Coffee + book = happiness!

 

Coffee + book = happiness!

Lucy Maud Montgomery, on books:

 

I am simply a 'book drunkard.'
Books have the same irresistible temptation for me that liquor has for its devotee.
I cannot withstand them.
- Lucy Maud Montgomery.

Recommended reading - The Zebra-Striped Hearse

The Zebra-Striped Hearse

by Ross Macdonald.
 
First published in 1962.
Published by Vintage Crime / Black Lizard.
Paperback.
 
ISBN-10: 0375701451
ISBN-13: 978-0375701450
 
“Ross Macdonald gives to the detective story that accent of class that the late Raymond Chandler did.” – Chicago Tribune.
 

Strictly speaking, Lew Archer is only supposed to dig up the dirt on a rich man's suspicious soon-to-be son-in-law. But in no time at all Ross Macdonald’s private eye is following a trail of corpses from the citrus belt to Mazatlán. And then there is the zebra-striped hearse and its crew of beautiful, sunburned surfers, whose path seems to keep crossing the son-in-law's – and Archer's – in a powerful, fast-paced novel of murder on the California coast.

 

“A model of his excellence…. [The Zebra-Striped Hearse] has character, statement, and style.” – The New Yorker.

Recommended reading - Five Star Final: A Melodrama in Three Acts (1931)

Five Star Final
A Melodrama in Three Acts

Play by Louis Weitzenkorn.

Filmed as Five Star Final (1931), directed by Mervyn LeRoy.

ASIN: B000GDF9TI

Published by Samuel French.
First Edition.
Published 1931.
Hardcover.
 
Description:

Tabloid newspaper editor publishes a 20-year-old murder case to boost newspaper sales. A decision that leads to tragedy.

Born on this day – Jane Keckley:

Jane Keckley

Actress

September 10, 1876 – August 14, 1963

Credits:

A Broken Spur (1912); A Crucial Test (1912); A Cup of Cold Water (1911); A Foolish Romance (1916); A Frontier Girl's Courage (1911); A Modern Rip (1911); A Mysterious Gallant (1912); A Painter's Idyl (1911); A Petticoat Pilot (1918); A Red Man's Love (1912); A Shot in the Dark (1912 / 1935); A Spanish Wooing (1911); A Virginia Courtship (1921); Abraham Lincoln (1930); Aflame in the Sky (1927); An Indian Ishmael (1912); And Sudden Death (1936); Are You a Failure? (1923); As Told by Princess Bess (1912); Bedtime Story (1941); Big Rock's Last Stand (1912); Buy Me That Town (1941); Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936); Children of Banishment (1919); City Limits (1934); Coals of Fire (1911); Colorado Sunset (1939); Conspiracy (1930); Convict's Code (1939); Corralling a School Marm (1940); Craig's Wife (1928); Curtain at Eight (1933); Dance Hall Hostess (1933); Dangerous Holiday (1937); Death from a Distance (1935); Detectives Wanted (1929); Diamond Jim (1935); Dick Tracy (1937); Dude Cowboy (1941); Dynamite (1929); Everything for Sale (1921); Fair Week (1924); False Pretenses (1935); Fighting Caravans (1931); For His Pal's Sake (1911); For Love, Life and Riches (1912); Gentle Julia (1936); George Warrington's Escape (1911); Ginger (1935); Girl of the Ozarks (1936); Git Along Little Dogies (1937); Going Hollywood (1933); Goldie Gets Along (1933); Great Guy (1936); Gun Justice (1933); Gunsmoke Ranch (1937); Harold Teen (1928); Her Bargain (1917); Hide-Out (1930); Hi-Yo Silver (1940); Honky Tonk (1941); Huck and Tom (1918); I Give My Love (1934); In Old Montana (1939); In the Shadow of the Pines (1911); John Oakhurst, Gambler (1911); Just Like a Woman (1923); Kit Carson's Wooing (1911); Ladies of the Big House (1931); Laughing at Trouble (1936); Laughter in Hell (1933); Lieutenant Grey of the Confederacy (1911); Lightning Carson Rides Again (1938); Magnificent Obsession (1935); Man of Conquest (1939); McKee Rankin's '49' (1911); Melody Ranch (1940); Molly Entangled (1917); Mr. District Attorney (1941); Murder on the Campus (1933); Next Time We Love (1936); Noisy Neighbors (1929); North West Mounted Police (1940); Notorious But Nice (1933); Object: Alimony (1928); On to Reno (1927); One in a Million (1935); One Year Later (1933); Only 38 (1923); Paddy O'Day (1936); Paradise Express (1937); Pepper (1936); Persons in Hiding (1939); Pioneers of the West (1940); Rags to Riches (1922); Red Skins and Red Heads (1941); Redeeming Love (1916); Riding the Wind (1942); Road Demon (1938); Road House (1928); Roarin' Lead (1936); Romance of the Redwoods (1939); Rovin' Tumbleweeds (1939); Ruggles of Red Gap (1935); Sabotage (1939); Sacred and Profane Love (1921); Sauce for the Goose (1918); Scandal Street (1938); Show Boat (1936); Silly Billies (1936); Six-Shootin' Sheriff (1938); Souls at Sea (1937); South of Santa Fe (1942); Southward Ho! (1939); Spooks (1916); Star Eyes' Stratagem (1912); Stolen Sweets (1934); Strange People (1933); Stranger on the Third Floor (1940); Sweet Lavender (1920); Tango (1936); That I May Live (1937); The Angel of Broadway (1927); The Bridge of Sighs (1936); The Buccaneer (1938); The Chief's Daughter (1911); The Circular Staircase (1915); The Country Doctor (1927); The Curtain Falls (1934); The Danites (1912); The Deadwood Coach (1924); The Doctor Takes a Wife (1940); The Girl of My Dreams (1918); The Godless Girl (1928); The Hill Billy (1924); The Homesteaders (1916); The Impatient Maiden (1932); The Isle of Content (1915); The King of Kings (1927); The Lady in Ermine (1927); The Little Widow (1911); The Lone Ranger (1938); The Lone Star Ranger (1930); The Masked Angel (1928); The Massacre of Santa Fe Trail (1912); The Mile-a-Minute Man (1926); The Miracle Man (1932); The Musical Bandit (1941); The Mystic Circle Murder (1938); The Naughty Flirt (1930); The New Superintendent (1911); The Night Herder (1911); The Night Riders (1939); The Painted Veil (1934); The Parson of Panamint (1916); The Plainsman (1936); The Quitter (1934); The Right Name, But the Wrong Man (1911); The Rookie Cop (1939); The Secret Wedding (1912); The Soul of Youth (1920); The Tattoo (1912); The Third Kiss (1919); The Throwback (1935); The Tonto Kid (1934); The Totem Mark (1911); The Winning of Jess (1915); The World Accuses (1934); Theodora Goes Wild (1936); There's Magic in Music (1941); Through Fire and Smoke (1911); Tight Shoes (1941); Today I Hang (1942); Tom Sawyer, Detective (1938); Trapper Bill, King of Scouts (1912); Two Kinds of Women (1932); Under Western Stars (1938); Union Pacific (1939); Walking Back (1928).

Born on this day – Bessie Love:

 

Bessie Love

Actress

September 10, 1898 – April 26, 1986

Credits:

A Daughter of the Poor (1917); A Fighting Colleen (1919); A Harp in Hock (1927); A Little Sister of Everybody (1918); A Lost World (1938); A Sister of Six (1916); A Son of His Father (1925); A Yankee Princess (1919); Acquitted (1916); Alice Guy-Blaché (1997); Always a Bride (1953); Amateur Night (1927); Anybody Here Seen Kelly? (1928); Battle Beneath the Earth (1967); BBC Sunday-Night Play (1962); BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1952–1958); Beau Brummell (1954); Bonnie May (1920); Broadway: The American Musical (2004); Bulldog Courage (1922); Carolyn of the Corners (1919); Catlow (1971); Chasing Rainbows (1930); Cheerful Givers (1917); Children of the Damned (1964); Conspiracy (1930); Cupid Forecloses (1919); Deserted at the Altar (1922); Don't Do It Dempsey (1960); Dress Parade (1927); Dynamite Smith (1924); Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978); Emergency-Ward 10 (1960); Fashions in Love (1936); Forget Me Not (1922); From a Bird's Eye View (1970); Gareth Hughes (2000); Gentle Julia (1923); Georgia Pearce (1915); Going Crooked (1926); Good News (1930); Gulliver's Travels (1977); Harpers West One (1961); Hearst-Pathé News, No. 87 (1917); Hell-to-Pay Austin (1916); Hollywood (1980); Hollywood Greats (1978); Hollywood on Parade No. A-13 (1933); Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical (2008); Hotel Imperial (1958); How Could You, Caroline? (1918); Human Wreckage (1923); I Live Again (1936); I Think They Call Him John (1964); I'll Never Forget What's'isname (1967); International Detective (1960); Intolerance (1916); Isadora (1968); ITV Play of the Week (1957–1960); ITV Playhouse (1968); ITV Television Playhouse (1957–1960); Johnny Frenchman (1945); Journey Together (1945); Kate (1970); Katy (1976); Lady Chatterley's Lover (1981); Late Show London (1966); Life in Hollywood No. 4 (1927); London Playhouse (1955); London Scrapbook (1942); Long Distance (1958); Looks Familiar (1980); Loss of Innocence (1961); Lovey Mary (1926); Man of the World (1962); Mary of the Movies (1923); Meet the Prince (1926); Morals for Women (1931); Mousey (1974); My Partner the Ghost (1969); New Brooms (1925); Next to No Time! (1958); Night Life in Hollywood (1922); Nina, the Flower Girl (1917); No Highway in the Sky (1951); Nowhere to Go (1958); Omnibus (1969); On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969); Over the Garden Wall (1919); Pegeen (1920); Penny of Top Hill Trail (1921); Picture This (2022); Polly Ann (1917); Pollyanna (1973); Promise Her Anything (1966); Public Eye (1971); Ragtime (1981); Reds (1981); Reggie Mixes In (1916); Round About Hollywood (1931); Rubber Tires (1927); Sally of the Scandals (1928); San Demetrio London (1943); Saturday Playhouse (1959); Screen Snapshots No. 8 (1931); Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 12 (1939); Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 18 (1930); Screen Snapshots, Series 1, No. 11 (1920); Screen Snapshots, Series 1, No. 3 (1920); Screen Snapshots, Series 2, No. 14-F (1921); Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 12 (1922); Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 3 (1922); Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 5 (1922); Screen Snapshots, Series 4, No. 8 (1923); See America Thirst (1930); Shades of Greene (1975); Slave of Desire (1923); Some of the Best (1944); Somerset Maugham Hour (1961); Sons of the Sea (1941); Soul-Fire (1925); Souls for Sale (1923); St. Elmo (1923); Stranded (1916); Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971); Sundown (1924); The Adventures of Prince Courageous (1923); The American (1927); The Andromeda Breakthrough (1962); The Aryan (1916); The Barefoot Contessa (1954); The Broadway Melody (1929); The Caves of Steel (1964); The Dawn of Understanding (1918); The Enchanted Barn (1919); The Eternal Three (1923); The Flying Torpedo (1916); The Front Page (1948); The Ghost Patrol (1923); The Girl in the Show (1929); The Good Bad-Man (1916); The Great Adventure (1918); The Heiress at Coffee Dan's (1916); The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929); The Honor of Rameriz (1921); The Hunger (1983); The Idle Rich (1929); The King on Main Street (1925); The Little Boss (1919); The Lost World (1925); The Madhouse on Castle Street (1963); The Magic Box (1951); The Male Animal (1956); The Matinee Idol (1928); The Midlanders (1920); The Mystery of the Leaping Fish (1916); The Poppy Is Also a Flower (1966); The Purple Dawn (1923); The Ritz (1976); The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961); The Sawdust Ring (1917); The Sea Lion (1921); The Sentimental Agent (1963); The Silent Watcher (1924); The Song and Dance Man (1926); The Spirit of the Lake (1921); The Story of Esther Costello (1957); The Swamp (1921); The Swell Head (1928); The Vermilion Pencil (1922); The Village Blacksmith (1922); The Voice of Hollywood No. 11 (1930); The WAMPAS Baby Stars of 1922 (1922); The Wednesday Play (1965); The Western (1959); The Wild Affair (1965); The Wishing Ring Man (1919); The Woman on the Jury (1924); They Learned About Women (1930); This Is Your Life (1963–1978); Those Who Dance (1924); Three Who Paid (1923); Tongues of Flame (1924); Too Young to Love (1960); Torment (1924); Touch and Go (1955); Vampyres (1974); W. Somerset Maugham (1970); Wee Lady Betty (1917); Westward Bo (1926); You Can't Take It with You (1947); Young and Willing (1954); Young April (1926); Zero One (1962).

Born on this day – William Clemens:

William Clemens

Director

September 10, 1905 – April 29, 1980

Credits:

Accidents Will Happen (1938); Beyond the Rockies (1932); Calling Philo Vance (1939); Crime by Night (1944); Crime School (1938); Devil Dogs of the Air (1935); Devil's Island (1938); Down the Stretch (1936); Dr. Monica (1934); Easy to Love (1934); Freighters of Destiny (1931); From Headquarters (1933); Ghost Valley (1932); Happiness Ahead (1934); Haunted Gold (1932); Here Comes Carter (1936); I Found Stella Parish (1935); Journal of a Crime (1934); Kansas City Princess (1934); King of the Lumberjacks (1940); Knockout (1941); Lady Bodyguard (1943); Man Hunt (1936); Missing Witnesses (1937); Mr. Chump (1938); Musical Shipmates (1946); Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (1939); Nancy Drew... Reporter (1939); Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter (1939); Nancy Drew: Detective (1938); Night in New Orleans (1942); Oil for the Lamps of China (1935); On Dress Parade (1939); Once a Doctor (1937); Page Miss Glory (1935); Ride Him, Cowboy (1932); She Couldn't Say No (1940); Somewhere in Sonora (1933); Sweater Girl (1942); Talent Scout (1937); The Case of the Stuttering Bishop (1937); The Case of the Velvet Claws (1936); The Falcon and the Co-eds (1943); The Falcon in Danger (1943); The Falcon Out West (1944); The Footloose Heiress (1937); The Law in Her Hands (1936); The Man from Monterey (1933); The Murder of Dr. Harrigan (1936); The Night of January 16th (1941); The Saddle Buster (1932); The Sunday Round-Up (1936); The Telegraph Trail (1933); The Thirteenth Hour (1947); Tomorrow Always Comes (1941); Torchy Blane in Panama (1938); Up for Murder (1931).

Born on this day – Robert Wise:

 

Robert Wise

Director

Producer

Editor

September 10, 1914 – September 14, 2005

Credits:

A Game of Death (1945); A Storm in Summer (2000); Action in Arabia (1944); Albert Whitlock: A Master of Illusion (1981); At Night the Sun Shines (1992); Audrey Rose (1977); Bachelor Mother (1939); Biography (1997–1999); Blood on the Moon (1948); Bombardier (1943); Born to Kill (1947); Citizen Kane (1941); Criminal Court (1946); Dance, Girl, Dance (1940); Destination Gobi (1953); Executive Suite (1954); Femme Fatales (2011); Fifth Avenue Girl (1939); Frank Capra's American Dream (1997); George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1984); Happy Birthday, Wanda June (1971); Helen of Troy (1956); I Want to Live! (1958); Mademoiselle Fifi (1944); Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her (1994); Marine Raiders (1944); Memories of Navarone (2000); Music for the Movies: Bernard Herrmann (1992); My Favorite Wife (1940); Mystery in Mexico (1948); Odds Against Tomorrow (1959); Of Human Bondage (1934); Precious Images (1986); Return to Paradise (1953); Rooftops (1989); Run Silent Run Deep (1958); Runamuk (1978); Salute to Oscar Hammerstein II (1972); Seven Days' Leave (1942); Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy (2005); So Big (1953); Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956); Something for the Birds (1952); Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979); 'Star Trek: The Motion Picture' Teaser (1979); Star! (1968); The 43rd Annual Academy Awards (1971); The 57th Annual Academy Awards (1985); The Andromeda Strain (1971); The Baby Maker (1970); The Body Snatcher (1945); The Captive City (1952); The Curse of the Cat People (1944); The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951); The Desert Rats (1953); The Devil and Daniel Webster (1941); The Fallen Sparrow (1943); The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal (1986); The Gay Divorcee (1934); The Haunting (1963); The Hindenburg (1975); The House on Telegraph Hill (1951); The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939); The Informer (1935); The Iron Major (1943); The Magnificent Ambersons (1942); The Sand Pebbles (1966); The Set-Up (1949); The Sound of Music (1965); The Sound of Music: From Fact to Phenomenon (1994); The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939); The Stupids (1996); This Could Be the Night (1957); Three Secrets (1950); Top Hat (1935); Tribute to a Bad Man (1956); Two Flags West (1950); Two for the Seesaw (1962); Two People (1973); Until They Sail (1957); Voice in Exile (1984); West Side Story (1961); Wisdom (1986).

Born on this day – Edmond O'Brien:

Edmond O'Brien

Actor

Director

September 10, 1915 – May 9, 1985

Born on this day – William Brinkley:

William Brinkley

Writer

September 10, 1917 - November 22, 1993

When William Brinkley was a reporter for The Washington Post, he wrote the article covering the exorcism of a 14-year-old boy who lived in Mt. Rainier, Washington.

This case later became the inspiration for the novel The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty, published in 1971, and the movie of the same title, directed by William Friedkin and released in 1973.

Article in the Post was dated: Friday, August 20, 1949.

Born on this day – Bo Goldman:

Bo Goldman

Writer

September 10, 1932 – July 25, 2023

Born on this day and recommended reading – Mary Oliver:

Mary Oliver

Writer

September 10, 1935 – January 17, 2019

Credits:

Poems:

At Black River; August; Banyan; Beside the Waterfall; Breakage; Death at a Great Distance; Death at Wind River; Every Morning; Fall; Forty Years; The Hermit Crab; Hummingbirds; In Malaysia; The Kingfisher; The Mango; Morning Glories; The Moths; The Owl; Pilot Snake; Rain; The Real Prayers Are Not the Words, But the Attention that Comes First; The Shark; Singapore; The Son; Song for Autumn; Spring; THE STORM; This Morning Again It Was in the Dusty Pines; The Waterfall; What Is It?; White-Eyes.

 

Books:
 

A Poetry Handbook; A Thousand Mornings; American Primitive; At Blackwater Pond: Mary Oliver Reads Mary Oliver (audio cd); Blue Horses; Blue Iris: Poems and Essays; Blue Pastures; Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver; Dog Songs; Dream Work; Evidence; Felicity; House of Light; Long Life: Essays and Other Writings; New and Selected Poems [volume one]; New and Selected Poems, volume two; No Voyage, and Other Poems; Our World with photographs by Molly Malone Cook; Owls and Other Fantasies: poems and essays; Provincetown; Red Bird; Rules for the Dance: A Handbook for Writing and Reading Metrical Verse; Sleeping in the Forest; Swan: Poems and Prose Poems; The Leaf and the Cloud; The Night Traveler; The River Styx, Ohio, and Other Poems; The Truro Bear and Other Adventures: Poems and Essays; Thirst: Poems; Twelve Moons; Upstream: Selected Essays; West Wind: Poems and Prose Poems; What Do We Know; White Pine: Poems and Prose Poems; Why I Wake Early: New Poems; Wild geese: selected poems; Winter Hours: Prose, Prose Poems, and Poems.

Recommended reading:

Devotions
The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver

Published by Penguin Books.

Published 2020.

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 0399563261

ISBN-13: 9780399563263

Description:

Now a Read With Jenna Book Club Pick.

Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Mary Oliver presents a personal selection of her best work in this definitive collection spanning more than five decades of her esteemed literary career.

“I love [Mary’s] work. It’s about nature and love and what it means to be human. . . . I find her poetry to be so cathartic and beautiful.” – Jenna Bush Hager.

“No matter where one starts reading, Devotions offers much to love.” – The Washington Post.

Throughout her celebrated career, Mary Oliver has touched countless readers with her brilliantly crafted verse, expounding on her love for the physical world and the powerful bonds between all living things. Identified as "far and away, this country’s best-selling poet" by Dwight Garner, she now returns with a stunning and definitive collection of her writing from the last fifty years.

Carefully curated, these 200 plus poems feature Oliver’s work from her very first book of poetry, No Voyage and Other Poems, published in 1963 at the age of 28, through her most recent collection, Felicity, published in 2015. This timeless volume, arranged by Oliver herself, showcases the beloved poet at her edifying best. Within these pages, she provides us with an extraordinary and invaluable collection of her passionate, perceptive, and much-treasured observations of the natural world.

Born on this day – Peter Lovesey:

 

Peter Lovesey

Writer

September 10, 1936 – April 10, 2025

Credits:
 
Books:

A Case of Spirits (1975); Abracadaver (1972); Against the Grain (2024); Another One Goes Tonight (2016); Beau Death (2017); Bloodhounds (1996); Bloodhounds / Diamond Dust (2004); Cop to Corpse (2012); Diamond and the Eye (2021); Diamond Dust (2002); Diamond Solitaire (1992); Do Not Exceed The Stated Dose (1998); Down Among the Dead Men (2015); Invitation to a Dynamite Party / aka The Tick of Death (1974); Killing with Confetti (2019); Mad Hatter's Holiday (1973); Peter Diamond: A Mysterious Profile (2024); Showstopper (2022); Skeleton Hill (2009); Stagestruck (2011); The Detective Wore Silk Drawers (1971); The Finisher (2020); The House Sitter (2003); The Last Detective (1991); The Last Detective / Diamond Solitaire (2006); The Secret Hangman (2007); The Stone Wife (2014); The Summons (1995); Swing, Swing Together (1976); The Tooth Tattoo (2013); The Vault (1999); Upon A Dark Night (1997); Waxwork (1978); Wobble to Death (1970).

Movies and television:

Cribb (1980–1981); Dead Gorgeous (2002); Goldengirl (1979); Rosemary & Thyme (2003–2006); Screenplay (1979); Tales of the Unexpected (1982).

Born on this day – Spencer Milligan:

Spencer Milligan

Actor

Producer

September 10, 1937 – April 18, 2024

Born on this day – David Stratton:

David Stratton

Film historian

Writer

Actor

September 10, 1939 – August 14, 2025

Credits:
 
Books:
 

Australia at the Movies: The ultimate guide to modern Australian cinema (2024); I Peed on Fellini: Recollections of a Life in Film (2008); My Favourite Movies: From a century of films and the world's best directors (2021); The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry (1990); The Insiders' Guide to Las Vegas (1997); The Last New Wave (1980).

 

Movies and television:
 

7th AACTA Awards (2017); A Woman's Tale (1991); Adam Hills in Gordon St Tonight (2011); Advance Australian Film (2014); At the Movies (2004–2013); Australian Story (1997 / 2020); Celia: David Stratton interviews Ann Turner (1989); Cosi: Interview with screenwriter Louis Nowra (2022); Dance Academy (2013); David Stratton on 'The Last Wave' (2010); David Stratton: A Cinematic Life (2017); David Stratton's Stories of Australian Cinema (2017); Edmond: Interview with Director Stuart Gordon (2006); FAQ (2017); First Tuesday Book Club (2013); Golden Braid (1990); Green Card: Interview with director Peter Weir and actor Gérard Depardieu (1991); Gulpilil: One Red Blood (2002); In Conversation with Bryan Brown (2012); In Conversation with Ennio Morricone (2012); In the Cannes (2007); Inside Film Awards (2011); Introduction to Genre: An Introduction (2020); Lawrence Leung's Choose Your Own Adventure (2009); Mad Max: Film Phenomenon (2002); 'Malcolm' at the AFI Awards (1986); Malcolm: Interviews with Cast and Crew (2001); Mel Gibson: God's Lethal Weapon (2004); Movie of the Week (1980–1985); Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary (2019); On Borrowed Time (2011); Palace of Dreams (1984); Pierre Rissient: Man of Cinema (2007); Reel to Reel (1993–1994); Return Home: SBS Movie Show (2005); Review with Myles Barlow (2008–2010); Rove Live (2004); Showreel (2013); Smut Hounds (2015); Stone Forever (1999); Sunshine and Shadows: 70 Years of Australian Cinema (1976); The 53rd Annual TV Week Logie Awards (2011); The Bazura Project (2011); The Chaser Decides (2004); The Chaser's War on 2020 (2020); The Chaser's War on Everything (2006–2007); The Faking Game (2006); The Hamster Wheel (2011–2012); The Making of Nothing (1993); The Movie Show (1995–1997); The Telegram Man (2011); The Tracker: Director Rolf De Heer Interviewed by David Stratton (2003); The Tracker: IF Awards 2002 (2003); The Tracker: World Premiere Adelaide Festival of Arts 2002 (2003); Yes We Canberra! (2010).

Born on this day – Gerry Conway:

Gerry Conway

Writer

Editor

September 10, 1952 – April 26, 2026

Comic books:

1st Issue Special #11–13 (1976); Action Comics #457, 467, 477–479, 486, 517–523 (1976–1981); Adventure Comics #444, 459–460, 463–464 (1976–1979); Adventure into Fear #10 (1972); All Star Comics #58–62 (1976); All-New Collectors' Edition #C-54, C-58 (1978); All-Star Squadron #8–9 (1982); Amazing Adventures #7, 9–11, 18–19 (1971–1973); Arak, Son of Thunder #7 (1982); Astonishing Tales #3–8 (1970–1971); Atari Force #1–5 (1982–1983); Atari Force vol. 2 #1–13 (1984–1985); Batman #295, 305–306, 337–346, 348–359 (1978–1983); Batman Family #17 (1978); Black Widow the Coldest War GN (1990); Cancelled Comic Cavalcade #1–2 (1978); Captain America #149–152 (1972); Captain Marvel #22, 47–48 (1972–1977); Carnage #1–16 (2015–2017); Challengers of the Unknown #81–87 (1977–1978); Chamber of Chills #1 (1972); Chamber of Darkness #3 (1970); Cinder and Ashe #1–4 (1988); Conan the Barbarian #226–231 (1989–1990); Creatures on the Loose #18 (1972); Creepy #38, 103 (1971–1978); Daredevil #72–98, 118 (1971–1975); Daredevil Annual #5 (1989); DC Challenge #8, 12 (1986); DC Comics Presents #17–18, 21, 30–33, 40, 45, 53, 68 (1980–1984); DC Retroactive: Justice League of America - The '80s #1 (2011); DC Special #28 (1977); DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #5 (1980); DC Special Series #1, 6, 10, 16 (1977–1978); DC Super-Stars #18 (1978); Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #1, 3–4 (1974); Destructor #4 (1975); Detective Comics #463–464, 497–499, 501–513, 515–526 (1976–1983); Disney Adventures v5 #4 (1995); Doorway to Nightmare #2 (1978); Dracula Lives #1, 3–5, 7, 9, 12–13 (1973–1975); Eerie #32 (1971); Fantastic Four #133–152, 179 (1973–1977); Firestorm #1–5 (1978); Forbidden Tales of Dark Mansion #8 (1972); Freedom Fighters #1–2 (1976); Ghost Rider #21–23 (1976–1977); Giant-Size Fantastic Four #2–3 (1974); Giant-Size Spider-Man #3–5 (1975); Giant-Size Super-Heroes #1 (Spider-Man) (1974); Giant-Size Super-Stars #1 (Fantastic Four) (1974); Haunt of Horror #1–2, 4 (1974); Hawkmoon: The Jewel in the Skull #1–4 (1986); Hawkmoon: The Mad God's Amulet #1–4 (1987); Hercules Unbound #1–6 (1975–1976); Heroes Against Hunger #1 (1986); House of Mystery #188, 193, 196, 199–200, 202, 292–294, 296–297, 300 (1970–1982); House of Secrets #81, 83, 85–86, 88–89, 94, 111–112, 140, 150 (1969–1978); House of Secrets: The Bronze Age Omnibus Vol. 2 (story "Night of the Rat", originally intended for House of Secrets #141) (2019); Iron Man #35–44, 91–97 (1971–1977); Jonah Hex #40–41, 45–47 (1980–1981); Justice #9–11, 13 (1987); Justice League of America #125–127, 131–134, 151–216, 219, 221–223, 228–230, 233–239, 241–255, Annual #2 (1975–1986); Kamandi #39–44 (1976); Ka-Zar vol. 2 #6–10 (1974–1975); Kong the Untamed #3–5 (1975–1976); Kull and the Barbarians #2 (1975); Kull the Conqueror #4–7, 9–10 (1972–1973); Last Days of Animal Man #1–6 (2009); Legends of Tomorrow #1–6 (Firestorm feature) (2016); Legion of Monsters #1 (1975); Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 2 #259–278 (1980–1981); Logan's Run #1 (1977); Man-Bat #1 (1975); Marvel Comics #1000 (2019); Marvel Comics Presents #101–109 (1992); Marvel Graphic Novel: Conan: The Horn of Azoth GN (1990); Marvel Graphic Novel: The Amazing Spider-Man: Parallel Lives GN (1989); Marvel Point One #1 (Carnage) (2015); Marvel Preview #2 (1975); Marvel Spotlight #2–4 (1972); Marvel Super-Heroes vol. 2 #4 (1990); Marvel Team-Up #2–12, 28–37, 52 (1972–1976); Metal Men #46–48, 54–56 (1976–1978); Monsters on the Prowl #13 (1971); Monsters Unleashed #1–2, 6–7, 11 (1973–1975); Ms. Marvel #1–2 (1977); Mystery in Space #114 (1980); Nancy Drew: Girl Detective - The New Case Files #3 ("Together with the Hardy Boys") (2011); New Gods #12–19 (1977–1978); NightGlider #1 (1993); Nightmare #3 (1971); Our Love Story #15 (1972); Phantom Stranger vol. 2 #10–11 (1970–1971); Planet of the Apes #1 (1974); Punisher Bloodlines #1 (1992); Savage Sword of Conan #166–169, 174 (1989–1990); Savage Tales #2, 6–10 (1973–1975); Secret Hearts #143, 147, 149 (1970–1971); Secret Origins vol. 2 #4, 17 (1986–1987); Secret Society of Super Villains #1–2, 8–14 (1976–1978); Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #86, 117–119 (1971–1974); Spider-Man/Dr. Strange: The Way to Dusty Death #1 (1993); Spider-Man: Fear Itself GN (1992); Spider-Verse Team-Up #2 (2015); Spitfire and the Troubleshooters #1–6 (1986–1987); Star Spangled War Stories #193 (1975); Steel, The Indestructible Man #1–5 (1978); Sub-Mariner #40–49 (1971–1972); Sun Devils #1–9 (1984–1985); Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes #227, 232, 234–235, 248–249, 252–258 (1977–1979); Superman #301, 303–304, 307–309, 345–348, 350–351, 407 (1976–1985); Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man #1 (1976); Super-Team Family #11–15 (1977–1978); Swamp Thing #19–20, 23–24 (1975–1976); Swordquest #1–3 (1982); Tales of the Zombie #4, 10 (1974–1975); Targitt #3 (1975); Tarzan #250–254 (1976); The Amazing Spider-Man #111–149 (1972–1975); , Annual #23 (1989); The Amazing Spider-Man vol. 3 #16.1–20.1 (2015); The Amazing Spider-Man: Going Big #1 (2019); The Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows #1–9 (2016–2017); The Amazing World of DC Comics #11 (1976); The Avengers #151–157, Annual #6 (1976–1977); The Brave and the Bold #158, 161, 171–174 (1980–1981); The Defenders #42–45, 57 (1976–1978); The Flash #289–299, 301–304 (Firestorm backup stories) (1980–1981); The Fury of Firestorm #1–28, 31, 33–36, 38–53, 100, Annual #1–4 (1982–1986, 1990); The Incredible Hulk #146–147, 171 (1971–1972, 1974); The New Teen Titans #16 (Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew! insert) (1982); The Punisher Annual #1 (2016); The Spectacular Spider-Man #1–3, 137–174, Annual #8–11 (1976–1977, 1988–1991); The Superman Family #175, 184, 186–193, 195–202, 206–211 (1976–1981); The Tomb of Dracula #1–2 (1972); The Unexpected #221 (1982); The Unknown Worlds of Frank Brunner #2 (1985); The Witching Hour #10, 14, 27, 38 (1970–1974); Thor #193–238 (1971–1975); ThunderCats #7–12, 24 (1986–1988); Tiger-Man #2–3 (1975); Tower of Shadows #5 (1970); Unknown Worlds of Science Fiction #1–4 (1975); Vampire Tales #3, 8–10 (1974–1975); Visionaries #3–6 (1988); Web of Spider-Man #35–36, 47–48, 50–70, Annual #5–6 (1988–1990); Weird Western Tales #45–58, 60–70 (Scalphunter feature) (1978–1980); Werewolf by Night #1–4, 9–10 (1972–1973); What If? Dark: Spider-Gwen #1 (plot) (2023); What If? Spider-Man #1 (2018); Wonder Woman #233–241, 259–285, 329 (1977–1986); World's Finest Comics #245–254, 256–259, 261–262, 268–270, 272, 274–275 (1977–1982); Worlds Unknown #1–2, 4, 6 (1973–1974); Young Love #122 (1976); Zatanna Special #1 (1987).

Movies and television:

A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Jealous Jokester (1995); A Twist of the Knife (1993); Agent Carter (2016); Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2015–2017); Army of One: Punisher Origins (2004); Avengers: Endgame (2019); Batman Beyond (2000); Batman Unlimited (2015); Batman Unlimited: Mechs vs. Mutants (2016); Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016); Batman: Caped Crusader (2024); Batman: Death in the Family (2020); Batman: The Animated Series (1992–1994); Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2010–2011); Batman: The Dark Knight (2018); Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010); Batwoman (2022); Baywatch Nights (1997); Beware the Batman (2014); Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn (2020); Black Spider: The Origins of Eric Needham (2021); Bleu (2021); Captain Marvel (2019); Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee (2019); Centurions (1986); Conan the Destroyer (1984); Conan: The Making of a Comic Book Legend (2002); Creature Commandos (2024–2025); Daredevil (2016); Daredevil: Born Again (2025); DC Spotlight: Shazam (2019); DC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year (2016); DC Super Hero Girls: Intergalactic Games (2017); DC Super Hero Girls: Super Hero High (2016); Death Battle (2020); Diagnosis Murder (1993–1998); Dino-Riders (1988); Dinosaucers (1987); Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022); Father Dowling Mysteries (1990–1991); Fire and Ice (1983); Freedom Fighters: The Ray (2018); G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (1985–1986); Galaxian (1979); Gotham Knights (2023); Green Lantern: Beware My Power (2022); Harley Quinn (2019–2023); Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1998–1999); Jake and the Fatman (1992); Justice League Action (2017); Justice League Action Shorts (2017); Justice League x RWBY: Super Heroes and Huntsmen Part Two (2023); Krypton: Making of the Legend (2018); La Vie Selon Stan (2019); Law & Order (1999–2000); Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2002–2006); Law & Order: Criminal Mind (2008–2009); Legends of Tomorrow (2022); Lego DC Batman: Family Matters (2019); Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: The Flash (2018); LEGO DC Super Hero Girls: Super-villain High (2018); Man-Thing (2005); Marvel 75 Years: From Pulp to Pop! (2014); Marvel TL;DR (2018); Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order (2019); Marvel Zombies (2025); Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (2006); Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 (2009); Marvel's Behind the Mask (2021); Matlock (1992–1993); Monsters (1990); MPower (2023); Ms. Marvel (2022); My Little Pony (1986–1987); Off the Record with Gerry Conway (2013); Pacific Blue (1996); Patrick Willems Video Essays (2020); Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride (1992); Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss (1993); Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal (1993); Players (1997–1998); Quarantine Leap (2020); Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021); She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022); Silk Stalkings (1996–1998); Slugfest (2021); Son of Batman (2014); Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019); Spider-Man: The Animated Series (1994–1995); Spiral Zone (1987); Suicide Squad (2016); Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay (2018); Super Friends (1973–1985); Super Power Beat Down (2014); Supergirl (2021); Superheroes Decoded (2017); Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle (2013); Superman / Batman: Public Enemies (2009); Super-Vilains: l'Enquête (2023); Teen Titans GO! To the Movies (2018); The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025); The Flash (2022); The Green Goblin's Last Stand (1992); The Huntress (2000–2001); The Invincible 'Iron Man' (2008); The Lego Batman Movie (2017); The Marvels (2023); The Penguin (2024); The Punisher (1989–2019); The Punisher: Dirty Laundry (2012); The Punisher: No Mercy (2009 / 2013); The Punisher: One Last Kill (2026); The Suicide Squad (2021); Titans (2021–2023); Titular Characters (2021); Transformers (1986); Two (1996); Under Suspicion (1994–1995); Vixen (2015–2017); WandaVision (2021); War Rocket Ajax (2016); Werewolf by Night (2022); What If...? (2021–2024); X-Men '97 (2024); Young Justice (2019–2021); Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (2025).

On this day in movie history - Five Star Final (1931)

 

Five Star Final

directed by Mervyn LeRoy,

written by Byron Morgan, Robert Lord,

based on the play Five Star Final by Louis Weitzenkorn,

released in the United States on September 10, 1931.

Music by Leo F. Forbstein, Vitaphone Orchestra.

 

Cast:

Edward G. Robinson, Marian Marsh, H.B. Warner, Anthony Bushell, George E. Stone, Frances Starr, Ona Munson, Boris Karloff, Aline MacMahon, Oscar Apfel, Purnell Pratt, Robert Elliott, James P. Burtis, Richard Carlyle, Frank Darien, James Donlan, Evelyn Hall, Gladys Lloyd, Arnold Lucy, Franklin Parker, William H. Strauss, David Torrence, Harold Waldridge, Polly Walters, Jack Wise.

On this day in movie history - The Blob (1958)

 

The Blob

directed by Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr. and Russell S. Doughten Jr.,

written by Theodore Simonson and Kay Linaker,

based on an idea by Irvine H. Millgate,

was released in the United States on September 10, 1958.

Music by Ralph Carmichael.

 

Cast:

Steve McQueen, Aneta Corsaut, Earl Rowe, Olin Howland, Stephen Chase, John Benson, George Karas, Lee Payton, Elbert Smith, Hugh Graham, Vincent Barbi, Audrey Metcalf, Jasper Deeter, Tom Ogden, Elinor Hammer, Pamela Curran, Ralph Roseman, Charlie Overdorff, David Metcalf, Josh Randolph, George Gerbereck, Julie Cousins, Keith Almoney, Eugene Sabel, Robert Fields, James Bonnet, Tony Franke, Molly Ann Bourne, Diane Tabben, Russ Conway, Howard Fishlove, Jack H. Harris, Vincent J. Mastrangelo, Theodore Simonson.

On this day in movie history - The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery (1959)

The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery

a.k.a. The St. Louis Bank Robbery

directed by Charles Guggenheim and John Stix,

written by Richard Heffron,

was released in the United States on September 10, 1959.

Music by Bernardo Segáll.

Cast:

Steve McQueen, Crahan Denton, David Clarke, James Dukas, Molly McCarthy, Martha Gable, Larry Gerst, Boyd Williams, Frank Novotny, Nell Roberts, Bob Holt, May Kohn, Jay Elliot, Robert Klauss, Barney Barnett, Nancy Lyon.

On this day in television history – Johnny Staccato (TV show & book)

Johnny Staccato
Season 1. Episode 1.

Episode entitled: The Naked Truth

Released September 10, 1959.

Directed by Joseph Pevney.

Written by Richard Berg.

Music by Elmer Bernstein.

Cast:

John Cassavetes, Eduardo Ciannelli, Chick Chandler, Michael Landon, Stacy Harris, Nick Cravat, Ruta Lee, Robert H. Harris, Frank Sully, Shelly Manne, Pete Candoli, Red Norvo, Red Mitchell, John / Johnny Williams, Barney Kessel, Monica Lewis, Joe Ploski.

Recommended reading:

Johnny Staccato

by Frank Boyd

Published by Gold Medal Books.

Published 1960.

ASIN: B0DSZXQGML

Description:

A smooth man on the ivories, hot on the trigger, and cool in a jam – he’s the toughest private eye to hit America in a decade.