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SHELLY WINTERS (AUG.18, 1920 – JAN.14, 2006)

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Shelley Winters

Shelley Winters was a actress who appeared in dozens of films, as well as
on stage and television; her career spanned over 50 years until her death
in 2006. A two-time Academy Award winner, Winters is probably most known
for her roles in A place in the Sun (1951), The Night of the Hunter (1955),
and The Poseidon Adventure(1972).

 

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Robert Mitchum with Shelly Winters

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Shelly Winters with costar Montgomery Clift in
A Place in the Sun

 

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Winters as seen in The Poseidon Adventure

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ROBERT REDFORD IS 75 TODAY

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Robert Redford, is a, film director, producer, businessman, model,
environmentalist, philanthropist, and founder of the Sundance Film
Festival. He has received two Oscars: one in 1981 for directing the 
film Ordinary People, and one for Lifetime Achievement in 2002. His
most popular films include Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
(1969), Jeremiah Johnson (1972), The Great Gatsby (1974), and
All the President’s Men (1976).

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Robert Redford with costar Paul Newman in Butch Cassidy and
the Sundance Kid

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MAE WEST (August 17, 1893 – November 22, 1980)

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Mae West was a actress, playwright, screenwriter and sex symbol who
who known for her bawdy type language. She made a name for herself
in Vaudeville and on the stage in New York before moving to Hollywood
to become a comedienne in the motion picture industry. West was one
of the more controversial movie stars of her day, encountering many
problems including censorship. When her film career ended, she
continued to perform on stage in Las Vegas and on radio and
television.

 

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ROBERT DE NIRO HAS TURNED 68 TODAY

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Robert De Niro, Jr. is a actor, director and producer. His first major film role
was in 1973’s Bang the Drum Slowly. In 1974 DeNiro played the young Vito
Corleone in the The Godfather Part ll, a role that won him the Academy
Award for Best Supporting Actor. In 1980 he earned an Academy Award
for Best Actor for his portrayal of Jake La Motta in the Martin Scorsese film
Raging Bull. He was also nominated for an Oscar for Taxi Driver (1976),
Cape Fear
(1991), and The Deer Hunter (1978). Robert’s role in Scorsese’s
Goodfellas (1990) earned him a BAFTA nomination. He also has earned four
nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor-Motion Picture Musical
or Comedy, one of them being for his role in Analyze This (1999). De Niro has
directed A Bronx Tale (1993) and The Good Shepherd (2006).

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De Niro in Raging Bull

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MAUREEN O’ HARA IS 91 TODAY

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MAUREEN O'HARA at Temple Bar to receive a lifetime achievement award from the Irish Film Institute
Dublin, Ireland - 26.09.04
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Maureen O’Hara is an Irish film actress and singer. The famous red-headed
O’Hara has been noted for playing passionate heroines. She often worked
with director John Ford and longtime friend John Wayne.

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Maureen O’Hara with young Natalie Wood in Miracle on 34th Street

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