Born on this day – Renée French:

 

Renée French

Actress

Production manager

February 6, 1966 – May 19, 2020

Credits:
Coffee and Cigarettes (2003); Nowhere Fast (1995); Malcolm X (1992); Fishing with John (1991).

On this day in movie history - The Brasher Doubloon (1947)

The Brasher Doubloon

directed by John Brahm,

written by Leonard Praskins and Dorothy Bennett,

based on the novel The High Window by Raymond Chandler,

was released in the United States on February 6, 1947.

Music by David Buttolph.

Cast:

George Montgomery, Nancy Guild, Conrad Janis, Roy Roberts, Fritz Kortner, Florence Bates, Marvin Miller, Reed Hadley.

On this day in movie history - Fort Apache, The Bronx (1981)

Fort Apache, The Bronx

directed by Daniel Petrie,

written by Heywood Gould,

was released in the United States on February 6, 1981.

Music by Jonathan Tunick.

Cast:

Paul Newman, Ed Asner, Ken Wahl, Danny Aiello, Rachel Ticotin, Pam Grier, Kathleen Beller, Tito Goya, Miguel Piñero, Jaime Tirelli, Clifford David, Sully Boyar, Dominic Chianese, Michael Higgins, Paul Gleason, Randy Jurgensen, Gilbert Lewis, Cleavant Derricks, Reynaldo Medina, Norman Matlock.

On this day in television history - M Squad (1959)

 

M Squad
Season 2. Episode 19.

Episode entitled: The Last Act.

Released February 6, 1959.

Directed by David Lowell Rich.

Written by B.X. Sanborn and Don Sanford.

Music by Lyn Murray.

Cast:
Lee Marvin, Paul Newlan, Donald Buka, Elaine Edwards, Jim Bannon, Stewart Bradley, Robert Gibbons, Bill Baucom.

Ernest Hemingway, on listening:

I like to listen.
I have learned a great deal from listening carefully.
Most people never listen.

- Ernest Hemingway.

Recommended reading - H.R. Giger's Film Design

 

H.R. Giger's Film Design

by H.R. Giger.

Introduction by Ridley Scott.

Published by Morpheus International.
Published 1996.Hardcover.

ISBN-10: 1883398061
ISBN-13: 978-1883398064

Description:

An artist of uncompromising vision who gives free range to his brilliant, often bizarre imagination, H.R. Giger has created some of the most successful marriages of design and film in history. In this collection, Giger takes readers on a tour of his fantastic designs, from genesis through gestation to birth, for such films as Alien, Alien 3, and Species. 200 photos & illustrations.

Born on this day – John Carradine:

 

John Carradine

Actor

February 5, 1906 – November 27, 1988

Credits:

Jack-O (1995); Buried Alive (1989); Evil Spawn (1987); The Adventures of Taura: Prison Ship Star Slammer (1986); Peggy Sue Got Married (1986); The Tomb (1986); Monster in the Closet (1986); Revenge (1986); The Twilight Zone (1986); Frankenstein's Brain (1985); Grave's End (1985); Evils of the Night (1985); Fame (1985); Charlie's Christmas Secret (1984); The Fall Guy (1984); Antony and Cleopatra (1984); Welcome to the Fun Zone (1984); The Ice Pirates (1984); Imps* (1983); The Vals (1983); A Rose for Emily (1983); Doctor Dracula (1983); House of the Long Shadows (1983); The Secret of NIMH (1982); Klynham Summer (1982); Demon Rage (1982); Aladdin and the Magic Lamp (1982); Fantasy Island (1982); Frankenstein Island (1981); Goliath Awaits (1981); The Reluctant Dragon (1981); The Nesting (1981); CBS Library (1981); The Monster Club (1981); The Howling (1981); The Boogey Man (1980); Monstroid (1980); The Seekers (1979); The Littlest Hobo (1979); Americathon (1979); B.J. and the Bear (1979); Nocturna (1979); Teheran Incident (1979); Wonder Woman (1978); Greatest Heroes of the Bible (1978); The Bees (1978); Flying High (1978); Vega$ (1978); Vampire Hookers (1978); Sunset Cove (1978); Starsky and Hutch (1978); The Lady and the Lynchings (1977); Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A. (1977); Golden Rendezvous (1977); Shock Waves (1977); The Mouse and His Child (1977); McCloud (1977); The White Buffalo (1977); Satan's Cheerleaders (1977); Tail Gunner Joe (1977); The Sentinel (1977); Crash! (1976); The Last Tycoon (1976); The Killer Inside Me (1976); Captains and the Kings (1976); Death at Love House (1976); The Shootist (1976); Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976); McCoy (1976); Westwind (1975); The Rookies (1975); Far Out Space Nuts (1975); Mobile One (1975); Mary, Mary, Bloody Mary (1975); Kung Fu (1972–1975); Stowaway to the Moon (1975); The Lady's Not for Burning (1974); Emergency! (1974); The House of Seven Corpses (1974); The Cowboys (1974); The Cat Creature (1973); Shadow House (1973); Superchick (1973); 1,000,000 A.D. Promo Reel (1973); Terror in the Wax Museum (1973); Bad Charleston Charlie (1973); Love, American Style (1973); The Night Strangler (1973); Silent Night, Bloody Night (1972); The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1972); Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask (1972); Richard (1972); Portnoy's Complaint (1972); Boxcar Bertha (1972); Moonchild (1972); Threshold (1971); Honey Britches (1971); Ironside (1971); Night Gallery (1971); House of the Black Death (1971); Decisions! Decisions! (1971); The Seven Minutes (1971); The Gatling Gun (1971); Will to Die (1971); Crowhaven Farm (1970); Horror of the Blood Monsters (1970); Bigfoot (1970); The McMasters (1970); Shinbone Alley (1970); Myra Breckinridge (1970); Hell's Bloody Devils (1970); Blood of the Iron Maiden (1970); Cain's Cutthroats (1970); The Mummy and the Curse of the Jackals (1969); Daughter of the Mind (1969); Bonanza (1961–1969); Five Bloody Graves (1969); Madame Death (1969); Land of the Giants (1969); Enigma de muerte (1969); The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969); Las vampiras (1969); The Trouble with Girls (1969); Blood of Dracula's Castle (1969); The Big Valley (1969); Diabolical Pact (1969); Antologia del miedo (1968); Autopsia de un fantasma (1968); The Astro-Zombies (1968); They Ran for Their Lives (1968); Daniel Boone (1968); Blood of Ghastly Horror (1967); Hondo (1967); The Hostage (1967); The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1967); Hillbillys in a Haunted House (1967); Lost in Space (1967); Gallery of Horror (1967); The Green Hornet (1967); The Emperor's New Clothes (1966); Red Zone Cuba (1966); The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (1966); Munster, Go Home! (1966); Branded (1965–1966); Billy the Kid Versus Dracula (1966); Laredo (1966); The Legend of Jesse James (1965); The Munsters (1965–1966); The Beverly Hillbillies (1966); Something for Mrs. Gibbs (1965); The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1965); Curse of the Stone Hand (1965); The Wizard of Mars (1965); Genesis (1964); Cheyenne Autumn (1964); The Patsy (1964); The Lucy Show (1964); Lawman (1962); The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962); The Red Skelton Hour (1956–1962); Thriller (1961); Death Valley Days (1961); Maverick (1961); Wagon Train (1958–1960); Harrigan and Son (1960); The Twilight Zone (1960); The Rebel (1959–1960); Sex Kittens Go to College (1960); Tarzan the Magnificent (1960); The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1960); Overland Trail (1960); Lock Up (1960); Wanted: Dead or Alive (1960); Johnny Ringo (1959); The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1959); The Incredible Petrified World (1959); Gunsmoke (1955–1959); Invasion of the Animal People (1959); The Oregon Trail (1959); The Rifleman (1959); Man Without a Gun (1959); Invisible Invaders (1959); Tombstone Territory (1959); The Millionaire (1959); Bat Masterson (1959); The Cosmic Man (1959); The Rough Riders (1959); Rescue 8 (1959); Cimarron City (1959); Sugarfoot (1958); 77 Sunset Strip (1958); The Last Hurrah (1958); Have Gun - Will Travel (1958); The Proud Rebel (1958); The Restless Gun (1958); The Lineup (1958); Suspicion (1958); Showdown at Boot Hill (1958); Hell Ship Mutiny (1957); Telephone Time (1957); Matinee Theatre (1956–1957); Studio One (1957); The DuPont Show of the Month (1957); The Story of Mankind (1957); Navy Log (1957); The O. Henry Playhouse (1957); The Unearthly (1957); Schlitz Playhouse (1957); Cheyenne (1957); The True Story of Jesse James (1957); Playhouse 90 (1957); Dark Venture (1956); Around the World in 80 Days (1956); The Ten Commandments (1956); Sneak Preview (1956); The Black Sleep (1956); Studio 57 (1956); Damon Runyon Theater (1956); My Friend Flicka (1956); Front Row Center (1956); Hidden Guns (1956); Climax! (1955–1956); The Court Jester (1955); Desert Sands (1955); The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1955); Half Human (1958); The Kentuckian (1955); Our Miss Brooks (1955); Stranger on Horseback (1955); Female Jungle (1955); Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1954); Tales of a Wayward Inn (1954); Thunder Pass (1954); The Egyptian (1954); Johnny Guitar (1954); The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1954); Casanova's Big Night (1954); My Friend Irma (1953); Suspense (1953); The Kate Smith Hour (1953); Gang Busters (1952); The Adventures of Fu Manchu: The Zayat Kiss (1952); Thunderbolt the Wondercolt (1952); Lights Out (1950–1952); The Web (1950–1951); Faith Baldwin Romance Theatre (1951); The Adventures of Ellery Queen (1951); Sure As Fate (1951); The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre (1948–1949); 'C'-Man (1949); Kraft Theatre (1949); The Ed Sullivan Show (1949); A Christmas Carol (1947); The Private Affairs of Bel Ami (1947); Down Missouri Way (1946); The Face of Marble (1946); House of Dracula (1945); Captain Kidd (1945); Fallen Angel (1945); It's in the Bag! (1945); House of Frankenstein (1944); Alaska (1944); Bluebeard (1944); Barbary Coast Gent (1944); Return of the Ape Man (1944); The Mummy's Ghost (1944); Waterfront (1944); The Invisible Man's Revenge (1944); The Black Parachute (1944); The Adventures of Mark Twain (1944); Voodoo Man (1944); Gangway for Tomorrow (1943); Revenge of the Zombies (1943); Isle of Forgotten Sins (1943); Silver Spurs (1943); Hitler's Madman (1943); Captive Wild Woman (1943); I Escaped from the Gestapo (1943); Reunion in France (1942); Northwest Rangers (1942); Whispering Ghosts (1942); Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake (1942); Swamp Water (1941); Man Hunt (1941); Blood and Sand (1941); Western Union (1941); Chad Hanna (1940); Brigham Young (1940); The Return of Frank James (1940); The Grapes of Wrath (1940); Drums Along the Mohawk (1939); Frontier Marshal (1939); Five Came Back (1939); Captain Fury (1939); The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939); The Three Musketeers (1939); Stagecoach (1939); Jesse James (1939); Mr. Moto's Last Warning (1938); Submarine Patrol (1938); Gateway (1938); I'll Give a Million (1938); Kidnapped (1938); Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938); Kentucky Moonshine (1938); Four Men and a Prayer (1938); Of Human Hearts (1938); International Settlement (1938); Thank You, Mr. Moto (1937); The Last Gangster (1937); The Hurricane (1937); Ali Baba Goes to Town (1937); Danger - Love at Work (1937); Love Under Fire (1937); This Is My Affair (1937); Captains Courageous (1937); Nancy Steele Is Missing! (1937); Laughing at Trouble (1936); Winterset (1936); Daniel Boone (1936); Dimples (1936); Ramona (1936); Mary of Scotland (1936); White Fang (1936); Half Angel (1936); Under Two Flags (1936); A Message to Garcia (1936); The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936); Anything Goes (1936); The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo (1935); Bad Boy (1935); The Crusades (1935); She Gets Her Man (1935); Alias Mary Dow (1935); Bride of Frankenstein (1935); Cardinal Richelieu (1935); Les Misérables (1935); Transient Lady (1935); Clive of India (1935); Cleopatra (1934); The Black Cat (1934); The Meanest Gal in Town (1934); The Invisible Man (1933); To the Last Man (1933); This Day and Age (1933); Morning Glory (1933); The Story of Temple Drake (1933); The Sign of the Cross (1932); Forgotten Commandments (1932); Heaven on Earth (1931); Tol'able David (1930); Bright Lights (1930).