A good synopsis can be found on the movie's web site: http://www.americanmovie.com/synopsis (http://www.americanmovie.com/synopsis)
... 1986) January 22 - George Balanchine, choreographer (+ 1983) January 26 - Ancel Keys, scientist February 1 - S. J. Perelman[?], humorist, author February 4 - ...