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CHARACTER ACTOR DEAD AT 80

Luke Askew
      Luke Askew (March 26, 1932 – March 29, 2012)

Luke Askew was a character actor for more than 40 years. He 
is best known for his role in the 1969 film Easy Rider. Askew
made his film debut in the 1967 Otto Preminger film Hurry
Sundown.
He was a native of Macon, Georgia, later moving 
to Lake Oswego, Oregon. He died Thursday, March 29 at 
his Lake Oswego home of lung cancer.  
 

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Luke Askew in Hurry Sundown

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Askew as seen in Easy Rider

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THE ‘’COAL MINER’S DAUGHTER’’ IS 77 TODAY

Loretta Lynn mn 

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Loretta Lynn (born Loretta Webb) is a country music singer-songwriter, 
known as "The First Lady of Country Music” and continues to be one 
of the most successful vocalists of all time. As of 2011, Lynn continues
to tour and has received numerous country music awards. 

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MAX VON SYDOW IS 83 TODAY

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MaxVonSydow 

Actor Max Von Sydow was born Carl Adolf von Sydow in Lund, Skåne,
Sweden. He has starred in many films and had supporting roles in
dozens more. Von Sydow is bet remembered for his portrayal of
Jesus The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965), and as Father Merrin
in
The Exorcist (1973).

 

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greatest story

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SUPPORTING ACTOR BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1903

Ward bond auto

    Wardell Edwin "Ward" Bond
(April 9, 1903 – November 5, 1960)

Ward Bond was featured in over 200 movies and the television series
Wagon Train on NBC from 1957-1962 and on ABC from 1962-1965. He
initially starred as the wagon master, but was later replaced upon his
death in 1960 by John McIntire. In 2001, Bond was inducted into the
Western Performers Hall of Fame at the National Cowboy & Western
Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City.
  

wonderful life dvd 

it's a wonderful life
1946


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searchers ward bond
1956

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‘’AMERICA’S SWEETHEART’’ MARY PICKFORD

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                          Mary Pickford (April 8, 1892 – May 29, 1979)

Mary Pickford was a Canadian-born motion picture actress, co-founder of United
Artists film studio and one of the original 36 founders of the Academy of Motion
Pictures Arts and Sciences. She is considered to be a significant figure in the
development of motion picture acting. The American Film institute named her
24th among the greatest female stars of all time. Pickford married Douglas
Fairbanks on March 28, 1920.

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mary pickford poster
1929

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