SPOTLIGHT May 31 Clint Eastwood Answer of the Day So, is it who you know, or what you know? In the case of the movie industry, sometimes its a little more whom you know than what you know. The examples of directors casting their family and friends in their movies are numerous. Francis Ford Coppolas films are chockablock with family members: his sister, Talia Shire, and his daughter, Sophia, played Michael Corleones sister and daughter, respectively, in Coppolas The Godfather trilogy, and his father Carmine wrote the music for the films. Rob Reiner famously cast his mother Estelle in the film When Harry Met Sally, saying the oft-repeated line: Ill have what shes having. Ron Howard routinely fills his films with members of his family. In the film Apollo 13, Howards mother, Jean Speegle Howard, played Jim Lovells mother; his father Rance was a priest; and his brother Clint was a NASA flight controller. Happy 80th birthday to Clint Eastwood, whose son Scott has appeared in two of his movies: Flags of our Fathers and Gran Torino. Quote I dont believe in pessimism. If something doesnt come up the way you want, forge ahead. If you think its going to rain, it will. — Clint Eastwood Word of the day (© ) Holiday Memorial Day (US) Todays History W. Mark Felt Copyright Act of 1790: was signed into law by US president George Washington; it initially covered only books, maps and charts Ancash earthquake: killed more than 47,000 in Peru (1970) Deep Throat: Watergate whistleblowers identity was revealed after 30 years of secrecy; he was W. Mark Felt, a former associate director of the FBI (2005) Todays Birthdays Walt Whitman Walt Whitman Walt Whitman (1819-1892): poet who wrote Leaves of Grass, O Captain! My Captain! William Pirrie (1847-1924): shipbuilder who built the Titanic Rainier III (1923-2005): prince of Monaco Brooke Shields (45): stage and screen actor; other actors born on this date include Sharon Gless (67), Tom Berenger (61), Gregory Harrison (60), Roma Maffia (52), Chris Elliott and Kyle Secor (both 50), Lea Thompson (49), Colin Farrell (34) and Eric Christian Olsen (33) Peter Yarrow (72): Peter of Peter, Paul and Mary Joe Namath (67): celebrity quarterback Home Read more: answers/topic/monday-may-31-2010-from-today-s-highlights-archive#ixzz33INxT9Mx
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