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AWARD WINNING ACTRESS IS 80 TODAY

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Louise Fletcher as nurse as Nurse Ratched

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Estelle Louise Fletcher

Louise Fletcher won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975). Her other notable films include
Cruel Intentions (1999), Flowers in the Attic (1987), and 2 Days in the Valley
(1996). Prior to fame, she worked as a secretary by day and took acting
lessons by night.

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TODAY IN HISTORY

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Camille Bohannon

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Robin McLaurin Williams is 63 today

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VETERAN ACTOR IS DEAD AT 86

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James Garner (James Scott Bumgarner; April 7, 1928 – July 19, 2014)

Garner was an award-winning American film and television actor. He starred
in several television series spanning a career of more than five decades
which included such popular roles as Bret Maverick in the 1950s western
comedy series, Maverick, and Jim Rockford in the 1970s detective drama,
The Rockford Files
.

According to police, an ambulance was dispatched to Garner’s Brentwood,
Los Angeles
home at around 8 p.m. on July 19, 2014. Garner was confirmed
dead when paramedics arrived at his home. The cause of death was not
immediately reported but initial law enforcement officers on the scene
declared "natural causes" as the cause of death.

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HOWARD TO DIRECT DOCUMENTARY

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NEW YORK (AP) — Ron Howard will direct a documentary on the Beatles that
focuses on the band’s touring years during the early 1960s.

Howard announced the project Wednesday. The film is being made with the
cooperation of Paul McCartney, Ringo Star, Yoko Ono and Olivia Harrison.
The Beatles company, Apple Corps, is co-producing the film.

The as-yet-untitled film is the second documentary directed by Howard, who
said he’s long been a Beatles fan. Howard previously made the 2013 Jay-Z
documentary "Made in America."

The film will run up to the Beatles’ final concert in San Francisco’s Candlestick
Park in 1966. Much footage for the documentary has already been gathered.
The movie is tentatively slated for release late next year.

            Ron Howard
             Ron Howard

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BROADWAY STAR HAS DIED AT 89

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Elaine Stritch (February 2, 1925 – July 17, 2014)

Stritch was an actress and singer, best known for her work on Broadway. She
appeared in numerous stage plays and musicals, feature films, and many TV 
programs. She was inducted into the
American Theater Hall of Fame in 1995. 

Stritch died early this morning at her home in Birmingham, Michigan following
a period of poor health.

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