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CHRISTOPHER ATKINS IS 52 TODAY

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Brooke Shields and Christopher Atkins

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Christopher Atkins (Christopher Atkins Bomann) became famous
when he co-starred with Brooke Shields in a debut role in the film
The Blue Lagoon (1980) for which he was nominated for several 
Golden Globe Awards including New Star of the Year in a Motion
Picture, and Best Young Actor.

In the 1990s and 2000s, he was seen in made-for-TV and cable 
movies. He owns an outdoor sports company and has patented
a fishing lure.

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A SECOND OPENING ON THIS DAY IN 1952

AFRICAN QUEEN

The African Queen
opened on December 23, 1951 in Los
Angeles, in order to qualify for the 1951 Oscars, and on
February 20, 1952 at the Capitol Theatre in New York City.

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REMEMBERING LEE MARVIN ~

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Lee Marvin, recruit training during World War ll

Lee Marvin 

   Lee Marvin (February 19, 1924 – August 29, 1987)

Cat Bellou, 1965

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dirty dozen dvd
1967

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ACTOR GEORGE KENNEDY IS 88 TODAY

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George Harris Kennedy, Jr. has appeared in over 200
film and TV productions. He is perhaps best known for
three of his roles: as the convict "Dragline" in Cool
Hand Luke
, for which he won an
Academy Award; as
airline mechanic Joe Patroni in all four of the 1970s
Airport
disaster movies; and as Captain Ed Hocken
in the Naked Gun series of
comedy films.

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Kennedy in Cool Hand Luke

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George Kennedy in a scene from Airport

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Leslie Nielsen (left) and George Kennedy from Naked Gun

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY ~

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John Joseph Travolta turned 59 today

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