ClassicMovieDigest

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So sad! Susan Saint James has died as age 80. Just posted her 80th birthday celebration in August. The "MacMillan & Wife" and "Kate & Allie" star was a popular fixture of the 1970s and '80s. R.I.P., pretty lady.

'Elvira' Cassandra Peterson, 75, and 'Incredible Hulk' Lou Ferrigno, 74, at a fan event last month. Blasts from the pasts! They look great!

Do you remember Cruise Director, Julie McCoy, on "The Love Boat?" Well, she's Lauren Tewes and she's turning 73! Here with her LB co-star, Fred Grandy. Happy Birthday, Lauren!

Happy 81st Birthday, Jaclyn Smith! Here with her "Charlie's Angels" co-stars, Kate Jackson, 77, and Cheryl Ladd, 75, at the show's 50th Anniversary Celebration, earlier this year.

A MOST Happy 98th (!) Birthday, 'Mrs. C' Marion Ross!!! These are still "Happy Days." All the best to you!! #BOTD

Birthday Remembrance for Annette Funicello, here with her best friend, Shelley Fabares, in 1963. Fabares served as a bridesmaid at Funicello's 1965 wedding and remained close to her until Funicello's death in 2013. #BOTD

Remembering Carrie Fisher on what would be her 70th birthday. Shown here with her "Star Wars" co-stars, Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford in Denver, June 1977, shortly after the release of their film. Photographer Steve Larson caught them in the The Denver Post lunchroom. #BOTD

92-year-old "Gilligan's Island" alum, Tina Louise!

Halloween Memories from TCM's October Star of the Month, Myrna Loy, here is studio promos from her silent film days.

Interesting candid of Bette Davis at home in 1971

Birthday Remembrance for Cornel Wilde. Betty Hutton, Charlton Heston, and Wilde welcome FBI boss, J. Edgar Hoover, to the set of "The Greatest Show on Earth" (1952). #BOTD

Happy 83rd Birthday, Chevy Chase! #BOTD

Do you recognize this lady? If you were around in the 1970s, you might.... She's gossip maven, Rona Barrett, and she's turning 90-years-old! Happy Birthday, Rona!

JEANNE CRAIN at 17 in a photo called SALOME from 1942, before she was in films & posing for photographer, William Mortensen. GIRL NEXT DOOR: The Life & Career of Jeanne Crain US: Canada: #readingcommunity

Classic movie legend, Eva Marie Saint has died at age 102. Rest in Peace, pretty lady. #RIP

With Halloween just around the corner, I thought I'd post a birthday tribute for the lovely Carole Lombard with a spooky twist and a vintage poster for her 1933 film, "Supernatural." #BOTD

Joan Davis and Lou Costello in "Hold That Ghost" (1941)

Happy 37th Birthday, Dakota Johnson! Her parents are Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson. Shown here with her grandmother, Tippi Hedren, in 2018.

Happy 85th Birthday to music icon, Chubby Checker!! Still appearing onstage and loving it!

Gary Cooper (here in 1929) and Lee Marvin once stopped for gas and Cooper gave the attendant a check for $10 to pay for it. "I'm going to frame this!" said the attendant. Later, Marvin asked Coop: "How many of your checks come back to the bank?" Per Cooper: "About one in ten."