Jasper National Park is the largest national park in the Canadian Rockies. It’s located in the province of Alberta. From what I’ve read, it’s an amazing park. Glaciers, hot springs, lakes, waterfalls, and, of course, mountains. There are also caves and fossils. It also has a wide range of wildlife: elk, moose, different varieties of deer, mountain goats, bighorn sheep, grizzly bears, black bears, beavers, Rocky Mountain pikas, hoary marmots (whose name makes me laugh!), grey wolves, mountain lions, and wolverines.
Over the weekend, news broke about the death of actress Susannah York who passed away on the 15th.
Today in history:
- 1867 – German-born film executive Carl Laemmle was born. He was a pioneer in Hollywood and the founder of Universal Pictures. He produced, or was otherwise involved in, over 400 films.
- 1880 – Canadian-born film director Mack Sennett was born. He was actually more than just a director. He was involved in every aspect of movie-making. He was an innovator in slapstick comedy. He won an Academy Award in 1932 for his short film Wrestling Swordfish and he won an honorary award in 1937. He launched the careers of such stars as Mabel Normand, Charlie Chaplin, Gloria Swanson, The Keystone Kops, Bing Crosby, and W. C. Fields.
- 1882 – Actor Noah Beery Sr. was born. He was active in movies from 1915 through 1945.
- 1903 – Actor Warren Hull was born. I’ve never personally heard of him, but he was apparently very popular in action/adventure serials in the 1930s and 40s.
- 1929 – Popeye the Sailor Man, a cartoon character created by Elzie Segar, appeared for the first time in the Thimble Theatre comic strip. Be sure to eat your spinach!
- 1949 – The Goldbergs aired for the first time. It was the first sitcom on American television.
Tonight on TV, we have actual new episodes! Chuck, The Cape, and Hawaii Five-O are all new. Castle, alas, is not.
Got to get back to keying stuff in tonight.
Reading: Finished up A Killer Crop and now I’m reading Now You See Her by Merline Lovelace.
