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ACTOR CHARLES NAPIER HAS DIED

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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — Character actor Charles Napier, whose
granite jaw and toothy grin earned him tough-guy roles in movies
like "Rambo: First Blood Part 2," has died in California at age 75.

 

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Charles Napier as he appeared in an episode of the original Star
Trek
TV
 series ("The Way to Eden", 1969) 

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ELISABETH SHUE ~ 48 TODAY

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Elisabeth Judson Shue, “Lisa” to her friends and family, is known for her roles  
in such films as The Karate Kid (1984), Adventures in Babysitting (1987), 
Cocktail (1988), Back to the Future Parts ll (1989) and lll (1990), and  
Leaving Las Vegas (1995). She has won five acting awards and was
nominated for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe and a BAFTA.

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Elisabeth Shur with costar Ralph Macchio, The Karate Kid

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Elisabeth with Michael J. Fox in a scene from Back to the Future lll

 

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LIZ TAYLOR ~ COVERED BY LIFE IN 1961

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ACTRESS KAREN ALLEN IS 60 TODAY

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Karen Allen in Animal House

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Karen Allen is best known for her role as Marion Ravenwood in Steven
Spielberg’s Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and Indiana Jones and the
Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
(2008). Her major film debut was in National
Lampoon’s Animal House
(1978). She also co-starred in Starman (1984)
and Scrooged (1988).

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Karen Allen and Jeff Bridges as they appeared in Starman

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Karen Allen and Harrison Ford in Raiders of the Lost Ark

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REMEMBERING ~ CHARLTON HESTON

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                     (October 4, 1923 – April 5, 2008)

Charlton Heston (born John Charles Carter) was a legendary actor of film,
theater and television. His most well known roles include such films as The
Ten Commandments
(1956), Planet of the Apes (1968), classis epic Ben-Hur
(1959) for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor. He was president
of the National Rifle Association (NRA) from 1998 to 2003.

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Charlton Heston as Moses in The Ten Commandments

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NRA president Charlton Heston

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