Today's birthdays:

Announcer Don Pardo is 89.
Actor Paul Dooley is 79.
Hollywood "ghost singer" Marni Nixon is 77.
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (Democrat-Massachusetts) is 75.
Movie director Jonathan Demme is 63.
Actor John Ashton is 59.
Actress Miou-Miou is 57. (clever name) ;)
Actress Julie Walters is 57.
Basketball Hall-of-Famer Julius Erving is 57.
Actor Kyle MacLachlan is 48.
Actress-comedian Rachel Dratch is 41.
Actress Jeri Ryan is 39.
Actor Thomas Jane is 38.
Actress-singer Lea Salonga is 36.
Actor Jose Solano is 36.
Tennis player Michael Chang is 35.
Actress Drew Barrymore is 32.
Actress Liza Huber is 32.
Singer James Blunt is 30.
Actor Daniel E. Smith is 17.

February 23, 2007 - Birthdays



Child Actress Dakota Fanning (I Am Sam; War Of The Worlds), 13

Actress Kristin Davis (Charlotte York "Sex And The City"), 42

American Blues Guitarist/Singer/Producer Johnny Winter (brother to Edgar of "The Edgar Winter Group"), 63

Actor Peter Fonda (Easy Rider with Jack Nicholson and  Cannonball Run; Son of the late actor Henry Fonda "On Golden Pond" along with his sister,actress Jane Fonda), 67

February 23, 2007 - Deaths



1821 - John Keats, poet, one of the principal poets of the English Romantic movement,  dies

1848 - John Q. Adams,  6th US President (1825 - 1829), dies

1924 - Thomas Woodrow Wilson, 28th US President (1913-21), dies

1965 - Stan Laurel, comedian (Laurel and Hardy), dies of heart attack at 74

1968 - Edna Ferber, US author (Giant, Showboat), dies at 80

1994 - Stuart Berger, doctor (Immune Power Diet), dies from obesity at 40





 

February 24, 2007 - Birthdays



Actor/Director Billy Zane (The Titanic; The Phantom), 41

Country Western Singer/Songwriter Sammy Kershaw (Had hits like "Don't Go Near The Water" and "Third Rate Romance"; Is also married to fellow country music singer Lori Morgan), 49

Film & TV Director/Actress Helen Shaver (Producer of shows like Judging Amy and The OC), 56

Mexican-American Actor Edward James Olmos (Blade Runner; Played "Selena"s father in the movie), 60

Actor/Singer Barry Bostwick (Weekend At Bernies II), 61

English Singer/Actor/Harmonica Player/Radio & Tv Presenter Paul Jones (formerly of Manfred Mann "Blinded By The Night"), 65

Film/TV Actor James Farentino (The Final Countdown; Dynasty), 69

Movie/TV Actor Abe Vigoda (The Godfather; Barney Miller), 86

Actor Zachary Scott (Mildred Pierce; Also starred in the musical "Oklahoma"), 1914 - 1965

February 24, 2007 - Deaths



1983 - Tennessee Williams, US playwright (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof), dies at 71

1990 - Malcolm Forbes, CEO (Forbes Publishing), dies of a heart attack at 70

1990 - Johnnie Ray, singer (Cry), dies of liver failure at 61

1991 - Webb Pierce, US country singer (Bye Bye Love), dies of cancer at 64

1991 - Jean Rogers, actress (Flash Gordon, Hot Cargo), dies at 74

1991 - George Gobel, Chicago, comedian (George Gobel Show), dies at 71

1994 - Dinah Shore, singer (Chevrolet), dies of cancer at 76

February 25, 2007 - Birthdays



Actor/Director/Producer Sean Astin (The Goonies; Lord Of The Rings also the son of actors' Patty Duke and John Astin), 36

Actress Tea Leoni (Fun With Dick & Jane; A League Of Their Own; Married to actor David Duchovny), 41

Actress Karen Grassle (Caroline Ingalls "Little House On The Prairie"), 63

Talk Show Host Sally Jessy Raphael, 72

Country Western Musician Faron Young (Hello Walls; Here I Am Texas; nicknamed "The Hillbilly Heartthrob" and "The Singing Sheriff"), 1932 - 1996

Radio/TV/Film Actor Jim Backus (Thurston Howell III "Gilligans Island"; Was also a character and voice actor; Did the voice for cartoon character "Mr. Magoo"), 1913 - 1989

Vaudeville Comedian/Actor Zeppo Marx (The Marx Brothers:  Groucho; Harpo, Chico and Zeppo), 1901 - 1979

French Artist Pierre Auguste Renoir (Was a lead painter in the development of the "Impressionist" style), 1841 - 1919

February 26, 2007 - Birthdays



Neo-Soul R & B/Hip Hop Artist Erykah Badu (Had hits like "Tyrone" & "On & On"; Her music crosses over into Jazz), 36

Singer/Songwriter Michael Bolton (Pop, Rock & Adult Contemporay music; Had hits like "Soul Provider"), 54

Musician Mitch Ryder "Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels" (Devil With The Blue Dress On/Good Golly Miss Molly), 62

Singer/Songwriter Johnny Cash (I Walk The LIne & Folsom Prison Blues; Performed Country Western and Rock N Roll music), 1932 - 2003

Singer/Songwriter/Pianist Fats Domino (Blueberry Hill & Ain't That A Shame; Performed R & B and Rock N Roll music), 79

Actor/Singer Betty Hutton (Annie Get Your Gun), 86

Comic Actor Tony Randall (Played Felix Unger on "The Odd Couple" TV series), 1920 - 2004

Comedian/TV & Film Actor Jackie Gleason (Ralph Kramden "The Honeymooners"; Smokey & The Bandit movies), 1916 - 1987

Actor Robert Alda (Rhapsody In Blue; Guys And Dolls; Was a Vaudeville actor and singer and father to actor Alan Alda of M*A*S*H*), 1914 - 1986

Animator/Cartoonist/Director Tex Avery (Produced cartoon characters like Daffy Duck, Bugs Bunny and Droopy), 1908 - 1980

American Clothing Manufacturer Levi Strauss (Mfr of the famous jeans that have been around for years), 1829 - 1902

February 26, 2007 - Deaths



1959 - Lou Costello, actor (Abbott and Costello), dies at 52

1990 - Cornell Gunther, US musician (Coasters, Poison Ivy), dies at 53

1993 - Constance Ford, US actress (Another World, A Summer Place), dies at 64

1997 - David Doyle, actor (Charlie's Angels), dies at 67

February 26, 2007 - Birthdays



Singer/Songwriter Michael Bolton (Pop, Rock & Adult Contemporay music; Had hits like "Soul Provider"), 54

Musician Mitch Ryder "Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels" (Devil With The Blue Dress On/Good Golly Miss Molly), 62

Singer/Songwriter Johnny Cash (I Walk The LIne & Folsom Prison Blues; Performed Country Western and Rock N Roll music), 1932 - 2003

Singer/Songwriter/Pianist Fats Domino (Blueberry Hill & Ain't That A Shame; Performed R & B and Rock N Roll music), 79

Actor/Singer Betty Hutton (Annie Get Your Gun), 86

Comic Actor Tony Randall (Played Felix Unger on "The Odd Couple" TV series), 1920 - 2004

Comedian/TV & Film Actor Jackie Gleason (Ralph Kramden "The Honeymooners"; Smokey & The Bandit movies), 1916 - 1987

Actor Robert Alda (Rhapsody In Blue; Guys And Dolls; Was a Vaudeville actor and singer and father to actor Alan Alda of M*A*S*H*), 1914 - 1986

Animator/Cartoonist/Director Tex Avery (Produced cartoon characters like Daffy Duck, Bugs Bunny and Droopy), 1908 - 1980

American Clothing Manufacturer Levi Strauss (Mfr of the famous jeans that have been around for years), 1829 - 1902


Also, actor William Frawley (played Fred Mertz on "I Love Lucy"), 1887-1966 :\'(

Someone else to add to the "living" category:

Singer Corinne Bailey Rae ("Put Your Records On"), 28.

Death: February 27,2002 - Spike Milligan, British comedian (b. 1918)  :\'(  :\'(  :\'(

February 27, 2007 - Birthdays



Singer/Songwriter Josh Grobin ("Believe" from "The Polar Express" movie soundtrack), 26

Socialite Chelsea Clinton (Daughter and only child of former US President Bill Clinton and State Senator Hilary Clinton), 27

Actor Grant Show (Played Jake Hanson on "Melrose Place"; Was also the scandulous star that was mentioned in the OJ Simpson trial (he was the one that OJ said that he saw Nicole performing oral sex on while he watched through the bushes in the front window of her condo)), 45

Actor Adam Baldwin "Full Metal Jacket" (He in not related to the other  (acting) Baldwin brothers), 45

Actor Howard Hesseman (Played DJ "Dr. Johnny Fever" on WKRP In Cincinnati), 67

Attorney/Political Activist Ralph Nader (Issues he has promoted include consumer rights, feminism, humanitarianism, environmentalism, and democratic government. Nader has also been a critic of American foreign policy in recent decades, which he views as corporatist, imperialist, and contrary to the fundamental values of democracy and human rights. His activism has played a large part in the creation of many governmental and non-governmental organizations, such as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Public Citizen, Public Interest Resource Groups (PIRGs). In the Atlantic Monthly's list of the 100 most influential Americans, published in its December 2006 issue, the magazine ranked Ralph Nader as the 96th most influential American), 73  ***This guy has ran for president 3 times, he should have been elected***

Actress Elizabeth Taylor (National Velvet; Cat On A Hot Tin Roof----Also launced her own line of fragances like Passion and White Diamonds), 75

Actress Joanne Woodward (The Long Hot Summer; Mr & Mrs Bridge; Has had a very long marriage to actor Paul Newman), 77

American Playwright/Screenwriter/Novelist Irwin Shaw (Rich Man, Poor Man), 1913 - 1984 

Film/TV Actress Joan Bennett (Father's Little Dividend; Dark Shadows), 1910 - 1990

TV/Film Actor Franchot Tone (Advice & Consent (1962); Played Dr. Freeland on "Ben Casey"), 1905 - 1968

Pulitzer Prize Winning Author John Steinbeck (Of Mice And Men; The Grapes Of Wrath), 1902 - 1968

American Poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (Paul Revere's Ride; The Song Of Hiawatha), 1807 - 1882

February 27, 2007



1998 - J T Walsh, actor (Good Morning Vietnam) dies from a heart attack at 54

2004 -  Fred Rogers, entertainer (Best known as TV's Mr. Rogers) dies from stomach cancer at the age of 74

February 28, 2007 - Birthdays



Actress Rae Dawn Chong (Beatstreet; The Color Purple; Is also the daughter of comedian/actor Tommy Chong, half of the duo, "Cheech & Chong"), 46

Model/Actress Dorothy Stratten (She was Playboy's Playmate Of The Year in 1980, but her estranged husband, Paul Snider, shot and killed her and himself in 1980; There is a movie "Star80" which was written about this tragedy), 1960 - 1980

Actor John Turturro (Sugartime; Do The Right Thing), 50

Theatre/Film Actress Mercedes Ruehl (Lost In Yonkers), 59

TV/Film Actress Bernadette Peters (Costarred with Steve Martin in "The Jerk" and starred in the short lived 1970s TV show "All's Fair" with Richard Crenna), 59

Musician Brian Jones (He was one of the founding members, lead & rhythm guitarist and a back up singer for the English Rock Band "The Rolling Stones"), 1942 - 1969

Race Car Driver Mario Andretti, 67

Actor Gavin MacLeod (Mary Tyler Moore; The Love Boat), 77





Leap Year Babies:


Model/Actor Antonio Sabata, Jr (Modeled Calvin Klein underwear; Has starred on Soap Operas like General Hospital and The Bold & The Beautiful), 35

Film/TV Actor Dennis Farina (Played Lt. Mike Torello on "Crime Story" and Detective Joe Fontana on "Law & Order"; Starred in the movie "The Case Of The Hillside Stranglers"), 63

Singer/Actress/Talk Show Host Dinah Shore (Had several of her own talk shows in the 70s and 80s; She was also romantically involved with actor Burt Reynolds, who was 20 yrs younger than her (you go girl) for several years), 1916 - 1994

Musician Jimmy Dorsey (Recorded the songs "Just For A Thrill" & "I'm Stepping Out With A Memory Tonight"; Jimmy was a Jazz Clarinetist, a Saxophonist and a Big Band Leader along with older brother, Tommy), 1904 - 1957

March 1, 2007 - Birthdays



Professional Wrestler "Booker T" (He is owner of Pro Wrestling Alliance and currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment wrestling on its SmackDown! brand), 42

Actor/Director/Producer Ron Howard (Played Opie Taylor on "Andy Griffith" and Richie Cunningham on "Happy Days"), 53

Actress Catherine Bach (Daisy Duke on "The Dukes Of Hazzard"), 53

Singer Janice Gill (Sweethearts Of The Rodeo; Also ex wife of Country/Pop Singer Vince Gill), 53

Actor Alan Thicke (Best known for his role as Jason Seaver on "Growing Pains"), 60

Actor Dirk Benedict (Played Lt. Starbuck on "Battlestar Gallactica"), 62

Musician/Actor Roger Daltrey (Lead singer and founding member of "The Who"; Also starred in the musical "Tommy" as the deaf, dumb and blind kid that sure played a mean pinball), 63

Actor/Director Robert Conrad (The Wild Wild West; Hawaiian Eye; Baa Baa Black Sheep), 72

Actress Lana Wood (James Bond Girl Plenty O'Toole in "Diamonds Are Forever"; Also is the late actress, Natalie Wood's sister), 76

Musician/Actor/Social Activist Harry Belafonte (One of the most successful Jamaican musicians in history, he was dubbed the "King of Calypso" for popularizing the Caribbean musical style in the 1950s. Belafonte is perhaps best known for singing the "Banana Boat Song", with its signature lyric "Day-O"), 80

Actor David Niven (Played Sir Charles Litton in the movies: Trail Of The Pink Panther; Curse Of The Pink Panther), 1910 - 1983

Jazz Musician/"Swing Era" Band Leader Glenn Miller (Chattanooga Choo Choo), 1904 - 1983

also....

actor Mark Paul Gosselaar (played Zack Morris on "Saved By The Bell" and later starred in "NYPD Blue"), 33

British pop-rock singer Nik Kershaw ("Wouldn't It Be Good"), 49

Died: March 01, 1912 - George Grossmith, English actor and comic writer (b. 1847)

Arthur Schlessinger 91 years old.

February 28, 2007 - Birthdays



Actress Rae Dawn Chong (Beatstreet; The Color Purple; Is also the daughter of comedian/actor Tommy Chong, half of the duo, "Cheech & Chong"), 46

Model/Actress Dorothy Stratten (She was Playboy's Playmate Of The Year in 1980, but her estranged husband, Paul Snider, shot and killed her and himself in 1980; There is a movie "Star80" which was written about this tragedy), 1960 - 1980

Actor John Turturro (Sugartime; Do The Right Thing), 50

Theatre/Film Actress Mercedes Ruehl (Lost In Yonkers), 59

TV/Film Actress Bernadette Peters (Costarred with Steve Martin in "The Jerk" and starred in the short lived 1970s TV show "All's Fair" with Richard Crenna), 59

Musician Brian Jones (He was one of the founding members, lead & rhythm guitarist and a back up singer for the English Rock Band "The Rolling Stones"), 1942 - 1969

Race Car Driver Mario Andretti, 67

Actor Gavin MacLeod (Mary Tyler Moore; The Love Boat), 77


Also to add for yesterday:

Pat Monahan, lead singer of pop-rock band Train, 38.

Leap Year Babies:


Model/Actor Antonio Sabata, Jr (Modeled Calvin Klein underwear; Has starred on Soap Operas like General Hospital and The Bold & The Beautiful), 35

Film/TV Actor Dennis Farina (Played Lt. Mike Torello on "Crime Story" and Detective Joe Fontana on "Law & Order"; Starred in the movie "The Case Of The Hillside Stranglers"), 63

Singer/Actress/Talk Show Host Dinah Shore (Had several of her own talk shows in the 70s and 80s; She was also romantically involved with actor Burt Reynolds, who was 20 yrs younger than her (you go girl) for several years), 1916 - 1994

Musician Jimmy Dorsey (Recorded the songs "Just For A Thrill" & "I'm Stepping Out With A Memory Tonight"; Jimmy was a Jazz Clarinetist, a Saxophonist and a Big Band Leader along with older brother, Tommy), 1904 - 1957


Also: rap artist Ja Rule, 31.

March 2, 2007 - Birthdays



Musician/Actor Jon "Bon Jovi" (Had hits like "Runaway" and "You Give Love A Bad Name"; Starrred with Helen Hunt in the movie "Pay It Forward"), 45

Pop Musician Jay Osmond "The Osmonds" (Had hits like "One Bad Apple" and "Yo-Yo"; Brother to Donny and Marie), 52

Comedian/Actress Laraine Newman (Original cast member of "Saturday Night Live"), 55

Singer Eddie Money ("Baby Hold On'; "Two Tickets To Paradise"; "Shakin'"), 56

Singer/Drummer Karen Carpenters ("The Carpenters" with brother, Richard; Had hits like "Superstar" and "Top Of The World"), 1950 - 1983

Novelist/Screenwriter John Irving (The World According To Garp; The Cider House Rules), 65

Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist Lou Reed (Had a hit with "Walk On The Wild Side" in 1973), 65

Former Soviet Union Leader Mikhail Gorbachev (Was the last leader of the Soviet Union, serving from 1985 until its collapse in 1991. His attempts at reform helped to end the Cold War, and also ended the political supremacy of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) and dissolved the Soviet Union. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1990), 76

Musician/Actor/Comedian/TV Producer Desi Arnaz (Produced TV shows like "I Love Lucy", "Make Room For Daddy" and "The Mothers-In-Law"; Was married to actress Lucille Ball and had 2 children, Desi Jr who is an actor and musician and Luci Arnaz who is an actor, also)

Author/Cartoonist "Dr Seuss" aka Dr. Theodore Seuss Geisel (best known for his classic children's books under the pen name Dr. Seuss, including The Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs and Ham, and How the Grinch Stole Christmas), 1904 - 1991

Birth: March 03, 1847 - Alexander Graham Bell, Scottish inventor (d. 1922)

March 3, 2007 - Birthdays



Actress/Model Jessica Biel (Played Mary Camden on "7th Heaven"; The Illusionist), 25

Hip Hop Artist/Actor Tone Loc aka Anthony Terrell Smith (Had 80s hits like "Wild Thang" and "Funky Cold Medina"), 41

Actress Miranda Richardson (Played Lady Van Tassel in "Sleepy Hollow"), 49

Actor/Former Football Player Ed Marinaro (Played Joey Buttafuoco in the made for tv movie "Lethal Lolita:  Amy Fisher, My Story), 57

Actress Jean Harlow (Starred in the 1933 film "Bombshell"; Was also a sex symbol of the 1930s), 1911 - 1937

March 3, 2007 - Deaths




1959 - Lou Costello, comedian (Abbott and Costello), dies at 52

1966 - Alice Pearce, comedienne (Gladys Kravitz-Bewitched), dies at 52

1966 - William Frawley, actor (Fred Mertz-I Love Lucy), dies at 89

1987 - Danny Kaye, comedian (Danny Kaye Show), dies at 74

1991 - Arthur Murray, dance instructor, dies at 95 of pneumonia

1992 - Robert Beatty, actor (Odd Man Out), dies at 82

March 4, 2007 - Birthdays



Advocate Chasity Bono (Is an Advocate for Gay Rights and Human Rights; She is also the daughter of the late politician/musician/comedian/actor Sonny Bono and the actress/singer Cher; She had several guest appearances on "The Sonny And Cher Show" in the 1970s), 38

TV/Film Actor Steven Weber (Starred in the tv show "Wings" from 1990 - 1997; Also was in the 2005 Musical "Reefer Madness"), 46

Actress Patricia Heaton (Plays Debra Barone on "Everybody Loves Raymond"), 49

Actress Paula Prentiss (Starred in "Where The Boys Are" and "What's New Pussycat?"), 69

March 4, 2007 - Deaths


1994 - John Candy, actor (SCTV, Uncle Buck), dies from a heart attack at 43

1996 - Minnie Pearl, country comedienne (Grand Ole Opry), dies at 84

March 5, 2007 - Birthdays



Super Model Niki Taylor (Has appeared on the cover of magazines like Seventeen, Vogue, People and countless others), 32

Singer/Teen Idol Andy Gibb (Had hits like "I Just Wanna Be Your Everything" and "(Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away; Was the younger brother to Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb of "The Bee Gees"; Was also married to the actress, Victoria Principal, who played Pam Ewing on "Dallas"), 1958 - 1988

Musician Eddy Grant "Electric Avenue", 59

Film/TV Actress Samantha Eggar (Dr. Doolittle; Starred on the daytime soap "All The Children"), 68

Actor Dean Stockwell "Quantum Leap", 71

Theatre/Film Actor Rex Harrison (Cleopatra; My Fair Lady), 1908 - 1990

Today's birthdays:
Actor James Noble is 85.
Actor James B. Sikking is 73.
Actor Dean Stockwell is 71.
Actor Fred Williamson is 69.
Actor Michael Warren is 61.
Actor Eddie Hodges is 60.
Singer Eddy Grant is 59. ("Electric Avenue" was his biggest hit.)
Violinist Eugene Fodor is 57.
Rock musician Alan Clark (Dire Straits) is 55.
Actress-comedian Marsha Warfield is 53.
Magician Penn Jillette is 52. (of Penn & Teller)
Actress Adriana Barraza is 51.
Pop singer Teena Marie is 51.
Rock singers Charlie and Craig Reid (The Proclaimers) are 45.
Rock musician John Frusciante (Red Hot Chili Peppers) is 37.
Singer Rome is 37.
Actor Kevin Connolly is 33.
Actress Jolene Blalock is 32.
Model Niki Taylor is 32.
Actress Eva Mendes is 29.
Actor Jake Lloyd is 18.

March 5, 2007 - Deaths



1963 - Patsy Cline, country singer (Crazy), dies in a plane crash at 30

1982 - John Belushi, comedian (Sat Night Live), dies of drug overdose at 33

1984 - William Powell, actor (My Man Godfrey), dies at 91

Singer/Teen Idol Andy Gibb (Had hits like "I Just Wanna Be Your Everything" and "(Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away; Was the younger brother to Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb of "The Bee Gees"; Was also married to the actress, Victoria Principal, who played Pam Ewing on "Dallas"), 1958 - 1990



Actually, I think Andy Gibb died in 1988, not 1990. He had just turned 30.

Actually, I think Andy Gibb died in 1988, not 1990. He had just turned 30.



You are correct.


http://www.geocities.com/sunsetstrip/frontrow/2547/gibb2.jpg-

Actually, I think Andy Gibb died in 1988, not 1990. He had just turned 30.



March 10th,1988

March 10th,1988



I beat you to it, Howard.  :)

March 6, 2007 - Birthdays



Pro Basketball Player Shaquille "Shaq" O'Neal (Miami Heat; LA Lakers), 35

Actor/Comedian Tom Arnold (McHale's Navy; Carpool; Was also married to comedianne/actress Roseanne Barr of "Roseanne"), 48

Actor/Director/Producer/Writer Rob Reiner (Played Archie Bunker's son-in-law "Meathead" on All In The Family; Was also married to actress/producer Penny Marshall of "Laverne & Shirley"), 60

Singer/Songwriter Kiki Dee (Had a #1 hit with Elton John in 1976 "Don't Go Breaking My Heart"), 60

TV/Film Actress Anna Marie Horsford (Friday; Also played Thelma Frye on the tv sitcom "Amen"), 62

Singer Mary Wilson (Formerly of the Motown Soul & Pop Group "The Supremes" with Diana Ross & Florence Ballard), 63

American Economist Allen Greenspan (Was Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve of the United States from 1987 to 2006. Following his retirement as Fed chairman, he accepted an honorary (unpaid) position at HM Treasury in the United Kingdom), 81

Comedian/Game Show Host/Announcer/TV Personality Ed McMahon "The Johnny Carson Show", 84

Actor/Comedian Lou Costello (1/2 of the Comedy Duo "Abbott & Costello" with Bud Abbott), 1906 - 1959

Country Music Musician/Songwriter/Big Band Leader Bob Wills (Considered the "King of Country Music"; Had 1950s hits like "Ida Red Likes The Boogie" & "Faded Love"), 1905 - 1975

Painter "Michelangelo" aka Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (Was an Italian Renaissance painter, sculptor, architect, poet and engineer), 1475 – 1564 

March 6, 2007 - Deaths



1967 - Nelson Eddy, US baritone/actor (Phantom of the Opera), dies at 65

1982 - Ayn Rand, author-philosopher (Atlas Shrugged), dies in NY at 77

2006 - King Floyd, soul singer, "Groove Me", dies at 61

Oh yes, I forgot one:  Rock Singer/Musician David Gilmour "Pink Floyd" is 61

Ooops I still missed a good one.......Singer Sylvia Robinson (Had a hit with "Pillow Talk" in the 70s and was 1/2 of the duo "Mickey & Sylvia" who had the hit "Love Is Strange", not sure when it was released) is 71

Other celebs who have birthdays today (March 6th) who were missed out on above:

Author Gabriel Garcia Marquez is 79.

Opera singer Dame Kiri Te Kanawa is 63.
Rock musician Hugh Grundy (The Zombies) is 62.

Rock singer-musician Phil Alvin (The Blasters) is 54.

Actor D.L. Hughley is 43.

Rapper Bubba Sparxxx is 30.
Actor Eli Marienthal is 21.
Actor Jimmy Galeota is 21.
Actress Savannah Sthelin is 11.

Death: George Formby (May 26, 1904 – March 6, 1961) was an English singer and comedian who became a major star of both cinema and music hall.

Other celebs who have birthdays today (March 6th) who were missed out on above:

Singer Mary Wilson (The Supremes) is 63.


better look again, that one was there

better look again, that one was there

Oopsie! :o

I will go edit my above posting. ;)

March 7, 2007 - Birthdays



Film/Stage Actor Peter Sarsgaard (Boy's Don't Cry; Jarhead), 36

Stand Up Comedianne/Actress Wanda Sykes (The Nutty Professor II), 43

Pop Vocalist/Dance Artist/Actress Taylor Dayne (Had a hit in the 1980s with "Tell It To My Heart"), 45

R & B Singer/Musician Ernie Isley "The Isley Brothers" (It's A Shame; It's Your Thing), 55

Singer Peter Wolf "The J. Geils Band" (Had hits like "Centerfold" and "Must Have Got Lost"; Was also married to actress Faye Dunaway at one time), 61

TV/Film Actor John Heard (The Sopranos; CSI:  Miami), 62

Christian Singer/Evangelist/Entrepreneur/Author/Talk Show Host Tammy Faye Bakker (Was married to Televangelist Jim Bakker), 65

Actor Daniel J. Travanti (Played Captain Frank Furillo on "Hill Street Blues"), 67

American Media Personality Willard Scott (Formerly NBC's "Today Show" full time Weatherman before Al Roker), 73

March 7, 2007 - Deaths



1988 - "Divine", female impersonator, who sang the 1984 UK single "You Think You're A Man" dies at 42

2004 - Pau l Winfield (Actor - Roots II, Sounder & more) dies at 62

March 8, 2007 - Birthdays




Canadian Country Music Musicians Bob, Clint & Dave Moffett "The Moffetts" (Their older brother Scott is also in the band; The Caterpillar Crawl), 23

Actor Freddie Prinze, Jr (I Know What You Did Last Summer; Is also the son of late actor Freddie Prinze of "Chico And The Man"), 31

Supermodel/Actress Kathy Ireland (Starred in the movie "Necessary Roughness"; Did the 1989 cover for "Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition"; Also had her own line of clothing at K-Mart), 44

Actor "Leon" Preston Robinson IV (Starred in the movie "Cool Runnings" and in Madonna's 1989 controversial video "Like A Prayer" as Jesus), 45

Actor Aidan Quinn (Starred in movies like "Legends Of The Fall" and "Music Of The Heart"), 48

Singer/Composer Gary Numan (Had the 1979 hit "Cars"; Is also a Pioneer of Electropop), 49

Pop Singer Peggy March (I Wil Follow Him), 59

American Lyricist Carole Bayer Sager (Songwriter and singer best-known for writing the lyrics to many popular songs performed on Broadway and in Hollywood films. She wrote her first pop hit "A Groovy Kind Of Love" in 1966 while a student at the New York City High School of Music and Art. It was recorded by a British invasion band, The Mindbenders, whose version was a worldwide hit (it reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100). The song was subsequently recorded by Sonny & Cher and Petula Clark. Phil Collins later redid the song for the film Buster; this version hit number one in 1988.), 60

Actor/Musician/Director Micky Dolenz (Was the drummer and lead singer for "The Monkees"), 62

Actress Lynn Redgrave (Georgy Girl and The Happy Hooker were some of the movies she starred in), 64

Actress Sue Ane Langdon (Starred in "Frankie And Johnny" with Elvis Presley), 71

Dancer/Actress Cyd Charisse (Starred in "Meet Me In St. Louis"; Worked with  famous dancers Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly), 86

Actor Alan Hale, Jr (Played the Skipper on "Gilligan's Island"; Was also the son of the late actor Alan Hale, Sr who played "Robin Hood"), 1921 - 1990

Actress Claire Trevor (Starred in movies like "Key Largo" and "Murder, My Sweet"), 1910 - 2000

March 9, 2007 - Birthdays



Rapper/Actor Lil' Bow Wow (Had hits like "Bounce With Me" and "Puppy Love"), 20

Actor Emmanuel Lewis (Had the title role in the TV sitcom "Webster"), 36

Actress Linda Fiorentino (Starred in "Vision Quest" with Matthew Modine and "Dogma"), 47

Actress Jamie Lyn Bauer (Played the role of Lauralee "Lori" Brooks in the soap "The Young & The Restless" from 1973 - 1982; Also posed for Playboy and Penthouse), 58

Singer Jeffrey Osborne (Had a hit with "On The Wings Of Love"; Also did a duet with Dionne Warwick in the 1980s "Love Power"), 59

English Rock Musician Robin Trower (Was with the band "Procol Harum" during the 1960s, they had the hit "Whiter Shade Of Pale"), 62

Singer Mark Lindsay (Paul Revere & The Raiders; Had hits in the 60s & 70s like "Kicks" and "Indian Reservation"), 65

Actor Raul Julia (Played Gomez Addams in the "Addams Family" movies), 1940 - 1994

Country Music Singer Mickey Gilley (Remade the soul music hit "Stand By Me"; Also is the namesake for the famous "Gilleys" Bar in Texas), 71

Actor/Comedian Marty Ingels (Is best known as the voice of many cartoon characters; Did the voice of "Pac Man" in the Pac Man cartoons; Also is married to actress Shirley Jones), 71

Author Mickey Spillane (Writer of crime novels; The main character he wrote about "Detective Mike Hammer" became a TV Show which starred Stacey Keach), 1918 - 2006

Actor Will Geer (Played Granpa on the long running TV Show "The Waltons"), 1902 - 1978

March 9, 2007 - Deaths



1997 - Notorius B I G, , rapper, died in a driveby shooting on March 9, 1997 in Los Angeles at the age of 24. Born May 21, 1972 in Brooklyn NY.