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People on September 10th: birthdates

Roy E. Jr. Ayers: 1940 (is 72 in 2012, 73 in 2013)
Jazz Pianist, Singer/Guitarist, R&B & Jazz vibraphonist
Barriemore Barlow: 1949 (is 63 in 2012, 64 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Drummer, British, of Jethro Tull
Big Daddy Kane: 1968 (is 44 in 2012, 45 in 2013)
Rap Performer
Dennis Burkley: yr unknown
Actor, Texas Wheelers, Mary Hartman*2's Mac Slattery, Sanford's Cal
Kate Burton: 1957 (is 55 in 2012, 56 in 2013)
TV Actress, Swiss, Richard's daughter
Chris Columbus: 1958 (is 54 in 2012, 55 in 2013)
Movie Director, Screen/Scriptwriter, Home Alone
Stevie D: 1966 (is 46 in 2012, 47 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Singer, Musician, of Buckcherry
Carol Decker: 1957 (is 55 in 2012, 56 in 2013)
Pop Singer, Songwriter, British, of T'Pau
Siobhan Fahey: 1957 (is 55 in 2012, 56 in 2013)
Pop Singer, Songwriter, Irish, PRON:shih-bohn; of Bananarama, Shakespeare's Sister; Dave Stewart's wife
Jose Feliciano: 1945 (is 67 in 2012, 68 in 2013)
Foreign Singer, Guitarist, Actor, Songwriter, Puerto Rican, b. in Larez; Chico & The Man theme singer
Johnnie Fingers: 1956 (is 56 in 2012, 57 in 2013)
New Wave Singer, Pianist, Irish, of The Boomtown Rats
Colin Firth: 1960 (is 52 in 2012, 53 in 2013)
Movie Actor, English, Shakespeare in Love, Bridget Jones Diary, The Importance of Being Ernest, Love Actually, Girl with a Pearl Earring, Nanny McPhee, The Last Legion
Brian Fitzpatrick: 1957 (is 55 in 2012, 56 in 2013)
Soap Actor, All My Children's Mitch Beck, Loving's Rick Alden
Rosie Flores: 1956 (is 56 in 2012, 57 in 2013)
Country Singer
Matthew Followill: 1984 (is 28 in 2012, 29 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Performer, of Kings of Leon
Judy Geeson: 1948 (is 64 in 2012, 65 in 2013)
Actress, English
Bo Goldman: 1932 (is 80 in 2012, 81 in 2013)
Screen/Scriptwriter, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Melvin and Howard
Robin Goodridge: 1965 (is 47 in 2012, 48 in 2013)
Alternative Rock Performer, of Bush
Sara Groves: 1972 (is 40 in 2012, 41 in 2013)
Singer, Contemporary Christian Singer
Bruce Michael Hall: 1977 (is 35 in 2012, 36 in 2013)
Soap Actor, Passions' Reese, One Life to Live's Joey Buchanan
Michael Hall: 1976 (is 36 in 2012, 37 in 2013)
Soap Actor, Passions' Reese Durvee
Philip Baker Hall: 1931 (is 81 in 2012, 82 in 2013)
Actor
Hannah Hodson: 1991 (is 21 in 2012, 22 in 2013)
Actress
Danny Hutton: 1942 (is 70 in 2012, 71 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Singer, Irish, Songwriter, of Three Dog Night; some say b. 1946
Amy Irving: 1953 (is 59 in 2012, 60 in 2013)
Movie Actress, Carrie, The Competetion, Yentl, Crossing Delancey, Deconstructing Harry; Stephen Spielberg's ex-wife
Clark Johnson: 1954 (is 58 in 2012, 59 in 2013)
TV/Movie Actor, Director, Writer, Homicide: Life On The Street's Det. Meldrick Lewis
Henry Kerrey: 2001 (is 11 in 2012, 12 in 2013)
Celebrity Son, Sarah Paley and Bob's son
Cynthia Kuralt: 1939 (is 73 in 2012, 74 in 2013)
Journalist
Karl Lagerfeld: 1938 (is 74 in 2012, 75 in 2013)
Fashion Designer, German
Rudy Law: 2002 (is 10 in 2012, 11 in 2013)
Celebrity Son, Sadie Frost and Jade's son
Talulah Pine LeBon: 1994 (is 18 in 2012, 19 in 2013)
Celebrity Daughter, Simon & Yasmin's daughter
Cynthia Lennon: 1939 (is 73 in 2012, 74 in 2013)
Celebrity Relative, MaN: Powell; Julian's mother, John's ex-wife
Tom Ligon: 1945 (is 67 in 2012, 68 in 2013)
Soap Actor, Young and The Restless, Another World's Bailey Thompson, All My Children's Fred Lomax
Dave Lowry: 1960 (is 52 in 2012, 53 in 2013)
Alternative Rock Performer, front man of Cracker
Sanjaya Malakar: 1989 (is 23 in 2012, 24 in 2013)
Singer
Pat Mastelotto: 1955 (is 57 in 2012, 58 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Drummer, of Mr. Mister and sessionist for Vanity, Pointer Sisters and others
Greg Mullavey: 1939 (is 73 in 2012, 74 in 2013)
TV/Movie Actor, Mary Hartman*2's Tom Hartman, Number 96, Rituals; Meredith MacRae's hubby
Sean O'Bryan: 1963 (is 49 in 2012, 50 in 2013)
Actor
Bill O'Reilly: 1949 (is 63 in 2012, 64 in 2013)
TV Host, Inside Edition, Fox News, TV and radio host
Tommy Overstreet: 1937 (is 75 in 2012, 76 in 2013)
Country/Western Performer, Singer, Baritone
John Palmer: 1935 (is 77 in 2012, 78 in 2013)
Newscaster, Journalist, NBC News
Joe Perry: 1950 (is 62 in 2012, 63 in 2013)
HALL OF FAMER, Heavy Metal Guitarst, Songwriter, of Aerosmith
Ryan Phillippe: 1974 (is 38 in 2012, 39 in 2013)
Movie/Soap Actor, One Life to Live's Billy Douglas, I Know What You Did Last Summer, 54, Days of Our Lives' Billy, Crash, Breach
Don Powell: 1950 (is 62 in 2012, 63 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Drummer, English, of Slade
Nina Repeta: 1967 (is 45 in 2012, 46 in 2013)
Actress, Dawson's Creek's Bessie Potter
Alice Richmond: 2005 (is 7 in 2012, 8 in 2013)
Celebrity Daughter, Tina Fey and Jeff's daughter
Guy Ritchie: 1968 (is 44 in 2012, 45 in 2013)
Movie Director, Mr. Madonna
Johnathon Schaech: 1969 (is 43 in 2012, 44 in 2013)
TV/Movie Actor, That Thing You Do, Time of Your Life's Maguire
Bill Stevenson: 1963 (is 49 in 2012, 50 in 2013)
Punk Rock Performer, of Black Flag
Arthur Taxler: yr unknown
TV/Movie Actor, Midnight Caller's Lt. Carl Zymack
Barbara Treutelaar: yr unknown
Soap Actress, One Life to Live's ex-Didi O'Neill
Arthur Tripp: 1939 (is 73 in 2012, 74 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Musician, NN:Artie; of Capt. Beefhart & His Magic Band, Mothers of Invention
Margaret Trudeau-Kemper: 1948 (is 64 in 2012, 65 in 2013)
Prime Minister, MN:Sinclair; former Canadian First Lady
Mikey Way: 1980 (is 32 in 2012, 33 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Bassist, of My Chemical Romance
Cheryl Ann Wilson: yr unknown
Soap Actress, Days of Our Lives' Megan Hathaway
Jacob Young: 1979 (is 33 in 2012, 34 in 2013)
Soap Actor, Bold and the Beautiful's Rick Forrester, General Hospital's Lucky Spencer, All My Children's J.R. Chandler
Chip Z'Nuff: 1964 (is 48 in 2012, 49 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Musician, of Enuff Z'Nuff
Miles Zuniga: 1966 (is 46 in 2012, 47 in 2013)
Modern Rock Singer, Musician, of Fastball

People on September 10th: birth anniversaries

Maxie Leroy "Max" Anderson: 1934?=d.Jun 27, 1983
Aviator, Balloonist who made the first transatlantic balloon flight; some say b. Sep 19, 1934
Adele Astaire: 1898=d.Jan 25, 1981 (was 82)
Dancer, MN:Marie; Fred's sister
Nicholas Biddle: 1750=d.Mar 7, 1778 (was 27)
Naval Officer, Captain in the Continental Army
Carter Braxton: 1736=d.Oct 10, 1797 (was 61)
Revolutionary, Statesman, Declaration of Independence signer
Roy Brown: 1925=d.May 25, 1981 (was 55)
Pianist, Soul Singer, Gospel Singer, Songwriter, Blues Singer, An originator of the New Orleans R&B sound
Alvin Childress: 1907=d.Apr 19, 1986 (was 78)
Actor, Amos & Andy's Amos Jones
Arthur Holly Compton: 1892=d.Mar 15, 1962 (was 69)
Scientist, Physician, Engineer, developed A-bomb, 1927 Nobel.
Cyril Connolly: 1903=d.Nov 26, 1974 (was 71)
Editor, Author, Journalist, Critic, English
Ian Fleming: 1888=d.Jan 1, 1969 (was 80)
Movie Actor, Australian, Dr. Watson in films; NOT the James Bond creator
Isaac Kauffman Funk: 1839=d.Apr 4, 1912 (was 72)
Publisher, Funk and Wagnalls; also a Lutheran minister, religious journalist, Prohibition Party publicist, and spelling reformer.
Kenneth Gidens: 1908=d.May 7, 1993 (was 84)
Businessperson, founder & owner Voice of America
Stephen Jay Gould: 1941=d.May 20, 2002 (was 60)
Author, Educator, Paleontologist; Zoologist
William Torrey Harris: 1835=d.Nov 5, 1909 (was 74)
Educator, Philosopher
James Keeler: 1857=d.Aug 12, 1900 (was 42)
Astronomer, Rings of Saturn discoverer; who confirmed that Saturn's ring system is not a solid unit but is composed of a vast swarm of tiny particles.
Charles Bishop Kuralt: 1934=d.Jul 4, 1997 (was 62)
Newscaster, Correspondent, Journalist, Author, b. in Wilmington, NC; CBS News, Sunday Morning
Cliff Leeman: 1913=d.1986
Jazz Performer, Drummer
Tommy Leonetti: 1929=d.Sep 15, 1979 (was 50)
Singer, Actor, Your Hit Parade underrated reg singer, Gomer Pyle USMC's Cpl. Nick Guccinello
Bessie Love: 1898=d.Apr 26, 1986 (was 87)
Movie Actress, RN:Juanita Horton
Carl Mosander: 1797=d.Oct 15, 1858 (was 61)
Chemist, Swedish, Mineralologist; whose work revealed the existence of numerous rare-earth elements with closely similar chemical properties.
Edmond O'Brien: 1915=d.May 9, 1985 (was 69)
TV/Movie Actor, Movie Director, b. in New York City; Long Hot Summer, The Barefoot Contessa, Johnny Midnight, Birdman of Alcatraz
Al Fuzzy Saint John: 1893=d.Jan 21, 1963 (was 69)
TV/Movie Actor, Lash of the West
Elsa Schiaparelli: 1890=d.Nov 13, 1973 (was 83)
Fashion Designer, Italian
Raymond Scott: 1908=d.Feb 8, 1994 (was 85)
Bandleader, Composer, Arranger, Pianist, Quirky innovative music from radio jazz shows to Ren and Stimpy; Your Hit Parade reg; Dorothy Collins' hubby
Yma Sumac: 1922=d.Nov 1, 2008 (was 86)
Singer, RN:Emperatriz Chavarri Yma Sumac
Carl C. Van Doren: 1885=d.Jul 18, 1950 (was 64)
Educator, Critic, Biographer, Author, MN:Clinton
Franz Werfel: 1890=d.Aug 26, 1945 (was 54)
Novelist, Austrian
Joseph Wheeler: 1836=d.Jan 25, 1906 (was 69)
General, NN:Fighting Joe; a Confederate during the American Civil War
Sir Mortimer Wheeler: 1890=d.Jul 22, 1976 (was 85)
Scientist, Archaeologist, British, a great popularizer for his subject, particularly on TV.
Robert Wise: 1914=d.Sep 14, 2005 (was 91)
Movie Producer/Director, Editor, b. in Winchester, IN; West Side Story, Sound of Music, the Day the Earth Stood Still

People on September 10th: death anniversaries

Pepper Adams: 1986 (was 55)/b.Oct 8, 1930
Saxophonist, baritone sax
Pier Angeli: 1971 (was 39)/b.Jun 19, 1932
Movie Actress, Italian, Marisa Pavan's twin; RN:Anna Maria Pierangeli; some say 1933
Felix Bloch: 1983 (was 77)/b.Oct 23, 1905
Physicist, Swiss, nuclear physicist (Nobel 1952)
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown: 2005 (was 81)/b.Apr 18, 1924
Blues Singer, Pianist, Fiddler, Country Singer, Guitarist, Violinist, Drummer, Songwriter, made successful records with Roy Clark; NN:Texas Blues Guitarist
Leo Carrillo: 1961 (was 81)/b.Aug 6, 1880
TV/Movie Actor, Statesman, The Cisco Kid's Pancho; some say b. 1881
Nathan E. Cook: 1992 (was 106)/b.Oct 10, 1885
Hero, the last surviving U.S. veteran of the Spanish-American War of 1898
Bella Darvi: 1971 (was 41)/b.Oct 23, 1929
Actress, Polish, RN:Wegier Bayla
Charles Denner: 1995 (was 69)/b.May 29, 1926
Movie Actor, Polish
Joanne Dru: 1996 (was 73)/b.Jan 31, 1923
TV/Movie Actress, b. in Logan, WV; RLN:la Cock; Peter Marshall's sister; 40s & 50s film star; Dick Haymes', then John Ireland's wife; She Wore A Yellow Ribbon, Red River; some say b. 1922
Jerome Hunsaker: 1984 (was 98)/b.Aug 26, 1886
Engineer, aeronautical; made major innovations in the design of lighter-than-air ships, seaplanes, and carrier-based aircraft.
Bobby Jordan: 1965 (was 42)/b.Apr 1, 1923
Actor, Dead-End kid
Alfredo Kraus: 1999 (was 71)/b.Nov 24, 1927
Opera Singer, Tenor, Spanish
Huey Pierce Long: 1935 (was 42)/b.Aug 30, 1893
Governor, Senator, NN:Kingfish of Louisiana politics
Robert "Bobby" Mallon: 2008/b.Apr 7, 1919
Actor, Our Gang
Cliff Robertson: 2011 (was 88)/b.Sep 9, 1923
TV/Movie Actor, Movie Director, b. in San Diego; RFMN:Clifford Parker III; Batman's Shame, Falcon Crest's Dr. Michael Ranson, Spiderman 2002; Dina Merrill's hubby
George Schaefer: 1997 (was 76)/b.Dec 16, 1920
Movie Director, the driving force behind more than 55 "Hallmark Hall of Fame" TV dramas
Mark Tapscott: 1993 (was 68)/b.Dec 15, 1924
Soap Actor, Young and The Restless
Sir George Thomson: 1975 (was 83)/b.May 3, 1892
Physicist, British, demonstrated electron diffraction, 1937 Nobel.
Dalton Trumbo: 1976 (was 70)/b.Dec 9, 1905
Screen/Scriptwriter, Movie Director, one of the blacklisted Hollywood Ten
Letitia Christian Tyler: 1842 (was 51)/b.Nov 12, 1790
First Lady, John's wife #1
Mary Wollstonecraft: 1797 (was 38)/b.Apr 27, 1759
Writer, Feminist, Social Reformer, Author, English, MaLN: Godwin; of Frankstein
Jane Wyman: 2007 (was 93)/b.Jan 4, 1914
TV/Movie Actress, TV Hostess, b. in St. Joseph, Mo.; Johnny Belinda, Fireside Theater hostess, Falcon Crest's Angela Channing; Ronald Reagan's wife in 1940's, 2x Freddie Karger's wife; RN:Sarah Jane Fulks

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