Colors, Critters, Cats, and my Journey with MS

Sunday, May 31, 2026

Born on this day – Alida Valli:

Alida Valli

Actress

Director

Writer

May 31, 1921 – April 22, 2006

Credits:

Come diventai Alida Valli (2008); Angel of Death (2001); Probably Love (2001); Vino santo (2000); The Sweet Sounds of Life (1999); Fatal Frames (1996); A Month by the Lake (1995); The Final Scoop (1993); Il lungo silenzio (1993); Delitti privati (1993); Una vita in gioco 2 (1992); Zitti e mosca (1991); La bocca (1991); Una vita in gioco (1991); À notre regrettable époux (1988); Le jupon rouge (1987); Segreti segreti (1985); La ragazza dell'addio (1984); Dramma d'amore (1983); Piccolo mondo antico (1983); Il malinteso (1983); Sogni mostruosamente proibiti (1982); Aspern (1982); Quell'antico amore (1981–1982); La caduta degli angeli ribelli (1981); Sezona mira u Parizu (1981); Illa - Punto di osservazione (1981); La casa rossa (1981); Puppenspiel mit toten Augen (1980); Aquella casa en las afueras (1980); Verso l'ora zero (1980); L'eredità della Priora (1980); Inferno (1980); Licanthropus, il figlio della notte (1979); L'altro Simenon (1979); Luna (1979); Der Landvogt von Greifensee (1979); The Killer Nun (1979); Zoo zéro (1979); Indagine su un delitto perfetto (1978); Les grandes conjurations (1978); Dirty World (1978); Berlinguer: I Love You (1977); A Simple Heart (1977); Suspiria (1977); The Cassandra Crossing (1976); 1900 (1976); Le jeu du solitaire (1976); Il caso Raoul (1975); Cher Victor (1975); The Flesh of the Orchid (1975); The Antichrist (1974); The Big Scare (1974); Il consigliere imperiale (1974); Beyond Erotica (1974); Lisa and the Devil (1973); Indian Summer (1972); Diario di un italiano (1972); Eye in the Labyrinth (1972); Il lutto si addice ad Elettra (1972); The Spider's Stratagem (1970); The Mushroom (1970); L'amore in tutte le sue espressioni (1968); Oedipus Rex (1967); Umorismo in nero (1965); Desencuentro (1964); Dr. Kildare (1964); L'autre femme (1964); A la salida (1963); The Getaway Face (1963); Combat! (1963); The Paper Man (1963); The Castilian (1963); Ophélia (1963); Las momias de Guanajuato (1962); Homenaje a la hora de la siesta (1962); Al otro lado de la ciudad (1962); Disorder (1962); Il caso Maurizius (1961); La fille du torrent (1961); The Happy Thieves (1961); The Long Absence (1961); Le gigolo (1960); Il peccato degli anni verdi (1960); Le dialogue des Carmélites (1960); Ragazza mia (1960); Eyes Without a Face (1960); Signé: Arsène Lupin (1959); I figli di Medea (1959); L'uomo dai calzoni corti (1958); The Night Heaven Fell (1958); This Angry Age (1958); La grande strada azzurra (1957); Il Grido (1957); Senso (1954); La mano dello straniero (1954); We, the Women (1953); The World Condemns Them (1953); The Lovers of Toledo (1953); Ultimo incontro (1951); Les miracles n'ont lieu qu'une fois (1951); Walk Softly, Stranger (1950); The White Tower (1950); The Third Man (1949); The Miracle of the Bells (1948); The Paradine Case (1947); Eugenie Grandet (1946); Il canto della vita (1945); Life Begins Anew (1945); Circo equestre Za-bum (1944); Apparizione (1943); T'amerò sempre (1943); Laugh Pagliacci (1943); Stasera niente di nuovo (1942); Addio Kira! (1942); We the Living (1942); Two Orphans (1942); Catene invisibili (1942); L'amante segreta (1941); Schoolgirl Diary (1941); Luce nelle tenebre (1941); Piccolo mondo antico (1941); La prima donna che passa (1940); Passione (1940); The Last Enemy (1940); Taverna rossa (1940); Manon Lescaut (1940); Her First Love (1939); Ball at the Castle (1939); Mille lire al mese (1939); La casa del peccato (1938); L'amor mio non muore! (1938); L'ha fatto una signora (1938); It Was I (1937); Il feroce Saladino (1937); I due sergenti (1936); Il cappello a tre punte (1935).

Born on this day – Rainer Werner Fassbinder:

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Director

Actor

Composer

Writer

May 31, 1945 – June 10, 1982

Credits:

Querelle (1982); Veronika Voss (1982); Theater in Trance (1981); Lola (1981); Lili Marleen (1981); Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980); The Third Generation (1979); The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979); In a Year with 13 Moons (1978); Despair (1978); Deutschland im Herbst (1978); The Stationmaster's Wife (1977); Women in New York (1977); Chinese Roulette (1976); Satan's Brew (1976); I Only Want You to Love Me (1976); Fear of Fear (1975); Mother Kusters Goes to Heaven (1975); Fox and His Friends (1975); Like a Bird on a Wire (1975); Effi Briest (1974); Martha (1974); Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974); Nora Helmer (1974); World on a Wire (1973); Eight Hours Don't Make a Day (1972–1973); Jail Bait (1972); Bremen Freedom (1972); The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972); The Merchant of Four Seasons (1972); Beware of a Holy Whore (1971); Whity (1971); Pioneers in Ingolstadt (1971); Rio das Mortes (1971); The Niklashausen Journey (1970); The American Soldier (1970); Warum läuft Herr R. Amok (1970); Das Kaffeehaus (1970); Gods of the Plague (1970); Katzelmacher (1969); Love Is Colder Than Death (1969); The Little Chaos (1967); This Night (1966); The City Tramp (1966).

Born on this day and Recommended reading – Nicole Van Goethem:

Nicole Van Goethem

Animator

Illustrator

Writer

Director

May 31, 1941 - March 3, 2000

Credits:

Awarded the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film, at the 59th Academy Awards in 1987, for her movie: A Greek Tragedy (1985).

Book:

Drawing the Film (1988).

Movies and television:

A Greek Tragedy (1985); B.C. Rock (1980); Human Rights Article 13 (1988); John the Fearless (1984); Tarzoon: Shame of the Jungle (1975); Trouble in Paradise (1989); Verloren maandag (1974); Vol van gratie (1987).

Recommended reading:

Drawing the Film

by Nicole Van Goethem.

Published 1988.

ISBN 10: 9063032528
ISBN 13: 9789063032524

The book of the movie: A Greek Tragedy. Original title: Een griekse tragedie (1985).

A 7-minute short comedy film, written, directed, and animated by Nicole Van Goethem.

IMDB synopsis:

Three scantily clad female figures struggle to hold up the crumbling remains of an ancient Greek temple.

Awards:

Grand Prix at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival in France (1985).

Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film (1987).