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People on September 12th: birthdates

Maria Aitken: 1945 (is 67 in 2012, 68 in 2013)
Actress, A Fish Called Wanda
Barry Andrews: 1956 (is 56 in 2012, 57 in 2013)
New Wave Keybordist, Keyboardist, British, of King Crimson, XTC, Iggy Pop, Shriekback
Bryan Austin: 1967 (is 45 in 2012, 46 in 2013)
Country/Western Performer
Gus Backus: 1937 (is 75 in 2012, 76 in 2013)
Singer, of Del-Vikings
Gerry Beckley: 1952 (is 60 in 2012, 61 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Singer/Guitarist, Pianist, Drummer, Songwriter, of America and as sessionist
Paul Bellini: 1963 (is 49 in 2012, 50 in 2013)
Comedian, of Kids In The Hall
Nina Blackwood: 1955 (is 57 in 2012, 58 in 2013)
TV Hostess, an original MTV video-jock; she was hhhhhhhot!
Sam Brownback: 1956 (is 56 in 2012, 57 in 2013)
Senator
Darren E. Burrows: 1966 (is 46 in 2012, 47 in 2013)
TV/Movie Actor, Nortern Exposure's Ed Chigliak
Tom Carroll: 1975 (is 37 in 2012, 38 in 2013)
TV Actor
Deva Cassel: 2004 (is 8 in 2012, 9 in 2013)
Celebrity Daughter, Monica Bellucci and Vincent's daughter
Sara Kate Connick: 1997 (is 15 in 2012, 16 in 2013)
Celebrity Daughter, Jill and Harry Jr.'s daughter
Marty Davich: yr unknown
Soap Actor, Days of Our Lives' Marty
Gregg Edelman: 1958 (is 54 in 2012, 55 in 2013)
Movie/Soap Actor, All My Children's Irv Star, Green Card, One Life to Live's Grant
Mylene Farmer: 1961 (is 51 in 2012, 52 in 2013)
Singer, Canadian, sings in French
Noname Farrell: 2003 (is 9 in 2012, 10 in 2013)
Celebrity Son, Kim Bordenave and Colin's child
Sutton Pierce Federline: 2006 (is 6 in 2012, 7 in 2013)
Celebrity Son, RN: Jayden James Federline. Britney Spears and Kevin's son
Norwood Fisher: 1965 (is 47 in 2012, 48 in 2013)
Musician, of Fishbone
Ben Folds: 1966 (is 46 in 2012, 47 in 2013)
Modern Rock Singer, Musician, of Ben Folds Five
Tom Fontana: 1951 (is 61 in 2012, 62 in 2013)
Screen/Scriptwriter, TV Producer, St. Elsewhere
Brandon Joseph Grandalski: 2000 (is 12 in 2012, 13 in 2013)
Celebrity Son, Marlee Matlin and Kevin's son
Linda Gray: 1940 (is 72 in 2012, 73 in 2013)
TV Actress, Model, b. in Santa Monica, CA; Dallas' Sue Ellen Shepard Ewing, All That Glitters' Linda the transsexual model, Melrose Place's then Models Inc.'s Hillary Michaels, Bold & the Beautiful's Priscilla Kelly; some say 1941
Paul Guilfoyle: 1955 (is 57 in 2012, 58 in 2013)
Actor, CSI's Captain Jim Brass (voice)
Scott Hamilton: 1954 (is 58 in 2012, 59 in 2013)
Tenor-sax
Skip Hinnant: 1940 (is 72 in 2012, 73 in 2013)
Actor, The Electric Company, Patty Duke Show's Ted
Ian Holm: 1931 (is 81 in 2012, 82 in 2013)
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, English, Chariots Of Fire, The Day After Tomorrow, Garden State
Josh Hopkins: 1970 (is 42 in 2012, 43 in 2013)
Actor
Jennifer Hudson: 1981 (is 31 in 2012, 32 in 2013)
Singer, American Idol Finalist #7 (2004); The Secret Life of Bees
Freddie Jones: 1927 (is 85 in 2012, 86 in 2013)
Actor
George Jones: 1931 (is 81 in 2012, 82 in 2013)
HALL OF FAMER, Country Singer/Guitarist, b. in Saratoga, TX; NN:Crown Prince of Country Music; Tammy Wynette's ex-
Lily Kinnear: 2003 (is 9 in 2012, 10 in 2013)
Celebrity Daughter, Helen and Greg's daughter
Larry LaLonde: 1968 (is 44 in 2012, 45 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Guitarist, of Primus
Bruce Mahler: 1950 (is 62 in 2012, 63 in 2013)
Comedian, Comedy Writer, Fridays reg
James Louis McCartney: 1977 (is 35 in 2012, 36 in 2013)
Celebrity Son, Linda & Paul's son
Benjamin McKenzie: 1978 (is 34 in 2012, 35 in 2013)
Actor, The O.C.'s Ryan Atwood
Cynthia Meyers: 1950 (is 62 in 2012, 63 in 2013)
Playmate, Movie Actress, Dec 1968; Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
Dickie Moore: 1925 (is 87 in 2012, 88 in 2013)
Movie Actor, Our Gang, Oliver Twist, Little Men
Maria Muldaur: 1943 (is 69 in 2012, 70 in 2013)
Pop Singer, Children's Singer, Guitarist, Fiddler, Folk-Blues-Jazz style; Midnight at the Oasis; b. 1942?
Jennifer Nettles: 1974 (is 38 in 2012, 39 in 2013)
Country Singer, of Sugarland
Joe Pantoliano: 1951 (is 61 in 2012, 62 in 2013)
TV/Movie Actor, EZ Streets' Jimmy Murtha, The Matrix, The Handler Joe Renalto, Dr. Vegas' Tommy, Racing Stripes
Neil Peart: 1952 (is 60 in 2012, 61 in 2013)
Heavy Metal Drummer, Songwriter, Canadian, of Rush
Brian Robertson: 1956 (is 56 in 2012, 57 in 2013)?
Heavy Metal Guitarst, Scotish, of Thin Lizzy, Motorhead; some say b. Feb 7, 1956 (is 56 in 2012)
Emmy Rossum: 1986 (is 26 in 2012, 27 in 2013)
Actress, Phantom of the Opera
Peter Scolari: 1955 (is 57 in 2012, 58 in 2013)
TV Actor, b. in New Rochelle, NY; Goodtime Girls, Bosom Buddies' Henry Desmond (Hildegarde), Newhart's Michael Harris, Dweebs' Warren
Henry Sealhenry: 2005 (is 7 in 2012, 8 in 2013)
Celebrity Son, Heidi Klum and Seal's son, full name Henry Gunther Ademola Dashtu Samuel
Susan Sennett: 1940 (is 72 in 2012, 73 in 2013)
Actress
Andrea Simpson: 1945 (is 67 in 2012, 68 in 2013)
Singer, of Caravellas
Tony Stevens: 1949 (is 63 in 2012, 64 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Musician, British, of Foghat
Ruben Studdard: 1978 (is 34 in 2012, 35 in 2013)
Singer, American Idol winner 2003
Paul Walker: 1973 (is 39 in 2012, 40 in 2013)
Actor, Young & Restless' Brandon Collins, Timeline, 8 Below, Fast and Furious
Rachael Ward: 1957 (is 55 in 2012, 56 in 2013)
Actress, English, The Thorn Birds
Amy Yasbeck: 1962 (is 50 in 2012, 51 in 2013)
TV/Movie Actress, Days of Our Lives' Olivia Reed, Robin Hood:Men in Tights, The Mask, Wings' Casey Davenport; John Ritter's widow
Colin Young: 1944 (is 68 in 2012, 69 in 2013)
Singer, of Foundations

People on September 12th: birth anniversaries

William "Cat" Anderson: 1916=d.Apr 29, 1981 (was 64)
Jazz Trumpeter, Composer, high-note specialist in the Duke Ellington Orchestra intermittently from 1944 to 1971
Tony Bellamy: 1940=d.Dec 25, 2009 (was 69)
Guitarist, of Redbone
Edward Binns: 1916=d.Dec 4, 1990 (was 75)
TV/Movie Actor, Brenner, The Nurses, It Takes a Thief's Wallie Powers
Ben Blue: 1901=d.Mar 7, 1975 (was 73)
Movie/Stage Actor, Comedian, Dancer, Vaudevillan, Canadian, RN:Benjamin Bernstein
Leslie Cheung: 1956=d.Apr 1, 2003 (was 46)
Pop Singer, Actor
Maurice Chevalier: 1888=d.Jan 1, 1972 (was 83)
Movie Actor, Singer, French, trade mark: straw hat and cane; actor, "Gigi", "Thank heaven for little girls".
Irene Dailey: 1920=d.Sep 24, 2008 (was 88)
Soap Actress, Another World's Liz Matthews
Billy Daniels: 1915=d.Oct 7, 1988 (was 73)
Actor, Singer, That Old Black Magic singer; some say b. 1913
Alexander Dovzhenko: 1894?=d.Nov 25, 1956 (was 62)?
Movie Director, Russian, Ukrainian; some say b. Sep 11, 1894; ; some say d. Nov 26, 1956
Richard Gatling: 1818=d.Feb 26, 1903 (was 84)
Inventor, the hand-cranked machine gun
Gunther Gebel-Williams: 1934=d.????
Entertainment Figure, circus great; animal trainerpresumed deceased
Billy Gilbert: 1894=d.Sep 23, 1971 (was 77)
Movie Actor, Cartoon Voicist, Snow White and the Seven Dwarf's Sneezy; d. Sep 9?
Richard Hoe: 1812=d.Jun 7, 1886 (was 73)
Inventor, developed and manufactured the first successful rotary printing press.
Henry Hudson: 1575=d.1611
Navigator, British, Named a river & a bay after him
Irene Joliot-Curie: 1897=d.Mar 17, 1956 (was 58)
Physicist, French, The Neutron (Nobel 1935); Marie's daughter; Frederic's wife
Alfred A. Knopf: 1892=d.Aug 11, 1984 (was 91)
Publisher
Henry Leland: 1843=d.????
Businessperson, formed Lincoln Motor Company
Stanislaw Lem: 1921=d.Mar 27, 2006 (was 84)
Sci-fi Writer, Polish
Desmond Llewelyn: 1914=d.Dec 19, 1999 (was 85)
Movie Actor, famous for his role as Q in the James Bond films
Frank McGee: 1921=d.Apr 17, 1974 (was 52)
Newscaster, Journalist, NBC News, Today Show 1971-74
Wayne "Marlboro Man" McLaren: 1940=d.Jul 22, 1992 (was 51)
Entertainment Figure, cowboy; one says d. Aug 23
Edwin McMillan: 1907=d.Sep 7, 1991 (was 83)
Scientist, Chemist, helped build 1st A-Bomb, discovered neptunium & plutonium; did not discover Pluto, which Disney discovered; b. Sep 18?
H. L. Mencken: 1880=d.Jan 29, 1956 (was 75)
Author, Journalist, Critic, Editor, Satarist, Columnist, Lexicographer, Essayist, b. in Baltimore; RFMN:Henry Louis; d. in Baltimore
Ella Mae Morse: 1924=d.Oct 16, 1999 (was 75)
Jazz Performer, Singer
Daniela Rocca: 1937=d.May 28, 1995 (was 57)
Actress
Dmitri Shostakovich: 1906 O.S.=d.Aug 9, 1975 (was 68)
Composer, Russian; other style says b. Sep 25, 1906 N.S.
Charles Dudley Warner: 1829=d.Oct 20, 1900 (was 71)
Publisher, Editor, Writer, Newspaperman; made a statement "Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it."
Barry White: 1944=d.Jul 4, 2003 (was 58)
Soul Singer, Songwriter, Music Producer, Keyboardist, Arranger, DEEEEEP bass singer; wrote "The Harlem Shuffle" for Bob and Earl; hits: I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little More Baby, Never Never Gonna Give You Up, Can't Get Enough Of Your Love Babe, You're The First -The Last -My Everything; led the Love Unlimited Orchestra whose singers sang background in his records.

People on September 12th: death anniversaries

John Alden: 1687/b.1599
Pioneer, last surviving Puritan who arrived in America on the Mayflower
Steven Biko: 1977 (was 30)/b.Dec 18, 1946
Leader, Black Student leader, South African anti-apartheid activist.
Norman E. Borlaug: 2009 (was 95)/b.Mar 25, 1914
Scientist, agriculture (Nobel 1970)
William Lawrence Boyd: 1972 (was 77)/b.Jun 5, 1895
TV/Movie Actor, Movie Producer, b. in Cambridge, OH; Hopalong Cassidy cowboy star; some say 1898
Rod Brasfield: 1958 (was 48)/b.Aug 2, 1910?
Country-Novelty Performer, Comedian, Grand Ole Opry; some say b. Aug 22, 1910
Jeremy Brett: 1995 (was 59)/b.Nov 3, 1935
TV Actor, English, the quintessential Sherlock Holmes star on Mystery
Jules Buffano: 1960 (was 62)/b.Nov 18, 1897
Pianist, Songwriter, Jimmy Durante Show reg
Raymond Burr: 1993 (was 76)/b.May 21, 1917
TV/Movie/Radio Actor, TV Host, Canadian, Gay, b. in New Westminister, B.C.; MN:William Stacey; Perry Mason star, Ironside's Robert Ironside, Centennial, 79 Park Avenue; wed to Annette Sutherland, Isabella Ward, Luvia Morgan; Unsolved Mysteries
Bobby Byrd: 2007 (was 73)/b.Aug 15, 1934
Singer, Pianist, of the Famous Flames
Johnny Cash: 2003 (was 71)/b.Feb 26, 1932
HALL OF FAMER, Country Singer/Guitarist, Actor, Songwriter, Baptist, b. nr. Kingsland, Ark.; NN:The Man in Black; MN:R.; The Highwaymen, soloist; June Carter's hubby; own TV show, North & South; H of F in Pop & Country with over 110 solo hits; A Boy Named Sue
Dane Clark: 1998 (was 85)/b.Feb 18, 1913
TV/Movie Actor, b. in New York City; RN:Bernard Zanville; Perry Mason '73
Tom Ewell: 1994 (was 85)/b.Apr 29, 1909
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, b. in Owensboro, Ky.; Seven Year Itch, Baretta's Billy Truman, Best of the West's Doc Jerome Kullens; RN:S. Yewell Tompkins
Frank Ferguson: 1978 (was 78)/b.Dec 25, 1899
Actor, Peyton Place's Eli Carson
John Holliman: 1998 (was 49)/b.Oct 23, 1948
Newscaster, one of CNN's original Bad Boys of Baghdad
Harold Innocent: 1993 (was 58)/b.Apr 18, 1935
Movie Actor, Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves
Charles Lamont: 1993 (was 98)/b.May 15, 1895
Movie Actor, Movie Director, Abbott & Costello movies; was 95?
Tony Miller: 1999 (was 72)/b.yr unknown
Actor
Jim Nabi: 1992 (was 72)/b.yr unknown
Tenor, of The Ink Spots
Frank Nelson: 1986 (was 75)/b.May 6, 1911
Actor, Comedian, Cartoon Voicist, Jack Benny's 'Eeeyeeessss?' man, I Love Lucy's Ralph Ramsey, Jetsons voicist
Anthony Perkins: 1992 (was 60)/b.Apr 4, 1932
Movie/Stage Actor, Singer, Movie Director, Protestant, NN:Tony; Psycho 1-4; Osgood's son
George Putnam: 2008 (was 94)/b.Jul 14, 1914
Newscaster
John Qualen: 1987 (was 87)/b.Dec 8, 1899
Movie Actor, Canadian, RLN:OlesonThe Grapes Of Wrath, The Searchers
Edmund Jennings Randolph: 1813 (was 60)/b.Aug 10, 1753
Attorney/Lawyer, Statesman, played an important role in drafting and ratifying the U.S. Constitution and served as attorney general and later secretary of state in George Washington's Cabinet.
Lillian Randolph: 1980 (was 81)/b.Dec 14, 1898
TV/Movie Actress, Radio Actress, Beulah, Amos 'n Andy's Madame Queen, Bill Cosby Show's Rose Kincaid, Roots' Sister Sara; Amanda's sister
Peter Mark Roget: 1869 (was 90)/b.Jan 18, 1779
Physician, Lexicographer, English, created his Thesaurus of English Words & Phrases (1852), invented Slide Rule, and pocket chessboard; d. Sep 17?
Regis Toomey: 1991 (was 93)/b.Aug 13, 1902?
TV/Movie Actor, Mickey Rooney Show's Mr. Mulligan, Richard Diamond PI's Lt. McGough, Burke's Law's Det. Sgt. Les Hart, Petticoat Junction's Dr. Barton Stuart; over 200 films; some say d. Oct 12; some say b. Aug 13, 1898
Stanley Turrentine: 2000 (was 66)/b.Apr 5, 1934
Tenor-sax, Jazz Performer
Cornelius II Vanderbilt: 1899 (was 55)/b.Nov 27, 1843
Financier, son of William, grandson of Cornelius, grandfather of Gloria; great grandfather of Anderson Cooper
Charlie Walker: 2008 (was 81)/b.Nov 2, 1926
Country/Western Performer

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