Victor Hugo, on books and reading:

 

It is from books that wise men derive consolation in the troubles of life.

- Victor Hugo.

Recommended reading - The Big Heat

 

The Big Heat

by William P. McGivern.

First published 1953.
Published by Ibooks.
Paperback.

ISBN-10: 0743452704
ISBN-13: 978-0743452700

Description:
A tough suspense novel of hero cops, cool killers and hot broads...
“A powerful story, powerfully told.” – New York Times.

MURDER WAS IN THE AIR. A COP HAD KILLED HIMSELF, AND EVERY CROOK IN TOWN KNEW THAT WOULD BE SURE TO BRING ON THE BIG HEAT. It started almost innocently when a cop committed suicide – worry over ill health, said his wife. Detective Dave Bannion wasn’t so sure, but when he started digging, he was told to lay off – fast! Instead, he turned in his badge and started stalking the city streets and bars in search of the truth where he uncovers a red-hot story of murder and corruption that would blow Philadelphia’s underworld sky high. Bannion was big, strong, and angry enough to kill, but he was only one honest man in a city full of mobsters and crooked cops. The big heat was on.

Recommended reading - Send Me No Flowers

Send Me No Flowers

A play by Norman Barasch and Carroll Moore.

Originally published 1960.

Published by Concord Theatricals.

Paperback.

ASIN: B0D5SYSRF9

ISBN-10: 057361525X

ISBN-13: 978-0573615252

Description:

A comedy in three acts.

David Wayne starred on Broadway as George Kimball, a Westchester commuter whose favorite hobby is hypochondria. When he mistakenly overhears his doctor discussing another patient with heart trouble, he prepares to meet the end bravely, sure it is 'his time'. Putting his affairs in order, he writes a heartbreaking letter to his wife to be read as his eulogy. He even arranges a good second husband for his soon-to-be widow, with a cemetery plot for three: himself, his wife and the new future 'Mister Kimball'.

Born on this day – Paul Wellman:

 

Paul Wellman

Writer

October 14, 1895 – September 17, 1966

Credits:
 
Books:
 

A Dynasty of Western Outlaws (1962); Angel with Spurs (1942); Broncho Apache (1936); Death in the Desert (1935); Death On Horseback (1947); Death On the Prairie (1956); Glory, God and Gold (1954); Gold in California (1958); Good Soldiers Do Die (1951); Jericho's Daughters (1956); Jubal Troop (1939); Magnificent Destiny (1962); Portage Bay (1957); Race to the Golden Spike (1961); Ride the Red Earth (1958); Spawn of Evil (1964); Stuart Symington (1960); The Blazing Southwest (1961); The Bowl of Brass (1944); The Buckstones (1967); The Chain (1950); The Comancheros (1954); The Devil's Disciples (1964); The Female City (1953); The Fiery Flower (1959); The Greatest Cattle Drive (1964); The House Divides (1966); The Indian Wars of the West (1947); The Iron Mistress (1951); The Trampling Herd (1939); The Walls of Jericho (1948).

 

Movies and television:
 

Apache (1954); Cheyenne (1947); Jubal (1956); McCoy of Abilene (1953); The Comancheros (1961); The Iron Mistress (1952); The Walls of Jericho (1948).

Born on this day – Michael D. Moore:

Michael D. Moore

Director

Second unit director

Writer

Actor

October 14, 1914 – March 4, 2013

Credits:

Danger Rangers (2003–2008); 102 Dalmatians (2000); Wrongfully Accused (1998); Flubber (1997); 101 Dalmatians (1996); Little Giants (1994); The Three Musketeers (1993); Cool Runnings (1993); Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993); Chaplin (1992); The Mighty Ducks (1992); Toy Soldiers (1991); Ghostbusters II (1989); Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989); Le palanquin des larmes (1988); Funny Farm (1988); Willow (1988); Ishtar (1987); Outrageous Fortune (1987); Amazing Stories (1985); National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985); Lady Blue (1985); Sylvester (1985); The Little Drummer Girl (1984); Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984); Never Say Never Again (1983); Mister Deathman (1983); Six Pack (1982); Zorro: The Gay Blade (1981); Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981); Raise the Titanic (1980); The Electric Horseman (1979); The Beasts Are on the Streets (1978); Damnation Alley (1977); Airport '77 (1977); The Return of a Man Called Horse (1976); The Missouri Breaks (1976); The Man Who Would Be King (1975); Rooster Cogburn (1975); The Yakuza (1974); Mame (1974); Badge 373 (1973); Emperor of the North (1973); The Thief Who Came to Dinner (1973); Portnoy's Complaint (1972); Sometimes a Great Notion (1971); Patton (1970); Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969); How to Commit Marriage (1969); Buckskin (1968); The Fastest Guitar Alive (1967); Bonanza (1967); Hondo (1967); Kill a Dragon (1967); An Eye for an Eye (1966); Paradise, Hawaiian Style (1966); The Sons of Katie Elder (1965); Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1965); Roustabout (1964); Where Love Has Gone (1964); The Carpetbaggers (1964); Fun in Acapulco (1963); A New Kind of Love (1963); A Girl Named Tamiko (1962); Girls! Girls! Girls! (1962); Blue Hawaii (1961); Summer and Smoke (1961); G.I. Blues (1960); Visit to a Small Planet (1960); Career (1959); Last Train from Gun Hill (1959); Don't Give Up the Ship (1959); The Trap (1959); Houseboat (1958); King Creole (1958); Hot Spell (1958); Wild Is the Wind (1957); The Tin Star (1957); Beau James (1957); Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957); The Ten Commandments (1956); Pardners (1956); You're Never Too Young (1955); The Seven Little Foys (1955); Hell's Island (1955); Living It Up (1954); Casanova's Big Night (1954); Money from Home (1953); The Caddy (1953); Houdini (1953); The War of the Worlds (1953); The Turning Point (1952); When Worlds Collide (1951); The Furies (1950); Fancy Pants (1950); The Great Gatsby (1949); Streets of Laredo (1949); The Paleface (1948); Unconquered (1947); Welcome Stranger (1947); California (1947); Good as Gold (1927); The King of Kings (1927); No Man's Gold (1926); The Test of Donald Norton (1926); The Lady from Hell (1926); Flaming Waters (1925); The Man from Red Gulch (1925); Cytherea (1924); The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln (1924); Mine to Keep (1923); Truxton King (1923); The Impossible Mrs. Bellew (1922); Manslaughter (1922); The Love Charm (1921); Exit the Vamp (1921); Shame (1921); The Mask (1921); I Am Guilty (1921); The Lost Romance (1921); All Souls' Eve (1921); Something to Think About (1920); The Price of Redemption (1920); Polly of the Storm Country (1920); Parted Curtains (1920); Out of the Dust (1920); The Unpainted Woman (1919).

Born on this day – Jean Gillie:

Jean Gillie

Actress

October 14, 1915 – February 19, 1949

Credits:

The Macomber Affair (1947); Decoy (1946); Flight from Folly (1945); Tawny Pipit (1944); The Gentle Sex (1943); The Saint Meets the Tiger (1941); A Call for Arms! (1940); Sailors Don't Care (1940); Tilly of Bloomsbury (1940); The Middle Watch (1940); The Spider (1939); What Would You Do, Chums? (1939); Sweet Devil (1938); The Live Wire (1937); The Girl in the Taxi (1937); This'll Make You Whistle (1936); His Majesty and Co (1935); While Parents Sleep (1935); School for Stars (1935); It Happened in Paris (1935); Brewster's Millions (1935); Smith's Wives (1935).

Born on this day – Jack Arnold:

Jack Arnold

Actor

Director

October 14, 1916 – March 17, 1992

Born on this day – Roger Moore:

Roger Moore

Actor

October 14, 1927 – May 23, 2017

Born on this day – Robert Webber:

Robert Webber

Actor

October 14, 1924 – May 19, 1989

Born on this day – Emma Danieli:

Emma Danieli

Actress

October 14, 1936 – June 21, 1998

Born on this day – Lois Hamilton:

Lois Hamilton

Actress

Writer

Artist

Aviator

Model

October 14, 1943 – December 23, 1999

Credits:

Bob's Night Out (2004); Designing Women (1990); Armed Response (1986); Hunter (1985); Summer Rental (1985); Invitation to Hell (1984); Hollywood's Most Sensational Mysteries (1984); Hart to Hart (1984); Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land (1983); Pray TV (1982); Honky Tonk Freeway (1981); Stripes (1981); The Cannonball Run (1981); Three's Company (1978–1981); The Ropers (1979–1980); The Love Boat (1980); The Electric Horseman (1979); The Dukes of Hazzard (1979); CHiPs (1979); Topper (1979); Starsky and Hutch (1978); Are You in the House Alone? (1978); The Sunshine Boys (1975); Last of the Red Hot Lovers (1972); Match Game / Hollywood Squares Hour (1984); Card Sharks (1979–1981); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1981); Family Feud (1979–1980); The Mike Douglas Show (1980).

Born on this day – Michael Sloan:

Michael Sloan

Writer

Producer

October 14, 1946 – August 13, 2025

Credits:

A Double Life (1978); Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1987–1989); Alien Agent (2007); An Amazing Time: Pemini co-founder and writer Michael Sloan (2022); Assassin (1973); B.J. and the Bear (1979–1981); Battles: The Murder That Wouldn't Die (1980); Battlestar Galactica (1978–1979); Baywatch (2000); Baywatch Nights (1996); Bionic Ever After? (1994); Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman (1989); Call of the Wild (2000); Columbo (1976); Earthquake in New York (1998); Evening in Byzantium (1978); Feature Fitness (1990); Free Fall (1999); Harry O (1975–1976); Her Sister's Keeper (2006); Hunted (1972); Intimate Portrait (1992); Kung Fu: A Legend Reborn (1992); Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (1993–1996); La Femme Nikita (1999); Magi-Nation (2007); Max Havoc: Ring of Fire (2006); McCloud (1976–1977); McCoy (1975); Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack (1979); Moments (1974); Mystery Woman (2003); Mystery Woman: At First Sight (2006); Mystery Woman: Game Time (2005); Mystery Woman: In the Shadows (2007); Mystery Woman: Mystery Weekend (2005); Mystery Woman: Oh Baby (2006); Mystery Woman: Redemption (2006); Mystery Woman: Sing Me a Murder (2005); Mystery Woman: Snapshot (2005); Mystery Woman: Vision of a Murder (2005); Mystery Woman: Wild West Mystery (2006); P.S.I. Luv U (1991); Pacific Blue (1997); Police Academy: The Series (1997); Quincy, M.E. (1977); Riviera (1987); Simon & Simon (1982); Spidersweb (2025); Switch (1975); Sword of Justice (1978–1979); The Art of War II: Betrayal (2008); The Caller (1987); The Devlin Connection (1982); The Equalizer (1985–1989 / 2014–2025); The Equalizer 2 (2018); The Equalizer 3 (2023); The Equalizer: The Mystery of Manon (1988); The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977–1978); The Master (1984); The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo (1979); The Outer Limits (2001 / 2002); The Return of Sam McCloud (1989); The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Fifteen Years Later Affair (1983); The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman (1987); This Is Your Life (1995); X Bomber (1980–1981).

Born on this day – Harry Anderson:

Harry Anderson

Actor

Writer

October 14, 1952 – April 16, 2018

Credits:

30 Rock (2008); A Matter of Faith (2014); An Evening at the Improv (1981); Back to the Grind (2007); Best of the Big Laff Off (1983); Biography (1994); Blackout (1988); Breakaway (1983); Can We Be Serious (1989); Cheers (1982–1993); Circus of the Stars and Sideshow (1992); Circus of the Stars Goes to Disneyland (1994); Comedy Bang! Bang! (2013); Comic Relief (1986); D.C. Follies (1988); Dave's World (1993–1997); Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration (1985); E! True Hollywood Story (2000); Earth Day at Walt Disney World (1995); Elvira's Movie Macabre (1982); Entertainment Tonight (2007–2023); Explore Our World (2000); Ghosts Behind the Screen (2020); Gilbert (2017); Gotham Comedy Live (2014); Half in the Bag (2018); Harry Anderson: The Tricks of His Trade (1996); Harry Anderson's Hello Sucker (1986); Harry Anderson's Sideshow (1987); Harvey (1996); Hearts Afire (1994); History of the Sitcom (2021); I Love the 80's 3-D (2005); It (1990); Late Night with David Letterman (1982–1987); Late Show with David Letterman (1994); Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1997); Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (1988); Magic in the Magic Kingdom (1988); Magic with the Stars (1982); Magicians' Favorite Magicians (1995); Mondo Magic (2004); Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme (1990); Mum and Son's Chilling Adventures (2019); Nate & Laura & How They Met (2018); NBC 60th Anniversary Celebration (1986); Nell Carter... Never Too Old to Dream (1986); New Orleans Story (2008); Night Court (1984–1992); Night of 100 Stars II (1985); Night Stand (1996); Nightmare Ned (1997); Noddy (1998); Oops! The World's Funniest Outtakes 2 (1996); Oops! The World's Funniest Outtakes 3 (1996); Oops! The World's Funniest Outtakes 4 (1996); Oops! The World's Funniest Outtakes 5 (1997); Oops! The World's Funniest Outtakes 6 (1997); Our Time (1985); Parker Lewis Can't Lose (1992); Salute! (1983); Saturday Night Live (1981–1985); Scandals (1984); She's Having a Baby (1988); Showtime Comedy Club Network (1987–1994); Sin City Spectacular (1999); Son of the Beach (2002); Spies, Lies & Naked Thighs (1988); Super Password (1987); Tales from the Crypt (1990 / 1992); Tales from the Darkside (1985); Tanner '88 (1988); The $10,000 Pyramid (1983–1984); The $25,000 Pyramid (1983–1984); The 10th Annual National CableACE Awards (1989); The 13th Annual People's Choice Awards (1987); The 37th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1985); The 38th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1986); The 39th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1987); The 4th Annual American Comedy Awards (1990); The 6th Annual Young Comedians (1981); The Alan Thicke Show (1981); The All New Mickey Mouse Club (1989); The Best of Gleason (1988); The Big Laff Off (1978); The Chevy Chase Show (1993); The Cindy Williams Comedy Special (1994); The Disneyland Story (1990); The Eighties (2016); The Escape Artist (1982); The John Davidson Show (1980); The John Larroquette Show (1996); The Magical World of Disney (1988–1989); The Merv Griffin Show (1984); The Mike Douglas Show (1980); The Science of Magic (1997); The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1988); The Toni Tennille Show (1981); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1986–1991); The Wil Shriner Show (1987); The World's Greatest Magic 5 (1998); The Young Comedians All-Star Reunion (1986); Thicke of the Night (1983); Today (2006); TV Land: Myths and Legends (2007–2008); TV Tales (2002); Twilight Theatre (1982); Vanishing America (1986); World's Greatest Stand-up Comedy Collection (2005); Your Favorite Laughs from an Evening at the Improv (1986).

Born on this day – Arleen Sorkin:

Arlene Sorkin

Actress

Writer

Comedian

Television presenter

October 14, 1955 – August 24, 2023

On this day in movie history - The Phantom of Crestwood (1932)

The Phantom of Crestwood

directed by J. Walter Ruben,

written by Bartlett Cormack,

based on a story by Bartlett Cormack and J. Walter Ruben,

was released in the United States on October 14, 1932.

Music by Max Steiner.

Cast:

Ricardo Cortez, Karen Morley, Anita Louise, Pauline Frederick, H.B. Warner, Mary Duncan, Sam Hardy, Tom Douglas, Richard "Skeets" Gallagher, Ivan Simpson, Aileen Pringle, George E. Stone, Robert McWade, Hilda Vaughn, Gavin Gordon, Matty Kemp, Clarence Wilson, Eddie Sturgis, Robert Elliott.

On this day in movie history - The Big Heat (1953)

The Big Heat

directed by Fritz Lang,

written by Sydney Boehm, and 

based on the novel by William P. McGivern,

and the serial that ran in the Saturday Evening Post,

was released in the United States on October 14, 1953.

Music by Henry Vars.

Cast:

Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, Jocelyn Brando, Alexander Scourby, Lee Marvin, Jeanette Nolan, Peter Whitney, Willis Bouchey, Robert Burton, Adam Williams, Howard Wendell, Dorothy Green.

On this day in movie history - Send Me No Flowers (1964)

Send Me No Flowers

directed by Norman Jewison,

written by Julius Epstein,

based on the play by Norman Barasch and Carroll Moore,

was released in the United States on October 14, 1964.

Music by Frank De Vol.

Cast:

Doris Day, Rock Hudson, Tony Randall, Paul Lynde, Clint Walker, Hal March, Edward Andrews, Clive Clerk, Patricia Barry, Dave Willock.

On this day in movie history - Mean Streets (1973)

Mean Streets

directed by Martin Scorsese,

written by Martin Scorsese and Mardik Martin.

was released on October 14, 1973.

Cast:

Harvey Keitel, Robert De Niro, David Proval, Amy Robinson, Richard Romanus, Cesare Danova, George Memmoli, Harry Northup, Martin Scorsese, David Carradine, Jeannie Bell, Robert Carradine, Lois Walden, Juli Andelman, Catherine Scorsese.