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ACTOR BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1882


Bela Lugosi (Béla Ferenc Dezső Blaskó) 
(October 20, 1882-August 16, 1956) 



The HungarianAmerican actor is famous for portraying Count
Dracula
in the original 1931 film and for his roles in various
other horror films. He dropped out of school when he was
twelve years old, and began appearing in Shakespeare
plays.

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ACTRESS MARGOT KIDDER IS 67 TODAY


Margot Kidder and Christopher Reeve in Superman.


Margaret Ruth "Margot" Kidder was born in Canada.

Kidder played Lois Lane alongside Christopher Reeve in
Superman (1978). Her other credits include The Amityville
Horror
(1979) and Black Christmas (1974). She participated
in various plays while attending boarding school.

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SIGOURNEY WEAVER IS 66 TODAY

 


Sigourney Weaver (born Susan Alexandra Weaver in New York)

She played the resourceful action hero Ellen Ripley in Alien (1979),
Aliens (1986), Alien 3 (1992), and Alien Resurrection (1997). She
also played Dana Barrett in Ghostbusters (1994) and Ghostbusters
II
(1987) and Dr. Grace Augustine in Avatar (2009).

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WILFORD BRIMLEY IS 81 TODAY


Anthony Wilford Brimley was born in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Presently a TV commercial actor, Brimley also played roles in
the films, The China Syndrome (1979), Cocoon (1985), and
The Thing (1982). He once worked as a ranch hand, wrangler,
blacksmith and as a bodyguard for Howard Hughes before
becoming an actor.


1991

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MARK HAMILL IS 64 TODAY


Mark Richard Hamill was born in Oakland, California.

Hamill portrayed Luke Skywalker in the original Star Wars trilogy
(1977-1983). He received a Drama Desk Award nomination for
his work in The Elephant Man (1977). He also did voice acting
work as The Joker in Batman, the Animated TV series, from
1992 to 1995.

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