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ROB REINER IS 67 YEARS OLD TODAY!

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Clockwise from top right) Carroll O’Connor, Rob Reiner,
Sally Struthers, and Jean Stapleton, cast of  All in the Family.

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Robert "Rob" Reiner is a multitalented actor, director, producer, and writer  
who gained national attention as an actor playing Michael “Meathead” Stivic, 
on the CBS sitcom All in the Family (1971-1979). That portrayal earned him 
two Emmy Awards during the 1970s.

As a director, Reiner was recognized by the Directors Guild of America with
nominations for the films Stand by Me (1988), When Harry Met Sally (1989),
and A Few Good Men (1992). He also directed Misery (1990). 

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(Most film locations in Oregon)

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Rob Reiner (right) with his father Carl Reiner

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SIR REX WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1908

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  Sir Reginald Carey "Rex" Harrison
(5 March 1908 – 2 June 1990)

Rex Harrison was an English actor of stage and screen who an Academy Award
and two Tony Awards during his career. He made his stage debut in 1924 in the
production of Thirty Minutes in a Street. His film debut came in 1930 on The
Great Game. Harrison retired from films in the late 1970, but continued to
act on Broadway until his death from pancreatic cancer. He was knighted
by Queen Elizabeth ll in 1989.

 

 

my fair lady dvd
1964

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dr.  dolittle
1967




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MOVIE MUSIC FROM 1954

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Composer Dimitri Tiomkin won an Academy Award for his original score while 
his title song for the film “The High and the Mighty” was also nominated for 
an Oscar.  

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Dimitri Tiomkin

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An airline pilots cap from "The High and the Mighty (valued at $1,000 to
$1,500.

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ACTOR ALEX ROCCO IS 76 TODAY

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alex rocco today

Alex Rocco ( born Alexander Federico Petricone, Jr.) has portrayed
characters from comedy to gangsters in Mafia movies such as
The
Godfather
in 1972 where he played the part of Moe Greene, a Las
Vegas casino owner.   

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Rocco as seen in The Godfather

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Alex Rocco in Detroit 9000 (1973)

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ACADEMY AWARD FOR BEST PICTURE ~ 2000

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Although there have been talks of both a prequel and sequel, as of this date,
no production has begun.

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