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People on December 5th: birthdates

Amy Acker: 1979 (is 33 in 2012, 34 in 2013)
Actress, of Angel
Lewis Arlt: 1949 (is 63 in 2012, 64 in 2013)
Soap Actor, Another World's Ken Jordan, Guiding Light's Ross Marler
Brian Backer: 1956 (is 56 in 2012, 57 in 2013)
Stage Actor
Ross Bagley: 1988 (is 24 in 2012, 25 in 2013)
TV Actor, Fresh Prince of Bel Air's Nicholas "Nicky" Andrew Banks/ Cousin; b. 1989?
Joseph Barbara: 1966 (is 46 in 2012, 47 in 2013)
Soap Actor, Another World's Joe Carlino, All My Children's Paolo
Joshua James Benard: 2004 (is 8 in 2012, 9 in 2013)
Celebrity Son, Paula and Maurice's son
Morgan Brittany: 1951 (is 61 in 2012, 62 in 2013)
Actress, TV Actress, b. in Hollywood, CA; Dallas' Katherine Wentworth, Glitter's Kate, Melrose Place's MacKenzie Hart; RN:Suzanne Cupito
J. J. Cale: 1938 (is 74 in 2012, 75 in 2013)
Songwriter, Country Singer, Country Guitarist, Blues Guitarist, RFN:John Jacque; not to be confused with John Cale
Jose Carreras: 1946 (is 66 in 2012, 67 in 2013)?
Opera Singer, Tenor, Actor, Spanish; some say b. Dec 5, 1947 (is 65 in 2012)
Margaret Cho: 1968 (is 44 in 2012, 45 in 2013)
TV Actress, Comedienne, All American Girl's Margaret Kim; unfunny comedienne
Christopher Nicholas Cornell: 2005 (is 7 in 2012, 8 in 2013)
Celebrity Son, Vicky and Chris's son
Dree Louise Crisman: 1987 (is 25 in 2012, 26 in 2013)
Celebrity Daughter, Mariel Hemingway & Stephen's child
Kay Davis: 1920 (is 92 in 2012, 93 in 2013)
Jazz Singer
Joan Didion: 1934 (is 78 in 2012, 79 in 2013)
Author, Journalist, Novelist, Screen/Scriptwriter, some say Dec 4
Tyler England: 1963 (is 49 in 2012, 50 in 2013)
Country Singer
Emily Marie Estefan: 1994 (is 18 in 2012, 19 in 2013)
Celebrity Daughter, Gloria & Emilio's daughter
J. W. "Corkey" Fornof: 1945 (is 67 in 2012, 68 in 2013)
Entertainment Figure, stunt coordinator of Octopussy Bond flick; engineer and inventor of Acrostar BD-5 minijet in Octopussy
Morgan J. Freeman: 1969 (is 43 in 2012, 44 in 2013)
Writer, Director
Sheldon Lee Glashow: 1932 (is 80 in 2012, 81 in 2013)
Educator, Physicist, b. in New York City; electromagnetic interaction with Steven Weinberg and Abdus Salam (qq.v.) (Nobel Prize for Physics in 1979)
Glenn Graham: yr unknown
Rock & Roll Drummer, of Blind Melon
Rachel Jeanette Guillaume: 1988 (is 24 in 2012, 25 in 2013)
Celebrity Daughter, Robert & Donna's girl
Peter Hansen: 1921 (is 91 in 2012, 92 in 2013)
TV/Movie Actor, Soap Actor, Mr. Novak's Mr. Parkson, General Hospital's and Port Charles' Lee Baldwin
Keri Hilson: 1982 (is 30 in 2012, 31 in 2013)
Rhythm and Blues Singer
Alex Kapp Horner: 1969 (is 43 in 2012, 44 in 2013)
Actress, The New Adventures of Old Christine's Lindsay
Andy Kim: 1946 (is 66 in 2012, 67 in 2013)
Pop Singer, Songwriter, Canadian, RN:Andrew Joachim; Rock Me Gently, co-wrote Sugar Sugar
Randy Kirby: 1942 (is 70 in 2012, 71 in 2013)
Actor, Durwood's son; The Girl from UNCLE's Randy Kovacs
Jeroen Krabbe: 1944 (is 68 in 2012, 69 in 2013)
Movie Actor, Netherlands, Fugitive
Charles Lane: 1953 (is 59 in 2012, 60 in 2013)
Director, Sidewalk Stories
Ryder Lee Leguizamo: 2000 (is 12 in 2012, 13 in 2013)
Celebrity Son, Justine Maurier and John's son
Little Richard: 1932 (is 80 in 2012, 81 in 2013)
HALL OF FAMER, Rhythm and Blues Singer, Pianist, Songwriter, Gay, Composer, b. in Macon, GA; The Architect of Rock & Roll; RN:Richard Wayne Penniman; Good Golly Miss Molly; many say Dec 25
Gary Allan McCann: 1967 (is 45 in 2012, 46 in 2013)
Country Singer
Jim Messina: 1947 (is 65 in 2012, 66 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Bassist, Rock & Roll Guitarist, Music Producer, Rock & Roll Singer, Songwriter, b. in Maywood, CA; of Loggins & Messina, Poco, Buffalo Springfield (substituting for some of the shows after Jim Palmer was busted for possession)
Chad Mitchell: 1936 (is 76 in 2012, 77 in 2013)
Singer, lead of Chad Mitchell Trio
Frankie Muniz: 1985 (is 27 in 2012, 28 in 2013)
Actor, Malcolm in the Middle's Malcolm, My Dog Skip, Agent Cody Banks movies, Racing Stripes
Les Nemes: 1960 (is 52 in 2012, 53 in 2013)
Bassist, of Haircut 100
Connie Newton-Needham: 1959 (is 53 in 2012, 54 in 2013)
TV Actress, Eight is Enough's Elizabeth Bradford; some say b. 1962, but she married in 1978, making her age at least 18 instead of 15 when she married
Blake Christopher O'Donnell: 1999 (is 13 in 2012, 14 in 2013)
Celebrity Son, Rosie's adopted son
Jessica Pare: 1982 (is 30 in 2012, 31 in 2013)
Actress, Jack and Bobby's Courtney Benedict
Paula Patton: 1975 (is 37 in 2012, 38 in 2013)
Actress, Swing Vote, Mirrors
Steve Rappaport: 1942 (is 70 in 2012, 71 in 2013)
Novelty Singer, of the Ran-Dells (Martian Hop)
Arielle Renwart: yr unknown
Soap Actress, Guiding Light's Leah Bauer
Don Robertson: 1922 (is 90 in 2012, 91 in 2013)
Pianist, Composer/Songwriter, Country Singer, Songwriter, Chinese, RFN:Donald Irwin; wrote several Elvis hits
Jack Russell: 1960 (is 52 in 2012, 53 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Singer, Songwriter, of Great White
John Rzeznik: 1965 (is 47 in 2012, 48 in 2013)
Alternative Rock Performer, of Goo Goo Dolls
Lisa Marie Sliwa: 1968 (is 44 in 2012, 45 in 2013)
Actress, Mars Attacks
Calvin Trillin: 1935 (is 77 in 2012, 78 in 2013)
Author
Regina Zernay: 1972 (is 40 in 2012, 41 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Bassist, of Cowboy Mouth

People on December 5th: birth anniversaries

Adolph Caesar: 1933=d.Mar 6, 1986 (was 52)
Movie Actor, The Color Purple
Clyde Vernon Cessna: 1879=d.Nov 20, 1954 (was 74)
Aviator, aircraft manufacturer who invented the cantilever wing and a V-shaped tail configuration and a simple, flexible monoplane design
James Cleveland: 1931=d.Feb 9, 1991 (was 59)
Reverend, Gospel Singer, Pianist, Composer, Arranger, Music Producer, Clergyman, Baptist; Pastor; Choir dir.; King of Gospel; wrote 400+ songs, 100+ albums (16 gold), 4 Grammys; some say b. Dec 23 1932
George Armstrong Custer: 1839=d.Jun 25, 1876 (was 36)
General, Army Officer, U.S. cavalry officer who distinguished himself in the U.S. Civil War (1861-65) but later led his men to death in one of the most controversial battles in U.S. history at Little Big Horn.
Marcus Daly: 1841=d.Nov 12, 1900 (was 58)
Businessperson, Irish, American mining tycoon. Called the "Copper King," he was the prime mover behind the Anaconda Copper Mining Co., one of the world's largest copper producers.
Walt Disney: 1901=d.Dec 15, 1966 (was 65)
HALL OF FAMER, Movie Producer/Director, Writer, TV Host, Animator, b. in Chicago, IL; FN:Walter Elias; Cartoon Creator, Empire Founder; Created Mickey, Donald, Goofy, Minnie, etc.; produced Snow White, the 1st animated movie; Disneyland TV Show host; created Disneyland in Anaheim, planned Walt Disney World in Florida that opened five years after his death
Carrie Hamilton: 1963=d.Jan 20, 2002 (was 38)
TV/Movie Actress, Rock & Roll Singer, b. in New York City; Carol Burnett & Joe's daughter; Fame's Reggie Higgins
Margaret Hayes: 1915?=d.Jan 26, 1977
Actress; some say b. Dec 5, 1916, b. Dec 5, 1923, or b. Dec 5, 1924
Werner Karl Heisenberg: 1901=d.Feb 1, 1976 (was 74)
Physicist, Philosopher, German, discovered a way to formulate quantum mechanics in terms of matrices (1925). For that discovery, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics for 1932.
Connie Hines: 1931=d.Dec 18, 2009 (was 78)
Actress, Mr. Ed's Carol Post
Fritz Lang: 1890=d.Aug 2, 1976 (was 85)
Movie Director, Austrian, Cloak & Dagger, Metropolis; his films, dealing with fate and man's inevitable working out of his destiny, are considered masterpieces of visual composition.
Ismail Merchant: 1936=d.May 25, 2005 (was 68)
Movie Producer/Director, India
Clinton Hart Merriam: 1855=d.Mar 19, 1942 (was 86)
Biologist, ethnologist; helped found the National Geographic Society (1888) and what is now the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Rice Miller: 1899?=d.May 25, 1965 (was 65)
Blues Performer, Singer, Harmonicaist, RN:Aleck Ford; billed as the original Sonny Boy Williamson after the original was murdered; DOB on gravestone sez 3-11-1908 and a passport sez 4-7-1909; some say b. Dec 4, 1899
Alvy Moore: 1921=d.May 4, 1997 (was 75)
Actor, Producer, Green Acres' Hank Kimball
Grace Moore: 1901=d.Jan 26, 1947 (was 45)
Opera Soprano, Movie/Stage Actress
Cecil Powell: 1903=d.Aug 9, 1969 (was 65)
Educator, Physicist, English, winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1950 for his development of the photographic method of studying nuclear processes and for the resulting discovery of the pion (pi-meson), a heavy subatomic particle.
Otto Preminger: 1906=d.Apr 23, 1986 (was 79)
Movie Actor, Movie Producer/Director, Attorney/Lawyer, Austrian, Batman's Mr. Freeze; some say b. 1905
George Savalas: 1926=d.Oct 2, 1985 (was 58)
TV Actor, Kojak's Det. Stavros; Telly's brother
Eduardo Delgardo "Eddie" Serrato: 1945=d.Feb 24, 2011 (was 65)
Guitarist, of ? & the Mysterians
Steve James "Strom" Thurmond: 1902=d.Jun 26, 2003 (was 100)
Senator, a prominent states' rights and segregation advocate who ran for the presidency in 1948 on the Dixiecrat ticket and afterward became a longtime member of the U.S. Senate.
Martin van Buren: 1782=d.Jul 24, 1862 (was 79)
President/V.Prez, Senator, Governor, b. in Kinderhook, NY; 8th U.S. Vice President; 8th U.S. President (1837-41); 1st native-born US prez; one of the founders of the Democratic Party. He was known as the "Little Magician" because of his reputed cunning and skill as a politician; d. in Kinderhook, N.Y.
Philip "P.K." Wrigley: 1894=d.Apr 12, 1977 (was 82)
Sportsfigure, Businessperson, Executive, owned Chicago Cubs 1932-77, Wrigley Field, & Wrigley Chewing Gum owner

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People on December 5th: death anniversaries

Robert Aldrich: 1983 (was 65)/b.Aug 9, 1918
Movie Producer/Director, Movie Actor, The Dirty Dozen
John Archer: 1999 (was 84)/b.May 8, 1915
Movie Actor, Radio announcer who introduced "The Shadow"; Anne's dad
Roone Arledge: 2002 (was 71)/b.Jul 8, 1931
HALL OF FAMER, TV Executive, TV Producer, b. in Forest Hills, N.Y.; ABC's Wide World of Sports prod; ex-ABC Sports exec, ABC News exec; introduced instant replay, stop-action, split screens, & slow motion
Hazel Bishop: 1998 (was 92)/b.Aug 17, 1906
Cosmetic Executive, Inventor, non smear lipstick
Edward Bryce: 1999 (was 78)/b.Sep 24, 1921
TV Actor, Soap Actor, Tom Corbett-Space Cadet's Capt. Steve Strong; Guiding Light's Bill Bauer
Wilf Carter: 1996 (was 91)/b.Dec 18, 1904
Country Singer, Songwriter, Canadian
Fred Clark: 1968 (was 54)/b.Mar 9, 1914
Actor, Burns & Allen Show's Harry Morton
Kenny Dorham: 1972 (was 48)/b.Aug 30, 1924
Jazz Trumpeter, Tenor-sax, Pianist, Composer
Claude Dornier: 1969 (was 85)/b.May 14, 1884
Manufacturer, Designer, German, aircraft builder
Alexandre Dumas: 1870 (was 68)/b.Jul 24, 1802
Novelist, Dramatist/Playwright, French, aka Dumas pere; The Three Musketeers, Man in the Iron Mask, Count of Monte Cristo
Joseph Erlanger: 1965 (was 91)/b.Jan 5, 1874
Scientist, Physiologist; shock therapist
Nina Foch: 2008 (was 84)/b.Apr 20, 1924
TV/Movie Actress, Netherlands, RN:Nina Consuelo Maud Fock; PRON:FOSH; Blond movie starlet of 40s-50s; Spartacus, An American In Paris
Beverly Garland: 2008 (was 82)/b.Oct 17, 1926
TV/Movie Actress, b. in Santa Cruz, CA; RMLN:Lucy Fessenden; Bing Crosby Show's Ellie, My Three Sons' Barbara Harper Douglas, Scarecrow & Mrs. King's Dotty West, Port Charles' Estelle, DOA; some say 1929 or 1930
Pietro Germi: 1974 (was 70)/b.Sep 14, 1904
Movie Director, Actor, Italian
Susie Hawthorn: 1963/b.1896
Singer, Comedienne, of Butterbeans and Susie
Douglas Hopkins: 1993 (was 32)/b.Apr 11, 1961
Rock & Roll Guitarist, Songwriter, ex-Gin Blossoms lead
Rahsaan Roland Kirk: 1977 (was 41)/b.Aug 7, 1936
Tenor-sax, Flutist, Reeds, Composer, Jazz Performer, Multi-instrumentalist
Nicholas Vachel Lindsay: 1931 (was 52)/b.Nov 10, 1879
Poet, Johnny Appleseed
Don Meredith: 2010 (was 72)/b.Apr 10, 1938
Football Announcer, NFL Quarterback, Actor, b. in Mt. Vernon, TX; NN:Dandy; Monday Night Football, Dallas Cowboys 1960s, Lipton Ice Tea
Claude Monet: 1926 (was 86)/b.Nov 14, 1840
Painter, French, impressionist
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: 1791 (was 35)/b.Jan 27, 1756
Composer, Violinist, Austrian, b. in Salzburg; RN:Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart; a great musical genius; d. in Vienna; Ed and Val named their son after Wolfgang in 1991
Molly O'Day: 1987 (was 64)/b.Jul 9, 1923
Country Singer, RN:LaVerne Williamson; NOT to be confused with the former Our Gang actress
Hans Richter: 1916 (was 73)/b.Apr 4, 1843
Conductor/Composer, German
Arvell Shaw: 2002 (was 79)/b.Sep 15, 1923
Jazz Bassist
Richard Speck: 1991 (was 49)/b.Dec 6, 1941
Murderer, mass murderer (killed 8 student nurses in 1966)

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