Brooke Adams is an American actress, best known for her film roles in Days of Heaven (1978), Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) and The Dead Zone (1983).

1949Niels Arestrup, French actor, director, and screenwriter^[†]

Niels Arestrup was a French-Danish actor, film director and screenwriter.

Headlines from February 8, 1949

By Winston Churchill: The Second World War; Volume II -- Their Finest Hour Book I -- The Fall of France

Canton Established As Chinese Capital; Canton Made Capital of China; Premier Shows Defiance of Reds

Senate Democrats Balk GOP On Move to Rush 'Gag' Vote; Knowland Motion to Force Filibuster Curb to Floor for Immediate Showdown Is Beaten, 56 to 31, in Partisan Battle

Long Island Road Nearly Bankrupt, Vice President Says at Fare Inquiry; Long Island Road Nearly Bankrupt, Vice President Says at Fare Inquiry

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