Robyn Davidson, on being an introvert and a writer:

Much of the time I'm an introvert,

by choice spending a lot of time on my own.

I suppose liking my solitude is part of a writer's sensibility.

- Robyn Davidson.

Recommended reading - The Kennel Murder Case

The Kennel Murder Case

The Kennel Murder Case

by S.S. Van Dine.

First published 1933.

Published by Scribner Paper Fiction

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 0684182483

ISBN-13: 978-0684182483

 

Description:

Vance, an independently wealthy college educator, amateur detective, uses his deductive skills and psychological knowledge to help his friend New York County Attorney solve the murder of Archer Coe. At first, he thought of suicide when Coe's body was found in a room locked from the inside with all the windows closed. As usual, the action takes place in New York. Vance's methods are unconventional and run counter to the more stringent police investigation methods and legal requirements of a lawyer.

Given all the rich people getting bumped off in Philo Vance's Manhattan, it's amazing there are enough left to support the symphony. Latest up: Arthur Coe, found dead in his own locked bedroom. Suicide? The ever-perceptive Philo doesn't buy that theory for a second. The presence in Coe's house of a strange, prize-winning terrier only adds to the mystery, although Philo's fabulously in-depth knowledge of dogs does not in fact solve the crime; his fabulously in-depth knowledge of the murder of the Empress Elizabeth of Austria in 1898 proves much more useful.

Praise for the Philo Vance series:

“With his highbrow manner and his parade of encyclopedic learning, Philo Vance is not only a detective; he is a god out of the machine.” – The New York Times.

“Well-crafted puzzlers that captivated readers . . . the works of S.S. Van Dine serve to transport the reader back to a long-gone era of society and style of writing.” – Mystery Scene.

“Outrageous cleverness . . . among the finest fruits of the Golden Age.” – Bloody Murder.

“A classic mystery featuring dogged detective Philo Vance. An intricate puzzle . . . [Vance] has an uncanny insight into the subtler aspects of crime.” – The New York Times.

Born on this day – Elsa Lanchester:

Elsa Lanchester

Actress

October 28, 1902 – December 26, 1986

Credits:

Die Laughing (1980); Where's Poppa? (1979); Murder by Death (1976); Arnold (1973); Terror in the Wax Museum (1973); Here's Lucy (1973); Connors in Mannix (1972–1973); Night Gallery (segment: Green Fingers) (1972); Nanny and the Professor (1971); The Bill Cosby Show (1970–1971); Willard (1971); It Takes a Thief (1969); In Name Only (1969); Then Came Bronson (1969); The Magical World of Disney (1969); Me, Natalie (1969); Rascal (1969); Blackbeard's Ghost (1968); Off to See the Wizard (1968); Easy Come, Easy Go (1967); The John Forsythe Show (1965–1966); That Darn Cat! (1965); Slattery's People (1965); The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1965); Ben Casey (1965); The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1964); Pajama Party (1964); Burke's Law (1963–1964); Mary Poppins (1964); Honeymoon Hotel (1964); The Eleventh Hour (1962); The Flood (1962); Follow the Sun (1962); The Dick Powell Theatre (1961); General Electric Theater (1961); Adventures in Paradise (1960); Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958); Bell Book and Candle (1958); Witness for the Prosecution (1957); Robert Montgomery Presents (1956); I Love Lucy (1956); The 20th Century-Fox Hour (1956); Lux Video Theatre (1954–1956); Shower of Stars (1956); The Star and the Story (1955); Alice in Wonderland (1955); Max Liebman Spectaculars (1955); The Best of Broadway (1955); The Ford Television Theatre (1955); The Glass Slipper (1955); 3 Ring Circus (1954); Hell's Half Acre (1954); Schlitz Playhouse (1953); Omnibus (segment: Toine) (1953); Studio One (1953); The Girls of Pleasure Island (1953); Androcles and the Lion (1952); Les Miserables (1952); Dreamboat (1952); Frenchie (1950); The Petty Girl (1950); Mystery Street (1950); Buccaneer's Girl (1950); The Inspector General (1949); Come to the Stable (1949); The Secret Garden (1949); The Big Clock (1948); The Bishop's Wife (1947); Northwest Outpost (1947); The Razor's Edge (1946); The Spiral Staircase (1946); Passport to Destiny (1944); Lassie Come Home (1943); Thumbs Up (1943); Forever and a Day (1943); Tales of Manhattan (1942); Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake (1942); Ladies in Retirement (1941); The Beachcomber (1938); Miss Bracegirdle Does Her Duty (1936); Rembrandt (1936); The Ghost Goes West (1935); The Bride of Frankenstein (1935); Naughty Marietta (1935); David Copperfield (1935); The Private Life of Don Juan (1934); The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933); The Officers' Mess (1931); Potiphar's Wife (1931); The Stronger Sex (1931); The Love Habit (1931); Ashes (1930); Mr. Smith Wakes Up (1929); The Tonic (1928); Day-Dreams (1928); Blue Bottles (1928); The Constant Nymph (1928); One of the Best (1927); The Scarlet Woman: An Ecclesiastical Melodrama (1925).

Born on this day – Don Lusk:

Don Lusk

Animator

Director

October 28, 1913 – December 30, 2018

Born on this day – Dody Goodman:

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Actress

October 28, 1914 – June 22, 2008

Born on this day – Philip Saville:

Philip Saville

Director

Producer

Writer

Actor

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Born on this day – Marcel Bozzuffi:

Marcel Bozzuffi

Actor

October 28, 1929 – February 1, 1988

Born on this day – Suzy Parker:

Suzy Parker

Actress

October 28, 1932 – May 3, 2003

Credits:

10th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2004); Beautiful Baby, Beautiful (1980); Bert Stern: Original Madman (2011); Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1967); Burke's Law (1963); Chamber of Horrors (1966); Chanel N°5: Pour la première fois (2012); Circle of Deception (1960); Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood (2001); Dateline: Hollywood (1967); Dr. Kildare (1964); Everybody's Talking (1967); Flight from Ashiya (1964); Funny Face (1957); Gypsy (1967–1968); Here's Hollywood (1961); Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 2 (1999); It Takes a Thief (1968); It's Your Bet (1972); I've Got a Secret (1963–1964); Kiss Them for Me (1957); Night Gallery / Segment: The Housekeeper (1970); Pat Boone in Hollywood (1967); Person to Person (1956); Playhouse 90 (1957); Producers' Showcase (1957); Tarzan (1966); Ten North Frederick (1958); The Best of Everything (1959); The Big Show (1957); The Celebrity Game (1964); The Fabulous Fifties (1960); The Game Game (1969); The Interns (1962); The Pat Boone Show (1967); The Rogues (1964); The Tonight Show (1962); The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar (1960–1962); The Twilight Zone (1964); To Tell the Truth (1961); Vacation Playhouse (1965); What's My Line? (1959–1961); You Don't Say (1968).

Born on this day – Alan Clarke:

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Director

Producer

Writer

October 28, 1935 – July 24, 1990

Born on this day – Joe Spinell:

Joe Spinell

Actor

Writer

October 28, 1936 – January 13, 1989

Born on this day – Carl Davis:

Carl Davis

Conductor

Composer

October 28, 1936 – August 3, 2023

Born on this day – Bernadette Lafont:

Bernadette Lafont

Actress

October 28, 1938 – July 25, 2013

On this day in movie history - The Kennel Murder Case (1933)

 

The Kennel Murder Case

directed by Michael Curtiz,

written by Robert Presnell, Robert N. Lee and Peter Milne,

based on the novel by S.S. Van Dine,

was released in the United States on October 28, 1933.

Music by Bernhard Kaun.

Cast:

William Powell, Mary Astor, Eugene Pallette, Ralph Morgan, Robert McWade, Robert Barrat, Frank Conroy, Etienne Girardot, Paul Cavanagh, James Lee, Arthur Hohl, Helen Vinson, Jack La Rue, Harry Allen, Wade Boteler, George Chandler, Spencer Charters, Leo White.

On this day in movie history - The Roaring Twenties (1939)

 

The Roaring Twenties

directed by Raoul Walsh,

written by Jerry Wald, Richard Macaulay, Robert Rossen, Earl Baldwin, Frank Donoghue and John Wexley,

based on the short story The World Moves On by Mark Hellinger,

was released in the United States on October 28, 1939.

Narrated by John Deering.

Music by Ray Heindorf and Heinz Roemheld.

Cast:

James Cagney, Priscilla Lane, Humphrey Bogart, Gladys George, Jeffrey Lynn, Frank McHugh, George Meeker, Paul Kelly, Elisabeth Risdon, Edward Keane, Joseph Sawyer, Abner Biberman, John Hamilton, Robert Elliott, Eddie Chandler, Vera Lewis, John Deering, Elliott Sullivan, Patrick H. O’Malley Jr., Bert Hanlon, Joseph Crehan, Murray Alper, Dick Wessel, George Humbert, Ben Welden, Clay Clement, Don Thaddeus Kerr, Ray Cook, Norman Willis, Arthur Loft, Al Hill, Raymond Bailey, Lew Harvey, Joe Devlin, Jeffrey Sayre, Paul Phillips, Bert Hanlon, Jack Norton, Alan Bridge, Fred Graham, James Blaine, Henry C. Bradley, Lottie Williams, John Harron, Lee Phelps, Nat Carr, Wade Boteler, Creighton Hale, Ann Codee, Eddie Acuff, Milton Kibbee, John Ridgely, Frank Mayo, Bess Flowers, Frank Wilcox, Oscar O’Shea, Robert Armstrong, James Flavin, Emory Parnell.

On this day in music history - The album The Ry Cooder Anthology: The UFO Has Landed, by Ry Cooder (2008)

The Ry Cooder Anthology: The UFO Has Landed

by Ry Cooder

was released on October 28, 2008.

On this day in music history - The album No Love for the Poisonous, by Roxanne Potvin (2008)

No Love for the Poisonous

by Roxanne Potvin

was released on October 28, 2008.

On this day in music history - The album Le mie corde, by Cecilia Chailly (2013)

Le mie corde

by Cecilia Chailly

was released on October 28, 2013.