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Aug 13, 2025

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On This Day August 13 1982 – Molly Ringwald Made Her Film Debut in Tempest.

On this day August 13 1982, Tempest premiered in theaters, marking the film debut of Molly Ringwald. Directed by Paul Mazursky, the film was a modern reinterpretation of Shakespeare’s play and starred John Cassavetes, Gena Rowlands, Susan Sarandon, and a young Ringwald in her first big screen role. At just fourteen years old, Molly Ringwald played the daughter of Cassavetes’s character, a successful but disillusioned...

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