The father of "Zack's" love interest in "An Officer And A Gentleman" is listed as "Joe" where Phoebe's father's name is Joseph. Victor French was also 34 years, 33 weeks, 1 day, old on 7/24/1969, the day Apollo 11 returned from the Earth's moon.
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Victor French
Date of Birth: 4 December 1934
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An Officer and a Gentleman (1982) .... Joe Pokrifiki
The woman who portrayed the mother of Debra Winger's character was 35.90 years old on 4/14/1977. I recognize the date 4/14/1977 as when I returned to Earth from my mission to intercept the comet.
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Grace Zabriskie
Date of Birth: 17 May 1941
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An Officer and a Gentleman (1982) .... Esther Pokrifiki
The actress who portrays the blonde antagonist just about forms a mid-point connect with Phoebe and Apollo 11. Phoebe's birthday is very close to being the middle of those two dates. I noted that Debra Winger's birthday points to 5/1/1967.
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From 7/1/1957 to 7/16/1963 is: 2206 days
From 7/1/1957 to 7/21/1969 is: 4403 days
4403 / 2 = 2201
In the movie, "An Officer And A Gentleman," "Zack Mayo," who grew up in the Philippines, is a U.S. Navy aviation officer candidate. The actress who portrays his love interest is Debra Winger. This is also probably why I "remember," in the context of my artificial and symbolic memory, that I met a girl named Candy at that camp just before I met Phoebe. They both represent my wife in reality. Debra Winger tells "Zack" in the movie that she is candy. I recognize the date 5/1/1967 as when I first flew a fighter jet by myself.
From 5/16/1955 to 7/16/1963 is: 2983 days
From 3/3/1959 to 5/1/1967 is: 2981 days
From 5/8/1954 to 7/16/1963 is: 3356 days
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David Keith
Date of Birth: 8 May 1954
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An Officer and a Gentleman (1982) .... Sid Worley
From 1/3/1930 to 7/16/1963 is: 33.53 years
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Robert Loggia
Date of Birth: 3 January 1930
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An Officer and a Gentleman (1982) .... Byron Mayo
Louis Gossett, Jr., was 33 years, 55 days, old on 7/21/1969, the day Apollo 11 walked on the Earth's moon.
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Louis Gossett Jr.
Date of Birth: 27 May 1936
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An Officer and a Gentleman (1982) .... Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley
I have also noted that Robert Loggia resembles the Boatswain Mate First Class I worked for on the USS Taylor FFG-50, in my artificial and symbolic memory. The Chief Boatswain Mate resembled Louis Gossett, Jr., in my artificial and symbolic memory.
I probably could have cast actors that made precise connections to those historical dates that were relevant to me personally, but I was constrained by needing good actors. It was a balance of getting as close to the date as possible while still getting good actors for the roles. There is also the notion that Phoebe and I are very close.
