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SHARON STONE TURNED 55 TODAY

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Sharon Stone was nominated for an Academy Award for Best
Actress
and won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a
Motion Picture Drama
for her performance in Casino (1995).

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1995

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COLT’S FIRST PISTOL ON THIS DAY IN 1836

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Sam Colt’s success story began with the issuance of a U.S. patent in
1836 for the Colt firearm equipped with a revolving cylinder containing
five or six bullets and folding trigger, the Paterson .34-caliber pistol.

            Samuel Colt 
                                                    Samuel Colt 

Colt

war pistol

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ROBERT CONRAD TURNED 84 TODAY

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 Robert-Conrad black sheep
The TV series Baa Baa Black Sheep aired on NBC from 1976 until 1978.

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REMEMBERING LEE MARVIN ~

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Lee Marvin, recruit training during World War ll

Lee Marvin 

   Lee Marvin (February 19, 1924 – August 29, 1987)

Cat Bellou, 1965

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dirty dozen dvd
1967

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GENE HACKMAN TURNED 83 TODAY

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Danville High School photo

GENE HACKMAN

Eugene Allen "Gene" Hackman first came to fame in 1967 with his
performance in Bonnie and Clyde. Other major films include The
French Connection
(1971), The Poseidon Adventure (1972), and
Clint Eastwood’s Unforgiven which won the Academy Award for
Best Picture in 1991. Hackman won an Oscar for Best Actor in a
Supporting Role in the film. Before his acting career, he was
a radio operator in the U.S. Marine Corps. 


Hackman in The French Connection

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Gene Hackman as seen in Unforgiven

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