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Birthday Tribute: Christopher Walken Celebrates 80!

Christoper Walken was born in Astoria, Queens, New York. His mother, Rosalie (Russell), was a Scottish immigrant, from Glasgow. His father, Paul Wälken, was a German immigrant, from Horst, who ran Walken’s bakery. Christopher learned his stage craft, including dancing, at Hofstra University & ANTA. Walken has been in at …

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Top 10 Creepy Film Scores by Danny Elfman

May 29th is Danny Elfman’s 63rd Birthday. Before he was known as a premier composer of film scores, he fronted the genre-mocking rock outfit Oingo Boingo; the band mixed punk, ska, and art-house sounds around a macabre aesthetic that borrowed imagery from Dia de los Muertos. They had a huge …

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