Linda Denise Blair was born in St. Louis, Missouri.
Blair played the possessed Regan in The Exorcist (1973). The role earned
her a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress as well as an Academy
Award nomination. In 1977, she reprised her role in Exorcist II: The Heretic. She
became a child model at age six. In 1970, at the age of ten, she made her big
screen debut in The Way We Live Now (1970).
Dorothy Faye Dunaway was born in Bascom, Florida.
Faye Dunaway received an Academy Award for Best Actress for her
role as Diana Christensen in the 1976 film Network. She also received
praise for her roles in the 1967 heist film Bonnie and Clyde and the
1974 suspense film Chinatown.
Julia Scarlett Elizabeth Louis-Dreyfus
Actress/comedienne Julia Louis-Dreyfus first gained recognition on Saturday
Night Live (NBC), then went on to star as Elaine Benes on the NBC series
Seinfeld (July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998). She also played Christine Campbell
on the CBS series The New Adventures of Old Christine (2006–10). and in
2012, she began playing the lead character Selina Meyer in HBO’s Veep. She
was heavily involved in her stepfather’s work with Project HOPE while growing
up.
Robert Selden Duvall
Actor and director Robert Duvall has been nominated for seven Academy
Awards, winning for his performance in Tender Mercies (1983), seven
Golden Globes, winning four, and has multiple nominations and one win
each of the BAFTA, Screen Actors Guild Award, and Emmy Award. He
also received the National Medal of Arts in 2005. Duvall has starred in
some of the most acclaimed and popular films and television series of
all time, including To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), The Twilight Zone (1963),
The Godfather (1972), The Godfather Part II (1974), Apocalypse Now
(1979), and Falling Down (1993).
Robert Duvall from Apocalypse Now
A Christmas Story is a 1983 Christmas comedy film based on the short stories
and semi-fictional anecdotes of author Jean Shepherd, based on his book In
God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash. The film earned director Clark two Genie
Awards. In 2012, it was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry
by the Library of Congress for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically
significant".
Peter Billingsley-Michaelsen (then and now) turned 44 on April 16.
