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 television history - Star Trek (1966 - 1969)

Star Trek

created by Gene Roddenberry,

was released on September 8, 1966, and ran for three seasons until June 3, 1969.

Cast:

William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan  Montgomery, Nichelle Nichols, George Takei, Walter Koenig, Majel Barrett, Grace Lee Whitney, Gary Lockwood, Sally Kellerman, Diana Muldaur, Ricardo Montalbán, Madlyn Rhue, Michael Ansara, William Marshall, Julie Newmar, Kim Darby, Michael J. Pollard, Robert Lansing, Teri Garr, William Windom, John Colicos, Robert Walker Jr., Lee Meriwether, Roger C. Carmel, Karen Steele, France Nuyen, Mark Lenard, Jane Wyatt, Glenn Corbett, Elinor Donahue, Elisha Cook Jr., Joan Marshall, Nancy Kovack, Vic Tayback, Jeff Corey, Fred Williamson, Barbara Bouchet, Warren Stevens, Michael Forest, Leslie Parrish, Charles Napier, Frank Gorshin, Lou Antonio, Ted Cassidy, Sherry Jackson, Mariette Hartley, Joan Collins, Celia Lovsky, Arlene Martel, David Soul, James Gregory, Barbara Anderson, James Daly, Jill Ireland, Melvin Belli, Pamelyn Ferdin, Keye Luke, Yvonne Craig, Steve Ihnat, Michael Dunn, Barbara Babcock, Clint Howard, Barbara Luna, David Opatoshu, Barbara Babcock, Morgan Woodward, Arnold Moss, Marianna Hill, Joanne Linville, Louise Sorel, John Fiedler, Vic Perrin, Susan Oliver, Jeffrey Hunter, Malachi Throne, Antoinette Bower, Angelique Pettyjohn.

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

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