Archive for August, 2013

TODAY IN HISTORY

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Camille Bohannon

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SAM ELLIOTT IS 69 TODAY

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Samuel Pack "Sam" Elliott

Elliott moved from California to Portland, Oregon with his family
during his teenage years, He graduated from David Douglas High
School
and attended Clark College in Vancouver, Washington,
where he completed a two-year program.

 

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Sam as The Stranger in The Big Lebowski (1998)

 

 

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RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN 1969

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The single was released during the band’s high-profile performance
at Woodstock. It peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop
singles chart and number 3 on the Billboard soul singles chart in
autumn 1969. Rolling Stone ranked the song #247 on their list of
the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time",

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CONNIE STEVENS IS 75 TODAY

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    Connie Stevens (Concetta Rosalie Ann Ingoglia)

Stevens is known for her role as Cricket Blake on the ABC -TV
series Hawaiian Eye (1959-1963).

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CANCER TAKES ACTRESS KAREN BLACK

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                Karen Black (July 1, 1939 – August 8, 2013)

Black is remembered for her portals in such films as Easy Rider (1969),
Five Easy Pieces (1970), The Great Gatsby (1974), and Alfred Hitchcock‘s
final film, Family Plot (1976). During her career, she won two Golden Globe
Awards
(out of three nominations), and an  Academy Award nomination in
1970 for Best Supporting Actress, She lost her fight with bladder cancer
at the age of 74.

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Jack Nicholson and Karen Black

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