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PETER WELLER IS 68 TODAY


Young Weller in high school. 



Peter Weller in character as RoboCop.

 



Peter Frederick Weller
was born in
Stevens Point, Wisconsin.

The film actor, director and history lecturer has appeared in more than 70
films and television series, including turns as the title characters in blockbuster
hit RoboCop (1987) and its sequel RoboCop 2 (1990), as well as the 1984 cult
classic The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension,often
shortened to Buckaroo Banzai.

 

Richard M. Nixon is escorted by RoboCop at a national board meeting
of the Boys Club of America in 1987. The RoboCop character was on
hand to call attention to Orion Home Video’s RoboCop RubOut
promotion.

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NICOLE KIDMAN IS 48 TODAY

Australian born Nicole Mary Kidman’s breakthrough film role was in the 1989
thriller Dead Calm. She gained worldwide recognition for her performances in
the auto racing film Days of Thunder (1990).

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ACTOR GENE WILDER IS 82 TODAY

 

Gene Wilder (born Jerome Silberman in Milwaukee, Wisconsin)

Wilder won an Oscar for his first major film role in The Producers (1968) and 
played Willy Wonka in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory in (1971). He
also appeared in Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein (1974). He started
his film career playing a hostage in the 1967 feature Bonnie and Clyde.

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SHOW DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1947

The Lassie radio show was broadcast from 1947-1950. It first aired
on ABC, then on NBC. Lassie played a different dog each week in
different kinds of situations. The shows ran for 15 minutes. The
series was sponsored by Red Heart dog food.

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MOVIE RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN 1985

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Some of the on-location filming was done in Astoria, Oregon and along the
the Oregon coast, a considerable distance from Astoria. The adventure
comedy film was directed by Richard Donner and the screenplay was written
by Chris Columbus from a story by executive producer Steven Spielberg.

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