Recommended reading - To Live and Die in L.A.

 

To Live and Die in L.A.

To Live and Die in L.A.
by Gerald Petievich.
 
First published 1984.
Published by Pinnacle Books.
Mass Market Paperback.
ISBN-10: 0523423012
ISBN-13: 978-0523423012
 
Description:
 
The book that inspired the major motion picture.

“This is the real stuff. He’s not only a fine writer … his dialogue is pure entertainment.” – Elmore Leonard.

“A wham-bam thriller… vivid… proficient and sleek.” – Los Angeles Times.

To Live and Die in L.A. is a harrowing tale, which has become a major motion picture, of cult status, depicting the dark underside of America's "West Coast" metropolis.

Two U.S. Treasury agents, both partners and antagonists, are drawn into a matrix of violence and corruption, L.A. style, a journey through a sunlit hell. At the end, they become experts on the thin line which separates what it takes to live - and to die - in L.A.

Born on this day – Sippie Wallace:

Sippie Wallace

Blues singer

Pianist

Songwriter

November 1, 1898 – November 1, 1986

Credits:

Music:

A Man for Every Day of the Week (1926); Advice Blues (1925); Baby I Can't Use You No More (1924); Bedroom Blues (1926); Being Down Don't Worry Me (1925); Caldonia Blues (1924); Can Anybody Take Sweet Mama's Place? (1924); Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order, vol. 1, 1923–1925; vol. 2, 1925–1945 (1995); Dead Drunk Blues (1927); Devil Dance Blues (1925); Every Dog Has His Day (1925); Have You Ever Been Down (1927); He's the Cause of Me Being Blue (1924); I Feel Good (1926); I Must Have It (1925); I'm a Mighty Tight Woman (1926); I'm Leaving You (1925); I'm So Glad I'm Brownskin (1924); I'm Sorry for It Now (1925); I've Stopped My Man (1924); Jack of Diamond Blues (1926); Jealous Woman Like Me (1926); Kitchen Blues (1926); Lazy Man Blues (1927); Leaving Me, Daddy Is Hard to Do (1924); Let My Man Alone Blues (1924); Mail Train Blues (1926); Mama's Gone Goodbye (1924); Morning Dove Blues (1925); Murder's Gonna Be My Crime (1925); Off and On Blues (1924); Parlor Social Deluxe (1925); Section Hand Blues (1925); Shorty George Blues (1923); Sings the Blues (1966); Sippie (1982); Sippie Wallace and Victoria Spivey (1970); Special Delivery Blues (1926); Stranger's Blues (1924); Sud Busting Blues (1924); Suitcase Blues (1925); The Flood Blues (1927); The Man I Love (1925); Trouble Evrywhere I Roam (1924); Underworld Blues (1924); Up the Country Blues (1923); Walkin Talkin Blues (1924); Wicked Monday Morning Blues (1924); Women Be Wise (1966).

Movies and television:

Bessie (2015); Blues Alive: Recorded Live at the Capitol Theatre (1983); Evening of AnExchange (1972); Jammin' with the Blues Greats (1982); Late Night with David Letterman (1982); Nothing But the Blues (1966); Nothing But the Blues: Blues Scene (1967); Sippie (1983); The David Letterman Show (1980); The Reaping (2007); Uvolnete se, prosím (2005).

Born on this day – Mario Zampi:

Mario Zampi

Producer

Director

November 1, 1903 – December 2, 1963

Born on this day – Laura La Plante:

Laura La Plante

Actress

November 1, 1904 – October 14, 1996

Born on this day – Victoria Horne:

Victoria Horne

Actress

November 1, 1911 – October 10, 2003

Born on this day – Barbara Bosson:

Barbara Bosson

Actress

November 1, 1939 – February 18, 2023

Born on this day – Jim Steinman:

Jim Steinman

Composer

Singer

Musician

Lyricist

November 1, 1947 – April 19, 2021

Music credits:

(including collaborations with Bonnie Tyler, Meat Loaf, Billy Squier and Pandora's Box)

Bad for Good (1981); Faster Than the Speed of Night (1983); Signs of Life (1984); Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire (1986); Bat Out of Hell (1977); Dead Ringer (1981); Bad Attitude (1984); Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose (2006); Braver Than We Are (2016); Original Sin (1989); Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell (1993); Whistle Down the Wind (1996); A Man's a Man (1967); Baal (1968); The Beard (1968); The Dream Engine (1969); More Than You Deserve (1973); Rhinegold (1974); The Confidence Man (1976); Neverland (1977); A Small Circle of Friends (1980); Rude Awakening (1989); Tanz der Vampire (1997); Shrek 2 (2004); Bat Out of Hell The Musical (2017); Meat Loaf: Going All the Way (2016); Meat Loaf Feat. Marion Raven: It's All Coming Back to Me Now (2006); Meat Loaf: Is Nothing Sacred (1999); Tina Arena: Whistle Down the Wind (1998); Céline Dion in Céline Dion: It's All Coming Back to Me Now (1996); Bonnie Tyler: Making Love (Out of Nothing at All) (1996); Taylor Dayne: Original Sin (1995); Meat Loaf: Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are (1994); Meat Loaf: Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through (1994); Meat Loaf: I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) (1993); Pandora's Box: It's All Coming Back to Me Now (1989); Bonnie Tyler Feat. Todd Rundgren: Loving You's a Dirty Job (But Somebody's Gotta Do It) (1985); Fire Inc.: Nowhere Fast (1984); Meat Loaf: Surf's Up (1984); Meat Loaf: Nowhere Fast (1984); Fire Inc.: Tonight Is What It Means to Be Young (1984); Bonnie Tyler: Holding Out for a Hero (1984); Bonnie Tyler: Faster Than the Speed of Night (1983);Meat Loaf: Read 'Em and Weep (1982); Dead Ringer (1982); Meat Loaf: More Than You Deserve (1981); Meat Loaf: I'm Gonna Love Her for Both of Us (1981); Meat Loaf: Dead Ringer for Love (1981); A Small Circle of Friends (1980); Meat Loaf: Bat Out of Hell (1979); Meat Loaf: You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night) (1978).

Born on this day – Kevin Brophy:

Kevin Brophy

Actor

November 1, 1953 – May 11, 2024

Credits:

AfterMASH (1983); Book of 1000 Deaths (2012); Civil Wars (1992); Code Name Vengeance (1987); Easy Wheels (1989); Fatal Charm (1990); Fearless (1993); Finder of Lost Loves (1985); Goodfellas (1990); Growing Pains (1989); Hart to Hart Returns (1993); Hell Night (1981); I'm Losing You (1998); JAG (1996); Just the Ten of Us (1990); Kevin Brophy and Jenny Neumann In Conversation (2017); Lucan (1977–1978); M*A*S*H (1979); Matt Houston (1983–1984); New Love, American Style (1986); Partners in Crime (1984); Remembering 'The Seduction' (2006); Shattered Image (1994); Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993); Strange Inheritance (2015); Strike Force (1982); The Clown Statue (2022); The Delos Adventure (1986); The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1978); The Long Riders (1980); The Love Boat (1982); The Magic of the Golden Bear: Goldy III (1994); The Seduction (1982); The Yeagers (1980); Time Walker (1982); Time Walker with Actor Kevin Brophy (2011); Trapper John, M.D. (1981–1983); Trouble in High Timber Country (1980); White Dwarf (1995); Zorro (1992).

On this day in movie history - The Comancheros (1961)

The Comancheros

directed by Michael Curtiz and John Wayne,

written by James Edward Grant and Clair Huffaker,

based on the novel by Paul I. Wellman,

was released in the United States on November 1, 1961.

Music by Elmer Bernstein.

Cast:

John Wayne, Stuart Whitman, Ina Balin, Nehemiah Persoff, Lee Marvin, Michael Ansara, Patrick Wayne, Bruce Cabot, Joan O'Brien, Jack Elam, Edgar Buchanan, Henry Daniell, Richard Devon, Phil Arnold, Anne Barton, Steve Baylor, Danny Borzage, Don Brodie, Alan Carney, James J. Casino, Iphigenie Castiglioni, Jack Clinton, Dennis Cole, Booth Colman, Jackie Cubat, Gabriel Curtiz, John Dierkes, Ilana Dowding, William Fawcett, Eric Feldary, Joe Gray, Lenmana Guerin, Claude Hall, Tom Hennesy, Tom Hernández, George Holmes, Michael Jeffers, Joseph La Cava, George J. Lewis, Jon Lormer, Cliff Lyons, Casey MacGregor, John Marlin, Roger Mobley, Ralph Neff, Gregg Palmer, Thayer Roberts, Frank J. Scannell, Phil Schumacher, Bernard Sell, Leigh Snowden, Bob Steele, Lusita Triana, Ralph Volkie, Aissa Wayne, Guinn Williams, Henry Wills, Sam Wolfe, Kelly Yost.

On this day in movie history - To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)

To Live and Die in L.A.

directed by William Friedkin,

written by William Friedkin and Gerald Petievich,

based on the novel by Gerald Petievich,

was released in the United States on November 1, 1985.

Music by Wang Chung.

Cast:

William Petersen, Willem Dafoe, John Pankow, Debra Feuer, John Turturro, Darlanne Fluegel, Dean Stockwell, Steve James, Robert Downey Sr., Michael Greene, Jack Hoar, Christopher Allport, Valentin de Vargas, Dwier Brown, Michael Chong, Gerald Petievich, Jane Leeves, Jacqueline Giroux, Dar Robinson, Thomas F. Duffy, Gary Cole.

On this day in movie history - Inside the Dream Factory (1995)

 

Inside the Dream Factory

documentary directed by Mark Woods,

written by Maureen Corley and Bob Waldman,

was released in the United States on November 1, 1995.

Music by Walter Werzowa.

 

Cast:

Faye Dunaway, June Allyson, Army Archerd, Joe E. Brown, Cyd Charisse, Jackie Cooper, Marlene Dietrich, Edward Dmytryk, Julius J. Epstein, Sydney Guilaroff, Howard Keel, Angela Lansbury, Janet Leigh, Jack Lemmon, Joan Leslie, Samuel Marx, Virginia Mayo, Ann Miller, Tyrone Power, Jane Russell, Red Skelton, Lyle Talbot, Robert Taylor, Shirley Temple, Bill Thomas, William Tuttle, Mae West, Esther Williams, Michael Woulfe, Jane Wyman, Ethel Waters.

On this day in movie history - The Funeral (1996)

The Funeral

directed by Abel Ferrara,

written by Nicholas St. John,

was released in the United States on November 1, 1996.

Music by Joe Delia.

Cast:

Christopher Walken, Chris Penn, Annabella Sciorra, Isabella Rossellini, Vincent Gallo, Benicio Del Toro, Gretchen Mol, John Ventimiglia, Paul Hipp, Victor Argo, Gian DiDonna, Dmitri Prachenko, Paul Perri, Gregory Perrelli, Joey Hannon, Robert Miano, Frank John Hughes, Andrew Fiscella, Anthony Alessandro, Robert W. Castle, Santo Fazio, Daniel Scarpa, Nicholas De Cegli, Amber Smith, Edie Falco, David Patrick Kelly, Carrie Szlasa, Phil Neilson, Patrick McGaw, Lance Guecia, Douglas Crosby, Ida Bernardini, John Hoyt, John Ciarcia, Heather Bracken, Frankie Cee, Chuck Zito, Mia Babalis, Frank Aquilino, Kevin Ash, Lori Eastside, Joseph R. Gannascoli, Joe Gioco.

On this day in movie history - Dallas Buyer’s Club (2013)

Dallas Buyer’s Club

directed by Jean-Marc Vallée,

written by Craig Borten and Melisa Wallack,

was released in the United States on November 1, 2013.

Music by Joe Delia.

Cast:

Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, Jared Leto, Denis O’Hare, Steve Zahn, Michael O’Neill, Dallas Roberts, Griffin Dunne, Kevin Rankin, Donna Duplantier, Deneen Tyler, J. D. Evermore, Ian Casselberry, Noelle Wilcox, Bradford Cox, Rick Espaillat, Lawrence Turner, Lucius Falick, James DuMont, Jane McNeill, Don Brady, Matthew Thompson, Tony Bentley, Sean Boyd, Rachel Wulff, Neeona Neal, Scott Takeda, Jonathan Tabler, Joji Yoshida, Carl Palmer, Martin Covert, Douglas M. Griffin, David Lichtenstein, Craig Borten, Henry Frost, Arthur Smith.

On this day in movie history - Max Steiner: Maestro of Movie Music (2019)

Max Steiner: Maestro of Movie Music

documentary directed by Diana Friedberg,

written by Lionel Friedberg,

was released in the United States on November 1, 2019.

Narrated by Lionel Friedberg.

Music by John Morgan and William Stromberg.

Cast:

Max Steiner, Lionel Friedberg, Ray Faiola, Leonard Maltin, Jon Burlingame, Robert Townson, Joe Rinaudo, Scott Lasky, Stan Taffel, Ken Rosen, Michael Feinstein, Steven C. Smith, James D'Arc, Peter Wegele, John Morgan, William Stromberg, Daniel Selznick, Eleanor Slatkin, Hugo Friedhofer.

November in music history - Piano Trio No. 2 in E flat major, composed by Franz Schubert (1827)

Piano Trio No. 2 in E flat major

composed by Franz Schubert,

was completed in November 1827.

Exact release date unknown.

On this day in movie history - The Mist (2007)

The Mist

directed and written by Frank Darabont,

based on the novella by Stephen King,

was released in the United States on November 12, 2007.

Music by Mark Isham.

Cast:

Thomas Jane, Marcia Gay Harden, Laurie Holden, Andre Braugher, Toby Jones, William Sadler, Jeffrey DeMunn, Frances Sternhagen, Nathan Gamble, Alexa Davalos, Chris Owen, Sam Witwer, Robert C. Treveiler, David Jensen, Melissa McBride, Andy Stahl, Buck Taylor, Brandon O'Dell, Jackson Hurst, Brian Libby, Susan Malerstein-Watkins, Mathew Greer, Juan Gabriel Pareja, Walter Fauntleroy, Amin Joseph, Kelly Collins Lintz, Ginnie Randall, Tiffany Morgan, Kim Wall, Julio Cesar Cedillo, Ron Clinton Smith, Gregg Brazzel, Sonny Franks, Dodie Brown, Taylor E. Brown, Jay Amor, Kristin Barnhart, Kevin Beard, Derek Cox-Berg, Kip Cummings, John F. Daniel, Tammy Eaton, Ron Fagan, Ted Ferguson, Travis Fontenot, Cherie Gierhart, Louis Herthum, Walt Hollis, Brian Scott Hunt, R. Todd Jones, Jimmy Lee Jr., Cherami Leigh, Mike Martindale, Cindy McBride, Eric Kelly McFarland, Amy McGee-Harrell, Ritchie Montgomery, Michaela Morgan, Darrick Mosley, James Paul, Mark Robin Price, Charles Sutherland, Chuck Vail, Steven E. Williams.