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FAMOUS DJ BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1938

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Wolfman Jack (Robert Weston Smith) (January 21, 1938 – July 1, 1995)

The Wolfman was a Raspy rock ‘n’ roll radio and television disk jockey who was 
popular during the 60’s and 70’s. After selling encyclopedias door-to-door, he
began attending the National Academy of Broadcasting in Washington, D.C.,
where he graduated in 1960.

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The Wolfman in American Graffiti, a 1973 coming of age film

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LEADING MAN BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1904

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               Cary Grant (Archibald Alexander Leach)
        
               (January 18, 1904 – November 29, 1986)

Grant was named the second Greatest Male Star of All Time
(after Humphrey Bogart) by the American Film Institute. He was
known for both comedic and dramatic roles; his best-known films 
include The Awful Truth (1937), Bringing Up Baby (1938), The 
Bishop’s Wife (1947), To Catch a Thief (1955), An Affair to 
Remember
(1957), North by Northwest (1959), and Charade
(1963).

Nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Actor Penny
Serenade
(1941) and None But the Lonely Heart (1944) and
five times for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor.

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POPULAR ACTOR IS 59 TODAY

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Actor Kevin Michael Costner is also a singer, musician, producer, and 
director. He has won two Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, 
and one Emmy Award. Costner’s notable roles include Eliot Ness in The
Untouchables (1987), Crash Davis in Bull Durham (1988), Ray Kinsella
in Field of Dreams (1989), along with Lt. John J. Dunbar in the epic film 
Dances with Wolves (1990, Jim Garrison in JFK (1991), and Robin
Hood
in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991).

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ACTOR BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1913

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LLOYD BRIDGES 1930 High School Yearbook, Senior Year

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  Lloyd Vernet Bridges, Jr. (January 15, 1913 – March 10, 1998)

Lloyd Bridges starred in a number of television series and appeared
in more than 150 feature films. He gained wide recognition as Mike
Nelson, the main character in the television series Sea Hunt which
ran in syndication from 1958–1961. Lloyd was the father of actors
Beau Bridges and Jeff Bridges
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Clips with Lloyd Bridges from Airplane…1980

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ACTRESS FAYE DUNAWAY IS 73 TODAY

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Dorothy Faye Dunaway 

Dunaway won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the 
1976 film Network. She was previously nominated for Bonnie and Clyde (1967), 
and Chinatown (1974). She has starred in numerous other films, including The 
The Thomas Crown Affair (1968), Little Big Man (1970), and The Towering
Inferno (1974),

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