Saturday, July 7, 2012

On This Date: July 7


1949: Shelley Duvall was born in Houston, Texas. The actress and television producer starred as Olive Oyl opposite Robin Williams in Popeye (1980) and also appeared with Hilary Duff in Casper Meets Wendy (1998).

1959: Actor Billy Campbell was born in Charlottesville, Virginia. He portrayed Cliff Secord (a.k.a. the Rocketeer), based on the comic book created by Dave Stevens. The film marked the 20th anniversay of its release on June 21.

1969: Cree Summer was born in Los Angeles, Calif. She provided the voice of Penny in the first season of the animated television series Inspector Gadget (1983).

(Image: Billy Campbell as Cliff Secord in The Rocketeer, Walt Disney Pictures)

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