IN ONE OF THOSE MOODS TONIGHT

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO. . . . . . . . JOHN MAHONEY

Actor John Mahoney turns 71 today, June 20, 2011. Born in Blackpool, England, in 1940, he came to the United States as a young man sponsored by his older sister, a war bride living in rural Illinois. He studied at Quincy University before joining the United States Army to speed up the citizenship process and to become a U.S. citizen; he received citizenship in 1959. He lived in Macomb and taught English at Western Illinois University in the early 1970s before settling in Forest Park, Illinois and later in Oak Park. He made his film debut in 1980 at age 40.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO. . . . . . . . ANNE MURRAY

Canadian singer Anne Murray turns 66 today, June 20, 2011. Born in Springhill, Nova Scotia, in 1945, she is a singer in pop, country, and adult contemporary styles whose albums have sold over 54 million copies.