John Joseph “Jack” Nicholson was born on this day in 1937 in Neptune, New Jersey. In Spain the Spanish Civil War raged, the only instance of a free people taking up arms against the imposition of a fascist government in Europe. A week before Daffy Duck had made his debut in “Porky’s Duck Hunt” for Looney tunes.
And, just two days before “A Star is Born” premiered.
I think that about covers it.
I first saw Jack as the drunken football helmet wearing lawyer in Easy Rider.
“Five East Pieces” cemented his rebel image.
A couple of weeks before I departed for Navy bootcamp, I saw “The Last Detail.” Still my favorite.
Many more, too many to list.
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