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KURT RUSSELL IS 64 TODAY

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Kurt Vogel Russell was born in Springfield, Massachusetts

Russell has starred in the 1981 action film Escape from New York
and its 1996 sequel Escape from L.A., the horror film The Thing
(1982), Big Trouble in Little China (1986). He was nominated for
an Emmy Award for the television film Elvis (1979). In 1994, Kurt
Russell had a starring role in the military science fiction film
Stargate.

He began his film career at age eleven in an unaccredited role
in Elvis Presley‘s 1963 musical “It Happened at the World’s Fair”.

Kurt Russell performing "Blue Moon of Kentucky" as Elvis Presley in John Carpenter’s 1979 television biographical film, Elvis. Voiced by Ronnie
McDowell. It originally aired on ABC.

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MICKY DOLENZ IS 70 TODAY

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Young Micky Dolenz in Circus Boy on NBC/ABC from 1956
to 1958.

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George Michael "Micky" Dolenz, Jr. was born in Los
Angeles, California

Dolenz was in college when he was hired as the drummer and
lead singer for the 1960s rock band The Monkees.

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DEAN STOCKWELL IS 79 TODAY

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Dean Stockwell (born Robert Dean Stockwell in North Hollywood, California)

Actor Stockwell’s career spans over 65 years. He signed a contract with Metro-
Goldwyn-Mayer as a child and received attention with such films as “Anchors
Aweigh” (1945) and “The Green Years” (1946). In later years, he was known
for his role on NBC’S “Quantum Leap” (1989-1993).  

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Stockwell in “A Quality of Mercy”, a Twilight Zone episode
that originally aired on December 29, 1961.

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