Kevin Costner was born on 18 January 1955 in Lynwood. An American actor, director and producer, Costner became a star in the late 1980s with The Untouchables, Field of Dreams and Bull Durham. He won two Academy Awards, for Best Picture and Best Director, for Dances with Wolves, a western told with sympathy for the Lakota people. His later films included JFK, The Bodyguard, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Open Range and the television series Yellowstone. He has also played in a country-rock band, Modern West, and has spent years planning the Horizon western saga.
Before and after
- 1955Publication of Guinness World Records
- from 1955 to 1959Rise of EOKA
- 1955Global life expectancy reaches 50 years
- 6 January 1955Birth of Rowan Atkinson
- 18 January 1955Birth of Kevin Costner
- 28 January 1955Birth of Nicolas Sarkozy
- 17 February 1955Birth of Mo Yan
- 24 February 1955Birth of Steve Jobs
- 11 March 1955Death of Alexander Fleming
More in Art, literature & culture
- 1954Publication of The Lord of the Rings
- 1956Premiere of Eurovision Song Contest
- 1958Publication of Exodus
- 1986Construction of Musée d'Orsay
- from 17 April 2011 to 19 May 2019Premiere of Game of Thrones
- 7 December 2024Construction of Notre-Dame de Paris
The era
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