GLENN CLOSE IS 64 TODAY

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Actress Glenn Close is most known for her roles as  the deranged stalker Alex
Forres in Fatal Attraction with Michael Douglas (1987). She is also known for
playing Cruella de Vil in 101 Dalmatians (1996), and its sequel 102 Dalmatians
(2000).  She has been nominated five times for an Oscar, and once for a
BAFTA Film Award, and has won three Tonys, an Obie, three Emmys, two
Golden Globes,

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GENE HACKMAN TURNED 81 TODAY

 

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Eugene Allen “Gene” Hackman is a retired actor and a novelist.Nominated for five Academy Awards, winning two, Hackman has also won three Golden Globes and
two British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards in a career that spanned
four decades. He first came to fame in 1967 with his performance as Buck Barrow
in Bonnie and Clyde. His major subsequent films include his role as Jimmy “Popeye” Doyle in The French Connection (1970) Hooseriers (1986), Unforgiven (1992) and
his final film role before retirement was in Welcome to Mooseport (2004). 

 

 

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           Gene Hackman, left, and Warren Beatty from Bonnie and Clyde

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY DIANE LANE ~ 46 TODAY

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Film actress Diane Lane, Born and raised in New York City, made her screen debut at the age of 13 in George Roy Hill’s 1979 film A Little Romance, starring opposite Sir Laurence Olivier (above photo).  Soon after, she was featured on the cover of Time magazine. She has since appeared in several notable films, including the 2002 film Unfaithful, which earned her Academy Award, Golden Globes and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations. She has been married to actor Josh Brolin since 2004.

 

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            Diane on Time magazine cover-August 13, 1979

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EXORCIST STAR IS 52 YEARS OLD TODAY

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Linda Denise Blair is best known for her role as the possessed child, Regan in the 1973 blockbuster The Exorcist. She was nominated for an Academy Award and two Golden Globes, winning one. She reprised her role in the 1977 sequel, Exorcist ll: The Heretic.

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            BLAIR WITH THE DEVEL

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY SALLY FIELD!

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Sally Field attends  "A Sundance Family Celebration" November 5, 2007 at 583 Park Avenue in New York City.
Robert Redford Hosts "A Sundance Family Celebration"
583 Park Avenue
New York City, New York United States
November 5, 2007
Photo by George Napolitano/FilmMagic.com

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Sally turned 64 today. She is a real  winner with two Academy
Awards, three Emmy Awards, two Golden Globes and a
Screen Actors Award for best actress.

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