Born on this day – Ned Beatty:

Ned Beatty

Actor

July 6, 1937 – June 13, 2021

On this day in movie history - Lights of New York (1928)

Lights of New York

directed by Bryan Foy,

written by Murray Roth and Hugh Herbert,

based on a story by Charles L. Gaskill,

was released in the United States on July 6, 1928.

Music by Louis Silvers.

Note: this was the first full-length all-talking movie.

Cast:

Helene Costello, Cullen Landis, Mary Carr, Wheeler Oakman, Gladys Brockwell, Robert Elliott, Eugene Pallette, Tom Dugan, Tom McGuire, Walter Percival, Guy D'Ennery, Jere Delaney, Harry Downing, Eddie Kane, Bob Perry. 

Born on this day – Libby Titus:

 

Libby Titus

Singer

Songwriter

Actress

Composer

July 6, 1946 – October 13, 2024.

Credits:
 
Album:
 
Libby Titus (1977).
 
Songs:
 

At Last; Baby Close Its Eyes; Can This Be My Love Affair; Can't Believe You're Mine; Cloudy; Coconut Grove; Darkness 'Til Dawn; Driftin' Blues; Fancy Dancing Man; Fool That I Am; Green Flower Street; Groovin'; Holiday; In Tune; Intro; It’ll Never Happen Again; Kansas City; Love Has No Pride; Madison Time; Michael From Mountains; Minute By Minute; Miss Otis Regrets; People Got to Be Free; Pretzel Logic; Shakey Ground; Strawberry Fields Forever; The Fool on the Hill; The Night You Took Me To Barbados In My Dreams; The Sailor & the Mermaid; Together?; Wish I Could; Yellow Beach Umbrella; You Didn’t Have to Be So Nice; Younger Generation.

 

Movie and television:
 

12th Annual Music City News Awards (1978); A Concert: Behind Prison Walls (1977); Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm (2010); All Good Things (2010); Amazing Grace and Chuck (1987); Awakenings (1990); Big (1988); Energy and How to Get It (1981); Heartburn (1986); New York Stories / Segment: Life without Zoe (1989); Night and the City (1992); Saturday Night Live (1977); The Little Rascals (1994); The Mike Douglas Show (1979); Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey (1993); Together? (1979); Working Girl (1988).

On this day in movie history - Private Detective 62 (1933)

Private Detective 62

directed by Michael Curtiz,

written by Rian James,

based on a story by Raoul Whitfield,

was released in the United States on July 6, 1933.

Music by Bernhard Kaun.

Cast:

William Powell, Margaret Lindsay, Ruth Donnelly, Gordon Westcott, Arthur Hohl, Natalie Moorhead, James Bell, Hobart Cavanaugh, Irving Bacon, Joan Barclay, Arthur Byron, Heinie Conklin, Eddie Dunn, Bill Elliott, Theresa Harris, Ann Hovey, Charles Lane, Eddie Phillips, Georges Renavent, Rolfe Sedan, Harry Seymour, Joan Standing, Sheila Terry, Ellinor Vanderveer, Renee Whitney, Charles C. Wilson, Pat Wing, Toby Wing.

On this day in movie history - The Story of Film: A New Generation (2021)

The Story of Film: A New Generation

a two-part documentary directed and written by Mark Cousins,

was released at the Cannes Film Festival in France on July 6, 2021.

Narrated by Mark Cousins.

Veronica Roth, on writing:

 

I've done without doing things, like sleeping and eating, but I need to write.

- Veronica Roth.

Recommended reading - Backyard Homesteading: A Back-to-Basics Guide to Self-Sufficiency (2011)

Backyard Homesteading: A Back-to-Basics Guide to Self-Sufficiency (2011).

by David Toht.

Grow and preserve your own vegetables, fruits, nuts, and berries, keep chickens, goats, and bees.

Make Beer, Wine, and Cider.

 

ISBN-10: 1580115217

ISBN-13: 978-1580115216

Creative Homeowner

Back cover description:

BACKYARD HOMESTEADING

GETTING STARTED 

Benefits of pure food

Family recreation

Local regulations

Potential yields and savings

 

RAISING VEGETABLES AND HERBS

Garden planning/layout

Structures/irrigation

Vegetable profiles

Planting techniques

Composting/healthy soil

Seasonal gardening

 

GROWING FRUITS, BERRIES, AND NUTS

Planting fruit trees and bushes

Fruit profiles

Organic pest control

Grafting and pruning

Harvesting methods

 

RAISING CHICKENS

The joy of chickens

Collecting eggs

Care and feeding tips

Other small animals

 

RAISING GOATS

Benefits of goat milk

Structures/fencing

Care and feeding tips

Other large animals

 

BEEKEEPING

Benefits of beekeeping

Care and harvesting

Building hives

Collecting honey

 

HARVEST HOME

Canning/drying/freezing

Making beer, wine, cider

Making jerky, sausage

Making jams, jellies

Pickling/salting/smoking

Building root cellars