ABE VIGODA IS 90 YEARS OLD TODAY

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Abe Vigoda gained fame through his supporting character roles, notably
as elder mobster Salatore Tessio in The Godfather (1972). He gained
further fame playing Detective Sgt. Phil Fish on the ABC sitcom Barney 
Miller
from 1975 to 1977.

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Abe Vigoda, left, with Al Pacino in The Godfather

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Abe Vigoda in Barney Miller

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ROBERT DUVALL TURNED 80 TODAY

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Robert Duvall received a Best Actor Academy Award for his role
in Tender Mercies (1983).  He was also awarded two Emmy Awards,
and four Golden Globe Awards during his busy film career.

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      Robert Duvall as Arthur “Boo” Radley in To Kill a Mockingbird

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                 Robert in a scene from The Godfather (1972)

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   Robert Duvall as Lt. Col. Kilgore in Apocalypse Now (1979)

               “I love the smell of napalm in the morning”!

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Duvall played Mac Sledge, a recovering alcoholic country
singer in Tender Mercies.

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IT’S DIANE KEATON’S 65th BIRTHDAY TODAY

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Diane Keaton is seen above with Al Pacino on the set of her first major
film The Godfather. She was Kay Adams-Carleone in the 1972 film. Keaton 
won the Academy Award for Best Actress in Woody Allen’s Annie Hall (1977). 
In addition to acting, Diane is also a photographer, real estate developer,
and an occasional singer. 

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       Dian Keaton with Woody Allen in a scene from Annie Hall.

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