April 15th Birthdays
If you were born on April 15th you share a celebrity birthday with these famous people:
Claudia Cardinale (nee Claude Joséphine Rose Cardinale)
Italian-Tunisian movie actress (8 1/2, The Pink Panther, Circus World, The Professionals, Blindfold, Don’t Make Waves, Once Upon a Time in the West, Escape to Athena; The Hell with Heroes; Bebo’s Girl; 8 1/2), born April 15, 1938. Ex-partner of of Franco Cristaldi. (Claudia Cardinale 1960)
Jeffrey Archer (aka Baron Archer of Weston-super-Mare)
English politician, convicted perjurer, and novelist (Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less; Kane and Abel; First Among Equals; A Twist in the Tale; Only Time Will Tell; The Sins of the Fathers; The Fourth Estate; This Was a Man; Best Kept Secret), born April 15, 1940. (Jeffrey Archer 2012 Photo: Bjørn Erik Pedersen)
Dave Edmunds (nee David William Edmunds)
Welsh record producer (Foghat), guitar player, and rock singer (I Hear You Knocking; Rockpile; Girls Talk; I’m Comin’ Home; Baby I Love You; Born to Be With You; Slipping Away; Crawling From the Wreckage; I Knew The Bride), born April 15, 1944. (Dave Edmunds 1989 Photo: Dennis Keeley / Capitol Records)
Lois Chiles
American actress of movies (Moonraker; The Great Gatsby; The Way We Were; Broadcast News; Death on the Nile; Sweet Liberty; Coma; Creepshow 2; Broadcast News; Twister; The Babysitter; Courage) and TV (Holly Harwood on Dallas), born April 15, 1947. (Lois Chiles 1980 Moonraker Photo: ABC)
Heloise II (nee Ponce Kiah Marchelle Heloise Cruse Evans)
American newspaper and magazine advice columnist (Hints from Heloise; Heloise to the Rescue) and author (Hints For All Occasions; In the Kitchen with Heloise; Handy Household Hints from Heloise; Get Organized With Heloise), born April 15, 1951. (Heloise 2010 Photo: Larry D. Moore)
American character & voice over actor of TV (The Tracey Ullman Show; The King of Queens; Cristela; The Edge of Night), movies (Getting Even With Dad; Drop Dead Gorgeous; Lucky Numbers; Stealing Sinatra; Raising Arizona; L. A. Story), born April 15, 1952. (Sam McMurray c. 1980s Painting: A. Hamilton)
Derrel Maury (nee Derrel Maury Friedman)
American actor of TV (Happy Days; Joanie Loves Chachi; One Day at a Time; The Archie Situation Comedy Musical Variety Show; WKRP in Cincinnati; Barnaby Jones) & movies (Wasteland; The Strongest Man in the World; Shadow of the Monarch), born April 15, 1954. (Derrel Maury 1976 Massacre at Central High)
Emma Thompson (married Greg Wise; ex of Kenneth Branagh)
Oscar-winning English screenwriter & actress (Howards End; Love Actually; Sense and Sensibility; Nanny McPhee; Dead Again; Primary Colors; In the Name of the Father; Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban), born April 15, 1959. Sister of Sophie Thompson. (Emma Thompson 2013: Mr. Bombdiggity)
Kevin Lowe
Canadian professional hockey player, NHL defenceman (Edmonton Oilers; New York Rangers) with 6 Stanley Cups, 1990 King Clancy Memorial Trophy, 7-time NHL All-Star, and Edmonton Oilers executive (President of Hockey Operations), born April 15, 1959. (Kevin Lowe 2006 Photo: Mack Male)
Samantha Fox (aka Sam Fox)
British model (The Sun; Playboy), singer (Touch Me [I Want Your Body]; Nothing’s Gonna Stop Me Now; Naughty Girls [Need Love Too]; I Wanna Have Some Fun; I Only Wanna Be With You), TV actress & personality (Celebrity Big Brother), born April 15, 1966. (Samantha Fox c 2005 Portrait Photo: Maksim)
Danny Pino(nee Daniel Gonzalo Pino)
American actor of TV (Det. Scotty Valens on Cold Case; Det. Nick Amaro on Law & Order: SVU & Chicago P.D.; Men, Women & Dogs; The Shield; Gone; Scandal; Burn Notice; One Day at a Time) and movies (Across the Hall; The Lost City; Flicka), born April 15, 1974. (Danny Pino 2019 Photo: Geffen Playhouse)
(Roy Clark 1976: Margie Korshak Associates Inc | Elizabeth Montgomery 1963 Johnny Cool)
Happy Birthday to everyone celebrating their birthday on April 15th!
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American film producer, screenwriter, & director (The Stunt Man; Air America; Freebie and the Bean; Color of Night; Too Soon to Love; Of Love and Desire; A Man Called Dagger; Hells Angels on Wheels; Getting Straight; Psych-Out; The Savage Seven; Thunder Alley) (born Apr. 15, 1929 – died Apr. 8, 2021; age 91). (Richard Rush 1979: The Bobbie Wygant Archives)
Robert Walker Jr. (son of Robert Walker & Jennifer Jones)
American actor of TV (Dallas; Days of Our Lives; Cannon; Ben Casey; The F.B.I.; Combat!; Star Trek) and movies (Ensign Pulver; The War Wagon; Easy Rider; Young Billy Young; The Hook; Gone With the West; Hex; The Spectre of Edgar Allan Poe) (born April 15, 1940 – died Dec. 5, 2019; age 79). Cause of death for Robert Walker Jr. is unknown. (Robert Walker Jr. 1966 12 O’Clock High)
Roy Clark
Country Music Hall of Fame American singer (Yesterday, When I Was Young; Come Live With Me; I Never Picked Cotton; Honeymoon Feelin’; If I Had it to Do All Over Again; Thank God and Greyhound), actor & TV host (Hee Haw; The Tonight Show; The Beverly Hillbillies) (born April 15, 1933 – died Nov. 15, 2018; age 85). Roy Clark died of pneumonia complications. (Roy Clark: Carl Lender)
Michael Ansara (ex of Barbara Eden, Jean Byron)
Syrian/Lebanese-American actor of TV (Broken Arrow; Rambo; Law of the Plainsman; I Dream of Jeannie) and movies (Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy; The Lone Ranger; Harum Scarum; Texas Across the River) (born Apr. 15, 1922 – died July 31, 2013; age 91). Michael Ansara died of Alzheimer’s Disease complications. (Michael Ansara 1966 Daniel Boone)
Bessie Smith (“Empress of the Blues“)
American singer (Downhearted Blues; St. Louis Blues; After You’ve Gone; A Good Man is Hard to Find; Alexander’s Ragtime Band; I Ain’t Got Nobody; Baby Won’t You Please Come Home; Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out; Careless Love; Jail House Blues) (born Apr. 15, 1894 – died Sept. 26, 1937; age 43). Bessie Smith of injuries from a car crash. (Bessie Smith c. 1930s)
John Williams
English-American actor of stage, TV (Family Affair; Alfred Hitchcock Presents; The Rogues), and movies (Dial M for Murder; Sabrina; To Catch a Thief; Island in the Sun; The Young Philadelphians; Midnight Lace; Double Trouble; Dear Brigitte; The Student Prince) (born Apr. 15, 1903 – died May 5, 1983; age 80). John Williams had heart problems before he died. (John Williams 1961 Thriller)
Elizabeth Montgomery (daughter of Elizabeth & Robert Montgomery)
American actress of TV (Samantha Stephens on Bewitched; Robert Montgomery Presents; The Legend of Lizzie Borden; Belle Starr) & films (Who’s Been Sleeping in My Bed?; The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell; Johnny Cool) (born Apr. 15, 1933 – died May 18, 1995; age 62). Married Robert Foxworth. Ex of Gig Young. Elizabeth Montgomery died cancer. (Elizabeth Montgomery 1967: ABC)
Frank Vincent is 79 (nee Frank Vincent Gattuso Jr.)
American character actor of TV (Phil Leotardo on The Sopranos; Gotti) and movies (Raging Bull; Casino; Goodfellas; Baby It’s You; Wise Guys; Do The Right Thing; Last Exit to Brooklyn; She’s The One; Cop Land; Wise Guys; Casino) (born Apr. 15, 1937 – died Sept. 13, 2017; age 80). Frank Vincent died after a heart attack and open heart surgery. (Frank Vincent 2003 Photo: EnterStanman)
Hans Conried (nee Hans Georg Conried Jr.)
American comedic & voice over actor of radio, TV (Make Room for Daddy; The Lucy Show), and movies (My Friend Irma; Peter Pan; The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T; The World in His Arms; The Affairs of Dobie Gillis; My Six Loves; The Patsy) (born Apr. 15, 1917 – died Jan. 5, 1982; age 64). Hans Conried died of a heart attack. (Hans Conreid 1977 The Tony Randall Show Photo: CBS TV)
Florence Bates (nee Florence Rabe)
American actress of TV (My Little Margie; Dick Tracy) & films (The San Francisco Story; On the Town; I Remember Mama; Saratoga Trunk; The Second Woman; A Letter to Three Wives; Secret Life of Walter Mitty; The Mask of Dimitrios; Rebecca; Love Crazy; The Chocolate Soldier; Strange Alibi; Kitty Foyle) (born Apr. 15, 1888 – died Jan. 31, 1954; age 65). (Florence Bates 1940 The Son of Monte Cristo)
Jean Willes (nee Jean Donahue; married Gerard Cowhig)
American actress of TV (Bonanza; Wanted: Dead or Alive; Zane Grey Theater; McHale’s Navy; The Millionaire; The Beverly Hillbillies; Death Valley Days; Perry Mason) and movies (The Winner’s Circle; The King and Four Queens; Gun Street; The Tijuana Story; The FBI Story) (born Apr. 15, 1923 – died Jan. 3, 1989; age 65). Jean Willes died of liver cancer. (Jean Willes 1960 Tombstone Territory)
British film actor (Dracula; The Moonstone; Dr. Monica; Always Goodbye; The Monkey’s Paw; The Last of Mrs. Cheyney; Once a Lady; Long Lost Father; Under Suspicion; Vanity Fair; File 113; Charlie Chan’s Chance; Ambassador Bill; A Shot in the Dark; The Lady of Scandal; The Richest Girl in the World) (born Apr. 15, 1874 – died Feb. 27, 1935; age 60). (Herbert Bunston 1930)
George White (nee Essay White; aka George Weitz)
American dancer, choreographer, playwright, screenwriter, actor, and producer of musical stage revues (Ziegfeld Follies; George White’s Scandals) and films (George White’s 1935 Scandals; Follow the Leader; Rhapsody in Blue; Flying High; George White’s Scandals; Ziegfeld Follies; Duffy’s Tavern) (born Apr. 15, 1891 – died Oct. 11, 1968; age 76). (George White 1933: Erik Charell)
Italian High Renaissance engineer, inventor (bobbin winder), architectural, scientific & artistic draughtsman (Vitruvian Man; Horse in silverpoint; foetus in womb; flying machine), sculptor, and painter (The Last Supper; Mona Lisa; Virgin of the Rocks; Lady with an Ermine; Saint John the Baptist) (born Apr. 15, 1452 – died May 2, 1519; age 67). (Leonardo da Vinci c. 1505 self-portrait)
Wallace Reid (son of Hal Reid; married Dorothy Davenport)
American silent film writer, director, & actor (The Affairs of Anatol; The Devil-Stone; Carmen; The Golden Chance; Don’t Tell Everything; Too Much Speed; The Woman God Forgot; The Roaring Road; The Charm School; The Deerslayer; Sick Abed; The Ghost Breaker; The Birth of a Nation) (born Apr. 15, 1891 – died Jan. 18, 1923; age 31). Wallace Reid died kicking morphine. (Wallace Reid 1914)
Henry James (brother of William James, Alice James)
American-English literary critic, writer of fiction & non-fiction articles, short stories, novellas (Daisy Miller; The Turn of the Screw; The Aspern Papers), novels (The Portrait of a Lady; The Wings of the Dove; The Bostonians; Washington Square; What Maisie Knew), plays, and biographies (born Apr. 15, 1843 – died Feb. 28, 1916; age 72). (Henry James 1913: John Singer Sargent)
Lita Grey Chaplin (nee Lilita Louise MacMurray; ex of Charlie Chaplin)
American silent movie actress (The Kid; The Idle Class; The Gold Rush), singer, and author (My Life with Chaplin; Wife of the Life of the Party) (born Apr. 15, 1908 – died Dec. 29, 1995; age 87). Mother of Charles Chaplin Jr, Sydney Chaplin. Ex sister-in-law of Sydney Chaplin. Ex daughter-in-law of Charles Spencer Chaplin Sr. & Hannah Pedlingham Hill. (Lita Grey Chaplin 1924)
James J. Jeffries (nee James Jackson Jeffries; “The Great White Hope“)
International Boxing Hall of Fame World Heavyweight Boxing Champion (1899-1905); defeated Bob Fitzsimmons, Tom Sharkey, James J. Corbett; he came out of retirement and lost The Fight of the Century in 1910 to World Heavyweight Champion Jack Johnson; boxing trainer, and fight promoter (born Apr. 15, 1875 – died Mar. 3, 1953; age 77). (James J. Jeffries c. 1908)
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