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ANOTHERBIRTHDAY!?BEVERLY HILLS COURIER | APRIL 8, 2011Page 22March Schwartz Jane Wooster Scott Hugh Hefner Julie York Farb Helene An Judith Hollinger John Schneider Tom BlumenthalBIRTHDAY GREETINGS—Celebrating birthdays are Jane Wooster Scott, Franco Corelli, Betty Ford, Shecky Greene, Skye Pingul, and John Schneider (Apr. 8); The Courier’s founderMarch Schwartz, Sy Sussman, Jean Paul Belmondo, Kay Goldman, Hugh Hefner, Michael Learned, Fiorenza Lucas, Keshia Knight-Pullam and Dennis Stevens (Apr. 9); John Madden,Steven Seagal, and Omar Sharif (Apr. 10); Eileen Goodman, Joel Grey, Louise Lasser, and Peter Riegert (Apr. 11); Helene An, Montserrat Caballé, David Cassidy, Andy Garcia,Herbie Hancock and David Letterman (Apr. 12); Tom Blumenthal, Al Green, Joanna Garris, Jane Leeves, Julie York Farb, Ron Perlman and Natan Reches (Apr. 13);Julie Christie, Bradford Dillman, Loretta Lynn and John Shea (Apr. 14).Connie MartinsonTalks BooksStanley Wolpert has written14 books, many of them relatingto India, but this small, brief, 150page India And Pakistan: ContinuedConflict Or Cooperation?cise and informative regardingthe ongoing situation. 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