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FAMOUS DIRECTOR BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1894

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                   John Ford
(February 1, 1894 – August 31, 1973)

Director John Ford was famous for his on location westerns starring John Wayne
such as Stagecoach (1939), The Searchers (1956), and The man Who Shot
Liberty Valance (1962). He also directed the 20th-century adaptation of the John Steinbeck novel The Grapes of Wrath (1940). In a successful career that spanned
more than 50 years, Ford directed more than 140 films and won four Academy
Awards for Best Director which is a record.

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John Wayne with John Ford

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KELLY LYNCH IS 53 TODAY!

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Actress Kelly Lynch was once a model for the Elite modeling agency. She is
best known for her appearance in the made in Oregon, Gus Van Sant movie
Drugstore Cowboy (1989). She had a role opposite Patrick Swayze in Road
House
(1989) .

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VICTOR MATURE (JAN. 29, 1913-AUG. 4, 1999)

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Mature was a stage, film and television actor. In July 1942 Mature attempted
to enlist in the U.S. Navy but was rejected for color blindness. He then tried
the Coast Guard and was able to enlist after taking a different eye test the
same day.

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JOHN FORSYTHE

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                      (January 29, 1918 – April 1, 2010)

Born Jacob Lincoln Freund, Forsythe was a stage, television and
film actor. He starred in three TV series, spanning four decades
and three genres. He was Bentley Gregg in the sitcom Bachelor
Father
(1959-1962), as the unseen millionaire Charles Townsend
in Charlie’s Angels (1976-1981), and as Blake Carrington on the
prime time soap drama Dynasty (1981-1989). John Forsythe also
hosted World of Survival (1971-1977).

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Joan Collins, John Forsythe, Linda Evans from Dynasty

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TROY DONAHUE (JAN. 27, 1936–SEP. 2, 2001)

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Born Merle Johnson, Jr., Donahue was a actor, active between the 
late 1950s and late 1990s. He was initially a journalism student at 
Columbia University in New York City before deciding on a acting
career in Hollywood.

Donahue starred with Van Williams from 1960 to 1962 in the ABC
TV series Surfside 6. After that he joined the cast of Hawaiian Eye
for its last season, 1962-1963, in the role of hotel director Phillip 
Barton.

His most high-profile role was a small part in The Godfather Part ll
(1974) as the fiancé of Connie Corleone.


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