Born in 1943 (2) Quiz | Celebrities Mixture

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1. Born on the 24th of January in Dallas Texas a talented actress looked to have the world at her feet. She married a top film director and earned a Golden Globe Nomination for a 1967 classic movie. On the night of August 8 1969, her home was invaded and disaster struck. Can you identify this late, well-known movie star?

Answer: Sharon Tate

Shortly after midnight Sharon Tate and her friends were murdered by the Charles Manson so-called Family. She was stabbed sixteen times in what has become to be known as the Helter Skelter Murders because of graffiti left behind. To add to the horror, the heavily pregnant Sharon lost the baby that was due in two weeks time.

It was later revealed that this gang of people were targeting the former owner of the house and it was a case of mistaken identity. Sharon, at that time, was married to the then respected film-maker Roman Polanski. On the 40th anniversary of her passing in 2009, and with the blessing of her family, American contemporary artist Jeremy Corbell created a 350 piece historic art exhibition celebrating Sharon's life and style. The movie for which she earned the nomination was "Valley of the Dolls".

2. Born on February 3rd in Philadelphia this lady won two Primetime Emmy Awards for her role in the drama series "Huff" 2004-2006 and a Tony Award for the play "Butterflies are Free". Can you name this proud mother of the 1998 Best Actress Academy Award Winner?

Answer: Blythe Danner

Blythe Danner is the mother of Gwyneth Paltrow who won the Academy Award and The Golden Globe Award in the movie "Shakespeare In Love". In 2015 Blythe was inducted into the American Hall of Fame. Following the death of her husband, Bruce Paltrow, in 2002 she became strongly involved in the Oral Cancer Foundation.

3. This actor and director was born in New York City on March 18th. He started out with uncredited roles before advancing to a starring role in "Kojak" where he played Detective Bobby Crocker. In 1980 he refused the offer for lead actor in "Magnum PI" which was successfully taken by Tom Selleck. Can you name this actor, who played federal prosecutor Mack McKenzie, in "Knot's Landing"?

Answer: Kevin Dobson

Kevin Dobson earlier served in the US army, has twice been Chairman of the National Salute to Hospitalized Veterans, and has hosted two Veteran's Inaugural Balls - one each for Presidents Bill Clinton and George Bush. He and his wife Susan raise funds for the Kevin Dobson Celebrity Pro-Am Golf Tournament to benefit the John Wayne Cancer Unit.

4. A very talented actor, writer and director was born on March 25th in Cambridge Massachusetts. He had guest appearances on several TV shows and played Perchik on the 1971 production of "Fiddler on the Roof". He was then offered a chance to co-star in a detective drama TV series that was to become one of the biggest hits of the 1970s. Can you name the co-star of this series that aired between 1975 and 1979?

Answer: Paul Michael Glaser

Paul Michael Glaser starred in the immensely popular series "Starsky and Hutch" along with co-star David Soul in their bright red, 2B, two-door Gran Torino which provided countless thrills for viewers with its exciting car chases. Glaser suffered much distress in his family life, however, when his wife Elizabeth was infected with HIV after a blood transfusion, very early in the discovery of the AIDS virus, while giving birth to daughter Ariel who also got infected.

This led to Ariel dying in 1988 and Elizabeth in 1994. Paul acknowledges the sense of loss is ongoing, and he speaks to them both each night.

5. A very well known lead and supporting actor of stage and screen was born in Queens New York City on the 31st March. He starred in many drama-based movies - some dealing with the macabre. He would be familiar to "James Bond" fans in playing the evil Max Zorin in "A View to a Kill". So, can you name this actor who also won the 1978 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor?

Answer: Christopher Walken

Christopher Walken's Academy Award was earned in "The Deer Hunter" where he played the quietly maniacal Nick Chevotarevich, and this is the type of role that he seems to thrive in. "The Dead Zone", "Suicide Kings" "Seven Psychopaths" are examples of his playing a psychologically unstable person.

He also played Duane Hall, brother of Annie Hall in the movie of that name. In consecutive years both "Annie Hall" and "The Deer Hunter" won the Oscar for "Best Picture".

6. Born on May 27th in Norwalk Connecticut, this man made his Broadway debut in "The Death of a Salesman" in 1976. After many guest appearances on TV dramas, he received a part in a long-running police series. Who is this man who won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in "Hill Street Blues" in 1984?

Answer: Bruce Weitz

Bruce Weitz played in 144 episodes of "Hill Street Blues" (1981-1987) as the scruffy Sgt. Mick Belker - an Emmy winning performance. He then appeared in lots of TV cameos before taking on the part of Anthony Zacchara for 254 episodes of "General Hospital" between 2007 and 2012. Bruce and his wife Cecelia got involved in a 2500 feet-square chicken farm and he said in an interview that he hoped Mick Belker would be impressed.

7. This lady, born on May 31st in Los Angeles, earned ten Emmy and seven Golden Globe nominations between 1986 and 1991. She scored a double success in 1986 and an Emmy the next year - all for the same program. A further Golden Globe came her way for a 1991 legal thriller part. Do you know this lady who so successfully portrayed a New York Policewoman?

Answer: Sharon Gless

Sharon Gless had the bulk of her nominations for playing Christine Cagney alongside fellow multi-award winner Tyne Daly as Mary Beth Lacey in the super-series "Cagney and Lacey". Her other Golden Globe came for the series "The Trials of Rosie O'Neill". Playing a quite out-of-character chain-smoking Madeline Westen, the mother of Michael Westen (Jeffrey Donovan) in 2010 show "Burn Notice" earned her Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.

8. Born on the 17th August in Greenwich Village New York City was an actor, director and producer of great performances. Best remembered as the bad guy in most of his blockbuster movies and won the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role playing a gangster in 1975. Previously he had won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role playing s real-life person, for which he also won a Golden Globe Award. Can you pick this star performer who has now ventured into comedy roles?

Answer: Robert DeNiro

Robert DeNiro won the Best Actor Oscar for playing legendary boxer Jake LaMotta in the movie "Raging Bull" and the Supporting Award for Vito Corleoni in "Godfather 2". In 1982 DeNiro played Rupert Pupkin in "The King of Comedy" opposite Jerry Lewis, but generally stuck to the serious stuff until the "Focker" series in previous years.

He was heavily involved in co-producing a bio-graphical drama movie "Bohemian Rhapsody" which focuses on the great British rock group "Queen" with its formation, great performances and a study of lead singer Freddie Mercury who passed away in 1991. Footnote- Giacobbe "Jake" La Motta (The Raging Bull) passed away on September 19th 2017 aged 95.

9. An American actor, writer, comedian and real character was born on October 8th in Lower Manhattan, New York. In 1975 he became an original member of "Saturday Night Live" where he became popular with his humour and ability to mimmick people. He left "SNL" in late 1976 to take up movie roles including "CaddyShack", "Funny Farm" and "The Three Amigos". Can you identify this man who struck a real bad patch in the early 90s with three consecutive movies which received Razzie Award nominations?

Answer: Chevy Chase

Chevy Chase would be best known to movie-goers as Clark Griswold in the "Vacation" movie series. Has appeared as a guest artist on a lot of TV shows and presents several TV commercials. In real life is a committed environmentalist and charity fund raiser. Is known to have raised money and campaigned for Democratic Presidential nominees over many years.

10. On November 5th an extremely talented actor, author, screenwriter and director was born in Fort Sheridan Illinois. He won ten Obie awards (awards given by the "Village Voice Newspaper" to theatre artists and groups in New York City) for writing and directing. He received a Pulitzer Prize for his play in 1979 and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in a 1983 movie. Can you name the Pulitzer Prize winner for the classic play "Buried Child"?

Answer: Sam Shepard

Sam Shepard's Oscar nomination came for his portrayal of record-breaking pilot Chuck Yeager in the movie "The Right Stuff". He has received world-wide accolades for his work as a dramatist. In 2009, "New York" magazine described him as the greatest American playwright of his generation. One of his early plays "The Unseen Hand" proved to be a trigger for Richard O'Brien's stage musical "The Rocky Horror Show". Sadly Samuel Shepard Rogers 3rd, passed away suffering from motor neurone (Lou Gehrig's)disease on July 27 2017 aged 73.

Source: Author muffin1708

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Born in 1943 (2) Trivia Quiz

Many fine actors and actresses were born in my birth year 1943 and this quiz follows that of the initial one that featured singers. Hopefully it will give fond memories.

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