Wednesday, January 1, 2025

Born on this day – Valentina Cortese:


Valentina Cortese


Actress

January 1, 1923 – July 10, 2019


Credits:
The End (Teleteatro) (1999); Storia di una capinera (1993); Buster's Bedroom (1991); The Betrothed (1989); La trappola (1989); The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988); Young Toscanini (1988); Facciaffittasi (1987); Tango blu (1987); Via Montenapoleone (1987); La ferdinanda: Sonate für eine Medici-Villa (1981); When Time Ran Out... (1980); Ring of Darkness (1979); Le troisième couteau (1979); Tanto va la gatta al lardo... (1978); Il giardino dei ciliegi (1978); La granduchessa e i camerieri (1977); Nido de viudas (1977); Jesus of Nazareth (1977); Le grand escogriffe (1976); Nick the Sting (1976); Son tornate a fiorire le rose (1975); Kidnap Syndicate (1975); Dracula in the Provinces (1975); Amore mio non farmi male (1974); The Kiss of Death (1974); The Big Scare (1974); Appassionata (1974); Day for Night (1973); The Assassination of Trotsky (1972); Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1972); Chronicle of a Homicide (1972); The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire (1971); The Boat on the Grass (1971); I Buddenbrook (1971); The Love Mates (1970); First Love (1970); Give Her the Moon (1970); The Secret of Santa Vittoria (1969); Toh è morta la nonna! (1969); Il killer (1969); Istruttoria preliminare (1968); Listen, Let's Make Love (1968); The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968); Soleil noir (1966); Juliet of the Spirits (1965); The Possessed (1965); I grandi camaleonti (1964); The Visit (1964); The Evil Eye (1963); Story of San Michele (1962); Barabbas (1961); Square of Violence (1961); Béatrice ou la servante folle (1959); Amore e guai (1958); Decision (1958); Amore a prima vista (1958); Schlitz Playhouse (1951); Lux Video Theatre (1950); Kean: Genius or Scoundrel (1957); Dimentica il mio passato (1957); The Rocket from Calabuch (1956); Faccia da mascalzone (1956); Magic Fire (1955); Rheingold Theatre (1953); Le Amiche (1955); Adriana Lecouvreur (1955); Il conte Aquila (1955); The Barefoot Contessa (1954); Avanzi di galera (1954); Il matrimonio (1954); Angels of Darkness (1954); La passeggiata (1953); Lulù (1953); Secret People (1952); The House on Telegraph Hill (1951); La rivale dell'imperatrice (1951); Shadow of the Eagle (1950); Women Without Names (1950); Malaya (1949); Thieves' Highway (1949); Black Magic (1949); The Glass Mountain (1949); Crossroads of Passion (1948); L'ebreo errante (1948); Tempesta su Parigi (1948); Caccia all'uomo (1948); Il corriere del re (1947); Bullet for Stefano (1947); Un americano in vacanza (1946); Roma città libera (1946); Chi l'ha visto? (1945); Ten Commandments (1945); Nessuno torna indietro (1945); La carica degli eroi (1943); 4 ragazze sognano (1943); Giorni felici (1942); Quarta pagina (1942); Orizzonte di sangue (1942); Soltanto un bacio (1942); Regina di Navarra (1942); Una signora dell'ovest (1942); La cena delle beffe (1942); First Love (1941); Il bravo di Venezia (1941); L'attore scomparso (1941); Orizzonte dipinto (1941).


Born on this day – Lewis John Carlino:


Lewis John Carlino


Director

Writer

January 1, 1932 – June 17, 2020


Credits:
Mechanic: Resurrection (2016); Snowangel (2013); The Mechanic (2011); Resurrection (1999); Haunted Summer (1988); Class (1983); Resurrection (1980); The Great Santini (1979); I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977); The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea (1976); Where Have All the People Gone (1974); Doc Elliot (1973); Crazy Joe (1974); Honor Thy Father (1973); The Mechanic (1972); A Reflection of Fear (1972); In Search of America (1971); The Brick and the Rose (1970); The Brotherhood (1968); The Fox (1967); Seconds (1966); Route 66 (1960); Johnny Midnight (1960); CBS Repertoire Workshop (1960).



Born on this day – Brian G. Hutton:

 

Brian G. Hutton


Actor

Director

January 1, 1935 – August 19, 2014


Credits:
Archer (1975); Laramie (1959); The Interns (1962); Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955); Geronimo (1962); Shotgun Slade (1959); The Rifleman (1959–1961); Frontier Circus (1961); 87th Precinct (1961); Wagon Train (1957); Rawhide (1959); The Detectives (1959); The Best of the Post (1960); Have Gun - Will Travel (1957); Law of the Plainsman (1959); Black Saddle (1959); The Big Fisherman (1959); Last Train from Gun Hill (1959); The Eighty Yard Run (1959); Sugarfoot (1957); King Creole (1958); The Case Against Brooklyn (1958); The Walter Winchell File (1957); State Trooper (1956); Official Detective (1957); Perry Mason (1957); Carnival Rock (1957); The Sheriff of Cochise (1956); Climax! (1954); Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957); Fear Strikes Out (1957); West Point (1956); Gunsmoke (1955); Good Morning, Miss Dove (1955); Justice (1954); Robert Montgomery Presents (1954); High Road to China (1983); The First Deadly Sin (1980); Night Watch (1973); X, Y and Zee (1972); Kelly's Heroes (1970); Where Eagles Dare (1968); Sol Madrid (1968); The Pad (and How to Use It) (1966); Wild Seed (1965).


On this day in television history - M Squad (1960)

 

M Squad

Season 3. Episode 15.
Episode entitled: The Twisted Way.
Released January 1, 1960.

Directed by Marc Lawrence.

Written by Adam Williams.

Music by Benny Carter.


Cast:
Lee Marvin, Paul Newlan, Joanna Barnes, Charles Cooper, Walter Coy, Virginia Christine, Tetsu Komai, S. John Launer, Eddie Parker, Don Turner.


On this day in music history - Nightscenes (1996)

 

Nightscenes


Album by Michael Whalen,

Released January 1, 1996.


Track list:
Evening Blurs Into The Neon; Close Your Eyes, The Right Approaches; Acquainted With The Night; Part One: Light-Sky-Stars; Part Two: Passages; Part Three: Faces; Part Four: Love; Into The Darkness Part One: The Heart Of Midninght; Into The Darkness Part Two: Journey Towards The Sunrise; It Happened On A Sunday.


On this day in music history - Wayfaring Stranger - A Spiritual Songbook, by Kristin Asbjørnsen (2006)

Wayfaring Stranger - A Spiritual Songbook

Album by Kristin Asbjørnsen,

Released January 1, 2006.


Track list:

Trying To Get Home; I'm On My Way; Ride Up In The Chariot; Now We Take This Feeble Body; In That Morning; Come Go With Me; Wish I Was In Heaven Sitting Down; Going Up; Don't Be Weary Traveller; I Am A Poor Wayfaring Stranger / Going Over Jordan; Oh Glory.



Tuesday, December 31, 2024

Roberto Bolano, on reading:

Reading is like thinking,

like praying,

like talking to a friend,

like expressing your ideas,

like listening to other people's ideas,

like listening to music,

like looking at the view,

like taking a walk on the beach.

- Roberto Bolano.