Happy Birthday to "Law & Order SVU" star Christopher Meloni (1961), "Welcome Back Kotter" actor Ron Palillo (1954), country singer Emmylou Harris (1947), Best Supporting Actress (The Year of Living Dangerously) Linda Hunt (1945),

British thespian Kenneth Branagh has been honored at the U.K.'s Broadcasting Press Guild Awards (BPG) - beating Doctor Who star David Tennant to take the coveted Best Actor prize.

The Force is with Spike TV this April as the complete Star Wars Saga comes to basic cable. Airing Friday, April 4 through Sunday, April 6, and Friday, April 11 through Sunday, April 13, the two-weekend event includes the broadcast premiere of Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith

Happy Birthday to "Law & Order SVU" star Christopher Meloni (1961), "Welcome Back Kotter" actor Ron Palillo (1954), country singer Emmylou Harris (1947), Best Supporting Actress (The Year of Living Dangerously) Linda Hunt (1945), radio personality Dr. Demento (1941), soul singer Marvin Gaye (1939; d. 1984), "Dragnet" star Jack Webb (1920; d. 1982),

British actor Timothy Stetson has been killed in a fire in a Los Angeles apartment. He was 53.

Happy Birthday to "Law & Order SVU" star Christopher Meloni (1961), "Welcome Back Kotter" actor Ron Palillo (1954), country singer Emmylou Harris (1947), Best Supporting Actress (The Year of Living Dangerously) Linda Hunt (1945), radio personality Dr. Demento (1941), soul singer Marvin Gaye (1939; d. 1984), "Dragnet" star Jack Webb (1920; d. 1982), "Star Wars" actor Sir Alec Guinness (1914; d. 2000), "Jed Clampett" portrayer Buddy Ebsen (1908; d. 2003), and Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen (1805; d. 1875).

Star Wars sage Obi-Wan Kenobi's famous cloak has gone under the hammer for $104,000 at a movie memorabilia auction. An anonymous fan snapped up the famous hooded garment, which had been tossed into a prop warehouse and forgotten, at the Bonhams sale in London yesterday. The cloak was worn by Alec Guinness when he played Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back and Return Of The Jedi.

Sir Alec Guinness' Jedi Knight cloak is expected to fetch more than $100,000 when it is auctioned next month. The Star Wars outfit is part of a London sale of some of cinema's most famous costumes.

Ewan McGregor was left furious after he was subjected to an on-street critique of his reprisal of Obi-Wan Kenobe in the most recent Star Wars films by a stranger recently. The star admits he finds opportunist critics hurtful and doesn't understand why the public need to vent their thoughts on his acting roles to his face.

Happy Birthday to "Law & Order SVU" star Christopher Meloni (1961), "Welcome Back Kotter" actor Ron Palillo (1954), country singer Emmylou Harris (1947), Best Supporting Actress (The Year of Living Dangerously) Linda Hunt (1945), radio personality Dr. Demento (1941), soul singer Marvin Gaye (1939; d. 1984), "Dragnet" star Jack Webb (1920; d. 1982), "Star Wars" actor Sir Alec Guinness (1914; d. 2000), "Jed Clampett" portrayer Buddy Ebsen (1908; d. 2003), and Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen (1805; d. 1875).