Celebrity Birthdays Today.

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Jonathan Winters - Comedian, Actor - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/jonathan-winters-9542640)

One of my favorite comedians from the 1960s and 1970s.

I really enjoyed his humor!

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Grace Kelly - Princess, Actress, Film Actress, Film Actor/Film Actress - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/grace-kelly-9362226)

The lead actress from my favorite Alfred Hitchcock movie Rear Window.

I might have seen this fine movie again here in the Villages on a big screen when they had their Alfred Hitchcock Festival at the Old Mill Playhouse. Probably around 2008 or 2009. I was still going to Palm Harbor, FL on occasion so I had to miss some of these.

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Whoopi Goldberg Biography - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/whoopi-goldberg-9314384)

Enjoyed her work in a lot of movies like the Sister Act ones and Ghost.

Whoopi Goldberg - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whoopi_Goldberg)

Whoopi Goldberg - Rotten Tomatoes (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/whoopi_goldberg/)

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The Death of M*A*S*H's Col. Henry Blake (https://www.snopes.com/radiotv/tv/mash.asp)


He died on February 25, 1996 in reality but I still recall when they had his character die on M.A.S.H. more vividly.

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Grace Kelly - Princess, Actress, Film Actress, Film Actor/Film Actress - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/grace-kelly-9362226)

The lead actress from my favorite Alfred Hitchcock movie Rear Window.

I might have seen this fine movie again here in the Villages on a big screen when they had their Alfred Hitchcock Festival at the Old Mill Playhouse. Probably around 2008 or 2009. I was still going to Palm Harbor, FL on occasion so I had to miss some of these.

I remember driving the winding road where she was driving her Rover when she suffered a stroke and her car went over the edge.

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I remember driving the winding road where she was driving her Rover when she suffered a stroke and her car went over the edge.

The scenery must have been beautiful if not the memories associated with them.

[manaboutown]

The scenery must have been beautiful if not the memories associated with them.

It is incredible. I was driving and my girlfriend was navigating but there are turnouts there probably for slower vehicles such as trucks and buses to pull over and let a string of cars by. We stopped and looked from those.

The Amalfie Coast is even more incredible but way beyond me being able to drive and look at the same time.

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Tiberius - Military Leader, Emperor - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/tiberius-9507276)

I have an interest in Roman history and this one is one of the few Roman Emperors mentioned in The Bible.

7 Bible verses about Roman Emperors (https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/topics/Roman-Emperors)

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"The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" - Gordon Lightfoot (HD w/ Lyrics) - YouTube (https://youtu.be/9vST6hVRj2A)

My Villages' neighbors went to see him in St. Augustine. Said he was not really worth going to see. I would have loved to have seen him in concert in his prime.

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Meg Ryan - Rotten Tomatoes (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/meg_ryan/)

She is one of my favorite romantic/comedy actresses.

When Harry Met Sally was quite fun. When Harry Met Sally (1989) - Rotten Tomatoes (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/when_harry_met_sally)

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Bo Derek - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo_Derek)

There is a Bo Derelict in my Village. It is a little dog named Bo or Beau whose owner with a sense of humor added a name. Kind of to his wive's ill humor as she does not seem to share the same humor when I might Beau Derelict with the dog owner who is the wife of the dog nick namer.

Bo Derek. I probably had that poster of her with her corn rows on a beach with a skimpy bathing suit on my bedroom wall in the late 1970s. 10 (1979) - Rotten Tomatoes (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10/)

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Ken Griffey, Jr. - Famous Baseball Players - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/ken-griffey-jr-40809)

This one goes out as birthday wishes to a famous baseball player and acknowledges the baseball fans here in the Villages and on Talk of the Villages. I listened to some of these often at our Villages' dog parks talk about this game.

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Scarlett Johansson Biography - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/scarlett-johansson-13671719)

One of my favorite actresses on the 2000s and 2010s. :BigApplause::thumbup:

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Billy the Kid - Criminal - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/billy-the-kid-278971)

A very interesting historical figure from the Old West. Part villain to many/part hero to some.

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Dale Carnegie - Author - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/dale-carnegie-9238769)

I did read his book but must not have taken it in.:laugh:

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Joe DiMaggio - Famous Baseball Players - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/joe-dimaggio-9274899)

I hope this does not give people an earwig.

Also birthday of Christina Applegate Biography - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/christina-applegate-9542531) among many others.

Simon & Garfunkel - Mrs. Robinson (Audio) - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9C1BCAgu2I8)

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Tina Turner Biography - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/tina-turner-9512276)

Still enjoy here music but have not seen her in a movie in a while. Tina Turner - Rotten Tomatoes (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/tina_turner/)

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Good in many movies. Ed Harris - Rotten Tomatoes (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/ed_harris/)

Ed Harris - Film Actor, Actor - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/ed-harris-9542135)

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C.S. Lewis Biography - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/cs-lewis-9380969)

He seemed to be sending a strong Christian message with these Narnia books.

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Mark Twain - Writer - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/mark-twain-9512564)

Quite a funny writer. Lived in Virginia City, Nevada for a while.

Links to all his works.

Books by Twain, Mark (sorted by popularity) - Project Gutenberg (http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/53)

The Entire Project Gutenberg Works of Mark Twain by Mark Twain - Free Ebook (http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3200)

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Lee Trevino - Golfer - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/lee-trevino-9510248)

I wonder if he played or plays golf here in the Villages?

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Lucy Liu - Rotten Tomatoes (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/lucy_liu/)

She has been quite good in a lot of stuff-- TV shows and movies.

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Katarina Witt - Ice Skater, Athlete - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/katarina-witt-9535264)

She won gold at different Winter Olympics.

Katarina Witt - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katarina_Witt)

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Pappy Boyington - Military Leader, Journalist - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/pappy-boyington-9222735)

Played by various actors in TV shows and the movies.

Pappy Boyington - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pappy_Boyington)

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Walt Disney Biography - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/walt-disney-9275533)


Loved Tom Hanks playing him.

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Dave Brubeck - Pianist, Songwriter - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/dave-brubeck-9229079)

I like some jazz now and again. Dave Brubeck - Take Five ( Original Video) - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHdU5sHigYQ)

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Larry Bird - Famous Basketball Players, Coach - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/larry-bird-9213087)

Boston Celtics number #33. Larry Bird - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Bird)

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Teri Hatcher - Actress - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/teri-hatcher-222481)

Bond girl and desperate housewife among other roles.

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Kirk Douglas' 10 Most Memorable Movies for His 101st Birthday (Photos) (https://www.thewrap.com/kirk-douglas-10-most-memorable-best-movies-101st-birthday/)

Happy Birthday, Mr. Douglas.

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Michael Clarke Duncan - Actor, Film Actor - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/michael-clarke-duncan-9542283)

Really enjoyed watching him in the movies I was lucky enough to see him in.

Michael Clarke Duncan - Rotten Tomatoes (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/michael_clarke_duncan/)

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Brenda Lee - Singer - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/brenda-lee-15177442)

One of her better known songs. Brenda Lee - I'm Sorry - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-TkjEdB1kE)

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Frank Sinatra - Singer, Film Actor, Actor - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/frank-sinatra-9484810)

Like a lot of his music and he was great as an actor in From Here to Eternity.

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Dick Van Dyke - Film Actor, Writer, Television Actor, Comedian - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/dick-van-dyke-9515591)

Saw him as the lead in the play The Music Man in Reno, Nevada in the early 1980s or thereabouts. With a very young Christian Slater. The Music Man - 1980 NY Cast - Dick Van Dyke - Marian - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29XZCBAX0Qs)

Dick Van Dyke is Broadway's high-stepping 'Music Man'; The Music Man, Musical comedy with book, music, and lyrics by Meredith Willson. Directed and... - CSMonitor.com (https://www.csmonitor.com/1980/0609/060900.html)


:BigApplause:

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Jimmy Doolittle - Pilot, General - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/jimmy-doolittle-9277305)

Jimmy Doolittle. Had a lot to do with creating the United States Air Force as it exists today.

Jimmy Doolittle - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Doolittle)

History of aviation - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_aviation)

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Michelle Dockery - Actress - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/michelle-dockery-21138191)

We talked about her quite a lot in various places here in the Villages or near them because of her role in Downton Abbey.

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Philip K. Dick - Author - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/philip-k-dick-9274047)

Philip K. Dick. Had the ideas showing up in a few sci-fi favorite movies of mine.

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Bill Pullman - Playwright, Producer, Actor - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/bill-pullman-21415789)

He was good in While You Were Sleeping and other movies.

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Steven Spielberg - Producer, Director, Screenwriter - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/steven-spielberg-9490621)

One of my favorite movie directors. Happy Birthday from Talk of the Villages.

Steven Spielberg - Rotten Tomatoes (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/steven_spielberg/)

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Jennifer Beals - Actress - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/jennifer-beals-20939163)

Really liked her movie Flashdance even though the dancing was by someone else.

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Irene Dunne - Film Actress, Actress, Film Actor/Film Actress, Television Actress, Theater Actress - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/irene-dunne-38885)

Irene Dunne. Actress from these movies. Irene Dunne - Rotten Tomatoes (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/irene_dunne/)

I really liked this one. A Guy Named Joe (1944) - Rotten Tomatoes (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/guy_named_joe)

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Ray Romano - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Romano)

A funny comedian and I know some of the Everybody Loves Raymond episodes well.

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Connie Mack - Famous Baseball Players - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/connie-mack-9392618)

Anyone still have his baseball card?

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Ryan Seacrest - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Seacrest)

I hope he can make American Idol worth watching again.

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Strange birthday for the host of The Twilight Zone. Rod Serling - Anti-War Activist, Television Personality, Screenwriter, Author - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/rod-serling-9479196)

Also Happy Birthday to Humphrey Bogart. Humphrey Bogart - Film Actor, Actor - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/humphrey-bogart-9217486)

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Strange birthday for the host of The Twilight Zone. Rod Serling - Anti-War Activist, Television Personality, Screenwriter, Author - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/rod-serling-9479196)

Also Happy Birthday to Humphrey Bogart. Humphrey Bogart - Film Actor, Actor - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/humphrey-bogart-9217486)

Two amazing men who died before their time from the effects of heavy cigarette smoking.

One of my grandfathers was born on Christmas Day.

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Two amazing men who died before their time from the effects of heavy cigarette smoking.

One of my grandfathers was born on Christmas Day.

That is a very interesting birthday to have.

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Kit Harington - Television Actor - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/kit-harington-100215)

He plays various other roles as well but I first off associate him with Jon Snow.

Kit Harington - Rotten Tomatoes (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/kit_harington/)

He looks like he is a blue blood in England but a bit tainted one through his ancestor, Robert Catesby, who helped plan the Gunpowder Plot. Gunpowder - Rotten Tomatoes (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/gunpowder)

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Sydney Greenstreet - Actor, Film Actor - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/sydney-greenstreet-20702429)

The great villain from The Maltese Falcon has his birthday today. Not far from that of Humphrey Bogart or of Elisha Cook. Jr. Elisha Cook, Jr was the goon from The Maltese Falcon. The Maltese Falcon (1941) - Rotten Tomatoes (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1013139_maltese_falcon?)

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Stan Lee - Author, Television Producer, Producer, Editor, Publisher - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/stan-lee-21101093)

Sure like many of his Marvel movies of late. :bigbow:

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Ted Danson - Rotten Tomatoes (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/ted_danson/)

Really liked his characters in Cheers and Becker.

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Tiger Woods - Golfer - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/tiger-woods-9536492)

He has been a main topic of conversation here in Florida since 1997.

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Tiger Woods - Golfer - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/tiger-woods-9536492)

He has been a main topic of conversation here in Florida since 1997.



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Anthony Hopkins - Actor, Film Actor - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/anthony-hopkins-9343556)

Still scares me as Hannibal Lecter.

Anthony Hopkins - Rotten Tomatoes (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/anthony_hopkins/)

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E.M. Forster - Writer - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/em-forster-9299104)

Author of A Passage to India and other books.

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https://www.biography.com/people/jack-hanna-241514

Been seeing him show various animals on TV for decades.

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Eli Manning - Football Player, Athlete - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/eli-manning-20734877)

Happy Birthday, Mr. Manning.

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Don Shula - Coach - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/don-shula-37114)

Coach of the Miami Dolphins who won two Super Bowls while he was in that role.

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Don Shula - Coach - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/don-shula-37114)

Coach of the Miami Dolphins who won two Super Bowls while he was in that role.

While he was coaching I was a BIG Dolphins fan!

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While he was coaching I was a BIG Dolphins fan!

He sure brought them many victories.

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Robert Duvall - Film Actor, Actor - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/robert-duvall-9282713)


He has been is some great movies.

Robert Duvall - Rotten Tomatoes (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/robert_duvall/)

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Nancy Lopez - Golfer, Athlete - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/nancy-lopez-9385972)

Nancy Lopez a golfer with a very special relationship with the Villages, Happy Birthday! :bigbow:

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St Bernadette of Lourdes - Saint - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/st-bernadette-of-lourdes-9209641)

These saints are very interesting especially to someone trying to be as scientific as possible in real life. Bernadette Soubirous - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernadette_Soubirous)

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Elvis' birthday celebration draws fans despite rainy conditions (http://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/2018/01/08/fans-gather-graceland-celebrate-elvis-presleys-birthday/1013320001/)

He had hits in many areas. Home - Elvis Presley Official Web Site (http://www.elvis.com/)

Elvis Presley Biography - Elvis Presley Life Story - Official Elvis Biography (https://www.graceland.com/elvis/biography.aspx)

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Bob Denver - Television Actor, Actor - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/bob-denver-485556)

Ginger or Mary Ann?

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Official Website | Benatar Giraldo (http://www.benatargiraldo.com/)

Happy Birthday. Been listening to her music since the 1970s.

Pat Benatar - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Benatar)

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Naomi Judd - Singer - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/naomi-judd-16450335)

Happy Birthday to Naomi Judd. The Judds - Mama He's Crazy [original Lp version] - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ya_zKb6Qu_o)

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Jack London - Author, Journalist - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/jack-london-9385499)

I have read many of his writings.

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Happy Birthday Rush!

Rush Limbaugh - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rush_Limbaugh)

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Robert Stack - Television Personality, Actor, Television Actor, Film Actor - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/robert-stack-248619)

The guy from the series The Untouchables-- Happy Birthday.

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Faye Dunaway - Theater Actress, Television Actress, Actress, Film Actress, Film Actor/Film Actress - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/faye-dunaway-9280987)

Always associate her with Bonnie from the movie Bonnie and Clyde.

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Drew Brees - Athlete, Football Player - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/drew-brees-20950559)

Happy Birthday. Quite a game last night in Minneapolis. :cold:

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Dian Fossey - Zoologist, Scientist, Scientist - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/dian-fossey-9299545)

She did some great work with gorillas. :BigApplause:

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Betty White - Comedian, Actress, Animal Rights Activist, Activist, Television Actress - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/betty-white-9542614)

She was in the Mary Tyler Moore show among many other things and still working.

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Betty White is amazing!

One of my favorite historical figures is Benjamin Franklin. Benjamin Franklin - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin)

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Happy birthday Michelle Obama.

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Betty White is amazing!

One of my favorite historical figures is Benjamin Franklin. Benjamin Franklin - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin)

Read a number of books on Benjamin Franklin. Many of his ideas were way ahead of his time. And that better smelling farts law or whatever it was is still hilarious. Fart Proudly: Ben Franklin Loved Farting So Much He Wrote An Essay About It (http://all-that-is-interesting.com/ben-franklin-fart-proudly)

It was a proposal for studies before I expect laws?? Tongue in cheek though.

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Read a number of books on Benjamin Franklin. Many of his ideas were way ahead of his time. And that better smelling farts law or whatever it was is still hilarious. Fart Proudly: Ben Franklin Loved Farting So Much He Wrote An Essay About It (http://all-that-is-interesting.com/ben-franklin-fart-proudly)

It was a proposal for studies before I expect laws?? Tongue in cheek though.

Mark Twain in "1601" addressed the fragrant subject so fairly treated by Franklin. 1601 (Mark Twain - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1601_(Mark_Twain))

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Mark Twain in "1601" addressed the fragrant subject so fairly treated by Franklin. 1601 (Mark Twain - Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1601_(Mark_Twain))

1601 is available through Project Gutenberg. 1601: Conversation as it was by the Social Fireside in the Time of the Tudors - Free Ebook (https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3190/3190-h/3190-h.htm)

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A.A. Milne - Writer - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/aa-milne-9409137)

There is a movie coming out soon on DVD/Blu-Ray about how and why he created Winnie-the-Pooh.

Goodbye Christopher Robin (2017) - Rotten Tomatoes (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/goodbye_christopher_robin/)

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Danny Kaye Danny Kaye - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Kaye) and Daniel Webster Daniel Webster - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Webster).

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A.A. Milne - Writer - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/aa-milne-9409137)

There is a movie coming out soon on DVD/Blu-Ray about how and why he created Winnie-the-Pooh.

Goodbye Christopher Robin (2017) - Rotten Tomatoes (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/goodbye_christopher_robin/)

That should be an interesting movie.

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1601 is available through Project Gutenberg. 1601: Conversation as it was by the Social Fireside in the Time of the Tudors - Free Ebook (https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3190/3190-h/3190-h.htm)That is an excellent "Project," they even have their OWN website with 56,000 free ebooks.

A wonderful thing indeed.
Gutenberg (http://www.gutenberg.org/)

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Danny Kaye Danny Kaye - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Kaye) and Daniel Webster Daniel Webster - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Webster).

Two cool dudes.

Also the birthday today 1/18/2018 of this very good actor. Mark Rylance Biography - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/mark-rylance) Mark Rylance - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Rylance)

1/18/2018. Interesting date. Not as fun as 08/18/2018 will be.

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Janis Joplin - Singer - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/janis-joplin-9357941)

Janis Joplin. What a talent!

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Happy Birthday Robert E. Lee! Robert E. Lee - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_E._Lee)

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Happy Birthday Robert E. Lee! Robert E. Lee - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_E._Lee)

My boss at Information Access Company (IAC) was named Robert Lee. He passed around 1988 or so. Learned from letters I got from one of the women that worked there. We did tease him a little bit about that name. Ask him how's Traveller doing and the like. Another one of these bosses had graduated from the U of MN Law School. Think he did not believe I would get through there but with the help of three of the Student Body Presidents there, I did. The IAC people did seemed surprised to see me in Reno, Nevada at the Law Library convention as the cataloger of all the computer files on there. And they seemed to be around in subsequent conventions of law librarians in Minneapolis (1990), New Orleans (1991) and San Francisco (1992). I attended all of these.

Robert Lee was one of my better bosses. I do not believe his parents stuck him with a middle name that started with E and if memory serves me right he was from Connecticut.

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My boss at Information Access Company (IAC) was named Robert Lee. He passed around 1988 or so. Learned from letters I got from one of the women that worked there. We did tease him a little bit about that name. Ask him how's Traveller doing and the like. Another one of these bosses had graduated from the U of MN Law School. Think he did not believe I would get through there but with the help of three of the Student Body Presidents there, I did. The IAC people did seemed surprised to see me in Reno, Nevada at the Law Library convention as the cataloger of all the computer files on there. And they seemed to be around in subsequent conventions of law librarians in Minneapolis (1990), New Orleans (1991) and San Francisco (1992). I attended all of these.

Robert Lee was one of my better bosses. I do not believe his parents stuck him with a middle name that started with E and if memory serves me right he was from Connecticut.

What a great history! Thank you!

One of my lifelong best friends, a pharmacist in New Mexico, had the last name of Lee and he resembled Robert E. Lee a good bit. However his ancestry was Guatemalan so I doubt there was any relationship. lol

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There are about 12,000 Robert Lee's in The USA. Many more than that worldwide.

What It's Like to Share a Name With Robert E. Lee - The Atlantic (https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/08/there-are-11518-robert-lees-in-america/537726/)

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What a great history! Thank you!

One of my lifelong best friends, a pharmacist in New Mexico, had the last name of Lee and he resembled Robert E. Lee a good bit. However his ancestry was Guatemalan so I doubt there was any relationship. lol

The Information Access Company Robert Lee did not look like Robert E. Lee. One of the marketing people for Legal Resources Index and other IAC Products was the spitting image of a woman I graduated from law school with in 1989. One of my fellow U of MN Law Library colleagues and also a U of MN Class of 1989 Grad mistook the IAC woman for the U of MN Law Grad asking her what she was doing at the San Francisco Law Library convention in 1992. I happened to be within a few feet of these two women when this occurred. The U of MN Law Grad had moved to San Francisco around late 1992 or 1993 and is now one of the best ranked immigration attorneys in San Francisco with her own law firm with her name first in the list of partners. Kind of weird to run into dopplegangers like this. The IAC woman sometimes would be donating blood when the blood mobile came to that publishing house complex where Information Access Company was in the 1980s in Belmont, CA. LegalTrac, Legal Resources Index and Current Law Index (https://www.aallnet.org/mm/Publications/products/pub-legal-index)

The U of MN Law Grad was also one of the other Student Directors of Legal Assistance to Minnesota Prisoners along with me. That is the doppleganger member not the Law Librarian. I did Minnesota Correctional Facility--Stillwater along with another Student Co-Director and the look-a-like did one of the smaller Minnesota prisons.

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Happy Birthday Dolly Parton! Born 1/19/1946 so she just made it into Baby Boomer status! Dolly Parton - Wikipedia (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolly_Parton)

[Wiotte]

Happy Birthday Dolly Parton! Born 1/19/1946 so she just made it into Baby Boomer status! Dolly Parton - Wikipedia (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolly_Parton)



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NOTHING to argue about.
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The Information Access Company Robert Lee did not look like Robert E. Lee. One of the marketing people for Legal Resources Index and other IAC Products was the spitting image of a woman I graduated from law school with in 1989. One of my fellow U of MN Law Library colleagues and also a U of MN Class of 1989 Grad mistook the IAC woman for the U of MN Law Grad asking her what she was doing at the San Francisco Law Library convention in 1992. I happened to be within a few feet of these two women when this occurred. The U of MN Law Grad had moved to San Francisco around late 1992 or 1993 and is now one of the best ranked immigration attorneys in San Francisco with her own law firm with her name first in the list of partners. Kind of weird to run into dopplegangers like this. The IAC woman sometimes would be donating blood when the blood mobile came to that publishing house complex where Information Access Company was in the 1980s in Belmont, CA. LegalTrac, Legal Resources Index and Current Law Index (https://www.aallnet.org/mm/Publications/products/pub-legal-index)

The U of MN Law Grad was also one of the other Student Directors of Legal Assistance to Minnesota Prisoners along with me. That is the doppleganger member not the Law Librarian. I did Minnesota Correctional Facility--Stillwater along with another Student Co-Director and the look-a-like did one of the smaller Minnesota prisons.What a great history! Thank you!

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Buzz Aldrin - Astronaut - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/buzz-aldrin-9179894)

My Information Access Company boss loved space exploration. This was Robert Lee. Can remember him crying at his desk over the Challenger going down and then we had to index various newspaper articles for stories about that tragedy for their product the National Newspaper Index. Challenger Disaster Live on CNN - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4JOjcDFtBE)

https://www.nypl.org/collections/articles-databases/national-newspaper-index-1977-present

And later articles in the Magazine Index.

History of Information Access Company – FundingUniverse (http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/information-access-company-history/)

For a very current event like the Challenger disaster they would have to meet up and come up with terms to use to index all the magazine and newspaper articles on that topic hoping that also got the terms the Library of Congress would eventually assign for books on that event.

My fellow U of MN Law School grad-- another boss but higher up the command chain of IAC-- would have been involved in getting the right terms to use.

You would have found Information Access Company's products in almost every public library of any good size in the United States. As well as libraries in colleges and universities.

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Happy Birthday Jack Nicklaus! Jack Nicklaus - Wikipedia (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Nicklaus)

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Geena Davis - Film Actress, Television Actress, Activist, Film Actor/Film Actress, Actress - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/geena-davis-9267839)

I have not seen her in many movies of late. Guess she is busy doing TV. :wave:

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Guy Fieri - Television Personality, Chef - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/guy-fieri-20688753)

Happy Birthday Guy Fieri.

I wonder if he comes to the Villages?

[Allegiance]

Buzz Aldrin - Astronaut - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/buzz-aldrin-9179894)

My Information Access Company boss loved space exploration. This was Robert Lee. Can remember him crying at his desk over the Challenger going down and then we had to index various newspaper articles for stories about that tragedy for their product the National Newspaper Index. Challenger Disaster Live on CNN - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4JOjcDFtBE)

https://www.nypl.org/collections/articles-databases/national-newspaper-index-1977-present

And later articles in the Magazine Index.

History of Information Access Company – FundingUniverse (http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/information-access-company-history/)

For a very current event like the Challenger disaster they would have to meet up and come up with terms to use to index all the magazine and newspaper articles on that topic hoping that also got the terms the Library of Congress would eventually assign for books on that event.

My fellow U of MN Law School grad-- another boss but higher up the command chain of IAC-- would have been involved in getting the right terms to use.

You would have found Information Access Company's products in almost every public library of any good size in the United States. As well as libraries in colleges and universities.I never thought of Robert Lee in the library sense. Very thought provoking.

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Heath Ledger - Film Actor, Actor - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/heath-ledger-266035)

Lost Heath Ledger ten years ago today. R.I.P.

The Joker (Heath Ledger | Batman Wiki | FANDOM powered by Wikia) (http://batman.wikia.com/wiki/The_Joker_(Heath_Ledger))

He seemed to lose himself as the villain The Joker in the movie The Dark Knight.

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Happy Birthday Bill Bixby, Bill Bixby - Wikipedia (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Bixby)

I loved him in both My Favorite Martian and The Incredible Hulk.

[Allegiance]

Happy Birthday Bill Bixby, Bill Bixby - Wikipedia (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Bixby)

I loved him in both My Favorite Martian and The Incredible Hulk.What a short life with so much tragedy.

"Bixby's first marriage was to actress*Brenda Benet.[23]*They were married in 1971 and she gave birth to their son Christopher in 1974. In 1981, Christopher died suddenly of a rare throat infection. Bixby and Benet divorced shortly afterwards, and Benet committed suicide the following year.[24]*In 1989, he met Laura Michaels, who had worked on the set of one of his*Hulk*movies. The couple married a year later in Hawaii. In early 1991, Bixby was diagnosed with*prostate cancer*and underwent treatment.[25]*He was divorced in the same year. In late 1992, friends introduced him to the artist Judith Kliban, widow of*B. Kliban, a cartoonist who had died of a pulmonary embolism. Bixby married Judith in late 1993, just six weeks before he collapsed on the set of*Blossom."

[manaboutown]

That is indeed a tragic story.

[Taltarzac725]

Mariska Hargitay - Children's Activist, Television Actress - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/mariska-hargitay)



She has been on Law and Order: Sexual Victims Unit a very long time. It is probably a record of some kind.

[Taltarzac725]

Neil Diamond - Singer, Songwriter - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/neil-diamond-9273707)


He announced his retirement from touring yesterday.

[manaboutown]

Neil Diamond - Singer, Songwriter - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/neil-diamond-9273707)


He announced his retirement from touring yesterday.

Yes, he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. Sad. He is a wonderful singer and entertainer.

[Wiotte]

Mariska Hargitay - Children's Activist, Television Actress - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/mariska-hargitay)



She has been on Law and Order: Sexual Victims Unit a very long time. It is probably a record of some kind.



She’s the hottest female cop on TV, IMHO.


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She’s the hottest female cop on TV, IMHO.


Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkShe kinda has that M.A. look.


Gallery: The 50 Hottest Female Cops On TV Shows | Complex (http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2012/08/gallery-the-50-hottest-female-cops-on-tv-shows)

[Wiotte]

She kinda has that M.A. look.


Gallery: The 50 Hottest Female Cops On TV Shows | Complex (http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2012/08/gallery-the-50-hottest-female-cops-on-tv-shows)



Yeah, bedroom eyes.


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Steve Prefontaine - Athlete, Track and Field Athlete - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/steve-prefontaine-224908)

Most runners probably have heard of Steve Prefontaine.

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Paul Newman Biography - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/paul-newman-9422564)

He was in some very fun movies and his popcorn was good too.

[Taltarzac725]

Wolfgang Mozart - Composer, Pianist - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/wolfgang-mozart-9417115)

Going back a ways for this one.

[manaboutown]

Wolfgang Mozart - Composer, Pianist - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/wolfgang-mozart-9417115)

Going back a ways for this one.

I have been to the Salzburg house he was born in as a tourist. It is open. What a remarkable genius he was!

[Taltarzac725]

Alan Alda - Television Actor, Actor - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/alan-alda-9179566)

He has played a pretty convincing villain in some movies and/or TV shows too. Alan Alda - Rotten Tomatoes (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/alan_alda/)

[manaboutown]

Alan Alda - Television Actor, Actor - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/alan-alda-9179566)

He has played a pretty convincing villain in some movies and/or TV shows too. Alan Alda - Rotten Tomatoes (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/alan_alda/)

I truly enjoyed him in MASH.

[manaboutown]

Paul Newman Biography - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/paul-newman-9422564)

He was in some very fun movies and his popcorn was good too.

I almost ran him over back in the 1970’s at LAX. I was carrying two very heavy bags one way on the jetway. He was coming the other way. We saw each other just in time where it turned. No collision, but close!

[Taltarzac725]

W C Fields - Actor, Film Actor, Comedian - Biography.com (https://www.biography.com/people/w-c-fields-9294706)

W.C. Fields, Happy Birthday. The Wonderful Wit of W.C. Fields - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tflkVVJL-PA)

[manaboutown]

Happy birthday Tom Selleck! Tom Selleck - Wikipedia (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Selleck)

[Taltarzac725]

Happy birthday Tom Selleck! Tom Selleck - Wikipedia (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Selleck)

Loved him in Quigley Down Under. Quigley Down Under (1990) - Rotten Tomatoes (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/quigley_down_under/)

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Gene Hackman - Actor, Writer - Biography (https://www.biography.com/people/gene-hackman-9324559)

Looks like he struggled with his early acting career.

[manaboutown]

He has a home in Santa Fe. I think he still owns it. Gene Hackman’s Rustic Santa Fe Home | Architectural Digest (https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/gene-hackman-santa-fe-home)

[Allegiance]

Happy Birthday Sam

Great Naval Officer and Librarian

Samuel Pierre l'Honore Naber - Wikipedia (https://nl.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Pierre_l%27Honor%C3%A9_Naber)

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He has a home in Santa Fe. I think he still owns it. Gene Hackman’s Rustic Santa Fe Home | Architectural Digest (https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/gene-hackman-santa-fe-home)

He was great in The Unforgiven.

And I really enjoyed him in Narrow Margin.

Narrow Margin (1990) - Rotten Tomatoes (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1030146_narrow_margin?)

Gene Hackman - Rotten Tomatoes (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/gene_hackman)

[manaboutown]

He was great in The Unforgiven.

And I really enjoyed him in Narrow Margin.

Narrow Margin (1990) - Rotten Tomatoes (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1030146_narrow_margin?)

Gene Hackman - Rotten Tomatoes (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/gene_hackman)

He is truly a friendly unassuming guy. He says hello to people he encounters while walking around town.

He was a U S Marine 1947-1951. My favorite movie of his is “The French Connection”.

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He is truly a friendly unassuming guy. He says hello to people he encounters while walking around town.

He was a U S Marine 1947-1951. My favorite movie of his is “The French Connection”.

Gene Hackman does sound like a decent kind of guy. Search Twitter - gene hackman (https://twitter.com/search?q=gene+hackman&ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Ese arch)

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So how did Hoosiers come to be Hoosiers? Heard Hackman in an interview once. Said he was told the slogan came from people saying "Who's yours?" to neighbors regarding families headed West who would be staying on Indiana properties for a night or two.....

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So how did Hoosiers come to be Hoosiers? Heard Hackman in an interview once. Said he was told the slogan came from people saying "Who's yours?" to neighbors regarding families headed West who would be staying on Indiana properties for a night or two.....

Hoosier - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoosier)

This gives various explanations.

[Taltarzac725]

Jackie Robinson - Famous Baseball Players - Biography (https://www.biography.com/people/jackie-robinson-9460813)


Really liked the movie about him. 42 (2013) - Rotten Tomatoes (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/42_2013/)

[Taltarzac725]

Clark Gable - Film Actor, Actor - Biography (https://www.biography.com/people/clark-gable-9304376)

Clark Gable. Said one of the most well known quotes from the movies. Frankly My Dear, I Don't Give a Damn - Gone with the Wind (6/6) Movie CLIP (1939) HD - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQ5ICXMC4xY)

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Ronda Rousey - Athlete, Martial Arts Expert - Biography (https://www.biography.com/people/ronda-rousey-21319725)

Also Ronda Rousey's BD today. She has small parts in a lot of movies and/or TV shows of late. Ronda Rousey - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronda_Rousey)

[Wiotte]

Ronda Rousey - Athlete, Martial Arts Expert - Biography (https://www.biography.com/people/ronda-rousey-21319725)

Also Ronda Rousey's BD today. She has small parts in a lot of movies and/or TV shows of late. Ronda Rousey - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronda_Rousey)



She can kick my butt anytime she wants !
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Farrah Fawcett - Actress, Classic Pin-Ups - Biography (https://www.biography.com/people/farrah-fawcett-9542358)

One of the Charlie's Angels.

[Taltarzac725]

Nathan Lane - Actor - Biography (https://www.biography.com/people/nathan-lane-9542438)

Like him a lot in many movies and plays. :bowdown:

[Taltarzac725]

Clint Black - Music Producer, Songwriter, Singer - Biography (https://www.biography.com/people/clint-black-9542115)

Been listening to a lot of country music of late. One of these is Clint Black. :clap2:

[Taltarzac725]

Hank Aaron - Civil Rights Activist, Famous Baseball Players - Biography (https://www.biography.com/people/hank-aaron-9173497)

Hank Aaron. Happy Birthday. :clap2:

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Babe Ruth - Famous Baseball Players - Biography (https://www.biography.com/people/babe-ruth-9468009)

Babe Ruth! Happy Birthday. :spoken:

[Wiotte]

Babe Ruth - Famous Baseball Players - Biography (https://www.biography.com/people/babe-ruth-9468009)



Babe Ruth! Happy Birthday. :spoken:



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Baby Ruth - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_Ruth)

Weird history of the origin of the name "Baby Ruth" for the candy.

[Wiotte]

Babe Ruth - Famous Baseball Players - Biography (https://www.biography.com/people/babe-ruth-9468009)



Babe Ruth! Happy Birthday. :spoken:



He was one of many hero’s of mine as a child.


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Babe Ruth - Famous Baseball Players - Biography (https://www.biography.com/people/babe-ruth-9468009)

Babe Ruth! Happy Birthday. :spoken:

Happy birthday, Babe!

[Taltarzac725]

Garth Brooks - Songwriter, Singer, Guitarist - Biography (https://www.biography.com/people/garth-brooks-9542125)

One of the country stars I would like to see in concert. Maybe he retired though. Or, retired again?

Garth Brooks - If tomorrow never comes - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9G8gqOEu6M)

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John Grisham - Author - Biography (https://www.biography.com/people/john-grisham)

John Grisham. Happy Birthday. Like many of his books and the movies made out of some of them.

[Taltarzac725]

Tom Hiddleston - Actor - Biography (https://www.biography.com/people/tom-hiddleston-21319493)

Really good in The Night Manager.

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Carole King AND Joe Pesci.

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Carole King AND Joe Pesci.

My female law student supervisor at the U of MN Law Clinic for the Minnesota Correctional Facility-- Stillwater looked a lot like Joe Pesci. Also she was probably my greatest friend there as U of MN Law Student Body President. I still think of her whenever I hear or see Joe Pesci. She did not sound like him. A brilliant and nice woman.

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Mark Spitz - Swimmer, Athlete - Biography (https://www.biography.com/people/mark-spitz-9490898)

Happy Birthday Mark Spitz.

Various records until along came Michael Phelps. Michael Phelps Biography - Biography (https://www.biography.com/people/michael-phelps-345192)

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Damian Lewis - Actor - Biography (https://www.biography.com/people/damian-lewis-20978343)

In addition to Band of Brothers he was the main male character for Homeland for a number of seasons.

[Taltarzac725]

Jack Benny - Film Actor, Actor, Radio Personality, Television Actor - Biography (https://www.biography.com/people/jack-benny-9207709)

Seems kind of appropriate that his birthday is on Valentine's Day.

Jack Benny - Mel Blanc Classic Routine - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9s8U0O0XPE)

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Lillian Disney - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lillian_Disney)

I had not heard much about the wife of Walt Disney.

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Jane Seymour. The medicine woman still looks great.

[Taltarzac725]

Jane Seymour. The medicine woman still looks great.

That she does.

[Taltarzac725]

Elizabeth Olsen - Film Actress, Film Actor/Film Actress, Actress - Biography (https://www.biography.com/people/elizabeth-olsen-20631899)

I can see her winning an Oscar at some point. Elizabeth Olsen - Rotten Tomatoes (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/elizabeth_olsen/)

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Larry the Cable Guy - Television Actor, Comedian, Actor - Biography (https://www.biography.com/people/larry-the-cable-guy-491274)

Really enjoy his humor on occasion.

[Taltarzac725]

John Travolta Biography - Biography (https://www.biography.com/people/john-travolta-9509927)


He lives in Ocala, FL.

[manaboutown]

John Travolta Biography - Biography (https://www.biography.com/people/john-travolta-9509927)


He lives in Ocala, FL.

John is a pilot and owns several planes. His house is a functional airport. John Travolta's House Is A Functional Airport With 2 Runways For His Private Planes - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTScjfUaZDY)

He is also a Scientologist - of the celebrity variety. Read all about Scientology in "Beyond Belief: My Secret Life inside Scientology" by Jenna Miscavige Hill, a niece of the guy running the cult, David Miscavige.

[manaboutown]

Larry the Cable Guy - Television Actor, Comedian, Actor - Biography (https://www.biography.com/people/larry-the-cable-guy-491274)

Really enjoy his humor on occasion.

He is very, very funny!

[Taltarzac725]

Vanna White's BD is today too. Happy Birthday, Vanna White! See Her Very First Wheel of Fortune Appearance (https://parade.com/646267/lindsaylowe/happy-birthday-vanna-white-see-her-very-first-wheel-of-fortune-appearance/)

She comes to the Villages to spin the Lotto wheel on occasion.

Vanna White's first Wheel of Fortune appearance - YouTube (https://youtu.be/TJWUWdRdejo)

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Lee Marvin - Actor, Film Actor - Biography (https://www.biography.com/people/lee-marvin-9542498)

Loved some of his roles in Westerns. :bigbow:

[manaboutown]

Lee Marvin led an amazing life including serving in the Pacific as a US Marine in WWII where he was wounded by machine gun fire. What a man! Lee Marvin - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Marvin)

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Ansel Adams - Environmental Activist, Photographer - Biography (https://www.biography.com/people/ansel-adams-9175697)

Ansel Adams. Love some of his pictures.

[manaboutown]

His work is legendary. He spent a lot of time getting in the right spot for perspective and waiting for just the right light conditions, hauling around very heavy and cumbersome yet delicate early photographic equipment to remote wilderness locations.

[Taltarzac725]

Lee Marvin led an amazing life including serving in the Pacific as a US Marine in WWII where he was wounded by machine gun fire. What a man! Lee Marvin - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Marvin)

I had heard that a long time ago but thanks for the refresher.

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Rihanna is 30. Seems like she has been around for that long!

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Rihanna is 30. Seems like she has been around for that long!

Like some of her work and her acting in Battleship was OK. Battleship (2012) - Rotten Tomatoes (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/battleship/)

Her musical career started when she was 15. Rihanna - Rotten Tomatoes (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/rihanna)

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Alan Rickman - Rotten Tomatoes (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/alan_rickman/)

Really liked how he made the villains in Die Hard, Quigley Down Under and the Harry Potter movies come alive. Professor Severus Snape was a complicated character however.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 (2011) - Rotten Tomatoes (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/harry_potter_and_the_deathly_hallows_part_2_2011)

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Drew Barrymore - Actress, Director, Screenwriter, Film Actress, Film Actor/Film Actress, Model, Producer - Biography (https://www.biography.com/people/drew-barrymore-9542167)

I know a number of people born on February 22. Happy BD to them and Drew Barrymore.

[manaboutown]

Drew Barrymore - Actress, Director, Screenwriter, Film Actress, Film Actor/Film Actress, Model, Producer - Biography (https://www.biography.com/people/drew-barrymore-9542167)

I know a number of people born on February 22. Happy BD to them and Drew Barrymore.

I have met two people who were born on February 29. I understand they age at about a quarter of the rate the rest os us do.

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Dr J, who recently cost Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban 600K after Cubes admitted on Dr J's Podcast that he recently told his team to tank. He was then fined by NBA Commish Adam Silver.
Julius also makes a brief cameo as himself in the Tom Hanks/ Denzel Washington film "Philadelphia." Doc is 68.

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I have met two people who were born on February 29. I understand they age at about a quarter of the rate the rest os us do.

Well according to some. There are a few of them on Talk of the Villages.

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Winslow Homer - Painter - Biography (https://www.biography.com/people/winslow-homer-9342812)

Winslow Homer. Really like some of his paintings. :clap2:

[manaboutown]

Winslow Homer - Painter - Biography (https://www.biography.com/people/winslow-homer-9342812)

Winslow Homer. Really like some of his paintings. :clap2:

I love his artwork, especially his pastoral scenes although most of his works are nautical or otherwise water oriented.

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Jim Backus - Film Actor, Writer, Radio Personality, Television Actor, Actor - Biography (https://www.biography.com/people/jim-backus-273645)

Jim Backus. Happy Birthday. :popcorn:

Jim Backus - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Backus)

[My Post]

The Late George Harrison, also Sean Astin from LOTR and Goonies, never realized his mother was Patty Duke.
And we would be remiss not to mention Carrot Top.

[manaboutown]

Jackie Gleason: Jackie Gleason - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_Gleason)

and Tony Randall: Tony Randall - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Randall)

Happy birthday you funny guys!

Johnny Cash: Johnny Cash - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Cash)

Happy birthday Man in Black!

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Dr. Seuss Biography - Biography (https://www.biography.com/people/dr-seuss-9479638)

I have had these books read to me often. :BigApplause:

[manaboutown]

Dr. Seuss Biography - Biography (https://www.biography.com/people/dr-seuss-9479638)

I have had these books read to me often. :BigApplause:

My children love Dr. Seuss as do I. Unfortunately my parents did not appreciate "You're Only Old Once" and returned it to me after I gave it to them!

[Taltarzac725]

My children love Dr. Seuss as do I. Unfortunately my parents did not appreciate "You're Only Old Once" and returned it to me after I gave it to them!

Now that is amusing.

[Taltarzac725]

Joanne Woodward - Film Actor/Film Actress, Film Actress, Actress - Biography (https://www.biography.com/people/joanne-woodward-9536613)

Two very good actresses were more today.

Elizabeth Taylor - Actress, Film Actress, Film Actor/Film Actress - Biography (https://www.biography.com/people/elizabeth-taylor-37991)

[Taltarzac725]

Celebrate Dobby The Giraffe’s 1st Birthday At The Denver Zoo << CBS Denver (http://denver.cbslocal.com/2018/02/27/dobby-giraffe-birthday-denver-zoo/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter)

Happy Birthday, Dobby. :popcorn:

[My Post]

Captain of the Love Boat turns 87 while the fine actor John Turturro (Quiz Show) turns 61.

[Taltarzac725]

Ron Howard - Rotten Tomatoes (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/ron_howard/)

I have thoroughly enjoyed some of his movies. :popcorn::popcorn:

A Beautiful Mind (2001) - Rotten Tomatoes (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/beautiful_mind)

[manaboutown]

Ron Howard has been a great actor since his roles as Opie Taylor and Richie Cunningham. He has also directed some wonderful films such as Cocoon and Apollo 13.

Happy birthday Robert Conrad! Robert Conrad - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Conrad)

[Taltarzac725]

Ron Howard has been a great actor since his roles as Opie Taylor and Richie Cunningham. He has also directed some wonderful films such as Cocoon and Apollo 13.

Happy birthday Robert Conrad! Robert Conrad - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Conrad)

Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) - Rotten Tomatoes (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/solo_a_star_wars_story)

It will be interesting to see what he does with the Star Wars movie coming up which he is directing.

[manaboutown]

Happy birthday Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel). Dr. Seuss - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Seuss)

My children loved having me read his books to them - which I enjoyed very much myself!

[Taltarzac725]

Daniel Craig - Rotten Tomatoes (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/daniel_craig/)

My second favorite James Bond after Sean Connery.

Too bad James Bond 25 the movie does not come out until next year 2019.

[Taltarzac725]

James Doohan - Actor, Television Actor, Film Actor - Biography (https://www.biography.com/people/james-doohan-273647)

Happy Birthday to Star Trek's Scotty-- James Doohan.

Star Trek star shot two snipers on D-Day and was shot seven times in WWII (https://www.warhistoryonline.com/world-war-ii/james-montgomery-doohan-wwii-veteran-chief-mechanic-starship-enterprise.html)

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Connie Britton - Actress - Biography (https://www.biography.com/people/connie-britton-21226543)

Connie Britton. Happy Birthday.

[My Post]

Shaq is 46.

[Taltarzac725]

Rob Roy - Folk Hero - Biography (https://www.biography.com/people/rob-roy-9461119)

Happy Birthday, Rob Roy. Rob Roy MacGregor - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Roy_MacGregor)

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Cynthia Rothrock - Martial Arts Expert, Athlete, Film Actor/Film Actress, Film Actress, Actress - Biography (https://www.biography.com/people/cynthia-rothrock-241068)

Happy Birthday.

Cynthia Rothrock - Rotten Tomatoes (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/cynthia_rothrock/)

Have not seen any of her more recent movies.

[Taltarzac725]

http://www.carrieunderwoodofficial.com/

Happy Birthday Carrie Underwood.

[Taltarzac725]

Aaron Eckhart - Television Actor, Film Actor, Actor - Biography (https://www.biography.com/people/aaron-eckhart-21245759)

Really good as the hero and then villain in the The Dark Knight movie. The Dark Knight (2008) - Rotten Tomatoes (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_dark_knight/)

Aaron Eckhart - Rotten Tomatoes (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/aaron_eckhart)

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Mikaela Shiffrin - Athlete - Biography (https://www.biography.com/people/mikaela-shiffrin-21396829)

Olympic medal winner skier.:bigbow:

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Albert Einstein Biography - Biography (https://www.biography.com/people/albert-einstein-9285408)

Strange that we lost Stephen Hawking on the same day that we gained Albert Einstein. Hawking's death, Einstein's birth, and Pi Day: what does it all mean? (https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2018/03/14/hawkings-death-einsteins-birth-and-pi-day-what-does-all-mean/423342002/)

[manaboutown]

Albert Einstein Biography - Biography (https://www.biography.com/people/albert-einstein-9285408)

Strange that we lost Stephen Hawking on the same day that we gained Albert Einstein. Hawking's death, Einstein's birth, and Pi Day: what does it all mean? (https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2018/03/14/hawkings-death-einsteins-birth-and-pi-day-what-does-all-mean/423342002/)

Quite a coincidence! What are the chances? I guess about one in 365 most years. They both led very interesting lives and were not academically driven students early in life but once they got going....

They both were of course exceptionally imaginative.

[Taltarzac725]

Judd Hirsch - Actor - Biography (https://www.biography.com/people/judd-hirsch-020216)

One of my favorite TV actors.

[manaboutown]

Judd Hirsch - Actor - Biography (https://www.biography.com/people/judd-hirsch-020216)

One of my favorite TV actors.

One of my favorites as well!

[Taltarzac725]

Nancy Wilson - Guitarist, Songwriter, Singer - Biography (https://www.biography.com/people/nancy-wilson-20631965)

Heart - "Barracuda" (1977) - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeMvMNpvB5M)

[manaboutown]

Happy 69th Erik Estrada. I really enjoyed his CHIP's character, "Ponch". Vroom, vroom! Erik Estrada - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Estrada)

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Happy 69th Erik Estrada. I really enjoyed his CHIP's character, "Ponch". Vroom, vroom! Erik Estrada - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Estrada)

The rather recent movie was OK. The show was fun.

The critics did not like it much though. CHIPS (2017) - Rotten Tomatoes (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/chips/)

I seem to remember a small part in it played by Erik Estrada.

[Taltarzac725]

Gary Sinise - Actor, Film Actor, Director, Producer - Biography (https://www.biography.com/people/gary-sinise-9542585)

Love how much work he does for our Veterans.

[Taltarzac725]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Graves

His brother is James Arness.

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Adam Levine Biography - Biography (https://www.biography.com/people/adam-levine-20830773)

Many TOTVers probably watch The Voice and might want to know more about Adam Levine whose BD in today.

[manaboutown]

That is why this has its own thread. And 10,171 views is nothing to sneeze at BTW.

I enjoy it as a fun thread.

[Taltarzac725]

I enjoy it as a fun thread.

Thanks. Newspapers have birthdays every day for that date.

[Taltarzac725]

Happy Birthday Bruce Willis. Bruce Willis - Actor, Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor - Biography (https://www.biography.com/people/bruce-willis-9533244)

[manaboutown]

Happy Birthday Mr. Rogers! Fred Rogers - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Rogers)

[Taltarzac725]

Holly Hunter - Theater Actress, Film Actor/Film Actress, Actress, Television Actress, Film Actress - Biography (https://www.biography.com/people/holly-hunter-9542586)

Liked her work in several movies and various series. :bigbow:

[manaboutown]

Happy 96th Birthday Carl! Carl Reiner - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Reiner)

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Happy 96th Birthday Carl! Carl Reiner - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Reiner)

Saw that it was his BD too and you did what I hoped you would do by creating a post about Carl Reiner. :wave:

[Taltarzac725]

Gary Oldman - Rotten Tomatoes (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/gary_oldman/)

He was great as Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour but has played very memorable characters in other movies as well.

Sirius Black in the Harry Potter movies for instance.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 (2011) - Rotten Tomatoes (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/harry_potter_and_the_deathly_hallows_part_2_2011)

[manaboutown]

"Beam me up, Scotty!" but not yet... Happy 87th birthday William Shatner! William Shatner - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shatner)

[manaboutown]

Happy Birthday Wernher von Braun. Wernher von Braun - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wernher_von_Braun)

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Home | The Official James Patterson Site (http://www.jamespatterson.com/)

Happy belated birthday James Patterson. :popcorn:

[Taltarzac725]

Happy Birthday Keri Russell.

Keri Russell - IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005392/)

[manaboutown]

Happy Birthday Harry Houdini! Harry Houdini - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Houdini)

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Happy Birthday Harry Houdini! Harry Houdini - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Houdini)

Theodore Hardeen - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Hardeen)

Did not know he had a brother who was also a magician.

[manaboutown]

Theodore Hardeen - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Hardeen)

Did not know he had a brother who was also a magician.

Yes, Harry left him his equipment and much more.

[Taltarzac725]

Steve McQueen - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_McQueen)

He was one very cool dude.

[manaboutown]

Steve McQueen - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_McQueen)

He was one very cool dude.

A good guy, died way too young. The coffee enemas and other bizarre treatments given to him toward the end in a Ciudad Juarez hospital could not have helped him.

[Taltarzac725]

Danica Patrick - Television Personality, Athlete, Race Car Driver - Biography (https://www.biography.com/people/danica-patrick-201312)

Happy Birthday Danica Patrick. Quite a speed racer. :bigbow:

[manaboutown]

Happy Birthday Aretha Franklin. I was surprised to read that she had her first child at age 12 and a second child at age 14! Aretha Franklin - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aretha_Franklin)

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Leonard Nimoy - Actor, Television Actor, Film Actor - Biography (https://www.biography.com/people/leonard-nimoy-9423757)

Heard and saw him at the University of Nevada, Reno where he recited his poetry to a small crowd. It was OK.

Google Nimoy and poetry. You should find some of it.

[Taltarzac725]

Happy Birthday Aretha Franklin. I was surprised to read that she had her first child at age 12 and a second child at age 14! Aretha Franklin - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aretha_Franklin)

I have met a few women who had kids that young. Must be a lot of work.

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Pauley Perrette - Singer, Television Actress, Activist - Biography (https://www.biography.com/people/pauley-perrette-591604)

She is really good in NCIS and will be sorry to see her go.

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Marlin Perkins - Zoologist, Television Personality - Biography (https://www.biography.com/people/marlin-perkins-041716)

Yes, Marlin Got Out of the Jeep - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vT3GOc9Zgo)

Some good videos out there.

[manaboutown]

Marlin Perkins - Zoologist, Television Personality - Biography (https://www.biography.com/people/marlin-perkins-041716)

Yes, Marlin Got Out of the Jeep - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vT3GOc9Zgo)

Some good videos out there.

I'll never forget the huge anaconda he went after. The big snake wrapped itself around the neck of his partner. This video only shows part of the episode. I recall the snake wrapping itself around Marlin, as well. Wild kingdom. Anaconda!! - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8s_g2v9M1g)

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Brendan Gleeson - Film Actor, Actor - Biography (https://www.biography.com/people/brendan-gleeson-215220)

One of my favorite characters from the Harry Potter movies is Mad-Eye Moody. Brendan Gleeson plays him.

Alastor Moody | Harry Potter Wiki | FANDOM powered by Wikia (http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Alastor_Moody)

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Celine Dion - My Heart Will Go On (Live on Billboard Music Awards 2017) - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGU7NMxboNE)

I liked the movie Titanic. An opinion I know some other Villages do not share.

Celine Dion Biography - Biography (https://www.biography.com/people/celine-dion-9542132)

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Eric Clapton - Layla - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fX5USg8_1gA)

Also Eric Clapton's birthday.

[manaboutown]

Happy Birthday Peter Marshall! His birth name was Ralph Pierre LaCock. No wonder he changed his name. Peter Marshall (entertainer - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Marshall_(entertainer))

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Rene Descartes - Academic, Philosopher, Mathematician, Scientist - Biography (https://www.biography.com/people/ren-descartes-37613)

Happy Birthday, Rene Descartes.

[Taltarzac725]

Happy Birthday Peter Marshall! His birth name was Ralph Pierre LaCock. No wonder he changed his name. Peter Marshall (entertainer - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Marshall_(entertainer))

That is an unfortunate name.

[manaboutown]

Rene Descartes - Academic, Philosopher, Mathematician, Scientist - Biography (https://www.biography.com/people/ren-descartes-37613)

Happy Birthday, Rene Descartes.

A brilliant man!

[golf2140]

Our Grand-daughter !!!!

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A brilliant man!

Yes he sure was. Rene Descartes. I liked David Hume and the Empiricists more than the Continental Rationalists but found Immanuel Kant the most reasonable. Kant, Immanuel: Metaphysics | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (https://www.iep.utm.edu/kantmeta/)

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Lon Chaney - Actor, Film Actor - Biography (https://www.biography.com/people/lon-chaney-9244177)

Happy Birthday to Lon Chaney.

Man of a Thousand Faces (film - Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_of_a_Thousand_Faces_(film))

[manaboutown]

Lon Chaney - Actor, Film Actor - Biography (https://www.biography.com/people/lon-chaney-9244177)

Happy Birthday to Lon Chaney.

Man of a Thousand Faces (film - Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_of_a_Thousand_Faces_(film))

A uniquely gifted actor!

[Taltarzac725]

Also Debbie Reynolds birthday today. Singin' in the Rain is one of my favorite movies. Debbie Reynolds - Rotten Tomatoes (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/debbie_reynolds)

Good Morning - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LN8parxJtkc)

[gerryh1943]

Doris Day is 96 years young today Happy Birthday

[manaboutown]

Doris Day is 96 years young today Happy Birthday

Hold your horses! Doris Day was not born until April 3 1922! Doris Day - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doris_Day)

At least she never turned into a total wackjob like Debbie Reynolds (and her druggie daughter Carrie Fisher) turned into!

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Hold your horses! Doris Day was not born until April 3 1922! Doris Day - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doris_Day)

At least she never turned into a total wackjob like Debbie Reynolds (and her druggie daughter Carrie Fisher) turned into!

About Doris - Doris Day (http://www.dorisday.com/about)

That looks like the right birthday from Day's own web-site. Doris Day - Legendary Actress and Singer (http://www.dorisday.com/)

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Michael Fassbender - Actor - Biography (https://www.biography.com/people/michael-fassbender-20915343)

Happy BD lucky lucky guy Michael Fassbender. He married Alicia Vikander. Alicia Vikander - Biography - IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2539953/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm)

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Gus Grissom - Astronaut - Biography (https://www.biography.com/people/gus-grissom-259488)

NASA link. https://history.nasa.gov/Apollo204/zorn/grissom.htm

[Taltarzac725]

Russell Crowe. Happy Birthday.

One very intense actors. Russell Crowe - Film Actor, Actor, Theater Actor, Guitarist, Singer - Biography (https://www.biography.com/people/russell-crowe-9262435)

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Chris Kyle - U.S. Navy SEAL - Biography (https://www.biography.com/people/chris-kyle)

His biographical movie by Clint Eastwood is quite good. The book by him is even better. Both are called American Sniper.

[manaboutown]

Chris Kyle - U.S. Navy SEAL - Biography (https://www.biography.com/people/chris-kyle)

His biographical movie by Clint Eastwood is quite good. The book by him is even better. Both are called American Sniper.

What an amazing man! I have read his book.

[manaboutown]

Gus Grissom - Astronaut - Biography (https://www.biography.com/people/gus-grissom-259488)

NASA link. https://history.nasa.gov/Apollo204/zorn/grissom.htm

I remember those days. I had a part time job while I was in college in Bioastronautics at the Air Force Weapons Laboratory at Kirtland Air Force Base. My boss was close friends with Gus Grissom who later died along with Ed White and Robert Chaffee.

Jan. 27, 1967: 3 Astronauts Die in Launchpad Fire. 1967: Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee are killed on the launch pad when a flash fire engulfs their command module during testing for the first Apollo-Saturn mission. They are the first U.S. astronauts to die in a spacecraft.

The Mercury astronauts were medically screened at Lovelace Clinic adjacent the base. https://spacemedicineassociation.org/download/space_medicine_classics/Lovelace%20Classic.pdf

My best friend in grade school's father was one of the doctors doing the screening. Sorry for all the reminiscing but that was an exciting time in my life.

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Mary Jackson - Mathematician, Engineer - Biography.com - Biography (https://www.biography.com/people/mary-winston-jackson-120616)

One of the pioneering African American women in the NASA support staff for getting our space vehicles launched.