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People on July 14th: birthdates

Manny Jerrold Adler: 1992 (is 20 in 2012, 21 in 2013)
Celebrity Son, Page Hannah & Lou's son
Nicholas "Nick" Benedict: 1947 (is 65 in 2012, 66 in 2013)
Soap Actor, All My Children's Philip Brent, Young & Restless' Michael Scott, Days of Our Lives' Curtis Reed
Polly Bergen: 1930 (is 82 in 2012, 83 in 2013)
TV/Movie Actress, Singer, TV Hostess, Panelist, Jewish, b. in Knoxville, TN; RN:Nellie Paulina Burgin; Pepsi-Cola Playhouse, To Tell the Truth panelist, own TV show, The Winds of War, 79 Park Avenue, Baby Talk's Doris
Brett Bradshaw: 1970 (is 42 in 2012, 43 in 2013)
Heavy Metal Drummer, of Faster Pussycat
Bebe Buell: 1954 (is 58 in 2012, 59 in 2013)
Celebrity Spouse, Todd Rundgren's wife
Jay "Bird" Corsairs: 1942 (is 70 in 2012, 71 in 2013)
Singer, of Corsairs
Tameka Cottle: 1975 (is 37 in 2012, 38 in 2013)
Singer, of Xscape
Chris Cross: 1952 (is 60 in 2012, 61 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Bassist, Synthesizer, British, RN:Christopher St. John; of Ultravox, not the Christopher Cross who sang "Sailing", so don't get your Chris's crossed!
Blair Cruikshank: 2000 (is 12 in 2012, 13 in 2013)
Celebrity Daughter, Bonnie Blair and David's daughter
Tanya Donelly: 1966 (is 46 in 2012, 47 in 2013)
Modern Rock Performer, Singer, Songwriter, of Belly
Emile Edberg: 1993 (is 19 in 2012, 20 in 2013)
Celebrity Daughter, Annette & Stefan's girl
Anabel Englund: 1994 (is 18 in 2012, 19 in 2013)
Celebrity Daughter, Pam and Morgan's girl
Jackson Alexander Englund: 1994 (is 18 in 2012, 19 in 2013)
Celebrity Son, Pam & Morgan's son
William Grey Espy: yr unknown
Soap Actor, Another World's Mitch Blake, Young and The Restless's Snapper Foster
Abel Fernandez: 1930 (is 82 in 2012, 83 in 2013)
Actor, Steve Canyon, The Untouchables' Agent William Youngfellow
Jay Wright Forrester: 1918 (is 94 in 2012, 95 in 2013)
Inventor, Engineer, invented random-access magnetic core memory
Matthew Fox: 1966 (is 46 in 2012, 47 in 2013)
TV Actor, Party of Five's Charlie Salinger, Lost's Dr. Jack Shephard, We Are Marshall, Speed Racer
Kyle Gass: 1960 (is 52 in 2012, 53 in 2013)
Actor, The Pick of Destiny
Emma Rose Marie Gilliland: 2001 (is 11 in 2012, 12 in 2013)
Celebrity Daughter, Cynthia Watros and Curt's twin daughter
Sadie Anna Marie Gilliland: 2001 (is 11 in 2012, 12 in 2013)
Celebrity Daughter, Cynthia Watros and Curt's twin daughter
Missy Gold: 1970 (is 42 in 2012, 43 in 2013)
TV Actress, Benson's Katie Gatling; Brandy's & Tracey's sister
Roosevelt "Rosey" Grier: 1932 (is 80 in 2012, 81 in 2013)
TV/Movie Actor, NFL Player, Olympic Athlete, Guitarist, Author, N.Y. Giants & L.A. Rams gridiron bulldozer; Daniel Boone's Gabe Cooper, Roots' Big Stew Johnson, Make Room for Granddaddy; Needlepoint expert; wrestled Sirhan Sirhan to the ground after the fatal shots were fired; traded conversations with O.J. Simpson in his jail cell.
Jackie Earle Haley: 1961 (is 51 in 2012, 52 in 2013)
Cartoon Voicist, Actor, Wait Till Your Father Gets Home's Jamie Boyle; Breaking Away's Moocher
Ray Herndon: 1960 (is 52 in 2012, 53 in 2013)
Singer
Jerry Houser: 1952 (is 60 in 2012, 61 in 2013)
Actor, The Brady Brides' & The Bradys' Wally Logan-Marcia's hubby, One Day at a Time's Jeff
D. J. Johnson: 1966 (is 46 in 2012, 47 in 2013)
NFL Player, Soap Actor, As the World Turns' Coleman "Doc" Reese
Jamey Johnson: 1975 (is 37 in 2012, 38 in 2013)
Country Singer
Gloria Lambert: 1936 (is 76 in 2012, 77 in 2013)
Singer, Sing Along with Mitch reg
Eric Laneuville: 1952 (is 60 in 2012, 61 in 2013)
Actor, Director, Room 222's Larry, St. Elsewhere's orderly Luther Hawkins, The Cop & the Kid
Lynn Loring: 1943 (is 69 in 2012, 70 in 2013)?
Actress, Movie Producer, Soap Actress, The FBI's Barbara Erskine, Search For Tomorrow's Patti 50s; Roy Thinnes' wife; some say b. Jul 13, 1945 (is 67 in 2012)
Jane Lynch: 1960 (is 52 in 2012, 53 in 2013)
Actress, A Mighty Wind
Tommy Matola: 1948 (is 64 in 2012, 65 in 2013)
Music Executive, Sony Records; Mariah Carey's ex-hubby
John Mauer: yr unknown
Alternative Rock Performer, of Social Distortion
Tommy Mottola: 1949 (is 63 in 2012, 64 in 2013)
Music Executive, Music company executive
Doris Nolan: 1916 (is 96 in 2012, 97 in 2013)
Movie Actress
Maureen O'Connor: 1946 (is 66 in 2012, 67 in 2013)
Mayor, former San Diego mayor
Nancy Olson: 1928 (is 84 in 2012, 85 in 2013)
TV/Movie Actress, Paper Dolls, Son Of Flubber, Sunset Blvd., The Absentminded Professor, Polyanna
Beckett Finn Pasdar: 2004 (is 8 in 2012, 9 in 2013)
Celebrity Son, Natalie Maines and Adrian's son
Vincent Pastore: 1946 (is 66 in 2012, 67 in 2013)
Actor, General Hospital's Maximus Giambetti
Scott Porter: 1979 (is 33 in 2012, 34 in 2013)
Actor
Princess Victoria Ingrid Alice Desiree: 1977 (is 35 in 2012, 36 in 2013)
Princess, Swedish
Ellen Reid: 1966 (is 46 in 2012, 47 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Performer, of Crash Test Dummies
Ronny Robbins: 1949 (is 63 in 2012, 64 in 2013)
Country/Western Performer
Dale Robertson: 1923 (is 89 in 2012, 90 in 2013)
TV/Movie Actor, b. in Oklahoma City; RFN:Dayle; westerns, Tales of Wells Fargo's Jim Hardie, The Iron Horse, Death Valley Days host, Dynasty's Walter Lankershim
Scott Rudin: 1958 (is 54 in 2012, 55 in 2013)
Movie Producer, The Truman Show
Pat "Taco" Ryan: 1953 (is 59 in 2012, 60 in 2013)
Musician, Reeds; of Asleep at the Wheel
Stan Shaw: 1952 (is 60 in 2012, 61 in 2013)
Actor, Roots
Joel Silver: 1952 (is 60 in 2012, 61 in 2013)
Movie Producer, Die Hard, Xanadu
Harry Dean Stanton: 1926 (is 86 in 2012, 87 in 2013)
Actor, Alien, Cool Hand Luke, The Mighty
Taboo: 1975 (is 37 in 2012, 38 in 2013)
Hip-Pop Performer, of Black Eyed Peas
Dan Trammell: 1940 (is 72 in 2012, 73 in 2013)
Rhythm Guitarist, of The Fireballs

People on July 14th: birth anniversaries

Annabella: 1910=d.Sep 18, 1996 (was 86)
Movie Actress, French, Tyrone Power's wife; RN:Suzanne Georgette Charpentier; Some say 1909 or 1912
Florence Bascom: 1862=d.Jun 18, 1945 (was 82)
Geologist, the first American female geologist
Ingmar Bergman: 1918=d.Jul 30, 2007 (was 89)
Movie Producer/Director, Movie Actor, Screen/Scriptwriter, Stage Director, Singer, Swedish, Protestant, b. in Knoxville, TN; FN:Ernest; wed 6x's
Robert Bourassa: 1933=d.Oct 2, 1996 (was 63)
Head of State, Premier of Quebec, Canada (1970-76, 1985-1994)
Tom Carvel: 1908=d.1989
Founder, ice cream chain
John Chancellor: 1927=d.Jul 12, 1996 (was 68)
HALL OF FAMER, Newscaster, Commentator, Journalist, b. in Chicago; NBC News; Today Show 1961-62; retired
Albert B. "Happy" Chandler: 1898=d.Jun 15, 1991 (was 92)
HALL OF FAMER, MLB Player, Senator, Governor, Executive, 2nd MLB commissioner
Teresa Tirelli D'Amico: 1907=d.Jun 16, 1989 (was 81)
Actress, Singer, Appeared in Lucy's Grape Stomping scene
Alan Dawson: 1929=d.Feb 23, 1996 (was 66)
Drummer, of Dave Brubeck
Andrea del Sarto: 1486?=d.Sep 28, 1530?
Painter, Italian, RN:Andrea Domenico d'Agnolo di Francesco; some say b. Jul 16, 1486; ; some say d. Jan 22, 1531
Jean Dixon: 1894=d.Feb 12, 1981 (was 86)
Movie/Stage Actress, Comedienne
Douglas Edwards: 1917=d.Oct 13, 1990 (was 73)
HALL OF FAMER, Newscaster, Game Show Host, TV Host, Announcer, Journalist, b. in Ada, OK; d. 10-11?; WWII correspondent; CBS Evening News anchor #1, Masquerade Party, Armstrong Circle Theater
Dave Fleischer: 1894=d.????
Animator, Director, Max (his brother) Fleischer cartoons
Gerald Rudolph Ford: 1913=d.Dec 26, 2006 (was 93)
President/V.Prez, Golfer, b. in Omaha, NE; 40th U.S. Vice President and 38th U.S. President (1974-76), both non-elected positions, a first (Tyler was the first non-elected Pres; Betty's hubby; RN:Leslie Lynch King Jr.; lettered as center on undefeated Michigan football teams in 1932 and '33, team MVP of 1934 squad; he received contract offers from the Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions, which he turned down in favor of law school.
Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Guthrie: 1912=d.Oct 3, 1967 (was 55)
HALL OF FAMER, Folk Singer, Songwriter, Composer, Guitarist, b. in Okemah, OK; This Land is Your Land; Arlo's dad; Huntington's Chorea; d. Sep 3?
William Hanna: 1910=d.Mar 22, 2001 (was 90)
HALL OF FAMER, Producer, Animator, Founder, b. in Melrose, NM; Hanna-Barbera cartoon empire co-king with Joseph Barbera
Billy Kyle: 1914=d.Feb 23, 1966 (was 51)
Musician
Arthur Laurents: 1917=d.May 5, 2011 (was 93)
Dramatist/Playwright, Author, Screen/Scriptwriter, b. in New York City; co-wrote West Side Story
Jerome Lawrence: 1915=d.Feb 29, 2004 (was 88)
Composer, Author, wrote 100's of plays including "Inherit the Wind" and "Mame"
Frances Lear: 1923=d.Sep 30, 1996 (was 73)
Editor, Author, Norman's ex-
Frederick Louis Maytag: 1857=d.????
Chef, electric washing machine
Ken Murray: 1903=d.Oct 12, 1988 (was 85)
Producer, Comedian, Variety Show Host, TV/Movie/Stage Actor, Vaudevillan, b. in New York City; RN:Don Court; Bill and Coo, Ken Murray Show, Son Of Flubber, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Pierre Olaf: 1928=d.1985
Actor, French, Kraft Music Hall reg
Emmeline Pankhurst: 1858=d.Jun 14, 1928 (was 69)
Social Reformer, Feminist, British
Charles Pierce: 1926=d.May 31, 1999 (was 72)
Actor, Drag queen
George Putnam: 1914=d.Sep 12, 2008 (was 94)
Newscaster
Del Reeves: 1932=d.Jan 1, 2007 (was 74)
Country Singer/Guitarist, Songwriter, Multi-instrumentalist, some say b. 1933 or b. 1934?
Jerry Rubin: 1938=d.Nov 28, 1994 (was 56)
Political Activist, leading anti-Vietnam War protester of the 1960s who later made headlines by his enthusiastic embrace of capitalism; d. hit by car.
George Sherman: 1908=d.Mar 15, 1991 (was 82)
TV/Movie Director, westerns
Joe Shuster: 1914=d.Jul 30, 1992 (was 78)
ComicStrip Cartoonist, Canadian, Superman co-creator with Jerry Siegel
Isaac Bashevis Singer: 1904=d.Jul 24, 1991 (was 88)
Novelist, Vegetarian, Short Story Writer, Polish, d. July 23?
Sir Robert Stephens: 1931=d.Nov 12, 1995 (was 64)
Movie/Stage Actor, Director, English, one of the most accomplished King Lears; Holocaust, The Private Life Of Sherlock Holmes, Empire Of The Sun, Bonfire Of The Vanities, Henry V
Irving Stone: 1903=d.Aug 26, 1989 (was 86)
Biographer, Novelist, RLN:Tennenbaum
Terry-Thomas: 1911=d.Jan 8, 1990 (was 78)
Movie/Stage Actor, Radio Actor, Comedian, English, b. in London; RN:Thomas Terry Hoar Stevens; It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World, Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines
George Tobias: 1901=d.Feb 27, 1980 (was 78)
TV/Movie Actor, Bewitched's Abner Kravitz
Lino Ventura: 1919=d.Oct 23, 1986 (was 67)
Actor, Italian, French Detective, Slap, Jig-Saw
Spencer Williams: 1893=d.Dec 13, 1969 (was 76)
TV/Movie Actor, Amos 'n' Andy's Andy Brown
Owen Wister: 1869=d.Jul 21, 1938 (was 69)
Novelist, The Virginian

People on July 14th: death anniversaries

Jacinto Benavente y Martinez: 1954/b.Aug 12, 1866
Dramatist/Playwright, Spanish, wrote over 170 plays
Billy The Kid: 1881 (was 21)/b.Nov 23, 1859
Outlaw, RN:William H. Bonney Jr.
Beryl Bryden: 1998 (was 78)/b.May 11, 1920
Jazz Singer
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov: 1904 (was 44)?/b.Jan 17, 1860 O.S.
Dramatist/Playwright, Short Story Writer, Physician, Russian, The Cherry Orchard; other style says b. Jan 29, 1860 N.S.; ; some say d. Jul 15, 1904 (was 44)
Kenny Delmar: 1984 (was 73)/b.Sep 5, 1910
Comedian, TV/Radio Actor, Cartoon Voicist, 'That's a joke, son!' man; Fred Allen Show's Senator Claghorn
George DeWitt: 1979 (was 56)/b.1923
TV Host, Game Show Host, Name That Tune 50s
Jimmy Drake: 1968 (was 56)/b.Mar 24, 1912
Novelty Singer, aka Nervous Norvous; Transfusion, Ape Call, Dig, The Fang, Noon Balloon to Rangoon, other rarities
Preston Foster: 1970 (was 69)/b.Aug 24, 1900
TV/Movie Actor, Waterfront's Capt. John Herrick, Gunslinger; in over 100 movies from 1930s on
Augustin Jean Fresnel: 1827 (was 39)/b.May 10, 1788
Physicist, French, pioneered in optics and did much to establish the wave theory of light advanced by Thomas Young.
King Faisal II Of Iraq: 1958 (was 23)/b.May 2, 1935
King, ruled 1939-58
Alfred Krupp: 1887 (was 75)/b.Apr 26, 1812
Businessperson, German, Ironmaster; armaments & munitions magnate
Raymond Loewy: 1986 (was 92)/b.Nov 5, 1893
HALL OF FAMER, Inventor, Engineer, French, Father of Streamlining; toothbrushes, razors, furniture, Coca Cola Bottle, Studebaker auto, etc.
Robert A. W. Lowndes: 1998 (was 81)/b.Sep 4, 1916
Editor, Sci-fi Writer, American, MN: Augustine Ward; Sci-fi; used 50 pen names for his own writings
Meredith MacRae: 2000 (was 55)/b.May 30, 1945
TV Actress, TV Talk Show Hostess, My Three Sons' Sally Ann Morrison Douglas, Petticoat Junction's Billie Jo Bradley; Gordon's daughter, Greg Mullavey's wife
Richard "Dick" McDonald: 1998 (was 89)/b.yr unknown
Businessperson, who with his brother pioneered an innovative quick-service restaurant that evolved into McDonald's Corp.
Sir William Henry Perkin: 1907 (was 69)/b.Mar 12, 1838
Inventor, English, first artificial dye
George Ross: 1779 (was 49)/b.May 10, 1730
Judge/Jurist, Attorney/Lawyer, Revolutionary, Politician, Declaration of Independence signer
"Zutty" Singleton: 1975 (was 77)/b.May 14, 1898
Drummer, Jazz Musician, dixieland style
Carl Andrew Spaatz: 1974 (was 83)/b.Jun 28, 1891
General, The leading U.S. combat air commander in World War II and first chief of staff of the independent U.S. Air Force.
Adlai Ewing II Stevenson: 1965 (was 65)/b.Feb 5, 1900
Governor, Diplomat, Ambassador, Adlai's grandson; U.S. political leader and diplomat who helped found the United Nations (UN), where he served as chief U.S. delegate (1961-65); he is mainly remembered by his countrymen as the eloquent, witty, but unsuccessful Democratic candidate for the presidency in 1952 and 1956; died in London at age 65.
Westbrook Van Voorhis: 1968 (was 63)/b.Sep 21, 1904
Announcer, radio's March of Time; oft-parodied
Clarence White: 1973 (was 29)/b.Jun 6, 1944
Rock & Roll Guitarist, Singer, of The Byrds, Everly Brothers, Flying Burritos, Rick Nelson, Gene Clark, Randy Newman, Maria Muldaur, Joe Cocker, Rita Collidge, and Arlo Guthrie; d. when a drunk driver hit him
Spencer Williams: 1965 (was 75)/b.Oct 14, 1889
Pianist, Composer, Singer
Phillipe Wynne: 1984 (was 46)/b.Apr 3, 1938
Rhythm and Blues Singer, Tenor, The Spinners' lead; some say b. 1941

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