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RICHARD GERE IS 62 TODAY

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Richard Gere began his acting career in the 1970s, playing a supporting role 
in Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977),  and he had a starring role in Days of 
Heaven
(1978). He became well known for his role in American Gigolo
(1980), which established him as a leading man. Gere then stared in
several hit films including An Officer and a Gentleman (1982), Pretty
Woman
(1990), Primal Fear (1996), and the musical film Chicago
(2002), for which he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor,
as well as a Screen Actors Guild Award as part of the Best Cast.

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FRED MACMURRAY (AUG. 30, 1908-NOV. 5, 1991)

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Actor Frederick Martin "Fred" MacMurray  appeared in more than 100
movies and a successful television series during a career that spanned
nearly a half-century, from 1930 to the 1970s. MacMurray is well known
for his role in the 1944 film noir Double Indemnity with costar Barbara
Stanwyck. He later became known as Steve Douglas, the widowed head
of the family on My Three Sons,which ran on ABC-TV from 1960 – 1965 
and then on the CBS television network from 1965 – 1972.

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INGRID BERGMAN ( AUG. 29,1915-AUG. 29,1982)

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Ingrid Bergman was a Swedish actress who starred in a many European and
American films. She was the recipient of three Academy Awards, two Emmy
Awards,and the Tony Award for Best Actress. The American Film Institute
listed Bergman as the fourth greatest female cinema star of all time. She is
most remembered for her portrayal of llsa Lund in the Best Picture Academy
Award winner Casablanca (1942), co-staring Humphrey Bogart. Before
becoming a star in American films, she had already been a leading
actress in Swedish films.

 

 

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Filming a scene in Casablanca

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ACTOR CHARLES BOYER REMEMBERED

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                 (28 August 1899 – 26 August 1978)

Charles Boyer was a French actor who appeared in more than 80 films
between 1920 and 1976. After receiving an education in drama, Boyer
started on the stage, but he found great success in movies during the
1930s. His memorable performances were among the era’s most highly
praised romantic dramas, Algiers (1938) and Love Affair (1939). Another
famous role was in the 1944 mystery-thriller Gaslight. He received four
Academy Award nominations for Best Actor.

 

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PAUL REUBENS IS 59 TODAY

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Paul Reubens is best known for his cult figure Pee-Wee Herman.

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