TIM MAGUIRE

Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio is 42 today.

Leonardo DiCaprio began his career by acting in commercials
and educational films under the name Lenny Williams. He was
kicked off the set for Romper Room when he was five years old
for disruptive behavior. DiCaprio made his big screen debut
playing the character Josh in the 1991 film Critters 3.

Henry Franklin Winkler was born in New York City, New York.

Actor director, comedian, producer and author, Henry Winkler is best known
for his role as Arthur Fonzarelli in the ABC-TV sitcom Happy Days (1974-1984).

He made his acting debut in his 8th grade school production of Billy Budd, after
which he earned his bachelor’s degree from Emerson College in 1967 and
graduated from Yale School of Drama in 1970.

 
John Adams (October 30, 1735 – July 4, 1826)

Adams was an American lawyer, author, statesman, and diplomat. He served as
the second President of the United States (1797–1801) and was the first Vice
President (1789–97). His father wanted him to be a minister, but he instead
opted to become a lawyer. He rose to fame as a vehement critic of the Stamp
Act of 1765.

Winnie-the-Pooh is the first volume of stories about Winnie-
the-Pooh, by A. A. Milne (below).

Milne named the character Winnie-the-Pooh for a teddy bear owned by
his son, Christopher Robin Milne, who was the basis for the character
Christopher Robin. The rest of Christopher Robin Milne’s toys, Piglet,
Eeyore, Kanga, Roo and Tigger, were incorporated into Milne’s stories.

Alan Alexander Milne (January 18, 1882- January 31, 1956)

Milne with his son Christopher Robin and
Pooh Bear.

TIM MAGUIRE

Michael Kirk Douglas is 72 today.

Michael Douglas studied drama at the University of California,
Santa Barbara. His role as flamboyant pianist Liberace in the
2013 HBO biopic Behind the Candelabra earned him an Emmy
Award.

1993

From left: Michael Douglas with his father Kirk Douglas.