Ford is known for his portrayal of the titular character in the
popular media franchise Indiana Jones, beginning with the
action-adventure film Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981). He
played the character in four additional sequels over the
next four decades and also starred as Rick Deckard in the
cult science fiction film Blade Runner (1982) and its sequel
Blade Runner 2049 (2017), and portrayed Jack Ryan in the
spy thriller films Patriot Games (1992) and Clear and Present
Danger (1994).

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Shelley Alexis Duvall (July 7, 1949 – July 11, 2024)

(ASSOCIATED PRESS) – "The Shining" star Shelley Duvall has died
at the age of 75.  

Duvall, who shot to international fame when she starred as Wendy Torrance in Stanley Kubrick’s iconic 1980 adaptation of Stephen
King’s horror novel, died in her sleep of complications from
diabetes at her home in Blanco, Texas.

On July 2, 1997, the science fiction-comedy movie Men in Black,
starring Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones, opened in theaters
around the United States. The film grossed more than $250
million in America alone and helped establish the former sitcom
star Will Smith as one of Hollywood’s most bankable leading men.

TIM MAGUIRE

Melvin James Brooks (Kaminsky) is a actor, comedian, filmmaker, songwriter, and playwright. He’s 98 today.

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