today 's birthdays : lord john russell , english statesman -lrb- 1792-1878 -rrb- ; shelley winters , u.s. actress -lrb- 1923 -- -rrb- ; roman polanski , french -born film director -lrb- 1935 -- -rrb- ; robert redford , u.s. actor -lrb- 1937 -- -rrb- .