British born actress Emma Thompson won the Academy Award for Best Actress
for her role as Margaret Schlegel in the 1992 film Howards End. She also won
an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for her script for the 1995 film
Sense and Sensibility, which she also starred in. Her other film credits include
Actually (2003) and Stranger than Fiction (2006). In 2004, she portrayed
Professor Sybill Trelawney (below) in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of
Azkaban.
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It was on this day in 1970.
Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 – July 4, 1826)
Pope John Paul ll (left) shakes hands with Rabbi Eilo Toaff upon
visiting the main Synagogue in Rome on this day in 1986.
The Pope’s meeting marked the beginning of a new era in Catholic-Jewish
relations. It was the first time a pope had entered the Rome synagogue.
On this day in 1964,Sidney Poitier became the first African- American
to win an Academy Award Oscar for Best Actor for his role in Lilies
of the Field.
Sidney Poitier turned 90, February 20.
Dennis William Quaid was born in Houston, Texas.
Actor Dennis Quaid first received recognition for his role in the
1979 film Breaking Away, then went on to play memorable roles
in the films The Right Stuff (1983), Frequency (2000), and The
Day After Tomorrow (2004),
His role as Frank Whitaker in the 2002 film Far From Heaven
earned him a number of awards, including the New York Film
Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor.
2004
Original run on NBC: December 1, 1976 – April 28, 1978.
Donald Jay "Don" Rickles (May 8, 1926 – April 6, 2017)
(FoxNews)-According to his publicist, comedy legend and actor Don Rickles
died of kidney failure today at his Los Angeles home.
Rickles was known for his stand-up comedy work and his frequent longtime
appearances on “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson” and “Late
Show with David Letterman.”
His most recent film work included voice-over roles as the grumpy Mr. Potato
Head in the “Toy Story” films and shorts.
Doris Day (Doris Mary Ann Kappelhoff)
Retired singer and actress Doris Day made romantic comedies with Rock
Hudson. One of her first hit songs was "Sentimental Journey," which was
released in 1945. She received an Academy Award nomination for her
performance in the 1959 film Pillow Talk.
President George W. Bush awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom
in 2004 for her work on behalf of animal welfare.
