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BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1901



Marie Magdalene
"Marlene" Dietrich (December 27, 1901 – May 6, 1992) 

German born actress Marlene Dietrich starred on both the stage and on the
big screen. Her best known films include The Blue Angel (1930), Shanghai
Express (1932) and Desire (1936). She was ranked 9th on The American
Film Institute’s 1999 list of the Greatest Female Stars of All Time. She
began her acting career as a chorus girl in vaudeville and theater acts.


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BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1925


Richard Burton (November 10, 1925 – August 5, 1984)

Burton was nominated seven times for an Academy Award without ever
winning. He was a recipient of BAFTA, Golden Globe and Tony Awards
for Best Actor. In the mid-1960s Burton was one of the top box office
stars and was one of the highest-paid actors in the world by the late
1960s.


1953

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ACTOR GEORGE COE HAS DIED AT 86

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George Coe
(May 10, 1929 – July 18, 2015)
He bas born in Jamaica, Queens, New York
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Variety – George Coe, an actor with extensive credits and a
longtime activist in the Screen Actors Guild, died Saturday in
Santa Monica, Calif., after battling a long illness.

Coe acted for more than 50 years of film, TV, commercial and
stage work. He had a lengthy career as a commercial performer
both on camera and voiceover, including six years as the voice
of Toyota.

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Coe in the voiceover studio

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PATRICK STEWART IS 75 TODAY

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English born Stewart portrayed Captain Jean Luc Picard in Star
Trek, The Next Generation
, and Professor Xavier in the X-men
movies. He was named the best dramatic actor of the ’80s by
TV Guide in 1993.

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RECAPPING PAST NEWS STORIES

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Camille Bohannon

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