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CANDICE BERGEN IS 70 TODAY


Candice Patricia Bergen was born in Beverly Hills, California.

Edgar Bergen‘s daughter Candice Bergen starred as CBS-TV’s Murphy Brown
(1988-1998). She was nominated for an Academy Award for her film portrayal
of Jessica in Starting Over (1979). She began her career by appearing on her
father’s radio shows and televised guest appearances.


Edgar Bergen with his daughter Candice

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ICONIC ACTRESS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1929

 
1939

 


Audrey Hepburn
 (May 4, 1929 – January 20, 1993)
(born Audrey Kathleen Ruston in Brussels, Belgium)

 

Hepburn starred in Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961) and was
the first actress to win an Academy Award, a Golden Globe
and a BAFTA Award for a single performance in the 1953
film Roman Holiday.

Audrey Hepburn was about to become a talented ballerina
when her acting career took off. She was voted the third
greatest female screen legend in the history of American
cinema by AFI in 2008. 


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JUDY COLLINS IS 77 TODAY


Judith Marjorie Collins was born in Seattle, Washington.

Folk singer of "Both Sides Now”, Judy Collins, has won Grammy Awards,
as well as being awarded a Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts Degree from
Pratt Institute. At age thirteen, she performed Mozart’s Concerto for Two
Pianos. She was inspired to pursue a career in music after hearing the
music of Bob Seger and Woodie Guthrie.

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AWARD WINNING ACTRESS IS 90 TODAY


Leachman competing in the Miss
America contest in 1946.


Cloris Leachman was born in
Des Moines, Iowa.

Actress who won over seven Emmy Awards and played the role of
neighbor Phyllis Lindstrom on The Mary Tyler Moore Show on CBS
from 1970 to 1977. She represented Illinois in the Miss America
competition and began her acting career shortly after.


1971

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