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Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (April 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989)

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ACTRESS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1908


Carole Lombard (born Jane Alice Peters in Fort Wayne, Indiana) 
(October 6, 1908 – January 16, 1942)

Lombard starred with Clark Gable in 1932’s No Man of Her Own and played
the lead role in the 1942 film To Be or Not to Be. She made her film debut at
age twelve in The Perfect Crime (1921). The career of Carole Lombard ended
at age 33 when she died in an airplane crash on Mount Potosi, Nevada while
returning from a War Bond tour.


1937

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BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1923

 


Charlton Heston (born John Charles Carter in California)
(October 4, 1923 – April 5, 2008)

Oscar winner and three-term president of the NRA, Charlton
Heston starred in Planet of the Apes (1968) Ben Hur (1958)
and is best known for his 1956 role as Moses in The Ten
Commandments.
He appeared in over 100 films during a
6-decade career.      


Heston as Moses


1973

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Joseph Frank "Buster" Keaton (October 4, 1895 – February 1, 1966)

Keaton first appeared on stage alongside his parents in The Three
Keatons
at age three. The acts they did often involved his father
throwing him around the stage and doing numerous trick falls. His
parents were questioned by the authorities about allegations of child
abuse but he could always prove he wasn’t actually being hurt. He took
on his legendary deadpan after realizing that his gags got less of a laugh
if he smiled and was soon given the nickname The Great Stone Face.


1926

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COMEDIAN BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1895


Bud Abbott  (born William Alexander Abbott in California)
(October 2, 1897 – April 24, 1974)


Actor and comedian Bud Abbott played the straight man in the
burlesque comedy show, Abbot and Costello. He and his comedy
partner Lou Costello are best known for their immortal "Who’s On
First?" routine, which they first performed in the 1940 movie One
Night In The Tropics
. Abbott left school at an early age to work in
Coney Island and the Casino Theater. He later began performing
vaudeville with his new wife Betty in the early 1920’s.

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