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Happy Birthday: Bud Abbott (1895–1974)

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budabbott.jpgBud Abbott (1895–1974)

Born: October 2, 1895 in Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA
Died: April 24, 1974 (age 78) in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA

Married to:
Jenny Mae Pratt (17 September 1918 – 24 April 1974) (his death) (2 children)

[Speaking after his professional break-up with partner Lou Costello] I never understood Lou.

Now, on the St. Louis team we have Who’s on first, What’s on second, I Don’t Know is on third.

BUD ABBOTT LOU COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN
1958
dir. Charles Barton
Starring:
Chick Young
Wilbur Grey
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Happy Birthday: Brianna Brown

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briannabrown.jpgBrianna Brown

Born: October 2, 1979 in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA

Her storyline on General Hospital (1963) was voted “Best Storyline of 2010” on all daytime soaps by Soap Opera Digest.

Named “Sexiest Actress on General Hospital” in 2011 by Soap Opera Digest.

 

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Happy Birthday: Lorraine Bracco

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lorrainebracco.jpgLorraine Bracco

Born: October 2, 1954 in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

[on joining The Sopranos (1999) cast] After doing Goodfellas (1990), I was offered every Mafia girl, wife, mistress, daughter available. And I said to them, ‘No, I don’t want to do that. I did it. Can’t do it better’. I called up my agent the day before I’m going to meet David [Chase], and I go, ‘I don’t want Carmela – I want Dr. Melfi’.

[on James Gandolfini] I’ll always smile remembering that big lug with the cheeky grin squeezed into that tiny chair, and I’ll always cherish the love and gentleness he showed me.

TALENT FOR THE GAME
1991
dir. Robert M. Young
Stars:
Edward James Olmos
Lorraine Bracco		 GoodfellasGoodfellas
1990
dir. Scorsese
starring
Liotta
Robert DeNiro
Joe Pesci
Sopranos
Season 3
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Season 5
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MOVIE POSTERTHE BASKETBALL DIARIES
1995
dir. Scott Kalvert
Stars:
Leonardo DiCaprio
Lorraine Bracco

SOPRANOS SEASON 1Sopranos
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Happy Birthday: James Whitmore (1921–2009)

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jameswhitmore.jpgJames Whitmore (1921–2009)

Born: October 1, 1921 in White Plains, New York, USA
Died: February 6, 2009 (age 87) in Malibu, California, USA

I have no regrets, real regrets about any darn thing . . . I think second-guessing one’s self and your life is the most futile thing in the world.

I certainly wasn’t the idol of millions. I just happened to get good parts. And so I wasn’t worried . . . because I could see these character parts stretching on into the, you know, dim days of the future.

 

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Happy Birthday: Walter Matthau (1920–2000)

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waltermatthau.jpgWalter Matthau (1920–2000)

Born: October 1, 1920 in Lower East Side, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Died: July 1, 2000 (age 79) in Santa Monica, California, USA

Married to:
Carol Grace (21 August 1959 – 1 July 2000) (his death) (1 child)
Grace Geraldine Johnson (1948 – 1958) (divorced) (2 children)

[1984 remark on Barbra Streisand] The most extraordinary … er … uninteresting person I have ever met. I just found her to be a terrible bore … She was doing something and asked the director if I wouldn’t mind saying my lines in a certain way. I think I said something to her like, “I was acting before you were born, so please don’t tell me how to act.” And she said, in her own inimitable way, “Is this guy crazy or something?”.

A Face in the Crowd
1957
dir. Elia Kazan
Starring
Andy Griffith
Patricia Neal		 CharadeCharade
1963
dir. by Stanely Donen
starring
Cary Grant
Audrey Hepburn
The Fortune CookieThe Fortune Cookie
1966
dir. Wilder
starring
Jack Lemmon
Matthau
Hello Dolly!
1969
dir. Kelly
starring
Streisand
Matthau
EARTHQUAKEEarthquake
1974
dir. Mark Robson
Starring
Charlton Heston
Ava Gardner		 MOVIEJFK
1996
dir. Oliver Stone
Starring
Kevin Costner
Tommy Lee Jones
MOVIE POSTERTHE LIFE AND TIMES OF HANK GREENBERG
1998
dir. Aviva Kempner
DOCUMENTARY		 MOVIE POSTERBAD NEWS BEARS
1976
dir. Michael Ritchie
Stars:
Walter Matthau
Tatum O’Neal
MOVIE POSTERGRUMPY OLD MEN
1993
dir. Donald Petrie
Stars:
Jack Lemmon
Walter Matthau
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Happy Birthday: George Peppard (1928–1994)

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georgepeppardGeorge Peppard (1928–1994)

Born: October 1, 1928 in Detroit, Michigan, USA
Died: May 8, 1994 (age 65) in Los Angeles, California, USA

[on being fired from Dynasty (1981) after disagreements with the producers] Everyone thought I was crazed because of my career being in the dumps at the moment. I’m so glad I wasn’t drinking. I bet a lot of people thought when I did certain things, I’d been drinking, and now they found out it wasn’t the booze at all, it was me.

 

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Happy Birthday: Katie Aselton

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katieaselton.jpgKatie Aselton

Born: October 1, 1978 in Milbridge, Maine, USA

Married to: Mark Duplass (26 August 2006 – present) (2 children)

By the time you are in your thirties, most of the time, you’ve got a job, you can pay for your rent, you can create this nice world around you. And still, you’re only in your thirties – you’re not that far away from your twenties, which is when you’re making all of your stupid mistakes.

JEFF WHO LIVES AT HOME
dir. Jay Duplass
Mark Duplass
Stars:
Jason Segel
Ed Helms

MOVIE POSTEROUR IDIOT BROTHER
dir. Jesse Peretz
Stars:
Paul Rudd
Elizabeth Banks
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Happy Birthday: Jurnee Smollett-Bell

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jurneesmollettbell.jpgJurnee Smollett-Bell

Born: October 1, 1986 in New York City, New York, USA

Married to: Josiah Bell (24 October 2010 – present)

“There is crying and pain going on. There’s a whole population screaming out and no one is listening. It’s neglect”. (a&u magazine)

FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS Season 5
Starring:
Kyle Chandler
Connie Britton

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Jurnee Smollett-Bell
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Happy Birthday: Sarah Drew

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sarahdrew.jpgSarah Drew

Born: October 1, 1980 in Stony Brook, New York, USA

Married to: Peter Lanfer (2 July 2002 – present) (2 children)

I was all dolled up and I bumped into Greg Smith (Gregory Smith) at a WB event and he walked right up to me and looked right at me and didn’t recognize me because usually when he sees me for the show I’m the girl with the frizzy hair and glasses. So not the glamor look. The good news is I only have to spend thirty minutes in the makeup trailer. I just wear mascara, chap stick, put my glasses on and Hannah arrives.

MOMS’ NIGHT OUT
2014
dir. Andrew Erwin
Jon Erwin
MAD MEN season 3
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Happy Birthday: Julie Andrews

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julieandrews.jpgJulie Andrews

Born: October 1, 1935 in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, UK

Married to: Blake Edwards (12 November 1969 – 15 December 2010) (his death) (2 children)

[on being a gay icon] I don’t know. I’m sort of aware that I am. But I’m that odd mixture of, on the one hand, being a gay icon and, on the other hand, having grandmas and parents being grateful I’m around to be a babysitter for their kids. And I’ve never been able to figure out what makes a gay icon, because there are many different kinds. I don’t think I have the image that, say, Judy Garland has, or Bette Davis.

MARY POPPINSMary Poppins
1964
dir. Robert Stevenson
Starring
Andrews
Dick Van Dyke		 THE SOUND OF MUSICThe Sound of Music
1965
dir. Robert Wise
Starring
Andrews
Christopher Plummer
Torn CurtainTorn Curtain
1966
dir. by Alfred Hitchcock
starring
Paul Newman
Andrews		 Thoroughly Modern MillieThoroughly Modern Millie
1967
dir. by George Roy Hill
Starring
Andrews
James Fox
Mary Tyler Moore
Shrek The Third
2007
dir. C.B. Harding
Voices by:
Myers
Eddie Murphy
Cameron Diaz		 SydneyWhiteEnchanted
2007
Directed by Kevin Lima
Starring
Adams
Patrick Dempsey
Shrek Forever After Movie PosterShrek Forever After
dir. Mike Mitchell
Stars
Mike Myers
Cameron Diaz		 Descpicable MeDescpicable Me
dir. Pierre Coffin
Chris Renaud
Stars
Steve Carell
MOVIE POSTERNEW YEAR’S EVE
dir. Garry Marshall
Stars:
Sarah Jessica Parker
Jessica Biel
SHREK 2
2004
dir. Andrew Adamson
Kelly Asbury
Starring:
Julie Andrews
Cameron Daiz
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