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On this day timelines December 5th

Births

1890 – Fritz Lang, Austrian-American , , and (d. 1976)

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1897 – Nunnally Johnson, American , , and (d. 1977)

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1901 – Walt Disney, American animator, , , and , co-founded The Walt Disney Company (d. 1966)

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1906 – Otto Preminger, Austrian-American , , and (d. 1986)

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1934 – Joan Didion, American and

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1938 – JJ Cale, American - and (Leathercoated Minds) (d. 2013)

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1954 – Hanif Kureishi, English and playwright

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