Born on this day – Carole D'Andrea:

 

Carole D'Andrea

Actress

Singer

Teacher

August 28, 1937 – March 11, 2025

Credits:
West Side Story (1961); That's Dancing! (1985).

Born on this day – Marla Adams:

Marla Adams

Actress

August 28, 1938 – April 25, 2024

Credits:

Adam-12 (1975); Archie Bunker's Place (1982); Barnaby Jones (1974–1978); Baywatch (1992); Beauty and the Beast (1988); Beneath the Leaves (2019); Bring 'Em Back Alive (1983); Capitol (1982–1987); Carter Country (1979); Concrete Beat (1984); Days of Our Lives (1999); Emergency! (1975–1978); Empty Nest (1989); Filthy Rich (1982); General Hospital (1963); Generations (1989–1990); Gotcha! (1985); Happy Days (1983); Harry O (1974); Hart to Hart (1981); Hill Street Blues (1987); Hollywood and Beyond with Steven Brittingham (2021); Home & Family (2018); In the House (1997); Johnny Staccato (1976); Kingston: Confidential (1977); Marcus Welby, M.D. (1974–1976); Marilyn and Me (1991); Matlock (1988); Maybe Baby (1988); Mobile One (1975); Nash Bridges (1997); Perfect Strangers (1991); Phyllis (1977); Sisters (1992); Soap Central (2018); Special Delivery (1976); Splendor in the Grass (1961); Starsky and Hutch (1975); Tattletales (1984); The Bold and the Beautiful (1990–1991); The Dick Cavett Show (1971); The Golden Girls (1991); The Good Life (1994); The Hollywood Moment at Home Edition (2020); The Love Boat (1978); The New Adam-12 (1990); The New Dick Van Dyke Show (1973); The President's Man (2000); The Secret Night Caller (1975); The Secret Storm (1968–1973); The Streets of San Francisco (1977); The Tony Danza Show (1998); The Young and the Restless (1983–2021); The Young and the Restless (2020–2022); Time of Your Life (1999); Trauma Center (1983); Undercover (1994); Walker, Texas Ranger (2000–2001); White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd (1991); Who's the Boss? (1987).

Born on this day – David Soul:

David Soul

Actor

Director

Producer

Writer

Singer

August 28, 1943 – January 4, 2024

Credits:

The Gridiron (2016); Filth (2013); Inspector Lewis (2012); Mermaids: The Body Found (2011); Crash Bang Wallow (2010); Farewell (2009); That Deadwood Feeling (2009); Old Dog (2006); Puritan (2005); The Dark Lantern (2004); Poirot (2004); Starsky & Hutch (2004); Dalziel and Pascoe (2004); Doctor Who: The Animated Series (2002); Holby City (2001–2002); Tabloid (2001); The New Adventures of Robin Hood (1998); Terror in the Mall (1998); The Girls of Lido (1995); Vents contraires (1995); Sandra, the Rebel Princess (1995); High Tide (1994); The Judge Is a Woman (1994); Pentathlon (1994); Murder, She Wrote (1991–1993); Jake and the Fatman (1988–1992); Grave Secrets: The Legacy of Hilltop Drive (1992); Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing (1992); Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann (1991); In the Heat of the Night (1990); China Beach (1990); Tides of War (1990); The Bride in Black (1990); In the Cold of the Night (1990); The Young Riders (1990); So Proudly We Hail (1990); Prime Target (1989); The Hitchhiker (1989); Unsub (1989); Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1989); In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders (1988); Bloodstone (1988); Appointment with Death (1988); Secret of the Sahara (1988); Crime Story (1987–1988); Harry's Hong Kong (1987); The Hanoi Hilton (1987); The Fifth Missile (1986); The Key to Rebecca (1985); Blood Debts (1985); Heart of the City (1986); Hunter (1985); Partners in Crime (1984); Miami Vice (1984); The Yellow Rose (1983–1984); Through Naked Eyes (1983); Casablanca (1983); World War III (1982); The Manions of America (1981); Homeward Bound (1980); Rage! (1980); Swan Song (1980); Salem's Lot (1979); Dogpound Shuffle (1979); Starsky and Hutch (1975–1979); The Stick Up (1977); David Soul: Going in with My Eyes Open (1977); Little Ladies of the Night (1977); David Soul: Don't Give Up on Us (1976); The Long Christmas Dinner (1975); Gunsmoke (1975); Medical Center (1974); McMillan & Wife (1974); The Rookies (1974); Cannon (1973–1974); The Disappearance of Flight 412 (1974); Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law (1971–1974); Magnum Force (1973); Circle of Fear (1972); Intertect (1973); The Streets of San Francisco (1972); The F.B.I. (1972); Movin' On (1972); All in the Family (1971); Johnny Got His Gun (1971); Ironside (1971); Dan August (1971); The Young Rebels (1970); Here Come the Brides (1968–1970); The Secret Sharer (1967); Star Trek (1967); I Dream of Jeannie (1967); Flipper (1967); The Lloyd Thaxton Show (1966).

On this day in music history - Stop The Game, by Deborah Coleman (2007)

 

Stop The Game

by Deborah Coleman

was released August 28, 2007.

Track list:

I Got to Know; Stop the Game; Motor City II; Everlastin’ Tears; Greezy; Changes; Long Time; Seven Days; Zero; Wagon Wheel.

On this day in music history - The album Bel Canto, by Renée Fleming and Patrick Summers (2002)

Bel Canto

by Renée Fleming and Patrick Summers

was released on August 27, 2002.

Track list:

Bellini / La sonnambula: “Ah!..se una volta sola”; Bellini / La sonnambula: “Ah!..non credea mirarti”; Bellini / La sonnambula: “Ah! non giunge uman pensiero”; Donizetti / Maria Padilla: “Abbracciami”; Donizetti / Maria Padilla: “Il piu tenero suon d’arpa morende”; Donizetti / Maria Padilla: “Ah! non sai qual prestigio si cela”; Rossini / Semiramide: Introduzione; Rossini / Semiramide: “Bel raggio lusinghier”; Rossini / Semiramide: “Dolce pensiero di quell’istante”; Bellini / Il pirata: Introduzione; Bellini / Il pirata: “Ah! s’io potessi dissipar le nubi”; Bellini / Il pirata: “Col sorriso d’innocenza”; Bellini / Il pirata: “Oh sole! ti vela di tenebre oscure”; Rossini / Armida: “D’Amor al dolce impero”; Rossini / Armida: “Gli augei tra fronde e fronde”; Rossini / Armida: “La fresca eta sen fugge”; Rossini / Armida: “Ah! si, godete amanti”; Donizetti / Lucrezia Borgia:”M’odi, ah m’odi, io non t’imploro”; Donizetti / Lucrezia Borgia: “Figlio!...Figlio!...Ola, qualcuno!”; Donizetti / Lucrezia Borgia: “Era desso il figlio mio”.

Recommended reading - The Best of Ogden Nash

 

The Best of Ogden Nash
548 Favorite Poems from America's laureate of light verse

Edited by Linell Nash Smith.

Published by Ivan R. Dee.
Published 2007.

ASIN: 1566637031
ISBN-10: 9781566637039
ISBN-13: 978-1566637039

Hardcover.

Description:

An outstanding, rare collection of works essential for any definitive poetry library. – Midwest Book Review.

It's been more than thirty years since the appearance of a collection from America's laureate of light verse. Ogden Nash first gathered together an anthology of thirty years of his published works in 1959. In 1973 his daughters gathered more than four hundred of his poems and called it I Wouldn't Have Missed It, a quote from one of his verses. Now more poems have come to light, so his daughters have once again produced The Best of Ogden Nash, the definitive Nash anthology. The poems display the talent of the man whose verse entranced America from the time of the Great Depression until his death in 1971. The Best of Ogden Nash should delight old fans and introduce new readers to a unique talent.

Recommended reading: The Answer Is . . . Reflections on My Life by Alex Trebek (2020)

The Answer Is . . . Reflections on My Life

by Alex Trebek.
 
Published by Simon & Schuster.
Hardcover.
 
ISBN-10: 1982157992
ISBN-13: 978-1982157999
 
Description:
 
Longtime Jeopardy! host and television icon Alex Trebek reflects on his life and career.

Since debuting as the host of Jeopardy! in 1984, Alex Trebek has been something like a family member to millions of television viewers, bringing entertainment and education into their homes five nights a week. In 2019, he made the stunning announcement that he had been diagnosed with Stage IV pancreatic cancer. What followed was an incredible outpouring of love and kindness. Social media was flooded with messages of support, and the Jeopardy! studio received boxes of cards and letters offering guidance, encouragement, and prayers.

For more than three decades, Trebek had resisted countless appeals to write a book about his life. Yet he was moved so much by all the goodwill, he felt compelled to finally share his story. “I want people to know a little more about the person they have been cheering on for the past year,” he writes.

 

This book combines illuminating personal anecdotes with Trebek’s thoughts on a range of topics, including marriage, parenthood, education, success, spirituality, and philanthropy. Trebek also addresses the questions he gets asked most often by Jeopardy! fans, such as what prompted him to shave his signature mustache, his insights on legendary players like Ken Jennings and James Holzhauer, and his opinion of Will Ferrell’s Saturday Night Live impersonation. The book uses a novel structure inspired by Jeopardy! and features dozens of never-before-seen photos that candidly capture Trebek over the years.

This wise, charming, and inspiring book is further evidence of why Trebek has long been considered one of the most beloved and respected figures in entertainment.