Sunday, February 25, 2024

Born on this day – Anthony Burgess:

 

Writer

February 25, 1917 – November 22, 1993


Credits:
65 Great Tales Of Horror (1981); 99 Novels (1984); A Clockwork Orange (1962); 1985 (1978); A Clockwork Orange 2004 (1990); A Dead Man in Deptford (1993); A Long Trip to Teatime (1976); A Mouthful of Air (1992); A Vision of Battlements (1965); Abba Abba (1977); Any Old Iron (1989); Beard's Roman Women (1976); Beds in the East (1959); Blooms of Dublin (1986); But Do Blondes Prefer Gentlemen? (1986); Byrne (1995); Coaching Days of England (1966); Devil of a State (1961); Earthly Powers (1980); Enderby (1968); Enderby Outside (1968); Enderby's Dark Lady (1984); Ernest Hemingway and His World (1978); Flame into Being (1985); Future Imperfect (1994); Here Comes Everybody (1965); Homage To Qwert Yuiop (1986); Honey for the Bears (1963); Inside Mr. Enderby (1963); Joysprick (1973); Language Made Plain (1964); Little Wilson and Big God (1987); Man of Nazareth (1979); MF (1971); Moses (1976); Mozart and the Wolf Gang (1991); Napoleon Symphony (1974); New York (1976); Nothing like the Sun (1964); Oberon Old and New (1985); On Going to Bed (1982); On Mozart (1991); One Hand Clapping (1961); One Man's Chorus (1998); Shakespeare (1970); Stanley Kubrick's Clockwork Orange (1972); The Age of the Grand Tour (1967); The Book of Spies: An Anthology of Literary Espionage (2003); The Clockwork Testament (1974); The Devil's Mode (1989); The Doctor is Sick (1960); The End of the World News (1982); The Enemy in the Blanket (1957); The Eve of Saint Venus (1964); The Heritage of British Literature (1983); The Kingdom of the Wicked (1980); The Novel Now (1967); The Pianoplayers (1986); The Right to an Answer (1960); The Wanting Seed (1956); The Worm and the Ring (1961); The Year's Best Science Fiction No. 3 (1970); This Man & Music (1982); Time for a Tiger (1956); Tremor of Intent (1966); Two Tales of the Future (1980); You've Had Your Time (1990).



Born on this day – Ida Cox:

Blues singer

Vaudeville performer

February 25, 1896 – November 10, 1967



 

Kaari Utrio, on writing:

 

I can't help but to write, I have an inner need for it.
If I'm not in the middle of some literary project, I'm utterly lost, unhappy and distressed.
As soon as I get started, I calm down.

- Kaari Utrio.


Saturday, February 24, 2024

On this day in music history - The album Undercurrent, by Michele Mclaughlin (2015)

Undercurrent

by Michele Mclaughlin

was released on February 24, 2015.

 

On this day in music history - The album Metal Queen, by Lee Aaron (1984)

 

Metal Queen

by Lee Aaron

was released on February 24, 1984.



On this day in movie history - Donnie Brasco (1997)


Donnie Brasco

directed by Mike Newell,

written by Paul Attanasio,

based on the book Donnie Brasco: My Undercover Life in the Mafia by Joseph D. Pistone and Richard Woodley,

was released in the United States on February 24, 1997.

Music by Patrick Doyle.


Cast:
Al Pacino, Johnny Depp, Michael Madsen, Bruno Kirby, James Russo, Anne Heche, Zeljko Ivanek, Gerry Becker, Robert Miano, Brian Tarantina, Rocco Sisto, Zach Grenier, Walt MacPherson, Ronnie Farer, Terry Serpico, Gretchen Mol, Tony Lip, George Angelica, Val Avery, Madison Arnold, Delanie Fitzpatrick, Katie Sagona, Sara Gold, Larry Romano, Tim Blake Nelson, Paul Giamatti, James McCauley, James Bulleit, Andrew Parks, Keenan Shimizu, Rocco Musacchia, Joe Francis, Sal Jenco, Billy Capucilli, Laura Cahill, Doreen Murphy, Elle Alexander, Denise Faye, Elaine del Valle, John Horton, Dan Brennan, LaJuan Carter, Sandy Barber, Joyce Stovall, Frank Pesce, Randy Jurgensen, John Di Benedetto, Richard Zavaglia, Tony Ray Rossi, Edward Black, Gaetano LoGiudice, Carmelo Musacchia, Pat Vecchio.

On this day in movie history - The Enforcer (1951)


The Enforcer

a.k.a. Murder, Inc.,

directed by Bretaigne Windust,

written by Martin Rackin,

based on the Murder, Inc. trials (1929 – 1941),

was released in the United States on February 24, 1951.

Music by David Buttolph.


Cast:
Humphrey Bogart, Zero Mostel, Ted de Corsia, Everett Sloane, Roy Roberts, Michael Tolan, King Donovan, Bob Steele, Adelaide Klein, Don Beddoe, Tito Vuolo, John Kellogg, Jack Lambert, Patricia Joiner.