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CINDY WILLIAMS IS 66 TODAY

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Cynthia Jane "Cindy" Williams is best known for starring in the ABC-TV
situation-comedy series Laverne & Shirley, (1976-1983) in the role of
Shirley Feeney
, and for her role as Laurie Henderson in the classic
1973 film American Graffiti. 
 


After graduating college,Williams debuted as an actress through a
variety of commercials for Foster Grant sunglasses.

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BOND GIRL IS 73 YEARS YOUNG TODAY

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Jill St. John 
at the Beverly Hills premiere of the play 'Legends!' at the Wilshire Theatre  
Beverly Hills, California - 16.01.07
Credit: WENN
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Jill St. John (Jill Arlyn Oppenheim)

Jill is best known for her role as Tiffany Case, the Bond girl in
Diamonds Are Forever (1971). She later became a cooking
expert.

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TODAY IN HISTORY

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                          Camille Bohannon

                    

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Charles Robert Redford, Jr. is 77 today

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FREE WILLY ACTOR IS DEAD AT 77

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August Schellenberg portraying Sitting Bull, a part
which he called his favorite role.


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August Schellenberg (July 25, 1936 – August 15, 2013)

Schellenberg’s first film was Rip-Off in 1971. In 1981, he did voices
for the animated film Heavy Metal. During the late ’90s he had major
roles in Free Willy and its sequels (as Randolph Johnson), and in 
Terrence Malick‘s 2005 film The New World, alongside Colin Farrell
and Christian Bale.

The supporting actor died on Thursday, August 15 at his home in
Texas after a long battle with lung cancer. 

 

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Jason James Richter and August Schellenberg in ‘Free Willy’

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REMEMBERING MAE WEST

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Mae West (Mary Jane West) (August 17, 1893 – November 22, 1980)

West made a name for herself in vaudeville and on the stage in New York
before moving to Hollywood to become a comedienne, actress and writer
in the motion picture industry. Her entertainment career spanned seven
decades as one of the more controversial movie stars of her day. She
encountered many problems, including censorship.The American Film
Institute
named West 15th among the
greatest female stars of all time.

 

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