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LEAD: ''This kind of neurotic behavior is not usually handled in groups,'' Dr. Perry Frantzman explained. His 14 patients were in a circle. The doctor had agreed to take them on because he knew otherwise it might mean death.
LEAD: The Federal Trade Commission has asked the Justice Department to prosecute Donald J. Trump, the New York developer and investor, for making use of a ''parking'' agreement to facilitate an acquisition.
LEAD: One of the great joys of Laurence Olivier's professional life was watching John Gielgud and Ralph Richardson act together onstage. Seeing those two knights in tandem was ''a dream,'' observed Lord Olivier, ''a brilliant double act'' with ''all guns blazing.'' In modern theatrical history, there have, of course, been other twinned performances of the highest caliber, though perhaps not with the astonishing symbiosis - and contrast of opposites - of these theatrical eminences.
LEAD: ''LAST spring I was feeling very strongly that I wanted to try something I'd never done before,'' Meredith Monk recalled the other day. ''So I called Bobby McFerrin and asked him if he wanted to do some singing together. We just started singing, and working out the best way to proceed. He likes to improvise from zero, whereas I like to have more of a structure.
LEAD: FORESTS of Tiffany lamps cast a color-pulsing glow on Bauhaus chromed metal tables, Art Deco frosted-glass vases and vehemently Victorian carved desks. The bazaar called ''Modernism: a Century of Style and Design, 1860 to 1960,'' one of New York's youngest and liveliest antiques and decorative arts fairs, returned yesterday for its second visit to the Seventh Regiment Armory, Park Avenue at 66th Street.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 18, 1987, covering November 20, 1987.
Soundtrack
Bruce Springsteen
Michael Jackson
Whitesnake
Pink Floyd
1987Amelia Rose Blaire, American actress[†]
Amelia Rose Blaire Dechart is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Willa Burrell on the HBO series True Blood and Piper Shaw on the MTV series Scream.
1987Andrew Driver, English footballer[†]
Andrew David Driver is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He has represented Scotland at schoolboy level and England, where he was born, for the under-21 side.
1987Ben Hamer, English footballer[†]
Benjamin John Hamer is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL Championship club Sheffield Wednesday. He will become a free agent on 30 June 2025.
1987Mylène Lazare, French swimmer[†]
Mylène Lazare is a French swimmer, who won a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the women's 4 × 200 m freestyle.
1987Kou Lei, Ukrainian table tennis player[†]
Kou Lei is a Ukrainian table tennis player of Chinese origin.
1987Nathan Lyon, Australian cricketer[†]
Nathan Michael Lyon is an Australian international cricketer. He made his Test debut in 2011 and plays domestic cricket for New South Wales. Lyon is an off-spin bowler and a lower-order right-handed batsman. Considered the most successful Australian off-spin bowler of all time, Lyon holds the record for the most Test wickets taken by an Australian off-spin bowler, passing Hugh Trumble's 141 wickets in 2015. In January 2021, Lyon played in his 100th Test match during Australia's series against India. As of 2025, Lyon is Australia's third highest Test wicket taker of all time and ranks seventh among all international players in Test cricket with more than 500 wickets.
1987Joëlle Numainville, Canadian cyclist[†]
Joëlle Numainville is a Canadian former road bicycle racer.
1987Christoph Pfingsten, German cyclist[†]
Christoph Pfingsten is a German former racing cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2009 to 2021. He rode at the 2013 UCI Road World Championships. He was named in the startlist for the 2016 Vuelta a España. In May 2018, he was named in the startlist for the 2018 Giro d'Italia.
1987Valdet Rama, Albanian footballer[†]
Valdet Skënder Rama is an Albanian professional footballer who most recently played as a midfielder for German club Wuppertaler SV. He also holds German citizenship.
1987Gina Stechert, German alpine skier[†]
Gina Stechert is a German alpine skier whose best discipline is the combined. She represented Germany at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
In 1987, the world population was approximately 5,049,746,397 people[†]