Today Gloria Henry is 98, Dr. Demento (Barret Hansen) is 80, and Christopher Meloni is 60. Today is also the birthday of Michael Fassbender, Emmylou Harris, Linda Hunt, Adam Rodriguez, Pedro Pascal, Jesse Plemons, Clark Gregg, Pamela Reed, Allan Corduner, Donald Petrie, Marc Caro, David Frankel, and the late Alec Guinness, Marvin Gaye, Buddy Ebsen, Jack Webb, Hans Christian Andersen, Émile Zola, Giacomo Casanova, Charlemagne, Leon Russell, Dabbs Greer, Debralee Scott, Ron Palillo, and Rodney King. Jean Epstein died 68 years ago in 1953 at age 56. Buddy Rich died 34 years ago in 1987 at age 69. Jesús Franco died eight years ago in 2013 at age 82.
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