 Birthdays Today Academy Award-winning screenwriter Tom Stopper turns 87, won an Oscar for the film Shakespeare in Love. Other credits include the movies Anna Karenina, Enigma, and Billy Bathgate. Actor Michael Cole turns 84, best known for his work on the 1960s series Mod Squad. Also, actress Jan Smithers turns 75, worked on the sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati. Other credits include the movies Our Winning Season and Where the Lilies Bloom.