… of Loretta Lynn. The coal miner’s daughter was born in Butcher Holler, Kentucky, 71 years ago. Married at 14, Ms. Lynn had four children by the time she was 17.
… of Pete Rose. You can bet that Pete is 65 today.
… of Adrien Brody. The Oscar winner (best actor for The Pianist) is 33.
… of Sarah Michelle Gellar. Buffy is 29.
Three time Oscar-nominated actor Rod Steiger was born on this date in 1925. Steiger won for Best Actor for his portrayal of the sheriff in the movie In the Heat of the Night. He was nominated for best actor for The Pawnbroker and for best supporting actor for On the Waterfront. The Pawnbroker (1964) was one of the first films to deal with the emotional aftermath of the Nazi concentration camps. Steiger died in 2002.
And James Cash Penney opened his first retail store, called the Golden Rule Store, in the mining town of Kemmerer, Wyoming, on this date in 1902. In 1913, the chain incorporated as J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
The first store, as seen in 1904.