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People on December 10th: birthdates

Ken Albers: 1924 (is 88 in 2012, 89 in 2013)
Bass Singer/Basso, of The Four Freshmen
Scot Alexander: 1971 (is 41 in 2012, 42 in 2013)
Alternative Rock Performer, of Dishwalla
Stephen Billington: 1969 (is 43 in 2012, 44 in 2013)
Actor, British
Rod Blagojevich: 1956 (is 56 in 2012, 57 in 2013)
Governor
Kenneth Branagh: 1960 (is 52 in 2012, 53 in 2013)
Stage Actor, Director, Irish, High Season, Dead Again, Hamlet, Wild Wild West; Emma Thompson's hubby; Shakespeare enthusiast; Henry V
Sarah Chang: 1980 (is 32 in 2012, 33 in 2013)
Violinist
Jessica Cleaves: 1948 (is 64 in 2012, 65 in 2013)
Singer, of The Friends of Destruction, Earth Wind & Fire
Tim Considine: 1940 (is 72 in 2012, 73 in 2013)
TV Actor, TV Director, Screen/Scriptwriter, Bob's nephew; My Three Sons' Mike Douglas, Hardy Boys 50s, Annette, Spin & Marty's Spin Evans
Pepsi Demacque: 1958 (is 54 in 2012, 55 in 2013)
Disco Singer, of Pepsi & Shirlie; Pepsi: The Choice of Her Generation
Susan Dey: 1952 (is 60 in 2012, 61 in 2013)
TV Actress, Singer, Keyboardist, b. in Pekin, IL; The Partridge Family's Laurie Partridge, Emerald Point NAS's Celia, L.A. Law's Dep. D.A. Grace Van Owen, Love & War's Wallis "Wally" Porter
Luca Diamont: 2000 (is 12 in 2012, 13 in 2013)
Celebrity Son, Rachel and Don's son
Michael Clarke Duncan: 1957 (is 55 in 2012, 56 in 2013)
Movie Actor, The Green Mile, The Whole Nine Yards, Planet of the Apes, The Daredevil
Fionnula Flanagan: 1941 (is 71 in 2012, 72 in 2013)
Actress, Irish, Rich Man Poor Man, How the West Was Won
Bobby Flay: 1964 (is 48 in 2012, 49 in 2013)
Chef
Paul Hardcastle: 1957 (is 55 in 2012, 56 in 2013)
Music Producer, Keyboardist, Songwriter, 19
Brenden Harkin: 1948 (is 64 in 2012, 65 in 2013)
Music Figure, of Bamboo, Free Beer, Starz, Kool & the Gang
Noah Harmon: 1981 (is 31 in 2012, 32 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Musician, of Airborne Toxic Event
Gavin Alexander Houston: yr unknown
Soap Actor, Guiding Light's Remy Bourdeaux
Eloisa Mae Huggins: 2000 (is 12 in 2012, 13 in 2013)
Celebrity Daughter, Penelope Ann Miller and James' daughter
Puff Johnson: 1972 (is 40 in 2012, 41 in 2013)
Singer
Christopher John "Ace" Kefford: 1946 (is 66 in 2012, 67 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Bassist, British, of The Move
Tommy Kirk: 1941 (is 71 in 2012, 72 in 2013)
Actor, Hardy Boys 50s, Old Yeller
Kuniva: 1975 (is 37 in 2012, 38 in 2013)
Rap Performer, of D-12
Lovelace Lagasse: 2004 (is 8 in 2012, 9 in 2013)
Celebrity Daughter, Alden and Emeril's daughter
Tim Lawter: 1958 (is 54 in 2012, 55 in 2013)
Country Singer, of Marshall Tucker Band
Gloria Loring: 1946 (is 66 in 2012, 67 in 2013)
Adult Contempo Singer, Soap Actress, b. in New York City; MN:Jean; Days of Our Lives' Liz Chandler-Curtis
Daniel Markel: 1963 (is 49 in 2012, 50 in 2013)
Soap Actor, Another World's Sam Fowler, As the World Turns' David Allen Walsh
J. Mascis: 1965 (is 47 in 2012, 48 in 2013)
Modern Rock Singer/Guitarist, of Dinosaur Jr.
Charles Matthau: 1962 (is 50 in 2012, 51 in 2013)
Entertainment Figure, Walter's son
Burke Moses: 1959 (is 53 in 2012, 54 in 2013)
Soap Actor, Loving's Curtis Alden, As the World Turns' Sean Baxter, One Life to Live's Bulge Hackman, All My Children's Andrew Miller, One Life to Live's Calvin Jenkins
Arden Myrin: 1973 (is 39 in 2012, 40 in 2013)
Actress, Comedienne
Walter Clyde Orange: 1946 (is 66 in 2012, 67 in 2013)
Singer, Drummer, Songwriter, of The Commodores
Nia Peeples: 1961 (is 51 in 2012, 52 in 2013)
Actress, Rhythm and Blues Singer, Variety Show Hostess, Dancer, Fame's Nicole Chapman, Top of the Pops, MTV's Friday Night Street Party, Party Machine, Courthouse's Veronica Gilbert, Walker Texas Ranger's Sydney Cooke, Young & The Restless' Karen Taylor; Howard Hewett's ex-wife
Raven-Symone Peerman: 1985 (is 27 in 2012, 28 in 2013)
Actress, Pop Singer, The Cosby Show's Olivia Kendall, Hangin' With Mr. Cooper's Nicole, That's So Raven (how Raven is it?)
Naviyd Raymond: 2008 (is 4 in 2012, 5 in 2013)
Celebrity Son, Tameka and Usher's son
Johnny Rodriguez: 1951 (is 61 in 2012, 62 in 2013)
Country Singer/Guitarist, Songwriter, b. in Sabinal, TX; some say 1952
Peter Sarstedt: 1942 (is 70 in 2012, 71 in 2013)
Singer/Guitarist, Songwriter, British
Kevin Sharp: 1970 (is 42 in 2012, 43 in 2013)
Country Singer
Keith Smart: 1946 (is 66 in 2012, 67 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Drummer, British, of Mongrel, Wizzard, and Rockin' Berries
Tisha Sterling: 1944 (is 68 in 2012, 69 in 2013)
Actress, Robert's daughter
Chad Stuart: 1941 (is 71 in 2012, 72 in 2013)
Folk Singer, Folk Guitarist, Pianist, English, or LN sp Stewart?; of Chad and Jeremy
Eve Julia Tambor: 2006 (is 6 in 2012, 7 in 2013)
Celebrity Daughter, Kasia and Jeffrey's daughter
Gabriel Kasper Tambor: 2004 (is 8 in 2012, 9 in 2013)
Celebrity Son, Kasia and Jeffrey's son
Ralph Vierra Tavares: 1945 (is 67 in 2012, 68 in 2013)
Rhythm and Blues Singer, of Tavares; b. 1948?
Daniel Anthony Tovatt: 1993 (is 19 in 2012, 20 in 2013)
Celebrity Son, Louise & Patrick's son
Meg White: 1974 (is 38 in 2012, 39 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Performer, of White Stripes
Clayton Yeutter: 1930 (is 82 in 2012, 83 in 2013)
Presidential Aide, ex-Secretary of Agriculture, Republican National Chairman
John J. York: 1958 (is 54 in 2012, 55 in 2013)
TV/Soap Actor, Werewolf's Eric Cord, General Hospital's and Port Charles' Mac Scorpio; MN:Joseph

People on December 10th: birth anniversaries

Dan Blocker: 1932=d.May 13, 1972 (was 39)
TV Actor, born weighing 14 lbs; Cimarron City's Tiny, Bonanza's Eric "Hoss" Cartwright; some say 1928 or 1929
Lew Brown: 1893=d.Feb 5, 1958 (was 64)
Songwriter, Lyricist, Russian, of DeSylva, Brown, & Henderson songwriting team
Imogene Burkhart: 1925=d.Feb 3, 2006 (was 80)
Actress, TV Actress, Many Loves of Dobie Gillis' Mrs. Ruth Adams & Dr. Imogene Burkhart, Patty Duke Show's Natalie Masters Lane; RN:Jean Byron
John Colicos: 1928=d.Mar 6, 2000 (was 71)
TV/Movie/Stage/Soap Actor, Canadian, Battlestar Galactica's Count Baltar, General Hospital's madman freezeman Mikkos Cassadine 1981, Star Trek TOS/DS9's Kor and more
Ray Collins: 1889?=d.Jul 11, 1965 (was 75)
TV/Movie Actor, Radio Actor, The Halls of Ivy, Perry Mason's Lt. Arthur Tragg; some say b. Dec 10, 1888, or b. Dec 10, 1890
Melvil Dewey: 1851=d.Dec 26, 1931 (was 80)
Educator, Librarian, Dewey decimal book classification inventor
Emily Dickinson: 1830=d.May 15, 1886 (was 55)
Poet, MN:Elizabeth; b. and d. in Amherst, Mass.
Irving Fazola: 1913=d.Mar 20, 1949 (was 36)
Jazz Musician, Clarinetist
Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet: 1787=d.Sep 9, 1851 (was 63)
Educator, Pioneer of educating the deaf
William Lloyd Garrison: 1805=d.May 24, 1879 (was 73)
Social Reformer, Journalist, Poet, Abolitionist; Liberator
Rumer Godden: 1907=d.Nov 8, 1998 (was 90)
Novelist, British
Harold Gould: 1923=d.Sep 11, 2010 (was 86)
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
Morton Gould: 1913=d.Feb 21, 1996 (was 82)
Conductor/Composer, Arranger, Pianist, Prez of ASCAP
Guitar Slim: 1926=d.Feb 7, 1959 (was 32)
Blues Singer, Guitarist, Songwriter, RN:Eddie Jones
Anne Gwynne: 1918=d.Mar 31, 2003 (was 84)
Actress
Chet Huntley: 1911=d.Mar 20, 1974 (was 62)
HALL OF FAMER, Newscaster, Journalist, b. in Cardwell, MT; Huntley-Brinkey Report, NBC News; descendant of John Adams & John Quincy Adams
Karl Gustav Jacob Jacobi: 1804=d.Feb 18, 1851 (was 46)
Mathematician, German, who, with Niels Henrik Abel of Norway, founded the theory of elliptic functions.
Douglas Kenney: 1947=d.????
Editor, Screen/Scriptwriter, co-founded National Lampoon; d. suicide in 1980's
Dorothy Lamour: 1914=d.Sep 22, 1996 (was 81)
Movie Actress, Singer, b. in New Orleans; RN:Mary Leta Dorothy Kaumeyer; the sultry, sarong-wearing sidekick of Bob Hope and Bing Crosby when they went on the "Road"; Jungle Princess, Road To Singapore, Johnny Apollo, guest TV spots, Hello Dolly stage show
Angelo J. Leno: 1910=d.Aug 17, 1994 (was 83)
Celebrity Parent, Jay's father
George J. Lewis: 1903=d.????
Actor, Mexican, Zorro's Don Alejandropresumed deceased
George MacDonald: 1824=d.Sep 18, 1905 (was 80)
Poet, Sci-fi Writer, Scotish
Mako: 1933=d.Jul 21, 2006 (was 72)
Actor, Japanese, LN:Iwamatsu
Victor McLaglen: 1886?=d.Nov 7, 1959
Movie Actor, English; some say b. Dec 11, 1883, or b. Dec 11, 1886
Una Merkel: 1903=d.Jan 2, 1986 (was 82)
Movie/Stage Actress
Oliver Messiaen: 1908=d.Apr 27, 1992 (was 83)
Composer, French
Dennis Morgan: 1910=d.Sep 7, 1994 (was 83)
TV/Movie Actor, Opera Singer, b. in Prentice, WI; RN:Stanley Morner; some say Dec 20 or 30
Ray Nance: 1913=d.Jan 28, 1976 (was 62)
Jazz Performer, Musician, of Duke Ellington band
Mary Norton: 1903=d.Aug 29, 1992 (was 88)
Children's Author, British
Tommy Rettig: 1941=d.Feb 15, 1996 (was 54)
Actor, b. in Jackson Heights, NY; Jeff's Collie/ Lassie's Jeff Miller
Jill Summers: 1910=d.Jan 12, 1997 (was 86)
Actress
John Williams: 1664=d.????
Clergyman
Theodore Wilson: 1943=d.Jul 21, 1991 (was 47)
Actor, Roll Out, That's My Mama's Earl Chambers the Postman, Sanford Arms, Good Times' Sweet Daddy, Crazy Like a Fox's Ernie, Redd Foxx Show's Jim-Jam

People on December 10th: death anniversaries

Ronald "Ronnie" Caldwell: 1967/b.yr unknown
Rhythm and Blues Singer, Rhythm and Blues Musician, Organist, of The Bar-Kays
Jacob Carey: 1997 (was 71)/b.Sep 9, 1926
Soul Singer, of The Flamingos
Richard S. Castellano: 1988 (was 55)/b.Sep 4, 1933
Movie Actor, b. in New York City; The Godfather, The Super, Joe & Sons, Gangster Chronicles
Carl Cunningham: 1967/b.yr unknown
Rhythm and Blues Singer, Rhythm and Blues Musician, Drummer, of The Bar-Kays
Rick Danko: 1999 (was 56)/b.Dec 9, 1943
HALL OF FAMER, Rock & Roll Singer, Bassist, Songwriter, Canadian, of The Band; some say 1942
Horace Dodge: 1920 (was 52)/b.May 17, 1868
Manufacturer, Designer, created the Dodge automobile
Edward Dorn: 1999 (was 70)/b.1929
Poet
John Duffey: 1996 (was 62)/b.Mar 4, 1934
HALL OF FAMER, Bluegrass Performer, Guitarist, of Country Gentlemen
Ann Dvorak: 1979 (was 67)/b.Aug 2, 1912
Movie Actress, Dancer, b. in New York; RLN:McKim; Scarface
William Gilbert: 1603 (was 59)/b.May 24, 1544
Physician, Scientist, English, pioneer researcher into magnetism
Freeman F. Gosden: 1982 (was 83)/b.May 5, 1899
Actor, Comedian, Cartoon Voicist, Radio Actor, Amos 'n Andy's Amos star & co-creator, Calvin & the Colonel's Colonel
Armand Hammer: 1990 (was 92)/b.May 21, 1898
Financier, Manufacturer, Doctor, Art Collector; Occidental Petroleum chairman; owned a seat on Arm & Hammer board; his name was a pun on the company (he's not M.C.'s dad!)
Leigh Harline: 1969 (was 62)/b.Mar 26, 1907
Composer, Songwriter, Pinnocchio
Bill Harris: 1988 (was 63)/b.Apr 14, 1925
Rhythm and Blues Singer, Guitarist, of The Clovers
Elizabeth Harrower: 2003 (was 85)/b.May 28, 1918
Movie/Soap Actress, Young and the Restless' Charlotte
Jascha Heifetz: 1987 (was 86)/b.Feb 2, 1901
Violinist, Russian
Shirley Hemphill: 1999 (was 52)/b.Jul 1, 1947
TV Actress, What's Happening's Shirley Wilson
Mary Jackson: 2005 (was 95)/b.Nov 22, 1910
Actress, The Waltons' Emily Baldwin, Hardcastle & McCormick's Sarah Wicks
Phalon Jones: 1967/b.yr unknown
Rhythm and Blues Singer, Rhythm and Blues Musician, Saxophonist, of The Bar-Kays
John Kieran: 1981 (was 89)/b.Aug 2, 1892
TV Host, Columnist, Radio Actor, Panelist, Editor, Kieran's Kaleidoscope; an intellectual with an encyclopediac knowledge; Information Please Almanac
James "Jimmy" King: 1967/b.yr unknown
Rhythm and Blues Singer, Rhythm and Blues Musician, Guitarist, of The Bar-Kays
Dr. Jared Kirtland: 1877 (was 84)/b.Nov 10, 1793
Physician, Naturalist, physician, co-founder of the Cleveland Academy of Natural Sciences (later the National History Museum), prominent Lakewood settler.
Anne Spencer Lindbergh: 1993 (was 53)/b.Oct 2, 1940
Writer, Teacher, Children's Author, Charles' daughter
Ian MacNaughton: 2002 (was 76)/b.Dec 30, 1925
Director, Monty Python's Flying Circus
Eugene J. McCarthy: 2005 (was 89)/b.Mar 29, 1916
Senator, Political Activist, Lecturer
Bill Morey: 2003 (was 83)/b.Dec 13, 1919
Actor, The Thorn Birds, John Larroquette Show's Oscar
Alfred Bernhard Nobel: 1896 (was 62)/b.Oct 21, 1833
Inventor, Chemist, Philanthropist, Swedish, Dynamite originator; established a fund for the annual Nobel Prizes
Augusto Pinochet: 2006 (was 91)/b.Nov 25, 1915
Head of State, former Chilean dictator General
Luigi Pirandello: 1936 (was 69)/b.Jun 28, 1867
Novelist, Dramatist/Playwright, Italian, Sicilian
Richard Pryor: 2005 (was 65)/b.Dec 1, 1940
HALL OF FAMER, TV/Movie/Stage Actor, Comedian, Comedy Writer, Producer/Director, Roman Catholic, b. in Peoria, Ill; Silver Streak, Stir Crazy, JoJo Dancer, Moving, Superman III, Blazing Saddles; RN:Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor; Richard Pryor Show 1977, Pryor's Place 1984; wed 5x's
Otis Redding: 1967 (was 26)/b.Sep 9, 1941
HALL OF FAMER, Soul Singer, Songwriter, Pianist, Music Producer, Composer, b. in Dawson, GA; Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay; d. in the crash of his private plane in Wisconsin
Darren Robinson: 1995 (was 28)/b.Jun 10, 1967
Rap Performer, NN:Buffy; of the Fat Boys, aka Human Breathbox
Damon Runyon: 1946 (was 62)/b.Oct 4, 1884
Dramatist/Playwright, Short Story Writer, Author, Journalist, b. in Manhattan, KS; Guys and Dolls, The Brighter Side; FN:Alfred Guys and Dolls
Bishop Fulton J. Sheen: 1979 (was 84)/b.May 8, 1895
TV Host, Religious Leader, Author, RFN:Peter; Roman Catholic priest; Life Is Worth Living, Bishop Sheen Program; d. Dec 9?
Stan "Slam" Stewart: 1987 (was 73)/b.Sep 21, 1914
Jazz Bassist, Singer, Composer, of Slim and Slam
Mark van Doren: 1972 (was 78)/b.Jun 13, 1894
Author, The Happy Critic
Henry Wells: 1878 (was 72)/b.Dec 12, 1805
Businessperson, Executive, with partner William Fargo, founded Wells Fargo & Co. in 1852 and the American Express Co.; operated the pony express
Marie Windsor: 2000 (was 80)/b.Dec 11, 1919
Movie/Stage Actress, Radio Actress, RN:Emily Marie Bertelson
Kate Wolf: 1986 (was 44)/b.Jan 27, 1942
Country/Western Performer, Singer, Songwriter
Edward D. "Ed" Jr. Wood: 1978 (was 54)/b.Oct 10, 1924
Movie Producer/Director, Movie Actor, Screen/Scriptwriter, Plan 9 From Outer Space, Bride of the Monster, Glen or Glenda (acted too), Night of the Ghouls, Jail Bait: Director's Cut
Faron Young: 1996 (was 64)/b.Feb 25, 1932
Country Singer, Country Guitarist, Movie Actor, Publisher, Songwriter, Nashville's Music City News pub

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