Friday, June 13, 2025

Born on this day – Ángela Álvarez:

 

Ángela Álvarez


Singer

Composer

Actress

June 13, 1927 – December 6, 2024

Credits:

In 2022, she was the oldest recipient of the Latin Grammy Award for Best New Artist.

Songs:
 
Amor; Añoranzas; Ansias Locas; Camino Sin Rumbo; El Regreso; El Sol; En Mi Jardín; María; Mi Gran Amor; Pedacito De Cielo; Que Linda Es; Quiéreme Mucho; Romper El Yugo; Sé Que Te Vas; Seguirei; Un Canto a Mi Cuba; Un Nuevo Amanecer.
 
Movies and television:
 
Father of the Bride (2022); Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2022); Miss Angela (2021); Today (2021).

On this day in music history - Crush, by Bon Jovi (2000)


Crush


by Bon Jovi,

was released on June 13, 2000.

Track list:

It’s My Life; Say It Isn’t So; Thank You for Loving Me; Two Story Town; Next 100 Years; Just Older; Save the World; She’s a Mystery; One Wild Night; I Could Make a Living Out of Lovin’ You (Bonus Track); Neurotica (Bonus Track in Australia and Japan); Mystery Train; Captain Crash & the Beauty Queen from Mars; I Got the Girl.

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


M Squad
Season 1. Episode 38.

Episode entitled: Accusation.

Released June 13, 1958.

Directed by Don Taylor.

Written by Harry W. Junkin.

Music by Stanley Wilson.


Cast:
Lee Marvin, Fay Spain, Ken Clark, Paul Newlan, Larry J. Blake, Dan Riss, George Eldredge, Cindy Ames.

On this day in movie history - The Get-Away (1941)


The Get-Away

directed by Edward Buzzell and Richard Rosson,

written by Wells Root and W.R. Burnett,

based on a story by J. Walter Ruben and Wells Root,

was released in the United States on June 13, 1941.

Music by Daniele Amfitheatrof, Earl K. Brent, Joseph Nussbaum, Leonid Raab.


Cast:

Robert Sterling, Charles Winninger, Donna Reed, Henry O'Neill, Dan Dailey Jr., Don Douglas, Ernest Whitman, Grant Withers, Chester Gan, Charles Wagenheim, Guy Kingsford, Matty Fain, Fred Aldrich, Barbara Bedford, Clara Blandick, Veda Ann Borg, Wade Boteler, Ed Brady, George M. Carleton, Eddy Chandler, Naomi Childers, Dean Collins, Sayre Dearing, Eddie Dunn, Eddie Fetherston, Dink Freeman, John George, Jack Gordon, Roy Gordon, George Guhl, Frank Hagney, Harry Hayden, Edward Hearn, George Hoagland, Robert Homans, Jack King, Richard Kipling, William Lally, George J. Lewis, Jack Luden, Pierce Lyden, George Magrill, Mickey Martin, Jim Mason, May McAvoy, Mathew McCue, Jewel McGowan, Pat McKee, Art Miles, Philip Morris, Frank O'Connor, Patrick O'Moore, Anne O'Neal, Bob Perry, Lee Phelps, James Pierce, Edwin Rochelle, Dick Rush, Robert Ryan, Charles Sherlock, Ray Spiker, Henry Sylvester, William Tannen, John Wald, Joe Yule.

On this day in movie history - The Big Shot (1942)


The Big Shot


directed by Lewis Seiler,

written by Bertram Millhauser, Abem Finkel, and Daniel Fuchs,

was released in the United States on June 13, 1942.

Music by Adolph Deutsch.


Cast:
Humphrey Bogart, Irene Manning, Richard Travis, Susan Peters, Stanley Ridges, Minor Watson, Chick Chandler, Joe Downing, Howard Da Silva, Murray Alper, Roland Drew, John Ridgely, Joe King, John Hamilton, Virginia Brissac, William Edmunds, Virginia Sale, Ken Christy, Wallace Scott, Leah Baird, Morgan Brown, Eddy Chandler, Cliff Clark, Clancy Cooper, Ralph Dunn, Thornton Edwards, Carl Faulkner, James Flavin, Gus Glassmire, Sol Gorss, William Gould, Creighton Hale, Henry Hall, Herbert Heywood, Dorothy Kelly, Donald Kerr, Wilbur Mack, Frank Mayo, Jack Mower, Wendell Niles, Frank O’Connor, Eleanor Parker, Don Phillips, Lee Prather, Jeffrey Sayre, Charles Sherlock, Walter Soderling, Harry Strang, Brick Sullivan, Ray Teal, Don Turner, Dale Van Sickel, Tom Wilson, Joan Winfield, Bill Wolfe, Victor Zimmerman.

On this day in movie history - Roadie (1980)


Roadie


directed by Alan Rudolph,

written by Big Boy Medlin and Michael Ventura,

based on a story by Big Boy Medlin, Michael Ventura, Zalman King and Alan Rudolph,

was released in the United States on June 13, 1980.

Music by Craig Huxley.


Cast:
Meat Loaf, Kaki Hunter, Art Carney, Gailard Sartain, Don Cornelius, Rhonda Bates, Joe Spano, Richard Marion, Sonny Carl Davis, Ginger Varney, Al Mays, Cindy Wills, Allan Graf, Merle Kilgore, Jack Elliott, Roy Orbison, Hank Williams Jr., Hector Britt, Larry Lindsey, Conrad E. Palmisano, Tim Chitwood, Bobby Sargent, Rick Seaman, Hamilton Camp, Lenore Woodward, Terry Wills, Chuck Bulot, Helena Humann, Marcy Hanson, Carole McClellan, Rudy Ortiz, Bruce Patron, Debbie (Deborah) Harry, Chris Stein, Clem Burke, Jimmy Destri, Nigel Harrison, Frank Infante, William Hanna, James Lewis, Ray Benson, Richard Portnow, Anthony Casertano, Alice Cooper, Sheryl Cooper, Joe Gannon, Jesse Frederick, Larry Marshall, Rick Brunt, Eric Gardner, Kurtwood Smith, Paul Jamieson, Alvin Crow, Fred Mandel, Davey Johnstone, Roger Powell, Kasim Sulton, John Wilcox, Chris O’Connell, Bobby Black, Pat Ryan, Daniel Levin, John Nicholas, Francis Christina, Dean DeMerritt, Rick Crow, Smoothie, D.K. Little, Pete Finney, Tiny McFarland, Roger Crabtree, Kerry Craig, Joe Hamilton, Warren Keith, Charles Smith, Dale Stratton, Shona Lay, Bob Murray, Larry Seaman, Randy Franklin, David Cardwell, Peter Frampton, John Lizzi, Johnny Stevens.

On this day in movie history - King of the Ants (2003)

King of the Ants

directed by Stuart Gordon,

written by Charlie Higson,

based on the novel by Charlie Higson,

was released in the United States on June 13, 2003.

Music by Bobby Johnston.

Cast:
Chris McKenna, Kari Wuhrer, George Wendt, Vernon Wells, Lionel Mark Smith, Timm Sharp, Daniel Baldwin, Carissa Kosta, Briana Beghi, Carlie Westerman, Ian Patrick Williams, Antoine Joseph, Shuko Akune, Steve Heller, Ken ‘Bam Bam’ Johnson Jr., Tino Marquez Jr., Adam Noble, Joe Davis, Mike Hawks, Ron Livingston.