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PETER FONDA IS 73 TODAY

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Jane and Peter Fonda with their father Henry in the 1950s

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PeterFonda today

Peter Henry Fonda studied acting in Omaha, Nebraska, the home town
of his father Henry. While attending the University of Nebraska, Fonda
joined the Omaha Community Playhouse, where many actors, including
his father and Marlon Brando, had begun their careers.

Fonda found work on Broadway where he gained recognition in Blood,
Sweat and Stanley Poole, before going to Hollywood to make films. He
began his movie career in romantic leading roles, debuting in Tammy
and the Doctor
(1963).  

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1969

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peter fonda in 310 to yum
2007

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CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1820

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       Susan Brownell Anthony
(February 15, 1820 – March 13, 1906)
 
 

Susan B. Anthony was a prominent American civil rights leader who played a vital 
role in the 19th century women’s rights movement to introduce women’s suffrage
into America. She was co-founder of the first Women’s Temperance Movement.

She also co-founded the women’s rights journal, The Revolution.She was one of
the important advocates in leading the way for women’s rights to be acknowledged
and instituted in the American government.

 


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The Susan B. Anthony dollar coin

 

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ACTRESS JENNIFER JASON LEIGH IS 50 TODAY!

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jennifer jason leigh today

Jennifer Jason Leigh (born Jennifer Leigh Morrow) is the daughter
of actor Vic Morrow and screenwriter Barbara Turner. Her father
died in 1982   when a stunt helicopter crashed on him during the
filming of Twilight Zone: The Movie. Leigh changed her surname
early in her acting career, taking the meddle name of “Jason” in
honor of a family friend, actor Jason Robards. Jennifer is  best
known for her role in Fast Times at Ridgemont High ( 1982).

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Vic Morrow

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Jennifer Jason Leigh as seen in Fast Times at Ridgemont High

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1995

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KELLY LYNCH IS 53 TODAY!

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Actress Kelly Lynch was once a model for the Elite modeling agency. She is
best known for her appearance in the made in Oregon, Gus Van Sant movie
Drugstore Cowboy (1989). She had a role opposite Patrick Swayze in Road
House
(1989) .

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NEW ON DVD THIS WEEK

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                                      The DVD contains 5 Discs

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