Born on this day – Paul Benedict:

Paul Benedict

Actor

September 17, 1938 – December 1, 2008

On this day in movie and book history - Hustling (1975)

Hustling

directed by Joseph Sargent,

written by Fay Kanin,

based on the 1971 series Redpants and Sugarman, published in New York Magazine,

 and the book by Gail Sheehy,

was released in the United States on February 22, 1975.

Music by Jerry Fielding.

Cast:

Lee Remick, Monte Markham, Jill Clayburgh, Alex Rocco, Melanie Mayron, Beverly Hope Atkinson, Dick O'Neill, Burt Young, Paul Benedict, John Sylvester White, Allan Miller, Burke Byrnes, James Andronica, Howard Hesseman, Clifford A. Pellow, Stephen Nathan, Alex Colon, Richard Keith, Lisa Daniels, Bernie McInerney, Edward Colmans, Kathryn Janssen, Bruce Kirby, Lauren Simon, Tim Thomerson, Garry Walberg, Buck Young.

Recommended reading:

 

Hustling

by Gail Sheehy.
 
Filmed as Hustling (1975), directed by Joseph Sargent.
 
Mass Market Paperback.
Published by Dell.
First published 1974.

ISBN 13: 9780440138006
ISBN 10: 0440138000
ASIN: 0440138000
 
Description:

Hustling. Hell’s bedrooms. The blindingly real inside story of the netherworld of prostitution, the whole sordid subculture of brutal pimps, Mafia businessmen, profit-mad landlords, venal lawyers – and the women, from ghettos and suburbs, who sell their bodies on the street, at cheap hotels and expensive brothels, in the tawdry whirl of the world’s oldest profession.

“It took guts to write this book … there is a street toughness to the writing that is gripping.” – Newsday.

“A kind of Times Square peep show tour …” – Washington Post.

“realistic … brings the world of the prostitute to life, real life.” – Sacramento Bee.

On this day in movie history - The Goodbye Girl (1977)

The Goodbye Girl

directed by Herbert Ross, and written by Neil Simon,

was released in the United States on November 30, 1977.

Music by Dave Grusin.

Song Goodbye Girl written and performed by David Gates.

Cast:

Richard Dreyfuss, Marsha Mason, Quinn Cummings, Paul Benedict, Barbara Rhoades, Theresa Merritt, Michael Shawn, Patricia Pearcy, Nicol Williamson, Robert Costanzo, Kristina Hurrell, Raymond J. Barry, Powers Boothe.