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People on December 15th: birthdates
Carmine Appice: 1946 (is 66 in 2012, 67 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Drummer, Singer, Songwriter, b. in New York City; of Vanilla Fudge, Jeff Beck Group, session career
Nick Beggs: 1961 (is 51 in 2012, 52 in 2013)
Bassist, Songwriter, British, of Kajagoogoo
Cindy Birdsong: 1939 (is 73 in 2012, 74 in 2013)
HALL OF FAMER, Rhythm and Blues Singer, of The Supremes 1967-72, Patti LaBelle & the Blue Belles
Heidi Bohay: 1959 (is 53 in 2012, 54 in 2013)
Actress, Hotel's Megan Kendall; Michael Spound's wife
Adam Brody: 1979 (is 33 in 2012, 34 in 2013)
Actor, The O.C.'s Seth Cohen
Melanie Chartoff: 1950 (is 62 in 2012, 63 in 2013)
TV/Movie Actress, Comedienne, Inventor, Fridays reg; Parker Lewis Can't Lose's principal Ms. Grace Musso
Dave Clark: 1942 (is 70 in 2012, 71 in 2013)
Pop Singer, Drummer, Music Producer, English, b. in London; of Dave Clark Five
Tim Conway: 1933 (is 79 in 2012, 80 in 2013)
Actor, Comedian, Comedy Writer, Variety Show Host, b. in Chagrin Falls, Ohio; McHale's Navy's Ensign Charles Parker, Rango, Tim Conway Shows, Carol Burnett Show reg, Ace Crawford P.I. star, Married With Children's Ephraim, Clueless' Elroy "Bob" Hubley
Woody Cook: 2000 (is 12 in 2012, 13 in 2013)
Celebrity Son, Zoe Ball and Norman "Fat Boy" Slim's son
Alex Cox: 1954 (is 58 in 2012, 59 in 2013)
Screen/Scriptwriter, Director, English, Repo Man
Geoffrey Davies: 1941 (is 71 in 2012, 72 in 2013)
Actor, English, Doctor in the House's Dr. Dick Stuart-Clark
Marta DuBois: yr unknown
TV/Soap Actress, Tales of the Gold Monkey, Passions' Tia Maria
Tim Gaines: 1962 (is 50 in 2012, 51 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Singer, Bassist, of Stryper
Marcus Gastineau: 1989 (is 23 in 2012, 24 in 2013)
Celebrity Son, Brigette Nielsen & Mark's son
George O. II Gore: 1982 (is 30 in 2012, 31 in 2013)
Actor, My Wife and Kids' Michael Richard Kyle Jr.
Myles Maximillian Holliday: 1993 (is 19 in 2012, 20 in 2013)
Celebrity Son, Sherilyn Fenn & Toulouse's son
Reginald Hudlin: 1961 (is 51 in 2012, 52 in 2013)
Movie Director
Don Johnson: 1949 (is 63 in 2012, 64 in 2013)
TV/Movie Actor, Pop Singer, Protestant, b. in Flatt Creek, Mo.; RLN:Wayne; From Here to Eternity, Miami Vice's Det. James 'Sonny' Crockett, Nash Bridges star, Tin Cup; RN:Donald Wayne; 2x Melanie Griffith's hubby
Ken Knox: 1951 (is 61 in 2012, 62 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Singer, of Chairmen of the Board
Felicity La Fortune: 1955 (is 57 in 2012, 58 in 2013)
Soap Actress, Opera Singer, Mezzo-Soprano, Ryan's Hope's Leigh, All My Children's Laurel Banning Montgomery Dillon, One Life to Live's Nora Buchanan
Karen Morrow: 1936 (is 76 in 2012, 77 in 2013)
Actress, Jim Nabors Hour, Tabitha's Aunt Minerva, Friends (1980), Ladies' Man
Jimmy Nelson: 1928 (is 84 in 2012, 85 in 2013)
Game Show Host, Ventriloquist, 50s variety & quiz TV shows incl Down You Go; N-E-S-T-L-E-S ads 50-60s
Stefania Owen: 1997 (is 15 in 2012, 16 in 2013)
Actress, Running Wilde
Thaao Penghlis: 1945 (is 67 in 2012, 68 in 2013)
TV/Soap Actor, Australian, Days of Our Lives' Count Tony DiMera; Mission: Impossible's Nicholas '89
Doug Phelps: 1960 (is 52 in 2012, 53 in 2013)
Country Singer, of Kentucky Headhunters
Molly Price: 1965 (is 47 in 2012, 48 in 2013)
TV Actress, Bless This House's Phyllis, Third Watch's Faith Yokas
Sheeba Reiter: 1985 (is 27 in 2012, 28 in 2013)
Celebrity Daughter, illegitimate daughter of Jackie Mason
Justin Ross: 1954 (is 58 in 2012, 59 in 2013)
Actor
Michael Shanks: 1970 (is 42 in 2012, 43 in 2013)
Actor, Stargate SG-1's Dr. Daniel Jackson (1997-2002)
Paul Simenon: 1955 (is 57 in 2012, 58 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Bassist, Singer, Songwriter, English, of The Clash, Havana 3 A.M.
Helen Slater: 1963 (is 49 in 2012, 50 in 2013)
TV/Movie Actress, AP says 1963
Richard "Ricky" Taubman: 1945 (is 67 in 2012, 68 in 2013)
Celebrity Spouse, Ex-Hubby #3 of Model Christie Brinkley.
Julie Taymor: 1952 (is 60 in 2012, 61 in 2013)
Movie Director
Bob Todd: 1921 (is 91 in 2012, 92 in 2013)
Comedian, Actor, Benny Hill Show reg
Stuart Townsend: 1972 (is 40 in 2012, 41 in 2013)
Actor
Kito Trawick: 1977 (is 35 in 2012, 36 in 2013)
Music Figure, of Ghostown DJs
Garrett Wang: 1968 (is 44 in 2012, 45 in 2013)
TV Actor, Star Trek: Voyager's communications officer Ensign Harry Kim
People on December 15th: birth anniversaries
Ernest "Ernie" Ashworth: 1928=d.Mar 2, 2009 (was 80)
Country Singer
Antoine-Henri Becquerel: 1852=d.Aug 25, 1908 (was 55)
Physicist, French, discovered radioactivity, Nobel 1903
Jesse Belvin: 1932?=d.Feb 6, 1960 (was 27)
Soul Singer, Songwriter, Arranger, Pianist, MN:Lorenzo; wrote "Earth Angel" for the Penguins; some say b. Dec 15, 1933
Kermit Bloomgarden: 1904=d.Sep 2, 1976 (was 71)
Stage Producer, Dramatist/Playwright, Diary of Anne Frank, Music Man
Alvin Pleasant "A. P. " Carter: 1891?=d.Nov 7, 1960 (was 69)
HALL OF FAMER, Country Singer, aka:Doc; of The Carter Family; some say b. Apr 15, 1891
Jeff Chandler: 1918=d.Jun 17, 1961 (was 42)
Movie Actor, b. in Brooklyn; RN:Ira Grossel
Buddy Cole: 1916=d.Nov 5, 1964 (was 47)
Pianist, Buddy Cole Trio
Dr. Nicholas Dallis: 1911=d.Jul 6, 1991 (was 79)
ComicStrip Cartoonist, Psychiatrist, creator of Judge Parker, Rex Morgan MD, & Apartment 3-G
Gordon Douglas: 1907=d.Sep 29, 1993 (was 85)
Movie Director, Our Gang
Charles Edgar Duryea: 1861?=d.Sep 28, 1938
Inventor, father of the automobile; with his brother, invented first auto to be built and operated in US.; some say b. Dec 15, 1862
Alexander Gustave Eiffel: 1832=d.Dec 28, 1923 (was 91)
Engineer, Architect, French, the Eiffel Tower
Alan Freed: 1922=d.Jan 20, 1965 (was 42)
HALL OF FAMER, Radio Disc Jock, Songwriter, Executive, The Father & coiner of the term "Rock & Roll"; payola accepter
Jean "J." Paul Getty: 1892=d.Jun 6, 1976 (was 83)
Zillionaire, Executive, Billionaire; oil empire founder; d. in London
David Guion: 1892=d.Oct 17, 1981 (was 88)
Composer, Country Musician, Author
John Henry Hammond: 1910=d.Jul 10, 1987 (was 76)
HALL OF FAMER, Music Producer, Music Figure, Executive, Columbia Records V.P.; He started out working with the likes of Billie Holliday, Count Basie, and Benny Goodman, and managed to ink some of Rock-and-Roll's most successful acts such as Pete Seger, Aretha Franklin, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen; Stevie Ray Vaughn, and others; some say b. Dec 10.
Cassandra Harris: 1952=d.Dec 28, 1991 (was 39)
TV/Movie/Stage Actress, Australian, Pierce Brosnan's wife; Remington Steele (occ)
Stan Kenton: 1911=d.Aug 25, 1979 (was 67)
Bandleader, Composer, Arranger, Jazz Singer, Jazz Pianist, RN:Stanley Newcomb; Kenton experts state that he was born Dec 15, 1911, not Feb 19, 1912
Joseph Moses Levy: 1812=d.Oct 12, 1888 (was 75)
Journalist, English, founder of the London newspaper "Daily Telegraph."
Rose Maddox: 1926=d.Apr 15, 1998 (was 71)
Country Singer
Nero: 37A.D.?=d.Jun 9, 68A.D. (was 30)
King, RN:Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus; Roman Emperor (54-68); d. suicide; some say b. Dec 13, 37A.D.
Jimmy Nottingham: 1925=d.1978
Jazz Trumpeter
Harry Milton Ray: 1946=d.Oct 1, 1992 (was 45)
Singer, Actor, of Ray, Goodman and Brown
Dannie Richmond: 1935=d.Mar 15, 1988 (was 52)
Drummer
Kasey Rogers: 1926=d.Jul 6, 2006 (was 79)
TV Actress, Bewitched's Louise Tate
George Romney: 1734=d.Nov 15, 1802 (was 67)
Painter, English
James Schneider: 1881=d.Feb 14, 1967 (was 85)
Movie Actor, Keystone Kops
Betty Smith: 1904=d.1972
Author, American, RLN:Wehner; A Tree Grows In Brooklyn
Mark Tapscott: 1924=d.Sep 10, 1993 (was 68)
Soap Actor, Young and The Restless
Jerry Wallace: 1928=d.May 5, 2008 (was 79)
Country-Pop Performer, Singer, TV Actor, Primrose Lane; some say b. 1933
Donald Woods: 1933=d.Aug 19, 2001 (was 67)
Journalist, South African
Max Yasgur: 1919=d.Feb 9, 1973 (was 53)
Music Figure, owner of the farmland that was the site of the 1969 Woodstock festival; d. Feb 8?
Dr. Ludwig L. Zamenhof: 1859=d.Apr 14, 1917 (was 57)
Inventor, Author, Linguist, Polish, RFN:Lazarus Ludovic; developed the international language Esperanto
People on December 15th: death anniversaries
Wayne Brathwaite: 1991 (was 32)/b.yr unknown
Bassist, Music Producer, of Herbie Hancock's Rockitt band
Jackie Brenston: 1979 (was 49)/b.Aug 15, 1930
Singer, Songwriter, Saxophonist, his "Rocket 88" song in 1951 was considered to be the first rock 'n roll record
Bobby Brookmeyer: 2011 (was 81)/b.Dec 19, 1929
Jazz Musician, Composer, Trombonist, Arranger, Pianist
Sir George Cayley: 1857 (was 83)/b.Dec 27, 1773
Aviator, Scientist, Inventor, English, Aerodynamics pioneer; Airplanes, Helicopters, & Gliders designer
Walt Disney: 1966 (was 65)/b.Dec 5, 1901
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
Blake Edwards: 2010 (was 88)/b.Jul 26, 1922
Movie Producer/Director, Screen/Scriptwriter, b. in Tulsa, OK; RN:William Blake McEdwards; Julie Andrews' hubby; 10, SOB, Breakfast At Tiffany's, Pink Panther
Jose Gonzalez-Gonzalez: 2000 (was 78)/b.yr unknown
Actor
Harry Hershfield: 1974 (was 89)/b.Oct 13, 1885
Humorist, Cartoon Voicist, ComicStrip Cartoonist, Panelist, Raconteur; Can You Top This? panel, Abie the Agent
King Kamehameha III Of Hawaii: 1854 (was 41)/b.Mar 7, 1813
King, ruled 1825-1854
Charles Laughton: 1962 (was 63)/b.Jul 1, 1899
Movie Actor, Movie Director, English, Gay, Elsa Lanchester's hubby; films: "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" '39, "Man on the Eiffel Tower" '48, "Witness For the Prosecution" '57, Mutiny on the Bounty, Spartacus
Paul-Pierre Levy: 1971 (was 85)/b.Sep 15, 1886
Mathematician, Engineer, French, theory of probability
Jock Mahoney: 1989 (was 70)/b.Feb 7, 1919
TV/Movie Actor, Gymnast, Stuntman, Diver, Tarzan 1962-63, Yancy Derringer & The Range Rider star; RN:Jacques O'Mahoney; WWII fighter pilot; Sally Field's stepdad; d. Dec 14?
Glenn Miller: 1944 (was 40)/b.Mar 1, 1904
Bandleader, Trombonist, Arranger, b. in Clarinda, Iowa; Dance swing; Disappeared over Atlantic in plane
Jan Peerce: 1984 (was 80)/b.Jun 3, 1904
Tenor, Opera Singer, RN:Jacob Pincus Perelmuth
William Proxmire: 2005 (was 90)/b.Nov 11, 1915
Senator, ex-senator
Oral Roberts: 2009 (was 91)/b.Jan 24, 1918
Evangelist, Publisher, b. nr. Ada, Okla.; RFN:Granville
Sitting Bull: 1890/b.1831?
Tribal Chief, American Indian, Prarie Sioux Indian Chief; some say b. 1834, or b. 1835
Len Spencer: 1914 (was 47)/b.Feb 12, 1867
Singer, America's first recording star
Rufus Thomas: 2001 (was 84)/b.Mar 26, 1917
Soul Singer, Songwriter, Radio Disc Jock, Choreographer, b. in Cayce, MS; Carla's father; Do The Funky Chicken, Walking The Dog; some say b. Mar 28
Jan Vermeer: 1675 (was 43)/b.Oct 31, 1632
Painter, Netherlands, RN:Jan van der Meer van Delft
"Fats" Waller: 1943 (was 39)/b.May 21, 1904
HALL OF FAMER, Singer, Composer/Songwriter, Pianist, Organist, Bandleader, Blues-Jazz Performer, RFMN:Thomas Wright
Isaak Walton: 1683 (was 90)/b.Aug 9, 1593
Biographer, English, The Compleat Angler
"Mad" Anthony Wayne: 1796/b.Jan 1, 1745?
Revolutionary, General; some say b. Jul 11, 1745
Chill Wills: 1978 (was 75)/b.Jul 18, 1903
TV/Movie Actor, 30-40s Hollywood & 60s TV westerns, Francis the Talking Mule voicist
John Zaremba: 1986 (was 78)/b.Oct 22, 1908
Actor, I Led Three Lives' spcl agent Jerry Dressler, The Time Tunnel's Dr. Raymond Swain
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