Keanu Charles Reeves is a Canadian actor who is probably best known for
his roles in Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989), Speed (1994), Point Break
(1991), and the 1999 groundbreaking science fiction action film The Matrix. In
addition to his film roles, Reeves has also performed in theatre. On January 31,
2005, Reeves received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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KEANU REEVES TURNED 47 TODAY
RICHARD GERE IS 62 TODAY
Richard Gere began his acting career in the 1970s, playing a supporting role
in Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977), and he had a starring role in Days of
Heaven (1978). He became well known for his role in American Gigolo
(1980), which established him as a leading man. Gere then stared in
several hit films including An Officer and a Gentleman (1982), Pretty
Woman (1990), Primal Fear (1996), and the musical film Chicago
(2002), for which he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor,
as well as a Screen Actors Guild Award as part of the Best Cast.
FRED MACMURRAY (AUG. 30, 1908-NOV. 5, 1991)
Actor Frederick Martin "Fred" MacMurray appeared in more than 100
movies and a successful television series during a career that spanned
nearly a half-century, from 1930 to the 1970s. MacMurray is well known
for his role in the 1944 film noir Double Indemnity with costar Barbara
Stanwyck. He later became known as Steve Douglas, the widowed head
of the family on My Three Sons,which ran on ABC-TV from 1960 – 1965
and then on the CBS television network from 1965 – 1972.
SHOWS FANALE WAS ON THIS DAY IN 1967
The Fugitive is a drama series starring David Jansen as Dr. Richard
Kimble. It originally aired on ABC from 1963 to 1967. During its debut
season, The Fugitive was the 28th highest rated show and went to 5th
place in its second season. The shows finale in 1967, in which the fate
of Dr. Kimgle ws revealed, held the record at that time for the highest
share of television viewers to watch the finale of a series at 72%. In
1965, Alan Armer, the producer and head writer of the series,received
an award from the Mystery Writers of America. In 1993, TV Guide
named The Fugitive, a Q.M. Production, the best dramatic series
of the 1960s.
ACTOR CHARLES BOYER REMEMBERED
(28 August 1899 – 26 August 1978)
Charles Boyer was a French actor who appeared in more than 80 films
between 1920 and 1976. After receiving an education in drama, Boyer
started on the stage, but he found great success in movies during the
1930s. His memorable performances were among the era’s most highly
praised romantic dramas, Algiers (1938) and Love Affair (1939). Another
famous role was in the 1944 mystery-thriller Gaslight. He received four
Academy Award nominations for Best Actor.
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