Archive for July 17th, 2014

BROADWAY STAR HAS DIED AT 89

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Elaine Stritch (February 2, 1925 – July 17, 2014)

Stritch was an actress and singer, best known for her work on Broadway. She
appeared in numerous stage plays and musicals, feature films, and many TV 
programs. She was inducted into the
American Theater Hall of Fame in 1995. 

Stritch died early this morning at her home in Birmingham, Michigan following
a period of poor health.

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TODAY IN HISTORY

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ACTOR BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1899

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James Francis Cagney, Jr. (July 17, 1899 – March 30, 1986)

Cagney won acclaim and major awards for a wide variety of
performances. He is best remembered for playing tough guys
in movies like The Public Enemy (1931), Taxi! (1932), Angels
with Dirty Faces
(1938) and White Heat (1949). Orson Welles
said of Cagney that he was "maybe the greatest actor who
ever appeared in front of a camera."

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DONALD SUTHERLAND IS 79 TODAY

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Donald Edward McNichol Sutherland

Canadian born actor Donald Sutherland’s film career spans nearly 50 years with
notable movie roles that have included soldiers in popular war movies such as
The Dirty Dozen (1967), M*A*S*H (1970) and Kelly’s Heroes (1970). He has
also portrayed diverse characters in such films as Klute (1971), Invasion of
the Body Snatchers
(1978), and JFK (1991). Donald is the father of actor
Kiefer Sutherland.

 

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