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Greek acting legend Irene Papas is 96 today.

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A giant of European cinema, she appeared alongside James Cagney in her first significant Hollywood role in Tribute to a Bad Man (1956), before becoming an established star in The Guns of Navarone (1961) & Zorba the Greek (1964).

 

She's been afflicted with Alzheimer's since approximately 2013.

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3 minutes ago, Gooseberry Crumble said:

Not deliberate  just a cock up by me!

I wondered, as its a common error which has even been alluded to in the show.

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Mario Draghi is 75 today

 

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Hugely successful   British Theatre producer  Bill Kenwright  celebrates his 77th birthday today. 

Some of his biggest successes include Blood Brothers,  Joseph and the technicolor dreamcoat and Whistle down the wind.:birthday:

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Mitzi Gaynor, the talented and wonderful American actress, dancer and singer remembered for numerous musical films such as "Anything Goes", "Les Girls", "South Pacific" and "There's No Business Like Show Business", is 91 today.

 

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Edward de Souza, British character actor of Portuguese descent probably recognized for his roles in films such as "The Spy Who Loved Me", "The Thirty Nine Steps", "The Return of the Soldier", "The Golden Compass", and multiple television series, is 90 today.
Edward de Souza is a really fine actor.

 

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Michael Berryman, American character actor known for his scaring performance as Pluto in the horror films "The Hills Have Eyes" (1977) and "The Hills Have Eyes Part II" (1984), is 74 today.
Berryman was born with hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia characterized by the absence of fingernails, hair and sweat glands.

 

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Tom Watson, American professional golfer who won five British Open titles (1975, 1977, 1980, 1982, and 1983), two Masters (1977 and 1981) and the U.S. Open (1982), is 73 today.

 

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Watson dominated the game from the late '70s into the early '80s.

He was named PGA Player of the Year six times.

Tom Watson was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1988.

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Another American golfer has a birthday today. Ray Floyd turns 80 and had a pretty successful career winning The US Open in 1986 and joint 2nd in The Open to Jack Nicklaus in 1978.

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Jan Pol is 80 today

 

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Retired  English footballer   Les Allen celebrates his 85th birthday today. 

He has played for Chelsea,  Tottenham Hotspur and Queens Park rangers. :birthday:

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Actress and  Hollywood legend  Raquel Welch celebrates her 82nd birthday today.  She is often regarded as one of the biggest sex symbols  of her generation.:birthday:

 

 

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Australian actor George Lazenby,  the second actor to portray 007 James Bond onscreen,  celebrates his 83rd birthday today. :birthday:

 

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Carol Lawrence, American film, stage and television actress best known for portraying Maria on Broadway in the original production of the musical "West Side Story" in 1957, is 90 today.

 

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Bob Newhart, American actor and stand-up comedian remembered for two long-running hit sitcoms, "The Bob Newhart Show" and "Newhart", is 93 today.

 

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Michael Keaton is 71 today

 

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Werner Herzog 80 today. The great man is still very active recently publishing his debut novel about the Japanese soldier who stayed on in the jungle for 29 years believing that WWII was still ongoing. 

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British singer  Max George,  lead singer of boyband The Wanted,celebrates turning 34 today. :birthday:

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Retired British professional tennis player Tim Henman celebrates his 48th birthday today. 

He was the first British man to reach the mens singles semi final since Roger Taylor in the 1970s. :birthday:

 

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Jane Curtin, American film and television actress well known for her performances in the hit television series "Kate & Allie" and "3rd Rock from the Sun", is 75 today.

Curtin is one of the original cast members on Saturday Night Live in the '70s.

 

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Nina Persson, Swedish singer and songwriter widely known for being the lyricist and lead vocalist of the indie Pop-Rock band The Cardigans, is 48 today.
 

 

The group has sold more than 10 million copies of their albums worldwide.

Persson released her debut solo studio album Animal Heart in 2014.

 

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Roger Law, half of the Luck & Flaw team behind Spitting Image, is 81 today.

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Susan Blakely, American film and television actress, who was born in Germany, where her father was stationed with the US Army, and remembered for her role in the television series "Rich Man, Poor Man", is 74 today.

 

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Michael Feinstein, the notable American arranger, composer, entrepreneur, musical archivist, pianist and singer who worked for the famous lyricist Ira Gershwin for seven years, is 66 today.
 

 

He is an anthropologist and revivalist for the repertoire known as the Great American Songbook.

Feinstein is a multi-platinum-selling recording artist.

 

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Jazz legend Walter Theodore "Sonny" Rollins is 92 today! :birthday:

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Perennial forum "He's still alive?" name, he's suffered from pulmonary fibrosis for around eight or nine years now (average life expectancy around 3-5 years from diagnosis) and he's also the oldest former heroin addict I know of. Name I'd like to see on the DL if he sticks around for a while

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George Armstrong, who played Alan Humphries in Grange Hill, is 60 today. This is not a recent photo, ha! Gawd, I feel old...

 

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