Born on this day – Roscoe Lee Browne:

Roscoe Lee Browne

Actor

Director

May 2, 1922 – April 11, 2007

Credits:

14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2008); 19th Annual NAACP Image Awards (1987); 2002 Trumpet Awards (2002); 2003 Trumpet Awards (2003); 227 (1987); A Different World (1988–1992); AFI Life Achievement Award (1977); All in the Family (1972–1973); American Playhouse (1983); And When I Die, I Won't Stay Dead (2015); Babe (1995); Babe: Pig in the City (1998); Baby Talk (1991); Barney Miller (1975); Batman: The Animated Series (1994); Behind the Broken Words (2003); Benson (1980); Bertolt Brecht: Übungstücke für Schauspieler (1964); Bicentennial Minutes (1974); Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures (1990); Biography (2000); Black Like Me (1964); Blacke's Magic (1986); Bonanza (1972); Brother Minister: The Assassination of Malcolm X (1994); Camera Three (1963 / 1964); CBS Children's Mystery Theatre (1981); CBS Schoolbreak Special (1996); Chronicles: Family Diaries I (1970); Cisco Pike (1971); Columbo (1990); Curtis Armstrong in Tales of a Fly on the Wall (2004); Dear God (1996); Disney Sing-Along Songs: 101 Notes of Fun (1989); Disney Sing-Along Songs: Very Merry Christmas Songs (1988); Dr. Scorpion (1978); East Side/West Side (1963); Eddie Presley (1992); Epic Movie (2007); ER (1999); Espionage (1963); EZ Streets (1997); Falcon Crest (1988); Farewell to the Planet of the Apes (1980); Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery (1990); Flip (1972–1973); Foofur (1987); For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots (2010); Forest Warrior (1996); Freakazoid! (1995); Galapagos: Beyond Darwin (1996); Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006); Good Times (1974); Haiti: Harvest of Hope (1994); Hamlet (2000); Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995); Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde (2004); Hard Time: The Premonition (1999); Head of the Class (1986); High Five (1982); Highway to Heaven (1988); History of the Negro People (1965); Hope Island (1999); Independent Lens (2006); Insight (1968); Is Everybody Happy But Me? (1980); John Grin's Christmas (1986); John Wayne: Behind the Scenes (2007); Judas Kiss (1998); Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986); King (1978); Lady in the Corner (1989); Last Summer in the Hamptons (1995); Law & Order (1992–2003); Legal Eagles (1986); Lionpower from MGM (1967); Logan's Run (1976); Magnum, P.I. (1983); Mannix (1968); Maude (1977–1978); McCoy (1975–1976); Me and My Brother (1968); Meeting of Minds (1978); Miss Winslow and Son (1979); Moments Without Proper Names (1987); Moon 44 (1990); Morgan's Ferry (2001); Naked in New York (1993); NBC Experiment in Television (1968); NET Playhouse (1967); New York Undercover (1996); Night Angel (1990); Noël (1992); Nothing Personal (1980); Oliver & Company (1988); Once in the Life (2000); Once Upon a Classic (1978); Open Window (1989); Phantom 2040 (1995); Planet of the Apes (1974); Power Masters (1987); Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love (1974); Ring Raiders (1989); RLS Legacy Virtual 3D Tour and Treasure Hunt (2003); Sanford and Son (1972); SeaQuest 2032 (1993–1994); Side Order of Life (2007); Smiley Face (2007); Soap (1977–1981); Space (1985); Spider-Man: Secret Wars (1999); Spider-Man: The Animated Series (1995–1998); Spider-Man: The Ultimate Villain Showdown (2002); Spider-Man: The Venom Saga (2005); Starsky and Hutch (1977); Static Shock (2003–2004); Stuck with Each Other (1989); Super Fly T.N.T. (1973); Swamp Thing (1990); Sweet Deadly Dreams (2006); Sweet Justice (1995); Swing Out, Sweet Land (1970); Terror in the City (1964); That Was the Week That Was (1963–1985); The 2nd Annual Black Achievement Awards (1979); The 38th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1986); The 46th Annual Tony Awards (1992); The 59th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2007); The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008); The Beast (1995); The Bob Braun Show (1970); The Breaking of Boys and the Making of Men in 'the Cowboys' (1972); The Comedians (1967); The Comedians in Africa (1967); The Connection (1961); The Cowboys (1972); The Cowboys: Together Again (2007); The Defenders (1962); The Glass Ceiling (1991); The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible (1986); The Invaders (1968); The John Larroquette Show (1994); The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970); The Magical World of Disney (1983); The Mambo Kings (1992); The Miracle Healers (1976); The Name of the Game (1969–1970); The Nativity (1987); The Notorious 7 (1997); The Outcasts (1969); The Papp Project (2001); The Pirates of Dark Water (1991); The Pompatus of Love (1995); The Proud Family (2003); The Ra Expeditions (1971); The Real Ghostbusters (1988); The Shield (2002); The Streets of San Francisco (1973); The Telemarketers: 36 Hrs (2009); The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story (2000); The Wild Thornberrys (1999–2000); The World's Greatest Athlete (1973); Today (1975); Topaz (1969); Treasure Planet (2002); Treasure Planet Read-Along DVD (2003); Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977); Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives (2003); Unknown Powers (1978); Uptight (1968); Uptown Saturday Night (1974); Valentines. A Bouquet of Letters and Poetry of Lovers (1994); Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light (1987); Will & Grace (2004); Working in the Theatre (1992); You Must Remember This (1992).

Born on this day – Bruce Glover:

Bruce Glover

Actor

Writer

Director

May 2, 1932 – March 12, 2025

Credits:

12 O'Clock High (1965); 30 Years of James Bond (1992); 6½ (1998); Adam-12 (1969); American Hero (1997); An Approximation of their Barbarous Manners (2021); At Ease (1983); Avroskoop (1971); B.J. and the Bear (1980–1981); Barney Miller (1978); Battlestar Galactica (1978); Bearcats! (1971); Benson (1982); Big Bad Mama II (1987); Big Shamus, Little Shamus (1979); Black Gunn (1972); Bless the Beasts & Children (1971); Blindfold (1966); Bonanza (1970); Broke Sky (2007); Buffalo Bushido (2009); C.C. & Company (1970); Car 54, Where Are You? (1961); Chaindance (1991); Chinatown (1974); CHiPs (1977–1979); Darkness Awaits (2025); Dayton's Devils (1968); Diamonds Are Forever (1971); Diamonds Are Forever: Deleted Scenes (2006); Die Hard Dracula (1998); Dundee and the Culhane (1967); E! True Hollywood Story (1999); Electric Memories with Bruce Glover (2017); Filming the James Bond Film 'Diamonds Are Forever' in Amsterdam (1971); Final Chapter: Walking Tall (1977); Frankenstein Meets the Spacemonster (1965); Ghost Town (1988); Ghost World (2001); Gunsmoke (1969–1972); Hard Times / aka Street Fighter (1975); Harry O (1976); Hart to Hart (1981); Hawk (1966); Hider in the House (1989); Hunter's Blood (1986); Influence (2015); Inside Acting (2000); Inside 'Diamonds Are Forever' (2000); Inside Out II / Segment: Mis-Apprehended (1992); It Is Fine! Everything Is Fine. (2007); James Bond Radio (2015); James Bond: A BAFTA Tribute (2002); James Bond: The First 21 Years (1983); Johnny Mnemonic: The Interactive Action Movie (1995); Kill Crazy (1989); Kiss Me, Kill Me (1976); Kojak (1976); Les enfants de la télé (2020); Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003); McNamara's Band (1977); Mission: Impossible (1970); Mod Squad (1968–1970); MTV Movie Special: Licence to Kill (1989); Murder, She Wrote (1990); My Favorite Martian (1966); Never Steal Anything Small (1959); Night of the Scarecrow (1995); No Soap, Radio (1982); One Little Indian (1973); Our House (1987); Paris 7000 (1970); Part 2: Walking Tall (1975); Penny Ante: The Motion Picture (1990); Perry Mason (1965); Police Story (1975–1979); Popcorn (1991); Premium Bond with Mark Gatiss and Matthew Sweet (2015); Route 66 (1963); Run for Your Life (1967); S.W.A.T. (1976); Santa Barbara (1987); Scammerhead (2014); Scandalous John (1971); Sean Connery: Private (1993); Sean Connery: The Man and the Movies (2021); Sergeant T.K. Yu (1979); Shakespeare's Plan 12 from Outer Space (1991); Simon Says (2006); Six Days in Paradise (2010); Small & Frye (1983); Spoiler (1998); Street War! (1990); Street Wars (1991); Stunts (1977); Suicide, the Comedy (1998); Summer Babes (2013); Swatch James Bond 007 Villain Collection Television Commercial (2008); Sweet Love, Bitter (1967); Switch (1976); T.J. Hooker (1984); The A-Team (1985); The Big Score (1983); The Big Valley (1968); The Blue Knight (1975–1976); The Cylons of 'Battlestar Galactica' (2004); The Danny Thomas Hour (1967); The Doctors and the Nurses (1964); The Documentary of the Making of 'It Is Fine Everything Is Fine' (2009); The Dukes of Hazzard (1983); The DuPont Show of the Week (1962); The Exotic Locations of 'Diamonds Are Forever' (2006); The Facts of Life (1984); The Feather and Father Gang (1977); The Good Guys (1968); The Guns of Will Sonnett (1967–1969); The Impostor (1975); The Magical World of Disney (1976 / 1980); The Outsider (1969); The Over-the-Hill Gang (1969); The Partners (1972); The Psychiatrist (1971); The Rat Patrol (1967); The Six Million Dollar Man (1974–1978); The Streets of San Francisco (1976–1977); The Thomas Crown Affair (1968); The Verdict Is Yours (1958); This Is the West That Was (1974); Tiger, Tiger (1969); Untitled Crispin Hellion Glover Project / Apollo, Old Brutus (2025); Vega$ (1980); Voices Lost (2025); Walking Tall (1973); Warlock: The Armageddon (1993); What Is It? (2005); Who Killed Teddy Bear (1965); Will Unplugged (2005); You're in the Picture (1961); Yuma (1971).

Born on this day – Angela Bofill:

 

Angela Bofill

Singer

Songwriter

May 2, 1954 – June 13, 2024

Credits:
 
Albums:
 

Angel of the Night (1979); Angie (1978); Angie / Expanded Edition (1978); Carl Anderson (1986); I Wanna Love Somebody (1993); Intuition (1988); Let Me Be the One (1984); Live from Manila (2006); Love in Slow Motion (1996); Something About You (1981); Something About You / Expanded Edition (2002); Teaser (1983); Tell Me Tomorrow (1985); The Best of Angela Bofill (1986); The Definitive Collection (1999); The Essential Angela Bofill (2014); Too Tough (1983).

 

Movies and television:
 

Body Electric (2004); Ebony/Jet Showcase (1989); Friends in Love (1983); Nina Live! (2005); Soul Train (1983); The Pat Sajak Show (1989); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1982); Unsung (2012).

On this day in television history - M Squad (1958)

 

M Squad
Season 1. Episode 32.

Episode entitled: The Healer.

Released May 2, 1958.

Directed by Sidney Lanfield.

Written by Lawrence Menkin.

Music by Stanley Wilson.

Cast:
Lee Marvin, Gloria Talbott, Paul Newlan, Robert Carson, Sarah Selby, Paula Hill, Dayton Lummis.

On this day in music history - Resurrection, by Anastacia (2014)

Resurrection

by Anastacia

May 2, 2014.

Track list:

Staring at the Sun; Lifeline; Stupid Little Things; I Don’t Want to Be the One; Evolution; Pendulum; Stay; Dark White Girl; Apology; Broken Wings.

Mabel Seeley, on writing:

 

The only time I'm pleased with myself is when I'm exhausted and shaking from having written too much.
– Mabel Seeley.

Recommended reading - Citizen Kane

 

Citizen Kane

by Orson Welles & Herman J. Mankiewicz.

Published by Methuen Drama.
Published 2002.
Paperback.

ISBN-10: 0413771873
ISBN-13: 978-0413771872

Description:

"A definitive chronicle of the making of the film" – Sheridan Morley, Films & Filming.

"Citizen Kane revolutionised film-making, and the question of its authorship is as important to the cinema as that of Hamlet to the theatre ... Pauline Kael explains how the picture came to be made and concludes that the man most responsible for its creation was not Welles but Herman J. Mankiewicz" – Kenneth Tynan, Observer.

The complete screenplay of one of the world's most famous and controversial films.

This is the complete companion to Citizen Kane - the film that was "designed to shock" (Kenneth Tynan) - one of the best-loved and best-known movies in the history of Hollywood and still the most staggering film debut ever. Not only was this 

Orson Welles's first film as actor and director but most of the cast were also new to the cinema. Yet so controversial was the subject matter that an $842,000 bribe and the concentrated wrath of the Hearst newspaper empire combined in an attempt to strangle its distribution. And the authorship of the film is still a subject of conflict.

Pauline Kael's long essay, "Raising Kane", dissects a maze of Hollywood lore to re-evaluate these and many other fascinating stories about the making of this remarkable film. Her account is followed by the original screenplay, illustrated with stills and frame enlargements.