Silver Screen Birthdays

de bene esse: literally, of well-being, morally acceptable but subject to future validation or exception

Eddie Albert

[on why he accepted the role on "Green Acres" (1965)]: Everyone gets tired of the rat race. Everyone would like to chuck it all and grow some carrots. It's basic. Sign me. I knew it would be successful. Had to be. It's about the atavistic urge, and people have been getting a charge out of that ever since Aristophanes wrote about the plebes and the city folk.

Bettie Page

"Bettie Page's life was filled with cult myth, mystery and sadness. Her image captured the imagination of a generation with her free spirit and unabashed sensuality, during an era of strong sexual repression. She was the quintessential pin-up, tacked up on walls in military barracks and garages; five decades later, some feminists still hail her as a pioneer of women's liberation. It has been estimated that over 20,000 photographs of Bettie were taken, and new generations of fans still buy copies by the thousands."

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0656114/bio

Jack Nicholson

DID YOU KNOW?
With his seventh Best Actor nomination for As Good as It Gets (1997), he surpassed Laurence Olivier as the most nominated actor ever with 11 total nominations. Nicholson had four Best Supporting Actor nominations in 1970, 1982, 1984 and 1991; Olivier had nine Best Actor (tied for the most in that category with Spencer Tracy) and one Best Supporting Actor nominations. Nicholson extended the lead with eight Best Actor nods for 'About Schmidt' (2001), which tied him with Paul Newman for second place in Best Actor nominations. Newman also has one Supporting Actor nomination.

 http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000197/bio#quotes

Shirley Temple is 85 today! http://huff.to/ZinW2l

Photo credit: Getty Images

HBD to Sandra Dee!
http://dazzlingdivas-ladivas.blogspot.co.uk/2011/05/sandra-dee.html

and Janet Blair!

 "I gave up Hollywood and I gave up pictures because I was always getting parts where I'd be the girl who says, 'Oh, Red!' in a Skelton movie. All I got were princess parts. A girl gets tired of being a princess all of the time."
http://vintage-retro.tumblr.com/post/31151522482/janet-blair-1940s