Born on this day - E. L. Konigsburg:

E. L. Konigsburg

Writer

Illustrator

Winner of the Newbery Medal and Newbery Honor in 1968

February 10, 1930 – April 19, 2013

Author of From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, one of my favorite books when teaching 6^th grade. 

Credits:

Winner of the Newbery Medal and Newbery Honor in 1968.

Books:

A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver (1973); About the B’Nai Bagels (1971); Altogether One at a Time (1971); Amy Elizabeth Explores Bloomingdale’s (1992); From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs Basil E. Frankweiler (1968); George (1970); Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley, and Me, Elizabeth (1967); Journey by First Class Camel (1983); Journey to an 800 Number (1982); My Father’s Daughter (aka Father’s Arcane Daughter) (1976); Pages and Stages (1999); Samuel Todd’s Book of Great Colors (1999); Samuel Todd’s Book of Great Inventions (1991); Silent to the Bone (2000); Talk, Talk (1995); T-backs, T-shirts, Coat, and Suit (1993); The Dragon in the Ghetto Caper (1974); The E. L. Konigsburg Newbery Collection (2013); The Mask Beneath the Face (1990); The Mysterious Edge of the Heroic World (2007); The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place (2004); The Second Mrs. Giaconda (1975); The View from Saturday (1996); Throwing Shadows (1988); Up from Jericho Tel (1986).

Movies and television:

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (1995); Caroline? (1990); From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (1973); NBC Children’s Theatre (1973).

Born on this day – Michael Apted:

 

Michael Apted

Director

Producer

February 10, 1941 – January 7, 2021

On this day in movie history - Blue Collar (1978)

Blue Collar

directed by Paul Schrader,

written by Paul Schrader and Leonard Schrader,

based on an article by Sydney A. Glass,

was released in the United States on February 10, 1978.

Music by Jack Nitzsche.

Cast:

Richard Pryor, Harvey Keitel, Yaphet Kotto, Ed Begley Jr., Harry Bellaver, George Memmoli, Lucy Saroyan, Lane Smith, Cliff De Young, Borah Silver, Chip Fields, Harry Northup, Leonard Gaines, Milton Selzer, Sammy Warren, Jimmy Martinez, Jerry Dahlmann, Denny Arnold, Rock Riddle, Stacey Baldwin, Steve Butts, Stephen P. Dunn, Speedy Brown, Davone Florence, Eddie Singleton, Ava Singleton, Vermettya Royster, Jaime Carreire, Victoria McFarland, Gloria Delaney, Rosa Flores, Crystal McCarey, Debra Fay Walker, Gino Ardito, Sean Fallon Walsh, Jerry Snider, Colby Chester, Donl Morse, William Pelt, Tracey Walter, Almeria Quinn, Lee McDonald, Rodney Lee Walker, Jeannine Oppewall, Jimmy Williams.

On this day in movie history - Before Sunset (2004)

Before Sunset

directed by Richard Linklater,

written by Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke,

based on a story by Richard Linklater and Kim Krizan,

was released at the Berlin International Film Festival in Germany on February 10, 2004.

Cast:

Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Vernon Dobtcheff, Louise Lemoine Torrès, Rodolphe Pauly, Mariane Plasteig, Diabolo, Denis Evrard, Albert Delpy, Marie Pillet.

On this day in television history - Justified (2015)

 

Justified
Season 6. Episode 4.

Episode entitled: The Trash and the Snake.

Released February 10, 2015.

Directed by Adam Arkin.

Written by Graham Yost, Chris Provenzano, Ingrid Escajeda, Keith Schreier.

Based on the short story Fire in the Hole by Elmore Leonard.

Music by Steve Porcaro.

Cast:

Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Jere Burns, Joelle Carter, Jacob Pitts, Erica Tazel, Walton Goggins, Mary Steenburgen, Jeremy Davies, Garret Dillahunt, David Brisbin, Jake Busey, Kaitlyn Dever, Brad Leland, Sam Elliott, Rebekah Brandes, Russell Bertolino.

On this day in music history - The album Life, by Michele McLaughlin (2017)

Life

by Michele McLaughlin

was released on February 10, 2017.

Track list:

The Gift; The Storm; At Home; Life; Belonging; A Deeper Understanding; Drifting Through a Dream; Heartbroken; Stronger; Precious Memories; Crossroads; Guilty Pleasures; Give It Time.

Arthur Schopenhauer, on reading:

 

I've never known any trouble than an hour's reading didn't assuage.

- Arthur Schopenhauer.