Actress Claire Bloom is 94. Author Susan Brownmiller is 90. Songwriter Brian Holland (Holland-Dozier-Holland) is 84. Drummer Mick Avory of The Kinks is 81. Jazz saxophonist Henry Threadgill is 81.

Singer Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes is 45. Actress Ashley Tesoro is 42. MLB catcher Russell Martin is 42. T-V producers Ross and Matt Duffer (known as the Duffer Brothers) (``Stranger Things'') are 41.

Ventura starts Division 1 playoffs with win over Thousand Oaks, while five area girls basketball teams win openers.