John Howard Carpenter was born in Carthage, New York.

John Carpenter is known for his horror, thriller and science fiction films. His
filmography includes The Thing (1982), Big Trouble in Little China (1986),
Halloween (1978), Escape from New York (1981) and Starman (1984). He
made short horror films on 8mm before high school. He was enrolled at the
University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts, but dropped
out.

Dorothy Faye Dunaway was born in Bascom, Florida.

Faye Dunaway received an Academy Award for Best Actress for her
role as Diana Christensen in the 1976 film Network. She also received
praise for her roles in the 1967 heist film Bonnie and Clyde and the
1974 suspense film Chinatown.

Robert Selden Duvall

Actor and director Robert Duvall has been nominated for seven Academy
Awards, winning for his performance in Tender Mercies (1983), seven
Golden Globes, winning four, and has multiple nominations and one win
each of the BAFTA, Screen Actors Guild Award, and Emmy Award. He
also received the National Medal of Arts in 2005. Duvall has starred in
some of the most acclaimed and popular films and television series of
all time, including To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), The Twilight Zone (1963),
The Godfather (1972), The Godfather Part II (1974), Apocalypse Now
(1979), and Falling Down (1993).

Robert Duvall from Apocalypse Now

Ross Simpson

Denzel Hayes Washington, Jr. is 64 today.

His mother Lynne owned a beauty parlor and his father was an
ordained Pentecostal minister. After taking a semester off from
college, he worked as an overnight summer camp counselor,
where he discovered his acting abilities.

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Marie Magdalene "Marlene" Dietrich (December 27, 1901 – May 6, 1992) 

German born actress Marlene Dietrich starred on both the stage and on the
big screen. Her best known films include The Blue Angel (1930), Shanghai
Express (1932) and Desire (1936). She was ranked 9th on The American
Film Institute’s 1999 list of the Greatest Female Stars of All Time. She
began her acting career as a chorus girl in vaudeville and theater acts.

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