 Birthdays today, science fiction writer Dean Koons turned 79. Academy Award winning actor Chris Cooper turned 73, won the Oscar for his work in the movie Adaptation. Other credits include the movies August, Osage County, Company You Keep, The Muppets, The Town, Breach, Syriana, Jarhead, Capote, Silver City, Seabiscuit, Born Identity, Born Supremacy, The Patriot, American Beauty, and Me, Myself, and Irene.