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JAMIE LEE CURTIS IS 55 TODAY ~

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Jamie Lee Curtis was born in Santa Monica, California, to actor Tony 
Curtis and actress Janet Leigh.

Her film debut was in the 1978 John Carpenter horror film Halloween. It 
was considered the highest grossing independent film of its time and 
earned Curtis the title, "scream queen".

 

jamie lee curtis in halloween

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IT WAS ON THIS NIGHT IN 1938

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War-of-the-Worlds cast 

                      
War-of-the-Worlds-75th-Anniversary

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On January 27, 2003, the Mercury Theatre broadcast of The War of the
Worlds
was made part of the
National Recording Registry of the Library
of Congress
.

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HORROR VILLAIN BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1931

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              Béla Lugosi (Béla Ferenc DezsÅ‘ Blaskó) 

                     (20 October 1882 – 16 August 1956)

 

The Hungarian actor was immortalized as Count Dracula in 
the original 1931 movie along with various other horror films.

 

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dracula in coffin

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UNIVERSAL PICTURES CHARACTER MASKS

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SIGOURNEY WEAVER IS 64 TODAY

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Sigourney Weaver (Susan Alexandra Weaver)

Weaver is primarily known for her role of Ellen Ripley in the four Alien
films
: Alien (1979), Aliens (1986), Alien 3 (1992), and Alien Resurrection 
(1997). Other notable roles include Dana Barrett in Ghostbusters (1984)
and its sequel Ghostbusters II (1989),Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of
Dian Fossey
(1988), Working Girl (1988), and Grace Augustine in Avatar 
(2009).
She played her first minor role in Woody Allen‘s 1977 comedy,
Annie Hall.

Her 1986 Academy Award nomination for Aliens is considered by many to
be a landmark in the recognition of science fiction, action, and horror
genres.
 

 

gorillas in the mist

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