Every book opens to a new adventure:

Every book opens to a new adventure.

Margaret Culkin Banning, on writing:

 

Fiction is not a dream.

Nor is it guesswork.
It is imagining based on facts,
and the facts must be accurate or the work of imagining will not stand up.
- Margaret Culkin Banning.

Recommended reading - The Wycherly Woman (1961)

 

The Wycherly Woman

by Ross Macdonald.
 
Vintage Crime / Black Lizard.
Paperback.
First published in 1961.
 
ISBN-10: 0375701443
ISBN-13: 978-0375701443
 
Description:
 
“A fine yarn…. The pace is fast, the plot well-knit, with plenty of suspense and surprise as extra dividends.” – Chicago Tribune.
 
Phoebe Wycherly was missing two months before her wealthy father hired Archer to find her. That was plenty of time for a young girl who wanted to disappear to do so thoroughly – or for someone to make her disappear. And before he can locate the Wycherly girl, Archer had to reckon with the Wycherly woman, Phoebe's mother, an eerily unmaternal blonde who keeps too many residences, had too many secrets, and left too many corpses in her wake.
 
“Macdonald is one of a handful of writers in the [mystery] genre whose worth and quality surpass the limitations of the form.” – Los Angeles Times.

Born on this day – Sada Cowan:

Sada Cowan

Writer

September 8, 1882 – July 31, 1943

Writing partners: Sada Cowan (left) and Howard Higgin (right).

 
Credits:

Stop, Look and Love (1939); Forbidden Heaven (1935); Woman in the Dark (1934); Stand and Deliver (1928); Mismates (1926); The Reckless Lady (1926); The New Commandment (1925); In the Name of Love (1925); The Trouble with Wives (1925); The Charmer (1925); Smouldering Fires (1925); East of Suez (1925); Broken Barriers (1924); Changing Husbands (1924); Don't Doubt Your Husband (1924); Lucretia Lombard (1923); Fashion Row (1923); Thundering Dawn (1923); The Silent Partner (1923); Bluebeard's 8th Wife (1923); The Rustle of Silk (1923); Brass (1923); Peter the Great (1922); The Worldly Madonna (1922); Fool's Paradise (1921); What No Man Knows (1921); Charge It (1921); Straight from Paris (1921); Courage (1921); Hush (1921); Seeds of Vengeance (1920); Why Change Your Wife? (1920).

Born on this day – May McAvoy:

May McAvoy

Actress

September 8, 1899 – April 26, 1984

Credits:

1-2-3-Go! (1941); A Date with Judy (1948); A Homespun Vamp (1922); A Perfect Lady (1918); A Private Scandal (1921); A Reno Divorce (1927); A Trip to Paramountown (1922); A Virginia Courtship (1921); Air Raid Wardens (1943); Almonds and Raisins (1984); Assignment in Brittany (1943); Ben-Hur (1959); Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925); Born to Sing (1942); Caught in the Fog (1928); Clarence (1922); Classified X (2007); Compression (2023); Designing Woman (1957); Dulcy (1940); Everything for Sale (1921); Executive Suite (1954); Gareth Hughes (2000); Grumpy (1923); Gun Glory (1957); Hate (1917); Her Reputation (1923); Historia del cine: Epoca muda (1983); Hollywood (1923); Hollywood and the Stars (1964); Hollywood: Style Center of the World (1940); If I Were Single (1927); I'll Say So (1918); Irish Hearts (1927); Jailhouse Rock (1957); Kick In (1922); Lady Windermere's Fan (1925); Love Crazy (1941); Love Wins (1919); Lux Video Theatre (1956); Luxury Liner (1948); Main Street on the March! (1941); Man and His Woman (1920); Married Flirts (1924); Matinee Ladies (1927); Morals (1921); Movie Pests (1944); Mr. Blabbermouth! (1942); Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1919); My Husband's Other Wife (1920); My Old Dutch (1926); My Tomato (1943); Mystery Street (1950); No Defense (1929); Nothing But Trouble (1944); Only 38 (1923); Personality Parade (1938); Phantom Raiders (1940); Ransom! (1956); Ringside Maisie (1941); Rio Rita (1942); Screen Snapshots, Series 1, No. 25 (1921); Screen Snapshots, Series 2, No. 17-F (1921); Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 12 (1922); Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 24 (1923); Sentimental Tommy (1921); Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (2003); Slightly Used (1927); Stolen Kisses (1929); Sucker List (1941); Sunny California (1928); Tarnish (1924); Tessie (1925); The Bad and the Beautiful (1952); The Bedroom Window (1924); The City of Stars (1924); The Devil's Garden (1920); The Enchanted Cottage (1924); The Fire Brigade (1926); The Forbidden Valley (1920); The Getaway (1941); The Glass Slipper (1955); The House of the Tolling Bell (1920); The House That Shadows Built (1931); The Jazz Singer (1927); The Lion and the Mouse (1928); The Little Snob (1928); The Mad Whirl (1925); The New Pupil (1940); The Passionate Quest (1926); The Road to Glory (1926); The Romance of Rosy Ridge (1947); The Savage (1926); The Sporting Duchess (1920); The Tender Trap (1955); The Terror (1928); The Top of New York (1922); The Truth About Husbands (1920); The Unfinished Dance (1947); The Way of a Woman (1919); The Wings of Eagles (1957); The Woman Under Oath (1919); The Yellow Cab Man (1950); These Amazing Shadows (2011); Third Finger, Left Hand (1940); Three Women (1924); Through a Glass Window (1922); Till the Clouds Roll By (1946); To Hell with the Kaiser! (1918); Two Girls and a Sailor (1944); Two Girls on Broadway (1940); Watch the Birdie (1950); Week-End at the Waldorf (1945); West of the Water Tower (1923); Whispers (1941).

Born on this day – Hillary Brooke:

 

Hillary Brooke

Actress

September 8, 1914 – May 25, 1999

Born on this day – Lana Marconi:

 

Lana Marconi

Actress

September 8, 1917 – December 8, 1990

Born on this day – Laura Alves:

Laura Alves

Actress

September 8, 1921 – May 6, 1986

Born on this day – Arthur Ibbetson:

Arthur Ibbetson

Cinematographer

September 8, 1922 – October 19, 1997

Credits:

Babes in Toyland (1986); Santa Claus: The Movie (1985); The Bounty (1984); Master of the Game (1984); Witness for the Prosecution (1982); Little Lord Fauntleroy (1980); Hopscotch (1980); Nothing Personal (1980); The Prisoner of Zenda (1979); The Medusa Touch (1978); A Little Night Music (1977); Spectre (1977); The Sell-Out (1976); It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet (1976); Out of Season (1975); Brief Encounter (1974); 11 Harrowhouse (1974); Mistress Pamela (1973); Frankenstein: The True Story (1973); A Doll's House (1973); All Coppers Are... (1972); Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971); When Eight Bells Toll (1971); The Railway Children (1970); The Walking Stick (1970); Anne of the Thousand Days (1969); Where Eagles Dare (1968); Inspector Clouseau (1968); A Matter of Innocence (1967); A Countess from Hong Kong (1967); The Fighting Prince of Donegal (1966); Gypsy Girl (1966); The Wild Affair (1965); Die! Die! My Darling! (1965); The Chalk Garden (1964); Espionage (1963); Murder at the Gallop (1963); I Could Go on Singing (1963); Nine Hours to Rama (1963); Lisa (1962); Whistle Down the Wind (1961); The Canadians (1961); A Story of David: The Hunted (1960); Tunes of Glory (1960); There Was a Crooked Man (1960); The League of Gentlemen (1960); The Angry Silence (1960); The Bridal Path (1959); The Horse's Mouth (1958); Melba (1953).

Born on this day – Sid Caesar:

Sid Caesar

Actor

Comedian

Writer

September 8, 1922 – February 12, 2014

Born on this day – Peter Sellers:

Peter Sellers

Actor

Comedian

September 8, 1925 – July 24, 1980

Born on this day – David R. Ellis:

 

David R. Ellis

Director

Stuntman

September 8, 1952 – January 7, 2013

On this day in movie history - Une vie perdue (1933)

 

Une vie perdue

directed by Raymond Rouleau,

written by Jacques Deval,

was released in France on September 8, 1933.

Music by Jean Wiener.

Cast:

Marcel André, Camille Corney, Ady Cresso, Maxime Fabert, André Gabriello, Jean Guilton, Yolande Laffon, Lucienne Le Marchand, Raymond Rouleau, Michel Salina, Marcel Vallée.

On this day in movie history - Last of the Dogmen (1995)

Last of the Dogmen

directed and written by Tab Murphy,

was released in the United States on September 8, 1995.

Music by David Arnold.

Cast:

Tom Berenger, Barbara Hershey, Kurtwood Smith, Steve Reevis, Andrew Miller, Gregory Scott Cummins, Mark Boone Junior, Helen Calahasen, Eugene Blackbear, Dawn Lavand, Sidel Standing Elk, Hunter Bodine, Graham Jarvis, Parley Baer, Sherwood Price, Molly Parker, Antony Holland, Robert Donley, Brian Stollery, Mitchell LaPlante, Jaime Watts, Wilford Brimley, Tasha Poemoceah, Gary Tsoodle.

On this day in movie history - I, Tonya (2017)

I, Tonya

directed by Craig Gillespie,

written by Steven Rogers,

was released at the Toronto International Film Festival in Canada on September 8, 2017.

Inspired by the true 1994 Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan story.

Music by Peter Nashel.

Cast:

Margot Robbie, Sebastian Stan, Allison Janney, Julianne Nicholson, Paul Walter Hauser, Bobby Cannavale, Bojana Novakovic, Caitlin Carver, Maizie Smith, Mckenna Grace, Suehyla El-Attar Young, Jason Davis, Mea Allen, Cory Chapman, Amy Fox, Cara Mantella, Joshua Mikel, Lynne Ashe, Steve Wedan, Brandon O'Dell, Davin Allen Grindstaff, Daniel Thomas May, Anthony Reynolds, Ricky Russert, Al Bianchi, Miles Mussenden, Annie Livingston, Jan Harrelson, Luray Cooper, Dan Triandiflou, Kelly O'Neal, Lisa Kaye Kinsler, Cecil Love, Alphie Hyorth, Sean Goulding, Bobby Browning, Little Man, Bobby Akers, John Jacob Anderson, Jeffery Arseneau, Oksana Baiul, Cassidy Balkcom, Heather Jocelyn Blair, David Bloom, Patti Brindley, James Burns, Buddy Cannon, Lucie Carroll, Jamel D. Chambers, Connie Chung, Kaleigh Brooke Clark, John Crow, Ann Curry, Fi Dieter, Laura Distin, Darrell Duane, Catherine Dyer, Robin Dyke, Duke Edson, Calen Curtis Edwards, Kayla Ellenwood, Gavrielle Anne Fontanilla, Dudley Fuqua, Renah Gallagher, Mistie Gibby, Jeff Glover, Lavona Golden, Tonya Harding, Joe Heath, Kandace Howard, Adrienne Johnson, Allyson Leigh Jordan, Ashley Kalo, Jamie King, Kevin Kobinsky, Kris Kozlowski, Joel Laird, Demetri Landell, Jason MacDonald, Tweed Michael Manning, Heather McCormick, Anthony McDowell, Dana Clark McPherson, Timothy D. Montjoy, Cassidy Morgan, Joel Nathaniel, Charlie Reyes-Torreblanca, Devonte Riley, Brady Rogers, Liz Sanford, Patti Schellhaas, Silvia Schueler, Leonel Severino, James Stacey, James Sterling, Doug Stroup, Joey Thurmond, Evan Towell, Jordyn Tracy, Evan George Vourazeris, William Walker, Christina Michelle Williams, Maria Z. Wilson, Katarina Witt, Raven Wynn, Lina Zalewski.

On this day in movie history - Heretic (2024)

 

Heretic

directed and written by Scott Beck, Bryan Woods,

released at the Toronto International Film Festival in Canada on September 8, 2024.

Music by Chris Bacon.

 

Cast:

Hugh Grant, Sophie Thatcher, Chloe East, Topher Grace, Elle Young, Julie Lynn Mortensen, Haylie Hansen, Elle McKinnon, Hanna Huffman, Anesha Bailey, Miguel Castillo, Stephanie Lavigne, Wendy Gorling, Carolyn Adair, River Codack.

On this day in television history - Star Trek (1966)

Star Trek (1966)
Star Trek

Season 1. Episode 1.

Episode entitled: The Man Trap.

Released September 8, 1966.

Directed by Marc Daniels.

Written by George Clayton Johnson.

Created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Alexander Courage.

Cast:

William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Jeanne Bal, Alfred Ryder, DeForest Kelley, Grace Lee Whitney, George Takei, Nichelle Nichols, Bruce Watson, Michael Zaslow, Vince Howard, Francine Pyne, Budd Albright, Tom Anfinsen, John Arndt, Bob Baker, Bill Blackburn, Frank da Vinci, James Doohan, Sandra Lee Gimpel, Jeannie Malone, Eddie Paskey, Anthony Larry Paul, Walter Soo Hoo, Garrison True, Ron Veto.

On this day in music history - The album Blue Dream – Solo Piano, by Fiona Joy Hawkins (2023)

Blue Dream – Solo Piano

by Fiona Joy Hawkins

was released on September 8, 2023

Track list:

From the Outside (Solo); Standing up Solo; Blue Dream (Softly); Contemplating (Softly); Sunrise at Ularu Solo; Song Phonique (Solo); The Void (Softly); Voice of Angels - Solo Piano; Prelude to a Painting (Solo); Moving On (Solo); Somewhere (Solo).