60th anniversary of Spike Lee

(Born 20 March 1957, Atlanta, US)

One of the most prolific and distinguished film directors of his generation (releasing over 30 movies in a career, begun 1983, including the classic Malcolm X [1992]), actor, producer, writer, academic

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63rd birthday of Oprah Winfrey

(Born 29 January 1954, Kosciusko, Miss, US)

Actress, presenter, The Oprah Winfrey Show popular television interviewing series, 1986-2011, entrepreneur, philanthropist, including part-funding of a number of historic films on African American history especially Malcolm X (1992), Beloved (1998), Selma (2014)

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