CLARK GABLE ~ BORN ON THIS DATE IN 1901

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William Clark Gable, a film actor who was nicknamed "The King of Hollywood"
in his heyday. In 1999, the American Film Institute named Gable seventh among
the greatest male stars of all time. Gable’s most famous role was Rhett Butler in 
in the 1939 Civil War epic film Gone with the Wind. His performance earned him
his third nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. He  won a Best Actor
Award in 1934 for It Happened One Night. His final screen appearance was in
The Misfits in 1961, with co-star Marilyn Monroe, also her last film.

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                          Clark Gable in Gone with the Wind

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                              Gable and Monroe in The Misfits

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NICOLAS CAGE HAS TURNED 47

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A Beverly Hills High School photo of Nicolas Cage

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Actor, producer and director Nicolas Cage has appeared
in over 60 films including Raising Arizona (1987), Face/Off
in 1995, and National Treasure (2004). At the age of 32,Cage 
became the fifth youngest actor to win the Academy Award 
for Best Actor for his performance in Leaving Las Vegas (1995). 

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Nicolas Cage and Elisabeth Shue from the film Leaving Los Vegas

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ROBERT DUVALL TURNED 80 TODAY

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Robert Duvall received a Best Actor Academy Award for his role
in Tender Mercies (1983).  He was also awarded two Emmy Awards,
and four Golden Globe Awards during his busy film career.

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      Robert Duvall as Arthur “Boo” Radley in To Kill a Mockingbird

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                 Robert in a scene from The Godfather (1972)

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   Robert Duvall as Lt. Col. Kilgore in Apocalypse Now (1979)

               “I love the smell of napalm in the morning”!

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Duvall played Mac Sledge, a recovering alcoholic country
singer in Tender Mercies.

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CUBA GOODING, JR. IS 43 TODAY

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Cuba Gooding, Jr. won an Academy Award for Best
Actor for his character, Rod Tidwell in the 1996 film 
Jerry Maguire.

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Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Tom Cruise from Jerry Maguire

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                     ‘’SHOW ME THE MONEY’’!!!

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Cuba played Navy Master Chief Petty Officer Carl Brashear
in the above 2000 film. Some exterior locations were shot 
in downtown Portland.

 

 

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‘’SIR BEN’’ TURNED 67 YEARS OLD TODAY

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Ben Kingsley won a Best Actor Oscar for the lead role in
this 1982 Best Picture.

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