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LOOK WHO’S 100 TODAY!

 


Olivia Mary de Havilland

Actress Olivia de Havilland portrayed Melanie Hamilton in Gone with the Wind
(1939). Her performance in the 1946 film, To Each His Own, earned her an
Academy Award for Best Actress. She is of British heritage but was born in
Japan. Her first stage production was at the Hollywood Bowl, playing Hermia
in A Midsummer’s night Dream.

           

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JUNE LOCKHART IS 91 TODAY

 


June Lockhart was born in New York City, New York.

Actress who played a mother on the CBS television series Lassie from
1954 to 1973 and Lost in Space from 1965 to 1968 on CBS. She made
her film debut in A Christmas Carol opposite of her actor parents. June
originally started in theater. Lockhart is a two-time Emmy Award nominee
and a Tony Award winner.

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ACTOR BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1925


Tony Curtis (born Bernard Schwartz)  
(June 3, 1925 – September 29, 2010)

Tony Curtis is best remembered for starring in Some Like It Hot (1959).
His career, which spanned six decades, included roles on Spartacus
(1960), Operation Petticoat (1959), and The Defiant Ones (1958). He 
was stationed on a submarine while serving in the U.S. Navy. Curtis
married actress Janet Leigh in 1951, and their daughter is actress
Jamie Lee Curtis.


1953

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PRISCILLA PRESLEY IS 71 TODAY


Priscilla and Elvis at their wedding reception.


Priscilla Ann Presley (Wagner)

Priscilla was the wife of singer Elvis Presley from 1967 to 1973. She met 
Elvis at age 14. Priscilla Presley starred with Leslie Nielsen in the three
successful Naked Gun films (1988,1991,1994), She also played the role
of Jenna Wade on the CBS television series Dallas (1978-1991).


This 1988 publicity photo shows actor Leslie Nielsen with
Priscilla Presley in the film, “The Naked Gun”.

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ON THE SET ~


James Stewart (left) on the set of Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

 


1939

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