Tom Clancy, on writing:

Success is a finished book, a stack of pages each of white is filled with words.

If you reach that point, you have won a victory over yourself no less impressive than sailing single-handed around the world.

- Tom Clancy.

Recommended reading - Archer in Hollywood

 

Archer in Hollywood

by Ross MacDonald.

Published by Knopf.
Published 1967.

First edition.
Hardcover.

ISBN-10: 9997402529
ISBN-13: 978-9997402523
 
Description:

Anthology of three of Ross MacDonald’s novels, featuring the character private detective Lew Archer: The Moving Target; The Way Some People Die; The Barbarous Coast.

Born on this day – Ruby Dandridge:

Ruby Dandridge

Actress

March 3, 1900 – October 17, 1987

Credits:

A Hole in the Head (1959); A Night for Crime (1943); Beulah (1952); Black Moon (1934); Bosko's Easter Eggs (1937); Broken Strings (1940); Cabin in the Sky (1943); Can't Help Singing (1944); Carolina Blues (1944); Checkmate (1960); Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs (1943); Corregidor (1943); Dead Reckoning (1946); Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty (2003); Father Is a Bachelor (1950); Father of the Bride (1961–1962); Flop Goes the Weasel (1943); For All the People (1946); Front Row Center (1956); Gallant Lady (1942); Hat Check Honey (1944); Home in Oklahoma (1946); I Dood It (1943); Inside Job (1946); Junior Miss (1945); King Kong (1933); Ladies of Washington (1944); Little Ol' Bosko and the Cannibals (1937); Lux Video Theatre (1957); Matinee Theatre (1956); Melody Parade (1943); Midnight Shadow (1939); My Wild Irish Rose (1947); Never a Dull Moment (1943); Road to Zanzibar (1941); Saratoga Trunk (1945); Screen Snapshots Series 25, No. 9: The Judy Canova Radio Show (1946); Silly Billy (1948); Silver Skates (1943); Tap Roots (1948); The Amos 'n Andy Show (1951–1955); The Arnelo Affair (1947); The Clock (1945); The Dick Powell Theatre (1961); The Night Before the Divorce (1942); The War Against Mrs. Hadley (1942); Three Little Girls in Blue (1946); Tish (1942); Yancy Derringer (1959).

Born on this day – Jean Harlow:

 

Jean Harlow

Actress

March 3, 1911 – June 7, 1937

Credits:

Saratoga (1937); Personal Property (1937); The Candid Camera Story (Very Candid) of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures 1937 Convention (1937); Libeled Lady (1936); Suzy (1936); Wife vs. Secretary (1936); Riffraff (1935); China Seas (1935); Reckless (1935); The Girl from Missouri (1934); Hollywood on Parade No. B-1 (1934); Hollywood on Parade No. B-6 (1934); Hollywood on Parade No. B-8 (1934); Bombshell (1933); Dinner at Eight (1933); Hold Your Man (1933); Screen Snapshots (1932); Red Dust (1932); Red-Headed Woman (1932); Scarface (1932); The Beast of the City (1932); Three Wise Girls (1931); Beau Hunks (1931); Platinum Blonde (1931); Goldie (1931); The Iron Man (1931); The Public Enemy (1931); The Secret 6 (1931); City Lights (1931); Hell's Angels (1930); New York Nights (1929); Weak But Willing (1929); This Thing Called Love (1929); The Love Parade (1929); The Saturday Night Kid (1929); Bacon Grabbers (1929); Masquerade (1929); Thundering Toupees (1929); Double Whoopee (1929); The Unkissed Man (1929); Close Harmony (1929); Why Is a Plumber? (1929); Why Be Good? (1929); Fugitives (1929); Liberty (1929); Chasing Husbands (1928); Moran of the Marines (1928); Honor Bound (1928).

Born on this day – James Doohan:

James Doohan

Actor

Writer

March 3, 1920 – July 20, 2005

Credits:

Skinwalker: Curse of the Shaman (2005); The Duke (1999); Through Dead Eyes (1999); Bug Buster (1998); The Bold and the Beautiful (1993–1997); Duckman: Private Dick / Family Man (1997); Star Trek: Generations (1997); Outer Space (1996); River of Stone (1994); New York Skyride (1994); Star Trek: Generations (1994); Storybook (1994); Star Trek: Judgment Rites (1993); Amore! (1993); Loaded Weapon 1 (1993); Star Trek 25th Anniversary (1992); The Ben Stiller Show (1992); Star Trek: The Next Generation (1992); Double Trouble (1992); Star Trek Adventure (1991); Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991); Knight Rider 2000 (1991); MacGyver (1990); Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989); Danger Bay (1988); Grandeur et décadence d'un petit commerce de cinéma (1987); Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986); Hotel (1985); Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984); Magnum, P.I. (1983); Fantasy Island (1983); Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982); Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979); Jason of Star Command (1978); Insight (1977); Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973–1974); Return to Peyton Place (1973); Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969–1972); Man in the Wilderness (1971); O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (1971); Pretty Maids All in a Row (1971); Daniel Boone (1969–1970); Then Came Bronson (1969); Star Trek (1966–1969); Jigsaw (1968); Peyton Place (1965–1967); Jericho (1966); Iron Horse (1966); Fantastic Voyage (1966); One of Our Spies Is Missing (1966); Blue Light (1966); A Man Called Shenandoah (1966); The F.B.I. (1966); Scalplock (1966); The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964–1966); The Virginian (1963–1965); Bewitched (1965); Convoy (1965); Laredo (1965); The Fugitive (1965); His Magic Machine (1965); Bus Riley's Back in Town (1965); The Satan Bug (1965); Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964); Signpost to Murder (1964); 36 Hours (1964); Ben Casey (1964); The Rogues (1964); The Outer Limits (1964); The Richard Boone Show (1964); The Serial (1963–1964); Bonanza (1962–1963); The Wheeler Dealers (1963); Festival (1961–1963); The Labyrinth (1963); Going My Way (1963); Empire (1963); The Gallant Men (1963); G.E. True (1963); Hazel (1963); The Twilight Zone (1963); Gunsmoke (1962); The New Breed (1962); The Business of Farming (1961); Encounter (1953–1961); Heritage (1961); First Person (1960); R.C.M.P. (1960); The Hill (1960); Startime (1960); The Unforeseen (1958–1959); The Ticket (1958); First Performance (1956–1958); On Camera (1954–1958); Test Pilot (1957); Folio (1956–1957); Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans (1957); Strike in Town: Revised (1956); The Cage (1956); The Hill (1956); Strike in Town (1955); Playbill (1953–1955); Men at Work (1954); Howdy Doody (1954); Space Command (1953); Tales of Tomorrow (1952); Suspense (1951); Somerset Maugham TV Theatre (1950); Actor's Studio (1950).

Born on this day – Diana Barrymore:

 

Diana Barrymore

Actress

March 3, 1921 – January 25, 1960

Credits:

Between Us Girls (1942); Eagle Squadron (1942); Fired Wife (1943); Frontier Badmen (1943); Hollywood Canteen (1944); Ladies Courageous (1944); Manpower (1941); Nightmare (1942); The Ben Hecht Show (1958); The Ed Sullivan Show (1949); The Eyes Have It (1949); The Mike Wallace Interview (1957); The Steve Allen Show (1951); Too Much, Too Soon (1958).

Born on this day – Micheline Dax:

 

Micheline Dax

Actress

Singer

March 3, 1924 – April 27, 2014

Credits:

La plus pire semaine de ma vie (2010–2011); The Invisible Woman (2009); Park Benches (2009); Louis la brocante (2007); Max & Co (2007); Venus and Apollo (2005); L'ex-femme de ma vie (2004); Les monos (2003); The Little Mermaid DVD Read-Along (2002); La soupière (2002); Politiquement rock (2000); Opération Bugs Bunny (1997); Violetta, the Motorcycle Queen (1997); Toonstruck (1996); A Nanny of Note 2 (1995); The Bizarre Adventures of Woodruff and the Schnibble (1994); Hotel Mario (1994); Grossesse nerveuse (1994); Gargantua (1993); La joie de vivre (1993); Les Misérables (1992); Taxi Girl (1992); Les clés du paradis (1991); Interdit au public (1989); Pentimento (1989); Quelle famille! (1989); Une clé pour deux (1989); Tel père, tel fils (1988); L'amour à la letter (1986); Affaire suivante (1986); Lucky Luke (1984–1985); Les Viratatoums (1985); Une nouvelle chaîne (1983); En cas de guerre mondiale, je file à l'étranger (1983); Le chef de famille (1982); Tartuffe, or The Impostor (1980); Peter Voss, der Millionendieb (1977); Marions les vivantes ! ... (1976); Le grand fanfaron (1976); The Twelve Tasks of Asterix (1976); L'acrobate (1976); Flat Out (1975); Au théâtre ce soir (1973–1974); Vos gueules les mouettes! (1974); La poule aux oeufs d'or (1973); Monsieur Pompadour (1973); La dernière bourrée à Paris (1973); A Slightly Pregnant Man (1973); Tout le monde peut s'appeler moi (1973); Le canari (1973); Tintin et le lac aux requins (1972); Musique s'il vous plait (1970); Ces messieurs de la gâchette (1970); La honte de la famille (1969); Asterix and Cleopatra (1968); La prunelle (1968); Le petit lion (1967); Le grand bidule (1967); Tender Scoundrel (1966); L'Arroseur arrosé (1966); A nous deux, Paris! (1966); Boulevard des faits divers: 65-66 (1966); L'heure de la soupe (1965); La bêtise humaine (1965); Les mordus de Paris (1965); Six in Paris / Rue Saint-Denis (1965); Blagapar (1964); The Magic Roundabout (1964); Skaal (1963); C'est pas moi, c'est l'autre (1962); Le pavé de Paris (1961); À rebrousse-poil (1961); Quelle époque! 2 (1961); On roule à deux (1960); Love and the Frenchwoman / Enfance, L (1960); Messieurs les ronds de cuir (1959); Coquin de printemps (1959); La clé des champs (1958–1959); Sacrée jeunesse (1958); Mimi Pinson (1958); Airs de France (1958); Ce joli monde (1957); L'ami de la famille (1957); Le violon de l'orphéon (1957); Printemps à Paris (1957); Le septième commandement (1957); Miss Catastrophe (1956); Slightly Ahead (1956); Don Juan (1956); Si Paris nous était conté (1956); M'sieur la Caille (1955); La villa Sans-Souci (1955); Pas de souris dans le business (1955); Ah! The Beautiful Priestesses of Bacchus (1954); Femmes de Paris (1953); Rue de l'Estrapade (1953); Magazine de Paris (1952); Branquignol (1949); Monelle (1948).