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People on September 4th: birthdates

Brianna Rhea Adkins: 2001 (is 11 in 2012, 12 in 2013)
Celebrity Daughter, Rhonda and Trace's daughter
Khandi Alexander: 1957 (is 55 in 2012, 56 in 2013)
TV Actress, Newsradio's Catherine Duke, CSI Miami's Chief Medical Examiner Alexx Woods MD, ER's Jackie Robbins
Wes Bentley: 1978 (is 34 in 2012, 35 in 2013)
Movie Actor, American Beauty, The Four Feathers
Luke Miles Bleckman: 2001 (is 11 in 2012, 12 in 2013)
Celebrity Son, Barbara Crampton and Robert's son
Martin Chambers: 1951 (is 61 in 2012, 62 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Drummer, British, of The Pretenders and sessionist
Alice de Buhr: 1949 (is 63 in 2012, 64 in 2013)
Drummer, of Fanny
Gary Duncan: 1946 (is 66 in 2012, 67 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Guitarist, Singer, Synthesizer, Songwriter, of Quicksilver Messenger Service; RLN:Grubb
Greg Elmore: 1946 (is 66 in 2012, 67 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Drummer, of Quicksilver Messenger Service
Jason Frank: 1973 (is 39 in 2012, 40 in 2013)
TV Actor, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers' Tommy
Trevor Gagnon: 1995 (is 17 in 2012, 18 in 2013)
Actor, The New Adventures of Old Christine's Ritchie Campbell
Mitzi Gaynor: 1930 (is 82 in 2012, 83 in 2013)
Movie/Stage Actress, Singer, Dancer, b. in Chicago; RN:Francesca Mitzi Marlene de Czanyi von Gerbert; some say b. 1931
Alan Greisman: 1947 (is 65 in 2012, 66 in 2013)
Film Executive, Producer, Sally Field's hubby
Jackson Richard Grimes: 2001 (is 11 in 2012, 12 in 2013)
Celebrity Son, Dawn and Scott's son
River Samuel Hanson: 2006 (is 6 in 2012, 7 in 2013)
Celebrity Son, Natalie and Taylor's son
Judith Ivey: 1951 (is 61 in 2012, 62 in 2013)
TV/Movie/Stage Actress, b. in El Paso; Down Home's Kate McCrorey, Designing Women's Bonnie Jean "B.J." Poteet
Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs: 1953 (is 59 in 2012, 60 in 2013)
TV Actor, Welcome Back Kotters' Freddie 'Boom Boom' Washington, Roots' Noah
Carter Jenkins: 1991 (is 21 in 2012, 22 in 2013)
Actor
Jim Kerr's Son Kerr: 1992 (is 20 in 2012, 21 in 2013)
Celebrity Son, Patsy Kensit & Jim's son
Kenneth Kimmins: yr unknown
TV/Stage Actor, Coach's Howard Burleigh
Merald "Bubba" Knight: 1942 (is 70 in 2012, 71 in 2013)
HALL OF FAMER, Rhythm and Blues Singer, Percussionist, Gladys's brother; of Gladys Knight & the Pips
Beyonce Knowles: 1981 (is 31 in 2012, 32 in 2013)
Rhythm and Blues Singer, Movie Actress, Destiny's Child; movies: Goldmember, The Fighting Temptations, The Pink Panther (2006), Dreamgirls; one says she may be born in 1976
JeLana LaFleur: 1973 (is 39 in 2012, 40 in 2013)
Singer, of the Quad City DJ's
Ronald LaPraed: 1950 (is 62 in 2012, 63 in 2013)?
Bassist, Trumpeter, Rhythm and Blues Musician, Songwriter, of The Commodores; some say b. Sep 4, 1946 (is 66 in 2012)
Ronald LaPread: 1950 (is 62 in 2012, 63 in 2013)
Rhythm and Blues Performer, of The Commodores
Blackie Lawless: 1956 (is 56 in 2012, 57 in 2013)?
Rock & Roll Bassist, Songwriter, of W.A.S.P. (you don't want to know what they stand for).; some say b. Apr 9, 1956 (is 56 in 2012)
Joe Long: 1941 (is 71 in 2012, 72 in 2013)?
Bassist, of Four Seasons; some say b. Sep 5, 1941 (is 71 in 2012)
Cathryn McDonald: 2001 (is 11 in 2012, 12 in 2013)
Celebrity Daughter, Lupe and Christopher's son
Dan Miller: 1980 (is 32 in 2012, 33 in 2013)
Pop Singer, of Making The Band, O-Town
Collin O'Donnell: 1984 (is 28 in 2012, 29 in 2013)
Soap Actor, Days Of Our Lives' Shawn-Douglas Brady
Dr. Drew Pinsky: 1958 (is 54 in 2012, 55 in 2013)
Radio Talk Show Host, Loveline
Danny Ponce: 1972 (is 40 in 2012, 41 in 2013)
TV Actor, Knots Landing's Jason Avery, Valerie's & The Hogan Family's Willie Hogan
Jennifer Salt: 1944 (is 68 in 2012, 69 in 2013)
TV/Movie Actress, Soap's Eunice Tate
Savannah Seagull: 1996 (is 16 in 2012, 17 in 2013)
Celebrity Daughter, Arissa Wolf and Steven's girl
Ione Skye: 1970 (is 42 in 2012, 43 in 2013)
TV/Movie Actress, b. in London; PRON:Eye-OH-nee; LN:Leitch; Donovan's daughter, Adam Horovitz's wife; some say 1971
William Kennedy Smith: 1959 (is 53 in 2012, 54 in 2013)
Celebrity Relative, Edward's nephew; accused of RAPING Patricia Bowman in Florida
Richard Jr. Speight: 1969 (is 43 in 2012, 44 in 2013)
Actor
Pat Tallman: 1957 (is 55 in 2012, 56 in 2013)
Actress, Babylon 5's Lyta Alexander
Noah Taylor: 1969 (is 43 in 2012, 44 in 2013)
Movie Actor, Almost Famous, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
Kim Thayil: 1960 (is 52 in 2012, 53 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Guitarist, of Soundgarden
Nyota Uhura: 2179 (is-167 in 2012, -166 in 2013)
Fictious Character, born in Nairobi Kenya, communications officer (Star Trek).
Aaron Van Wagner: 1978 (is 34 in 2012, 35 in 2013)
Soap Actor, Days of Our Lives' Jason
Peter John Wagner: 1990 (is 22 in 2012, 23 in 2013)
Celebrity Son, Kristina Mallandro nee Wagner & Jack's son
Damon Wayans: 1960 (is 52 in 2012, 53 in 2013)
TV/Movie Actor, Comedian, Shawn, Marlon, Keenen, & Kim's brother; Saturday Night Live reg 1985-86, In Living Color's reg: Homey D. Clown, Blaine Edwards, Whiz, & Anton; I'm Gonna Git Ya Sucka, My Wife and Kids' Michael Richard Kyle, Marci X
Gerald Wilson: 1918 (is 94 in 2012, 95 in 2013)
Bandleader, Trumpeter, Composer
Richard Wingo: 1975 (is 37 in 2012, 38 in 2013)
Rhythm and Blues Singer, of Jagged Edge
Katharine Noelle Wyman: 1994 (is 18 in 2012, 19 in 2013)
Celebrity Daughter, Suzanne & Bill's daughter

People on September 4th: birth anniversaries

Antonin Artaud: 1896=d.Mar 4, 1948 (was 51)
Songwriter, Director, Poet, Actor, Dramatist/Playwright, French
Anton Bruckner: 1824=d.Oct 11, 1896 (was 72)
Composer, Organist, Austrian, Wagner disciple & monumental bore; best known for his nine symphonies, his three great masses, a requiem, and a "Te Deum".
Daniel H. Burnham: 1846=d.Jun 1, 1912 (was 65)
Architect, MN:Hudson; designed USA's 1st skyscraper in Chicago
Richard S. Castellano: 1933=d.Dec 10, 1988 (was 55)
Movie Actor, b. in New York City; The Godfather, The Super, Joe & Sons, Gangster Chronicles
Christian-Jaque: 1904=d.Jul 8, 1994 (was 89)
Director, French
Craig Claiborne: 1920=d.Jan 22, 2000 (was 79)
Chef, Author, Editor, Columnist, Gay, food critic, cookbooks
Francois Rene de Chateaubriand: 1768=d.Jul 4, 1848 (was 79)
Poet, Novelist, Statesman, Historian, Explorer, French, cooked steak the French way
Edward Dmytryk: 1908=d.Jul 1, 1999 (was 90)
Movie Director, Canadian, one of the "Hollywood Ten"
Henry II Ford: 1917=d.Sep 29, 1987 (was 70)
Executive, Manufacturer, Automaker; Henry's grandson; industrialist and head of Ford Motor Company for 34 years (1945-79). He is generally credited with reviving the firm.
Leonard Frey: 1938=d.Aug 24, 1988 (was 49)
TV/Movie Actor, Best of the West's Parker Tillman, Fiddler On The Roof
Paul Harvey: 1918=d.Feb 28, 2009 (was 90)
Commentator, Newscaster, Columnist, Journalist, b. in Tulsa, OK; LN:Aurandt; Gives you "The R-R-R-R-Rest of the Story"
Sydney Hoff: 1912=d.May 12, 2004 (was 91)
Children's Author, Illustrator, ComicStrip Cartoonist, Laugh It Off, Sammy the Seal, Danny the Dinosaur
Ivan The Terrible: 1530 N.S.=d.Mar 18, 1584 (was 53)
King, Russian, Tsar of Muscovy; the IV; czar at age 3; ruled 1533-84; other style says b. Aug 25, 1530 O.S.
Harold "Shot" Jackson: 1920=d.Jan 24, 1991 (was 70)
Country Musician
Ida Kaminska: 1899=d.May 21, 1980 (was 80)
Movie Actress, Russian
King Alexander III Of Scotland: 1241=d.Mar 18, 1286 (was 44)
King, ruled 1249-1286
Freddie King: 1934?=d.Dec 28, 1976 (was 42)
Blues Performer, Singer/Guitarist, Songwriter, RLN:Christian; d. Dec 18? d. Dec 27?; some say b. Sep 3, 1934, or b. Sep 30, 1934
Rollin Kirby: 1875=d.May 8, 1952 (was 76)
Editorial Cartoonist, political cartoonist who gave modern cartooning decisive impetus in the direction of graphic simplicity and high symbolic value.
H. H. Knerr: 1882=d.Jul 8, 1949 (was 66)
ComicStrip Cartoonist, the Katzenjammer Kids
Simon Lake: 1866=d.Jun 23, 1945 (was 78)
Architect, Inventor, he built the "Argonaut," the first submarine to operate extensively in the open sea.
Meade Lux Lewis: 1905=d.Jun 7, 1964 (was 58)
Pianist, Songwriter, Blues Performer, Boogie Woogie
Alexander Liberman: 1912=d.Nov 19, 1999 (was 87)
Editor, Painter, Sculptor, Photographer, Russian
Robert A. W. Lowndes: 1916=d.Jul 14, 1998 (was 81)
Editor, Sci-fi Writer, American, MN: Augustine Ward; Sci-fi; used 50 pen names for his own writings
Sir William Lyons: 1901=d.????
Manufacturer, British, founded Jaguar Cars Ltd.
Donald McKay: 1810=d.Sep 20, 1880 (was 70)
Architect, Canadian, Ship Designer & Builder; naval architect, builder of fastest clipper ships
Darius Milhaud: 1892=d.Jun 22, 1974 (was 81)
Composer, French
Stanford Moore: 1913=d.Aug 23, 1982 (was 68)
Biochemist, with Christian B. Anfinsen and William H. Stein, received the 1972 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for their research on the molecular structures of proteins.
Howard Morris: 1919=d.May 21, 2005 (was 85)
Actor, TV/Movie Director, Screen/Scriptwriter, Cartoon Voicist, Comedian, b. in New York City; Your Show of Shows reg, Caesar's Hour's Fred Brewster, Jetsons & Mr. Magoo show's various voices; Mayberryite Ernest T. Bass
Sarah Childress Polk: 1803=d.Aug 14, 1891 (was 87)
First Lady, James' wife
Dick Thomas: 1915=d.2003
TV Host, Village Barn
Cullen Whipple: 1801=d.Oct 23, 1858 (was 57)
Inventor, Machinist; patented the screw machine
Marcus Whitman: 1802=d.Nov 29, 1847 (was 45)
Missionary, Pioneer, led to the U.S. securing Oregon; In 1836 his family became the first whites to reach the Pacific coast by wagon train. Whitman and his wife Narcissa were murdered by the Cayuse Indians in present-day Washington state in 1847.
Richard Wright: 1908=d.Nov 29, 1960 (was 52)
Novelist, Short Story Writer, "Native Son", "Uncle Tom's Children"
Dick York: 1928=d.Feb 20, 1992 (was 63)
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, Radio Actor, b. in Ft. Wayne, IN; Bewitched's Darrin Stephens 1964-69

People on September 4th: death anniversaries

Clyde Adler: 1993 (was 67)/b.Jan 24, 1926
Entertainment Figure, voice of White Fang and Black Tooth on the Soupy Sales show
Ben Aris: 2003 (was 66)/b.Mar 16, 1937
Actor
Charlie Barnet: 1991 (was 77)/b.Oct 26, 1913
Bandleader, Jazz Saxophonist, Singer, Swing Era; NN:The Playboy of the western jazz world
Paul Bern: 1932 (was 42)?/b.Dec 3, 1889
Movie Director, Film Executive, RLN:Levy; Jean Harlow's ex-; MGM exec; some say d. Sep 5, 1932 (was 42)
David Brown: 2000 (was 53)/b.Feb 15, 1947
Rock & Roll Bassist, of Santana
Carl Butler: 1992 (was 65)/b.Jun 2, 1927
Country Singer, Songwriter
Paul Conrad: 2010 (was 86)/b.Jun 27, 1924
ComicStrip Cartoonist, of L.A. Times Editorial
John Conte: 2006 (was 90)/b.Sep 15, 1915
Actor, TV Host, Matinee Theater; curr a TV station manager
Irene Dunne: 1990 (was 88)/b.Dec 20, 1901
Movie Actress, Comedienne, Singer, b. in Louisville, KY; RN:Irene Marie Dunn; some say b. 1904 or b. 1898
Michael Evans: 2007 (was 87)/b.Jul 27, 1920
Soap Actor, Young & the Restless' Douglas Austin
Alfred E. Green: 1960 (was 71)/b.Jul 11, 1889
Movie Director, Copacabana, Jolson Story
Edvard Hagerup Grieg: 1907 (was 64)/b.Jun 15, 1843
Composer, Pianist, Norweigan, NN:Eric?
Steve Irwin: 2006 (was 44)/b.Feb 22, 1962
Movie Actor, The Crocodile Hunter Collision Course, Dr. Dolittle 2, Croc Files, Crocdile Hunter (his career has been a Croc so far!)
Charles Kellogg: 1949 (was 80)/b.yr unknown
Singer, bird voices whistler
William M. Kuntsler: 1995 (was 76)/b.Jul 7, 1919
Attorney/Lawyer, Political Activist
Michael Louden: 2004 (was 40)/b.Apr 21, 1964
Soap Actor, As the World Turns' Duke Kramer
John Megna: 1995 (was 42)/b.Nov 9, 1952
Movie Actor, To Kill a Mockingbird
Henri Julien Felix Rousseau: 1910 (was 66)/b.May 21, 1844
Painter, French, d. Sep 2?
Ernst Friedrich Schumacher: 1977 (was 66)/b.Aug 16, 1911
Economist, British, developed the influential concepts of "intermediate technology" and "small is beautiful."
Albert Schweitzer: 1965 (was 90)/b.Jan 14, 1875
Theologian, Philosopher, Physicist, Musician, Author, Humanitarian, Missionary, German, Nobel 1954
Georges Simenon: 1989 (was 86)/b.Feb 13, 1903
Novelist, Belgiumese, Mysteries; RN:Georges Sim
Walter Tetley: 1975 (was 60)/b.Jun 2, 1915
Cartoon Voicist, Radio Actor, The Bullwinkle Show's Sherman; in radio such as Fibber McGee and Molly as Julius
Thomas "Tom" Tryon: 1991 (was 65)/b.Jan 14, 1926
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, Novelist, I Married a Monster from Outer Space
Jack Tworkov: 1982 (was 82)/b.Aug 15, 1900
Painter, an exponent of the Abstract Expressionist movement
Astrid Varnay: 2006 (was 88)/b.Apr 25, 1918
Opera Singer, Swedish
Herve Villechaize: 1993 (was 50)/b.Apr 23, 1943
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, French, b. in Paris; Fantasy Island's Tattoo (De Plane, Boss, De Plane!), Man With The Golden Gun
Keith Waterhouse: 2009 (was 80)/b.Feb 6, 1929
Novelist, Dramatist/Playwright, Screen/Scriptwriter, English
Dottie West: 1991 (was 58)/b.Oct 11, 1932
Country Singer, Songwriter, NN:The Country Sunshine; LN:Marsh

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