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of (1914); The Summer Girl (1911); The Temptation of Carlton Earle (1923); The Title Cure (1913); The Translation of a Savage (1913); The Twin Brothers (1913); The Uncanny Mr. Gumble (1914); The Usurer's Grip (1912); The Usurper (1919); The Vanishing Cracksman (1913); The Wife Whom God Forgot (1920); The Witness to the Will (1914); The Workman's Lesson (1912); Through Turbulent Waters (1915); To Him That Hath (1918); Under False Colors (1912); United in Danger (1914); Verborgene Gluten (1925); Very Much Engaged (1912); Was She Guilty? (1922); What Could She Do (1914); When the Cartridges Failed (1914); Winnie's Dance (1912); Winsome Winnie's Way (1913).

Born on this day – Glenda Farrell:

Glenda Farrell

Actress

June 30, 1904 – May 1, 1971

Born on this day – Anthony Mann:

Anthony Mann

Director

Actor

June 30, 1906 – April 29, 1967

Born on this day – Winston Graham:

Winston Graham

Writer

June 30, 1908 – July 10, 2003

Born on this day – Lena Horne:

Lena Horne

Actress

Dancer

Singer

June 30, 1917 – May 9, 2010

Born on this day – Susan Hayward:

Susan Hayward

Actress

June 30, 1917 – March 14, 1975

Born on this day – Vici Raaf:

Vici Raaf

Actress

June 30, 1921 – April 6, 1984

Credits:

Because of You (1952); Big Town (1954); Champagne for Caesar (1950); Climax! (1955–1958); Code 3 (1957); Colt .45 (1957); Coronado 9 (1961); Death Valley Days (1959–1964); Dragnet (1957); Dreamboat (1952); Four Star Playhouse (1955); Foxfire (1955); Going My Way (1963); Gunsmoke (1964); Hazel (1962); He Ran All the Way (1951); Hopalong Cassidy (1954); It's About Time (1967); Jack the Ripper (1958); Johnny Staccato (1959); Let's Make It Legal (1951); Lock Up (1960); Lux Video Theatre (1955); M Squad (1957–1959); Mr. Adams and Eve (1957); Not for Hire (1959); Official Detective (1957); One Desire (1955); Rawhide (1960–1964); Run for the Hills (1953); Screen Directors Playhouse (1955); Squad Car (1960); The Andy Griffith Show (1965); The Big Trees (1952); The Californians (1958); The Clown (1953); The Lady Wants Mink (1953); The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1957); The Lineup (1956–1959); The Lone Wolf (1954); The Man Behind the Gun (1953); The O. Henry Playhouse (1957); The Pride of St. Louis (1952); The Red Skelton Hour (1952–1963); The Second Woman (1950); The Twinkle in God's Eye (1955); The Untouchables (1961); The Veil (1958); The Yellow Canary (1963); Trouble Along the Way (1953); Unsolved (1960); West Point (1956); Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1959); You Are There (1955).

Born on this day – Lea Massari:

Lea Massari

Actress

Singer

June 30, 1933 – June 23, 2025

Credits:

A Difficult Life (1961); A Dog Called... Vengeance (1977); Allonsanfan (1974); ...And Hope to Die (1972); Anna Karenina (1974); Antonio Gramsci: i giorni del carcere (1977); Auferstehung (1958); Bloody Murder (1974); Capitan Fracassa (1958); Céleste (1970); Chi dice donna dice donna (1976); Chico: Artista Brasileiro (2015); Christ Stopped at Eboli (1979); Claude Sautet, le calme et la dissonance (2021); Compression (2023); Conquered City (1962); Devil's Ransom (1971); Escape to Nowhere (1973); Faces of Love (1977); Forbidden (1955); From a Roman Balcony (1960); Grand Amphi (1971); Holiday (Incantesimo) (1967); I fratelli Karamazov (1969); I promessi sposi (1967); I sogni muoiono all'alba (1961); I sogni nel cassetto (1957); I Want Him Dead (1968); Il giardino delle delizie (1967); Il gioco dei 9 (1988); Indian Summer (1972); La 7ème cible (1984); La coda del diavolo (1964); La femme en bleu (1973); La flambeuse (1981); La linea del fiume (1976); La vie de château (1985); La vigna di uve nere (1984); L'Avventura (1960); Le dernier des cinq (1973); Le divorcement (1979); Le Serpent de Gibraltar (1963); Les échos du cinéma (1961); Les rendez-vous du dimanche (1977–1978); L'insoumis (1964); Llanto por un bandido (1964); Made in Italy (1965); Maurizio Costanzo Show (1994); Meetings with Anna (1978); Midi Trente (1972–1974); Midi-Première (1975); Monica Vitti, une étoile dans la nuit (2017); Morte di un bandito (1961); Murmur of the Heart (1971); Neverlake (2013); Nos italiennes, de Magnani à Muti (2022); Paolo e Francesca (1971); Paris Pick-Up (1962); Personnel et confidentiel (2007); Quaderno proibito (1980); Qualcuno bussa alla porta (1971); Quelli che... il calcio (1994); Rafael Alberti en Roma... y en España (1977); Return to Lisca Bianca Island (1983); Sale rêveur (1978); Sarah (1983); Segreti segreti (1985); Story of a Love Story (1973); The Camp Followers (1965); The Colossus of Rhodes (1961); The Four Days of Naples (1962); The Night Caller (1975); The Probability Factor (1976); The Son (1973); The Things of Life (1970); Una donna a Venezia (1986); Una donna spezzata (1988); Viaggio d'amore (1990); Violette & François (1977); Volver a vivir (1968); Zur Nacht (1971).

Born on this day – Jeri Taylor:

Jeri Taylor

Writer

Producer

Director

June 30, 1938 – October 24, 2024

Patrick Stewart (left), Brent Spiner (center), Jeri Taylor (right), on the set of Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Credits:

Books:

Mosaic (1996); Pathways (1998); Unification (1991).

Movies and television:

A Place to Call Home (1987); ABC Afterschool Specials (1983); Blue Thunder (1984); California Fever (1979); Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery (1990); In the Heat of the Night (1988–1989); Inside the New Adventure: Star Trek - Voyager (1995); It's Your Bet (1973); Jake and the Fatman (1989–1990); Journey's End: The Saga of Star Trek - The Next Generation (1994); Launch of Star Trek: Voyager (1995); Little House on the Prairie (1981); Magnum, P.I. (1987–1988); Please Don't Hit Me, Mom (1981); Quincy, M.E. (1980–1983); Salvage 1 (1979); Star Trek Continuum (1995); Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993–1994); Star Trek: First Contact (1996); Star Trek: Generations (1994); Star Trek: The Next Generation (1990–1994); Star Trek: Voyager - The Arcade Game (2002); Star Trek: Voyager (1995–2001); The Incredible Hulk (1982); The Secret Empire (1979); To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager (2024); Trekkies (1997).

Born on this day – Charlene Polite:

Charlene Polite

Actress

June 30, 1943 – June 21, 1999

Credits:

Bullitt (1968); Cannon (1971); Frame Up (1968); Hawaii Five-O (1970); Love Hate Love (1971); Mayberry R.F.D. (1969); Mod Squad (1972); My Friend Tony (1969); Star Trek / episode entitled The Cloud Minders, originally aired February 28 (1969); The Blue Knight (1976); The Doris Day Show (1971); The Memory of Us (1974).

On this day in movie and book history - The Racket (1928 movie & books):

The Racket

directed by Lewis Milestone,

written by Bartlett Cormack, Del Andrews, Tom Miranda, Harry Behn,

based on the play by Bartlett Cormack,

released in the United States on June 30, 1928.

Cast: Thomas Meighan, Louis Wolheim, Marie Prevost, G. Pat Collins, Henry Sedley, George E. Stone, Sam De Grasse, Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher, Lee Moran, John Darrow, Lucien Prival, Dan Wolheim, Frank Austin, Walter Brennan, Jimmy Dime, Jim Farley, Ruth Feldman, Sherry Hall, Sydney Jarvis, Tony Marlo, Burr McIntosh, Pat McKee, Lewis Milestone, William H. O'Brien, Jack Perry, Dick Rush, Charles Sullivan, Nick Thompson, Harry Wilson.

Recommended reading:

The Racket

by Bartlett Cormack.
A play in three acts.
ASIN: B0BPM49P6T
Published by Samuel French.
Published 1928.
Adapted to film in 1928 and 1951.

The play The Racket is also available in the following anthology:

Strictly Dishonorable and Other Lost American Plays

Edited by Richard Nelson.

Paperback.
Published 1993.
Published by Theatre Communications Group.

ISBN 13: 9780930452551
ISBN 10: 0930452550
ASIN: 0930452550

Contents: Strictly Dishonorable by Preston Sturges; The Racket by Bartlett Cormack; The Ghost of Yankee Doodle by Sidney Howard and A Slight Case of Murder by Howard Lindsay and Damon Runyon.

On this day in movie history - The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre (1967)

The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre

directed by Roger Corman,

written by Howard Browne,

was released in the United States on June 30, 1967.

Narrated by Paul Frees.

Music by Lionel Newman and Fred Steiner.

Cast:

Jason Robards, George Segal, Ralph Meeker, Jean Hale, Clint Ritchie, Frank Silvera, Joseph Campanella, Richard Bakalyan, David Canary, Bruce Dern, Harold J. Stone, Kurt Kreuger, Paul Richards, Joe Turkel, Milton Frome, Mickey Deems, John Agar, Celia Lovsky, Tom Reese, Jan Merlin, Alexander D’Arcy, Reed Hadley, Gus Trikonis, Charles Dierkop, Tom Signorelli, Rico Cattani, Alex Rocco, Leo Gordon, Daniel Ades, Laura Barry, Nick Borgani, Bob Brandon, Robert Buckingham, Mushy Callahan, Mary Grace Canfield, Albert Cavens, Bud Cokes, Russ Conway, Yutta D’Arcy, Tony Dante, Jack Del Rio, George DeNormand, Dan Dowling, Len Felber, George Ford, Paul Frees, Ron Gans, James Gonzalez, Michele Guarini, Phil Harron, Jonathan Haze, Lisa Jak, Betsy Jones-Moreland, Richard Krisher, Alan Marston, William Meader, Jim Michael, Mary Michael, Dick Miller, Ernesto Molinari, Barboura Morris, Jack Nicholson, Ron Nyman, Monty O’Grady, John Pedrini, Jose Portugal, Leoda Richards, Jerry Rush, Jeffrey Sayre, Ken Scott, Bill Scully, Bernard Sell, Sammy Shack, Joan Shawlee, Buck Taylor, Danny Truppi, Corinna Tsopei, Patrick Whyte, Judith Woodbury.