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  1. I don't care that much for some of the stars recently mentioned however I can stand them in certain roles ala

    Mitchum in "The Sundowners" and "The Night of the Hunter", Matthau in "The Sunshine Boys" (I laugh my butt off), Brando in "The Godfather" and "On the Waterfront".

     

    Mongo

  2. Born this day January 31st:

     

    Co-star/support Suzanne Pleshette is 67.

    In "Geisha Boy", "The Birds", "Fate Is the Hunter", "A Rage to Live", "Nevada Smith" w/McQueen, "Mister Buddwing", "The Power", "Support Your Local Sheriff", "The Shaggy D.A." etc.

    Was married to Trou Donahue. Now wed to Tom Poston.

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    Lead/co-star Jean Simmone is 75.

    Outstanding actress in "Black Narcissus", "Hamlet" Oscar nominee best support, "The Blue Lagoon" '49, "Angel Face", "Young Bess", "The Robe", "The Actress", "Guys and Dolls", "The Big Country", "This Earth is Mine", "Elmer Gantry" exceptional performance, "Spartacus", "The Happy Ending" best actress Oscar nominee, etc.

    Was married to Stewart Granger and director Richard Brooks.

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    Supporting actress Carol Channing is 83.

    Although a stage actress and only in a handful of films she was Oscar nominated for her turn in "Thoroughly Modern Millie".

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    Co-star/support James Franciscus (57) 1934-1991.

    In "I Passed for White", "The Outsider", "Youngblood Hawke", "The Valley of Gwangi", "Marooned", "Beneath the Planet of the Apes", "City of Fire", "When Time Ran Out" w/Paul Newman etc.

    Was son-in-law of William Wellman.

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    Co-star/support Joanne Dru (74) 1922-1996.

    Appealing actress in some prestige westerns "Red River", "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon", "Wagon Master", "All the Kings Men", "Vengeance Valley", "My Pal Gus", "Thunder Bay", "Forbidden" w/Tony Curtis, "Hell On Frisco Bay" w/Ladd, "Drango" w/Chandler etc.

    Was married to John Ireland and Dick Haymes. Sister of game show host Peter Marshall.

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    Lead/co-star Mario Lanza (38) 1921-1959.

    Truly great opera singer in "That Midnight Kiss", "Toast of New Orleans", "The Great Caruso", "Because You're Mine", "Serenade", "For the First Time" etc.

    Lanza's life, sadly, had all the markings of an epic Shakespearean tragedy.

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    Co-star/support John Agar (81) 1921-2002.

    In "Fort Apache", "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon", "Sands of Iwo Jima", "Breakthrough", "Magic Carpet", "Tarantula", "The Mole People", "Jet Attack", "Waco", "Big Jake" etc.

    Was married to Shirley Temple.

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    Lead/co-star Tallulah Bankhead (66) 1902-1968.

    Flamboyant star in "My Sin", "The Cheat", "Devil and the Deep" w/Cooper, "Faithless", "Lifeboat" won N.Y. film critics award, "A Royal Scandal", "Die! Die! My Darling!, etc.

    Was married to actor John Emery (John Barrymore look-a-like) and she drove him nuts.

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    Character actor Percy Helton (77) 1894-1971.

    Familiar face and voice in 100 films. Most notably as the drunken Santa in the original "Miracle On 34th. Street".

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    Mongo

     

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