Happy Birthday to WNBA star and former UCONN Husky Sue Bird (1980), whiney singer John Mayer (1977), NHL star Paul Kariya (1974), Red Hot Chili Pepper Flea (1962), Mystic River star Tim Robbins (1958), Grateful Dead singer/guitarist Bob Weir (1947), actress/entrepreneur Suzanne Somers (1946), FOX sports windbag Tim McCarver (1941), Alice star Linda Lavin (1937), Murder She Wrote star Angela Lansbury (1925), American playwright Eugene O'Neill (1888; d. 1953), Irish author/poet Oscar Wilde (1854; d. 1900), and dictionary pioneer Noah Webster (1758; d. 1843).

Turner Classic Movies (TCM) struts its stuff in August with the annual Summer Under the Stars festival, a month-long celebration during which each day is dedicated to one of Hollywood’s most enduring personalities. This year’s festival is bigger than ever, with more than 400 movies and specials featuring 31 top stars.

Catherine Zeta-Jones is set to dust off her dancing shoes to play another great stage diva, Mama Rose. The Welsh actress, who won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her portrayal of murderess Velma Kelly in Chicago, is tipped to play the ultimate stage mother in a remake of cult movie musical "Gypsy."

Angela Lansbury is considering a return to the Broadway, New York City, stage at the age of 80. The star, who recently underwent hip surgery, has bought a new home in the Big Apple and now she's keen to get back on the stage.

Angela Lansbury is able to dance again after having an operation to replace deteriorating cartilage in her knee last year. The 80-year-old star admits that although her dancing past left her "crippled" with pain, she was too afraid to have the surgery sooner because she feared it would be too painful.

* British actress Rachel Weisz is repeatedly disappointed when awards bosses fail to nominate her The Constant Gardener co-star Ralph Fiennes, especially when now she has won so many awards. The pregnant beauty won a Golden Globe on Jan. 26 and a Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Award last night for her performance as Tessa Quayle in the gritty drama, but is baffled as to why Fiennes has been ignored.

Emma Thompson sparked a pie-throwing melee during her appearance on The Late Show With David Letterman last night when she hurled a creamy dessert at the veteran host. The Oscar winner threw a pie at co-star Angela Lansbury in her latest film, Nanny McPhee, and was explaining to Letterman what the experience was like.

Happy birthday to actor Jeremy Jackson (1980), singer/songwriter Kellie Martin (1975), rapper B-Rock (1972), actress Terri J. Vaughn (1969), Wilson Phillips singer Wendy Wilson (1969), Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea (1962), actor Randy Vasquez (1961), Husker Du singer Bob Mould (1960), Spandau Ballet guitarist Gary Kemp (1959), actor/director Tim Robbins (1958), Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir (1947), actress Suzanne Somers (1946), Bachman-Turner Overdrive bassist C.F. Turner (1943), actor Barry Corbin (1943), and actress Angela Lansbury (1925).