Q. Where and when was Michael J. Fox born? Name his movies. - BAAM, Brighton, Colo.

A. Fox was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, June 9, 1961. He's been in TV movies "Family Ties Vacation," "High School USA," "Poison Ivy" and feature films "Midnight Madness," "Light of Day," "The Secret of My Success," "Bright Lights, Big City," Casualties of War" and "Back to the Future" I, II and III.Q. I recently saw the 1946 "Great Expectations" starring John Mills. Tell me about him and what he's doing now. - J.B., Richmond, Mich.

A. Mills was born in North Eltham, England, Feb. 22, 1908. He got his start as a song-and-dance man but moved to the stage and movies, where he became one of Britain's most popular actors during World War II. He made more than 50 features in England and the U.S. and won the 1970 supporting actor Oscar for "Ryan's Daughter." He did one TV series, 1967's "Dundee and the Culhane." He's the father of actresses Hayley Mills and Juliet Mills. He died in 1982.

Q. How many Supremes were there? We've been told there have been anywhere from 3 to 5. - M.G., Grand Island, N.Y.

A. Five girls have been Supremes, but only three at a time. Diana Ross, Florence Ballard and Mary Wilson formed the original trio. Cindy Birdsong replaced Ballard in 1967. Jean Terrell joined Birdsong and Wilson when Ross went solo in 1970.

Q. I haven't seen Robbie Benson on the screen in some time. Is he still making movies? - J.F., Philadelphia.

A. Benson, 34, and wife, actress Karla DeVito, 36, and their daughter Lyric, 6, quit California for Columbia, S.C., two years ago. Benson has been artist-in-residence at the University of South Carolina teaching filmmaking. He hasn't made a movie since 1981's "The Chosen" but he did some theater work. Now, he's been practicing what he teaches, and just completed a movie, "Modern Love," which he produced, directed, wrote and starred in.

Q. Tell me the name of the movie with Robert Mitchum and Frank Sinatra as medical students. Mitchum married a nurse to pay his way through medical school. - S.D., Toms River, N.J.

A. It was 1955's "Not As a Stranger." Olivia DeHavilland played the nurse. Sinatra and Mitchum were in another movie but not together. They were among the many stars who played suspicious characters in the 1963 mystery movie "The List of Adrian Messenger."

Q. I'd like some background on the actor who played Casey on "As the World Turns." Is he really confined to a wheelchair? If so, why? - M.J., Dearborn Heights, Mich.

A. Bill Shanks, who was Casey Petetti, isn't wheelchair-bound. In fact, he's quite athletic, riding, cycling, playing tennis and lifting weights. Shanks, 31, is a native of Royal Oak, Mich., and has a 1980 Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Wayne State University. He did some stage work in Detroit, then headed to New York. He did a bit on "One Life to Live" before joining "ATWT" in 1986. He's married to Ashley Crow, who played Beatrice on "ATWT."

Q. Tell me if Tony Alda, of "Days of Our Lives," is by any chance related to Alan Alda? - B., Tucson, Ariz.

A. Antony Alda, 33, is Alan's half-brother, son of the late Robert Alda's second marriage. Tony's been acting since he was 21 in TV and on stage.

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Q. Did Pia Zadora's husband really raze Pickfair, the legendary Hollywood home of silent stars Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks?

A. The Beverly Hills Historical Society approved the demolition because the landmark's architecture had been extensively remodeled over the years. Besides, the contractor said time and termites made destruction inevitable. Pia's husband, millionaire Meshulam Riklis, bought the house for $6.6 million and plans to spend an additional $5 million building a Renaissance-style Venetian palace in its place.

Q. Is Tiffany trying to shed the teen-age image that made her a star?

A. "I don't want to freak my fans out, but I've grown up," says the 18-year-old ex-teenybopper. Just catch her next album, "New Inside," due out in September. "I'm more into rhythm-and-blues," says the teen pop sensation who recently settled a court battle to gain more autonomy from her mother.

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