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CARY GRANT ~ JANUARY 18, 1904–NOVEMBER 29, 1986

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Cary Grant was named the second Greatest Male Star of all
Time by the American Film Institute.

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KEVIN COSTNER HAS TURNED 56 TODAY

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Kevin Michael Costner is an actor, singer, musician, producer, director, and businessman. He has won two Academy Awards, and two Golden Globe awards.. Costner’s roles include Lt. John J. Dunbar in the film Dances with Wolves (1990), Jim Garrison in JFK (1991), Ray Kinsella in Field of Dreams (1989), and Eliot Ness in The Untouchables (1987). Costner earned a B.A. in business from California State University, Fullerton, in 1978.

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   Kevin behind the camera directing Dances With Wolves

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Kevin Costner singing with his band Kevin Costner and Modern West

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HORROR-MEISTER JOHN CARPENTER IS 63 TODAY

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John Carpenter, film director, screenwriter, producer, and composer
is
most associated with horror and science fiction films such as his
1978 big hit, Halloween that helped give birth to the slasher film. The
theme from this classic is one of the most recognizable to this day. 

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THE THING (1982) is a remake ot the 1951 Howard Hawks film,
The Thing From Another World.

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JAMES EARL JONES HAS TURNED 80

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James Earl Jones, a multi-award-winning actor of stage and
screen is best known for providing his deep voice for Darth 
Vader in the Star Wars franchise. His first big role was the
part of boxer Jack Jefferson in the film version of the
Broadway play The Great White Hope, 1967.

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James Earl Jones and Jane Alexander in The Great White Hope

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Jones as B-52 bombardier Lt. Zogg in Dr. Strangelove

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CARL WEATHERS ~ 63 TODAY

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Carl Weathers, former football player turned actor, is best known
for playing Apollo Creed in the Rocky film series (1976 – 1990).

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                 Carl Weathers as Apollo Creed in Rocky

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