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America's Got Talent host Nick Cannon (1980)

A runaway star, as astronomy buffs know, moves through space at a supersonic velocity, leaving all other stars twinkling feebly in its wake. An apt metaphor, perhaps, to describe the career of Erika Jayne.

Happy Birthday to Drumline star Nick Cannon (1980), Fugee Wyclef Jean (1972), rapper Eminem (1972), *NSYNC singer Chris Kirkpatrick (1971), South African golfer Ernie Els (1969), reggae singer Ziggy Marley (1968), comedian/actor Norm MacDonald (1963),

The White Stripes surprised elderly British ex-servicemen this afternoon by performing a special gig at a London hospital. The gig, which was the band's first in the U.K. for two years, saw the brother and sister team treat the pensioners to an acoustic set of six songs in a grand oak-panelled room in the Royal Chelsea Hospital.

Signed contracts featuring an array of stars including Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley and Marlon Brando are to be auctioned off by film studio 20th Century Fox next year. Over 200 celebrity contracts will go under the hammer in New York in a bid to raise money for a Hollywood film charity, including a 1946 memo informing the industry a young Norma Jean Dougherty was changing her name to Marilyn Monroe.

Happy Birthday to Drumline star Nick Cannon (1980), Fugee Wyclef Jean (1972), rapper Eminem (1972), *NSYNC singer Chris Kirkpatrick (1971), South African golfer Ernie Els (1969), reggae singer Ziggy Marley (1968), comedian/actor Norm MacDonald (1963), Beavis and Butt-Head/King of the Hill creator Mike Judge (1962), country singer Alan Jackson (1958), Cheers actor George Wendt (1948), Superman actress Margot Kidder (1948), actor/comedian Michael McKean (1947), Union Gap bandleader Gary Puckett (1942), daredevil Evel Knievel (1938), actor Tom Poston (1921), "From Here to Eternity" actor Montgomery Clift (1920; d. 1966), and screen siren Rita Hayworth (1918; d. 1987).

Drew Barrymore was mortified when she found out she was the only A-list cast member to have her songs dubbed in Woody Allen's film Everyone Says I Love You. The actress made her singing debut in the 1996 film, but a professional was eventually brought in to record over her voice when filmmakers decided her singing wasn't good enough.

The mysterious and unexpected death of an iconic Hollywood star may be just the tip of an iceberg of scandal in this show biz drama based on a true story. George Reeves was a journeyman actor who had played a small role in Gone With The Wind and appeared on screen with the likes of James Cagney, Rita Hayworth and Marlene Dietrich... Staring: Adrien Brody, Diane Lane, Ben Affleck, Bob Hoskins, Lois Smith & More

Veteran actor Glenn Ford has been found dead at his home in Beverly Hills, California. He was 90. The Superman star, who had suffered numerous strokes, was discovered by paramedics yesterday. Police do not suspect foul play.