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GEORGE MAHARIS IS 85 TODAY

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Maharis appeared as Buz Murdock in the popular CBS TV series Route
66 (1960-1964) which co-starred Martin Milner. He received an Emmy
nomination in 1962 for his continuing performance in the series. Maharis
also recorded numerous pop music albums at the height of his fame.

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ACTOR RECEIVED MINIMUM WAGE

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Jonathan Vincent Voight will be 75 in December

(AP) – It was Jon Voight’s portrayal of male prostitute Joe Buck in the 
1969 film "Midnight Cowboy" that put him on his path to becoming an
acting legend. Now he says he was paid a pittance for the part.

Voight says that he wanted the role so badly he told his agent, "I said,
‘Tell them I’ll do this part for nothing.’" The actor says to his surprise,
"they took me at my word and they gave me minimum for ‘Midnight
Cowboy.’"

Voight spoke Wednesday as he was promoting his film "Getaway"
co-starring Ethan Hawke and Selena Gomez that opens Aug. 30
and "Ray Donovan," the Showtime series he appears in opposite
Liev Schreiber.

The Oscar- and Emmy-winning actor says the studio United Artists
"even sent me a $14.73 coffee shop charge," for meals his last day
of shooting for the film in Texas.

 

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Voight shooting a scene for “Midnight Cowboy”

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DAVID SOUL IS 70 TODAY

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David Soul (David Richard Solberg)

Soul is best known for his role as Detective Kenneth “Hutch”
Hutchinson in the ABC television series Starsky and Hutch
(1975-1979). 

When he was 19, he was offered a professional baseball
contract in 1962 to play for the Chicago White Sox, but he
turned it down to study political science.

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MAUREEN O’HARA IS 93 TODAY

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Irish film actress Maureen O’Hara is known for playing
heroines and often worked with director
John Ford and
long-time friend
John Wayne.

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MIKE DOUGLAS REMEMBERED

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      Mike Douglas (
Michael Delaney Dowd, Jr.)  

             (August 11, 1920 – August 11, 2006)

Mike was a "Big Band" era singer, entertainer, and popular 
television talk show host. 

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