Famous Birthdays for February 8William Tecumsen Sherman 1820 - Union General during U.S. Civil War Today in U.S. Civil War History Jules Verne 1828 Dame Edith Evans 1888 Lyle Talbot 1902 Chester F. Carlson 1906 Buddy Morrow 1919 Lana Turner 1921 Audrey Meadows 1924 Jack Lemmon 1925 Jack Larson 1928 - Actor ("Adventures of Superman") Alejandro Rey 1930 James Dean 1931 John Williams 1932 - Composer, conductor Larry Verne 1936 Ray Sharpe 1938 Ted Koppel 1940 - Broadcast journalist Brian Bennett 1940 - Musician (The Shadows) Nick Nolte 1941 - Actor Robert Klein 1942 - Comedian Creed Bratton 1943 - Actor, musician (The Grass Roots) Bunky Henry 1944 - Golfer Dan Seals 1948 - Musician (Seals and Crofts) Ron Tyson 1948 - Singer (The Temptations) Brooke Adams 1949 - Actress Mary Steenburgen 1953 - Actress John Grisham 1955 - Novelist, lawyer (Books: The Firm, The Pelican Brief, The Runaway Jury) Vince Neil 1961 Singer, musician (Motley Crue) Sammy Llanas 1961 - Musician (The BoDeans) Gary Coleman 1968 - Actor (TV: Different Strokes) Mary McCormack 1969 - Actress Seth Green 1974 - Actor Bethany Hamilton 1990 - Surfer |
