Duel was Steven Spielberg’s second feature-length directing effort, after his
1971 The Name of the Game NBC-TV series episode "L.A. 2017". It was two
years after a well-received turn directing a segment of the pilot-movie for the
anthology television series Night Gallery and several other TV episodes. Duel
was initially shown on television as an ABC Movie of the Week on Saturday,
November 13, 1971. It was later released to cinemas in Europe and Australia,
with a limited cinema release to some venues in the United States. The film’s
success enabled Spielberg to establish himself as a film director. It is one of 
only two Spielberg-directed theatrical films for which John Williams did not 
create the score, the other being The Color Purple (1985).

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Thomas Jeffrey "Tom" Hanks is 58 today

1986

Tom Hanks

The epic romantic comedy-drama film Forest Gump was based on the 1986 
novel of the same name by Winston Groom. The film is now considered a 
“classic.” It won 6 Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director for Robert
Zemeckis, and Best Actor in a Leading Role for Tom Hanks.

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Thomas Cruise ( born"Tom" Mapother IV in Syracuse, New York)
is 52 today

Susan Hayward (Edythe Marrenner)   
   (June 30, 1917 – March 14, 1975)

Hayward won a Best Actress Award for her role as a prisoner in the
1958 film, I Want to Live! She received a Golden Globe Award for
Best Actress for her performance in With a Song in My Heart in 
1952. Prior to fame she worked as a photographer’s model.