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A big happy birthday to the fabulous Sally Field, multi-award winning actress and passionate campaigner on many fronts, born #OnThisDay in 1946. 📸 Sally with her then-partner Burt Reynolds, for the filming of Smokey and the Bandit. #SallyField #PontiacTransAm

A big happy birthday to the fabulous Famke Janssen, multi-award winning actress, who played Xenia Onatopp in the Bond movie GoldenEye, Jean Grey/Phoenix in X-Men, and Lenore Mills in Taken. 📸 Filming for GoldenEye in 1995. #FamkeJanssen #JamesBond #AstonMartinDB5 #FerrariF355

Remembering the wonderful Monica Vitti, the multi-award winning Queen of Italian cinema, who would have turned 95 this week. Monica starred alongside Alain Delon, Richard Harris, Terence Stamp, Dirk Bogarde and many more. #MonicaVitti

Remembering the fabulous Loretta Swit, star of stage and screen, born #OnThisDay in 1937. 📸 Loretta won two Emmy awards for her role as army nurse Major ‘Hot Lips’ Houlihan in M*A*S*H (Globe Photos). #LorettaSwit #MASH

So sad to hear of the passing of Clem Cattini, legendary and prolific drummer, who played on hundreds of recordings, including over 40 No.1 singles. Clem sadly passed today after a fall. 📸 Clem (top right) and The Tornadoes in 1962 with his new Ford Zodiac Mk III. #ClemCattini

A big shout out to the irrepressible Lulu, singer, songwriter, actress and TV personality, born #OnThisDay in 1948. 📷 One time Mini owner and long time champion of the brand, Lulu drove the very last Mini off the Longbridge production line on 4 October 2000. #Lulu #Mini

Remembering Charles Bronson, multi-award winning actor, born #OnThisDay in 2021. Bronson rose from poverty to become one of Hollywood's biggest stars. 📸 Playing the lead in ‘The Mechanic’, alongside Jan Michael Vincent, Alfas, Fiats and more (UA, 1972).

Our thoughts are still with Ian Gillan tonight. Stay strong Ian, and get well soon. 🤘🏻 #DeepPurple #IanGillan

Staying with The Tremeloes, we’re also wishing Chip Hawkes a happy 81st birthday. Chip joined The Trems as bassist and became a vocalist soon after. 📸 The Tremeloes each took delivery of a custom black Sprinzel Mini in 1973. Chip is far right in the top pic. #MiniMonday

A big Happy 85th Birthday to Brian Poole, lead singer of 1960s band Brian Poole and the Tremeloes, born #OnThisDay in 1941. 📸 Here’s Brian (centre) with the Tremeloes and his RHD Chevrolet Impala. The Impala was used on the cover of the 1967 LP ‘The Tremeloes are Here!’

Remembering Burt Lancaster, multi-award winning actor and one of the greatest stars of classic Hollywood cinema, born #OnThisDay in 1913. 📸 Burt and Deborah Kerr in the classic movie ‘From Here to Eternity’. The 1942 Mercury still survives. #BurtLancaster

A big Happy Birthday to the fabulous Stefanie Powers, actress, polo player and passionate wildlife campaigner, born #OnThisDay in 1942. 📸 Stefanie with the Chevrolet Corvair-powered AMT PIranha, specially built for The Girl from U.N.C.L.E., 60 years ago. #StefaniePowers

Remembering Dan Peek, singer, songwriter and musician, best known as the co-founder of the band America, born #OnThisDay in 1950. Here’s Dan with wife Catherine, who also wrote songs made famous by America (📸 family photo). #DanPeek #CatherinePeek #MercedesBenzSL #Porsche911

More sad news this week. RIP Steve Ellis, lead singer of Love Affair, Widowmaker and more, who has passed away aged 76. Steve (rear) with Love Affair (and friend) in 1967. He recorded Everlasting Love, which knocked The Beatles from the top spot, aged just 17. #RIPSteveEllis

For #SupercarSunday, we’re heading back to swinging sixties London. Here’s the wonderful Sandie Shaw modelling a Lamborghini Miura at the grand opening of Sandie’s boutique at 68 Wells Street, West London in 1967. 📷 Tony Gale/Top Foto. #SandieShaw #LamborghiniMiura

Please join us in wishing Ian Gillan, Deep Purple frontman extraordinaire, a full and speedy recovery after he was hospitalised earlier today due to a medical emergency. Get well soon Ian. 🤘🏻 #DeepPurple #IanGillan