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Kathleen Quinlan, the notable American film and television actress who started her prolific career with an uncredited role in the 1972 film "One Is a Lonely Number", is 68 today. Her 104 credits as an actress include "American Graffiti" (her first credited role), "I Never Promised You a Rose Garden", "Hanky Panky", "Apollo 13", "The Runner Stumbles", "The Doors", "Breakdown", "Event Horizon", "A Civil Action" and "Made of Honor". William Russell, the admired and legendary British film, stage and television actor who is well-known for his role of Ian Chesterton in "Doctor Who", from the first episode in 1963, is 98 today.

Congratulations, @Bibliogryphon! 1922 Mildred T. Stahlman / Ronald Blythe 1923 Judith Hemmendinger / Al Quie 1924 Countess Marianne Bernadotte of Wisborg / Tomiichi Murayama 1925 Ruth Slenczynska / Johnny Lujack 1926 Gudrun Ure / David Frankham 1927 Barbara Rush / Harry Belafonte 1928 Ruth Westheimer / Jayanta Mahapatra 1929 Joan Plowright / Don January 1930 Sandra Day O'Connor / Thomas Patten Stafford 1931 Barbara Barrie / Hal Linden

An extraordinary and talented writer. Great choice, @Gooseberry Crumble.

Linda Evans, the famous American actress who is best known for her memorable role of Krystle Carrington in the 1980s ABC prime time television soap opera "Dynasty", is 80 today. Brenda Vaccaro, the stupendous American film, stage and television actress who won a Golden Globe Award for her wonderful performance in the 1975 film "Once Is Not Enough", is 83 today.

Lauren Hutton, the accomplished American actress and ex-model who is probably remembered as a famed top fashion model, who was a Playboy Bunny at age 20 in New York, is 79 today. She was one of the most famous and highest paid cover girls during the '60s. Lauren Hutton is also well-known for her starring roles in the films "American Gigolo", "Lassiter" and "The Gambler". Roland Joffé, the famed British-French film director, producer and screenwriter who began his career directing 8 episodes of the long-running soap opera "Coronation Street", is 77 today. Roland Joffé became famous with "The Killing Fields", his very first film as a director. His additional feature film credits include "The Mission", "Fat Man and Little Boy", "City of Joy", "The Scarlet Letter", "Goodbye Lover", "Vatel", "There Be Dragons", "The Lovers" and "The Forgiven", among others.

Marg Helgenberger, American film and television actress best known for her roles as K.C. Kolowski in the ABC drama "China Beach" and Catherine Willows in the CBS drama "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation", is 64 today. Diana Krall, the exceptional Canadian jazz pianist, singer and songwriter whose breakthrough album, a tribute to Nat King Cole, spent 70 weeks on the Billboard Top 10 Traditional Jazz charts, is 58 today. Throughout her career, Krall has received three Grammys and eight Juno Awards. Diana Krall has sold more than 6 million albums in the US and over 15 million worldwide. She has also earned nine Gold, three Platinum, and seven Multi-Platinum albums.

Daniel Barenboim, the famed Argentine-born Israeli composer, conductor and pianist, who was a child prodigy and gave his debut piano concert at the age of seven, is 80 today. Roger Donaldson, the competent Australian-born New Zealand film director, producer and screenwriter well known for directing successful films in the United States, such as "No Way Out", "Cocktail", "Species", "Dante's Peak" and "The Recruit", is 77 today. His first film for an American-based production company was "The Bounty" (1984). Chris Donaldson, New Zealand sprinter who represented his country at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics, is his son.

Qatar: 1 - Ecuador: 2 England: 1 - Iran: 0 Senegal: 0 - Netherlands: 3 USA: 1 - Wales: 1

Bernard Hinault, the charismatic and impressive French cyclist, one of the four men who have won the Tour de France five times, a man capable of winning Liege-Bastogne-Liege in a snowstorm, is 68 today. Dominique de Villepin, French politician, who started his career as a diplomat and served consecutively in Paris, Washington and New-Delhi; widely known as the Prime Minister of France from 2005 to 2007, is 69 today.

Peter Arnett, the important New Zealand-born American war correspondent who was awarded the 1966 Pulitzer Prize in International Reporting for his work on the Vietnam War, and covered the 1991 Persian Gulf War for CNN, is 88 today. Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the famous left-wing Mexican politician who was elected as the 65th President of Mexico in his third attempt at the position, succeeding Enrique Peña Nieto, in the year 2018, is 69 today.

@John Key, forgive me for being a nightmare and repetitive. But I'm just trying to be honest with you and the other players. Leslie Phillips was my hit number 15 instead of number 16. Thank you for your work and once again I apologise for any inconvenience.

Nadia Comăneci, the remarkable Romanian gymnast who was the first person in Olympic history to score a perfect "10" in gymnastics at the 1976 Olympic Games, in Montreal, is 61 today. Anne Hathaway, American actress who is known thanks to her work in films, such as "The Princess Diaries", "The Devil Wears Prada", "Bride Wars", "Valentine's Day", "Alice in Wonderland", "The Dark Knight Rises", "Interstellar" and "Ocean's Eight", is 40 today. Anne Hathaway won the Academy Award, BAFTA, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild Award for her exceptional portrayal of a prostitute with a heart of gold and lungs full of tuberculosis in the romantic musical "Les Misérables".

Calista Flockhart, American actress, primarily a television actress, who is best known for her work in the 1997-2002 television series "Ally McBeal", for which she earned a Golden Globe Award, is 58 today. She also starred as Kitty Walker, a political campaign advisor, on the ABC drama series "Brothers & Sisters". Demi Moore, the famous American actress best known for her work in films, such as "Ghost", "A Few Good Men", "Indecent Proposal", "Disclosure", "The Scarlet Letter", "Striptease", "G.I. Jane", "Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle" and "Flawless", is 60 today.

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Roland Emmerich, German film director, producer and screenwriter who is most known for directing numerous big-budget films, such as "Universal Soldier", "Independence Day", "Godzilla", "White House Down", "Independence Day: Resurgence" and "Midway", is 67 today. Ellen Pompeo, American actress who is well known for her portrayal of the character Dr. Meredith Grey in one of the most famous television series who is still special for so many people all over the world, even in its 19th season; "Grey's Anatomy", is 53 today.

And he's not the only one... William Russell is a duplicate pick, too:

Marco Bellocchio, the phenomenal and provocative Italian film director and screenwriter, one of the most prolific and successful Italian filmmakers of his generation, whose films have garnered awards at the most prestigious international festivals, is 83 today. David Duval, the excellent American professional golfer who was once ranked the world number one, winner of 13 PGA Tour competitions between 1997 and 2001; including the 2001 edition of The Open Championship, is 51 today.

Congratulations, @Bibliogryphon! 1922 Mildred T. Stahlman / Ronald Blythe 1923 Judith Hemmendinger / Bob Barker 1924 Countess Marianne Bernadotte of Wisborg / Tomiichi Murayama 1925 Ruth Slenczynska / Johnny Lujack 1926 Gudrun Ure / David Frankham 1927 Barbara Rush / Harry Belafonte 1928 Ruth Westheimer / Jayanta Mahapatra 1929 Joan Plowright / Don January 1930 Sandra Day O'Connor / Thomas Patten Stafford 1931 Barbara Barrie / Hal Linden

Leslie Phillips a hit for me: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11403253/Carry-star-Leslie-Phillips-voiced-Sorting-Hat-Harry-Potter-dies-aged-98-long.html next round: 1922 Mildred T. Stahlman / Ronald Blythe 1923 Judith Hemmendinger / Bob Barker 1924 Countess Marianne Bernadotte of Wisborg / Tomiichi Murayama 1925 Ruth Slenczynska / Johnny Lujack 1926 Gudrun Ure / David Frankham 1927 Barbara Rush / Harry Belafonte 1928 Ruth Westheimer / Jayanta Mahapatra 1929 Joan Plowright / Don January 1930 Sandra Day O'Connor / Thomas Patten Stafford 1931 Barbara Barrie / Hal Linden

Gordon Ramsay, the acclaimed and renowned chef, restaurateur, television personality and recipient of several Michelin stars, who was born in the Scottish town of Johnstone, but raised in England, is 56 today. Alfre Woodard, the versatile African American film, stage and television actress best known for her splendid work in films, such as "Grand Canyon", "Passion Fish", "Heart and Souls", "Bopha!", "How to Make an American Quilt", "Star Trek: First Contact", "Mumford", "K-PAX", "The Core", "12 Years a Slave" and "Annabelle", is 70 today. Her television credits include "St. Elsewhere", "Desperate Housewives", "My Own Worst Enemy", "Three Rivers", "Memphis Beat", "Copper", "State of Affairs", "Empire", "Luke Cage" and "See". Alfre Woodard is a four-time Emmy Award winner, and has also won a Golden Globe and three Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Vera Miles is a great "new" recommendation, I really like. @Gooseberry Crumble, thank you very much.

Rio Ferdinand, the charismatic and talented British professional footballer, one of the finest defenders of his generation, who made his debut in the Premier League in 1996, is 44 today. Rio Ferdinand spent the best years of his career at Manchester United. Eric Kandel, the prominent Austrian-born American psychiatrist, neuroscientist, one of the most significant brain researchers of our time, professor of biochemistry and biophysics and writer of books such as "In Search of Memory", is 93 today. Eric Kandel won the 2000 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on neuroplasticity and the nervous system.

Michael Cunningham, the remarkable American novelist and screenwriter who is best known for his novel "The Hours", who was a New York Times bestseller, and the winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award and the Pulitzer Prize, is 70 today. Emma Stone, American actress best known for her work in films, such as "Zombieland", "Easy A", "The Help", "The Amazing Spider-Man", "Birdman", "Battle of the Sexes", "The Favourite" and "Cruella", is 34 today. Emma Stone, known for her red hair and wide eyes, won the Academy Award, BAFTA, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild Award for her notable portrayal of a struggling actress in the musical comedy-drama film "La La Land".

Arthur 'Art' Garfunkel, the acclaimed and multi-faceted American musician and poet who is best known for being a member of the 1960s folk-rock duo Simon & Garfunkel, is 81 today. Sam Rockwell, American actor best known for his work in films, such as "The Green Mile", "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind", "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford", "Seven Psychopaths" and "Vice", is 54 today. He won the Academy Award, BAFTA, Critics Choice, Golden Globe, Independent Spirit Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award for his notable role in the critically acclaimed drama "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri".

And "The Old Man", his interesting thriller series about a former CIA operative who is forced to go on the run after killing an intruder who broke into his house, has been renewed for a second season on FX. Jeff Bridges has confirmed he's getting ready to start work on the new episodes. I'm a fan of Jeff Bridges... the announcement is especially good news for his fans.