Famous Birthdays for June 3
Today's:
William Hone 1780 - Writer, satirist, bookseller, fought against government censorship in England
Richard Cobden 1804 - Manufacturer, English politician
Jefferson Davis 1808/1808 - American soldier, politician, President of the Confederate states of America during the U.S. Civil War
Maurice Evans 1901 - Actor (Movies: "Planet of the Apes," TV: "Bewitched")
Jan Peerce 1904 - Operatic tenor
Josephine Baker 1906 - Dancer, singer and Actress
Ellen Corby 1911 - Actress (TV: "The Waltons")
Paulette Goddard 1910 - Actress ("So Proudly We Hail!"), child fashion model
Leo Gorcey 1916/1917 - Stage and movie actor
Lily St. Cyr (Willis Marie VanSchaack) 1918 - Burlesque stripteaser, actress
Tony Curtis (Bernard Schwartz) 1925 - Actor ("Sweet Smell of Success," "Some Like it Hot," father of actresses Jamie Lee Curtis and Kelly Curtis
Allen Ginsberg 1926 - Writer, poet
Colleen Dewhurst 1924 - Actress
Boots Randolph 1927 - Musician, his saxophone hit became Benny Hill's signature tune
Chuck Barris 1929 - Producer, creater and game show host ("The Gong Show")
Dakota Staton (Aliyah Rabia) 1930 - Jazz vocalist
Larry McMurtry 1936 - Author ("Lonesome Dove")
Curtis Mayfield 1942 - Singer, songwriter, record producer
Billy Cunningham 1943 - Basketball player
Emmit Thomas 1943 - Football player
Michael Clarke 1946 - Musician (The Byrds)
Ian Hunter 1946 - Musician (Mott the Hoople)
Michael Burton 1947 - Swimmer
Too Slim 1948 - Musician (Riders in the Sky)
Suzi Quatro 1950 - Singer
Deniece Williams 1951 - Actress
Billy Powell 1952 - Musician (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
Dan Hill (Daniel Grafton "Dan" Hill IV) 1954 - Singer, songwriter
Scott Valentine 1958 - Actor
Charles Hart 1961 - Lyricist, songwriter, musician
Mike Gordon 1965 - Musician (Phish)
Anderson Cooper 1967 - Broadcast journalist
Gabriel Hernandez 1971 - Singer, dander (No Mercy)
Ariel Hernandez 1971 - Singer, dancer (No Mercy)
Rafael Nadal 1986 - Tennis player
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