Doris Day (Doris Mary Ann Kappelhoff)

Retired singer and actress Doris Day made romantic comedies with Rock
Hudson. One of her first hit songs was "Sentimental Journey," which was
released in 1945. She received an Academy Award nomination for her
performance in the 1959 film Pillow Talk.

President George W. Bush awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom
in 2004 for her work on behalf of animal welfare.

(AP) – Bob Dylan finally has his hands on his Nobel Literature diploma and
medal.

Klas Ostergren, a member of the Swedish Academy, said the 75-year-old
American singer-songwriter received his award during a small gathering
Saturday afternoon at a hotel next to the conference center where Dylan
was performing a concert later that night.

Ostergren told The Associated Press that the ceremony was a small, intimate
event in line with the singer’s wishes, with just academy members and a
member of Dylan’s staff attending.

                                       Nobel Medal for Literature.

SANDY KOZEL

Patrick Henry (May 29, 1736 – June 6, 1799)

President Reagan delivering the ‘’Star Wars’’ speech initiating
SDI (The Strategic Defense Initiative).

Director James Cameron holds three of the Oscars
his film Titanic won during the 70th Academy Awards
presentation on this day in 1998.

Sharon Vonne Stone was born in Meadville, Pennsylvania.

Actress Sharon Stone became famous for her seductive role in the 1992 film,
Basic Instinct. She also received a Golden Globe Award for her work in the
movie Casino (1995). She quit school to become a fashion model in New
York City.

1995

Catherine Anne O’Hara was born in Canada.

Actress, writer, and comedienne Catherine O’Hara became known for her roles
in Beetlejuice (1988) and Home Alone (1990).

She was an understudy for Gilda Radner on Saturday Night Live and was later
given an opportunity for a position on the show, but she turned it down and the
position was given to her friend Robin Duke.

O’Hara also voiced numerous characters in animated films such as Chicken
Little, Monster House, and The Nightmare Before Christmas.

Catherine O’Hara won the 1982 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing
for a Variety Series for SCTV Network, the Genie Award for Best Supporting
Actress for the 1999 film The Life Before This, and was nominated for an Emmy
Award for the 2010 television film Temple Grandin.