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Ethan Hawke (1970):
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Actor who burst onto the Hollywood scene in the critically acclaimed film Dead Poet’s Society (1989). While Hawke appeared in the sci-fi flick Explorers at the age of 14, his career did not take off until he uttered the words of Whitman, “oh, captain, my captain,” in Dead Poet’s Society. Hawke went on to play a brooding slacker in Reality Bites (1994), and has since given stellar performances in Gattaca (1997), Great Expectations (1998), Snow Falling on Cedars (1999), Hamlet (2000) and Training Day in 2001. Priding himself on being a renaissance man, Hawke not only has garnered acclaim for his acting, but for his talent for the written word as well. He published the novel, The Hottest State in 1996. More recently, Hawke appeared in Taking Lives (2004).
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Maria Shriver (1955):
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Television journalist who recently published the book Ten Things I Wish I'd Known Before I Went Out Into the Real World (2000). Shriver began her career as both a newswriter and producer for Philadelphia’s KYW-TV. In 1983, Shriver began reporting for CBS News, and soon earned a co-anchor spot on the CBS Morning News. Shriver joined NBC in 1986, and anchored the award-winning newsmagazine, “Main Street,” from 1987-88. While hosting a series of news specials entitled “First Person with Maria Shriver,” Shriver conducted acclaimed interviews with Fidel Castro, King Hussein of Jordan and Vice President Dan Quayle. Recently, Shriver took an unpaid leave from her role as contributing anchor for “Dateline NBC” to support her husband Arnold Schwarzenegger's successful run for governor of California.
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Sally Field (1946):
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Academy award-winning actress who began her career as America’s favorite girl next door on the popular sitcom “Gidget.” Following Gidget’s cancellation, Field donned a habit in the wacky comedic series “The Flying Nun.” While the sitcoms were short lived, Field garnered an Emmy Award for her performance as a person suffering from multiple personality disorder in the television movie “Sybil” (1976). Field went on to secure her first Oscar for playing union organizer, Norma Rae in 1978, and became the darling of the Academy once again, when she earned her second Oscar for Places in the Heart (1984). Field has since given memorable performances on the silver screen in Steel Magnolias (1989), Soapdish (1991) and Forrest Gump (1994) and Legally Blonde 2 in 2003.
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Mike Nichols (1931):
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Director, producer and writer who earned the praise of the critics for his directorial debut, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf (1966). Just one year later, Nichols won an Oscar for directing Dustin Hoffman in The Graduate, and thus began a whole new era of youth-oriented films in Hollywood. Nichols has since directed memorable films including Silkwood (1983), Working Girl (1988), Regarding Henry (1991), The Birdcage (1996) and Primary Colors in 1998.
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This Day in History by On-This-Day.com
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