Tim Maguire
Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio is 41 today.
DiCaprio began his career by acting in commercials and educational
films under the name Lenny Williams. He was reportedly kicked off the
set of the children’s TV series Romper Room when he was five years
old for disruptive behavior. He made his big screen debut playing the
character Josh in the 1991 film Critters 3.
Carlota Bradley
The Robe is a 1942 historical novel about the Crucifixion of Jesus written by
Lloyd C. Douglas. The book was one of the best-selling titles of the 1940s
entered the New York Times Best Seller list in October 1942, and within
four weeks rose to number-one. It held the position for nearly a year.
Douglas sold the motion picture rights to his book, though the film,
starring Richard Burton, was not released until 1953, several years
after Douglas’s death.
(August 27, 1877 – February 13, 1951)
Winnie-the-Pooh is the first volume of stories about the adventures
of a teddy bear called Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends Piglet, a small
toy pig; Eeyore, a toy donkey; Owl, a live owl; and Rabbit, a live rabbit.
Alan Alexander Milne (January 18, 1882 – January 31, 1956)
Sandy Kozel
Stephen Edwin King is 68 years old today.
King spent his childhood pouring over horror books, comic books,
and films, and he especially loved Tales from the Crypt and Dracula.
He graduated from the University of Maine in 1970 with a Bachelor’s
degree in English.
