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Happy Birthday: Joseph Cotten

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josephcotten.jpgHappy Birthday actor Joseph Cotten

Born: Joseph Cheshire Cotten

May 15, 1905 in Petersburg, Virginia, USA

Died: February 6, 1994 (age 88) in Westwood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Read reviews of the best of the actor:

MOVIE POSTERTHE THIRD MAN
1949
dir. Carol Reed
Stars:
Joseph Cotten
Alida Valli

UNDER CAPRICORNUnder Capricorn
1949
dir. Hitchcock
starring
Ingrid Bergman
Joseph Cotten
NIAGARANiagara
1953
dir. Henry Hathaway
Starring
Jospeh Cotten
Monroe

MOVIE POSTERTHE ABOMINABLE DR. PHIBES
1971
dir. by Robert Fuest
Stars:
Vincent Price
Joseph Cotten

CitizenKaneCitizen Kane
1941
dir. by Orson Welles
starring
Orson Welles

DUEL IN THE SUNDuel in the Sun
1946
dir. Vidor
Cast
Jennifer Jones
Joseph Cotten

SHADOW OF A DOUBTShadow of a Doubt
1943
dir. Alfred Hitchcock
Starring
Teresa Wright
Joseph Cotten

AIRPORT 77Airport 1977
1977
dir. Jerry Jameson
Cast
Jack Lemmon
Brenda Vaccaro

Happy Birthday: James Mason

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jamesmasonHappy Birthday actor James Mason

Born: James Neville Mason

May 15, 1909 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire [now in Kirklees, West Yorkshire], England, UK

Died: July 27, 1984 (age 75) in Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland

Read reviews of the best of the actor:

movie posterTHE BOYS FROM BRAZIL
1978
dir. Franklin J. Schaffner
Starring:
Gregory Peck
Laurence Oliviera

MURDER BY DECREEMurder by Decree
1979
dir. Bob Clark
Starring
Christopher Plummer
James Mason
North by NorthwestNorth by Northwest
1959
dir. Hitchcock
Starring
Cary Grant
Eva Marie Saint

MOVIE POSTERA STAR IS BORN
1954
dir. George Cukor
Stars:
Judy Garland
James Mason

MOVIE POSTERTHE WICKED LADY
1945
dir. Leslie Arliss
Stars:
Margaret Lockwood
James Mason

THE VERDICTThe Verdict
1982
dir. Sydney Lumet
Cast
Paul Newman
Charlotte Rampling

MOVIE POSTERLOLITA
1962
dir. Stanley Kubrick

Stars:
James Mason
Sue Lyon

Happy Birthday: Chazz Palminteri

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chazzpalminteriHappy Birthday actro Chazz Palminteri

Born: Calogero Lorenzo Palminteri
May 15, 1952 in New York City, New York, USA

Married to: Gianna Palminteri (6 June 1992 – present) (2 children)

Read reviews of the best of the actor:

INNOCENT BLOODInnocent Blood
1992
dir. Landis
Starring
Anne Parillaud
David Proval

A GUIDE TO RECOGNIZING YOUR SAINTSA Guide to Recognizing your Saints
2006
dir. Dino Montiel
starring
Dianne Wiest
Downey Jr.
MOVIE POSTERBULLETS OVER BROADWAY
1994
dir. Woody Allen
Starring:
John Cusack
Dianne Wiest

MOVIE POSTERLiTTLEMAN
2006
dir. Keenen Ivory Wayans
Stars:
Shawn Wayans
Marlon Wayans

Happy Birthday: Nicola Walker

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nicolawalker.jpgHappy Birthday actor Nicola Walker

Born: Nicola Jane Walker
May 15, 1970 in Stepney, London, England, UK

Married to : Barnaby Kay (? – present) (1 child)

Quote:

We end up reacting on a daily basis to the scripts rather than planning in advance. It makes for a real fear factor – there are terrified actors mumbling lines in corners a lot of the time! (On Spooks (2002)

Happy Birthday: Lainie Kazan

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lainiekazanHappy Birthday actor Lainie Kazan

Born: Lainie Levine
May 15, 1940 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Married to: Peter Daniels (28 February 1971 – 1989) (his death) (1 child)

Quote:

I get a sensual feeling from my own singing voice. When I am right, whether I’m moaning or winging it, I just fly. I soar. I get all caught up in myself. And baby, when that happens, you just know the audience has to be with me, having a ball.