Born on this day, with recommended reading – Ron Ely:

Ron Ely

Actor

Writer

Director

June 21, 1938 – September 29, 2024 

Credits:
 
Books:
 
Night Shadows (1994); East Beach (1995).
 
Movies and television:
 

60th Annual Miss America Pageant (1980); Alleluja & Sartana Are Sons... Sons of God (1972); Biography (1996); Blacke's Magic (1986); Celebrity Tennis (1974); Cry of the Black Wolves (1972); Die Rudi Carrell Show (1971); Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze (1975); Dream Girl of '67 (1967); Entertainment Tonight (1990); Expecting Amish (2014); Face the Music (1980–1981); Fantasy Island (1979–1984); Father Knows Best (1959); Hawkeye (1994); Hotel (1983); How to Marry a Millionaire (1959); In Search of Tarzan with Jonathan Ross (1998); Ironside (1971); John Wayne: On Board with the Duke (1997); L.A. Law (1993); Marcus Welby, M.D. (1974); Marker (1995); Matt Houston (1983); Maury (1993); MitGift (1976); Once Before I Die (1966); Playhouse 90 (1959); Renegade (1993–1996); Sea Hunt (1987–1988); Sheena (2001); Slavers (1977); South Pacific (1958); Stars in der Manege (1972); Steve Canyon (1959); Superboy (1991); Tarzan (1966–1968); Tarzán (1992); Tarzan and the Four O'Clock Army (1968); Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones (1971); Tarzan at the Movies, Part 2: The Many Faces of Tarzan (1996); Tarzan, aux sources du mythe (2017); Tarzan's Deadly Silence (1970); Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion (1967); The Aquanauts (1961); The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1969); The Cross-Wits (1976); The Fiend Who Walked the West (1958); The Hat Squad (1992); The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) (1967); The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1960); The Love Boat (1980–1983); The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959); The Merv Griffin Show (1968–1975); The Millionaire (1959); The Night of the Grizzly (1966); The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker (1959); The Seal (1981); The Steve Allen Show (1968); Thriller (1962); Underground Entertainment: The Movie (2011); Vicki! (1992); Whatever Happened To? (2010); Wonder Woman (1978).

Recommended reading:

Night Shadows

by Ron Ely.

Published by Simon & Schuster.
First published 1994.

ISBN-10: 1451613687
ISBN-13: 9781451613681

Description:

Retreating to Santa Barbara to recover from his tragic past, Jake Sands walks away from the murdered body he accidentally finds, until he meets the victim's beautiful widow.

East Beach

by Ron Ely.

Published by Simon & Schuster.
First published 1995.

ISBN-10: 1451613679
ISBN-13: 9781451613674

Description:

In the sequel to Night Shadows, Jake Sands, the fortysomething retiree from the high-action life, reluctantly takes on the ruthless king of the beach after his favorite waitress is found murdered.