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gbgoodies

09-19-14, 02:37 PM

Born on September 19th:

Paul Williams - Actor, Singer, Songwriter. The Loved One, The Chase, Battle for the Planet of the Apes , Phantom of the Paradise, Smokey and the Bandit, The Cheap Detective, Smokey and the Bandit, The Muppet Movie, Smokey and the Bandit II, Smokey and the Bandit Part 3, The Doors, "Batman: The Animated Series", Firestorm, "The Bold and the Beautiful", The Rules of Attraction, The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa. Best known for timeless classics such as "We've Only Just Begun", "Rainy Days and Mondays", "Evergreen", "Just an Old Fashioned Love Song" and "Rainbow Connection", Paul Williams is responsible for what will remain part of our popular culture for many years to come. His music has been recorded by some of the biggest names in the entertainment industry. He won a Grammy for Song of the Year and an Academy Award for Best Original Song for the #1 chart-topping "Evergreen", the love theme from "A Star Is Born". He also composed the enormously popular opening theme for "The Love Boat". He earned an Oscar nomination for the music to the movie "Phantom of the Paradise". He wrote the music and sang several songs for the movie "Bugsy Malone". He has been nominated many times for an Academy Award, but has only won it once. He was nominated by the Academy for the score from the box office smash hit, "The Muppet Movie" in 1979, for 'Best Original Score', as well as the song "Rainbow Connection" being nominated for 'Best Song'. "The Muppet Movie" soundtrack went on to win two Grammy Awards and became the biggest soundtrack album of the year, exceeding sales of one million units. He reunited with Henson Productions for the Disney feature film, "The Muppet Christmas Carol" in 1992. He wrote and produced the songs for the soundtrack which brought with it yet another Grammy Award nomination for 'Best Musical Album for Children'. He appeared in the music video and sang in the choir on the song "Voices That Care". In 2009, he was elected President and Chairman of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). In 2001, he was inducted into the American Songwriters Hall of Fame. He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6931 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.

Jeremy Irons - Actor. The French Lieutenant's Woman, "Brideshead Revisited", Dead Ringers, Reversal of Fortune, "The Civil War", Kafka, From Time to Time, The Lion King, Die Hard: With a Vengeance, Stealing Beauty, The Man in the Iron Mask, The Time Machine (2002), Being Julia, Kingdom of Heaven, Eragon, The Pink Panther 2, Margin Call, The Words, Beautiful Creatures, "The Borgias". He appeared in many London theatre productions including The Winter's Tale, Macbeth, Much Ado About Nothing, The Taming of the Shrew, Godspell, Richard II and Embers. In 1984, he made his Broadway debut in Tom Stoppard's "The Real Thing" and received a Tony Award for Best Actor. He received a BAFTA nomination for Best Actor for his performance in "The French Lieutenant's Woman" in 1981. He won the New York Critics Best Actor Award for his performance in "Dead Ringers" in 1988. He earned a Golden Globe Award and an Oscar for Best Actor in 1990 for his role as Claus von Bulow in "Reversal of Fortune". In 1996, he became the fourteenth performer to win the Triple Crown of acting. Oscar: Best Actor, "Reversal of Fortune" (1990), Tony: Best Actor-Play, "The Real Thing" (1984) and Emmy: Best Voice-Over Performance, "1914-1918" (1996). He narrated the "Spaceship Earth" attraction in Epcot. He earned his first Golden Globe Award nomination for his breakout role in the ITV series "Brideshead Revisited" in 1981. He received a Golden Globe Award and an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the miniseries "Elizabeth I" in 2005.

James Lipton - Writer, Producer, TV Host. "Guiding Light", "Another World". "The Edge of Night", "Return to Peyton Place", "Barry Manilow's Copacabana", "Inside the Actors Studio". He is best known for creating and hosting the noted and popular TV series "Inside the Actors Studio", where successful and prominent actors discuss their craft for the benefit of acting students. He played Dan Reid, the Lone Ranger's nephew on the radio program in the 1940s out of WXYZ in Detroit. He performed in the play "The Autumn Garden" on Broadway in 1951. He acted in and wrote episodes for several TV soap operas, joining the cast of "Guiding Light" where he later became head writer. He was a scriptwriter for "The Edge of Night", and he became head writer for "Another World", "The Best of Everything", "Return to Peyton Place" and "Capitol". His TV show "Inside the Actors Studio" is viewed in 80 million homes in the USA on the Bravo cable channel and is seen in 125 countries. It has been nominated for 12 Emmy awards. The Actors Studio Drama School has done very well also. During Lipton's term as dean the school became the largest graduate-level drama school in the United States. He was the creator and executive producer for President Jimmy Carter's Inaugural Gala, the first presidential inaugural gala to be televised. Also the producer of twelve Bob Hope birthday specials. In his book "An Exaltation of Larks" he lists the popular and obscure phrases that describe groups of things (ie, a gaggle of geese, a murder of crows and, of course, an exaltation of larks). The book has been in print continuously since 1968. He was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Emmy by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

Damon Knight - Sci-Fi Writer. He is best known for the story called "To Serve Man", which later appeared as an episode of "The Twilight Zone", one of the best-known and highly-regarded episodes of that series. His best-known short story, "To Serve Man", was written during his disastrous first marriage, on a day when his wife was out with another man. He edited many science fiction anthologies and publications, including Orbit, the original anthology series that ran from 1966 to 1980. He is a Hugo Award winner, founder of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA), cofounder of the National Fantasy Fan Federation, cofounder of the Milford Writer's Workshop, and cofounder of the Clarion Writers Workshop. The SFWA officers and past presidents named Knight its 13th Grand Master in 1994 (presented 1995). After his 2002 death the associated award was renamed in his honor, the Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award. He was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 2003. His only Hugo Award was the "Best Reviewer" in 1956. His story "To Serve Man" won a 50-year Retro Hugo in 2001 as the best short story of 1950, which predated the Hugo Awards.

Adam West - Actor. "The Detectives", Tammy and the Doctor, Robinson Crusoe on Mars, Batman: The Movie, "Batman", "The New Adventures of Batman" (voice), Hooper, The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood, Ace Diamond Private Eye, Hell Riders, Joyride, "The Secret Files of the SpyDogs", Drop Dead Gorgeous, From Heaven to Hell, Baadasssss!, Chicken Little, Meet the Robinsons, "FanAddicts!", "Family Guy". After playing the role of a resourceful secret agent in a Nestle's Quik commercial in the early 1960s, he caught the eye of ABC executives. They figured that he might be right for an upcoming television series that was about to be produced, "Batman". The rest is history. Although he has over 60 movie appearances and over 80 TV guest appearance credits, he is best known for the TV show "Batman" in the 1960s. The movie version, "Batman: The Movie", earned him the 'Most Promising New Star' award in 1967. He wrote his autobiography "Back to the Batcave" in 1994. One of his most prized possessions is a drawing of Batman by Bob Kane with the inscription "To my buddy, Adam, who breathed life into my pen and ink creation". He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6764 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on April 5, 2012. He was awarded a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars on April 10, 2010. He has made an appearance at every San Diego Comic-Con International beginning in 2007, up to and including 2014. His neighbor in Ketchum, Idaho, is Van Williams, who played The Green Hornet in the 1960s TV show. In 1967, Williams and Bruce Lee guest-starred opposite West in the "Batman's Satisfaction" episode of "Batman".

David McCallum - Actor. The Great Escape, The Greatest Story Ever Told, "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.", One Spy Too Many, Sol Madrid, The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War, "Colditz", "The Invisible Man", "Kidnapped", King Solomon's Treasure, The Watcher in the Woods, "Sapphire & Steel", "Trainer", Fatal Inheritance, "The Education of Max Bickford", "The Replacements", "Ben 10", "NCIS". To the older generation, he is best known for his portrayal of U.N.C.L.E. agent Ilya Kuryakin in the hit TV series "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.". To the younger audience, he is best known for his portrayal of Dr. Donald "Duckie" Mallard on the hit CBS series, "NCIS".

Jimmy Fallon - TV Host, Comedian, Actor, Singer, Musician, Producer. Almost Famous, Taxi, Fever Pitch, Doogal, Arthur and the Invisibles, Whip It, Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star, "Saturday Night Live", "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon", "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon". He has performed stand up, impressions and characters across the country, in some of the biggest comedy clubs, such as the Improv (in Los Angeles) and Caroline's Comedy Club (in New York City). He also took acting classes with The Groundlings, an LA-based breeding ground for great comedians. He was chosen for People Magazine's 50 Most Eligible Bachelors. He was chosen as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World in 2002 by People Magazine. He was nominated for a Grammy Award, "Best Spoken Comedy Album: The Bathroom Wall, Jimmy Fallon" in 2003. In grade school he was voted most likely to replace David Letterman. In June of 2003, he guest-hosted for Dave.

Randolph Mantooth - Actor. "Emergency!", "Operation Petticoat", The Seekers, Bridge Across Time, Enemy Action, "Loving", "General Hospital", "As the World Turns", "One Life to Live". He was discovered in New York by a Universal talent agent after performing the lead in the play "Philadelphia, Here I Come". He is best known as the strong but sensitive paramedic/firefighter "John Gage" on the TV show "Emergency!". In 1997, he made a guest appearance on "Diagnosis Murder" starring Dick Van Dyke, which reunited him with his former "Emergency!" co-star Robert Fuller. He serves as Honorary Chairman and Spokesperson for the Non-Profit County of Los Angeles Fire Museum Association, and recently received an award for his efforts from the International Association of Fire Chiefs' EMS section. After a career lull in the early 1980s, he found a new direction in his career with daytime soaps.

Kim Richards - Actress. "Nanny and the Professor", Escape to Witch Mountain, No Deposit, No Return, Assault on Precinct 13, The Car, Return from Witch Mountain, "James at 16", "Hello, Larry", Meatballs Part II, Tuff Turf, Race to Witch Mountain. She made her TV commercial debut at four months in a diaper ad. By age four and a half, she had already appeared in 20 TV commercials. She is the older sister of Kyle Richards. the younger halfsister of Kathy Hilton, and the aunt of Paris Hilton.

Danielle Panabaker - Actress. Sky High, Yours, Mine & Ours (2005), Mr. Brooks, "Shark", Friday the 13th, The Crazies, "Justified". She guest-starred as Caitlin Snow on The CW television series Arrow, and will reprise her role as one of the main characters in the spin-off "The Flash", which will premiere in the fall. She received the Young Artist Award for 'Best Performance in a Television Series, Guest Starring Actress' for "The Guardian" in 2004. She received the Young Artist Award for 'Best Performance in a Television Movie, Miniseries or Special' for "Searching for David's Heart" in 2005. She was #83 on the Maxim Hot 100 list in 2010. Her younger sister is actress Kay Panabaker.

Rex Smith - Singer, Actor. Sooner or Later, The Pirates of Penzance, "Street Hawk", The Trial of the Incredible Hulk, Once in a Lifetime, A Passion to Kill, Ri¢hie Ri¢h's Christmas Wish, "As the World Turns". He debuted on Broadway in "Grease" in 1978. He enjoyed a stint as a teen idol in the late 70s and had a gold top-10 single, "You Take My Breath Away", in 1979. He later appeared in both the stage and film versions of "The Pirates of Penzance". He has also appeared on stage in "The Human Comedy", "West Side Story", "Brownstone" and "Baby". From 1982-83, he served as a co-host of the syndicated music show, "Solid Gold". He won the Theatre World Award for "The Pirates of Penzance" in 1981. In 2007, after 25 years, he returned to his hit musical "The Pirates of Penzance", this time playing the Pirate King, and earned a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle nomination.

Trisha Yearwood - Country Music Singer. She rose to fame in 1991 with her debut single "She's in Love with the Boy", which became her first No. 1 single. She has had eight more No. 1 singles and 20 top-10 hits, including "Walkaway Joe", "The Song Remembers When", "Thinkin' About You", "I'll Still Love You More", and "I Would've Loved You Anyway". In 1997, she recorded the song "How Do I Live" for the soundtrack of the movie "Con Air", becoming her signature song, achieving high positions and sales worldwide, winning her a Grammy Award. In 1991, she was named "Top New Female Vocalist" by the Academy of Country Music Awards, and was also voted by the American Music Awards in 1992, "Favorite New Country Artist.. Her first Grammy came in 1994 in the Vocal Collaboration category for "I Fall to Pieces," with Aaron Neville. In 1997, she was a double winner: She captured the Best Female Country Vocal Performance Grammy for "How Do I Live" and Best Country Vocal Collaboration for "In Another's Eyes" with Garth Brooks. She was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry on March 13, 1999. She was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in 2000. She has sold more than 12.5 million albums worldwide, and has won three Grammy Awards, three Country Music Association Awards, two Academy of Country Music Awards, an American Music Award, and a Pollstar Industry Award for touring. She has also released three successful cookbooks, which earned her the status of two-time New York Times Bestselling author. She hosts a culinary series on Food Network, titled "Trisha's Southern Kitchen", for which she has won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Culinary Program. She has been married to Garth Brooks since December 10, 2005. In 1996, while flying from Nevada to New York, Trisha saved a man's life. Francesco Maccarrone, a baggage handler, was trapped in the belly of the plane. When the plane left the gate, Trisha heard pounding and screaming from under her seat and insisted the pilot stop the plane. After he emerged from the plane a shaken but relieved Francesco said, "I was a big Reba fan, but now I'm an even bigger Trisha fan.".

Bill Medley - Singer, Songwriter, best known as one half of The Righteous Brothers. Their best known songs included "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'", "(You're My) Soul and Inspiration" and "Unchained Melody". In 1984 and 1985, he charted 5 singles on the country charts with the biggest of these being the Top 20 country hit, "I Still Do". In 1987, his duet with Jennifer Warnes, "(I've Had) The Time of My Life", was included on the "Dirty Dancing" soundtrack album, and the single reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. The song won a 1988 Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, and an Academy Award for Best Original Song for the composers. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of The Righteous Brothers on March 10, 2003.

Cass Elliot (aka Mama Cass) - Singer, Member of The Mamas & the Papas. She is best remembered for her vocals on the group's hits "California Dreamin'", "Monday Monday", and "Words of Love", and particularly for the solo "Dream a Little Dream of Me". She was ranked #23 on VH1's 100 Greatest Women of Rock N Roll. She is credited with helping to assemble the bands The Lovin' Spoonful and Crosby Stills Nash & Young. She had an IQ of 165. After the group broke up, she released five solo albums. In 1998, Elliot, John Phillips, Denny Doherty, and Michelle Phillips were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for their work as The Mamas & the Papas. An urban legend arose that she died choking on a ham sandwich because a partially eaten ham sandwich was found by her bed. When police were asked the cause of death prior to an autopsy, they speculated that she either died of a heart attack or choked to death on a ham sandwich, but she officially died of a heart attack. The autopsy revealed that a full third of her heart muscle had degenerated; bandmate Denny Doherty said later "Cassie literally died of a broken heart.".

Brook Benton - Singer, Songwriter. His best known songs include "It's Just A Matter Of Time", "Endlessly", "Thank You Pretty Baby", "So Many Ways", "Hotel Happiness", "The Boll Weevil Song", and "Rainy Night in Georgia". He scored over 50 Billboard chart hits as an artist, many of which he co-wrote, and he also wrote hits for other performers. He had 7 singles that reached #1 on the US R&B charts. In 1958, he wrote "Looking Back" which was a Top 10 hit for Nat King Cole.

Duke Snider - Former MLB Baseball Player. Center fielder and left-handed batter who played for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers (1947–62), New York Mets (1963), and San Francisco Giants (1964). He holds the National League record for most home runs (11) and most RBIs (26) in World Series play. He is also the only player to have four homers in two World Series (1952 and 1955). He was The Sporting News Major League Player of the Year in 1955. Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers All-Time Homerun Leader (389). Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers All-Time RBI Leader (1,271). He hit the last home run at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn on September 22, 1957. His uniform number 4 was retired by the Dodgers. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1980.

Joe Morgan - Former MLB Baseball Player. Played second base for the Houston Colt .45s/Astros (1963-1971, 1980), Cincinnati Reds (1972-1979), San Francisco Giants (1981-1982), Philadelphia Phillies (1983) and Oakland As (1984). Member of 1972 National League Champion Cincinnati Reds team. Member of 1973 and 1979 National League Western Division Champion Cincinnati Reds teams. Member of 1975 and 1976 World Series Champion Cincinnati Reds teams. Member of 1980 National League Western Division Champion Houston Astros team. Member of 1983 National League Champion Philadelphia Phillies team. He won two World Series championships with the Reds in 1975 and 1976 and was also named the National League Most Valuable Player in those years. He is the only second baseman to win consecutive MVPs (1975 and 1976). He is a 10 time National League All Star. Cincinnati Reds Career On Base Percentage Leader (.415). At the time of his retirement, he held the record for most homeruns by a second baseman His number was retired by the Reds in 1998. He is considered one of the greatest second basemen of all-time. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1990.

Jim Abbott - Former MLB Baseball Player. He for the California Angels, the New York Yankees, the Chicago White Sox, and the Milwaukee Brewers, from 1989 to 1999, despite having been born without a right hand. While with the University of Michigan, Abbott won the James E. Sullivan Award as the nation's best amateur athlete in 1987 and won a gold medal in the demonstration event at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He was drafted in the first round of the 1988 Major League Baseball Draft and reached the Majors the next year. He threw a no-hitter against the Cleveland Indians in 1993.

Randy Myers - Former MLB Baseball Player. Pitcher for the New York Mets (1985-1989), Cincinnati Reds (1990-1991), San Diego Padres (1992 and 1998), Chicago Cubs (1993-1995), Baltimore Orioles (1996-1997) and Toronto Blue Jays (1998). Member of 1986 World Series Champion New York Mets team. Member of 1988 National League Eastern Division Champion New York Mets team. Member of 1990 World Series Champion Cincinnati Reds team. Member of 1997 American League Eastern Division Champion Baltimore Orioles team. Member of 1998 National League Western Division Champion San Diego Padres team. He was named to 3 National League All Star Teams (1990 and 1994-1995) and 1997 American League All Star Team. He was awarded the 1990 National League Championship Series MVP for having 3 Saves, 5.7 Innings Pitched, 2 Hits Allowed, 3 Walks and 7 Strikeouts.

Citizen Rules

09-19-14, 03:37 PM

gbgoodies

09-19-14, 03:45 PM

You never know when Adam West will turn up in tights...
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BGOPys4CUAA4aAw.jpg

But whose that girl?;)

David McCallum an interesting actor. He guest starred in one of my favorite Outer Limits episodes.

Was Adam West in an episode of "Laverne and Shirley"? If he was, I don't remember it, but that looks like Penny Marshall in that pic.

Citizen Rules

09-19-14, 10:21 PM

YES... you got it, you're good!

gbgoodies

09-20-14, 01:24 PM

Born on September 20th:

Sophia Loren - Actress. The Gold of Naples, Too Bad She's Bad, Boy on a Dolphin, The Pride and the Passion, Houseboat, That Kind of Woman, Heller in Pink Tights, It Started in Naples, Two Women, Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow; Marriage Italian-Style, Sunflower; The Voyage, A Special Day, El Cid, Man of La Mancha, Grumpier Old Men, Nine. She holds the record for having earned six David di Donatello Awards for Best Actress, the most ever received: "Two Women", (which earned her the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1962, and made her the first artist to win an Oscar for a foreign-language performance), "Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow", "Marriage Italian-Style" (for which she was nominated for a second Oscar), "Sunflower", "The Voyage" and "A Special Day". She won 22 international awards for Two Women. She received four Golden Globe Awards between 1964 and 1977 as "World Film Favorite – Female. As well as an Academy Award, she earned a Grammy Award, five special Golden Globes, a BAFTA Award, a Laurel Award as well as the Honorary Academy Award in 1991 for her body of work, and was declared "one of world cinema's greatest treasures". In 1995, she received the Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievements, one of many such awards. In 1991, she was chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World. In 1995, she was chosen by Empire magazine as #25 of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history. She performed two duets with Peter Sellers which were major hits in the UK pop chart. "Goodness Gracious Me" was released in 1960 and reached four and "Bangers and Mash" made it to the top 20 in 1961. She won a Grammy Award in 2004 for Best Spoken Word Album for Children for her work in "Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf/Beintus" along with former US President Bill Clinton and former Soviet Union President Mikhail Gorbachev. She was named #21 Actress, The American Film Institutes 50 Greatest Screen Legends. She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7050 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on February 1, 1994. She was awarded a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars on January 9, 1994.

Jay Ward - Creator, Writer, Producer. George of the Jungle, Mr. Peabody & Sherman, The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle. He produced animated series based on such characters as Crusader Rabbit, Rocky & Bullwinkle, Dudley Do-Right, Peabody and Sherman, Hoppity Hooper, George of the Jungle, Tom Slick, and Super Chicken. His company, Jay Ward Productions, designed the trademark characters for the Cap'n Crunch, Quisp, and Quake breakfast cereals, and it made the TV commercials for those products. Ward produced the non-animated series Fractured Flickers that featured comedy redubbing of silent films. In 2000, Ward was recognized with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, paid for as part of the publicity for the live-action and animation film The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle.

Michael Elias - Writer, Producer. "The Bill Cosby Show" (1969-1971), The Frisco Kid, The Jerk (screenplay), Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty, Young Doctors in Love, "Head of the Class". He also wrote and directed the acclaimed jazz film "Lush Life", starring Jeff Goldblum and Forest Whitaker.

Gary Cole - Actor. Fatal Vision, Lucas, "Midnight Caller", In the Line of Fire, The Brady Bunch Movie, A Very Brady Sequel, "American Gothic", I'll Be Home for Christmas, One Hour Photo, "Family Affair" (2002), Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, The Ring Two, "The West Wing", Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, "Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law", "Kim Possible", Pineapple Express, Hop, An Officer and a Murderer, "Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated", "Family Guy", "Veep", Tammy. He has appeared in numerous award-winning productions in Chicago as well as off-Broadway in New York. In 1985, he became a member of the Steppenwolf Theatre ensemble. He was nominated for a 1981 Joseph Jefferson Award For Cameo Performance for his role in "The Magnolia Club" at the Novel Ventures Ltd. Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. He was nominated for a 1982 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Principal Role in a Play for "The Tooth of Crime" at the Remains Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. He was awarded the 1987 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Principal Role in a Play for "Bang" at the Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. He appeared as an extra in the classic 1995 episode of Seinfeld "The Soup Nazi", he can be seen standing behind Jerry and George while they are queuing at the soup restaurant and Banya approaches Jerry.

Anne Meara - Actress. Lovers and Other Strangers, The Boys from Brazil, Fame, "Archie Bunker's Place", "ALF", Awakenings, Reality Bites, Zoolander, Like Mike, Night at the Museum, "The King of Queens". She and her husband, Jerry Stiller were members of the improvisational company, the Compass Players, which later became "SCTV" (1976). They performed as a duo under the name "Stiller and Meara", and after some time became regulars on "The Ed Sullivan Show". She won a Golden Globe Award for her performance in the series "Rhoda". She earned a 1993 Tony nomination as Best Actress (Featured Role - Play) for a revival of Eugene O'Neill's "Anna Christie". She won an Obie for the 1955 off-Broadway production "Mädchen in Uniform". She was named as "Queen of Brooklyn" at the Welcome Back to Brooklyn Festival in 2000. Her husband, Jerry Stiller, was named "King of Brooklyn" at the same festival. Anne Meara and Jerry Stiller were awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television at 7018 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California. Mother of actor Ben Stiller and actress Amy Stiller.

Kristen Johnston - Actress. Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas, "3rd Rock from the Sun", Music and Lyrics, Bride Wars, "The Exes". She is best known as "Sally Solomon" on the hit television series, "3rd Rock from the Sun", for which she won two Emmy Awards for 'Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series'. She is a longtime member of the Atlantic Theater Company. Her theater credits include "Love Song" on the West End, "The Women" on Broadway, "Much Ado About Nothing", "Twelfth Night" and "The Skin Of Our Teeth" at the Public Theater in Central Park. Off-Broadway productions include "Baltimore Waltz" and "Aunt Dan and Lemon" and Atlantic's productions of "The Lights" by Howard Korder at Lincoln Center, which earned her a Drama Desk Award nomination (best supporting actress), and "Scarcity" by Lucy Thurber. She was nominated in 2010 for a Drama Desk Award (outstanding lead actress in a play) for her performance as "Lily Darnley" in the hit production of "So Help Me God!", which ran at the Lucille Lortel Theater in New York. She appeared on the cover of punk band Bad Religion's 1998 album "No Substance". She recently posed nude for PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) to protest the treatment of carriage horses in New York City.

Jon Bernthal - Actor. World Trade Center, "The Class", Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, "Eastwick", Date Night, "The Walking Dead", Snitch, The Wolf of Wall Street. He has performed in over 30 plays regionally and off-Broadway including many with his own award-winning theatre company Fovea Floods.

Gunnar and Matthew Nelson - Singers, Songwriters, Musicians. Twin brothers who are members of the multi-platinum-selling band Nelson. Along with their mentor, record producer Marc Tanner, the Nelson twins wrote what would become the triple-platinum "After the Rain" album in 1990, after being signed to Geffen Records in 1989. Nelson's singles, "(I Can't Live Without Your) Love and Affection", "After the Rain", "More Than Ever", "Only Time Will Tell" and "(You Got Me) All Shook Up", all held positions on Billboard's Top 40 with "Love and Affection" reaching #1 in September 1990, after receiving airplay on MTV where they also had #1 videos. Nelson's #1 hit "(Can't Live Without Your) Love and Affection" was ranked #96 in the special, "VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the 90s", honoring the 100 greatest hits of the nineties. When "Love and Affection" reached the #1 position on the charts, the Nelsons landed in the "Guinness Book of World Records" as the only family to have #1 records in three successive generations (their grandfather, Ozzie Nelson, had a #1 hit with "And Then Some" in 1934, and their father, Ricky Nelson, had #1 hits with "Poor Little Fool" in 1958 and "Travelin' Man" in 1961). The Nelson twins co-founded the Stone Canyon Records label in 1995 after leaving Geffen Records. They released seven albums on that label. Gunnar Nelson plays a variety of musical instruments, including the drums, electric and acoustic guitars, mandolin, piano, and bazouki. Matthew Nelson plays a variety of musical instruments, including the bass guitar, electric and acoustic guitars, and piano. They are the son of teen idol Ricky Nelson and actress Kristin Harmon. They are the brother of Tracy Nelson and musician Sam Nelson. Their paternal grandparents were Ozzie Nelson and Harriet Hilliard from the television program, "Ozzie and Harriet". Their maternal grandparents were football player and sports broadcaster Tom Harmon and actress/model Elyse Knox. Their maternal uncle is actor Mark Harmon.

Gogi Grant - Singer. She is a jazz/pop singer with a string of hits in the 1950s, including "Suddenly There's A Valley" (1955), "The Wayward Wind" (#1 hit), "When The Tide Is High", "Who Are We", and "You're In Love" (all in 1956), and "Strange Are the Ways of Love" (1958). She is best known for her 1955 classic No. 1 hit, "The Wayward Wind" which held the #1 spot on Billboard for a then record eight weeks. The song sold over one million copies in the United States alone, and peaked at No. 9 in the UK Singles Chart. She was voted the 'Most Popular Female Vocalist of 1956' by Billboard magazine. This single returned to the Billboard Hot 100 in 1961. She appeared three times singing songs nominated for "Best Original Song" on the Academy Awards. In 1957, she sang the Oscar-nominated song, "Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Será, Será)" (originally performed in the movie "The Man Who Knew Too Much" by Doris Day). In 1960, she sang "Strange Are the Ways of Love", from "The Young Land". In 1962, she sang the nominated song "Pocketful of Miracles", from the movie "Pocketful of Miracles".

Red Auerbach - Former NBA Basketball Coach. He was the coach of the Washington Capitols, the Tri-Cities Blackhawks and the Boston Celtics. After he retired from coaching, he served as president and front office executive of the Celtics. As a coach, he won 938 games (a record at his retirement), and nine National Basketball Association (NBA) championships in ten years. As general manager and team president of the Celtics, he won an additional seven NBA titles, for a grand total of 16 in a span of 29 years, making him one of the most successful team officials in the history of North American professional sports. He became the first ever coach to select a black player in the NBA draft when he selected Chuck Cooper in the 2nd round of the 1950 NBA draft. In 1963, he became the first NBA coach to start five black players in a game when he started Sam Jones, K.C. Jones, Tom Sanders, Willie Naulls, and Bill Russell. He never once had an assistant coach during his entire NBA coaching career. In 1965, he was named the NBA Coach of the Year. In 1970, he was named the NBA 25th Anniversary All-Time team coach. In 1980, he was named NBA Executive of the Year. He received the National Basketball Hall of Fame's John Bunn Award in 1980. Inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1979. Inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1996. Inducted into the ESPN Boston Hall of Fame in 2011 (inaugural class) with Larry Bird, Bobby Orr, Bill Russell, and Ted Williams. Inducted into the Sport in Society Hall of Fame in 1995. Enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach in 1969. He was named greatest coach in the history of the NBA by the Professional Basketball Writers Association of America (1980). He authored the widely circulated basketball book "Basketball for the Player, the Fan and the Coach".

Citizen Rules

09-20-14, 02:28 PM

Kristen Johnston... Happy Birthday!

This is for all the Fellini fans. I've been waiting for an excuse to post this. Dare I say, it Rocks!;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7omhgBaLQD0

gbgoodies

09-21-14, 06:24 AM

Born on September 21st:

Chuck Jones - Animator, Director, Writer, Producer. Duck Amuck, One Froggy Evening, and What's Opera, Doc?, Rabbit Fire, How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, The Cricket in Times Square, The White Seal and Rikki-Tikki-Tavi. He is best known for the "Looney Tunes" and "Merrie Melodies" shorts for the Warner Bros. Cartoons studio. He directed many classic animated cartoon shorts starring Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Marvin the Martian, the Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote, Pepé Le Pew, Porky Pig and a slew of other Warner characters. After his career at Warner Bros. ended in 1962, Jones started Sib Tower 12 Productions, and began producing cartoons for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, including a new series of "Tom and Jerry" shorts and the television adaptation of "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!". He later started his own studio, Chuck Jones Productions, which created several one-shot specials, and periodically worked on Looney Tunes related works. He was nominated for an Academy Award eight times and won three times, receiving awards for the cartoons "For Scent-imental Reasons", "So Much for So Little", and "The Dot and the Line". He received an Honorary Academy Award in 1996 for his work in the animation industry. In Jerry Beck's "The 50 Greatest Cartoons", ten of the entries were directed by Jones, with four out of the five top cartoons being Jones shorts. During World War II, Jones worked closely with Theodor Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, to create the "Private Snafu" series of Army educational cartoons. He was the creative consultant and character designer for two Raggedy Ann animated specials and the first Alvin and the Chipmunks Christmas special "A Chipmunk Christmas". He made a cameo appearance in the 1984 film Gremlins and directed the Bugs Bunny/Daffy Duck animated sequences that bookend Gremlins 2: The New Batch. In 1988, Jones contributed to the creation of London's "Museum of the Moving Image" by spending several days working high on scaffolding creating a chase sequence directly onto the high walls of the museum. He directed animated sequences for various features such as a lengthy sequence in the 1992 film Stay Tuned and a shorter one seen at the start of the 1993 film Mrs. Doubtfire. His cartoons "What's Opera, Doc?" (1957), "Duck Amuck" (1953) and "One Froggy Evening" (1955) have been accepted into the US National Film Registry. For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Jones has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7011 Hollywood Blvd. His life and legacy were celebrated January 12, 2012, with the official grand opening of "The Chuck Jones Experience" at Circus Circus Las Vegas.

H. G. Wells - Writer. He is best known for his science fiction works "The War of the Worlds", "The Time Machine", "The Invisible Man", and "The Island of Doctor Moreau". His great grandson Simon Wells directed the 2002 remake of "The Time Machine" which was based on his novel. He was the first novelist to employ the themes of time travel ("The Time Machine"), interplanetary invasion ("The War of the Worlds"), genetic manipulation ("The Island of Dr. Moreau"), and nuclear war ("The World Set Free") - the latter in 1913, a year before World War I broke out, and over three decades before the first atomic bomb (which term he also originated). He created a game called "Little Wars" which used toy soldiers, bases, barracks, assembly areas, and fortresses. The game also had rules for infantry, cavalry and artillery. It is thought by many to be the first table-top war game. He is the subject of the 1979 movie Time After Time. It depicts Wells (played by Malcolm McDowell) inventing a time machine which Jack the Ripper uses to travel to 1979 San Francisco, and so Wells must follow him there. H.G. Wells was driving through San Antonio, Texas and stopped to ask the way. The person he happened to ask was none other than Orson Welles who had recently broadcast "The War of the Worlds" on the radio. They got on well and spent the day together. (A recording also exists, of the two discussing the broadcast and the public's reaction.)

Stephen King - Sci-Fi / Horror Author. Best known for the books "Firestarter", "Christine", "Carrie", "Salem's Lot", "Misery", "The Shining", "The Stand", "Cujo", and the "Dark Tower" books. He has been called the "Master of Horror". He has published fifty novels, including seven under the pen name Richard Bachman, and five non-fiction books. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, and many of them have been adapted into feature films, television movies and comic books. He has written nearly two hundred short stories, most of which have been collected in nine collections of short fiction. His short story "The Man in the Black Suit" won an O. Henry Award for Best Short Story in 1996. He has received Bram Stoker Awards, World Fantasy Awards, and British Fantasy Society Awards. His novella "The Way Station" was a Nebula Award novelette nominee, and his short story "The Man in the Black Suit" received the O. Henry Award. In 2003, the National Book Foundation awarded him the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. He has also received awards for his contribution to literature, such as the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement (2004), the Canadian Booksellers Association Lifetime Achievement Award (2007) and the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America (2007). He is certified by Guinness Superlatives (the "Book of World Records" group) as having the most number of motion picture adaptations by a living author. He will allow aspiring film-makers to purchase the film rights to any of his short stories (and only short-stories, not novels) for a dollar. The resulting films are sent directly to him and, if he enjoys them, placed on a shelf marked "Dollar-Babies". He has a deal with Castle Rock; they can have his work for a dollar, but he gets script approval, he approves the director, cast approval, and he can pull the plug anytime, no matter how much money was spent. He gets 5% of every dollar, so in the case of "The Green Mile", he made 25 million dollars. He plays guitar in the group The Rock-Bottom Remainders, a band made up entirely of novelists. In October 1995, King broke his own record by having four books hit the NY Times bestseller list: "Skeleton Crew", "Thinner", "The Talisman", and "The Bachman Books". Since the publication of "Carrie" in 1974, his books have never been out of print; a rare feat for an author. He was the first American to win the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Canadian Booksellers Association. He hit the No 1 bestseller list 36 times, and he is still disappointed when he doesn't. He would like to write a novel about the thing that scares him the most, spiders. He also has a fear of the number 13, which is called triskaidekaphobia.

Ethan Coen - Writer, Producer, Director, Brother of Joel Coen. Raising Arizona, Miller's Crossing, Barton Fink, Fargo, The Big Lebowski, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, No Country for Old Men, A Serious Man, Burn After Reading, True Grit, Inside Llewyn Davis. He was ranked #88 in Premiere's 2003 annual Power 100 List with brother Joel Coen. They had been ranked #92 in 2002. He and brother Joel Coen have had final cut on all of their films since "Blood Simple" in 1984, their debut film. As of 2008, he joined (along with his brother Joel Coen) the prestigious group of individuals to have won Oscars for writing, directing and producing in the same year, for the film "No Country for Old Men". Their film
"No Country for Old Men" won four Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay, all of which were received by the Coens, as well as Best Supporting Actor received by Javier Bardem. Their film "Fargo" received several awards, including a BAFTA award and Cannes award for direction, and two Oscars: an Best Original Screenplay and an Best Actress Oscar for Frances McDormand. Their movie "A Serious Man" was nominated for the Oscars for Best Picture as well as Best Original Screenplay. Their movie "True Grit" (2010) was nominated for ten Academy Awards, including Best Picture.

Jerry Bruckheimer - Producer. American Gigolo, Flashdance, Beverly Hills Cop, Top Gun, Days of Thunder, Bad Boys, The Ref, Pearl Harbor, Black Hawk Down, Pirates of the Caribbean, National Treasure, "Without a Trace", "Cold Case", "The Amazing Race", "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation", "CSI: Miami", "CSI: NY". He ranked #19 on Premiere's 2003 annual Hollywood Power List. Had ranked #22 in 2002. He ranked #10 on Premiere's 2006 "Power 50" list. Had also ranked #10 on the 2005 list. In 2007, he ranked #14 on EW's The 50 Smartest People in Hollywood. In 2007, Forbes reported his earnings to be $120 million for the year 2006, largely due to his lucrative syndication and production deals. He has won 10 Primetime Emmy Awards. He also has another 12 wins and 20 nominations of various other awards.

Billy Ray - Screenwriter, Director. He is best known for writing the screenplay to the 2012 blockbuster The Hunger Games, and his Academy Award nominated screenplay for Captain Phillips. He has written numerous movies including Volcano, Hart's War, Suspect Zero, Flightplan, and Breach. He was one of the creators and writers of the science fiction show "Earth 2". He was nominated for the Most Promising Filmmaker by the Chicago Film Critics Association and an Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay for his work on the movie "Shattered Glass".

Bill Murray - Actor, Comedian. He starred on "Saturday Night Live", Caddyshack, Ghostbusters, and in Groundhog Day without the help of an agent or a manager. He he earned an Emmy Award for his work on "Saturday Night Live". He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for his starring role in the 2003 film, Lost in Translation. His repertoire of noteworthy films includes The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, Fantastic Mr. Fox, and The Royal Tenenbaums. Younger brother of actor Brian Doyle-Murray.

Larry Hagman - Actor. He is best known for playing ruthless oil baron J. R. Ewing in the 1980s prime time television soap opera "Dallas", and befuddled astronaut Major Anthony "Tony" Nelson in the 1960s sitcom "I Dream of Jeannie". In 2012, "Dallas" was revived by TNT and Hagman returned to his signature role. For his performance as J.R. Ewing, Hagman was nominated for two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 1980 and 1981. He was also nominated for four Golden Globe Awards, between 1981 and 1985. He was nominated for a Soap Opera Digest Award seven times for Outstanding Villain on a Prime Time Serial, Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role on a Prime Time Serial, Favorite Super Couple: Prime Time and Outstanding Actor in a Comic Relief Role on a Prime Time Serial, and won five times. He had supporting roles in numerous films, including Fail-Safe, Harry and Tonto, Mother, Jugs & Speed, The Eagle Has Landed, Superman, S.O.B., Nixon, and Primary Colors. He also worked as a producer and director on television. He holds the record for the greatest number of consecutive appearances by a leading actor in an hour-long prime time dramatic series, for his 357 appearances on "Dallas" (1978). He required autograph seekers to sing a song for him or tell him a joke before giving his autograph. He said that he did it so he got something back from his fans. He was the son of actress Mary Martin. He was inducted into the Texas Film Hall of Fame in March 2009 in Austin, Texas. He received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1560 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California.

Henry Gibson - Comedian, Actor, Singer, Songwriter. "Laugh-In", The Nutty Professor (1963), Nashville, The Long Goodbye, A Perfect Couple, The Incredible Shrinking Woman, The Blues Brothers, Magnolia, Charlotte's Web, "Boston Legal". He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for "Nashville" and won the National Society of Film Critics award for his role of country music singer Haven Hamilton. He was nominated for a Golden Globe in 1971 for his work on "Laugh-In". He also made recurring appearances in the 1969-1974 anthology "Love, American Style". On the "Wonder Woman" season one commentary, executive producer Douglas S. Cramer called him a 1960s and '70s comic genius.

Fannie Flagg - Actress, Writer, Comediene. "Candid Camera", Grease, Five Easy Pieces, "The New Dick Van Dyke Show", "Harper Valley PTA". She was a celebrity guest on many daytime television game shows back in the 70s, including "Liar's Club", "Match Game", and "Password All-Stars", among others. She holds an honorary doctorate from Franklin Pierce College in Rindge, New Hampshire, where her book "Fried Green Tomatoes" is part of the freshman curriculum. She was nominated for an Academy Award for the screenplay adaptation of her book "Fried Green Tomatoes". During the 1960s and '70s, Flagg recorded two comedy albums with various skits that included many parodies of Lady Bird Johnson and Martha Mitchell.

Luke Wilson - Actor. Idiocracy, Old School, Bottle Rocket, The Royal Tenenbaums, Blue Streak, Legally Blonde. He had his first major role on the 1994 short film, "Bottle Rocket", which was written by his brother Owen Wilson, and directed by the great Wes Anderson. He is the brother of actors Andrew and Owen Wilson.

Alfonso Ribeiro - Actor, Director, Dancer, Game Show Host. He is best known as Carlton Banks on the NBC sitcom "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air". The Carlton character was known for frequently dancing to Tom Jones' "It's Not Unusual," a dance move that gained fame as "The Carlton Dance." He hosted the GSN show "Catch 21", and the ABC Family show "Spell-Mageddon". He also starred in the title role of the Broadway musical "The Tap Dance Kid" in 1983, for which he was nominated for an Outer Critics Circle Award. In 1984, he appeared as a dancer in a Pepsi commercial featuring Michael Jackson. He played Ricky Schroder's best friend on the TV series "Silver Spoons".

David James Elliott - Actor. Police Academy 3: Back in Training, "Street Legal", "Knots Landing", The Untouchables, "Melrose Place". He is best known for the TV series "JAG", playing lead character Harmon Rabb Jr. from 1995 to 2005. In 2000, he won the TV Guide Award for 'Favorite Male Actor in a Drama'. He was chosen by People (USA) magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world. He runs the Boston Marathon to raise awareness of youth programs for The Salvation Army.

David Coulier - Actor, Comedian. He gained fame in the '80's and '90s as Uncle Joey on the ABC sitcom, "Full House" and has worked as a voice actor for "Robot Chicken" and "Bob & Doug".

Rob Morrow - Actor. Quiz Show, The Guru, The Emperor's Club, The Bucket List. He is best known for his portrayal of Don Eppes on "Numb3rs", and as Dr. Joel Fleischman on "Northern Exposure", a role which garnered him three Golden Globes and two Emmy Award nominations for "Best Actor in a Dramatic Series".

Nancy Travis - Actress. Three Men and a Baby, Three Men and a Little Lady, Air America, Internal Affairs, So I Married an Axe Murderer, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, The Jane Austen Book Club, Chaplin, "Becker", "The Bill Engvall Show", "Last Man Standing".

Joseph Mazzello - Actor. Presumed Innocent, Radio Flyer, Jersey Girl, Jurassic Park, Three Wishes, Simon Birch, The Social Network. Steven Spielberg swapped the ages of the children in "Jurassic Park" so Joe could play Tim. He was considered one of the 55 faces of the future by Nylon Magazine's Young Hollywood Issue.

Ricki Lake - Actress, Producer, TV Host. Hairspray, Cry-Baby, Cecil B. Demented, Serial Mom, Mrs. Winterbourne, Cabin Boy, Last Exit to Brooklyn, Cookie. She made her film debut as Tracy Turnblad, the lead character in John Waters' 1988 cult-classic "Hairspray". In 1993, she was the youngest person at the time to host a talk show format at age 24. She won the Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Talk Show Host in 2013.

Nicole Richie - Fashion Designer, Author, Actress, TV Personality. She rose to prominence for her role in the Fox reality television series, "The Simple Life", alongside her childhood best friend and fellow socialite Paris Hilton. Hilton and Richie are often given the distinction of being the first pair of socialites to become "famous for being famous" through reality television. Her biological father is Peter Michael Escovedo, a musician who briefly played with Lionel Richie, and her biological mother Karen was the executive assistant for Nicole's aunt, Sheila E. When she was three, her parents agreed to let her move in with Brenda Harvey and Lionel Richie because they could not afford to provide for her financially. Brenda and Lionel legally adopted Nicole when she was nine.

Leonard Cohen - Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Poet, Novelist. His song "Suzanne" became a hit for Judy Collins and was for many years his most covered song. In 1971, the film director Robert Altman featured the songs "The Stranger Song", "Winter Lady", and "Sisters of Mercy" (all from his debut album "Songs of Leonard Cohen") on the soundtrack for his Western film "McCabe & Mrs. Miller". His song "Hallelujah" has been performed by almost 200 artists in various languages. Statistics from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA); the Canadian Recording Industry Association; the Australian Recording Industry Association; and the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry show more than five million copies of the song sold prior to late 2008 in compact-disc format. It has been the subject of a BBC Radio documentary and been featured in the soundtracks of numerous films and television programs. He was inducted into the American Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and both the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame. He is also a Companion of the Order of Canada, the nation's highest civilian honour. In 2011, he received a Prince of Asturias Award for literature.

Don Felder - Musician, Composer, Guitarist for The Eagles. As a teenager he used to give guitar lessons to make extra money. One of his students was a fellow teenager named Tom Petty. As a teenager he was in a band with Stephen Stills. Interestingly, when Stills quit the band his replacement was Felder's future band mate in The Eagles, Bernie Leadon. He joined The Eagles after contributing guitar parts to their album "On the Border". He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998 (as a member of Eagles).

Jason Derulo - Singer, Songwriter. His second album, "Future History", reached #1 on the UK R&B Charts in 2011. He is best known for his double-Platinum hit, "Whatcha Say", which samples the Imogen Heap song "Hide and Seek". He earned his first opportunity in the music industry by writing and producing songs for Lil Wayne's record label. He began a long-term relationship with Jordin Sparks in 2012 and the couple got engaged in 2014.

Faith Hill - Country Music Singer. She is one of the most successful country artists of all time, having sold more than 40 million records worldwide. Her first two albums, "Take Me as I Am" (1993) and "It Matters to Me" (1995), placed a combined three number ones on Billboard's country charts. Her first international hit, "This Kiss", and went multi-platinum in various countries. Her album "Breathe" is one of the best-selling country albums of all time, with the huge crossover success of her signature song, "Breathe". "Breathe" earned her three Grammy Awards, including Best Country Album. In 2001, she recorded "There You'll Be" for the "Pearl Harbor" soundtrack and it became an international hit and her best-selling single in Europe. She won a Grammy Award for her single "Cry" in 2002. She won another Grammy Award in 2005 for her album "Fireflies". She has won five Grammy Awards, twelve Academy of Country Music Awards, four American Music Awards and several other awards. Her Soul2Soul II Tour 2006 with her husband Tim McGraw became the highest-grossing country tour of all time In 2001, she was named one of the "30 Most Powerful Women in America" by Ladies Home Journal. In 2009, Billboard named her as the No. 1 Adult Contemporary artist of the 2000 decade and also as the 39th best artist.

Ronna Reeves - Country Music Singer. Between 1990 and 1998, she released five studio albums, including three on Mercury Records; she has also charted five singles on the Hot Country Songs charts. Her highest-charting single was "The More I Learn (The Less I Understand About Love)", which reached number 49 in 1992. After leaving Mercury in 1995, Reeves signed to River North Records and released two more albums. She also recorded a duet with Peter Cetera, a cover of ABBA's "SOS", on his album "One Clear Voice". She was a regular on "The Statler Brothers Show" during the mid-1990s, as well as opening act on many of their tours.

Lindsey Stirling - Violinist. She is a composer and violinist who plays music that is a blend of hip-hop and dubstep. Her video for the song "Crystallize" was the eighth most watched video on YouTube in 2008 with 78 million views and it eclipsed 100 million views by 2014. Her self-titled debut album has sold over 250,000 copies in the United States. She reached the quarterfinals of "America's Got Talent" in 2010.

Richard Childress - Former NASCAR Driver, and current Team Owner of Richard Childress Racing (RCR). He won 6 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Championships, as a car owner with legendary driver Dale Earnhardt. Most recently, RCR won the 2011 Camping World Truck Series Championship and the 2013 Nationwide Series Championship, both with Childress' grandson Austin Dillon driving the #3. He is on the Board of Directors to the National Rifle Association.

Cecil Fielder - Former MLB Baseball Player. Played with the Toronto Blue Jays (1985–88), Hanshin Tigers (1989), Detroit Tigers (1990–96), New York Yankees (1996–97), Anaheim Angels and Cleveland Indians (both in 1998). He was a three-time All-Star First Baseman and Designated Hitter who was one of the most feared sluggers in the American League in the early 1990s. In 1990, he became the first player to reach the 50-home run mark since George Foster hit 52 for the Cincinnati Reds in 1977. In his career, his best hitting was done with the Tigers, with whom he twice led the American League in home-runs (1990 and '91) and three times in runs batted in (1990, '91 and '92). He was the runner-up in A.L. Most Valuable Player voting in consecutive years, 1990 and '91. He was a member of the 1996 New York Yankees World Series championship team. He ended his career with 319 home-runs and 1008 R.B.I.s. He is the father of first baseman Prince Fielder, considered one of the best current power hitters in Major League Baseball. He and his son Prince Fielder are the only father-son pair in baseball history to hit 50 or more home runs in a single season. Cecil hit 51 with the Detroit Tigers in 1990. Prince hit 50 with the Milwaukee Brewers in 2007.

gbgoodies

09-22-14, 05:33 PM

Born on September 22nd:

Paul Muni - Actor. The Valiant, Seven Faces, Scarface (1932), I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang, Black Fury, The Good Earth, The Life of Emile Zola, Juarez, Commandos Strike at Dawn, Angel on My Shoulder, The Last Angry Man. He was known for his complete transformations into the roles he played (often changing his voice and appearence). He received Oscar nominations for both his first and last screen performances, The Valiant and The Last Angry Man. He was one of only six actors to receive an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor for his first screen appearance. He and James Dean are the only actors to receive an Academy Award nomination for both their first and last screen appearance. A medium-sized man, he wore small lifts (adding three or four inches) and padding to appear more hulking and ape-like as Tony in Scarface (1932). He won Broadway's 1956 Tony Award as Best Actor (Dramatic) for "Inherit the Wind".

John Houseman - Actor, Producer. The Paper Chase, Rollerball (1975), Three Days of the Condor, The Cheap Detective, The Fog, Wholly Moses!, My Bodyguard, Ghost Story, "The Winds of War", "The Paper Chase", "Silver Spoons". He and Orson Welles were the founders of the famous Mercury Theatre Players. He produced his first film, Orson Welles' Too Much Johnson (1938), while with the Mercury Theatre. He was involved with the pre-production of Citizen Kane (1941) but fell out with Welles due to Welles' already legendary ego. He produced a score of major films and was involved in three television series before devoting his life to teaching. He helped establish the acting program at New York's famous Julliard School for the Arts, where he influenced a new generation of actors. He was the former acting teacher of Robin Williams and Christopher Reeve at Julliard. He advised Robin Williams that he should quit Julliard, since he was wasting his talent, and strike out on his own as a comedian, (which Williams soon did). Houseman was a producer of unit 891, the government theatre project funded by the WPA. He was producer of the legendary "Cradle Will Rock" which sent shock waves of paranoia from New York to Washington, D.C. He won an Academy Award for his performance in "The Paper Chase" in 1973.

Scott Baio - Actor, Director. Bugsy Malone, Skatetown, U.S.A., Zapped!, "Happy Days", "Joanie Loves Chachi", "Charles in Charge", "Baby Talk", "Diagnosis Murder", A Wedding for Bella, Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2, "See Dad Run". He is best known for the role of Chachi Arcola, The Fonz's cousin, on the ABC sitcom "Happy Days". In 1976, he beat out 2,000 other child actors for the starring role in the child gangster film "Bugsy Malone". He made his directorial debut on his sitcom "Charles in Charge", where he directed many episodes, credited under his full name Scott Vincent Baio. Ranked #16 in TV Guide's list of "TV's 25 Greatest Teen Idols" (23 January 2005 issue). Ranked #18 on VH1's 100 Greatest Teen Stars. He was nominated for a Young Artist Award four times, and he won it once for 'Best Young Actor in a Television Special' for the ABC Afterschool Special "Stoned". In 1981, he was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for 'Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming - Performers' for the ABC AFterschool Special "Stoned". In 1985, he was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for 'Outstanding Performer in a Children's Program' for the CBS Schoolbreak Special "All the Kids Do It". He was inducted into The Man Show Hall of Fame for his reputation of dating women such as Brooke Shields and Pamela Anderson. In 2007, VH1 played this reputation into a reality series called "Scott Baio Is 45... And Single". On the show, he meets with a life coach to try and find reasons why he is still single. He did not do his own singing in the movie "Bugsy Malone", however in the 1980s, he released two albums.

Paul Le Mat - Actor. American Graffiti, More American Graffiti, Melvin and Howard, Strange Invaders, The Burning Bed, "Lonesome Dove: The Series", American History X. In 1974, he won the Golden Globe for 'Most Promising Newcomer - Male' for "American Graffiti". In 1981, he was nominated for a Golden Globe for 'Best Motion Picture Actor - Musical/Comedy' for "Melvin and Howard". In 1985, he won the Golden Globe for 'Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role' for "The Burning Bed". He signed sixty of the Franklin Mint 32 Ford Deuce Coupes for the first time ever, during a private signing with Rocky Whitehead & Brenda Whitehead in Hollywood, California on April 1, 2002. He is a Vietnam War veteran who was awarded the National Defense Medal and Vietnam Service Medal, and he won the George Washington Honor Medal, from the Freedom Foundation. In 1972, he won the LA Diamond Belt, Welterweight Division, the Southern Pacific AAU Boxing Championship.

Tom Felton - Actor. Anna and the King, the "Harry Potter" movies, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, The Apparition, "Murder in the First". He is best known as Draco Malfoy in the "Harry Potter" movies. He hadn't read any of the "Harry Potter" books prior to being cast as Draco Malfoy. He bleaches his hair blonde for the Harry Potter films. His natural hair color is light brown. He was considered one of the 55 faces of the future by Nylon Magazine's Young Hollywood Issue (May 2010). He is one of the founding owners and talent of Six String Productions, a recording company devoted to signing young musical artists overlooked by the major recording industry. The London Sun claims that he is related to John Proctor, one of the accused witches in the 17th century Witch Trials in Salem, Massachusetts.

Shari Belafonte - Actress. If You Could See What I Hear, Time Walker, "Hotel", Speed Zone, Murder by Numbers, "Gravedale High", "Beyond Reality", "Sonic the Hedgehog", Babylon 5: Thirdspace. She posed for the September 2000 issue of Playboy. She is the daughter of singer Harry Belafonte.

Andrea Bocelli - Singer, Songwriter. He has recorded fourteen solo studio albums, of both pop and classical music, three greatest hits albums, and nine complete operas, sold over 100 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists. He has had success as a crossover performer bringing classical music to the top of international pop charts. In 1998, he was named one of People's 50 Most Beautiful People. In 1999, he was nominated for Best New Artist at the Grammy Awards. His duet with Celine Dion "The Prayer" for the animated film "Quest for Camelot", won the Golden Globe for Best Original Song and was nominated for an Academy Award in the same category. With the release of his classical album, Sacred Arias, Bocelli captured a listing in the Guinness Book of World Records, as he simultaneously held the top three positions on the US Classical Albums charts. Seven of his albums have since reached the top 10 on the Billboard 200, and a record-setting ten have topped the classical crossover albums charts in the United States. With five million units sold worldwide, his album "Sacred Arias" became the biggest-selling classical crossover album by a solo artist of all time. With over twenty million copies sold worldwide, his 1997 pop album "Romanza" became the best-selling album by an Italian artist of any genre in history. The album's first single, "Time to Say Goodbye" was a duet with Sarah Brightman that topped charts across Europe, including Germany, where it stayed at the top of the charts for fourteen consecutive weeks, breaking the all-time sales record, with over three million copies sold in the country. The single went on to sell over twelve million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling singles of all time. He was made a Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic in 2006 and, on March 2, 2010, was honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contribution to Live Theater.

Joan Jett - SInger, Musician. She and Lita Ford were members of the all-female rock group The Runaways. She started her own record label, Blackheart Records, because no one else would sign them. Her cover of "I Love Rock and Roll" was a number one hit in 1982. She appeared as Columbia in the 2000 Broadway revival of "The Rocky Horror Show". In the early 1980s, she reportedly starred in a film in which she played a version of herself (a member of an all-girl rock band) called "We're All Crazy Now." After being stalled for a few years, it was revamped and released in 1984 as "Du-beat-e-o". Ranked #32 on VH1's 100 Greatest Women of Rock N Roll. Ranked #54 on VH1's 100 Sexiest Artists. Ranked #66 on VH1's 100 Greatest Hard Rock Artists along with the Blackhearts. She was the first inductee into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame held on October 15, 2006 at the Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts. Her song "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" was ranked #177 of the Songs of the Century, as compiled by the Recording Industry of America and the National Endowment for the Arts in 2001. In 1989, she was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group (Joan Jett and the Blackhearts) for the song "I Hate Myself for Loving You". In 2007, she was nominated for a Canadian Indie Award for Favourite International Artist/Group or Duo of the Year (Joan Jett and the Blackhearts). She was inducted into the WAMA (Washington Area Music Association) Hall of Fame in 1993. Her song "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts was ranked #484 of the The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, as published by Rolling Stone magazine in November 2004. Her song "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts was ranked #89 of the 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time, as published by Rolling Stone magazine June 12, 2008. Her songs "Bad Reputation" and "Cherry Bomb" are ranked #29 and #52 respectively on VH1's 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs. Joan Jett & The Blackhearts were nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2012 on September 27, 2011. SHe sang, at Cal Ripken's request, the national anthem at the game in which Ripken tied Lou Gehrig's record for consecutive games played. 'Weird Al' Yankovic spoofed her song "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" as "I Love Rocky Road". In 2009, she was featured as a (2010) Mattel Barbie Doll in the Ladies of the '80s Pink Label Collection [#R4461], along with Debbie Harry and Cyndi Lauper.

Debby Boone - Singer. She is best known for her 1977 hit, "You Light Up My Life," which spent ten weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. She won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1978. She had a No. 1 country hit "Are You on the Road to Lovin' Me Again" in 1980. In 1977, she won the Academy of Country Music (ACM) Award for Top New Female Vocalist. In the 1980s, she recorded Christian music which garnered her four top 10 Contemporary Christian albums, as well as two more Grammys. She has appeared in several musical theater productions and has co-authored many children's books with husband, Gabriel Ferrer. She is the daughter of singer Pat Boone, and the granddaughter of singer Red Foley. She is a direct relation to historic trailblazer Daniel Boone. Her husband Gabriel Ferrer is the son of Rosemary Clooney and José Ferrer, and the first cousin of George Clooney.

Toni Basil - Singer, Dancer, Choreographer, Actress. Easy Rider, Five Easy Pieces, Greaser's Palace, Mother, Jugs & Speed, Slaughterhouse Rock, Angel III: The Final Chapter, Rockula. She choreographed the hit film American Graffiti. She choreographed and danced with Davy Jones in the "Daddy's Song" sequence of the Monkees movie Head. Her song "Mickey" topped the American music charts in December 1982. Her video for the single "Mickey" was the first to incorporate synchronized dancing. The opening stunt, where a cheerleader jumps through the center of a human pyramid, is now illegal in competition. She was head cheerleader at Las Vegas High School and wears her actual varsity uniform from those days in the "Mickey" video. 'Weird Al' Yankovic spoofed her song "Mickey" as "Ricky" (about "I Love Lucy").

Tommy Lasorda - Former MLB Baseball Player, Manager. In 2009, he marked his sixth decade in one capacity or another with the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers organization, the longest non-continuous (he played one season with the Kansas City Athletics) tenure anyone has had with the team. He managed the team from 1976 to 1996. He managed Los Angeles Dodgers to 1977 and 1978 National League Pennants and 1981 and 1988 World Series Championships. In 1988, he was named the Baseball America Manager of the Year, and the Sporting News Co-Manager of the Year. He was inducted into the Albuquerque [New Mexico] Baseball Hall of Fame in 2007. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame as a manager in 1997.

Bob Lemon - Former MLB Baseball Player, Manager. Pitched for the American League's Cleveland Indians, 1946-1958. His best pitch was his sinking fast ball. He played two seasons with the Indians in 1941 and 1942, but as a third baseman. Member of 1948 World Series Champion Cleveland Indians team. Member of 1954 American League Champion Cleveland Indians team. Managed the Kansas City Royals (1970-1972), Chicago White Sox (1977, 1978) and New York Yankees (1978, 1979, 1981, 1982). As manager, he won the World Series in 1978 and a pennant in 1981. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1976.

Vince Coleman - Former MLB Baseball Player. Outfielder with the National League's St. Louis Cardinals (1985-1990), New York Mets (1991-1993), and Cincinnati Reds (1996); and the American League's Kansas City Royals (1994-1995[start]), Seattle Mariners (1995[end]), and Detroit Tigers (1997). He was the 1985 National League Rookie of the Year. He was named to Baseball Digest magazine's 1985 Rookie All-Star Team. He led the National League in stolen bases 6 consecutive seasons (1985-1990). He is the only player to steal 100 or more bases in 3 consecutive seasons: 1985 (110), 1986 (107), 1987 (109). His 1985 total is the record for a rookie. He holds an MLB record with 50 consecutive stolen bases without being caught stealing (September 18, 1988 through July 26, 1989). He stole 752 bases in his career, #6 on the all-time list.

gbgoodies

09-23-14, 02:26 PM

Born on September 23rd:

Mickey Rooney - Actor, Singer, Dancer. He appeared in more than 300 films and was one of the last surviving stars of the silent film era, having one of the longest careers in the medium's history. At 19, he was the first teenager to be nominated for an Oscar, for his leading role in Babes in Arms. He was awarded a special Juvenile Academy Award in 1939. He was drafted into the Army during World War II, serving nearly two years entertaining over 2 million troops on stage and on the radio. He was awarded a Bronze Star for performing in combat zones. He provided the voices for four Christmas TV animated/stop action specials: "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" (1970), "The Year Without a Santa Claus" (1974), "Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July" (1979), and "A Miser Brothers' Christmas" (2008), always playing Santa Claus. He was nominated for Broadway's 1980 Tony Award as Best Actor (Musical) for "Sugar Babies". He won a Golden Globe and an Emmy Award for his role in 1981's "Bill". He also earned an Emmy nomination when he reprised his role in 1983's "Bill: On His Own". During his career, he received four Academy Award nominations and was nominated for five Emmy Awards, winning one. He has four (4) Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame including a star for Motion Pictures at 1718 Vine Street, a star for Television at 6541 Hollywood Boulevard, a star for Radio at 6372 Hollywood Boulevard, and shared with wife Jan Rooney a star for Live Theater at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard.

Peter David - Writer of comic books, novels, television, movies and video games. His notable comic book work includes an award-winning 12-year run on "The Incredible Hulk", as well as runs on "Aquaman", "Young Justice", "Supergirl", "X-Factor" and "Fallen Angel". His "Star Trek" work includes both comic books and novels such as "Imzadi", "Q-in-Law", "I,Q,", "Vendetta", "Q-Squared", and co-creating the "New Frontier" series. His other novels include film adaptations, media tie-ins, and original works, such as the "Apropos of Nothing" and "Knight Life" series. His television work includes series such as "Babylon 5", "Young Justice", "Ben 10: Alien Force" and Nickelodeon's "Space Cases", the last of which he co-created. He has earned multiple awards for his work, including a 1992 Eisner Award, a 1993 Wizard Fan Award, a 1996 Haxtur Award, a 2007 Julie Award and 2011 GLAAD Media Award. He currently lives on Long Island, writing comic books, novels, TV and movie scripts, and he's a super nice guy. :)

Walter Pidgeon - Actor, Singer. He starred in many films, including Mrs. Miniver, The Bad and the Beautiful, Forbidden Planet, Advise & Consent, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, and Funny Girl. He studied voice at the New England Conservatory of Music. He was a classically trained baritone. He made a number of silent films in the 1920s. He became a huge star with the arrival of talkies, thanks to his singing voice. He starred in extravagant early Technicolor musicals, including "The Bride of the Regiment" (1930), "Sweet Kitty Bellairs" (1930), "Viennese Nights" (1930) and "Kiss Me Again" (1931). In 1942, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor fpr his performance in "Mrs. Miniver". He was also nominated in 1944 for "Madame Curie". He returned to work on Broadway in the mid-1950s after a twenty-year absence, and was featured in "Take Me Along" with Jackie Gleason. He received a Tony Award nomination for the musical play. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6414 Hollywood Blvd.

John Woo - Director, Writer, Producer. He is considered a major influence on the action genre, known for his highly chaotic action sequences, Mexican standoffs, and frequent use of slow-motion. His films include Hard Target, Broken Arrow, Face/Off and Mission: Impossible II. His directorial debut in 1974 was the Hong Kong feature film The Young Dragons. It was choreographed by Jackie Chan and featured dynamic camera-work and elaborate action scenes. The film was picked up by Golden Harvest Studio where he went on to direct more martial arts films. He is the first Asian director ever to make a mainstream Hollywood film (Hard Target in 1993). Two of his films are listed in the Hong Kong Film Awards' List of The Best 100 Chinese Motion Pictures on March 2005. They are The Killer (1989) ranked at #42, and A Better Tomorrow (1986) ranked at #2. He uses doves as a symbolic device. They represent the character's soul as being saved.

Mary Kay Place - Actress, Singer, Director, Screenwriter. She is best known for portraying Loretta Haggers on the television series "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman", a role that won her a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress - Comedy Series in 1977. She also recorded one studio album for Columbia Records in the Haggers persona, which included the Top Ten country music hit "Baby Boy". She was nominated for a Grammy Award for her spin-off musical album "Tonite! At the Capri Lounge Loretta Haggers". She wrote two of the songs on "Tonite!": "Vitamin L" and "Baby Boy," both of which she sang on the program as Loretta. She also wrote scripts for several TV situation comedies, including "The Mary Tyler Moore Show", "Phyllis" and "M*A*S*H", usually in collaboration with Linda Bloodworth-Thomason (who would later create "Designing Women"). One of those episodes, the "M*A*S*H" episode "Hot Lips and Empty Arms", was nominated for a comedy writing Emmy. She was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for her work in the 1996 film "Manny & Lo". She directed episodes of the HBO sitcom "Dream On", NBC's "Friends" and the series "Baby Boom". She worked with pop artist John Stewart on his 1979 album "Bombs Away Dream Baby" featuring the hit song "Gold" She sang background vocals on this LP.

Jason Alexander - Actor, Director, Producer, Writer, Singer, Comedian. He is best known for his role as George Costanza on "Seinfeld" from 1989-98. He has also had an active career on the stage, appearing in several Broadway musicals including Jerome Robbins' "Broadway" in 1989, for which he won the Tony Award as Best Leading Actor in a Musical. He is the Artistic Director of "Reprise! Broadway's Best in Los Angeles," where he has directed several musicals. He won the 2007 Country Music Association's Video of the Year Award for directing Brad Paisley's music video "Online". He performed a mentalism and magic act at the Magic Castle in Hollywood, California from April 24 to 30, 2006. He has been awarded the Parlor Magician of the year award at the Castle.

Chi McBride - Actor. He starred as high school principal Steven Harper on the series "Boston Public", as Emerson Cod on "Pushing Daisies", as Detective Laverne Winston on the Fox drama "Human Target", and more recently as Detective Don Owen in the short-lived CBS crime drama "Golden Boy". He currently has a main role as SWAT Captain Lou Grover in the CBS drama "Hawaii Five-0". His first success in show business came with the hit song "He's the Champ", which parodied the marriage of boxer Mike Tyson and actress Robin Givens. Based on the tune's success, McBride was signed by Esquire Records and he joined the rhythm and blues band Covert.

Anthony Mackie - Actor. He won an Obie Award in 2002 for the stage play "Talk". He was nominated for Independent Spirit Award for Best Actor for his role in "Brother to Brother". His second nomination was for Best Supporting Actor at the 2009 Independent Spirit Awards for his role in The Hurt Locker. He starred in two Best Picture Oscar winners, Million Dollar Baby and The Hurt Locker, before the age of 30.

Ray Charles - Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Composer. He was a pioneer in the genre of soul music during the 1950s by fusing rhythm and blues, gospel, and blues styles into his early recordings with Atlantic Records. He also helped racially integrate country and pop music during the 1960s with his crossover success on ABC Records, most notably with his "Modern Sounds" albums. Frank Sinatra called him "the only true genius in show business". His best known hit in America was his 1962 pop hit "I Can't Stop Loving You", which spent five weeks at #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 charts. He was one of the few black performers to have a #1 song on Billboard magazine's country charts, a 1985 duet with Willie Nelson called "Seven Spanish Angels". He had three #1 pop hits with "Georgia on My Mind" (1960), "Hit the Road Jack" (1961) and "I Can't Stop Loving You" (1962). He was voted the 10th Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Artist of all time by Rolling Stone. He was ranked the second greatest singer of the rock era in a Rolling Stone magazine poll in 2008. He was the big winner at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, receiving eight Grammy Awards for his final album, "Genius Loves Company" (which won for Album of the Year), and his song "Here We Go Again", featuring Norah Jones (which won Record of the Year). He was one of the first singers to own his own master recordings and founder of Tangerine Records (1962-73). He was awarded the American National Medal of the Arts in 1993 by the National Endowment of the Arts in Washington D.C. He was blind from glaucoma since age 6. He inspired many blind musicians to pursue careers, such as Ronnie Milsap and Terri Gibbs. He was a longtime supporter of Israel, and was named "Man of the Year" by the B'nai Brith in 1976. On October 28, 2001, several weeks after the terrorist attacks of September 11, Charles appeared during Game 2 of the World Series between the Arizona Diamondbacks and New York Yankees and performed "America the Beautiful". He was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in 1979 and the Blues Hall of Fame in 1982. In 1987, he was awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. In 1991, he was inducted to the Rhythm & Blues Foundation. In 2004, he was inducted to the National Black Sports & Entertainment Hall of Fame. He is pictured on a nondenominated ("forever") USA commemorative postage stamp in the Music Icons series, issued 23 September 2013. He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6777 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on December 16, 1981.

Julio Iglesias - Singer, Songwriter. He has sold more than 300 million records worldwide in 14 languages and released more than 80 albums, and more than 2,600 gold and platinum records certified. According to Sony Music Entertainment, he is the best selling Latin music artist in history and one of the world's best-selling artists of all time. In 1968, he won the Benidorm International Song Festival, a songwriter's event in Spain, with the song "La vida sigue igual" (meaning "Life Goes On The Same") which was used in the film "La vida sigue igual", about his own life. In 1984, he released "1100 Bel Air Place", the hit album which established him as a star in the English-speaking entertainment industry. It sold over three million albums in the United States alone. The first single "To All the Girls I've Loved Before", a duet with Willie Nelson, hit #1 on the Country charts and went Top Five in the Billboard Hot 100. It also featured "All of You", with Diana Ross, a Top Twenty Pop hit. He won a Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album in the 1988 Grammy Awards for the album "Un Hombre Solo" (A Man Alone). In the 1990s, he returned to his original Spanish melody in "Tango" (1996), nominated for Best Latin Pop Album at the 1998 Grammy Awards. On April 1, 2013, in Beijing, he received two historic awards: 'First & Most Popular International Artist of All Time in China', an award given by Sony Music China, and the Guinness World Records for the Best-selling Male Latin Artist. On April 23, 2013, he was inducted into the Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame. In 1985 he received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Bruce Springsteen - Singer, Songwriter. Nicknamed "The Boss", Springsteen is widely known for his brand of poetic lyrics, Americana working class, sometimes political sentiments centered on his native New Jersey and his lengthy and energetic stage performances, with concerts from the 1970s to the present decade running over three hours in length. His most successful studio albums, "Born in the U.S.A." and "Born to Run", showcase a talent for finding grandeur in the struggles of daily American life. He has sold more than 64 million albums in the United States (making him the fifteenth highest selling artist of all-time) and more than 120 million records worldwide, making him one of the world's best-selling artists of all time. He has earned numerous awards for his work, including 20 Grammy Awards, two Golden Globes and an Academy Award as well as being inducted into both the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1999. In 1997, he was awarded the Polar Music Prize, the Royal Swedish Academy of Music Award. He wrote the song "Blinded by the Light", which hit #1 when recorded by Manfred Mann's Earth Band. He originally wrote his classic single "Hungry Heart" for Ramones, but recorded himself at the insistence of his manager. His Oscar-winning song "Streets of Philadelphia" from the movie "Philadelphia" (1993) was ranked #68 on The American Film Institute's list of "The 100 Years of The Greatest Songs". He was voted the 23rd Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Artist of all time by Rolling Stone. In 1986, he won the British Phonographic Industry Award for International Solo Artist. Ranked #27 on VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of Rock & Roll. Ranked #59 on VH1's 100 Sexiest Artists. He was inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame in 2007 for his services to music and entertainment in 2008.

John Coltrane - Jazz Saxophonist and Composer. He helped pioneer the use of modes in jazz and was later at the forefront of free jazz. He organized at least fifty recording sessions as a leader during his career, and appeared as a sideman on many other albums, notably with trumpeter Miles Davis and pianist Thelonious Monk. He influenced innumerable musicians, and remains one of the most significant saxophonists in music history. He received many posthumous awards and recognitions, including canonization by the African Orthodox Church as Saint John William Coltrane and a special Pulitzer Prize in 2007. In 1965, he was inducted into the Down Beat Jazz Hall of Fame. He was inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame in 1980. In 1982, he was awarded a posthumous Grammy for "Best Jazz Solo Performance" on the album "Bye Bye Blackbird". In 1997, he was awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2002, scholar Molefi Kete Asante named Coltrane one of his 100 Greatest African Americans. He was awarded a special Pulitzer Prize in 2007 citing his "masterful improvisation, supreme musicianship and iconic centrality to the history of jazz". He was inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame in 2009.

Citizen Rules

09-23-14, 03:22 PM

gbgoodies

09-23-14, 04:06 PM

Ahh, Mickey Rooney one of the truly greats. Great actor, great performer and a great drummer!

"The Drummer Boy" number from Strike up the Band 1940. Yup, he's really playing the drums and he rocks...along with some help from you know who...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBGqfkWXkQw

For some reason, I've never been a big fan of Mickey Rooney, but I don't know why.

But there are some great birthdays in the world of music today. I love Julio Iglesias, even his Spanish songs that I can't understand. He has such a great voice, he could sing the phonebook and I would listen to him.

And Peter David is another favorite today. I've met him several times at conventions, and he's a really nice guy. He lives here on Long Island, so he shows up at a lot of conventions around here, even when he's not on the guest list. And he's got such a great sense of humor. Have you ever read any of his "Star Trek" books? "Imzadi" and "I.Q" are my faves.

Citizen Rules

09-23-14, 05:12 PM

Ya don't like Micky Rooney OMG! (just teasin':)) That was of course Judy Garland and Tommy Dorsey helpin' him out.

I hadn't heard of Peter David, probably because I don't like to read. Seriously I'm not big on reading. I haven't read a fiction book in like 25 years.

Though I did once start writing a ST novel, well just the premise about a page worth. I then did research and found out they weren't taking unsolicited manuscripts so I shelved the idea.

Mr Minio

09-23-14, 05:13 PM

And me.

Citizen Rules

09-23-14, 05:14 PM

And me? You don't like poor Mickey, errrrrrgh.;)

gbgoodies

09-23-14, 05:17 PM

And me.

Is today your birthday Mr. Minio?

If it is,

http://www.dsscorp.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/happyBirthday_dss.jpg

gbgoodies

09-23-14, 05:18 PM

Citizen Rules

09-23-14, 06:26 PM

There are a ton of Star Trek fan fiction stories around. If you're still interested in writing your Star Trek story, you can probably find a website where you could post it.
I might have mentioned this before...I once wrote a 300+ page rough draft manuscript for a sci fi novel but have never got back to rewriting it.

After finishing the draft, I wrote two sci fi novellas in the 1950s style of sci fi writing. I submitted them to various sci fi magazines but was rejected. Mostly they were returned without even having ever been opened. The reason the publisher gave was, they already had filled their years quota.

I became discouraged and gave up. That was 12 years ago.

Mr Minio

09-23-14, 06:29 PM

Yeah, today's my birthday. Weirdly, it doesn't show up in the today's birthdays tab on the front page, though.

gbgoodies

09-23-14, 06:37 PM

Yeah, today's my birthday. Weirdly, it doesn't show up in the today's birthdays tab on the front page, though.

I can't fix the main page of the site, but I started a Birthday thread just for you so everyone will know about your birthday today. :)

Citizen Rules

09-23-14, 06:39 PM

I was just doing the same thing GBG, do you mind if I add my thread to yours? I haven't posted it yet.

gbgoodies

09-23-14, 06:39 PM

I might have mentioned this before...I once wrote a 300+ page rough draft manuscript for a sci fi novel but have never got back to rewriting it.

After finishing the draft, I wrote two sci fi novellas in the 1950s style of sci fi writing. I submitted them to various sci fi magazines but was rejected. Mostly they were returned without even having ever been opened. The reason the publisher gave was, they already had filled their years quota.

I became discouraged and gave up. That was 12 years ago.

We're in the Internet age now. Try submitting it to a few of the fanzine sites. I see a lot of Star Trek fan fiction being sold at sci-fi conventions.

gbgoodies

09-23-14, 06:40 PM

I was just doing the same thing GBG, do you mind if I add my thread to yours? I haven't posted it yet.

Absolutely. Add anything that you would like. :)

gbgoodies

09-24-14, 06:36 AM

Born on September 24th:

Jim Henson - Puppeteer, Artist, Cartoonist, Inventor, Screenwriter, Actor, Director, Producer. He founded Muppets, Inc., which would later become The Jim Henson Company, in 1958. He became famous in the 1970s when he joined the children's educational television program "Sesame Street", and helped develop characters for the series. In 1976, he produced "The Muppet Show". He won fame for his creations, particularly Kermit the Frog and Ernie, and he was involved with "Sesame Street" for over 20 years. He also had frequent roles in Muppets films such as The Muppet Movie and The Great Muppet Caper, and he created advanced puppets for projects like "Fraggle Rock", The Dark Crystal, and Labyrinth. During the later years of his life, he also founded the Jim Henson Foundation, and Jim Henson's Creature Shop. He won two Emmy Awards for his work on "The Storyteller" and "The Jim Henson Hour". He had a hit single singing "Rubber Duckie" as Ernie. "Rubber Duckie" entered the Billboard Top 40 chart for pop/rock in August 1970 and stayed on the chart for seven weeks, peaking at number 16. The song "The Rainbow Connection", from the film, The Muppet Movie, sung by Henson as Kermit, hit number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100, and was nominated for an Academy Award. The film The Muppet Movie was both a critical and financial success, and at the time, it was the 61st highest-grossing film ever made. He died the weekend he was going to sell his company to Disney, for a reported $150 million. He shares same birthday (September 24) with Steve Whitmire, fellow muppeteer who took over Kermit the Frog after Henson's death. His alma mater, University of Maryland, commissioned a life-size statue of Henson and Kermit the Frog, which was dedicated on September 24, 2003. On September 28, 2005, the U.S. Postal Service issued a sheet of commemorative stamps honoring Jim Henson and the Muppets. He was posthumously inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 1987, the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1991, and he was awarded the Disney Legends Award in 2011.

Steve Whitmire - Puppeteer. He is known for his work with for The Jim Henson Company, Sesame Workshop, and Disney's The Muppets Studio. He has been the performer of Kermit the Frog and Ernie since the death of Jim Henson in 1990. He worked with puppets after graduating high school, and he eventually got a job working on "The Muppet Show" in 1978. Since then, he has performed in almost every major Henson company project, including non-Muppet fare, such as The Dark Crystal, Labyrinth and "Dinosaurs". The Muppet characters that are original to Whitmire include Rizzo the Rat, Lips (the trumpet player from Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem), Foo-Foo (Miss Piggy's beloved dog), Fraggle Rock's Wembley Fraggle, and Bean Bunny. Following the death of Richard Hunt and the practical retirement of Jerry Nelson, Whitmire took over the roles of Beaker and Statler. He also voiced Link Hogthrob in the "Muppet RaceMania" and "Muppet Party Cruise" video games, and in the 2011 movie The Muppets. He and Dave Goelz are the only Muppeteers to have been featured in all 8 theatrical Muppet movies. He shares the same birthday as original Kermit the Frog, Jim Henson.

Brad Bird - Director, Screenwriter, Animator, Producer. He was part of one of the earliest graduating classes of the California Institute of the Arts alongside John Lasseter and Tim Burton. He worked as an animator for Disney and wrote the screenplay for Batteries Not Included (1987). He served as a creative consultant on "The Simpsons" during its first eight seasons, where he helped develop the show's animation style. He designed the character Sideshow Bob for The Simpsons. He directed The Iron Giant for Warner Bros., followed by The Incredibles, and Ratatouille for Pixar. He won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature for both The Incredibles, and Ratatouille, as well as nominations for Best Original Screenplay. With The Incredibles (2004), he was the first person to receive a solo writing credit on a feature-length film from Pixar Animation Studios. In 2008, Ratatouille won the Best Animated Feature award at the Golden Globes, and it was also nominated for 5 Academy Awards. In 2007, he was ranked #23 on EW's The 50 Smartest People in Hollywood. His movie The Incredibles (2004) is ranked #40 on the Top 100 Grossing Movies of all Time. His movie Ratatouille (2007) is ranked #82 on the Top 100 Grossing Movies of all Time.

Howard Hughes - Multi-millionaire Businessman, Film Producer, Film Director, Aviator. As a maverick film tycoon, Hughes gained prominence in Hollywood from the late 1920s, making big-budget and often controversial films like The Racket (1928), Hell's Angels (1930), Scarface (1932), and The Outlaw (1943). As an aviator, he set multiple world air speed records, built the Hughes H-1 Racer and H-4 "Hercules" (better known to history as the "Spruce Goose" aircraft), and acquired and expanded Trans World Airlines, which later merged with American Airlines. He was included in the Flying magazine list of the '51 Heroes of Aviation', ranking at No. 25. Before his death, he lived as a recluse, and Albert R. Broccoli (the producer of the James Bond franchise) used his reclusiveness from the public as a model for the character Willard Whyte in Diamonds Are Forever (1971). Hughes was a fan of the James Bond films, and he kept a 16mm print of the film as a part of his private collection. Broccoli also gave him 16mm print films of all the earlier Bond-films. The Las Vegas casinos he once owned were Castaways, Desert Inn, Frontier, Landmark, Sands and Silver Slipper. All have since been demolished. While he was staying in Las Vegas' Desert Inn Hotel-Casino resort, he bought the establishment in order to avoid being evicted. He bought Las Vegas television station KLAS (Channel 8), so that he could watch movies into the night. If he fell asleep during a film, he would call up the station and order that the scene he missed be replayed. The Aviator (2004), the movie based on his life, was released on the day after what would have been his 99th birthday. He was Stan Lee's inspiration for Tony Stark, AKA Iron Man. Like Hughes, Stark inherited a business from his father. As a tribute to Hughes, Tony Stark's father was named Howard Stark. On August 7, 1939, he was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. In 1973, he was inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame.

Phil Hartman - Actor, Comedian, Screenwriter, Graphic Artist. He worked part time as a graphic artist, designing over forty album covers for such bands as Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young (their logo), Poco (1978 album "Legend"), and America ("America's Greatest Hits: History"). He also designed and drew the cover to the Firesign Theatre's 1980 album "The Fighting Clowns". He was credited as "Phil Hartmann", and the signature "hartmann" is also on the artwork. He helped comedian Paul Reubens develop his character Pee-wee Herman, co-wrote the screenplay for the film Pee-wee's Big Adventure, and made recurring appearances on Reubens' show "Pee-wee's Playhouse". In 1989, he won a Primetime Emmy Award for his work on the sketch comedy show "Saturday Night Live". He was known for his impressions, particularly of President Bill Clinton, and he stayed on the show for eight seasons. Lorne Michaels, producer of "Saturday Night Live" considered Hartman so important to the show, he called him "The Glue". He is also known for his role as Bill McNeal in the NBC sitcom "NewsRadio". He was originally signed on to play the role of Zapp Brannigan on the animated series "Futurama" before his death. The role instead went to Billy West, whose main character, Phillip J. Fry, was named for him. He was posthumously inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame in 2012 and the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2014.

Anthony Newley - Actor, Singer, Songwriter. As a recording artist he enjoyed a dozen Top 40 entries on the UK Singles Chart between 1959 and 1962, including two number one hits, "Why?" and "Do You Mind?". Along with his songwriting partner Leslie Bricusse, he wrote "Feeling Good", "The Candy Man", and the title song of 1964 film Goldfinger (along with John Barry). Bricusse and Newley received an Academy Award nomination for the film score of Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971). He won the 1963 Grammy Award for Song of the Year for "What Kind of Fool Am I?". He is also known for the songs "Gonna Build a Mountain", "Once in a Lifetime", "On a Wonderful Day Like Today", "The Joker" and comic novelty songs such as "That Noise" and "The Oompa-Loompa Song", and his versions of "Strawberry Fair" and "Pop Goes the Weasel". As an actor, he's best known for his roles in Doctor Dolittle (1967) and The Cockleshell Heroes (1955). In 1985, he was featured as the Mad Hatter in Steve Allen's all-star television adaptation of "Alice in Wonderland". He was nominated for six Tony Awards: four in 1963 for "Stop the World -- I Want to Get Off," as Best Actor (Musical), and, with Leslie Bricusse, as Best Author (Musical), Best Composer and Lyricist, and for book, music and lyrics of Best Musical nomination; and two in 1965 for "The Roar of the Greasepaint - The Smell of the Crowd," as Best Director (Musical), and, again with Leslie Bricusse, as Best Composer and Lyricist. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1989. A lifelong home movie enthusiast, he filmed his first date with Joan Collins, and they were married from 1963 - 1971.

Gordon Clapp - Actor. He is best known for portraying the role of Det. Greg Medavoy for all 12 seasons on the television series "NYPD Blue". In 1998, he won an Emmy Award for his role in "NYPD Blue". In 2005, he appeared on Broadway in the revival of David Mamet's Pulitzer Prize-winning play "Glengarry Glen Ross", where he was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play. His stage and TV work in Canada earned him nominations for a Dora Moore Award (Toronto's equivalent to the Tony) and a Gemini Award (Canada's equivalent to the Emmy). He also executive produced and starred in three short films: "Trailer Talk" (2006), "Bananas" (2004), and the award-winning "Fast Cars & Babies" (2003). He is also a talented writer, and his work has appeared in the New York Post, LA Golf and Variety, and earned him a Los Angeles Press Club Award for his humorous account of winning an Emmy.

Audra Lindley - Actress. She is best known for her role as landlady Helen Roper on the sitcom "Three's Company" and its spin-off, "The Ropers". When she was in her mid-20s, she was in the Broadway plays "On Golden Pond", "Playhouse 90", "Long Day's Journey in to Night", "Horse Heavens" and many others. In the 1960s, she played "Aunt Liz" Matthews on the NBC soap opera "Another World". She also had a regular role as Meredith Baxter's mother in the sitcom "Bridget Loves Bernie".

Kevin Sorbo - Actor. He is best known for the roles of Hercules in "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys", Captain Dylan Hunt in "Andromeda" and Kull in "Kull the Conqueror". He began his career with a one-liner in a TV commercial for Jim Beam whiskey: "This ain't Jim Beam.". He was runner-up to Dean Cain for the role of Superman on TV's "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman" (1993).

F. Scott Fitzgerald - Author. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century. He wrote four novels: "This Side of Paradise", "The Beautiful and Damned", "The Great Gatsby" (his most famous), and "Tender Is the Night". A fifth, unfinished novel, "The Love of the Last Tycoon", was published posthumously. He also wrote many short stories that treat themes of youth and promise along with age and despair. His work has been adapted into films many times. His short story, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", was the basis for a 2008 film. "Tender Is the Night" was filmed in 1962, and made into a television miniseries in 1985. "The Beautiful and Damned" was filmed in 1922 and 2010. "The Great Gatsby" has been the basis for numerous films of the same name, spanning nearly 90 years, (1926, 1949, 1974, 2000, and 2013 adaptations). In addition, his own life from 1937 to 1940 was dramatized in 1958 in "Beloved Infidel". He appears on a 23 cent U.S. postage stamp as part of the Literary Arts series, debuting 9/27/96 in St. Paul, Minnesota. He was named after Francis Scott Key, a distant relative who is best known for writing the American National Anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner". He was elected into the 2008 New Jersey Hall of Fame for his contributions and services to literature. He is one of the people depicted in the Jazz Age sequences of Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris (2011). He was a mentor and close friend of the young Ernest Hemingway.

Linda McCartney - Musician, Photographer and Animal Rights Activist, who was married to Paul McCartney, a founding member of the Beatles. She was atop photographer whose pictures of rock stars in the 1960s led to her meeting her future husband, Paul McCartney. She was an Oscar and Grammy nominee for co-writing the theme song of Live and Let Die (1973) with her husband. Along with Paul McCartney and Denny Laine, she performed with the group Wings through the 1970s. She was the first female photographer to shoot a cover for Jan Wenner's Rolling Stone magazine with her portrait of Eric Clapton for the May 1968 issue. She was a dedicated vegetarian who founded her own successful range of frozen veggie food in the early 1990s, (Linda McCartney Foods). After her death, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) created the Linda McCartney Memorial Award in her honor.

Jim McKay - TV Sports Journalist. He is best known for hosting "ABC's Wide World of Sports" from 1961–1998. His introduction for that program has passed into American pop culture. He is also known for television coverage of 12 Olympic Games, and is universally respected for his memorable reporting on the Munich massacre at the 1972 Summer Olympics. He covered a wide variety of special events, including horse races such as the Kentucky Derby, golf events such as the British Open, and the Indianapolis 500. In 2009, he was ranked #7 by the American Sportscasters Association in its list of the Top 50 Sportscasters of All-Time. In 1993, TV Guide named him the 'Best Sportscaster of the 1970s'. He was inducted into the American Sportscasters Association Hall of Fame in 1987. He was inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame as a special contributor in 1988.

Joe Greene (aka “Mean Joe” Greene) - Former NFL Football Player. Defensive tackle who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers (1969-1981). Throughout the early 1970s, Greene was one of the most dominant defensive players in the NFL. He won two NFL Defensive Player of the Year awards, and earned five first-team All-Pro selections. He is considered one of the greatest defensive linemen to ever play in the NFL. He is also well known for his appearance in the "Hey Kid, Catch!" Coca-Cola commercial in 1979. The ad won a Clio Award in 1980 for being one of the best commercials of 1979. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1984. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987.

Rafael Palmeiro - Former MLB Baseball Player. Played outfield for the National League's Chicago Cubs, 1986-1988; and first base for the American League's Baltimore Orioles (1994-1998; 2004-2005), and Texas Rangers (1989-1993; 1999-2003). He was named to the MLB All-Star Team four times, and won the Gold Glove three times. He is a member of the 500 home run club and the 3,000 hit club and is only the fourth player in history to be a member of both. Texas Rangers All-Time Walks Leader (805). Texas Rangers All-Time Runs Leader (958). Texas Rangers All-Time At Bats Leader (5,830). Texas Rangers All-Time Games Played Leader (1,573). He was inducted into the Mississippi State University Hall of Fame on October 11, 2008. In 2009, he was inducted into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame.

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Christopher Reeve - Actor, Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Author, Activist. In his final year of Cornell University, he was one of two students selected (Robin Williams was the other) to study at New York's famous Juilliard School of Performing Arts, under the renowned John Houseman. He made his Broadway debut starring opposite Katharine Hepburn in a production of "A Matter of Gravity" in 1976. He is best known for his portrayal of comic book superhero Superman (1978). His weight trainer for Superman (1978) was British weightlifting champion David Prowse, who played Darth Vader. He won a BAFTA Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles for his role as Superman. The last character he played before his riding accident was a paralyzed individual in Above Suspicion (1995), which was released six days before his accident. At the time he was paralyzed, he had been doing a film on horseback-riding safety. Country music singer Hal Ketchum's "Hang in There, Superman" was written about him. He wrote an autobiography, "Still Me". The book was a bestseller, and he was working on another book at the time of his death. He won a Grammy Award in the "Best Spoken Word Album" category for "Still Me" in 1998. On May 18, 2005, he was posthumously awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Letters by Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, in New Brunswick, and an honorary degree (Doctor of Humane Letters) at Stony Brook University's commencement on May 20, 2005. His degree was accepted by Stony Brook graduate student Brooke Ellison, whose life and struggle against paralysis was the subject of a television movie directed by him just before his death in 2004. The "Smallville" episode "Devoted" was dedicated to his memory, with the caption at the end of the credits reading: "He made us believe a man could fly.". He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on April 15, 1997.

Michael Douglas - Actor, Producer. He has won four Golden Globes, including the Cecil B. DeMille Award, two Academy Awards, as producer of 1975's Best Picture, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and as Best Actor in 1987 for his role as Gordon Gekko in Wall Street, and an Emmy Award in 2013 for his portrayal of Liberace in the HBO film Behind the Candelabra. Other performances include The Game, Wonder Boys, Traffic and Falling Down. He received the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2009. He is the eldest of actor Kirk Douglas' four sons. His breakthrough role was on the TV series "The Streets of San Francisco" (1972) opposite screen veteran Karl Malden. In the 1980s, he starred in several comedies including Romancing the Stone (1984), its sequel The Jewel of the Nile (1985), and The War of the Roses (1989). In the late 1980s and the 1990s, he starred in several thrillers including Fatal Attraction (1987), Basic Instinct (1992), and Disclosure (1994). In 1997, he was ranked #74 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. His performance as Gordon Gekko in Wall Street (1987) is ranked #25 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time. In 1998, he received the Crystal Globe award for outstanding artistic contribution to world cinema at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. In 2000, he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Drama, as well as several other awards from critics, for his role in Wonder Boys. He earned an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Show for his guest appearance on the sitcom "Will and Grace". He was inducted into the 2012 New Jersey Hall of Fame for his contributions to Arts and Entertainment. He received the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's 12th annual "Monte Crisco" award in April, 2012. Michael Douglas and his wife Catherine Zeta-Jones share the same birthday, 25 years apart. He was born September 25, 1944, and she was born September 25, 1969.

Catherine Zeta-Jones - Actress. She began singing and dancing at the age of four. She began acting at age 11, playing the lean in a production of "Annie", and at age 13, starred in a West End production of the musical "Bugsy Malone". She came to prominence with roles in Hollywood movies including the action film The Mask of Zorro (1998) and the crime thriller film Entrapment (1999). Her breakthrough role was in the film Traffic (2000), for which she earned her first Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture. She starred as Velma Kelly in the film adaptation of the musical Chicago (2002), a critical and commercial success, and received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, BAFTA Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award and was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. In 2010, she won the Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical for her portrayal of Desiree in "A Little Night Music". She was awarded Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2010 Queen's Birthday Honours List for her accomplishments in film and television. In the June 1998 of Yahoo! Internet magazine, she was listed as the number one actress being searched on Yahoo!. She ranked #50 on VH1's "100 Hottest Hotties". She ranked #68 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005" special supplement. She was chosen by People Magazine as one of the Most Beautiful People in the World. Catherine and husband Michael Douglas share the same birthday, 25 years apart. He was born September 25, 1944, and she was born September 25, 1969.

William Faulkner - Writer. He wrote novels, short stories, a play, poetry, essays and screenplays. Though his work was published as early as 1919, and largely during the 1920s and 1930s, he was relatively unknown until receiving the 1949 Nobel Prize in Literature. Two of his works, "A Fable" (1954) and his last novel "The Reivers" (1962), won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. In 1998, the Modern Library ranked his 1929 novel "The Sound and the Fury" sixth on its list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. Also on the list were "As I Lay Dying" (1930) and "Light in August" (1932). "Absalom, Absalom!" (1936) is often included on similar lists. He received official screen credits for just six theatrical releases, five of which were with director Howard Hawks. His screenplay for Ernest Hemingway's novel "To Have and Have Not" (1944) marks the only time in film history that two Nobel Prize-winning authors were associated with the same motion picture. The U.S. Postal Service issued a 22-cent postage stamp in his honor on August 3, 1987.

Mark Hamill - Actor, Voice Actor, Filmmaker. He is best known for portraying Luke Skywalker in the original "Star Wars" trilogy, voicing the Joker in "Batman: The Animated Series" (along with its spin-offs and the acclaimed video games "Batman: Arkham Asylum" and "Batman: Arkham City"), and voicing Skips in the Cartoon Network series "Regular Show". He has also lent his voice to various villains and anti-heroes in other animated productions such as Firelord Ozai in "Avatar: The Last Airbender". He was originally cast as David Bradford on "Eight Is Enough" (1977), and asked to be released from his contract before Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) came out because he sensed the movie would be successful, and Hamill wanted to focus on his movie career. ABC refused to release him from his contract, thinking that having a successful movie star connected with the show would help "Eight Is Enough". Hamill was then in a car crash in December 1976 and injured his face. This made him unavailable for shooting the television series, and ABC was forced to recast the role of David, which then went to Grant Goodeve. He did all his own stunts in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980), except in the scene in Cloud City where he is sucked out of a window. He did all his own stunts in Star Wars: Episode VI - The Return of the Jedi (1983) except two places. Where Luke Skywalker jumps off the plank into the Sarlaac, turns, and flips back onto the plank, and on the Death Star when Darth Vader throws his lightsaber at the supports of the catwalk. He has played the DC Comics supervillain, The Trickster, in both live-action "The Flash" (1990), and in animated form in "Justice League" (2001). He has played the DC Comics supervillain, The Joker, longer and in more adaptations than any other actor. For each of the sequels, "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of the Jedi", he was honored with the Saturn Award for Best Actor given by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Horror Films. He directed and starred in the 2005 direct-to-DVD Comic Book: The Movie. He and his crew shot most of the "mockumentary" film during the 2002 San Diego Comic-Con, and enlisted Stan Lee, Kevin Smith, Bruce Campbell and Hugh Hefner in small roles. The movie won an award for Best Live-Action DVD Premiere Movie at the 2005 DVD Exclusive Awards.

Will Smith - Actor, Producer, Rapper. In April 2007, Newsweek called him "the most powerful actor in Hollywood". He has been nominated for four Golden Globe Awards, two Academy Awards, and has won four Grammy Awards. In the late 1980s, he achieved modest fame as a rapper under the name "The Fresh Prince". In 1990, his popularity increased dramatically when he starred in the popular television series "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air". In the mid-1990s, Smith moved from television to film, and ultimately starred in numerous blockbuster films. He is the only actor to have eight consecutive films gross over $100 million in the domestic box office, and 11 consecutive films gross over $150 million internationally and the only one to have eight consecutive films in which he starred open at the number one spot in the domestic box office tally. He has received Best Actor Oscar nominations for Ali and The Pursuit of Happyness. He received the first ever Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance, for the song "Parents Just Don't Understand" in 1989 with his partner Jeffrey A. Townes (aka Jazzy Jeff). He won a Grammy Award for the song "Summertime" during his rap career. He was chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World. In 2003, he ranked #2 on Star TV's Top Ten Box Office stars of the 1990s. He ranked #15 in TV Guide's list of "TV's 25 Greatest Teen Idols" (January 23, 2005 issue). He ranked #29 on VH1's 100 Sexiest Artists. He ranked #30 on VH1's 50 Greatest Hip Hop Artists along with DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince. He ranked #66 in VH1's 100 greatest Teen Stars. In 2007, he was ranked #5 on EW's The 50 Smartest People in Hollywood. He ranked #14 on Premiere's 2006 "Power 50" list. He had ranked #18 in 2005. Premiere Magazine ranked him as #44 on a list of the Greatest Movie Stars of All Time in their Stars in Our Constellation feature (2005).

Heather Locklear - Actress. She is best known for her television roles as Sammy Jo Carrington on "Dynasty", Officer Stacy Sheridan on "T.J. Hooker", Amanda Woodward on "Melrose Place", and Caitlin Moore on "Spin City". She had a recurring role on the TV Land sitcom "Hot in Cleveland", and a main role on the TNT drama-comedy television series "Franklin & Bash" in 2013. She was named one of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People twice, first in 1994, and again in 2001. She earned two Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Actress in a Television Series - Comedy for her role in "Spin City". She was ranked #25 on TV Guide & Entertainment Weekly's "100 Greatest TV Icons" list. Her ex-husband, Richie Sambora, is a member of the rock band Bon Jovi

Michael Madsen - Actor, Poet, Photographer. He has appeared in more than 150 films, many of which have been independent films, but he is best known for the films Reservoir Dogs, Free Willy, Vice, Donnie Brasco and Kill Bill, in addition to his supporting role in Sin City. He was named the second greatest movie villain of all time by Maxim Magazine's "Greatest Movie Villains of all Time" for his character Mr. Blonde in Reservoir Dogs (1992). His character of Mr. Blonde was also one of the 200 nominees on the American Film Institute's list of 100 years of the best Heroes and Villains. For his past, present and ongoing commitment to independent film, was presented with the inaugural Rebel Award by good friend/actor Harvey Keitel at Rebelfest 2005, Toronto. He received Best Actor awards for his role in the Irish boxing film Strength and Honour, from the New York International Film Festival, the Boston Film Festival, and the Downtown Los Angeles Film Festival. He received the Golden Dolphin Award at the 25th Festroia Festival in Portugal. He is also well recognized as an accomplished poet. His first book "Burning In Paradise", won the Independent Firecracker Award, and was later translated into Norwegian. He has a worldwide following with his work, honored at International Poetry Festivals in Genoa, Italy and Mexico. His "The Complete Poetic Works" is an international bestseller. This was followed by his "Signs of Life" dedicated to Chris Penn. This unique work combined his new poetry with his own original photography. His next book of poetry "American Badass"was dedicated to the memory of the late David Carradine. He is the brother of actress Virginia Madsen.

Juliet Prowse - Dancer, whose four-decade career included stage, television and film. Some of her stage shows included "Sweet Charity", "Kismet", "Irma La Douce", "Mame" and "The Pajama Game". She won Entertainer of the Year for the Vegas run of "Sweet Charity". Her spectacular legs measured a full 39". She would later show off her famous dancer's legs in a series of lucrative nationwide commercials for a number of advertisers, including L'eggs hosiery. She performed at John F. Kennedy's inaugural gala, organized by Frank Sinatra, in 1961. She was the guest star on the very first episode of "The Muppet Show" in 1976.

Steve Forrest - Actor. He served as a stagehand at San Diego's La Jolla Playhouse, where he was discovered by actor Gregory Peck, who helped him get his first screen test which led to a contract with MGM. He is best known for his role as Lt. Hondo Harrelson in the TV series "S.W.A.T.". Among his notable films were So Big, for which he won the Golden Globe Award for 'New Star of the Year - Actor', The Longest Day, North Dallas Forty, and Mommie Dearest. He had cameo roles in the comedies Spies Like Us, Amazon Women on the Moon, and the movie version of S.W.A.T.. He was also a trained vocalist, and he made his debut on Broadway as prizefighter Bob Stanton in the 1958 production of "The Body Beautiful". One of his older brothers was film star Dana Andrews.

Robert Walden - Actor, Director. He is best known for his role as Joe Rossi on "Lou Grant", for which he was nominated for an Emmy three times, and his role as Joe Waters on "Brothers", for which he received two CableACE nominations. He is also well known for starring in the films Blue Sunshine, The Hospital, All the President's Men, and Capricorn One. His stage credits include off-Broadway productions of "House of Blue Leaves" (Cincinnati Playhouse), "The American Clock," "Prymate" (Florida State University) and "Mr. Rickey Calls a Meeting" (Pasadena Playhouse) for which he won a Drama-Logue award for Best Actor. His first directing endeavor, a production of "Dylan," won three Los Angeles Critic Circle and seven Dramalogue Awards.

Anson Williams - Actor, Director. He is best known for his role as gullible but well-intentioned singer Warren "Potsie" Weber on the TV series "Happy Days". He has also directed many episodes for a variety of TV series, including "Beverly Hills, 90210", "Melrose Place", "seaQuest DSV", "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine", "Star Trek: Voyager", "Xena: Warrior Princess", "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys", "The Secret Life of the American Teenager", "Sabrina the Teenage Witch", "Charmed", and "7th Heaven". He is the cousin of Dr. Henry Heimlich, creator of the "Heimlich maneuver".

Phil Rizzuto - Former MLB Baseball Player. He spent his entire 13-year baseball career with the New York Yankees between 1941 and 1956, on a team dynasty which captured 10 AL titles and seven World Championships in his 13 seasons. He holds numerous World Series records for shortstops. He was the American League Most Valuable Player in 1950. He was a five time All-Star. He was probably the best bunter of his time. After his playing career, Rizzuto was a popular long-time TV/radio announcer for the Yankees. He called the action for 40 seasons from 1957 to 1996, and was known for his "Holy Cow". He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1994. He was elected into the 2008 New Jersey Hall of Fame for his services and contributions to Sports. He was the first "mystery guest" on the premiere show of "What's My Line?" in 1950. He provided the baseball play-by-play element of Meatloaf's "Paradise by the Dashboard Light".

Scottie Pippen - Former NBA Basketball Player. During his 17-year career, he played 12 seasons with the Bulls, one with the Houston Rockets and four with the Portland Trail Blazers, making the postseason sixteen straight times. He is most remembered for his time with the Chicago Bulls, with whom he was instrumental in six NBA titles and their record 1995–96 season of 72 wins. Pippen, along with Michael Jordan, played an important role in transforming the Bulls team into a vehicle for popularizing the NBA around the world during the 1990s. He is considered one of the best small forwards of all time. He was named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team eight consecutive times and the All-NBA First Team three times. He was a seven-time NBA All-Star and was the NBA All-Star Game MVP in 1994. He was named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History during the 1996–97 season, and is one of four players to have his jersey retired by the Chicago Bulls. He played a key role on both the 1992 Chicago Bulls Championship team and the 1996 Chicago Bulls Championship team which were selected as two of the greatest teams in NBA history. He is the only person to have won an NBA title and Olympic gold medal in the same year twice (1992, 1996). He was a part of the 1992 U.S. Olympic "Dream Team" which beat its opponents by an average of 44 points. He was also a key figure in the 1996 Olympic team. He is a two-time inductee into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (for his individual career, and as a member of the "Dream Team"), being inducted for both on August 13, 2010. The Chicago Bulls retired his number #33. His college, University of Central Arkansas, retired his number #33 as well. Pippen and Jordan have been ranked as the greatest duo of all time by several websites and magazines.

Citizen Rules

09-25-14, 11:28 AM

Anson Williams aka Potsie is a pretty good singer.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUdOjOfGYhc

The Star Trek episodes he directed were pretty good too.

gbgoodies

09-25-14, 01:39 PM

Anson Williams aka Potsie is a pretty good singer.

The Star Trek episodes he directed were pretty good too.

I agree. I thought Anson Williams was a pretty good singer in "Happy Days". I'm surprised that he never released an album.

I thought it was pretty cool that Michael Douglas and his wife Catherine Zeta-Jones share the same birthday.

My favorite from today's birthday's is Christopher Reeve. He was great in everything he did. It's such a shame that he's no longer with us.

http://asburypulp.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Christopher-Reeve.jpg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inspPshDJis

gbgoodies

09-26-14, 02:00 PM

Born on September 26th:

George Gershwin - Composer, Pianist. He is considered by some to be the greatest American composer of the twentieth century. His compositions spanned both popular and classical genres, and his most popular melodies are widely known. In 1913, he quit school to study music and began composing for Tin Pan Alley. By 1919, he had his first hit "Swanee" and his first Broadway show "La, La, Lucille". Among his best known works are the orchestral compositions "Rhapsody in Blue" (1924) and "An American in Paris" (1928), as well as the opera "Porgy and Bess" (1935). His "Porgy and Bess" was the first nearly all-black opera to be performed in the Soviet Union. The first two truly complete recordings of Gershwin's opera "Porgy and Bess" won back-to-back Grammy Awards for Best Opera Recording. In 1976 (for Decca/London's studio recording conducted by Lorin Maazel) and in 1977 (for RCA Victor's recording of the critically acclaimed and highly successful Houston Opera stage production, in which the opera was restored to completeness after playing onstage in a slightly abridged version). The 1989 complete recording, however, often praised as the best so far, did not win a Grammy. His "Of Thee I Sing" in 1931 was the first musical to win the Pulitzer Prize, and the first true American opera. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970. He and his brother Ira Gershwin were awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 7083 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.

T.S. Eliot - Writer. He was an essayist, publisher, playwright, literary and social critic and "one of the twentieth century's major poets". He first attracted widespread attention for his poem "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" (1915), which is seen as a masterpiece of the Modernist movement. It was followed by some of the best-known poems in the English language, including "The Waste Land" (1922), "The Hollow Men" (1925), "Ash Wednesday" (1930) and "Four Quartets" (1945). He is also known for his seven plays, particularly "Murder in the Cathedral" (1935). He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1948, "for his outstanding, pioneer contribution to present-day poetry". He won a Tony Award for Best Play when "The Cocktail Party" was produced on Broadway in 1950. Thirty-three years later, Eliot won two more Tony Awards, posthumously, for "Cats", cited for Best Book of a Musical and Best Original Score as the lyricist. Based on his book of whimsical poems, "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats", the musical "Cats" was the longest-running show in Broadway history, racking up 7,485 performances when it closed its 18-year-run in the year 2000. He is pictured on a 22¢ US commemorative postage stamp in the Literary Arts series, issued September 26, 1986. He was appointed a Member of the Order of Merit in 1948. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1964.

Jerry Weintraub - Producer. Before turning to films, Weintraub's largest entertainment success was as the personal manager of singer and actor John Denver whom he signed in 1970. At this time, he also managed Joey Bishop, The Four Seasons, and singer Jane Morgan. He also managed or promoted concerts for such musical acts as Elvis Presley, Led Zeppelin, Cuba Gooding, Sr. and the Main Ingredient, The Carpenters, Frank Sinatra, Neil Diamond, and The Moody Blues. He formed Weintraub Entertainment Group (WEG) in February 1987. His producing credits include Nashville, Diner, Happy New Year, The Karate Kid, National Lampoon's Vegas Vacation, The Karate Kid (2010), and the 2001 remake of Ocean's Eleven. In addition to producing Ocean's 12 and Ocean's 13, he appeared in all the "Ocean" films. His first two films as a producer were Robert Altman's Nashville and Oh, God! starring George Burns and John Denver. In 1986, the National Association of Theater Owners named Jerry Weintraub the Producer of the Year. In 1991, he was named to the board of the Kennedy Center. Jerry Weintraub was one of the first independent film producers to be honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2007, a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs, California, Walk of Stars was dedicated to him.

George Raft - Actor, Dancer. He is best known for his gangster roles in the original Scarface (1932), Each Dawn I Die (1939), and Billy Wilder's 1959 comedy Some Like it Hot, as a dancer in Bolero (1934), and as a truck driver in They Drive by Night (1940). Raft's real-life association with New York gangsters gave his screen image in mob films an added realism. He was a close friend of notorious gangster Benjamin Bugsy Siegel since their childhood in New York. He was banned from entering Britain in 1966 because of his alleged Mafia connections. He turned down the roles of Roy "Mad Dog" Earle in High Sierra (1941), Sam Spade in The Maltese Falcon (1941), and Rick Blaine in "Casablanca" (1942). All three of these parts were picked up by Humphrey Bogart, and each one was essential in making Bogart a superstar. He has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, for contributions to Motion Pictures at 6150 Hollywood Boulevard, and for Television at 1500 Vine St.

Edmund Gwenn - Actor. He is best known for his role as Kris Kringle in the 1947 film Miracle on 34th Street, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He began his acting career in the theatre in 1895, and learnt his craft as a member of Willie Edouin's company, playing brash comic roles. His leading roles in the West End during the 1920s included Old Bill in Bruce Bairnsfather's "Old Bill, M.P." (1922), Christian Veit in "Lilac Time" (1922–23), the title role in A. A. Milne's "The Great Broxoff" (1923), Leo Swinburne in "Good Luck" (1923), and Hippolyte Gallipot in "Lehár's Frasquita" (1925). He began his film career in 1916. His debut in a talking picture was in an adaptation of Shaw's "How He Lied to Her Husband", made at Elstree in 1931. He appeared in more than eighty films, including Pride and Prejudice (1940), Cheers for Miss Bishop, Of Human Bondage, and The Keys of the Kingdom. He won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Miracle on 34th Street. He received a second Oscar nomination for his role in Mister 880 in 1950. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1751 Vine Street for his contribution to motion pictures.

Olivia Newton-John - Actress, Singer, Songwriter. She is a four-time Grammy award winner who has amassed five No. 1 and ten other Top Ten Billboard Hot 100 singles and two No. 1 Billboard 200 solo albums. Eleven of her singles (including two platinum) and 14 of her albums (including two platinum and four double platinum) have been certified gold by the RIAA. Her music has been successful in multiple genres including pop, country, and adult contemporary, and has sold an estimated 100 million records, making her one of the world's best-selling artists of all time. She co-starred with John Travolta in the film adaptation of the Broadway musical "Grease", which featured one of the most successful soundtracks in Hollywood history. Some of her best known songs include "If Not for You", "If You Love Me, Let Me Know", "Let Me Be There", "I Honestly Love You", "Heart Attack", "Have You Never Been Mellow", "Summer Nights", "You're The One That I Want", "Hopelessly Devoted To You", "Magic", "Xanadu", "Physical", and "Twist of Fate". Her biggest hit was "Physical" which sold over 2 million copies and spent 10 consecutive weeks at #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 (beginning 21 November 1981). She won the very first Grammy Award in the "Video Of The Year" category for "Physical" in 1982. She was chosen by People Magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world. She was ranked #95 on VH1's 100 Greatest Women of Rock N Roll. She was ranked #92 on VH1's 100 Sexiest Artists. Her performance as Sandy Olsson in Grease is ranked #89 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time. She was awarded an O.B.E. (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1979 Queen's New Years Honours List for her services to the performing arts. She received awards for her charity work and the "Officer Of the order of The British Empire" (OBE) from Queen Elizabeth II. Recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 16th Annual ARIA Awards. (15th October 2002). She was awarded the A.O.(Officer of the Order of Australia) in the 2006 Queen's Birthday Honours List for her services to the entertainment industry as a singer and actor, and to the community through organizations supporting breast cancer treatment, education, training and research, and the environment. She is pictured on a 60¢ Australian commemorative postage stamp in the "Living Legends" series, issued on 18 January 2013. She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6925 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.

Jim Caviezel - Actor. He is best known for portraying Jesus Christ in the 2004 film The Passion of the Christ. Other notable roles include Bobby Jones in Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius, Detective John Sullivan in Frequency, Edmond Dantès in The Count of Monte Cristo, Catch in Angel Eyes, Carroll Oerstadt in Déjà Vu, Private Witt in The Thin Red Line, and John Reese on the CBS crime drama series "Person of Interest". While filming High Crimes, he refused to do any love scenes with his on-screen wife Ashley Judd because it conflicted with his strong Catholic faith. He was struck by lightning during the filming of The Passion of the Christ. He was chosen as People Magazine's one of the Sexiest Men Alive in 2004 and was stated as "The Sexiest Savior.". BuddyTV ranked him at #92 on its list of "TV's Sexiest Men of 2011.

Mary Beth Hurt - Actress. She made her New York stage debut in 1974. She was nominated for three Tony awards for her Broadway performances in "Trelawny of the Wells", "Crimes of the Heart" (for which she won an Obie) and "Benefactors". She was nominated for Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female for her performance in 2006 movie The Dead Girl, and has also been nominated for a BAFTA, Drama Desk and earned an Obie Award for her role in "Crimes of the Heart" 1981. She was married to actor William Hurt from 1971 to 1981. After that marriage ended in divorce she remarried, to American writer/film director Paul Schrader in 1983.

Linda Hamilton - Actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Sarah Connor in The Terminator and its sequel Terminator 2: Judgment Day, and as Catherine Chandler in the 1987–1990 TV series "Beauty and the Beast", for which she was nominated for two Golden Globes and an Emmy Award. She had a recurring role as Mary Elizabeth Bartowski on NBC's "Chuck". She sprained her ankle prior to filming The Terminator and it never quite healed right due to all the running she had to do in the film. She received two MTV Movie Awards for her role in the film Terminator 2: Judgment Day, one for Best Female Performance and the other for Most Desirable Female. Her identical twin sister Leslie Hamilton Gearren was Linda's double in Terminator 2: Judgment Day. She divorced her second husband James Cameron after discovering that he was having an affair with actress Suzy Amis during the making of the movie Titanic. Her divorce from him was the second-most expensive divorce. In 1990, she was chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the world. In 1996, she was awarded a CableACE Award for best dramatic performance and nominated for another Golden Globe for her performance in "A Mother's Prayer". She received a Blockbuster Entertainment Award for female performance in Dante's Peak.

Melissa Sue Anderson - Actress. She is best known for her role as Mary Ingalls on the NBC drama series "Little House on the Prairie". She is also known for her film roles as Vivian in Midnight Offerings, Ginny in the cult classic slasher Happy Birthday to Me, and Alex in the ABC Afterschool Special, "Which Mother Is Mine?", for which she won an Emmy Award in 1979. She won the 1984 NATO Female Star of the Year for her starring role in the film "Chattanooga Choo Choo". She was nominated for a 1978 Primetime Emmy Award for Best Leading Actress in a Drama Series for her work on "Little House on the Prairie". She was the only actor on "Little House on the Prairie" to receive an Emmy Nomination for the show. In 1980, she earned a 'TP de Oro' Award (considered to be Spain's most prestigious award for television) for 'Best Foreign Actress' for her role in "Little House on the Prairie". In 1981, she earned a Young Artist Award nomination for her performance in the Canadian slasher film Happy Birthday to Me. She was inducted (as a cast member of "Little House on the Prairie") into the Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in 1998.

Kent McCord - Actor, Writer. He first appeared on TV in 1962 in a recurring role on ABC's "The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet". He is best known for his role as Officer Jim Reed on the TV series "Adam-12". In 1972, McCord was elected to the National Board of Directors of the Screen Actors Guild and served on the Board for 11 years. He served as 1st National Vice President while on the National Board of Directors. He won the Screen Actors Guild's prestigious Ralph Morgan Award in June of 1999.

Marty Robbins - Country Music Singer, Songwriter, Musician. One of the most popular and successful country and Western singers of all time for most of his nearly four-decade career, Robbins often topped the country music charts, and several of his songs also became pop hits. He is best known for the songs "That's All Right", "Singing the Blues", "A White Sport Coat (and a Pink Carnation)", "Big Iron", "Running Gun", "The Hanging Tree" and "El Paso". He became a member of the Grand Ole Opry in February 1953. His song "El Paso" went to No. 1 on Billboard magazine's country singles chart in December 1959, where it spent seven weeks. It was a No. 1 Hot 100 hit, and became the first country song to win a Grammy. He won his second Grammy in 1970 with his No. 1 ode to his wife, Marizona, "My Woman, My Woman, My Wife". During his 31-year recording career, he had 94 songs make Billboard's country charts, with 16 going to No. 1. In addition, 31 of his songs also placed on the Hot 100. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1982. He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6666 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.

Lynn Anderson - Country Music Singer. She is best known for a string of hits throughout the 1970s and 1980s, most notably her country-pop, worldwide mega-hit "(I Never Promised You a) Rose Garden". She has charted 11 No. 1, 18 Top-10, and more than 50 Top-40 hits. Her crossover appeal and regular exposure on national television helped her become one of the most popular and successful country singers of the 1970s. She was named "Top Female Vocalist" by the Academy of Country Music (ACM) twice and "Female Vocalist of the Year" by the Country Music Association (CMA). She has won a Grammy Award, People's Choice Award and an American Music Award (AMA). She was named Record World Magazine's and Billboard Magazine's Female Artist of the Decade (1970–1980). She was the first female country artist to win the American Music Award in 1974, as well as the first to headline and sellout Madison Square Garden that same year. Her signature song, "(I Never Promised You a) Rose Garden," remains one of the biggest selling country crossover hits of all time. CMT ranks "(I Never Promised You a) Rose Garden" at No. 83 on its list of the "100 Greatest Songs in Country Music History".

Bryan Ferry - Singer, Songwriter, Musician. His career started in the early 1970s as the lead vocalist and principal songwriter with the art rock band Roxy Music, which released three number one albums and ten singles entering the top ten charts in the United Kingdom during the 1970s and the 1980s, including "Virginia Plain", "Street Life", "Love is the Drug", "Dance Away", "Angel Eyes", "Over You", "Oh Yeah", "Jealous Guy", and "More Than This". Ferry began his solo career in 1973, while still a member of Roxy Music, which he continues to the present day. His solo hits include "A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall", "Let's Stick Together", "This Is Tomorrow", "Slave to Love" and "Don't Stop the Dance". When his sales as a solo artist and as a member of Roxy Music are combined, Ferry has sold over 30 million albums worldwide. He won the 2003 Ivor Novello Award for outstanding contribution to British music. He won the 2004 Q Lifetime Achievement Award (as a member of Roxy Music). He won the BMI (Broadcast Music Inc.) Icon Award in 2008. He was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2011 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to music.

Serena Williams - Professional Tennis Player. She is currently ranked No. 1 in women's singles tennis. The Women's Tennis Association has ranked her World No. 1 in singles on six separate occasions. She became the World No. 1 for the first time on July 8, 2002, and regained this ranking for the sixth time on February 18, 2013, becoming the oldest world no. 1 player in WTA's history. Williams is also regarded by some experts and former tennis players to be the greatest female tennis player in history. She is the only female player to have won over $60 million in prize money, and is the reigning US Open, WTA Tour Championships and Olympic ladies singles champion. She holds the most Major singles, doubles, and mixed doubles titles combined amongst active players, male or female. Her record of 33 Major titles puts her seventh on the all-time list: 18 in singles, 13 in women's doubles, and 2 in mixed doubles. She is the most recent player, male or female, to have held all four Grand Slam singles titles simultaneously ('02–'03), and the fifth woman ever to do so. She is also the most recent player together with her sister Venus Williams to have held all four Grand Slam women's doubles titles simultaneously ('09–'10). Her total of 18 Grand Slam singles titles is fourth on the all-time list. She has won 13 Grand Slam doubles titles with her sister Venus and the pair are unbeaten in Grand Slam finals. She is also a four-time winner of the WTA Tour Championships. She has won four Olympic gold medals, one in women's singles and three in women's doubles, an all-time record shared with her sister Venus.

Jack LaLanne - He was a fitness, exercise, and nutritional expert and motivational speaker who is sometimes called "the godfather of fitness" and the "first fitness superhero". His reputation as a physical fitness guru eventually led to his 34-year stint as the host of TV's "The Jack LaLanne Show". His show, "The Jack LaLanne Show" debuted in 1951 and was the first ever television exercise program. It ran until 1985, in spite of the fact that critics said the show would be off the air in six weeks. He opened the nation's first health club in 1936. He appeared on "You Asked for It", where he performed 1,033 push-ups in 23 minutes. He was named Professional Mr. America in 1955. He has a TV star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located at 7000 Hollywood Boulevard. He was inducted into the California Hall of Fame in 2008. As a Pioneer, Lifelong Instructor and Living Example of the Physical Fitness Life Style, he was inducted into the National Fitness Hall of Fame in 2005; that being the inaugural class of inductees for that organization.

gbgoodies

09-27-14, 01:39 PM

Born on September 27th:

Roger C. Carmel - Actor. Of his hundreds of roles, he is best remembered for playing the flamboyant and hapless criminal Harry Mudd in "Star Trek: The Original Series" episodes "Mudd's Women" and "I, Mudd", and the "Star Trek: The Animated Series" episode ”Mudd's Passion". He was the only actor, other than those who played Enterprise crew members, to play the same character in multiple episodes of "Star Trek: The Original Series". Later in his career, he was a frequent voice actor. Carmel voiced Smokey Bear in fire safety advertisements and Decepticon deputy leader Cyclonus, amongst others, in the second and third seasons of the popular "Transformers" animated series. In the television commercials for the Naugles chain of Mexican fast-food restaurants, he played the character of Señor Naugles. His grandfather, Roger Charles, carved the horses for the carousel in New York's Central Park.

Wilford Brimley - Actor. He has appeared in such films as The China Syndrome, Cocoon, The Thing and The Firm. He had a recurring role on the 1970s television series "The Waltons". He has also done television commercials, including advertisements for the Quaker Oats Company and Liberty Medical. He was a bodyguard to Howard Hughes. His first acting roles were in the 60s as a riding extra/stuntman in westerns. At that time he used the name Anthony (Tony) Brimley.

William Conrad - Actor, Producer, Director. His career spanned five decades in radio, film and television. A radio writer and actor, he moved to Hollywood, California, after his World War II service and played a series of character roles in films beginning with the quintessential film noir, The Killers (1946). He created the role of Marshal Matt Dillon for the popular radio series "Gunsmoke" (1952–1961), and narrated the television adventures of "Rocky and Bullwinkle" (1959–1964) and "The Fugitive" (1963–1967). He found stardom as a detective in the TV series "Cannon" (1971–1976) and "Nero Wolfe" (1981), and as a district attorney in the legal drama "Jake and the Fatman" (1987–1992). He was elected to the Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame, and (posthumously) to the Radio Hall of Fame in 1997.

Greg Morris - Actor. He began his acting career in the 1960s making guest appearances on many TV shows such as "The Twilight Zone" and "Ben Casey". In 1966, he was cast in his most recognizable role as the electronics expert Barney Collier in the TV series "Mission: Impossible". Shortly before his death, he went to see the "Mission: Impossible" (1996) movie. He hated it so much that he walked out less than an hour after the film started.

Arthur Penn - Director, Producer. He directed critically acclaimed films throughout the 1960s such as The Chase, Bonnie and Clyde, Little Big Man, and The Miracle Worker. In the 1990s, he was the executive producer for the crime series "Law & Order". He won Broadway's 1960 Tony Award as Best Director (Dramatic) for "The Miracle Worker." He was also Tony-nominated two other times: in 1958 as Best Director for "Two for the Seesaw." and in 1961 as Best Director (Dramatic) for "All the Way Home".

Shaun Cassidy - Actor, Singer, Writer, Producer. In the late-1970s, he was a popular singer and actor. He starred in the TV series "The Hardy Boys Mysteries", and the short-lived "Breaking Away". He had a number of hit records, and did numerous arena tours nationwide. In the 1980s, he had a three-month stint on the daytime soap "General Hospital", and he acted on Broadway and in the West End of London. Since the mid-1990s, he has worked exclusively as a writer/producer in television, creating a number of critically acclaimed TV series, including "American Gothic", "Roar" (with Heath Ledger in his American debut), "Cold Case", and "Invasion". His debut album was the biggest selling solo debut in history at the time. The album netted him a Grammy nomination and a number one single. Three follow up singles were all top ten hits as well. His song, "Da Do Ron Ron" reached #17 on the German charts in April of 1977. He won a Dramalogue award for best actor in a stage production of "Diary of a Hunger Strike". He is the eldest son of Academy Award-winning actress Shirley Jones and Tony Award-winning actor Jack Cassidy. His older half-brother is singer, actor David Cassidy.

Gwyneth Paltrow - Actress, Singer, Author. She gained early notice for her work in films such as Seven, Emma, Sliding Doors, and A Perfect Murder. She also appeared in supporting roles in films such as The Talented Mr. Ripley, The Royal Tenenbaums, Shallow Hal, and Proof, for which she earned a Golden Globe nomination as Best Actress in Motion Picture Drama. She gained worldwide recognition for her performance in Shakespeare in Love, for which she won an Academy Award for Best Actress, a Golden Globe Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards, for Outstanding Lead Actress and as a member of the Outstanding Cast. Since 2008 she has portrayed Pepper Potts, the love interest of Iron Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, in Iron Man, Iron Man 2, The Avengers, and Iron Man 3. She did her own singing in the movie "Duets" (2000). In 2011, she won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as Holly Holliday on the Fox hit TV show "Glee" in the episode "The Substitute". She has been the face of Estée Lauder's Pleasures perfume since 2005. She is also the face of American fashion brand Coach, owner of the lifestyle company Goop.com and author of two cookbooks: "My Father's Daughter: Delicious, Easy Recipes Celebrating Family & Togetherness", and "It's All Good". In 1998, she was named one of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People. In April 2013, she was named "Most Beautiful Woman" by People magazine. She is the daughter of noted producer and director Bruce Paltrow and Tony award-winning actress Blythe Danner.

Avril Lavigne - Actress, Singer, Songwriter. By the age of 15, she had appeared on stage with Shania Twain. By 16, she had signed a two-album recording contract with Arista Records worth more than $2 million. In 2002, when she was 17 years old, she released her debut album "Let Go", becoming one of the most popular pop punk artists, a reason she earned her reputation of a ‘skater punk’ persona and "pop punk princess". Since her professional debut she has sold more than 30 million albums and over 50 million singles worldwide. Her debut album "Let Go" made her the youngest female soloist to reach number 1 in the UK. Her breakthrough single, "Complicated", peaked at number 1 in many countries around the world. Her second studio album, "Under My Skin", was released in May 2004 and was her first album to peak at number 1 on the U.S. Billboard 200. Her third album, "The Best Damn Thing", was released in 2007, and became her third #1 album in the UK Albums Chart, and featured her first U.S. Billboard Hot 100 number 1 single, "Girlfriend". She has had six #1 singles worldwide, including "Complicated", "Sk8er Boi", "I'm with You", "My Happy Ending", "Nobody's Home", and "Girlfriend". She voiced a character in the animated film "Over the Hedge" in 2006. Also in 2006, she made her on-screen feature film debut in "Fast Food Nation". Ranked #15 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 Women of 2007 list. Ranked #24 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 Women of 2008 list. Ranked #74 in the 2011 FHM list of "100 Sexiest Women in the World". In 2005, she was voted #1 in Teen People's Top Hottest 21 Under 21 List. In 2005, she won Favorite Female Singer at the 18th Annual Kid's Choice Awards.

Meat Loaf - Singer, Musician, Actor. He is best known for "the Bat Out of Hell" album trilogy, consisting of "Bat Out of Hell", "Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell", and "Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose", and his powerful vocals over a three-octave range. "Bat Out of Hell" has sold more than 43 million copies worldwide. After 35 years, it still sells an estimated 200,000 copies annually and stayed on the charts for over nine years, making it one of the best selling albums of all time. He earned a Grammy Award for Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance for the song "I'd Do Anything for Love". He ranked 96th on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock". He is one of the best-selling artists of all time, with worldwide sales of more than 80 million records. He has also appeared in over 50 movies and television shows, sometimes as himself or as characters resembling his stage persona. His most notable role is probably as Eddie in The Rocky Horror Picture Show. He also appeared in David Fincher's Fight Club in 1999 as the character Robert Paulson. According to "The Guiness Book Of World Records 2000", Meat Loaf's "Bat Out Of Hell" is the biggest selling album in the UK ever. He was inducted into the Texas Film Hall of Fame on March 8, 2012 in Austin, TX.

Mike Schmidt - Former MLB Baseball Player. Third baseman who played 18 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies. He was a twelve-time All-Star and three-time National League (NL) Most Valuable Player (MVP). He was known for his combination of power hitting and strong defense. As a hitter, he compiled 548 home runs and 1,595 runs batted in (RBIs), and led the NL in home runs eight times and in RBIs four times. As a fielder, he won the Gold Glove Award ten times. In 1983, in celebration of the Phillies 100th anniversary, Schmidt was voted "the greatest player in the history of the franchise" by the fans. The Sporting News named Schmidt "The Player of the Decade" of the 1980s, in their January 29th, 1990 issue. His uniform number 20 was retired by the Phillies during the 1990 season. In 1991, he and Nolan Ryan were inducted into the Peter J. McGovern Little League Museum's Hall of Excellence (established in 1988), thereby becoming only the second and third MLB players inducted into the Hall. In 1999, he ranked number 28 on The Sporting News's list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players,[22] the highest-ranking third baseman, and the highest-ranking player whose career began after 1967. Later that year, he was elected to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1995, and is considered one of the greatest third baseman in baseball history. He was honored with a statue outside the third-base gate at Citizens Bank Park in 2004. On September 27, 2006, Schmidt was announced as the Phillies "DHL Hometown Hero".

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09-27-14, 11:49 PM

gbgoodies

09-28-14, 12:00 AM

Roger C. Carmel...all of the episodes with Harry Mudd were great fun. My favorite was Mudd's Women. I liked the concept of the illicit Venus Drug, that when taken made the 'plain' women, gorgeous. The curious thing about this alien drug was it did the women's hair and make up at the same time.;)

Harry Mudd is one of my favorite non-regular characters on "Star Trek". The episode "I, Mudd" is one of my top ten favorite "Star Trek" episodes. It has more comedy than a lot of the other episodes, so it's a lot of fun, and it also has a great story.

gbgoodies

09-28-14, 05:18 AM

Born on September 28th:

Seymour Cray - Electrical Engineer, Inventor. He is best known for inventing the Cray-1 Supercomputer. He designed a series of computers that were the fastest in the world for decades, and founded Cray Research which built many of these machines. He has been called "the father of supercomputing," and he has been credited with creating the supercomputer industry. He started Cray Research, and in 1976, he released the Cray-1, which made sure that the entire computer was fast, as opposed to just the processor. When it was released it easily beat almost every machine in terms of speed. Serial number 001 was "lent" to Los Alamos in 1976, and that summer the first full system was sold to the National Center for Atmospheric Research for $8.8 million.

Ed Sullivan - TV Variety Show Host, Writer. He is best known as the host of the TV variety show "The Toast of the Town", now usually remembered under its second name, "The Ed Sullivan Show". Broadcast for 23 years from 1948 to 1971, it set a record for longest-running variety show in US broadcast history. In the 1950s and 1960s, Sullivan was a respected starmaker because of the number of performers that became household names after appearing on the show. He had a knack for identifying and promoting top talent and paid a great deal of money to secure that talent for his show. Unlike many shows of the time, Sullivan asked that most musical acts perform their music live, rather than lip-synching to their recordings. Although Elvis Presley made his debut on Sullivan's show on September 9, 1956, Sullivan was not actually the host that evening. Less than a week earlier, Sullivan was involved in a near-fatal auto accident. He was watching from his hospital room when guest host Charles Laughton introduced Presley in New York, followed by Presley's segment live from CBS Television City in Hollywood. In 1996, Ed Sullivan was ranked No. 50 on TV Guide's "50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time". He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6101 Hollywood Blvd.

Al Capp - Cartoonist. He is best known for the satirical comic strip Li'l Abner, which he created in 1934 and continued writing and (with help from assistants) drawing until 1977. He also wrote the comic strips Abbie an' Slats (in the years 1937-45) and Long Sam (1954). He won the National Cartoonists Society's Reuben Award in 1947 for Cartoonist of the Year, and their 1979 Elzie Segar Award (posthumously) for his "unique and outstanding contribution to the profession of cartooning". His comic strip "L'il Abner," the first strip based in the South. Although Capp was from Connecticut, he spent 43 years teaching the world about Dogpatch, reaching an estimated 60 million readers in over 900 American newspapers and 100 foreign papers in 28 countries. "Li'l Abner" was one of 20 American comic strips included in the Comic Strip Classics series of USPS commemorative stamps. Al Capp, an inductee into the National Cartoon Museum (formerly the International Museum of Cartoon Art), is one of only 31 artists selected to their Hall of Fame. He was also inducted into the Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame in 2004. One of the uncredited artists who worked on his strip "Li'l Abner" was Frank Frazetta, who would later become internationally known as a fantasy artist.

Peter Finch - Actor. He is best known for his role as 'crazed' television anchorman Howard Beale in the film Network, which earned him a posthumous Academy Award for Best Actor, his fifth Best Actor award from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, and a Best Actor award from the Golden Globes. He was the first of two people to win a posthumous Academy Award in an acting category. He worked heavily in radio and established himself as Australia's leading actor in that medium, winning Macquarie Awards for best actor in 1946 and 1947. In 1956, he appeared in two major hits, A Town Like Alice and The Battle of the River Plate, which saw exhibitors vote him the seventh most popular British star at the box office. The following year his ranking went up to third, being the fifth most popular regardless of nationality. He won BAFTA Awards for his performances in The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960), No Love for Johnnie (1961), and Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971). His performance in Sunday Bloody Sunday also earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role. His performance as Howard Beale in Network is ranked #52 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time.

Marcello Mastroianni - Italian Actor. His films include La Dolce Vita, 8½, La Notte, Divorce, Italian Style, Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, Marriage Italian-Style, A Special Day, City of Women, Henry IV, Dark Eyes, and Stanno tutti bene. His honours included British Film Academy Awards, Best Actor awards at the Cannes Film Festival and two Golden Globe Awards. Mastroianni, Dean Stockwell and Jack Lemmon are the only actors to have been twice awarded the Best Actor at the Cannes Film Festival. Mastroianni won it in 1970 for Dramma della gelosia - tutti i particolari in cronaca, and in 1987 for Dark Eyes. His three Oscar nominations for Divorce Italian Style (1961), A Special Day (1977), and Dark Eyes (1987) are the record for a performer in a foreign language film. He starred alongside his daughter, Chiara Mastroianni, in Raúl Ruiz's Three Lives and Only One Death in 1996. For this performance he won the Silver Wave Award at the Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival. Since 1998, a "Marcello Mastroianni Award" is given to the best "first time" young actor/actress at the Venice Film Festival.

Brigitte Bardot - French Actress, Singer, Fashion Model. She was one of the best known sex symbols of the 1950s and 1960s. She started her acting career in 1952 and, after appearing in 16 routine comedy films with limited international release, became world-famous in 1957 with the controversial film And God Created Woman. She was awarded a David di Donatello Award for Best Foreign actress for her role in A Very Private Affair (Vie privée, 1962), directed by Louis Malle. She starred in Jean-Luc Godard's 1963 film Le Mépris. She was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actress for her role in Louis Malle's 1965 film Viva Maria!. She retired from the entertainment industry in 1973. During her career in show business, she starred in 47 films, performed in several musical shows, and recorded over 60 songs. She was awarded the Legion of Honour in 1985, but refused to receive it. In 1995, she was chosen by Empire magazine as #9 of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history. In 1997, she ranked #49 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. She was the third name entered on IMDB, just after Lauren Becall (nm0000002).

Arnold Stang - Comedian, Actor. His comic persona was a small and bespectacled, yet brash and knowing big-city type. He appeared in a number of movies, including Seven Days Leave, My Sister Eileen, So This Is New York, They Got Me Covered, The Man with the Golden Arm, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, Hello Down There, and Hercules in New York. He also appeared on the Broadway stage in "Sailor Beware", "All In Favor" and "Same Time Next Week" where he first worked with Milton Berle. He moved to television at the start of the Golden Age. He had a recurring role in the TV show "The School House" on the DuMont Television Network in 1949. He was a regular on the short-lived comedy "Doc Corkle" in 1952, as well as comedy relief on "Captain Video and His Video Rangers" as Clumsy McGee. He also worked as a voice actor for animated cartoons. He is best known in this field as the voice of "T.C.," the sly alley cat in the Hanna-Barbera series "Top Cat". He also provided the voice for Popeye's pal Shorty (a caricature of Stang), Herman the mouse in a number of "Famous Studios" cartoons, Tubby Tompkins in a few "Little Lulu" shorts, and Catfish on "Misterjaw". He also voiced the character Nurtle the Twurtle in the 1965 animated feature "Pinocchio in Outer Space".

William Windom - Actor. His first motion picture role was as Mr. Gilmer, the prosecutor of Tom Robinson in the 1962 Academy Award-winning To Kill a Mockingbird. He is best known for his work on television, including two episodes of "The Twilight Zone", the ABC sitcom "The Farmer's Daughter", as Commodore Matt Decker, commander of the doomed USS Constellation in the "Star Trek" episode "The Doomsday Machine", the most common recurring character, Dr. Seth Hazlitt, on the CBS series "Murder, She Wrote", and as John Monroe on the sitcom "My World and Welcome to It", for which he won an Emmy Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series. Five-year-old William Windom was a pupil of kindergarten teacher Margaret Hamilton, (The Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz), until she threw him out for rambunctious behavior. He was a tournament-level chess player.

Hilary Duff - Actress, Singer, Author, Entrepreneur. Her first starring role was as Ellie in The Soul Collector, for which she won a Best Performance by a Supporting Young Actress in a TV Movie or Pilot Young Artist Award. She is best known for playing the title character in the TV series "Lizzie McGuire". She also appeared in films such as Agent Cody Banks, Cheaper by the Dozen (2003), and A Cinderella Story. She is also noted for her musical career. She has sold more than 15 million records worldwide. Her first album, "Metamorphosis", debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200, and climbed to #1 in the following weeks. As an entrepreneur, she has launched two fashion lines and released one perfume. Her first novel "Elixir", co-written with Elise Allen, was a New York Times best seller, and spawned the sequels "Devoted" and "True". She was rated the #1 Hottest Teen Female Star for 2003 based on her acting, singing, public appearances, and charity work. She was named one of Teen People 25 Hottest Stars Under 25 in 2004 and 2005. She was named one of People's 50 Most Beautiful People in 2005. She ranked #23 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 Women of 2007 list. Voted #8 in FHM 100 Sexiest Women of 2008. She is the younger sister of actress Haylie Duff.

Naomi Watts - Actress. After years as a struggling actress, she had her breakthrough role in David Lynch's psychological thriller Mulholland Drive. The following year she enjoyed box-office success with The Ring. In 2003, she was nominated for Best Actress at the Academy Awards and the Screen Actors Guild Awards for her performance in 21 Grams. In 2012, she received her second nominations for the Academy Award and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress, and a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress, for her performance in The Impossible. In 2002, she was named one of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People. She was voted #29 on AskMen.com's Most Desirable Women of 2006. She was named #2 in the French edition of FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006". She was voted 3rd in Entertainment Weekly's Entertainers of the Year in December 2005. She was named #4 of Sexiest Women over the age of 35 according to the editors at MSN Lifestyle: Men. The maniacal laughter heard in the Pink Floyd song, "Money", is her father's, Peter Watts, the band's then-road manager.

Mira Sorvino - Actress. She won the Academy Award and Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Woody Allen's Mighty Aphrodite (1995). She received Golden Globe and Emmy nominations for her role in "Norma Jean & Marilyn" (1996), and a Golden Globe nomination for her role in Human Trafficking (2005). In 1996, she was chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World. Her father is actor and director Paul Sorvino.

Ronald Lacey - Actor. He made numerous television and film appearances over a 30 year period, and is best remembered for his villainous roles in Hollywood films, most famously for Gestapo agent Major Arnold Ernst Toht in Raiders of the Lost Ark.

J.T. Walsh - Actor. He was known for portraying "quietly sinister white-collar sleazeballs" (as stated by Leonard Maltin) in numerous films, and was described as "everybody's favorite scumbag" by Playboy magazine. He appeared in many well known films, including Nixon, Hoffa, A Few Good Men, Backdraft, Miracle on 34th Street, Outbreak, Breakdown, Pleasantville, The Negotiator, and Good Morning, Vietnam. He was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for 'Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture' for Nixon in 1995, and for Sling Blade in 1996. He was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor for Needful Things in 1993, and for Breakdown in 1997. In his last year, Walsh starred in the 1998 films Hidden Agenda, Pleasantville, and The Negotiator. All three movies, plus Outside Ozona (Walsh died shortly before production commenced) were dedicated to his memory.

Joel Higgins - Actor, Singer, Songwriter. In 1973, he landed the role of Vince in the first national tour of "Grease", where he stayed for a year before leaving to join the pre-Broadway tryout of a new musical called "Shenandoah". In 1975, he won the Theatre World Award for his role in the Broadway version of "Shenandoah". In 1978, he was featured in the role of Ben Gant in the Broadway musical "Angel". While the show only ran for five nights, he received a Drama Desk Award nomination for his performance. In 1981, he starred in the ABC sitcom "Best of the West" as United States Marshal Sam Best. In 1982, he starred in the TV series "Silver Spoons" with 12 year-old, Ricky Schroeder. He co-created and was the lead singer of a musical revue The Green Apple Nasties. As a songwriter, he wrote jingles for such commercials as "Kool-Aid" and "M&M's" candy, and wrote the theme song for Lucille Ball's last, short-lived TV sitcom "Life with Lucy".

Jeffrey Jones - Actor. He is best known for his roles as Emperor Joseph II in Amadeus, Edward R. Rooney in Ferris Bueller's Day Off, and Charles Deetz in Beetlejuice. He received a nomination for a Golden Globe Award for 'Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture' for his performance in Amadeus. He also appeared in The Hanoi Hilton, The Hunt for Red October, Howard the Duck, Houseguest, Stay Tuned, Mom and Dad Save the World, The Crucible, The Devil’s Advocate, and Stuart Little. His stage career included more than 125 productions, starting with the Guthrie Theater, then internationally in South America, Canada, and London, and ultimately in New York's Broadway theater. Productions included "Cloud 9", "A Flea in Her Ear", "Romeo and Juliet", and "The Elephant Man".

Janeane Garofalo - Comedienne, Actress, Writer. She began her career as a stand-up comic in the late 1980s. In 1992, she made her television debut on the "Ben Stiller Show", and followed this up with roles on "The Larry Sanders Show", and as a cast member on "Saturday Night Live". She moved to film in 1991 with an appearance in "Late for Dinner", and she later appeared in Reality Bites, and starred in The Truth About Cats and Dogs. She earned two Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series nominations in 1996 and 1997 for her performance on "The Larry Sanders Show".

Ben E. King - Singer, Songwriter. He is best known as the singer and co-composer of "Stand by Me", a US Top 10 hit in both 1961 and later in 1986, when it was used as the theme to the film of the same name. It was a #1 hit in the UK in 1987, and #25 on the RIAA's list of Songs of the Century. He is also known as one of the principal lead singers of the R&B vocal group The Drifters. He only recorded thirteen songs with The Drifters including "There Goes My Baby", "Save the Last Dance for Me", "This Magic Moment", and "I Count the Tears". His solo hits included "Stand by Me", "There Goes My Baby", and "Spanish Harlem", which were named as three of 'The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll'. In addition, each of those records, plus "Save The Last Dance For Me", has earned a Grammy Hall of Fame Award. As a member of The Drifters and as a solo artist, he earned five #1 hits, 12 Top 10 hits, and 26 Top 40 hits from 1959 to 1986. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a Drifter in 1988. He has also been nominated as a solo artist. He was inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame in 2009. On March 27, 2012, the Songwriters Hall of Fame announced that "Stand By Me" would receive its 2012 Towering Song Award and that King would be honored with the 2012 Towering Performance Award for his recording of the song.

Jerry Clower - Country Comedian. He was nicknamed "The Mouth of Mississippi", and best known for his stories of the rural South. His first album, named "Jerry Clower from Yazoo City Talkin'", sold over 8,000 copies without being advertised. Once MCA began distribution in 1971, his album retailed more than a million dollars over ten months and stayed in the Top 20 on the country charts for 30 weeks. By 1995, three of his comedy albums had been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). He became a member of The Grand Ole Opry in 1973. Jerry Clower Blvd in Yazoo City, Mississippi is named in his honor. He received the national 4*H Alumni Gold Key Award at ceremonies in Chicago, Illinois in 1976.

Bruce Froemming - Former MLB Baseball Umpire. He was the youngest umpire in professional baseball in 1958 at age 18. He worked in five World Series, and he umpired in ten League Championship Series, all in the NL. He officiated in a record nine Division Series. He ended his career having officiated in 22 World Series games, 52 NLCS games and 37 Division Series games, a total of 111 postseason games. He also umpired in three All-Star Games. He umpired in a record 11 official no-hitters in the major leagues. He is the longest-tenured umpire in major league history in terms of the number of full seasons umpired, finishing his 37th season in 2007. On August 16, 2006, Froemming umpired his 5,000th game between the Detroit Tigers and Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park, making him the second umpire to reach that milestone. Because Froemming is over age 65, he became eligible for election to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2010 instead of having to wait the customary five years.

Lou Piniella - Former MLB Baseball Player, Manager. Outfielder for Baltimore Orioles (1964), Cleveland Indians (1968), Kansas City Royals (1969-1973) and New York Yankees (1974-1984). In 1969, he was the first batter in Royals history. Member of 1976 and 1981 American League Champion New York Yankees teams. Member of 1977 and 1978 World Series Champion New York Yankees teams. Member of 1980 American League Eastern Division Champion New York Yankees team. He was the 1969 American League Rookie of the Year. He was named to 1972 American League All Star Team. He played with the Yankees for 11 seasons, during which the Yankees won five AL East titles (1976–78, 1980, and 1981), four AL pennants (1976–78, and 1981), and two World Series championships (1977–78). He was nicknamed "Sweet Lou", both for his swing as a major league hitter and, facetiously, to describe his demeanor as a player and manager. Manager of the New York Yankees (1986-1988), Cincinnati Reds (1990-1992), Seattle Mariners (1993-2002), Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2003-2005), and Chicago Cubs (2006-2010). He finished his managerial career ranked 14th all-time on the list of managerial wins. He won the AL Manager of the Year Award in 1995, and again in 2001, when he led the Mariners to a record-tying 116 wins. He was named NL Manager of the Year for 2008, when the Cubs boasted the best record in the NL. In 2014, Pinella was inducted into the Seattle Mariners Hall of Fame.

gbgoodies

09-29-14, 03:14 PM

Born on September 29th:

Mike Post - Composer. He is a multi-Grammy and Emmy Award winning composer best known for his TV theme songs for such primetime series as "Law & Order", "NYPD Blue", "The Rockford Files", "L.A. Law", "Quantum Leap", "Magnum, P.I.", and "Hill Street Blues". He was a musician for acts as varied as Sammy Davis Jr., Dean Martin, Kenny Rogers, Sonny Bono and Cher, playing guitar on the latter team's 1965 hit "I Got You, Babe". He won his first Grammy at age 23 for Best Instrumental Arrangement on Mason Williams' "Classical Gas", a #2 hit song in 1968. He is also credited as the producer for Williams' LP that included this song, "The Mason Williams Phonograph Record". He worked with Kenny Rogers and produced the first three albums he recorded with his country/rock group the First Edition (between 1967 and 1969). He also produced Dolly Parton's hit album "9 to 5 and Odd Jobs" in 1981, and in 1997, he produced Van Halen's "Van Halen III" album. He won Grammys for Best Instrumental Composition for the themes for the television shows "Hill Street Blues" in 1981 and "L.A. Law" in 1988 as well as another Grammy in 1981 for Best Instrumental Performance for the "Hill Street Blues" theme. He won an Emmy for his "Murder One" theme music, and had previously been nominated for "NYPD Blue", among others. He has won BMI Awards for the music for "L.A. Law", "Hunter", and the various "Law & Order" series. The theme for "The Greatest American Hero" (co-written with Stephen Geyer) is one of the few TV themes to reach as high as #2 as a single record on the Billboard Hot 100. At the peak of his career, Post was the go-to composer for all of the series created by Donald P. Bellisario, Steven Bochco, Stephen J. Cannell and Dick Wolf. Due to the considerable amount of music to be created, Post operated an office with multiple staff composers, among them Walter Murphy, Velton Ray Bunch, Frank Denson, Jerry Grant and Greg Edmonson, all composing side by side in cubicles. Each would write music cues, to complement specific scenes from each show, in Post's signature style.

Stanley Kramer - Producer, Director. As an independent producer and director, he brought attention to topical social issues that most studios avoided. His films received 16 Academy Awards and 80 nominations. He was nominated nine times as either producer or director. His notable films include High Noon, The Caine Mutiny, The Defiant Ones, On the Beach, Inherit the Wind, Judgment at Nuremberg, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, Ship of Fools and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner. In 1961, he received the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award. In 1998, was awarded the first NAACP Vanguard Award "in recognition of the strong social themes that ran through his body of work". In 2002, the Stanley Kramer Award was created, to be given to recipients for work that "dramatically illustrates provocative social issues".

Robert Benton - Screenwriter, Director. He won the Oscars for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Director for Kramer vs. Kramer in 1980, and he won a third Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for Places in the Heart in 1985. He also earned three additional Oscar nominations, for Best Original Screenplay for Bonnie and Clyde in 1968, and The Late Show in 1978, and one for Best Adapted Screenplay for Nobody's Fool in 1995. He earned Golden Globe nominations for Best Screenplay for Bonnie and Clyde in 1968, and for Places in the Heart in 1985, and for Best Director for Kramer vs. Kramer in 1980. He won the Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay for Kramer vs. Kramer in 1980.

Madeline Kahn - Actress, Comedienne, Singer. She was best known for her comedic roles in such films as What's Up, Doc?, Paper Moon, Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, High Anxiety and History of the World, Part I. Her other films included The Cheap Detective, City Heat, Clue and Nixon. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Paper Moon and Blazing Saddles. She was nominated for the Tony Award for the 1978 revival of "On the Twentieth Century", and the 1989 revival of "Born Yesterday". She won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for the original 1992 production of "The Sisters Rosensweig". She won a Daytime Emmy Award in 1987 for ABC Afterschool Special, "Wanted: The Perfect Guy". In 1973, she was nominated for a Golden Globe for Most Promising Newcomer for What's Up, Doc?. She was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress for Paper Moon in 1974, and for Young Frankenstein in 1975. In the April 2006 issue of Premiere magazine, her performance as Lili von Schtüpp in Blazing Saddles was selected as #74 on its list of the 100 greatest performances of all time.

Jerry Lee Lewis - Singer, Songwriter, Pianist. In 1956, he made his first recordings at Sun Records. "Crazy Arms" sold 300,000 copies in the South, but it was his 1957 hit "Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On" that shot him to fame worldwide. He followed this with hit songs such as "Great Balls of Fire", "Breathless" and "High School Confidential". However, Lewis's rock and roll career faltered in the wake of his marriage to his 13-year-old cousin when he was 22. In 1968, he made a transition into country music and had hits with songs such as "Another Place, Another Time". This reignited his career and throughout the late 1960s and 1970s he regularly topped the country-western charts. His No. 1 country hits included "To Make Love Sweeter For You", "There Must Be More to Love Than This", "Would You Take Another Chance on Me" and "Me and Bobby McGee". He has had a dozen gold records in both rock and country, won several Grammy awards, including a Lifetime Achievement Award. Lewis was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986, and his pioneering contribution to the genre has been recognized by the Rockabilly Hall of Fame. In 1989, his life was chronicled in the movie Great Balls of Fire, starring Dennis Quaid. In 2003, Rolling Stone listed his box set "All Killer, No Filler: The Anthology" as #242 on their list of "500 Greatest Albums of All Time". In 2004, they ranked him as #24 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. On June 4, 2008, he was inducted into The Louisiana Music Hall of Fame. He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6631 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California. Cousin of Jimmy Swaggart and Mickey Gilley.

Michelangelo Antonioni - Italian Director, Screenwriter, Editor, Writer. He is best known for his "trilogy on modernity and its discontents", L'Avventura, La Notte, and L'Eclisse, for which he won several awards. This success allowed him to go abroad and to work on an international scale in English including Blow-Up, Zabriskie Point and The Passenger. He received numerous awards and nominations throughout his career, including the Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize (1960, 1962), Palme d'Or (1966), and 35th Anniversary Prize (1982); the Venice Film Festival Silver Lion (1955), Golden Lion (1964), FIPRESCI Prize (1964, 1995), and Pietro Bianchi Award (1998); the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists Silver Ribbon eight times, and an honorary Academy Award in 1995. He was made a Fellow of the British Film Institute, in recognition of his outstanding contribution to film culture. He is noted in Oscar history for delivering the shortest acceptance speech when he received his Honorary Award in 1995: "Grazie".

Ian Mcshane - Actor, Director, Producer, Voice Artist. He is best known for his roles on BBC's "Lovejoy", HBO's drama series "Deadwood", as King Silas Benjamin in the NBC series "Kings", as Bishop Waleran in "The Pillars of the Earth", as Tai Lung in Kung Fu Panda, and as Blackbeard in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. He won the 2005 Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Drama for his role in "Deadwood". He was also nominated for at the 2005 Emmy Award and Screen Actors Guild Awards for "Deadwood". Within the science fiction community, he is best known for the character Robert Bryson, Ph.D. in "Babylon 5: The River of Souls". In 1985, he appeared as an iconic MC on Grace Jones' "Slave to the Rhythm", a concept album which featured his narration interspersed throughout, and which sold over a million copies worldwide. In 2008, he was nominated for an Annie Award for Best Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production for his performance in Kung Fu Panda. He received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Mini Series for his perfomance in "Pillars of the Earth". He was named "TV's Sexiest Villain" by People Magazine, and was one of GQ's "Men of the Year," which described his portrayal of Deadwood's Al Swearengen as "infectious" and "irresistible".

Greer Garson - Actress. She was listed by the Motion Picture Herald as one of America's top ten box office draws from 1942 to 1946. As one of MGM's major stars during the 1940s, Garson received seven Academy Award nominations, including a record five consecutive nominations, winning the Best Actress award for Mrs. Miniver in 1942. She was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar for her roles in Goodbye, Mr. Chips, Blossoms in the Dust, Madame Curie, Mrs. Parkington, The Valley of Decision, and Sunrise at Campobello. She received the Women's International Center (WIC) Living Legacy Award in 1990. She was a recipient of the prestigious TACA/Neiman-Marcus Silver Cup Award for her contributions to the arts in Dallas.

Bryant Gumbel - Journalist, Sportscaster, TV Host. He is best known for his 15 years as co-host of NBC's The Today Show. From 1975 until January 1982 (when he left to do The Today Show) Gumbel hosted numerous sporting events for NBC including Major League Baseball, college basketball and the National Football League. Gumbel returned to sportscasting for NBC when he hosted the prime time coverage of the 1988 Summer Olympics from Seoul and the PGA Tour in 1990. His work on "The Today Show" earned him four Emmy Awards. He is the younger brother of sportscaster Greg Gumbel.

Zachary Levi - Actor, Director, Singer. He is best known for his role as Chuck Bartowski in the series "Chuck". He has also appeared in "Less than Perfect", Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, Tangled, and Thor: The Dark World. In 2007, Daily News named him as one of five actors to watch. In 2008, he was ranked #22 on Entertainment Weekly's '30 Under 30' the actors list. He is friends with "Reaper" star Bret Harrison. They did a photo shoot together for USA Weekend as "Most Likely to Be Breakout Stars" in 2007. His best friend is actor Joel David Moore, who is also his business partner with the production company, "Coattails Entertainment". He launched a website called "The Nerd Machine" and every year since 2010 hosts an event called Nerd HQ which coincides with Comic Con San Diego and raises money for the charity Operation Smile. As a singer, he performed a duet with Katharine McPhee in her recording of "Terrified", and can be seen in her music video. He is featured on the soundtrack of the movie "Tangled", singing a duet with co-star Mandy Moore called "I See the Light", as well as being featured in the song "I've Got a Dream". In honor of the Oscar nomination for Best Original Song, Levi and Moore performed "I See the Light" at the 83rd Academy Awards.

Larry Linville - Actor. He was best known for his portrayal of the surgeon, Major Frank Burns, in the long-running television series "M*A*S*H". He was one of just three Americans to receive a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London the year he applied. He guest-starred on many TV shows after leaving M*A*S*H*, including "The Love Boat" and "Bonanza".

Andrew Dice Clay - Comedian, Actor. He has been in several movies, including playing the lead role in the 1990 film The Adventures of Ford Fairlane, and he has released several stand-up comedy albums. He is known for a style of comedy that has sparked controversy and much media coverage. He has been opposed by women's rights groups and has been banned from many radio and television shows for his explicit language and sexist humor. MTV banned him for life for reciting what he called "adult nursery rhymes" during the 1989 MTV Video Music Awards, however, in 2011 the ban was lifted by MTV.

Ken Weatherwax - Actor. He is best known for playing Pugsley Addams on "The Addams Family" TV series. After "The Addams Family" was canceled, Weatherwax found it difficult to get work in Hollywood, (a common occurrence for child actors), and he was typecast as Pugsley well into his teens. He makes appearances at conventions and still offers his services for acting jobs ranging from voice-overs to personal appearances. He has been working as a set builder on movie lots. His aunt was Ruby Keeler. His brother is Joey D. Vieira, also known as Donald Keeler, who played Porky on the first three seasons of TV's "Lassie".

Jill Whelan - Actress. She is best known for her role in the hit TV series "The Love Boat", in which she played Vicki Stubing, the daughter of Capt. Stubing. She played the role of Lisa Davis, the sick girl, in the movie Airplane!. During the early 1980s, she served as a national spokesman for First Lady Nancy Reagan's "Just Say No" anti-drug campaign. She later took a role on the long-running TV soap opera "The Young and the Restless". Since 2012, she has been co-hosting a comedy podcast at www.brianandjillshow.com with her partner, Brian Phelps. Both Whelan and Phelps share a love for improvisation comedy, and have created hundreds of characters together that they have performed both on the stage during improv shows and now in sketches performed on their podcast. The podcast launched in September 2012, and its debut was number one on ITunes. In 2005, she was ranked #66 on VH1's The Greatest 100 Greatest Kid Stars.

gbgoodies

09-29-14, 03:17 PM

Also born on September 29th, but this guy deserves his own post:

Gene Autry - Singing Cowboy, Composer, Songwriter, Actor, Businessman. He gained fame as a singing cowboy on the radio, in movies, and on television for more than three decades beginning in the early 1930s. From 1934 to 1953, he appeared in 93 films and 91 episodes of "The Gene Autry Show" television series. During the 1930s and 1940s, he personified the straight-shooting hero, honest, brave, and true, and profoundly touched the lives of millions of Americans. His singing cowboy movies were the first vehicle to carry country music to a national audience.

In addition to his signature song, "Back in the Saddle Again", Autry is still remembered for his Christmas holiday songs, "Here Comes Santa Claus", which he wrote, "Frosty the Snowman", and his biggest hit, "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer". He made 640 recordings, including more than 300 songs written or co-written by himself. His records sold more than 100 million copies and he has more than a dozen gold and platinum records, including the first record ever certified gold. He retired from show business in 1964, having made almost 100 films, and over 600 records.

He was the original owner of Challenge Records. The label's biggest hit was "Tequila" by The Champs in 1958, which started the rock-and-roll instrumental craze of the late 1950s and early 1960s. He was also owner of a television station, several radio stations in Southern California, and the Los Angeles/California/Anaheim Angels Major League Baseball team from 1961 to 1997. The number 26 (as in 26th man) was retired by the Angels in Autry's honor. The chosen number reflected that baseball's rosters are 25-man strong, so Autry's unflagging support for his team made him the 26th member.

He is also featured year after year, on radio and "shopping mall music" at the holiday season, by his recording of "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer." "Rudolph" became the first No. 1 hit of the 1950s.

In 2003, CMT ranked him No. 38 in CMT's '40 Greatest Men of Country Music'. In 1972, he was inducted into the Western Performers Hall of Fame at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 2003. He was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame in 1991. He was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1969 and to the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970. He was inducted into the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association's ProRodeo Hall of Fame in 1979. The town of Gene Autry, Oklahoma was named in his honor. He is the only person to be awarded stars in all five categories on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, for film, television, music, radio, and live performance.

Gene Autry - Back in the Saddle Again

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSqcxFGFVas

Gene Autry - Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLf0DDt3Xiw

Citizen Rules

09-29-14, 03:21 PM

Happy Birthday Greer Garson.

One of the most talented actresses and she never seems to be included in list of the greats.

I used to love The Love Boat. Now I love cruising on a boat:) The last time I seen The Love Boat I was on a boat....true story.

gbgoodies

09-29-14, 03:23 PM

These are a couple of my favorites who were born on September 29th:

Marshall Holman - Former Professional PBA Bowler. He was a professional bowler sponsered by Nike who was known for his success on the PBA Tour throughout the 1970s and 1980s. He was the first bowler on the PBA to surpass $1.5 million in earnings. He won 22 titles, including two U.S. Opens and two Tournament of Champions titles. He was the youngest-ever winner in the Tournament of Champions, topping the field in the 1976 event when he was just 21 years old. In 1987, he was named PBA Player of the Year. He was a three-time winner of the George Young High Average award. He was inducted into the PBA Hall of Fame in 1990 and into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 2001. He is also a 2010 inductee to the USBC Hall of Fame in the Performance category. He was ranked 9th on the PBA's 2008 list of "50 Greatest Players of the Last 50 Years".

I grew up watching Marshall Holman bowl on TV, and I learned how to bowl by watching him.

http://www.gobowlingshow.com/pictures/holman1.jpg

Brad Cotter - Country Music Singer, Musician. He won the 2004 season of Nashville Star, a talent competition on the USA Network. He was signed to Epic Records, and he released his debut album "Patient Man", which produced three singles on the Billboard country charts, including the No. 35 "I Meant To". In 2007, he signed with Adobe Road Records in Nashville, releasing an EP called "Continuity". In 2009, he was signed to OMG Records. His second full album, "Right on Time", was released in June 2009. When he was younger, he recorded five gospel records, and was voted the "top child Gospel soloist in America". He was a demo singer and songwriter in Nashville before he was on "Nashville Star" in 2004. He plays guitar, piano, bass and drums.

"Nashville Star" was a short-lived country music competition show similar to "American Idol". I voted for Brad Cotter every week, and was thrilled when he won. It's a shame that his music career never took off the way it should have after that show.

Brad Cotter - I Miss Me

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wX4HEtnHPM

Brad Cotter - I Meant To

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czqc79N0jII

gbgoodies

09-30-14, 07:49 AM

Born on September 30th:

Truman Capote - Author, Screenwriter, Playwright, Actor. Many of his short stories, novels, plays, and nonfiction are recognized literary classics, including the novella "Breakfast at Tiffany's" (1958), and the true crime novel "In Cold Blood" (1966), which he labeled a "nonfiction novel". At least 20 films and television dramas have been produced of Capote novels, stories, and plays. In 1943, he began working as copyboy in the art department at The New Yorker, a job he held for two years before being fired for angering poet Robert Frost. Between 1943 and 1946, he wrote short fiction stories, including "Miriam", "My Side of the Matter", and "Shut a Final Door", for which he won the O. Henry Award in 1948, at the age of 24. His stories were published in both literary quarterlies and well-known popular magazines. In June 1945, "Miriam" was published by Mademoiselle and went on to win a prize, Best First-Published Story, in 1946. He earned a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Acting Debut in a Motion Picture for his performance in Neil Simon's 1976 murder mystery spoof "Murder by Death". He was the inspiration for the character "Dill" in Harper Lee's novel "To Kill a Mockingbird". He and Harper Lee were childhood friends. His 7th cousin once removed is playwright Tennessee Williams.

Deborah Kerr - Actress. She won a Golden Globe for her performance as Anna Leonowens in the movie The King and I. She received a Tony Award nomination for her Broadway debut in Robert Anderson's "Tea and Sympathy" in 1953. She won the Sarah Siddons Award for her performance in the play "Tea and Sympathy" in Chicago, (after her original performances on Broadway). She was also a three-time winner of the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress. She was nominated six times for the Academy Award for Best Actress. In 1994, having already received honorary awards from the Cannes Film Festival and BAFTA, she received an Academy Honorary Award with a citation recognising her as "an artist of impeccable grace and beauty, a dedicated actress whose motion picture career has always stood for perfection, discipline and elegance". Her films include An Affair to Remember, The King and I, From Here to Eternity, Quo Vadis, The Innocents, Black Narcissus, Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison, King Solomon's Mines, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, The Sundowners and Separate Tables. She won the New York Film Critics' Award as Actress of the Year for Black Narcissus in 1947. She received an Oscar nomination for Best Actress for her performance in From Here to Eternity. The American Film Institute ranked From Here to Eternity 20th in its list of the 100 most romantic films of all time. In 1967, she starred in Casino Royale, achieving the distinction of being, at 46, the oldest "Bond Girl" in any James Bond film. She was nominated for an Emmy Award for her performance in "A Woman of Substance" in 1985. She was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1998. She received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1709 Vine Street.

Dan O'Bannon - Writer, Director. He attended the University of Southern California (USC), where he met John Carpenter and collaborated with him on the 83-minute USC School of Cinema-Television short Dark Star (1970). Carpenter expanded the short into a feature which was released in 1974 with a final budget of only US$60,000. O'Bannon served in a number of capacities, including scripting, editing and acting in one of the leading roles ("Pinback"). In 1975, Dark Star won the Golden Scroll award (the Saturn Awards' original name) for Best Special Effects. He wrote or co-wrote the screenplays for Alien, Heavy Metal, Blue Thunder, Lifeforce, Invaders from Mars (1986), and Total Recall (1990). He directed Return of the Living Dead and The Resurrected.

Jack Wild - Actor, Singer. He is best known for his performances in both stage and screen productions of the Lionel Bart musical Oliver!. He received an Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actor at the age of 16 for his role as The Artful Dodger in the movie Oliver!, as well as BAFTA Award and Golden Globe Award nominations as Most Promising Newcomer. He is also known for his leading role as Jimmy in the 1969 NBC children's television series "H.R. Pufnstuf", as well as the 1971 feature film adaptation Pufnstuf. He was discovered by theatrical agent June Collins, who was the mother of Phil Collins, who was one of his football teammates. He was cast as a member of Fagin's gang in the West End theatre production of Lionel Bart's "Oliver!" because he was told that he was too short to play the Artful Dodger. However, he was chosen to portray the Artful Dodger for the 1968 movie version. He received critical acclaim and several nominations. He recorded one album for Capitol Records and two for Buddah Records in the early 1970s. He won the "8th Annual Gold Star Award" from "16" magazine as the "Best Movie Actor" and "Most Promising TV Star" of 1969.

Len Cariou - Actor, Singer. He is best known for his portrayal of Sweeney Todd in the original cast of "Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street". He currently plays the patriarch, Henry Reagan, NYPD Police Commissioner (retired), in the multi-generational television series "Blue Bloods" on CBS. In 1970, he earned a Tony Award nomination as Best Actor in a Musical, and he won the Theatre World Award for his starring role on Broadway in "Applause", a musical adaptation of the film All About Eve. In 1973, he earned his second Tony nomination for "A Little Night Music". Six years later, he won both the Tony and a Drama Desk Award for his performance in "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street". From 1985 to 1992, he played recurring character of Michael Hagerty on multiple episodes of the TV series, "Murder She Wrote". In 2009, he portrayed Franklin D. Roosevelt in the HBO movie "Into the Storm", earning an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie. He won a Canadian Genie Award for Best Actor in "One Man". In 2004, he was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame.

Angie Dickinson - Actress. She is best know for her starring role on television as Sergeant Leann "Pepper" Anderson in the successful 1970s crime series "Police Woman". She won a Golden Globe award, and received Emmy nominations and Golden Globe nominations for three consecutive years for her role in "Police Woman". "Police Woman" was the first successful hour-long dramatic television series to feature a woman as the star of the show. It proved that a female lead could carry an hour-long television series, paving the way for several female-starring, hour-long TV series during the 1970s and 1980s, such as "Charlie's Angels", "Wonder Woman", "The Bionic Woman", and "Cagney and Lacey". In 1987, the Los Angeles Police Department awarded Dickinson an honorary doctorate, which led her to quip, "Now you can call me Doctor Pepper.". She has appeared in more than 50 films including Rio Bravo, Ocean's 11 (1960), Captain Newman, M.D., The Killers, The Art of Love, The Chase, Cast a Giant Shadow, Point Blank (1967), Pretty Maids All in a Row, Dressed to Kill, Sabrina (1995), Pay It Forward, and Duets. In 1981, Saturn Award for Best Actress for her performance in Dressed to Kill. In 1999, she was ranked by Playboy as No. 42 on their list of the "100 Sexiest Stars of the Century". In 2002, TV Guide ranked her No. 3 on their list of the "50 Sexiest television Stars of All Time". She is a recipient of the state of North Dakota's Rough Rider Award. In 1960, she won the Golden Globe Award for New Star Actress of the Year. In 1987, she received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contribution to television.

Fran Drescher - Comedian, Producer, Writer, Actress. She is best known for her role as Fran Fine in the hit TV series "The Nanny", and for her nasal voice and thick New York accent. She made her screen debut with a small role in the 1977 film Saturday Night Fever. She appeared in American Hot Wax, Summer of Fear, The Hollywood Knights, Doctor Detroit, This Is Spinal Tap, and UHF. In 1993, she achieved fame in her own sitcom "The Nanny", for which she was nominated for two Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress in a Comedy Television Series during the show's run. On February 4, 2014, Drescher made her Broadway debut in Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Cinderella" as stepmother Madame. She was chosen by People (USA) magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world. She has been the recipient of the John Wayne Institute’s Woman of Achievement Award, the Gilda Award, the City of Hope Woman of the Year Award, the Hebrew University Humanitarian Award, and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine’s Spirit of Achievement Award. In 2006, she was honored with the City of Hope Spirit of Life Award, which was presented to her by Senator Hillary Clinton. On April 10, 2010, she was guest of honor at the "Dancer against Cancer" charity ball held at the Imperial Palace, Vienna, Austria, where she received the first "My Aid Award" for her achievements in support of cancer prevention and rehabilitation.

Eric Stoltz - Actor, Director, Producer. He is best known for playing the role of Rocky Dennis in the biographical drama film Mask, which earned him the nomination for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture. He has appeared in a wide variety of films including Some Kind of Wonderful, Pulp Fiction, Killing Zoe, and Kicking and Screaming. He portrayed Daniel Graystone in the series "Caprica", and became a director on the television series, "Glee". He was originally cast as Marty McFly in Back to the Future in 1985, but he was replaced after five weeks of filming, when Michael J. Fox, (the director's first choice for the role), agreed to divide time between the movie and his TV sitcom, "Family Ties". He was nominated for a Tony Award as Featured Actor for his performance as George Gibbs in the 1989 Broadway revival of Thorton Wilder's "Our Town". A performance of this production was featured on "Great Performances: Live From Lincoln Center", which received a 1989 Emmy nomination. He had a recurring role as Helen Hunt's character's ex-boyfriend on "Mad About You". He received the Indie Support Award at the 1998 Los Angeles Film Festival for supporting indie filmmakers when others would only say "no.". In 2002, he was nominated for a daytime Emmy for his direction of the cable movie "My Horrible Year!".

Ian Ogilvy - Actor. He is best known as the star of the TV series "Return of the Saint". He appeared in the 1970 epic film Waterloo, The Sorcerers, Stranger in the House, Death Becomes Her, and My Life in Ruins. He also appeared in "I, Claudius" as Drusus, and guest-starred in 6 episodes of "Murder, She Wrote", and 4 episodes of "Diagnosis Murder". He won the TV Times "Most Compulsive Character" award in 1978/1979. He has written and published two novels, "Loose Chippings" and "The Polkerton Giant", and two plays, "A Slight Hangover" and "Swap!", which is currently running in Poland in its third successful year.

Jenna Elfman - Actress. She is best known for her role as Dharma Freedom Finkelstein Montgomery on the sitcom "Dharma & Greg". She began her career as a dancer, appearing in the music video for "Halo", a song by Depeche Mode from the 1990 album "Violator". She stars in the video for Anthrax's 1993 song "Black Lodge". She danced in the video for Chris Isaak's 1995 single "Somebody's Crying", and toured with the rock band ZZ Top on their 1994 World Tour as a "Legs Girl". In 2006, she donated an hour of her time to be auctioned to the highest bidder on eBay as part of the "Lunch with a Leader" fundraiser, the proceeds of which benefit the work of Communities in Schools. She also participated in the auction in 2007 and 2008. As a criminal rehabilitation activist, she has traveled to Washington, D.C., to lobby for criminal reform. On April 5, 2007, she was presented with the Goodwill Ambassador Award for her work in human rights and criminal rehabilitation at the Women Ambassadors Foundation 12th Annual Conference. She is a member of the Church of Scientology.

Crystal Bernard - Actress, Singer, Songwriter. She is best known for her role as Helen Chapel on the sitcom "Wings". She began her career, at age three, singing gospel music with her older sister, Robyn Bernard. They traveled the country and recorded 12 albums, all before they reached adulthood. She got her start in prime-time television on the sitcom "Happy Days", playing K.C. Cunningham during the show’s tenth season. She also has a music career as a singer-songwriter. Her albums include "The Girl Next Door" in 1996, and "Don't Touch Me There" in 1999. The latter includes a gospel track she recorded with her father, and one sung with country artist Billy Dean. She wrote several songs for her debut album, and she wrote and produced her second album. She co-wrote the song "If I Were Your Girl" with Rhett Lawrence, which appeared on the Paula Abdul album "Head over Heels" in 1995. She did a duet with Peter Cetera called, "(I Wanna Take) Forever Tonight," released on Cetera's "One Clear Voice" album.

Barry Williams - Actor. He is best known for his role as Greg Brady on the TV series "The Brady Bunch". Following the cancellation of "The Brady Bunch" in 1974, he became involved in musical theater, touring with productions such as "Grease", "The Sound of Music", and "West Side Story". In 1989, he was honored by the Young Artist Foundation with its Former Child Star "Lifetime Achievement" Award for his role as Greg Brady. His 1992 autobiography, "Growing Up Brady: I Was a Teenage Greg", co-written with Chris Kreski, was a New York Times bestseller, and was adapted into a 2000 TV movie titled "Growing Up Brady" starring Adam Brody as Williams. He was ranked #22 in VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Kid Stars".

gbgoodies

09-30-14, 07:59 AM

Singers born on September 30th:

Johnny Mathis - Singer. To date, several dozen of his albums have achieved gold or platinum status, and 73 made the Billboard charts. He has sold well over 350 million records worldwide as confirmed by Guinness music chart historian Paul Gambacini, this makes him the 3rd most successful recording artist of the 20th century and of the last 60 years. He also recorded five albums of Christmas music. In 1956, he recorded two of his most popular songs, "Wonderful! Wonderful!" and "It's Not For Me To Say". Critics called him "the velvet voice". In 1958, "Johnny’s Greatest Hits" was released. The album spent an unprecedented 491 consecutive weeks through 1967 (nine and a half years) on the Billboard top 100 album charts, earning him a mention in the Guinness Book of World Records. In 1978, he recorded "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late" with singer Deniece Williams. Released as a single in 1978, it reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 pop chart, number nine on the Canadian Singles Chart and number three on the UK Singles Chart. It also topped the US R&B and adult contemporary charts. "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late" was certified gold and silver in the US and in the UK by the RIAA and the British Phonographic Industry respectively. It was his first number one hit since his 1957 chart-topping "Chances Are". In 1978, his hit duet "The Last Time I Felt Like This" from the film Same Time, Next Year was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song. He has had five of his albums on the Billboard charts simultaneously, an achievement equaled by only two other singers, (Frank Sinatra and Barry Manilow). He has released 200 singles and had 71 songs charted around the world. In 2003, the Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences awarded Mathis the Lifetime Achievement Award. This Special Merit Award is presented by vote of the Recording Academy's National Trustees to performers who, during their lifetimes, have made creative contributions of outstanding artist significance to the field of recording. He was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, which is a special Grammy award established in 1973 to honor recordings that are at least twenty-five years old, and that have "qualitative or historical significance". In 2007, he was inducted into the Hit Parade Hall of Fame. On March 1, 2013, Pacific Pioneer Broadcasters honored him with the Art Gilmore Career Achievement Award. On June 21, 2014, he was inducted into the Great American Songbook Hall Of Fame. He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 1501 Vine Street in Hollywood, California.

Johnny Mathis - Chances Are

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEH3uqbpsm8

Johnny Mathis - Wonderful Wonderful

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IH0_XfxnXWI

Marilyn McCoo - Singer, Actress, TV Host. She is best known for being the lead female vocalist in the group The 5th Dimension, as well as hosting the 1980s music countdown series "Solid Gold". She has a four-octave vocal range. The 5th Dimension's first big hit was with 1967's "Up, Up and Away", which won four 1968 Grammy Awards. A medley of "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" (from the musical Hair) reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in April to May 1969, and won the Grammy for 'Record of the Year'. The group's cover of Nyro's "Wedding Bell Blues", featuring McCoo's most prominent vocal of that period, topped the Hot 100 in November 1969. By the early 1970s, McCoo began to sing lead on the group's remaining chart-topping singles, "One Less Bell to Answer", "(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep At All", and "If I Could Reach You". In 1976, she and her husband, Billy Davis, Jr., released an album which included the #1 hit "You Don't Have to Be a Star (To Be in My Show)". McCoo and Davis were awarded a gold single and a gold album as well as a Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. Her 1991 album, "The Me Nobody Knows", was nominated for a Grammy Award. She also released a Christmas album in 1994. She won her eighth Grammy for her contributions to Quincy Jones' "Handel's Messiah". The 5th Dimension was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 7000 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.

One Less Bell to Answer - featuring Marilyn McCoo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDPE2fmN2U4

Marty Stuart - Country Music Singer, Songwriter. He is known for both his traditional style, and eclectic merging of rockabilly, honky tonk, and traditional country music. In the early 1990s, he had a successful string of country hits including "Hillbilly Rock", "Western Girls", "Cry! Cry! Cry!", "Tempted", "The Whiskey Ain't Workin'" (duet with Travis Tritt), and "This One's Gonna Hurt You". He taught himself how to play the guitar and mandolin. At the age of 12, he started performing with the bluegrass group The Sullivans. He later met Lester Flatt bandmember Roland White. White invited him to play with the Nashville Grass at the Labor Day gig in Delaware in 1972. After this, White asked him to join the band permanently and he accepted. At 14 years old, he appeared with the band on the final episode of the fifth season of "Hee Haw". He stayed with Lester Flatt until Flatt broke up the band in 1978 due to his failing health. In 1980, he joined Johnny Cash's backing band. In 1985, he left Cash's band to pursue a solo career. In 1985, he played on the "Class of '55" album that also featured Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison, and Jerry Lee Lewis. At the end of the session Perkins presented him with his guitar. In 1990, he released his first solo album on MCA, "Hillbilly Rock". The title track, "Hillbilly Rock," was his first Top Ten hit on the Country charts. In 1991, he released another album, "Tempted", and the title track became his first Top-5 hit. In 1992, he released the album "This One's Gonna Hurt You" on MCA, and the title track, a duet with Travis Tritt, was released as a single, and became another Top Ten hit. The album was his first gold album. He is a member of the board of the Country Music Foundation, and is a past President. He has been a member of the Grand Ole Opry since 1992. He is the ex-son-in-law of Johnny Cash.

Marty Stuart - Cry, Cry, Cry

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUZ4JmV7sFU

Marty Stuart - Little Things

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scaNnHUyHrU

Daron Norwood - Country Music Singer. He has released two albums for Giant Records and has charted six times on Hot Country Songs. Two singles off his debut album, "If It Wasn't For Her I Wouldn't Have You" and "Cowboys Don't Cry" both made the country Top 40. In 1994, Norwood co-wrote and sang "Little Boy Lost" on the BNA Records album "Keith Whitley: A Tribute Album", a tribute to Keith Whitley. He sang "Working Elf Blues", a parody of Merle Haggard's "Workin' Man Blues", on the 1995 multi-artist album "Giant Country Christmas, Volume 1".

Daron Norwood - If It Wasn't For Her I Wouldn't Have You

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFCtgJFy2w4

Crystal Bernard (Listed in the birthdays above as an actress):

Crystal Bernard - Have We Forgotten What Love Is

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPjyHJV6PD0

Sexy Celebrity

09-30-14, 08:26 AM

http://www.movieforums.com/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=17912&stc=1&d=1412076302

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CRYSTAL BERNARD!

"Sunday's my birthday and I don't wanna go to a mental hospital!"

~ Slumber Party Massacre II

gbgoodies

10-01-14, 06:15 AM

Born on October 1st:

Tom Hooper - Director. He was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for "Prime Suspect" and "John Adams". He won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for "Elizabeth I". He was nominated for the British Academy (BAFTA) TV Craft Award for Best Director for "Longford". His film The King's Speech won multiple awards, including Best Director wins for Hooper from the Directors Guild of America and the Academy Awards, and a Best Director nomination from BAFTA. The mini-series "John Adams" received 23 Emmy Award nominations, including an Outstanding Direction nomination for Hooper, and it won 13 awards, the highest number for any nominee in a single year. He was also nominated for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement for "John Adams". His film Les Misérables was nominated for eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture.

Richard Harris - Actor, Singer, Director, Writer. He appeared on stage and in many films, and is best known for his role as Frank Machin in This Sporting Life. He is also known for playing King Arthur in the 1967 film Camelot and the subsequent 1981 revival of the show. He played an aristocrat and prisoner in A Man Called Horse (1970), a gunfighter in Clint Eastwood's Western film Unforgiven (1992), Emperor Marcus Aurelius in Gladiator (2000), and Albus Dumbledore in two "Harry Potter" movies. He had a top ten hit in the UK and the US with his 1968 recording of Jimmy Webb's song "MacArthur Park". He won Best Actor in 1963 at the Cannes Film Festival and an Academy Award nomination for his performance in This Sporting Life. He earned his second Academy Award nomination for Best Actor for his performance in The Field. In 1968, he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture Actor – Musical/Comedy for his performance in Camelot. He was awarded the 1990 London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actor for his performance in "Henry IV". He received the Laurence Olivier Award for his acclaimed performances at the Royal National Theatre, London, England. He was knighted by Denmark in 1985.

Walter Matthau - Actor. He is best known for his role as Oscar Madison in The Odd Couple and his frequent (nine) collaborations with Odd Couple star Jack Lemmon, as well as his role as Coach Buttermaker in the 1976 comedy The Bad News Bears. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the 1966 Billy Wilder film The Fortune Cookie. Besides the Oscar he was the winner of BAFTA, Golden Globe and Tony awards. He was a respected stage actor for years in such fare as "Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?" and "A Shot in the Dark". He won the 1962 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for "A Shot in the Dark". He won the 1965 Tony Award for Best Actor (Dramatic) for "The Odd Couple". He also had a Tony nomination in 1959 as Best Supporting or Featured Actor (Dramatic) for "Once More, with Feeling". In 1975, he was nominated for an Oscar, and he won a Golden Globe award for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy for his performance in The Sunshine Boys. He has a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6357 Hollywood Blvd.

James Whitmore - Actor. During his career, he won a Tony Award, a Golden Globe Award and an Emmy Award, and was nominated for two Academy Awards. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, and he won the Golden Globe Award as Best Performance by an Actor In A Supporting Role for his performance in Battleground. His other major films include Angels in the Outfield, The Asphalt Jungle, The Next Voice You Hear, Above and Beyond, Kiss Me, Kate, Them!, Oklahoma!, Black Like Me, Guns of the Magnificent Seven, Tora! Tora! Tora!, and Give 'em Hell, Harry!, a one-man show for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of former U.S. President Harry S Truman. In the 1960-1961 TV season, he starred in his own ABC crime drama, "The Law and Mr. Jones". In 1986, he voiced Mark Twain in the first claymation film The Adventures of Mark Twain. In 1999, he played Raymond Oz in two episodes of "The Practice", earning an Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series. In 2003, he was nominated for an Emmy Award for the short-lived NBC drama series "Mister Sterling". He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6611 Hollywood Boulevard on February 8, 1960.

Tom Bosley - Actor. He is best known for portraying Howard Cunningham on the long-running ABC sitcom "Happy Days", and the title character on the NBC/ABC series "Father Dowling Mysteries". He also was featured in a recurring role on "Murder, She Wrote". He originated the title role of the Pulitzer Prize–winning Broadway musical "Fiorello!", earning the 1960 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical. He voiced many cartoon characters, including Harry Boyle in the animated series "Wait Till Your Father Gets Home". Howard Cunningham, his character on "Happy Days", was ranked #9 in TV Guide's list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" [20 June 2004 issue].

Stephen Collins - Actor, Writer, Musician. He is best known for playing Reverend Eric Camden on the long-running television series "7th Heaven". He is also known for the roles of Captain Will Decker in Star Trek: The Motion Picture, as Jake Cutter in the cult favorite "Tales of the Gold Monkey", as Dr. Dayton King on the short-lived ABC TV series "No Ordinary Family", and he appeared in a supporting role in the TV series "Revolution" as Dr. Gene Porter. He was nominated for an Emmy Award for his performance in the miniseries "The Two Mrs. Grenvilles", and he played John F. Kennedy in the miniseries "A Woman Named Jackie", which won the Emmy for Best Miniseries. He played bass guitar and rhythm guitar in a number of rock and roll bands, and he has played his guitar on "7th Heaven", "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia", and in the 2007 romantic comedy "Because I Said So". His Broadway credits include his 2008 role as King Arthur in "Spamalot". He is the author of two novels, "Eye Contact" in 1994, and "Double Exposure" in 1998. He was listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1991" in John Willis's Screen World, Vol. 31. Reverend Eric Camden, his character on "7th Heaven", was ranked #11 in TV Guide's list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" [June 20, 2004 issue].

George Peppard - Actor. He is best known as Col. John "Hannibal" Smith, the cigar-smoking leader of a renegade commando squad, in the 1980s TV show "The A-Team". He starred alongside Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), portrayed a character based on Howard Hughes in The Carpetbaggers (1964), and played the title role of the millionaire sleuth Thomas Banacek in the early-1970s television series "Banacek". In 1960, he won the NBR Award (National Board of Review of Motion Pictures) as Best Supporting Actor for Home from the Hill. In 1961, he was nominated for the BAFTA Award (British Academy Award) for Home from the Hill. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6675 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on July 17, 1985.

Stella Stevens - Actress. She began her acting career in 1959 and starred in such popular films as Girls! Girls! Girls!, The Nutty Professor, The Courtship of Eddie's Father, The Silencers, Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows, The Ballad of Cable Hogue, and The Poseidon Adventure. In 1960 she won a Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress. She has also worked as a film producer, director, and writer. She appeared in three Playboy pictorials, and was Playmate of the Month for January 1960. She was ranked #27 in Playboy magazine's 100 Sexiest Stars of the 20th Century. Her son is actor Andrew Stevens.

Randy Quaid - Actor. He made his film debut in the movie "The Last Picture Show". He is best known for his roles in the National Lampoon's "Vacation" movies, Brokeback Mountain, Independence Day, and Kingpin. He was nominated for a Golden Globe, BAFTA and an Academy Award for his role in The Last Detail. He won a Golden Globe Award and was nominated for an Emmy for his portrayal of U.S. President Lyndon Johnson in "LBJ: The Early Years". He received both Golden Globe and Emmy nominations for his 2005 portrayal of talent manager Colonel Tom Parker in the critically acclaimed CBS television network mini-series "Elvis". He was nominated for a SAG award for his performance in Brokeback Mountain. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7000 Hollywood Boulevard on October 7, 2003. He is the older brother of actor Dennis Quaid, and a cousin of cowboy movie star Gene Autry.

Esai Morales - Actor. He is best known for his roles as Bob Morales in the 1987 biopic La Bamba, as Lt. Tony Rodriguez on "NYPD Blue", and Joseph Adama in the science fiction TV series "Caprica". In 2005, he received the Rita Moreno HOLA Award for Excellence from the Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors (HOLA). In 2002, he won The Alma Award as "Best Actor in a Television Series," and was honored as Entertainer of the Year at the 17th Annual Imagen Awards for his work on "NYPD Blue". He won an Imagen Award for Best Actor for his performance in "Gun Hill Road". He was nominated for an Imagen Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series for his work in "American Family". He was nominated for an NAACP Award for his performance on Lifetime's "We Have Your Husband". He is the co-founder, with Sonia Braga and Jimmy Smits, of the National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts.

André Rieu - Violinist, Conductor, Composer. He is best known for creating the waltz-playing Johann Strauss Orchestra. Rieu and the Johann Strauss Orchestra have turned classical and waltz music into a worldwide concert touring music act, as successful as some of the biggest global pop and rock music acts. The Johann Strauss Orchestra began in 1987 with 12 members, and the first concert was given on 1 January 1988. It now performs with between 80 and 150 musicians. Rieu and his orchestra have performed throughout Europe, North and South America, and Japan. Winning a number of awards including two World Music Awards, their recordings have gone gold and platinum in many countries, including 8-times Platinum in the Netherlands. He plays a 1667 Stradivarius violin.

Roger Williams - Pianist. He first played the piano at age three. In 1955, he recorded "Autumn Leaves", the only piano instrumental to reach #1 on Billboard's popular music chart. It sold over two million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. His piano version of "Born Free", the title theme from the 1966 movie Born Free, made the song popular even before it won an Academy Award. His other hits include "Near You", "Till", "The Impossible Dream", "Yellow Bird", "Maria", and "The Theme from Somewhere in Time". Billboard magazine ranks him as the top selling piano recording artist in history with 18 gold and platinum albums to his credit. In 2010, he was inducted into the Hit Parade Hall of Fame. He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 1533 Vine Street in Hollywood, California. He was the first pianist to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Jimmy Carter - The 39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981. He served two terms as a Georgia State Senator and one as the Governor of Georgia, from 1971 to 1975. He was elected President in 1976. He was awarded the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize "for his decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development". On his mother's side of the family, he is related to Elvis Presley. He is a distant cousin of singer June Carter Cash.

William Rehnquist - He was a lawyer who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States and later as the 16th Chief Justice of the United States. He served as Chief Justice for nearly 19 years, making him the fourth-longest-serving Chief Justice, and the longest-serving Chief Justice who had previously served as an Associate Justice. He is the eighth longest-serving justice in Supreme Court history.

Rod Carew - Former MLB Baseball Player. He played from 1967 to 1985 for the Minnesota Twins and the California Angels, and he was elected to the All-Star game every season except his last. He played second base until 1976, when he switched to first base. He won the American League (AL) Rookie of the Year award in 1967. He stole home seven times in the 1969 season to lead the majors, just missing Ty Cobb's Major League record of eight. In 1975, Carew won his fourth consecutive AL batting title. He won the 1977 AL Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award. In the summer of 1977, Carew appeared on the cover of "Time" magazine with the caption "Baseball's Best Hitter". He finished his career with 3,053 hits and a lifetime batting average of .328. Carew's number 29 was retired by the Twins on July 19, 1987. His number was retired by the Angels in 1986, and he was the fourth inductee into the Angels' Hall of Fame on August 6, 1991. He was inducted the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1991, his first year of eligibility. In 1999, he ranked #61 on The Sporting News'' list of 100 Greatest Baseball Players, and he was nominated as a finalist for Major League Baseball's All-Century Team. He was inducted into the Marine Corps Sports Hall of Fame in 2002. He was inducted into the Hispanic Heritage Baseball Museum Hall of Fame in 2010.

Mark McGwire - Former MLB Baseball Player. He was a member of the 1984 USA Olympic baseball team. As a first baseman, he played in Major League Baseball for the Oakland Athletics and the St. Louis Cardinals between 1986 and 2001. For his career, he averaged a home run once every 10.61 at bats, the best at bats per home run ratio in baseball history. In 1987, he broke the single-season home run record for rookies, with 49. As a rookie in 1987, was a unanimous choice for AL Rookie of the Year after finishing with 49 homers, 118 RBI and a .289 average. amed to Baseball Digest magazine's 1987 Rookie All-Star Team. In 1998, McGwire and Sammy Sosa achieved national fame for their home run-hitting prowess in pursuit of Roger Maris' single season home run record; McGwire broke the record and hit 70 home runs that year. He was selected or voted to nine American League All-Star Teams while playing for the A's, including six consecutive appearances from 1987 through 1992. He was one of only four players to hit a ball over the roof in the left field of Tiger Stadium. He was a 12-time MLB All-Star and he won a World Series with the Oakland Athletics in 1989.

Jeff Reardon - Former MLB Baseball Player. He was a relief pitcher who played from 1979-1994 for the New York Mets, Montreal Expos, Minnesota Twins, and Boston Red Sox, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, and New York Yankees. He was nicknamed "The Terminator" for his intimidating presence on the mound and 98 mph fastball. After his 16 year career, he retired second on the all time saves list, he finished with more saves (367) than walks (358), and he was the only reliever to have more than 20 saves every year from 1982 to 1988. He currently ranks 7th on the all-time saves list with 367. Member of 1987 World Series Champion Minnesota Twins team. Member of 1990 American League Eastern Division Champion Boston Red Sox team. Member of 1992 National League Champion Atlanta Braves team. Member of 1994 American League Eastern Division Champion New York Yankees team. He was named to 2 National League All Star Teams (1985-1986) and 2 American League All Star Teams (1988 and 1991). In 1985, he won the National League Rolaids Relief Award.

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10-01-14, 06:27 AM

Julie Andrews was also born on October 1st, but she deserves her own post:

Julie Andrews - Actress, Singer, Dancer, Theater Director, Author. She started on stage on London's West End in 1948, and made her Broadway debut in a 1954 production of "The Boy Friend". She rose to prominence starring in musicals such as "My Fair Lady" and "Camelot", both of which earned her Tony Award nominations. In 1957, she appeared on television with the title role in "Cinderella", which was seen by over 100 million viewers. She was nominated for an Emmy Award for her performance in "Cinderella".

She made her feature film debut in Mary Poppins in 1964, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. She and her co-stars also won the 1965 Grammy Award for Best Album for Children. While she played the original Eliza Dolittle in the Broadway musical "My Fair Lady", Audrey Hepburn played the part in the movie My Fair Lady. The studio executives did not want Andrews because she hadn't had any experience in film and they thought Hepburn would be the better choice. However, while the film My Fair Lady won several Oscars in 1964, it failed to win the Best Actress category. That award went to none other than Julie Andrews for her performance in Mary Poppins.

She received her second Academy Award nomination for The Sound of Music in 1965, and she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Musical. Between 1964 and 1967, she had other box office successes with The Americanization of Emily, Hawaii, Alfred Hitchcock's Torn Curtain, and Thoroughly Modern Millie, making her the most successful film star in the world at that time. She was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best British Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in The Americanization of Emily. She received a Golden Globe nomination for her performance in Thoroughly Modern Millie.

In 1972–73, Andrews starred in her own television variety series, "The Julie Andrews Hour", on the ABC network. The show won seven Emmy Awards, but was cancelled after one season.

In 1981, she appeared in her husband Blake Edwards' S.O.B. in which she played Sally Miles, a character who agrees to "show my boobies" in a scene in the film-within-a-film. That was her first on-screen nude scene and got much attention as she poked fun at her own squeaky clean image. In 1982, she received her third Academy Award nomination, and she won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for Victor Victoria. In December 1987, Andrews starred in an ABC Christmas special, "Julie Andrews: The Sound Of Christmas", which won five Emmy Awards.

She appeared in The Princess Diaries (2001), its sequel The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004), and she performed voices in the Shrek animated films (2004–2010), and Despicable Me (2010).

In addition to an Academy Award, she has won a BAFTA, five Golden Globes, three Grammys, two Emmys, the Disney Legend award and the Kennedy Center Honors. In 2002, she was placed at number 59 in the BBC's poll of the 100 Greatest Britons. In 2000, she was made a Dame by Queen Elizabeth II for services to the performing arts. On May 8, 2009, she received the honorary George and Ira Gershwin Award for Lifetime Achievement in Music. On May 18, 2010, her 23rd book, (this one also written with her daughter Emma), was published, and in June 2010 the book, entitled "The Very Fairy Princess", reached number 1 on the New York Times Best Seller List for Children's Books. In February 2011, Andrews received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Her performance as Mary Poppins is ranked #45 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time. Her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is directly in front of the new addition to the Chinese Theater. The star was dedicated on Oct, 5, 1979.

Julie Andrews - My Favorite Things (from The Sound of Music):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33o32C0ogVM

Julie Andrews, Eliza Doolittle, and Mary Poppins Sing Their Hits:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5usVahlDjv0

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10-02-14, 04:04 PM

Born on October 2nd:

Groucho Marx - Actor, Comedian. He made 26 movies, 13 of them with his siblings the Marx Brothers, including The Cocoanuts, Animal Crackers, Monkey Business, Horse Feathers, Duck Soup, and A Night at the Opera. He also had a successful solo career, most notably as the host of the radio and television game show "You Bet Your Life". He was known as a master of quick wit and widely considered one of the best comedians of the modern era. His rapid-fire, often impromptu delivery of innuendo-laden patter earned him many admirers and imitators. His distinctive appearance, carried over from his days in vaudeville, included quirks such as an exaggerated stooped posture, glasses, cigar, and a thick greasepaint mustache and eyebrows. These exaggerated features resulted in the creation of one of the world's most ubiquitous and recognizable novelty disguises, known as "Groucho glasses", a one-piece mask consisting of horn-rimmed glasses, large plastic nose, bushy eyebrows and mustache. He introduced a number of memorable songs in his films, including "Hooray for Captain Spaulding", "Hello, I Must Be Going", "Whatever It Is, I'm Against It", "Everyone Says I Love You" and "Lydia the Tattooed Lady". His double album "An Evening with Groucho" (1972), recorded at a sold-out performance at Carnegie Hall, was a surprise best-seller and a Grammy nominee for Best Comedy Recording. His accompanist on that occasion was the then unknown Marvin Hamlisch. He was voted, as one of The Marx Brothers, the 62nd Greatest Movie Star of all time by "Entertainment Weekly". The Marx Brothers were named the #20 Greatest Actor on The 50 Greatest Screen Legends List by The American Film Institute. He, along with his brothers, star in five of the American Film Institute's 100 Funniest Movies: Duck Soup (1933) at #5, A Night at the Opera (1935) at #12, A Day at the Races (1937) at #59, Horse Feathers (1932) at #65, and Monkey Business (1931) at #73. He appears on a 44¢ USA commemorative postage stamp, issued August 11, 2009, in the Early TV Memories issue honoring "You Bet Your Life". His radio show "You Bet Your Life" (on radio from 1947 to 1956) was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1988. He received an honorary Academy Award in 1974, his final major public appearance, in which he received a standing ovation. He was awarded 2 Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one for Radio at 6821 Hollywood Boulevard, and one for Television at 1734 Vine Street.

Bud Abbott - Actor, Producer, Comedian. He is best remembered as the straight man of the comedy team of Abbott and Costello, with Lou Costello. Abbott crossed paths with Lou Costello in burlesque in the early 1930s, while Costello was a rising comic. They formally teamed up in 1936, and performed together in burlesque, vaudeville, minstrel shows, and cinemas. In 1940, Universal signed Abbott and Costello for their first film, One Night in the Tropics. Despite having minor supporting roles, Abbott and Costello stole the film with their classic routines, including an abbreviated version of "Who's On First?". During World War II, Abbott and Costello were among the most popular and highest-paid stars in the world. Between 1940 and 1956 they made 36 films. They were popular on radio throughout the 1940s, primarily on their own program which ran from 1942 until 1947 on NBC and from 1947 to 1949 on ABC. In the 1950s, they introduced their comedy to live television on "The Colgate Comedy Hour", and launched their own half-hour series, "The Abbott and Costello Show". An honoring plaque and a gold record and transcript of the "Who's On First?" sketch has been included in the Baseball Hall of Fame museum collection since 1956, and the routine runs on an endless loop on televisions at the Hall, making Abbott and Costello among the few non-baseball players or managers to have a memorial in the Baseball Hall of Fame. He is pictured on one of five 29¢ US commemorative postage stamps celebrating famous comedians, issued in booklet form 29 August 1991. He is shown with his partner Lou Costello. The stamp designs were drawn by caricaturist Al Hirschfeld. In 2006, Abbott received the Lifetime Achievement Award for Acting (posthumously) from the Garden State Film Festival. He and his professional partner, Lou Costello, were elected into the 2008 New Jersey Hall of Fame for their services to arts and entertainment. Bud Abbott has three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame: the radio star is located on 6333 Hollywood Boulevard, the motion pictures star is located on 1611 Vine Street, and the TV star is located on 6740 Hollywood Boulevard. An avid gun collector, he once owned one of Adolf Hitler's shotguns and some of Tom Mix's pearl-handled pistols.

Graham Greene - Writer. Combining literary acclaim with widespread popularity, Greene had acquired a reputation early in his own lifetime as a great writer, both of serious Catholic novels and of thrillers. He was regarded as one of the greatest writers of the 20th century. Through 67 years of writings which included over 25 novels, he explored the ambivalent moral and political issues of the modern world through a Catholic perspective. Catholic religious themes are at the root of much of his writing, especially the four major Catholic novels: "Brighton Rock", "The Power and the Glory", "The Heart of the Matter" and "The End of the Affair"; which are regarded as "the gold standard" of the Catholic novel. Several of his works, such as "The Confidential Agent", "The Third Man", "The Quiet American", "Our Man in Havana" and "The Human Factor", also show an avid interest in the workings of international politics and espionage. He was one of the most "cinematic" of twentieth-century writers, as most of his novels and many of his plays and short stories would eventually be adapted for film or television. He received an Academy Award nomination for the screenplay for the 1948 film The Fallen Idol, which was adapted from his own short story "The Basement Room". In 1949, after writing the novella as "raw material", he wrote the screenplay for the classic film noir, The Third Man, featuring Orson Welles. He was nominated for Broadway's 1957 Tony Award as author of Best Play nominee "The Potting Shed". He received the 1948 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for "The Heart of the Matter". He was made a Fellow of the British Film Institute in recognition of his outstanding contribution to film culture. In 1986, he was awarded Britain's Order of Merit.

Alex Raymond - Cartoonist, Writer. He is best known for creating "Flash Gordon" for King Features in 1934. The strip was subsequently adapted into many other media, from a series of movie serials (1936–1940) to a 1970s television series and a 1980 film. He was an assistant illustrator in the early 1930s on strips such as "Tillie the Toiler" and "Tim Tyler's Luck". He also worked on the jungle adventure saga "Jungle Jim" and spy adventure "Secret Agent X-9". He also created and illustrated the much-heralded "Rip Kirby", a private detective comic strip. Numerous artists have cited Raymond as an inspiration for their work, including Jack Kirby and Bob Kane. George Lucas cited Raymond as a major influence for Star Wars. He was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 1996. He received a Reuben Award from the National Cartoonists Society in 1949 for his work on "Rip Kirby", and he later served as President of the Society in 1950 and 1951. He was inducted into the Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame in 2014. He was the great-uncle of actors Matt Dillon and Kevin Dillon. His younger brother, Jim Raymond, was also a cartoonist, and also an assistant to Chic Young on "Blondie".

Terence Winter - Writer, Producer. He is the creator, writer, and executive producer of the HBO television series "Boardwalk Empire". Before creating "Boardwalk Empire", he was a writer and executive producer for the HBO television series "The Sopranos". In 2013, he wrote the screenplay to Martin Scorsese's The Wolf of Wall Street, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. He wrote or co-wrote 25 episodes of "The Sopranos". He also directed the episode "Walk Like a Man". In 2001, together with Tim Van Patten, he won both the Writers Guild Award and the Edgar Award for his episode "Pine Barrens". In 2004, he won two Emmys, one as Executive Producer for "The Sopranos" for Outstanding Drama Series, and one for Best Writing in a Drama Series for the episode "Long Term Parking". He won another writing Emmy in 2006 for his episode "Members Only". He won his second Writers Guild Award and his fourth Emmy when "The Sopranos" won Outstanding Drama Series. He won his third Writers Guild Award for his episode "The Second Coming," in 2008. He is the creator, showrunner and head writer for "Boardwalk Empire". He won a Writers Guild of America Award for Best Writing in a New Series and he was nominated for Best Writing in a Dramatic Series for "Boardwalk Empire". In addition, "Boardwalk Empire" won the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series Drama. In 2010, "Boardwalk Empire" was in The American Film Institute's Top Ten List for TV. In 2014, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay, and for a BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, for The Wolf of Wall Street.

Rex Reed - Film Critic. He was a former co-host of the syndicated television show "At the Movies". He currently writes the column "On the Town with Rex Reed" for The New York Observer. He appears in the 2009 documentary "For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism" explaining how important film critics were in the 1970s, and complaining about the proliferation of unqualified critical voices on the Internet. He has been a film critic for Vogue, GQ, The New York Times, and Women's Wear Daily. For thirteen years, he was an arts critic for the New York Daily News, and for five years was the film critic for the New York Post. He is a member of New York Film Critics Circle and, because his reviews appear on the Internet, he is a member of New York Film Critics Online. He is the author of eight books, four of which were best-selling profiles of celebrities.

Charlie Adler - Voice Actor, Voice Director. He specializes in voice over roles and voice director, best known for his work in animated films, television series, and video games. In 1984 and 1985, he starred as Arnold Beckoff in "Torch Song Trilogy", for which he was nominated for the 1985 Helen Hayes Best Actor Award. He wrote his critically acclaimed One Man Show (playing eleven characters), "There Used to Be Fireflies," which won him a Dramalogue Award for Best Actor in 1996. He voiced the roles of many animated characters including Buster Bunny on "Tiny Toon Adventures", Nat Smurfling in the fourth season of "The Smurfs", Rowdy Roddy Pipper in "Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling", Silverbolt in "The Transformers", Eric Raymond in "Jem", Spike in "My Little Pony", Low-Light in "G.I. Joe", Mr. O'Greasy in "A Pup Named Scooby-Doo", Deputy Fuzz and Ted Hex in "Bravestarr", Cavey, Jr. in "The Flintstone Kids", Pinky Dalton in "The Good, the Bad, and Huckleberry Hound", Quark and Zappy in "Rockin' with Judy Jetson", the Hamburglar in a few McDonald's commercials, Mad Dog, Hacksaw, and Howard Huge in "TaleSpin", Dripple in "Tom and Jerry Kids", and the bear from darkest Peru in Hanna-Barbera's version of "Paddington Bear". In 1999, he was nominated for an Annie Award for Outstanding Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production for voicing Cow in "Cow and Chicken". In 2000, he was nominated for an Annie Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Male Performer in an Animated Television Production for voicing Cow in "Cow and Chicken". In 2003, he won a Daytime Emmy Award for dialogue directing in an Outstanding Children's Animated Program for "Rugrats". On "Behind the Voice Actors", Adler was chosen as the best voice for Buster Bunny, Super-Skrull, MODOK, Mojo, Cobra Commander, Low-Light, Stalker, and Sunstorm.

Kelly Ripa - Actress, TV Host, Producer. She played Hayley Vaughan on the television soap opera "All My Children" from 1990–2002, and she is best known as co-host of the popular syndicated morning talk show "Live! with Kelly and Michael". She is also known for her role as Faith Fairfield on "Hope & Faith". In 2012, The Hollywood Reporter named her one of the Most Powerful People in Media. She won five Soap Opera Digest Awards, and she was nominated for three Daytime Emmy Award for playing Hayley Vaughan on "All My Children". In 2006, she won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Special for her work on the "Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade", which she co-hosted from 2001–2009. She and co-host Regis Philbin have also twice won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host for "Live! with Regis and Kelly", for which they also received 12 Emmy Award nominations and 4 People's Choice Award nominations. She was named one of E!'s "top 20 entertainers of 2001". She was named one of People Magazine's "25 Most Intriguing People of 2001". The Broadcast Pioneers inducted her into their Hall of Fame for her tremendous success in the television industry on November 19, 2010 and also honoured her as their Person of the Year.

Samantha Barks - Actress, Singer. She first rose to fame after coming third in the BBC talent show series "I'd Do Anything" in 2008. In 2012, she starred alongside Jonathan Bailey in the Disney Channel series "Groove High", and she made her film debut as Éponine in the film version of the long-running musical Les Misérables. She received nominations for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, the Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture, and the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Acting Ensemble for her performance in Les Misérables. She also won the Empire Award for Best Female Newcomer, and she shared in the National Board of Review Award for Best Cast. She starred as Éponine in the London production of "Les Misérables" at the Queen's Theatre from June 21, 2010 to June 18, 2011. She was chosen to play Éponine in the 25th Anniversary Concert of "Les Misérables" at the O2 Arena on October 3, 2010 by Cameron Mackintosh, after he saw her play the role in her opening night at the Queens Theatre, in London's West End. Her rendition of "On My Own" from "Les Miserables" reached number 97 on the Billboard Hot 100, and number 43 in the UK.

Lorraine Bracco - Actress. She is best known for her roles as Dr. Jennifer Melfi on the HBO series "The Sopranos", and as Karen Hill in the 1990 Martin Scorsese film Goodfellas. She currently appears as Angela Rizzoli on the TNT series "Rizzoli & Isles". Her other films include Someone to Watch Over Me, Riding in Cars with Boys, The Basketball Diaries, Medicine Man, Radio Flyer and Hackers. She won an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress, and was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture for her role as the mobster-wife Karen Hill in Goodfellas. She won the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress, and the Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Goodfellas. She earned three consecutive nominations for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series at the Emmy Awards in 1999, 2000 and 2001, and at the Golden Globe awards for Best TV Actress in a Drama in 2000, 2001 and 2002 for her role in "The Sopranos". She was nominated again at the 2007 Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for "The Sopranos". She was awarded by the American Psycho-Analytical Association for her portrayal of Dr. Melfi. While she was a model, she appeared on the covers of Vogue, Elle and Marie Claire.

Avery Brooks - Actor, Director, Singer. He is best known for his roles as Benjamin Sisko on "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine", as Hawk on "Spenser for Hire" and its spinoff "A Man Called Hawk", and as Dr. Bob Sweeney in the Academy Award-nominated film American History X. He won the role of Commander Benjamin Sisko by beating 100 other actors from all racial backgrounds to become the first African-American captain to lead a "Star Trek" series. He directed nine episodes of the series, including "Far Beyond the Stars", an episode focusing on racial injustice. Benjamin Sisko, his character on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993), was ranked #50 in TV Guide's list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" [20 June 2004 issue]. He is musically inclined having played jazz piano, and has performed as the great baritone/actor/scholar Paul Robeson in the play entitled "Paul Robeson". He sang the lead in the A. Anthony Davis opera "X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X", and performed as "Theseus" and "Oberon" in Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" at Washington's Arena Stage. He is an Associate Professor of Theatre Arts at Rutgers University, and he was inducted into the Rutgers University Hall of Distinguished Alumni in 1993.

Persis Khambatta - Actress, Model, Author. She was best known for her role as Lieutenant Ilia in the 1979 feature film Star Trek: The Motion Picture. She first appeared, at age 13, in advertisements for the popular soap brand Rexona and set on her way to becoming a popular model. In 1965, at age 17, she won the Miss India contest. In 1980, she became the first Indian citizen to present an Academy Award. She was nominated for Saturn Award for Best Actress for her role in Star Trek. This led to roles in Nighthawks (1981), Megaforce (1982) and Warrior of the Lost World (1983). Her final appearance in an acting part was that of Chair of the Congress of Nations in the 1993 pilot episode of "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman". In 1997 she wrote and published a coffee table book, "Pride of India", which featured several former Miss India winners. The book was dedicated to Mother Teresa, and part of the royalties went to the Missionaries of Charity.

George "Spanky" McFarland - Child Actor. He is best known for his appearances as a child in the "Our Gang" series of short-subject comedies of the 1930s and 1940s. The "Our Gang" shorts were later syndicated to television as "The Little Rascals". After his discovery at the age of three, he instantly became a key member of the "Our Gang" children's comedy movie series and one of Hollywood's stars. His earliest films show him as an outspoken toddler, grumpily going along with the rest of the gang. His scene-stealing abilities brought him more attention, and by 1935 he was the de facto leader of the gang, often paired with Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, and always the enterprising "idea man". He remained in the MGM "Our Gang" productions until his final appearance in the series, "Unexpected Riches", in 1942 at age fourteen. In January 1994, McFarland posthumously joined fellow alumnus Jackie Cooper to become one of only two "Our Gang" members to receive a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame.

Maury Wills - Former MLB Baseball Player. He was a switch-hitter who is best remembered for his years as a shortstop with the Los Angeles Dodgers (1959–1966, 1969–1972), but he also played with the Pittsburgh Pirates (1967–1968) and Montreal Expos (1969). He was an essential component of the Dodgers' championship teams in the mid-1960s, and is credited for reviving the stolen base as part of baseball strategy. In a fourteen-year career, Wills batted .281 with twenty home runs, 458 runs batted in, 2,134 hits, 1,067 runs, 177 doubles, 71 triples, and 586 stolen bases in 1,942 games. In his first-full season (1960), he hit .295 and led the league with 50 stolen bases. In 1962, he stole 104 bases, setting a new Major League record, breaking the old modern era mark of 96, set by Ty Cobb in 1915. He outstole all of the other teams that year, the highest total being the Washington Senators with 99. He was caught stealing only 13 times all season. He also hit .299, led the league in triples (10), and he was selected the NL Most Valuable Player. He won the Gold Glove Award in 1961 and 1962, and he was selected five times for the All-Star Game. In Bill James' "New Historical Baseball Abstract", James ranked him as the #19 shortstop of all time.

Johnnie Cochran - Lawyer. He is best known for his leadership role in the defense and criminal acquittal of O. J. Simpson for the murder of his former wife Nicole Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman. He also represented Sean Combs (during his trial on gun and bribery charges), Michael Jackson, rapper Tupac Shakur, actor Todd Bridges, football player Jim Brown, rapper Snoop Dogg, former heavyweight Champion Riddick Bowe, 1992 Los Angeles riot beating victim Reginald Oliver Denny, and Geronimo Pratt. He also represented athlete Marion Jones when she faced charges of doping during her high school track career. Cochran was known for his skill in the courtroom and his prominence as an early advocate for victims of police brutality.

Mahatma Gandhi - Civil Rights Leader. He was a passive resistance leader who successfully led India in a nonviolent revolution against the British Empire. He was a strong advocate against the caste system in India and worked hard to end segregation in his country. Employing nonviolent civil disobedience, he led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. In 2007, the United Nations General Assembly declared Gandhi's birthday October 2nd as "the International Day of Nonviolence". Time magazine named Gandhi the Man of the Year in 1930. Gandhi was also the runner-up to Albert Einstein as "Person of the Century" at the end of 1999. The Government of India awards the annual Gandhi Peace Prize to distinguished social workers, world leaders and citizens. In 2011, Time magazine named Gandhi as one of the top 25 political icons of all time. He is pictured on 2 US postage stamps (4¢, 8¢) in the Champions of Liberty series, issued 26 December 1961.

gbgoodies

10-02-14, 04:24 PM

Singers and Musicians born on October 2nd:

Don McLean - Singer, Songwriter. He is best known for the 1971 album "American Pie", containing the hit songs "American Pie" and "Vincent". He briefly attended Villanova University, dropping out after four months. While at Villanova he became friends with singer/songwriter Jim Croce. His song "American Pie", is a sprawling, impressionistic ballad inspired partly by the deaths of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J. P. Richardson (The Big Bopper) in a plane crash on February 3, 1959. "American Pie" reached number one on the Hot 100 in 1972, and also topped the Billboard Easy Listening chart. The song popularized the expression "The Day the Music Died" in reference to this event. With a total running time of 8:36 encompassing both sides of the single, it is also the longest song to reach No. 1. Some stations played only part one of the original split-sided single release. In 2001, "American Pie" was voted No. 5 in a poll of the 365 Songs of the Century compiled by the Recording Industry Association of America and the National Endowment for the Arts. His song "Vincent", a tribute to the 19th-century Dutch painter, Vincent van Gogh, reached No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100, and was a No. 1 hit single in the UK Singles Chart. His 1981 re-recording of "Castles in the Air" was a top-40 hit, reaching #36 on the Billboard Hot 100 in late 1981. In February 2002, "American Pie" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. In 2004, McLean was inaugurated into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. In February 2012, McLean won the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards Life Time Achievement award.

Don McLean - American Pie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ih7N9_VUU4U

Don McLean - Vincent

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dipFMJckZOM

Sting - Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Actor. He is best known as the principal songwriter, lead singer, and bassist for the pioneering new wave rock band The Police, and for his subsequent solo career. As a solo musician and as a member of The Police, he has received 16 Grammy Awards, (receiving his first for Best Rock Instrumental Performance in 1980), three Brit Awards, (including Best British Male in 1994 and Outstanding Contribution in 2002[3]), a Golden Globe award, an Emmy Award, and several Oscar nominations for Best Original Song. Including his years as a solo artist and as a member of The Police, he has sold over 100 million records worldwide. The Police were voted the 70th Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Artists of all time by Rolling Stone. In 2006, Paste magazine ranked him 62nd on their list of the "100 Best Living Songwriters". He was ranked #9 on VH1's 100 Sexiest Artists. He was ranked 63rd on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Rock". He was ranked 80th on Q magazine's "100 Greatest Musical Stars of 20th Century". He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2002. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (as a member of The Police) on March 10, 2003. In 2000, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for recording.

Sting & The Police - King of Pain

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_CoqOgoyaU

Mike Rutherford - Musician. He is a founding member of Genesis and one of the band's only two constant members. Initially serving as Genesis' bass guitarist and backing vocalist, Rutherford also performed most of the band's rhythm guitar parts, frequently on twelve-string guitar, in collaboration with successive Genesis lead guitarists Anthony Phillips and Steve Hackett. Following Hackett's departure from Genesis in 1977, Rutherford assumed the additional role of lead guitarist on the band's studio albums, beginning with "...And Then There Were Three..." in 1978. Rutherford was one of the main Genesis songwriters throughout their career and wrote the lyrics for some of the band's biggest international hits, such as "Follow You Follow Me", "Turn It On Again", "Land of Confusion" and "Throwing It All Away". In addition to his work with Genesis, Rutherford released two solo albums in the early 1980s. In 1985, he formed the highly-successful spin-off band Mike + The Mechanics, which became a chart-topping act and significant live draw in its own right, as well as earning Rutherford an Ivor Novello Award for their 1988 single "The Living Years". Mike + The Mechanics' biggest hits are "All I Need Is a Miracle", "Word of Mouth", "The Living Years", "Silent Running" and "Over My Shoulder". He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Genesis in 2010.

Mike + The Mechanics - Silent Running

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ep7W89I_V_g

Tiffany - Singer, Songwriter, Actress. In 1985, she appeared on "Star Search" with Ed McMahon, where she finished second place overall. She is best known for her 1987 cover of "I Think We're Alone Now", which was the second single released from her album, "Tiffany". The song quickly became a teen anthem. The single and the album peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard 200 charts, respectively. The singles, "Could've Been" and "I Saw Him Standing There" followed soon after, with the former also claiming the number one position on the Billboard Hot 100. She set a record for the youngest female artist to top the Billboard charts with a debut album. In May 2005, she released the album "Dust Off And Dance" independently through CDBaby, and later for download on iTunes. In September 2006, the album was nominated for six JPF awards. She won for best dance song of the year for "Be With U Tonite" and best dance CD of the year on November 4, 2006. On October 2, 2007, (Tiffany's 36th birthday), her single "Higher" debuted on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart as the number one breakout, her first Billboard chart appearance since 1989, and it climbed the charts to #19. Her album "Rose Tattoo", released on March 1, 2011, is her first foray into country music.

Tiffany - Could've Been

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPeSM8-SfWQ

Chris Ledoux - Country Music Singer, Songwriter, Bronze Sculptor, Rodeo Champion. During his career, he recorded 36 albums, (many self-released), which have sold more than six million units in the United States. He was awarded one gold album certification from the RIAA, and was nominated for a Grammy Award and the Academy of Country Music Music Pioneer Award. He participated in his first rodeo at age 13, and before long, he was winning junior rodeo competitions. After twice winning the Wyoming State Rodeo Championship bareback riding title during high school, he earned a rodeo scholarship to Casper College in Casper. During his junior year, he won the Intercollegiate National bareback riding Championship. In 1970, he became a professional rodeo cowboy, competing on the national rodeo circuit. To help pay his expenses while traveling the country, he began composing songs describing his lifestyle. Within two years, he had written enough songs to make up an album, and soon established a recording company, American Cowboy Songs, with his father. After recording his songs in a friend's basement, LeDoux began selling his albums out of the back of his truck at rodeo events. He won the world bareback riding championship at the National Finals Rodeo in Oklahoma City. He retired from the rodeo in 1980, but he continued to write and record his songs, and he began playing concerts. His concerts were very popular, and often featured a mechanical bull (which he rode between songs) and fireworks. By 1982 he had sold over 250,000 copies of his albums, with little or no marketing. By the end of the decade he had self-released 22 albums. In 1989, he shot to national prominence when he was mentioned in the debut song of Garth Brooks' Top-10 country hit "Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old)". Capitalizing on the sudden attention, LeDoux signed a contract with Capitol Records subsidiary Liberty Records, and released his first national album, "Western Underground" in 1991. His follow-up album, "Whatcha Gonna Do with a Cowboy", was certified gold and reached the top ten. The title track, a duet with Garth Brooks, became LeDoux's first and only Top Ten country single, reaching No. 7 in 1992. In 2005, he was named as one of six former rodeo cowboys to be inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in Colorado Springs. He was the first person to ever be inducted in two categories, for his bareback riding and in the "notables" category for his contributions to the sport through music. In 2005, the Academy of Country Music awarded LeDoux their Pioneer Award. In April 2007, to mark the second anniversary of LeDoux's death, Capitol Records released a six-CD boxed set featuring remastered versions of 12 of the albums he recorded between 1974 and 1993. On October 26, 2006 Chris LeDoux was inducted into the Rodeo Hall of Fame at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Chris Ledoux - This Cowboy's Hat

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=up7QAkoAwso

Chris Ledoux - Whatcha Gonna Do with a Cowboy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YH0BS-Wnhcw

Jo-El Sonnier - Singer, Songwriter, Accordionist. He performs country music and Cajun music. Originally signed to Mercury Nashville Records, he charted several minor singles on the Billboard country charts in the late 1970s. By the late 1980s, he had signed to RCA Records, breaking through with the Top Ten hits "No More One More Time" and a cover of Richard Thompson's "Tear Stained Letter". He has recorded more than thirty albums, primarily on independent labels. At age three, he began to play his brother's accordion. By age six, Sonnier had performed on the radio. At age eleven, he made his first recordings. He released several independent singles and four albums as a teenager. His 1980 album "Cajun Life" was nominated for a Grammy Award. He earned his second Grammy nomination for the 1997 album "Cajun Pride". He earned his third Grammy nomination with 2001's "Cajun Blood" being nominated for Best Traditional Folk Album. In 2008, he was inducted into the Cajun Music Hall of Fame. In 2009, he was inducted into The Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.

Jo-El Sonnier - Tear Stained Letter

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2Vaj0AwGyQ

gbgoodies

10-02-14, 08:16 PM

This is another thread that nobody seems to be reading. Is anybody reading this thread every day, or am I just wasting my time?

If anyone is reading it, how about some comments?

Who are your favorites who are celebrating birthdays each day? Do you have a favorite movie or song that they've done?

Any comments would be appreciated so I don't feel like I'm just talking to myself.
Thanks. :)

gbgoodies

10-03-14, 06:32 AM

Born on October 3rd:

Roy Horn - Magician. He is best known as one half of the famous stage magic duo "Siegfried & Roy" together with his partner Siegfried Fischbacher, who had worked in a successful show on the Las Vegas Strip for over 25 years. From 1990 until Roy's tiger injury ended their stage careers on October 3, 2003, the duo formed "Siegfried & Roy at the Mirage Resort and Casino", which was regarded as the most-visited show in Las Vegas, Nevada. In 2004, their act became the basis for the short-lived television series "Father of the Pride". On October 3, 2003, during a show at the Mirage, Roy Horn was bitten on the neck by a 7-year-old male white tiger named Montecore. Just prior to the attack, Horn appeared to have convulsed in a seizure like manner that triggered a startled reaction from Montecore, prompting the white tiger to try and move Horn to safety. Crew members separated Horn from the tiger and rushed him to the only Level I trauma center in Nevada, University Medical Center. Horn was critically injured and sustained severe blood loss. After his attack by the white tiger named Montecore, the first bit of communication Roy was able to convey was that he wished no harm to come to the cat. The injury to Roy Horn prompted the Mirage to close the show. On March 19, 2014, Montecore, the tiger who injured Roy Horn, died at the age of 17 after a short illness. Siefried and Roy were awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Live Theatre at 7060 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.

Leo McCarey - Director, Screenwriter, Producer. He was involved in nearly 200 movies, the most well known today being Duck Soup, Make Way for Tomorrow, The Awful Truth, Going My Way, and An Affair To Remember. He was one of the most popular and established comedy directors of the pre-World War II era. He is responsible for the original teaming of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. He is among an elite group of seven directors who have won Best Picture, Best Director and Best Screenplay (Orig/Adapted). He is the first director to win three major categories at the Academy Awards, Best Picture, Best Director and Best Writing, Original Story, for Going My Way (1944). He won the Academy Award in 1937 for Best Director for The Awful Truth. He won the Academy Awards in 1944 for Best Director and Best Writing (Original Story) for Going My Way. He was nominated for the Academy Awards for Best Writing (Original Story) for Love Affair in 1939, and for My Favorite Wife in 1940. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director for The Bells of St. Mary's in 1945. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Writing (Motion Picture Story) My Son John in 1952. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Music, Song for the song "An Affair To Remember" from the movie An Affair to Remember in 1957. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1500 Vine Street.

Harvey Kurtzman - Writer, Cartoonist, Editor of Comic Books and Magazines. He created his most-remembered comic book, "Mad", in 1952. The comic book switched to a magazine format in 1955. Kurtzman introduced Mad's gap-toothed mascot and his slogan, "What, me worry?", later named Alfred E. Neuman. His large body of work includes writing and editing the parodic comic book "Mad" from 1952 until 1956, and the sexy and satirical "Little Annie Fanny" strips in "Playboy" from 1962 until 1988. His work is noted for its satire and parody of popular culture, social critique, and an obsessive attention to detail. His working method has been likened to that of an auteur, and those who illustrated his stories were expected to follow his layouts strictly. In 1959, he produced the first book-length work of original comics, the adult-oriented, satirical "Jungle Book". He edited the low-budget "Help!" from 1960 to 1965, a humor magazine which featured work by future Monty Python member Terry Gilliam and the earliest work of underground cartoonists such as Robert Crumb and Gilbert Shelton. He was the screenwriter for the animated "Mad Monster Party?" in 1967, and he directed, wrote and designed several shorts for "Sesame Street" in 1969. From 1973, Kurtzman taught cartooning at the School of Visual Arts in New York. His work gained greater recognition toward the end of his life, and he oversaw deluxe reprintings of much of his work. The Harvey Award was named in Kurtzman's honor in 1988. He was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 1989, and his work earned five positions on The Comics Journal's Top 100 Comics of the 20th Century.

Gore Vidal - Author (novels, essays, screenplays, stage plays). His novel "The City and the Pillar" (1948) caused a moralistic furor, because of the dispassionate presentation of a male homosexual relationship. The New York Times book critic, Orville Prescott, was so offended by it, that he refused to review, or to permit other critics to review, any book by Gore Vidal. In response, Vidal assumed the pseudonym “Edgar Box”, and wrote the mystery novels "Death in the Fifth Position" (1952), "Death Before Bedtime" (1953), and "Death Likes it Hot" (1954). Each novel featured Peter Cutler Sargeant II, a publicist-turned-private-eye. The Edgar Box genre novels sold well, and the black-listed Vidal secretly earned a living. He produced the stageplay "The Best Man: A Play about Politics" (1960), and the television play "Visit to a Small Planet" (1957). In the 1960s, Vidal he published three novels including "Myra Breckinridge" (1968), a satire of the American movie business. In 1956, the MGM movie studio hired him as a screenplay writer. In 1958, he rewrote portions of the script for Ben-Hur. He wrote historically accurate teleplays and screenplays including the cowboy movie Billy the Kid and the Roman Empire movie Caligula. In 1993, Vidal won the National Book Award for Nonfiction for the anthology "United States: Essays 1952–1992". In 2009, he won the annual Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters from the National Book Foundation, which called him a "prominent social critic on politics, history, literature and culture". He appeared, in a cameo role as himself, in the film Roma. He acted in the movies Bob Roberts, With Honors, Gattaca, and Igby Goes Down. He was nominated for Broadway's 1960 Tony Award as author of Best Play for "The Best Man". He is a cousin of Tennessee ex-senator and ex-vice president Al Gore.

Clive Owen - Actor. He was accepted into the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 1984. After he graduated, he joined the Young Vic Theatre. He first gained recognition in the United Kingdom for portraying the lead in the ITV series "Chancer" from 1990 to 1991. He then received critical acclaim for his work in the film Close My Eyes before getting international notice for his performance as a struggling writer in Croupier (1998). In 2005, he won a Golden Globe and a BAFTA Award, and he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his appearance in the drama Closer. He has since played leading roles in films such as Sin City, Derailed, Inside Man, Children of Men, and The International. In 2012, he earned his first Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for his role in "Hemingway & Gellhorn". In 2007, he was voted #5 in Elle (France) Magazine's "15 Sexiest Men" poll. In 2007, he was named Empire Magazines #25 in the list of 100 Sexiest Stars.

Neve Campbell - Actress. She is best known in the 1990s for her teenage roles as Julia Salinger in the drama series "Party of Five", and as Sidney Prescott in the horror film series Scream. She has also starred in films such as The Craft, Wild Things, Three to Tango, Panic, and The Company, and she provided the voice of Simba and Nala's daughter, Kiara, in Disney's The Lion King II: Simba's Pride. She received the Saturn Award for Best Actress for her role in Scream. She won the MTV Movie Award for Best Female Performance for Scream 2. She won a Prism Award for Best Performance in TV Movie or Miniseries for her performance in Last Call. In 1998 and 2000, she was on People's "50 Most Beautiful People" list. In 1998, she was ranked #3 in Empire's "100 Sexiest Movie Stars". She was also included in FHM's "Sexiest Women in the World" list in 1998 (at #31), 1999 (at #20), 2000 (at #31) and 2001 (at #42).

Seann William Scott - Actor, Comedian, Producer. He is best known for his role as Steve Stifler in the American Pie series. He also appeared in the films Final Destination, Road Trip, Dude, Where's My Car?, Evolution, Bulletproof Monk, The Rundown, The Dukes of Hazzard, Role Models, Cop Out, and Goon. He played a lead role in Aerosmith's music video, "Hole in My Soul" from the "Nine Lives" CD.

Greg Proops - Actor, Comedian, TV Host. He is best known for his work as an improvisational comedian on the UK and U.S. versions of "Whose Line Is It Anyway?". He also performed on "Drew Carey's Green Screen Show" and played Max Madigan on the Nickelodeon sitcom "True Jackson, VP". In addition to his stand-up and improv acts, he has done voice work in various films and TV shows, including the miniseries "Stripperella", and in Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas. He also provided the voice for the Fode, the Galactic Basic speaking half of the two-headed Pod-Race announcer in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. In 2007 he started his own web show, "The Greg Proops Experiment", on online humour site Super Deluxe, which consists of Proops ranting about current events.

Dave Winfield - Former MLB Baseball Player. Outfielder for the San Diego Padres, New York Yankees, California Angels, Toronto Blue Jays, Minnesota Twins, and Cleveland Indians. In 1973, as a pitcher, he was named All-American and voted MVP of the College World Series. Following college, he was drafted by four teams in three different sports. He is one of three players ever to be drafted by three professional sports, and the only athlete drafted by four leagues. In 1977, he appeared in his first All-Star game, and in 1978, he was named the San Diego Padres team captain. In 1981, New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner made headlines by making Winfield the game's highest-paid player by signing him to a 10-year, $23 million contract. From 1981 through 1984, Winfield was the most effective run producer in MLB. Between 1982 and 1988, he was selected to play in the All-Star Game every season. In 1990, he won the MLB Comeback Player of the Year Award with the California Angels. In Game 6 of the 1992 World Series, he became "Mr. Jay" as he delivered the game-winning two-run double in the 11th inning to win the World Series Championship for the Toronto Blue Jays. On September 16, 1993, at age 41, he collected his 3,000th career hit while playing for the Minnesota Twins. In 1999, Winfield ranked # 94 on The Sporting News list of Baseball's Greatest Players, and he was a nominee for the Major League Baseball All-Century Team. In 2004, ESPN named him the third-best all-around athlete of all time in any sport. In 2010, he was voted All-Time Left Fielder in the National Sports Review poll, and he was selected as one of 28 members of the NCAA Men’s College World Series Legends Team. The Big Ten Network named Winfield its #15 ranked Big Ten Conference "Icon" in 2010. In 1998, he was inducted by the San Diego Hall of Champions into the Breitbard Hall of Fame honoring San Diego's finest athletes both on and off the playing surface. He was inducted into the San Diego Padres Hall of Fame in 2000. The Padres retired Winfield's #31 on April 14, 2001. On July 4, 2006, he was inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame in its inaugural class. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2001, in his first year of eligibility. He won the Roberto Clemente Award in 1994 for his humanitarian activities. He was born on the day of Bobby Thomson's famous "Shot Heard 'Round the World" that won the 1951 pennant for the New York Giants.

Dennis Eckersley - Former MLB Baseball Player. Pitcher for Cleveland Indians (1975-1977), Boston Red Sox (1978-1984 and 1998), Chicago Cubs (1984-1986), Oakland Athletics (1987-1995) and St. Louis Cardinals (1996-1997). Member of 1984 National League Eastern Division Champion Chicago Cubs team. Member of 1988 and 1990 American League Champion Oakland Athletics teams. Member of 1989 World Series Champion Oakland Athletics team. Member of 1992 American League Western Division Champion Oakland Athletics team. Member of 1996 National League Central Division Champion St. Louis Cardinals team. He is considered by many to be the most dominant relief pitcher of all-time. He was named to Baseball Digest magazine's 1975 Rookie All-Star Team. He was named to 6 American League All Star Teams. He was the 1988 and 1992 American League Rolaids Relief Award Winner. He is one of only two pitchers in MLB history to have both a 20-win season and a 50-save season in a career. He won the 1992 American League Cy Young Award, and the 1990 MVP for leading league in Saves (51) and Games Finished (65). He was inducted into the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame in 2004. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2004, his first year of eligibility.

Al Sharpton - Baptist Minister, Civil Rights Activist, TV/Radio Talk Show Host. He is also a trusted White House adviser who, according to 60 Minutes, has "become the president's go-to black leader". In 2004, he was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. presidential election. He hosts his own radio talk show, "Keepin' It Real". In 2011, he was named the host of MSNBC's "PoliticsNation", a nightly talk show. In 1971, he founded the National Youth Movement to raise resources for impoverished youth. In 1991, he founded the National Action Network, an organization designed to increase voter education, to provide services to those in poverty, and to support small community businesses.

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10-03-14, 06:35 AM

Singers and Musicians born on October 3rd:

Chubby Checker - Singer, Songwriter. He is best known for popularizing the twist dance style, with his 1960 hit cover of Hank Ballard's R&B hit "The Twist". In September 2008 "The Twist" topped Billboard's list of the most popular singles to have appeared in the Hot 100 since its debut in 1958, an honor it maintained for an August 2013 update of the list. He also popularized the Limbo Rock and its trademark limbo dance, as well as various dance styles such as the fly. He is the only recording artist to place five albums in the Top 12 all at once. After "The Twist", he found follow-up success with a succession of up-tempo dance tracks, and he produced a series of successful dance-related singles, including "The Hucklebuck" (#14), "The Fly" (#7), "Dance the Mess Around" (#24), and "Pony Time", which became his second #1 single. His follow-up "twist" single, "Let's Twist Again", won the 1961 Grammy Award for Best Rock and Roll Solo Vocal Performance. His 1962 duet with Dee Dee Sharp, "Slow Twistin'", reached #3 on the national charts. His song "Limbo Rock" reached #2 in the fall of 1962. In 2008, he had a single at #1 on Billboard's dance chart with "Knock Down the Walls". The single also made the top 30 on the Adult Contemporary chart. He appeared as himself in the 1989 "Quantum Leap" episode entitled "Good Morning, Peoria" where he walks into a radio station in 1959 hoping to have his demo record played on the air. The show's main character, Dr. Sam Beckett (Scott Bakula) convinces the station owner to play the song "The Twist", inadvertently teaching Chubby himself how to do The Twist. In 2008, his song "The Twist" was named the biggest chart hit of all time by Billboard magazine. He received the prestigious Sandy Hosey Lifetime Achievement Award on November 9, 2013 from the Artists Music Guild. His name, "Chubby Checker", is a play on the name of another famous singer of his era, Fats Domino. The name was suggested by the wife of "New American Bandstand 1965" host Dick Clark.

Lindsey Buckingham - Musician, Singer, Songwriter. He is best known as guitarist and male vocalist of the musical group Fleetwood Mac from 1975 to 1987, and 1997 to the present day. In Fleetwood Mac's heyday, he was known for his fingerpicking guitar style and his wide vocal range, as well as the sometimes tense chemistry between himself and former girlfriend and member Stevie Nicks. Fleetwood Mac released their self-titled album "Fleetwood Mac" in 1975, which reached number one in the American charts. Their second album, "Rumours", propelled the band to superstar status, when it became one of the best-selling albums of all time. Buckingham's "Go Your Own Way" was the lead-off single, soaring into the US Top Ten. Their album "Tusk", a double album that Buckingham primarily directed, included the title track that was written by Buckingham, and peaked at #8 on Billboard's Hot 100. Aside from his tenure with Fleetwood Mac, he has also released six solo albums and three live albums. In 1981, Buckingham released his first solo album "Law and Order", playing nearly every instrument and featuring guest appearances by bandmates Mick Fleetwood and Christine McVie. It included the hit single "Trouble". Two years later he wrote and performed the songs "Holiday Road" and "Dancin' Across the U. S. A." for the film National Lampoon's Vacation. "Holiday Road" was released as a single, and reached #82 on the Billboard's Hot 100. He did other soundtrack work, including the song "Time Bomb Town" from Back to the Future. Buckingham played all of the instruments on the track except drums. In 1987, Fleetwood Mac released the album "Tango in the Night", which included the song "Big Love", which became a top ten hit in the US and the UK. He never took guitar lessons and does not read music. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998 as a member of Fleetwood Mac. In 2011, he was ranked 100th in Rolling Stone magazine's 2011 list of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". Fleetwood Mac was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6608 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.

Gwen Stefani - Singer, Songwriter, Fashion Designer, Actress. She is the co-founder and lead vocalist of the rock band No Doubt. During the band's hiatus in 2004, she recorded "Love. Angel. Music. Baby.", her first solo studio album. The album acheived sales of over seven million copies. The album's third single, "Hollaback Girl", was the first US digital download to sell one million copies. Her second solo studio album, "The Sweet Escape" in 2006, yielded "Wind It Up", "4 in the Morning", and the highest-selling single, the album's title track, "The Sweet Escape". Including her work with No Doubt, Stefani has sold more than thirty million albums worldwide. She won the World's Best-Selling New Female Artist at the World Music Awards 2005. In 2003, she debuted her clothing line L.A.M.B. and expanded her collection with the 2005 Harajuku Lovers line, drawing inspiration from Japanese culture and fashion. Stefani performs and makes public appearances with four back-up dancers known as the Harajuku Girls. In 2009 Billboard magazine ranked Stefani the fifty-fourth most successful artist and thirty-seventh most successful Hot 100 artist of the 2000–09 decade. No Doubt's album "Tragic Kingdom" sold more than sixteen million copies worldwide, and received several Grammy Award nominations in 1997 and 1998. The single "Don't Speak" led the Hot 100 Airplay year-end chart of 1997. No Doubt's 2001 album, "Rock Steady", generated career-highest singles chart positions in the United States, and the songs "Hey Baby" and "Underneath It All" received Grammy Awards. In 2002, Eve and Stefani won a Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for "Let Me Blow Ya Mind". Her debut solo album "Love. Angel. Music. Baby." debuted on the US Billboard 200 albums chart at number seven, selling 309,000 copies in its first week. It reached multi-platinum status in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada. At the 2005 Grammy Awards, Stefani was nominated for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "What You Waiting For?", and at the next year's awards, Stefani received five nominations for Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, Best Pop Vocal Album, and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration. Stefani made her acting debut playing Jean Harlow in Martin Scorsese's The Aviator in 2004 and was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture the following year. She was voted one of People magazines 50 Most Beautiful People of 2004. In 2002, she ranked #22 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women in the World". She is a distant cousin of Madonna.

Stevie Ray Vaughan - Musician, Singer, Songwriter, Record Producer. He was the leader and co-founder of the band Double Trouble, as well as pursuing solo work. He is widely considered one of the most influential electric guitarists in the history of blues music, and one of the most important figures in the revival of blues in the 1980s. He gained fame after his performance at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1982, and in 1983 his debut studio album, "Texas Flood", charted at number 38. The ten-song album was a commercially successful release that sold over half-a-million copies. In 1983, readers of Guitar Player voted him as Best New Talent and Best Electric Blues Guitar Player. In 1984, the Blues Foundation named him Entertainer of the Year and Blues Instrumentalist of the Year. In 1987 Performance Magazine honored him with Rhythm and Blues Act of the Year. He won six Grammy Awards and ten Austin Music Awards in his short career. He was posthumously inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 2000, and the Musicians Hall of Fame in 2014. Rolling Stone ranked Vaughan as the twelfth greatest guitarist of all time. In the months that followed his death, he sold over 5.5 million albums in the United States. On October 3, 1991, former Texas governor Ann Richards proclaimed "Stevie Ray Vaughan Commemoration Day", during which a memorial concert was held at the Texas Theatre. In 1993, a memorial statue of Vaughan was unveiled on Auditorium Shores and is the first public monument of a musician in Austin. His album "Family Style", released shortly after his death, won the 1991 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album, and became his best-selling, non-Double Trouble studio album with over a million shipments in the US. Guitar World Magazine ranked him as no. 8 in its list of The 100 Greatest Guitarists.

Tommy Lee - Drummer. He is a founding member of heavy metal band Mötley Crüe. As well as being the band's long-term drummer, he founded rap-metal band Methods of Mayhem, and has pursued solo musical projects. Mötley Crüe had a string of hit releases throughout the 1980s,including 1983's "Shout at the Devil", 1985's "Theatre of Pain", 1987's "Girls, Girls, Girls", and 1989's "Dr. Feelgood", establishing the quartet as one of the biggest hard rock/metal bands of the '80s. Lee used several memorable gimmicks during his drum solos at concerts, such as having his entire kit revolving and spinning, or having the entire kit float above the crowd while he continued to play. He was legendary for mooning the crowd at nearly every show. In 2004, Lee reunited with Mötley Crüe to release the double-disc album of hits "Red, White & Crüe", which went quad platinum and launched a monumental reunion tour to support it, The "Red, White & Crüe Tour 2005: Better Live Than Dead", the band's first in six years. They finished the year number 8 on the top concert money earners list. They played 81 shows and grossed $33 million. He was ranked #46 on VH1's 100 Sexiest Artists. Motley Crue was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6752 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.

Jack Wagner - Actor, Singer. He is best known for his roles on the soap operas "General Hospital", "Santa Barbara", "The Bold and the Beautiful" and "Melrose Place". His most famous role was Frisco Jones on the soap opera "General Hospital". In 1985, he was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Best Younger Actor for his work on "General Hospital". He was nominated again in 2005 for Best Lead Actor for "The Bold and the Beautiful". He has recorded six albums. In 1985, he topped the Billboard charts with the ballad "All I Need". The single reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and hit #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart. His singing talents led him to appearances on "American Bandstand", "Solid Gold", "Soul Train" and "The Merv Griffin Show". His musical theater talent led to the title role(s) in a Broadway run of "Jekyll & Hyde". He also appeared in a national theatre tour in 1987 in the role of Tony in "West Side Story", and a national tour of "Grease" in 1988. He is an avid golfer, and is ranked as one of the leading celebrity golfers. He is the only non-professional athlete to have won the American Century Celebrity Golf Classic, the annual competition to determine the best golfers among American sports and entertainment celebrities.

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10-03-14, 10:42 AM

Lindsey Buckingham - Musician, Singer, Songwriter. He is best known as guitarist and male vocalist of the musical group Fleetwood Mac from 1975 to 1987, and 1997 to the present day. In Fleetwood Mac's heyday, he was known for his fingerpicking guitar style and his wide vocal range, as well as the sometimes tense chemistry between himself and former girlfriend and member Stevie Nicks. Fleetwood Mac released their self-titled album "Fleetwood Mac" in 1975, which reached number one in the American charts. Their second album, "Rumours", propelled the band to superstar status, when it became one of the best-selling albums of all time. Buckingham's "Go Your Own Way" was the lead-off single, soaring into the US Top Ten. Their album "Tusk", a double album that Buckingham primarily directed, included the title track that was written by Buckingham, and peaked at #8 on Billboard's Hot 100. Aside from his tenure with Fleetwood Mac, he has also released six solo albums and three live albums. In 1981, Buckingham released his first solo album "Law and Order", playing nearly every instrument and featuring guest appearances by bandmates Mick Fleetwood and Christine McVie. It included the hit single "Trouble". Two years later he wrote and performed the songs "Holiday Road" and "Dancin' Across the U. S. A." for the film National Lampoon's Vacation. "Holiday Road" was released as a single, and reached #82 on the Billboard's Hot 100. He did other soundtrack work, including the song "Time Bomb Town" from Back to the Future. Buckingham played all of the instruments on the track except drums. In 1987, Fleetwood Mac released the album "Tango in the Night", which included the song "Big Love", which became a top ten hit in the US and the UK. He never took guitar lessons and does not read music. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998 as a member of Fleetwood Mac. In 2011, he was ranked 100th in Rolling Stone magazine's 2011 list of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". Fleetwood Mac was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6608 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.

Best guitarist ever. Also sexy as hell.

gbgoodies

10-04-14, 12:38 PM

Born on October 4th:

George Sidney - Director, Producer. In 1938, at age 21, he was the youngest "Our Gang" senior director the series would have, and was only nine years older than the eldest "Our Gang" kid. He directed many films at MGM including The Harvey Girls, The Three Musketeers (1948), Annie Get Your Gun, Kiss Me Kate, Pal Joey, Bye Bye Birdie, and Elvis Presley's Viva Las Vegas. He was good friends with MGM animation directors William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, and Hanna and Barbera's Jerry Mouse appeared alongside Gene Kelly in his film Anchors Aweigh. He co-founded and co-financed Hanna-Barbera Productions (with William Hanna, Joseph Barbera, and Columbia Pictures' Screen Gems television division) in 1957, and he was the company's president for 10 years. From 1951-1959, he was the President of the Screen Directors Guild. From 1961-1967, he was the President of the Directors Guild of America (DGA). He was the first recipient of the Directors Guild of America president's award in 1998. He was nominated for the Directors Guild of America Award four times, for the films Show Boat (1952), Scaramouche (1953), Young Bess (1954), and The Eddy Duchin Story (1957). In 1958, he was presented with a Golden Globe Award for Best World Entertainment through Musical Films. He was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work in the art of cinema.

Buster Keaton - Actor, Vaudevillian, Comedian, Filmmaker, Stunt Performer, and Writer. He was best known for his silent films, in which his trademark was physical comedy with a consistently stoic, deadpan expression, earning him the nickname "The Great Stone Face". He had cameos in such films as In the Good Old Summertime, Sunset Boulevard, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, and Around the World in 80 Days (1956). He was recognized as the seventh-greatest director by Entertainment Weekly. He was voted the 35th Greatest Movie Star of all time by Entertainment Weekly. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked him the 21st-greatest male star. His performance as Johnny Gray in The General (1926) is ranked #34 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Performances of All Time. Critic Roger Ebert wrote of Keaton's "extraordinary period from 1920 to 1929, [when] he worked without interruption on a series of films that make him, arguably, the greatest actor-director in the history of the movies". Orson Welles stated that Keaton's The General is "the greatest comedy ever made, the greatest Civil War film ever made, and perhaps the greatest film ever made". He received an Academy Honorary Award in 1958. A worldwide poll by Sight & Sound in 2002 ranked Keaton's The General as the 15th best film of all time. Three other Keaton films received votes in the magazine's survey, Our Hospitality, Sherlock, Jr., and The Navigator. He is pictured on one of ten 29¢ US commemorative postage stamps celebrating stars of the silent screen, issued 27 April 1994. He has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame: 6619 Hollywood Boulevard (for motion pictures); and 6321 Hollywood Boulevard (for television).

Charlton Heston - Actor and Political Activist. He appeared in 100 films over the course of 60 years. He is best known for his roles in The Ten Commandments, El Cid, Planet of the Apes, The Greatest Show on Earth, Touch of Evil, The Agony and the Ecstasy, and Ben-Hur, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor. In 1965–71, he was the elected president of the Screen Actors Guild. In 1972, he made his directorial debut and starred as Mark Antony in an adaptation of the William Shakespeare play Antony and Cleopatra. The film was never released to theaters, and is rarely seen on television. It was finally released on DVD in March 2011. In 2001, he made a cameo appearance as an elderly, dying chimpanzee in Tim Burton's remake of Planet of the Apes. His distinctive voice had also landed him roles as a film narrator, including Armageddon and Disney's Hercules. His most famous role in politics came as the five-term president of the National Rifle Association from 1998 to 2003. In July 2003, he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom at the White House from President George W. Bush. On April 17, 2010, he was inducted into the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum's Hall of Great Western Performers. He was a recipient of the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, and the Kennedy Center Lifetime Achievement Award. In 1967 at the age of 43, he was the youngest man to receive the Golden Globes Cecil B. DeMille Award. In 1997, he was ranked #28 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. He was voted the 52nd Greatest Movie Star of all time by Entertainment Weekly. He has two films on the American Film Institute's 100 Most Inspiring Movies of All Time. They are The Ten Commandments (1956) at #79, and Ben-Hur (1959) at #56. In April 2003, a 10-foot-tall bronze statue of Heston was erected in front of the NRA's national headquarters in Washington, D.C., in character from Will Penny, in full cowboy gear holding a handgun. He had a fondness for drawing and sketching, and often sketched the cast and crew of his films whenever he had the chance to do so. His sketches were later published in the book "Charlton Heston's Hollywood: 50 Years In American Film". He appears on a USA nondenominated 'forever' commemorative postage stamp in the Legends of Hollywood series, issued 11 April 2014. Price on day of issue was 49¢. The stamp was issued in sheets of 20; the sheet has decorative selvage with a picture of Heston from Ben-Hur. He received a Star on the Walk of Fame at 1628 Hollywood Blvd. on February 8, 1960.

Jackie Collins - Novelist. She has written 29 novels, all of which have appeared on The New York Times bestsellers list. In total, her books have sold over 500 million copies and have been translated into 40 languages. Eight of her novels have been adapted for the screen, either as films or television mini-series. She is the younger sister of actress Joan Collins. She co-wrote the screenplay for the 1978 film version of her 1969 novel The Stud, which starred her older sister Joan as the gold-digging adulteress Fontaine Khaled. She wrote the screenplay for the film adaptation of her first novel The World Is Full Of Married Men in 1979. Also in 1979, she wrote an original screenplay (not based on any of her novels) for the film Yesterday's Hero. Her most successful novel, "Hollywood Wives", was published in 1983, hit the New York Times bestseller list at number one, and sold over 15 million copies. In 1985, "Hollywood Wives" was made into a hugely successful television mini-series, produced by Aaron Spelling. In 2001, she published "Hollywood Wives: The New Generation", which was later turned into a television movie in 2003. In 2014, she released "The Lucky Santangelo Cookbook", a cookbook named after Lucky Santangelo, the protagonist of seven of her novels, who is often portrayed preparing elaborate gastronomic creations for her intimates. She was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2013 Birthday Honours for services to fiction and charity.

Anne Rice - Author. She writes gothic fiction, Christian literature, and erotica, ans she is best known for her popular and influential series of novels, "The Vampire Chronicles", revolving around the central character of Lestat. Books from "The Vampire Chronicles" were the subject of two film adaptations, Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles in 1994, and Queen of the Damned in 2002. In addition to her vampire novels, she has authored books such as "The Feast of All Saints" (adapted for television in 2001), and "Servant of the Bones", which formed the basis of a 2011 comic book miniseries. Several books from "The Vampire Chronicles" have been adapted as comics by various publishers. She has also authored erotic fiction under the pen names Anne Rampling and A. N. Roquelaure, including "Exit to Eden", which was later adapted into a 1994 film. Her novel "The Queen of the Damned" was a main selection of the Literary Guild of America for 1988, and it reached the #1 spot on The New York Times Best Seller list, staying on the list for more than four months. Her books have sold nearly 100 million copies, placing her among the most popular authors in recent American history.

Armand Assante - Actor. During the 1970s, he was a regular on two NBC soap operas, "How to Survive a Marriage" as Johnny McGee, and "The Doctors" as Dr. Mike Powers. His first film was The Lords of Flatbush in 1974, although the title credits misspelled his last name as "Assanti". The role that brought him greater attention came in 1980's Private Benjamin as a handsome Frenchman who becomes the love interest of a U.S. soldier played by Goldie Hawn. His somewhat sinister look has made him a popular choice for tough-guy heroes, as in his starring role as private eye Mike Hammer in the film I, the Jury, and as Mafia gangsters such as Michael Moretti in Sidney Sheldon's "Rage of Angels". He portrayed the notorious Bugsy Siegel in a comedy, Neil Simon's The Marrying Man, another mobster in Hoffa, and crime kingpin John Gotti in the 1996 made-for-television biopic "Gotti", for which he won his Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie. His other notable film appearances include Little Darlings, The Mambo Kings, Judge Dredd and American Gangster. In 1989, he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for 'Outstanding Supporting Actor - Miniseries or a Movie', and for a Golden Globe Award for 'Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television' for his portrayal of Richard Mansfield in "Jack the Ripper". in 1991, he was nominated for 'Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture' for Q&A. He was nominated for 'Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television' in 1997 for "Gotti", and in 1998 for "The Odyssey". In 2010, he received a star on the Italian Walk of Fame in Toronto, Canada.

Liev Schreiber - Actor, Producer, Direcor, Screenwriter. He is best known for the movies Scream trilogy of horror films, Phantoms, The Sum of All Fears, Ransom, The Hurricane, Kate and Leopold, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Salt, Taking Woodstock and Goon. He is also a respected stage actor, having performed in several Broadway productions. In 2005, Schreiber won a Tony Award as Best Featured Actor for his performance in the play "Glengarry Glen Ross". In 2005, he made his debut as a film director and writer with Everything Is Illuminated, based on the novel of the same name. In 2007, he won the Drama League Award for distinguished performance for his portrayal of shock jock Barry Champlain in the Broadway revival of "Talk Radio", and has received Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle Award nominations for the role. In 2010, he received a Tony nomination for Best Leading Actor in a Play for "A View from the Bridge". He also plays the lead character on the Showtime series "Ray Donovan". He was nominated for Emmy and Golden Globe Awards for his performance as the young Orson Welles in the HBO original movie RKO 281. He frequently does voice-over and narration work for advertisements and documentaries, especially HBO's "Sports of the 20th Century" series.

Susan Sarandon - Actress. She won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the 1995 film Dead Man Walking, and a BAFTA Award for Best Actress for the 1994 film The Client. She has received four additional Academy Award nominations for Best Actress, for Atlantic City, Thelma & Louise, Lorenzo's Oil, and The Client. Her other films include The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Pretty Baby, The Hunger, The Witches of Eastwick, Bull Durham, White Palace, Little Women, Stepmom, Igby Goes Down, Enchanted, The Lovely Bones, and Arbitrage. On television, she has received five Emmy nominations, including for "Bernard and Doris" and "You Don't Know Jack". She received a 1979 Drama Desk Award nomination for "Best Actress in a Play" for her off-Broadway debut in playwright John Ford Noonan's two-character piece, "A Coupla White Chicks Sitting Around Talking". She received a 1982 Drama Desk Award nomination for Best Actress in a Play for her performance as a victimized woman in the hit Off-Broadway play "Extremities". In 1997, she was ranked #35 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. She is also known for her social and political activism for a variety of liberal causes. She was appointed a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 1999 and received the Action Against Hunger Humanitarian Award in 2006. She was chosen by People (USA) magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful in the world. She received the "World Lifetime Achievement Award" at the 2006 Women's World Award in New York. In 2010, Sarandon was inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame. She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.

Alicia Silverstone - Actress, Producer, Author. She won 'Best Breakthrough Performance' and 'Best Villain' at the 1994 MTV Movie Awards and a Young Artist Award for her film debut in The Crush. She became a teen idol when she appeared in three music videos for the band Aerosmith. The first of them, Cryin', was voted the #1 video of all time on MTV. She won 'Best Female Performance' and 'Most Desirable Female' at the 1996 MTV Movie Awards and a Young Artist Award once again when she starred in the 1995 sleeper hit Clueless. She also won awards from Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, Kids' Choice Awards, National Board of Review, and an American Comedy Award. Her performance in Clueless earned her a multi-million-dollar deal with Columbia. She co-starred in the big-budget 1997 film Batman & Robin, in which she played Batgirl. She was ranked #5 in VH1's 40 Hottest Hotties of the '90s. In 2002, she made her Broadway debut alongside Kathleen Turner and Jason Biggs in "The Graduate". In 2009, she released her book "The Kind Diet", a guide to vegan nutrition, and launched its associated website "The Kind Life". "The Kind Diet" topped the Hardcover Advice & Misc. category of The New York Times Best Seller list. In 2004, she was voted "Sexiest Female Vegetarian" by PETA.

Leroy VanDyke - Country Music Singer. He is best known for his hits "The Auctioneer" (1956) and "Walk On By" (1961). His composition "The Auctioneer", co-written with Buddy Black, sold over 2.5 million records. He wrote the song about the life of his cousin, National Auctioneers Association Hall of Famer Ray Sims. Van Dyke had the lead role of a budding country music performer in the 1967 movie What Am I Bid?, in which Sims played himself as an auctioneer. In his 50 years-plus career, Van Dyke has recorded more than 500 songs, dozens of them making the charts. His record of "Walk On By" was named by Billboard magazine in 1994 as the biggest country single of all time, based on sales, plays and weeks in the charts. It stayed at number one in the U.S. country chart for 19 weeks, and in all, charted for 42 weeks, also reaching No. 5 on the pop listings. It sold more than 1.5 million copies. He is a member of the National Auctioneers Association Hall of Fame. In 1967, he was awarded the "Founding President's Award" (formerly the "Connie B. Gay Award") from the Country Music Association.

Rutherford B. Hayes - The 19th President of the United States (1877–1881). He was in the U.S. House of Representatives 1865-1867. He was the Governor of Ohio from 1868-1872, and 1876-1877. He was elected president in one of the most contentious and confused elections in national history. He lost the popular vote to Democrat Samuel J. Tilden, but he won an intensely disputed electoral college vote after a Congressional commission awarded him twenty contested electoral votes. While trying to leave a legacy on his tattered Presidency, Hayes attempted to clean up the notoriously corrupt Port of New York by removing those who were responsible for the bribes and kickbacks. One of the individuals that Hayes removed was Chester A. Arthur who would become President of the United States within three years.

Tony LaRussa - Former MLB Baseball Player, Manager, and Executive. He is best known for his tenures as manager of the Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics, and St. Louis Cardinals. His MLB career has spanned from 1963 to the present. As a manager, La Russa guided his teams to three World Series titles, six league championships and twelve division titles in 33 seasons. His 2,728 wins as a manager ranks third all-time in major league history. He was named manager of the White Sox in the middle of the 1979 season, and guided the White Sox to an American League West division title four seasons later. Despite being fired in the middle of the 1986 season, the Athletics hired him less than three weeks later, and he led the A's to three consecutive American League championships from 1988 to 1990, and the 1989 World Series title. He left Oakland following the 1995 season to manage the Cardinals, and led the team to three National League championships, and the 2006 and 2011 World Series titles. Three months later, he accepted a position assisting fellow former manager, Joe Torre, the executive vice president for MLB operations. As of 2014, he continued working for MLB until becoming the Chief Baseball Officer for the Arizona Diamondbacks. He was inducted into the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame in 1998. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame as a manager in 2014. On August 16, 2014, he was inducted into the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame Museum.

gbgoodies

10-05-14, 06:11 AM

Since it seems that very few people (if anyone) is reading this thread, I'm going to tone it down to just the basic names of people who have birthdays each day.

gbgoodies

10-05-14, 07:00 AM

Born on October 5th:

Ray Kroc - Businessman who built McDonald's into the most successful fast food operation in the world. Inducted into the American National Business Hall of Fame.

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51VE0MCFRYL._SS500_.jpg

Robert H. Goddard - Inventor who created and built the world's first liquid-fueled rocket. Inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame.

http://chiefwritingwolf.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/110.jpg

Bil Keane - Cartoonist, "A Family Circus"

http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/books/blog/bill%20keane%20family%20circus.jpg

Louis Lumière - Producer, Director, Cinematographer. With his brother, Auguste, they are credited to be first filmmakers in history.

http://www.biografiasyvidas.com/biografia/l/fotos/lumiere_louis.jpg

Clive Barker - Writer, Hellraiser

https://image-cdn.zap2it.com/images/clive-barker-barnes-and-noble-signing-gi.jpg

Allen Ludden - Game Show Host, "Password"

http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20131012202528/markgoodson/images/a/ac/AllenLudden.jpg

Larry Fine - Actor, The Three Stooges

https://www.americanyesteryear.com/calendar-cards/10-october/05/10-05-1902-birth-date-larry-fine-three-stooges-comedian/10-05-1902-birth-date-larry-fine-three-stooges-comedian.jpg

Kate Winslet - Actress, Titanic

http://www.capitalfm.co.ke/lifestyle/files/2013/06/kate-winslet.jpg

Guy Pearce - Actor, Memento, Iron Man 3

http://knoji.com/images/user/zoey-clark/alienprequels-bd5257b6.jpg

Jesse Eisenberg - Actor, The Social Network, Now You See Me

http://www.details.com/images/celebrities-entertainment/movies-and-tv/201009/social_network_jesse_eisenberg_VSS.jpg

Bernie Mac - Actor, Ocean's Eleven, Mr. 3000

http://voices.suntimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Screen-shot-2014-02-06-at-5.31.24-PM.png

Donald Pleasence - Actor, Halloween, The Great Escape

http://www.wearysloth.com/Gallery/ActorsP/13914-7628.jpg

Glynis Johns - Actress, Mary Poppins

http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20140524204405/disney/images/d/dd/8804-12276.jpg

Bill Dana - Actor, The Nude Bomb

http://www.wearysloth.com/Gallery/ActorsD/4129-13932.jpg

Jeff Conaway - Actor, Grease, "Taxi"

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yP85QBwsrV8/TeBY52OoxqI/AAAAAAAAB40/yCY3wW3VF5c/s1600/conaway06.jpg

Karen Allen - Actress, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Animal House

http://www.standbyformindcontrol.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Karen-Allen-Animal-House.jpeg

Sal Viscuso - Actor, Spaceballs, "Soap"

http://www.wearysloth.com/Gallery/ActorsV/tve17693-617-207.jpg

Bob Geldof - Singer, Live Aid

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyaiZW0r7D0

Harold Faltermeyer - Musician, Composer, Beverly Hills Cop, Top Gun

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Le1z9HOY5Ss

Steve Miller - Singer, Songwriter, Member of The Steve Miller Band

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fH850qp85Zk

Mario Lemieux - Professional NHL Hockey Player, Hall of Famer

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_pSYb3hp-qg/UFuf3pqE_3I/AAAAAAAAQaE/XpSTlJ8psAQ/s400/66cup.jpg

Patrick Roy - Professional NHL Hockey Player, Goaltender, Hall of Famer

http://assets.sbnation.com/imported_assets/49525/roy360.jpg

Bill James - Baseball Writer, Historian, and Statistician

http://worldonline.media.clients.ellingtoncms.com/img/photos/2001/10/17/baseballbook_t440.jpg?9e2a24ba44807f8f9b96aad7c4082bf6ded075dc

Sexy Celebrity

10-05-14, 07:07 AM

Ray Kroc - Businessman who built McDonald's into the most successful fast food operation in the world. Inducted into the American National Business Hall of Fame.

Happy Birthday. I've ate a lot of your food.

Clive Barker - Writer, Hellraiser

https://image-cdn.zap2it.com/images/clive-barker-barnes-and-noble-signing-gi.jpgLove him. Happy Birthday.

Also - The Hellbound Heart is the title of the book Hellraiser is based on.

Kate Winslet - Actress, TitanicHappy Birthday.

Guy Pearce - Actor, Memento, Iron Man 3

http://knoji.com/images/user/zoey-clark/alienprequels-bd5257b6.jpgFelicia from The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. Happy Birthday.

Donald Pleasence - Actor, Halloween, The Great Escape

http://www.wearysloth.com/Gallery/ActorsP/13914-7628.jpgI just watched Halloween 4. Happy Birthday.

Bill Dana - Actor, The Nude Bomb

http://www.wearysloth.com/Gallery/ActorsD/4129-13932.jpgHappy Birthday. You guest starred on The Golden Girls a lot.

gbgoodies

10-05-14, 07:17 AM

Bil Keane - Cartoonist, "A Family Circus"

http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/books/blog/bill%20keane%20family%20circus.jpg

For those of you who are too young to remember "The Family Circus", here are a few images so you can see this cute comic strip.

http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/236x/53/1f/7a/531f7abef2ddacbb740f20abffb89e8f.jpg

http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20080514022247/uncyclopedia/images/a/ab/Family_Circus_5.gif

http://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20080514003052/uncyclopedia/images/b/bc/Family_Circus_2.gif

http://childhoodrelived.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/family_circus_notme21.gif

gbgoodies

10-06-14, 06:58 AM

Born on October 6th:

George Westinghouse - Scientist and engineer who invented the railway air brake and was a pioneer of the electrical industry.

https://www.americanyesteryear.com/calendar-cards/10-october/06/10-06-1846-birth-date-george-westinghouse-inventor-entrepreneur/10-06-1846-birth-date-george-westinghouse-inventor-entrepreneur.jpg

Leslie Moonves - President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of CBS Corporation

http://si.wsj.net/public/resources/images/MK-BY114_CBS_su_G_20121018210602.jpg

Carole Lombard - Actress, My Man Godfrey, Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941)

http://thenypost.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/lombard10.jpg?w=448

Janet Gaynor - Actress, Sunrise, A Star Is Born

http://iv1.lisimg.com/image/5303505/600full-janet-gaynor.jpg

Britt Ekland - Actress, The Man with the Golden Gun

http://i.ndtvimg.com/mt/movies/2013-03/brit-read.jpg

Ioan Gruffudd - Actor, Horatio Hornblower, Fantastic Four, "Forever"

http://www4.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Ioan+Gruffudd+Official+Launch+BritWeek+2012+nqczso84JzNl.jpg

Elisabeth Shue - Actress, The Karate Kid, Adventures in Babysitting, "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation"

http://www2.pictures.stylebistro.com/bg/Chasing+Mavericks+Premiere+4zJOjN7i45Ll.jpg

Jeremy Sisto - Actor, Clueless, "Law & Order"

http://www.givememyremote.com/remote/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/jeremy_sisto.jpg

Ellen Travolta - Actress, "Happy Days", "Joanie Loves Chachi", "Charles in Charge"

http://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100723125443/charles/images/a/ab/EllenTravolta.png

Fred Travalena - Comedian, Impersonator

http://i.ytimg.com/vi/zydh4NjgR7U/hqdefault.jpg

Ruben Sierra - Former Professional MLB Baseball Player who was an outfielder, a four time All-Star (1989, 1991, 1992, 1994), and the AL Comeback Player of the Year in 2001.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VbZXTgtIEhU/R7ylgpHRzII/AAAAAAAAACc/3CSnPU-VYEo/s1600/1987%2BBroder%2BRookies%2B%236.jpg

Dennis "Oil Can" Boyd - Former Professional MLB Baseball Player who played for several teams including the 1986 American League Champion Boston Red Sox, and the 1988 American League Eastern Division Champion Boston Red Sox teams.
http://www.halloffamememorabilia.com/images/products/p-530257-dennis-oil-can-boyd-autographed-hand-signed-baseball-card-1990-donruss-633-boston-red-aw-44672.jpg

Bruno Sammartino - Retired Professional Wrestler who held the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship for over 11 years (4040 days) across two reigns, the first of which is the longest single reign in the promotion's history (2803 days).

http://clatl.com/imager/bruno-sammartino/b/original/3010324/de9e/arts_wrestleSAMMARTINO12-1_48.jpg

gbgoodies

10-06-14, 07:02 AM

My favorite athletes who were born on October 6th:

Jerry Grote - Former Professional MLB Baseball Player who played the majority of his Major League Baseball career as a catcher for the New York Mets, and was regarded as one of the best defensive catchers of his era.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uetRx3APQe0/Us-MAskBMsI/AAAAAAAALUw/RwDNGmHokeI/s1600/1967tGrote.png

Jim Sharp - Retired Professional Bull Rider who was a founding father of the PBR, and was the first bull rider in the PRCA’s National Finals Rodeo history to ride each of his 10 bulls during the champion-crowning event.

Jim Sharp vs Promise Land - 02 PBR Ft. Worth (94 pts)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrApnUZyrpU

Jim Sharp - PRCA Hall of Fame Tribute

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCflnnZI0HI

Walter Ray Williams, Jr. - Professional PBA Bowler who is a seven-time PBA Player of the Year winner, and holds the record for all-time standard PBA Tour career titles (47).

http://news.dexterbowling.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Masters_WALTERRAY2.jpg

PBA Bowler Walter Ray Williams Jr. Career Highlights

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzsdR3L-fbI

Sexy Celebrity

10-06-14, 07:33 AM

Ellen Travolta - Actress, "Happy Days", "Joanie Loves Chachi", "Charles in Charge"

http://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100723125443/charles/images/a/ab/EllenTravolta.png

Oh, God. The multiple choice question I always get wrong on tests.

This is Ellen Travolta. What is her connection to John Travolta?

A. She's John's sister.
B. She's John and Lily Tomlin's lesbian daughter.
C. She's John and Lily Tomlin mashed together.
D. She's John.
E. None of the Above.
F. All of the Above.

gbgoodies

10-06-14, 07:55 AM

Oh, God. The multiple choice question I always get wrong on tests.

This is Ellen Travolta. What is her connection to John Travolta?

A. She's John's sister.
B. She's John and Lily Tomlin's lesbian daughter.
C. She's John and Lily Tomlin mashed together.
D. She's John.
E. None of the Above.
F. All of the Above.

A. She's John's sister.

gbgoodies

10-07-14, 06:50 AM

Born on October 7th:

Thomas Keneally - Writer. He is best known for writing "Schindler's Ark", which would later be adapted to Steven Spielberg's Schindler's List, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture.

http://www.januarymagazine.com/profiles/primages/tomk.gif

Robert Z. Leonard - Director. The Divorcee, The Great Ziegfeld

http://www.latimes.com/includes/projects/hollywood/portraits/robert_z_leonard.jpg

Mark Radcliffe - Producer. Home Alone, Mrs. Doubtfire, The Help

http://metrouk2.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/article-1283272741611-0aed7685000005dc-118964_466x310.jpg

June Allyson - Actress. Little Women, The Stratton Story

http://www.goldenhollywoodera.com/_files/Image/juneallysondream03.jpg

Andy Devine - Actor. Stagecoach, "Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok".

https://free-classic-tv-shows.com/Westerns/Adventures-of-Wild-Bill-Hickok/1951-12-16-s2-ep10-Ex-Convict-Story/Andy-Devine.jpg

Simon Cowell - Music and TV Producer, Talent Scout. "Pop Idol", "The X Factor", "Britain's Got Talent", "American Idol"

http://assets-s3.usmagazine.com/uploads/assets/articles/65044-simon-cowell-expecting-a-baby-with-friends-wife-lauren-silverman/1375277118_simon-cowell-article.jpg

Dylan Baker - Actor. Spider-Man 2, Thirteen Days

http://i1.cdnds.net/11/28/ustv_dylan_baker.jpg

Shawn Ashmore - Actor. X-Men, "The Following". He is twin brother to Aaron Ashmore.

http://www.picpicx.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/eb2b9367cac7da9df08df0e7abb1aee0.jpg

Aaron Ashmore - Actor. "Smallville", "Warehouse 13". He is twin brother to Shawn Ashmore.

http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120321133326/lostgirl/images/f/fd/Aaron_Ashmore.jpg

Judy Landers - Actress. Skatetown, U.S.A., "B.J. and the Bear". She is the younger sister of actress Audrey Landers.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PMt5gvGdSz8/S-bcFfClz4I/AAAAAAAAAkk/2OakWR6tefM/s1600/Judy-Landers.jpg

Joy Behar - Comedian, Writer, Actress, TV Host. "The View.", "The Joy Behar Show".

https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/140996314/Joy2.JPG

James Van Patten - Actor, Former Professional Tennis Player. He is the youngest son of actor Dick Van Patten and Pat Van Patten, the brother of Vince Van Patten and Nels Van Patten, the nephew of actress Joyce Van Patten, and the half-nephew of Timothy Van Patten.

http://www.wearysloth.com/Gallery/ActorsV/17534-16158.gif

gbgoodies

10-07-14, 06:59 AM

Singers, Musicians and an Olympic Skater born on October 7th:

John Mellencamp (aka John Cougar Mellencamp) - Singer, Songwriter, Musician. "Hurts So Good", "Jack & Diane", "Lonely Ol' Night", "Small Town".

John Mellencamp - Jack & Diane

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h04CH9YZcpI

Toni Braxton - Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Record Producer, Actress. "You're Makin' Me High", "Un-Break My Heart", "He Wasn't Man Enough".

Toni Braxton - Un-Break My Heart

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2Rch6WvPJE

Michael W. Smith - Singer who has charted primarily in the contemporary Christian chart.

Michael W. Smith - Place In This World

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpXMnY_t03M

Yo-Yo Ma - Cellist who has played as a soloist with many major orchestras. His 75 albums have received fifteen Grammy Awards.

Yo-Yo Ma plays the prelude from Bach´s Cello Suite No. 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZn_VBgkPNY

Flying Lotus (aka Steven Ellison) - Music Producer, Electronic Musician, Rapper. He has released five studio albums, produced much of the bumper music on Cartoon Network's "Adult Swim", and in 2012, he began rapping under the persona "Captain Murphy", based on the "Sealab 2021" character of the same name.

Flying Lotus - MmmHmm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uCyv05SG1g

Taylor Hicks - Singer who won the fifth season of "American Idol".

Taylor Hicks - Jailhouse Rock

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTCBaIdMgHM

Jayne Torvill - British ice dancer who, with Christopher Dean, won a gold medal at the 1984 Winter Olympics and a bronze medal at the 1994 Winter Olympics.

Torvill & Dean - 1984 Olympics - Bolero - HQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2zbbN4OL98

gbgoodies

10-07-14, 07:03 AM

Politicians and Historical People born on October 7th:

Oliver North - Former United States Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel who was a National Security Council staff member during the Iran–Contra affair.

http://www.mr-nash.com/rants/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/url-11.jpeg

Vladimir Putin - Prime Minister of Russia from 1999 to 2000, and again from 2008 to 2012, and the President of Russia from 2000 to 2008, and again since May 7, 2012.

http://www.slate.com/content/dam/slate/articles/news_and_politics/foreigners/2014/03/vladimir_putin_s_irrational_behavior_why_the_russian_president_wins_if_we/476616659-russian-president-vladimir-putin-looks-on-during-a.jpg.CROP.promo-mediumlarge.jpg

Heinrich Himmler - He was Reichsführer of the Schutzstaffel (SS), a military commander, and a leading member of the Nazi Party (NSDAP) of Nazi Germany. He was one of the most powerful men in Nazi Germany and one of the persons most directly responsible for the Holocaust.

http://33.media.tumblr.com/7bebd922f784263da283e31ce96912a9/tumblr_ml47r2DHkx1s3x9q4o1_500.jpg

gbgoodies

10-08-14, 06:58 AM

Born on October 8th:

Frank Herbert - Science Fiction Writer. "Dune", "Children of Dune"

http://hisvorpal.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/frank-herbert.jpg

Matt Damon - Actor. Good Will Hunting, The Bourne Identity, The Adjustment Bureau

http://www.thefancarpet.com/uploaded_assets/images/gallery/1084/Good_Will_Hunting_12842_Medium.jpg

Sigourney Weaver - Actress. Aliens, Ghostbusters, Working Girl

http://img2.timeinc.net/instyle/images/2012/TRANSFORMATIONS/2010-sigourney-weaver-400.jpg

Chevy Chase - Actor. Foul Play, Seems Like Old Times, Christmas Vacation, "Saturday Night Live"

https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/446765968924999680/ewHx5Cac_400x400.jpeg

Nick Cannon - Actor, Director, Producer, Comedian, TV Host. Drumline, Love Don't Cost a Thing, "America's Got Talent"

http://www.nbc.com/sites/nbcunbc/files/files/styles/nbc_bio_image/public/images/2014/4/23/AGT_NICK_CANNON.jpg?itok=43HOsrc3

Jeremy Davies - Actor. Twister, Saving Private Ryan, Helter Skelter

http://www.glidemagazine.com/hiddentrack/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/lost_davies1.jpg

Paul Hogan - Actor. Crocodile Dundee, Almost an Angel

http://www.writeups.org/img/fiche/5112b.jpg

Ian Hart - Actor. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Finding Neverland

http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110620165944/harrypotter/images/9/9b/Ian_Hart_1.jpg

Emily Procter - Actress, Leaving Las Vegas, "CSI: Miami"

http://img.poptower.com/pic-61787/emily-procter.jpg?d=600

Stephanie Zimbalist - Actress. The Magic of Lassie, "Remington Steele"

http://www.stephaniezimbalist.de/galleries/szpic04.jpg

Dylan Neal - Actor. Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, "Dawson's Creek", "The Bold and the Beautiful"

http://www.dylannealcentral.com/dnpic/hyperion_dylanneal01.jpg

Roger Wilson - Actor. Porky's, Thunder Alley (1985)

http://www.hotflick.net/flicks/1982_Porky_s/982POK_Roger_Wilson_009.jpg

Michael Dudikoff - Actor. American Ninja, "North and South, Book II", "Cobra"

http://theactionelite.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Legends-600x448.jpg

Molly C. Quinn - Actress. We're the Millers, "Castle"

http://www2.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Molly+C+Quinn+ABC+Castle+Season+3+Premiere+6wn8EDXCDZ5l.jpg

Angus T. Jones - Actor. The Rookie, "Two and a Half Men"

http://static.tvgcdn.net/MediaBin/Galleries/Shows/S_Z/Tq_Tz/Two_and_Half_Men/season7/two-half-men-209.jpg

Rona Barrett - Gossip Columnist, Businesswoman who runs the Rona Barrett Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to the aid and support of senior citizens in need.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pqr2gHBL7PA/SQiWNaZD_cI/AAAAAAAABjg/zQhu65HTlU0/s1600/51iegKrdnyL__SS500_.jpg

Bruno Mars - Singer, Songwriter, Record Producer, Choreographer who has won 2 Grammy Awards and sold more than 11 million albums and 68 million singles worldwide. "Just the Way You Are", "Grenade", "Locked Out of Heaven", "When I Was Your Man", "Treasure"

http://www.wp7connect.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/bruno-mars.jpg

Johnny Ramone - Songwriter, Guitarist for the punk rock band the Ramones. He was in the movie Rock 'n' Roll High School as himself.

http://musicalisme.com/ebay/guitar05.jpg

Clarence Williams - Singer, Jazz Pianist, Composer, Promoter who was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970, and inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame in 1991.

http://bluesman.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Clarence-Williams-300x300.png

Bill Elliott - Race Car Driver. Former Champion of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series who was voted NASCAR's most popular driver an amazing 16 times, including 10 straight years between 1991-2000. He was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 2007.

http://www.theautochannel.com/callahan/2000texas/portraits1/elliott_bill01.jpg

Mike 'The Miz' Mizanin - Professional WWE Wrestler who has won 12 championships in WWE, and is the 25th Triple Crown Champion in company history.

http://www.themizonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/The-Miz-Pictures-10.jpg

Jesse Jackson - Civil Rights Activist and Baptist Minister who was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988. His eldest son is Former U.S. Representative Jesse Jackson, Jr.

http://itmakessenseblog.com/files/2012/06/Jesse-Jackson-006.jpg

Eddie Rickenbacker - American Fighter Ace in World War I and Medal of Honor recipient who, with 26 aerial victories, was America's most successful fighter ace in the war.

http://ih2.redbubble.net/image.14846771.8871/flat,550x550,075,f.u1.jpg

gbgoodies

10-08-14, 07:04 AM

For those of you who only know Roger Wilson from the teen movie Porky's, did you know that he was also in the movie Thunder Alley (1985), and he did his own singing?

Roger Wilson - Can't Look Back

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoJOVQLSG5Q

Roger Wilson - Heart to Heart

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V62Fu_brqJ8

gbgoodies

10-09-14, 04:29 AM

Born on October 9th:

Mike Peters - Writer, Cartoonist who draws editorial cartoons and his popular, long-running comic strip "Mother Goose and Grimm".

http://www.catsafterme.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/grim.jpg

http://www.grimmy.com/images/MGG_Archive/MGG_2013/MGG-2013-06-08.gif

Linwood Boomer - Writer, Producer. "Night Court", "God, the Devil and Bob", "Malcolm in the Middle", "The Mindy Project"

http://www.malcolminthemiddle.co.uk/gallery/data/1016/Linwood-Boomer-Malcolm-in-the-Middle-Press-Conference-21-March-2001-MITMVC-05.jpg

Guillermo del Toro - Writer, Director, Producer. Hellboy, Pan's Labyrinth, "The Strain"

http://static.squarespace.com/static/53323bb4e4b0cebc6a28ffa2/t/53b5ddc7e4b07ea97841c1b6/1404427723519/del_toro_pacific_rim2.jpg

Steve McQueen - Director. 12 Years a Slave, Hunger, Shame

http://cdn.kingston.ac.uk/includes/img/cms/uploads/kingston-university-caec752-steve-mcqueen-close-up-with-osc.jpg

Pete Docter - Writer. Toy Story, Toy Story 2, Monsters, Inc., WALL·E, Up

http://cdn.filmschoolrejects.com/images/docter-int-header.jpg

Steve Jablonsky - Composer. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Amityville Horror, Transformers, "Desperate Housewives"

http://movies.dosthana.com/sites/default/files/image-gallery/Steve%20Jablonsky-Image_0.jpg

Scott Bakula - Actor. American Beauty, Cats Don't Dance, "Murphy Brown", "Quantum Leap", "Star Trek: Enterprise"

http://subspacecomms.com/sites/default/files/0413-general/scott-bakula.jpg

Tony Shalhoub - Actor. Men in Black, Paulie, Galaxy Quest, "Wings", "Stark Raving Mad", "Monk"

http://www.100megspop2.com/presca/WINGS10.jpg

Alastair Sim - Actor. Scrooge (1951), Stage Fright, The Belles of St Trinian's, A Christmas Carol[/i] (1971)

http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130629144304/pawnstarsthegame/images/b/b8/Alastair-sim.jpg

Fyvush Finkel - Actor. Brighton Beach Memoirs, A Serious Man, "Picket Fences", "Boston Public"

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/blog_post_349_width/2013/10/fyvush_finkel_-_p_-_2013.jpg

Michael Paré - Actor. Eddie and the Cruisers, The Philadelphia Experiment, "The Greatest American Hero"

http://38.media.tumblr.com/8e32609e2827028a22e4a2f15a528397/tumblr_n4khocOYO71qbgvpzo1_500.jpg

Robert Wuhl - Actor. Batman, "Arli$$"

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WmDVtxdVxpE/T5dalW_HEiI/AAAAAAAACio/pKPF0MIN2ek/s1600/knox4ft.jpg

John O'Hurley - Actor. "Santa Barbara", "General Hospital", "Seinfeld"

http://www4.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/John+O+Hurley+2011+Ellis+Island+Medals+Honor+XXxBU4OuUyul.jpg

Brandon Routh - Actor. Superman Returns, "Chuck"

http://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20080927222841/dcmovies/images/e/e5/Superman_BrandonRouth.jpg

Gary Frank - Actor. Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb, "General Hospital", "Family"

http://i.ytimg.com/vi/__g0Jrc9U-w/hqdefault.jpg

Zachery Ty Bryan - Actor. The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, Hammer of the Gods, "Home Improvement"

http://dietnerd.info/img/c57b222.jpg

gbgoodies

10-09-14, 04:38 AM

Musicians, Singers, and Athletes born on October 9th:

John Lennon - Singer, Songwriter, Actor, Member of The Beatles. A Hard Day's Night, Help!, Yellow Submarine. He shares a birthday with his son Sean Lennon.

John Lennon - Imagine

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVg2EJvvlF8

Sean Lennon - Singer, Musician, Composer, Actor. Moonwalker, Infinite Escher. He shares a birthday with his father John Lennon.

Sean Lennon in "Infinite Escher"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_hIer621XQ

Sharon Osbourne - Singer, Actress, Producer, TV Host/Judge. "The Osbournes", "America's Got Talent", "The X Factor", "The Talk"

http://assets-s3.usmagazine.com/uploads/assets/photo_galleries/regular_galleries/2416-talk-show-controversies-and-feuds-the-biggest-ever/photos/1395047576_462009497_sharon-osbourne-560.jpg

John Entwistle - Musician who was the bass guitarist with The Who, He was elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (as a member of The Who) in 1990.

John Entwistle's Bass Solo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vKPyTyYO0M

Jackson Browne - Singer, Songwriter who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004. "The Pretender", "Running on Empty", "Lawyers In Love", "Somebody's Baby"

Jackson Browne - Somebody's Baby

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-3TZiyY9Sk

Scotty McCreery - Singer who won the tenth season of "American Idol" on May 25, 2011. His debut album, "Clear as Day", was certified platinum in the United States, and included the top 20 country songs, "I Love You This Big" and "The Trouble with Girls".

Scotty McCreery - I Love You This Big

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVq8nEHCKd4

Freddie Patek - Former MLB Baseball Player, (shortstop), who was the shortest player of his time, and is a member of the Kansas City Royals Hall of Fame. Baseball analyst Bill James ranked him the 14th best player in Royals' history.

http://www.mysticgames.com/famouspeople/pictures/FreddiePatek.jpg

gbgoodies

10-09-14, 04:49 PM

Today is one of my favorite days for birthdays because there are so many of my favorites celebrating.

Pete Docter, who helped bring us some of the best animated movies ever, Toy Story, Toy Story 2, Monsters, Inc., WALL·E.

Scott Bakula, who starred in two of my favorite TV shows, "Quantum Leap" and "Star Trek: Enterprise".

Tony Shalhoub, who starred in three of my favorite TV shows, "Stark Raving Mad", "Monk", and "Wings".

John Lennon, who gave us one of the most amazing songs ever written, "Imagine".

Scotty McCreery, who won the tenth season of "American Idol". I rarely vote, but I was rooting for him to win. :)

Swan

10-09-14, 04:55 PM

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GUILLERMO!!!!!!

http://img2-1.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/080709/del-toro/guillermo-del-toro_l.jpg

gbgoodies

10-10-14, 06:43 AM

Born on October 10th:

Mark Gordon - Producer, President of the Producers Guild of America. Speed, Saving Private Ryan, Source Code, "Private Practice", "Grey's Anatomy", "Criminal Minds"

http://pmcdeadline2.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/gordon-mark2.jpg

Edward D. Wood Jr. - Writer, Director, Producer. Plan 9 from Outer Space, Glen or Glenda, Bride of the Monster, Jail Bait

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/87/Ed_Wood_photo.jpg

Harold Pinter - Playwright, Screenwriter, Director, Actor. The Homecoming, Betrayal, Sleuth, The French Lieutenant's Woman

http://www.bbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p009y43j_640_360.jpg

Nora Roberts - Writer, Bestselling author of more than 200 romance novels including "Angels Fall", "Montana Sky", "Carolina Moon", "Northern Lights" and "High Noon".

http://www.missourireview.com/tmr-blog/files/noraroberts.jpg

Helen Hayes - Actress. Anastasia (1956), A Farewell to Arms, Airport, Herbie Rides Again

http://www.meredy.com/hayes02.jpg

Ben Vereen - Actor, Singer, Dancer. All That Jazz, Pippin: His Life and Times, Once Upon a Forest, "Roots", "Tenspeed and Brown Shoe"

http://www1.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Ben+Vereen+66th+Annual+Tony+Awards+Arrivals+WPRV3VPdqdtl.jpg

Michael Giacchino - Composer. The Incredibles, Ratatouille, Up, Star Trek (2009), "Alias", "Lost", "Fringe"

http://schmoesknow.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/michael_giacchino_.jpg

Peter Coyote - Actor. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, The Legend of Billie Jean, Jagged Edge, Sphere

http://backstage.blogs.com/blogstage/images/2008/07/22/peter_coyote.jpg

Chris Penn - Actor. Footloose, Best of the Best, Reservoir Dogs, True Romance

http://static.businessinsider.com/image/4e971f8ceab8ea985900000c/image.jpg

Dana Elcar - Actor. The Sting, Condorman, "Dark Shadows", "Black Sheep Squadron", "MacGyver"

http://www.movieactors.com/photos-stars/dana-elcar-allofme-1.jpg

Bradley Whitford - Actor. The Cabin in the Woods, "The West Wing", "Trophy Wife"

http://www.thrfeed.com/sites/default/files/2012/02/bradley_whitford.jpg

Jessica Harper - Actress. Suspiria, Pennies from Heaven, Shock Treatment, My Favorite Year

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OQmEa5OKyOI/THqGYvgU_lI/AAAAAAAAXk8/0BF6j1-PrsQ/s400/JHarper004.jpg

Mario Lopez - Actor, TV Host. "Saved by the Bell", "Pacific Blue", "The Bold and the Beautiful", "The X Factor", "Extra"

http://a2.files.biography.com/image/upload/c_fill,dpr_1.0,g_face,h_300,q_80,w_300/MTE5NTU2MzE2NTc0Mjg3Mzcx.jpg

Jodi Benson - Voice Actress. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, The Little Mermaid, Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure, Balto: Wolf Quest, Toy Story 3

http://www.wcti12.com/image/view/-/22211436/medRes/2/-/maxh/360/maxw/640/-/lt64kj/-/Little-Mermaid--Jodi-Benson--Walt-Disney-Images--2--jpg.jpg

gbgoodies

10-10-14, 07:05 AM

Singers, Musicians and Athletes born on October 10th:

Tanya Tucker - Country Music Singer. Her best known songs include "Delta Dawn", "What's Your Mama's Name?", "Would You Lay with Me (In a Field of Stone)", "Texas (When I Die)", "Love Me Like You Used To", "Strong Enough to Bend".

Tanya Tucker - Texas (When I Die)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBVa_NqONf4

Tanya Tucker - Strong Enough to Bend

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDKHxygYj0U

David Lee Roth - Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Member of the hard rock band Van Halen. His best known songs include "Jump", "California Girls" and "Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody".

David Lee Roth - Just A Gigolo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeXjBWN8LO8

Thelonious Monk - Jazz Pianist and Composer who was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording, and inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame in 1980.

http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kcur/files/201210/thelonious_monk_1_1.JPG

Midge Ure - Musician, Singer, Songwriter, Member of the 1980s pop group Ultravox. He co-wrote and produced the charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas?", and organised Band Aid, Live Aid and Live 8 with Bob Geldof.

http://www.inquirelive.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/midge-ure.jpg

Brett Favre - Former NFL Football Quarterback who is the only player to win the AP Most Valuable Player three consecutive times, has led teams to eight division championships and two Super Bowl appearances, and holds many NFL records.

http://www.geeksandcleats.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/brett-favre-booed-lambeau-geeks-and-cleats.jpg

Bob Nystrom - Former Professional NHL Hockey Right Winger who was known as one of the all-time clutch players in NHL Stanley Cup playoff history. He was inducted into the Nassau County Sports Hall of Fame in 2003. He is also a member of the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.

http://www.sportsblink.com/product_images/bobby-nystrom-new-york-islanders-cup-over-head-autographed-photograph-3354784.jpg

Dale Earnhardt Jr. - NASCAR Racecar Driver and Team Owner who has won the Most Popular Driver Award eleven times. He is the son of NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt Sr.

http://static.nascar.com/content/dam/nascar/drivers/D/dale-earnhardt--jr/lookup/nscs_dale_earnhardtjr_456x362.png/_jcr_content/renditions/nscs_dale_earnhardtjr_456x362.png.main.png

gbgoodies

10-11-14, 01:44 PM

Born on October 11th:

Joe Simon - Comic Book Writer, Artist, Editor, and Publisher who, with his partner, artist Jack Kirby, he co-created Captain America. He also created or co-created many important characters in the 1930s–1940s Golden Age of Comic Books and served as the first editor of Timely Comics, the company that would evolve into Marvel Comics. He was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 1999.

http://img3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20111216214434/marvel/es/images/b/b4/Simon.jpg

Jerome Robbins - Broadway Theater Producer, Director, and Dance Choreographer. His best known shows include On the Town, Peter Pan, The King And I, The Pajama Game, Bells Are Ringing, West Side Story, Gypsy: A Musical Fable, Fiddler on the Roof. He was a five time Tony Award winner, a recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors, and he received two Academy Awards.

http://nimg.sulekha.com/entertainment/original700/jerome-robbins-2011-4-28-16-20-45.jpg

Elmore Leonard - Writer. 3:10 to Yuma, Jackie Brown, Out of Sight, "Justified"

http://wp.patheos.com.s3.amazonaws.com/blogs/godandthemachine/files/2013/08/Elmore-Leonard.jpg

Michael J. Nelson - He is the former host and writer of the Emmy-nominated, Peabody Award-winning series "Mystery Science Theater 3000". He also writes, records and releases downloadable commentaries for movies to be played in sync with them, called "Rifftrax," along with other MST3K guests.

http://mst3kaday.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/mikeandthebotsly7.jpg

Matt Bomer - Actor. In Time, Magic Mike, The Normal Heart, "Tru Calling", "Traveler", "White Collar"

http://cdn02.cdn.socialitelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/14/matt-bomer-05142013-600x450.jpg

Michelle Trachtenberg - Actress. Harriet the Spy, Inspector Gadget, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", "Gossip Girl"

http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20101104235035/gossipgirl/images/1/1d/Michelle_trachtenberg.jpg

Emily Deschanel - Actress. Cold Mountain, Spider-Man 2, "Rose Red", "Bones". Her younger sister is Zooey Deschanel.

http://www.hairstylestime.com/images/emily-deschanel-hairstyles/Emily_deschanel155986.jpg

Sean Patrick Flanery - Actor. Powder, The Boondock Saints, "The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles", "Stephen King's Dead Zone", "The Young and the Restless"

http://www.nylonguysmag.com/nylonguys/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Sean-Patrick-Flanery-sean-patrick-flanery-12401809-1600-1080.jpg

Stephen Moyer - Actor. Prince Valiant, Quills, 88 Minutes, "The Sound of Music Live!", "True Blood"

http://images.thehollywoodgossip.com/iu/t_xlarge_p/v1377281282/stephen-moyer-red-carpet-pic.jpg

Joan Cusack - Actress. Working Girl, Addams Family Values, Runaway Bride, "Saturday Night Live", "Shameless". She is the sister of John Cusack and Ann Cusack.

http://images.askmen.com/galleries/actress/joan-cusack/pictures/joan-cusack-picture-2.jpg

Luke Perry - Actor. Buffy the Vampire Slayer, 8 Seconds, The Fifth Element, "Beverly Hills, 90210", "Jeremiah", "John from Cincinnati"

http://abyss.hubbe.net/jeremiah/gallery/gfx/covers/jtv/lg/char/s2/203-jeremiah03-lg.jpg

Jane Krakowski - Actress. Ice Age, Alfie (2004), "Ally McBeal", "30 Rock"

http://www.celebheights.com/pr1/jane-krakowski.jpg

David Morse - Actor. The Indian Runner, The Negotiator, The Green Mile, The Hurt Locker, "St. Elsewhere", "Hack", "Treme"

http://supermarcey.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/david-morse.jpg?w=551&h=394

Ron Leibman - Actor. The Hot Rock, Up the Academy, Zorro: The Gay Blade, "Kaz", "Central Park West"

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51zp6jp-wVL._SX342_.jpg

Catlin Adams - Actress. The Jerk, The Jazz Singer (1980), "Square Pegs"

http://img.spokeo.com/public/900-600/catlin_adams_2014_03_19.jpg

gbgoodies

10-11-14, 02:02 PM

Politicians, Singers, Musicians and Athletes born on October 11th:

Eleanor Roosevelt - She was the longest-serving First Lady of the United States, holding the post from March 1933 to April 1945 during her husband President Franklin D. Roosevelt's four terms in office. She was a charter member of the National Women's Hall of Fame in 1973. She was the niece of Theodore Roosevelt.

http://izquotes.com/quotes-pictures/quote-the-future-belongs-to-those-who-believe-in-the-beauty-of-their-dreams-eleanor-roosevelt-157908.jpg

Dottie West - Country Music Singer, Songwriter who was the first country female vocalist to win a Grammy award. Her best known songs include "Country Sunshine", "A Lesson in Leavin'", the duets with Kenny Rogers "Every Time Two Fools Collide", "All I Ever Need is You" and "What are We Doin' in Love", the duet with Jim Reeves "Love is No Excuse", and the duet with Don Gibson "Rings of Gold". She is the mother of country singer Shelly West.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5Z58sV_GLKY/TdAuz9Vad0I/AAAAAAAACCY/w3rg-FbIklc/s1600/new+horizons.jpg

Dottie West - Country Sunshine

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSc7WQZIYAg

Daryl Hall - Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Member of Hall & Oates. His best known songs include "Rich Girl", "Kiss on My List", "Private Eyes", "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)", "Maneater" and "Out of Touch". The duo were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2004, and into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014.

http://cdn3.pitchfork.com/features/6673/58580630.jpg

Hall & Oates - You Make My Dreams Come True

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_I4wtNPv5w

Steve Young - Professional NFL Football Quarterback who was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2001, and inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2005, (his first year of eligibility).

http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/multimedia/photo_gallery/0901/nfl.super.bowl.covers.1/images/steve-young.jpg

Ty Murray - Professional Bull Rider. He is a nine-time World Champion rodeo cowboy, and co-founder and board adviser of the Professional Bull Riders. He was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in 2000. He was inducted into the Rodeo Hall of Fame of the Rodeo Historical Society in 1989.

http://www.wranglersports.com/tradition/pros/images/tmurray2.jpg

Ty Murray vs Perfect Storm - 02 PBR Greensboro (95 pts)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBDbRiKuz5w

Theo

10-11-14, 09:09 PM

Matt Bomer - Actor. In Time, Magic Mike, The Normal Heart, "Tru Calling", "Traveler", "White Collar"

http://cdn02.cdn.socialitelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/14/matt-bomer-05142013-600x450.jpg

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MATT. :kiss:

gbgoodies

10-12-14, 06:17 AM

Born on October 12th:

Hugh Jackman - Actor, Singer, Dancer. X-Men, Kate & Leopold, The Prestige, Real Steel, "Oklahoma!", "The Boy From Oz"

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/06/11/article-2157500-138D13D7000005DC-186_634x545.jpg

Josh Hutcherson - Actor. Zathura: A Space Adventure, Bridge to Terabithia, Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008), The Hunger Games

http://b68389.medialib.glogster.com/media/5fc6835a134c2b462f2b790688c3ba09ee38ba45c0afc7b26ea2770206d17111/josh-hutcherson.jpg

Kirk Cameron - Actor. Left Behind, "Growing Pains". His sister is actress Candace Cameron Bure.

http://doyouremember.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/picture-9.jpeg

Hiroyuki Sanada - Actor. Speed Racer, The Wolverine, 47 Ronin, "Revenge", "Extant"

http://www3.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Hiroyuki+Sanada+Wolverine+Premieres+London+FbCyCSx2NnEl.jpg

Carlos Bernard - Actor. 10.5: Apocalypse, Alien Raiders, "The Young and the Restless", "24"

http://www3.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Carlos+Bernard+FOX+Home+Entertainment+24+Marathon+fISBpSIiuJEl.jpg

Adam Rich - Actor. The Devil and Max Devlin, Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star, "Eight Is Enough", "Code Red", "Dungeons & Dragons"

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eS9vABkw7aw/TVQbzYWgTAI/AAAAAAAAAJo/4eZLr3c_OPI/s1600/adam+rich.jpg

gbgoodies

10-12-14, 06:38 AM

Singers and Athletes born on October 12th:

Luciano Pavarotti - Opera Singer who also crossed over into popular music, eventually becoming one of the most commercially successful tenors of all time. He is also known for his most original and popular performances with the 'Three Tenors' and 'Pavarotti & Friends'.

https://media.zenfs.com/en-US/video/video.snl.com/SNL_1074_08_Luciano_Pavarotti_and_Vanessa_Williams.png

Sid Fernandez - Former MLB Baseball Pitcher who was a two-time All-Star, and a Member of 1986 World Series Champion New York Mets team. He was proud of his roots and wore uniform number 50 in honor of Hawaii being the 50th state. The theme song to Hawaii Five-O was often played before his starts at Shea Stadium during his days with the New York Mets.

http://www.cardcow.com/images/set408/card00944_fr.jpg

Lane Frost - Professional Bull Rider and Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) member who died in the arena at the 1989 Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo, as a result of injuries sustained riding the bull "Takin' Care of Business", after completing a successful 91-point ride. The 1991 movie My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys was dedicated to him. He realized a lifelong dream when he became the PRCA World Champion Bull Rider at age 24. In August 1990, he was inducted into the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame. The 1994 biopic 8 Seconds is based on his life. Champion Bull Rider Tuff Hedeman compared Lane's death to that of the young actor James Dean: "gone way too soon".

http://www.suerosoffphotography.com/users/SueRosoff4830/images/SueRosoff4830446030.jpg

In 1987, the great bull Red Rock, owned by Growney Bros. Rodeo Company, was voted Bucking Bull of the Year. In 309 attempts, no one had ever ridden him, and in 1988, at the Challenge of Champions, Lane rode him in seven exhibition matches and was successful in four out of seven tries.

Lane Frost vs Red Rock - 88 Challenge

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJPREJBEK8o

gbgoodies

10-13-14, 06:09 AM

Born on October 13th:

Robert McKimson - Animator, Illustrator, and Director who is best known for his work on the "Looney Tunes" and "Merrie Melodies" series of cartoons from Warner Brothers. He created characters like Foghorn Leghorn and the Tasmanian Devil, as well as directing every Hippety Hopper/Sylvester pairing. He also created Speedy Gonzales for the 1953 short "Cat-Tails for Two", and directed many others. He also worked on the film "The Incredible Mr. Limpet", and he directed "The Pink Panther Show" shorts. He was the brother of animators Thomas McKimson and Charles McKimson.

http://www.michaelbarrier.com/Interviews/McKimson/McKimsonEarly30s0001.jpg

Bill Odenkirk - Producer, Writer. "Futurama", "The Simpsons", "Mr. Show with Bob and David". He is the brother of Bob Odenkirk.

http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs170/1114998959681/img/46.jpg?a=1115934040940

Chris Carter - Producer, Director, Writer. "The X Files", "The Lone Gunmen", "Millennium". For his work on "The X-Files", he has received three Golden Globe Awards (1994, 1996, 1997), a Writers Guild nomination, two Directors Guild nominations, and an Emmy Award nomination.

http://imgick.masslive.com/home/mass-media/width620/img/entertainment/photo/15398557-mmmain.jpg

Cornel Wilde - Actor. Leave Her to Heaven, The Bandit of Sherwood Forest, It Had to Be You, The Greatest Show on Earth, Sword of Lancelot, The Naked Prey

http://celebriot.com/celeb1/8/7952/cornel-wilde.jpg

Yves Montand - Actor, Singer. The Wages of Fear, Jean de Florette, Manon des Sources, My Geisha, Let's Make Love

http://the100.ru/images/vocalist/id648/4336-montand1.jpg

Robert Walker - Actor. Since You Went Away, Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo, The Sailor Takes a Wife, Till the Clouds Roll By, One Touch of Venus, Strangers on a Train. He is the father of actor Robert Walker Jr., (best known to "Star Trek" fans as Charlie Evans in the episode "Charlie X".)

http://www.robertwalkertribute.com/Images/rwalker.jpg

Laraine Day - Actress. Calling Dr. Kildare, Foreign Correspondent, Mr. Lucky, The Locket. She was married for 13 years to baseball manager Leo Durocher, and took such an active interest in his career and the sport of baseball in general that she became known as "The First Lady of Baseball".

http://farfromcamelot.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/laraine-day.jpg

Sacha Baron Cohen - Actor, Writer, Producer, Singer. Madagascar, Borat, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Brüno, Les Misérables (2012), "Da Ali G Show"

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XZB_S18gYk0/UjG_b5CAF5I/AAAAAAAABJs/iaUK8GBhe6I/s1600/SACHA_BARON_COHEN_OPTIMIZATION+(5).jpg

Kelly Preston - Actress. Jerry Maguire, For Love of the Game, What a Girl Wants, Sky High. She has been married to John Travolta since September 12, 1991.

http://images.askmen.com/galleries/actress/kelly-preston/pictures/kelly-preston-picture-2.jpg

Melinda Dillon - Actress. Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Absence of Malice, A Christmas Story, Harry and the Hendersons

http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/41/0d/19/410d19e54d049304b631ac6b12d41b9f.jpg

Kate Walsh - Actress. "The Drew Carey Show", "Grey's Anatomy", "Private Practice", "Bad Judge"

http://imalbum.aufeminin.com/album/D20071209/367559_TD3IA6FITEK1F5R2LXIR5K6BWFEQ17_kate-walsh-greys-anatomy-703122_H123330_L.jpg

Demond Wilson - Actor. "Sanford and Son", "The New Odd Couple"

http://bitterdivorcee.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Demond-Wislon-jpeg.jpg

Lenny Bruce - Stand-up Comedian, Social Critic and Satirist who was the subject of the 1974 biographical film Lenny, directed by Bob Fosse, and starring Dustin Hoffman (in an Academy Award-nominated Best Actor role).

http://scomedy.com/files/images/comedians/lenny_bruce_e619x.jpg

gbgoodies

10-13-14, 06:36 AM

Singers, Musicians, Athletes, Politicians, etc. born on October 13th:

Paul Simon - Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Member of the duo Simon & Garfunkel. He wrote nearly all of the Simon & Garfunkel's songs, including three that reached No. 1 on the U.S. singles charts: "The Sound of Silence", "Mrs. Robinson", and "Bridge Over Troubled Water". His solo hits include "Kodachrome", "Still Crazy After All These Years", and "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover". He has earned 12 Grammys for his solo and collaborative work, including the Lifetime Achievement Award. He was elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (as a member of Simon & Garfunkel) in 1990., and in 2001, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist. He is the ex-husband of actress Carrie Fisher, and the former son-in-law of Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds..

Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uq-gYOrU8bA

Paul Simon - 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTiyLuZOs1A

Marie Osmond - Singer, Screenwriter, Actress, Doll Designer, and a Member of the show business family The Osmonds, although she was never part of her family's singing group. Her best known songs include "Paper Roses", "I'm Leaving It All Up to You" and "A Little Bit Country, A Little Bit Rock 'N Roll" (duets with her brother Donny), "Meet Me in Montana" (duet with Dan Seals), and "There's No Stopping Your Heart". From 1976 to 1979, she and her brother, singer Donny Osmond, hosted the TV variety show "Donny & Marie". She is the co-founder/co-host, with John Schneider, of Children's Miracle Network.

Marie Osmond - Paper Roses

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRM9ObEUDJ8

Marie Osmond & Dan Seals - Meet Me In Montana

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FN6tmueBnUM

Rhett Akins - Country Music Singer, Songwriter who has had 14 hit singles on the Billboard country singles charts, including the songs "Don't Get Me Started", "That Ain't My Truck", "She Said Yes", "More Than Everything" and "Better Than It Used to Be". He is the father of country singer/songwriter Thomas Rhett.

Rhett Akins - That Ain't My Truck

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNY4KwFjwaU

Ashanti - Singer, Songwriter, Dancer, Actress and Record Producer who has sold over 27 million records worldwide. Her songs "Foolish", "Always On Time", and "What's Luv" made the top 10 all in one week, making her the first woman to accomplish this feat.

Ashanti - The Way That I Love You

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reThAD8TXN4

Sammy Hagar - Singer, Songwriter, Musician who replaced David Lee Roth as the lead singer of Van Halen in 1985. One of his best known solo songs was the 1984 hit "I Can't Drive 55". In 2007, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Van Halen.

Sammy Hagar - I Can't Drive 55

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvV3nn_de2k

Paul Potts - Welsh singer who won the first season of "Britain's Got Talent". His album "One Chance" topped sales charts in nine countries.

Paul Potts - Ave Maria

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QSOkg5_vcU

'Cousin Brucie' Morrow - Legendary disk jockey in New York City since the late 1950s. He was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1988.

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Jerry Rice - Former Professional NFL Football Wide Receiver who was chosen by NFL Network's NFL Films production "The Top 100: NFL's Greatest Players" as the greatest player in NFL history. He is the all-time leader in most major statistical categories for wide receivers, including receptions, touchdown receptions, and yards. He was selected to the Pro Bowl 13 times (1986–1996, 1998, 2002), and named All-Pro 12 times in his 20 NFL seasons, and he has won three Super Bowl rings.

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Nancy Kerrigan - Retired Professional Figure Skater who is the 1994 Olympic silver medalist, the 1992 Olympic bronze medalist, a two-time world medalist, and the 1993 US National Champion.

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Margaret Thatcher - Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990. She was the United Kingdom's first, and to date only, female Prime Minister.

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Kathy Lutz - The book (and subsequently the movie) "The Amityville Horror" were based on her and her husband George's claimed paranormal experiences in the home they lived in in Amityville, Long Island in the late-1970s.

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gbgoodies

10-14-14, 02:38 PM

Born on October 14th:

e.e. cummings - Poet, Painter, Essayist, Author, and Playwright. His body of work encompasses approximately 2,900 poems, two autobiographical novels, four plays and several essays, as well as numerous drawings and paintings.

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Michael Sloan - Writer, Producer. "The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries", "B.J. and the Bear", "Alfred Hitchcock Presents", "The Equalizer", "Kung Fu: The Legend Continues"

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Lillian Gish - Actress. Birth of a Nation, The Scarlet Letter, Duel in the Sun, The Night of the Hunter, The Whales of August. Her acting career spanned 75 years, from 1912 to 1987, and she was called "The First Lady of American Cinema". She received a Special Academy Award in 1971 "For superlative artistry and for distinguished contribution to the progress of motion pictures". In 1984, she received an American Film Institute Lifetime Achievement Award, becoming only the second female recipient, and the only recipient who was a major figure in the silent era. In 1960, she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1720 Vine Street.

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Pert Kelton - Actress. The Bowery, Annie Oakley, The Hit Parade, The Music Man, The Comic, "Cavalcade of Stars". She portrayed a comical cleaning woman in a series of Spic 'n' Span TV commercials in her later years.

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Roger Moore - Actor. Live and Let Die, The Spy Who Loved Me, Ffolkes, The Sea Wolves, The Cannonball Run, Curse of the Pink Panther, "Ivanhoe", "Maverick", "The Saint". He played James Bond in seven movies of the official EON series, the most of any actor to date.

http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130506200618/jamesbond/images/d/de/James_Bond_(Roger_Moore)_-_Profile.jpg

Robert Webber - Actor. 12 Angry Men, The Silencers, Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round, The Dirty Dozen, Casey's Shadow, The Revenge of the Pink Panther, 10, Private Benjamin, S.O.B., Nuts

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Harry Anderson - Actor, Writer, Comedian, Magician. The Escape Artist, It, Harvey (1998), "Night Court", "Cheers", "Dave's World"

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Greg Evigan - Actor, Singer, Composer. TekWar, TekLords, TekLab, TekJustice, "B.J. and the Bear", "My Two Dads"

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David Strickland - Actor. Forces of Nature, "Suddenly Susan"

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Max Thieriot - Actor. Jumper, Kit Kittredge: An American Girl, The Pacifie, Disconnect, "Bates Motel"

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gbgoodies

10-14-14, 02:49 PM

Singers, Musicians, Athletes, Politicians, etc. born on October 14th:

Usher - Singer, Songwriter, Dancer, Actor. He was ranked as one of the best-selling artists in American music history, having sold over 23 million copies in the United States alone. To date, he has sold over 65 million records worldwide, making him one of the best selling music artists of all time. He has won numerous awards including eight Grammy Awards. At 12.1 seconds, he holds the record on "Star Search" for the longest note sung by a child. He was a coach on two seasons of "The Voice".

Usher - Mercy Mercy Me/What's Going On Medley (Acoustic Cover)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gov1WDIgybk

Cliff Richard - Singer, Musican, Actor. He has sold more than 250 million records worldwide, with total sales of over 21 million singles in the United Kingdom. He is the third-top-selling singles artist in the UK's history.

Cliff Richard - We Don't Talk Anymore

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htZir_Taizg

Thomas Dolby - Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Record Producer. He is best known for his 1982 hit "She Blinded Me with Science", and 1984 single "Hyperactive!".

Thomas Dolby - She Blinded Me With Science

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FIMvSp01C8

Dwight D. Eisenhower - He was the 34th President of the United States, from 1953-1961. He was the first person to be elected U.S. President after the ratification of the 22nd Amendment (which limits a person's presidential service to two terms). He signed Alaska's and Hawaii's statehood bills, in 1959, during his second term, making him the last President of 48 continental United States, the only President of 49 States, (after Alaska was admitted, and before Hawaii became the 50th state), and the first President of all 50 American United States.

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C. Everett Koop - Public Health Administrator. He was a vice admiral in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, nd served as the 13th Surgeon General of the United States from 1982 to 1989. He was known for his work to prevent tobacco use, AIDS, and abortion, and for his support of the rights of disabled children.

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Ralph Lauren - Fashion Designer and Business Executive who is best known for the Ralph Lauren Corporation clothing company, a global multi-billion-dollar enterprise. He is the uncle of actor Greg Lauren and actress Elizabeth Berkley.

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John Wooden - Former NBA Basketball Player, and Head Coach for Indiana State University (1946-1948) and UCLA (1948-1975). As a player, he was a guard for Purdue University in Indiana (1928-1932). He was the first player to be named Basketball All-American three times. As head coach at UCLA he won ten NCAA national championships in a 12-year period, seven in a row, an unprecedented feat. Within this period, his teams won a record 88 consecutive games. He was named National Coach of the Year six times. He was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as a player in 1961, and as a coach in 1973.

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Art Shamsky - Former MLB Baseball Outfielder and Firstbaseman who was a member of the 1969 World Champion Mets. He was inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1994.

http://www.artshamsky.com/baseball/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/shamsky-Photo-105-large.jpg

Joe Girardi - Former MLB Baseball Catcher, and current Manager of the New York Yankees. In 2006, he managed the Florida Marlins, and he was named the National League Manager of the Year.

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gbgoodies

10-15-14, 01:48 PM

Born on October 15th:

Friedrich Nietzsche - German Philosopher, Cultural Critic, Poet and Composer. He wrote several critical texts on religion, morality, contemporary culture, philosophy and science, displaying a fondness for metaphor, irony and aphorism. He challenged Christianity and traditional morality with books like "Beyond Good and Evil", "Twilight of the Idols", and "Thus Spake Zarathustra". His works remain controversial, due to varying interpretations and misinterpretations of his work.

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Mario Puzo - Writer. The Godfather (novel), Earthquake (screenplay), "Superman: The Movie" (screenplay), Superman II (story), The Cotton Club (story). His best-known novel, "The Godfather," was preceded by two critically acclaimed novels, "The Dark Arena" and "The Fortunate Pilgrim". He wrote the screenplays for all three Godfather movies, for which he received two Academy Awards.

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Robert E. Lee - Playwright, Lyricist and Screenwriter. "Inherit the Wind", "Shangri-La", "Mame", "First Monday in October". He usually worked in conjunction with Jerome Lawrence. All together, they collaborated on 39 plays. During World War II, they established the Armed Forces Radio Services, which provided entertainment and news to troops both overseas and stateside.

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Mervyn LeRoy - Director, Producer. Little Caesar, Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo, Homecoming, Little Women, Quo Vadis, Mister Roberts, No Time for Sergeants, Gypsy. He produced, (and partly directed, without credit), the classic The Wizard of Oz in 1939. He directed 13 different actors in Oscar-nominated performances, and three actors in Oscar-winning performances.

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Penny Marshall - Actress, Director, Producer. Big, Awakenings, A League of Their Own, The Hard Way, "The Odd Couple", "Laverne & Shirley". She was the first female to direct a movie that grossed over 100 million dollars in the US, with Big in 1988, and the first female director with two movies that grossed over 100 million, with A League of Their Own in 1992. Penny Marshall and Cindy Williams each received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in a joint ceremony in 2004. Her brother is Garry Marshall. Her ex-husband is Rob Reiner. Her ex-father-in-law is Carl Reiner.

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Mark Lenard - Actor. The Greatest Story Ever Told, Hang 'Em High, Annie Hall, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, "Star Trek", "Here Come the Brides", "Planet of the Apes". He is one of the few actors ever to portray three different aliens on "Star Trek": a Romulan, (the very first Romulan ever seen in the episode "Balance of Terror"), a Klingon, (the Klingon Captain, who was the first Klingon to feature the lumpy forehead prosthetics, in Star Trek: The Motion Picture), and a Vulcan, (Spock's father, Sarek, first seen in the episode "Journey to Babel"). He also almost played a human. Gene Roddenberry wanted him to portray Abraham Lincoln in the orignal "Star Trek" third season episode "The Savage Curtain", but Lenard was unavailable at the time.

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Dominic West - Actor. 300, Punisher: War Zone, The Awakening, John Carter, "The Wire", "The Affair"

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Linda Lavin - Actress. Wanderlust, The Back-up Plan, "Barney Miller", "Alice", "Room for Two", "Sean Saves the World"

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Larry Miller - Actor. Necessary Roughness, 10 Things I Hate About You, A Mighty Wind, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, "Mad About You", "Dilbert", "Buzz Lightyear of Star Command", "8 Simple Rules"

http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130416175503/disney/images/b/b4/LarryMiller.jpg

Tanya Roberts - Actress. The Beastmaster, Sheena: Queen of the Jungle, A View to a Kill, "Charlie's Angels", "That '70s Show"

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Jere Burns - Actor. My Giant, Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles, "Dear John", "Something So Right", "Good Morning, Miami", "Justified"

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/blog_post_349_width/2011/07/burns_jere_primary.jpg

gbgoodies

10-15-14, 02:00 PM

Singers, Musicians, Athletes, Politicians, etc. born on October 15th:

Richard Carpenter - Singer, Songwriter and Musician who is best known as one half of the brother/sister duo the Carpenters, along with his sister Karen Carpenter. He was a record producer, arranger, pianist, keyboardist, occasional lyricist, and composer, as well as joined with Karen on harmony vocals. Their best known songs include "Close To You", "Rainy Days on Mondays", "Top of the World", "Yesterday Once More" and "We've Only Just Begun". He and his sister, Karen Carpenter, were awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6931 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.

Richard Carpenter - Carpenters Medley

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LD9ajsdwM0

Richard Carpenter - I'm Still Not Over You

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lrU5VBwrX8

Chris De Burgh - Singer, Songwriter and Musician who is most famous for his 1986 love song "The Lady in Red", which reached number one in several countries. He has sold over 45 million albums worldwide. His other hit songs include "Don't Pay the Ferryman", "Ship to Shore" and "A Spaceman Came Travelling".

Chris De Burgh - Lady in Red

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_5iEv0gnjo

Jim Palmer - Former MLB Baseball Pitcher who played all of his 19 years in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Baltimore Orioles. He was the winning pitcher in 186 games in the 1970s, the most wins in that decade by any MLB pitcher. He also won at least twenty games in each of eight seasons and received three Cy Young Awards and four Gold Gloves during the decade. He was a six-time American League (AL) All-Star. He was also one of the rare pitchers who never allowed a grand slam, nor did he ever allow back-to-back homers. He appeared in the postseason eight times and was a vital member of three World Series Champions, six AL pennant winners and seven Eastern Division titleholders. He is the only pitcher in the history of the Fall Classic with a win in each of three decades. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1990.

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Sarah Ferguson - The Duchess of York. She is the former wife of Prince Andrew, Duke of York, the second son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

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Lee Iacocca - Businessman known for engineering the Ford Mustang and Ford Pinto cars. He served as President and CEO of Chrysler from 1978 and additionally as chairman from 1979, until his retirement at the end of 1992. He was inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame in 1994.

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Citizen Rules

10-15-14, 03:35 PM

Thanks for posting Penny Marshall's birthday!

I guess I'm a day late with the birthday cake;) Of course I'm a HUGE fan of Laverne & Shirley.

Gosh, they had a great set. I love the refrigerator too, almost as much as the one on 3rd Rock From the Sun
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gWeBkHCEAdA/TfOmYk7W1KI/AAAAAAAAEbg/CJRaTl8zzig/s400/LS012.jpg

a groovy fridge....
http://img.rp.vhd.me/4554095_l1.jpg

gbgoodies

10-15-14, 03:45 PM

Thanks for posting Penny Marshall's birthday!

I guess I'm a day late with the birthday cake;) Of course I'm a HUGE fan of Laverne & Shirley.

No, you're not a day late. Her birthday is today. :)

BTW, your pictures aren't showing up in your post.

Citizen Rules

10-15-14, 03:51 PM

Darn....photo gremlins....

Trust me they both have retro cool fridges.

gbgoodies

10-15-14, 03:59 PM

Darn....photo gremlins....

Trust me they both have retro cool fridges.

I believe you. :)

Did you miss Mark Lenard's birthday today, too? I guess he was overshadowed by Penny Marshall, huh?

Citizen Rules

10-15-14, 04:05 PM

gbgoodies

10-15-14, 04:28 PM

Did you miss Mark Lenard's birthday today, too? I guess he was overshadowed by Penny Marshall, huh?....
HA! that made me laugh out loud.:D Yah, in my head, pretty much so.

But Happy B. Day to Mark Lenard, one of the best Vulcans around and a darn good Romulan too!

oh and I use some super glue on my fridge photos, there back^;)

I hated those big handles on those old refrigerators. I had small hands when I was a kid, so I had such a hard time opening the fridge.

Shirley looks like she's sleeping in the fridge. :rotfl:

gbgoodies

10-16-14, 02:20 PM

Born on October 16th:

Noah Webster - Writer, Lexicographer and Textbook Pioneer who is responsible for the first American Dictionary of the English Language. The popular dictionary, first published in 1828 as "An American Dictionary of the English Language", was later renamed the Merriam-Webster dictionary. He has been called the "Father of American Scholarship and Education".

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Eugene O'Neill - Writer, Playwright. He won four Pulitzer Prizes for Drama, and the 1936 Nobel Prize for Literature. In 1957, he posthumously won two Tony Awards for "Long Day's Journey into Night", one as Best Author (Dramatic), and the other as author of the Best Play winner. In 1959, he was posthumously nominated for a Tony Award as author of Best Play nominee "A Touch of the Poet". His best known works include "Long Day's Journey Into Night", "A Moon for the Misbegotten", "Anna Christie", "Strange Interlude", "Beyond the Horizon" and "The Iceman Cometh".

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Oscar Wilde - Writer, Poet, Playwright. He was one of London's most popular playwrights in the early 1890s. He is best known for his only novel, "The Picture of Dorian Gray". He received the Newdegate Prize for his poem "Ravenna". His other works include "Salome", "The Importance of Being Earnest", and the stories he wrote for children, including "The Happy Prince" and "The Selfish Giant".

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Angela Lansbury - Actress, Singer. Gaslight, The Picture of Dorian Gray, The Manchurian Candidate (1962), The Greatest Story Ever Told, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Death on the Nile, The Mirror Crack'd, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, The Pirates of Penzance, Beauty and the Beast, Anastasia (1997), "Murder, She Wrote". She was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) for her services to drama in 1994. She was the recipient of the John F. Kennedy Center Honors in 2000 for her services to the arts. She was awarded 2 Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Pictures at 6623 Hollywood Boulevard; and for Television at 6259 Holywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California. She has won five Tony Awards, six Golden Globes and has been nominated for numerous other industry awards, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress on three occasions, and various Primetime Emmy Awards on eighteen occasions. On November 16, 2013, Lansbury received an Honorary Oscar after seventy years' work in the motion picture industry.

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David Zucker - Writer, Producer, Director. The Kentucky Fried Movie, Airplane!, Top Secret!, The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!, BASEketball, Scary Movie 5, "Police Squad!"

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Barry Corbin - Actor. Urban Cowboy, Stir Crazy, Any Which Way You Can, WarGames, Ghost Dad, No Country for Old Men, "Northern Exposure", "The Big Easy", "One Tree Hill", "Anger Management". He is the official "Station Voice" of KPLX-FM 99.5 The Wolf in Dallas, Texas. He won the Buffalo Bill Cody Award for quality family entertainment, and the Western Heritage Award from the National Cowboy Hall of Fame for his performance in Conagher. He was nominated for the Media Owl Award, the American Television Award, and the Emmy Award for his work in "Northern Exposure". He was inducted into the Texas Film Hall of Fame on March 8, 2012 in Austin, Texas.

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Ann Morgan Guilbert - Actress. A Guide for the Married Man, Grumpier Old Men, "The Dick Van Dyke Show", "The New Andy Griffith Show", "The Fanelli Boys", "The Nanny". She is best known by television audiences as the neighbor Millie Helper on the classic "The Dick Van Dyke Show", and as feisty Grandma Yetta on "The Nanny".

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Maidie Norman - Actress. The Well, Bright Road, Torch Song, Susan Slept Here, The Opposite Sex, Written on the Wind , What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, 4 for Texas, Halloween III: Season of the Witch. She was a founding member of the American Negro Theater West. In 1977, she was inducted into the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame.

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Linda Darnell - Actress. The Mark of Zorro, Blood and Sand, Rise and Shine, Hangover Square, It Happened Tomorrow, Anna and the King of Siam, My Darling Clementine, Forever Amber, Unfaithfully Yours, A Letter to Three Wives, Blackbeard, the Pirate. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1631 Vine Street.

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Tim Robbins - Actor, Director, Producer. Bull Durham, Jacob's Ladder, The Player, Bob Roberts, The Shawshank Redemption, Mission to Mars, Mystic River

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Michael Conrad - Actor. Blackbeard's Ghost, They Shoot Horses, Don't They?, Scream Blacula Scream, The Longest Yard (1974), "Delvecchio", "Hill Street Blues"

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Suzanne Somers - Actress. American Graffiti, "Three's Company", "She's the Sheriff", "Step by Step"

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Kellie Martin - Actress. A Friend to Die For, A Goofy Movie, If Someone Had Known, The Face on the Milk Carton, Her Hidden Truth, Breaking Through, "Life Goes On", "Taz-Mania", "ER"

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John Mayer - Singer, Songwriter and Producer who has sold over 14.8 million albums in the U.S., and over 20 million albums worldwide. In 2003, he won a Grammy for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for "Your Body Is a Wonderland". In 2005, he won a Grammy for Song of the Year, and earned his first number one single with the song "Daughters", and he also won Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. He was nominated for five 2007 Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year. His other songs include "Waiting on the World to Change", "Gravity", "Belief", "Say" and "Half of My Heart".

John Mayer - Waiting on the World to Change

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBIxScJ5rlY

Tim McCarver - Former MLB Baseball Catcher and Current Sportscaster for ESPN and ABC TV. He played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, Montreal Expos, and Boston Red Sox between 1959 and 1980. He appeared in the MLB All-Star Game in 1966 and 1967, and was a member of the World Series champions in 1964 and 1967. He was a smart, defensive catcher, who knew how to position his fielders and take care of his pitchers. He caught for two of the game's greatest pitchers, Bob Gibson and Steve Carlton. In 2003, he set a record by broadcasting his 13th World Series on national television. He is the host of the nationally-syndicated sports interview program "The Tim McCarver Show". In 2010, he was inducted into the Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame. He was the recipient of the 2012 Ford C. Frick Award for broadcasting, which is presented annually by the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum to a broadcaster for "major contributions to baseball". In 2012, he was elected to the broadcaster's wing in the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

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gbgoodies

10-17-14, 08:30 PM

Born on October 17th:

Jerry Siegel - Comic Boook Writer. Along with Joe Shuster, he was the co-creator of Superman, the first of the great comic book superheroes, and one of the most recognizable of the 20th century. Other comic book characters co-created by Siegel include the Spectre, Dr. Occult, Slam Bradley, and Funnyman. In 1992, he was inducted (with Shuster posthumously) into the comic book industry's Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame. In 1993, he was inducted (with Shuster posthumously) into the Jack Kirby Hall of Fame.

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Cameron Mackintosh - British Theatrical Producer notable for his association with many commercially successful musicals. He is the producer of shows such as Les Misérables, The Phantom of the Opera, Mary Poppins, Oliver!, Miss Saigon and Cats. At the height of his success in 1990, he was described as being "the most successful, influential and powerful theatrical producer in the world" by the New York Times. In 1996, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for services to musical theatre. In 1998, Mackintosh celebrated thirty years in show business with Hey, Mr. Producer!, a gala concert featuring songs from shows he had produced during his career. On January 27, 2014, Cameron Mackintosh was the first British producer to be inducted into Broadway’s prestigious American Theater Hall of Fame.

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Arthur Miller - Writer, Playwright. He is best known for his plays "All My Sons", "Death of a Salesman", "The Crucible", and "A View from the Bridge", and the screenplay for the movie The Misfits. In 2002, he received the "Principe de Asturias" prize, in honor of his writing career. His play "Death of a Salesman" was the first play to win the New York Drama Critics Circle Award, the Tony Award and the Pulitzer Prize. He won six Tony Awards: in 1947, as Best Author for "All My Sons;" in 1949, as Best Author as well as author of Best Play winner "Death of a Salesman;" in 1953, as Best Author (Dramatic) as well as author of Best Play winner "The Crucible;" and in 1999, a Special Lifetime Achievement Tony Award. He was also Tony-nominated three other times as author of a Best Play nominee: "The Price" in 1968, "Broken Glass" in 1994, and "The Ride Down Mt. Morgan" in 2000. In 1979, he was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame. His second wife was actress Marilyn Monroe.

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Rita Hayworth - Actress. You'll Never Get Rich, My Gal Sal, You Were Never Lovelier, Cover Girl, Gilda, The Lady from Shanghai, Salome, Miss Sadie Thompson, Pal Joey. She was named #19 Actress, The American Film Institutes 50 Greatest Screen Legends. She was voted the 34th Greatest Movie Star of all time by Premiere Magazine. She was voted the 65th "Greatest Movie Star" of all time by Entertainment Weekly. She was one of the few actresses to have danced with both Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly in the movies. She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1645 Vine Street in Hollywood, California on February 8, 1960.

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Jean Arthur - Actress. Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, You Can't Take It With You, Only Angels Have Wings, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Too Many Husbands, The Talk of the Town, The More the Merrier, Shane. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress in 1944 for her performance in The More the Merrier. Director George Stevens famously called her "one of the greatest comediennes the screen has ever seen" while Frank Capra credited her as "my favorite actress". She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6331 Hollywood Blvd.

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Montgomery Clift - Actor. Red River, The Search, A Place in the Sun, I Confess, From Here to Eternity, Lonelyhearts, Suddenly, Last Summer, The Misfits, Judgment at Nuremberg, Freud. He was voted the 60th Greatest Movie Star of all time by Entertainment Weekly. He received four Academy Award nominations during his career, three for Best Actor and one for Best Supporting Actor. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6104 Hollywood Boulevard.

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Richard Roeper - Film Critic and Columnist for The Chicago Sun-Times. He co-hosted the television series "At the Movies" with the late Roger Ebert from 2000–2008, as the late Gene Siskel's successor. He won three Emmy awards for his news commentaries on Fox in the 1990s. He won the National Headliner Award as the top newspaper columnist in the country in 1992, and has been voted best columnist in Illinois by the Associated Press on numerous occasions.

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Mike Judge - Writer, Actor, Producer, Director. Office Space, Idiocracy, "Beavis and Butt-Head", "The Animation Show", "King of the Hill", "Silicon Valley". He created "Beavis and Butt-Head" for MTV, and "King of the Hill" for Fox. He co-founded The Animation Show in 2003, a festival of animation that put animated short films into more movie theaters in North America than any other in history. He was inducted into the Texas Film Hall of Fame in March 2007 in Austin, Texas.

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Lawrence Bender - Producer. Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Good Will Hunting, Jackie Brown, The Mexican, Kill Bill: Vol. 1, Kill Bill: Vol. 2, An Inconvenient Truth, 88 Minutes, Inglourious Basterds. He has been nominated for Best Picture for three of his movies, Pulp Fiction, Good Will Hunting, and Inglourious Basterds. Together with Quentin Tarantino founded record company called A Band Apart Records. The company has produced commercial spots for such directors as Tim Burton, John Woo and McG. In 2001, the company shot 75 commercials and music videos and garnered 13 MTV Music Video Award nominations.

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Tom Poston - Actor. Cold Turkey, The Happy Hooker, Up the Academy, The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, "Mork & Mindy", "Newhart", "Grace Under Fire". In 1959, he won an Emmy Award for 'Best Supporting Actor (Continuing Character) in a Comedy Series' for "The Steve Allen Show". He was nominated for an Emmy Award three times for 'Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series' for his role in "Newhart". He and his wife Suzanne Pleshette each co-starred on TV shows with Bob Newhart. She played Newhart's wife Emily in "The Bob Newhart Show", and he played handyman George in the later show "Newhart".

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George Wendt - Actor. Fletch, House, Gung Ho, Forever Young, Alice in Wonderland (1999), "Cheers". His maternal grandfather was Tom Howard, a photographer for the Washington bureau of P & A Photographs, who took one of the most famous news photos ever, the photo of murderess Ruth Snyder as she was executed at Sing Sing Prison on January 12, 1928. He modified his miniature plate camera with a long shutter release, then smuggled it into the witness room by strapping it onto his left ankle. The photo was on the front page of the next morning's New York Daily News under the headline: "DEAD!" The camera is at the Smithsonian Institution.

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Michael McKean - Actor, Comedian, Director, Writer, Composer. Used Cars, Young Doctors in Love, This Is Spinal Tap, D.A.R.Y.L., Clue, Short Circuit 2, Earth Girls Are Easy, Memoirs of an Invisible Man, A Mighty Wind, "Laverne & Shirley", "Dream On", "Saturday Night Live", "Primetime Glick". The Oscar nominated song "A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow", performed by Mitch & Mickey in A Mighty Wind, was written by McKean and his wife, Annette O'Toole, as a love song to each other after the movie was conceived. He is a descendant of Thomas McKean, one of the signers of the Declaration Of Independence.

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Norm MacDonald - Actor, Writer, Comedian. Billy Madison, Dirty Work, Doctor Dolittle (1998), Grown Ups, Jack and Jill, "Saturday Night Live", "Norm", "A Minute with Stan Hooper"

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Howard E. Rollins Jr. - Actor. Ragtime, A Soldier's Story, "Another World", "In the Heat of the Night". He earned an Oscar nomination for the role of Coalhouse Walker Jr. in Ragtime, and an Emmy nomination for Best Supporting Actor on the NBC daytime drama "Another World".

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Margot Kidder - Actress. The Great Waldo Pepper, Superman, Superman II, The Amityville Horror, "Captain Planet and the Planeteers", "Phantom 2040"

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Vincent Van Patten - Actor. Rock 'n' Roll High School, When Billie Beat Bobby, "Apple's Way", "Three for the Road". He played the part of the "Bionic Boy" in the "The Six Million Dollar Man" TV series. He is a former Pro-Tennis player who was ranked #41 in the world in 1981. He is the son of actor Dick Van Patten and Pat Van Patten, the brother of James Van Patten and Nels Van Patten, and the nephew of Joyce Van Patten and Timothy Van Patten.

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10-17-14, 08:54 PM

Singers, Musicians, Athletes, etc. born on October 17th:

Alan Jackson - Country Music Singer, Songwriter, Musician. He has recorded 15 studio albums, 3 Greatest Hits albums, 2 Christmas albums, 2 Gospel albums and several compilations. He has sold over 80 million records worldwide with more than 50 of his singles having appeared on Billboard's list of the "Top 30 Country Songs", including 35 number-one hits, with 50 in the Top 10. He has won 2 Grammys, 16 CMA Awards, 17 ACM Awards and nominee of multiple other awards. In 2002, his song "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)", a tribute to those killed in the 9/11 terrorist attacks, was nominated for a Grammy Award for Song of the Year. He is a member of the Grand Ole Opry, and he was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in 2001. In 2010, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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Alan Jackson - Where Were You When The World Stopped Turning

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPHnadJ-0hE

Alan Jackson - Midnight in Montgomery

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCvSBVDZTDE

Earl Thomas Conley - Country Music Singer, Songwriter. In the 1980s and into the 1990s, he charted more than thirty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, of which eighteen reached Number One. Throughout his career, his music has been referred to as "thinking man's country" because the narrator looks into the heart and soul of his characters in each song. In 1983, he was nominated for multiple Grammy Awards for his song "Holding Her and Loving You". In 1984, he set a record as the first artist in any genre to have four Number One singles from the same album.

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Earl Thomas Conley - Holding Her & Loving You

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DArOKcgq-Zs

Earl Thomas Conley - What I'd Say

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaEWMbItfZE

Eminem - Rapper, Record Producer, Songwriter, and Actor. The name 'Eminem' came from his initials M(arshall) M(athers). He starred in the movie 8 Mile. On March 23, 2003 his song "Lose Yourself" from the film 8 Mile became the first rap song to win an Academy Award. His album, "The Marshall Mathers LP", won 3 Grammy Awards, and it was the first rap album ever to be nominated "Album of the Year". He has sold more than 155 million albums and singles, making him one of the world's best-selling artists of all time.

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Eminem - Lose Yourself (Clean Version)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AF5WZ64bnIo

Ziggy Marley - Jamaican Musician and leader of the band, Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers. In 2006, his solo album, "Love Is My Religion", won a Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album. In 2009, his solo children's album "Family Time", won a Grammy Award for Best Musical Album for Children. He is the oldest son of singer Rita Marley and reggae legend Bob Marley.

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Ziggy Marley - Tomorrow People

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnYfENJZVuI

Evel Knievel - Daredevil, Painter, Entertainer, and International Icon who attempted more than 75 ramp-to-ramp motorcycle jumps between 1965 and 1980, and in 1974, a failed jump across Snake River Canyon in the Skycycle X-2, a steam-powered rocket. He earned an entry in the Guinness Book of World Records as the survivor of "most bones broken in a lifetime" by suffering more than 433 bone fractures in his career. He was inducted into the Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 1999.

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Evel Knievel Daredevil Tribute

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOR8yHjxses

Jimmy Breslin - Journalist, Author. He has written numerous novels, and columns of his have appeared regularly in various newspapers in his hometown of New York City. He served as a regular columnist for the Long Island, NY newspaper Newsday until his retirement on November 2, 2004, though he still publishes occasional pieces for the paper. He currently writes a column for the New York Daily News' Sunday edition. In 1977, at the height of the Son of Sam scare in New York City, the killer, who was later identified as David Berkowitz, addressed letters to Breslin. Excerpts from these were published and later used in the Spike Lee film Summer of Sam. He has received numerous accolades and awards throughout his career. In 1985, he received a George Polk Award for Metropolitan Reporting. In 1986, he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary.

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10-18-14, 09:45 PM

Born on October 18th:

Chuck Lorre - Writer, Director, Producer, Composer. He has created many successful sitcoms including "Grace Under Fire", "Cybill", "Dharma & Greg", "Two and a Half Men", "The Big Bang Theory", and "Mom". He was a producer of "Roseanne", "Mike & Molly", and "My Two Dads". He has been nominated for eight Emmy Awards. In 2009, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, located at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard. In 2012, he was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame.

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Bob Weinstein - Producer. True Romance, Pulp Fiction, The Crow: City of Angels, The English Patient, Scream, Air Bud, Cop Land, Good Will Hunting, Jackie Brown, Halloween H20: 20 Years Later, Rounders, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Kate & Leopold, Chicago, Kill Bill: Vol. 1, Sin City, Inglourious Basterds, The King's Speech, The Artist, Silver Linings Playbook, Django Unchained, "Project Runway". He is the founder and head of Dimension Films. He is the co-founder, (with his brother Harvey Weinstein), of Miramax Films. In 1996, Miramax won its first Best Picture Oscar for The English Patient. This started a string of critical successes that includes Shakespeare in Love and Good Will Hunting. He is the current head, (with his brother Harvey Weinstein), of The Weinstein Company. He has been nominated for 12 Primetime Emmy Awards.

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Waldo Salt - Screenwriter. The Philadelphia Story (uncredited contributing writer), M (additional dialogue), Swiss Family Robinson, Midnight Cowboy, Serpico, The Day of the Locust, Coming Home. In 1970, he won the Academy Award for 'Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium' for Midnight Cowboy. In 1979, he won the Academy Award for 'Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen' for Coming Home. In 1974, he was nominated for the Academy Award for 'Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium' for Serpico. He was also ominated for Golden Globe Awards for 'Best Screenplay' for Midnight Cowboy and Coming Home.

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Ben Starr - Writer, Screenwriter, Creator, Show Developer, Script Consultant. How to Commit Marriage, Treasure Island, Oliver Twist (1974), "Mister Ed", "My Favorite Martian", "All in the Family", "Diff'rent Strokes", "Silver Spoons", "The Facts of Life". He got his start in radio where he wrote for Al Jolson, Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin and George Burns. He was the co-creator of the TV shows "The Facts of Life" and "Silver Spoons".

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George C. Scott - Actor. Anatomy of a Murder, The Hustler, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, The Yellow Rolls-Royce, The Flim-Flam Man, Patton, The Hindenburg, Taps. In 1960, he received his first Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Anatomy of a Murder. In 1962, he was nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for The Hustler, but he refused the nomination. In 1971, he won the Oscar for Best Actor for Patton, but he refused to accept the award. In total, he received four Academy Award nomination, eight Emmy nominations, and five Goldne Globe nominations, of which he won one Academy Award, (which he refused), two Emmy Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards. He was nominated for Broadway's Tony Award five times.

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Peter Boyle - Actor. Joe, The Candidate, Young Frankenstein, Taxi Driver, The Brink's Job, Johnny Dangerously, Honeymoon in Vegas, The Santa Clause, While You Were Sleeping, Monster's Ball, "Everybody Loves Raymond". In 1997, he received an Emmy nomination for his performance as Senator Joe McCarthy in Tail Gunner Joe. He was nominated for an Emmy Award 10 times, seven of them were for his role on "Everybody Loves Raymond".

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Klaus Kinski - Actor. Doctor Zhivago, Aguirre, the Wrath of God, Woyzeck, Nosferatu the Vampyre, Fitzcarraldo, Cobra Verde. He appeared in more than 130 films, and is remembered as a leading role actor in the films of Werner Herzog. He is the father of actor Nikolai Kinski, and actresses Pola Kinski and Nastassja Kinski.

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Zac Efron - Actor, singer. High School Musical, Hairspray (2007), Me and Orson Welles, 17 Again, Charlie St. Cloud, The Lorax, The Lucky One, The Paperboy, Parkland, "Summerland". In 2006, he won the Teen Choice Award for Breakout Star for the Disney Channel original film High School Musical. In 2006, he had five simultaneous song credits from High School Musical on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Simon Cowell offered him a record deal, but he turned it down saying, "...acting is my main priority". In 2008, he ws ranked #2 on TV Guide Top 10 Teen Star Countdown. In 2008, he was ranked #15 on Moviefone's 'The 25 Hottest Actors Under 25' list. In 2008, he was ranked #26 on Entertainment Weekly's '30 Under 30' the actors list.

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Jean-Claude Van Damme - Actor, Producer, Writer. Cyborg, No Retreat, No Surrender, Bloodsport, Double Impact, Universal Soldier, Timecop, Street Fighter, Soldiers, Assassination Games, The Expendables 2. In the 1980s, he was the sparring partner of Chuck Norris. He has an impressive kickboxing record of 18-1-0, with 18 wins by knockout. His fight scenes are so intense that he won't film them in the U.S. for fear of being sued.

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Vincent Spano - Actor. Over the Edge, The Black Stallion Returns, Rumble Fish, Alphabet City, Creator, City of Hope, Alive

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Pam Dawber - Actress. Stay Tuned, I'll Remember April, "Mork & Mindy", "My Sister Sam", "101 Dalmatians: The Series". She served as a judge on the panel that chose Christa McAuliffe as NASA's "Teacher in Space". Her husband is actor Mark Harmon.

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Erin Moran - Actress. 80 Steps to Jonah, Galaxy of Terror, Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star, "Daktari", "Happy Days", "Joanie Loves Chachi"

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Dawn Wells - Actress. She is best known as Mary Ann on the TV show "Gilligan's Island", and the TV movies Rescue from Gilligan's Island, The Castaways on Gilligan's Island, and The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island.

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Tyler Posey - Actor. Maid in Manhattan, Inside Out, "Doc", "Teen Wolf"

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10-19-14, 12:42 AM

Singers, Musicians, Athletes, etc. born on October 18th:

Chuck Berry - Singer, Songwriter, Musician. With songs such as "Maybellene", "Roll Over Beethoven" , "Rock and Roll Music" and "Johnny B. Goode", he was one of the pioneers of rock and roll music. He was voted the 5th Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Artist of all time by Rolling Stone. He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1982. He received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1984. He was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1985. In 1986, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (charter member), and the American Songwriters Hall of Fame. He was inducted into the St. Louis Walk of Fame in 1989. He received a John F. Kennedy Center Honor in 2000. He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 1777 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California on October 8, 1987.

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Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode (Live 1958)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ROwVrF0Ceg

Wynton Marsalis - Jazz and Classical Trumpeter, Composer, Teacher, and Artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City. He has promoted the appreciation of classical and jazz music to young audiences. He has been awarded nine Grammys Awards, and in 1983 and 1984, he became the only artist ever to win Grammy Awards for both jazz and classical records. He is the first jazz artist to win a Pulitzer Prize, given for composing his oratorio "Blood on the Fields". The Mayor of Vitoria, Spain, awarded him the city's Gold Medal – its most coveted distinction. The city of Marciac, France, erected a bronze statue in his honor. In 1996, he was inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame. He was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 2005.

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Wynton Marsalis - Autumn Leaves

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Xi-emWNePw

Josh Gracin - Country Music Singer who was the fourth-place finalist on the second season of "American Idol". His self-titled debut album was released in 2004. It included the number one hit, "Nothin' to Lose", and two more top five hits on the Billboard Hot Country Singles charts. It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. His second album, "We Weren't Crazy", was released in 2008, and it produced five more chart singles, including a top ten in its title track. In 2005, he contributed the song "Working for the Weekend" to the Herbie: Fully Loaded soundtrack, and he also sang "When I See an Elephant Fly" on the album "The Disney Songbook". In 2005, his video "I Want to Live" was nominated for 'Breakthrough Video' at the CMA Awards. In 2005, he was a Billboard Awards 'New Country Artist' Nominee.

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Josh Gracin - Nothin' To Lose

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YamtiJSMhiw

Martina Navratilova - Retired Tennis Player and Coach who was World No. 1 for a total of 332 weeks in singles, and a record 237 weeks in doubles, making her the only player in history to have held the top spot in both singles and doubles for over 200 weeks. She was year-end singles No. 1 seven times, including a record five consecutive years, as well as year-end doubles No. 1 five times, including three consecutive years. She won 18 Grand Slam singles titles, 31 major women's doubles titles (an all-time record), and 10 major mixed doubles titles. She reached the Wimbledon singles final 12 times, including nine consecutive years from 1982 through 1990, and won the women's singles title at Wimbledon a record nine times, including a run of six consecutive titles – the best performance by any professional player at a major event. She won 20 Wimbledon titles, an all-time record she shares with Billiie Jean King. She is one of just three women ever to have accomplished a career Grand Slam in singles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles (called the Grand Slam "boxed set"). She won 167 singles titles, more than any other player in tennis history. In 2005, Tennis magazine selected her as the greatest female tennis player for the years 1965 through 2005. In June 2011, she was named one of the "30 Legends of Women's Tennis: Past, Present and Future" by Time. In March 2012, The Tennis Channel named her as the second greatest female tennis player of all time.

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Mike Ditka - Former NFL Football Player, Coach, and Television Commentator. He played tight end for the National Football League's Chicago Bears (1961-1966), Philadelphia Eagles (1967-1968), and Dallas Cowboys (1969-1972). He was the head coach of the Chicago Bears for 11 years, (1982-1992). He was the head coach of the New Orleans Saints for 3 years, (1997-2000). He was the NFL Rookie of the Year in 1961. In 1988, he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. In 1986, he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. In 2011, he was inducted into the ESPN Chicago Hall of Fame (the inaugural class).

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Lee Harvey Oswald - Although it is still disputed to this day, according to five government investigations, he was the sniper who assassinated John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963. He was a former U.S. Marine who defected to the Soviet Union in October 1959. He lived in the Soviet Union until June 1962, at which time he returned to the United States. He was initially arrested for the murder of police officer J. D. Tippit, who was killed on a Dallas street approximately 45 minutes after President Kennedy was shot. He was later charged with the assassination of President Kennedy as well but denied shooting anybody, claiming he was a patsy. Two days later, while being transferred from police headquarters to the county jail, Oswald was shot and mortally wounded by Dallas nightclub owner Jack Ruby in full view of television cameras broadcasting live. In 1964, the Warren Commission concluded that Oswald acted alone in assassinating Kennedy, firing three shots. This conclusion was supported by prior investigations carried out by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Secret Service, and Dallas Police Department. Despite evidence supporting the lone gunman theory, public opinion polls taken over the years have shown that a majority of Americans believe that Oswald did not act alone, but conspired with others to kill the president, and the assassination has spawned numerous conspiracy theories. He served in the United States Marines with "Magnum, P.I.", "Quantum Leap" and "JAG" executive producer and creator, Donald P. Bellisario. In the show "Quantum Leap", there was a 2-hour episode titled "Lee Harvey Oswald" that showed main character Sam Beckett (Scott Bakula) leaping into Oswald's life at various points of significance between 1957 and 1963, leading up to his hatred of politicians, and his assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The episode was based entirely on actual events.

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10-19-14, 04:48 AM

Born on October 19th:

Auguste Lumière - Producer, Director, Cinematographer. With his brother, Louis, they are credited to be first filmmakers in history.

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John Lithgow - Actor. Twilight Zone: The Movie, The World According to Garp, Terms of Endearment, Footloose, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension, The Manhattan Project, Harry and the Hendersons, Shrek, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, "3rd Rock from the Sun", "Dexter", "Once Upon a Time in Wonderland". In 1983, he received an Academy Award nomination for 'Best Actor in a Supporting Role' for his performance in The World According to Garp. In 1984, he recieved an Oscar nomination for 'Best Actor in a Supporting Role' for his performance in Terms of Endearment . He won a Tony Award in 1973 as Best Supporting or Featured Actor (Dramatic) for David Storey's "The Changing Room"; and in 2002, as Best Actor (Musical) for "Sweet Smell of Success". He was nominated for Tony Awards for Best Actor (Play) for "Requiem for a Heavyweight" in 1985, and for "M. Butterfly" in 1988. He was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actor (Musical) for "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" in 2005. He has been nominated for an Emmy Award 11 times, and he won 5 of those times. He has been nominated for a Golden Globe Award four times, and he won twice. He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6666 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on May 2, 2001.

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Jon Favreau - Actor, Director, Producer. Swingers, Zathura: A Space Adventure, Daredevil, The Break-Up, Iron Man, The Avengers, Cowboys & Aliens, Chef, "Friends", "Dinner for Five", "Revolution". He was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2005 for 'Outstanding Nonfiction Series' for "Dinner for Five".

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Trey Parker - Writer, Producer, Director, Actor, Composer, Singer. Cannibal! The Musical, Orgazmo, South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut, Team America: World Police, "South Park". He wrote every new song for Team America: World Police. Nearly every song heard on "South Park" is written by him. The character of Stan Marsh from South Park is based on him. His character, Eric Cartman, was rated number 16 in Comedy Central's show "Mouthing Off: 51 Greatest Smartasses". He received three 2011 Tony Award co-nominations for "The Book of Mormon": "Best Book of a Musical" and "Best Original Score" with Matt Stone, and "Best Direction of a Musical" with Casey Nicholaw. He has been nominated for an Emmy Award 13 times for 'Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less)' for "South Park", and he won 5 of those times. In 2000, he was nominated for an Oscar for Best Music, Original Song' for the song "Blame Canada" from the movie South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut.

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Jason Reitman - Director, Producer, Writer. Thank You for Smoking, Juno, Up in the Air. He is the son of director Ivan Reitman.

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Bob Sweeney - Director, Producer, Actor. Moon Pilot, Son of Flubber, Marnie, "The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show", "Our Miss Brooks", "The Box Brothers", "Fibber McGee and Molly", "The Andy Griffith Show", "The Patty Duke Show", "The Doris Day Show", "Hogan's Heroes", "Hawaii Five-O" (1971-1975), "Brothers". In 1971, he was nominated for an Emmy Award for 'Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama - A Single Program of a Series with Continuing Characters and/or Theme' for the episode "Over Fifty? Steal!" of the TV show "Hawaii Five-O". In 1973, he was nominated for an Emmy Award for 'Outstanding Drama Series - Continuing' for "Hawaii Five-O". In 1983, he was nominated for an Emmy Award for 'Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series' for the episode "The Dog Show" of the TV show "The Love Boat".

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Michael Gambon - Actor. The Cook the Thief His Wife & Her Lover, Mary Reilly, Sleepy Hollow, Gosford Park, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, Fantastic Mr. Fox, The King's Speech, "The Borderers". He was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1986 (1985 season) for Best Comedy Performance for "A Chorus of Disapproval". He was awarded the 1987 London Evening Standard Theate Award for Best Actor for his performance in "A View from the Bridge". He was awarded the 1990 London Critics Circle Theatre Award (Drama Theatre Award) for Best Actor for his performance in "Man of the Moment". He was awarded the 1995 London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actor for his performance in "Volpone". He was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1999 (1998 season) for Best Actor for his performance in "The Unexpected Man". He was awarded the 2000 London Critics Circle Theatre Award (Drama) for Best Actor for his performance in "The Caretaker" at the Comedy Theatre and "Cressida" at the Albery Theatre. He was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 2001 (2000 season) for Best Actor for his performance in "The Caretaker" at the Comedy Theatre. He was nominated for a 2003 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Actor of 2002 for his performance in "A Number" at the Royal Court Theatre Downstairs. In 1992, he was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire). He was Knighthood of the British Empire in the 1998 Queen's New Years Honors List for his services to drama.

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Robert Reed - Actor. Star!, The Boy in the Plastic Bubble, SST: Death Flight, "The Defenders", "The Brady Bunch", "Mannix", "Rich Man, Poor Man" (mini-series). His Shakespearean background included roles in "Romeo and Juliet" and "A Midsummer Night's Dream" as part of an off-Broadway company called "The Shakespearewrights" . In 2004, his character Mike Brady on "The Brady Bunch" was ranked #14 in TV Guide's list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time". In one of his last interviews, he revealed that he actually detested "The Brady Bunch", and that his role as Mike Brady embarrassed him. In 1976, he was nominated for two Emmy Awards. One was for 'Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Drama Series' for his role in the mini-series "Rich Man, Poor Man", and the other was for 'Outstanding Lead Actor for a Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy Series' for the episode "The Fourth Sex", (Parts I and II) of the TV show "Medical Center". In 1977, he was nominated for an Emmy Award for 'Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Drama Series' for playing "William Reynolds" in the mini-series "Roots".

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Tony Lo Bianco - Actor. The French Connection, The Seven-Ups, Bloodbrothers, City Heat. He won an off-Broadway Obie award as a waning baseball icon in "Yanks-3, Detroit-0, Top of the Seventh". He won an Outer Critics Circle Award and a Tony nomination in Arthur Miller's "A View from the Bridge". He received critical kudos for his one-man show, "Hizzoner!", which was based on the life of Fiorello LaGuardia, a show he later took to public television and won a New York Area Television Academy Award. He was named as "King of Brooklyn" at the Welcome Back to Brooklyn Festival in 1997. He co-founded New York's Triangle Theatre and served as its artistic director, directing 8 productions and producing 25 others. He received the Eleonora Duse Award for his contributions to the performing arts.

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LaWanda Page - Actress, Dancer, Comedian. Zapped!, My Blue Heaven, The Meteor Man, Friday, "Sanford and Son". A one-time dancer and chorus girl billed as "the Bronze Goddess of Fire" before turning to standup comedy.

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Tor Johnson - Actor. Bride of the Monster, Night of the Ghouls, Plan 9 from Outer Space, The Beast of Yucca Flats. He was a rotund, bald-headed actor who played menacing roles in Grade-Z horror movies or sci-fi's such as Ed Wood's notorious Plan 9 from Outer Space. He wrestled professionally under the names 'Swedish Angel', 'Super-Swedish Angel' and 'King Kong'.

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Divine - Actor. Mondo Trasho, Pink Flamingos, Polyester, Hairspray (1988). Originally born Harris Glen Milstead, he became the international icon of bad taste cinema, as the always shocking and highly entertaining transvestite performer, Divine. He was contracted to play a recurring role as the Uncle in "Married with Children", but he died the day before the shooting of the episode (#2.22, "All in the Family"). The episode was dedicated to Divine's memory. He had a successful singing career (dance/disco), touring the world's clubs, and released numerous albums.

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John Edward - Professional Psychic Medium and TV Personality, Producer and Host who is best known for his TV shows "Crossing Over with John Edward" and "John Edward Cross Country". He claims to have the ability to contact the spirits of the dead. He was named one of People Magazine's '25 Most Intriguing People of 2001'. He is the author of two books about after-death communication - "Crossing Over: The Stories Behind the Stories" and "One Last Time".

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Rodney Carrington - Actor, Comedian, Country Music Singer. Beer for My Horses, "Rodney". His comedy act typically combines stand-up comedy and original songs. He has released six major-label studio albums and a greatest-hits album.

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Jeannie C. Riley - Country Music and Gospel Singer who is best known for her 1968 country and pop hit "Harper Valley PTA". In 1968, she was nominated for three Grammy Awards for 'Best New Artist', 'Best Female Country Vocal Performance' and 'Record of the Year' for the song "Harper Valley PTA". She won for 'Best Female Country Vocal Performance'. Also in 1968, she was nominated for three CMA Awards for 'Single of the Year' and 'Album of the Year' for "Harper Valley PTA", and for 'Female Vocalist of the Year'. She won for 'Single of the Year'. In 1969, she was nominated for a Grammy Award for 'Best Female Country Vocal Performance' for "The Back Side of Dallas", and a CMA Award for 'Female Vocalist of the Year'.

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Jeannie C. Riley - Harper Valley PTA

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Evander Holyfield - Retired Professional Boxer who is a former Undisputed World Champion in both the cruiserweight and heavyweight divisions, earning him the nickname "The Real Deal". He is the only 4-time World Heavyweight Champion, winning the WBA, WBC, and IBF titles in 1990, the WBA and IBF titles in 1993, and the WBA title in 1996 and 2000. He won the bronze medal in the Light Heavyweight division at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

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gbgoodies

10-20-14, 05:53 AM

Born on October 20th:

Bela Lugosi - Actor. Dracula (1931), Murders in the Rue Morgue, The Black Cat, The Mysterious Mr. Wong, The Raven, Ninotchka, The Devil Bat, The Wolf Man, The Ghost of Frankenstein, Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man,Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein, Glen or Glenda, Bride of the Monster, Plan 9 from Outer Space. He was a distinguished stage actor in his native Hungary, Austria-Hungary, he ended up a drug-addicted pauper in Hollywood, thanks largely to typecasting. He ended his career working for the legendary Worst Director of All Time, Edward D. Wood Jr.. He was one of the charter members of the Screen Actors Guild. He is pictured on one of a set of five 32¢ US commemorative postage stamps, issued 30 September 1997, celebrating "Famous Movie Monsters". He is shown as the title character in Dracula (1931). At the time of his death, Lugosi was in such poor financial straits that Frank Sinatra quietly paid for his funeral. He was buried wearing one of the Dracula Cape costumes, per the request of his son and fifth wife. In 1960, he received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6340 Hollywood Blvd.

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Margaret Dumont - Stage and Film Actress. The Cocoanuts, Animal Crackers, Duck Soup, A Night at the Opera, A Day at the Races, At the Circus, The Big Store, Never Give a Sucker an Even Break, Little Giant, The Horn Blows at Midnight, Zotz!, Up In Arms, What a Way to Go!. Her Broadway career included roles in the musical comedies and plays "The Fan" (1921), "Go Easy, Mabel" (1922), "The Rise of Rosie O'Reilly" (1923/24), and "The Fourflusher" (1925). She appeared in 57 films, including some minor silent work that began with A Tale of Two Cities in 1917. She is best remembered for being the comic foil to Groucho Marx in seven of the Marx Brothers films. Groucho called her "practically the fifth Marx brother". Her work in A Day at the Races earned her a Best Supporting Actress Award from the Screen Actors Guild.

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Jerry Orbach - Actor, Singer. Prince of the City, Brewster's Millions, F/X, Dirty Dancing, Someone to Watch Over Me, Beauty and the Beast, Universal Soldier, "The Law and Harry McGraw", "Law & Order". He created the roles of El Gallo in "The Fantasticks," Billy Flynn in "Chicago", and Julian Marsh in "42nd Street" on the New York stage. In 1969, he won the Tony Award for Best Actor (Musical) for his 1968 role of Chuck Baxter in the Burt Bacharach/Hal David musical "Promises, Promises". In 1965, he received a Tony nomination as Best Supporting or Featured Actor (Musical) for a revival of "Guys and Dolls". In 1976, he received a Tony nomination for Best Actor (Musical) for the original production of "Chicago". He was nominated for 3 Emmy Awards. The cast of "Law & Order" was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for 'Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series' 9 times while he was on the show. On February 5, 2005, he was posthumously awarded a Screen Actors Guild Award for 'Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series' for his longtime role on "Law & Order". In 2002, Orbach was named a "Living Landmark" by the New York Landmarks Conservancy. On September 18, 2007, a portion of New York City's 53rd Street near Eighth Avenue was renamed Jerry Orbach Way in his honor.

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Danny Boyle - Director. Trainspotting, A Life Less Ordinary, The Beach, 28 Days Later, Slumdog Millionaire, 127 Hours. In 2009, he won the Golden Globe Award, the Director's Guild Award, the BAFTA, and the Oscar for the movie Slumdog Millionaire. In 2011, his movie 127 Hours was nominated for the 'Best Picture' and 'Best Screenplay' Academy Awards, and the 'Best Screenplay' Golden Globe Award, In 2012, he won an Emmy Award for 'Outstanding Art Direction for Variety or Nonfiction Programming' for the "London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder".

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Tom Schulman - Writer, Producer. Dead Poets Society, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, What About Bob?, 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag, Indecent Proposal, Me, Myself & Irene, Welcome to Mooseport. One of his teachers at boys prep school Montgomery Bell Academy, Sam Pickering, was the basis of Robin Williams's character in Dead Poet's Society. In 1990, he won an Academy Award for 'Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen' for the movie Dead Poets Society. He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award, and A Writers Guild of America Award for 'Best Screenplay' for Dead Poets Society.

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Charley Chase - Comedian, Actor, Director, Producer, Writer, Singer. Mighty Like a Moose, Crazy Like a Fox, Fluttering Hearts, Limousine Love, Sons of the Desert, On the Wrong Trek, The Grand Hooter, The Big Squirt. While not as famous as "The Big Three", (Charles Chaplin, Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd), he's highly respected as one of the "greats" by fans of silent comedy. He is best known for his work in Hal Roach short film comedies. He was a master of the comedy of embarrassment, and he played either hapless young businessmen or befuddled husbands in dozens of situation comedies. His screen persona was that of a pleasant young man with a dapper mustache and ordinary street clothes. He continued to be very prolific in the talkie era, often putting his fine singing voice on display and including his humorous, self-penned songs in his comedy shorts. He directed short comedies under his birth name, Charles Parrott. In 2007, Mighty Like a Moose (1926) was selected for inclusion in the Library of Congress's National Film Registry. He received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6630 Hollywood Boulevard.

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Viggo Mortensen - Actor. Witness, Young Guns II, The Indian Runner, G.I. Jane, A Perfect Murder, Psycho (1998), The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, A History of Violence. He painted the large murals in his artist's studio in the film A Perfect Murder. He is also a jazz musician, and has released three CDs.

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Earl Hindman - Actor. The Parallax View, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974), The Brink's Job, Taps, Silverado, 3 Men and a Baby, "Ryan's Hope", "Home Improvement". On the series "Home Improvement", he never allowed his face to be seen. He would usually be filmed behind a fence. When that was not possible, he'd either keep his face turned from the camera, or appear behind a conveniently placed object.

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William Russ - Actor. Cattle Annie and Little Britches, Rehearsal for Murder, The Right Stuff, The Long Hot Summer (1985), Wanted: Dead or Alive, Big Dreams & Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story, American History X, "Wiseguy", "Boy Meets World"

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William Christopher - Actor. The Fortune Cookie, With Six You Get Eggroll, "Gomer Pyle: USMC", "M*A*S*H", "After MASH"

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Bill Nunn - Actor. Do the Right Thing, Regarding Henry, Sister Act, Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead, Bulletproof, Kiss the Girls, He Got Game, Spider-Man, Runaway Jury

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William Zabka - Actor. The Karate Kid, Just One of the Guys, European Vacation, Back to School, Hot Tub Time Machine, "The Equalizer", "How I Met Your Mother"

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gbgoodies

10-20-14, 06:23 AM

Singers, Musicians, Athletes, Writers, etc. born on October 20th:

Dr. Joyce Brothers - Psychologist, TV Personality, and Columnist, who wrote a daily newspaper advice column from 1960 to 2013. In 1955, she became the only woman ever to win the top prize on the American game show "The $64,000 Question" by answering questions on the topic of boxing. In 1958, she presented a television show on which she dispensed psychological advice, pioneering the field. She wrote a column for Good Housekeeping for almost forty years. She appeared in dozens of television roles, usually as herself, but from the 1970s onward she accepted roles portraying fictional characters, often self-parodies.

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Art Buchwald - Writer and Humorist best known for his long-running column in The Washington Post, which in turn was carried as a syndicated column in many other newspapers. His column focused on political satire and commentary. At its height, his column appeared in more than 550 newspapers, and he published more than 30 books in his lifetime. He also contributed fumetti (He also contributed fumetti (speech balloons) to Marvel Comics' Crazy Magazine, which tore apart statistics regarding 1970s campus life. While in Paris in the early 1960s, he was the only correspondent to substantively interview Elvis Presley, (then the soon-to-be Sgt. Presley). Presley's impromptu performances at the Le Lido piano, as well as his singing for the showgirls after most of the customers had left the nightclub, became legendary following its inclusion in Buchwald's bestselling book, "I'll Always Have Paris". In 1982, he received the Pulitzer Prize for Outstanding Commentary. In 1986, he was elected to the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters.

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Tom Petty - Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Record Producer. He is best known as the lead vocalist of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, but is also known as a member and co-founder of the late 1980s supergroup the Traveling Wilburys (under the pseudonyms of Charlie T. Wilbury, Jr. and Muddy Wilbury) and Mudcrutch. He has sold more than 80 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling artists of all time. In April 1996, he received the UCLA's George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin Award for Lifetime Musical Achievement. In May 1996, he won the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers' Golden Note Award. In 1999, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording, at 7018 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California. In 2002, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. On December 6, 2005, he received the Billboard Century Award for his lifetime achievements.

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Tom Petty - Free Fallin'

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Wanda Jackson - Singer, Songwriter, Pianist and Guitarist who had success in the mid-1950s and 1960s as one of the first popular female rockabilly singers and a pioneering rock and roll artist. She is known to many as the "Queen of Rockabilly". As rockabilly declined in popularity in the mid-1960s, she moved to a successful career in mainstream country music with a string of hits between 1966 and 1973, including "Tears Will Be the Chaser for Your Wine", "A Woman Lives for Love" and "Fancy Satin Pillows". In 1954, her duet "You Can't Have My Love" with band leader Billy Gray was a #8 country hit. She met Elvis Presley while touring the country in 1956, and he encouraged her to start recording rockabilly songs. Her ballads "Right or Wrong" and "In the Middle of a Heartache" were top 10 country hits in the early 60's. She has been inducted into the Oklahoma Country Music Hall of Fame, the Rockabilly Hall of Fame, the International Gospel Music Hall of Fame, the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame, and the German Country Music Hall of Fame. In 2009, she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as an Early Influence. On September 9, 2010, she was given the Americana Lifetime Achievement Award for performance at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. In 2013, she was inducted into the Iowa Rock And Roll Music Association (IRRMA) Hall Of Fame in the category "Women Who Rock".

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Wanda Jackson - Right or Wrong

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Snoop Dogg - Rapper, Singer, Songwriter, and Actor who has sold over 30 million albums worldwide. His debut album, "Doggystyle", was released in 1993 under Death Row Records, debuting at No. 1 on both the Billboard 200 and Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts. Selling almost a million copies in the first week of its release, "Doggystyle" became certified 4× platinum in 1994 and spawned several hit singles, including "What's My Name" and "Gin & Juice". In 1996, his second album "Tha Doggfather", also debuted at No. 1 on both charts with "Snoop's Upside Ya Head" as the lead single. The album was certified double platinum in 1997. He has been nominated for 16 Grammy Awards.

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Grandpa Jones - Banjo Player, and "Old Time" Country and Gospel Music Singer. He was best known for the TV show "Hee Haw". He was also a member of the Hee Haw Gospel Quartet, a favorite segment of viewers. While he was not known as a country hitmaker, he did place a few songs on Billboard magazine's country singles chart. His biggest hit was "T for Texas" in 1962. In 1978. he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.

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Mickey Mantle - Former MLB Baseball Player. He was a centerfielder and first baseman for the New York Yankees for 18 seasons, from 1951 through 1968. He is regarded by many to be the greatest switch hitter of all time, and one of the greatest players in baseball history. He was noted for his ability to hit for both average and power, especially tape-measure home runs. He won the Triple Crown in 1956, leading MLB in batting average, home runs, and runs batted in (RBI). He was an American League (AL) Most Valuable Player (MVP) three times and All-Star sixteen times, playing in 19 of the 20 All-Star games he was named to. He appeared in 12 World Series, his team winning 7 of them. He holds the records for most World Series home runs (18), RBIs (40), runs (42), walks (43), extra-base hits (26), and total bases (123). He is also the career leader (tied with Jim Thome) in walk-off home runs, with a combined thirteen, twelve in the regular season and one in the postseason. In 1964, he was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame. On Mickey Mantle Day at Yankee Stadium, June 8, 1969, Mantle's Number 7 was retired, and he was a given a bronze plaque to be hung on the center field wall. In 1974, he was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. In 1999, he was elected to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team.

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Juan Marichal - Former MLB Baseball Player. He was a right-handed pitcher who was known for his high leg kick, pinpoint control and intimidation tactics, which included aiming pitches directly at the opposing batters' helmets. Although he won more games than any other pitcher during the 1960s, he appeared in only one World Series game and he was often overshadowed by Sandy Koufax and Bob Gibson in post-season awards. He had exceptional control, having had 2,303 strikeouts with only 709 walks, a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 3.25 to 1. This ranks among the top 20 pitchers of all time. He pitched a no-hitter on June 15, 1963, and he was named to ten All-Star teams. In 1983, he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. His uniform number 27 has been retired by the San Fransisco Giants. He was named one of the three starting pitchers on Major League Baseball's Latino Legends Team. In 2003, he was inducted into the Hispanic Heritage Baseball Museum Hall of Fame.

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Keith Hernandez - Former MLB Baseball Player, and Current Baseball Analyst and Broadcaster. First Baseman who played the majority of his career with the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Mets. He was a five-time All -Star who shared the 1979 NL MVP award, and won two World Series titles, one each with the Cardinals and Mets. He was known as a contact hitter with a .296 career average and a "great" walk rate of 12.5%, Hernandez's career hitting productivity was 31% above league average. For his defensive work he received Gold Glove awards in eleven consecutive seasons, the most by any first baseman in baseball history. He was the all-time leader in the defunct category of Game Winning RBI. AFter the first two years of his career, he insisted that his uniform number end with a "7" in honor of Mickey Mantle (with whom he shared a birthday). In 1987, he was named the first team captain in New York Mets franchise history. He has written four books, "If at First: A Season With the Mets" (his diary of the 1985 New York Mets season), "Pure Baseball: Pitch by Pitch for the Advanced Fan" (gives fans a detailed pitch-by-pitch player's look into baseball strategy), "Shea Good-Bye: The Untold Inside Story of the Historic 2008 Season", and "Murder at Shea: A Baseball Murder Mystery for Kids" (a young-adult novel about a fictional Met solving a murder). In 1997, he was inducted into the New York Mets Hall of Fame. In in 2002, he was voted the Mets' all-time first baseman by fans in celebration of the team's 40th anniversary. In 2010, he won two New York Emmys. He won an individual award for Sports Analyst, and as part of the SNY Mets broadcast team which won the "Live Sports Event: Series 2009 Mets: The Inaugural Year of Citi Field" award.

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Miss Vicky

10-20-14, 11:02 AM

Happy birthday, Tom Petty!

October is apparently the month for greatness. We had Lindsey Buckingham on the third, Tom Petty today and on the 28th is Joaquin Phoenix's birthday.

gbgoodies

10-21-14, 01:40 PM

Born on October 21st:

Carrie Fisher - Actress, Writer. Star Wars, Under the Rainbow, The Man with One Red Shoe, Hannah and Her Sisters, The 'Burbs, When Harry Met Sally..., Sibling Rivalry, Soapdish, Postcards from the Edge, Wishful Drinking, "Family Guy". She stood on a box for many of her scenes with Harrison Ford in the original Star Wars trilogy, owing to the fact that she was roughly a foot shorter than he is, and didn't fit into the frame. She has written several novels including the semi-autobiographical "Postcards from the Edge", filmed in 1990. She is also a successful rewriter of movie scripts, having saved many troubled productions. Some of the movies for which she served as an uncredited "script doctor" include Hook, Sister Act, The River Wild and The Wedding Singer. She also "polished" scripts for the television series "The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles", which was created by George Lucas. She was briefly married to singer/songwriter Paul Simon from 1983-1984. She continued to date Paul Simon for 8 years after their divorce, until finally breaking up in 1991. She is the daughter of Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher.

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Joyce Randolph - Actress. She is best remembered for her portrayal of Trixie, wife of 'Ed Norton' on "The Honeymooners" and "The Jackie Gleason Show". Her acting career began at the age of nineteen when she joined a touring company of the play "Stage Door". She later appeared in musicals, including "Plain and Fancy" in 1956. Her nephew is Major League Baseball pitcher Tim Redding.

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Howard Zieff - Director. The Main Event, Private Benjamin, Unfaithfully Yours, The Dream Team, My Girl, My Girl 2. Before going into the movies, he was responsible for many memorable advertising campaigns. Most memorable was the Alka-Seltzer "Spicy Meatball" commercial in which an actor must work through repeated takes for a tomato sauce.

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Melvin Simon - Producer. Matilda, Dominique, Love at First Bite, When a Stranger Calls, Scavenger Hunt, The Man with Bogart's Face, My Bodyguard, Zorro: The Gay Blade, Chu Chu and the Philly Flash, Porky's. He started his career as one of the head executives at Columbia Pictures. In 1967 he founded a joint venture and independent motion picture and television company, AVCO Embassy Pictures, as a sister company to Columbia. He was the head executive producer and president for AVCO Embassy and produced a number of films through the 1970s and 1980s. In 1960, he and younger brother Herbert got into the real estate business forming Melvin Simons & Associates. They developed strip malls containing a pharmacy or grocery store into major shopping malls. Their pinnacle of their projects was in 1992 when they opened the Mall of America near Minneapolis. His company, Simon Property Group, has full or partial ownership of more than 300 shopping malls in the United States, Europe, and Japan.

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Edmond Hamilton - Science Fiction Writer. He began his writing career in the early days of pulp science fiction. His first story, "The Monster of Marmuth", appeared in "Weird Tales". In 1940, pulp editor Leo Marguiles and Hamilton created the Captain Future character, who was the lead character in a short running (17 issues) self-titled magazine. The character would later resurface as an anime character. He continued to write stories well into the 1970s. He also became a comic book writer, scripting many issues of the "Batman" and "Superman" comics. He adapted the character Chief O'Hara from the "Batman" TV series to the "Batman" comic books. His work was a definite influence on many writers and filmmakers today. His influences can be seen in "Star Trek", "Star Wars", and "Babylon 5".

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Dizzy Gillespie - Jazz Trumpeter, Bandleader, Composer and Singer. In the 1940s Gillespie, together with Charlie Parker, became a major figure in the development of bebop and modern jazz. He taught and influenced many other musicians, including trumpeters Miles Davis and Chuck Mangione. When playing, Dizzie Gillespie's cheeks would expand to extraordinary size, ballooning out far more than the average horn players do. This feature is so pronounced that there is now a medical condition named after this anomaly. This condition has been officially named, "Gillespie's Pouches". He joined ASCAP in 1957. He was awarded the American National Medal of the Arts in 1989 by the National Endowment for the Arts in Washington D.C. He was inducted into the 2014 New Jersey Hall of Fame in the Arts and Entertainment Category. In 1982, he was inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame. He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 7057 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.

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Manfred Mann - Keyboard Player who is best known as a founding member and namesake of Manfred Mann, Manfred Mann Chapter Three, and Manfred Mann's Earth Band. Their well-known hits include the No. 1 "Blinded by the Light", "Do Wah Diddy Diddy", "Pretty Flamingo", "Mighty Quinn", "Runner", and "Davy's On The Road Again". He used various keyboard instruments through his career, but he is especially famous for his solo performance on Minimoog synthesizer. His keyboard parts are often improvised, inspired by jazz.

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Brent Mydland - Keyboardist and Songwriter who is best known as the fourth keyboardist to play with the American rock band the Grateful Dead. He was with the band for eleven years, longer than any other keyboardist in the band. In 1994, he was inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Grateful Dead.

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Whitey Ford - Former MLB Baseball Pitcher who spent his entire 16-year career with the New York Yankees. He was on eight AL All-Star teams. In 1961, he won the Cy Young Award, and he was named the World Series MVP. He won 236 games for New York (career 236-106), which is still a franchise record. Among pitchers with at least 300 career decisions, Ford ranks first with a winning percentage of .690, the all-time highest percentage in modern baseball history. His 2.75 earned run average is the lowest among starting pitchers whose careers began after the advent of the Live Ball Era in 1920. He had 45 shutout victories in his career, including eight 1-0 wins. He is the only pitcher to start four consecutive World Series Game Ones, a streak he reached twice. For his career, he had 10 World Series victories, more than any other pitcher. His uniform number 16 was retired by the Yankees. In 1974, he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. In 1987, the Yankees dedicated a plaque for him in Monument Park at Yankee Stadium. In 1999, he was nominated for the Major League Baseball All-Century Team. In 2003, he was inducted into the Nassau County Sports Hall of Fame. In 1977, he was part of the broadcast team for the first game in Toronto Blue Jays history. On September 21, 2008 Ford and Yogi Berra were guests of the broadcast team for the final game played at Yankee Stadium.

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Ron McNair - Physicist and NASA Astronaut who died during the launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-51-L on January 28, 1986. In the summer of 1959, when he was about eight years old, he refused to leave the segregated Lake City Public Library without being allowed to check out his books. After the police and his mother were called, he was allowed to borrow books from the library, which is now named after him. A child's book, "Ron's Big Mission", offers a fictionalized account of this event. In 1976, he received a Ph.D. in physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, becoming nationally recognized for his work in the field of laser physics. He received three honorary doctorates, a score of fellowships and commendations and achieved a black belt in karate. In 1978, he was selected for the NASA astronaut program. In 1984, he became the second African American to fly in space. In 1986, he was killed when the Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrated nine miles above the Atlantic Ocean just 73 seconds after liftoff. He was also an accomplished saxophonist, and he had worked with composer Jean Michel Jarre on a piece of music for Jarre's then-upcoming album "Rendez-Vous". It was intended that he would record his saxophone solo on board the Challenger, which would have made McNair's solo the first original piece of music to have been recorded in space. The Jean Michel Jarre track "Last Rendez-Vous" was re titled "Ron's Piece" in his honor. The crater McNair on the Moon is named in his honor.

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Judith 'Judge Judy' Sheindlin - Lawyer, Judge, TV Personality, and Author. Since 1996, she has presided over her own successful Daytime Emmy Award winning reality courtroom series. In October 2013, it was reported that she is the highest paid TV star, earning $47 million per year for "Judge Judy", which translates into just over $900,000 per workday, (for the 52 days per year that she tapes her show). In 2006, she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2012, she was inducted into the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame. On June 14, 2013, "Judge Judy" won its first Daytime Emmy Award for 'Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program', having received 15 nominations before finally winning the award. Her career as an author began prior to her courtroom series, and she has written six books.

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Kim Kardashian - TV and Social Media Personality, Socialite, Fashion Designer, Businesswoman, Model, Actress. She is best known for her hit E! Entertainment reality series, "Keeping Up with the Kardashians". The show was the highest-rated program on the E! Network. She has appeared on the covers of numerous publications around the world, including Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Allure, Harper's Bazaar, Prestige (Hong Kong), and Self, among others. Her official website gets 6 million page views a month, making it the fastest growing celebrity blog on the web. She also has over 10 million followers on Twitter.

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Natalee Holloway - She was an 18-year-old high school student who disappeared on May 30, 2005, while on a high school graduation trip to Aruba. Her disappearance caused a media sensation in the United States. She remains officially missing to this day, although according to Aruban authorities, she is most likely dead. On January 12, 2012, an Alabama judge declared her legally dead.

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Citizen Rules

10-21-14, 03:50 PM

gbgoodies

10-21-14, 04:25 PM

Natalee Holloway story, so sad! I don't follow news anymore but I did follow that story with all it's heartbreaking moments caused by a vile person. I don't even what to think about it anymore. The details were just beyond sadness. Last time I was on a cruise ship we stopped at Aruba and I laid in bed the night before thinking about that story. Once I got to Aruba I was fine, but no way in the world would I go into the place where she was last seen. You couldn't pay me to go inside that building.

I understand that feeling about Aruba. I had the same feeling the first time I went over the bridge into New York City after 9-11. It's an eerie feeling, and it made my heart sink. I've never really been a city person, but it's been even worse since 9-11.

gbgoodies

10-22-14, 04:32 PM

Born on October 22nd:

Joan Fontaine - Actress. Gunga Din, Rebecca, Suspicion, The Constant Nymph, Jane Eyre, Letter from an Unknown Woman, Born to Be Bad, Beyond a Reasonable Doubt, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. In 1941, she received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for her role in Rebecca, directed by Alfred Hitchcock. In 1942, she won the Academy Award for Best Actress for Hitchcock's Suspicion, making Fontaine the only actor to ever win an Academy Award in a film directed by Hitchcock. In 1944, she received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for her role in The Constant Nymph. She and her older sister Olivia de Havilland are the first sisters to both win Oscars, and the first ones to be Oscar-nominated in the same year. She was a licensed pilot, champion balloonist, expert rider, prize-winning tuna fisherman, a hole-in-one golfer, Cordon Bleu chef and licensed interior decorator. On 8 February 1960, she received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1645 Vine Street.

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Catherine Deneuve - Actress. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, Repulsion, The Young Girls of Rochefort, Belle de Jour, Tristana, The Hunger, Place Vendôme, Dancer in the Dark. French actress who gained recognition for her portrayal of aloof, mysterious beauties for various directors, including Luis Buñuel and Roman Polanski She is a twelve-time Cesar Award nominee. She has won two César Awards for Best Actress for her performances in François Truffaut's Le Dernier Métro and Régis Wargnier's Indochine. She also received a Best Actress Academy Award nomination for Indochine, and a Best Actress BAFTA Award nomination for Belle de Jour. In 2013, she received the European Film Academy's Lifetime Achievement Award. She was awarded a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars on January 18, 2000.

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Constance Bennett - Actress. The Easiest Way, What Price Hollywood?, Bed of Roses, After Office Hours, Topper, Merrily We Live, Two-Faced Woman, The Unsuspected, Madame X. Her 1931 contract with Warner Brothers, $300,000 for two films, made her the highest-paid film player up to that time, and reportedly inspired tax legislation aimed at the film industry. She sang with her own voice in films, on stage, and in a nightclub act 1956-1962 in which she parodied early rock-n-roll. She received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contribution to motion pictures, at 6250 Hollywood Boulevard, a short distance from the star of her sister, Joan Bennett.

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Annette Funicello - Actress, Singer. The Shaggy Dog (1959), Babes in Toyland, Beach Party, Muscle Beach Party, Bikini Beach, Pajama Party, Beach Blanket Bingo, How to Stuff a Wild Bikini, Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine, Fireball 500, Thunder Alley (1967), Back to the Beach, "The Mickey Mouse Club". Walt Disney himself saw her performing the lead role in "Swan Lake" at her ballet school's year-end recital in Burbank and decided to have her audition as a Mouseketeer. Annette became the last Mouseketeer of the twenty-four that was picked. By 1958, she had become the most popular Mousketeer of them all, and the only one kept under contract by Walt Disney after he canceled the show. When she was cast in her first beach movie, Walt Disney asked her to not wear a bikini and instead wear a one-piece swimsuit because she had an image to uphold. She agreed. In 1977, she played the Blue Fairy in Disneylands "Main Street Electrical Parade". She appeared in several TV commercials for Skippy Peanut butter in the 1970's and 1980's. In 1993, she received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6834 Hollywood Blvd.

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Curly Howard - Actor, Comedian. He was best known as the most outrageous member of the American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges, which also featured his older brothers Moe Howard and Shemp Howard and actor Larry Fine. His first stage experience was as a comedic conductor for the Orville Knapp Band in 1928. He joined The Three Stooges in 1932, replacing his brother Shemp Howard. He made more than 100 film appearances with the team. In 1984, he was immortalized in the song "The Curly Shuffle" by the comedy group "Jump 'N the Saddle", which was accompanied by a music video containing clips from several of The Three Stooges shorts featuring him. He was posthumously awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1560 Vine Street in Hollywood, California on August 30, 1983.

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Christopher Lloyd - Actor. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Mr. Mom, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension, Back to the Future, Clue, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The Dream Team, The Addams Family, Anastasia (1997), My Favorite Martian, "Taxi", "Stacked". He has appeared in over two hundred plays, including many on Broadway, regional and summer stock productions. His maternal grandfather, Lewis Henry Lapham (1858-1934), was one of the founders of Texaco Oil Company. His maternal uncle, Roger Lapham (1883-1966), was the Mayor of San Francisco from 1944 to 1948.

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Jeff Goldblum - Actor. Rehearsal for Murder, The Big Chill, Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension, Into the Night, Transylvania 6-5000, The Fly, Earth Girls Are Easy, Jurassic Park, Independence Day, The Switch, Morning Glory, The Grand Budapest Hotel, "Tenspeed and Brown Shoe", "Raines", "Law & Order: Criminal Intent". He is the voice behind the iMac/iBook commercials for Apple Computer. He in a jazz band called "The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra" with his "Buckaroo Banzai" co-star Peter Weller.

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Bob Odenkirk - Actor, Writer, Producer, Director. The Spectacular Now, Nebraska, "Saturday Night Live", "Mr. Show", "The Larry Sanders Show", "How I Met Your Mother", "Breaking Bad", "Tim and Eric Awesome Show", "Fargo". He won an Emmy Award for his writing work on "Saturday Night Live". He won an Emmy Award for his writing work on "The Ben Stiller Show". In 2004, he appeared in a series of politically themed Miller Lite commercials. In one spot, he was "debating" a horse. He wrote Chris Farley's "Matt Foley, motivational speaker" character when they were both at Second City in Chicago. He is the brother of Bill Odenkirk.

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Spike Jonze - Writer, Director, Producer, Actor. Beastie Boys: Sabotage, Jackass: The Movie, Adaptation, Being John Malkovich, Synecdoche, New York, Where the Wild Things Are, Her. He is co-owner of the Girl skateboard company, and he shot some of the finest films in the skateboarding scene. One of the most renowned directors for music videos, he has received numerous awards and recognition from MTV for his outstanding work in the medium. He told Nicolas Cage to ignore all of his acting instincts, for his role in Adaptation. Cage received a Oscar Nomination for his acting in that movie.

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Tony Roberts - Actor, SInger. The Million Dollar Duck, Play It Again, Sam, Serpico, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974), Annie Hall, Stardust Memories, A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy. He was nominated for two Tony Awards in consecutive years: in 1968, as Best Actor (Musical) for "How Now Dow Jones", and in 1969 as Best Supporting or Featured Actor (Dramatic) for "Play It Again, Sam".

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Jesse Tyler Ferguson - Actor. Griffin & Phoenix, Untraceable, "The Class", "Modern Family". He once worked as a singer at an amusement park.

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Jonathan Lipnicki - Actor. Jerry Maguire, Stuart Little, The Little Vampire, "The Jeff Foxworthy Show", "Youthful Daze". In 2005, he was ranked #8 in E's most cutest child stars all grown-up. He was ranked #13 in VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Kid Stars".

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Jimmie Foxx - Former MLB Baseball Player. He played, (mostly as first baseman), for the American League's Philadelphia Athletics (1925-1935) and Boston Red Sox (1936-1942), and the National League's Chicago Cubs (1942, & 1944-1945). He played in 7 All-Star Games. His three career Most Valuable Player awards are tied for second all-time. When he retired following the 1945 season, his 534 home runs ranked second on the all-time home run list, behind only Babe Ruth's 714. In 1994, he was inducted into the Eastern Shore Baseball Hall of Fame. In 1951, he was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

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Brian Boitano - Professional Figure Skater. He is the 1988 Olympic champion, the 1986 and 1988 World Champion, and the 1985–1988 U.S. National Champion. He won the Gold Medal in Figure Skating at the Olympics in 1988, as well as the 1985 US National Figure Skating Championships, the 1986 U.S. and World Figure Skating Championships, the 1987 US National Figure Skating Championships, and the 1988 U.S. and World Figure Skating Championships. He won the SIlver Medal at the 1987 World Figure Skating Championships, and the 1994 US National Figure Skating Championships. He won the Bronze Medal at the 1985 World Figure Skating Championships. In 1996, he was inducted into the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame, and the United States Figure Skating Hall of Fame.

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gbgoodies

10-23-14, 06:33 AM

Born on October 23rd:

Johnny Carson - TV Host, Comedian, Writer, Producer, Actor, and Musician best known for thirty years as host of "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson". He received six Emmy Awards, the Governor's Award, and a 1985 Peabody Award. In 1987, he was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame. In 1992, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. In 1993, he received a Kennedy Center Honor. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" was nominated for 17 Emmy Awards, winning six times. On 8 February 1960, he received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television at 1751 Vine Street.

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Michael Crichton - Writer, Director, Producer. The Andromeda Strain, Westworld, Coma, The Great Train Robbery, Looker, Runaway, Jurassic Park, Twister, Sphere, "ER". During his medical-student days, he wrote novels secretly mainly under a pseudonym. One novel, "A Case of Need," written under the pseudonym Jeffery Hudson, contained references to people at Harvard Medical School, but he couldn't hide his identity when the novel won an award that had to be collected in person. He won Mystery Writer's of America Edgar awards for "A Case of Need" and "The Great Train Robbery". He has written two stories about futuristic theme parks that go haywire: "Westworld" and "Jurassic Park". After failing to get producers interested in "ER" in 1970, the script sat in a metal safe for twenty years until Steven Spielberg heard about it and contacted him about it in 1989, expressing interest in turning it into a movie. It was dropped when Spielberg heard about Jurassic Park. During the film's production, someone else at Amblin Entertainment read it and suggested that it was better suited for a television series. The series "ER" was nominated for an Emmy Award for 'Outstanding Drama Series' seven consecutive years, (from 1995-2001), winning it in 1996.

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Sam Raimi - Writer, Director, Producer, Actor. The Evil Dead, Darkman, Army of Darkness, The Quick and the Dead, For Love of the Game, Spider-Man, Oz the Great and Powerful, "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys", "Xena: Warrior Princess", "Jack of All Trades", "Legend of the Seeker". He is best known for directing the cult horror comedy Evil Dead series, the superhero film Darkman, and the original Spider-Man trilogy. He always has his car, (a yellow 1973 Oldsmobile Delta 88 dubbed "the classic"), somewhere visible to the audience in all of his films, (including as a modified covered wagon in The Quick and the Dead, according to Bruce Campbell).

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Ang Lee - Director, Producer, Writer. The Wedding Banquet, Eat Drink Man Woman, Sense and Sensibility, The Ice Storm, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Hulk, Brokeback Mountain, Taking Woodstock, Life of Pi. His movies The Wedding Banquet, Eat Drink Man Woman and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon were Oscar-nominated for "Best Foreign Language Film". Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon won. He is one of only seven directors to win the Golden Globe, Director's Guild, BAFTA, and Oscar for the same movie, winning in 2006 for Brokeback Mountain. He became the first Asian to win the Academy Award for Best Director when he won in 2006 for Brokeback Mountain. In 2012, he directed Life of Pi which earned 11 Academy Award nominations, and went on to win the Academy Award for Best Director.

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Philip Kaufman - Screenwriter, Director. The Outlaw Josey Wales, Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), The Wanderers, Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Right Stuff, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Henry & June, Rising Sun, Quills. In 1988, he was nominated for an Oscar for 'Best Screenplay on Material from Another Medium' for The Unbearable Lightness of Being. He worked with George Lucas developing Lucas' "Indiana Jones" project, coming up with the basic story of the search for the Ark of the Covenant, leading to his story credit on Raiders of the Lost Ark.

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Ira Steven Behr - Producer, Writer. Best known for the TV shows "Fame", "Star Trek: The Next Generation", "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine", "The Twilight Zone" (2002-2003), "The 4400", "Alphas" and "Outlander". His relationship with Star Trek began as a producer for "Star Trek: The Next Generation" during its third season. He was a supervising producer for the pilot of "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine", and became a co-executive producer in the second season. He played a key role in the development of the popular alien race, the Ferengi. He wrote the book "The Rules of Acquisition", which is a humorous compilation of the guiding tenets of Ferengi culture. He also co-wrote a collection of short stories and fables based on the Ferengi Rules of Acquisition entitled "Legends of the Ferengi", which was published by Pocket Books.

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Ryan Reynolds - Actor. Van Wilder, The In-Laws (2003), School of Life, The Amityville Horror (2005), Just Friends, Smokin' Aces, Definitely, Maybe, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, The Proposal, Green Lantern, R.I.P.D., Turbo, "Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place". In 2010, he was named the "Sexiest Man Alive" by 'People' Magazine.

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Walter Flanagan - Actor. Clerks, Mallrats, Dogma, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, "Comic Book Men". He works & manages at Jay & Silent Bob's Secret Stash (35 Broad Street) as a clerk in Red Bank, New Jersey. He designs and draws artwork for local heavy metal and death metal bands. Some of his artwork can be seen in Mallrats, Chasing Amy, and Dogma. He is often referred to by director Kevin Smith as "The Lon Chaney of the '90s," since he often appears in Smith's movies playing multiple roles.

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Bruce Mars - Actor. TV actor from the 1960s who is best known to "Star Trek" fans as Kirk's nemesis Finnegan in the episode "Shore Leave". He also played a policeman in the episode "Assignment: Earth", and a crewman in the episode "The Corbomite Maneuver". He retired from the entertainment business in 1969, and entered a monastery in Los Angeles where he has been a monk with Self-Realization Fellowship Church.

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Dwight Yoakam - Actor, Country Music Singer. Sling Blade, South of Heaven, West of Hell, Panic Room, Hollywood Homicide, Wedding Crashers, "Under the Dome". In 1993, he won a Grammy for his song "Ain't That Lonely Yet". In 1999, he won his second Grammy for 'Best Country Collaboration' for "Same Old Train". He received the Premiere Performance Award at the 57th Annual Motion Picture Club Awards for his role as Doyle Hargraves in Sling Blade. He won the Top New Male Vocalist of the Year award at the 1987 ACM Awards. He was honored with the Pioneer Award at the 2012 ACM Awards. He was honored with the Governors' Lifetime Achievement Award from the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame in Frankfort, Kentucky. On February 21, 2008, he was inducted into the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame. On June 5, 2003, he received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He was honored for his recording career. His star is located at 7021 Hollywood Blvd.

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'Weird Al' Yankovic - Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Parodist, Record Producer, Satirist, Actor, Music Video Director, Film Producer, and Author. He is best known for his humorous songs that make light of popular culture and often parody specific songs by contemporary musical acts. He has sold more than 12 million albums, and recorded more than 150 parody and original songs. His works have earned him three Grammy Awards and a further 11 nominations, four gold records, and six platinum records in the United States. His success comes in part from his effective use of music video to further parody popular culture, the song's original artist, and the original music videos themselves, scene-for-scene in some cases. He directed later videos himself and went on to direct for other artists. In addition to recording his albums, he wrote and starred in the film UHF and "The Weird Al Show". He has also written two children's books. On May 31, 2014, he won the ACE Award (Amateur Cartoonist Extraordinaire) from the National Cartoonists Society. Songs posted to file sharing networks are often misattributed to him because of their humorous subject matter. A list of songs frequently misattributed to Yankovic can be found at The Not Al Page, and a list of all commercially released songs recorded by Yankovic can be found on his website.

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Nancy Grace - Legal Commentator, TV Host, TV Journalist, and Former Prosecutor. She frequently discusses issues from what she describes as a "victims' rights" standpoint, with an outspoken style that has brought her both praise and criticism.

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Pelé - Retired Brazilian Footballer who is widely regarded to be the best football player of all time. According to the IFFHS, he is the most successful league goal scorer in the world, with 541 league goals. In total, he scored 1281 goals in 1363 games, including unofficial friendlies and tour games, for which he was listed in the Guinness World Records for most career goals scored in football. He won three FIFA World Cups, in 1958, 1962 and 1970, and he is the only player ever to do so. He is the all-time leading goalscorer for Brazil with 77 goals in 92 games. In 1999, he was voted World Player of the Century by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics. The same year, France Football consulted their former Ballon D'Or winners to elect the Football Player of the Century, selecting Pelé. In 1999, he was elected Athlete of the Century by the IOC. In 2013, he received the FIFA Ballon d'Or Prix d'Honneur in recognition of his career and achievements as a global icon of football. In 2010, he was named the Honorary President of the New York Cosmos.

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Chi Chi Rodriguez - Former Professional Golfer. He turned professional in 1960, and he won eight titles on the PGA Tour between 1963 and 1979. He represented Puerto Rico on 12 World Cup teams. He became eligible to play on the Senior PGA Tour, (now known as the Champions Tour), in 1985, and did so for many years with great success, earning 22 tournament victories between 1986 and 1993. He was the first player on the Senior PGA Tour to win the same event in three consecutive years. He set a tour record with eight consecutive birdies en route to a win at the 1987 Silver Pages Classic. In 1986, he won the Hispanic Recognition Award. In 1988, he was named Replica's Hispanic Man of the Year. In 1989, he was voted the Bob Jones Award, the highest honor given by the United States Golf Association in recognition of distinguished sportsmanship in golf. In 1992, he became the first Puerto Rican to be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. In 1994, he was inducted into the World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame.

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Gertrude Ederle - Competition Swimmer, Olympic Champion, and Former World Record-Holder. In 1926, she became the first woman to swim across the English Channel. Between 1921-25 she held 29 different national and international swimming records. In one afternoon alone in 1922, at a competition in Brighton Beach, NY, she broke seven records. She was a member of the 1924 US Olympic swim team, and she won a gold medal in the 400-meter freestyle relay. She also won bronze medals in the 100 and the 400-meter individual freestyle. She played herself in the 1927 movie Swim Girl, Swim. In 1965, she was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.

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Jim Bunning - Former MLB Baseball Pithcer who pitched from 1955 to 1971, most notably with the Detroit Tigers and the Philadelphia Phillies. When he retired, he had the second-highest total of career strikeouts in Major League history. On June 21, 1964, he pitched the seventh perfect game in Major League Baseball history. In 1996, he was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

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Michael Peterson - Author, Convicted Murderer. In 1983, he wrote the novel, "The Immortal Dragon", which became a best-seller. In 1990, his second novel, "A Time of War: A Bitter Peace", was also a best-seller. While he lived in Germany, he became close with a friend of his wife's, a widowed neighbor named Elizabeth Ratliff. In 1985, Ratliff died of a fall down the stairs in what was ruled an accident. In 1997, he fell in love with a longtime neighbor, Kathleen Hunt Atwater, who was also divorced and a successful executive. On December 9, 2001, she was found dead at the bottom of the staircase in their home. He claimed that she had fallen accidentally and he discovered her too late to save her, but a tip from a relative pointed out that Kathleen Peterson's death greatly resembled the death of Elizabeth Ratliff 16 years earlier. That, in addition to the large amount of blood at the scene, a very large life insurance policy, enough to solve his financial debts, and the police learning that Kathleen had stumbled upon her husband's computer files with proof of his infidelity, was enough evidence for prosecutors to charge him with murder. In 2003, he was convicted of murdering his second wife, Kathleen Peterson. He was sentenced to a term of life in prison. The story was filmed as "The Staircase Murders", starring Treat Williams as Peterson.

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Citizen Rules

10-23-14, 12:10 PM

Yah, Ira;)

gbgoodies

10-24-14, 01:39 PM

Born on October 24th:

Bob Kane - Writer, Penciler, Comic Book Artist who is credited, (along with the writer Bill Finger, who went uncredited in his role of co-creator), as the creator of the DC Comics superhero Batman. He created Batman from a combination of Zorro (a wealthy playboy/masked hero), the Shadow (a dark superhero), and Dracula (a bat-like creature). He co-created with Bill Finger and Jerry Robinson Batman's sidekick Dick Grayson/Robin, Bruce Wayne's butler Alfred Pennyworth, gangster Anthony "Tony" Zucco and Batman's most famous villain in his rogues gallery The Joker. He was inspired by Conrad Veidt in "The Man who laughs" (1928) to create Batman's Nemesis, The Joker. He co-created with Bill Finger the Batman allies of Police Commissioner James Gordon and photographer Vicki Vale as well as the concept of the Batmobile and Gotham City. He co-created with Bill Finger the Batman villains cat burglar Selina Kyle/Catwoman, umbrella loving Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot/The Penguin, former District Attorney Harvey Dent/Two-Face, the master of fear Dr. Jonathan Crane/The Scarecrow, shape-shifter Basil Karlo/Clayface, psychiatrist Dr. Hugo Strange and gangster Salvatore Vincent "The Boss" Maroni. He also created the television cartoon characters Courageous Cat, Minute Mouse and Cool McCool. He worked as a consultant on the 1989 movie Batman, and its three sequels with directors Tim Burton and Joel Schumacher. In 1985, DC Comics named Kane as one of the honorees in the company's 50th anniversary publication "Fifty Who Made DC Great". In 1994, he was inducted into the comic-book industry's Jack Kirby Hall of Fame. In 1996, he was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame.

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Kevin Kline - Actor, Singer. The Pirates of Penzance, Sophie's Choice, The Big Chill, Silverado, A Fish Called Wanda, The January Man, I Love You to Death, Soapdish, Dave, In & Out, The Road to El Dorado, Life as a House, De-Lovely, Last Vegas. He has won two Tony awards for Best Actor (Musical). The first was in 1978 for the role of Bruce Granit in 'On the Twentieth Century", and the second was in 1981 for the role of The Pirate King in "The Pirates of Penzance". He was also nominated in 2004 as Best Actor (Play) for portraying Sir John Falstaff in Shakespeare's "Henry IV". He was nominated for a Golden Globe for his performance in Sophie's Choice. He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for 'Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical' four times; in 1992 for Soapdish, in 1994 for Dave, in 1998 for In & Out, and in 2005 for De-Lovely. He won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in A Fish Called Wanda. In 2009, he was nominated for an Emmy Award for 'Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie' for "Great Performances" in the episode "Cyrano de Bergerac". He was the first American actor to receive the Sir John Gielgud Golden Quill Award, and he was honored with the Lucille Lortel Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2004, he was inducted into the Theatre Hall of Fame. On 3 December 2004, he received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Pictures at 7000 Hollywood Blvd.

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Warren Foster - Writer, Cartoonist and Songwriter for the animation division of Warner Brothers, and later with Hanna-Barbera. Best known for writing over 170 "Looney Tunes" cartoons including "Bugs Bunny Gets the Boid", "A Tale of Two Kitties", "Tortoise Wins by a Hare", "Falling Hare", "The Goofy Gophers", "Gorilla My Dreams", "The Foghorn Leghorn", "What's Up Doc?", "Bugs and Thugs", "Yankee Doodle Bugs", "Speedy Gonzales", "Birds Anonymous", "Bugsy and Mugsy", "Knighty Knight Bugs". He also wrote episodes of "The Huckleberry Hound Show", "The Yogi Bear Show", "The Magilla Gorilla Show", "The Peter Potamus Show", "The Flintstones", and "The Atom Ant Show". He was a Paramount Studios cartoonist and writer. He joined ASCAP in 1956. He collaborated musically with Alan Livingston. He was the composer of Tweety's theme song, "I Tawt I Taw A Puddy Tat". His final work was on the feature-length The Man Called Flintstone in 1966.

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Martin Campbell - Director. Criminal Law, GoldenEye, The Mask of Zorro, Casino Royale (2006), Edge of Darkness, Green Lantern, "Reilly: Ace of Spies". When he directed The Mask of Zorro, the movie earned Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations, and launched the international careers of Antonio Banderas and Catherine Zeta-Jones. He is credited with rejuvenating the James Bond franchise when he directed GoldenEye in 1995, Pierce Brosnan's first outing as the famed British spy. He also directed Daniel Craig's debut Bond feature as well, Casino Royale in 2006.

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Art Monterastelli - Writer, Producer. The Hunted, Buried Alive, Rambo, "Simon & Simon", "Nowhere Man", "Timecop", "Total Recall 2070", "Justice". He is a writer/filmmaker with over 25 years experience in the film and television business. He's written over 40 hours of episodic TV, and produced over 150 hours. He co-wrote the last Rambo movie, with Sylvester Stallone. He's also developed and written several mini-series for HBO.

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F. Murray Abraham - Actor. Amadeus, The Name of the Rose, Beyond the Stars, Last Action Hero, Surviving the Game, Dillinger and Capone, Mimic, Star Trek: Insurrection, Finding Forrester, Thir13en Ghosts, Inside Llewyn Davis, The Grand Budapest Hotel, "Homeland". Early in his career, he was one of the "Fruit of the Loom guys" (men dressed up as fruits) in the underwear commercials. In 1985, he won the Oscar for Best Actor for his performance in Amadeus. He also won the Golden Globe Award for 'Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama' for Amadeus.

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BD Wong - Actor. Family Business, The Freshman, Jurassic Park, And the Band Played On, Father of the Bride Part II, Seven Years in Tibet, Mulan, The Normal Heart, "All-American Girl", "Oz", "Awake", "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit". He made his Broadway debut in "M. Butterfly". He won Broadway's 1988 Tony Award as Best Actor (Featured Role - Play) for creating the role of Song Liling in "M. Butterfly". He was nominated for the 1989 Helen Hayes Award for his work in "M. Butterfly" (Outstanding Lead Actor, Non-Resident Production). He is the only actor to be honored with the Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award, Clarence Derwent Award, and Theater World Award for the same performance. He won the Award of Merit for voice-over in "The No Name Painting Association" at the Best Shorts Competition 2013.

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Brad Johnson - Actor. Always, Flight of the Intruder (1991), Philadelphia Experiment II, The Birds II: Land's End, Left Behind (2000), Left Behind: World at War (2005), "Soldier of Fortune, Inc.". Prior to getting involved in film work, he was a professional rodeo cowboy. He was a Marlboro Man. He modeled for Calvin Klein. He was chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the world.

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David Nelson - TV Actor, Producer and Director. Here Come the Nelsons, Peyton Place, The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker, The Big Circus, Smash-Up on Interstate 5, High School U.S.A., Cry-Baby, "The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet". He was the son of bandleader/TV actor Ozzie Nelson and singer Harriet Hilliard, and the older brother of actor/singer Ricky Nelson. His twin nephews Matthew and Gunnar perform as The Nelsons. His niece is actress Tracy Nelson. He and his brother Ricky were once dubbed "The Crown Princes of Radio" by Radio Life magazine. His mother, singer-actress Harriet Hilliard, appeared with him in the film Smash-Up on Interstate 5. On 9 May 1996, he received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contribution to Television, at 1501 Vine Street.

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J. P. Richardson, Jr. (aka The Big Bopper) - Singer, Musician and Songwriter, whose big voice and exuberant personality made him an early rock and roll star. He is best known for his 1958 recording of "Chantilly Lace". He is credited with creating the first music video in 1958, and recorded an early example himself. In May 1957, he broke the record for continuous on-air broadcasting. He performed for a total of five days, two hours, and eight minutes, playing 1,821 records. He wrote the song "White Lightning", which became George Jones' first #1 country hit in 1959. He also wrote and sang background on Johnny Preston's #1 hit "Running Bear", but the recording wasn't released until September 1959, after Richardson's death. On February 3, 1959 — a day that has become known as "The Day the Music Died" (because so called in Don McLean's 1971 song "American Pie"), he died in a plane crash in Iowa, along with Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and pilot Roger Peterson. (Waylon Jennings gave up his seat to him for the flight of February 3, 1959, since J.P. was running a fever.)

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Bill Wyman - Musician, Record Producer, Songwriter and Singer best known as the bassist for the rock and roll band the Rolling Stones from 1962 until 1993. Since 1997, he has recorded and toured with his own band, Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings. He has worked producing both records and film, and has scored music for film in movies and television. In 1989, he was elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (as a member of The Rolling Stones). In 1993, while Wyman was still married to Mandy Smith, his 33 year old son, Stephen, became engaged to his Smith's mother, Patsy, thereby making Bill Wyman his own grandfather-in-law.

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Scott Peterson - Convicted Murderer who is currently on death row in California. On November 12, 2004, he was convicted of murdering his wife, Laci Peterson, and their unborn son, Conner, in Modesto, California in 2002. He was convicted of first-degree murder in 2004 and sentenced to death by lethal injection the following year. He remains on death row in San Quentin State Prison while his case is on appeal to the Supreme Court of California.

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Citizen Rules

10-24-14, 01:51 PM

It would be interesting if Scott Peterson and Jodi Arias, mated.
They seem like 'two peas in a pod'. And can you image how messed up the kids would be:eek:

gbgoodies

10-24-14, 02:14 PM

Born on October 23rd:

Michael Peterson - Author, Convicted Murderer. In 1983, he wrote the novel, "The Immortal Dragon", which became a best-seller. In 1990, his second novel, "A Time of War: A Bitter Peace", was also a best-seller. While he lived in Germany, he became close with a friend of his wife's, a widowed neighbor named Elizabeth Ratliff. In 1985, Ratliff died of a fall down the stairs in what was ruled an accident. In 1997, he fell in love with a longtime neighbor, Kathleen Hunt Atwater, who was also divorced and a successful executive. On December 9, 2001, she was found dead at the bottom of the staircase in their home. He claimed that she had fallen accidentally and he discovered her too late to save her, but a tip from a relative pointed out that Kathleen Peterson's death greatly resembled the death of Elizabeth Ratliff 16 years earlier. That, in addition to the large amount of blood at the scene, a very large life insurance policy, enough to solve his financial debts, and the police learning that Kathleen had stumbled upon her husband's computer files with proof of his infidelity, was enough evidence for prosecutors to charge him with murder. In 2003, he was convicted of murdering his second wife, Kathleen Peterson. He was sentenced to a term of life in prison. The story was filmed as "The Staircase Murders", starring Treat Williams as Peterson.

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Born on October 24th:

Scott Peterson - Convicted Murderer who is currently on death row in California. On November 12, 2004, he was convicted of murdering his wife, Laci Peterson, and their unborn son, Conner, in Modesto, California in 2002. He was convicted of first-degree murder in 2004 and sentenced to death by lethal injection the following year. He remains on death row in San Quentin State Prison while his case is on appeal to the Supreme Court of California.

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It would be interesting if Scott Peterson and Jodi Arias, mated.
They seem like 'two peas in a pod'. And can you image how messed up the kids would be:eek:

I thought it was interesting that two men named Peterson, who were each convicted of killing their wives, have birthdays only one day apart. Plus, Micheal Peterson, born on Oct 23rd was convicted in 2003, and Scott Peterson, born on Oct 24th was convicted in 2004.

What do you think that odds are on that coincidence?

Citizen Rules

10-24-14, 02:50 PM

gbgoodies

10-24-14, 02:56 PM

What do you think that odds are on that coincidence?

I'd call it happenstance. I never heard of Micheal Peterson, but then again I don't follow the news.BTW, I like the photos you're doing for each entry, nice touch:)

Thanks. I tried including less information, but adding photos, but then I realized that I find some of the trivia interesting, so I thought other people might find it interesting too.

I just wish more people would comment on this thread so I knew if people are reading it, or if I'm just wasting my time every day. :shrug:

Citizen Rules

10-24-14, 03:18 PM

I bet a lot of people read this thread, but don't post. Why do I think that?

Because I've noticed in various members review threads that people seem hesitant to post. I'm guessing they might think their comments would mess up the continuity of the review thread.

Of course I like people to comment even if they don't agree.

gbgoodies

10-24-14, 03:25 PM

gbgoodies

10-25-14, 04:33 PM

Born on October 25th:

Leo G. Carroll - Actor. A Christmas Carol (1938), Wuthering Heights, Rebecca, Suspicion, The House on 92nd Street, Spellbound, The Paradine Case, Father of the Bride (1950), Strangers on a Train, North by Northwest, The Parent Trap (1961), That Funny Feeling, "Topper", "Going My Way", "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.", "The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.". He has played in more Alfred Hitchcock films than any other actor except Hitchcock himself, (cameos in most of his films since his 1926 film The Lodger). In 1966 and 1967, he was nominated for Emmy Awards for 'Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Drama' for his role in "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.". He also appeared in over 300 plays during his career and the stage remained his preferred medium. He was mentioned in the song "Science Fiction/Double Feature" from The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

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Billy Barty - Actor. The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm, Harum Scarum, Pufnstuf, The Day of the Locust, Rabbit Test, Foul Play, The Lord of the Rings (1978), Skatetown, U.S.A., Under the Rainbow, Legend, Rumpelstiltskin, Masters of the Universe, Willow, Life Stinks, "The Spike Jones Show", "Peter Gunn", "The Red Skelton Hour", "The Bugaloos", "Sigmund and the Sea Monsters". He began performing at age three and began making pictures in 1927. He played Mickey Rooney's little brother in the "Mickey McGuire" comedy shorts series. In adult life, he stood three feet, nine inches tall due to cartilage-hair hypoplasia dwarfism, and because of his short stature, he was often cast in movies opposite taller performers for comic effect. He specialized as outspoken or wisecracking characters. He founded the Little People of America in 1957, and the Billy Barty Foundation in 1975. On 1 July 1981, he received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6922 Hollywood Blvd.

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Gale Anne Hurd - Producer, Writer. Smokey Bites the Dust, The Terminator, Aliens, Alien Nation, The Abyss, Tremors, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Dante's Peak, Armageddon, Dead Man on Campus, Hulk, The Incredible Hulk, The Punisher, Punisher: War Zone, Æon Flux, "The Walking Dead". After graduating from Stanford University, she joined New World Pictures as executive assistant to Roger Corman, the company president. She worked her way up through various administrative positions and eventually became involved in production. She formed her own production company, Pacific Western Productions, in 1982 and went on to produce a number of box-office hits. In 2004, she received the President's Award from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films for "her dedication to quality genre entertainment". On October 3, 2012, she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6621 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California. She was married to James Cameron from 1985-1989, and to Brian De Palma from 1991-1993.

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David S. Ward - Writer, Director. The Sting, The Sting II, Cannery Row, The Milagro Beanfield War, Major League, King Ralph, Sleepless in Seattle, The Program. In 1974, he won the Oscar for 'Best Writing, Story and Screenplay Based on Factual Material or Material Not Previously Published or Produced' for The Sting. He was also nominated for the Golden Globe and the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Screenplay for The Sting. In 1994, he was nominated for the Oscar for 'Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen' for Sleepless in Seattle. He was also nominated for the BAFTA Award and the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Screenplay for Sleepless in Seattle.

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Jack Haley Jr. - Producer, Director, Writer. James Dean Remembered, That's Entertainment!, Elizabeth Taylor - An Intimate Portrait, Life Goes to the Movies, That's Dancing!, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic, "Biography", "Hollywood and the Stars". He has been nominated for eight Emmy Awards, winning twice. He has also been nominated for two Directors Guild of America Awards. He is the son of actor Jack Haley, who played "The Tin Man" in The Wizard of Oz. For several years, he was married to Liza Minnelli, the daughter of Judy Garland, who played "Dorothy" in The Wizard of Oz. He won Peabody awards for TV documentary work in 1961 as producer of the series "Biography", and in 1964 as the director of "National Geographic Specials".

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Marion Ross - Actress. Teacher's Pet (1958), Operation Petticoat, Grand Theft Auto, Superhero Movie, The Evening Star, Dear Dracula, Signed, Sealed, Delivered for Christmas, "Happy Days", "The Love Boat", "Brooklyn Bridge", "The Drew Carey Show". In 1979 and 1984, she was nominated for Emmy Awards for 'Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series' for her role in "Happy Days". In 1992 and 1993, she was nominated for Emmy Awards for 'Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series' for her role in "Brooklyn Bridge". In 1999, she was nominated for an Emmy Award for 'Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series' for playing "Emma Winowitz" in the episode "The Wind Beneath My Wings" of the TV show "Touched By An Angel". In 1997, she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for 'Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture' for her performance in The Evening Star. On 12 July 2001, she received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6420 Hollywood Blvd. for her contributution to Television. In her post-"Happy Days" years, she reinvigorated her career on the stage, and she earned renewed acclaim and respect for her roles in "Arsenic and Old Lace" (which brought her back to Broadway), "Steel Magnolias", "Long Day's Journey Into Night", "The Glass Menagerie", "Pippin" and "Barefoot in the Park", among others. She also toured with her one-woman show as poet Edna St. Vincent Millay entitled "A Lovely Light".

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Nancy Cartwright - Voice Actress. Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland, Godzilla (1998), Rugrats Go Wild, The Simpsons Movie, "Alvin & the Chipmunks", "Pound Puppies", "Goof Troop", "The Critic", "Animaniacs", "The Simpsons", "God, the Devil and Bob", "Rugrats", "Kim Possible", "The Replacements". She is best known as the voice of "Bart Simpson", "Nelson Muntz", "Todd Flanders", and "Ralph Wiggum" on the TV show "The Simpsons". Her character, Bart Simpson, was rated number 2 in Comedy Central's newest show 'Mouthing Off: 51 Greatest Smartasses'. Like many tourists, she attempted to disturb the notoriously unflappable guards at Buckingham Palace in London. When she blurted out, "What's happening man, I'm Bart Simpson, dude!", she succeeded. In 1992, she won an Emmy Award for 'Outstanding Voice-Over Performance' for playing "Bart Simpson" in the episode "Separate Vocations". In 1995, she won an Annie Award for 'Voice Acting in the Field of Animation' for "The Simpsons". In 2004, she was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for 'Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program' for playing the voice of Rufus in "Kim Possible".

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Kevin Michael Richardson - Voice Actor. Porco Rosso, Mortal Kombat, All Dogs Go to Heaven 2, Whispers: An Elephant's Tale, Tom Sawyer, Lilo & Stitch, The Powerpuff Girls Movie, The Country Bears, Stitch! The Movie, Hoodwinked!, "The Mask", "Buzz Lightyear of Star Command", "Dave the Barbarian", "Lilo & Stitch: The Series", "Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!", "Loonatics Unleashed", "The PJs", "The Batman", "G.I. Joe: Renegades", "Thundercats", "The Penguins of Madagascar", "The Cleveland Show", "Transformers Prime", "American Dad!", "Monsters vs. Aliens". He also did voices in many video games including "Halo 2", "Kingdom Hearts", several "Star Trek" games, several "Star Wars" games, "Forgotten Realms", "Leisure Suit Larry", and more. In 2005 and 2008, he was nominated for Daytime Emmy Awards for 'Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program' for playing The Joker in "The Batman". In 2013, he was nominated for an Annie Award for 'Voice Acting in an Animated Television or Other Broadcast Venue Production' for the role of "Willem Viceroy" for the episode "Gossip Boy" of the show "Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja".

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Mathieu Amalric - Actor, Director. He is best known internationally for his performance as the lead villain in the James Bond film Quantum of Solace, his performance in Steven Spielberg's Munich, for his role in The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, for which he drew critical acclaim, and for the film The Grand Budapest Hotel. In 2005 and 2008, he won both the Étoile d'or and the Lumière Award for Best Actor. His 2010 film, On Tour premiered at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival, and won him the Best Director Award.

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Ross Bagdasarian Jr. - Film Producer, Record Producer, Singer, and Voice Artist. He is the son of the Alvin and the Chipmunks creator Ross Bagdasarian, Sr. As a child, he worked with his father on "The Alvin Show" by helping edit and coordinate the soundtracks, and falsetto voice overs of The Chipmunks. After his father's death in 1972, Bagdasarian Jr. succeeded him as the main owner of the Chipmunks productions. Under his supervision, new Chipmunks records were created in 1979, including "Chipmunk Punk". In 1981, the Chipmunks returned to television in the cartoon special "A Chipmunk Christmas". Ross Jr. sings and speaks the parts of Alvin, Simon, and Dave Seville, and his wife Janice Karman provides those of Theodore and The Chipettes. In 1985, 1987 and 1988, he was nominated for Daytime Emmy Awards for 'Outstanding Animated Program' for "Alvin & the Chipmunks".

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Minnie Pearl - Country Comedian who appeared at the Grand Ole Opry for more than 50 years, from 1940 to 1991. She also appeared on the television show "Hee Haw" from 1969 to 1991. Though she was not a country hitmaker, she did place a song in the top 10 of Billboard magazine's country singles chart in 1966. Her song "Giddyup Go Answer" was a recited answer song offering a different perspective to Red Sovine's No. 1 hit "Giddyup Go". She was named by Arthur Godfrey as one of the ten greatest television performers of all time for the book "The Book of Lists". In 1987, she received the American Cancer Society's Courage Award. In 1975, she was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame. In 1996, she was voted Country Music Woman of the Year.

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Brian Kerwin - Actor. Murphy's Romance, King Kong Lives, Torch Song Trilogy, Jack, Mr. Jealousy, The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer, 27 Dresses, The Help, "The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo", "The Blue and the Gray" (mini-series), "Roseanne", "Beggars and Choosers", "One Life to Live". In 2008, 2010 and 2011, he was nominated for Daytime Emmy Awards for 'Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series' for his role on the soap opera "One Life to Live". He was singled out for his performance in the stage version of "Torch Song Trilogy", and he was later asked to co-star in the movie adaptation by the show's star/writer Harvey Fierstein.

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Tracy Nelson - Actress. Yours, Mine and Ours (1968), Down and Out in Beverly Hills, The Night Caller, The Perfect Nanny, Miracle at Sage Creek, "Square Pegs", "Glitter", "Father Dowling Mysteries". She is the daughter of singer Ricky Nelson and Kristin Harmon. Her paternal grandparents are Ozzie Nelson and Harriet Hilliard. Her maternal grandparents are football great (and later sport broadcaster) Tom Harmon, and the 1940s "B"-movie actress Elyse Knox. She is the niece of Kelly Harmon, Mark Harmon and David Nelson. Two of her brothers are twins Matthew Nelson and Gunnar Nelson of the band Nelson.

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Adam Pascal - Actor. School of Rock, Rent, Chess in Concert. In 1996, he was nominated for Broadway's Tony Award as Best Actor (Musical) for "Rent". In 1996, he received the Theatre World Award and the Obie Award, as well as nominations for the Tony Award and the Drama Desk Award for Best Actor in a Musical. He created the role of Radames in the 2000 Original Broadway Cast of Elton John and Tim Rice's "Aida" with Heather Headley. He later returned on June 28, 2004 to reprise the role through September 5, 2004, when "Aida" played its final performance, ending its triumphant four and a half year run. He played the role of the Emcee in the Broadway revival of "Cabaret" from October of 2003, up to the show's closing date in January of 2004.

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Adam Goldberg - Actor. Dazed and Confused, Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco, Saving Private Ryan, Babe: Pig in the City, Edtv, A Beautiful Mind, The Salton Sea, The Hebrew Hammer, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Zodiac, "Friends", "Joey", "Relativity", "NYC 22". As a filmmaker, he wrote, directed and starred in the 'neo-noir', Scotch and Milk, which made its debut in 1998 at the Los Angeles Independent Film Festival, and was featured on the Sundance Channel series "10 Best Films You May Never Seen". In addition, he directed, co-edited, and produced the comic documentary short, "Running with the Bulls" for the Independent Film Channel.

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gbgoodies

10-25-14, 04:47 PM

Singers, Musicians, Athletes, etc. born on October 25th:

Pablo Picasso - Spanish Painter, Sculptor, Printmaker, Ceramicist, Stage Designer, Poet and Playwright who co-created such styles as Cubism and Surrealism, and was among the most innovative, influential, and prolific artists of all time. He is considered one of the greatest and most influential artists of the 20th century. His paintings rank among the most expensive artwork in the world, establishing a price record with $104 million sale of "Garson a la pipe" in 2004. He produced over 13 thousand paintings or designs, 100,000 prints and engravings, 34 thousand book illustrations and 300 sculptures, becoming the most prolific artist ever. More of his paintings have been stolen than any other artist's. The Art Loss Register has 550 of his works listed as missing.

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John Matuszak - Former Professional NFL Football Player, Actor. As a football player, he was a defensive end who was the first draft pick by the Houston Oilers in 1973. He played most of his career with the Oakland Raiders. He retired after winning his second Super Bowl in 1981. In 1983, he was inducted into the University of Tampa Athletic Hall of Fame. He participated in the 1978 World's Strongest Man competition, where he placed ninth. As an actor, he is best remembered as deformed captive Sloth in The Goonies. His make-up took five hours to complete. One of the eyes (which was out of place on the face) was mechanically operated off-screen by remote control. He had to time his blinking to match the blinks of the robotic eye. His character Sloth wears an Oakland Raiders shirt in some scenes. He also appeared in North Dallas Forty (1979), Caveman, The Ice Pirates, One Crazy Summer, The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission, and had guest appearances on numerous TV shows including "Perfect Strangers", "M*A*S*H", "The Dukes of Hazzard", "Hunter", "Silver Spoons", "The A-Team", "1st & Ten", "Miami Vice" and "Cheers".

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Bobby Thomson - Former MLB Baseball Player who is best known for his ninth inning three-run home run off Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Ralph Branca in 1951. With his home run, the New York Giants won the 1951 National League Pennant. It is known as the "Shot Heard 'Round the World". It is one of the most famous moments in baseball history, and it overshadowed his other accomplishments, including eight 20-home run seasons and three All Star selections. The bat from the "Shot Heard 'Round the World" is in the collection of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York. In 2003, he was inducted into the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame.

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The Shot Heard 'Round The World

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Pedro Martinez - Former MLB Baseball Pitcher who played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Montreal Expos, Boston Red Sox, and New York Mets. He was an eight-time All-Star, three-time Cy Young Award winner, and 2004 World Series champion. His WHIP, (walks plus hits per inning pitched), is the lowest of any live-ball era starting pitcher, and his Adjusted ERA+ is the best of any starting pitcher in MLB history. He has the second highest winning percentage in modern baseball history, and the third highest strikeout rate and strikeout-to-walk ratio in MLB history. In 1993, he was named to Baseball Digest magazine's Rookie All-Star Team. In 2014, he was inducted into the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame.

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Helen Reddy - Singer, Composer, Actress, Activist. In the 1970s, she enjoyed international success, especially in the United States, where she placed fifteen singles in the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100. Six made the Top 10 and three reached No. 1, including her signature hit "I Am Woman". She placed 25 songs on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. Fifteen made the Top 10 and eight reached No. 1, six consecutively. She was the first artist to win the coveted American Music Award for "Favorite Pop/Rock Female" artist. She was the first Australian to win a Grammy Award and to have three No. 1 hits in the same year. In television, she was the first Australian to host her own one-hour weekly primetime variety show on an American network, along with several specials that were seen in over forty countries. In 2011, Billboard named her the No. 28 Adult Contemporary artist of all time, (the No. 9 woman). Her signature song, the #1 Grammy-winning "I Am Woman", became THE anthem of the feminist movement during the radical 1970s. Her first hit was her version of "I Don't Know How to Love Him" from the Broadway rock musical "Jesus Christ Superstar" in February 1972. She appeared in the music video and sang in the choir on the song "Voices That Care". She has sold more than 15 million albums and 10 million singles, and she was the first Australian-born performer to win a Grammy award. Her film career includes a Golden Globe nominated extended cameo as a nun in Airport 1975, singing her own composition "Best Friend", and a starring role in Walt Disney's Pete's Dragon, introducing the Oscar-nominated song "Candle on the Water". She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 1750 Vine Street in Hollywood, California. In 2006, she was inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Hall of Fame.

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Helen Reddy - I Am Woman

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Katy Perry - Singer, Songwriter who has sold 11 million albums and 81 million singles worldwide, making her one of the best-selling artists of all time. She has had nine number-one singles on the Hot 100, won two American Music Awards, five MTV Video Music Awards, fourteen People's Choice Awards, and three Guinness World Records. In 2010, her album "Teenage Dream" became the first album by a female artist to produce five number-one Billboard Hot 100 songs. In July 2011, she made her film debut voicing Smurfette in The Smurfs. In September 2012, Billboard dubbed her the "Woman of the Year". She was declared the Top Global Female Recording Artist of 2013 by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). According to Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), she is the best-selling digital singles artist in the United States, with certified sales of 72 million digital singles including on-demand streaming. Her songs "I Kissed a Girl", "Firework", "E.T.", "California Gurls", "Hot n Cold", "Roar", and "Dark Horse" have each sold over 5 million digital copies.

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Katy Perry - Roar

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Chely Wright - Country Music Singer. Her hits songs include "Shut Up and Drive" and "Single White Female". In 1994, she was named the Top New Female Vocalist by the Academy of Country Music (ACM). In 1999 and 2000, she was nominated for the CMA Horizon Award. As a songwriter she has written songs that have been recorded by Brad Paisley, Richard Marx, Indigo Girls, Mindy Smith and Clay Walker, among them Walker's top ten hit, "I Can't Sleep" that won her a BMI award. She has released seven studio albums on various labels, and has charted more than fifteen singles on the country charts. She was one of the first major country music performers to publicly come out as lesbian. She cited among her reasons for publicizing her homosexuality a concern with bullying and hate crimes toward gays, particularly gay teenagers, and the damage to her life caused by "lying and hiding". In 2011, a documentary film about Wright's extended coming out, entitled Wish Me Away, was released. It received several awards for 'Best Documentary' from various film festivals including the Documentary Channel Audience Award at the Nashville Film Festival. In 2010, she was inducted into the Kansas Music Hall of Fame.

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Chely Wright - Shut Up And Drive

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6NmMe7RYhk

gbgoodies

10-26-14, 07:06 AM

Born on October 26th:

Seth MacFarlane - Writer, Producer, Director, Storyboard Artist, Actor, Singer. Ted, A Million Ways to Die in the West, "Johnny Bravo", "Dexter's Laboratory", "The Cleveland Show", "American Dad!", "Cosmos: A SpaceTime Odyssey", "Family Guy", "Dads". He was voted as the "Smartest Man on TV" by Entertainment Weekly, the magazine that initially criticized "Family Guy", but has recently been more receptive to the show. In 2013, he was nominated for an Oscar for 'Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song' for the song "Everybody Needs A Best Friend" from thhe movie Ted. He has been nominated for 12 Emmy Awards, winning two; in 2000 for 'Outstanding Voice-Over Performance' for playing "Stewie Griffin" on "Family Guy", and in 2002 for 'Outstanding Music and Lyrics' for the song "You've Got a Lot to See" in the episode "Brian Wallows and Peter's Swallows" of the show "Family Guy". The name of his production company, Fuzzy Door, comes from the name of his apartment when he attended Rhode Island School of Design ("RISD"). The door to the house was covered in fur. He was supposed to board the first plane which crashed into the Twin Towers on September 11th, but he missed his flight due to his travel agent giving him the wrong departure time.

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Pat Sajak - TV Personality, Former Weatherman, Actor and Talk Show Host who is best known as the host of the TV game show "Wheel of Fortune". He was a disc jockey on the armed forces radio while he served in Vietnam. He has a Sesame Street Muppet made in his likeness named Pat Playjacks, known on "Sesame Street" as the nicest game show host. He was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for 'Outstanding Game Show Host' for "Wheel of Fortune" 14 times, winning three times. In 2011, he received an Emmy Lifetime Achievement Award. On 10 February 1994, he received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6200 Hollywood Blvd.

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Don Siegel - Producer, Director. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956), Baby Face Nelson, Flaming Star, Coogan's Bluff, The Beguiled, Dirty Harry, The Shootist, Escape from Alcatraz, "The Legend of Jesse James", "The Jeffersons". He was the first director to be credited by the Director's Guild of America's universal pseudonym "Alan Smithee", for Death of a Gunfighter. He wanted to direct movies as early as 1942, but his contract with Warner Brothers kept him restricted to doing editing and montage sequences. Studio chief Jack L. Warner refused to let Siegel out of his contract because he wanted to utilize his exceptional montage skills. He was a mentor to Clint Eastwood. Eastwood dedicated his film Unforgiven to him.

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Ted Demme - Director., Producer The Ref, Rounders, Blow, A Decade Under the Influence, "Denis Leary: No Cure for Cancer", "Denis Leary: Lock 'N Load". He started his career from the bottom rung, working as a production assistant at MTV, before going on to create "Yo! MTV Raps" and directing other spots, including the cable network's infamous famous black-and-white rants starring then-unknown cigarette-sucking funny guy Denis Leary. In 1999, he won an Emmy Award for 'Outstanding Made for Television Movie' for A Lesson Before Dying. In 2004, he was nominated for an Emmy Award for 'Outstanding Nonfiction Special' for A Decade Under the Influence, which was also nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival. .

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Mike Gray - Writer, Producer. The China Syndrome, Code of Silence, "Starman", "Star Trek: The Next Generation". In 1980, he was nominated for the Academy Award, the Golden Globe Award, and the BAFTA for Best Screenplay for The China Syndrome. He also won the Writers Guild of America Award for 'Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen' for The China Syndrome. His son, Lucas, is a storyboard artist for "The Simpsons".

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H.B. Warner - Actor. The Vagabond Prince, Justice Takes a Holiday, In Old Santa Fe, A Tale of Two Cities, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, Lost Horizon, The Adventures of Marco Polo, You Can't Take It with You, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Topper Returns, The Devil and Daniel Webster, The Corsican Brothers, Rogues Gallery, It's a Wonderful Life, Sunset Blvd., The Ten Commandments. In 1938, he was nominated for an Oscar for 'Best Actor in a Supporting Role' for his performance in Lost Horizon. On 8 February 1960, he received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6600 Hollywood Blvd.

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Jackie Coogan - Actor. The Kid, Peck's Bad Boy, Oliver Twist (1922), Circus Days, Tom Sawyer (1930), Huckleberry Finn (1931), The Shakiest Gun in the West, Marlowe, "Cowboy G-Men", "McKeever & the Colonel", "The Addams Family", "The Red Skelton Hour". He was born into a family of vaudevillians, and he was on stage and was touring at the age of five. While performing on the stage, he was spotted by Charles Chaplin, who then and there planned a movie in which he and Jackie would star. The movie that Chaplin planned that day was The Kid. By 1923, he was one of the highest paid stars in Hollywood. In 1935, when he wanted the money that he made as a child star in the 1920s, his mother and stepfather refused his request, and he filed suit for the approximately $4 million that he had made. Under California law at the time, he had no rights to the money he made as a child, and he was awarded only $126,000 in 1939. Because of the public uproar, the California Legislature passed the Child Actors Bill, also known as the Coogan Act, which would set up a trust fund for any child actor and protect his earnings. In 1964, when he was cast as Uncle Fester on "The Addams Family", he was fifty years old and nearly broke. After the series ended in 1966, he never lacked work again, with numerous television and film appearances. On February 8, 1960, he received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1654 Vine Street in Hollywood, California.

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Bob Hoskins - Actor. Zulu Dawn, The Long Good Friday, Pink Floyd The Wall, The Cotton Club, Mona Lisa, Brazil, Mussolini and I, Sweet Liberty, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Mermaids, Hook, Super Mario Bros., Nixon, Beyond the Sea, Hollywoodland, Snow White and the Huntsman, "Thick as Thieves", "Pennies from Heaven". In 1987, he won a BAFTA award, Cannes Film Festival Award, and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for his performance in Mona Lisa. He also received an Oscar nomination for Mona Lisa. In 1989, he received a Golden Globe nomination for his performance in Who Framed Roger Rabbit. In 2006, he received a Golden Globe nomination for his performance in Mrs Henderson Presents. He spent several seasons with the Royal National Theatre and the Old Vic Theatre in London, where his credits included everything from a range of Shakespeare to Chechov to Shaw. He was awarded the 1982 Critics' Circle Theatre Awards (Drama Theatre Award) for Best Actor of 1981 for his performance in "Guys and Dolls" and "True West".

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Cary Elwes - Actor. Lady Jane, The Princess Bride, Glory, Hot Shots!, Porco Rosso, Robin Hood: Men in Tights, Whisper of the Heart, Twister, Liar Liar, Quest for Camelot, The Cat Returns, Saw, Ella Enchanted, "The X-Files", "Psych". He made his film debut in Marek Kanievska's award-winning drama Another Country. Based on that performance, he was chosen by renowned Director of The Royal Shakespeare Company, Trevor Nunn, to star opposite Helena Bonham Carter in the highly acclaimed historical epic Lady Jane. He was chosen for the part of Westley in The Princess Bride after Rob Reiner saw him in Lady Jane. He spent weeks training in fencing with both his left hand and right hand while performing acrobatics.

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Dylan McDermott - Actor. Steel Magnolias, Jersey Girl, The Cowboy Way, Miracle on 34th Street (1994), Home for the Holidays, 'Til There Was You, Texas Rangers, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Olympus Has Fallen, Autómata, "The Practice", "The Grid", "Big Shots", "Dark Blue", "American Horror Story", "Hostages", "Stalker". In 1999, he won a Golden Globe Award for 'Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series - Drama' for his role on the TV drama "The Practice". In 1999, he was nominated for an Emmy Award for Best Actor for "The Practice". In 2000 and 2001, he was nominated for Golden Globe Awards for "The Practice". In 2006, he was nominated for a Drama League Award for his performance in the play "The Treatment".

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Jaclyn Smith - Actress. Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, Rage of Angels, Florence Nightingale, In the Arms of a Killer, Cries Unheard: The Donna Yaklich Story, "Charlie's Angels", "The District". She has the distinct honor of being the only Angel not to leave the show "Charlie's Angels" in its entire five-season run (1976-1981). She is also the only Angel from the television series to make an appearance in either of the movie adaptations. She made an uncredited cameo in Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle as her original character "Kelly Garrett", offering advice to the new generation of angels. She has had her own extremely successful clothing line at KMart since 1985. In 1982, she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for 'Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV' for her performance in Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy. On 6 November 1989, she received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7000 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.

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Tom Cavanagh - Actor. Bang Bang You're Dead, How to Eat Fried Worms, Yogi Bear (2010), "Providence", "Ed", "Eli Stone", "Scrubs", "The Flash". He starred in a very popular Canadian TV commercial for Labatt's Blue beer. His line was: "If I wanted water, I would have asked for water.". In 2003, he was nominated fro a Daytime Emmy Award for 'Outstanding Performer in a Children's Special' for his role as Val Duncan in "Bang Bang You're Dead". In 2002, he was nominated for a Golden Dlobe Award for 'Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy' for his role in the TV show "Ed".

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Anthony Rapp - Actor, Singer. Adventures in Babysitting, School Ties, Dazed and Confused, Six Degrees of Separation, Twister, A Beautiful Mind, Rent. He originated the role of "Mark Cohen" in Jonathan Larson's production of the Broadway musical "Rent". He can be heard on the original cast recording. He is also an author. His debut book "Without You", a memoir about his career and the experience of losing his mother to cancer at the same time he was appearing in the biggest stage hit of his career, came out in early 2006. He received the 2006 Trailblazer Award.

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Rita Wilson - Actress. Volunteers, The Bonfire of the Vanities, Sleepless in Seattle, Mixed Nuts, That Thing You Do!, Jingle All the Way, Runaway Bride, Auto Focus, Raise Your Voice, It's Complicated. She won a Los Angeles Drama-Logue Award for Best Actress for her stage performance in "As You Like It". She originally met her husband Tom Hanks in 1981 on the set of "Bosom Buddies" when she guest-starred as Peter Scolari's Satan-worshiping girlfriend. But their relationship wasn't kindled until they were reunited on the set of Volunteers in 1985. She is widely credited with landing Nia Vardalos a movie deal for My Big Fat Greek Wedding, (the top money making independent film of all time), after seeing Vardalos perform her autobiographical one-woman show. She got her husband (Tom Hanks) to set up the film at his company, Playtone, which shopped it around to financiers and distributors on the strength of the Hanks-Wilson seal of approval. She is the stepmother of actor Colin Hanks. Her younger brother, Chris Wilson, is the composer of My Big Fat Greek Wedding.

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Lauren Tewes - Actress. Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, Eyes of a Stranger, The Doom Generation, The China Lake Murders, "The Love Boat". In 1982, she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for 'Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV' for her role in "The Love Boat". She made her stage debut in "Arsenic and Old Lace" at the Pacific Conservatory Theatre in California. Other plays include "Born Yesterday" and "Crimes of the Heart" which were performed during the early 1980s.

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Keith Urban - Country Music Singer, Songwriter, Musician, TV Music Competition Judge. He has released a total of nine studio albums (one of which was released only in the United Kingdom), as well as one album with his band The Ranch. He has charted 31 singles on the U.S. country charts, of which 16 have reached Number One (counting a duet with Brad Paisley and the 2008 single "You Look Good in My Shirt", which Keith Urban himself previously recorded on "Golden Road"). He plays acoustic and electric guitar, as well as banjo, bass guitar, mandolin, piano, sitar, bouzouki, and drums. He is also known for his roles as a coach on the Australian version of the singing competition "The Voice", and as a judge on "American Idol". In 2001, he scored his first No. 1 hit on Billboard magazine's Country Singles and Tracks chart with "But for the Grace of God". In 2001, he won the ACM Top New Male Vocalist, and the CMA Horizon Award. In 2004, he became the first person from New Zealand to win the CMA Male Vocalist of the Year. In 2005, he was named the Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year. He is the first artist to win Male Vocalist of the Year (2004, 2005), Entertainer of the Year (2005), and the Horizon Award (2001) at the Country Music Association Awards. In 2008, he won a Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance for "Stupid Boy". In 2010, he won a Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance for "Sweet Thing". In 2011, he won a Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance for "'Til Summer Comes Around". In 2014, he was nominated for six ACM Awards, winning three including Music Video of the Year for "Highway Don't Care", and Music Video of the Year (duet with Miranda Lambert) for "We Were Us". He sang his hit song "Making Memories of Us" to his wife Nicole Kidman at their wedding reception.

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Keith Urban - Making Memories of Us

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSgL01PuAjc

C.M. Punk - Retired Professional Wrestler best known for his time in WWE. He is titled in the company as "the longest-reigning WWE Champion of the modern era", having held the title for 434 days from November 20, 2011 to January 27, 2013. He is officially recognized as the sixth-longest reigning WWE Champion of all time. He is a seven-time world champion, having held the ROH World Championship and ECW Championship once each, WWE's World Heavyweight Championship three times, and the WWE Championship twice. He won the World Tag Team Championship (with Kofi Kingston) and the WWE Intercontinental Championship, making him the 19th WWE Triple Crown Champion and the fastest man in WWE history to achieve this feat, in 203 days. Between WWE and Ring of Honor (where he is a two-time World Tag Team Champion), he has won a total of 11 championships. He won the 2008 and 2009 Money in the Bank ladder matches, (the only wrestler to win the match twice), and the 2011 Superstar of the Year Slammy Award.

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Hillary Rodham Clinton - Former United States Secretary of State, U.S. Senator, and First Lady of the United States. She was First Lady from 1993 to 2001 as the wife of President Bill Clinton. From 2001 through 2009, she represented New York in the U.S. Senate. From 2009 to 2013, she was the 67th Secretary of State, serving under President Barack Obama. In the 2008 election, she was a leading candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination. Between 1992 and 2008, she appeared on 24 covers of Time magazine setting a record unmatched by any other woman. In April 2014, she was named one of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World.

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cricket

10-26-14, 09:59 AM

Some cool people there; Dylan McDermott has a main role in one of my favorite movies-Wonderland.

Don Siegel is one of my favorite directors.

I'm a Red Sox fan, so you know I love the great Pedro Martinez.

Nice pic there of Rita Wilson looking very hot!

Citizen Rules

10-26-14, 01:55 PM

I saw Rita Wilson recently in, From the Earth to the Moon (1998 TV mini series). She was really good in it too.
Her husband Tom Hanks was the Executive Producer.

What strikes me, is on the DVD extras both Rita and Tom were interviewed and they seemed like, 'two peas in a pod'. They both seemed to have that same good nature attitude and seem well suited for each other. I guess that's why there both likable on the screen.

Derek Vinyard

10-26-14, 03:43 PM

C.M. Punk - Retired Professional Wrestler best known for his time in WWE. He is titled in the company as "the longest-reigning WWE Champion of the modern era", having held the title for 434 days from November 20, 2011 to January 27, 2013. He is officially recognized as the sixth-longest reigning WWE Champion of all time. He is a seven-time world champion, having held the ROH World Championship and ECW Championship once each, WWE's World Heavyweight Championship three times, and the WWE Championship twice. He won the World Tag Team Championship (with Kofi Kingston) and the WWE Intercontinental Championship, making him the 19th WWE Triple Crown Champion and the fastest man in WWE history to achieve this feat, in 203 days. Between WWE and Ring of Honor (where he is a two-time World Tag Team Champion), he has won a total of 11 championships. He won the 2008 and 2009 Money in the Bank ladder matches, (the only wrestler to win the match twice), and the 2011 Superstar of the Year Slammy Award.

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Hell Yeah !!! Happy Birthday to The Best In The World !!! #ThankYouPunk We all miss you ...

gbgoodies

10-26-14, 08:11 PM

Some cool people there; Dylan McDermott has a main role in one of my favorite movies-Wonderland.

I'm a Dylan McDermott fan from his days starring as Bobby Donnell in 'The Practice", (which is on my Top TV List).

I'm a Red Sox fan, so you know I love the great Pedro Martinez.

I'm a New York Mets fan, so I used a pic of Pedro wearing Mets colors, but here's a pic of him wearing Boston Red Sox colors for you:

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gbgoodies

10-26-14, 08:13 PM

Citizen Rules

10-26-14, 08:53 PM

From the Earth to the Moon was really first class. It's one of the best things I've seen in a long time. Each of the segments are about the various missions and had a different director with a different way of telling the stories. Some are told from the astronauts point of view, others from the ground control. One is told from the wives POV. That one was directed by Sally Fields.

It starts at the very beginning of the U.S. space program with Mercury and Gemini and goes up until the last Apollo missions. It's extremely historical accurate. It efficiently works as a documentary even though it is drama.

I learned from the DVD that Tom Hanks is a HUGE space exploration aficionado. The amount of details done to make the space craft authentic was amazing.

I really recommend you watch the special DVD features first as it will make the viewing experiences all the more amazing.

gbgoodies

10-27-14, 01:09 PM

gbgoodies

10-27-14, 01:45 PM

Born on October 27th:

John Cleese - Actor, Writer, Producer, Comedian. How to Irritate People, Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus, And Now for Something Completely Different, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Life of Brian, Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl, Time Bandits, The Meaning of Life, Silverado, A Fish Called Wanda, Fierce Creatures, The World Is Not Enough, Die Another Day, Shrek 2, Charlotte's Web, Igor, The Croods, The Pink Panther 2, Planes, "That Was the Week That Was", "The Frost Report", "Monty Python's Flying Circus", "Fawlty Towers", "Mini Adventures of Winnie the Pooh". He was a cast member of the highly successful radio show "I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again". He co-wrote several episodes of "Doctor in the House" and its sequels with Graham Chapman, and also wrote some later episodes as sole author. Ever since one of his most famous Monty Python sketches, The Ministry of Silly Walks, he has found himself continually pestered by admirers to do silly walks for them. Just to see if anyone would notice, during the early 1970s Cleese added one obviously fake film per year to his annual filmography listing in "Who's Who". These fake films were "The Bonar Law Story" (1971), "Abbott & Costello Meet Sir Michael Swann" (1972), "The Young Anthony Barber" (1973) and "Confessions of a Programme Planner" (1974). Although Cleese confessed to the gag in the 1980s, mentions of these bogus films still appear from time to time in scholarly works on Cleese. In 1989, he was nominated fro an Oscar for Best Screenplay for A Fish Called Wanda. He was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for A Fish Called Wanda. In 1987, he won an Emmy Award for 'Outstanding Guest Performer in a Comedy Series' for playing "Dr. Simon Finch-Royce". in the episode "Simon Says" of the TV show "Cheers". He was also nominated for two Emmy Awards for 'Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series'. One in 1998, for playing "Dr. Neesam" on the show "3rd Rock from the Sun", and another in 2004, for playing "Lyle Finster" in the show "Will & Grace". In 2002, he was nominated for an Emmy Award for 'Outstanding Non-Fiction Special (Informational)' for "The Human Face". He has been nominated for six BAFTA Awards, winning two; one for 'Best Light Entertainment Performance' for "Fawlty Towers", and one for 'Best Actor' for A Fish Called Wanda.

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Teresa Wright - Actress. The Little Foxes, Mrs. Miniver, The Pride of the Yankees, Shadow of a Doubt, The Best Years of Our Lives, Enchantment, Somewhere in Time, Bill: On His Own, The Rainmaker, "Lux Video Theatre", , "Four Star Playhouse", "Schlitz Playhouse", "The Ford Television Theatre", "The U.S. Steel Hour". She is the only performer ever to be nominated for Oscars for her first three films. In 1942, she was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for The Little Foxes. In 1943, she was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar for The Pride of the Yankees. Also in 1943, she won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for Mrs. Miniver. In 1958, she was nominated for an Emmy Award for playing "Annie Sullivan" in the episode "The Miracle Worker" of "Playhouse 90". In 1960, she was nominated for an Emmy Award for the episode "The Margaret Bourke-White Story" of "Sunday Showcase". In 1989, she was nominated for an Emmy Award for playing "Nina Rothman" in the episode "The Elders" of "Dolphin Cove". On 8 February 1960, she received two Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. One is at 1680 Vine Street for her contributions to Motion Picture, and the other is at 6405 Hollywood Blvd, for her contributions to Television.

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Ivan Reitman - Producer, Director. Meatballs, Animal House, Stripes, Heavy Metal, The Magic Show, Ghostbusters, Legal Eagles, Twins, Ghostbusters II, Kindergarten Cop, Dave, Space Jam, Fathers' Day, Six Days Seven Nights, My Super Ex-Girlfriend, Up in the Air, No Strings Attached, Hitchcock, Draft Day, "The Real Ghost Busters", "Mummies Alive!". In 1984, he was honored as Director of the Year by the National Association of Theater Owners. In 1985, he received a Special Achievement Award at the Canadian Genie Awards. In 1979 and 1989, for the films Animal House and Twins, he was honored with the People's Choice Award. He produced the Broadway hit "The Magic Show," starring Doug Henning, and he continued producing for the stage with the Off-Broadway hit "The National Lampoon Show". In 1983, he was nominated for two Broadway Tony Awards for "Merlin", one as Best Director (Musical), and the other as one of the co-producers of the Best Musical nominee. He and his son Jason Reitman are one of only two father/son producing teams to be nominated for a Best Picture Oscar (for Up in the Air in 2010). On 5 May 1997, he received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7020 Hollywood Blvd.

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Harry Saltzman - Producer. Look Back in Anger, The Entertainer, Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, Dr. No, From Russia with Love, Goldfinger, The Ipcress File, Thunderball, You Only Live Twice, Battle of Britain, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Diamonds Are Forever, Live and Let Die, The Man with the Golden Gun. He is best known for his mega-gamble which resulted in his co-producing the James Bond film series with Albert R. Broccoli. In 1975, he sold off his share of the Bond films to United Artists. At one time owned two German Shepherds, one named "James", and the other named "Bond". Along with Tony Richardson and John Osborne, he founded Woodfall Film Productions in the late 1950's. They produced a number of British films, including Look Back in Anger, A Taste of Honey and Tom Jones.

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Frederick De Cordova - Director, Producer. The Desert Hawk, Bedtime for Bonzo, Bonzo Goes to College, Here Come the Nelsons, Blithe Spirit (1956), "The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show", "December Bride", "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson", "The Jack Benny Show", "The Smothers Brothers Show", "My Three Sons". He was nominated for an Emmy Award 17 times for "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson", winning six times. He stayed with Jay Leno on "The Tonight Show" in an advisory capacity until his death in 2001.

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Frederick De Cordova with Alf on "The Tonight Show".

Nanette Fabray - Actress, Singer. The Band Wagon, Alice Through the Looking Glass, The Happy Ending, Harper Valley P.T.A., "Westinghouse Playhouse", "The Mary Tyler Moore Show", "One Day at a Time". In 1949, she won Broadway's Tony Award as Best Actress (Musical) for "Love Life". She was also nominated in the same category in 1963 for "Mr. President". In 1956, she won two Emmy Awards. One was for Best Comedienne, and the other was for 'Best Actress in a Supporting Role' for various roles in "Caesar's Hour". In 1957, she won an Emmy Award for 'Best Continuing Performance by a Comedienne in a Series' for "Caesar's Hour". On 8 February 1960, she received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6300 Hollywood Blvd. for her contributions to Television.

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Jack Carson - Actor, TV Host, Singer. Destry Rides Again, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, The Bride Came C.O.D., Gentleman Jim, Arsenic and Old Lace, Mildred Pierce, Two Guys from Texas, A Star Is Born (1954), Ain't Misbehavin', Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!, The Bramble Bush, "All Star Revue", The Colgate Comedy Hour, "Playhouse 90", "Schlitz Playhouse", "The United States Steel Hour". From 1943-1947, he had a four-year run on radio with "Everybody Loves Jack". In the 1950s, he was one of 4 rotating hosts on "All Star Revue". He also hosted and performed on "The Colgate Comedy Hour" from 1952-55. He recorded "Jack Carson Sings Favorite College songs" for Design Records in 1957. He later sang for Capitol Records. He was awarded 2 Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame: For Radio at 6361 Hollywood Boulevard, and for Television at 1560 Vine Street in Hollywood, California.

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Ted Wass - Director, Actor. Curse of the Pink Panther, Sheena: Queen of the Jungle, Oh, God! You Devil, "Soap", "Blossom", "The Jeff Foxworthy Show", "Stark Raving Mad", "Caroline in the City", "Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place", "Spin City", "Crumbs", "Less Than Perfect", "Two and a Half Men", "2 Broke Girls", "Rules of Engagement", "Mom". He is best known for his roles as Danny Dallas on "Soap" and as Nick Russo on "Blossom".

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Peter Marc Jacobson - Producer, Director, Writer, Actor. The Beautician and the Beast, "The Nanny", "What I Like About You", "The Fran Drescher Show", "Happily Divorced". He wrote a spin-off for "Who's the Boss?" in the late 80s called "Charmed Lives" that starred his then-wife Fran Drescher and her friend, Donna Dixon, but the series was not picked up by the network. He wrote, directed and produced for the series "The Nanny".

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Robert Picardo - Actor. Oh, God! You Devil, Explorers, Legend, Back to School, Innerspace, The 'Burbs, Gremlins 2: The New Batch, The Pagemaster, Star Trek: First Contact, Looney Tunes: Back in Action, "Alice", "The Wonder Years", "China Beach", "Star Trek: Voyager", "Stargate SG-1", "Stargate: Atlantis". In 1977, he made his Broadway debut in the comedy hit "Gemini" with Danny Aiello. He also appeared in Bernard Slade's "Tribute", "Beyond Therapy", "Geniuses" and "The Normal Heart", for which he won a Drama-Logue Award. He is the only "Star Trek" regular to have ever written an episode of "Star Trek", (the "Star Trek: Voyager" episode "Life Line"). In 1989, he was nominated for an Emmy Award for 'Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series' for playing "Coach Ed Cutlip" in the episode "Loosiers" in "The Wonder Years".

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gbgoodies

10-27-14, 02:30 PM

Singers, Musicians, Athletes, Politicians, etc. born on October 27th:

Theodore Roosevelt - The 26th President of the United States. He was a politician, author, naturalist, soldier, explorer, and historian who was a leader of the Republican Party (GOP), and founder of the Progressive Party insurgency of 1912. He was the youngest President of the United States, being sworn in at age 42 years, 322 days. He was known for his "Square Deal" program and his speeches urging honesty in business. He is pictured on a 3¢ US postage stamp with General George W. Goethals, celebrating the 25th anniversary of the opening of the Panama Canal, issued 15 August 1939. He is pictured on the 30¢ US postage stamp in the Presidential Series, issued 8 December 1938. He is pictured on a US 5¢ regular-issue postage stamp, issued 22 October 1922. He is pictured on the 6¢ US postage stamp in the Liberty series, issued 18 November 1955. He was honored on one of fifteen 32¢ US commemorative postage stamps in the "Celebrate the Century" series, issued 3 February 1998, celebrating the 1900s. He was a charter member of the Hall of Great Westerners of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in 1955. He is called the Father of the Teddy Bear, which was named after him following an incident on a hunting trip in 1902. He famously refused to shoot a defenseless black bear. After a cartoonist illustrated the President with a bear, a toy maker heard the story and named the teddy bear after Roosevelt. He is the only person to receive a Nobel Peace Prize and a (USA) Medal of Honor. He received the Nobel Prize in 1906, while the Medal of Honor was not awarded until 2001, approximately 82 years after his death. He was the fifth cousin of Franklin D. Roosevelt. He was the uncle of Eleanor Roosevelt.

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John Gotti - Mobster who became the Boss of the Gambino crime family in New York City. He was the boss of one of the most powerful crime families in America, one that made hundreds of millions of dollars a year from construction, hijacking, loan sharking, gambling, extortion and other criminal activities. He was known as the "The Dapper Don" for his expensive clothes and personality in front of news cameras. He was later given the nickname "The Teflon Don" after three high-profile trials in the 1980s resulted in his acquittal, though it was later revealed that the verdicts were the result of jury tampering, juror misconduct and witness intimidation. In 1992, Gotti was convicted of five murders, conspiracy to commit murder, racketeering, obstruction of justice, illegal gambling, extortion, tax evasion, and loansharking. He was sentenced to life in prison without parole. In 1980, his 12-year old son Frank was killed when a neighbor accidentally hit him with his car. That neighbor was kidnapped and killed shortly thereafter.

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Sylvia Plath - Writer. She was a poet, novelist, and short-story writer who was best known for her story "The Bell Jar", a semi-autobiographical novel published shortly before her death. She suffered from depression for much of her adult life, and in 1963 she committed suicide. Controversy continues to surround the events of her life and death, as well as her writing and legacy. In 1982, she won a posthumous Pulitzer Prize for "The Collected Poems". She is pictured on one of ten USA nondenominated commemorative postage stamps celebrating "20th Century Poets", issued as a pane of 20 stamps on 21 April 2012. The price of each stamp on day of issue was 45¢.

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Floyd Cramer - Country Pianist who is one of the men responsible for what became known as "The Nashville Sound". In the 1950s, he was one of the busiest session musicians in the business, playing on the records of such luminaries as Brenda Lee, Patsy Cline, Eddy Arnold, Elvis Presley--he played piano on "Heartbreak Hotel"--and Roy Orbison, among others. It was during these sessions that Cramer developed the practice of "slip notes", in which a note would flow effortlessly into the next--a sea change from the "percussive" style of piano playing prevalent at the time. In 1960, he released the mournful instrumental "Last Date", which was a classic example of his "slip note" style of playing. The record hit #2 on the Billboard Top 100 chart, and wound up selling more than one million copies. In 1961, he released "On the Rebound", which went to #3 (and #1 in the UK). He also placed instrumental piano versions of the classic "San Antonio Rose" and "Theme to the TV Series 'Dallas'" on Billboard magazine's country charts. In the mid-'60s he, guitar legend Chet Atkins, and sax master Boots Randolph toured the US as "The Million Dollar Band". In 2008, he was inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame. In 2003, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (in the category sideman). In 1993, he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. He was the first person to be inducted in the category "Recording and/or Touring Musician Active Prior to 1980".

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Floyd Cramer - Last Date

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Lee Greenwood - Country Music Singer, Songwriter. He has released more than twenty major-label albums and has charted more than 35 singles on the Billboard country music charts. He is best known for his single and signature song "God Bless the USA", which was popular when it was originally released in 1984, and became popular again after the September 11, 2001 attacks (becoming his highest charting pop hit, reaching No. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100). He also has charted seven No. 1 hits in his career: "Somebody's Gonna Love You", "Going, Going, Gone", "Dixie Road", "I Don't Mind the Thorns (If You're the Rose)", "Don't Underestimate My Love For You", "Hearts Aren't Made to Break (They're Made to Love)", and "Mornin' Ride". His 1983 single "I.O.U." was also a top five hit on the adult contemporary charts, and a No. 53 on the Hot 100. His other hit songs include "It Turns Me Inside Out", "Ring On Her Finger, Time on Her Hands", "If There's Any Justice" and "Touch and Go Crazy",

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Lee Greenwood - God Bless the USA

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Lee Greenwood - I. O. U.

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Simon Le Bon - Singer, Lyricist, Musician, Member of the band Duran Duran and its offshoot, Arcadia. The Duran Duran song "A View To A Kill" reached #1 in the U.S. The Duran Duran song "Is There Something I Should Know?" reached #1 in the U.K. The Duran Duran song "The Reflex" reached #1 in the both the U.S. and the U.K. Duran Duran's other hit songs include "Hungry Like The Wolf", "Save A Prayer", "Girls on Film", "New Moon on Monday", "The Wild Boys" and "Rio". He appeared with Duran Duran on the 1984 Band Aid charity single, "Do They Know It's Christmas". He and his brothers, Dave Le Bon and Jonathan Le Bon, were all child singers, dancers and TV commercial actors in the early 1970s. Duran Duran won the 2005 Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Music. Duran Duran won the 2004 Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution. He and Duran Duran were awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 1770 Vine Street in Hollywood, California.

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Duran Duran - Is There Something I Should Know?

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Ralph Kiner - Former MLB Baseball Player and Announcer. He was an outfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, and Cleveland Indians from 1946 through 1955. His tremendous slugging outpaced all of his National League contemporaries between the years 1946 and 1952. He led the major leagues in home runs a record 6 consecutive seasons, 1947-1952. He led the National League in home runs a record 7 consecutive seasons, 1946-1952. He was selected to participate in the All-Star Game in six straight seasons, 1948 to 1953. He hit 369 home runs during his career - more than any other player in their first ten seasons - before retiring due to back problems. He was inducted to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1975. He was an announcer for the New York Mets from the team's inception in 1962, until his death in 2014. He hosted a post-game show known as "Kiner's Korner" on WOR-TV. Nationally, he helped call the Mets' appearance in the 1969 World Series for NBC Radio. He won a local Emmy Award for his broadcasting work. His traditional home run call—"It is gone, goodbye" was a signature phrase in baseball. He was elected to the New York Mets Hall of Fame in 1984. The Pittsburgh Pirates retired his uniform number 4 on September 19, 1987. At the time of his death, baseball writer Marty Noble named Kiner "one of baseball's genuine and most charming gentlemen".

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cricket

10-27-14, 03:01 PM

Big fan of Ivan Reitman and John Cleese, both very talented.

Duran Duran was a great 80's group, lots of good songs.

gbgoodies

10-27-14, 03:06 PM

Big fan of Ivan Reitman and John Cleese, both very talented.

Duran Duran was a great 80's group, lots of good songs.

I'm not a fan of Monty Python, but I loved John Cleese in A Fish Called Wanda, and his guest appearances on "Cheers" and "3rd Rock From the Sun".

Citizen Rules

10-27-14, 03:40 PM

Citizen Rules

10-27-14, 03:43 PM

Robert Picardo! one of the best actors on any of the Star Trek shows. He made Voyager succesful IMO and gave it soul.

gbgoodies

10-27-14, 03:45 PM

I just seen John Cleese on 3rd Rock from the Sun a few days ago. On the DVD cast interview, the cast members said they were really excited to work with Cleese. The creators of 3rd Rock, Bonny and Terry Turner, had a John Cleese/Fawlty Towers type character in mind when they created the role of Dick Solomon, played by John Lithgow.

John Cleese was perfect for that role on "3rd Rock from the Sun". He and John Lithgow played so well off each other that they were hysterical. I wish they would have kept him on the show longer.

gbgoodies

10-27-14, 03:50 PM

Robert Picardo! one of the best actors on any of the Star Trek shows. He made Voyager succesful IMO and gave it soul.

I agree. Robert Picardo was one of the best characters on ST Voyager. My favorites were him and Tom Paris (Robert Duncan McNeill's character). I also liked Chakotay, (Robert Beltran's character).

Citizen Rules

10-27-14, 04:22 PM

You liked the Tom Paris character? You and me must be the only ones:cool:

I use to have Paris as an avatar. Every time I mention Paris, ST fans say they don't like him, I'm not sure why. I always thought the was one of the more regular down to earth types.

gbgoodies

10-27-14, 05:32 PM

gbgoodies

10-28-14, 01:46 PM

Born on October 28th:

Jane Alexander - Actress. The Great White Hope, Death Be Not Proud, Eleanor and Franklin, All the President's Men, Kramer vs. Kramer, Brubaker, In the Custody of Strangers, City Heat, The Cider House Rules, The Ring, Terminator Salvation. She has been nominated for an Acdemy Award four times. Twice for Best Supporting Actress, (in 1977 for All the President's Men and in 1980 for Kramer vs. Kramer), and twice for Best Actress, (in 1971 for The Great White Hope and in 1984 for Testament). She has also been nominated for three Golden Globe Awards, and seven Emmy Awards. In 1981, she won the Emmy Award for 'Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Special' for "Playing for Time". In 2005, she won the Emmy Award for 'Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie' for "Warm Springs". On stage, she won Broadway's 1969 Tony Award as Best Supporting or Featured Actress (Dramatic) for "The Great White Hope," a role she recreated in an Oscar-nominated performance in the film version of the same title. She also has received several Tony nominations over the years for such sterling work in "6 Rms Riv Vu" (1972), "Find Your Way Home" (1974), "First Monday in October" (1978), "The Visit" (1991), "The Sisters Rosenzweig" (1993), and "Honour" (1998). She also appeared as Gertrude in "Hamlet", Hedda in "Hedda Gabler", Cleopatra in "Antony and Cleopatra", Annie Sullivan in "Monday After the Miracle" and Maxine in "The Night of the Iguana". She holds honorary doctorates from 11 colleges and universities in the U.S. In addition, she has been active on many boards, including the Wildlife Conservation Society, Project Greenhope, the National Stroke Association, and Women's Action for Nuclear Disarmament. She has also received the Israel Cultural Award and the Helen Caldicott Leadership Award.

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Julia Roberts - Actress. Mystic Pizza, Steel Magnolias, Pretty Woman, Flatliners, Sleeping with the Enemy, Hook, My Best Friend's Wedding, Notting Hill, Runaway Bride, Erin Brockovich, Ocean's Eleven, Mona Lisa Smile, Eat Pray Love, Mirror Mirror, The Normal Heart. She has been nominated for an Academy Award four times. Twice for Best Actress, and twice for Best Supporting Actress. She won once for Best Actress for Erin Brockovich in 2001. She has been nominated for a Golden Globe Award eight times. Three times for Best Supporting Actress, and five times for Best Actress. She won once for Best Supporting Actress for Steel Magnolias, and twice for Best Actress for Pretty Woman and Erin Brockovich. She has been nominated for three BAFTA Awards, winning once for Best Actress for Erin Brockovich. She has been nominated for two Emmy Awards. Her Oscar-winning performance as Erin Brockovich-Ellis was ranked #31 on the American Film Institute's Heroes list of the '100 years of The Greatest Screen Heroes and Villains'. Her films have grossed more than $ 2 billion at the US box office, making her the biggest female movie star of all time. She has been nominated for a People's Choice Award 19 times. She has won the People's Choice Award 12 times. She is one of only 9 actresses that have won an Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Critics' Choice Award, Golden Globe Award and SAG Award for the same performance.

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Joaquin Phoenix - Actor. SpaceCamp, Parenthood, To Die For, Inventing the Abbotts, Return to Paradise, Clay Pigeons, 8MM, Gladiator, Quills, Signs, Brother Bear, The Village, Ladder 49, Walk the Line, Reservation Road, The Master, Her. He was nominated for an Academy Award three times. Once for Best Supporting Actor for Gladiator, and twice for Best Actor, for Walk the Line and The Master. He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award four times. Once for Best Supporting Actor, and three times for Best Actor, winning once for Best Actor for Walk the Line. He was nominated for a BAFTA Award three times. Once for Best Supporting Actor for Gladiator, and twice for Best Actor, for Walk the Line and The Master. He did his own vocals on the Walk the Line soundtrack. In 2006, he was nominated for 3 categories in the Music Video Production Association Awards, Directorial Debut, Direction of a New Artist, and Adult Contemporary. He and his brother River Phoenix were the first brothers to be nominated for acting Academy Awards. He was born Joaquin Rafael, but at the age of four he decided that he wanted a more earthy name, like his elder siblings River and Rain, so while he was raking leaves with his father he decided on Leaf. In the early '90s he took back his birth name. He is the brother of River Phoenix, Summer Phoenix, Rain Phoenix and Liberty Phoenix. He is a strict vegan, and he refuses to wear any costumes made out of animal skin.

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Joaquin Phoenix and his late brother River

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Annie Potts - Actress. Corvette Summer, Ghostbusters, Pretty in Pink, Jumpin' Jack Flash, Who's Harry Crumb?, Texasville, Toy Story, "Goodtime Girls", "Designing Women", "Love & War", "Over the Top", "Any Day Now", "Joan of Arcadia". In 1979, she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for 'Best Motion Picture Acting Debut - Female' for Corvette Summer. In 1994, she was nominated for an Emmy Award for 'Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series' for "Love & War". In 1999 and 200, she was nominated for Screen Actors Guild Awards for 'Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series' for "Any Day Now".

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Elsa Lanchester - Actress. The Private Life of Henry VIII, David Copperfield (1935), The Bride of Frankenstein, Lassie Come Home, The Spiral Staircase, The Razor's Edge (1946), The Bishop's Wife, The Secret Garden, The Inspector General, Witness for the Prosecution, Bell Book and Candle, Mary Poppins, That Darn Cat!, Blackbeard's Ghost, Arnold, Murder by Death, "The John Forsythe Show". She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1950 for Come to the Stable, and in 1958 for Witness for the Prosecution. In 1958, she won a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress for Witness for the Prosecution. She made ten movies with her husband, actor Charles Laughton. She wrote two autobiographies, "Charles Laughton and I", and "Elsa Lanchester: Herself", both recalling nearly 100 roles before the camera.

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Jack Soo - Actor. Flower Drum Song, Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?, The Green Berets, Return from Witch Mountain, Thoroughly Modern Millie, "Barney Miller". In the post-WWII years, he entertained as a stand-up performer in nightclubs and had made a reasonable dent on the Midwest circuit by the time he earned his big break playing the club MC/comedian in the Rodgers and Hammerstein hit Broadway musical "Flower Drum Song" in 1958. He is best remembered for his smart-aleck Detective Sgt. Nick Yemana on "Barney Miller". Sadly, he died of cancer during the show's fifth season in 1979 at the height of his popularity. His last words to Hal Linden as he was being wheeled into the operating room before his death were "It must have been the coffee". This was a reference to the running gag of his character Nick Yemana from "Barney Miller" having the reputation for making horrible coffee. The cast of "Barney Miller" stepped out of character on a retrospective episode that aired in May of 1979 to offer a tribute to Jack, who had died a few months earlier during the show's fifth season. The episode recalled some of his best moments on the show.

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Dennis Franz - Actor. Dressed to Kill, Popeye, Blow Out, Psycho II, The Package, Die Hard 2, City of Angels, "Chicago Story", "Bay City Blues", "Hill Street Blues", "Beverly Hills Buntz", "NYPD Blue". His character Andy Sipowicz on "NYPD Blue" was ranked #31 in TV Guide's list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" in the June 20, 2004 issue. In 1994, he was nominated for a Golden Globe for "NYPD Blue", and in 1995, he won a Golden Globe Award for "NYPD Blue". He was nominated for an Emmy Award for Best Actor for "NYPD Blue"eight times, winning four times. On 19 February 1999, he received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7021 Hollywood Blvd.

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Andy Richter - Writer, Actor, Producer. Cabin Boy, Dr. T and the Women, Dr. Dolittle 2, Scary Movie 2, Big Trouble, The Cat Returns, My Boss's Daughter, Elf, Madagascar, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, Blades of Glory, "Andy Richter Controls the Universe", "Andy Barker, P.I.", "The Penguins of Madagascar", "Late Night with Conan O'Brien", "The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien", "Conan". He has been nominated for an Emmy Award 7 times for 'Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program' for "Late Night with Conan O'Brien", "The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien" and "Conan". He has been nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award 8 times for 'Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series' for "Late Night with Conan O'Brien", "The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien" and "Conan". He won he WGA Award twice, in 1997 and 2000. He set a record on "Celebrity Jeopardy!" for the most money earned at $29,400 ($24,400 + $5000 victory bonus).

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Telma Hopkins - Actress, Singer. Trancers, Vital Signs, The Love Guru, "Bosom Buddies", "Gimme a Break!", "Getting By", "Family Matters", "Half & Half", "Are We There Yet?", "Partners". She was one-half of Dawn of the singing group Tony Orlando & Dawn. Before joining Tony Orlando & Dawn, she was a top background singer in the Detroit area, singing background vocals on records for such artists as Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Wilson Pickett, Isaac Hayes, Dionne Warwick and The Four Tops.

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Daphne Zuniga - Actress. Quarterback Princess, Vision Quest, The Sure Thing, Spaceballs, The Fly II, Gross Anatomy, Signed Sealed Delivered, "Melrose Place", "American Dreams", "Beautiful People", "Spaceballs: The Animated Series", "One Tree Hill". She was a founding board member of Earth Communications Office (ECO), an organization that harnesses the power of the environmental movement and the entertainment community.

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Jami Gertz - Actress. Endless Love, Sixteen Candles, Mischief, Quicksilver, The Lost Boys, Less Than Zero, Sibling Rivalry, Jersey Girl, Twister, "Square Pegs", "Dreams", "Still Standing", "The Neighbors". In 2001, she was nominated for an Emmy Award for 'Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series' for playing "Kimmy Bishop" in the TV show "Ally McBeal".

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Matt Smith - Actor who is best known as the eleventh Doctor in the TV series "Doctor Who". At 27, he is the youngest actor to be cast as the Doctor in the British sci-fi series "Doctor Who". He is well-known to co-stars for being extremely clumsy. Producers have even taken bets on how long it will take him to break props. He was voted Best Actor by Readers of Doctor Who Magazine for his work on the 2010 Season. He was the first lead actor in "Doctor Who" to be nominated for a BAFTA Best TV actor.

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Troian Bellisario - Actress. Billboard Dad, Exiles, "Lauren", "Pretty Little Liars". From 2011 - 2014, she has been nominated for 4 consecutive Teen Choice Awards, winning twice, (in 2012 and 2013). In 1988, she made her film debut at the age of 3 in Last Rites. She is the daughter of producers Donald P. Bellisario and Deborah Pratt. Her father, Donald P. Bellisario, wrote the "Quantum Leap" episode, "A Portrait for Troian", when she was four. Her mother, Deborah Pratt, played "Troian" in the episode. Troian appeared in the "Quantum Leap" episode "Another Mother". She is the step-sister of actor Sean Murray and producer Chad W. Murray.

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Miss Vicky

10-28-14, 02:03 PM

Happy Birthday, Joaquin!

gbgoodies

10-28-14, 02:05 PM

Singers, Musicians, Athletes, Politicians, etc. born on October 28th:

Bruce Jenner - Former U.S. Track and Field Athlete, Current Motivational Speaker, TV Personality, and Businessman. At the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, he won the gold medal in the decathlon, at the time, setting the world record of 8,616 points. When preparing for the 1976 Olympics, he trained 6 to 8 hours every day for four years. In the late 1970s, he did a series of ads for "Wheaties". He was the 1976 recipient of the James E. Sullivan Award as the top amateur athlete in the United States. In 1976, he was the Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year. In 1994, he was inducted into the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame,and the Connecticut Sports Hall of Fame. In 1980, he was inducted into the United States National Track and Field Hall of Fame. In 2010, he was inducted into the San Jose Sports Hall of Fame. In 1986, he was inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame. In 1991, he married Kris Jenner (née Houghton, previously Kardashian). Since the 2007 debut of the cable television reality series "Keeping Up with the Kardashians", he is seen as the stepfather of the Kardashian siblings: Kourtney, Kim, Khloe, and Rob Kardashian as well as the father of Burt, Casey, Brandon, Brody, Kendall, and Kylie Jenner.

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Paul Wylie - Former Figure Skater. In 1992, he won the Olympic silver medal in figure skating. In 1979, he won the novice men's title at the U.S. Championships. In the 1981 season, he won both the U.S. Junior Title and the World Junior Championships. At the latter event, he landed his first triple jumps in competition - two triple toe loops. He placed second at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in 1988, 1990, and 1992. After the Olympics, he joined the professional skating ranks. He won the 1992 U.S. Open Professional Championship and the 1993 World Professional Figure Skating Championships. He was a member of "Stars on Ice" from 1992 through 1998. He trained for the 1992 Olympic Games while still a full-time student at Harvard University. After retiring from skating, he returned to earn an MBA from Harvard Business School in 2000, and worked for two years in marketing with The Walt Disney Company. On January 25, 2008, he was inducted into the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame.

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Paul Wylie - 1992 Albertville Olympic - Free Skating

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Bowie Kuhn - Lawyer and Sports Administrator who served as the fifth Commissioner of Major League Baseball from February 4, 1969, to September 30, 1984. He served as legal counsel for Major League Baseball owners for almost 20 years prior to his election as commissioner. He banned Hall of Famers Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays from baseball for accepting employment with two Atlantic City casinos. (Neither was directly involved in gambling, and both were reinstated by Kuhn's succesor, Peter Ueberroth, on March 18, 1985.) In 1971, he pitched the idea to NBC that the World Series games should be played and broadcast at night. He thought that baseball could attract a larger audience by featuring a prime time telecast, (as opposed to a mid-afternoon broadcast, when most fans either worked or attended school). On October 13, 1971, the World Series held a night game for the first time. An estimated 61 million people watched Game 4 on NBC. TV ratings for a World Series game during the daytime hours would not have approached such a record number. His primetime vision has been fulfilled, however, as all World Series games are now shown in prime time. In 2008, he was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

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Brad Paisley - Country Music Singer, Songwriter, Musician. He has released 10 studio albums and a Christmas compilation on the Arista Nashville label, with all of his albums certified gold or higher by the RIAA. He has scored 32 Top 10 singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, 18 of which have reached No. 1 and holds the record of 10 consecutive singles reaching the top spot on the chart. He has sold over 12 million albums and won three Grammy Awards, 14 Academy of Country Music Awards, 14 Country Music Association Awards, two American Music Awards and has earned country music's crowning achievement, becoming a member of the Grand Ole Opry. While in junior high, guest on "Jamboree USA", and after his first performance, he was asked to become a member of the show's weekly lineup. For the next eight years, he opened for country singers such as The Judds, Ricky Skaggs and George Jones. He would become the youngest person inducted into the Jamboree USA Hall of Fame. His hit songs include "Who Needs Pictures", "He Didn't Have to Be", "Me Neither", "We Danced", "Celebrity", "Mud on the Tires", "Alcohol", "This Is Country Music", "Remind Me" (duet with Carrie Underwood), and "Whiskey Lullaby" (duet with Alison Krauss). He was a judge on the ABC singing show "Rising Star", and he guest starred in a season 11 episode of "Two and a Half Men" with wife, actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley.

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Brad Paisley - Me Neither

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Charlie Daniels - Country Music Singer, Songwriter, and Musician who is known for his contributions to country and southern rock music. He is best known for his number one country hit "The Devil Went Down to Georgia", and multiple other songs he has written and performed. He has been active as a singer since the early 1950s. He worked as a Nashville session musician, including playing electric bass on three Bob Dylan albums during 1969 and 1970, and on recordings by Leonard Cohen. In 1971, he recorded his first solo album. His first hit, the novelty song "Uneasy Rider", was from his 1973 album, "Honey in the Rock", and it reached No.9 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. In the early 1970s, he also played fiddle on many of The Marshall Tucker Band's early albums. In 1975, he had a top 30 hit as leader of the Charlie Daniels Band with the Southern rock self-identification anthem "The South's Gonna Do It Again". In 1979, he won the Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance for "The Devil Went Down to Georgia". Throughout his career, he has won six BMI Country Awards for his songwriting. In 1999, he was inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame. On January 24, 2008, he was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry. In 2009, he was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum.

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Charlie Daniels Band - "Devil Went Down to Georgia" (Live at the Grand Ole Opry)

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Jonas Salk - Medical Researcher and Virologist who discovered and developed the first successful inactivated polio vaccine. Until 1957, when the Salk vaccine was introduced, polio was considered the most frightening public health problem of the post-war United States. When news of the vaccine's success was made public on April 12, 1955, Salk was hailed as a "miracle worker" and the day almost became a national holiday. His sole focus had been to develop a safe and effective vaccine as rapidly as possible, with no interest in personal profit. When asked who owned the patent to it, Salk said "There is no patent. Could you patent the sun?" The vaccine is calculated to be worth $7 billion had it been patented. In 1960, he founded the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California, which is today a center for medical and scientific research. He continued to conduct research and publish books, including "Man Unfolding" (1972), "The Survival of the Wisest" (1973), "World Population and Human Values: A New Reality" (1981), and "Anatomy of Reality: Merging of Intuition and Reason" (1983). His last years were spent searching for a vaccine against HIV. In 1958, he was elected to the Polio Hall of Fame in Warm Springs, Georgia. In 1976, he received the Academy of Achievement's Golden Plate Award. In 1976, he was named the Humanist of the Year by the American Humanist Association. In 1977, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Jimmy Carter. In 2007, he was inducted into the California Hall of Fame.

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Bill Gates - Computer Programmer and Inventor who is best known as the former chief executive and chairman of Microsoft, the world’s largest personal-computer software company, which he co-founded with Paul Allen. He has also authored and co-authored several books. He became a billionaire (US dollars) at age 31, making him the youngest self-made billionaire in history.

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gbgoodies

10-28-14, 02:07 PM

Happy Birthday, Joaquin!

I was just about to send you a message about his birthday, but I see you found it already. I included a few extra pics of him as a kid for you too. :)

Citizen Rules

10-28-14, 03:47 PM

Elsa Lanchester - husband, actor Charles Laughton.

I never knew they were married! And Charles Laughton is a favorite of mine. I learn new things on this thread everyday!

cricket

10-28-14, 10:04 PM

Charlie Daniels rocks, and that other strange bastard is ok too:joaquin:

Once upon a time I had crushes on both Jami Gertz and Daphne Zuniga. What the hell was I smoking?

gbgoodies

10-29-14, 05:04 AM

These are a couple of my favorites who were born on October 29th, so I wanted to give them a separate post:

Richard Dreyfuss - Actor. Hello Down There, American Graffiti, The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Goodbye Girl, The Competition, Whose Life Is It Anyway?, Down and Out in Beverly Hills, Stand by Me, Stakeout, Always, Postcards from the Edge, What About Bob?, Mr. Holland's Opus, James and the Giant Peach, Poseidon, "The Education of Max Bickford". He is one of six actors to appear in films directed by both George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, but he is the only one whose films weren't part of the "Star Wars" or "Indiana Jones" series. In 1978, he won an Oscar for Best Actor for The Goodbye Girl. At the time, at age 30, he was the youngest man to win Oscar for Best Actor. In 1996, he was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actor for Mr. Holland's Opus. He has been nominated for three Golden Globe Awards for Best Actor, in 1974 for American Graffiti, in 1996 for Mr. Holland's Opus, and winning it in 1978 for The Goodbye Girl. In 1988, he was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor for Nuts. He was nominated for BAFTA Awards for Best Actor in 1976 for Jaws, and winning it in 1979 for The Goodbye Girl. On 10 October 1996, he received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7021 Hollywood Blvd.

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Richard Dreyfuss -Tribute Video (Slideshow)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9s7IL0ntVjU

Bob Ross - Painter, Art Instructor, and TV Host who is best known as the creator and host of "The Joy of Painting", a television program that aired on PBS in the United States, Canada, and Europe. He founded his own successful line of art supplies and how-to books, and also offered painting classes taught by instructors trained in a "Bob Ross method," building a $15 million business. On October 29, 2012, Google celebrated the 70th anniversary of his birthday with a Google Doodle. It portrayed Ross painting a depiction of the letter "g" with a landscape in the background.

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Bob Ross Painting Happy Trees

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gbgoodies

10-29-14, 05:06 AM

Born on October 29th:

Ralph Bakshi - Director, Producer, Writer, Animator. Fritz the Cat, Heavy Traffic, Coonskin, Wizards, Hey Good Lookin', American Pop, Fire and Ice, The Lord of the Rings (1978), Cool World, "Spider-Man" (1968-1970), "Mighty Mouse, the New Adventures". In 1957, he graduated from the High School of Industrial Arts with an award in cartooning. At the Terrytoons studio, he started as a cel polisher then graduated to cel painting. He quickly became an inker, and then an animator where he worked on such shows as "Mighty Mouse", "Heckle and Jeckle", and "Deputy Dawg". In 1972, his film "Fritz the Cat" was the first feature-length animated film to receive an X rating by the American rating system. In 1989, he was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for 'Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition' for "Christmas in Tattertown". In 1988, he received an Annie Award for Distinguished Contribution to the Art of Animation.

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Neal Hefti - Composer, Conductor, Arranger and Trumpeter. Sex and the Single Girl, How to Murder Your Wife, Harlow, Lord Love a Duck, Duel at Diablo, Barefoot in the Park, The Odd Couple, Batman: The Movie. He received three Grammy nominations for his television work, and received one award for his "Batman" television score. In 1969, he was nominatef for a Grammy Award for 'Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture' for The Odd Couple. In 1968, he was nominated for an Emmy Award for 'Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music (Other Than Composer)' for "The Fred Astaire Show" as a conductor.

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Don Simpson - Producer. Flashdance, Thief of Hearts, Beverly Hills Cop, Top Gun, Days of Thunder, The Ref, Bad Boys, The Rock. In 1983, he teamed with Jerry Bruckheimer to produce several blockbusters that helped define the pop culture of the 1980s. In 1985 and 1988, the duo were named producers of the year by the National Association of Theater Owners. In 1991, their films had generated more than $2 billion in sales from theater tickets, videocassettes and record albums. He received 10 Academy Award nominations, three Golden Globe Awards, and two People's Choice best picture awards. The soundtracks from his pictures have received 18 Grammy nominations.

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Christopher Cain - Director. The Stone Boy, That Was Then... This Is Now, Young Guns, Pure Country, The Next Karate Kid, The Amazing Panda Adventure. He is the stepfather of actor Dean Cain.

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Winona Ryder - Actress. Lucas, Beetlejuice, Heathers, Edward Scissorhands, Mermaids, Reality Bites, Boys, Girl, Interrupted, A Scanner Darkly, Star Trek (2009), Black Swan, Frankenweenie. Her real hair color is blonde, but when she made her first major film Lucas, her hair color was dyed black. She was told to keep it that color, and with the exception of Edward Scissorhands, it has stayed that color since. In 1994, she was nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for The Age of Innocence. In 1995, she was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress for Little Women. In 1991, she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supprting Actress for Mermaids. In 1994, she won a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress for The Age of Innocence. On 6 October 2000, she received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7018 Hollywood Blvd.

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Fanny Brice - Actress. My Man, Be Yourself!, The Great Ziegfeld, Everybody Sing, Ziegfeld Follies of 1946. was a popular and influential American comedienne, singer, theatre and film actress, who made many stage, radio and film appearances but is best remembered as the creator and star of the top-rated radio comedy series, "The Baby Snooks Show". She starred in every "Ziegfeld Follies" on Broadway from 1911 until 1923. In the 1921 Follies, she was featured singing "My Man" which became both a big hit and her signature song. She posthumously received a Grammy Hall of Fame Award for her 1921 recording of "My Man". She has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame - for motion pictures at 6415 Hollywood Boulevard, and for radio at 1500 Vine Street.

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Robert Hardy - Actor. A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, How I Won the War, 10 Rillington Place, Sense and Sensibility, the Harry Potter movies, "David Copperfield", "An Age of Kings", "Mogul", "Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years", "War and Remembrance", "All Creatures Great and Small", "The 10th Kingdom". He revealed he was written out of the Harry Potter films because he became too expensive to insure due to his age. In 1980, he was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Actor for "All Creatures Great and Small". In 1982, he was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Actor for "Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years". In 1981, he was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to drama.

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Kate Jackson - Actress. Making Love, Loverboy, "Dark Shadows", "The Rookies", "Charlie's Angels", "Scarecrow and Mrs. King", "Baby Boom". She has three Emmy and four Golden Globes nominations, an award of excellence from the UCLA drama department and two Humanitarian Awards for her work with children and animals. From 1977-1979, she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for 'Best TV Actress - Drama' for "Charlie's Angels" three consecutive years. In 1985, she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for 'Best TV Actress - Drama' for "Scarecrow and Mrs. King". In 1977 and 1978, she was nominated for an Emmy Award for 'Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series' for "Charlie's Angels". In 1978, she was nominated for an Emmy Award for 'Outstanding Lead Actress for a Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy Series' for the pilot episode of "James at 15".

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Ben Foster - Actor. Liberty Heights, The Laramie Project, Bang Bang You're Dead, The Punisher, Hostage, X-Men: The Last Stand, 3:10 to Yuma (2007), 30 Days of Night, Lone Survivor, "Flash Forward", "Six Feet Under". In 2003, he won a Daytime Emmy Award for 'Outstanding Performer in a Children's Special' for playing "Trevor Adams" in Bang Bang You're Dead. In 2007, he was named one of Variety Magazine's 10 Actors to Watch. In 2008, he was ranked #16 on Entertainment Weekly's '30 Under 30' the actors list.

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Dominick Dunne - Writer and Investigative Journalist. The Boys in the Band, The Panic in Needle Park, Play It As It Lays, Ash Wednesday, "Adventures in Paradise". His subjects frequently hinged on the ways in which high society interacts with the judicial system. He was a movie producer in Hollywood, and was also known for his frequent appearances on television. He won a Bronze Star for saving another soldier during the Battle of the Bulge. His son is actor Griffin Dunne. In November 1982, his daughter, actress Dominique Dunne, best known for her part in the film Poltergeist, was murdered.

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Melba Moore - Disco, R&B Singer and Actress. In 1970, she won a Tony Award for 'Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical' for her portrayal of Lutiebelle in "Purlie". In 1996, she took over the role of Fantine in "Les Miserables" on Broadway. She was the first black actress to play that role. She recorded "Lift Every Voice and Sing," which was entered into the Congressional Record, and is now the official African-American national anthem. In 1971, she was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best New Artist for her debut album "I Got Love". In 1975, second album, "Peach Melba" was nominated for a Grammy Award. In 1976, she earned another Grammy nomination for 'Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance - Female' for the song "Lean on Me". In 1985, she was nominated for 'Best Female Rock Vocal' for "Read My Lips". She is the daughter of saxophonist Teddy Hill and R&B singer Bonnie Davis.

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Denny Laine - Musician, Singer, Songwriter and Guitarist. He was an original member of the Moody Blues, singing the band's first hit "Go Now" in 1964. He was a member of Wings with Paul McCartney from 1971 to 1981.

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Denis Potvin - Retired Professional NHL Hockey Defenseman and Team Captain for the New York Islanders. He was a four-time Stanley Cup winner with the Islanders in the early 1980s. He was a three-time James Norris Memorial Trophy winner as the NHL's top defenseman. He was the first NHL defenseman to reach 1,000 career points. He retired as the NHL career leader in playoff goals, assists, and points for defensemen. His jersey #5 was retired by the Islanders on February 1, 1992, the first such honor bestowed by the franchise. In 1991, he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, and the Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame. In 1998, he was ranked number 19 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players. In 2002, he was inducted into the Nassau County Sports Hall of Fame.

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Citizen Rules

10-29-14, 03:04 PM

Winona Ryder - Her real hair color is blonde, but when she made her first major film Lucas, her hair color was dyed black. She was told to keep it that color...

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A blonde Winona
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I like Winona in the films I've seen her in. I just realized I haven't seen many of her movies.

gbgoodies

10-29-14, 09:20 PM

A blonde Winona
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I like Winona in the films I've seen her in. I just realized I haven't seen many of her movies.

I haven't seen a lot of her movies either. I think the only ones I've seen are Lucas, Beetlejuice, Heathers, Edward Scissorhands and Star Trek. But they're all good movies, so she seems to be very good at choosing her movies.

cricket

10-29-14, 09:37 PM

I also love Richard Dreyfuss; it seems like he never got his deserved credit, but at the same time, I think he should've been in more great movies.

I think Ben Foster; I think he's a very talented actor with a bright future.

I've never liked Winona at all. Ugly and ugly is a bad combination for a woman.:leo:

gbgoodies

10-29-14, 09:44 PM

I also love Richard Dreyfuss; it seems like he never got his deserved credit, but at the same time, I think he should've been in more great movies.

Richard Dreyfuss has been in a lot of great movies. Jaws, Close Encounters, Whose Life is it Anyway?, The Goodbye Girl, Stakeout, Mr. Holland's Opus, and the underrated Always. It's just that as his career moves on, he seems to be less picky about the movies he's in, so his newer movies are not as good as his older movies.

cricket

10-29-14, 09:53 PM

gbgoodies

10-29-14, 10:19 PM

I should've worded that better; I mean after the 70's, he was in plenty of good movies, but they were just ordinary good movies. You know what I mean? There was nothing else legendary like Jaws, Close Encounters, and American Graffiti. For a guy with his talent, I would've liked to have seen something bigger.

I agree, but I think he's had a lot of personal problems that may have affected his career choices. He had a drug problem for a while, he's bipolar, and he's a very opinionated person, which probably rubs some people the wrong way. I met him at a convention a while back, and he spent most of the time there complaining about everything from politics to baseball.

Citizen Rules

10-29-14, 10:37 PM

gbgoodies

10-29-14, 10:49 PM

That's interesting about him ranting at a convention. It seems like many of his movie characters are like that too. I do like Dreyfuss, he's very likable on screen.

On the DVD extras for American Graffiti someone said he drove the director nuts with all of his body movement. He does a lot of rocking on the balls of his feet in the movie. At one point the director told him to 'Keep his body quiet!'

I hadn't heard that about him and American Graffiti, but that's kind of what he was like at the convention. He seems to be kind of fidgety.

He's a very nice person. He took time to talk to everyone at the convention. A lot of the complaints were started by little things, like the picture on someone's t-shirt, or a logo on their hat. Someone was recording his ranting on a cell phone, but security confiscated the guy's phone and made him erase it.

Citizen Rules

10-29-14, 11:39 PM

gbgoodies

10-30-14, 12:06 AM

I think he must be a really intelligent person, it seems his brain is working a million miles an hour.

If Cricket comes back I have got to ask him what he means by:
"I've never liked Winona at all. Ugly and ugly is a bad combination for a woman" I take it that Winona did something that was 'ugly'?
I know nothing of her other than she was caught shoplifting.

I know that Winona has had issues with anxiety and exhaustion that have affected her career at times, and of course about the shoplifting incident, but other than that, I haven't heard anything bad about her.

She's a strong supporter of the Polly Klaas Foundation, and she even offered a $200,000 reward for anyone with information leading to the safe return of the kidnapped girl. Unfortunately the girl was found murdered shortly after the reward was offered, but the killer was captured, convicted, and sentenced to death.

gbgoodies

10-30-14, 09:15 PM

Born on October 30th:

It's a BIG day for "Star Trek" fans! :D

Kevin Pollak - Actor, Writer, Producer, Comedian, Impressionist. Willow, Avalon, L.A. Story, A Few Good Men, Grumpy Old Men, The Usual Suspects, That Thing You Do!, The Whole Nine Yards, The Santa Clause 2, Cop Out, "Shark", "Mom", "Kevin Pollak's Chat Show". He is probably best known for his "dead on" impersonations of Christopher Walken, Robert De Niro, Alan Arkin, Jack Nicholson, Peter Falk, and, most notoriously, William Shatner. He does such a good impersonation of Alan Arkin that a message he left on Alan Arkin's answering machine confused Alan Arkin into thinking he had left himself a message. He starred in two of his own HBO stand-up comedy specials, and then he returned to the live stand-up stage in 2001, headlining a sold out 20 city tour.

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Kevin Pollak - Christopher Walken Impression

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Kevin Pollak - Jack Nicholson Impression

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Kevin Pollack - Star Trek Parody

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Henry Winkler - Actor, Producer, Director. The Lords of Flatbush, Heroes, Who Are the DeBolts? (And Where Did They Get 19 Kids?), Night Shift, The Waterboy, Young Sherlock Holmes, Holes, Click, Here Comes the Boom, "Happy Days", "Monty", "MacGyver", "Clifford's Puppy Days", "Out of Practice", "Arrested Development", "Royal Pains", "Childrens Hospital". He is also a well accomplished author. Between 2003 and 2007, he co-authored 12 children's novels with Lin Oliver. The series is called "Hank Zipzer, the World's Greatest Underachiever". The books are based on his early struggles with dyslexia, and they sold more than 2-million books in that time. He received an Order of the British Empire award (OBE) from Queen Elizabeth II (April, 2011) in recognition of his work with British children with learning challenges, via his My Way! Campaign. The motorcycle he rode on "Happy Days" was the same motorcycle Steve McQueen rode in the famous motorcycle scene at the end of The Great Escape. In 1977 and 1978, he won Golden Globe Awards for 'Best TV Actor - Musical/Comedy' for "Happy Days". In 1978, he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for 'Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama' for Heroes. In 1983, he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for 'Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical' for Night Shift. In 1976, 1977 and 1978, he was nominated for Emmy Awards for 'Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series' for "Happy Days". In 1979, he was nominated for an Emmy Award for 'Outstanding Informational Program' for co-producing Who Are the DeBolts? [And Where Did They Get 19 Kids?]. In 2000, he was nominated for an Emmy Award for 'Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series' for playing "Henry Olson" in three episodes of "The Practice". In 2000, he was also nominated for an Emmy Award for 'Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series' for playing "Walter Dunleavy" in an episode of "Battery Park", however his nomination was revoked due to a scheduling issue with the air date of the episode that made him ineligible. On 30 January 1981, he received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6233 Hollywood Blvd. In 1990, he and his wife Stacey co-founded the Children's Action Network (CAN), which provides free immunization to over 200,000 children. He is also involved with the Annual Cerebral Palsy Telethon, the Epilepsy Foundation of America, the annual Toys for Tots campaign, the National Committee for Arts for the Handicapped, and the Special Olympics. His cousin is actor Richard Belzer. In September 2003, he suffered a personal setback when his fellow actor and friend of nearly 25 years, John Ritter, unexpectedly passed away. Henry was on the set of "8 Simple Rules" that day for a guest appearance, and he was one of the last people to talk to Ritter.

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Ruth Gordon - Actress, Writer. A Double Life, Adam's Rib, The Marrying Kind, Inside Daisy Clover, Lord Love a Duck, Rosemary's Baby, Where's Poppa?, Harold and Maude, The Great Houdini, Every Which Way But Loose, Scavenger Hunt, My Bodyguard. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Writing three times. In 1948 for A Double Life, in 1951 for Adam's Rib, and in 1953 for Pat and Mike. In 1966, she was nominated for the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Inside Daisy Clover. In 1969, she won the Oscar for Bes Supporting Actress for her performance in Rosemary's Baby. She won the Golden Globe Award for 'Best Supporting Actress' twice. In 1966 for Inside Daisy Clover, and in 1969 for Rosemary's Baby. In 1972, she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for 'Best Motion Picture Actress - Musical/Comedy' for Harold and Maude. She was nominated for Emmy Awards four times, and won it once in 1979 for 'Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series' for the episode "Sugar Mama" of the TV show "Taxi". She was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award fir 'Best Written American Comedy' four times between 1950 and 1954. She was nominated for Broadway's 1956 Tony Award as Best Actress (Dramatic) for portraying Dolly Levi in Thornton Wilder's "The Matchmaker".

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Ruth Hussey - Actress. Another Thin Man, Northwest Passage, The Philadelphia Story, The Uninvited, The Great Gatsby (1949), Mr. Music, That's My Boy, Stars and Stripes Forever, The Facts of Life, "Family Theatre", G.E. Theater", "Lux Video Theatre". In 1941, she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in The Philadelphia Story. In 1955, she was nominated for an Emmy Award for 'Best Actress in a Single Performance' for the episode "Craig's Wife" of the show "Lux Video Theatre". On 8 February 1960, she received a Star on the Holywood Walk of Fame at 1551 Vine Street.

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Louis Malle - Director, Screenwriter, Producer. Ascenseur pour l'échafaud, Lacombe Lucien, The Lovers, Pretty Baby, Atlantic City, My Dinner with Andre, Au Revoir Les Enfants. He worked in both French cinema and Hollywood, and he produced both French and English language films. In 1956, his film, Le Monde du silence, won the Palme d'Or and Academy Award for Best Documentary. In 1973 and 1988, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Writing for Le souffle au coeur and Au revoir les enfants respectively. In 1982, he was nominated for the Academy Award and the Golden Globe for Best Director for Atlantic City. He was voted the 40th Greatest Director of All Time by Entertainment Weekly. In the early 1950s, he worked for underwater explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau as a camera operator on the Calypso. Cousteau soon promoted him to be co-director of The Silent World. Years later, Cousteau called Malle the best underwater cameraman he ever had.

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Richard LaGravenese - Writer, Director, Producer. The Fisher King, The Ref, The Bridges of Madison County, The Mirror Has Two Faces, The Horse Whisperer, P.S. I Love You, Water for Elephants, Beautiful Creatures, Behind the Candelabra. In 1992, he was nominated for an Oscar for Best Screenplay for The Fisher King. In 2004, he was nominated for an Emmy Award for 'Outstanding Nonfiction Special' for "A Decade Under the Influence". In 2013, he was nominated for an Emmy Award for 'Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special' for Behind the Candelabra. In 1992 and 2014, he was nominated for BAFTA Awards for Best Screenplay for The Fisher King and Behind the Candelabra respectively.

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Michael Winner - Director, Producer, Writer, Editor. Girls Girls Girls!, The Jokers, The Games, The Nightcomers, The Mechanic, Chato's Land, Death Wish, Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood, The Sentinel, The Big Sleep (1978). He often edits his own films under the name 'Arnold Crust'. He appeared in a series of adverts for a UK car insurance firm while dressed as a fairy godmother. He is a restaurant critic and has guested in a television commercial for Kenko instant coffee in which he was spoofing himself. He has written an often controversial column on restaurants for The Sunday Times for many years.

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Mark Steven Johnson - Writer, Director, Producer. Grumpy Old Men, Simon Birch, Jack Frost, Daredevil, Elektra, Ghost Rider, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance. He frequently makes films where the main characters' parents are either absentee or dead. The father in Jack Frost comes back to life as a snowman, in Simon Birch, Joe's mother dies without telling him the identity of his father, and in Daredevil, Matt's father is killed by gangsters, and his mother is absentee.

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Ed Lauter - Actor. The Magnificent Seven Ride!, The Longest Yard (1974), French Connection II, Breakheart Pass, Family Plot, King Kong (1976), The White Buffalo, Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story, Cujo, Youngblood, Raw Deal, Born on the Fourth of July, The Rocketeer, The Artist. He worked as a stand-up comedian before entering films. He made his Broadway debut in 1970 in the play "The Great White Hope". In 1979, he was set to co-star in what would have been Alfred Hitchcock's next film, "The Short Night", but it was canceled due to the director's declining health.

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Ed Lauter as Lieutenant Commander Albert in the "Star Trek: The Next Generation" episode "The First Duty"

Charles Martin Smith - Actor, Director. Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid, American Graffiti, More American Graffiti, The Buddy Holly Story, Herbie Goes Bananas, Starman, The Untouchables, And the Band Played On, "Space: Above and Beyond". He directed the pilot episode, ("Welcome to the Hellmouth"), of the hit TV series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". He wrote and directed the feature film Stone of Destiny, the true story of four young Scottish students who broke into Westminster Abbey in London to take back a sacred Scottish relic. The film was nominated for Best Picture by the Scottish BAFTAS. He is also an accomplished musician/songwriter, director of stage plays, and screenwriter.

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William Campbell - Actor. The People Against O'Hara, Escape from Fort Bravo, The High and the Mighty, Man Without a Star, Love Me Tender, Dementia 13, Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte, Pretty Maids All in a Row, "Cannonball", "Star Trek". He is best remembered by "Star Trek" fans for his role as the Klingon Captain Koloth in the iconic episode, "The Trouble with Tribbles", and for his role as the all-powerful alien Trelane in the episode "The Squire of Gothos". He reprised his role of Trelane for the video game "Star Trek: Judgment Rites" in 1993, returned as Captain Koloth for the "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" episode, "Blood Oath" in 1994, and he was a regular at Star Trek conventions and cruises. In 1956, he was the first actor ever to sing with Elvis Presley in a motion picture (Love Me Tender). He bore a strong resemblance to pianist Liberace.

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William Campbell as Trelane in the "Star Trek" episode "The Squire of Gothos"

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William Campbell as Captain Koloth in the "Star Trek" episode "The Trouble with Tribbles"

Bart La Rue - Voice Actor who is best known for his voice roles in several episodes of the original "Star Trek" series. He did the voices of Trelane's Father in "The Squire of Gothos", the Guardian in "The City on the Edge of Forever", one of the Providers in "The Gamesters of Triskelion", the Newscaster in "Patterns of Force", the Announcer in "Bread and Circuses", and Yarnek in "The Savage Curtain".

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The Guardian of Forever from the "Star Trek' episode ""The City on the Edge of Forever"

Hamilton Camp - Singer, Songwriter, Actor, Voice Actor. American Hot Wax, Rabbit Test, Heaven Can Wait (1978), S.O.B., Eating Raoul, No Small Affair, The Little Mermaid, "He & She", "The Incredible Hulk" (1982-1983), "Sherlock Hound", "The Flintstone Kids", "The Smurfs", "DuckTales". He has the dubious distinction of being a cast member on two of television's biggest failures. Both "Turn-On" in 1969, and "Co-ed Fever" in 1979, were cancelled after only 1 episode. He became well-known first as Bob Camp when he played in a folk duo with Bob Gibson. Their influential album, 'Gibson and Camp at the Gate of Horn', was recorded in Chicago in 1961. When they broke up, Camp continued to work as a solo act. His recording, "Here's To You," spent five weeks on the U.S. charts in the spring of 1968, peaking at number 76 on May 25th of that year.

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Hamilton Camp as the Ferengi "Leck", in "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine"

Harry Hamlin - Actor. Clash of the Titans, Making Love, Sex, Lies & Obsession, Shoot or Be Shot, Strange Wilderness, "L.A. Law", "Movie Stars", "Veronica Mars", "Army Wives", "Shameless", "Mad Men". In 1979, he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for 'Best Motion Picture Acting Debut - Male' for Movie Movie. In 1988, 1989 and 1990, he was nominated for Golden Globe Awards for 'Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series - Drama' for "L.A. Law". In 2013, he was nominated for an Emmy Award for 'Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series' for playing "Jim Cutler" in "Mad Men". In 1987, he was chosen as People Magazine's 'Sexiest Man Alive'.

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Matthew Morrison - Actor, Singer. Once Upon a Mattress, Music and Lyrics, Dan in Real Life, What to Expect When You're Expecting, Space Station 76, "As the World Turns", "Glee". His stage debut was in the musical version of "Footloose", which was then followed by "The Rocky Horror Picture Show". His big break, however, was in "Hairspray" when he landed the part of "Link Larkin". He was nominated for a Tony Award for his role in "The Light in the Piazza". In 2010, he was nominated for an Emmy Award for 'Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series' for playing "Will Schuester" in the TV series "Glee". In 2010 and 2011, he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for 'Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy' for "Glee". In 2011, he was nominated for a People's Choice Award for 'Favorite TV Comedy Actor' for "Glee".

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Matthew Morrison - "Sway" (Live)

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John Adams - 2nd President of the United States, from 1797-1801. He was the first Vice-President. He was the father of John Quincy Adams, who was president when he died. He was the first president to live in the White House. In 1900, he was elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans, (the inaugural elections). On November 2, 1800, he wrote to his wife Abigail, "I pray heaven to bestow the best of blessings on this house and all that shall hereafter inhabit it. May none but honest and wise men rule under this roof". Those words were carved into the mantelpiece of the State Dining Room of the White House and are still there.

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Charles Atlas - He was the developer of a bodybuilding method and its associated exercise program that was best known for a landmark advertising campaign featuring his name and likeness. It has been described as one of the longest-lasting and most memorable ad campaigns of all time. His birth name was Angelo Siciliano, but he took the name "Charles Atlas" after a friend told him he resembled the statue of Atlas on top of a hotel in Coney Island. He legally changed his name in 1922. His company, Charles Atlas Ltd., was founded in 1929 and, it continues to market a fitness program for the "97-pound weakling". His business was mildly successful until a friend who worked in an advertising firm gave him some ideas on how to promote his business. Atlas began performing such stunts as pulling six cars chained together for a half-mile, and he once towed a 72-ton railroad engine more than 100 feet along the tracks with a rope. Those kinds of things got him a lot of press coverage, which in turn caused his business to grow exponentially. However, his most famous tactic was the ads that he would run in comic books (whose readership was almost exclusively young teenage males, a prime market for his course) showing a puny man at a beach having his girlfriend taken away by a stronger bully who proceeds to kick sand in his face. Angered and humiliated, the young man sends away for the Charles Atlas course, and in the next panel he's musclebound, buff and goes back to the bully, kicks sand in HIS face and gets his girl back. The ad worked beyond his wildest dreams, and brought him millions of customers from all over the world. In 2005, he was posthumously enshrined in the initial class of inductees to the National Fitness Hall of Fame.

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T. Graham Brown - Country Music Singer, Songwriter. He has recorded thirteen studio albums, and has charted more than twenty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. Three of these singles, "Hell and High Water" and "Don't Go to Strangers" from 1986, and "Darlene" from 1988, reached Number One, and eight more reached Top Ten. In 1982, he worked singing advertising jingles for companies such as McDonald's, Disneyland, Budweiser, Coors, Stroh's, Almond Joy, Coca Cola, Sears, Dodge Trucks, Ford, Hardee's, Kentucky Fried Chicken, The Nashville Network, B.C.Powders, Dr. Pepper, Mountain Dew, 7-Up, Harrah's and many others. He was also the singing narrator in the Taco Bell "Run For the Border" television spots. His hit songs include "I Tell It Like It Used To Be", "I Wish That I Could Hurt That Way Again", "Brilliant Conversationalist", "She Couldn't Love Me Anymore" and "Don't Go Out" (duet with Tanya Tucker).

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T Graham Brown - I Tell It Like It Used To Be

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TIwfEv43hw

Citizen Rules

10-30-14, 10:43 PM

Citizen Rules

10-30-14, 10:48 PM

I missed this one:

Ed Lauter as Lieutenant Commander Albert in the "Star Trek: The Next Generation" episode "The First Duty"

I think I remember that episode he played a father who had lost a child? I remember he played that with great emotion. I believe the pic of him is from that very scene.

gbgoodies

10-30-14, 10:53 PM

Whoo! nice job on today's B days.

I don't know where to start?:)

I remember, Hamilton Camp as the Ferengi "Leck". I think he was a waiter and kind of a suck-up toady to Quark. Good character.

I had no idea who Bart La Rue was, wow he did a lot of voices. I can still hear his distinct voice.

William Campbell, the character Trelane had to be one of the best guest characters on ST. Some say he was a Q.

"and he was a regular at Star Trek conventions and cruises." Did you ever meet him?

"He bore a strong resemblance to pianist Liberace." I always thought so too.

Unfortunately I haven't met William Campbell at a con, but I did meet John De Lancie, the "real" Q. He's one of nicest people you could ever meet, and he's funny too. He told some stories about his early days in show biz that had everybody rolling on the floor laughing.

William Campbell looks a lot like Liberace in "The Squire of Gothos".

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If you haven't watched the video of Kevin Pollak's "Star Trek" parody, I highly recommend it. The original ending on the "Star Trek Comedy Album" was better, but it's one of the best videos on the Internet.

Citizen Rules

10-30-14, 11:16 PM

gbgoodies

10-30-14, 11:22 PM

I could just see De Lancie busting people up with laughter. His Q would be my favorite guest character. I seen an younger De Lancie just the other night in The Thorn Birds.

I might have seen Pollak's video. At one time I bought a bunch of videos about Star Trek. But I don't have them now. I do remember a William Shatner roast that was on cable, OMG! shocking, but funny at times.

IMO, Kevin Pollak is the best impressionist in the world. If you haven't seen his videos, you should definitely watch them. (And I'm not just saying that because he bought something from me on eBay. :D )

Citizen Rules

10-30-14, 11:30 PM

Really, that's pretty impressive. So what did he buy? (if you can say)

gbgoodies

10-30-14, 11:36 PM

Really, that's pretty impressive. So what did he buy? (if you can say)

I don't want to go into too much detail because I want to respect his privacy, but I can say that it was a Christmas ornament of a character from a very popular animated TV show.

Citizen Rules

10-30-14, 11:44 PM

Thanks, GBG

gbgoodies

10-31-14, 07:47 AM

Born on October 31st:

Peter Jackson - Producer, Director, Screenwriter. Heavenly Creatures, The Frighteners, the The Lord of the Rings trilogy, King Kong (2005), The Lovely Bones, the The Hobbit movies. He won three Academy Awards in his career, and has been nominated for nine Academy Awards overall. He also won a Golden Globe Award, and has been nominated for three more. He won four Saturn Awards, and has been nominated for six more. He won three BAFTA Awards, and has been nominated for seven more BAFTAs, amongst many other awards. The Lord of the Ring's trilogy is one of the most successful trilogies of all time in terms of awards, with 2003's The Return of the King winning in all 11 categories for which it was nominated including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay. In 2004, he won Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Screenplay for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. He likes to make cameo appearances in his movies. He is the owner of production companies WingNut Films, Weta Limited and Three Foot Six. He was awarded Knight Companion of the Order of New Zealand for his services to the film industry in the 2010 Queen's New Years Honours List.

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Michael Landon - Actor, Producer, Director, Writer. I Was a Teenage Werewolf, The Legend of Tom Dooley, The Jackie Robinson Story, It's Good to Be Alive, The Loneliest Runner, Where Have All the Children Gone, "Bonanza", "Little House on the Prairie", "Father Murphy", "Highway to Heaven". Charles Ingalls, Landon's character on Little House on the Prairie (1974), was ranked #4 in TV Guide's list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" in the June 20, 2004 issue. In 1979, he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for 'Best TV Actor - Drama' for "Little House on the Prairie". He received two Western Heritage Awards for 'Fictional Television Drama', the first in 1970 for "Bonanza", and the second in 1975 for "Little House on the Prairie". In 1998, he was inducted (as a cast member of "Little House on the Prairie") into the Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum. Before his death, he appeared on "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" to talk about his brave battle against cancer and his life, and it was the highest-rated show of all time. On August 15, 1984, he received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1500 N. Vine Street.

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Dan Rather - Journalist and the Former News Anchor. He was in Dallas on November 22, 1963, and he was CBS' lead anchor from Dallas during the coverage of the Kennedy assassination. In 1975, he became co-anchor of "60 Minutes". In 1981, he was selected to replace Walter Cronkite as anchor of the "CBS Evening News", where he remained as anchor until 2005. He was the first guest on "Late Show with David Letterman" on September 17, 2001 show, Letterman's first show after the September 11, 2001 tragedy. He broke out in tears twice having to describe the terrorist events. He is now managing editor and anchor of the television news magazine "Dan Rather Reports" on the cable channel AXS TV. He has a Muppet on "Sesame Street" named after him, the grouch journalist "Dan Rather-Not". He has received three Emmy Awards, and been nominated for an additional four more Emmy Awards. He has received seven Peabody Awards. In 1997, he received the Paul White Award for lifetime achievement from the Radio Television Digital News Association. In 2004, he was was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame.

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Jane Pauley - TV Anchor and Journalist. She is best known for her 13-year tenure on NBC's "Today" program, followed by 12 years as co-host of "Dateline NBC". She also anchored the Sunday edition of "NBC Nightly News" from 1980-82. After leaving "The Today Show", she hosted "Real Life with Jane Pauley", and served as deputy anchor for "NBC Nightly News". In 1998, she received the Paul White Award for lifetime achievement from the Radio Television Digital News Association. She is married to Garry Trudeau, who is the creator, writer and artist of the comic strip "Doonesbury".

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Lee Grant - Actress, Director. Terror in the City, Divorce American Style, In the Heat of the Night, Valley of the Dolls, Marooned, There Was a Crooked Man, Plaza Suite, Shampoo, Voyage of the Damned, Airport '77, Damien: Omen II, Teachers, Defending Your Life, Mulholland Dr., "Peyton Place", "Intimate Portrait". She made her stage debut at age 4 at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, playing the abducted princess in "L'Orocolo". When she was a teenager, she established herself as a formidable Broadway talent when she won The Critics' Circle Award for her portrayal of the shoplifter in "Detective Story". She reprised the role in the film version Detective Story, a performance that earned her the Cannes Film Festival Citation for Best Actress, as well as her first Academy Award Nomination. In 1976, she won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Shampoo. She was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress three more times, in 1952 for Detective Story, in 1971 for The Landlord, and in 1977 for Voyage of the Damned. She was nominated for Golden Globe Awards for Best Supporting Actress five times. In 1966, she won an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama for "Peyton Place". In 1971, she won an Emmy Award for 'Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role' for "The Neon Ceiling". She was also nominated for five more Emmy Awards. In 1983, she received the Congressional Arts Caucus Award for Outstanding Achievement in Acting and Independent Filmmaking. In 1989, Women in Film paid tribute to her with its first-ever Lifetime Achievement Award. Her daughter is actress Dinah Manoff.

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Dale Evans - Actress, Singer, Songwriter. Cowboy and the Senorita, The Yellow Rose of Texas, Bells of San Angelo, Don't Fence Me In, My Pal Trigger, "The Roy Rogers Show", "The Roy Rogers & Dale Evans Show", "The Dinah Shore Show". She wrote the song, "Happy Trails", which became her and Roy Rogers' theme song. Her horse's name was Buttermilk. In 196, she was inducted (with her husband Roy Rogers) into the Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum. On September 22 1996, she was presented the Women in Film/Dallas' Legacy Award at the 10th Annual Topaz Awards in Dallas. She was awarded 2 Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Radio at 6638 Hollywood Boulevard and for Television at 1737 Vine Street in Hollywood, California. In 2001, a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars was dedicated to her and Roy Rogers.

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John Candy - Actor, Comedian. Lost and Found, 1941, The Blues Brothers, Stripes, Heavy Metal, National Lampoon's Vacation, Splash, Brewster's Millions, Volunteers, Spaceballs, Planes, Trains & Automobiles, Who's Harry Crumb?, Uncle Buck, Home Alone, Wagons East, Canadian Bacon, "SCTV", "Camp Candy". He won two Emmy Awards for his work on "SCTV", and he was nominated for six more. He turned down repeated offers to join "Saturday Night Live", citing devotion to his fellow "SCTV" cast members. He has appeared in ten movies with "Saturday Night Live" alumni, more than any other non-SNL actor. He was part of the group Northern Lights, which sang the song "Tears Are Not Enough" which was on the "We Are The World" album. He has a cameo in Ray Parker Jr.'s "Ghostbusters" music video. He was a co-owner of the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. He is pictured on one of four 51¢ Canadian commemorative postage stamps honoring "Canadians in Hollywood", issued 22 May 2006. He was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame in 1998 (charter member).

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David Ogden Stiers - Actor, Voice Actor, Singer. THX 1138, Oh, God!, The Cheap Detective, Breaking Up Is Hard to Do, Better Off Dead, Creator, Beauty and the Beast, Porco Rosso, Pocahontas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Krippendorf's Tribe, Spirited Away, The Majestic, Lilo & Stitch, Hoodwinked!, "M*A*S*H", "North and South" (mini-series), "North and South, Book II" (mini-series), "Perry Mason" (TV movies), "Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place", "Lilo & Stitch: The Series", "The Dead Zone". He was nominated for three Emmy Awards for ''Outstanding Supporting Actor', in 1981 and 1982 for "M*A*S*H", and in 1986 for "The First Olympics: Athens 1896". In 2001, he was nominated for an Annie Award for 'Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Male Performer in an Animated Television Production' as the voice of "Mr. Jolly" in the episode "Pet Project" of "Teacher's Pet". In 1993, he and the cast of Beauty and the Beast won a Grammy Award for 'Best Recording for Children', and they were nominated for 'Album of the Year' for the Beauty and the Beast Soundtrack. He is the resident conductor of the Newport Symphony Orchestra in Newport, Oregon, and he has conducted 70 orchestras in over 100 appearances.

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Ron Rifkin - Actor. Silent Running, Get Christie Love!, The Suicide Club, The Night That Panicked America, The Sunshine Boys, The Sting II, Manhattan Murder Mystery, L.A. Confidential, The Negotiator, Deliberate Intent, The Majestic, "Adam's Rib", "When Things Were Rotten", "One Day at a Time", "ER", "Alias", "Brothers & Sisters". In 1998, he won a Tony Award as 'Best Actor (Featured Role - Musical)' for a revival "Cabaret". In 2009, he was nominated for an Emmy Award for 'Outstanding Voice-Over Performance' for narrating the episode "Jerome Robbins: Something To Dance About" of "American Masters". He is sometimes confused with actor Joel Grey and vica versa. Due to this, Grey guest-starred on "Alias" as a man brainwashed into thinking he was the evil terrorist-spy Arvin Sloane, who was played by Rifkin.

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Ron Rifkin with Joel Grey

Barbara Bel Geddes - Actress. I Remember Mama, Panic in the Streets, Vertigo, The Five Pennies, "Dallas". In 1949, she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for I Remember Mama. In 1980 and 1981, she was nominated for Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress for "Dallas". In 1982, she won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for "Dallas", (tied with Linda Evans for "Dynasty"). In 1979 and 1981, she was nominated for Emmy Awards for Best Actress for "Dallas". In 1980, she won an Emmy Award for Best Actress for "Dallas". In 1946, she received the Theatre World Award, and the Clarence Derwent Award for her first mature performance in "Deep Are the Roots". In 1952, she received the prestigious Woman of the Year Award by Hasty Pudding Theatricals USA, America's oldest theater company. She was nominated for Tony Awards as Best Dramatic Actress for "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" in 1956, and for the lead in "Mary, Mary" in 1961. In 1993, she was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame, located in the Gershwin Theatre in New York City, a distinction she shared with her father, stage and industrial designer Norman Bel Geddes.

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Brian Stokes Mitchell - Actor, Voice Actor, Singer. Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf, Ghost Dad, The Prince of Egypt, Guys and Dolls at the Hollywood Bowl, "Trapper John, M.D.", "Midnight Patrol: Adventures in the Dream Zone", "New Kids on the Block", "James Bond Jr.", "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air", "Frasier". In 2001, he was nominated for a Grammy Award for 'Best Spoken Word Album' for "The Complete Shakespeare Sonnets". In 2000, he won Broadway's Tony Award as 'Best Actor (Musical)' for a revival of Cole Porter's "Kiss Me, Kate". He has been Tony-nominated three other times: twice as Best Actor (Musical), in 1998 for portraying Colehouse Walker in "Ragtime" and in 2003 for playing the Cervantes/Don Quixote character in a revival of "Man of La Mancha;" and once as Best Actor (Play), in 2001 for August Wilson's "King Hedley II".

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Brian Stokes Mitchell - "Some Enchanted Evening" from South Pacific

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Richard "Dick" Gautier - Actor, Voice Actor, Comedian, Composer, Singer, Author. Ensign Pulver, Divorce American Style, Fun with Dick and Jane, Billy Jack Goes to Washington, Copper Mountain, "Mr. Terrific", "Get Smart", "When Things Were Rotten", "G.I. Joe" (1986), "The Transformers" (1986-1987), "The Pirates of Dark Water", "Cow and Chicken". In 1961, he was nominated for Broadway's Tony Award as Best Supporting or Featured Actor (Musical) for "Bye, Bye Birdie". He voiced the unstable villain "Serpentor" on "G.I. Joe", and the reluctant second leader of the Autobots, "Rodimus Prime", on "The Transformers".

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Brian Doyle-Murray - Actor, Writer. Caddyshack, Modern Problems, National Lampoon's Vacation, Sixteen Candles, The Razor's Edge, Legal Eagles, Scrooged, Ghostbusters II, JFK, Wayne's World, Groundhog Day, Snow Dogs, A Gentleman's Game, "Saturday Night Live", "SCTV", "Good Sports", "Get a Life", "Yes, Dear", "The Bill Engvall Show", "SpongeBob SquarePants", "The Middle", "Sullivan & Son". He was nominated for three Emmy Awards for Outstanding Writing for his work on "Saturday Night Live". "Doyle" is his grandmother's maiden name. He added it to his name to avoid confusion with actor Brian Murray. He is the brother of actor Bill Murray.

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Stephen Rea - Actor. The Crying Game, Citizen X, Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles, Michael Collins, Fever Pitch, Feardotcom, Evelyn, The Good Shepherd, V for Vendetta, Underworld: Awakening. In the 1970s, he acted in the Focus Company in Dublin with actors Gabriel Byrne and Colm Meaney. After several stage, television and film appearances, he came to international success with his performance in The Crying Game in 1992. In 1993, he was nominated for Broadway's Tony Award as 'Best Actor (Play)' for "Someone Who'll Watch Over Me". In 1993, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for The Crying Game. In 1997, he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for 'Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV' for "Crime of the Century". He was nominated for two BAFTA Awards, in 1993 for Best Actor for The Crying Game, and in 2012 for Best Supporting Actor for The Shadow Line.

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Mike O'Malley - Actor, Writer, Producer. Deep Impact, 28 Days, Meet Dave, Eat Pray Love, Behind the Candelabra, R.I.P.D., "Life with Roger", "The Mike O'Malley Show", "Yes, Dear", "My Name Is Earl", "My Own Worst Enemy", "Welcome to the Family", "Shameless", "Glee". He appears as a mechanic in Alan Jackson's video "Talkin' Song Repair Blues", along with his "Yes, Dear" co-star Anthony Clark. In 2010, he was nominated for an Emmy Award for 'Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series' for playing "Burt Hummel" in the episode "Wheels" of the TV show "Glee". He is a fan of the Boston Red Sox baseball team, and he has thrown out a few opening pitches at Fenway Park.

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Lynda Goodfriend - Actress. Nothing in Common, Beaches, Pretty Woman, "Blansky's Beauties", "Who's Watching the Kids", "Happy Days". She is best remembered as Lori Beth on "Happy Days".

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Dermot Mulroney - Actor. Sin of Innocence, Young Guns, The Thing Called Love, Angels in the Outfield, How to Make an American Quilt, Copycat, My Best Friend's Wedding, The Wedding Date, Must Love Dogs, Griffin & Phoenix, Zodiac, J. Edgar, "Friends", "New Girl", "Crisis". He is a classically trained cellist who began playing in Alexandria, Virginia's public school system when he was 7 years old. He plays with the scoring orchestras on many films for Academy Award winning composers such as James Newton Howard and Michael Giacchino. He plays the cello in the song "Place Your Mind" from Melissa Etheridge's 1992 album "Never Enough", and in the score to Mission: Impossible III. He plays double bass and cello on the debut EP of Rain Phoenix and Summer Phoenix's band, 'Papercranes'. He and his younger brother, Sean Mulroney, are owners of "The Double Door", one of Chicago's more popular music clubs.

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John Sylvester White - Actor. He is best known as the principal, Mr. Woodman, on the TV show "Welcome Back, Kotter".

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Ken Wahl - Actor. The Wanderers, Running Scared, Fort Apache the Bronx, Treasure of the Yankee Zephyr, The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission, "Wiseguy". In 1989, he was nominated for an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series for "Wiseguy". In 1990, he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series for "Wiseguy". His first wife, actress Corinne Alphen Wahl was Penthouse Pet of the Year in mid 1980s. His third )and current) wife Shane Barbi was a Playboy model and magazine cover girl in the early and mid-1990s, half of the famous blonde Barbi twins with identical-twin sister Sia.

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Rob Schneider - Actor, Writer, Comedian. Martians Go Home, The Beverly Hillbillies, Judge Dredd, Down Periscope, The Waterboy, Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo, The Animal, The Hot Chick, The Chosen One, "Saturday Night Live", "Men Behaving Badly". He was nominated for three Emmy Awards for Outstanding Writing for his work on "Saturday Night Live". He is good friends with actor Adam Sandler, and he frequently appears in his films either with a large role or a small cameo. Schneider got into a vocal feud with film critic Patrick Goldstein for his derisive opinion of his films by questioning his fitness to comment because he didn't win any journalistic awards. Film critic Roger Ebert entered the argument by noting that he himself won a Pulitizer Prize for his film criticism and thus felt entitled to say to Schneider, "Your film sucks." Despite the conflict, when Ebert fell seriously ill, Schneider sent a large bouquet of flowers with a note saying "Your least favorite actor, Rob Schneider." Ebert was deeply moved by his gesture and noted that Schneider was a good man despite the quality of his films, and hoped to see him in a good film he could praise.

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Vanilla Ice - Rapper, Actor and TV Host whose real name is Robert Matthew Van Winkle. His 1990 single "Ice Ice Baby" was the first hip hop single to top the Billboard charts. In 2009, he began hosting "The Vanilla Ice Project" on DIY Network. His first album, "Hooked", wasn't a huge success, but after a local DJ decided to turn the "Play that Funky Music" record over and play "Ice Ice Baby" on the other side, it was a huge success. He re-released the album "Hooked" as "To The Extreme", which contained "Ice Ice Baby", and it sold over 15 million copies, and it holds the record for the highest selling rap record ever. "Ice Ice Baby" was on the number #1 spot for 16 weeks, and so was "To The Extreme". He was sued by Queen and David Bowie for using a part of the popular song "Under Pressure" in his song "Ice Ice Baby". In 1993, he was ranked as the 6th best Jet Ski racer in the world, and he had a deal with Kawasaki.

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Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby

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Darryl Worley - Country Music Singer, Songwriter. He has released six albums that have produced 18 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, including three Number Ones: "I Miss My Friend", "Have You Forgotten?", and "Awful, Beautiful Life". Nine other singles have reached the Top 40. He made his Grand Ole Opry debut on June 30, 2000. In 2003, he had his biggest hit with the song "Have You Forgotten?", the first release from his album of the same name, The song deals with the people who died in the September 11 Attacks. It reached Number One in its fifth week on the charts, and held its position for seven weeks.

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Darryl Worley - Have You Forgotten?

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Michael Collins - Former Astronaut and Test Pilot. He flew into space twice. His first spaceflight was Gemini 10, in which he and command pilot John Young performed two rendezvous with different spacecraft, and Collins undertook two EVAs. In his second mission, he was the command module pilot for Apollo 11, the mission that landed the first men on the moon. He stayed in orbit around the Moon during the landing, and while he was orbiting the Moon, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made the first manned landing on the lunar surface. In the 1970s, he was the Director of the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. He is one of only 24 people to have flown to the Moon. On January 14, 1993, he received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood, California. He has been awarded the NASA Distinguished Service Medal, Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Force Command Pilot Astronaut Wings, Presidential Medal of Freedom, and Congressional Gold Medal. In 1969, along with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, he received the Collier Trophy, and in 1970, they received the Hubbard Medal of the National Geographic Society. The International Astronomical Union honored him by naming an asteroid after him, 6471 Collins. He and his Apollo 11 crewmates were the 1999 recipients of the Langley Gold Medal from the Smithsonian Institution. Also, like the other two Apollo 11 crew members, he has a lunar crater named after him.

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Brian Piccolo - Former Professional Football Player. He was a running back for the Chicago Bears for four years. In 1970, he died, at the age of 26, from embryonal cell carcinoma, an aggressive form of germ cell testicular cancer, first diagnosed after it had spread to his chest cavity. He was an All American while at Wake Forest University. In 1964, he finished 10th in voting for the Heisman Trophy. The 1971 TV movie Brian's Song, tells the story of the friendship between Brian Piccolo and Gale Sayers, and their time together while playing football for the Chicago Bears, up until Piccolo's death. It starred James Caan as Piccolo and Billy Dee Williams as Sayers. It was such a success on television that it was later shown in theaters.

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Cal Hubbard - Former Professional Football Player, and later an Umpire in Major League Baseball. He is credited as being one of the inventors of the football position of linebacker. He is a member of three major sports halls of fame. To date, he is the only person to be enshrined in both the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the Baseball Hall of Fame. He is also a member of the College Football Hall of Fame. In 1954, he was inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame. In 1966, he was inducted into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. In 1970, he was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame. In 1990, he was inducted into the Centenary College Athletics Hall of Fame. In 1976, he was inducted into the Beaver County [Pennsylvania] Sports Hall of Fame. In 1976, he was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame as an umpire. He umpired four World Series and three All-Star Games.

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cricket

10-31-14, 11:53 PM

I think he must be a really intelligent person, it seems his brain is working a million miles an hour.

If Cricket comes back I have got to ask him what he means by:
"I've never liked Winona at all. Ugly and ugly is a bad combination for a woman" I take it that Winona did something that was 'ugly'?
I know nothing of her other than she was caught shoplifting.

There are some women who are fairly unattractive, but have a nice way about them, so they're still pleasant to look at, like Hilary Swank.

There are other women who are attractive, but have a bitchface, like Shannen Doherty.

Winona is unattractive and has a bitchface. It's a double whammy.

Citizen Rules

11-01-14, 12:04 AM

That's cool Cricket. We'll have to agree to disagree. ;)

There's actresses that I just don't like or find attractive. Just something about them. I can't think of any of the top of my head, but I know what you mean.

With that, I'm logging off to have a Halloween pizza and a movie. Have a good one!

gbgoodies

11-01-14, 05:40 AM

Born on November 1st:

Marcia Wallace - Actress. The Castaways on Gilligan's Island, Teen Witch, The Simpsons Movie, Monsters University, "The Bob Newhart Show", "The Simpsons", "The Young and the Restless". She is best known for her role as "Carol Kester", the chatty, lovelorn receptionist on "The Bob Newhart Show", and for her Emmy-winning voice-work as Bart's teacher, "Mrs. Edna Krabappel", on "The Simpsons". As a tribute to her, an episode of "The Simpsons" made since her death showed a scene in which Bart Simpson is standing at the blackboard having just written "We'll really miss you Mrs K", a reference to her character Mrs Krabappel. In 1992, she won an Emmy Award for 'Outstanding Voice-Over Performance' for playing "Mrs. Krabappel" in the episode "Bart The Lover" of "The Simpsons". In 1994, she was nominated for 'Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series' for playing "Secretary 66" in the episode "Anything But Cured" of "Murphy Brown".

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Toni Collette - Actress. Muriel's Wedding, Clockwatchers, The Sixth Sense, Changing Lanes, About a Boy, Little Miss Sunshine, Mary and Max, Fright Night (2011), Hitchcock, The Way Way Back, A Long Way Down, Tammy, The Boxtrolls, "United States of Tara", "Hostages". In 2000, she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for The Sixth Sense. She has been nominated for five Golden Globe Awards, winning in 201 for 'Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy' for "United States of Tara". She has been nominated for three Emmy Awards, winning in 2009 for 'Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series' for "United States of Tara". In 200, she was nominated for a Tony Award for her performance as "Queenie" in the musical "The Wild Party" on Broadway.

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Daran Norris - Actor, Voice Actor. Invisible Dad, Dinosaur, Comic Book: The Movie, Howl's Moving Castle, Team America: World Police, Asterix and the Vikings, Bolt, "Cowboy Bebop", "Transformers: Robots in Disguise", "Digimon: Digital Monsters", "Oswald", "Star Wars: Clone Wars", "Veronica Mars", "Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide", "Codename: Kids Next Door", "The Spectacular Spider-Man", "The Replacements", "Big Time Rush", "Transformers Prime", "The Fairly OddParents", "T.U.F.F. Puppy". He is best known as Gordy in "Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide", Cliff McCormack in "Veronica Mars", as the voices of Cosmo, Jorgen Von Strangle, and Mr. Turner in "The Fairly OddParents", Buddha Bob in "Big Time Rush", and Knock Out in "Transformers Prime". In 2012, he was nominated for 'Voice Acting in a Television Production' for playing "Cosmo" in "The Fairly OddParents". He has also provided voices for many video games.

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Robert Foxworth - Actor. The Questor Tapes, Airport '77, Damien: Omen II, Beyond the Stars, Syriana, Transformers (2007), "Falcon Crest", "The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest", "LateLine". He is best known for his role as Chase Gioberti on "Falcon Crest". He was the original casting of J. R. Ewing in "Dallas", but he wanted the role softened too much for the producer's taste, and he was replaced by Larry Hagman. He was married to actress Elizabeth Montgomery from 1993 until her death in 1995.

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Peter Ostrum - Former Child Actor who is best known for his only film role was as Charlie Bucket in the 1971 movie Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. He was 12 years old when selected by talent agents for Willy Wonka. Though he enjoyed the experience of shooting the film, he opted not to sign a three-film contract when it was over. In 2005, he was ranked number 78 on vh1's The Greatest: 100 Greatest Kid Stars. He currently works as a veterinarian in Lowville, New York, where he has taken part in Pfizer's video series Veterinarians on Call.

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Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory (1971) - Charlie Finds A Golden Ticket

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUIlKbZKha0

Willy Wonka - "I've got a Golden Ticket!"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TW_xGlL1XOc

Jenny McCarthy - Model, TV Host, Actress, Author. Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead, BASEketball, Scream 3, Scary Movie 3, John Tucker Must Die, Witless Protection, "Jenny", "Tripping the Rift", "Two and a Half Men", "The Jenny McCarthy Show", "The View". She began her career in 1993 as a nude model for Playboy magazine, and was later named their Playmate of the Year. She has written books about parenting, and has become an activist promoting research into environmental causes and alternative medical treatments for autism. Her cousin is actress Melissa McCarthy.

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Logan Marshall-Green - Actor. Alchemy, Across the Universe, Devil, Prometheus, As I Lay Dying, "24", "The O.C.", "Traveler", "Dark Blue". In 2004, he received a Drama Desk Award for his performance in Neil LaBute's play "The Distance from Here". He is the twin brother of producer Taylor Marshall-Green.

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gbgoodies

11-01-14, 05:43 AM

Singers, Musicians, Athletes, Politicians, etc. born on November 1st:

David Foster - Musician, Record Producer, Composer, Songwriter, and Arranger. He has won 16 Grammy Awards, including three Grammy Awards for Producer of the Year, from 47 nominations. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song three times, in 1987 for the song "Glory of Love" from the movie The Karate Kid, Part II, in 1993 for the song "I Have Nothing" from the movie The Bodyguard, and in 1999 for the song "The Prayer" from the movie Quest for Camelot. He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song three times, and he won it in 1999 for the song "The Prayer" from the movie Quest for Camelot. He has been nominated for an Emmy Award five times, and he won it in 2003 for 'Outstanding Music and Lyrics' for the song "Aren't They All Our Children" from "The Concert for World Children's Day". He has been a producer for such successful musical artists as Christina Aguilera, the Bee Gees, Dionne Warwick, Andrea Bocelli, Céline Dion, Mariah Carey, Chicago, Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Beyoncé Knowles, Jennifer Lopez, Madonna, Prince, Rod Stewart, Barbra Streisand, and many others. He is the current Chairman of Verve Music Group. In 2002, he received a maple leaf-like star on the Canadian Walk of Fame. In 2007, he was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. In 2010, he was inducted into both the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, and the Songwriters Hall of Fame. On May 31, 2013, he received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 1750 N. Vine Street, (located near the Capitol Records Building).

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David Foster - Love Theme from St. Elmo's Fire

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blnXuYiY8Y0

Bill Anderson - Country Music Singer, Songwriter, and TV Personality. He earned the nickname "Whisperin' Bill" for his soft vocal style and occasional spoken narrations. He has released more than 40 studio albums and has reached No. 1 on the country charts seven times: "Mama Sang a Song" (1962), "Still" (1963), "I Get the Fever" (1966), "For Loving You" (with Jan Howard, 1967), "My Life (Throw It Away If I Want To)" (1969), "World of Make Believe" (1974), and "Sometimes" (with Mary Lou Turner, 1976). Twenty-nine more of his singles have reached the top ten. He is one of the most successful songwriters in country music history. Artists who have recorded his material include Ray Price, Wanda Jackson, Connie Smith, Lynn Anderson, Jim Reeves, Conway Twitty, Eddy Arnold, Roy Clark, Lefty Frizzell, Brad Paisley, Kenny Chesney, and George Strait. He has made several television appearances, including two stints as a game show host, "The Better Sex" (with co-host Sarah Purcell) in 1977, and the country music-themed quiz show "Fandango" (1983–1989) on The Nashville Network. He also hosted an interview show called "Opry Backstage", and he was a producer of a talent show called "You Can Be a Star" on the former Nashville Network. He has been a member of the Grand Ole Opry since 1961, and performs there regularly. In 2001, he was inducted into the Country Music Association's Hall of Fame. On November 5, 2002, BMI named him its first country songwriting Icon, placing him alongside R&B legends Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley and James Brown as the only recipients of that award. According to BMI, various artists have recorded and released over 400 different Anderson written or co-written songs.

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Bill Anderson - Still

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzcRAAc15hw

Lyle Lovett - Country Music Singer, Songwriter and Actor. The Player, Short Cuts, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, , Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, "The Bridge". In 1992, he was nominated for a Grammy Award for 'Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television' for the song "You Can't Resist It" for the movie Switch. In 194, he won a Golden Globe Award for 'Best Ensemble Cast' as part of the cast of the movie Short Cuts. His albums incorporate elements of country, Western, folk, swing, jazz, bebop, blues and gospel music. He has recorded thirteen albums and released 21 singles to date, including his highest entry, the number 10 chart hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, "Cowboy Man". He has won four Grammy Awards, including Best Male Country Vocal Performance and Best Country Album. In 2011, he was named Texas State Artist Musician by the Texas Commission on the Arts. In 2006, he was inducted into the Texas Film Hall of Fame.

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Lyle Lovett - In My Own Mind

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77nOhTbwnHA

Barry Sadler - American Military Veteran, Author, Actor, Singer, Songwriter. He served as a Green Beret combat medic with the rank of Staff Sergeant of the United States Army during the Vietnam War. Most of his work has a military theme, and he credited himself as SSG Barry Sadler, although his music credits read SSgt Barry Sadler. He achieved national fame for his 1960s hit song, "The Ballad of The Green Berets". The song reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and remained there for five consecutive weeks from March 5 to April 2, 1966. It sold more than a million copies. He received the following awards for his military service: Purple Heart Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Air Force Longevity Service Award, Combat Infantryman Badge, Parachutist Badge, and the South Vietnamese Parachutist Badge.

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Barry Sadler - The Ballad of the Green Berets

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ysnd0bsrb8Q

Bo Bice - Singer and Musician who was the runner up against Carrie Underwood in the fourth season of "American Idol". In 2005, he charted at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 with a rendition of "Inside Your Heaven". As of 2014, he is also the lead singer of the touring version of the contemporary jazz-rock group Blood, Sweat & Tears.

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Bo Bice - Inside Your Heaven

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4oy0VYM41s

Bo Bice sings "In A Dream" (Live on "American Idol", and without the band)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmeS3v_w4Kk

Fernando Valenzuela - Former MLB Baseball Pitcher. In 1981, the 20-year-old Valenzuela took Los Angeles (and Major League Baseball) by storm, winning his first 8 decisions and leading the Dodgers to the World Series. He was the only player in Major League history to win the Rookie of the Year award and the Cy Young Award in the same season, adding the Silver Slugger Award and World Series championship for good measure. In 2003, he was inducted into the Hispanic Heritage Baseball Museum Hall of Fame. In 2005, he was named one of three starting pitchers on Major League Baseball's Latino Legends Team. In 2013, he was enshrined into the Caribbean Baseball Hall of Fame.

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Larry Flynt - Publisher and the President of Larry Flynt Publications (LFP). LFP mainly produces sexually graphic videos and magazines, most notably Hustler. Flynt has fought several prominent legal battles involving the First Amendment. He is paralyzed from the waist down due to injuries sustained in a 1978 assassination attempt by Joseph Paul Franklin. In 2003, Arena magazine listed him as #1 on the "50 Powerful People in Porn" list. The 1996 movie The People vs. Larry Flynt was based on his life, and it features Woody Harrelson as Larry Flynt.

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cricket

11-01-14, 09:31 AM

Happy Birthday to the great Larry Flynt, and also to Jenny McCarthy, a fantastic role model for all women!

Citizen Rules

11-01-14, 02:09 PM

I see those pips up there, didn't think I noticed did ya;)

He's a fine actor and made a great Admiral, lots of humanity in his acting.

gbgoodies

11-02-14, 04:18 AM

Born on November 2nd:

Burt Lancaster - Actor. All My Sons, Sorry, Wrong Number, Come Back, Little Sheba, From Here to Eternity, The Rainmaker (1956), Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, Sweet Smell of Success, Run Silent Run Deep, Elmer Gantry, Judgment at Nuremberg, Birdman of Alcatraz, The Swimmer, The Island of Dr. Moreau, Atlantic City, Barnum (1986), Tough Guys, Field of Dreams. He started out as a circus performer, and one of his demands was that he have a high bar set up on sets and locations so he could perform acrobatics and stay in shape. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor four times, in 1954 for From Here to Eternity, in 1963 for Birdman of Alcatraz, in 1982 for Atlantic City, and he won in 1961 for Elmer Gantry. He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor five times, in 1957 for The Rainmaker, in 1963 for Birdman of Alcatraz, in 1982 for Atlantic City, in 1991 for the TV movie The Phantom of the Opera, and he won in 1961 for Elmer Gantry. On 15 August 1958, he received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6801 Hollywood Blvd. He was voted the 39th Greatest Movie Star of all time by Entertainment Weekly. He was named the #19 greatest actor on the 50 Greatest Screen Legends by the American Film Institute. He turned down a $1-million offer to appear in the remake of Ben-Hur in 1959. If he had accepted the offer, he would have beaten both Elizabeth Taylor, (Cleopatra in 1963), as the first female star, and Marlon Brando, (The Fugitive Kind in 1960), as the first male star, to breach that million-dollar threshold. His son, Bill Lancaster, wrote the screenplay for the 1976 movie The Bad News Bears.

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Paul Ford - Actor. The Matchmaker, Advise & Consent, The Music Man, Who's Got the Action?, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming, Journey Back to Oz, "The Phil Silvers Show", "The Baileys of Balboa". He was nominated for an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor four times, in 1957, 1958 and 1959 for "The Phil Silvers Show", and in 1963 for playing "Wainwright Purdy III" in "Teahouse of the August Moon". In 1963, he was nominated for Broadway's Tony Award as 'Best Actor (Dramatic)' for "Never Too Late," a part he recreated in the film version of the same title, Never Too Late in 1965.

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Terry Richards - Stuntman, Actor. From Russia with Love, Goldfinger, The Dirty Dozen, Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back, Superman II, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Brazil, The Princess Bride, Willow. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Is Not Enough. During his career, he worked on over 100 productions across film and television, worked in nine James Bond films, fought as a stuntman in scenes with Indiana Jones, James Bond, Luke Skywalker and Rambo, and doubled for Donald Sutherland, Tom Selleck and Christopher Lee. He is best remembered as the show-off Arab Swordsman that Indiana Jones shoots dead in Raiders of the Lost Ark. In 1960, he was a co-founder of The Stunt Register, a UK industry list of accredited stunt performers.

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Indy vs the Swordsman - Raiders of the Lost Ark

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_WeVzPZrd8

Stefanie Powers - Actress Tammy Tell Me True, The Interns, If a Man Answers, McLintock!, Stagecoach, Herbie Rides Again, "The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.", "Hart to Hart". In 1981 and 1982, she was nominated for an Emmy Award for Best Actress for "Hart to Hart". From 1980-1984, she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for "Hart to Hart" five consecutive years. On 25 November 1992, she received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television at 6776 Hollywood Blvd.

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David Schwimmer - Actor, Director. Kissing a Fool, Since You've Been Gone, Six Days Seven Nights, Apt Pupil, Madagascar, John Carter, "Friends", "Band of Brothers". He has worked extensively on the stage, both as an actor and as a director. Along with best friend & fellow actor Joey Slotnick, he helped found the Looking Glass Theater Company, based in Chicago, Illinois. In 1991, he was awarded the Joseph Jefferson Award Citation for 'Director - Play' for directing a stage adaptation of "The Jungle" at the Lookingglass Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois. In 2003, he was nominated (with Joy Gregory) for a Joseph Jefferson Award for New Adaptation for "Race: How Blacks and Whites Think and Feel About" at the Lookingglass Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. In 2010, he was nominated (with Andy Bellin) for a Joseph Jefferson Award for 'New Work - Play' for "Trust" at the Lookingglass Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. In 1995, he was nominated for an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor for "Friends".

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Danny Cooksey - Actor, Voice Actor, Singer. A Smoky Mountain Christmas, Mac and Me, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Mom and Dad Save the World, The Lorax (2012), "Diff'rent Strokes", "The Cavanaughs", "Salute Your Shorts", "Tiny Toon Adventures", "Dave the Barbarian", "Xiaolin Showdown". In 1982, he shocked Johnny Carson when he sang the country hit "Hey, Bartender (Draw 1, Draw 2, Draw 3 More Glasses of Beer)" at age 7 on "The Tonight Show". He performed lead vocals in the heavy metal band Bad 4 Good, which released one album, "Refugee," on August 18, 1992. The album was written with and produced by Steve Vai, guitarist for Frank Zappa, David Lee Roth, Whitesnake, and many others. He has been nominated for five Young Artist Awards, including three for his role as Sam McKinney on "Diff'rent Strokes".

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gbgoodies

11-02-14, 04:21 AM

Other Famous People, (non-actors), born on November 2nd:

Steve Ditko - Comic Book Artist and Writer who is best known as the artist and co-creator, with Stan Lee, of the Marvel Comics heroes Spider-Man and Doctor Strange. He had a long running feud with Stan Lee because he believed Stan was claiming to be the sole creator of Spider-Man. They have since patched things up. He is well known for designing superheroes that wear masks that show absolutely no facial features. In the 1970s, he wrote and illustrated several independently published comic books that were heavily inspired by the theory of "Objectivism", promoted by philosopher/writer Ayn Rand. Titles include "Avenging World" and "Mr. A". (Title taken from Rand's maxim "A is A"). He also co-created the superhero Captain Atom in 1960, and he made important contributions to the Hulk and Iron Man. In 1990, he was inducted into the comics industry's Jack Kirby Hall of Fame. In 1994, he was inducted into the Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame.

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k.d. lang - Canadian Pop and Country Music Singer, Songwriter and Actress. Her hits include "Constant Craving" and "Miss Chatelaine". She has contributed songs to movie soundtracks, and has teamed with musicians such as Roy Orbison, Tony Bennett, Elton John, and Anne Murray. She performed at the closing ceremony of the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. She performed Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" live at the opening ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada. She has won both Juno Awards and Grammy Awards for her musical performances. She ranked #33 on VH1's 100 Greatest Women of Rock N Roll. On February 16, 1990, she appeared on the first cover of "Entertainment Weekly" magazine. She was awarded the OC (Officer of the Order of Canada) by the Governor General of Canada on November 14, 1996 for her services to music. On June 3, 2008, she received a Star on Canada's Walk of Fame in Toronto, Ontario. On April 21, 2013, she was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.

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k.d. lang - "Crying" on "MTV Unplugged"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNbnFVBVnz0

Warren G. Harding - The 29th President of the United States (1921–23). He defeated Democrat and fellow Ohio newspaper publisher James M. Cox with the largest popular vote landslide (60% to 34%) in presidential history. He signed the first federal child welfare program, and dealt with striking mining and railroad workers in part by supporting an 8-hour work day. He created the Bureau of the Budget to prepare the first United States federal budget. He was the first U.S. President to deliver a speech over radio (on June 14, 1922). He is among the relatively few American Presidents who have been honored on a U.S. postage stamp more than two times. He has appeared on US postage for a total of five issues, more than that of most Presidents. He was the fifth U.S. president to die in office. Ironically, all presidents to have died in office since the first (William Henry Harrison in 1841) were elected 20 years apart: Harrison in 1840, Abraham Lincoln in 1860, James Garfield in 1880, McKinley in 1900, Warren G. Harding in 1920, Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1940, and John F. Kennedy in 1960. Ronald Reagan, who was elected 1980, was the victim of an assassin's bullet in 1981, but he survived and broke the 120-year curse that had plagued the U.S. Presidency.

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Scott Boras - Sports Agent, specializing in Baseball. He is the founder, owner and president of the Boras Corporation, a sports agency that represents roughly 175 professional baseball clients, including many of the game's highest-profile players. He has brokered many record-setting contracts since 1982, and many of his clients, including, Prince Fielder, Matt Holliday, Alex Rodriguez (until 2010), Stephen Strasburg, Jayson Werth and Barry Zito, are among the highest paid players in the game.

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gbgoodies

11-03-14, 01:53 PM

Born on November 3rd:

Jim Cummings - Voice Actor. Castle in the Sky, Aladdin, The Pagemaster, The Lion King, Antz, The Road to El Dorado, Shrek, The Princess and the Frog. He is known for voicing Darkwing Duck, Dr. Robotnik from "Sonic the Hedgehog", Monteray Jack in "Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers", Pete in "Disney's Goof Troop, as well as being the current voice of both Winnie the Pooh and Tigger, as well as the Tasmanian Devil. He has also provided voice-over work for video games, such as Icewind Dale, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect 2, Star Wars: The Old Republic, World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria, and Splatterhouse. He has been nominated for Annie Awards for voice acting six times, winning twice, in 1992 for the voice of Darkwing Duck in "Darkwing Duck", and in 1993 for the voice of Pete in "Goof Troop". He has been nominated for Daytime Emmy Awards twice for 'Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program', in 2008 for playing Tigger in "My Friends Tigger & Pooh", and in 2013 for playing Hondo Onaka in "Star Wars: The Clone Wars".

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Brian Henson - Producer, Actor, Director. Labyrinth, The Muppet Christmas Carol, Muppet Treasure Island, Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story, The Muppets' Wizard of Oz, "The Storyteller", "Dinosaurs", "Muppets Tonight", "Farscape", "Sid the Science Kid". He is the son of Muppets creator, Jim Henson. He appeared in the very first episode of "Sesame Street" in 1969, in a film about the number 3, directed by his father, Jim Henson. In 1992, he won a Scientific and Engineering Award at the Academy Awards for the development of the Henson Performance Control System. Ha has been nominated for five Primetime Emmy Awards, winning in 1996 for 'Outstanding Minisereies' for "Gulliver's Travels", and in 1998 for 'Outstanding Children's Program' for "Muppets Tonight". He has been nominated for eleven Daytime Emmy Awards, winning in 1991 for 'Outstanding Directing in a Children's Series' for "Jim Henson Presents Mother Goose Stories".

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John Barry - Composer, Conductor. The Ipcress File, The Knack... and How to Get It, Born Free, The Lion in Winter, Walkabout, Robin and Marian, King Kong (1976), The White Buffalo, The Black Hole, Somewhere in Time, The Cotton Club, Out of Africa, Dances with Wolves. In addition, he has scored 11 of the James Bond films and his influence was very much heard in the first, Dr. No, via his work on "The James Bond Theme". He has been nominated for seven Academy Awards, winning five, including Best Score and Best Song for Born Free in 1967, and Best Score for The Lion in Winter in 1969, Out of Africa in 1986, and Dances with Wolves in 1991. He has been nominated for 11 Golden Globe Awards, winning in 1986 for Best Score for Out of Africa. He has also been nominated for two Emmy Awards, four BAFTA Awards, winning two BAFTAs, including the Academy Fellowship Award in 2005, and three Grammy Awards, winning one in 1992 for Dances with Wolves. In 1999, he was awarded the O.B.E. (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the Queen's Birthday Honors List for his services to music. In 2002, he received the prestigious GoldenEye award, for his contribution to the music of James Bond. The award was courtesy of The Ian Fleming Foundation. In 1998, he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

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Michael Lloyd - Music Producer, Music Supervisor, Composer. Over the past 40 (plus) years the prolific and talented record producer has accumulated in excess of 100 gold and platinum records well over 72 albums and 34 singles collecting numerous #1 singles and albums. He has provided scoring, music supervision, song writing, song placement and or music producing for well over 100 motion pictures, 16 TV movies, 13 television specials & 35 television series. His records, ranging from Pop & Rock to Country & Jazz, R&B & Gospel, have been recognized by such organizations as the Grammys, the American Music Awards, the Academy Awards, the Dove Awards (the Christian Music equivalent of the Grammy), the National Association of Record Merchants and The Golden Globe Awards. He is featured in Who's Who in America, in California and in Entertainment. His various chart records span five decades, from the 60's to the present.

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Gary Ross - Writer, Producer, Director. Big, Mr. Baseball, Dave, Pleasantville, Seabiscuit, The Tale of Despereaux, The Hunger Games. He has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Screenplay three times, in 1989 for Big, in 1994 for Dave, and in 2004 for Seabiscuit. In 2004, Seabiscuit was also nominated for the Best Picture Oscar. In 2012, he won the BAFTA Award for 'Best Feature Film' for The Hunger Games.

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Charles Bronson - Actor. House of Wax (1953), Apache, Machine-Gun Kelly, Never So Few, The Magnificent Seven, Master of the World, The Great Escape, The Dirty Dozen, Once Upon a Time in the West, Death Wish, The White Buffalo, 10 to Midnight, Murphy's Law. He was capable of playing a variety of types, from Russian to American Indian, from homicidal villain to tight-lipped hero. He became a star at the age of 50. Following the success of Death Wish in 1974, he repeated, with little variation, his role as a vengeful urban vigilante. In 1961, he was nominated for an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Single Role for the episode "Memory in White" of "General Electric Theater". In 1972, he won a Golden Globe Award for 'World Film Favorite - Male', together with Sean Connery. On December 10, 1980, he received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6901 Hollywood Blvd.

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Dennis Miller - Comedian, Talk Show Host, Political Commentator, Sports Commentator, Actor, Writer, Producer, TV and Radio Personality. He is known for his critical assessments laced with pop culture references. He rose to fame as a cast member of "Saturday Night Live" in 1985, and subsequently hosted a string of his own talk shows on HBO, CNBC and in syndication. Beginning in 1994, he hosted "Dennis Miller Live", a half-hour talk show on HBO. Miller and his writing staff won five Emmy Awards during the show's run, which aired 215 episodes over nine years. He is listed as 21st on Comedy Central's 100 greatest stand up comedians of all time.

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Roseanne Barr - Actor, Writer, Producer, Comedian. She-Devil, Look Who's Talking Too, Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, Meet Wally Sparks, Cecil B. DeMented, Home on the Range, "Roseanne". On August 23, 1985, she made her national TV debut on "The Tonight Show". This marked the turning point in her career, and she was deluged with job offers thereafter. She was chosen as #9 in Comedy Central's 100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time, the highest-ranking woman. From 1992-1995, she was nominated for an Emmy Award for Best Actress for "Roseanne" four consecutive years, winning it in 1993. In 1989 and from 1991-1994, she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for "Roseanne", winning it in 1993. On September 25, 1992, she received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6767 Hollywood Blvd.

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Ken Berry - Actor. Hello Down There, Once Upon a Mattress, Herbie Rides Again, The Cat from Outer Space, "Dr. Kildare", "F Troop", "Mayberry R.F.D.", "The Carol Burnett Show", "Mama's Family". In 1953, when he was in the Army, he got into the All-Army talent contest and appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show". In 1955, when he left the Army, he took the advice of his sergeant, Leonard Nimoy, to move to California. From 1958 to 1964, he was with the "Billy Barnes Revue". Lucille Ball came to see the revue, and offered him a job at Desilu Studios for $50 a week. In 1965, a successful screen test led to his breakout role in the classic sitcom "F Troop".

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Shadoe Stevens - Radio Host, Voiceover Actor, and TV Personality. From 1988 to 1995, he was the host of "American Top 40". He currently hosts the internationally syndicated radio show, "Top of the World", and co-hosts "Mental Radio", an entertaining approach to UFOs and paranormal topics. He is the co-founder and creator of Sammy Hagar's new rock station "Cabo Wabo Radio", broadcasting worldwide from the Cabo Wabo Cantina in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. In television, he is the announcer for "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" on CBS. His voice can also be heard as the voiceover for "G.O.D." in the Off-Broadway musical "Altar Boyz".

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Jeremy Brett - Actor, Singer. War and Peace (1956), My Fair Lady, Mad Dogs and Englishmen, Moll Flanders, "The Three Musketeers" (1966-1967). He is best known for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes in the TV series "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" (1984-1985) and "The Return of Sherlock Holmes" (1986-1988). When he learned that his Sherlock Holmes was very popular with children (who saw him as a superhero), he was troubled with the fact that Holmes is a cocaine user. In response, he sought and obtained permission from Arthur Conan Doyle's daughter to have Holmes overcome and abandon his addiction, signified with Holmes burying his syringe in the episode "The Devil's Foot." His stage roles include: Patroclus and then Troilus in "Troilus and Cressida" (1956), Hamlet in "Hamlet" (1961), Bassanio in "The Merchant of Venice" (1970), Dracula in "Dracula" (1978-9), Dr. John Watson in "The Crucifer of Blood" (1980-1), Prospero in "The Tempest" (1982), and Sherlock Holmes in "The Secret of Sherlock Holmes" (1988-9).

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Dolph Lundgren - Actor. A View to a Kill, Rocky IV, Masters of the Universe, Red Scorpion, The Punisher (1989), Universal Soldier, The Expendables. He was team leader for the United States modern pentathlon team at the 1996 summer olympics. He holds a master's degree in chemical engineering, and was offered a Fulbright scholarship to study at MIT. He holds a rank of 3rd dan black belt in Kyokushin Karate. In 1980-1981, he was the European Heavyweight Karate Champion. In 1982, he was the Australian Heavyweight Karate Champion.

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Kate Capshaw - Actress. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Best Defense, Dreamscape, SpaceCamp, Black Rain, My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys, Just Cause, How to Make an American Quilt, The Love Letter. She met her future husband, Steven Spielberg while beating out 120 actresses for the female lead in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom in 1984.

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11-03-14, 01:55 PM

Singers, Musicians, Athletes, Politicians, etc. born on November 3rd:

JD Souther - Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Actor. He scored his biggest career hit with the 1979 song "You're Only Lonely", which reached number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 and held the #1 spot on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart for five weeks running. His collaboration "Her Town Too", with his friend James Taylor, reached #11 on the Hot 100, and went Top Five on AC radio in 1981. In 1987, he was a contributor, performer and vocal arranger on the "Roy Orbison and Friends, A Black and White Night" concert and video. He sang the song "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" in Steven Spielberg's 1989 movie Always, and he wrote the theme song to the sitcom "Anything But Love". He co-wrote some of the biggest hits for the Eagles, including "Best of My Love", "Victim of Love", "Heartache Tonight", and "New Kid in Town". "How Long". In 2013, he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

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JD Souther - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

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Adam Ant - English singer and Musician who is best known for the hit song "Goody Two Shoes". He gained popularity as the lead singer of post-punk group Adam and the Ants, and later as a solo artist, scoring 10 UK top ten hits from 1980 to 1983, including three #1 hits. He has also worked as an actor, appearing in over two dozen films and television episodes from 1985 to 2003. He was the first ever MTV "guest VJ",

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Adam Ant - Goody Two Shoes

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Phil Simms - Former Professional NFL Football Quarterback who spent his entire 14-year career playing for the New York Giants. In the 1979 NFL Draft, he was drafted in the first round by the New York Giants, as the number seven selection overall. He won his first five starts of his rookie year. He was named to the NFL All Rookie Team. He was runner-up in 1979 for Rookie of the Year. He was named Most Valuable Player (MVP) of Super Bowl XXI, after he led the Giants to a 39–20 victory over the Denver Broncos. He set the record for highest completion percentage in a Super Bowl, going 22 for 25 (88%). He was named to the Pro Bowl for his performances in the 1985 and 1993 seasons. He finished his career with 33,462 passing yards, making him the New York Giants All-Time Passing Yards Leader. The New York Giants retired his number 11 in the 1996 season. Sports Illustrated considered him to be the "Most Underrated Quarterback" in NFL history in their August 27, 2001 issue entitled, "The Most Overrated and Underrated". He has gone on to be a career broadcaster of NFL games, first as an analyst for ESPN, then as a in-game color commentator with NBC, and currently with CBS. His son, Chris Simms, was taken in the third round (97th overall) of the 2003 NFL Draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

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Bob Feller - Former MLB Baseball Pitcher who played 18 seasons for the Cleveland Indians from 1936 to 1941 and from 1945 to 1956. He was a prodigy who bypassed the minor leagues, and he first played for the Indians at the age of 17. He was the first pitcher to win 24 games in a season before the age of 21. He pitched three no-hitters and 12 one-hitters. (His no-hitters and one-hitters were records at the time of his retirement). He helped the Indians win a World Series title in 1948, and an American League-record 111 wins and the pennant in 1954. He led the American League in wins six times and in strikeouts seven times. He was an eight-time All-Star. He was ranked 36th on Sporting News?'?s list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players, and was named the publication's "greatest pitcher of his time". He was a finalist for the Major League Baseball All-Century Team in 1999. In 1962, he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. In 2010, the "Cleveland Indians Man of the Year Award" was renamed the "Bob Feller Man of the Year Award".

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Ed Montague - Former Umpire who worked in the National League in 1974 and from 1976 to 1999, and officiated throughout both leagues between 2000 and 2009. He is one of only three umpires to serve as crew chief for the World Series four times. He umpired in the All-Star Game four times, as the home plate umpire for three All-Star Games. In 2004, he became the first umpire to work behind the plate for the entire All-Star Game, and serve as crew chief in the World Series in the same season. He also umpired in seven League Championship Series, and in seven Division Series. On May 28, 2006, he was umpiring second base when Barry Bonds hit his 715th home run to pass Babe Ruth for second place on the all-time list. When he retired, his 4,369 total games ranked eighth in major league history. At the time of his retirement, he was the most senior active umpire in the major leagues.

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Michael Dukakis - The 65th and 67th Governor of Massachusetts, from 1975 to 1979, and 1983 to 1991 respectively. He is the longest-serving Governor in Massachusetts history. In 1988, he was the Democratic nominee for President, but lost to the Republican candidate, then-Vice President, George H. W. Bush. He is an Eagle Scoutn and a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award from the Boy Scouts of America. He is the cousin of Academy Award-wining actress Olympia Dukakis.

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11-04-14, 12:33 PM

Born on November 4th:

Art Carney - Actor. The Yellow Rolls-Royce, A Guide for the Married Man, Harry and Tonto, W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings, The Late Show, The Star Wars Holiday Special, Going in Style, Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story, Take This Job and Shove It, Firestarter, Izzy & Moe, Last Action Hero, "The Morey Amsterdam Show", "Cavalcade of Stars", "The Honeymooners", "The Jackie Gleason Show", "Art Carney Special". He was a voice-over regular on the popular 1930s radio series "Gangbusters" that featured weekly episodes based actual crime incidents. Each program ended with various descriptions of wanted criminals, many of whom were later arrested due to avid listener participation. He was the voice of "Red Lantern: The Fish Priminister" on the children's radio show "The Land of the Lost" on the ABC Radio Network during the mid 1940s. In 1965, he originated the role of Felix Ungar, (opposite Walter Matthau as Oscar Madison), in Neil Simon's "The Odd Couple" on Broadway. In 1969, he was nominated for Broadway's Tony Award as Best Actor (Dramatic) for Brian Friel's "Lovers". In 1975, he won the Academy Award and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for Harry and Tonto. He was nominated for an Emmy Award 12 times, winning six times. He won the Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1954 and 1955 for "The Jackie Gleason Show", and in 1956 for "The Honeymooners", for 'Special Classifications of Individual Achievements' in 1967 and 1968 for "The Jackie Gleason Show", and for 'Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Special' in 1984 for "Terrible Joe Moran". On February 8, 1960, he received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6627 Hollywood Blvd.

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Doris Roberts - Actress. No Way to Treat a Lady, The Heartbreak Kid, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974), Rabbit Test, The Rose, Christmas Vacation, Used People, My Giant, Mrs. Miracle, "Angie", "Remington Steele", "Everybody Loves Raymond". She is best known for her roles as Mildred Krebs on "Remington Steele", and as Marie Barone on "Everybody Loves Raymond". She has been nominated for 11 Emmy Awards, including seven consecutive years for playing: "Marie Barone" on "Everybody Loves Raymond". She won the Best Supporting Actress Emmy Awards in 1983 for the episode "Cora and Arnie" of "St. Elsewhere", in 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2005 for playing: "Marie Barone" on "Everybody Loves Raymond". On February 10, 2003, she received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7021 Hollywood Blvd.

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Martin Balsam - Actor. 12 Angry Men, Marjorie Morningstar, Al Capone, Psycho (1960), Breakfast at Tiffany's, Cape Fear (1962), Tora! Tora! Tora!, Little Big Man, The Anderson Tapes, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974), Murder on the Orient Express, All the President's Men, Cape Fear (1991), "Dr. Kildare", "Archie Bunker's Place". In 1968, he won Broadway's Tony Award as Best Actor (Dramatic) for "You Know I Can't Hear You When the Water's Running". In 1973, he played Dr. Rudy Wells when the novel "Cyborg" was adapted as the TV-movie, "The Six Million Dollar Man", though he did not reprise the role for the subsequent weekly series. In 1966, he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for A Thousand Clowns. In 1974, he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor for Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams. In 1977, he was nominated for an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor for "Raid on Entebbe". He was nominated for BAFTA Awards for Best Supporting Actor in 1976 for The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, and in 1977 for All the President's Men.

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Gig Young - Actor. The Three Musketeers (1948), Tell It to the Judge, Young at Heart, Desk Set, Teacher's Pet, Ask Any Girl, That Touch of Mink, Kid Galahad, Strange Bedfellows, They Shoot Horses, Don't They?, Lovers and Other Strangers, Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia, The Hindenburg, "The Rogues", "Gibbsville". In 1952, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Come Fill the Cup. In 1959, he was nominated for the Academy Award and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor for Teacher's Pet. In 1970 , he won the Academy Award and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor for They Shoot Horses, Don't They?. In 1971, he was nominated for an Emmy Award for 'Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role' for "The Neon Ceiling". On February 8, 1960, he received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6821 Hollywood Blvd.

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Jack Rose - Screenwriter, Producer. My Favorite Brunette, Road to Rio, The Paleface, The Great Lover, On Moonlight Bay, I'll See You in My Dreams, Room for One More, The Seven Little Foys, Houseboat, The Five Pennies, Who's Got the Action?, Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?, A Touch of Class, The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox, The Great Muppet Caper, "The Good Guys" (1968-1970). He started out as a comedy writer and producer who began writing gags for Milton Berle, and radio lines for Bob Hope before moving to Hollywood screenplays. He was nominated for three Academy Awards for Best Writing, Screenplay. He was nominated in 1956 for The Seven Little Foys, in 1959 for Houseboat, and in 1974 for A Touch of Class. In 1974, he was also nominated for the BAFTA and the Golden Globe Awards for Best Screenplay for A Touch of Class.

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Cameron Mitchell - Actor. They Were Expendable, The Mighty McGurk, Love Me or Leave Me, Cass Timberlane, The Tall Men, Death of a Salesman, Les Miserables (1952), How to Marry a Millionaire, Carousel, Erik the Conqueror, Blood and Black Lace, Minnesota Clay, Buck and the Preacher, My Favorite Year, "The Beachcomber", "The High Chaparral", "Swiss Family Robinson". He gained early recognition for his portrayal of Happy in the stage and screen versions of "Death of a Salesman". Out of more than 300 film and TV appearances, he is probably best remembered for his role as the happy-go-lucky Buck Cannon on the TV series "The High Chaparral". Uncredited, he provided the voice of Jesus Christ in the 1953 movie The Robe, although another actor played the character.

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Ian Wolfe - Actor. The Barretts of Wimpole Street, The Raven (1935), Mutiny on the Bounty (1935), Foreign Correspondent, The Son of Monte Cristo, Saboteur, Tomorrow Is Forever, The Bandit of Sherwood Forest, The Great Caruso, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Rebel Without a Cause, Witness for the Prosecution, Pollyanna, All in a Night's Work, THX 1138, The Frisco Kid, Up the Academy, Reds. He is best known to "Star Trek" fans as Septimus in the episode ""Bread and Circuses", and as Mr. Atoz in the episode "All Our Yesterdays". He wrote and self-published two books of poetry, "Forty-Four Scribbles and a Prayer: Lyrics and Ballads", and "Sixty Ballads and Lyrics In Search of Music".

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Loretta Swit - Actress. Stand Up and Be Counted, Freebie and the Bean, It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's Superman!, Race with the Devil, S.O.B., "M*A*S*H". In 1975, she made her Broadway stage debut opposite "That Girl's" Ted Bessell in "Same Time, Next Year". She later replaced Cleo Laine on Broadway in "The Mystery of Edwin Drood". She was nominated for an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress 10 consecutive years for her role as Major Margaret Houlihan in the TV show "M*A*S*H", winning twice, (in 1980 and 1982). She was nominated for a Golden Globe Award four times, (in 1974, 1980, 1982, and 1983), for her role as Major Margaret Houlihan in the TV show "M*A*S*H". On August 1, 1989, she received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6240 Hollywood Blvd. She has her own line of jewelry which she has sold at jewelry shows across the nation.

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Matthew McConaughey - Actor. Dazed and Confused, A Time to Kill, Contact, Amistad, Edtv, The Wedding Planner, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, We Are Marshall, Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, The Lincoln Lawyer, Killer Joe, Mud, Magic Mike, Dallas Buyers Club, The Wolf of Wall Street, "True Detective". One of his first acting jobs was in a music video for country music star Trisha Yearwood's song with Don Henley, "Walkaway Joe". In 2005, he was named People Magazine's 'Sexiest Man Alive'. In 2014, he won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for Dallas Buyers Club. In 2014, he was nominated for Best Actor in a Drama for playing "Rust Cohle" in "True Detective", and the show was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series. In 2006, he was inducted into the Texas Film Hall of Fame.

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Trisha Yearwood - Walkaway Joe ft. Don Henley

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Kathy Griffin - Actress, Writer, Prducer, Comedian. Pulp Fiction, Four Rooms, The Cable Guy, Muppets from Space, Beethoven's 5th: Big Paw, Shrek Forever After, "Dilbert", "Suddenly Susan". She has a regular stand-up engagement at the Laugh Factory in L.A. She appeared in rapper Eminem's music video "The Real Slim Shady". She has been nominated for 9 Emmy Awards, winning twice. She won in 2007 and 2008 for 'Outstanding Reality Program' for "Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List". She has been nominated for five Grammy Awards for 'Best Comedy Album', winning in 2014 for the album "Calm Down Gurrl". She won a 'Do Something' Award for a comedian who makes an impact in the world of social change. Her achievements include: having a pap smear poolside at a hotel in Westwood as part of her "Smear Campaign" to raise awareness for cervical cancer; and for speaking out against the Don't Ask Don't Tell policy. In 2011, she was ranked #21 on the TV Guide Network special, Funniest Women on TV. In 2009, she received a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Fame.

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Ralph Macchio - Actor. Up the Academy, The Outsiders, The Karate Kid, Teachers, Crossroads, Distant Thunder, My Cousin Vinny, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Undead, Hitchcock, "Eight Is Enough", "Ugly Betty". His career started back in the late 1970s doing commercials for Bubble Yum and Dr. Pepper. In 1982, he was nominated for a Young Artist Award for 'Best Young Actor in a Television Special' for "Eight Is Enough". He was listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1984" in John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 36.

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Markie Post - Actress. There's Something About Mary, Cook-Off!, Holiday in Handcuffs, "The Fall Guy" , "Night Court", "Hearts Afire", "Odd Man Out", "Transformers Prime". She is the daughter of noted scientist Richard F. Post.

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11-04-14, 12:36 PM

Non-Actors and Singers born on November 4th:

Walter Cronkite - Broadcast Journalist who was best known as the anchorman for the "CBS Evening News" for 19 years (1962–81). During the heyday of CBS News in the 1960s and 1970s, he was often cited as "the most trusted man in America" after being so named in an opinion poll. He reported many events from 1937 to 1981, including bombings in World War II, the Nuremberg trials, combat in the Vietnam War, Watergate, the Iran Hostage Crisis, and the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, civil rights pioneer Martin Luther King, Jr., and Beatles musician John Lennon. He was also known for his extensive coverage of the U.S. space program, from Project Mercury to the Moon landings to the Space Shuttle. He was the only non-NASA recipient of a Moon-Rock Award. He is well known for his departing catchphrase "And that's the way it is", followed by the date on which the appearance aired. In 1981, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which is the highest honor a U.S. civilian can receive. He also received the S. Roger Horchow Award for Greatest Public Service by a Private Citizen, and the Paul White Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Radio Television Digital News Association. In 1985, he was honoured with the induction into the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame. In 1995, he received the Ischia International Journalism Award. In 1999, he received the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement's Corona Award in recognition of a lifetime of achievement in space exploration. In 1999, he was inducted into the Hall of Famous Missourians. In 2003, he was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. On March 1, 2006, he became the first non-astronaut to receive NASA's Ambassador of Exploration Award. Among his numerous awards were four Peabody awards for excellence in broadcasting.

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Will Rogers - American Cowboy, Vaudeville Performer, Humorist, Social Commentator, and Actor. He was one of the world's best-known celebrities in the 1920s and 1930s. He traveled around the world three times, made 71 movies (50 silent films and 21 "talkies"), wrote more than 4,000 nationally syndicated newspaper columns, and became a world-famous figure. He was the leading political wit of the Progressive Era, and was the top-paid Hollywood movie star at the time. His most famous quote was "I have never yet met a man that I dident [sic] like,", which was actually part of a longer quotation. (Note that "dident" was a spelling choice that Rogers used repeatedly.) Some of his other famous quotes included "Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for.", "I belong to no organized party, I'm a Democrat.", "People who fly into a rage always make a bad landing.", "Even if you are on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.", and "I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts.". He is pictured on a 3¢ US postage stamp in the Famous Americans series, issued 4 November 1948. He is pictured on a 15¢ US commemorative postage stamp in the Performing Arts and Artists series, 4 November 1979. In 1955, he was a charter member of the Hall of Great Westerners of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum. In 2011, he was inducted into The National Multicultural Western Heritage Museum Hall of Fame. He was awarded two Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. One for Radio at 6608 Hollywood Boulevard, and another for Motion Pictures at 6401 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.

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Jeff Probst - TV Host, Game Show Host, Producer. "The Jeff Probst Show", "Live with Kelly and Michael", "Survivor". He is best known as the Emmy Award winning host of the U.S. version of the reality show "Survivor". His show "Survivor" has been nominated for an Emmy Award six times, winning the Emmy Award in 2001. He won the Emmy Award as Outstanding Host for a Reality Show four consecutive years, (2008-2011), for the TV show "Survivor". As a filmmaker, he wrote and directed the 2001 LionsGate released indie film, Finder's Fee, starring Ryan Reynolds and Academy Award nominees James Earl Jones and Robert Forster. His film Finder's Fee premiered at the Seattle International Film Festival where it won "Best Picture" and a "Best Director" award for Probst. Other awards it won include "Best Screenplay" at Method Fest, and "Breakout Director" at Sonoma Film Fest. Probst was also selected as one of the "Ten Directors in the World to Watch" in a series presented by the American Cinematheque showcasing innovative and exciting new directors from around the world.

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Delbert McClinton - Blues Rock and Electric Blues Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist, Harmonica Player, and Pianist. He has been active as a side-man since 1962, and as a band leader since 1972. He has recorded several albums, and charted singles on the Billboard Hot 100, Mainstream Rock Tracks, and Hot Country Songs charts. His highest-peaking single was "Tell Me About It", a 1992 duet with Tanya Tucker, which reached No. 4 on the Country chart. He has also had four albums that made it to No. 1 on the U.S. Blues chart, and another that reached No. 2. In 1978, Emmylou Harris had a No. 1 hit with his composition "Two More Bottles of Wine". His song "B Movie Boxcar Blues" was covered on the first The Blues Brothers album, "Briefcase Full of Blues". In 1989, his album "Live From Austin", recorded during an Austin City Limits appearance, was nominated for a Grammy Award. In 1991, he won a Grammy Award for his duet with Bonnie Raitt, "Good Man, Good Woman". He recorded the opening title song "Weatherman" for the Bill Murray film Groundhog Day. In 2006, he won a Grammy Award for his album "The Cost of Living" in the Best Contemporary Blues Album category. In 2011, he was inducted into the Texas Heritage Songwriters Hall of Fame.

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Delbert McClinton - Every Time I Roll the Dice

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Citizen Rules

11-04-14, 12:42 PM

gbgoodies

11-04-14, 01:41 PM

Ahhhh....Mr A-to-Z;)

When I was a kid watching Star Trek I never got the joke of Ian Wolfe's characters name MR ATOZ. And I never knew that he was in Bread and Circuses until just now. I do spot Ian Wolfe in old movies and point him (and other ST actors) out to my wife, I'm sure she's happy that I keep stopping the movie for an impromptu movie commentary:p

It's funny how many ST actors I see in old films, last night I seen Julie Newmar in Mackenna's Gold.

You're better than my hubby. He does his impromptu commentary right over the movie without stopping it, then he gets mad at me for rewinding the movie to find out what I missed while he was talking. :shrug:

I think a lot of the Star Trek actors are in old movies because they worked by contracts back then. They couldn't just pick and choose what they wanted to do like they can today.

Citizen Rules

11-04-14, 02:05 PM

You're better than my hubby. He does his impromptu commentary right over the movie without stopping it, then he gets mad at me for rewinding the movie to find out what I missed while he was talking. :shrug:

That's kind of funny:) I guess us guys just need to comment!....I ALWAYS control the remote control.:cool:

gbgoodies

11-04-14, 02:09 PM

That's kind of funny:) I guess us guys just need to comment!....I ALWAYS control the remote control.:cool:

We keep the remote control on the table where we can both reach it, but hubby rarely uses it to rewind. That's my job. :laugh:

Citizen Rules

11-04-14, 03:15 PM

Ever use the A-B feature on the remote? That will drive a spouse nuts!

gbgoodies

11-04-14, 04:10 PM

Ever use the A-B feature on the remote? That will drive a spouse nuts!

No, what does the A-B feature do?

Citizen Rules

11-04-14, 04:29 PM

It's a loop. Push it once and then a second time and it plays the movie loop over and over and over. It drives people nuts:eek:

gbgoodies

11-04-14, 04:36 PM

It's a loop. Push it once and then a second time and it plays the movie loop over and over and over. It drives people nuts:eek:

That's actually a cool feature. I don't think my remote has that, but I'll have to check.

cricket

11-04-14, 09:14 PM

Happy Birthday to Mr. Probst; my favorite host from my favorite show.

Happy Birthday to Ralph Macchio, star of the great box office smash-Beer League.

Happy Birthday to Markie Post; I used to want to do all kinds of foul things to that woman.

Happy Birthday Ed Norton! It would be a good night for The Honeymooners to show on the TV countdown.

gbgoodies

11-05-14, 02:00 PM

Born on November 5th:

Vivien Leigh - Actress. Gentlemen's Agreement, Dark Journey, A Yank at Oxford, Sidewalks of London, Gone with the Wind, Waterloo Bridge, Caesar and Cleopatra, Anna Karenina, A Streetcar Named Desire, The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone. In 1963, she won Broadway's Tony Award as Best Actress (Musical) for "Tovarich". In 1940, she won the Academy Award for Best Actress for Gone with the Wind. Her performance as Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind is ranked #3 on Premiere Magazine's '100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time'. In 1952, she won the Academy Award, the Golden Globe, and the BAFTA for Best Actress for A Streetcar Named Desire. She was named #16 Actress on The American Film Institutes 50 Greatest Screen Legends. In 1997, she was ranked #48 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. She is pictured on one of four 25¢ US commemorative postage stamps issued March 23, 1990 honoring classic films released in 1939. The stamp features Clark Gable and Leigh as Rhett Butler and Scarlett O'Hara from Gone with the Wind. On February 8, 1960, she received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6773 Hollywood Blvd. She married Laurence Olivier at San Ysidro Ranch in Santa Barbara on August 31st, 1940, with Katharine Hepburn as maid of honor. They honeymooned on actor Ronald Colman's yacht.

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Joel McCrea - Actor. The Lost Squadron, The Most Dangerous Game, Barbary Coast, Two in a Crowd, Foreign Correspondent, Sullivan's Travels, The Palm Beach Story, The More the Merrier, Buffalo Bill, The Virginian, Black Horse Canyon, The First Texan, The Tall Stranger, Ride the High Country, "Wichita Town". He was one of the great stars of American Westerns, and a very popular leading man in non-Westerns as well. In 1969, he was inducted into the Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum. He was awarded two Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. One for Motion Pictures at 1719 Vine Street, and another for Radio at 6241 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.

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Herb Edelman - Actor. In Like Flint, Barefoot in the Park, The Odd Couple, The Way We Were, The Front Page, The Yakuza, Goin' Coconuts, California Suite, "The Good Guys", "Big John, Little John", "Ladies' Man", "Strike Force", "Nine to Five", "St. Elsewhere", "Murder, She Wrote", "The Golden Girls". In 1961, he made his professional debut in the touring company of "The Three-Penny Opera". He is best remembered for his role as Bea Arthur's (Dorothy's) ever-present ex-husband, "Stanley Zbornak", on the hit show "The Golden Girls". In 1987 and 1988, he was nominated fro Emmy Awards for 'Outstanding Guest Performer in a Comedy Series' for playing "Stan" on "The Golden Girls".

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John McGiver - Actor. Love in the Afternoon, I Married a Woman, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Something's Got to Give, Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation, The Manchurian Candidate (1962), Who's Got the Action?, My Six Loves, Who's Minding the Store?, Man's Favorite Sport?, The Glass Bottom Boat, Fitzwilly, Midnight Cowboy, The Apple Dumpling Gang, "Many Happy Returns", "Mr. Terrific". He was a teacher in the New York City public school system before becoming an actor. He initiated the "Do You Know Me" commercials for American Express. In 1974, he was nominated for the Joseph Jefferson Award for Best Guest Artist for his performance in "Da" at the Ivanhoe Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.

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Sam Shepard - Actor, Writer. Zabriskie Point, Days of Heaven, Raggedy Man, The Right Stuff, Crimes of the Heart, Baby Boom, Steel Magnolias, The Pelican Brief, Snow Falling on Cedars, The Notebook, Stealth, Charlotte's Web, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, Mud, August: Osage County. In 1984, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for The Right Stuff. In 1985, he was nominated for a BAFTA Award for 'Best Screenplay - Adapted' for Paris, Texas. In 1999, he was nominated for an Emmy Award for Best Actor for playing: "Dashiell Hammett" in "Dash and Lilly". In 2000, he was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actor for "Dash and Lilly". He won the 1979 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for the play "Buried Child". He was nominated for the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for the play "True West", and the 1984 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for the play "Fool for Love". Has twice been nominated for Broadway's Tony Award as author of a Best Play nominee: in 1996 for "Buried Child", and in 2000 for "True West".

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Tatum O'Neal - Actress. Paper Moon, The Bad News Bears, International Velvet, Little Darlings, Basquiat, The Scoundrel's Wife, Fab Five: The Texas Cheerleader Scandal, "Wicked Wicked Games", "Rescue Me". In 1974, at age 10, she won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress of Paper Moon, making her the youngest winner ever in a competitive category. In 1974, she won the Golden Globe Award for 'Most Promising Newcomer - Female' for Paper Moon, and she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for 'Best Motion Picture Actress - Musical/Comedy' for Paper Moon, When she made The Bad News Bears in 1976, she was the highest paid child star in history. In 1976, she was named Female Star of the Year by the National Association of Theater Owners. In 2005, she was voted #14 on VH1's The Greatest: 100 Greatest Kid Stars. Her memoirs "A Paper Life" debuted at #4 on the New York Times Bestseller List. She is the daughter of actors Ryan O'Neal and Joanna Moore, the older sister of actor Griffin O'Neal, the older half-sister of sportscaster Patrick O'Neal from her father's second marriage (to Leigh Taylor-Young), and Redmond O'Neal from her father's relationship with Farrah Fawcett. She was married to tennis star John McEnroe.

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Elke Sommer - Actress. Love, the Italian Way, Daniella by Night, Sweet Ecstasy, Why Bother to Knock, The Victors, The Prize, A Shot in the Dark, The Art of Love, Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!, The Wrecking Crew, Ten Little Indians. In 1964, she won a Golden Globe Award for 'Most Promising Newcomer - Female' for The Prize. In 1975, she was nominated for a Joseph Jefferson Award for Best Guest Artist for her performance in the play, "Born Yesterday", at the Drury Lane Theatre North in Chicago, Illinois. In 2001, she was awarded a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars.

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Robert Patrick - Actor. Die Hard 2, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Wayne's World, Fire in the Sky, Last Action Hero, Cop Land, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, Walk the Line, Flags of Our Fathers, The Men Who Stare at Goats, "The X-Files", "The Unit", "Last Resort", "True Blood", "Scorpion". He frequently plays corrupt, homicidal or unfriendly characters due to his intense presence and cold blue eyes. He reprised his Terminator 2: Judgment Day character, the T-1000, for the theme park attraction T2-3D, a short film filmed in a new 3-D process that makes the film really appear to jump out at you. He appeared in Meat Loaf's music video "Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer than They Are". He has the distinction of being the only actor killed on screen by all three of the Planet Hollywood founders: Bruce Willis (in Die Hard 2), Sylvester Stallone (in Cop Land), and most famously by Arnold Schwarzenegger (in Terminator 2: Judgment Day).

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Armin Shimerman - Actor. Stoogemania, Big Man on Campus, Eye for an Eye, "Beauty and the Beast" (1987-1990), "Star Trek: The Next Generation", "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine", "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", "Evil Con Carne", "Boston Legal". In 1987, he was the first actor ever to play a Ferengi on "Star Trek", as "Letek" on the "Star Trek: The Next Generation" episode "The Last Outpost". In 1993, he was offered the role of "Quark" on "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine", the first Ferengi character in the main cast of any "Star Trek" series, and a role that he would play for seven years. He was on the set of "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" during a large earthquake in Los Angeles. He rushed to go home to check on his family, so he did not have time to get his makeup removed. His Ferengi makeup "scared the living **** out of people" as he says at conventions. In "Judging Amy", he played a lawyer who was trying to argue that demons exist. His "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" character, Principal Snyder, was eaten by a demon.

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Sam Rockwell - Actor. The Green Mile, Galaxy Quest, Charlie's Angels, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, Moon, G-Force, Iron Man 2, Cowboys & Aliens, The Way Way Back. He frequently plays sleazy and immoral characters. He had a minor appearance in the movie Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988), but his part was removed from the final cut. The scene was the one of the "lover's lane" of sorts, when the Terenzi brothers drive up in their ice cream truck.

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Famke Janssen - Actress. Lord of Illusions, GoldenEye, City of Industry, Rounders, House on Haunted Hill, X-Men, Don't Say a Word, I Spy, Taken, "Nip/Tuck", "Hemlock Grove". She is best known as Jean Grey in the X-Men movies. She speaks Dutch, German, English and French, ans she provides the Dutch-language narration for the Studio Tram Tour at Disney parks. In 2002, she was ranked #69 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women in the World".

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Natalie Schafer - Actress. Wonder Man, The Time of Your Life, The Law and the Lady, Casanova's Big Night, Forever, Darling, Anastasia (1956), Back Street, 40 Carats, "Gilligan's Island". She got her start doing Broadway plays then making the move to the big screen. Even before "Gilligan's Island", she was typecast in roles as society women, or elegant, fashionable ladies. She is best remembered as Mrs. Lovey Howell on the TV show "Gilligan's Island".

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Jon-Erik Hexum - Actor. Voyager from the Unknown, Making of a Male Model, The Bear, "Voyagers!", "Cover Up". In the early 1980s, he was seen as the "next big thing" when he accidentally shot himself in the head with a prop gun loaded with blanks on the set of the TV show "Cover Up". He carried a California Organ Donor's card. When he died, at least five people received transplants of his viable organs, including his heart. In 1988, dedicated fans of Jon-Erik Hexum started a Star Trek-based fan club named in his honor. The USS Hexum is based in suburban St. Louis (Belleville, IL) and continues to this day.

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gbgoodies

11-05-14, 02:07 PM

Writers, Producers, Singers, Musicians, etc., born on November 5th:

Charles MacArthur - Writer. The Front Page, His Girl Friday, Rasputin and the Empress, The Scoundrel, Barbary Coast, Gunga Din, Wuthering Heights, Billy Rose's Jumbo. In 1934, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Writing for Rasputin and the Empress. In 1963, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Writing for The Scoundrel. In 1940, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Writing, Screenplay for Wuthering Heights. With his wife Helen Hayes, he established the Mary MacArthur Fund with The March of Dimes to assist children who are dying of polio, named after their daughter, Mary, who died of the disease in 1949.

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John Whedon - TV Writer. The Bears and I, The Island at the Top of the World, "Lux Video Theater", "The Donna Reed Show", "The Andy Griffith Show", "The Dick Van Dyke Show". In 1957, he was nominated for an Emmy Award for 'Best Teleplay Writing - One Hour or More' for the episode "A Night to Remember" of "Kraft Television Theater". In 1965, he was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for 'Episodic Comedy' for the episode "Turtles, Ties, and Toreadors" of "The Dick Van Dyke Show". He is the father of writer, prodiucer Tom Whedon, and the grandfather of Joss Whedon and Zack Whedon and Jed Whedon.

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No picture available for John Whedon, but these are his grandsons, Jed, Joss and Zack Whedon.

Jim Steranko - Graphic Artist, Comic Book Writer/Artist, Historian, Magician, Publisher and Film Production Illustrator. He is best known for his "pop-art" artwork for Marvel Comics' Captain America and Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. comics in the late 1960's. Through his early 20s, he performed as an illusionist, escape artist, close-up magician in nightclubs, and musician. By the late 1960s, he was a member of a New York City magicians' group, the Witchdoctor's Club. Comics historian Mark Evanier notes that comic-book creator Jack Kirby was "inspired" to create the escape artist character Mister Miracle "by an earlier career of writer-artist Jim Steranko". He earned lasting acclaim for his innovations in sequential art during the Silver Age of Comic Books, particularly his infusion of surrealism, op art, and graphic design into the medium. His work has been published in many countries, and his influence on the field has remained strong since his comics heyday. He went on to create book covers, become a comics historian who published a pioneering two-volume history of the birth and early years of comic books, and to create conceptual art and character designs for films including Raiders of the Lost Ark and Bram Stoker's Dracula. In 2006, he was inducted into the comic-book industry's Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame. In 1969, his series "Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D." was inducted into comic fandom's Alley Award Hall of Fame.

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Jeffrey Lyons - Film and theater critic for New York station WNBC-TV (Channel 4), 1992-1993 and 1996-present. He was previously the film critic for WPIX (Channel 11) from 1970 to 1991, and for CBS Radio from 1975 to 1993. From 1982-1996, he was the co-host of the movie review show "Sneak Previews". In 2005, he was the co-host of Saturday morning talk show, "Reel Talk". In addition to his work as a critic, he has appeared as himself in The French Connection and Deathtrap, and in the TV series "Wiseguy". He is the son of columnist Leonard Lyons, and the father of Ben Lyons, Film Critic for the E! Channel's "Daily 10" program.

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Andrea McArdle - Broadway Actress and Singer who is best known for playing Annie in the Broadway musical "Annie". In 1977, she became the youngest performer ever to be nominated for a Tony Award as Best Lead Actress in a Musical. She lost to co-star Dorothy Loudon, who played Miss Hannigan, but she did receive the Theater World and Outer Critics' Circle Awards for her performance. She appeared several times on "The Tonight Show", and on "The Mike Douglas Show", and she appeared on "Welcome Back Kotter", playing Arnold Horshack's younger sister. In 1979, she sang the national anthems for both the United States and Canada at the Major League Baseball All Star Game in Seattle, Washington. Throughout her career, she has concentrated primarily on performing in musical theater and cabarets. Her credits include "Les Misérables" (both on Broadway and in the national tour), "Beauty and the Beast", "Starlight Express", "Meet Me In St. Louis", "The Wizard of Oz", "They're Playing Our Song", and another celebrated Annie in Irving Berlin's classic, "Annie Get Your Gun". She has performed in the showrooms of many of the casino hotels in Las Vegas and Atlantic City.

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Andrea McArdle - Tomorrow (on "The Merv Griffin Show" in 1978)

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Roy Rogers - Cowboy, Singer, Actor. Known as the "King of the Cowboys", he was one of the most popular Western stars of his era. He appeared in over 100 films, and numerous radio and television episodes of "The Roy Rogers Show". In many of his films and television episodes, he appeared with his wife Dale Evans, his golden palomino Trigger, and his German Shepherd dog Bullet. As a singer, he played in the musical groups The Hollywood Hillbillies, Rocky Mountaineers, Texas Outlaws, and his own group, the International Cowboys. In 1934, he formed a group called Sons of the Pioneers. Their songs included "Cool Water" and "Tumbling Tumbleweeds". In 1968, he licensed his name to the Marriott corporation, which converted its Hot Shoppes locations to Roy Rogers Restaurants, with which Rogers otherwise had no involvement. On February 8, 1960, Roy Rogers was honored with three stars on Hollywood Walk of Fame: for Motion Pictures at 1752 Vine Street, for Television at 1620 Vine Street, and for Radio at 1733 Vine Street. In 1976, Rogers and Evans were inducted into the Western Performers Hall of Fame at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. In 1995, he was inducted again as a founding member of the Sons of the Pioneers. He was also twice elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame, first as a member of the Sons of the Pioneers in 1980, and again as a soloist in 1988. He is the only person elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame twice. In 2001, a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs, California, Walk of Stars was dedicated to him and Dale Evans. His theme song, "Happy Trails", was written by his wife, Dale Evans.

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Roy Rogers - Don't Fence Me In

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLoYFvbR0XY

Roy Rogers and Dale Evans - Happy Trails

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgw_yprN_-w

Bryan Adams - Canadian Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Producer, Actor, and Photographer. He has been one of the most successful figures of the world of rock music during last three decades. He's known for his strong husky vocals and energetic live performances. He has sold more than 100 million records, making him one of the world's best-selling music artists, and the best-selling Canadian rock artist of all time. For his contributions to music, he has garnered many awards and nominations, including 20 Juno Awards among 56 nominations, 15 Grammy Award nominations including a win for 'Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television' in 1992. He has also won MTV, ASCAP, American Music awards, two Ivor Novello Awards for song composition, and he has been nominated five times for Golden Globe Awards, and three times for Academy Awards for his songwriting for films. He was awarded the Order of Canada, and the Order of British Columbia, for contributions to popular music and philanthropic work via his own foundation, which helps improve education for people around the world. In 2011, he was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 1998, he was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame. In 2006, he was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. In 2008, he was ranked #38 on the list of All-Time top artists by the Billboard Hot 100 50th Anniversary Charts. In January 2010, he received the Allan Waters Humanitarian Award for his part in numerous charitable concerts and campaigns during his career. In May 2010, he was given the Governor General's Performing Arts Award for his 30 years of contributions to the arts. His hit songs include "Straight From The Heart", "Cuts Like A Knife", "This Time", "Run to You", "Summer of '69", "Heaven", "One Night Love Affair", "Somebody", "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You", "Please Forgive Me", and "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?".

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Bryan Adams - Run To You

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gF5LaVkDhyk

Bryan Adams - (Everything I Do) I Do It For You

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGoWtY_h4xo

Art Garfunkel - Singer, Poet, and Actor who is best known for his partnership with Paul Simon in the folk duo Simon & Garfunkel. In 1972, he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor for Carnal Knowledge. Through his solo and collaborative work, he has earned six Grammys, including the Lifetime Achievement Award. Highlights of his solo music career include a top 10 hit, three top 20 hits, six top 40 hits, 14 Adult Contemporary top 30 singles, five Adult Contemporary number ones, two UK number ones and a People's Choice Award, In 1990, he and former musical partner Simon were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Their hit songs include "The Sound of Silence", "Mrs. Robinson", "Bridge Over Troubled Water", "The Boxer" and "Scarborough Fair".

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Art Garfunkel - All I Know

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33aoxUeAw0E

Paul Simon & Art Garfunkel - The Sound Of Silence (Live)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTCNwgzM2rQ

Peter Noone - Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist, Pianist and Actor who is best known as Herman of the successful 1960s pop group Herman's Hermits. Their first hit was "I'm into Something Good", which reached No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart and No. 13 in the US in late 1964. They had two US Billboard Hot 100 No.1s with "Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter" and "I'm Henry the Eighth, I Am". Additional hit songs included "Can't You Hear My Heartbeat", "Silhouettes", "Wonderful World", "Just A Little Bit Better", "Listen People" and "There's a Kind of Hush".

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Herman's Hermits - There's a Kind of Hush

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gatIk3z9a7Y

Citizen Rules

11-05-14, 02:44 PM

Thumbs Up! For today's birthday list!

1st, the one and only, Vivien Leigh who's great in just about every movie she did. Some of her earlier British made films are wonderful and worth looking for. Of her films that you mentioned:

Gentlemen's Agreement (1935)...I've seen the Gregory Peck version but not the 1935 version..IMDB says "According to the British Film Institute, there is no known print of this film. Please check your attic." No wonder I haven't seen it.I have seen:
Sidewalks of London, Gone with the Wind, Waterloo Bridge, Anna Karenina, A Streetcar Named Desire...all great movies.

Dark Journey, The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone are OK.

Here's Miss Leigh winning the Oscar in 1940 for Best Actress,
Gone with the Wind (1939)...she looks more like a cute kid here.
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yakirazi

11-05-14, 02:58 PM

Happy birthday

gbgoodies

11-05-14, 03:05 PM

Citizen Rules

11-05-14, 03:10 PM

gbgoodies

11-05-14, 03:15 PM

Ha! Nope, didn't miss it. I was going to do 2 more post here and was just doing some computer work in between:) But I thought I would do my other post a bit latter.

Would you believe that I haven't seen the movie Gone with the Wind? I've seen bits and pieces, but I've never seen the whole movie.
How come you haven't seen it? Not your type of movie? or?

Work? Who told you that you're allowed to do work? :tsk:

I want to see Gone with the Wind. I even bought the DVD, but it's such a long movie that I never found the time to sit and watch the whole movie.

Maybe someone will nominate it in one of the movie tournaments here, and I'll finally find the time to watch the whole movie.

Citizen Rules

11-05-14, 03:24 PM

gbgoodies

11-05-14, 03:39 PM

Did you get the HD or BluRay version of the movie?

On the HD version they scanned the 3 negatives that go to make up the technicolor print.

Originally someone had to glue the 3 strips of film together for the technicolor print, which makes some misalignment and soft focus.

On the HD scan the 3 negatives are perfectly aligned for a really sharp, fine detail print. The difference is amazing.

I just bought the standard 1-disc version. If I ever get around to watching it, and I like it, I can always upgrade later. (Chances are, I'll probably watch it on TCM before I ever get around to watching the DVD.)

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My Mom bought an Anniversary box set with a whole bunch of extras.

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Citizen Rules

11-05-14, 03:43 PM

gbgoodies

11-05-14, 04:05 PM

There ya go, watch your version, then if you really like it, borough your moms to see the difference.

I wish all old films could be restored. I tried to watch a classic film The Front Page (1931), it looked interesting, my type of film. BUT the sound was so bad that I could not make out the dialogue. I had no clue what was being said and no subtitles on the DVD either. So I shut it off. It's sad that so many films are in need of restoration and it's just not being done.

I haven't seen the original 1931 version of The Front Page, but I've seen the remakes, His Girl Friday and the 1974 version of The Front Page.

I was planning to watch the 1931 version at some point, but if the sound is that bad, I may skip it. I haven't checked, but if it's in the public domain, anyone can release it, so sometimes the quality suffers a lot. I'll have to watch for it on TCM. I'm sure they'll have a good print of it if there's one available.

Did you notice that today's birthday's include Charles MacArthur, who wrote the original play "The Front Page"?

Citizen Rules

11-05-14, 04:15 PM

gbgoodies

11-05-14, 04:40 PM

Did you notice that today's birthday's include Charles MacArthur, who wrote the original play "The Front Page"?

I had never heard of him. A lot of early films were based on plays. I seen the Grant version which seemed to be much different. But never seen the 74 version. (that I can remember that is)

I hadn't heard of him either until last night when I was compiling the birthday list. That's why I enjoy this list. I learn about new people every day. (Plus I get to listen to some great music while looking for YouTube video links for the singers.)

IMO, His Girl Friday with Cary Grant is the best version, but I love Cary Grant, so I may be a bit biased. :) The 1974 version is also a good movie, and it's definitely worth watching.

Citizen Rules

11-05-14, 04:52 PM

Grant is golden in just about everything he does.

Armin Shimerman...Happy Birthday Quark!

Quark IMO was the best single character on Deep Space Nine. I'd say if it wasn't for him, that show would not have been as successful as it was...and Voyager and Enterprise might never have existed.

Of course as you know, The Ferengi's with their RulesofAcqusiton is near and dear to my heart;) I use to try and memorize those rules too.

Some are plain funny but most make good business sense. I always remember Rule #16 'A deal is a deal.' A lot of people don't get it, but it's a code of honor as well as a contract.

gbgoodies

11-05-14, 05:11 PM

Grant is golden in just about everything he does.

Armin Shimerman...Happy Birthday Quark!

Quark IMO was the best single character on Deep Space Nine. I'd say if it wasn't for him, that show would not have been as successful as it was...and Voyager and Enterprise might never have existed.

Of course as you know, The Ferengi's with their Rules of Acquisition is near and dear to my heart;) I use to try and memorize those rules too.

Some are plain funny but most make good business sense. I always remember Rule #16 'A deal is a deal.' A lot of people don't get it, but it's a code of honor as well as a contract.

I'm not a big fan of DS9, but Quark was definitely the best character on the show. I also liked Odo.

cricket

11-05-14, 11:12 PM

I like Sam Rockwell, one of the best actors working today. I also like Famke Janssen for obvious reasons.

gbgoodies

11-05-14, 11:22 PM

I like Sam Rockwell, one of the best actors working today. I also like Famke Janssen for obvious reasons.

I'm hit or miss with Sam Rockwell. He tends to play obnoxious characters, so he gets on my nerves sometimes, but he's pretty good at picking good movies, so I try to overlook how annoying he is whenever possible.

I think my favorite Sam Rockwell movie is probably The Way Way Back. He's still kind of annoying, but in a good way.

Citizen Rules

11-05-14, 11:53 PM

GBG, Odo was the other great character on DSN. Though I liked all of them.

I wanted to post about Joel McCrea, I've always found him likable and he was in some good movies too. Sullivan's Travels with Veronica Lake was a good one as was Foreign Correspondent.

Time for me to go relax and watch a movie:)

gbgoodies

11-06-14, 02:43 PM

Born on November 6th:

Sally Field - Actress. Smokey and the Bandit, Heroes, The End, Hooper, Norma Rae, Absence of Malice, Kiss Me Goodbye, Places in the Heart, Murphy's Romance, Steel Magnolias, Soapdish, Mrs. Doubtfire, Forrest Gump, The Amazing Spider-Man, Lincoln, "Gidget", "The Flying Nun", "Sybil", "ER", "Brothers & Sisters". In 1980, she won an Academy Award for Best Actress for Norma Rae. Her Oscar-winning performance as Norma Rae Webster in Norma Rae was ranked #15 on the American Film Institute's heroes list in their compilation of the '100 Years of The Greatest Screen Heroes and Villains'. In 1985, she won an Academy Award for Best Actress for Places in the Heart. In 2013, she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Lincoln. She has been nominated for 11 Golden Globe Awards, winning twice. She won for 'Best Actress - Drama' in 1980 for Norma Rae, and in 1985 for Places in the Heart. She has been nominated for two BAFTA Awards for Best Supporting Actress, one in 1995 for Forrest Gump, and another in 2013 for Lincoln. She has been nominated for an Emmy Award 9 times, winning three times. She won in 1977 for 'Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama or Comedy Special' for "Sybil", in 2001 for 'Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series' for playing "Maggie Wyczenski" in "ER", and in 2007 for 'Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series' for "Brothers & Sisters". On May 5, 2014, she received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6767 Hollywood Blvd.

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Jonathan Harris - Actor. Botany Bay, A Bug's Life, Toy Story 2, "The Bill Dana Show", "The Third Man", "Lost in Space", "Space Academy", "Battlestar Galactica" (1978-1979). After performing in over 100 plays in stock companies nationwide, he made his Broadway debut in 1942 with "Heart of a City", and he entertained World War II troops in the South Pacific. He is best known as Dr. Zachary Smith, the dastardly stowaway on "Lost in Space", who easily stole the show every week as he botched all the good intentions of the Robinson family to get back home to Earth. He would often sit up at night thinking of ways to insult the robot, ("Be quiet, you bubble-headed booby!"). His colorful put-downs for his mechanical colleague, almost all of them unscripted, are among the best-remembered aspects of the series. He holds the world record for a guest-starring role in a single series, having been in all of the "Lost in Space" episodes except the original pilot.

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Ethan Hawke - Actor, Writer. Explorers, Dead Poets Society, White Fang, Alive, Reality Bites, Gattaca, Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, Before Midnight, The Newton Boys, Tape, Training Day, The Purge, Boyhood. He was nominated for teo Young Artist Awards. One in 1986 for Best Young Actor for Explorers, and another in 1986 for Best Young Supporting Actor for Dad. In 2002, he was nominated fro an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Training Day. He was nominated for an Academy Award for 'Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay' in 2005 for Before Sunset, and in 2014 for Before Midnight. In 2004, he was inducted into the Texas Film Hall of Fame. He is the first cousin twice removed of Tennessee Williams. Hawke's great grandfather and Williams' father were brothers. He says that he is constantly mistaken for Mark McGrath from the band Sugar Ray so often that he signs autographs as "Mark McGrath" and, apparently, the same thing happens to Mark McGrath who, in turn, signs autographs as "Ethan Hawke" to fans.

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Peter DeLuise - Actor, Director, Producer, Writer. Hot Stuff, 16 Wishes, Garage Sale Mystery, "21 Jump Street", "SeaQuest 2032", "Stargate SG-1", "R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour". He is best known for his role as Officer Doug Penhall in the TV series "21 Jump Street", and for directing and writing episodes of science fiction television shows, particularly in the "Stargate" franchise. He is the son of actor Dom DeLuise and Carol Arthur, and the older brother of actors David DeLuise and Michael DeLuise.

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Rebecca Romijn - Actress. X-Men, X2, X-Men: The Last Stand, X-Men: First Class, Rollerball (2002)Femme Fatale, The Punisher (2004)Man About Town, "Just Shoot Me!", "Pepper Dennis", "Ugly Betty", "Eastwick", "King & Maxwell", "The Librarians". Before becoming an actress, she was a model, , and has posed for Sports Illustrated, Christian Dior and Victoria's Secret, to name but a few. She is best known as the shapeshifting Mystique in the X-Men movies. To play Mystique every day, she had to start out nude, and then two female makeup artists would apply blue body paint and other stick-on parts for 8 hours a day. She first met John Stamos in 1994, at a Victoria's Secret Fashion Show and had her first date with him at Disneyland. They married in September 1998, but have since gotten divorced. She has been married to actor Jerry O'Connell since 2007.

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Lori Singer - Actress, Dancer, Cellist. Footloose, The Falcon and the Snowman, The Man with One Red Shoe, Warlock, Short Cuts, "Fame", "VR.5". In 1982, she won a Silver Halo Award for her performance in the TV movie Born Beautiful. In 1985, she was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead in Trouble in Mind. In 1994, she won a Golden Globe Award for 'Best Ensemble Cast' as part of the cast of Short Cuts. She is the younger sister of actor Marc Singer, and the cousin of director Bryan Singer.

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Lance Kerwin - Actor. The Death of Richie, Salem's Lot, The Boy Who Drank Too Much, Children of Divorce, Circus Picture, The Mysterious Stranger, Enemy Mine, "The Family Holvak", "James at 16", and several "ABC Afterschool Specials". In 1982, he was nominated for a Young Artist Award for 'Best Young Actor in a Television Special' for "Circus Picture". In 1983, he was nominated for a Young Artist Award for 'Best Young Actor in a Movie Made for Television' for the episode "The Shooting" of the "CBS Afternoon Playhouse" series. He is best known for his coming-of-age role in the TV series "James at 15", (later called "James at 16"). In 2005, he was ranked #82 on VH1's The Greatest: 100 Greatest Kid Stars.

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Rebecca Schaeffer - Actress. Radio Days, Out of Time, Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills, Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair, The End of Innocence, "One Life to Live", "My Sister Sam". In July 1989, she was fatally shot in the doorway of her West Hollywood apartment building by Robert John Bardo. Bardo was obsessed with Schaeffer and had been stalking her for three years. He was sentenced to life imprisonment for her murder. Schaeffer's death prompted the passage of anti-stalking laws in California. At the time of her death, she was dating director Brad Silberling. Her death served as the inspiration for Silberling's 2002 film Moonlight Mile, a story about the grief of a man whose fiancee was murdered, that bore little resemblance to the actual, briefly renewed relationship between Schaffer and Silberling.

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gbgoodies

11-06-14, 02:47 PM

Non-Actors, (Producers, Directors, Musicians, Athletes, etc.) born on November 6th:

Mike Nichols - Director, Producer. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, The Graduate, Carnal Knowledge, Silkwood, Heartburn, Working Girl, Postcards from the Edge, Regarding Henry, The Birdcage, Closer, Charlie Wilson's War. He has been nominated for an Academy Award five times, including four times for Best Director, winning the Oscar in 1968 for The Graduate. He has been nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Director five times, winning it in 1968 for The Graduate. He has been nominated for six Emmy Awards, winning four Emmys. In 2001, he won for 'Outstanding Made for Television Movie' and 'Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special' for "Wit", and in 2004, he won for 'Outstanding Miniseries' and 'Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special' for "Angels in America". He is one of the only 12 people who has won at least one of all of the four major entertainment awards: Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony. He is one of only 7 directors to win the Golden Globe, Director's Guild, BAFTA, and Oscar for the same movie. (He won for The Graduate.) He has directed 17 different actors in Oscar-nominated performances. He won more Tony Awards for Best Direction of a Play than any other individual. He won for "Barefoot in the Park" (1964), "Luv" and "The Odd Couple" (1965), "Plaza Suite" (1968), "The Prisoner of Second Avenue" (1972), "The Real Thing" (1984) and Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman" (2012). He has also won for directing the musical Monty Python's "Spamalot" (2005), and as producer for "Annie" (1977) and "The Real Thing" (1984). Two of his films are on the American Film Institute's 100 Most Inspiring Movies of All time. They are Working Girl at #87 and Silkwood at #66. Through the TV series "Faces of America with Henry Louis Gates Jr." in 2010, he learned that he is a distant relative of actress Meryl Streep, and that he and Albert Einstein are 3rd or 4th cousins several times removed.

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Gary Goetzman - Producer, Music Supervisor, Actor. Stop Making Sense, Miami Blues, The Silence of the Lambs, Philadelphia, That Thing You Do!, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, The Polar Express, The Ant Bully, Evan Almighty, Charlie Wilson's War, Mamma Mia!, Where the Wild Things Are, "Band of Brothers", "John Adams", "The Pacific", "Big Love". He has been nominated for 8 Emmy Awards, winning four times for 'Outstanding Miniseries'. He won the Emmy Awards in 2002 for "Band of Brothers", in 2008 for "John Adams", in 2010 for "The Pacific", and in 2012 for "Game Change". He has also enjoyed a successful career as a music composer and producer. In 1996, he co-founded The Playtone Company with actor Tom Hanks.

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Maria Shriver - Producer, TV Newswoman, Author, and Former First Lady of California as the wife of former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. She has received a Peabody Award and was co-anchor for NBC's Emmy-winning coverage of the 1988 Summer Olympics. As executive producer of "The Alzheimer's Project", she earned two Emmy Awards and an Academy of Television Arts & Sciences award for developing a "television show with a conscience". She is a member of the Kennedy family. (Her mother, Eunice Kennedy Shriver was a sister of John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Edward Kennedy).

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John Philip Sousa - He was a composer and conductor of the late Romantic era, known primarily for American military and patriotic marches. He was a longtime conductor of the United States Marine Corps band. One of his famous marches, "The Liberty Bell", gained new fame in the twentieth century as the theme music to "Monty Python's Flying Circus". Among his best-known marches are "The Liberty Bell", "The Thunderer", "The Washington Post", "Semper Fidelis" (Official March of the United States Marine Corps), and "The Stars and Stripes Forever" (National March of the United States of America). He is pictured on the 2¢ US postage stamp in the Famous Americans/Composers series, issued May 3, 1940. In 1970, he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. In 1973, he was inducted into the Hall of Fame for Great Americans. In 1980, he was inducted into the National Band Association Hall of Fame of Distinguished Conductors. In 2001, he was inducted into the Washington (DC) Area Music Hall of Fame. On June 14, 1990, he was posthumously awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 1500 Vine Street in Hollywood, California.

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John Philip Sousa's March, "The Stars and Stripes Forever" - Performed by The United States Marine Band

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-7XWhyvIpE

Ray Conniff - Composer, trombone player and bandleader, who had many hit records with his easy listening style of music. He was an American bandleader and arranger best known for his Ray Conniff Singers during the 1960s. The Ray Conniff Orchestra and Singers epitomized the lounge-singing style of the 1950s and 1960s with a mix of wordless vocal choruses and light orchestral accompaniment. He is also credited with being at the forefront, if not the outright inventor of, a pop genre either critically lauded or loathed as "Easy Listening." As a result, his popularity waned with the rise of rock 'n' roll, but stars such as Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel, The Carpenters and Burt Bacharach benefited from his arrangements. He released more than 100 recordings and produced twenty-five Top-40 albums for Columbia Records, and his recordings included renderings of "New York, New York", "'S Wonderful", and "Besame Mucho". His album, "'S Wonderful", stayed on the Top 20 charts for nine months. He won a Grammy Award for his recording of the Doctor Zhivago theme, "Lara's Theme", ("Somewhere My Love"). Throughout his career, he sold about 70 million albums worldwide, and continued recording and performing until his death in 2002.

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Ray Conniff - Lara's Theme

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPYoOzoj2Qs

Stonewall Jackson - He is an American country singer and musician who achieved his greatest fame during country's "golden" honky tonk era in the 1950s and early 1960s. From 1958 to 1971, he had 35 Top 40 country hits. In 1958, he had a #2 hit with a song written by a young George Jones, called "Life to Go". In 1959, his follow-up record, "Waterloo", was No. 1 for five weeks, and it crossed over into the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart, where it reached No. 4. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. Other songs of his include "B.J. the D.J.", "The Carpet On The Floor", "Why I'm Walkin'", "A Wound Time Can't Erase" and "I Washed My Hands in Muddy Water". Since 1956, he has been a member of the Grand Ole Opry. In 2012, he was inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame.

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Stonewall Jackson - B.J. the D.J.

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Glenn Frey - Musician, Singer, Songwriter, Producer and Actor aho is best known as a founding member of the Eagles. He played guitar with the Eagles as well as piano and keyboards and sang lead vocals on many Eagles hits such as "Take It Easy", "Peaceful Easy Feeling", "Tequila Sunrise", "Already Gone", "Lyin' Eyes", "New Kid in Town", and "Heartache Tonight". In 1982, as a solo artist, he recorded the Top 40 hits "The One You Love", "Smuggler's Blues", "Sexy Girl", "The Heat Is On", "You Belong to the City", "True Love", "Soul Searchin'", and "Livin' Right". As a solo artist and with the Eagles combined, he has released 24 Top 40 singles on the Billboard Hot 100. The Eagles have sold over 120 million albums worldwide, and won six Grammy Awards, and five American Music Awards. In 1998, The Eagles were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2000, he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. As an actor, he guest starred on the "Miami Vice" episode "Smuggler's Blues", which was inspired by his hit song of the same name. He also had a starring role in the "Dead Dog Arc" of the TV show "Wiseguy".

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Glenn Frey - You Belong To The City

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Glenn Frey - Smuggler`s Blues

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Pat Tillman - He was a Professional NFL Football Player who left his professional career and enlisted in the United States Army in June 2002, in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks. His service in Iraq and Afghanistan, and subsequent death, were the subject of much media attention. The Pentagon disclosed to his family over a month after his death that he died as a result of friendly fire, and not from an enemy attack, as originally reported. He was posthumously laterally promoted from Specialist to Corporal. He also received posthumous Silver Star and Purple Heart medals.

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Walter Johnson - He was a Professional MLB Baseball right-handed pitcher who played his entire 21-year baseball career for the Washington Senators (1907–1927). He was one of the most celebrated and dominating players in baseball history. He established several pitching records, some of which remain unbroken. He remains by far the all-time career leader in shutouts with 110, second in wins with 417, and fourth in complete games with 531. He once held the career record in strikeouts with 3,508, and he was the only player in the 3,000 strikeout club for over 50 years until Bob Gibson recorded his 3,000th strikeout in 1974. He led the league in strikeouts a Major League record 12 times including a record eight consecutive seasons. He later served as manager of the Senators from 1929 through 1932, and for the Cleveland Indians from 1933 through 1935. In 2009, a statue of him was installed inside the center field gate of Nationals Park. In 1999, The Sporting News ranked him #4 on its list of Baseball's 100 Greatest Players, and the highest-ranked pitcher. Also in 1999, he was elected to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team. In 1936 , he was one of only five players elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame's inaugural class.

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cricket

11-06-14, 09:01 PM

I'm hit or miss with Sam Rockwell. He tends to play obnoxious characters, so he gets on my nerves sometimes, but he's pretty good at picking good movies, so I try to overlook how annoying he is whenever possible.

I think my favorite Sam Rockwell movie is probably The Way Way Back. He's still kind of annoying, but in a good way.

I loved that movie.

gbgoodies

11-06-14, 09:03 PM

I loved that movie.

I also liked Sam Rockwell in Galaxy Quest.

cricket

11-06-14, 09:05 PM

I'm not trying to be mean, but Maria Shriver always looks sickly to me.

cricket

11-06-14, 09:09 PM

I also liked Sam Rockwell in Galaxy Quest.

I've never not liked him; his two best performances for me are probably in Conviction and Confessions of a Dangerous Mind.

gbgoodies

11-06-14, 09:17 PM

I've never not liked him; his two best performances for me are probably in Conviction and Confessions of a Dangerous Mind.

I haven't seen Conviction. I saw Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, but I didn't really like the movie. (Nothing against him, just the movie itself didn't do much for me.)

Citizen Rules

11-06-14, 09:24 PM

Rockwell was good in Moon.

gbgoodies

11-06-14, 09:27 PM

I'm not trying to be mean, but Maria Shriver always looks sickly to me.

I'm not a fan of Maria Shriver, but it wouldn't be right to leave someone off the list just because I don't like them.

Sally Field is my favorite person celebrating a birthday today. She was in so many of my favorite movies. (Smokey and the Bandit (both I and II), Heroes, The End, Hooper, Murphy's Romance, and one of my all-time favorite movies, Kiss Me Goodbye).

I also loved Jonathan Harris in "Lost in Space", and Ethan Hawke was in a bunch of my favorite movies too, including Explorers, Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, Before Midnight, and another all-time favorite movie of mine, Dead Poets Society.

Peter DeLuise was just a little kid when he was in Hot Stuff, (his father was one of the stars of the movie), but it's another favorite movie of mine.

Mike Nichols directed so many great movies, including the underrated Regarding Henry.

gbgoodies

11-06-14, 09:30 PM

Rockwell was good in Moon.

Moon was a pretty good movie, but I think my expectations for it were too high when I saw it. It was getting great reviews, and that's always hard to live up to, plus, Kevin Spacey is one of my favorite actors, so I had high expectations for him as well.

Citizen Rules

11-06-14, 09:40 PM

I hardly remember that film now, I know I liked it. It's been a long while since I watched any Sci Fi Movies. I have to watch some more.

gbgoodies

11-06-14, 09:43 PM

I hardly remember that film now, I know I liked it. It's been a long while since I watched any Sci Fi Movies. I have to watch some more.

Yeah, I seem to watch a lot less sci-fi movies since I joined this site too, but I watch a lot more movies overall.

Hmm, I wonder what caused that? :shrug:

Citizen Rules

11-06-14, 09:49 PM

gbgoodies

11-06-14, 10:16 PM

Ha!

I've seen some really neat films that I never would have ever seen if it wasn't for this site.

BTW regarding Moon, I do have my original thoughts on it somewhere on my computer. I should look for that and do a review.

Do you read many reviews? Do you like them longer or shorter? I think I write too much sometimes so I shorten my reviews.

Sorry for the delay. I got sidetracked by "The Big Bang Theory". :D

I read most of the reviews here. I prefer the shorter reviews because I'm always concerned that the longer ones might have spoilers. I just want to know the basics. What type of movie is it, and was the movie good enough that you would recommend it to others.

But I'm probably in the minority here, so you may want to start a thread about it and ask other people what they prefer.

Citizen Rules

11-06-14, 10:24 PM

gbgoodies

11-06-14, 10:31 PM

That's OK...I actually was working on a movie review, right now. Dang, they take some time too! I like the shorter ones as there easier to write and easier to read. I have a short attention span. There's a LOT of smart, good reviewers here. I try to make my reviews interesting. I will never spoil the ending.

Speaking of spoiling the ending. Every time I watch the extras first on a DVD, it spoils the ending!

I usually watch the extras after I watch the movie. I think the filmmakers assume that you've seen the movie when they make the extras, so they don't worry about spoilers.

Trailers are for before I watch the movie, and extras are for after I watch the movie. :)

Citizen Rules

11-06-14, 10:46 PM

I'm going to remember that next time!

gbgoodies

11-07-14, 01:17 PM

Born on November 7th:

Herman J. Mankiewicz - He is best known as the screenwriter who, with Orson Welles, wrote the screenplay for Citizen Kane. He was a drama editor for "The New York Times" and "The New Yorker" magazine, before his move to Hollywood. Through his journalistic background, he knew William Randolph Hearst, and the creation of the titular character of Citizen Kane is generally credited to him, rather than Orson Welles. Moreover, "Rosebud" was a bicycle stolen from him while he was a child living in Wilkes-Barre, PA. In 1942, both he and Orson Welles received Academy Awards for their screenplay. He was often asked to fix the screenplays of other writers, with much of his work uncredited. Among the screenplays he wrote or worked on, besides Citizen Kane, were The Wizard of Oz, Man of the World, Dinner at Eight, Pride of the Yankees, and The Pride of St. Louis. In 1943, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Screenplay for The Pride of the Yankees. He produced the The Marx Brothers movies Monkey Business, Horse Feathers and Duck Soup, and the W.C. Fields's comedy Million Dollar Legs. His younger brother was the Oscar-winning Hollywood director, screenwriter, and producer, Joseph L. Mankiewicz.

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Morgan Spurlock - Producer, Writer, Director. Super Size Me, Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden?, The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special: In 3-D! On Ice!, Freakonomics, You Don't Know Jack, One Direction: This Is Us, "30 Days", "Mansome", "Inside Man", "7 Deadly Sins", "Dark Horse Nation". He gained almost 25 pounds eating nothing but McDonald's for a month for "Super Size Me". It took him a total of 14 months to lose 24½ pounds he gained from eating McDonalds. In 2005, he was nominated for an Academy Award for 'Best Documentary, Features' for Super Size Me. In 2010, he was nominated for an Emmy Award for 'Outstanding Nonfiction Special' for "The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special: In 3-D! On Ice!". At the 2004 Sundance Film Festival, his documentary Super Size Me was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize, and won the Directing Award. At the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, his film You Don't Know Jack was nominated for the Short Flim Grand Jury Prize.

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Fred Wolf - Writer. Black Sheep, Dirty Work, Joe Dirt, Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star, Without a Paddle, Grown Ups, "The Chevy Chase Show", "Saturday Night Live". He began work as a stand-up comedian in Los Angeles, and after more than 100 TV appearances and a two year stint co-hosting the popular Comedy Central show "Comics Only", he began submitting jokes to Johnny Carson, Joan Rivers, and many others, propelling him from performing into writing. He is the long time head writer for "Saturday Night Live".

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Martin Davidson - Director, Writer. The Lords of Flatbush, Almost Summer, Hero at Large, Eddie and the Cruisers, Long Gone, Heart of Dixie, Hard Promises, A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story. He graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. He spent five years as an actor off Broadway and in summer theatres, directing several productions as well. He made his directorial debut with the 1972 hit film, The Lords of Flatbush, starring Sylvester Stallone and Henry Winkler. He won cable's coveted ACE award for Long Gone, an HBO movie starring William Peterson and Virginia Madsen.

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Jason London - Actor. The Man in the Moon, Dazed and Confused, To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar, Mixed Signals, The Rage: Carrie 2, Grind, Greed, All Roads Lead Home, "Wildfire". He is best known for his role as Randall "Pink" Floyd in the film Dazed and Confused. In 1994, he was nominated for a Young Artist Award for 'Best Youth Actor Co-Starring in a Motion Picture Drama' for Dazed and Confused. He is the twin brother of actor Jeremy London.

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Jeremy London - Actor. Mallrats, Gods and Generals, "I'll Fly Away", "Party of Five", "7th Heaven". In 1993, he won a Young Artist Award for 'Best Young Actor Starring in a Television Series' for "I'll Fly Away". He has received three People's Choice Awards, and three Telly awards for his directing debut of the documentary "Secrets Through the Smoke". He is the twin brother of actor Jason London.

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Christopher Knight - Actor. Just You and Me, Kid, Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker, Family Jewels, Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star, "Another World", "The Brady Bunch", "Joe's World". At the young age of seven, he began landing appearances in commercials for companies such as Toyota, Tide, and Cheerios. He is best known as "Peter Brady" in the classic TV show "The Brady Bunch". He was ranked #20 in VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Kid Stars". He shares a birthday with Christopher Daniel Barnes, who played Greg Brady in the movie The Brady Bunch Movie.

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Christopher Daniel Barnes (aka C.B. Barnes) - Actor. American Dreamer, The Little Mermaid, Daredevil vs. Spider-Man, The Brady Bunch Movie, Cinderella II: Dreams Come True, "Starman", "Day by Day", "Spider-Man: The Animated Series" (1994-1998), "Malcolm & Eddie", "Ultimate Spider-Man". In 1988, he was nominated for a Young Artist Award for 'Best Young Actor Starring in a Television Drama Series' for "Starman". In 1989, he was nominated for a Young Artist Award for 'Best Young Actor - Starring in a Television Comedy Series' for "Day by Day". At age 22, he was the youngest actor to have played the role of Peter Parker/Spider-Man. He shares a birthday with Christopher Knight, the original Peter Brady.

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Dana Plato - Actress. California Suite, High School U.S.A., The Sounds of Silence, "Different Strokes", "Schoolboy Father". In 1981 and 1984, she was nominated for a Young Artist Award for 'Best Young Actress in a Television Series' for "Diff'rent Strokes". In 1982, she was nominated for a Young Artist Award for 'Best Young Actress in a Television Special' for "A Step in Time". She had an acting role in the Sega CD game "Night Trap". In 2005, she was ranked #91 on VH1's The Greatest: 100 Greatest Kid Stars.

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Joni Mitchell - Musician, Singer, Songwriter, Painter. Some of her original songs, ("Urge for Going", "Chelsea Morning", "Both Sides, Now", "The Circle Game"), were covered by notable folk singers, allowing her to sign with Reprise Records and record her own debut album, "Song to a Seagull", in 1968. She is the sole record producer credited on most of her albums, including all her work in the 1970s. Her 1971 recording "Blue" was rated the 30th best album ever made in Rolling Stone's list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time". She has deeply influenced fellow musicians in a diverse range of genres, and her work is highly respected by critics. In 1999, she was ranked fifth on VH1's list of "The 100 Greatest Women of Rock N' Roll". She has received eight Grammy Awards during her career, (seven competitive, one honorary), including a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2002, with the citation describing her as "one of the most important female recording artists of the rock era" and "a powerful influence on all artists who embrace diversity, imagination and integrity". In 2003, Rolling Stone named her the 72nd greatest guitarist of all time. She was the highest-ranked woman on the list. In 1995, she received Billboard's Century Award. In 1981, she was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. In 1997, she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2000, she received a Star on Canada's Walk of Fame. In 2007, she was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame.

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Joni Mitchell - Both Sides Now

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Johnny Rivers - Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist, and Record Producer. He is best known for a string of hit singles between 1964 and 1968, including "Memphis", "Mountain of Love", "The Seventh Son", "Secret Agent Man", "Poor Side of Town" (a US #1), "Baby I Need Your Lovin'", and "Summer Rain". His repertoire includes pop, folk, blues, and old-time rock 'n' roll. He has sold over 30 million records, had nine Top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, and 17 hits in the Top 40 from 1964 to 1977. In 2009, he was inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.

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Johnny Rivers - Secret Agent Man

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Judy Tenuta - Actress, Comedian, Author, Producer, Accordionist. She is known for her brash onstage persona, alternating insult comedy with self-promotion as the "Love Goddess". She is also known for her own "religion", called Judy-ism, and her accordion, which she uses to punctuate and add drama to her routines. She has also done some voice-over work in several animated programs, including the voice of Edna on "Duckman", Black Widow on "Space Ghost Coast to Coast", and as herself in "Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist". In 1987, she became the first female stand-up to win the "Best Female Comedienne" at The American Comedy Awards. In 1994, she was nominated for a Grammy Award for her comedy CD, "Attention Butt Pirates and Lesbetarians". In 1995, she was nominated for a Grammy Award for her comedy CD, "In Goddess We Trust".

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Jim Kaat - Former MLB Baseball Pitcher for the Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins (1959-1973), Chicago White Sox (1973-1975), Philadelphia Phillies (1976-1979), New York Yankees (1979-1980) and St. Louis Cardinals (1980-1983). He was named to 3 American League All Star Teams. He won 14 American League Gold Glove Awards and 2 National League Gold Glove Awards. He achieved a unique career distinction by playing during the administrations of seven U.S. Presidents: Eisenhower, 1960-1961, Kennedy, 1961-1963, Lyndon Johnson, 1963-1969, Nixon, 1969-1974, Ford, 1974-1977, Carter, 1977-1981, Reagan, 1981-1983. From 1997–2005, he won 7 Emmy Awards for excellence in sports broadcasting.

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Billy Graham - Christian evangelist, ordained as a Southern Baptist minister, who rose to celebrity status in 1949. He was a spiritual adviser to several Presidents including Dwight D. Eisenhower, Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon. In 1996, he was presented with a Congressional Gold Medal by his fellow Southern Baptist, Bill Clinton. As a radio and TV evangelist, he has touched the lives of an estimated two billion people. He personally has overseen the spiritual rebirth of over 2.5 million people, who have accepted Jesus as their personal savior at his revival meetings. The Gallup Poll listed him as #7 on its list of the most admired people of the 20th century. He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Radio at 6901 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.

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Bernard Goetz - He is is a New York City man known for shooting four young black men when they allegedly tried to mug himon a New York City Subway train in Manhattan on December 22, 1984. Nine days later he surrendered to police and was eventually charged with attempted murder, assault, reckless endangerment, and several firearms offenses. A jury found him not guilty of all charges except for one count of carrying an unlicensed firearm, for which he served eight months of a one-year sentence. The incident sparked a nationwide debate on race and crime in major cities, the legal limits of self-defense, and the extent to which the citizenry could rely on the police to secure their safety.

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Citizen Rules

11-07-14, 03:23 PM

A lot of of people on your list today that I had totally forgotten about.

Dano Plato she was so cute on that show....it's sad she had such a tragic life and is gone.

Judy Tenuta, totally forgot about her, she was funny!

Bernard Goetz, I remember when that was all the buzz on the news, seems like a million years ago.

Billy Graham, I didn't forgot about him. I did just see a movie about him, the movie was mediocre but he had an interesting life story.

ashdoc

11-07-14, 03:39 PM

Actor/Actress Born Today 03-07-2014

Tom Cruise

you mean he missed being ' born on the 4th of july ' by a whisker ??

gbgoodies

11-08-14, 06:31 AM

Born on November 8th:

Alfre Woodard - Actress. Extremities, Mandela, Scrooged, Grand Canyon, Heart and Souls, How to Make an American Quilt, Primal Fear, Star Trek: First Contact, K-PAX, The Singing Detective, The Forgotten, 12 Years a Slave, "St. Elsewhere", "Desperate Housewives", "My Own Worst Enemy", "Memphis Beat". In 1984, she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Cross Creek. She was nominated for Golden Globe Awards in 1993 for Best Supporting Actress for Passion Fish, and in 2001 for Best Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV for "Holiday Heart". She won a Golden Globe Award in 1998 for Best Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV for "Miss Evers' Boys". She has been nominated for 17 Emmy Awards, winning four Emmys. She won in 1984 for Best Supporting Actress for playing "Doris Robson" in "Hill Street Blues", in 1987 for Outstanding Guest Performer for playing "Adrain Moore" in the pilot episode of "L.A. Law", in 1997 for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special for "Miss Evers' Boys", and in 2003 for Outstanding Guest Actress for playing "Denise Freeman" in "The Practice". In 2001, she was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in a Children's Special for playing "Clara" in "The Wishing Tree". As of September 13, 2003, she holds the record of being the most honored African American actress in Primetime Emmy Award history.

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Courtney Thorne-Smith - Actress. Lucas, Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise, Summer School, Side Out, "Fast Times", "Day by Day", "Melrose Place", "Ally McBeal", "According to Jim", "Two and a Half Men". In 1999, she became a spokeswoman for Almay cosmetics, being the face of their new line of make-up "Skin Stays Clean". From 1998-2000, she was nominated for three Screen Actors Guild Awards as part of the ensemble cast of "Ally McBeal", with the cast winning the award in 1999.

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Parker Posey - Actress. Coneheads, Dazed and Confused, Mixed Nuts, Clockwatchers, You've Got Mail, Scream 3, Josie and the Pussycats, A Mighty Wind, Laws of Attraction, Superman Returns, Hemingway & Gellhorn. In 2003, she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress for Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay. She was named "Queen of Indies" by 'Time' magazine since she has appeared in some 30 films since 1994, most of them low-budget independent movies. She is a contributing editor to Open City literary magazine. She learned to play the mandolin for her role in the film, A Mighty Wind. She did her own singing and mandolin-playing in A Mighty Wind.

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Gretchen Mol - Actress. Donnie Brasco, Music from Another Room, Rounders, The Thirteenth Floor, Cradle Will Rock, The Notorious Bettie Page, 3:10 to Yuma (2007), "Girls Club", "Life on Mars", "Boardwalk Empire". She worked as a hat check girl at a restaurant where her agent-to-be spotted her and got her an acting job in a Coke commercial.

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Tara Reid - Actress. The Big Lebowski, Urban Legend, Cruel Intentions, American Pie, Dr. T and the Women, Josie and the Pussycats, Van Wilder, Sharknado, "Scrubs". She got her career start at six, when she appeared on a children's game show called "Child's Play" in 1982. Later, she appeared in commercials for Jell-O, McDonald's, and Crayola. She was the first person to appear on multiple covers of "Maxim" magazine. She has her own production company called 'Hi Happy Films'.

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Leif Garrett - Actor, Singer. Walking Tall, Macon County Line, Skateboard: The Movie, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Outsiders, Thunder Alley, Shaker Run, Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star, "The Odd Couple", "Three for the Road". In 1976, he signed a recording contract with Atlantic Records, and his first album, "Leif Garrett", was released in 1977. His first four singles charted modestly on the US Hot 100. In 1978, he signed with Scotti Brothers Records, and recorded his second album, "Feel the Need". In 1979, the first single, "I Was Made For Dancin'", reached #10 on the US Hot 100 and #4 on the British chart. It became his greatest hit in both the US and the UK. In 2005, he was ranked #13 in TV Guide's list of "TV's 25 Greatest Teen Idols". His mother is actress Carolyn Stellar, and his younger sister is actress Dawn Lyn.

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Leif Garrett - Danger, Danger (frolm the movie Thunder Alley

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gbgoodies

11-08-14, 06:34 AM

Writers, Producers, Directors, etc. born on November 8th:

Bram Stoker - He was an Irish author who is best known for his 1897 Gothic novel "Dracula". The original 541-page manuscript of "Dracula", believed to have been lost, was found in a barn in northwestern Pennsylvania in the early 1980s. It included the typed manuscript with many corrections, and handwritten on the title page was "THE UN-DEAD". The author's name was shown at the bottom as "Bram Stoker". The first film adaptation of "Dracula" was released in 1922 and was named Nosferatu. It was produced while Florence Stoker, Bram Stoker's widow and literary executrix, was still alive. Represented by the attorneys of the British Incorporated Society of Authors, she sued the filmmakers. Her chief legal complaint was that she had been neither asked for permission for the adaptation nor paid any royalty. The case dragged on for some years, with Mrs. Stoker demanding the destruction of the negative and all prints of the film. The suit was finally resolved in the widow's favour in July 1925. Some copies of the film survived, however, and the film has become well known. The first authorised film version of "Dracula" did not come about until almost a decade later when Universal Studios released Tod Browning's Dracula starring Bela Lugosi. On November 8, 2012, Bram Stoker was honoured with a Google Doodle on Google's homepage commemorating his 165th Birthday.

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Margaret Mitchell - Author and journalist who is best known for the American Civil War-era novel, Gone with the Wind, for which she won the National Book Award for Most Distinguished Novel of 1936, and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1937. Her writing career began as a journalist for the "Atlanta Journal" newspaper in 1922. She began writing "Gone With the Wind" in 1926. She claimed that she had never intended to publish "Gone With the Wind", but in 1935, a friend of hers told Harold Latham, a visiting editor from the MacMillan publishing company, about the book. After some persuasion, she took the manuscript to his hotel. He stated that the stack of papers was almost as tall as she was, most of the pages had become mildewed, and the book's chapters were out of order. After she gave her manuscript to Mr. Latham, she changed her mind about its possible publication, and requested that he send the manuscript back to her, but he declined to do so. After reading the manuscript, he realized that he had a very good book and published "Gone with the Wind" in 1936. It literally became an overnight success, selling over a million copies in six months time, and one million seven hundred thousand copies within a year of publication. In those days, it was, and it is said to still be, the second most printed book in the world, second only to the Bible. In 1936, movie producer David O. Selznick bought the film rights to Margaret Mitchell's novel for $50,000. However, after Gone with the Wind had become a very best-selling film, Mr. Selznick decided that he had drastically underpaid Ms. Mitchell, and he sent her an additional $50,000.

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Walter Mirisch - Producer. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956), The Magnificent Seven, West Side Story, The Children's Hour, Follow That Dream, Kid Galahad, The Great Escape, The Pink Panther (1963), The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, In the Heat of the Night, Fitzwilly, Fiddler on the Roof, Same Time, Next Year, Dracula (1979). He is President and Executive Head of Production of The Mirisch Corporation, an independent filmmaking organization, which he formed in 1957 with his brothers, Marvin and Harold. Walter Mirisch and brothers Marvin Mirisch and Harold Mirisch were one of the most successful producing teams in Hollywood history. From 1973 to 1977, he was the President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. In 1967, he won the Academy Award for Best Picture as producer of In the Heat of the Night. In 1967, he received The Producer of the Year Award from the Producers' Guild of America. In 1972, he received The Producer of the Year Award from the National Association of Theater Owners. In 1975, he received The Producer of the Year Award from ShowaRama. In 1976, he received the Cecil B. DeMille Award of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for "outstanding contribution to the entertainment field". In 1978, he received the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for his "consistently high quality of motion picture production. In 1983, he received the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, which is given to an individual whose "humanitarian efforts have brought credit to the industry".

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John Musker - Disney Screenwriter, Director, Producer. The Black Cauldron, The Great Mouse Detective, The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Hercules, Treasure Planet, The Princess and the Frog. He went to college with Tim Burton, John Lasseter, and Brad Bird. He almost always co-directs with Ron Clements. One of hos trademarks, is that he always puts in a caricture of himself in his films. In 2010, he was nominated for 'Best Animated Feature Film of the Year' for The Princess and the Frog. In 1997, he won two Annie Awards for the Disney movie Hercules, one was 'Best Individual Achievement: Producing in a Feature Production', and the other was for 'Best Individual Achievement: Directing in a Feature Production'. In 2003, he was nominated for an Annie Award for 'Outstanding Directing in an Animated Feature Production' for Treasure Planet.

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Richard Curtis - Writer, Producer. Four Weddings and a Funeral, "Bean: The Movie", Notting Hill, Bridget Jones's Diary, Love Actually, Pirate Radio, War Horse, About Time, "The Black Adder", "Spitting Image", "Mr. Bean", "The Vicar of Dibley". When he was in college, his girlfriend left him for a man named Bernard. In each of his screenplays, there is a fairly unpopular character named Bernard. He invented and wrote "Comic Relief". In 1995, he was nominated for both the Academy Award and the Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay for Four Weddings and a Funeral. In 2004, he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay for Love Actually. In 2006, he won two Emmy Awards for "The Girl in the Café". He won the Emmy Awards for 'Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special' and 'Outstanding Made for Television Movie'. He has been nominated for 9 BAFTA Awards, and received three. He received a BAFTA in 1990 for Best Comedy Series for "Blackadder Goes Forth", and he received a BAFTA Special Award in 1999, and a BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award in 2007. In 2008, he was ranked #12 in the 2008 Telegraph's list "the 100 Most Powerful People in British Culture". He was awarded the M.B.E. (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1994 Queen's Honours List before receiving a C.B.E. (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2000 Queen's Millennium Honors List for his services to Television and Film Comedy and to Comic Relief.

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Kazuo Ishiguro - Writer. The Remains of the Day (Novel), The Saddest Music in the World (screenplay), The White Countess (written by), Never Let Me Go (Novel). In his teens he wanted to be a rock star. He worked for a time as a grousebeater for the Queen Mother at Balmoral Castle, in Aberdeen, Scotland, but in 1983 he became a full-time writer. He was awarded the O.B.E. (Officer of the British Empire) in 1995 for literature.

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Morley Safer - Reporter and Correspondent for "CBS News" who is best known for his long tenure on the TV newsmagazine "60 Minutes". In his early thirties, he joined the CBS News team as a correspondent in the London Bureau. In 1967, he was named London Bureau Chief, a position he held for 3 years. He joined "60 Minutes" in December 1970. He is the author of the bestselling book, "Flashbacks: On Returning to Vietnam". It describes his 1989 return to Vietnam, and features his interviews with known and less-well-known Vietnamese people, most of them veterans of the war. He has won 12 Emmy Awards, 3 Overseas Press Awards, and 3 George Foster Peabody Awards. In 1966, he won the Paul White Award from the Radio-Television News Directors Association. He received a Lifetime Achievement Emmy from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

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Mary Hart - TV Host. She was the long-running host of the syndicated gossip and entertainment program "Entertainment Tonight" from 1982 to 2011, which is the longest running entertainment magazine show of all time. She was Miss South Dakota in 1970, and she competed in the 1970 Miss America pageant, and finished in the Top 10. In the late 1980s, she endorsed L'eggs pantyhose, and she has never worked barelegged or worn open-toe shoes while host of "Entertainment Tonight". Her legs were insured by Lloyd's of London. In 1988, she was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for 'Outstanding Special Class Program' for the "Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade". On May 12, 1989, she received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7000 Hollywood Blvd.

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Gordon Ramsay - He is a British chef, Restaurateur and Celebrity Chef whose restaurants have been awarded 15 Michelin stars in total, and currently hold 14. His signature restaurant, Restaurant Gordon Ramsay in Chelsea, London, was voted Top Restaurant in the UK in the London Zagat Survey, and it has held 3 Michelin stars since 2001, making Gordon Ramsay the first Scottish chef to win three Michelin stars. He is known for presenting TV programmes about competitive cookery and food, such as the British series "Hell's Kitchen", "The F Word", and "Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares", along with the American versions of "Hell's Kitchen", "Kitchen Nightmares", "MasterChef", "MasterChef Junior" and "Hotel Hell". In 2005, he was nominated for a BAFTA Award for 'Best Features' for "Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares". He was awarded the O.B.E. (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2006 New Year's Honours List for his services to culinary arts. He has won three Catey awards. He won in 1995 for "Newcomer of the Year", in 2000 for "Chef of the Year", and in 2006 for "Independent Restaurateur of the Year". In 2013, he was inducted into the Culinary Hall of Fame.

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Jack Osbourne - He is an English media personality who is best known as a star of MTV's reality series "The Osbournes", along with his father Ozzy, his mother Sharon, and his sister Kelly. He has since pursued a career as a fitness and travel reporter, presenting shows such as "Jack Osbourne: Adrenaline Junkie" and BBC's "Saving Planet Earth". In 2006, he achieved one of his ultimate goals of climbing El Capitan after six months of intensive training as documented in the series on Travel Channel, "Jack Osbourne: Adrenaline Junkie". He is also a talent scout for Epic Records.

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gbgoodies

11-08-14, 06:36 AM

Singers, Musicians, and Athletes born on November 8th:

Bonnie Raitt - Singer, Songwriter and Slide Guitar Player. During the 1970s, she released a series of roots-influenced albums which incorporated elements of blues, rock, folk and country. In 1989, after several years of critical acclaim but little commercial success, she released her album "Nick of Time". In 1990, she dominated the Grammy Awards, winning four awards for her tenth album including 'Album of the Year' (for "Nick of Time"), 'Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female', 'Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female', and 'Best Traditional Blues Recording' (for her duet with John Lee Hooker, "I'm in the Mood"). Her next two albums "Luck of the Draw" and "Longing in Their Hearts" were also multi-million sellers, generating several hit singles, including "Something to Talk About", "Love Sneakin' Up on You", and the ballad "I Can't Make You Love Me" (with Bruce Hornsby on piano). She has received 10 Grammy Awards. She is listed as #50 in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time, and #89 on their list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. She was ranked #4 on VH1's 100 Greatest Women of Rock N Roll. In 2000, she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2010, she was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame.

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Bonnie Raitt - I Can't Make You Love Me

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Patti Page - Singer. She was the top-charting female vocalist, as well as the best-selling female artist of the 1950s. She recorded more than 100 albums and 160 singles, (84 of which made Billboard's "top 40"). She has three certified gold albums and fifteen gold singles, and sold over 100 million records. In 1950, she had her first million-selling single "With My Eyes Wide Open, I'm Dreaming", and would eventually have 14 additional million-selling singles between 1950 and 1965. Her signature song, "Tennessee Waltz", recorded in 1950, was one of the biggest-selling singles of the 20th century, and is also one of the nine official state songs of Tennessee. She had three additional No. 1 hit singles between 1950 and 1953, with "All My Love (Bolero)", "I Went to Your Wedding", and "(How Much Is That) Doggie in the Window". She was one of the few vocalists to have made the country charts in five separate decades. In 1997, She was inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame. In 1991, she received the Women's International Center (WIC) Living Legacy Award. In 2013, she was posthumously honored with the Lifetime Achievement Grammy Award. She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6760 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California. She appears as one of the passengers in a boat in the 1961 Elvis Presley film, Blue Hawaii, which was choreographed by her then-husband, Charles O'Curran.

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Patti Page - Tennessee Waltz

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Rickie Lee Jones - Singer, Songwriter, Musician and Producer. Over the course of a career of over three decades, she has recorded in various musical styles including rock, R&B, blues, pop, soul, and jazz standards. She is also known for her unique singing style, especially in live performances. In 1979, she was nominated for five Grammy Awards, including 'Record of the Year', 'Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female', 'Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female', and 'Song of the Year' for "Chuck E.'s in Love". She won the Grammy Award in 1979 for 'Best New Artist'. In 1991, she won a Grammy Award for 'Best Jazz Vocal Collaboration' for "Makin' Whoopee", a duet with Dr. John. In 2000, she was nominated for a Grammy Award for 'Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album' for her album "It's Like This". In 1999, she was ranked #30 on VH1's 100 Greatest Women of Rock N Roll.

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Rickie Lee Jones - Chuck E.'s In Love

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Ed Kranepool - Former MLB First Baseman who spent his entire 18 year Major League Baseball career with the New York Mets. He was a member of the 1969 World Series Champion "Miracle Mets". He is the only player to have played in each of the Mets' first 18 seasons (1962-1979). He was signed by the New York Mets right out of high school, and was a personal favorite of original Mets owner Joan Whitney Payson. She would not allow any player trade involving Kranepool. He was named to the 1965 National League All Star team. He became one of baseball's premier pinch hitters late in his career, and he still holds the Mets club record for most pinch hits with 90. He holds the Mets club record for most games played with 1853. At the time of his retirement, he was the New York Mets All-Time At Bats Leader (5,436), All-Time Hits Leader (1,418), All-Time Doubles Leader (225), and All-Time Total Bases Leader (2,047). In 1990, he was inducted into the New York Mets Hall of Fame.

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Edgardo Alfonzo (aka. "Fonzie") - Former MLB Infielder who is currently a coach for the Brooklyn Cyclones. He was the Second Baseman/Third Baseman for the New York Mets (1995-2002), San Francisco Giants (2003-2005), Los Angeles Angels (2006) and Toronto Blue Jays (2006). In 2000, he was named to the All-Star team. In 1999, he won the Silver Slugger Award. He finished second in Gold Glove balloting on three occasions; in 1997 as a third baseman, and in 1999 and 2001 at second base. He also ffinished third in the voting as a third baseman in 1999, and fourth in 2004 at second base. He is the All-time New York Mets leader in post-season hits (26). He ranks third in New York Mets franchise history with 1,136 hits, and fifth with 538 RBI. He ranks third in New York Mets franchise history with 123 runs scored in a single season, (1999 season). His knack for getting the big hit in the clutch spot endeared him to many Met fans who still consider him one of the all-time Met greats.

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cricket

11-08-14, 08:31 PM

That's a good picture of Tara Reid.

gbgoodies

11-09-14, 02:30 PM

Born on November 9th:

Ed Wynn - Actor, Comedian, Vaudevillian. Alice in Wonderland (1951), The Great Man, On Borrowed Time, Marjorie Morningstar, The Diary of Anne Frank, Cinderfella, The Absent-Minded Professor, Babes in Toyland, Son of Flubber, Mary Poppins, Dear Brigitte, The Greatest Story Ever Told, That Darn Cat!, The Gnome-Mobile. He began his career in vaudeville in 1903, and he was a star of the Ziegfeld Follies starting in 1914. As a youth, he worked as an on-stage assistant to W.C. Fields. He wrote, directed, and produced many Broadway shows, and he was known for his silly costumes and props, as well as for the giggly, wavering voice he developed for the 1921 musical review, The Perfect Fool. He is probably best remembered as Uncle Albert in the classic Disney movie Mary Poppins. He provided both the physical likeness and the off-screen voice of the Mad Hatter in Disney's animated Alice in Wonderland. In 1960, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for The Diary of Anne Frank. In 1958, he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor for The Great Man. He has been nominated for three Emmy Awards: in 1957 for Best Supporting Actor for the episode "Requiem For A Heavyweight" of "Playhouse 90", in 1958 for 'Actor - Best Single Performance - Lead or Support' for playing "Gramps Northrup" in "On Borrowed Time", and in 1961 for 'Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role' for the episode "The Man in the Funny Suit" of "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse". In 1950, he received an Emmy Award for 'Most Outstanding Live Personality'. In 1958, he was nominated for a BAFTA Award for 'Best Foreign Actor' for The Great Man. He was awarded three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame: for Motion Pictures at 1541 Vine Street, for Radio at 6333 Hollywood Boulevard, and for Television at 6426 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California. In 2013, he was posthumously named a Disney Legend. He was the father of actor Keenan Wynn, and the grandfather of actor Ned Wynn and screenwriter Tracy Keenan Wynn. He shares a birthday with his Mary Poppins and The Gnome-Mobile co-star Karen Dotrice.

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Karen Dotrice - Actress. The Three Lives of Thomasina, Mary Poppins, The Gnome-Mobile, "Upstairs, Downstairs". She is a British former child actress who is best remembered as Jane Banks in the classic Disney movie Mary Poppins. In 1981, she performed in a stage production of "Othello" playing Desdemona opposite James Earl Jones and Christopher Plummer. In 1984, she retired from show business to focus on motherhood, however she has provided commentary for various Disney projects, and has resumed making public appearances. Her voice work includes spoken-word adaptations of Disney's The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast and Pocahontas, a sing-along release of Mary Poppins, an interview for the ABC television special "Walt: The Man Behind the Myth", and narration for the audiobook adaptation of "Dangerous Women" by George R. R. Martin. She appeared as herself in the 2009 film The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story. In 2004, she was named a Disney Legend. She shares a birthday with her Mary Poppins and The Gnome-Mobile co-star Ed Wynn.

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Hedy Lamarr - Actress. Ecstasy, Algiers, Boom Town, Comrade X, Tortilla Flat, Dishonored Lady, Ziegfeld Girl, White Cargo, Samson and Delilah, My Favorite Spy, The Story of Mankind. She was the co-inventor, (with composer George Antheil), of the earliest known form of the telecommunications method known as "frequency hopping", which used a piano roll to change between 88 frequencies. It was intended to make radio-guided torpedoes harder for enemies to detect or to jam. The method received U.S. patent number 2,292,387 on Aug. 11, 1942, under the name "Secret Communications System". Frequency hopping is now widely used in cellular phones and other modern technology, however neither she nor Antheil profited from this fact, because their patents were allowed to expire decades before the modern wireless boom. In 1997, she received an award from the Electronic Frontier Foundation for her pioneering work in spread-spectrum technology. On February 8, 1960, she received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6247 Hollywood Blvd.

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Dorothy Dandridge - Actress, Singer, Dancer. A Day at the Races, Four Shall Die, Sundown, Tarzan's Peril, Carmen Jones, Porgy and Bess, Marco Polo. During her early career, she performed as a part of The Wonder Children, later The Dandridge Sisters, and she appeared in a succession of films, usually in uncredited roles. In 1955, she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for Carmen Jones. She was the first black actress to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress. In 1956, she was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actress for Carmen Jones. In 1959, she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for Porgy and Bess. She was the first black woman to grace the cover of Life Magazine. She is the subject of the 1999 HBO biographical film, Introducing Dorothy Dandridge. On January 18, 1983, she received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6719 Hollywood Blvd.

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Robert Duncan McNeill - Actor, Producer Director. Masters of the Universe, "Going to Extremes", "Star Trek: Voyager", "Chuck" (Producer, Director), "666 Park Avenue" (Producer), "Dawson's Creek" (Director). He is best known for his role as Lieutenant Tom Paris on the TV show "Star Trek: Voyager". His theater background includes performances in the Broadway musical "Into the Woods", "The Fantastiks - The Boy", "Lucy's Lapses", "Romeo and Juliet", "Six Degrees of Separation", "The Family of Mann", "The Four-H Club", among others. In 1988, he was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for 'Outstanding Younger Leading Man in a Drama Series' for "All My Children". He won a Dramalogue Award for Best Actor as Romeo in the Ford Theatre production of "Romeo and Juliet". He co-founded Reel Play Productions in New York, a theatre group for inner-city children.

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Lou Ferrigno - Actor. Pumping Iron, Hercules, The Incredible Hulk Returns, Cage, Sinbad of the Seven Seas, Hell Comes to Frogtown II, Frank McKlusky, C.I., Hulk, "The Incredible Hulk", "Trauma Center", "The King of Queens". As a child, he suffered from an ear infection that resulted in permanent partial hearing loss. Before he became an actor, he was an internationally famous and well respected bodybuilder. He won his first Mr. Universe title at age 21, and then he won it again the following year. He also played professional football in the Canadian Football League. He is best known as the comic book superhero, The Incredible Hulk. In 1997, he was featured in the documentary about his sensational return to professional bodybuilding at age 43, Stand Tall. He is also a successful author with two books detailing his bodybuilding knowledge, and his life behind the scenes playing the Incredible Hulk on TV in the 1970s. In 1970, he won the bodybuilding title "Teenage Mr. America". In 1973, he won the bodybuilding titles "Mr. America" and "Mr. Universe". In 1974, he won the bodybuilding title "Mr. Universe". In his peak body-building days, he could bench press nearly 500 pounds.

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Charles Robinson - Actor. Drive, He Said, The River, Beowulf, Antwone Fisher, Miss Lettie and Me, Secret Santa, "Flamingo Road", "Buffalo Bill", "Night Court", "Love & War", "Home Improvement", "Hart of Dixie". In his early career, he was a singer. As a teenager, he sang with the group Archie Bell and the Drells, and later with a group called Southern Clouds of Joy. He is best known as Mac Robinson on the popular sitcom "Night Court". He has been with the Actors Studio for over 30 years.

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Robert David Hall - Actor. Class Action, Starship Troopers, The Negotiator, "The Littles", "G.I. Joe" (Voice, 1985), "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation". In 1978, he had both legs amputated after suffering burns over 65% of his body, the result of his car being crushed by an 18-wheeler. He now uses prosthetic limbs, allowing for personal mobility, and several of his characters, including his "CSI" character, have openly shared this disability. Since his accident in 1978 has done extensive radio and voiceover work. He is an accomplished singer, guitar player, and pianist. He is best known for his role as coroner Dr. Albert Robbins M.D. on the TV show "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation". He has been nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for 'Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series' four consecutive years, from 2002-2005, as part of the ensemble cast of "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation", winning the award in 2005.

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Nikki Blonsky - Actress, Singer. Hairspray (2007), Queen Sized, Waiting for Forever, "Valemont", "Huge". In 2007, she won a Young Hollywood Award for 'One to Watch' for Hairspray. In 2008, she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for Hairspray. She said that she yearned to play the role of Tracy Turnblad since seeing "Hairspray" on Broadway on her 15th birthday. She was working at a Cold Stone Creamery store when she learned that she had been cast as Tracy Turnblad in Hairspray. (Hey, I just realized that she's from Great Neck, NY, and worked at a Cold Stone Creamery store. I live near Great Neck, NY, and I go to the Cold Stone Creamery in Great Neck, NY all the time. I could have been served ice cream by Nikki Blonsky, and not even known it was her!)

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gbgoodies

11-09-14, 02:33 PM

Writers, Producers, Politicians, Athletes, etc. born on November 9th:

Carl Sagan - Astronomer, Astrophysicist, Cosmologist, Educator and Author. He is best known for his contributions to the scientific research of extraterrestrial life, including experimental demonstration of the production of amino acids from basic chemicals by radiation. He assembled the first physical messages that were sent into space: the Pioneer plaque and the Voyager Golden Record, universal messages that could potentially be understood by any extraterrestrial intelligence that might find them. He published more than 600 scientific papers and articles, and he was the author, co-author or editor of more than 20 books. He is known for many of his popular science books, such as "The Dragons of Eden", "Broca's Brain" and "Pale Blue Dot", and for the award-winning 1980 television series "Cosmos: A Personal Voyage", which he narrated and co-wrote. The most widely watched series in the history of American public television, "Cosmos" has been seen by at least 500 million people across 60 different countries. He also wrote the science fiction novel "Contact", which was the basis for the 1997 film of the same name. (The movie ends with the dedication "For Carl", and his photo can also be seen at 59:25 in the film.) Sagan and his works received numerous awards and honors, including the NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal, the National Academy of Sciences Public Welfare Medal, the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction for his book "The Dragons of Eden", and, regarding "Cosmos: A Personal Voyage", he received two Emmy Awards, the Peabody Award and the Hugo Award.

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John Brabourne - Producer. Sink the Bismarck!, Othello (1965), The Mikado, Romeo and Juliet (1968), The Dance of Death, Tales of Beatrix Potter, Murder on the Orient Express, Death on the Nile, The Mirror Crack'd, Evil Under the Sun, A Passage to India. He was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Picture in 1969 for Romeo and Juliet , and in 1985 for A Passage to India. In 1986, he was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Film for A Passage to India. In 1993, he was awarded the CBE (Commander of the order of the British Empire). He was made a Fellow of the British Film Institute in recognition of his outstanding contribution to film culture. He is a descendant of English author Jane Austen, through her brother Edward Knight.

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Spiro Agnew - He was an American politician who served as the 39th Vice President of the United States from 1969 to 1973, serving under President Richard Nixon. In 1966, he was elected the 55th Governor of Maryland. He was the first Greek American to hold the position, serving between 1967 and 1969. In 1973, he was forced to resign as Vice President when it was discovered, while as Governor of Maryland, he had participated in a money laundering scheme. He was the second Vice President in United States history to resign the office of Vice President.

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Chris Jericho - Professional Wrestler, Actor, Musician. He is currently signed to WWE, but he is also well known for his time in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) and World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and internationally in Canadian, German, Japanese, and Mexican promotions. He is known for his over-the-top, rock star persona – dubbed "The Ayatollah of Rock 'n' Rolla" – and for a contrasting run as an aloof villain in the late 2000s and early 2010s. He has won 30 championships between WWE, WCW, and ECW. He is credited as being the first Undisputed WWF Champion, having unified the World Championship (formerly the WCW Championship) and the WWF Championship by defeating The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin on the same night in 2001. He is also the fourth WWE Grand Slam Champion, and is the only Grand Slam Champion to have held every title in WWE. In WWE, he is a six-time world champion, having won the WWF Championship once, the WCW/World Championship twice, and the World Heavyweight Championship three times. He is also a record nine-time Intercontinental Champion, beating out four other contenders in a 2013 WWE fan poll to determine the greatest champion in history with a landslide 63% of the vote. In 2014, WWE ranked Jericho's debut with the organization, on the August 9, 1999 edition of Monday Night Raw, number one in its countdown of the "Most Memorable WWE Debuts". In 1997, he was inducted into the Canadian Hall of Fame. He is also known as Moongoose McQueen, and he is the lead singer for the rock group "Fozzy".

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Bob Gibson - Retired MLB Baseball Pitcher who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals (1959–1975). He was a nine-time All-Star, and a two-time World Series champion. He won two Cy Young Awards, nine Gold Gloves, and the 1968 National League (NL) Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award. His career totals include 251 wins, 3,117 strikeouts, and a 2.91 earned run average (ERA) during his career. He holds the World Series records of consecutive wins (7) and strikeouts for a game (17). In 1981, he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, in his first year of eligibility. In 1975, the Cardinals retired his uniform number 45, and in 2014, he was inducted into the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame. He has a star on the St. Louis Walk of Fame. In 1999, he ranked #31 on The Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players. Also in 1999, he was elected to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team. He also played basketball for the Harlem Globetrotters in the 1950s.

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Whitey Herzog - Former MLB Baseball Player, Scout, Manager, General Manager and Farm System Director. He was an Outfielder for the Washington Senators (1956-1958), Kansas City Athletics (1958-1960), Baltimore Orioles (1961-1962) and Detroit Tigers (1963). He was the Manager of the Texas Rangers (1973), California Angels (1974), Kansas City Royals (1975-1979), and St. Louis Cardinals (1980-1990). As a manager, he led the Kansas City Royals to three consecutive playoff appearances from 1976 to 1978. In 1980, he was hired to manage the St. Louis Cardinals. The Cardinals won the World Series in 1982, and made two other World Series appearances in 1985 and 1987 under his direction. In 2010, he was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. In 2014, he was inducted into the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame Museum.

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Citizen Rules

11-09-14, 03:44 PM

Happy Birthday, Robert Duncan McNeill aka Tom Paris.

I do believe he got more space babes than any other Voyager crew member. Not only did he have a long term relationship with B'Elanna Torres, but in an alternative time frame fathered a child with Kes. And once as a de-evolved lizard, he had off spring with Captain Janeway. I kid you naught.

gbgoodies

11-10-14, 02:09 PM

Born on November 10th:

Richard Burton - Actor. The Desert Rats, The Robe, Alexander the Great, Look Back in Anger, The Bramble Bush, The Longest Day, Cleopatra, Becket, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, The Taming of the Shrew, Bluebeard, Exorcist II: The Heretic, The Wild Geese. He won the 1951 Theatre World Award for "The Lady's Not For Burning". In 1961, he won Broadway's Tony Award as Best Actor (Musical) for "Camelot". In 1976, he received a Special Tony Award. He was also twice nominated for Tony Awards as Best Actor (Dramatic): in 1954 for "Time Remembered", and in 1964 for "Hamlet". He was nominated for seven Academy Awards, six for Best Actor, and one for Best Supporting Actor. He was nominated for eight Golden Globe Awards, including one in 1969 for 'World Film Favorite - Male'. He won the Golden Globe Awards in 1953 for 'Most Promising Newcomer - Male' for My Cousin Rachel, and in 1978 for 'Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama' for Equus. In 1985, he was nominated for an Emmy Award for 'Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Special' for "Ellis Island". In 1965, he was nominated for a Grammy Award for 'Best Spoken Word Album' for the album "Shakespeare's Hamlet". In 1976, he won a Grammy Award for 'Best Recording for Children' for the record "The Little Prince". On March 1, 2013, he received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6336 Hollywood Blvd., next to his two-time wife Elizabeth Taylor's star

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Claude Rains - Actor. The Invisible Man, Mystery of Edwin Drood, The Prince and the Pauper (1937), The Adventures of Robin Hood, They Made Me a Criminal, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, The Sea Hawk, Here Comes Mr. Jordan, Now, Voyager, Casablanca, Phantom of the Opera (1943), Mr. Skeffington, Caesar and Cleopatra, Notorious, Angel on My Shoulder, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World, Lawrence of Arabia, The Greatest Story Ever Told. He was almost blind in one eye due to injury received in a gas attack during WWI. His memorable role as The Invisible Man was referenced in the opening song to the cult film The Rocky Horror Picture Show. In 1951, he won Broadway's Tony Award as Best Actor (Dramatic) for "Darkness at Noon". He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor four times: in 1940 for Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, in 1944 for Casablanca, in 1945 for Mr. Skeffington, and in 1947 for Notorious. On February 8, 1960, he received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6400 Hollywood Blvd.

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Roy Scheider - Actor. Klute, The French Connection, The Seven-Ups, Jaws, Marathon Man, Sorcerer, All That Jazz, Blue Thunder, 2010: The Year We Make Contact, 52 Pick-Up, The Fourth War, The Rainmaker, RKO 281, The Punisher, "SeaQuest DSV". In 2006, he narrated and was the associate producer of the Jaws documentary "The Shark is Still Working". He was nominated for an Academy Award in 1972 for 'Best Actor in a Supporting Role' for The French Connection, and in 1980 for 'Best Actor in a Leading Role' for All That Jazz. In 1980, he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for 'Best Motion Picture Actor - Musical/Comedy' for All That Jazz. In 1981, he was nominated for a BAFTA Award for 'Best Actor' for All That Jazz. His famous movie line, "You're gonna need a bigger boat", from the movie Jaws, was ad-libbed, and it was voted 35th on the American Film Institute's list of best movie quotes.

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Roland Emmerich - Writer, Director, Producer. Moon 44, Stargate, Independence Day, Godzilla (1998), The Patriot, The Day After Tomorrow, 2012, White House Down. His 1984 movie Das Arche Noah Prinzip has been the most high budgeted film-school examination film (DEM 1,000,000) in Germany. His films have grossed just over $1 billion in the United States, making him the country's 14th-highest grossing director of all time. In 1985, he founded Centropolis Film Productions (now Centropolis Entertainment) in partnership with his sister, producer Ute Emmerich, and directed his major film debut, a fantasy feature named Joey. His films have grossed more than $3 billion worldwide.

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Russell Johnson - Actor. It Came from Outer Space, Black Tuesday, This Island Earth, Attack of the Crab Monsters, Courage of Black Beauty, The Greatest Story Ever Told, MacArthur, "Black Saddle", "Gilligan's Island", "Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law". Early in his career, he was a well-known character actor, starring in several Westerns and Sci-Fi classics. He was best known as Professor Roy Hinkley, aka "The Professor", in the cult comedy classic "Gilligan's Island".

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Sinbad - Actor, Comedian, Writer, Producer. Necessary Roughness, Coneheads, The Meteor Man, Houseguest, Jingle All the Way, Good Burger, Disney's Planes, "A Different World", "The Sinbad Show". In 1985, he was a finalist in Ed McMahon's "Star Search" talent contest for stand-up comedy. He lost to comedian and Crypt Keeper voice, John Kassir in the final round. In 1997, he won a Blockbuster Entertainment Award for 'Favorite Supporting Actor - Family' for Jingle All the Way. He has been nominated for three Image Awards: in 1996 for 'Outstanding Performance in an Animated/Live-Action/Dramatic Youth or Children's Series/Special', and in 1997 and 1998 for 'Outstanding Performance in a Variety Series/Special'.

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Tracy Morgan - Actor, Comedian. Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Frank McKlusky, C.I., Head of State, Are We There Yet?, The Longest Yard (2005), Farce of the Penguins, Superhero Movie, Cop Out, Death at a Funeral, Rio, "The Tracy Morgan Show", "Saturday Night Live", "30 Rock". In 2009, he was nominated for an Emmy Award for 'Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series' for "30 Rock". From 2008-2014, he was nominated for an Image Award seven consecutive years for 'Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series' for "30 Rock".

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Jack Scalia - Actor. The Rift, Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita Story, Shattered Image, Beyond Suspicion, The Silencers, The Genius Club, "The Devlin Connection", "Remington Steele", "Wolf", "Dallas", "Tequila and Bonetti". In 1971, he was the first team draft pick, and 3rd overall MLB pick, of the Montreal Expos (now known as the Washington Nationals) Major League Baseball club. In 1975, he took advantage of his muscular build and macho good looks by modeling with Armani, later joining the Ford Modeling Agency, and signing on as the "Jordache Jeans Man". In 1989, he was nominated for a Soap Opera Digest Award for 'Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role: Prime Time' for "Dallas". In 2002, he was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for 'Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series' for "All My Children".

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Brittany Murphy - Actress, Voice Actress, Singer. Clueless, Freeway, Zack and Reba, Drop Dead Gorgeous, Girl, Interrupted, Don't Say a Word, 8 Mile, Uptown Girls, Sin City, Happy Feet, "Drexell's Class", "Almost Home", "King of the Hill". In 1997, sShe made her stage debut in a Broadway production of Arthur Miller's "A View from the Bridge". She was nominated for four Young Artist Awards: in 1996 for 'Best Young Supporting Actress - Feature Film' for Clueless, and for 'Best Professional Actress/Singer', in 1999 for Best Performance in a TV Movie/Pilot/Mini-Series or Series - Leading Young Actress' for "David and Lisa", and in 2000 for 'Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actress' for Girl, Interrupted. In 2002, she won a Young Hollywood Award for 'Standout Performance by a Young Actor - Female'. She was nominated for three Annie Awards for "King of the Hill", winning it in 2005 for 'Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production'. In the 1990s, she was in the band "Blessed Soul" with actor Eric Balfour. In 2006, she and Paul Oakenfold released the single "Faster Kill Pussycat", from the album "A Lively Mind". The song became a club hit, and it hit number one on Billboard?'?s Hot Dance Club Play chart.

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Mackenzie Phillips - Actress. Go Ask Alice, American Graffiti, Miles to Go Before I Sleep, More American Graffiti, The Jacket, "One Day at a Time", "So Weird". She is best remembered for her role as Julie Cooper in "One Day at a Time". She is the daughter of John Phillips (of The Mamas and the Papas) and Suzy Phillips-January (aka Susan Adams), and the stepdaughter of Michelle Phillips. She sang in her father's music group, The Mamas and the Papas, when it made a comeback.

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Jack Clark - Former MLB Baseball Player who was one of the most feared right-handed hitters in the National League. From 1975 through 1992, he played for the San Francisco Giants (1975–84), St. Louis Cardinals (1985–87), New York Yankees (1988), San Diego Padres (1989–90) and Boston Red Sox (1991–92). In an 18-season career, he was a four-time All-Star, he won the Silver Slugger Award in 1985 and 1987, he hit 340 home runs and 1180 RBI in 1994 games. He also collected 1118 runs, 332 doubles, 77 stolen bases, and 1826 hits in 6847 at-bats.

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11-10-14, 02:14 PM

Singers and Musicians born on November 10th:

Carl W. Stalling - Composer, Music Director. He is probably the most famous unknown composer of the 20th century, almost solely based on his work composing musical scores for animated cartoons. He is most closely associated with the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts produced by Warner Bros., where he averaged one complete score each week, for 22 years. In his early 20s, he was conducting his own orchestra and improvising on the organ at the Isis Movie Theatre in Kansas City. During that time, he met and befriended a young Walt Disney who was producing animated comedy shorts in Kansas City. Stalling composed several early cartoon scores for Walt Disney, including "Plane Crazy" and "The Gallopin' Gaucho". In 1929, he spoke Mickey Mouse's first words in "The Karnival Kid". Early discussions with Disney about whether the animation or the musical score should come first led to Disney creating the "Silly Symphonies" series of cartoons. Stalling created the music for Disney's early "Silly Symphonies", including "The Skeleton Dance" in 1929. These cartoons allowed Stalling to create a score that Disney handed to his animators. While there, Stalling pioneered the use of "bar sheets," which allowed musical rhythms to be sketched out simultaneously with storyboards for the animation. In 1936, he was hired by Leon Schlesinger, and he became a full-time cartoon music composer, with full access to the expansive Warner Bros. catalog and musicians. He remained with Warner Bros. until he retired in 1958. In 1978, he received the Winsor McCay Award, which is given to individuals in recognition of lifetime or career contributions in animation at the annual Annie Awards.

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Silly Symphony - The Skeleton Dance (1929 Disney Short)

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Carl Stalling - Marching Pink Elephants (from the 1940 Looney Tunes short "Calling Dr Porky")

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Johnny Marks - He was a Jewish Songwriter who specialized in Christmas songs. He wrote many holiday standards, including "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer", "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree", "A Holly Jolly Christmas", "Silver and Gold", "Run Rudolph Run" and "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" (a beautiful setting of the Longfellow poem). He was the brother-in-law of Robert L. May, who wrote the original story of "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer". Marks set the story to music, and after failing to sell the song to, among others, Bing Crosby, he eventually found an enthusiastic listener in the person of singing cowboy Gene Autry. In 1947, Autry's Columbia recording of the song became the biggest hit of his career, and it made both men, (and May, who owned the rights to the original story), very wealthy. In 1949, he formed his own publishing company, St. Nicholas Music, and began turning out a series of Yuletide classics that have come to be beloved by many. He also wrote one non-Christmas song that's become a favorite, as well, "Anyone Can Move a Mountain". From 1957 to 1961, he served as director of ASCAP. In 1981, he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

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Gene Autry - Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (1949)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ow-XSn--9nI

Kate Smith - Anyone Can Move a Mountain

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gczNj1JjAXY

Ennio Morricone - He is an Italian Composer, Orchestrator, Conductor and former trumpet player, who has written music for more than 500 motion pictures and television series, as well as contemporary classical works. His career includes a wide range of composition genres, making him one of the world's most versatile, prolific and influential film composers of all time. His music has been used in more than 60 award-winning films. He gained worldwide fame by composing the music for westerns including the Dollars trilogy, Once Upon a Time in the West, The Great Silence, The Mercenary, A Fistful of Dynamite, My Name is Nobody, and "The Ecstasy of Gold", the theme of The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. He composed the music for a number of Academy Award-winning movies including Days of Heaven, The Mission, The Untouchables, Cinema Paradiso and Bugsy. His other noteworthy scores include Exorcist II: The Heretic, The Thing, Casualties of War, In the Line of Fire, Disclosure, Wolf, Bulworth and Mission to Mars{/i]. His music has been reused for television and in movies including Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill, Death Proof, Inglourious Basterds and Django Unchained. He has been nominated for five Oscars, and in 2007, he received the Academy Honorary Award "for his magnificent and multifaceted contributions to the art of film music". He has won three Grammy Awards, two Golden Globes, five BAFTAs, ten David di Donatello Awards, eleven Nastro d'Argento Awards, two European Film Awards, the Golden Lion Honorary Award and the Polar Music Prize.

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Ennio Morricone - The Ecstacy of Gold (from [i]The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

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Tim Rice - He is a British lyricist and author who is best known for his collaborations with Andrew Lloyd Webber, with whom he wrote "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat", "Jesus Christ Superstar", "Evita", and additional songs for the 2011 West End revival of "The Wizard of Oz". He is also known for his work for Walt Disney Studios with Alan Menken (Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast and King David), Elton John (The Lion King, Aida, The Road to El Dorado) and Ennio Morricone. He has won three Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, three Tony Award and a Grammy Award. He was also Oscar-nominated two other times, Golden Globe-nominated one other time, BAFTA-nominated once, Grammy-nominated two other times, and Tony-nominated five other times. In 2000, he was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best New Musical for "The Lion King" at the Lyceum Theatre. In 2004, he was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Outstanding Musical Production of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat". In 1994, he was made a Knight Bachelor by Queen Elizabeth II, entitling him to the address "Sir Tim Rice" or "Sir Tim". In 1999, he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. In 2002, he was named a Disney Legend. In 2008, he was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Live Theatre at 6243 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.

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Tim Rice Medley - 2002 Musical Awards

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Donna Fargo - Country Music Singer, Songwriter. She is best known for a series of Top 10 country hits in the 1970s, including "The Happiest Girl In the Whole USA" and "Funny Face," which both became crossover pop hits in 1972. Her other hits include "Little Girl Gone", "I'll Try a Little Bit Harder", "It Do Feel Good", "Mr. Doodles", "Mockingbird Hill" and "Daddy", and the #1 hits "Superman", "You Were Always There", "You Can't Be a Beacon (If Your Light Don't Shine)" and "That Was Yesterday". She has won several major awards since her debut in the late 1960s, including one Grammy Award, five awards from the Academy of Country Music and one award from the Country Music Association. In 1969, she was named the Top New Female Vocalist by the Academy of Country Music Awards. In 1972, she won a Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance for "The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A.", and she was named the Top Female Vocalist by the Academy of Country Music Awards. In 2010, she was inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame. The country singers who have recorded songs written by her include Marty Robbins, Tanya Tucker, Kitty Wells, Sonny James, Tammy Wynette, Jody Miller and Dottie West. Outside of music, she has her own successful line of greeting cards, and she has written several books of poetry.

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Donna Fargo - The Happiest Girl In the Whole USA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMXAMR28nq0

Miranda Lambert - Country Music Singer, Songwriter. In 2003, she was a finalist on the USA Network show "Nashville Star", where she finished in third place and later signed to Epic Records. In 2005, she released her first single "Me and Charlie Talking", from her album "Kerosene". The album, which was certified Platinum in the United States, also produced the singles "Bring Me Down", "Kerosene", and "New Strings". All four singles were Top 40 hits on Billboard Hot Country Songs. In 2007, three singles from her second album, "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend", ("Famous in a Small Town", "Gunpowder & Lead", and "More Like Her") were Top 20 hits, with "Gunpowder & Lead" becoming her first Top 10 country hit. In 2009, she released her third album, "Revolution", which had two Number One hits: "The House That Built Me", which spent four weeks at the top; and "Heart Like Mine". She has also collaborated with Ashley Monroe and Angaleena Presley in the side project Pistol Annies. She has been honored by the Grammy Awards, the Academy of Country Music Awards, the Country Music Association Awards, the American Music Awards, the Billboard Music Awards, and the CMT Music Awards. She has won five consecutive Academy of Country Music Female Vocalist of the Year awards, giving her the record for most consecutive wins in that category. In 2014, she became the first woman to have won the Country Music Association Awards' Album of the Year twice, as well as the first woman to win five consecutive Country Music Association Female Vocalist of the Year awards, giving her the record for most consecutive wins in that category. In 2011, she married country singer Blake Shelton

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Miranda Lambert - Over You

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Chris Cagle - Country Music Singer, Songwriter. He was first known for writing songs for David Kersh in the 1990s before being signed to Virgin Records Nashville. In 2000, he made his debut on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks, (now Hot Country Songs), charts with the single "My Love Goes On and On", the first single from his debut album "Play It Loud". The album, which was certified gold in the United States, also produced the Top 10 hit "Laredo" and "I Breathe In, I Breathe Out", his only number one hit. In 2002, his second album, "Chris Cagle", also became a gold album in the U.S. It produced the Top 5 hits "What a Beautiful Day" and "Chicks Dig It". In 2005, his third album, "Anywhere but Here", produced the number 12-peaking "Miss Me Baby". His fourth album, "My Life's Been a Country Song", was released in 2008, and its lead-off single, "What Kinda Gone", peaked at #3 on the country music charts. In 2006, he was voted by CMT as the 19th sexiest man in country music.

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Chris Cagle - I Breathe In, I Breathe Out

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gbgoodies

11-11-14, 07:07 AM

Born on November 11th:

Jonathan Winters - Comedian, Actor, Author, Artist. He appeared in hundreds of TV episodes/series and films combined, including eccentric characters on "The Steve Allen Show", "The Garry Moore Show", "The Wacky World of Jonathan Winters", "Mork & Mindy", "Hee Haw", and It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, in an acting career that spanned more than six decades. He also voiced Grandpa Smurf on "The Smurfs" cartoons, and Papa Smurf in the 2011 movie The Smurfs. His final feature film was the 2013 movie The Smurfs 2, which is dedicated in his memory. In 1964, he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. In 1991, he won an Emmy Award for his supporting role in "Davis Rules". In 2002, he was nominated for an Emmy Award as a guest star in a comedy series for "Life with Bonnie". In 1987, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award in Comedy at the American Comedy Awards. In 1999, he was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. In 2008, he was presented with a Pioneer TV Land Award by Robin Williams. He had comedy records released every decade for over 50 years, receiving 11 nominations for Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album during his career, and winning a Grammy Award for Best Album for Children for his contribution to an adaptation of "The Little Prince" in 1975, and the Grammy Award for Best Spoken Comedy Album for "Crank(y) Calls" in 1996. He also spent time painting and presenting his artwork, including silkscreens and sketches, in many gallery shows. He authored several books, including his book of short stories, titled "Winters' Tales" in 1988, which made the bestseller lists. On February 8, 1960, he received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television at 6290 Hollywood Blvd.

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Pat O'Brien - Actor. The Front Page (1931), Destination Unknown, Gambling Lady, Devil Dogs of the Air, I Married a Doctor, Angels with Dirty Faces, The Fighting 69th, Escape to Glory, Knute Rockne All American, Bombardier, The Boy with Green Hair, Some Like It Hot, Billy Jack Goes to Washington, Ragtime, "Lux Video Theatre", "The Ford Television Theatre", "Studio 57", "Harrigan and Son". He had been playing Walter Burns in "The Front Page" on Broadway before being appearing in the 1931 film The Front Page. The studio, confusing Burns with the other lead role, Hildy Johnson, offered O'Brien the latter role, assuming it was the one he had played onstage. He took the job, not informing them of their mistake. His final acting role was as a guest star in an episode of "Happy Days" in 1982. The show was set in Milwaukee, WI, which was his home town. In 1974, he was nominated for two Daytime Emmy Awards for the episode "The Other Woman" ot "The ABC Afternoon Playbreak": 'Daytime Actor of the Year' and 'Best Actor in Daytime Drama - For a Special Program'. On February 8, 1960, he received two Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. One was for Motion Pictures at 1531 Vine Street, and the other was for Television at 6240 Hollywood Blvd.

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Roland Young - Actor. Sherlock Holmes[i] (1922), [i]Camille, The Bishop Murder Case, This Is the Night, David Copperfield, King Solomon's Mines, Topper, Star Dust, No, No, Nanette, The Philadelphia Story, Standing Room Only, And Then There Were None, The Great Lover. His stage credits include "John Gabriel Borkman" (1915), Chekhov's "The Seagull" (1916), Ibsen's "A Doll's House" (1918), "Rollo's Wild Oat", Ibsen's "Hedda Gabler" (1923) and "The Last of Mrs. Cheyney" (1927). In 1938, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Topper. On February 8, 1960, he received two Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. One was for Motion Pictures at 6523 Hollywood Blvd., and the other was for Television at 6315 Hollywood Blvd.

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Robert Ryan - Actor. Crossfire, Berlin Express, The Boy with Green Hair, The Set-Up, Born to Be Bad, Flying Leathernecks, On Dangerous Ground, Bad Day at Black Rock, The Proud Ones, The Longest Day, Billy Budd, Battle of the Bulge, The Dirty Dozen, The Wild Bunch, The Iceman Cometh. Due to his towering frame, cruelly-lined face and a simmering intensity uncommon in his generation of "tough guys", he usually played hateful villains. Even on the rare occasions that he played a good guy, they often possessed a violent, obsessive personality that was a tad unsettling. His Shakespearean roles included "Antony and Cleopatra" with Katharine Hepburn in 1960, and the title role of "Othello" at the Nottingham Playhouse in England, also in the '60s. In 1948, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Crossfire. In 1963, he was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actor for Billy Budd.

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Leonardo DiCaprio - Actor, Producer. Critters 3, This Boy's Life, What's Eating Gilbert Grape, Romeo + Juliet, Titanic, Catch Me If You Can, The Departed, Blood Diamond, Revolutionary Road, Shutter Island, Inception, Django Unchained, The Great Gatsby (2013), The Wolf of Wall Street, "Parenthood" (1990-1991), "Growing Pains". He was nominated for three Young Artist Awards: in 1991 for 'Best Young Actor Starring in a New Television Series' for "Parenthood", and for 'Best Young Actor in a Daytime Series' for "Santa Barbara", and in 1992 for 'Best Young Actor Co-starring in a Television Series' for "Growing Pains". In 1994, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for What's Eating Gilbert Grape. He has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor three times: in 2005 for The Aviator, in 2007 for Blood Diamond, and in 2014 for The Wolf of Wall Street. In 2014, The Wolf of Wall Street was also nominated for a Best Picture Oscar. He has been nominated for a Golden Globe Award 10 times, winning twice. He won in 2005 for Best Actor for The Aviator, and in 2014 for Best Actor for The Wolf of Wall Street. He has been nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Actor three times. He has been nominated for 31 different awards, (4 Academy Awards, 3 BAFTA Awards, 6 Critic's Choice Awards, 10 Golden Globe Awards, and 8 Screen Actors Guild Awards), but has only won 2 Golden Globes.

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Stanley Tucci - Actor. Monkey Shines, The Pelican Brief, Jury Duty, A Life Less Ordinary, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Road to Perdition, The Terminal, The Devil Wears Prada, Julie & Julia, The Lovely Bones, Captain America: The First Avenger, The Hunger Games, "Murder One", "Freedom: A History of Us", "ER". In 2010, he was nominated for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actor for The Lovely Bones. In 1999, he won a Golden Globe Award for 'Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV' for "Winchell". In 2002, he won a Golden Globe Award for 'Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television' for "Conspiracy". He has been nominated for five Emmy Awards, winning two. He won in 1999 for 'Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie' for playing: 'Walter Winchell' in "Winchell", and in 2007 for 'Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series' for playing "David Ruskin" in the episode "Mr. Monk and the Actor" of "Monk". In 2008, he was nominated for a Grammy Award for 'Best Spoken Word Album For Children' for the album "The One and Only Shrek", (shared with Meryl Streep). In 2003, he was nominated for Broadway's Tony Award as Best Actor (Play) for a revival of Terence McNally's "Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune".

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Vincent Schiavelli - Actor. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, The Frisco Kid, Chu Chu and the Philly Flash, Night Shift, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Kidco, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension, Amadeus, Better Off Dead, Ghost, The People vs. Larry Flynt, Tomorrow Never Dies. He has made over 150 film and television appearances. In 19997, he was selected by Vanity Fair as one of the best character actors in America. In 1972, his character Peter Panama on "The Corner Bar" was the first sustained gay character on American network television. Aside from his acting career, he was the author of three cookbooks, and has written numerous articles on food for magazines and newspapers. In 2001, he received the James Beard Journalism Award.

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Demi Moore - Actress, Producer. Blame It on Rio, No Small Affair, St. Elmo's Fire, About Last Night..., One Crazy Summer, We're No Angels, Ghost, A Few Good Men, Indecent Proposal, Disclosure, The Juror, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, G.I. Jane, Mr. Brooks. She posed nude while seven months pregnant with daughter Scout LaRue Willis for a 1991 'Vanity Fair' magazine cover. In August 1992, she again posed nude for 'Vanity Fair', this time wearing body paint that resembled a man's suit. In 1995, she became the highest-paid actress in film history, up until that time, earning $12.5 million for Striptease. In 1991, she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for 'Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical' for Ghost. In 1997, she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for 'Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV' for If These Walls Could Talk. The TV movie for If These Walls Could Talk was also nominated for an Emmy Award for 'Outstanding Made for Television Movie'. In 1998, she was nominated for an Annie Award for 'Best Individual Achievement: Voice Acting' for playing "Esmeralda" in The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

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Calista Flockhart - Actress. Quiz Show, The Birdcage, A Midsummer Night's Dream, "Guiding Light", "Ally McBeal", "Brothers & Sisters". She worked in the off-Broadway productions of "The Loop", "All for One", "Sophistry", "Wrong Turn at Lungfish", "Beside Herself" and "Bovver Boys". She also starred in non-NYC productions, such as "The Three Sisters" in Chicago, and "Our Town" and "Death Takes a Holiday" at the Williamstown Theater Festival. She was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for 'Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Comedy/Musical' for "Ally McBeal" five consecutive years, (from 1998-2002), winning the award in 1998. In 1998, 1999, and 2001, she was nominated for an Emmy Award for 'Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series' for "Ally McBeal". She has been married to actor Harrison Ford since 2010.

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David DeLuise - Actor, Director. Hot Stuff, Buying the Cow, BachelorMan, Dark Mind, Mojave Phone Booth, Route 30, A Christmas Proposal, Vampires Suck, "Jesse", "Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles", "3rd Rock from the Sun", "Megas XLR", "Wizards of Waverly Place". He has guest starred in all three incarnations of the "CSI" franchise, playing different characters in all three shows. He is the son of Dom DeLuise and Carol Arthur, and the younger brother of Peter DeLuise and Michael DeLuise. In the 1983 movie Happy, he appeared with his father Dom DeLuise, his mother Carol Arthur and his two brothers, Michael DeLuise and Peter DeLuise.

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Alison Doody - Actress. A View to a Kill, The Secret Garden, Taffin, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Major League II, King Solomon's Mines. She has played opposite three Bond actors in three different movies. She had a cameo appearance in A View to a Kill in which she shared a scene with Roger Moore, she played Pierce Brosnan's girlfriend in Taffin, and she starred along with Sean Connery in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. It is a well-known fact that throughout her career she has always adamantly refused to participate in scenes involving nudity, and that this refusal has cost her the loss of many lucrative roles. She has been presented with the Prince's Trust Award for Charity, for her constant and generous support to children in need.

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Adam Beach - Actor. Squanto: A Warrior's Tale, Coyote Summer, Mystery, Alaska, Joe Dirt, Windtalkers, The Big Empty, Flags of Our Fathers, Cowboys & Aliens, "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit", "Big Love", "Arctic Air". In 2007, he received the "Rising Star Award" at the Palm Springs International Film Festival. In 2007, he was nominated for Best Actor for his performance in Luna: Spirit of the Whale at the American Indian Film Festival. In 2008, he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for 'Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television' for Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee.

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gbgoodies

11-11-14, 07:09 AM

Writers, Producers, Musicians, etc. born on November 11th:

Sam Spiegel - Producer. The Stranger, The African Queen, On the Waterfront, The Bridge on the River Kwai, Suddenly, Last Summer, Lawrence of Arabia, The Chase, Nicholas and Alexandra, The Last Tycoon. He produced three movies that won the Academy Award for Best Picture: On the Waterfront in 1955, The Bridge on the River Kwai in 1958, and Lawrence of Arabia in 1963. in addition, he produced Nicholas and Alexandra which was nominated for the Best Picture Oscar in 1972. He received the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award at the 1964 Academy Awards, and the Academy Fellowship Award at the 1984 BAFTA Awards. He was the first person to win the Academy Award for Best Picture three times, and the only one to be the sole producer on all three winning films.

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Kurt Vonnegut Jr. - Writer. He is best known for his novels "Cat's Cradle", Slaughterhouse-Five", and "Breakfast of Champions", which blend satire, gallows humor, and science fiction. A soldier in the US Army during World War II, was captured by German forces and imprisoned in a POW camp in Dresden, Germany. The infamous firebombing of Dresden occurred while he was there, and his survival of it, and his experiences during it, were the basis for his novel "Slaughterhouse-Five". He has been referred to in numerous teen-themed movies. In Footloose, Kevin Bacon argues the merits of the novel "Slaughterhouse Five" with the town minister. In Varsity Blues, James Van Der Beek (as a high-school backup QB) reads "Slaughterhouse Five" instead of his team's play-book. In Disturbing Behavior, James Marsden discovers William Sadler's supposedly retarded janitor reading "Slaughterhouse Five". The movie Can't Hardly Wait ends with Ethan Embry going to Chicago for a writing course, headed by Kurt Vonnegut.

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George S. Patton - He was a United States Army general, best known for his command of the Seventh United States Army, and later the Third United States Army, which, by the end of World War II, captured or killed over one million Nazi soldiers. He achieved four-star rank for his battlefield exploits as one of the best commanders of mechanized forces on either side during the War. He was immortalized in the 1970 film, Patton, which won seven Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Actor (George C. Scott). He was a first cousin six times removed of President and also victorious General George Washington.

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Hank Garland - He was a Nashville studio musician who performed with Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Patsy Cline, Roy Orbison and many others. He was part of the legendary group of top Nashville recording artists known as the A-Team during the 1950s. He played guitar on most of the biggest hits to come out of Nashville in the 1950s. He played guitar on Elvis Presley's song "Hound Dog", which was the #1 song on the country, pop, and R&B charts in 1956. He also played guitar on Elvis Presley's #1 hits "It's Now or Never", "Are You Lonesome Tonight", "Can't Help Falling in Love" and "Crying in the Chapel". He recorded with Don Gibson on some of his biggest country hits including, "Oh, Lonesome me", "Blue Blue Day" and "Sea Of Heartbreak". He recorded with singer/actress Patti Page, and you can hear her gentle remark to "Go, Hank!" when he played a dazzling solo on her Nashville recording of "Just Because". His guitar playing can be heard on two of the most requested classic Christmas songs of all time, "Jingle Bell Rock", and "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree", the fourth and seventh most requested Christmas songs respectively. In 1997, he was inducted into the Hollywood Rock Walk of Fame. The rock walk is located in front of the Guitar Center on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, California. Hank's hand-prints, as well as many other famous musicians are permanently pressed in cement on the Rock Walk.

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cricket

11-11-14, 10:00 AM

I never heard of David DeLuise; I used to like his brother.

gbgoodies

11-11-14, 01:56 PM

I never heard of David DeLuise; I used to like his brother.

He's probably best known as Bug, one of Dick's (John Lithgow) students on the TV show "3rd Rock from the Sun".

And just a note of trivia here. Another of Dick's students, Leon, was played by John Lithgow's son, Ian.

Citizen Rules

11-11-14, 02:07 PM

I just picked up the 4th season of 3rd Rock from the Sun, can't want to watch it.

I was going to post a pic of Dick and Leon on set, together, but darn...I couldn't find one.

gbgoodies

11-11-14, 02:41 PM

I just picked up the 4th season of 3rd Rock from the Sun, can't want to watch it.

I was going to post a pic of Dick and Leon on set, together, but darn...I couldn't find one.

That's kind of strange. There don't seem to any pictures of John Lithgow and his son Ian together. :confused:

Here's a picture of Ian:

http://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120227172623/tvdatabase/images/6/64/3rd_Rock_from_the_Sun_1x01_002.jpg

Citizen Rules

11-11-14, 02:55 PM

I know... and I thought if anyone could find a pic on the internet it would by you (your good at that):).

Happy Birthday to Pat O'Brien...I just looked at his Filmography at IMDB...wow! he made a lot of films! I just seen him last week in Hell's House (1932). A really good early movie of his and he plays a likable bootlegger. Usually he seems to play priest or pious types.

gbgoodies

11-11-14, 03:01 PM

Citizen Rules

11-11-14, 03:29 PM

Yup, that's true. Him and Cagney were good friends. Both were under contract to Warner Bros.

gbgoodies

11-12-14, 01:24 PM

Born on November 12th:

Grace Kelly - Actress. High Noon, Mogambo, Dial M for Murder, Rear Window, The Country Girl, To Catch a Thief, High Society, "Actor's Studio", "Armstrong Circle Theater", "Studio One in Hollywood", "Lux Video Theater", "The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse", "Kraft Theater". She was chosen by Empire magazine as #5 of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history. In 1997, she was ranked #51 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. She was voted the 27th Greatest Movie Star of all time by Entertainment Weekly. She was voted the 12th Greatest Movie Star of all time by Premiere Magazine. She was named #13 Actress on The American Film Institute's 50 Greatest Screen Legends. In 1954, she was nominated for an Academy Award, and she won a Golden Globe Award, for Best Supporting Actress for Mogambo. In 1955, she won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for The Country Girl. In 1956, she received the Henrietta Award for 'World Film Favorite - Female' at the Golden Globe Awards. She was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actress twice: in 1955 for Dial M for Murder, and in 1956 for The Country Girl. In 1956, she met and married Prince Rainier of Monaco. By becoming a princess, she gave up her acting career. On February 8, 1960, she received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6329 Hollywood Blvd. In 1993, the United States and Monaco simultaneously released a commemorative postage stamp honoring her. However, United States federal law forbids postage stamps depicting foreign heads of state, so the United States stamp listed her as "Grace Kelly", while the Monaco stamp listed her as "Princess Grace".

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Kim Hunter - Actress. A Streetcar Named Desire, Anything Can Happen, The Young Stranger, Planet of the Apes, The Swimmer, The Golden Gate Murders, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, "Actor's Studio", "General Electric Theater", "Playhouse 90", "The Edge of Night". In 1948, she won the Critics Circle and Donaldson awards for her Broadway debut performance as "Stella" in "A Streetcar Named Desire" at the Ethel Barrymore Theater, New York. In 1952, she won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress for A Streetcar Named Desire. In 1980, she was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for 'Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series' for "The Edge of Night". On February 8, 1960, she received two Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. One star was for Motion Picture at 1617 Vine Street, and the second star was for Television at 1715 Vine Street.

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Anne Hathaway - Actress, Singer. The Princess Diaries, The Cat Returns, Ella Enchanted, Brokeback Mountain, Hoodwinked!, The Devil Wears Prada, Becoming Jane, Get Smart, Alice in Wonderland (2010), Rio, The Dark Knight Rises, Les Misérables, Interstellar, "Get Real". In 2009, she was nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for Rachel Getting Married. In 2013, she won an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress for Les Misérables. In 2011, she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for Love & Other Drugs. In 2010, she won an Emmy Award for 'Outstanding Voice-Over Performance' for playing "Princess Penelope" in the episode "Once Upon a Time in Springfield" of "The Simpsons". In 2011, she was nominated for an Emmy Award for 'Outstanding Special Class Programs' for "The 83rd Annual Academy Awards" as a co-host. She is one of only 11 actresses to have won the Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Critics' Choice Award, Golden Globe Award and SAG Award for the same performance.

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Ryan Gosling - Actor. Remember the Titans, Murder by Numbers, The Notebook, Blue Valentine, Drive, Crazy, Stupid, Love, The Ides of March, The Place Beyond the Pines, Gangster Squad, Only God Forgives, "Breaker High", "Young Hercules". In 1993, he attended an open audition in Montreal for the TV series "The Mickey Mouse Club", and he beat out 17,000 other aspiring actors for a a spot on the show. While appearing on the show for two years, he lived with co-star Justin Timberlake's family. In 2002, he was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award as Best Male Lead for the controversial film The Believer, and he won the Golden Aries award from the Russian Guild of Film Critics. In 2004, he was named the Male Star of Tomorrow at the Show West convention of movie exhibitors. In 2007, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for Half Nelson. He has been nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actore four time: in 2008 for Lars and the Real Girl, in 2011 for Blue Valentine, and in 2012 for both Crazy, Stupid, Love and The Ides of March. He is an accomplished jazz guitarist, and he started a band with his friend Zach Shields called Dead Man's Bones. He released a song titled "Put Me in the Car", which can be found on his website.

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Megan Mullally - Actress. Risky Business, Once Bitten, About Last Night..., A Flintstone Family Christmas, Monkeybone, Bee Movie, Fame, Ernest & Celestine, "The Ellen Burstyn Show", "Will & Grace", "Breaking In", "Childrens Hospital", "Parks and Recreation". From 2001-2004, she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress for "Will & Grace" in four consecutive years. From 2000-2006, she was nominated for an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress for "Will & Grace" in seven consecutive years, winning the award in 2000 and 2006. She won 3 consecutive Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAG) for Outstanding performance by an actress in a comedy, and has a total of 4 SAG Awards and 2 Emmy Awards. In 1979, she was nominated for a Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical for her performance in "Bagtime" at the Wisdom Bridge Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. In 2010, she won the Backstage West Garland Award for Best Performance by an Actress for her role as Beverly in the acclaimed production of Adam Bart's "The Receptionist" at the Odyssey Theatre, (notably, the longest sold-out run of a show in that theater's history). She is the lead singer in the LA band, The Supreme Music Program. Her father, Carter Mullally Jr., was a contract player with Paramount in the 1950s who appeared on the very first episode of "The Twilight Zone".

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Wallace Shawn - Actor, Writer. Manhattan, My Dinner with Andre, Strange Invaders, Deal of the Century, The Hotel New Hampshire, Micki + Maude, Heaven Help Us, The Princess Bride, We're No Angels, The Meteor Man, Toy Story, Clueless, My Favorite Martian, "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine", "Gossip Girl". He is best known for his roles as Wally Shawn in My Dinner with Andre, Vizzini in The Princess Bride, Rex the toy dinosaur in the Toy Story animated film series, and as Grand Nagus Zek in "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine". He co-wrote the screenplay for My Dinner with Andre with Andre Gregory. In 2005, he received a career achievement award from the PEN/Laura Pels Foundation for his work in the theater. He wrote an adaptation of the "Threepenny Opera", which opened on Broadway on April 20, 2006 at Studio 54. Its many stars included Alan Cumming, Ana Gasteyer and Cyndi Lauper.

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Vincent Irizarry - Actor. Heartbreak Ridge, Echoes in the Darkness, "Santa Barbara", "The Young and the Restless", "All My Children", "All My Children". He has been nominated for three Daytime Emmy Awards. He was nominated in 1986 for 'Outstanding Younger Leading Man in a Drama Series' for "The Guiding Light", in 2002 for 'Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series' for "All My Children", and he won in 2009 for 'Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series' for "All My Children". He has been nominated for four Soap Opera Digest Awards. He was nominated in 1986 for 'Outstanding Young Leading Actor in a Daytime Serial' and 'Favorite Daytime Super Couple on a Daytime Serial', (with Judi Evans), for "The Guiding Light", in 2005 for 'Outstanding Supporting Actor' for "All My Children", and he won in 1999 for 'Outstanding Villain' for "All My Children".

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Neil Young - Singer, Songwriter and Musician. In 1966, he co-founded the band Buffalo Springfield along with Stephen Stills and Richie Furay. In 1969, he joined Crosby, Stills & Nash as a fourth member. In 1968, he released his first solo album. His career spanned over 45 years and 35 studio albums, with a continual and uncompromising exploration of musical styles. Some of his best known songs include "Cinnamon Girl", "Down by the River", "Heart of Gold", "After the Gold Rush", "Hey Hey, My My", and "Rockin' In The Free World". In 1995, his albums "Tonight's The Night" came in at #14, and "Rust Never Sleeps" came in at #61 of Spin magazine's list of the top 100 Alternative Albums. He was voted the 34th Greatest Artist of all time in Rock 'n' Roll by Rolling Stone. In 1994, he was nominated for an Academy Award for 'Best Music, Original Song' for the song "Philadelphia" from the movie Philadelphia. In 2006, he was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Album for the album "Prairie Wind". In 2010, he was nominated for a Grammy Award for 'Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance' for the song "Fork in the Road". In 2011, he was nominated for 'Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance' for the song "Angry World". In 2011, he won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Song for the song "Angry World". In 1995, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist. In 1997, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Buffalo Springfield.

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Neil Young - Heart of Gold (Live at Farm Aid 1998)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEHGxxA0Vs4

Brian Hyland - Singer, Musician. He had his first hit when he was 16 years old with the novelty song "Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini", which went to #1 in 1960. In 1962, he hit the charts with "Ginny Come Lately"(#21 US Pop) followed by his standard signature hit "Sealed With A Kiss"Kiss"(#3 US Pop). In 1964, he recorded a landmark album,"Country Meets Folk", using electric guitars to back up such folk standards as "If I Had A Hammer". He has also been credited as coordinating producer for the highly acclaimed HBO Documentaries, "The Brooklyn Dodgers'- Ghosts Of Flatbush". "The Curse of The Bambino" and "Legendary (Boxing) Nights", as well as many others, in all fields of sports.

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Brian Hyland - Sealed with a Kiss

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9755RnDqMFQ

Nadia Comaneci - She is a Romanian gymnast, and the winner of three Olympic gold medals at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. She was the first female gymnast to be awarded a perfect score of 10 in an Olympic gymnastic event. She also won two gold medals at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. In 1976, she was named the Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year. She is the only person to have appeared at the same time on the cover of Times, Newsweek and Sports Illustrated magazines. In 1999, she received the "World Sports Awards of the Century" in the category of the Women's Award in Athletics and General Sports. In 2000, she was named one of the Athletes of the Century by the Laureus World Sports Academy. In 1984 and 2004, she received the Olympic Order, the highest award given by the International Olympic Committee. She is the only person to have received this honour twice, and was also the youngest recipient. In 1993, she was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame. She has been married to Olympic gymnast Bart Conner since 1996.

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Tonya Harding - She is an American figure skating champion, a two-time Olympian, and a two-time Skate America Champion. In 1991, she won the U.S. Figure Skating Championships and placed second in the World Championships. She was involved in the incident of clubbing Nancy Kerrigan in the knee during the 1994 U.S. Nationals.

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Charles Manson - He is one of the most notorious convicted murderers in American history, though ironically, there is no evidence that he ever killed anyone himself. In 1971, he was convicted of seven murders in the late summer of 1969, including that of eight-month-pregnant actress Sharon Tate, (the wife of director Roman Polanski), and their friends. He is also a folksinger and songwriter. Several recordings of his works are commercially available, most of which were recorded in prison. (As a convicted felon, he receives no money from the sale of these recordings. Any royalties are paid into a victims-rights fund.) Two of his songs were recorded by other artists. His song "Cease to Exist", was retitled as "Never Learn Not to Love", and it was recorded by The Beach Boys prior to the infamous murders. It appears on their album "20/20". His song "Look At Your Game, Girl" appeared later (unindexed) on the Guns N' Roses CD "The Spaghetti Incident?".

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Citizen Rules

11-12-14, 07:41 PM

What no Grace Kelly or Kim Hunter fans here? And nobody remembers Tonya Harding or Charles Manson? (what a groovy couple they would make.).....You guys miss out on a lot of fun posting here as you can pick and choose your favorite for the day.....Oh well...I guess it's up to me....

My favorite is The Grand Nagus (Wallace Shawn)...what an awesome job he did at creating one of the most memorable characters in the Star Trek universe....Come on! Click it...it's only 2 minutes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYRTmvhOOVU

gbgoodies

11-12-14, 08:03 PM

cricket

11-12-14, 08:32 PM

Citizen Rules

11-12-14, 08:37 PM

Love Grace Kelly and Kim Hunter.

Anne Hathaway used to be hot, like in Havoc; don't know what happened...

I know! I seen that photo of her up there^ and I though she looked like a young Abe Lincoln's, sister.

A much pretty photo of her.

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cricket

11-12-14, 08:46 PM

Much better! Here she is in Havoc-

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gbgoodies

11-12-14, 08:55 PM

Love Grace Kelly and Kim Hunter.

Anne Hathaway used to be hot, like in Havoc; don't know what happened.

Ryan Gosling is one of my favorite young actors.

Neil Young rules!

Thank you to Tonya Harding for beating that bitch Kerrigan.

Charlie Manson lol

Happy B'day to all!(Except Charlie boy)

Two great actresses in two of my favorite movies:

I loved Grace Kelly in Dial M for Murder.
I loved Anne Hathaway in Les Misérables.

gbgoodies

11-12-14, 08:58 PM

I tried finding a good picture of Anne Hathaway before she cut her hair short, but I couldn't find one that I liked that wasn't too big or too small, so I decided to use one with her holding her award instead.

I like seeing celebrities holding their awards. It reminds me of how good they are at what they do. :)

Citizen Rules

11-12-14, 09:03 PM

Oh, no complaints.:) It's interesting to see stars at awards because the're not being lighted and photographed under studio conditions, so they often look less glamorous but more human.

gbgoodies

11-13-14, 06:01 AM

Born on November 13th:

Garry Marshall - Writer, Director, Actor, Producer, Script Consultant. How Sweet It Is!, Young Doctors in Love, The Flamingo Kid, Nothing in Common, Overboard, Beaches, Pretty Woman, Frankie and Johnny, Dear God, Runaway Bride, The Princess Diaries, "Make Room for Daddy", "The Joey Bishop Show", "The Lucy Show", "The Dick Van Dyke Show", "The Brian Keith Show", "The Odd Couple", "Blansky's Beauties", "Who's Watching the Kids", "Angie", "Happy Days", "Laverne & Shirley", "Mork & Mindy", "Joanie Loves Chachi". From 1971-1979, he was nominated for five Emmy Awards: in 1971 for Outstanding New Series and Outstanding Comedy Series for "The Odd Couple", in 1972 for Outstanding Comedy Series for "The Odd Couple", in 1974 for Outstanding Comedy Series for "The Odd Couple", and in 1979 for Outstanding Comedy Series for Mork & Mindy". In 1991, he was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Film for "Pretty Woman". On November 23, 1983, he received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television at 6838 Hollywood Blvd. He is known for his obsession with basketball: his contract has often obligated studios to provide a basketball court on his film locations. He is also known for the photo albums he makes on each of his movies, taking separate pictures of himself with every member of the huge cast and crew. His sister is Penny Marshall.

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Robert Louis Stevenson - Scottish Novelist, Essayist, Poet and Short Story Writer. His best known works include "Treasure Island", "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr.Hyde", "Kidnapped", "The Master of Ballantrae" and the unfinished "Weir of Hermiston". He is ranked the 26th most translated author in the world, ahead of fellow nineteenth-century writers Oscar Wilde and Edgar Allan Poe. The Disney movie Kidnapped in 1960, was an adaptation of his 1886 novel of the same name, and it was directed by his namesake Robert Stevenson, however, they were not related.

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Jack Elam - Actor. The Sundowners, The Bushwhackers, The Far Country, Cattle Queen of Montana, Kismet, Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, Baby Face Nelson, Pocketful of Miracles, 4 for Texas, Never a Dull Moment, Once Upon a Time in the West, Support Your Local Sheriff!, Support Your Local Gunfighter, Rio Lobo, The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again, The Cannonball Run. He was a colorful American character actor equally adept at vicious killers or grizzled sidekicks. He was one of the most memorable supporting players in Hollywood, thanks not only to his near-demented screen persona but also to an out-of-kilter left eye, sightless from a childhood fight. He appeared with great aplomb in Westerns and gangster films alike, and in later years played to wonderful effect in comedic roles. In 1994, he was inducted into the Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum.

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Whoopi Goldberg - Actress, ComedianWriter, Producer. The Color Purple, Jumpin' Jack Flash, Burglar, Fatal Beauty, Clara's Heart, Homer and Eddie, Ghost, The Long Walk Home, Soapdish, Sister Act, Corrina, Corrina, The Pagemaster, Bogus, "Bagdad Cafe", "Captain Planet and the Planeteers", "Star Trek: The Next Generation". She admits to being a huge fan of the original "Star Trek" series, and she jumped at the opportunity to star in "Star Trek: The Next Generation". In 2002, she won a Tony Award as a producer for Best Musical, "Thoroughly Modern Millie". In 1986, she won a Golden Globe Award, and she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for The Color Purple. In 1991, she won an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress for Ghost. In 1993, she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for Sister Act. She has been nominated for 9 Primetime Emmy Awards, and 13 Daytime Emmy Awards, winning two Daytime Emmy Award (in 2002 and 2009). In 1986, she won a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Recording for the Album "Whoopi Goldberg Original Broadway Show Record". In 1989, she was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Recording for the Album "Fontaine : Why Am I Straight". She is one of only four actresses who won the quadruple crown of acting: The Oscar, Tony, Emmy and Grammy. On July 20, 2001, she received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6841 Hollywood Blvd.

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Gerard Butler - Actor, Producer, Singer. Tomorrow Never Dies, Dracula 2000, Reign of Fire, Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life, The Phantom of the Opera (2004), Beowulf & Grendel, 300, Shattered, P.S. I Love You, The Bounty Hunter, How to Train Your Dragon, Chasing Mavericks, Olympus Has Fallen. While filming the movie Mrs Brown in Scotland, he received a Certificate Of Bravery from The Royal Humane Society for saving a young boy from drowning in the river Tay. He was the lead singer for a Scottish rock band named Speed, although music eventually became his second love after acting. In 2011, he was nominated for an Annie Award for 'Best Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production' for playing "Stoick" in How to Train Your Dragon. In 2007, he was chosen by Empire magazine as #10 of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history.

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Joe Mantegna - Actor, Producer. Compromising Positions, The Money Pit, The Godfather: Part III, Bugsy, Searching for Bobby Fischer, Forget Paris, The Rat Pack, "First Monday", "Joan of Arcadia", "The Simpsons", "Criminal Minds". In 1969, he made his acting debut in a production of "Hair". In 1978, he debuted on Broadway in "Working". He also helped write "Bleacher Bums", an award-winning play. The Los Angeles production of "Bums" ran over five years. In 1984, he won the Tony Award as Best Actor (Featured Role - Play) for playing Richard ("Ricky") Roma in David Mamet's "Glengarry Glen Ross". In 1999, he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress for "The Rat Pack". He has been nominated for three Emmy Awards for Best Supporting Actor: in 1997 for "The Last Don", in 1999 for playing: "Dean Martin" in "The Rat Pack", and in 2007 for "The Starter Wife". On April 29, 2011, he received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Live Performance at 6654 Hollywood Blvd.

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Chris Noth - Actor. Cast Away, The Judge (2001), Mr 3000, The Perfect Man, Sex and the City, Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths, "Law & Order", "Sex and the City", "Law & Order: Criminal Intent", "The Good Wife". He is best known as Detective Mike Logan in "Law & Order", and as Sarah Jessica Parker's on-again, off-again romancer Mr. Big in "Sex and the City". In 2000, he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor for "Sex and the City". In 2011, he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor for "The Good Wife". In 2001, he won the World Theater Award for Best Broadway Debut for "Best Man". He is the owner of a Manhattan bar called "The Cutting Room", so named after the cutting-room floor, where a lot of actors' best performances often end up.

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Richard Mulligan - Actor. Little Big Man, Scavenger Hunt, S.O.B., Trail of the Pink Panther, Meatballs Part II, Teachers, Micki + Maude, The Heavenly Kid, A Fine Mess, Oliver & Company, "Soap", "Empty Nest". He is best remembered for his roles as Burt Campbell on "Soap", and as Dr. Harry Weston on "Empty Nest". From 1989-1991, he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for 'Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series - Comedy/Musical' for "Empty Nest" for three consecutive years, winning the award in 1989. In 1980, he won an Emmy Award for Best Actor for "Soap", and he was nominated again in 1981. In 1989, he won an Emmy Award for Best Actor for "Empty Nest", and he was nominated again in 1990 and 1991. On September 30, 1993, he received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television at 6777 Hollywood Blvd. He is the younger brother of director Robert Mulligan.

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Robert Sterling - Actor. Dr. Kildare's Victory, The Sundowners, Bunco Squad, Show Boat, Return to Peyton Place, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, "Studio One in Hollywood", "Lux Video Theatre", "Topper", "Love That Jill", "Ichabod and Me". He is best remembered for his role as "George Kerby" in the TV series, "Topper". His movie career at MGM was interrupted by World War II, during which he served as an Army Air Forces flight instructor and was stationed in London. On February 8, 1960, he received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television at 1709 Vine Street. He was a vice president and spokesman for a computer software company that implemented one of the first supermarket bar-coding and computer inventory systems.

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Frances Conroy - Actress. Scent of a Woman, Sleepless in Seattle, The Crucible, Maid in Manhattan, Catwoman, The Aviator, Broken Flowers, The Wicker Man, All-Star Superman, Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz, "Six Feet Under", "How I Met Your Mother", "American Horror Story". In 2004, she won a Golden Globe Award for 'Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama' for "Six Feet Under". She has been nominated for six Emmy Awards: four nominations for 'Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series' for "Six Feet Under", and two nominations for 'Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie' for "American Horror Story". In 2000, she won the Outer Critics Circle Award, and she was nominated for a Tony Award for her performance in the Broadway hit "The Ride Down Mt. Morgan". She won a Drama Desk Award for "The Secret Rapture", and an Obie for "The Last Yankee". She was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for "The Rehearsal", "In the Summer House", "The Secret Rapture", and "Othello".

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Jean Seberg - Actress. Saint Joan, The Mouse That Roared, Breathless, Lilith, Paint Your Wagon, Airport, The Assassination, The Wild Duck. Otto Preminger chose her to play Joan of Arc out of nearly 18,000 hopefuls. In 1965, she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for Lilith. In 1962, she was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actress for À bout de souffle, (aka Breathless). A musical, simply titled "Jean Seberg", based on her life premiered at the Royal National Theatre, London in 1983. It was written by Julian Barry with music by Marvin Hamlisch and lyrics by Christopher Adler.

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Jimmy Kimmel - He is a Comedian, Voice Actor, Actor, Screenwriter, Producer, Musician, TV Host, and Radio Personality. He is the host and creator of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!", a late-night talk show that airs on ABC. Prior to that, he was best known as the co-host of Comedy Central's "The Man Show" and "Win Ben Stein's Money". He is also a TV producer, having produced shows such as "Crank Yankers", "Sports Show with Norm Macdonald", and "The Andy Milonakis Show". He has been nominated for four Primetime Emmy Awards, and two Daytime Emmy Awards, winnng one Daytime Emmy in 1999 for Outstanding Game Show Host for "Win Ben Stein's Money", (shared with Ben Stein). On January 25, 2013, he received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television at 6840 Hollywood Blvd. From October 22-26, 2007, he broke the Guinness world record for most miles flown in a five-day work week, (30,000-plus miles back and forth from New York to California), hosting two television shows.

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Caroline Goodall - Actress. Every Time We Say Goodbye, Hook, Cliffhanger, Schindler's List, Disclosure, White Squall, The Princess Diaries, Shattered Glass, "Gems". In 1990, she was nominated for Best Actress by the Australian Film Institute for Cassidy. In 1995, she was nominated for Best Actress by the Australian Film Institute for Hotel Sorrento. She is a former member of The Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre of Great Britain.

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Steve Zahn - Actor. Reality Bites, That Thing You Do!, The Object of My Affection, Out of Sight, You've Got Mail, Forces of Nature, Daddy Day Care, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Escape from Planet Earth, Dallas Buyers Club, "Treme", "Mind Games". He is an accomplished singer/guitarist. He played lead guitar and sang in That Thing You Do!, and played guitar and sang in Saving Silverman. He founded a theater company called Malaparte with Ethan Hawke, Robert Sean Leonard, and Frank Whaley.

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Dack Rambo - Actor. Which Way to the Front?, Nightmare Honeymoon, A Double Life, "The New Loretta Young Show", "Never Too Young", "The Guns of Will Sonnett", "Sword of Justice", "Paper Dolls", "Dallas", "Another World". He was the identical twin brother of Dirk Rambo. A noticeable difference was a mole on Dack's left cheek. In 1991, he discovered that he had contracted AIDS, and he made a courageous decision to retire in order to focus on awareness of this deadly disease. He was extremely candid as to his bisexuality and detrimental lifestyle, advocating safe sex and helping to establish an international data bank for AIDS research.

Dirk Rambo - Actor. "The New Loretta Young Show", "The Virginian", "Dragnet 1967", He was the identical twin brother of Dack Rambo. A noticeable difference was a mole on Dack's left cheek. In February 1967, he was killed by drunk driver. His last role as a misguided teenager on "Dragnet 1967" aired 9-days after his tragic death.

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Jordan Bridges - Actor. P.T. Barnum, Frequency, Happy Campers, Mona Lisa Smile, J. Edgar, "Dawson's Creek", "Conviction", "Rizzoli & Isles". He is the son of Beau Bridges, the nephew of Jeff Bridges, and the grandson of Lloyd Bridges.

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Noah Hathaway - Actor. It's My Turn, Best Friends, The NeverEnding Story, Quest, Troll, "Battlestar Galactica". In 1980, he was nominated for a Young Artist Award for 'Best Juvenile Actor in a TV Series or Special' for "Battlestar Galactica". In 1985, he was nominated for a Young Artist Award for 'Best Young Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical, Comedy, Adventure or Drama' for The NeverEnding Story. In 1986, he was nominated for a Young Artist Award for 'Outstanding Young Actor - Animation Voice Over' for the episode "How to Eat Fried Worms" of "CBS Storybreak". He taught advanced jazz and street dance in his late teens until an injury forced him to quit at 18. He and his father, Robert Hathaway, appeared in "Battlestar Galactica" and Troll together. The band Atreyu named itself after his character in The NeverEnding Story. He has a tattooed wedding ring and his wife has one, too. He stated that he would never do it again if he had known what pain it caused.

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Mel Stottlemyre - Former MLB Baseball Pitcher. He played 11 years in the Major Leagues, (1964-1974), all of them with the New York Yankees. He was a five-time American League All-Star. He has a lifetime record of 164-139, including three 20-win seasons, with a 2.97 ERA. He once hit a rare inside-the-park grand slam. In 1984, he was inducted into the Yakima Valley Community College Athletics Hall of Fame. In 1989, he was inducted into the State of Washington Sports Hall of Fame. In 2006, he was inducted into the Auburn [New York] Baseball Hall of Fame. After his playing career, Stottlemyre worked as pitching coach with the New York Mets, Houston Astros, New York Yankees, and Seattle Mariners. He is the father of pitchers Todd Stottlemyre and Mel Stottlemyre Jr.

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