Birthdays

John Boorman, film director, 88; Raymond Briggs, children’s author and illustrator, 87; Paul Freeman, actor, 78; Paul Keating, former Australian prime minister, 77; Kevin Costner, actor director, 66, pictured; Peter Beardsley, former footballer, 60; Jane Horrocks, actress, 57; Richard Dunwoody, retired jockey, 57; Jason Segel, actor, 41.