Len Deighton, the excellent author, one of the top spy novelists of his time, who began his career in the early 1960s, writer of "The Ipcress File" (his first spy novel, published in 1962), "Funeral in Berlin", "An Expensive Place to Die", "Bomber", and many other books, who was born in Marylebone, a popular district of London due to its proximity to some of London's most famous streets, is 94 today.
Cybill Shepherd, the attractive American actress, ex-model, and singer, best known for extraordinary films of the 1970s, including "The Last Picture Show" (her film debut), "The Heartbreak Kid", "Daisy Miller", and "Taxi Driver", who won over a new legion of admirers with the successful television series "Moonlighting", is 73 today.