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ROBIN WILLIAMS TURNED 60 TODAY

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Robin Williams at 16

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Robin McLaurim Williams actor and comedian rose to fame with his role
as the alien Mork in the ABC- TV sitcom series Mork and Mindy (1978-
1982), and later stand-up comedy work, Williams has performed in many
feature films since 1980. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting
Actor for his role in the 1997 Gus Van Sant film Good Will Hunting. He has
also won two Emmy Awards, four Golden Globes, two Screen Actors Guild
Awards and five Grammy Awards. Williams performance in Good Morning
Vietnam
(1987) was nominated for an Academy Award.  
 

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Robin Williams with co-star Pam Dawber

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Robin Williams in Mrs. Doubtfire, 1993

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NATALIE WOOD ~ REMEMBERED

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                        (July 20, 1938 – November 29, 1981)

Natalie Wood began acting in movies at the age of four and became a
successful child actor in such films as Miracle on 34th Street (1947). She
earned a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
for her performance in Rebel Without a Cause (1955). This helped her to
make the transition from a child actor. Wood also received Academy Award
for Best Actress nominations for her roles in Splendor in the Grass (1961)
and Love With the Proper Stanger (1963). Natalie drowned near Santa
Catalina Island, California at age 43.

 

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Natalie Wood with John Wayne in The Searchers (1956)

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JAMES BROLIN IS 70 YEARS OLD TODAY

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James Brolin is a actor, producer and director, best known for his roles in soap operas,movies, and TV. He is the father of actor Josh Brolin and husband of
singer Barbra Streisand.

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James Brolin in Capricorn One (1978)

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From The Amityville Horror (1979)

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James Brolin, Barbra Streisand and Josh Brolin

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MARILYN MONROE TV DEBUT IN 1953

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RED SKELTON REMEMBERED

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Red Skelton was a comedian, best known as a top radio and television star
from 1937 to 1971. Skelton’s show business career began in his teens as a
circus clown and went on to vaudeville, Broadway, films, radio, TV ,and night
clubs. During this time Red was pursuing another career as a painter. Red
Skelton was quoted as saying, "I just want to be known as a clown, because
to me that’s the height of my profession. It means you can do everything—
sing, dance and above all, make people laugh.”

               

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Painting by Red Skelton titled “Clowning  Around”

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