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Jet Black is 84 today, despite all those pool predictions.

 

He's done very well to make it, given he wasn't expected to survive his stroke suffered shortly before the covid lockdowns.

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British  author  Jeanette Winterson celebrates her 63rd birthday today. 

She won the Whitbread first novel  literary award in 1985 for her book  Oranges are not the only fruit  for which  Winterson won a BAFTA award for its successful adaptation into a television drama. 

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Mangosuthu Buthelezi is 94 today :birthday:

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He's a South African politician, Zulu tribal leader, Chief Minister of KwaZulu 1976-1994 and the Traditional Prime Minister of the Zulu Kingdom since 1954.

 

Probably known by most people who have heard his name before, but he also appeared in 1964 British war film Zulu, depicting the Battle of Rorke's Drift (1879), starring Stanley Baker and was Michael Caine's first major role. Buthelezi was King Cetshwayo, his real-life maternal great-grandfather. 

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Tom Ford, the prominent American fashion designer and filmmaker who was creative director for the Gucci Group, designing collections for both Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent, is 61 today.

Ford also wrote and directed the films "A Single Man" and "Nocturnal Animals".

 

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Daniela Romo, Mexican film/stage/television actress, singer, she's one of the top-selling Latin music artists in history; and television presenter is 63 today.
 

 

During her career, Daniela Romo has sold 18 million records.

Romo is a breast cancer survivor.

 

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Retired Hungarian politician and member of the Hungarian Democratic Forum who served as Prime Minister of Hungary from 1993 to 1994 Peter Boross is 94 today

 

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Former Austrian politician who twice served as chancellor of Austria, initially from 2017 to 2019 and then a second time from 2020 to 2021 Sebastian Kurz is 36 today

 

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Lady Antonia Fraser is 90 today.

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The daughter of Lord Longford and widow of Harold Pinter, she was almost blown up by an IRA bomb, intended for husband Hugh Fraser, but killing a neighbour, Gordon Hamilton Fairley, instead. She's written many biographies as well as the "Jemima shore" detective books.

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1 hour ago, time said:

Lady Antonia Fraser is 90 today.

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The daughter of Lord Longford and widow of Harold Pinter, she was almost blown up by an IRA bomb, intended for husband Hugh Fraser, but killing a neighbour, Gordon Hamilton Fairley, instead. She's written many biographies as well as the "Jemima shore" detective books.

Another unique pick for my DDP theme team who regularly fails to cough up the points

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American  film director  David Fincher  ,who  directed films such as Zodiac (2007) Fight Club (1999),  Alien 3 (1992),  Seven (1995) and  Gone Girl (2014), celebrates his 60th birthday today. :birthday:

 

His films often explore themes of dehumanisation,  alienation and  martyrdom in modern  culture and society. 

He cites Alfred Hitchcock and Martin Scorsese as key influences. 

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Jason Priestley, Canadian actor known for the very famous and iconic television series "Beverly Hills, 90210" and one of the greatest teen idols of the 1990s, is 53 today.

 

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Shania Twain, Canadian singer and songwriter of country and pop songs, one of the best-selling music artists of all time and winner of 5 Grammy Awards, is 57 today.

 

 

During her career, Shania Twain has sold over 100 million records.

Shania Twain was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 2011.

 

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My crush, platonic love and favorite actor Armie Hammer is 36 today :wub::wub::wub:

LOVE YOUUUUUU!!!

 

Armie Hammer...What A Beautiful Man! : r/LadyBoners    The Art of Seduction: Armie Hammer & the Hottest Movie of the Season    Gallery: Armie Hammer & 'Call Me By Your Name'

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Canadian Prime Minister from 2003 to 2006 Paul Martin is 84 today.

 

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British  singer Liam Payne,  former member of hugely successful boyband  One Direction  celebrates his 29th  birthday today.  He has also branched out a little into underwear modelling to the delight of some.:birthday:

 

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Scottish singer Eddi Reader, who used to be the lead singer with  band Fairground Attraction- the voice  behind the  number 1 hit  single Perfect in 1988 , celebrates turning 63 today. :birthday:

 

 

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William Friedkin, American film director, producer and screenwriter remembered for directing "The French Connection", one of the most acclaimed and influential thrillers of all time, and the disturbing horror film "The Exorcist", is 87 today.

Known for a dark, gritty and subversive style, Friedkin won the Best Director Oscar for "The French Connection".

 

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Rebecca De Mornay, American film and television actress mainly known for appearing in films such as "Runaway Train", "Dealers", "The Hand That Rocks The Cradle", "Risky Business", "Backdraft" and many others, is 63 today.

 

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22 hours ago, Gisooo said:

My crush, platonic love and favorite actor Armie Hammer is 36 today :wub::wub::wub:

LOVE YOUUUUUU!!!

 

Armie Hammer...What A Beautiful Man! : r/LadyBoners    The Art of Seduction: Armie Hammer & the Hottest Movie of the Season    Gallery: Armie Hammer & 'Call Me By Your Name'

I wish you'd been a little more daring and posted a screen still from Call me by your name!!

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Charlotte Jordan Evans's career is 15 today. 

 

She debuted in The Bill on 29th August 2007. Her character was minor, and only appeared in the one episode, but she has since portrayed more recognisable characters on television screens such as Daisy Midgeley in Coronation Street.

 

She also had a main role in Nickelodeon Sitcom Summer in Transylvania

 

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Vic Seixas, US tennis player who won 15 Major championships, International Tennis Hall of Famer is 99 today):birthday:

Worth mentioning he's  been on 24/7 care for quite a while according to forum posters

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31 minutes ago, arghton said:

Vic Seixas, US tennis player who won 15 Major championships, International Tennis Hall of Famer is 99 today):birthday:

Worth mentioning he's  been on 24/7 care for quite a while according to forum posters

 

From 2019.

 

Also:

 

 

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Elizabeth Ashley, the exceptional American film, stage and television actress remembered for her roles in films such as "The Carpetbaggers", "Ship of Fools", "The Third Day" and "Coma", is 83 today.

Ashley is primarily a stage actress.

Her first and second husbands were actors James Farentino and George Peppard.

In 1977, Elizabeth Ashley was beaten and raped by three drunken men at an abandoned gas station.

 

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Warren Buffett, the successful American businessman, brilliant investor and one of the richest and most influential philanthropists on the world, is 92 today.

 

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