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ACTRESS PIPER LAURIE IS 82 TODAY

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Piper Laurie (Rosetta Jacobs)

Laurie is best known for her roles in the television series Twin Peaks 
(1990-1991) and the films The Hustler (1961), Carrie (1976), and
Children of a Lesser God (1986), all of which brought her Academy
Award
nominations. In 1991, she won a Golden Globe Award for her
portrayal of Catherine Martell in Twin Peaks.

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       Piper Laurie made a memorable performance as the mother 

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POPULAR ACTOR IS 59 TODAY

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Actor Kevin Michael Costner is also a singer, musician, producer, and 
director. He has won two Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, 
and one Emmy Award. Costner’s notable roles include Eliot Ness in The
Untouchables (1987), Crash Davis in Bull Durham (1988), Ray Kinsella
in Field of Dreams (1989), along with Lt. John J. Dunbar in the epic film 
Dances with Wolves (1990, Jim Garrison in JFK (1991), and Robin
Hood
in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991).

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ACTRESS FAYE DUNAWAY IS 73 TODAY

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Dorothy Faye Dunaway 

Dunaway won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the 
1976 film Network. She was previously nominated for Bonnie and Clyde (1967), 
and Chinatown (1974). She has starred in numerous other films, including The 
The Thomas Crown Affair (1968), Little Big Man (1970), and The Towering
Inferno (1974),

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                                                                                                               Photo: Jerry Schatzberg

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JULIA LOUIS DRYFUS IS 53 TODAY

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Julia Scarlett Elizabeth Louis-Dreyfus                           Photo: Steve Granitz

Actress, comedian and producer, Julia Louis Dryfus is known for her
television work on NBC’s Seinfeld (1989-1998), The New Adventures
of Old Christine
on CBS (2006-2010), and her current series
Veep 
which premiered April 2012 on HBO. A third season will premiere on
April 6, 2014.

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ACTOR JON VOIGHT IS 75 TODAY

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Jonathan Vincent "Jon" Voight 

Voight has won one Academy Award, out of four nominations, and three
Golden Globe Awards, out of nine nominations. He came to prominence
in 1969 with his performance in Midnight Cowboy and became a star in
1972 with his part in Deliverance. Voight one an Academy Award for Best
Actor for his with role as a paraplegic Vietnam veteran in Coming Home
(1978). He is the father of actress Angelina Jolie and actor James Haven

.

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Jon Voight as President Franklin D. Roosevelt in Pearl Harbor (2001)

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