Today Gloria Henry is 97, Linda Hunt is 75, and Allan Corduner is 70. Today is also the birthday of Michael Fassbender, Chris Meloni, Emmylou Harris, Adam Rodriguez, Dr. Demento (Barret Hansen), Pedro Pascal, Jesse Plemons, Clark Gregg, Pamela Reed, Donald Petrie, Marc Caro, David Frankel, and the late Alec Guinness, Marvin Gaye, Buddy Ebsen, Jack Webb, who would be 100, Hans Christian Andersen, Émile Zola, Giacomo Casanova, Charlemagne, Leon Russell, Dabbs Greer, Debralee Scott, Ron Palillo, and Rodney King. Jean Epstein died 67 years ago in 1953 at age 56. Buddy Rich died 33 years ago in 1987 at age 69. Jesús Franco died seven years ago in 2013 at age 82.
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