How I keep adding to our home library:

I am not buying any new books.

Oh, look!

A book!

Barbara Mertz, on writing:

Writing is like a bird-watcher watching for birds:

the stories are there: you just have to train yourself to look for them.

- Barbara Mertz.

Recommended reading - Sinful Woman (1948).

Sinful Woman (1948).

by James M. Cain.

 

ISBN 13: 9780887390890

ISBN 10: 0887390897

 

Description:

“Cleverly plotted.” – The New York Times.

“Swift and absorbing.” – The Wall Street Journal.

A starlet comes to Reno to start a new life – and end her old one forever. Sylvia Shoreham’s Hollywood dreams came true long ago. Critically beloved for her beauty, talent, and style, she was on her way to international stardom when a bad contract committed her to seven years of trashy comedies and half-baked melodramas. Her marriage to her producer husband has become a rotten, loveless sham, so Sylvia’s silver screen life verges on a nightmare. To escape her celluloid hell, she has only one option: Forget Hollywood. It’s time for a Reno vacation. She comes to Nevada hoping for a divorce from her husband, Vicki, and an end to her contract, but the ugly side of the business follows her. To protect herself from Vicki, she enlists Nevada’s biggest Sylvia Shoreham fan. He’s six feet tall, strong as a mule, and just happens to be Reno’s sheriff. When her divorce turns into a war, this Hollywood icon will be glad to have him on her side. 

Born on this day – Amy Beach:

Composer

Pianist

Writer

September 5, 1867 – December 27, 1944

Credits:

By the Still Waters; Canticle of the Sun, Op. 123; Invocation for the Violin, Op. 55; With Prayer and Supplicaton, Op. 8; Te Deum, from Service in A, Op. 63; Constant Christmas, Op. 95; On a Hill; Kyrie eleison, Op. 122; Sanctus, Op. 122; Agnus Dei, Op. 122; Spirit of Mercy, Op. 125; Evening Hymn, Op. 125; I Will Give Thanks, Op. 147; Peace I leave With You, Op. 8. (1998); Chamber Music CDs: 2 Ambache Ensemble recordings on Chandos Records; Fire Flies (1998); Grand Mass in E-flat major (1989); Grand Mass in E-flat major (1995); Mrs. H.H.A. Amy Beach (1867–1944); Piano Concerto in C sharp minor; Piano Music, Vol. 1, The Early Works; Piano Music, Vol. 2, The Turn of the Century; Piano Music, Vol. 3, The Mature Years; Piano Music, Vol. 4, The Late Works; Piano Quintet in F♯ minor, Op. 67Sonata for violin and piano in A minor, Op. 34: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A minor; Quartet for Strings; Pastorale for Wind Quintet; and Sketches (4) for Piano, Dreaming; Songs. Performed by mezzo-soprano Katherine Kelton, accompanied by pianist Catherine Bringerud; Under the Stars; Une prodige empêchée (2024).

Born on this day – Doris Kenyon:

Actress

September 5, 1897 – September 1, 1979

Credits:

The Real McCoys (1962); 77 Sunset Strip (1958); The Donald O'Connor Show (1954); Schlitz Playhouse (1954); The Man in the Iron Mask (1939); Girls' School (1938); Along Came Love (1936); The Human Side (1934); Whom the Gods Destroy (1934); Counsellor at Law (1933); No Marriage Ties (1933); Voltaire (1933); The Man Called Back (1932); Young America (1932); Alexander Hamilton (1931); The Ruling Voice (1931); The Road to Singapore (1931); The Bargain (1931); Beau Bandit (1930); Interference (1928); The Home Towners (1928); The Hawk's Nest (1928); Burning Daylight (1928); The Valley of the Giants (1927); The Blonde Saint (1926); Ladies at Play (1926); Mismates (1926); Men of Steel (1926); The Unguarded Hour (1925); The Half-Way Girl (1925); I Want My Man (1925); A Thief in Paradise (1925); If I Marry Again (1925); Idle Tongues (1924); Born Rich (1924); Monsieur Beaucaire (1924); Lend Me Your Husband (1924); The New School Teacher (1924); The Love Bandit (1924); Restless Wives (1924); Bright Lights of Broadway (1923); The Last Moment (1923); You Are Guilty (1923); Sure-Fire Flint (1922); The Ruling Passion (1922); Shadows of the Sea (1922); Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford (1921); The Conquest of Canaan (1921); The Harvest Moon (1920); The Bandbox (1919); Twilight (1919); Wild Honey (1918); The Inn of the Blue Moon (1918); The Street of Seven Stars (1918); The Hidden Hand (1917); Strictly Business (1917); The Great White Trail (1917); Jimmie Dale, Alias the Grey Seal (1917); The Empress (1917); A Girl's Folly (1917); The Man Who Forgot (1917); The Rack (1916); The Traveling Salesman (1916); The Ocean Waif (1916); The Man Who Stood Still (1916); The Feast of Life (1916); Pawn of Fate (1916).

 

Born on this day – Florence Eldridge:

Actress

September 5, 1901 – August 1, 1988

Born on this day – Bob Newhart:

Actor

Comedian

September 5, 1929 – July 18, 2024

Credits:
 
Books and audio:
 

Behind the Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart (1961); Bob Newhart (1980); Bob Newhart Faces Bob Newhart (1964); Button Down Concert: Bob Newhart (1997); Button-Down Concert (1997); Dino Gangs Dr. Philip J. Currie's New Science of Dinosaurs (2011); Hi Bob! (2018); I Shouldn't Even Be Doing This (2006); Masters (1973); Most Popular 3 Or Less Steps Super Quick And Super Easy Top Class 30 Greek Salad Recipes (2013); Off The Record (1995); Rescuers Read Along Book and Cassette (1989); Something Like This...: The Bob Newhart Anthology (2001); The Button Down Mind of Bob Newhart (1960); The Button-Down Mind On TV (1962); The Button-Down Mind Strikes Back! (1960); The Windmills are Weakening (1965); This is It! (1967).

 

Movies and television:
 

100 Greatest Stand-Ups (2007); 100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time (2004); 1996 MTV Movie Awards (1996); 2013 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards (2013); 016 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards (2016); A Couple of Dons (1973); A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Hollywood (1967); A Last Laugh at the Sixties (1970); A Most Unusual Man (1993); A Tribute to Bob Saget: Laughter and Scleroderma (2022); Access Hollywood (2023); Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story (2002); All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra (1983); American Masters (2005–2012); Ask Jack! (2006); Aspel & Company (1985); Bathtubs Over Broadway (2018); Being Mary Tyler Moore (2023); Best of the Dean Martin Show (1979); Biography (1996–2001); Bob (1992–1993); Bob and Don: A Love Story (2023); Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1965); Bob Hope's World of Comedy (1976); Bob Newhart Show 35 Year Reunion (2007); Bob Newhart: Button Down Concert (1992); Captain Nice (1967); Catch-22 (1970); CBS at 75 (2003); CBS Galaxy (1977); CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley (2020); CBS: The First 50 Years (1998); Celebrity Bowling (1971–1976); Celebrity Tennis (1974); Chevrolet Presents the Golddiggers (1971); Circus of the Stars #6 (1981); Circus of the Stars #7 (1982); Classic Stand-Up Comedy of Television (1996); Cold Turkey (1971); Comic Relief III (1989); Coming Attractions (2003); Committed (2005); Conan (2017–2021); Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend (2019); Dateline (1961–1977); Dawn French's Boys Who Do Comedy (2007); Dean Martin Presents the Golddiggers (1968); Decisions! Decisions! (1971); Desperate Housewives (2005); Dinah! (1977); Don Adams' Screen Test (1975); Don Rickles: Alive and Kicking (1972); Don Rickles: One Night Only (2014); Don Rickles: Rickles on the Loose (1986); Donahue (1989); E! True Hollywood Story (1999); Elf (2003); Emmy's Greatest Moments (2004); Entertainment Tonight (1986–2023); ER (2003); Everybody Loves Raymond (2002); Excavating the 2000 Year Old Man (2012); Extra (2014–2017); Film School for Kids (2004); First Family (1980); Five (2011); Foul-Ups, Bleeps & Blunders (1984); Fractured Flickers (1964); Funny You Never Knew (2019); Game Show Moments Gone Bananas (2005); George & Leo (1997–1998); George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business (1983); George Jessel's Here Come the Stars (1969); Good Old Days Part II (1978); Great Performances (1985); Hell Is for Heroes (1962); Here's Hollywood (1961); Hewy's Animated Movie Reviews (2010); History of the Sitcom (2021); Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show' (1992); Hollywood Priest: The Story of Fr. Bud Kieser (2021); Horrible Bosses (2011); Hot in Cleveland (2015); Hot Millions (1968); How They Made the North Pole (2004); In & Out (1997); Inside Comedy (2013); Inside Edition (2014 / 2015); Insight (1962–1979); Intimate Portrait (2002); It's Garry Shandling's Show. (1990); It's Your Bet (1970); Jack Paar Tonite (1973); Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (1971–1990); Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2010–2014); Just for Laughs (1991); Just for Laughs: The Montreal International Comedy Festival (1990); King of Cool (2021); Ladies and Gentlemen... Bob Newhart, Part II (1981); Larry King Live (2002–2006); Late Night with Conan O'Brien (2006); Late Night with David Letterman (1987–1990); Late Show with David Letterman (1993–2007); Laugh? I Thought I'd Die! (1999); Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003); Legend to Legend Night: A Celebrity Cavalcade (1993); Little Miss Marker (1980); Live at Mister Kelly's (2021); Mad Men (2007); Mad TV (2001); Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America (2009); Marathon (1980); Molson Canadian Comedy Releaf (1991–1992); Montreal International Comedy Festival '94 (1994); Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (2007); Murphy Brown (1994); Must See TV: A Tribute to James Burrows (2016); NBC 75th Anniversary Special (2002); NCIS (2011); Newhart (1982–1990); Night of 100 Stars II (1985); Night of Too Many Stars (2017); Not Necessarily the News (1987); On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970); On Stage at the Kennedy Center: The Mark Twain Prize (2002); Once Upon a Studio (2023); Password (1964); People of the Year (1982); Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (1964–1966); Perry Como's Springtime Special (1975); Personality (1967); Pioneers of Television (2014); Playboy After Dark (1969); Playboy: Inside the Playboy Mansion (2002); Playboy's Penthouse (1959–1960); RCA's Opening Night (1973); Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic (2013); Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1968–1970); Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie (1998); Salute to Stan Laurel (1965); Saturday Night Live (1980–1995); Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg (2005); Stars in the House (2021); Sunday Today with Willie Geist (2019); Super Night at the Super Bowl (1976); Super Password (1986–1988); Svengoolie (2012); Tattletales (1975–1977); Tavis Smiley (2006–2017); TCM Guest Programmer (2010); Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television (1975); The 100 Most Memorable TV Moments (2004); The 100 Most Unexpected TV Moments (2005); The 12th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1960); The 14th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1962); The 20th Century: Yesterday's Tomorrows (1999); The 23rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1971); The 24th Annual People's Choice Awards (1998); The 37th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1985); The 38th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1986); The 39th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1987); The 3rd Annual Grammy Awards (1961); The 3rd Annual TV Land Awards (2005); The 44th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1992); The 49th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1997); The 54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2002); The 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2006); The 61st Annual Grammy Awards (2019); The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards (2009); The 65th Primetime Emmy Awards (2013); The 71st Primetime Emmy Awards (2019); The 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards (2020); The 8th Annual TV Land Awards (2010); The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1963); The Andy Williams Show (1962–1966); The Andy Williams Show (1969); The Best of Disney: 50 Years of Magic (1991); The Best on Record (1965); The Big Bang Theory (2013–2018); The Bob Hope Show (1974); The Bob Newhart Show (1961–1962); The Bob Newhart Show (1972–1978); The Bob Newhart Show 19th Anniversary Special (1991); The Bob Newhart Show: Group Therapy (2014); The Bonnie Hunt Show (2008); The Carol Burnett Show (1971); The Carol Burnett Show: A Reunion (1993); The Celebrity Game (1965); The Cheap Show (1978); The Daily Show (2003); The David Frost Show (1971); The Dean Martin Show (1965–1974); The Dick Cavett Show (1971); The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1961); The Don Knotts Show (1971); The Don Rickles Show - Mr. Warmth (1975); The Don Rickles Show (1972); The Ed Sullivan Show (1960–1970); The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003–2006); The Entertainers (1964); The Florence Henderson Show (2008–2009); The Garry Moore Show (1960–1962); The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour (1969–1970); The Hollywood Palace (1964–1966); The Hour (2008); The Insider (2017); The Interviews: An Oral History of Television (2001); The Jackie Gleason Show (1968); The Jim Nabors Hour (1970); The Judy Garland Show (1963); The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2014–2015); The Librarian III: The Curse of the Judas Chalice (2008); The Librarian: Quest for the Spear (2004); The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines (2006); The Librarians (2014–2017); The Linkletter Show (1962); The Magical World of Disney (1977); The Merv Griffin Show (1974); The Mike Douglas Show (1966–1977); The Morning Show (2020); The Movies That Made Us (2020); The Paley Honors: A Special Tribute to Television's Comedy Legends (2019); The Prince and the Pauper (1990); The Rescuers (1977); The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1998); The Rowan and Martin Special (1973); The Royal Variety Performance 1964 (1964); The Second Annual Comedy Hall of Fame (1994); The Seventies (2015); The Simpsons (1996); The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1968–1969); The Sports Pages / Segment: How Doc Waddems Finally Broke 100 (2001); The Talk (2013); The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar (1960–1965); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1963–1992); The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (2009); The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1995–2009); The Very Very Best of the 70s (2019); The Writers Guild Awards (1962); The Year in Memoriam (2017); This Is Your Life (1972); This Week (2006); Thursday's Game (1974); Today (2017); TV Land Landmarks: Breaking the Mold (2004); TV Land: Myths and Legends (2007); TV's 50 Funniest Catch Phrases (2009); TV's Funniest Game Show Moments (1984); Unforgettable Moments in Television Entertainment (2005); What's My Line? (1962); Who Makes the World Laugh? (1983); Wogan (1988); WTF with Marc Maron (2014–2018); Young Sheldon (2017–2020).

Born on this day – Susana Canales:

 

Actress

September 5, 1933 – March 22, 2021

Born on this day – Raquel Welch:

 

Actress

September 5, 1940 – February 15, 2023

Born on this day – Freddie Mercury:

Singer

Songwriter

Instrumentalist

September 5, 1946 – November 24, 1991

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On this day in movie history - The Remaining (2014)

The Remaining

directed by Casey La Scala,

written by Casey La Scala and Chris Dowling,

based on a story by Casey La Scala,

was released in the United States on September 5, 2014.

Music by Nathan Whitehead.

Cast:

Johnny Pacar, Shaun Sipos, Bryan Dechart, Alexa PenaVega, Italia Ricci, Liz E. Morgan, Kimberley Drummond, John Pyper-Ferguson, Kim Pacheco, John Keenan, Nina Repeta, Judd Lormand, Hayley Lovitt, Roy Feaster, Erin Murphy, Defecio Stoglin, Katie Del Rocco, Ravi Naidu, Michael Fraguada, Cullen Moss.