Aldous Huxley, on writing:

To write fiction, one needs a whole series of inspirations about people in an actual environment, and then a whole lot of work on the basis of those inspirations.

- Aldous Huxley.

On this day in music history - The album Carnaval de Venise, by Catrin Finch (2001)

Carnaval de Venise

by Catrin Finch

was released on January 4, 2001.

 

Born on this day – Julian Sands:

Actor

January 4, 1948 - circa January 2023

(exact date of death unknown)

 

Credits:

Double Soul (2023); Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes (2023); The Ghosts of Monday (2022); The Ghosts of Borley Rectory (2021); Benediction (2021); The Survivalist (2021); Death Rider in the House of Vampires (2021); Sweeney Todd and the String of Pearls (2021); Bobbleheads: The Movie (2020); Yeh Ballet (2020); Into the Dark (2019); The Garden of Evening Mists (2019); The Painted Bird (2019); Bongee Bear and the Kingdom of Rhythm (2019); What/If (2019); Medici (2018); The Keeper (2018); Elementary (2018); The Blacklist (2018); Stiff Upper Lip Jeeves: The Radio Play (2018); Moonraker: The Radio Play (2018); Walk Like a Panther (2018); Toy Gun (2018); Crooked House (2017); Borley Rectory (2017); Will (2017); Man in an Orange Shirt (2017); The Escape (2017); Honey Flood (2016); Surfing (2016); Thunderball: The Radio Play (2016); The Chosen (2016); The Persian Connection (2016); We're Doomed! The Dad's Army Story (2015); Sariel (2015); A Postcard from Istanbul (2015); Gotham (2015); Banshee Origins (2014); Six Weeks (2014); Me (2014); GHB: To Be or Not to Be (2014); The Village (2014); Crossbones (2014); Crónica de Castas (2014); On Her Majesty's Secret Service: The Radio Play (2014); Rosamunde Pilcher (1994); Banshee (2014); The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar (2014); Cesar Chavez (2014); Dexter (2013); All Things to All Men (2013); Extraordinary Tales (2013); Suspension of Disbelief (2012); Person of Interest (2012); Call of Duty: Black Ops II (2012); The Nightshift Belongs to the Stars (2012); From Russia with Love: The Radio Play (2012); Hirokin: The Last Samurai (2012); Star Wars: The Old Republic (2011); The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011); NTSF:SD:SUV (2011); The Maiden and the Princess (2011); Above Suspicion (2011); Assisting Venus (2010); Smallville (2009–2010); Golf in the Kingdom (2010); The Good Life (2010); Second Chance (2009); Beyond Sherwood Forest (2009); Heidi 4 Paws (2009); Castle (2009); Blood and Bone (2009); Bollywood Hero (2009); Demetra's Dream (2008); Cat City (2008); Lipstick Jungle (2008); Stargate: The Ark of Truth (2008); Ocean's Thirteen (2007); Ghost Whisperer (2007); Blood Ties (2007); Marple (2007); The Haunted Airman (2006); 24 (2006); Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2006); The Trail (2006); Her Name Is Carla (2005); Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2005); Stargate SG-1 (2005); Kenneth Tynan: In Praise of Hardcore (2005); Ring of the Nibelungs (2004); Romasanta (2004); The L Word (2004); Easy Six (2003); The Medallion (2003); Napoléon (2002); Ozzy & Drix (2002); Jackie Chan Adventures (2000–2002); The Scoundrel's Wife (2002); Rose Red (2002); Hotel (2001); Vatel (2000); Timecode (2000); Love me (2000); The Million Dollar Hotel (2000); Mercy (2000); The Phantom of the Opera (1998); The Loss of Sexual Innocence (1998); Long Time Since (1998); One Night Stand (1997); End of Summer (1997); Strangers (1996); The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (1996); Chicago Hope (1996); Never Ever (1996); Adventures from the Book of Virtues (1996); The Tomorrow Man (1996); Biker Mice from Mars (1995); Leaving Las Vegas (1995); The Great Elephant Escape (1995); Mario and the Magician (1994); Witch Hunt (1994); Lamerica (1994); The Browning Version (1994); Warlock: The Armageddon (1993); Boxing Helena (1993); America (1992); Tale of a Vampire (1992); The Turn of the Screw (1992); Crazy in Love (1992); Naked Lunch (1991); Husbands and Lovers (1991); Grand Isle (1991); The Wicked (1991); Impromptu (1991); Blood Royal: William the Conqueror (1990); Arachnophobia (1990); Night Sun (1990); Tennessee Waltz (1989); Manika, une vie plus tard (1989); Warlock (1989); Murder by Moonlight (1989); Wherever You Are... (1988); Vibes (1988); Siesta (1987); Basements (1987); Gothic (1986); Harem (1986); A Room with a View (1985); The Doctor and the Devils (1985); The Holy Experiment (1985); Romance on the Orient Express (1985); After Darkness (1985); The Sun Also Rises (1984); The Box of Delights (1984); The Killing Fields (1984); Oxford Blues (1984); A Married Man (1983); Privates on Parade (1983); Play for Today (1982).

Born on this day – George P. Cosmatos:

Director

Writer

January 4, 1941 – April 19, 2005

Credits:

Shadow Conspiracy (1997); Tombstone (1993); Leviathan (1989); Cobra (1986); Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985); Of Unknown Origin (1983); Escape to Athena (1979); The Cassandra Crossing (1976); Massacre in Rome (1973); The Beloved (1971).

 

Patricia Highsmith, on being an introvert and a writer:

 My imagination functions much better when I don't have to speak to people.

- Patricia Highsmith.

On this day in television history - Medium (January 2005 through January 2011):

Medium

The series began on January 3, 2005,

and ran for seven seasons until January 21, 2011.

Narrated by Patricia Arquette.

Cast:

Patricia Arquette, Jake Weber, Miguel Sandoval, Sofia Vassilieva, Feodor Lark, David Cubitt, Madison Carabello, Miranda Carabello, Tina DiJoseph, Ryan Hurst, David Arquette, Arliss Howard, Holliston Coleman, Bruce Gray, Kathy Baker, Margo Martindale, Olivia Sandoval, Kurtwood Smith, Zak Lee Guarnaccia, Roxanne Hart, Kelly Preston, John Prosky, Anjelica Huston, Annamarie Kenoyer.

Born on this day – Robert Loggia:

Actor

January 3, 1930 – December 4, 2015

Credits:

The Savant (2019); Cries of the Unborn (2017); The Red Maple Leaf (2016); Independence Day: Resurgence (2016); Sicilian Vampire (2015); La Trattoria Sitcom (2015); No Deposit (2015); Bleeding Hearts (2015); The Big Fat Stone (2014); Before It's Too Late (2014); An Evergreen Christmas (2014); Scavenger Killers (2014); Snapshot (2014); Real Gangsters (2013); Family Guy (1999); Apostle Peter and the Last Supper (2012); Margarine Wars (2012); The Diary of Preston Plummer (2012); Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie (2012); Men of a Certain Age (2009); The Life Zone (2011); The Great Fight (2011); The Grand Theft (2011); Fake (2011); Hawaii Five-0 (2010); Obituary of the Sun (2010); Harvest (2010); Shrink (2009); The Least of These (2008); The Boneyard Collection (2008); Monk (2002); Her Morbid Desires (2008); Scarface: The World Is Yours (2006); Wild Seven (2006); Tom Goes to the Mayor (2004); Forget About It (2006); Rain (2006); Funny Money (2006); The Deal (2005); Kojak (2005); The Sopranos (1999); Queens Supreme (2003); All Over Again (2001); The Shipment (2001); The Guardian (2001); Grand Theft Auto III (2001); Malcolm in the Middle (2000); Dodson's Journey (2001); The Fearing Mind (2000); Dharma & Greg (1997); Touched by an Angel (1994); The Outer Limits (1995); Frasier (1993); Return to Me (2000); FeeSpace 2 (1999); Bonanno: A Godfather's Story (1999); American Virgin (1999); Flypaper (1999); Joan of Arc (1999); The Suburbans (1999); Stories from My Childhood (1998); Hard Time (1998); Holy Man (1998); The Proposition (1998); Wide Awake (1998); Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way (1997); The Don's Analyst (1997); The Dog of Flanders (1997); Smilla's Sense of Snow (1997); Lost Highway (1997); Pandora's Clock (1996); Mistrial (1996); Independence Day (1996); The Right to Remain Silent (1996); Man with a Gun (1995); Picture Windows (1994); Between Love and Honor (1995); Coldblooded (1995); Jake Lassiter: Justice on the Bayou (1995); I Love Trouble (1994); White Mile (1994); The Last Tattoo (1994); Bad Girls (1994); Mercy Mission: The Rescue of Flight 771 (1993); Nurses on the Line: The Crash of Flight 7 (1993); Lifepod (1993); Wild Palms (1993); Innocent Blood (1992); Afterburn (1992); Gladiator (1992); The General Motors Playwrights Theater (1991); Necessary Roughness (1991); Sunday Dinner (1991); The Marrying Man (1991); Spies Inc. (1992); Mancuso, FBI (1989); Opportunity Knocks (1990); Triumph of the Spirit (1989); Relentless (1989); Running Away (1989); Dream Breakers (1989); Oliver & Company (1988); Favorite Son (1988); Intrigue (1988); Big (1988); Old Dogs (1987); Echoes in the Darkness (1987); Amazon Women on the Moon (1987); Gaby: A True Story (1987); The Believers (1987); Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8 (1987); Hot Pursuit (1987); Over the Top (1987); Magnum, P.I. (1980); That's Life! (1986); Armed and Dangerous (1986); Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985); Streets of Justice (1985); Jagged Edge (1985); Prizzi's Honor (1985); The Ferret (1984); Murder, She Wrote (1984); A Touch of Scandal (1984); Matt Houston (1982); Overnight Sensation (1984); Tales of the Unexpected (1979); Emerald Point N.A.S. (1983); Scarface (1983); Curse of the Pink Panther (1983); Psycho II (1983); Trail of the Pink Panther (1982); Falcon Crest (1981); Little House on the Prairie (1974); An Officer and a Gentleman (1982); A Woman Called Golda (1982); S.O.B. (1981); Nero Wolfe (1981); Fantasy Island (1977); Casino (1980); Charlie's Angels (1976); Vega$ (1978); Flatfoot in Egypt (1980); The Ninth Configuration (1980); Quincy M.E. (1976); Kaz (1978); No Other Love (1979); Hawaii Five-O (1968); Sword of Justice (1978); Starsky and Hutch (1975); The Eddie Capra Mysteries (1978); The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977); The Rockford Files (1974); Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978); First Love (1977); The Six Million Dollar Man (1973); Speedtrap (1977); The Bionic Woman (1976); Police Woman (1974); Switch (1975); Raid on Entebbe (1976); Arthur Hailey's the Moneychangers (1976); Wonder Woman (1975); Scott Free (1976); Street Killing (1976); S.W.A.T. (1975); Columbo (1971); Cannon (1971); Mallory: Circumstantial Evidence (1976); McMillan & Wife (1971); Doctors' Hospital (1975); Ellery Queen (1975); Harry O (1973); Caribe (1975); Mannix (1967); The Manhunter (1974); Kojak (1973); Turn the Other Cheek (1974); Young Dr. Kildare (1972); The F.B.I. (1965); The High Chaparral (1967); Then Came Bronson (1969); Che! (1969); The Big Valley (1965); The Name of the Game (1968); Tarzan (1966); Custer (1967); The Wild Wild West (1965); T.H.E. Cat (1966); The Three Sisters (1966); Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964); A Man Called Shenandoah (1965); The Wackiest Ship in the Army (1965); The Trials of O'Brien (1965); Run for Your Life (1965); Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963); The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962); Combat! (1962); The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965); Gunsmoke (1955); The Doctors and the Nurses (1962); Ben Casey (1961); Route 66 (1960); Breaking Point (1963); 330 Independence Avenue, SW (1963); The Eleventh Hour (1962); Cattle King (1963); Rawhide (1959); The Defenders (1961); The DuPont Show of the Week (1961); The Dick Powell Theatre (1961); The Untouchables (1959); Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955); Alcoa Premiere (1961); Target: The Corruptors! (1961); Naked City (1958); Play of the Week (1959); Moment of Fear (1960); An Arabian Night (1960); Overland Trail (1960); Kraft Theatre (1947); The Magical World of Disney (1954); Strindberg on Love (1960); One Step Beyond (1959); Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958); Wagon Train (1957); The Lost Missile (1958); Cop Hater (1958); The Eighty Yard Run (Playhouse 90) (1958); Matinee Theatre (1955); Studio One (1948); The Garment Jungle (1957); Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956); The Secret Storm (1954); Search for Tomorrow (1951).