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Bluegrass musician Norman Blake is 87. Actor Chuck Norris is 85. Singer Dean Torrence of Jan and Dean is 85. Actor Katharine Houghton (“Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner?”) is 83. Actor Richard Gant is 81.