🎉 Happy Birthday to #RobertBloch, #bornonthisday in 1917, master of psychological horror. He wrote over 30 novels and stories with dark humour, crime, and twists, including Psycho—fuel for Hitchcock’s legend. A protégé of H.P. Lovecraft, his work haunts readers! #CrimeFiction

4 kwietnia 1952 roku urodził się Gary Moore.

Gary Moore - Still Got The Blues
#PiosenkaDnia #SongOfTheDay #BornOnThisDay

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With Hitchcock

Anthony Perkins, Actor, #BornOnThisDay in 1932, in New York City

Robert E. Sherwood

Robert Emmet* Sherwood, Playwright, Screenwriter, Critic, #BornOnThisDay in 1896, in New Rochelle, New York

(*his great-great-grandfather was Thomas Addis Emmet, elder brother of Robert Emmet)

📸 Yousuf Karsh (1946)

Memphis legend Billy Wicks was born on this day in 1932.

Wicks, who is remembered for his blood feud with Sputnik Monroe, died in 2016 at the age of 84.
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#prowrestling #Memphis #wrestling #wrestler #wrestlinglife #WWEHistory #BornOnThisDay #heavenlybirthday #RIP #WWE

#OnThisDay #Signalboost #BornOnThisDay #dorotheadix #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness

Scott LaFaro

With Keepnews, Evans, & Motian

Scott LaFaro, Jazz Double Bassist, #BornOnThisDay in 1936, in Newark, New Jersey

Leslie Howard

Leslie Howard, Actor, Director, Producer, #BornOnThisDay in 1893, in Forest Hill, London

📸 Clarence Sinclair Bull (1931)

As Father Brown (1954) w/ Ernest Thesiger as Vicomte de Verdigris. A *very* loose adaptation of Chesterton’s ‘The Blue Cross’.

Alec Guinness, Actor, #BornOnThisDay in 1914, in Maida Vale, London

Hard Boiled Haggerty was born on this day in 1925.

Haggerty passed away in 2004 at the age of 78.

#prowrestling #wrestling #wrestler #WWE #WWEHistory #heavenlybirthday #BornOnThisDay #RIP #restinpeace #awa #nwa

The Wheel Spins by Ethel Lina White (filmed by Hitchcock as ‘The Lady Vanishes’) It’s always a pleasure when a new reissue from the British Library Crime Classics series drops through the door, and Ethel Lina White’s wonderfully suspenseful novel The Wheel Spins proved no excep…

From the archive for Ethel Lina White, #BornOnThisDay in 1876, my thoughts on THE WHEEL SPINS.

This wonderfully suspenseful novel was filmed by Alfred Hitchcock as THE LADY VANISHES. Recommended reading, even if you're familiar with the film! #BookSky 💙📚

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Photographer Roger Ballenwas born in New York, New Yorkon 4/1/1950

American-born South African photographer Roger Ballen was born in New York, New York on this date (4/1) in 1950.

➡️ Learn more about him and view his work at: www.joeedelman.com/roger-ballen

#Photography #BornOnThisDay #photographertostudy

Under the Eye of the Big Bird by Hiromi Kawakami (tr. Asa Yoneda) The award-winning Japanese writer Hiromi Kawakami first came to prominence with her beautiful, meditative novella Strange Weather in Tokyo (tr. Allison Markin Powell), which was shortlisted for the…

From the archive for Hiromi Kawakami #BornOnThisDay in 1958, thoughts on UNDER THE EYE OF THE BIG BIRD (tr Asa Yoneda).

A thought-provoking, speculative novel about evolution, societal structures & the possible extinction of humanity. It's full of ideas! 💙📚

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As Frank Alexander in ‘A Clockwork Orange’ (1971)

Patrick Magee, Actor, #BornOnThisDay in 1922, in Armagh

Etta Baker, Blues Guitarist, Singer, #BornOnThisDay in 1913, in Caldwell County, North Carolina

‘But on the Other Hand Baby’: youtu.be/NBpWHgQUpIw?...

Samson Raphaelson, Screenwriter, Playwright, #BornOnThisDay in 1894, in New York City

Seán O’Casey

Seán O’Casey, Playwright, #BornOnThisDay in 1880, in Dublin

🎨 Augustus John (1926)

Joyce Carey

Joyce Carey, Actress, #BornOnThisDay in 1898, in London

📸 Vivienne (1950s)

#OnThisDay #Signalboost #BornOnThisDay #ikea

SD "Special Delivery" Jones was born on this day in 1945.

He died in 2008 at the age of 63. Jones was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2019.

#WWE #prowrestling #wrestling #wrestler #wweuniverse #WWEHOF #WWEHistory #heavenlybirthday #BornOnThisDay #wwesuperstars

Woman Running in the Mountains by Yūko Tsushima (tr. Geraldine Harcourt) The critically acclaimed Japanese author Yūko Tsushima is fast becoming a favourite of mine. As a single mother, writing at a time when few Japanese women were raising their children alone, Tsushim…

From the archive for Yūko Tsushima, #BornOnThisDay in 1947, my thoughts on WOMAN RUNNING IN THE MOUNTAINS (tr Geraldine Harcourt)

I loved this striking, beautifully written novel about a single mother raising her baby in a conservative Japanese society. 💙📚

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With Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein, Mary Martin, & Russel Crouse in 1959

Howard Lindsay, Playwright, Librettist, Director, Actor, Producer, #BornOnThisDay in 1889, in Waterford, New York

Dora Carrington’s ‘E. M. Forster’ (1920), National Portrait Gallery, London

Dora Carrington, Artist, #BornOnThisDay in 1893, in Hereford, England

‘E. M. Forster’ (1920), National Portrait Gallery, London

(R. S. Thomas, ‘Collected Poems: 1945–1990’)

R. S. Thomas, Poet*, Priest, #BornOnThisDay in 1913, in Cardiff, Wales

(*my favourite Welsh poet)

🎉 Happy Birthday to #JoNesbo, #bornonthisday in 1960, is a global crime powerhouse (60M+ sold). Creator of troubled Oslo detective Harry Hole, he crafts dark, intricate thrillers like The Snowman. Musician, economist & master of Nordic noir. #CrimeFiction

Photographer Trent Parkewas born in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australiaon 3/28/1971

Australian photographer Trent Parke was born in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia on this date (3/28) in 1971.

➡️ Learn more about him and view his work at: www.joeedelman.com/trent-parke

#Photography #BornOnThisDay #photographertostudy

In ‘Fire Over England’ (1937)

Flora Robson, Actress, #BornOnThisDay in 1902, in South Shields, England

“Must? Little man, little man, must is NOT a word to use to princes. Our council shall confer with you. Meanwhile, go home and be quiet!”

With Ingrid Bergman

Dirk Bogarde, Actor, Writer, #BornOnThisDay in 1921, in London

📸 Eve Arnold (1965)

Photographer Edward Steichenwas born in Bivange, Luxembourgon 3/27/1879

Luxembourg-born American photographer Edward Steichen was born in Bivange, Luxembourg on this date (3/27) in 1879.

➡️ Learn more about him and view his work at: www.joeedelman.com/edward-steic...

#Photography #BornOnThisDay #photographertostudy