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People on September 11th: birthdates

Phillip Alford: 1948 (is 64 in 2012, 65 in 2013)
Actor
Alan Bergman: 1925 (is 87 in 2012, 88 in 2013)
Lyricist
Roxann Biggs-Dawson: 1958 (is 54 in 2012, 55 in 2013)
TV Actress, Star Trek: Voyagers' chief engineer B'Elanna Torres, half Klingon/half human
Reed Birney: 1954 (is 58 in 2012, 59 in 2013)
Soap Actor, Another World's Walter Trask
Jon Buckland: 1977 (is 35 in 2012, 36 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Performer, of Coldplay
Harry Jr. Connick: 1967 (is 45 in 2012, 46 in 2013)
Jazz Singer, Actor, Pianist, Bandleader, Songwriter, Roman Catholic, acted in Independence Day, Copycats, Hope Floats, New in Town; some say b. Sep 23; Jill Goodacre's hubby
Robert Crippen: 1937 (is 75 in 2012, 76 in 2013)
Astronaut, served as pilot on the first U.S. space shuttle orbital flight.
Brian De Palma: 1940 (is 72 in 2012, 73 in 2013)
Movie Producer/Director, Screen/Scriptwriter, b. in Newark, NJ; Body Double, Dressed to Kill, Obsession, Carrie, The Fury, Cape Fear, Raising Cain, Mission the Mars; directed "Dancing In The Dark" video with Bruce Springsteen
Charles Dierkop: 1936 (is 76 in 2012, 77 in 2013)
Actor, Police Woman's Det. Pete Royster
Betsy Drake: 1923 (is 89 in 2012, 90 in 2013)
Movie Actress, physical fitness expert; Cary Grant's ex-
Tom Dreesen: 1939 (is 73 in 2012, 74 in 2013)
Comedian, Tim Reid's ex-partner
Bernie Dwyer: 1940 (is 72 in 2012, 73 in 2013)
Drummer, British, of Freddie & the Dreamers
Jack Ely: 1943 (is 69 in 2012, 70 in 2013)
Singer, Guitarist, of The Kingsmen
Lola Falana: 1943 (is 69 in 2012, 70 in 2013)?
TV/Stage Actress, Singer, Dancer, b. in Philadelphia; New Bill Cosby Show regulr; some say b. Sep 11, 1939 (is 73 in 2012), b. Sep 11, 1942 (is 70 in 2012), or b. Sep 11, 1946 (is 66 in 2012)
Brad Fischetti: 1975 (is 37 in 2012, 38 in 2013)
Singer, of LFO
Catherine Patricia Gentile: 2000 (is 12 in 2012, 13 in 2013)
Celebrity Daughter, Cathy Moriarty and Joseph's daughter
Mickey Hart: 1943 (is 69 in 2012, 70 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Drummer, of The Grateful Dead
John Hawkes: 1959 (is 53 in 2012, 54 in 2013)
Actor
Taraji P. Henson: 1970 (is 42 in 2012, 43 in 2013)
Actress
Ben Hewitt: 1935 (is 77 in 2012, 78 in 2013)
Pop Singer, Songwriter, he sang like Elvis Presley
Tyler Hoechlin: 1987 (is 25 in 2012, 26 in 2013)
Actor, Road to Perdition
Earl Holliman: 1928 (is 84 in 2012, 85 in 2013)
TV/Movie Actor, b. in Delhi, LA; Hotel de Paree, The Wide Country, Police Woman's Lt. Bill Crowley, The Thorn Birds, P.S.I. Luv U's Durning, Delta's Dearden Towe
Henry Hopper: 1990 (is 22 in 2012, 23 in 2013)
Celebrity Son, Katherine & Dennis' son
Andrew Jackson: 1962 (is 50 in 2012, 51 in 2013)
Soap Actor, All My Children's Dr. Stephen Hamill, Family Passions' Jan Sutton
Charles Kelley: 1981 (is 31 in 2012, 32 in 2013)
Country Singer, of Lady Antebellum
Leo Kottke: 1945 (is 67 in 2012, 68 in 2013)
Singer/Guitarist, Songwriter
Ben Lee: 1978 (is 34 in 2012, 35 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Singer
Gia Francesca Lopez: 2010 (is 2 in 2012, 3 in 2013)
Actress, Courtney Mazza and Mario's daughter
Ludacris: 1972 (is 40 in 2012, 41 in 2013)
Rap Performer, Actor, RN: Chris Bridges; Crash
Amy Madigan: 1950 (is 62 in 2012, 63 in 2013)
TV/Movie Actress
Virginia Madsen: 1961 (is 51 in 2012, 52 in 2013)
Actress, American Dreams' Rebecca Sandstrom, Sideways, The Astronaut Farmer, The Haunting in Connecticut
Kristy McNichol: 1962 (is 50 in 2012, 51 in 2013)
TV/Movie Actress, Roman Catholic, severely limited her potential; b. in Los Angeles; Apple's Way, Family's Letitia "Buddy" Lawrence, Empty Nest's Barbara Weston; Jimmy's sister; some say Sep 9
Moby: 1965 (is 47 in 2012, 48 in 2013)
Musician, Composer
Jon Moss: 1957 (is 55 in 2012, 56 in 2013)
Pop Musician, Drummer, English, of Culture Club
Mr. Black: 1977 (is 35 in 2012, 36 in 2013)
Rap Performer
Robert "Bob" Packwood: 1932 (is 80 in 2012, 81 in 2013)
Senator
Charles Patrick: 1938 (is 74 in 2012, 75 in 2013)
Singer, of The Monotones
Scott Patterson: 1958 (is 54 in 2012, 55 in 2013)
Actor, Gilmore Girls' Luke Danes
Julie Payne: yr unknown
Actress, Wizards & Warriors, The Duck Factory, Leo & Liz in Beverly Hills
Jeremy Popoff: 1971 (is 41 in 2012, 42 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Musician, of Lit
Anne Ramsay: 1960 (is 52 in 2012, 53 in 2013)
TV Actress, Mad About You's Lisa Stemple
Ariana Richards: 1979 (is 33 in 2012, 34 in 2013)
Movie Actress, of Jurassic Park; MN:Clarice
Stella Ritter: 1998 (is 14 in 2012, 15 in 2013)
Celebrity Daughter, Amy Yasbeck and John's daughter
Tommy Shaw: 1953 (is 59 in 2012, 60 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Guitarist, Singer, Songwriter, of Styx, Damn Yankees
Ryan Slattery: 1978 (is 34 in 2012, 35 in 2013)
Actor
Mick Talbot: 1958 (is 54 in 2012, 55 in 2013)
Keyboardist, Pianist, Songwriter, Pop Performer, of The Style Council, Dexy's Midnight Runners
Dennis Tufano: 1946 (is 66 in 2012, 67 in 2013)?
Rock & Roll Singer, Guitarist, of The Buckinghams; some say b. Sep 11, 1948 (is 64 in 2012)
Bart Van Der Zeeluw: 1968 (is 44 in 2012, 45 in 2013)
Musician, of K's Chioce
Diane Warren: 1956 (is 56 in 2012, 57 in 2013)
Singer, Songwriter
Laura Wright: 1970 (is 42 in 2012, 43 in 2013)
Soap Actress, RLN:Sisk; Loving's Allison Rescott, Guiding Light's Cassandra "Cassie" (not Tracy Lane), General Hospital's Carly Corinthos Alcazar; some say b. 1969

People on September 11th: birth anniversaries

Alan Badel: 1923=d.Mar 9, 1982 (was 58)
TV Actor, Shogun's Father Dell'Aqua
Roger Barkley: 1936=d.Dec 21, 1997 (was 61)
Radio Broadcaster, of the Lohman and Barkley radio comedy team
David Broder: 1929=d.Mar 9, 2011 (was 81)
Journalist, 1973 Pulitzer Prize
Pinto Colvig: 1892=d.Oct 3, 1967 (was 75)
Cartoon Voicist, Actor, voice of Goofy and Pluto (Walt Disney) and Bozo the Clown
Cathryn Damon: 1930=d.May 4, 1987 (was 56)
TV Actress, Soap's Mary Dallas Campbell, Webster's Cassie Parker
Jimmie Davis: 1902=d.Nov 5, 2000 (was 98)
HALL OF FAMER, Country Singer, Governor, Gospel Singer, Songwriter, Governor or Louisiana 1944-48 and 60-64; may have been born as early as 1899
Pierre de Ronsard: 1524=d.1585
Poet, French
Alexander Dovzhenko: 1894?=d.Nov 25, 1956 (was 62)?
Movie Director, Russian, Ukrainian; some say b. Sep 12, 1894; ; some say d. Nov 26, 1956
Jack Fascinato: 1915=d.1994
Bandleader, Pianist, Kukla, Fran, & Ollie musical director
Henderson Forsythe: 1917=d.Apr 17, 2006 (was 88)
Stage/Soap Actor, As the World Turns' David Stewart
Sir James H. Jeans: 1877=d.Sep 16, 1946 (was 69)
Physicist, Astronomer, Mathematician, English, the first to propose that matter is continuously created throughout the universe.
D. H. Lawrence: 1885=d.Mar 2, 1930 (was 44)
Novelist, English, b. in Eastwood; RFMN:David Herbert; Lady Chatterley's Lover
Ferdinand Edralin Marcos: 1917=d.Sep 28, 1989 (was 72)
Head of State, Phillipines Prez 1966-86; d. in exile in Hawaii
Jessica Mitford: 1917=d.Jul 23, 1996 (was 78)
Journalist, Author, English, "The American Way Of Death"
Peck Morrison: 1919=d.1988
Jazz Bassist
William H. Natcher: 1909=d.Mar 29, 1994 (was 84)
Congressperson, 40-year congressional veteran best known for an unmatched streak of 18,401 consecutive House votes.
William Sidney Porter: 1862=d.Jun 5, 1910 (was 48)
Novelist, Short Story Writer, American, aka O. Henry
Lee Richardson: 1926=d.Oct 2, 1999 (was 73)
Movie Actor
Anne Seymour: 1909=d.Dec 8, 1988 (was 79)
TV/Movie Actress, Radio Actress, English, b. in New York City; in 5000+ radio dramas; Tim Conway Show
Gherman Stepanovich Titov: 1935=d.Sep 20, 2000
Navigator, Navigator, Soviet, 1st man to spend a day in space (Vostok 2).
Arthur Young: 1741=d.Apr 20, 1820 (was 78)
Writer, English, on agriculture, politics, and economics.
Carl Zeiss: 1816=d.Dec 3, 1888 (was 72)
Scientist, German, Optician whogained a worldwide reputation as a manufacturer of fine optical instruments.

People on September 11th: death anniversaries

William Avery Bishop: 1956 (was 62)/b.Feb 8, 1894
Hero, Canadian, fighter ace who shot down 72 German aircraft during World War I.
Jim Carroll: 2009 (was 60)/b.Aug 1, 1949
Punk Rock Singer, Songwriter, Poet
Al Casey: 2005 (was 89)/b.Sep 15, 1915
Violinist, Ukelele, Guitarist
Pat Corley: 2006 (was 76)/b.Jun 1, 1930
TV Actor, Murphy Brown's Phil the Bartender
Joseph-Nicolas Delisle: 1768 (was 80)/b.Apr 4, 1688
Astronomer, French, who proposed that the series of coloured rings sometimes observed around the Sun is caused by diffraction of sunlight through water droplets in a cloud. He also worked to find the distance of the Sun from the Earth by observing transits of Venus and Mercury across the sky.
Paul Douglas: 1959 (was 52)/b.Apr 11, 1907
Movie/Stage Actor, Jan Sterling's ex-hubby; some say b. Nov 4
Fred Ebb: 2004 (was 76)/b.Apr 8, 1928
HALL OF FAMER, Lyricist, Cabaret, New York New York
Max Fleischer: 1972 (was 89)/b.Jul 19, 1883
Animator, Austrian, Producer, Creator of Koko & Betty Boop; brought Popeye and Superman to life; Dave's brother; some say b. 1884 or b. 1889
Paul Gann: 1989 (was 77)/b.Jun 12, 1912
Politician, Calif prop 13 co-author
Larry Gelbart: 2009 (was 71)/b.Feb 25, 1938
Screen/Scriptwriter, TV Producer, Dramatist/Playwright, developed M*A*S*H
Harold Gould: 2010 (was 86)/b.Dec 10, 1923
TV/Stage Actor, b. in Schenectady, NY; He & She, Rhoda's Martin Morgenstern, Feather & Father Gang; in 300 TV shows, 25 films, 50 stage plays, Dinosaurs' chief, The Golden Girls' Miles
Sylvester W. Graham: 1851 (was 57)/b.Jul 5, 1794
Inventor, Graham Crackers
Lorne Greene: 1987 (was 72)/b.Feb 12, 1915
TV/Stage/Radio Actor, TV Host, Novelty Singer, Canadian, RLN:Green; CBC radio newscaster, Sailor of Fortune, Bonanza'a Ben Cartwright, Griff star, Last of the Wild narrator, Roots' John, Battlestar Galactica's Cmdr. Adama, Code Red, Ringo singer
Percy Helton: 1971 (was 77)/b.Jan 31, 1894
Actor, The Beverly Hillbillies' Homer Cratchit
Kim Hunter: 2002 (was 79)/b.Nov 12, 1922
TV/Movie/Stage Actress, b. in Detroit; Planet Of The Apes; Backstairs at the White House; RN:Janet Cole; As the World Turns' Mrs. Tompkins
Nikita S. Khrushchev: 1971 (was 77)/b.Apr 17, 1894
Head of State, Russian, Soviet leader 1953-64; d. heart attack
Kevin McCarthy: 2010 (was 96)/b.Feb 15, 1914
TV/Movie Actor, b. in Seattle; Mary's brother; The Survivors, Flamingo Road's Claude Weldon, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Death of a Salesman; Dynasty's Lucas Carter, UHF's R.J. Fletcher
Frank McHugh: 1981 (was 83)/b.May 23, 1898?
TV/Movie Actor, Bing Crosby Show's Willie Walter; Dawn Patrol, Going My Way; some say b. May 23, 1899
Zakes Mokae: 2009 (was 75)/b.Aug 5, 1934
Stage Actor, South African
Chester Morris: 1970 (was 69)/b.Feb 16, 1901
Movie Actor, Movie's Boston Blackie; 40s B movie-type
Louis Mountbatten: 1921 (was 67)/b.May 24, 1854
Hero, WWI admiral of the fleet and first sea lord, who was responsible, with Winston Churchill, for the total mobilization of the fleet prior to World War I.
Jaco Pastorius: 1987 (was 35)/b.Dec 1, 1951
Guitarist, Bassist, Jazz-Rock Performer, Composer, of Blood Sweat & Tears, Weather Report
Leon Payne: 1969 (was 52)/b.Jun 14, 1917?
Country/Western Performer, Singer, Multi-instrumentalist, Songwriter, of Texas Playboys; some say b. Jun 15, 1917
John Ritter: 2003 (was 54)/b.Sep 17, 1948
TV/Movie Actor, Cartoon Voicist, Protestant, Producer, b. in Burbank, CA; RFN:Jonathan; The Barefoot Executive, The Waltons' Rev Matthew Fordwick, Three's Company's & Three's a Crowd's Jack Tripper, Hooperman's Det. Harry Hooperman, Anything But Love's Patrick Serreau, Fish Police's Inspector Gil, Hearts Afire's John Hartman, Stay Tuned, Felicity's Mr. Covington, Clifford the Big Red Dog, 8 Simple Rules' Paul Hennessy, Clifford the Big Red Dog; Tex's son, Amy Yasbeck's hubby
Rudolf Schoenheimer: 1941 (was 43)/b.May 10, 1898
Biochemist, German, whose technique of "tagging" molecules with radioactive isotopes made it possible to trace the paths of organic substances through animals and plants and revolutionized metabolic studies.
Robert William Service: 1958 (was 84)/b.Jan 16, 1874
Poet, English
Jan Christian Smuts: 1950 (was 80)/b.May 24, 1870
Philosopher, General, premier South-Africa, proponnent of Commonwealth & League of Nations.
Jessica Tandy: 1994 (was 85)/b.Jun 7, 1909
Movie/Stage Actress, English, b. in London; over 60-year career; in 50s TV playhouse series, played Blanche DuBois in "A Streetcar Named Desire" in 1947 and won an Oscar for her performance in "Driving Miss Daisy, Used People; "Hume Cronyn's wife
Sara Taylor: 1994 (was 98)/b.Aug 21, 1896
Celebrity Parent, Elizabeth's mother
Peter Tosh: 1987 (was 42)/b.Oct 19, 1944
Reggae Singer, Guitarist, Composer/Songwriter, Keyboardist, Bandleader, Jamaican, RN:Winston Hubert McIntosh; founding member of Bob Marley & the Wailers
John Sylvester White: 1988 (was 68)/b.Oct 31, 1919
TV Actor, Welcome Back Kotter's V.P. Michael Woodman
Josef "Joe" Zawinal: 2007 (was 75)/b.Jul 7, 1932
Jazz Singer, Jazz Pianist, Synthesizer, Composer, Composer/Songwriter, Keyboardist, Austrian, of Weather Report, formed Weather Update

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