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THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2020 On This Date 1731 – Harassed by English pirates, Quote of the Day the Spanish captured one of them, “I could never hold a job for Robert Jenkins, cut off his ear and more than three months, released him. which works out well They told him to “show King because that’s how long George what a movie shoots.” they had in ~ Dennis Quaid mind for him.” The incident led to what is now referred to as “The War of Jenkins’ Ear.” Happy Birthday! 1966 – Legendary Italian actress Dennis Quaid, born in 1954, is an and singer Sophia American actor from Houston, Loren married Carlo Texas. Following his performance Ponti in Paris. Loren in 1979’s Breaking Away, Quaid remained married to became one of Hollywood’s most Carlo Ponti until his sought-after leading men with hits death in 2007. such as The Right Stuff (1983) and The Big Easy (1986). Celebrity Trivia He has continued to Dennis Quaid also plays guitar with be a bankable star his band, the Sharks. He claims ever since. Standout his talent runs in the family, as he roles include playing is a distant cousin to Gene Autry. an aging pro football Quaid writes songs, too, and has player in Any Given contributed to the soundtracks for Sunday (1999) and as a would-be three of his movies, The Night the fastball pitcher in The Rookie (2002). Lights Went Out in Georgia, Tough Quaid next plays President Ronald Enough, and The Big Easy. Reagan in an upcoming biopic.