Born on this day – Margaret Irving:

 

Actress

January 18, 1898 – March 5, 1988

Credits:

The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell (1982); 77 Sunset Strip (1960); M Squad (1958); The People's Choice (1955–1958); General Electric Theater (1957); Highway Patrol (1956); Ain't Misbehavin' (1955); My Little Margie (1955); The Beautiful Cheat (1945); In Society (1944); Kentucky (1938); Sweethearts (1938); Mr. Moto's Last Warning (1938); Love, Honor and Behave (1938); The Baroness and the Butler (1938); Little Miss Roughneck (1938); Sh! The Octopus (1937); Under Suspicion (1937); Wife, Doctor and Nurse (1937); The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1937); Men in Exile (1937); Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936); Four Days Wonder (1936); Follow Your Heart (1936); Women Are Trouble (1936); San Francisco (1936); I Married a Doctor (1936); Captain Calamity (1936); Wife vs. Secretary (1936); Exclusive Story (1936); Thanks a Million (1935); The Lady in Black (1935); A Peach of a Pair (1934); Sheer Luck (1931); Animal Crackers (1930); The Broadway Boob (1926); Radio-Mania (1923).

Michelangelo, on learning:

I am still learning.

- Michelangelo (at age 87).

Winter Humor:

 

Keep warm and read a good book:

 

Keep warm and read a good book.

On this day in movie history - In Bruges (2008)

In Bruges

directed and written by Martin McDonagh,

was released at the Sundance Film Festival in the United States on January 17, 2008.

Music by Carter Burwell.

Cast:

Colin Farrell, Ralph Fiennes, Brendan Gleeson, Clémence Poésy, Thekla Reuten, Elizabeth Berrington, Rudy Blomme, Olivier Bonjour, Mark Donovan, Ann Elsley, Jean-Marc FavorinEric Godon, Zeljko Ivanek, Sachi Kimura, Anna Madeley, Louis Nummy, Jordan Prentice, Jérémie Renier, Theo Stevenson, Inez Stinton, Emily Thorling, Angel Witney, Bonnie Witney, Ran Yaniv, Stephanie Carey, Jamie Edgell, Susan Ateh, Sommer Garcia, Ciarán Hinds, Liz Imperio, Arnold Montey, Carmen Osbahr, Robert Roldan, Bomber Hurley Smith.

On this day in music history - The album Voyager, by Uma Silbey (2006)

Voyager

by Uma Silbey

was released January 17, 2006.

On this day in music history - Sounds of Silence, by Simon & Garfunkel (1966)

Sounds of Silence

by Simon & Garfunkel

was released on January 17, 1966.