Today is the birthday of Sam Elliott, Melanie Griffith, Anna Kendrick, Eric Bana, Gillian Anderson, Audrey Tautou, Bill Skarsgård, David Steinberg, Thomas Lennon, Kevin McKidd, Burton Gilliam, Toni Servillo, Amanda Bearse, Kenya Barris, McG, Chris Cuomo, Hoda Kotb, and the late Whitney Houston, Robert Shaw, Robert Aldrich, P.L. Travers, Leo Genn, John Stephenson, Nat Pendleton, and Allen ‘Farina’ Hoskins. Sharon Tate died 52 years ago in 1969 at age 26. Jerry Garcia died 25 years ago in 1995 at age 53. Gregory Hines died eighteen years ago in 2003 at age 57. Matthew McGrory died sixteen years ago in 2005 at age 32. Bernie Mac died thirteen years ago in 2008 at age 50.
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