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DREW BARRYMORE IS 41 TODAY


Drew Barrymore as Gertie in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.


Drew Blythe Barrymore was born in Culver City, California.

Drew Barrymore is an actress, author, director, model and producer. She 
first appeared in a dog food commercial when she was eleven months old
and made her film debut in Altered States (1980). Her breakout role was
in Steven Spielberg’s E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial in 1982. Famous stage
and cinema actor John Barrymore is her grandfather.          


Drew Barrymore with Steven Spielberg on set of E.T.

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LINDA BLAIR IS 57 TODAY


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).

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MIKE LOOKINLAND IS 55 TODAY


Michael Paul "Mike" Lookinland

Lookinland is best known for playing the role of Bobby Brady
on the ABC television series, The Brady Bunch from 1969-
1974. He was a commercial actor who had done around 30
commercials before being cast in The Brady Bunch.
 

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ACTOR KEVIN CORCORAN HAS DIED AT 66


Kevin Anthony "Moochie" Corcoran
(June 10, 1949 – October 6, 2015)

(Fox News) – Kevin Corcoran, best known as the youngest
brother in the classic Disney kids film "Old Yeller," died
Tuesday. He enjoyed a career as a child actor before
transitioning as an adult to a career behind the camera,
working in various capacities on numerous films and
television shows, including "Pete’s Dragon," and most
recently as a producer on "Sons of Anarchy."

Born in Santa Monica, California, Corcoran got his start in
a small role in "The Glen Miller Story" in 1954, establishing
himself as a child actor playing several different, yet similar
characters all called “Moochie” in various Disney productions.

He would play different versions of “Moochie” throughout the
1950s, and among his roles during this period were parts in
three Mickey Mouse Club serials, episodes of the series of
television shorts "Spin and Marty," and "The Shaggy Dog."

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ACTOR BARRY WILLIAMS IS 61 TODAY


Barry Williams (born Barry William Blenkhorn in California).

Williams played the oldest son, Greg Brady on the popular ABC television
series, The Brady Bunch from September 26, 1969 to March 8, 1974. He
continued to appear in guest roles after the series was cancelled. Barry
Williams appeared in a 1967 episode of Dragnet for his television debut.
 

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