Charlotte Bronte, on writing:

I'm just going to write because I cannot help it.

- Charlotte Bronte. 

Recommended reading - La Reine Margot

La Reine Margot

by Alexandre Dumas.

Filmed as La Reine Margot, a.k.a. Queen Margot (1994), directed by Patrice Chéreau.

Published by Oxford University Press.

First published 1845.

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 0199538441
ISBN-13: 978-0199538447
 
Description:

La Reine Margot (1845) is a novel of suspense and drama which recreates the violent world of intrigue, murder and duplicity of the French Renaissance. Dumas fills his canvas with a gallery of unforgettable characters, unremitting action and the engaging generosity of spirit which has made him one of the world's greatest and best-loved story-tellers. This revised edition of the classic translation of 1846 is richly annotated. An introduction sets Dumas and his work in their literary, historical and cultural context.

Born on this day – Daphne du Maurier:

Daphne du Maurier

Writer

May 13, 1907 – April 19, 1989

Credits:

Books:

Birds of Prey (2010); Castle Dor (1940); Come Wind, Come Weather (1940); Cornish Tales of Terror (1970); Daphne du Maurier's Classics of the Macabre (1987); Don't Look Now (1971); Don't Look Now and Other Stories (1973); Early Stories (1954); Echoes From the Macabre (1971); Enchanted Cornwall (1989); Frenchman's Creek (1941); Gerald (1935); Golden Lads (1975); Happy Christmas (1953); Hungry Hill (1943); I'll Never Be Young Again (1932); Jamaica Inn (1936); Kiss Me Again, Stranger (1953); Letters from Menabilly (1993); Mammoth Book of Short Crime Novels (1986); Mary Anne (1954); My Cousin Rachel (1951); Myself When Young (1977); Rebecca (1938); Rule Britannia (1972); Split Second and Other Stories (1981); Sunless Solstice: Strange Christmas Tales for the Longest Nights (2021); The Apple Tree (1952); The Birds and Other Stories (1952); The Breaking Point / The Blue Lenses and Other Stories (1959); The Doll (2011); The Du Mauriers (1937); The Flight of the Falcon (1965); The Glass-Blowers (1963); The House on the Strand (1969); The Infernal World of Branwell Bronte (1960); The King's General (1946); The Loving Spirit (1931); The Modern Library: The 200 Best Novels in English Since 1950 (1999); The Parasites (1949); The Penguin Book of Modern Fantasy by Women (1995); The Progress of Julius / Julius (1933); The Rebecca Notebook and Other Memories (1981); The Rendezvous and Other Stories (1980); The Scapegoat (1957); The Treasury of Du Maurier Short Stories (1960); The Winding Stair (1977); The Young George Du Maurier (1952); Vanishing Cornwall (1967); Witches' Brew (1984).

Movies and television:

Alta comedia (1973); Anamika: The Untold Story (2008); BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1954); BBC2 Playhouse (1975); Broadway Television Theatre (1952); Danger (1955); Daphne du Maurier (1971); Daphné du Maurier: sur les traces de Rebecca (2017); Don't Look Now (1973); Frenchman's Creek (1944); Frenchman's Creek (1998); Grande Teatro Tupi (1952–1963); Guiding Light (1982); H.M. Tennent Globe Theatre (1956); Hostinec Jamaica (1972); Hungry Hill (1947); Jamaica Inn (1939); Jamaica Inn (1983); Jamaica Inn (2014); Kiskanç kadin (1966); Kraft Theatre (1950–1952); Kraft Theatre / The Philco Television Playhouse (1948); L'auberge de la Jamaïque (1995); Le général du roi (2014); 'Let's Pretend...' - The Make-Believe World of Daphne Du Maurier (1977); Lux Video Theatre (1954); Marea di Settembre (1963); Masterpiece Mystery (1985); Matinee Theatre (1956); Mi amor por ti (1969); Morning Patrol (1987); My Cousin Rachel (1952); My Cousin Rachel (1983); My Cousin Rachel (2017); Ocho estrellas en busca del amor (1964); Playhouse 90 (1958); Pursuit (1958); Rebecca (1940); Rebecca (1947); Rebecca (1969); Rebecca (1979); Rebecca (1997); Rebecca (2020); Rebecca, la prima moglie (2008); Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love / Kiss Me Again Stranger (1974); Rick Stein in du Maurier Country (2007); Robert Montgomery Presents (1950); September Tide (1958); Suspense (1953); Suspicion (1958); The Birds (1963); The Birds II: Land's End (1994); The Bondwoman (1974); The Lifeforce Experiment (1994); The Plymouth Playhouse (1953); The Scapegoat (1959); The Scapegoat (2012); The Unexpected (1952); The Years Between (1946); Theatre '62 (1962); Une seconde d'éternité (1977); Urangatha Sundary (1969); Utharam (1989).

Born on this day – Lillian Adams:

Lillian Adams

Actress

May 13, 1922 – May 25, 2011

Born on this day – Herbert Ross:

Herbert Ross

Actor

Choreographer

Director

May 13, 1927 – October 9, 2001

Credits:

A Christmas Festival (1959); AFI Life Achievement Award (1978–1981); All Star Revue (1952–1953); All Star Revue (1953); All Star Revue (1953); And the Oscar Goes to... (2014); Barbra in Movieland (1968); Biography (2000); Boys on the Side (1995); Boys on the Side (1995); California Suite (1978); Camera Three (1978); Carmen Jones (1954); Dancers (1987); Dinah! (1978); Doctor Dolittle (1967); Doctor Dolittle (1967); E! True Hollywood Story (2007); Footloose (1984); Footloose (2011); Funny Girl (1968); Funny Lady (1975); Funny Lady (1975); Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969); Great Performances (1986); Great Performances (1986); I Ought to Be in Pictures (1982); I Ought to Be in Pictures (1982); In Full Bloom (2002); In Full Bloom (2002); Inside Daisy Clover (1965); Intimate Portrait (1998); Jean-Pierre Aumont, charme et fou-rires (1999); Kenny Loggins: Footloose (Version 2) (1984); Max Dugan Returns (1983); Max Dugan Returns (1983); Meet Me in St. Louis (1959); My Blue Heaven (1990); My Blue Heaven (1990); Nijinsky (1980); On Location with the Owl and the Pussycat (1970); Pennies from Heaven (1981); Pennies from Heaven (1981); Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (1964); Placido Domingo's Tales from the Opera (1994); Play It Again, Sam (1972); Pontiac Star Parade: Four for Tonight (1960); Protocol (1984); Rinaldo in campo (1963); Shirley MacLaine: Kicking Up Her Heels (1996); Soapdish (1991); Steel Magnolias (1989); Summer Holiday (1963); T.R. Baskin (1971); The 50th Annual Academy Awards (1978); The 74th Annual Academy Awards (2002); The Amazing Miss Cummings: An Actress at Work and Play (1977); The Bacchantes (1961); The Bell Telephone Hour (1963–1966); The Buick Berle Show, 1954 (1995); The Colgate Comedy Hour (1952); The Fantasticks (1964); The Goodbye Girl (1977); The Jerry Lewis Show (1957); The Last of Sheila (1973); The Making of 'the Goodbye Girl' (1977); The Martha Raye Show (1954); The Milton Berle Show (1953–1955); The Nut House!! (1964); The Owl and the Pussycat (1970); The Paul Winchell Show (1954); The Secret of My Success (1987); The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976); The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (1956); The Sunshine Boys (1975); The Turning Point (1977); This Is Streisand (1968); Tomorrow Coast to Coast (1981); True Colors (1991); Undercover Blues (1993); Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough (1997); We, the People (1949); Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966); Wonderful to Be Young! (1961); Wonderful Town (1958).

Born on this day – Francine Pascal:

Francine Pascal

Writer

May 13, 1932 – July 28, 2024

Credits:

Books:

A Christmas Without Elizabeth (1993); A Curse on Elizabeth (1995); A Date with a Werewolf (1994); A Deadly Christmas (1994); A Killer on Board (1995); A Kiss Before Dying (1996); A Married Woman (1994); A New Promise (1986); A Night to Remember (1993); A Picture Perfect Prom? (1998); A Roller Coaster for the Twins! (1996); A Royal Pain (2001); A Stranger in the House (1995); Aftershock (1998); Against the Odds (1988); Against the Rules (1987); Agent Out (2006); All About Love (2000); All Night Long (1984); Almost Married (1994); Alone (2002); Alone In the Crowd (1986); Amy Moves In (1990); Amy's Pen Pal (1989); Amy's Secret Sister (1994); Amy's True Love (1991); And the Winner Is... Jessica Wakefield! (1996); Andy and the Alien (1992); Angels Keep Out (1996); Anything For Love (1994); April Fool! (1989); Are We in Love? (1993); As If I Care (2000); Backstabber (2000); Bad (2001); Bad Girl (1999); Barnyard Battle (1992); Be Mine (2002); Beauty and the Beach (1997); Before Gaia (2002); Behind Closed Doors (1995); Best Friends (1986); Best of Enemies (2002); Betrayed (2002); Beware the Baby-Sitter (1993); Beware the Wolfman (1994); Big Brother's in Love Again (1997); Big Brother's In Love! (1992); Big for Christmas (1994); Billie's Secret (1996); Bitter Rivals (1986); Bittersweet (2012); Blind (2001); Blood (2000); Bon Voyage, Unicorns! (1997); Booster Boycott (1991); Bossy Steven (1991); Boy Friend (1999); Boy Meets Girl (1999); Boy Trouble (1989); Boyfriends For Everyone (1997); Boys Against Girls (1988); Breakfast of Enemies (1997); Breaking Away (1998); Broken Angel (1999); Broken Promises, Shattered Dreams (1996); Brokenhearted (1989); Brooke and Her Rock Star Mom (1991); Bruce's Story (1990); Buried Treasure (1987); Busted! (1996); California Love (1995); Cammi's Crush (1997); Camp Killer (1996); Can't Stay Away (1999); Caroline's Halloween Spell (1992); Caroline's Mystery Dolls (1991); Caught in the Middle (1987); Center of Attention (1988); Channel X (1997); Chase (2003); Chateau D'Amour Collection (1999); Cheating on Anna (1999); Cheating to Win (1991); Choosing Sides (1986); Ciao, Sweet Valley! (1992); Claim to Fame (1988); Class Picture Day! (1997); Close to You (2001); Clueless (2000); College Cruise (1995); College Girls (1993); College Weekend (1995); Control Freak (2001); Cousin Kelly's Family Secret (1991); Cover Girls (1997); Cowboy Kisses (1993); Crash Landing (1985); Cruise Control (2002); Crybaby Lois (1990); Cutting the Ties (2012); Cyberstalker (1998); Dance Fever (2001); Dance of Death (1996); Danger: Twins at Work! (1998); Dangerous Love (1984); Danny Means Trouble (1990); Dead Before Dawn (1997); Deadly Attraction (1995); Deadly Summer (1989); Deadly Terror (1999); Deadly Voyage (1995); Dear Sister (1984); Death Threat (1994); Deceptions (1984); Decisions (1988); Desert Adventure Collection (1998); Don't Answer the Phone (1998); Don't Go Home With John (1992); Don't Go in the Basement (1997); Don't Let Go (1999); Don't Talk to Brian (1996); Double Jeopardy (1987); Double Love (1984); Double Love Collection (1999); Double-Crossed (1994); Down with Queen Janet (1998); Downstairs, Upstairs (2001); Drama Queen (2001); Dreams of Forever (1988); Dropping Out (2000); Earthquake (1998); Elizabeth and Jessica Run Away (1992); Elizabeth and the Orphans (1992); Elizabeth and Todd Forever (1997); Elizabeth Betrayed (1992); Elizabeth Hatches an Egg (1996); Elizabeth in Love (2000); Elizabeth Is Mine (1998); Elizabeth Loves New York (1998); Elizabeth Meets Her Hero (1992); Elizabeth Solves it All (1996); Elizabeth the Hero (1993); Elizabeth the Impossible (1991); Elizabeth the Seventh-Grader (1995); Elizabeth the Spy (1996); Elizabeth the Tattletale (1994); Elizabeth: Next Stop, Jr. High (1998); Elizabeth's Broken Arm (1992); Elizabeth's First Kiss (1990); Elizabeth's Heartbreak (1997); Elizabeth's Horseback Adventure (1995); Elizabeth's New Hero (1989); Elizabeth's Piano Lessons (1993); Elizabeth's Rival (1996); Elizabeth's Secret Diary (1994); Elizabeth's Secret Diary Volume II (1996); Elizabeth's Secret Diary Volume III (1998); Elizabeth's Summer Love (1996); Elizabeth's Super-selling Lemonade (1990); Elizabeth's Valentine (1990); Elizabeth's Video Fever (1993); Ellen Is Home Alone (1993); Ellen's Family Secret (1995); Enid's Story (1990); Escape (2003); Escape From Terror Island (1995); Escape to New York (1998); Everything You Need to Know About an Alcoholic Parent (1999); Evil Elizabeth (1995); Exposed (2004); Face It (2000); Fake (2004); Falling Apart (2000); Falling for Lucas (1996); Family Secrets (1988); Fashion Victim (1997); Fear (2002); Fearless (2000); Fearless 1 (2012); Fearless 2 (2013); Fearless 3 (2014); Fearless Elizabeth (1991); Fearless: Double Edition 2 (2003); Fearless: Double Edition 3 (2003); Fearless: Double Edition 4 (2003); Fearless: Double Edition 5 (2003); Fearless: Double Edition 6 (2003); Fight Fire with Fire (1997); First Place (1987); Five Girls and a Baby (1996); Flair Collection (1999); Flee (2001); Fooling Around (1999); For the Love of Ryan (1996); Forbidden Love (1987); Forever and Always (1988); Francine Pascal's Meet the Stars of Sweet Valley High: An Authorized Biography (1995); Freak (2003); Friend Against Friend (1990); Full House (2007); Gaia Abducted (2003); Get a Clue (2002); Get Real (1999); Get the Teacher! (1994); Gone (2004); Goodbye Elizabeth (1998); Good-Bye Eva? (1993); Good-Bye to Love (1994); Good-Bye, Middle School! (1998); Good-Bye, Mrs. Otis (1997); Got a Problem (1999); Hands Off (2000); Hangin' Out With Cici (1991); Hanging Out with Cici (1984); Happily Ever After (1997); Happy Mother's Day, Lila (1998); Hard Choices (1988); Have You Heard About Elizabeth? (1998); Head Over Heels (1985); Heartbreaker (1984); Heat (2000); Here Comes the Bride (1996); He's Back (2002); He's the One (2001); He's Watching You (1995); Highland Hearts (1994); His Secret Past (1996); Holiday Mischief (1988); Home For Christmas (1994); Horror in London Collection (1999); Hostage! (1986); How to Ruin a Friendship (1999); I Need You (2001); If I Die Before I Wake (1996); If I Die Before I Wake (1996); If Looks Could Kill (1997); If You Only Knew (1999); I'll Never Love Again (1999); I'm So Outta Here (2000); In Love Again (1989); In Love With a Prince (1993); In Love with Mandy (1997); In Love With the Enemy (1995); Invisible Me (2000); It Can't Happen Here (1995); It Takes Two (2002); It's My Life (2000); I've Got a Secret (1999); Jealous Lies (1986); Jessica + Jessica = Trouble (1995); Jessica Against Bruce (1992); Jessica and the Brat Attack (1989); Jessica and the Earthquake (1993); Jessica and the Jumbo Fish (1991); Jessica and the Money Mix-Up (1990); Jessica and the Secret Star (1991); Jessica and the Spelling-bee Surprise (1991); Jessica Gets Spooked (1993); Jessica Goes for the Gold (1996); Jessica on Stage (1989); Jessica Plays Cupid (1995); Jessica Quits the Squad (1994); Jessica Saves the Trees (1993); Jessica Takes Charge (1998); Jessica Takes Manhattan (1997); Jessica the Babysitter (1990); Jessica the Genius (1995); Jessica the Nerd (1992); Jessica the Thief (1993); Jessica the TV Star (1991); Jessica, the Rock Star (1989); Jessica: Next Stop, Jr. High (1998); Jessica's Animal Instincts (1996); Jessica's Bad Idea (1989); Jessica's Big Mistake (1995); Jessica's Blind Date (1994); Jessica's Cat Trick (1990); Jessica's Cookie Disaster (1995); Jessica's Dream Date (1998); Jessica's First Kiss (1997); Jessica's Lucky Millions (1997); Jessica's Mermaid (1994); Jessica's Monster Nightmare (1993); Jessica's New Look (1991); Jessica's No Angel (1998); Jessica's Older Guy (1995); Jessica's Secret (1990); Jessica's Secret Diary (1994); Jessica's Secret Diary Volume II (1996); Jessica's Secret Diary Volume III (1997); Jessica's Secret Friend (1997); Jessica's Secret Love (1994); Jessica's Snobby Club (1992); Jessica's Unburied Treasure (1992); Jessica's Zoo Adventure (1990); Julie the Karate Kid (1994); Jumping to Conclusions (1988); Keepin' It Real (2000); Keeping It Real (2000); Keeping Secrets (1987); Kidnapped by the Cult! (1992); Kidnapped! (1984); Kill Game (2005); Killer (2000); Killer at Sea (1997); Killer Party (1999); Kimberly Rides Again (1995); Kiss (2000); Kiss of a Killer (1996); Kiss of the Vampire (1995); La Villa / aka If Wishes Were Horses... (1994); Lacey's Crush (1999); Last Chance (1987); Last Wish (1998); Leaving Home (1987); Left at the Altar (1994); Left Back! (1992); Left Behind (1988); Left Out Elizabeth (1991); Liar (2000); Lies and Omissions (2012); Lila on the Loose (1996); Lila's April Fool (1994); Lila's Birthday Bash (1995); Lila's Christmas Angel (1995); Lila's Haunted House Party (1991); Lila's Little Sister (1994); Lila's Music Video (1993); Lila's New Flame (1997); Lila's Secret (1994); Lila's Secret Valentine (1995); Lila's Story (1989); Little Drummer Girls (1998); Live Bait (2005); Living Together (1999); Lois and the Sleepover (1994); Lois Strikes Back (1990); London Calling (2001); Lost (2002); Lost at Sea (1989); Love (2001); Love and Betrayal and Hold the Mayo! (1985); Love and Death in London (1994); Love and Murder (1998); Love Letters (1985); Love Letters for Sale (1992); Love Lost (1985); Love Me Always (1998); Love, Lies, and Jessica Wakefield (1993); Lovestruck (1986); Loving (1985); Loving the Enemy (1999); Lucy Takes the Reins (1991); Lust (2003); Mademoiselle Jessica (1991); Malibu Summer (1986); Mandy in the Middle (1996); Mandy Miller Fights Back (1991); Maria Who? (1999); Maria's Movie Comeback (1994); Mary is Missing (1990); Max's Choice (2001); Me, Me, Me (2001); Meant to Be (2001); Meet Me at Midnight (1996); Memories (1985); Miss Teen Sweet Valley (1991); Missing (2001); Model Flirt (1997); Ms. Quarterback (1990); Murder in Paradise (1995); Murder on the Line (1996); My Best Friend's Boyfriend (1992); My Funny Guy (1994); My Mother Was Never a Kid (1995); My Perfect Guy (2000); Mystery Date (1998); Naked (2001); Naked Eye (2006); Never Give Up (2002); Never Let Go (2000); Nightmare in Death Valley (1995); No Escape! (1998); No Girls Allowed (1995); No Means No (1995); No More Mr.Nice Guy (2001); No Place to Hide (1988); No Rules (1999); Normal (2004); Nothing Is Forever (2000); Nowhere To Run (1985); Olivia's Story (1991); On My Own (2000); On the Edge (1987); On the Run (1988); Once Upon a Time (1997); One 2 Many (1999); One Last Kiss (1997); One of the Gang (1987); Operation: Love Match (1994); Out of Control (1987); Out of Place (1988); Out of Reach (1988); Out of the Picture (1997); Outcast (1987); Party Weekend! (1998); Patty's Last Dance (1992); Payback (2000); Perfect Shot (1989); Perfect Summer (1985); Playing Dirty (2001); Playing For Keeps (1988); Playing Hooky (1988); Playing With Fire (1983); Please Forgive Me (1998); Poor Lila! (1992); Power Play (1983); Pretenses (1988); Princess Elizabeth (1989); Private Jessica (1998); Prom Night (2002); Promises (1984); Promises Broken (1986); Psychic Sisters (1993); Pumpkin Fever (1997); R is for Revenge (1997); Rachel's In, Lila's Out (1997); Racing Hearts (1984); Rags To Riches (1985); Rebel (2000); Regina's Legacy (1991); Return of the Evil Twin (1995); Road Trip (2001); Robbery at the Mall (1994); Robin in the Middle (1996); Rock Star's Girl (1991); Romance Collection (1998); Romeo and Two Juliets (1994); Rosa's Lie (1991); Rumors (1987); Run (1999); Runaway (1985); Runaway Hamster (1989); Running For Her Life (1996); Rush Week (2000); Sam (1999); Sarah's Dad and Sophia's Mom (1992); Save Johanna! (1981); Save the Turkey! (1995); Save the Unicorns! (1994); Say Goodbye (1985); Say It to My Face (1999); Scaredy-Cat Elizabeth (1995); Second Best (1988); Second Chance (1989); Secret Admirer (1987); Secret Love Diaries: Chloe (2000); Secret Love Diaries: Elizabeth (2000); Secret Love Diaries: Jessica (2000); Secret Love Diaries: Sam (2000); Secrets (1983); Secrets and Seductions (2012); Senior Cut Day (2002); Sex / aka Hurt (2002); She Loves Me...Not (2000); She's Back... (2001); She's Not What She Seems (1993); Shipboard Wedding (1995); Shock (2003); Showdown (1985); Sisters at War (1997); Slam Book Fever (1988); Sneaking in (1998); Sneaking Out (1986); Snow Bunnies (1997); So Cool (1999); So Not Me (2000); Soap Star (1992); Sorority Scandal (1995); Soulmates (1999); Special Christmas (1985); Split Decision (2000); Spring Break (1986); Spring Fever (1987); Spy Girl (1997); SS Heartbreak (1995); Standing Out (1988); Star of the Parade (1994); Starring Jessica! (1990); Starring Winston Egbert (1990); Starting Over (1986); Stay or Go (2001); Stepsisters (1993); Steven Gets Even (1995); Steven the Zombie (1994); Steven's Big Crush (1996); Steven's Bride (1992); Steven's Enemy (1994); Steven's Twin (1994); Straight Up (2001); Stranded (1999); Stretching the Truth (1987); Summer of Love (1999); Surprise Surprise (1989); Sweet 18 (2003); Sweet Kiss of Summer (1996); Sweet Valley Blizzard! (1997); Sweet Valley Confidential (2011); Sweet Valley High 1 (1991); Sweet Valley High Collection: 109/110/111 (1998); Sweet Valley High Collection: Loving Ambitions (1999); Sweet Valley High, Books 1-12 (2015); Sweet Valley High: Three Novels (2011); Sweet Valley Slumber Party (1991); Take Back the Night (1995); Take Me On (1999); Taking Charge (1989); Taking Sides (1986); Tall, Dark, and Deadly (1996); Teacher Crush (1989); Teacher's Pet (1986); Teamwork (1989); Tearing Me Apart (2001); Tears (2001); Tender Promises (1986); Terror (2004); That Fatal Night (1989); The Amazing Jessica (1995); The Arrest (1993); The Battle of the Cheerleaders (1996); The Beast is Watching You (1996); The Beast Must Die (1996); The Best Friend Game (1994); The Best Thanksgiving Ever (1992); The Big Camp Secret (1989); The Big Night (1998); The Big Party Weekend (1991); The Big Race (1993); The Boyfriend Game (1998); The Boyfriend Mess (1998); The Boyfriend War (1993); The Boys of Summer (1997); The Bully (1988); The Carnival Ghost (1990); The Case of the Alien Princess (1994); The Case of the Christmas Thief (1992); The Case of the Haunted Camp (1992); The Case of the Hidden Treasure (1993); The Case of the Magic Christmas Bell (1991); The Case of the Million-Dollar Diamonds (1993); The Case of the Secret Santa (1990); The Charm School Mystery (1992); The Christmas Ghost (1989); The Class Trip (1988); The Cool Crowd (1999); The Cousin War (1995); The Curse of the Golden Heart (1994); The Curse of the Ruby Necklace (1993); The Dating Game (1991); The Dreaded Ex (2000); The Easter Bunny Battle (1995); The Evil Twin (1993); The Evil Twin (1993); The First Time (2000); The Fowlers of Sweet Valley (1996); The Ghost in the Bell Tower (1992); The Ghost in the Graveyard (1994); The Ghost of Tricia Martin (1990); The Girl They Both Loved (1991); The Gossip War (1994); The Great Boyfriend Switch (1993); The Halloween War (1995); The Hand-Me-Down Kid (1980); The Haunted Burial Ground (1994); The Haunted House (1986); The High School War (1996); The House of Death (1995); The Incredible Madame Jessica (1995); The It Guy (2000); The Jessica and Elizabeth Show (1994); The Little Crew of Butchers (2017); The Long-Lost Brother (1991); The Love Bet (1990); The Love of Her Life (1994); The Love Potion (1993); The Macaroni Mess (1997); The Magic Christmas (1992); The Magic Puppets (1994); The Middle School Gets Married (1993); The Missing Tea Set (1993); The Morning After (1996); The Most Beautiful Girl in the World (1997); The Mother-Daughter Switch (1995); The Mysterious Dr. Q (1996); The New Elizabeth (1990); The New Girl (1987); The New Jessica (1986); The Older Boy (1987); The One That Got Away (1999); The Other Woman (1995); The Parent Plot (1990); The Patmans of Sweet Valley (1996); The Perfect Girl (1991); The Pom-Pom Wars (1995); The Price of Love (1998); The Roommate (1996); The Ruling Class (2004); The Secret of Fantasy Forest (1996); The Secret of the Magic Pen (1995); The Similars (2019); The Slime that Ate Sweet Valley (1991); The Stolen Diary (1992); The Sweet Life (2012); The Sweet Valley Clean-Up Team (1992); The Treasure of Death Valley (1995); The Trial of Jessica Wakefield (1996); The Truth About Ryan (1997); The Twins and the Wild West (1990); The Twin's Big Pow-Wow (1993); The Twins Get Caught (1990); The Twins Go to College (1997); The Twins Go to Hospital (1991); The Twins Hit Hollywood (1997); The Twins' Little Sister (1991); The Twins' Mystery Teacher (1989); The Twins Take Paris (1996); The Unicorns at War (1995); The Unicorns Go Hawaiian (1991); The Verdict (1993); The Wakefield Legacy: The Untold Story (1996); The Wakefields of Sweet Valley (1991); The Wakefields Strike it Rich (1992); The War Between the Twins (1990); The Wedding (1993); The Witch in the Pumpkin Patch (1997); The Year Without Christmas (1997); Third Wheel (1999); Three Days, Two Nights (2000); Three Girls and a Guy (2000); Three's a Crowd (1987); Tia in the Middle (2002); To Catch a Thief (1997); Todd Runs Away (1994); Todd's Story (1992); Together Forever (1988); Too Close For Comfort (1995); Too Cool for the Unicorns (1996); Too Good To Be True (1984); Too Hot to Handle (1997); Too Late (2001); Too Many Doubts (2012); Too Many Good-byes (2001); Too Much In Love (1985); Too Popular (1999); Too Scared to Sleep (1996); Touch and Go (2002); Trapped in the Mall (1998); Trapped in Toyland (1994); Trick or Treat (1990); Trouble at Home (1990); Troublemaker (1988); Troublemaker (1988); True Blue (2000); True Love (1985); Trust (2000); Truth or Dare (1999); Tug of War (1987); Twin Hearts (1995); Twin Switch (1999); Twins (2002); Twins in Love (1996); Twisted (2000); Two-Boy Weekend (1989); Undercover Angels (1997); Unicorns in Love (1994); University, Interrupted (2001); V for Victory (1995); Very Bad Things (2000); Wanted For Murder (1994); What Jessica Wants (1998); What Winston Saw (1996); What You Don't Know (2000); What Your Parents Don't Know... (1994); Whatever (2000); When Love Dies (1984); Where We Belong (2001); White Lies (1989); Who Knew? (2000); Who Will Be Miss Unicorn? (1996); Who's To Blame? (1990); Who's Who? (1990); Wild Child (2000); Win One for Sandra (1996); Winners and Losers Collection (1998); Winter Carnival (1986); Wired (2004); Won't Someone Help Anna? (1993); Wrong Kind of Girl (1984); Your Basic Nightmare (1999); You're Not My Sister (1999); Yours For a Day (1994).

Movies and television:

ABC Afterschool Specials (1981–1983); Fearless (2004); George M! (1970); Sweet Valley High (1994–1997); The Young Marrieds (1964–1966); Words and Music by Jerry Herman (2007).

Born on this day – Burny Mattinson:

Burny Mattinson

Animator

Director

Producer

May 13, 1935 – February 27, 2023

Credits:

A Perfect Little Lady: The Story of Lady and the Tramp (2006); Aladdin (1992); All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989); Beauty and the Beast (1991); Big Hero 6 (2014); Casey Bats Again (1954); Disney's Halloween Treat (1984); DTV Monster Hits (1987); Floyd Norman: An Animated Life (2016); House of Mouse (2001); How to Hook Up Your Home Theater (2007); Lady and the Tramp (1955); Lady's Pedigree: The Making of 'Lady and the Tramp' (2006); Les Chroniques du Mea (2020); Lilo & Stitch (2002); Mary Poppins (1964); Mickey: The Story of a Mouse (2022); Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983); Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse / Mickey's Christmas Carol (2001); Mulan (1998); Oliver & Company (1988); Once Upon a Studio (2023); One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961); Picture Perfect: The Making of Sleeping Beauty (2008); Pocahontas (1995); Pretty as a Picture Art and Design (2006); Redefining the Line: The Making of One Hundred and One Dalmatians (2008); Robin Hood (1973); Ruff Animation (2006); Sleeping Beauty (1959); Strange World (2022); Tarzan (1999); The Aristocats (1970); The Art of Disney Animation (1988); The Ballad of Nessie (2011); The Bare Necessities: The Making of 'The Jungle Book' (2007); The Black Cauldron (1985); The Fox and the Hound (1981); The Great Mouse Detective (1986); The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996); The Jungle Book (1967); The Lion King (1994); The Magical World of Disney / Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too (1982); The Making of Mickey's Christmas Carol (1984); The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977); The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: The Story Behind the Masterpiece (1996); The Oscars (2023); The Prince and the Pauper (1990); The Rescuers (1977); The Small One (1978); The Sword in the Stone (1963); Timeless Tales / The Prince and The Pauper (2005); Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection / The Ballad of Nessie & How to Hook up Your Home Theater (2015); Winnie the Pooh (2011); Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too (1974); Wish (2023).

Born on this day – Leighton Gage:

 

Leighton Gage

Writer

May 13, 1942 – July 26, 2013

Credits:

Books:

A Vine in the Blood (2011); Blood of the Wicked (2007); Buried Strangers (2009); Dying Gasp (2010); Every Bitter Thing (2010); Perfect Hatred (2013); The Ways of Evil Men (2014).

On this day in movie history - Underworld U.S.A. (1961)

Underworld U.S.A.

a.k.a. Underworld USA,

directed and written by Samuel Fuller,

was released in the United States on May 13, 1961.

Based on articles written by Joseph F. Dinneen, published in The Saturday Evening Post (1956).

Music by Harry Sukman.

Cast:

Cliff Robertson, Dolores Dorn, Beatrice Kay, Paul Dubov, Robert Emhardt, Larry Gates, Richard Rust, Gerald Milton, Allan Gruener, David Kent, Tina Pine, Sally Mills, Robert P. Lieb, Neyle Morrow, Henry Norell, Alan Aaronson, James Bacon, Peter Brocco, Donald Douglas, David Fresco, Donald Gamble, Bernie Hamilton, Bob Hopkins, Tom London, Jerry Mann, William Meader, Joni Beth Morris, Cosmo Sardo, Rickie Sorensen, Charles Sterrett, Audrey Swanson.

On this day in movie history - Blue Thunder (1983)

Blue Thunder

directed by John Badham,

written by Dan O’Bannon and Don Jakoby,

was released in the United States on May 13, 1983.

Music by Arthur B. Rubinstein.

Cast:

Roy Scheider, Malcolm McDowell, Daniel Stern, Candy Clark, Warren Oates, Joe Santos, Paul Roebling, David Sheiner, Anthony James, Ed Bernard, Jason Bernard, Mario Machado, James Murtaugh, Pat McNamara, Jack Murdock, Clifford A. Pellow, Robin Braxton, Anna Forrest, Paul Lambert, Phil Feldman, John Garber, Ricky Slyter, Reid Cruickshanks, Billy Ray Sharkey, Fred Slyter, John Gladstein, Ross Reynolds, Karl A. Wickman, James W. Gavin, Thomas H. Friedkin, James Read, Mickey Gilbert, William T. Lane, Lolly Boroff, Patti Clifton, Ernest Harada, Frances E. Nealy, Jose Pepe R. Gonzales, Jerry Ziesmer, Tom Lawrence, John Ashby, Tony Brubaker, Norman Alexander Gibbs, Bill M. Ryusaki, Gary Davis, Thomas Rosales Jr., Larry Randles, Peter Miller, Mike H. McGaughy, Lucinda Crosby, John Badham, Bob Bowen, Calvin Bronx, Shaaron Claridge, Eurlyne Epper, Fritz Ford, Dorothy Hack, Bob Harks, Lars Hensen, Clay Hodges, Ted King, Terry Leonard, Frank Morriss, Ve Neill, Danny Nero, Bernadette Pelletier, Hank Robinson, Walter Smith, Steve Wagner.

On this day in movie history - Breathless (1983)

Breathless

directed by Jim McBride,

written by L. M. Kit Carson and Jim McBride,

was released in the United States on May 13, 1983.

A remake of Breathless, French title: À bout de souffle (1960), written and directed by Jean-Luc Godard.

Music by Jack Nitzsche.

Cast:

Richard Gere, Valérie Kaprisky, Art Metrano, John P. Ryan, William Tepper, Robert Dunn, Garry Goodrow, Lisa Jane Persky, James Hong, Waldemar Kalinowski, Jack Leustig, Eugène Lourié, Georg Olden, Miguel Pinero, Henry G. Sanders, Bruce Vilanch, Robert Mark Quesada, Nora Gaye, Andres Aybar, Isabel Cooley, L. Jerry Greenberg, Javier Grajeda, Robert Snively, John Wyler, Jeni Vici, Carl Munoz, Christopher White, Brien Varady, Keith Addis, Martin Erlichman, Peggy Ann Stevens, Raymond Bear, David Carson, Tracy McBride, Jesse McBride, Helen Kelly, Jennifer Leigh Rice, Bruce Scivally.

On this day in movie history - The Crow (1994)

The Crow

directed by Alex Proyas,

written by David J. Schow and John Shirley,

based on the comic book series by James O’Barr,

was released in the United States on May 13, 1994.

Music by Graeme Revell.

Cast:

Brandon Lee, Rochelle Davis, Ernie Hudson, Michael Wincott, Bai Ling, Sofia Shinas, Anna Thomson, David Patrick Kelly, Angel David, Laurence Mason, Michael Massee, Tony Todd, Jon Polito, Bill Raymond, Marco Rodríguez, Kim Sykes, Rock Taulbee, Norman Max Maxwell, Jeff Cadiente, Henry Kingi Jr., Erik Stabenau, Cassandra Lawton, Lou Criscuolo, Todd Brenner, Joe West, Thomas Rosales Jr., Jeff Imada, Tierre Turner, Tim Parati, Matt Adler, Charles Bazaldua, Jennifer Blanc-Biehn, Theodore Borders, Joseph Chapman, Holly Dorff, Judi M. Durand, Greg Finley, Spencer Garrett, Barbara Harris, Kathleen Kane, Carlyle King, Phillip Lucier, Peter Lurie, Juan Pope, David Randolph, Vernon Scott, Jim Goodall, Brad Laner, James Putnam, Eddie Ruscha, Elizabeth Thompson, Marston Daley, Laura Gomel, Rachel Hollingsworth, Charles Levi, Mark McCabe, Frank Nardiello, Brianne Brozey, Phoebe Dollar, Dale Frye, Aaron Jefford, James O’Barr, Hamilton Perkins, Kai Portman, David J. Schow, Michael Sinterniklaas, Tom Wayland.