Month: October 2016

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Charles Martin Smith Born: October 30, 1953 in Van Nuys, California, USA I intend to do things of artistic integrity. I grew up thinking that every movie should be The Graduate (1967). I don’t want to do something just because it might be commercially popular–it’s more important to do something…

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Ruth Gordon (1896–1985)  Born: October 30, 1896 in Quincy, Massachusetts, USA Died: August 28, 1985 (age 88) in Edgartown, Massachusetts, USA Was the 65th actress to receive an Academy Award: she won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for Rosemary’s Baby (1968) at The 41st Annual Academy Awards (1969) on April…

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Jessica Hynes Born: October 30, 1972 in Lewisham, London, England, UK Married to: Adam Hynes (2002 – present) (3 children) Nominated for the 2009 Tony Award for Best Performance for a Featured Actress in a Play for “The Norman Conquests”. BURKE AND HARE 2011 dir. John Landis Starring: Bill Bailey…

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Kevin Pollak Born: October 30, 1957 in San Francisco, California, USA (On being a supporting actor) “As my wife puts it, as long as the leading man needs a best friend or an attorney, I’ll continue to work. You know you have to bring your own thing to it, and…

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Henry Winkler Born: October 30, 1945 in New York City, New York, USA Married to: Stacey Winkler (5 May 1978 – present) (2 children) The Fonz was the Yin to my Yang. He was everything I wanted to be because there was nothing cool about me growing up. I became…

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Nia Long Born: October 30, 1970 in Brooklyn, New York, USA I think Nina Simone has had an amazing journey. She was spicy and she had attitude and she didn’t care, she wanted her money in a paper bag and don’t mess with me and I’ve been doing some research…

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Ivanka Trump  Born: October 30, 1981 in New York City, New York, USA Married to: Jared Kushner (25 October 2009 – present) (3 children) I make money because I have to pay for everything apart from my [Choate] school fees. My mother even makes me pay my own telephone bill.…

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Maria Thayer Born: October 30, 1975 in Boring, Oregon, USA Played the role of “Nina” in a an off-Broadway performance of “The Seagull” at the Blue Heron arts center in New York City. ACCEPTED 2006 dir. Steve Pink Stars: Justin Long Blake Lively State of Play 2009 dir. Kevin Macdonald…

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Clémence Poésy Born: October 30, 1982 in Meudon, Hauts-de-Seine, France On playing “Mary, Queen of Scots” in Gunpowder, Treason & Plot (2004): “I realised that, ever since I was a child, I wanted to be an actress just to dress up in big fabrics and corsets and have adventures riding…

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Robert Goulet (1933–2007) Born: November 26, 1933 in Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA Died: October 30, 2007 (age 73) in Los Angeles, California, USA Married to: Vera Goulet (17 October 1982 – 30 October 2007) (his death) Carol Lawrence (12 November 1963 – 1981) (divorced) (2 children) Louise Longmore (1956 – 8…