Actor Jeff Bridges starred as Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski in the 1998 cult
classic The Big Lebowski and earned an Academy Award for Best Actor
for his portrayal of Otis "Bad" Blake in the 2009 film Crazy Heart. He also
received Academy Award nominations for his roles in The Contender
(2000) Starman (1984) Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974) True Grit (2010) 
Hell or High Water (2016) and The Last Picture Show (1971). He made his
television debut on the Syndicated series Sea Hunt. 

Jeff Bridges with his father Lloyd Bridges in TV Show ‘Sea
Hunt’ 1958-1960.

1982

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Arthur Ronald Marks (August 2, 1927 – November 13, 2019)

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Longtime producer and director Arthur Marks, who
helmed many episodes of the "Perry Mason" TV series and produced several
hit blaxploitation films, has died. 

According to his son Paul, Marks passed away Nov. 13 at his home in
Woodland Hills, California. 

Marks was the director and producer of 80 episodes of "Perry Mason." He
also directed episodes of the TV shows "I Spy," "Mannix" and "The Dukes
of Hazzard."

MIKE  GRACIA

On this day in 1947, Howard Hughes flew his "Spruce Goose," a
huge wooden airplane, for eight minutes in California. It was the
plane’s first and only flight. The "Spruce Goose," nicknamed
because of the white-gray color of the spruce used to build it,
never went into production.

Howard Robard Hughes Jr.
(December 24, 1905 – April 5, 1976)

John "Pops" Witherspoon (John Weatherspoon)
January 27, 1942 – October 29, 2019)

Witherspoon performed in dozens of television shows and films. He is
best known for his role as Willie Jones in the Friday series. The actor
died suddenly at his home.

CARLATA BRADLEY

On this day in 2001, President George W. Bush signs the renewal of
the U.S. Patriot Act after a long battle with Congress.

Pat Sajak (Patrick Leonard Sajdak) is 73 today. 

Sajak is a former weatherman and talk show host, best
known as the host of the syndicated television game
show Wheel of Fortune.

“Wheel of Fortune” hosts Pat Sajak and Vanna White.