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People on November 17th: birthdates

Jim Babjak: 1957 (is 55 in 2012, 56 in 2013)
Alternative Rock Performer, of Smithereens
Martin Barre: 1946 (is 66 in 2012, 67 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Performer, Songwriter, Keyboardist, English, of Jethro Tull
Leslie Bibb: 1974 (is 38 in 2012, 39 in 2013)
Actress, Popular's Brooke McQueen, ER's Erin Harkins, The Midnight Meat Train
Terry E. Branstad: 1946 (is 66 in 2012, 67 in 2013)
Governor
Chelsea Butler: 1993 (is 19 in 2012, 20 in 2013)
Soap Actress, Days of Our Lives' Belle Black
Brandon Call: 1976 (is 36 in 2012, 37 in 2013)
TV/Movie Actor, MN:Spencer; Baywatch's Hobie Bucannon, Step by Step's J.T. Lambert; some say 1974
Raquel Castro: 1994 (is 18 in 2012, 19 in 2013)
Actress, Jersey Girl
Stanley Cohen: 1922 (is 90 in 2012, 91 in 2013)
Biochemist, American biochemist who, with Rita Levi-Montalcini, shared the 1986 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for his researches on substances produced in the body that influence the development of nerve and skin tissues.
Justin Cooper: 1988 (is 24 in 2012, 25 in 2013)
Movie/Soap Actor, General Hospital's Lucas Jones, Liar Liar
Peter Cox: 1955 (is 57 in 2012, 58 in 2013)
Singer/Guitarist, Pianist, Songwriter, British, of Go West
Howard Dean: 1948 (is 64 in 2012, 65 in 2013)
Governor, former Vermont Governor
Danny DeVito: 1944 (is 68 in 2012, 69 in 2013)
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, Movie Director, Cartoon Voicist, b. in Neptune, NJ; RFN:Daniel Michael; Taxi's Louis De Palma the dispatcher; Rhea Perlman's husband; One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, World's Greatest Lover, Terms of Endearment, Romancing the Stone, Jewel of the Nile, Throw Momma From The Train, Twins, Ruthless People, Tin Men, The Roses, Batman Returns' The Penguin, Simpsons' Homer's half-brother, Get Shorty, Mars Attacks, L.A. Confidential, The Rainmaker, Living Out Loud, Man on the Moon, Drowning Mona, What's The Worst That Could Happen?; was known as Mr. Dan the hairstylist; The Heist, Anything Else, Deck the Halls
Ronald DeVoe: 1967 (is 45 in 2012, 46 in 2013)
Rhythm and Blues Singer, New Jack Swing Singer, of New Edition, Bel Biv & DeVoe
Daisy Fuentes: 1966 (is 46 in 2012, 47 in 2013)
TV Hostess, Cuban, of MTV Latin America, CNBC, America's Funniest Home Videos Hostess (From Nov 21, 1997-2000)
Donna Garratt: 1942 (is 70 in 2012, 71 in 2013)
Stuntwoman, Diamonds Are Forever's Bambi
Bob Gaudio: 1942 (is 70 in 2012, 71 in 2013)
HALL OF FAMER, Pop Singer, Organist, Pianist, of The Four Seasons; AP says b. 1941
Isaac Hanson: 1980 (is 32 in 2012, 33 in 2013)
Pop Singer, Guitarist, RFMN:Clarke Isaac, prefers Isaac or Ike; of Hanson
Lauren Hutton: 1943 (is 69 in 2012, 70 in 2013)
TV/Movie Actress, Model, Producer, Protestant, b. in Charleston, SC; American Gigolo; Paper Dolls; some say 1944
James Inhofe: 1934 (is 78 in 2012, 79 in 2013)
Senator
Elias Christopher Irizarry: 2001 (is 11 in 2012, 12 in 2013)
Celebrity Son, Avalon and Vincent's son
Roland Joffe: 1945 (is 67 in 2012, 68 in 2013)
Producer/Director, Screen/Scriptwriter
Jilly Johnson: 1953 (is 59 in 2012, 60 in 2013)
Singer, of Blonde on Blonde
Gordon Lightfoot: 1938 (is 74 in 2012, 75 in 2013)
Country Singer, Songwriter, Country Guitarist, Pianist, Arranger, Canadian, Sundown, The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
Aaron Lines: 1977 (is 35 in 2012, 36 in 2013)
Country Singer
Traci (Fictious Birth Date) Lords: 1962 (is 50 in 2012, 51 in 2013)
XXX-rated actress, she lied about her brithdate in order to do porn movies (actually 5/7/68).
Sheila Lussier: 1967 (is 45 in 2012, 46 in 2013)
Actress
Sophie Marceau: 1966 (is 46 in 2012, 47 in 2013)
Actress, French, Lost and Found, The World is Not Enough, Braveheart
George Masso: 1926 (is 86 in 2012, 87 in 2013)
Jazz Performer, Trombonist, worked with Jimmy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, Bobby Hackett, and the World's Greatest Jazz Band
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio: 1958 (is 54 in 2012, 55 in 2013)
Movie/Stage Actress, b. in Lombard, IL; Color Of Money; Robin Hood's Maid Marian, Three Wishes, Scarface, The Perfect Storm
Gerry McGee: 1937 (is 75 in 2012, 76 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Musician, of The Ventures
Lorne Michaels: 1944 (is 68 in 2012, 69 in 2013)
HALL OF FAMER, TV Producer, Canadian, Saturday Night Live
William R. Moses: 1959 (is 53 in 2012, 54 in 2013)
Actor, Rick's brother, Tracy Nelson's hubby; Falcon Crest's Cole Gioberti, Melrose Place's Keith
Diane Neal: 1976 (is 36 in 2012, 37 in 2013)
Actress, Law & Order SVU's ADA Casey Novak
Eric Olson: 1962 (is 50 in 2012, 51 in 2013)
Actor, Apple's Way, Swiss Family Robinson
Susan Rice: 1964 (is 48 in 2012, 49 in 2013)
Government Official, U.S. Amassador to the U.N.
Leonard Roberts: 1972 (is 40 in 2012, 41 in 2013)
Actor
Leila Ruth Roker: 1998 (is 14 in 2012, 15 in 2013)
Celebrity Daughter, Deborah Roberts and Al's daughter
Stephen Root: 1951 (is 61 in 2012, 62 in 2013)
TV Actor, NewsRadio's Jimmy James the station owner, Ladies' Man's Gene, King of the Hill
RuPaul: 1960 (is 52 in 2012, 53 in 2013)
Disco Singer, Transvestite, Soap Actress, MLN:Andre Charles; self proclaimed supermodel; "You Better Work!"; a transvestite, not a transsexual; Port Charles' Madame Alicia
Francesca Scorsese: 1999 (is 13 in 2012, 14 in 2013)
Celebrity Daughter, Helen Morris and Martin's daughter
Martin Scorsese: 1942 (is 70 in 2012, 71 in 2013)
Movie Producer/Director, Writer, Actor, b. in Flushing, NY; Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, Taxi Driver, New York New York, The Color Of Money, Mean Streets, Raging Bull, Cape Fear, GoodFellas, Last Temptation Of Christ, Bringing Out the Dead; dir'd the Bad video for Michael Jackson, Shark Tale
Dylan Walsh: 1963 (is 49 in 2012, 50 in 2013)
Actor, of Brooklyn South, Nip/Tuck; his name sounds like a 90210 character
Ben Wilson: 1967 (is 45 in 2012, 46 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Musician, of Blues Traveler
Alfie Wise: yr unknown
TV/Movie Actor, usually in Burt Reynolds movies; B.L. Stryker's Oliver Wardell

People on November 17th: birth anniversaries

Harry S. Ackerman: 1912=d.Feb 3, 1991 (was 78)
TV/Movie Producer, TV Executive, Film Executive, Screen Gems Pictures Corp.; developed Gunsmoke, Leave It To Beaver, Bachelor Father, Bachelor Father, & Bewitched
Mischa Auer: 1905=d.Mar 5, 1967 (was 61)
Movie Actor, Russian, RLN:Ounskowski; My Man Godfrey, Brewster's Millions, Destry Rides Again, You Can't Take it with You
Eddie Baker: 1897=d.Feb 4, 1968 (was 70)
Actor, Keystone Kops
Geoffrey (Howard) Bourne: 1909=d.Jul 19, 1988 (was 78)
Anatomist, Australian, American, his studies of the mammalian adrenal gland made him a pioneer in the chemistry of cells and tissues (histochemistry).
Betty Bronson: 1906=d.Oct 19, 1971 (was 64)?
Movie Actress; some say d. Oct 21, 1971 (was 64)
Jeff Buckley: 1966=d.May 29, 1997 (was 30)
Jazz-Pop Performer, also Alternative Pop-Jazz; son of cult songwriter and folk singer Tim Buckley, who died of a drug overdose in 1975
Frank Calder: 1877=d.Feb 4, 1943 (was 65)
Sportsfigure, Executive, of Hockey; first NHL prez
Archie Campbell: 1914=d.Aug 29, 1987 (was 72)
Comedian, b. in Bulls Gap, TN; Hee Haw & Grand Ole Opry reg
Gene Clark: 1941=d.May 24, 1991 (was 49)
HALL OF FAMER, Rock & Roll Singer, Rock & Roll Percussionist, Guitarist, Folk Singer, Songwriter, Tambourine; of The Byrds (co-founder), New Christy Minstrels; RN:Harold Eugene Clark; some say 1944
Peter Cook: 1937=d.Jan 9, 1995 (was 57)
Producer, Comedian, Writer, TV/Movie/Stage Actor, English, b. in Turquay; credited with founding contemporary British satire with the 1960s revue "Beyond the Fringe"; Beyond The Fringe English Comedy Troupe w/ Dudley Moore; d. in London
Shelby Foote: 1916=d.Jun 27, 2005 (was 88)
Historian, Writer, The Civil War
Joey Forman: 1929=d.Dec 9, 1982 (was 53)
Actor, of Mickey Rooney, Steve Allen, Joey Bishop, & Sid Caesar's TV shows
Peter Hoagland: 1941=d.Oct 30, 2007 (was 65)
Congressperson
Soichiro Honda: 1906=d.Aug 5, 1991 (was 84)
Industrialist, Engineer, Executive, Manufacturer, Japanese, the founder of Honda Motor Company, Ltd
Rock Hudson: 1925=d.Oct 2, 1985 (was 59)
TV/Movie Actor, Gay, b. in Winnetka, Illinois; McMillan & Wife's Comm. Stewart McMillan, Wheels, Devlin Connection, Dynasty's Daniel Reece, Pillow Talk, A Farewell To Arms; RN:Roy Harold Scherer Jr., then Roy Fitzgerald; d. at his Beverly Hills home, from the AIDS virus
King Louis XVIII Of France: 1755=d.Sep 16, 1824 (was 68)
King, ruled 1814-24
Yolanda King: 1955=d.May 15, 2007 (was 51)
Actress, MN:Denise; Martin Luther's daughter
William Lanteau: 1922=d.Nov 3, 1993 (was 70)
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, Newhart's Chester Wannamaker
Jack Lescoulie: 1917=d.Jul 22, 1987 (was 69)
Announcer, TV Host, Game Show Host, Today Show co-host 1952-67, Jackie Gleason Show & Milton Berle Show anncr
Dean Paul Martin: 1951=d.Mar 21, 1987 (was 35)
Movie Actor, Musician, Tennis Player, NFL Player, Dean's son; Misfits of Science's Dr. Billy Hayes, WFL pro, rock group Dino Desi and Billy; Dorothy Hamill's ex-
Bob Mathias: 1930=d.Sep 2, 2006 (was 75)
Olympic Athlete, Congressperson, Actor, Track & Field, NFL Player, b. in Tulare, CA; youngest winner of decathlon with gold medal in 1948 Olympics at age 17; first to repeat as decathlon champ in 1952; Sullivan Award winner (1948); 4-term member of U.S. Congress (R,Calif.) from 1967-74; Olympic torch lighter [1984]; U.S. congressman; played himself in The Bob Mathias Story; director: Olympic Training Center); played halfback for Stanford in 1952 Rose Bowl.
Frank Maxwell: 1916=d.Aug 4, 2004 (was 87)
Actor, General Hospital's Dan Rooney, Felony Squad's Capt. Nye
August Ferdinand Mobius: 1790=d.Sep 26, 1868 (was 77)
Astronomer, Mathematician, Author, German, best known for his work in analytic geometry and in topology. In the latter field he is especially remembered as one of the discoverers of the Mobius strip.
George Silk: 1916=d.Oct 23, 2004 (was 87)
Photographer, Journalist
Lee Strasberg: 1901=d.Feb 17, 1982 (was 80)
Stage Director, Movie/Stage Actor, Teacher, founded the Actors Studio
William Tannen: 1911=d.Dec 2, 1976 (was 65)
Actor, Life & Legend of Wyatt Earp's Dep. Hal Norton
Charles Walters: 1911=d.Aug 13, 1982 (was 70)
Movie Director, Dancer, Choreographer, Actor
Eugene Paul Wigner: 1902=d.Jan 1, 1995 (was 92)
Mathematician, Physicist, Hungarian, played a prominent role in the development of the atomic bomb and nuclear energy

People on November 17th: death anniversaries

Carl Akeley: 1926 (was 62)/b.May 19, 1864
Naturalist, Inventor, American, Curator; taxidermy method
Bill Baldwin: 1982 (was 69)/b.Nov 26, 1913
Announcer, Rocky movies' fight announcer
Clive Brook: 1974 (was 87)?/b.Jun 1, 1887
Actor, English; some say d. Nov 18, 1974 (was 87)
Ruth Brown: 2006 (was 78)/b.Jan 30, 1928
HALL OF FAMER, TV/Stage Actress, Rhythm and Blues Singer, Jazz Singer, NN:Miss Rhythm; RLN:Weston; Hello Larry's Leona; Miss Rhythm; some say b. Jan 12
Arthur Conley: 2003 (was 57)/b.Jan 4, 1946
Soul Singer, Songwriter, b. in Atlanta, GA; Sweet Soul Music
Dame Gladys Cooper: 1971 (was 82)/b.Dec 18, 1888
TV/Movie/Stage Actress, English, The Rogues
Claude Dauphin: 1978 (was 75)/b.Aug 19, 1903
TV/Movie Actor, French, April In Paris
Ruth Donnelly: 1982 (was 86)/b.May 17, 1896
Movie Actress
Bob Eberle: 1981 (was 65)/b.Jul 24, 1916?
Singer, with Jimmy Dorsey's Band 40s; of Eberle Brothers; d. 12-17?; some say b. Jul 24, 1918
Empress Catherine The Great II Of Russia: 1796 (was 67)/b.Apr 21, 1729 O.S.
Queen, German, Peter the Great III's wife; had him deposed in order to rule herself 1762-96; other style says b. May 2, 1729 N.S.
John Evershed: 1956 (was 92)/b.Feb 26, 1864
Astronomer, English, who, in 1909, discovered the horizontal motion of gases outward from the centres of sunspots, a phenomenon sometimes called the Evershed effect.
Don Gibson: 2003 (was 75)/b.Apr 3, 1928
HALL OF FAMER, Country Singer/Guitarist, Songwriter, American, b. in Shelby, NC; some say b. Mar 3, AP says b. 1932; some say b. 1928
John Glascock: 1979 (was 26)/b.1953
Rock & Roll Bassist, of Jethro Tull; some say 1951
Sheilah Graham: 1988 (was 84)/b.Sep 15, 1904
Columnist, RN:Lily Shiel; Hollywood Gossip
Robert Hofstadter: 1990?/b.Feb 5, 1915
Physicist, his popular books on the political, social, and intellectual trends in U.S. history garnered two Pulitzer Prizes.; some say d. Oct 24, 1970
Dr. Herman Hollerith: 1929 (was 69)/b.Feb 29, 1860
Inventor, invented first electric tabulating machine, the punched card.
Alan Hull: 1995 (was 50)/b.Feb 20, 1945
Rock & Roll Singer/Guitarist, Songwriter, Pianist, British, of Lindisfarne
James Price Johnson: 1955 (was 64)/b.Feb 1, 1894?
Jazz Pianist, Composer, Charleston writer; some say b. Feb 1, 1891
Dick O'Neill: 1998 (was 70)/b.Aug 29, 1928
Actor, Four TV bombs; Cagney & Lacey's Charlie Cagney; some say b. 1918
Queen Mary I Of England: 1558 (was 42)/b.Feb 28, 1516 N.S.
Queen, British, NN:Bloody Mary; first reigning queen; ruled 1553-58; b. in Greenwich Palace; other style says b. Feb 18, 1516 O.S.
Jimmy Ritz: 1985 (was 82)/b.Oct 22, 1903
Comedian, Actor, Dancer, Singer, of The Ritz Brothers; some say b. 1904 or Oct 5
Francois "Auguste" Rene Rodin: 1917 (was 77)/b.Nov 12, 1840
Sculptor, French, The Thinker; d. in Meudon, France
Esther Rolle: 1998 (was 76)/b.Nov 8, 1922
TV/Movie Actress, b. in Pompano Beach, FL; Maude's & Good Times' Florida Evans, Negro Ensemble Co. orig member; some say 1923, 24, or 33, AP says b. 1920

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