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WILLIAM PETERSEN IS 58 TODAY

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William Louis Petersen  is  best known for playing Dr. Gilbert “Gil”
Grissom on the CBS-TV series CSI:Crime Scene Investigation. He
also starred in the first Hannibal lecter film, Manhunter in 1986.

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William Petersen in Manhunter

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Petersen played a secret service agent (above) in William Friedkin’s
1985 action film To Live and Die in L.A.

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ALAN RICKMAN IS 65 TODAY

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Alan Rickman is an English actor and theater director. Rickman is known
for his film performances as Hans Gruber in Die Hard (1988) and Severus
Snape in the Harry Potter film series and as the Sheriff of Nottingham in the
1991 film, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves.

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Rickman as seen in Die hard

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Alan Rickman in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

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A BIRTHDAY FOR TYNE DALY ~ 65 TODAY

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Actress Tyne Daly is most widely known for her work as Detective Lacey in 
the CBS television series Cagney & Lacey (1982 – 1988). She has won six 
Emmy Awards for her television work.

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Tyne Daly, left, with Sharon Gless in Cagney & Lacy

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Daly was in Clint Eastwood’s 1976 film The Enforcer

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SIDNEY POITIER TURNED 84 TODAY

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In 1963, Sidney Poitier won an Academy Award For Best Actor for his
role in Lilies of the Field.

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in the heat of the night
1967

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LEE MARVIN ~ FEB. 19, 1924 – AUG. 29, 1987

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Lee Marvin at first did supporting roles, mostly villains and soldiers ,but after winning
an Academy Award for Best Actor for his dual roles in Cat Ballou (1965), he landed
more heroic, leading roles. Marvin left school to join the U.S. Marine Corps, serving
as a Scout Sniper. He was wounded in action during the WW ll battle of Saipan and
was awarded the Purple Heart.

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1967

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