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Daniel J. Evans, the distinguished American politician who served three terms, he declined to run for a fourth, as the 16th Governor of the State of Washington from 1965 to 1977, and six years in the U.S. Senate, is 97 today. Carmen Sevilla, the marvellous Spanish film actress, television presenter and singer who began her career as a dancer and made her film debut in 1948 with "Jalisco canta en Sevilla" ("Jalisco sings in Seville"), one of Jorge Negrete's two Spanish-made films, is 92 today. Carmen Sevilla, "Carmen of Spain" and "the bride of Spain", was discovered when she was a teenager dancer in Andalusian shows. Respected by her colleagues and admired and adored by the public, Carmen Sevilla has been, is and will be one of the biggest Spanish stars of all time. Juan Antonio Bardem's rural drama from 1958, "La venganza" ("Vengeance"), the very first Spanish language film to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, is probably her best work. The film, directed by Javier Bardem's uncle, had serious troubles with Spanish censorship and Bardem even went to prison. It's an excellent drama who was one of Spain's entries in the Cannes Film Festival of 1958. Carmen Sevilla has been one of the great pioneers in caring for people with disabilities. In 2015, her Alzheimer's disease was made public.

Michael Caton-Jones, Scottish director and producer who is the director of such films as "Memphis Belle", "Doc Hollywood", "This Boy's Life", "Rob Roy", "The Jackal", "City by the Sea" and "Shooting Dogs", is 65 today. Philippe Leroy, the elegant and extraordinary French film and television actor, one of the most prolific European actors of his generation, with roles in over 150 films since 1960, is 92 today. He has worked extensively in Italian cinema, too. Philippe Leroy is the father of actress Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu.

@WEP, I'm really sorry. But... Milan Kundera and Anne Vernon are duplicates, too:

The Spanish doctor Jesús Candel, known as Spiriman, has died at the age of 46 after his battle against lung cancer: https://www.elperiodico.com/es/sociedad/20221014/muere-spiriman-jesus-candel-medico-77235009

Udo Kier, the notable and prolific German film and television actor, known primarily as a supporting actor, with roles in over 220 films, working with renowned filmmakers over the course of his five decades of professional career, is 78 today. Ralph Lauren, the noted American billionaire businessman, fashion designer and philanthropist who is well-known around the world for his apparel brand, Polo Ralph Lauren, is 83 today.

Melinda Dillon, the sensational American actress best known for her roles in films such as "Close Encounters of the Third Kind", "F.I.S.T.", "Absence of Malice", "The Prince of Tides", "Magnolia" and many others, is 83 today. Shirley Caesar, American gospel singer, songwriter and Christian pastor who began her professional career at 19 with "The Caravan Singers" in the mid 1960s and known as "The Queen of Gospel Music", is 84 today. After eight years with the group Shirley Caesar opted for a solo career. As a solo artist, Shirley Caesar, who also has a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, is the winner of 12 Grammy Awards. Shirley Caesar, a giant of spiritual music, has sung for every President since Jimmy Carter.

Susan Anton, the attractive American actress, model and singer who rose to fame for winning the Miss California beauty contest in 1969, and well known for her recurring role as Jackie Quinn on the television series "Baywatch", is 72 today. Robert Coles, American child psychiatrist, critic, essayist, humanist, magazine editor and professor emeritus at Harvard University Medical School who won the Pulitzer Prize for his five volumes of "Children of Crisis", is 93 today.

Jacques Delors this time.

Angela Lansbury a hit for @Yvonne. Congratulations. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/11/obituaries/angela-lansbury-dead.html next round: 1922 Mildred T. Stahlman / Ronald Blythe 1923 Judith Hemmendinger / Bob Barker 1924 Countess Marianne Bernadotte of Wisborg / Leslie Phillips 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

A legend, Sir Bobby Charlton, is 85 today. Charles Shyer, American film director, producer and screenwriter known for directing "Irreconcilable Differences", the new version of "Father of the Bride", "I Love Trouble", "The Affair of the Necklace" and the remake of "Alfie", is 81 (some sources say 71) today. His father, Melville Shyer, one of the founders of the Directors Guild of America, worked with legendary film director D.W. Griffith.

Julie Andrews, Eileen Derbyshire, Roger Federer, Jane Goodall, Angela Lansbury, Eva Marie Saint, Prunella Scales, June Spencer, Tina Turner and Dick Van Dyke.

Charles Dance, the remarkable and versatile British actor, one of the best of his generation, who joined the Royal Shakespeare Company at the age of 29, and famous all over the world for playing the role of Tywin Lannister in HBO's series "Game of Thrones", is 76 today. Bradley Whitford, American film, stage and television actor who won an Emmy Award for his tremendous portrayal of White House Deputy Chief of Staff Josh Lyman on NBC's critically acclaimed television series "The West Wing", is 63 today.

Guillermo del Toro, the stupendous Mexican director, producer and screenwriter most famous for films such as "Mimic", "Hellboy", "Crimson Peak", "Pan's Labyrinth" and the Academy Award-winning "The Shape of Water", is 58 today. Guillermo del Toro won the BAFTA, the Golden Globe and the Oscar for Best Director for "The Shape of Water". Sharon Osbourne, British-American music manager and television personality, the daughter of infamous agent and music manager Don Arden and the wife of rock star Ozzy Osbourne, and famous for the MTV reality series "The Osbournes", is 70 today. In 2002, "The Osbournes" won a Primetime Emmy for Best Reality Show.

The only place I had Phil Read: https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/20034131/phil-read-motorcyle-world-champion-dead/ You gave me the idea of adding him to my list, @gcreptile. It's always good to read all your posts.

Sigourney Weaver, the talented and versatile American film, stage and television actress who began her acting career in Off-Broadway plays before going to work with a very friendly Alien, is 73 today. Other popular works she has appeared in include "The Year of Living Dangerously", "Ghostbusters", "Gorillas in the Mist" and "Avatar". She returned to Broadway in 2013. Stephanie Zimbalist, American film, stage and television actress, the daughter of actor Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., who is well-remembered for her role as the glamorous Laura Holt in the American television series "Remington Steele", is 66 today.

Mary Badham, American film, stage and television actress who made her acting debut as Jean Louise "Scout" Finch in the loved film adaptation of Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "To Kill a Mockingbird", is 70 today. Badham earned an Oscar nomination at age 10 for her work, but she lost out to Patty Duke, who played Helen Keller in "The Miracle Worker". Her brother is John Badham, the American film director best known for directing "Saturday Night Fever" and "WarGames". Thomas Keneally, Australian essayist, novelist and playwright who began his writing career in 1964 and won numerous prizes for his famous novel "Schindler's Ark", the basis of the Oscar winning film "Schindler's List", is 87 today. Keneally has also written memoirs, non-fiction books and screenplays.

I'm a big fan of Wendy Robie, too! She was tremendous as the intense and tormented wife of Big Ed. And it was her debut as an actress. I like your taste, @Gooseberry Crumble.

Wendy Robie, American film and television actress who made her acting debut as Nadine Hurley in David Lynch's influential television series "Twin Peaks" and portrayed a villainous woman in the horror film "The People Under the Stairs", is 69 today. Elisabeth Shue, American film and television actress mainly known for appearing in films such as "The Karate Kid", "Cocktail", "Leaving Las Vegas", "The Saint", "Deconstructing Harry", "Hollow Man" and many others, is 59 today.

Glynis Johns, the stupendous South African-born British actress, dancer and singer who is the oldest living Academy Award-nominee in any acting category, is 99 today. Mariano Ozores, the especially successful Spanish film director and screenwriter, a fundamental personality in Spanish cinema, who was born into a family of performers, is 96 today. His brothers, José Luis, the most beloved comedian actor of the 1950s, and Antonio were actors. Although critically despised, Ozores directed almost a hundred films, the most popular Spanish comical films of all time and the biggest box-office hits of the era. The dynasty continues with the actresses Adriana and Emma Ozores, his nieces.

Felicia Farr, the attractive American actress who starred in three of the greatest westerns of the 1950s: "3:10 to Yuma", "Jubal", both starring Glenn Ford, and "The Last Wagon", starring Richard Widmark, is 90 today. The crime thriller "Charley Varrick", Don Siegel's masterpiece, is probably her best work. Felicia Farr was married to Jack Lemmon from 1962 until his death in 2001. Jon Secada, Cuban-born American Latin Pop/Rock and Soul singer and songwriter who won two Grammy Awards and sold over 20 million albums, making him one of the best-selling Latin music artists, is 61 today. He was a backup singer for Gloria Estefan's Miami Sound Machine. Jon Secada has composed songs for Gloria Estefan, Jennifer Lopez, and Ricky Martin.

Alicia Vikander, Swedish film and television actress who received an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her sensitive role in the romantic drama film "The Danish Girl", is 34 today. Initially she studied dance, but injuries that required surgeries prompted her to turn to acting. Chubby Checker, American rock and roll singer and songwriter known as the "King of the Twist" for popularizing the twist dance style with his 1960 hit "The Twist", a cover of a song by Hank Ballard & The Midnighters, is 81 today. The record was a huge success, reaching the number one slot on the charts in the US. "The Twist" was re-released in the winter of 1961 and was a number one on the charts again. No other rock and roll song managed to reach the US number one spot twice with identical versions. Chubby Checker won a Grammy in 1962 for his song "Let's Twist Again".

Annie Leibovitz, the accomplished American photographer best known for her famous and provocative portraits of a great variety of celebrities for Rolling Stone magazine, and continuing her work with Vanity Fair and Vogue, is 73 today. She created prize-winning advertising campaigns for American Express and The Gap. Annie Leibovitz was the last person to professionally photograph John Lennon. Don McLean, American guitarist, singer and songwriter behind the 1971 album "American Pie", containing the classic songs "American Pie", a song that everyone on Earth knows, and "Vincent", is 77 today. In 2002, the song "American Pie" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Don McLean is an inductee of the Grammy Hall of Fame and Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Brie Larson, American film and television actress who won an Oscar for her performance as a kidnapping victim in the acclaimed independent film "Room", which was based on a novel by Emma Donoghue, is 33 today. She is now known as Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Julie Andrews, the great British actress, dancer and singer who is the recipient of Academy Award, BAFTA, Emmy, Golden Globe, Grammy, People's Choice Award, Screen Actors Guild and Theatre World Award honours, is 87 today. The notable artist made her debut in a Broadway play with "The Boy Friend" (1954). "Mary Poppins" (1964) was her first film and won the Oscar for her performance in the title role. She is also an author of children's books and has published two autobiographies.

Laura Esquivel, Mexican novelist, politician and screenwriter best known for her popular novel "Like Water for Chocolate" who was made into a film in 1994, is 72 today. The novel was a bestseller and it has been translated into more than 30 languages. Esquivel wrote the screenplay for the film. Cissy Houston, the Grammy Award winning American gospel and soul singer, the proud mother of megastar Whitney Houston, who started singing at a young age as a member of the gospel group, "The Drinkards", is 89 today. She was a backup singer for such artists as Aretha Franklin and Elvis Presley. Cissy Houston is also the aunt of Dee Dee and Dionne Warwick and a cousin of Leontyne Price.