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SEQUEL TO 1986 CULT CLASSIC PLANNED!

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A sequel to “The Goonies” may finally materialize. According to Variety, director
Richard Donner was quoted as saying that he plans to bring back the entire
original cast for the “follow-up” to his 1986 cult classic. “It will happen,” he said.
“I’m 1000 percent certain there will be a sequel. I will bet my children on it.”

Donner didn’t mention whether the film will follow the gang 28 years later or
feature them in cameo roles.

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Director Richard Donner

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TODAY IS THE BIRTHDAY OF BETTE DAVIS

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

Davis is remembered by many for her role in All About Eve in 1950. Her
performance in the 1935 film, Of Human Bondage, earned her critical
acclaim. She founded her own production company, BD Productions,
and starred in its first film, A Stolen Life (1946).

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SONGWRITER IS DEAD AT 93

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     Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith
(April 1, 1921 – April 3, 2014)

Smith, who is best known for writing the crossover instrumental hit,
"Dueling Banjos" – died of natural causes Thursday (April 3) at his
home in Charlotte, N.C.

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ROBERT DOWNEY, JR. IS 49 TODAY

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Robert John Downey, Jr.

Robert made his screen debut at the age of five, appearing in his father
Robert Downey, Sr.‘s film Pound (1970). He appeared in Weird Science
(1985) and starred in Air America (1990), and Soapdish (1991). Downey
starred as Charlie Chaplin, the title character in the 1992 film Chaplin,
earning him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. He 
played the title character in Guy Ritchie‘s Sherlock Holmes (2009),
and again in 2011’s Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows.

Most recently, Robert Downey, Jr. played the role of Marvel superhero
Tony Stark / Iron Man in the live action film Iron Man (2008), a role he
reprised in Iron Man 2 (2010), and Iron Man 3 (2013).

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DORIS DAY IS 92 YEARS OLD TODAY

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Doris Day (Doris Mary Ann Kappelhoff)

Doris Day began her career as a big band singer in 1939. Through the
years that followed she made 31 albums and had songs that spent a
total of 460 weeks on the Top 40 charts. Day was also a high ranking
box-office star, making her last film in 1968.

Since retiring from acting and performing, she has continued her work
in animal rights causes and animal welfare. Doris Day currently lives
with her many pets in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California.   


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