Grant Wood would be 119. He was, of course, most known for his famed painting, American Gothic (1930), now at the Art Institute of Chicago.
Legendary Russian basso-profundo Feodor Chaliapin would be 138. Considered by many to be the greatest bass in operatic history.
Oliver Reed would be 74 today. Hard-living, über-macho British leading man of the 1960's-70's, perhaps best remembered for his role in Ken Russell's Women in Love, which shocked 1969 filmgoers with his extended nude wrestling scene with Alan Bates.
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And a happy birthday--78 candles--to the still-gorgeous Kim Novak. She is a highly-underrated actress, and was a true "movie star," back when that term meant something...check her out in Vertigo, Pal Joey or Bell, Book and Candle. Her stunning beauty sort of nullified her real acting talent....but this lady could act!
http://www.oregonlive.com/O/index.ssf/2010/07/actress_kim_novak_who_lives_in.html
And Kim in recent years...(2004)...along with an interesting interview she gave last year:
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