Born on this day – Mark Dodson:

Mark Dodson

Actor

February 1, 1960 – March 3, 2024

Credits:

Anomaly 2 (2013); Arachnicide (2014); Awesomenauts (2011); Bendy and the Dark Revival (2022); Bill Diamond on the Road (2024); Bonkers (1993); Bow Madness (2009–2014); Danse Macabre: Curse of the Banshee Collector's Edition (2017); Darkwing Duck (1991); Day of the Dead (1985); Deadwood Park (2007); Detectives Don't Sleep (2023); Dragon Front (2016); Duke Grabowski, Mighty Swashbuckler (2016); Eddie Salter Turkey Man (2013); Enderal: The Shards of Order (2016); Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (1985); Fitness and Me: Why Exercise? (1984); From the Mouths of Babes (2018–2019); Galacticare (2024); Ghostrunner (2020); Ghostrunner II (2023); Ghostrunner Project_Hel DLC (2022); Gremlins (1984); Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990); Grim Dawn (2016); Grim Dawn: Ashes of Malmouth (2017); Grim Legends 3: The Dark City (2016); Headcheese: The Movie (2020); Heroes of Newerth (2010); Hidden Expedition: The Curse of Mithridates Collector's Edition (2017); Kaptara (2013); Killing Floor 2 (2015); Legend of the Superstition Mountains (2015); Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (2022); Lucius (2012); Lucius II (2015); Lucius III (2018); Machtails from the Cantina (2020); Magic Legends (2020); Mister... Salacious Crumb? (2014); Nancy Drew: Alibi in Ashes (2011); Nancy Drew: The Deadly Device (2012); Natural Born Killers (009–2012); Neon Chrome (2016); Neverwinter (2013); Painkiller: Hell & Damnation (2012); Phantasmat: Insidious Dreams (2017); Phantom Doctrine (2018); Rebel Galaxy (2015); Rive (2016); Showdown Bandit (2019); Small Town Z: The Next Chapter (2017); Song of the Common Loon (date?); Star Trek Online (2010); Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983); Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015); Still Toking with (2021); The Christmas That Almost Wasn't (1983); The Misadventures of Tobi & Duke (A New Town) (2024); This Halloween Night (2016); Toking with the Dead I2 (Misfortune) (2022); Toking with the Dead I3 Smoked out (2022); Toking with the Dead Reanimated E1 (2022); Wandering with the Dead (2020 / 2021); Wishman (1983).

Born on this day – Brandon Lee:

Brandon Lee

Actor

Martial artist

February 1, 1965 – March 31, 1993

February in movie history - The Houston Story (1956)

The Houston Story

directed by William Castle,

written by James B. Gordon,

based on a story by James B. Gordon,

was released in the United States in February 1956.

Exact release date unknown.

Cast:

Gene Barry, Barbara Hale, Edward Arnold, Paul Richards, Jeanne Cooper, Frank Jenks, John Zaremba, Chris Alcaide, Jack Littlefield, Paul Levitt, Fred Krone, Pete Kellett.

On this day in movie history - Pocket Money (1972)

Pocket Money

directed by Stuart Rosenberg,

written by Terrence Malick,

based on the novel Jim Kane by J.P.S. Brown,

was released in the United States on February 1, 1972.

Music by Alex North.

Cast:

Lee Marvin, Paul Newman, Strother Martin, Wayne Rogers, Hector Elizondo, Christine Belford, Kelly Jean Peters, Gregory Sierra, Fred Graham, Matt Clark, Claudio Miranda, Bruce Davis Bayne, Poupée Bocar, Richard Farnsworth, Ken Freehill, Terrence Malick.

February in movie history - Simon - February (1980)

Simon

directed and written by Marshall Brickman,

based on a story by Marshall Brickman and Thomas Baum,

was released in the United States in February1980.

Exact release date unknown.

Music by Stanley Silverman.

Cast:

Alan Arkin, Madeline Kahn, Austin Pendleton, Judy Graubart, William Finley, Wallace Shawn, Jayant, Max Wright, Fred Gwynne, Adolph Green, Keith Szarabajka, Ann Risley, Pierre Epstein, Roy Cooper, Rex Robbins, David Warrilow, Hetty Galen, Louise Lasser, Dick Cavett.

On this day in music history - The album Breathing in the Moment, by Michele McLaughlin (2012)

 

Breathing in the Moment

by Michele McLaughlin

was released on February 1, 2012

Track list:

Breathing in the Moment; The Beauty Within; Stargazing; Cheryl's Hope; Sisters; Into the Sunset; The Life Cycle; Finding Balance; The Joy of Childhood; Trilogy; Breaking Free; Nostalgia; Wonderment; The Lunar Effect; Rejoice (Reprise).

On this day in music history - The album Epic Women - The Shero's Journey (2022)

Epic Women - The Shero's Journey

was released on February 1, 2022.

Artists featured on this album:

Aeralie Brighton, Alexa Ray, Axis, Celica Soldream, Emanate Music (Donna Gibbons), Felicia Farerre, Iris Wallner, Jennifer Thomas, Julie Elven, Lydia Davies, Sophy Purnell, The Rogue Pianist (Kimberly StarKey), Zefora Alderman.

Track list:

Miracle of Life; The Adventurer; Facing the Void; Oakenheart; Crossing the Threshold; Vajra Hero; Approach to the Inmost Cave; The Ordeal; The Light Within; Shooting Stars; Emergence; Bridge Between Suns.