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SINGER RANDY NEWMAN IS 72 TODAY


Randall Stuart "Randy" Newman was born in Los Angeles, California.

Singer/songwriter, composer, and arranger Randy Newman composed the 
music for Toy Story in 1995. He has won two Academy Awards, and has
been nominated for twenty. In 2007, he was inducted as a Disney Legend.

His early songs were recorded by Gene Pitney, Jerry Butler, Petula Clark,
Dusty Springfield, Jackie DeShannon, the O’Jays and The Fleetwoods,
among others. Newman has credited The Fleetwoods with giving him his
first national break when the trio recorded his song, "They Tell Me It’s
Summer", as the B-side of one of their eleven hit singles.

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ACTOR BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1940




Bruce Lee
(born Lee Jun-fan)  
(November 27, 1940 – July 20, 1973)



Chinese martial arts icon, actor, and filmmaker Bruce Lee is best 
known for the 1970s films Enter the Dragon, The Big Boss, Fist 
of Fury and Way of the Dragon. He was only 32 years old when 
he died of a hypersensitive reaction to an ingredient in a pain
medication he had taken.

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Tina Turner (Anna Mae Bullock) is 76 today.

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BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1887

 


Karloff as Frankenstein


Boris Karloff (born William Henry Pratt in England)
 
(November 23, 1887- February 2, 1969)

Horror actor Boris Karloff played the monster in the 1931 movie Frankenstein. He
also starred in the sequels Bride of Frankenstein (1935) and Son of Frankenstein
in 1939. He was also the title monster in the 1932 horror film The Mummy. His best-known non-horror role is as the Grinch, as well as the narrator, in the animated
television special of Dr. Seuss‘s How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966). Prior to becoming an actor, Karloff was employed as a farm laborer.

 

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ELVIS FILM RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN 1962

The movie Girls! Girls! Girls! is a musical comedy starring Elvis Presley. The song 
"Return to Sender", which reached number-two on the Billboard pop singles chart,
is featured in the movie. It was the second of three films Presley shot on location
in Hawaii.

 


Elvis checking a shot behind the camera

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