Which of today's movies would you watch?
The Sea Wolf (1941) is based on the classic
Jack London tale about a sea captain vs.
his passengers and crew. London was born
January 12, 1876. A TV version, The Sea Wolf, aired
in 1993. The 1941 movie is very good.
The Sea Wolf
Little Red Riding Rabbit (1944) is
a great cartoon re-imagining of the classic
"fairy tale" originally published in
in 1697 by Charles Perrault, born January
12, 1628. This Merrie Melodies version of
Little Red Riding Hood stars Bugs Bunny who first
appeared in cartoons April 30, 1938, and whose
first "official appearance was in A Wild Hare on
July 27, 1940. Perrault laid the foundations for
a new literary genre, the fairy tale, with his works
derived from pre-existing folk tales.
Little Red Riding Rabbit
The Outsider (1961) is a biopic of Ira
Hamilton Hayes, one of the marines to make
the iconic raising of the flag at Iwo Jima. The
flag raising photo was taken February 23, 1945.
Hayes, a Native American, was born January 12,
1923.
The Outsider
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