Year: 2024

Dead Today: Baseball Legend Rickey Henderson (1958-2024).

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Family Statement:

“It is with profound sadness that we share the passing of my husband, Rickey Henderson,” the Henderson family said in a statement from his former team the Athletics. “A legend on and off the field, Rickey was a devoted son, dad, friend, grandfather, brother, uncle, and a truly humble soul.1 hour ago

Born: December 25, 1958, Chicago, Illinois, United States

Died: December 20, 2024 (age 65 years), Oakland, California, United States

Left-Handed

Bats: Right-handed

Hall of fame induction: 2009

Articles:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2024/12/21/rickey-henderson-death-cause-dave-stewart-oakland-athletics/77140363007/

https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-reacts-to-rickey-henderson-passing

Today’s Short Story Deadline: YOUNG ADULT Story Festival

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Submit your YOUNG ADULT Short Story to the Festival here and we will automatically have it performed by a professional actor and turned into a promotional video for yourself.

Accept only stories that fit into the YOUNG ADULT genres.

Submit to the festival here: https://festivalforfamily.com/young-adult-short-story-contest/

There is no festival like this!

Mainly what this contest does is give exposure to the writer. They will be able to obtain a solid agent, plus get notice by producers looking for writers like yourself. NOTE: The writer will always own 100% rights to their story. The only thing we do is help the writer. Either with notes on their next draft, or gain exposure by having their story showcased at our festival.

Today’s Screenplay Deadline: ACTION/ADVENTURE Film & Screenplay Festival

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ACTION/ADVENTURE Screenplay Festival (Feature, Short, TV Pilot)

Submit to the festival here: https://actionadventurefestival.ca/deadlines/

Get your screenplay performed by professional actors at the Action/Adventure Festival.

The Fastest Growing ACTION/ADVENTURE Festival and Contest in the World today!

– 0ffers screenwriters at all levels the fantastic opportunity to hear their stories read aloud using TOP PROFESSIONAL ACTORS (see below for recent performance readings).

– No matter what happens, you will receive full feedback on your work by our established committee. No other place in the world will you get coverage for the price you pay.

– Even if you’re just looking for feedback of your work, this is the festival for you.

– It’s there for all to see. The proof is in the viewership. These videos garner 1000s of views online. Some of the screenplay readings are more popular than actual studio films made!

– We specialize in showcasing Action/Adventure stories and making sure that when the work is ready, the writer will benefit by at least obtaining a solid agent.

Today’s Novel Deadline: TRAVEL Novel Festival

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Submit your TRAVEL Book by the deadline.

A travel story is a piece of writing that describes a location, its people, culture, and customs. It can also be a narrative of a journey that provides information about the physical, biogeographic, and ethnographic characteristics of an area.

Submit to the festival here: https://documentaryshortfilmfestival.com/travel-novel-festival/

Get FULL FEEDBACK on either the 1st chapter or entire novel book from our committee of professional writers and writing consultants. Get your novel performed by a professional actor at the festival.

NEW OPTION: Or, just submit for an actor performance reading transcript of your novel (any 5 pages of your book). Great way to promote the sales of your book if you’re already published. (see examples on the video playlist below.)

SUBMIT your novel now (both your 1st chapter or full novel accepted) To be eligible for our Writing Festival Events. Submissions take 3-5 weeks for evaluation./span>

Submit a novel book and get it seen by the world.

Today’s FilmFreeway Testimonial: Thriller/Suspense Festival

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Submit to the Festival via FilmFreeway. Deadline Today. FilmFreeway Festival Reviews:

“Thank you so much for screening our film “Don’t Wait Up For Me”. The feedback video was such an amazing treat to have. We look forward to submitting more projects here in the future.”

Turning 77 Today: Ray Romano. Happy Birthday

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Born
December 21, 1957 · Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Birth name
Raymond Albert Romano

Spouse
Anna Romano(October 11, 1987 – present) (4 children)

QUOTES:

Everyone should have kids. They are the greatest joy in the world. But they are also terrorists. You’ll realize this as soon as they’re born, and they start using sleep deprivation to break you.

It seems to be a common denominator with a lot of comics, this low self-esteem thing.

Right after ‘Raymond’ I had a world-is-my-oyster attitude, but I found out I don’t like oysters. I had this existential emptiness.’What is my purpose? Who am I?’ I had a big identity crisis.

[on celebrity golf fundraisers] I get asked to do a lot of these, and I can’t do ’em all, but I do as many as I can, and especially the ones where there’s a personal connection. And with this one, my wife is doing fine because of a lot of the people who are here today.

Turning 76 Today: Samuel L. Jackson. Happy Birthday

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Born December 21, 1948 · Washington D.C., USA Birth name Samuel Leroy Jackson Spouse LaTanya Richardson Jackson(August 18, 1980 – present) (1 child) QUOTES: [When asked about his character in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999)] “He’s black.” [on the subject of his character’s inevitable death in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005)] “I don’t mind dying, I just don’t wanna go out like some punk.” People mistake me for Laurence Fishburne all the time. And he always gets mistaken for me. (And why not? We’ve both starred in Spike Lee movies, haven’t we?) Even when we’re standing together, people have called him by my name and me by his. A woman recently ran up to him and said, ‘My daughter loved you in Pulp Fiction (1994)! Could she have your autograph?’ So he signed it, ‘Respectfully yours, Samuel Jackson.’

Turning 58 Today: Kiefer Sutherland. Happy Birthday

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Born
December 21, 1966 · Paddington, London, England, UK

Birth name
Kiefer William Frederick Dempsey George Rufus Sutherland

Spouses

Kelly Winn (June 29, 1996 – May 19, 2004) (divorced)
Camelia Lynne (September 12, 1987 – February 1, 1990) (divorced, 1 child)

QUOTES:

There are two kinds of event in rodeo and bull riding’s one of the roughstock events. I was into immobilising cows myself.

On his 1990s career: You could say I was not on everybody’s first list to do the bigger films. Luckily, other opportunities have come along.

(on the much-hyped broken engagement to Julia Roberts) You can’t do all these interviews about how wonderful you both are and then when it falls apart six days before your wedding not expect people to have a shot at you. I know Julia and I unwittingly asked for it.

Turning 87 Today: Jane Fonda. Happy Birthday

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Spouses Ted Turner(December 21, 1991 – May 22, 2001) (divorced) Tom Hayden(January 19, 1973 – June 10, 1990) (divorced, 2 children) Roger Vadim(August 14, 1965 – January 16, 1973) (divorced, 1 child) QUOTES: I don’t know if I was set up or not. I was an adult. I take responsibility for my actions . . . These soldiers sang a song; I sang a song in feeble Vietnamese. Everyone was laughing. I was led to a gun site and I sat down. And I was laughing and clapping, and there were pictures taken . . . I understand the anger about that. I would have given up acting in a minute. I didn’t like how it set me apart from other people. When I start down a path that I know is the right path, I go with all of me. I’m a very brave person. I can go to North Vietnam, I can challenge my government, but I can’t challenge the man I’m with if means I’m going to end up alone. It’s hard to imagine a happy ending to the US-led war in Iraq. What’s it going to mean for stability as a nation, for terrorism, for the economy I can’t imagine. I think the entire world is going to be united against us. Ted Turner needs someone to be there 100 percent of the time. He thinks that’s love. It’s not love. It’s babysitting.