Colors, Critters, Cats, and my Journey with MS

Saturday, July 5, 2025

Born on this day – Anthony Berkeley Cox:

Anthony Berkeley Cox

Writer

July 5, 1893 – March 9, 1971

Credits:

Books:

A Scream in Soho (1940); A Surprise for Christmas and Other Seasonal Mysteries (2020); Antidote to Venom (1938); Ask a Policeman (1933); Bats in the Belfry (1937); Blood on the Tracks (2018); Bodies from the Library (2019); Calamity in Kent (1950); Capital Crimes: London Mysteries (2015); Castle Skull (1931); Checkmate to Murder (1944); Continental Crimes (2017); Crimson Snow (2016); Crossed Skis (1952); Dead Mrs. Stratton / Jumping Jenny (1933); Death Has Deep Roots (1951); Death in Fancy Dress (1933); Death in the House (1939); Death in the Tunnel / Dark in the Tunnel (1936); Death Makes a Prophet (1947); Death of a Busybody (1942); Death of an Airman (1934); Death of an Author (2024); Death of Anton (1936); Death on the Cherwell (1935); Death on the Riviera (1952); Deep Waters: Murder on the Waves (2019); Due to a Death (1963); Excellent Intentions (1938); Family Matters (1933); Fell Murder (1944); Fire in the Thatch (1946); Foreign Bodies (2017); Golden Age of Detection Puzzle Book (2018); Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror (1931); Guilty Creatures: A Menagerie of Mysteries (2021); It Walks by Night (1930); Jumping Jenny (1933); Malice Aforethought (1931); Miraculous Mysteries (2017); Mr Priestley's Problem (1927); Murder at the Manor (2016); Murder by Matchlight (1945); Murder in Piccadilly (1936); Murder in the Basement (1932); Murder in the Mill-Race (1952); Murder in the Museum (1938); Murder of a Lady (1931); Murder Takes a Holiday: Classic Crime Stories for Summer (2021); Murder Underground (1934); Murder's a Swine: A Second World War Mystery (1943); Mystery in the Channel (1931); Mystery in White (1937); Not to Be Taken (1937); Panic Party (1934); Portrait of a Murderer (1933); Quick Curtain (1934); Resorting to Murder (2015); Roger Sheringham and the Vane Mystery (1927); Scarweather (1934); Sergeant Cluff Stands Firm (1960); Serpents in Eden (2016); Settling Scores: Sporting Mysteries (2020); Seven Dead (1939); Silent Nights (2015); Six Against the Yard (1937); Smallbone Deceased (1950); Somebody at the Door (1943); Surfeit of Suspects (1964); The 12.30 from Croydon (1934); The Arsenal Stadium Mystery (1939); The Avenging Chance and Other Mysteries from Roger Sheringham's Casebook (2004); The Belting Inheritance (1965); The Body in the Dumb River (1961); The Cheltenham Square Murder (1937); The Chianti Flask (1934); The Christmas Card Crime and Other Stories (2018); The Christmas Egg (1958); The Colour Of Murder (1957); The Cornish Coast Murder (1935); The Corpse in the Waxworks / The Waxworks Murder (1932); The Danger Within / Death in Captivity (1952); The Dead Shall be Raised & Murder of a Quack (1942); The Division Bell Mystery (1932); The End of the Web (1976); The Hog's Back Mystery (1933); The Incredible Crime (1931); The Lake District Murder (1935); The Last Best Friend (1967); The Layton Court Mystery (1925); The Long Arm of the Law (2017); The Lost Gallows (1931); The Man Who Didn't Fly (1955); The Measure of Malice (2019); The Mysterious Mr. Badman (1934); The Notting Hill Mystery (1862); The Piccadilly Murder (1929); The Pocket Detective 2: 100+ More Puzzles, Brainteasers and Conundrums (2019); The Poisoned Chocolates Case (1929); The Poisoned Chocolates Case (1929); The Port of London Murders (1938); The Progress of a Crime (1960); The Santa Klaus Murder (1936); The Scoop and Behind the Screen (1983); The Second Shot (1930); The Secret of High Eldersham / The Mystery of High Eldersham (1930); The Silk Stocking Murders (1928); The Spoilt Kill (1961); The Spy Paramount (1934); The Sussex Downs Murder (1936); The Traitor (1936); The Wintringham Mystery: Cicely Disappears (1926); The Wychford Poisoning Case (1926); The Z Murders (1931); Thirteen Guests (1938); Top Storey Murder (1931); Trial and Error (1937); Trouble on the Thames (1945); Two-Way Murder (2021); Verdict of Twelve (1940); Weekend at Thrackley (1934).

Movies and television:

American Playhouse (1987); Detective (1968); Flight from Destiny (1941); Leave It to Todhunter (1958); Lux Video Theatre (1955); Malice Aforethought (2005); Mystery!: Malice Aforethought (1979); Smrt pocestné paní (1969); Suspicion (1941 / 1948); TV Teatro (1958).

Born on this day – Zelda Popkin:

Zelda Popkin

Writer

July 5, 1898 – May 25, 1983

Credits:

Books:

A Death of Innocence (1971); Dead Man's Gift (1941); Dear Once (1975); Death Wears a White Gardenia (1938); Herman Had Two Daughters (1968); Murder in the Mist (1940); No Crime for a Lady (1942); Open Every Door (1956); Quiet Street (1951); Small Victory (1947); So Much Blood (1944); The Journey Home (1945); Time Off for Murder (1940); Walk Through the Valley (1949).

Movies and television:

A Death of Innocence (1971); Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre (1955); Matinee Theatre (1958).

Born on this day – Isa Miranda:

Isa Miranda

Actress

July 5, 1909 – July 8, 1982

Credits:

A Bay of Blood (1971); A Kiss for a Killer (1957); A Little Big Business (1965); A New World (1966); A Song of Sixpence (1961); Adventure in Diamonds (1940); Affairs of Maupassant (1935); Apocalisse di un terremoto (1982); Appuntamento a Piazza di Spagna (1947); Armchair Theatre (1959–1960); Arrivano i dollari! (1957); Bambina (1974); Before the Deluge (1954); Between Two Worlds (1936); Botta e risposta (1950); Boyd Q.C. (1963); Camilla (1976); Caroline chérie (1968); Colpo rovente (1970); Compact (1963–1964); Compression (2023–2025); Creature della notte (1934); Die große Postraub (1967); Die Liebe des Maharadscha (1936); Disonora il padre (1978); Do You Know This Voice? (1964); Documento Z-3 (1942); Dorian Gray (1970); È caduta una donna (1941); Einer frisst den anderen (1964); Espionage (1964); Everybody's Woman (1934); Ghost Squad (1964); Gli sbandati (1955); Hardi Pardaillan! (1964); He and She (1969); Hell Is Empty (1967); Hotel Imperial (1939); I colpevoli (1957); I pinguini ci guardano (1955); Il cardinale Lambertini (1934); Il caso Haller (1933); Il fu Mattia Pascal (1937); La carne e l'anima (1945); La corruzione (1963); La donna a una dimensione (1969); La lunga strada senza polvere (1977); La maschera e il volto (1954); La Ronde (1950); L'assassinio di Federico Garcia Lorca (1976); L'aventure commence demain (1948); Le secret d'Hélène Marimon (1954); Le secret du Chevalier d'Éon (1959); Leckerbissen (1948); Like the Leaves (1935); L'ombra (1954); Maigret (1963); Malombra (1942); Marta (1971); My Widow and I (1945); Night on the Highway (1960); Passaporto rosso (1935); Patto col diavolo (1949); Paul Temple (1971); Playdate (1961); Position Wanted (1951); Raspoutine (1954); Rommel's Treasure (1955); Roy Colt & Winchester Jack (1970); Scipione l'africano (1937); Senza cielo (1940); Sergeant Cork (1963); Sherlock Holmes (1968); Shirley's World (1972); Sulle strade di notte (1956); Summertime (1955); Tenebre (1934); The Avengers (1967); The Baron (1966); The Empty Canvas (1963); The Flying Swan (1965); The Great British Train Robbery (1966); The Lie of Nina Petrovna (1937); The Madhouse on Castle Street / BBC Sunday-Night Play (1960); The Man from Nowhere (1937); The Night Porter (1974); The Secret Conclave (1952); The Seven Deadly Sins (1952); The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968); The Walls of Malapaga (1949); The Wednesday Play (1966); The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964); The Younger Generation (1961); Thou Art My Joy (1936); Un estate con sentimento (1970); Una storia di notte (1964); Vendetta (1967); We, the Women / Segment: Isa Miranda (1953); We'll Call Him Andrea (1972); Zazà (1944).

Born on this day – Diana Lynn:

Diana Lynn

Actress

July 5, 1926 – December 18, 1971

Credits:

Adventures in Paradise (1959); An Annapolis Story (1955); And the Angels Sing (1944); Bedtime for Bonzo (1951); Betty Crocker Star Matinee (1952); Burke's Law (1964); Bus Stop (1962); Checkmate (1961); Chevron Hall of Stars (1956); Climax! (1955–1957); Company of Killers (1970); Crime Photographer (1952); Duffy's Tavern (1945); Easy Come, Easy Go (1947); Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy (1950); Every Girl Should Be Married (1948); Footlights Theater (1953); Front Row Center (1956); General Electric Theater (1953); Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour (1943); Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid (1944); Here's Hollywood (1960); Hollywood Opening Night (1953); Hollywood Victory Caravan (1945); I've Got a Secret (1953); Kraft Theatre / The United States Steel Hour (1954–1961); Low Man on a Totem Pole (1964); Lux Playhouse (1959); Lux Video Theatre (1950–1956); Make the Connection (1955); Matinee Theatre (1956); Medallion Theatre (1954); Meet Me at the Fair (1953); My Friend Irma (1949); My Friend Irma Goes West (1950); Our Hearts Were Growing Up (1946); Our Hearts Were Young and Gay (1944); Out of This World (1945); Paid in Full (1950); Paramount Victory Short No. T2-4: The Aldrich Family Gets in the Scrap (1943); Peggy (1950); Place the Face (1955); Playhouse 90 (1956–1959); Plunder of the Sun (1953); Robert Montgomery Presents (1953); Rogues of Sherwood Forest (1950); Ruthless (1948); Schlitz Playhouse (1951–1956); Screen Snapshots Series 15, No. 12 / Hollywood Fun Festival (1952); Screen Snapshots Series 15, No. 12 / Screen Snapshots: Thirtieth Anniversary Special (1950); Screen Snapshots: Mr. Rhythm's Holiday (1956); Stage 7 (1955); Star Spangled Rhythm (1942); Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven (1948); The Alan Young Show (1951); The Alcoa Hour (1955); The Best of Broadway (1955); The Bigelow Theatre (1950–1951); The Bride Wore Boots (1946); The Chevy Mystery Show (1960); The Doctors and the Nurses (1964); The DuPont Show of the Month (1957); The Ed Wynn Show (1949); The Eyes Have It (1952); The Ford Television Theatre (1952–1954); The Frank Sinatra Show (1952); The Investigators (1961); The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial (1956); The Kate Smith Evening Hour (1951); The Ken Murray Show (1950–1951); The Kentuckian (1955); The Loretta Young Show (1955); The Major and the Minor (1942); The Match Game (1963); The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1943); The Morey Amsterdam Show (1949); The Name's the Same (1953); The Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue (1949); The People Against O'Hara (1951); The Philadelphia Story (1959); The Red Skelton Hour (1955); The Saturday Night Revue with Jack Carter (1950); The Silver Theatre (1950); The Virginian (1965); There's Magic in Music (1941); They Shall Have Music (1939); This Is Your Life (1954); To Tell the Truth (1963); Track of the Cat (1954); TV Club (1950); Variety Girl (1947); We, the People (1949); World by the Tail (1953); You Are There (1953); You Bet Your Life (1956–1958); You Don't Say (1963); Your Show of Shows (1953); You're Never Too Young (1955).