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Barry Sonnenfeld is born (1953). Barry is the director behind a handful of big-budget Hollywood hits, including Men in Black (1997), Wild Wild West (1999), the big-screen The Addams Family (1991) and its sequel, Addams Family Values (1993). Barry also acted as cinematographer on Penny Marshall's fantasy Big (1988). Barry was born in New York, New York.

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Annette O'Toole is born (1952). This doe-eyed redhead played Lana Lang in Superman III (1983) and starred for director Paul Schrader in his stylish remake of Cat People (1982). Annette's extensive television credits include The Dreamer of Oz: The L. Frank Baum Story (1990), the miniseries of Stephen King's It (1990), and an installment of the updated Outer Limits ("Dark Matters"). In 2001, she took on the role of Martha Kent in the series Smallville. Annette was born in Houston, Texas.

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Lon Chaney is born (1883). Actor and makeup specialist Lon was one of the genre's first screen legends thanks to his classic performances as the title monsters in the silent versions of The Phantom of the Opera (1925) and The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923). Lon's other projects include London After Midnight (1927), The Unknown (1927), The Monster (1925), and The Shock (1923). Lon, who died in 1930, was born Leonidas Frank Chaney in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

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