Born on this day – Ed Wheeler:

 

Ed Wheeler

Actor

Producer

February 18, 1936 - August 21, 2024

Credits:

3-2-1 Contact (1980); ABC Afterschool Specials (1987); Bleach (1998); Blue Bloods (2010); Broadcast News (1987); Cupid (2009); Daylight (1996); Double Parked (2000); Drop Squad (1994); Ed (2000–2002); From Other Worlds (2004); Godzilla (1998); Head of State (2003); Heaven Is a Playground (1991); Hope & Faith (2004); Keane (2004); Keepers of the Flame (2024); Law & Order (1992–2004); Little Bill (2003); Love Songs (1999); Mickey Blue Eyes (1999); Monsters (1988); New York Undercover (1994); Noël (1992); One Life to Live (2010); Presumed Innocent (1990); Soul Food (2000); The Core of the Apple (1986); The Cry (2007); The Day the Women Got Even (1980); The Good Guy (2009); The Good Heart (2009); The Kill Reflex (1989); Thinner (1996); Third Watch (2000); Uncertainty (2008); Watch Your Mouth (1978); Whoopi (2004).

Born on this day – John Hughes:

John Hughes

Director

February 18, 1950 – August 6, 2009

Born on this day – Laurent Tirard:

 

Laurent Tirard

Writer

Director

February 18, 1967 – September 5, 2024

Credits:

À consommer froid de preference (2005); Astérix and Obélix: God Save Britannia (2012); Café Picouly (2007); Call My Agent! (2017); Ce soir (ou jamais!) (2007); Cinémas (2009); De source sûre (1999); Demain est un autre jour (2000); Días de cine (2022); Fred et son orchestra (2002–2003); Juste ciel! (2022); La pause (2005); Le plus beau jour de ma vie (2004); Les Chroniques du Mea (2018); Little Nicholas (2009); Maternal Love (2002); Mike (2011); Molière (2007); Mon vrai père (2004); Nicholas on Holiday (2014); Prête-moi ta main (2006); Return of the Hero (2018); Sans laisser de traces (2010); Second Chance (2010); Tête de gondole / Segments: La Pause; À consommer froid de preference (2005); The Speech (2020); The Story of My Life (2004); Ton tour viendra (2002); Up for Love (2016); Vivement dimanche (2014).

On this day in music history - Runaway, by Del Shannon (1961)

Runaway

by Del Shannon,

was released on February 18, 1961.

On this day in movie history - New York Confidential (1955)

New York Confidential

directed by Russell Rouse,

written by Clarence Greene and Russell Rouse,

based on the novel New York Confidential! by Jack Lait and Lee Mortimer,

was released in the United States on February 18, 1955.

Music by Joseph Mullendore.

Cast:

Broderick Crawford, Richard Conte, Marilyn Maxwell, Anne Bancroft, J. Carrol Naish, Onslow Stevens, Barry Kelley, Mike Mazurki, Celia Lovsky, Herbert Heyes, Steven Geray, William 'Bill' Phillips, Tom Powers, John Doucette.

On this day in movie, play, and book history - The Chase (1966)

The Chase

directed by Arthur Penn,

written by Lillian Hellman,

based on the play and novel by Horton Foote,

was released in the United States on February 18, 1966.

Music by John Barry.

Cast:

Marlon Brando, Jane Fonda, Robert Redford, E.G. Marshall, Angie Dickinson, Janice Rule, Miriam Hopkins, Martha Hyer, Richard Bradford, Robert Duvall, James Fox, Diana Hyland, Henry Hull, Jocelyn Brando, Katherine Walsh, Lori Martin, Marc Seaton, Paul Williams, Clifton James, Malcolm Atterbury, Nydia Westman, Joel Fluellen, Steve Ihnat, Maurice Manson, Bruce Cabot, Steve Whittaker, Pamela Curran, Ken Renard, Don Anderson, James Anderson, Walter Bacon, Ray Ballard, Benjie Bancroft, Billy Bletcher, Matilda Brewer, Don Brodie, Tex Brodus, Rufis Burke, Nellie Burt, George Calliga, Dee Carroll, Woodrow Chambliss, Ron Chase, Eduardo Ciannelli, Dort Clark, Richard Collier, Jacqueline D'Avril, George DeNormand, Joe Dominguez, Dan Dowling, Vicki Draves, Charles Fogel, Lori Fontaine, Mel Gallagher, Ray Galvin, Richard Garland, Anthony Ghazlo Sr., Kenneth Gibson, George Golden, Monte Hale, Jill Hill, George Holmes, Clyde Howdy, Michael Jeffers, James Jeter, Kenneth Konopka, Alan Marston, Tina Menard, William Mims, Ernesto Molinari, Ralph Moody, Ruben Moreno, Stevenson Phillips, Bertha Powell, Patricia Quinn, Leoda Richards, Davis Roberts, John Roy, Charles Seel, Bernard Sell, Eddie Smith, Grady Sutton, Curtis Taylor, Susan Tracy, Felipe Turich, Herb Voland, Guy Way, Cathy Williams, Rodney Willis, George Winters, Judith Woodbury, Howard Wright.

Recommended reading:

The Chase

by Horton Foote.

 
Play version:
72 pages.
Paperback.
Published by Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
Published 1956.

ISBN 13: 9780822201984
ISBN 10: 0822201984
ASIN: 0822201984
 
Novel version:
Mass Market Paperback.
Published 1966.
Published by Signet Book.

ASIN: B0DT36B11R

Description:

Sheriff Hawes, honest and sincere peace officer, wearied with his job and its usual run of irritating problems, such as runaway boys, small robberies and the like, is making plans for his retirement. A local boy, Bubber Reeves, escapes from the penitentiary where he is serving a life term. He heads for his hometown, obsessed with the idea of killing Hawes who has become for him the symbol of all he hates. The town is terrified of Bubber and wants him killed. Hawes is determined to take him alive and send him back to the penitentiary. Eventually Hawes traces Bubber to a cabin, but Bubber does not want to be captured and forces Hawes to kill him. Heartbroken over his failure, Hawes goes back to the jail to resign immediately, but his wife convinces him that he is needed in his job, and he decides to continue.

On this day in movie history - The King of Comedy (1983)

The King of Comedy

directed by Martin Scorsese,

written by Paul D. Zimmerman,

was released in the United States on February 18, 1983.

Music by Robbie Robertson.

Cast:

Robert De Niro, Jerry Lewis, Sandra Bernhard, Diahnne Abbott, Shelley Hack, Margo Winkler, Kim Chan, Frederick De Cordova, Edgar Scherick, Ed Herlihy, Tony Randall, Victor Borge, Joyce Brothers, Catherine Scorsese, Cathy Scorsese, Martin Scorsese, Charles Scorsese, Mick Jones, Joe Strummer, Paul Simonon, Kosmo Vinyl, Ellen Foley, Don Letts, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio.