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People on October 16th: birthdates
Tony Anthony: 1947 (is 65 in 2012, 66 in 2013)
Actor
Pamela Bach-Hasselhoff: 1963 (is 49 in 2012, 50 in 2013)
TV/Soap Actress, RLN:Weissenbach; b. in Tulsa, OK; Young and The Restless' Marilyn, Baywatch's Kaye Morgan; David's wife
Randall Batinkoff: 1968 (is 44 in 2012, 45 in 2013)
TV Actor, Christy's David Grantland
B-Rock: 1972 (is 40 in 2012, 41 in 2013)
Rap Performer, of B-Rock and the Bizz
B-Rock: 1971 (is 41 in 2012, 42 in 2013)
Rap Singer
Tony Carey: 1953 (is 59 in 2012, 60 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Singer/Guitarist, Keyboardist, Songwriter, of Rainbow, Planet P Project, soloist
Jared Brandon Cohen: 1993 (is 19 in 2012, 20 in 2013)
Celebrity Son, Paula Zahn & Jared's son
Charles "Chuck" W. Colson: 1931 (is 81 in 2012, 82 in 2013)
Government Official, ex-prez advisor; Watergate figure
Barry Corbin: 1940 (is 72 in 2012, 73 in 2013)
TV/Movie Actor, Northern Exposure's Maurice Minnifield, One Tree Hill's Whitey Durham
Ellen Dolan: 1955 (is 57 in 2012, 58 in 2013)
Soap Actress, Guiding Light's Maureen Bauer, As the World Turns' Margo Hughes
Flea: 1962 (is 50 in 2012, 51 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Bassist, RN:Michael Balzary; of Red Hot Chili Peppers
Emile Ford: 1937 (is 75 in 2012, 76 in 2013)
Pop Singer, British, lead of Emile Ford and the Checkmates
David Shark Fralick: yr unknown
Soap Actor, Young & The Restless' Larry Warton
Daniel Gerroll: 1951 (is 61 in 2012, 62 in 2013)
Actor, English
Brea Grant: 1981 (is 31 in 2012, 32 in 2013)
Actress, of Heroes
Guenter Grass: 1927 (is 85 in 2012, 86 in 2013)
Novelist, Dramatist/Playwright, Poet, German
Gunther Grass: 1927 (is 85 in 2012, 86 in 2013)
Author
Chad Gray: 1971 (is 41 in 2012, 42 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Performer, Singer, of B-Rock and The Bizz
Roy Hargrove: 1969 (is 43 in 2012, 44 in 2013)
Jazz Trumpeter
Jeremy Jackson: 1980 (is 32 in 2012, 33 in 2013)
TV Actor, Baywatch's Hobie Buchannon; b. 1981?
Eddie Karr: 1987 (is 25 in 2012, 26 in 2013)
TV/Soap Actor, One Life to Live's Al Holden, Promised Land's Nathaniel Greene
Gary Kemp: 1959 (is 53 in 2012, 54 in 2013)
Pop Singer, Guitarist, Songwriter, English, Spandau Ballet lead singer; some say b. 1960
Andy Kindler: 1956 (is 56 in 2012, 57 in 2013)
Actor, Comedian
Angela Lansbury: 1925 (is 87 in 2012, 88 in 2013)
TV/Movie/Stage Actress, Cartoon Voicist, TV Producer, Exerciser, English, b. in London; MN:Brigid; Mame, Dear World, Sweeney Todd, Gypsy, Murder She Wrote's Jessica Beatrice Fletcher, Beauty & the Beast's Mrs. Potts; Richard Cromwell's ex-; never won an Emmy, a prime time version of Susan Lucci
David Lawrence: 1969 (is 43 in 2012, 44 in 2013)
TV Actor, Bewitched's Adam Stephens; Greg's twin
Greg Lawrence: 1969 (is 43 in 2012, 44 in 2013)
TV Actor, Bewitched's Adam Stephens; David's twin
Dave Lovelady: 1942 (is 70 in 2012, 71 in 2013)
Drummer, British, of The Fourmost
Kelly Marie: 1956 (is 56 in 2012, 57 in 2013)?
Music Figure; some say b. Oct 23, 1957 (is 55 in 2012)
Kellie Martin: 1975 (is 37 in 2012, 38 in 2013)
TV/Movie Actress, Cartoon Voicist, Life Goes On's Becca Thatcher (sounds like a Tom Sawyer/Huck Finn girlfriend!); Christy's Christy Huddleston, A Goofy Movie, ER's Lucy Knight; some say Oct 10
John Mayer: 1977 (is 35 in 2012, 36 in 2013)
Singer
Craig Morris: yr unknown
Country/Western Performer
Bob Mould: 1960 (is 52 in 2012, 53 in 2013)
Singer, Musician, of Sugar, Husker Du
Jim Ed Norman: 1948 (is 64 in 2012, 65 in 2013)
Music Figure, Record co. exec
Tim Robbins: 1958 (is 54 in 2012, 55 in 2013)
Movie Actor, Director, Screen/Scriptwriter, b. in West Covina, CA; Bull Durham, Cadillac Man, Bob Roberts, Hudsucker Proxy, Arlington Road, Mission to Mars, Mystic River, Code 46, Catch a Fire, The Lucky Ones; Susan Sarandon's hubby
Merillee Rush: 1948 (is 64 in 2012, 65 in 2013)
Singer
Caterina Scorsone: 1980 (is 32 in 2012, 33 in 2013)
Actress
Martha Smith: 1952 (is 60 in 2012, 61 in 2013)
Actress, Playmate, Jul 1973 playmate; Animal House, Days of Our Lives' Sandy Horton
Remick Harper Smothers: 1989 (is 23 in 2012, 24 in 2013)
Celebrity Son, Dick & Lorraine's son
Suzanne Somers: 1946 (is 66 in 2012, 67 in 2013)
TV/Movie Actress, Author, Singer, Merchant, Exerciser, TV Talk Show Hostess, Judaism convert, b. in San Bruno, CA; American Graffiti (that blonde girl in the car!), Three's Company's Christmas "Chrissy" Snow, She's the Sheriff's Hildy Granger, Step by Step's Carol Foster Lambert, own talk show; RN:Suzanne Mahoney; Alan Hammel's wife; Thighmaster seller
Noname Sorbo: 2005 (is 7 in 2012, 8 in 2013)
Celebrity Daughter, Sam and Kevin's daughter
Todd Stashwick: 1968 (is 44 in 2012, 45 in 2013)
Actor
Morgan Stevens: 1951 (is 61 in 2012, 62 in 2013)
Actor, Fame's David Reardon, Bare Essence, Melrose Place's Nicholas Diamond
Abel Talamantez: 1978 (is 34 in 2012, 35 in 2013)
Pop Singer, ex-Menudo
Julius Robert Bay Tapert: 1999 (is 13 in 2012, 14 in 2013)
Celebrity Son, Lucy Lawless and Rob's son
C. F. Turner: 1943 (is 69 in 2012, 70 in 2013)
Rock-Christian Performer, of Bachman-Turner Overdrive
Fred Turner: 1943 (is 69 in 2012, 70 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Singer, Bassist, Songwriter, Canadian, of Bachman Turner Overdrive
Michael Tylo: 1948 (is 64 in 2012, 65 in 2013)
Soap Actor, All My Children's Matt Connolly, Young & the Restless' Blade, Guiding Light's Quint Chamberlain, Bold and the Beautiful's Sherman Gale
Randy Vasquez: 1961 (is 51 in 2012, 52 in 2013)
Actor, JAG's Marine Gunnery Sgt. Victor Galindez
Terri J. Vaughn: 1969 (is 43 in 2012, 44 in 2013)
Actress, of Steve Harvey Show
Nicholas Von Hoffman: 1929 (is 83 in 2012, 84 in 2013)
Commentator, Journalist, 60 Minutes liberal debater 70s
Johnny Washbrook: 1944 (is 68 in 2012, 69 in 2013)
Actor, Canadian
Robert Hall "Bob" Weir: 1947 (is 65 in 2012, 66 in 2013)
HALL OF FAMER, Rock & Roll Singer, Rhythm Guitarist, b. in San Francisco; NN:Ace; co-founder of The Grateful Dead
Alan Wheat: 1951 (is 61 in 2012, 62 in 2013)
Congressperson
Scot Cooper Williams: 1993 (is 19 in 2012, 20 in 2013)
Celebrity Son, Debi and David's son; Dad docked his $111,111 paycheck by missing his football game participation to attend the birth
Wendy Wilson: 1969 (is 43 in 2012, 44 in 2013)
Pop Singer, b. in Los Angeles; of Wilson Phillips; Marilyn Rovell & Brian's daughter
Jim Youngs: 1956 (is 56 in 2012, 57 in 2013)
Actor, John Savage's younger brother
David Zucker: 1947 (is 65 in 2012, 66 in 2013)
Movie Producer/Director, Screen/Scriptwriter, Movie Actor, Kentucky Fried Movie, Airplane!, Top Secret!, Police Squad/Naked Gun series, Help Wanted!
People on October 16th: birth anniversaries
Rex Bell: 1905=d.Jul 4, 1962 (was 56)
Movie Actor, Governor, Cowboy star; Clara Bow's hubby
David Green Ben-Gurion: 1886=d.Dec 1, 1973 (was 87)
Statesman, Prime Minister, Polish, RLN:Green; Israel's founding father, the first Prime Minister 1948-53, 55; d. in Tel-Aviv
Brandon: yr unknown=d.????
Animal Star, Punky Brewster's Brandon, named after the NBC progammer of the 80's Brandon Tartikoff
Michael Conrad: 1921?=d.Nov 22, 1983
TV Actor, Delvecchio, Hill St. Blues' Sgt. Phil Esterhaus; some say b. Oct 16, 1925, or b. Oct 16, 1927
Dale T. "Stoney" Cooper: 1918=d.Mar 22, 1977 (was 58)
Country/Western Performer
Lloyd Corrigan: 1900=d.Nov 5, 1969 (was 69)
Actor, Life & Legend of Wyatt Earp's Ned Buntline, Corky & White Shadow
Linda Darnell: 1921=d.Apr 10, 1965 (was 43)
TV/Movie Actress, RN:Monetta Eloyse Darnell
Dave DeBusschere: 1940=d.May 14, 2003 (was 62)
HALL OF FAMER, NBA Forward, Executive, NBA Coach, 3-time All-America at Detroit; youngest coach in NBA history (24 in 1964); player-coach of Detroit Pistons (1964-67); played in 8 All-Star games; won 2 NBA titles as player with NY Knicks; ABA commissioner (1975-76); also pitched 2 seasons for Chicago White Sox (1962-63) with 3-4 record; 5-14 is date of announcement of death
William Orville Douglas: 1898=d.Jan 19, 1980 (was 81)
Supreme Court Justice, Author, 81st Supreme Court justice (1939-75)
Bill Green: 1929=d.Oct 14, 2002 (was 72)
Congressperson
Bert Kaempfert: 1923=d.Jun 21, 1980 (was 56)
Singer, Bandleader, Music Producer, Composer, Arranger, German, Multi-instrumental; Wonderland by Night; the first person to sign the Beatles to a contract
Nico: 1938=d.Jul 18, 1988 (was 49)
HALL OF FAMER, Rock & Roll Singer, Actress, Model, Songwriter, Keyboardist, German, RN:Christa Paffgen; of The Velvet Underground
Molly O'Day: 1911=d.Oct 22, 1998 (was 87)
Movie Actress, Our Gang; NOT to be confused with the country singer of the very same name
Eugene Gladstone O'Neill: 1888=d.Nov 27, 1953 (was 65)
Dramatist/Playwright, b. in New York City; the Ice Man Cometh; d. in Boston
Alice Pearce: 1917=d.Mar 3, 1966 (was 48)
TV/Movie Actress, Comedienne, Variety Show Hostess, Alice Pearce hostess, Bewitched's 1st Gladys Kravitz
Prince's Son: 1996=d.Oct 23, 1996 (was 0)
Celebrity Son, Mayte and Prince's son
Albrecht Von Haller: 1708=d.Dec 12, 1777 (was 69)
Scientist, Poet, Swiss, Experimental Physiology founder
Ford Lee "Buck" Washington: 1903=d.Jan 31, 1955 (was 51)
Jazz Musician, Pianist, Comedian, Trumpeter, Dancer, Novelty Singer, of Buck and Bubbles
Noah Webster: 1758=d.May 28, 1843 (was 84)
Author, Journalist, Politician, Teacher, Lexicographer, American Dictionary of the English Language compiler
Oscar Wilde: 1854=d.Nov 30, 1900 (was 46)
Dramatist/Playwright, Author, Poet, Critic, Irish, Gay, b. in Dublin; MN:Fingal O'Flahertie Wills; d. in Paris
People on October 16th: death anniversaries
Sir Michael Balcon: 1977 (was 81)/b.May 19, 1896
Movie Producer, English
Doug Bennett: 2004 (was 52)/b.Oct 31, 1951
Rock & Roll Performer, of Doug and the Slugs
Barbara Billingsley: 2010 (was 94)/b.Dec 22, 1915
TV/Movie Actress, b. in Los Angeles; Leave It To Beaver's mom: June Cleaver; Muppet Babies' Nanny voicist
Art Blakey: 1990 (was 71)/b.Oct 11, 1919
Drummer, Bandleader, Jazz Performer, Pianist, Godfather of Jazz; of The Jazz Messengers
Shirley Booth: 1992 (was 94)/b.Aug 30, 1898
TV/Movie/Stage Actress, Radio Actress, b. in New York City; Oscar, Tony, & Emmy winner; RN:Thelma Booth Ford; Hazel's Hazel Burke the maid; 1907 is wrong
Mel Carnahan: 2000 (was 66)/b.Feb 11, 1934
Governor
Leo G. Carroll: 1972 (was 79)/b.Oct 25, 1892
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, English, Topper's Cosmo Topper, The Man & Girl From UNCLE's Mr. Alexander Waverly; The Parent Trap, North by Northwest, Father of the Bride, Topper, Going My Way; some say b. Oct 18
Leonard Chess: 1969 (was 52)/b.Mar 12, 1917
HALL OF FAMER, Music Figure, Executive, Businessperson, founder of Chess Records
Dan Dailey: 1978/b.Dec 14, 1914?
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, Dancer, Singer, Vaudevillan, The Governor & J.J.; some say b. Dec 14, 1913, b. Dec 14, 1915, or b. Dec 14, 1917
Moshe Dayan: 1981 (was 66)/b.May 20, 1915
Leader, Defense Minister of Israel
Elmer "Len" Jr. Dresslar: 2005 (was 80)/b.yr unknown
Actor, voice of the Jolly Green Giant in TV ads
Julia Ward Howe: 1910 (was 91)/b.May 27, 1819
Poet, Social Reformer, Battle Hymn of the Republic
Etta Jones: 2001 (was 72)/b.Nov 25, 1928
Jazz Singer
Deborah Kerr: 2007 (was 86)/b.Sep 30, 1921
TV/Movie Actress, Scotish, The King & I, From Here to Eternity; RN:Deborah Jane Kerr-Trimmer
Gene Krupa: 1973 (was 64)/b.Jan 15, 1909
Jazz Musician, Bandleader, Drummer, of Benny Goodman
Eugene Gordon Lee: 2005 (was 71)/b.Oct 25, 1933
Movie Actor, Our Gang's Porky
George Liberace: 1983 (was 72)/b.Jul 31, 1911
Bandleader, Violinist, Conductor, Liberace's brother
Audra Lindley: 1997 (was 79)/b.Sep 24, 1918
TV/Movie/Stage Actress, Comedienne, Bridget Loves Bernie, Doc, Three's Company's & The Ropers' Helen Roper, Phoebe's grandmother on Friends, Cybill's mother on Cybill
George Catlett Marshall: 1959 (was 78)/b.Dec 31, 1880
General, Statesman, Author, Humanitarian, Marshall Plan; WWII Army chief of staff 5-star
James A. Michener: 1997 (was 90)/b.Feb 3, 1907
Novelist, Author, Quaker, b. in New York City; Tales of South Pacific, Hawaii, Space
Ella Mae Morse: 1999 (was 75)/b.Sep 12, 1924
Jazz Performer, Singer
Pope Gregory XIV: 1591 (was 56)/b.Feb 11, 1535
Pope, Roman Catholic pope (1590-91)
Queen Marie Antionette Of France: 1793 (was 37)/b.Nov 2, 1755
Queen, Austrian, RFN:Josephe Jeanne
Pete Rugolo: 2011 (was 95)/b.Dec 25, 1915
Arranger, Bandleader, Sicilian, The Fugitive
Pierre Salinger: 2004 (was 79)/b.Jun 14, 1925
Journalist, Author, former JFK Press secretary; ABC News; not sure of ddate
Jean Shepherd: 1999 (was 78)/b.Jul 26, 1921
Writer, Humorist, Playboy satire Award 1966, 1967, 1969; not b. 1929
Dana Suesse: 1987 (was 75)/b.Dec 3, 1911
Musician, Composer, NN:Girl Gershwin; You Ought To Be In Pictures
Doyle Wilburn: 1982 (was 52)/b.Jul 7, 1930
Country/Western Performer, RN: Virgil Doyle Wilburn; of the Wilburn Brothers
Cornel Wilde: 1989 (was 74)/b.Oct 13, 1915
Movie Actor, Movie Producer/Director, b. in New York City; leading man in some 50 films; d. Oct 15?
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