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April 8, 2020

April 8th Birthdays

If you were born on April 8th you share a birthday with these famous people:

shecky greene birthday, shecky greene 1962, nee fred sheldon greenfield, american stand up comedian, stand up comedy, las vegas performer, actor, 1960s television series, combat private braddock, 1960s movies, tony rome, 1970s films, the love machine, won ton ton the dog who saved hollywood, 1970s tv shows, love american style guest star, 1980s movies, history of the world part i, splash, lovelines, 2000s films, the last producer, 2000s television shows, hip hop holed em, poker player, the tonight show starring johnny carson guest host, the funniest joke i ever heard tv movie, nonagenarian birthdays, senior citizen birthdays, 60 plus birthdays, 55 plus birthdays, 50 plus birthdays, over age 50 birthdays, age 50 and above birthdays, celebrity birthdays, famous people birthdays, april 8th birthday, born april 8 1926Shecky Greene is 94 (nee Fred Sheldon Greenfield)

American comedian, actor of TV (Private Braddock on Combat!; The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson; The Funniest Joke I Ever Heard; The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour) & movies (The Love Machine; Tony Rome; Splash; History of the World), born April 8, 1926. (Shecky Greene 1962 Combat! Photo: ABC)

peggy lennon birthday, nee margaret anne lennon, peggy lennon 1967, american singer, 1950s vocal groups, the lennon sisters, american vocal group hall of fame, 1960s singers, 1950s hit songs, sad movies make me cry, tonight you belong to me, television performer, 1950s television series, the lawrence welk show, 1960s tv show, the andy williams show, sister kathy lennon, sister janet lennon, sister mimi lennon, sister dianne lennon, retired singer, septuagenarian birthdays, senior citizen birthdays, 60 plus birthdays, 55 plus birthdays, 50 plus birthdays, over age 50 birthdays, age 50 and above birthdays, celebrity birthdays, famous people birthdays, april 8th birthday, born april 8 1941Peggy Lennon is 79 (nee Margaret Anne Lennon)

Retired American singer with Vocal Group Hall of Fame singers The Lennon Sisters (Tonight, You Belong To Me; Sad Movies Make Me Cry), performer of stage and television (The Lawrence Welk Show),  born April 8, 1941. (Peggy Lennon 1967 The Lawrence Welk Show)

leon a huff birthday, leon huff 1983, american record producer, songwriting partner kenneth gamble, rock and roll hall of fame, gamble and huff record producers, songwriter, songs produced, im gonna make you love, me and mrs jones, drowning int he sea of love, if you dont know me by now, back stabbers, love train, septuagenarian birthdays, senior citizen birthdays, 60 plus birthdays, 55 plus birthdays, 50 plus birthdays, over age 50 birthdays, age 50 and above birthdays, celebrity birthdays, famous people birthdays, april 8th birthday, born april 8 1942Leon A. Huff is 78

Grammy Award-winning American Rock & Roll Hall of Fame record producer & songwriter with Kenny Gamble (I’m Gonna Make You Love Me; Me and Mrs. Jones; Drowning in the Sea of Love; If You Don’t Know Me By Now; Back Stabbers; Love Train), born April 8, 1942. (Leon Huff 1983 Photo: EPA / TSOP)

stuart pankin birthday, stuart pankin 2010s, american voice over actor, character actor, 1970s movies, scavenger hunt, 1970s television series, the san pedro beach bums stuf, barney miller guest star, 1980s films, the hollywood knights, hangar 18, earthbound, irreconcilable differences, the dirt bike kid, love at stake, fatal attraction, thats adequate, second sight, 1980s tv shows, chips louis, no soap radio tuttle, matt houston guest star, trapper john md august havermeyer, the new mike hammer guest star, hooperman guest star, nearly departed mike dooley, falcon crest jace sampson, its garry shandlings show guest star, 1990s movies, arachnophobia, mannequin on the move, life stinks, the vagrant, betrayal of the dove, the silence of the hams, i love trouble, squanto a warriors tale, beanstalk, congo, big bully, striptease, the settlement, 1990s television shows, not necessarily the news bob charles, night court guest star, knots landing benny appleman, bonkers guest star, dinosaurs earl sinclair voice, nick freno licensed teacher kurt fust, dharma and greg guest star, 2000s films, now you know, public interest, 2000s tv series, thats so raven mr grozowtski, 2010s movies, hopelessly in june, all i want for christmas, the binding, septuagenarian birthdays, senior citizen birthdays, 60 plus birthdays, 55 plus birthdays, 50 plus birthdays, over age 50 birthdays, age 50 and above birthdays, celebrity birthdays, famous people birthdays, april 8th birthday, born april 8 1946Stuart Pankin is 74

American actor of TV (Bob Charles on Not Necessarily the News; Knots Landing; Falcon Crest; Barney Miller; The San Pedro Beach Bums; Trapper John, M.D.; B.J. and the Bear; Night Court) & movies (The Dirt Bike Kid; Fatal Attraction; Arachnophobia), born April 8, 1946. (Stuart Pankin Photo: Used by Permission)

tim thomerson birthday, tim thomerson 1979, nee joseph timothy thomerson, american comedian, stand up comedy, actor, 1970s movies, car wash, which was is up, remember my  name, record city, a wedding, 1970s television series, quark gene jean, the associates johnny danko, 1980s films, carny, fade to black, take this job and shove it, st helens, some kind of hero, jekyll and hyde together again, honkytonk man, metalstorm the destruction of jared syn, the osterman weekend, uncommon valor, rhinestone, trancers, volunteers, zone troopers, iron eagle, ratboy, a tigers tale, near dark, cherry 2000, the wrong guys, pulse pounders, whos harry crumb, 1980s tv shows, angie gianni, the two of us reggie cavanaugh, gun shy theodore ogilvie, hill street blues nat rikers, down and out in beverly hills jerry baskin, hunter guest star, major dad major smiley, 1990s movies, vietnam texas, air america, trancers ii, eddie presley, the harvest, nemesis, stringer, die watching, natural causes, fleshtone, hong kong 97, spitfire, dominion, heatseeker, blast, border to border, feat and loathing in las vegs, crossfire, together and alone, last chance malevolence, dirt merchant, 1990s television shows, sirens sgt james buddy zunder, lands end dave thunder thornton, xena warrior princess meleager the mighty, silk stalkings guest star, the magnificent seven guy royal, 2000s films, red team, submerged, highway 395, they crawl, devils prey, suckers, unseen evil, gangland, shoot or be shot, ocean park, air marshal, paparazzi, a lousy 10 grand, the nowhere man, hell to pay, forget about it, sasquatch mountain, the strange case of dr jekyll and mr hyde, evil bong, urban decay, blue lake butcher, gods ears, wicked lake, dual, 21 and a wake up, live evil, 2000s tv series, beggars and choosers cap laffley, the district colonel carl, days of our lives oliver wentworth, 2000s tv soap operas, 2010s movies, season of darkness, monika, catfish blues, asylum of darkness, septuagenarian birthdays, senior citizen birthdays, 60 plus birthdays, 55 plus birthdays, 50 plus birthdays, over age 50 birthdays, age 50 and above birthdays, baby boomer birthdays, zoomer birthdays, celebrity birthdays, famous people birthdays, april 8th birthday, born april 8 1946Tim Thomerson is 74 (nee Joseph Timothy Thomerson)

American character actor of TV (The Two of Us; Land’s End; Sirens; The Associates) and movies (Trancers; Car Wash; Fade to Black; Uncommon Valor; Rhinestone; Volunteers; Who’s Harry Crumb?; The Wrong Guys) born April 8, 1946. (Tim Thomerson 1979 The Associates Photo: ABC Television Network)

john schneider birthday, nee john richard schneider, american country music singer, 1980s country music hit songs, its now or never, too good to stop now, tryin to outrun the wind, a memory like you, take the long way home, them good ol boys are bad, ive been around enough to know, country girls, its a short walk form heaven to hell, im gonna leave you tomorrow, whats a memory like you doing in a love like this, youre the last thing i needed tonight, love you aint seen the last of me, actor, 1980s movies, eddie macons run, cocaine wars, the curse, cannonball fever, ministry of vengeance, 1980s television sneries, the dukes of hazzard bo duke, 1990s tv shows, grand slam dennis bakelenoff, second chances richard mcgill, heaven help us doug monroe, dr quinn medicine woman daniel simon, diagnosis murder guest star, veronicas closet tom, 1990s films, come the morning, exit to eden, the little chp, 2000s movies, snow day, hidden secrets, collier and co, sydney white, beautiful loser, conjurer, set apart, the gods of circumstance, hwo extreme, the rebound, 2000s television shows, relic hunter dallas carter, touched by an angel guest star, the mummy rick oconnell, 10 point 5 clark williams, nip tuck ram peters, dirty sexy money congressman skip whatley, the secret life of the american teenager marshall bowman, twentysixmiles jack kincaid, 10000 days william beck, 2010s tv series, 90210 jeffrey sarkossian, desperate housewives richard watson, smallville jonathan kent, hot in cleveland hank szymborska, hero factory preston stormer, the haves and the have nots jim cryer, 2010s films, october baby, flag of my father, super shark, snow beast, return of th ekiller shrews, hardflip, lukewarm, not today, season of miracles, doonby, road to the open, let the lion roar, 10000 days movie, runaway hearts, a gift horse adrenaline, like son, anderson bench, my father die, smothered, inadmissable, exit 14, hate crime, american justice, youre gonna miss me, because of gracia, demons, 4 go, guitarist, john schneider studios, independent filmmaker, married tawny little 1983, tawny elaine godin wife, divorced tawny little 1986, 55 plus birthdays, 50 plus birthdays, over age 50 birthdays, age 50 and above birthdays, baby boomer birthdays, zoomer birthdays, celebrity birthdays, famous people birthdays, april 8th birthday, born april 8 1960John Schneider is 60

American actor of TV (The Dukes of Hazzard; Smallville; The Haves and the Have Nots; Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman), movies (Eddie Macon’s Run), and country singer (Country Girls; You’re The Last Thing I Needed Tonight) born April 8, 1960. (John Schneider 2007 Photo: Phil Konstantin / Entheta)

robin wright birthday, nee robin gayle wright, american actress, emmy award nominations, 1980s television series, the yellow rose barbara sue anderson, santa barbara kelly capwell perkins conrad, 1980s movies, the princess bride, 1990s films, denial, stage of grace, the playboys, toys, forrest gump, the crossing guard, moll flanders, loved, shes so lovely, hurlyburly, message in a bottle, 2000s movies, how to kill your neighbors dog, unbreakable, the pledge, white oleander, the singing detective, virgin, a home at the end of the world, nine lives, sorry haters, breaking and entering, hounddog, beowulf, what just happened, new york i love you, the private lives of pippa lee, state of play, a christmas carol, 2000s tv mini series, empire falls grace roby, 2010s films, the conspirator, moneyball, rampart, the girl with the dragon tattoo, adore, the congress, a most wanted man, everest, wonder woman, blade runner 2049, 2010s tv shows, house of cards claire underwood, married dane witherspoon 1986, divorced dane witherspoon 1988, married sean penn 1996, divorced sean penn 2010, ben foster engagement, model, 50 plus birthdays, over age 50 birthdays, age 50 and above birthdays, generation x birthdays, celebrity birthdays, famous people birthdays, april 8th birthday, born april 8 1966Robin Wright is 54 (aka Robin Wright Penn)

American model and actress of TV (Claire Underwood on House of Cards; Kelly Capwell on Santa Barbara) and movies (The Princess Bride; Forrest Gump; Message in a Bottle; Unbreakable; The Pledge; State of Grace; Moll Flanders), born April 8, 1966. (Robin Wright 2009 Photo: Georges Biard) 

patricia arquette birthday, patricia arquette 2006, american actress, 1980s movies, a nightmare on elm street 3 dream warriors, pretty smart, time out, far north, uncle buck voices, 1990s films, prayer of the rollerboys, the indian runner, inside monkey zetterland, trouble bound, ethan frome, true romance, holy matrimony, ed wood, beyond rangoon, flirting with disaster, the secret agent, infinity, lost highway, nightwatch, goodbye lover, the hi lo country, stigmata, bringing out the dead, 2000s movies, little nicky, human nature, the badge, holes, tiptoes, fast food nation, a single woman, 2000s television series, medium allison dubois, 2010s films, girl in progress, a glimpse inside th emind of charles swan iii, the wait, vijay and i, boyhood, electric slide, the wannabe, permanent, 2010s tv shows, boardwalk empire sally wheet, csi crime scene investigation avery ryan, csi cyber avery ryan, escape at dannemora tilly mitchell, sister of rosanna arquette, sister of david arquette, sister of alexis arquette, married nicolas cage 1995, divorced nicolas cage 2001, married thomas jane 2006, divorced thomas jane 2011, 50 plus birthdays, over age 50 birthdays, age 50 and above birthdays, generation x birthdays, celebrity birthdays, famous people birthdays, april 8th birthday, born april 8 1968Patricia Arquette is 52

American actress of TV (Allison Dubois on Medium; CSI: Cyber) and movies (True Romance; Ed Wood; Beyond Rangoon; The Badge; Holy Matrimony; Ethan Frome; Flirting With Disaster; Boyhood; The Secret Agent; Nightwatch), born April 8, 1968. (Patricia Arquette 2006 Photo: Frank Ockenfels / NBC) 

kristen ashley birthday, kristen ashley 2010s, american romance novelist, romantic fiction writer, romance author, rock chick, moonlight and motor oil, law man, motorcycle man, the hookup, sommersgate house, until the sun falls from the sky, the will, mathilda super witch, chaos series, walk through fire, wild like the wind, the burg series, games of the heart, play it safe, complicated, 50 plus birthdays, over age 50 birthdays, age 50 and above birthdays, generation x birthdays, celebrity birthdays, famous people birthdays, april 8th birthday, born april 8 1968Kristen Ashley is 52

Bestselling American romance novelist and author (Rock Chick; Moonlight and Motor Oil; Law Man; Motorcycle Man; The Hookup; Sommersgate House; Until the Sun Falls From the Sky; Mathilda, SuperWitch; Walk Through Fire), born April 8, 1968. (Kristen Ashley 2010s Photo: KristenAshley.Net) 

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Happy Birthday to everyone celebrating their birthday on April 8th!

And remembering

mary pickford birthday, mary pickford 1910s, nee gladys louise smith, nickname american americas sweetheart, the girl with the curls nickname, canadian american actress, cofounder united artists, film producer, broadway stage actress, movie actress, silent movies, silent movie star, 1900s films, 1910s movies, her darkest hour, caprice, in the bishops carriage, hearts adrift, tess of the storm country, the foundling, the poor little rich girl, the little princess, rebecca of sunnybrook farm, daddy long legs, 1920s films, pollyanna, little lord fauntleroy, rosita, little annie rooney, sparrows, my best girl, coquette, the taming of the shrew, 1930s movies, forever y ours, kiki, secrets, married douglas fairbanks 1920, divorced douglas fairbanks 1936, married owen moore 1911, divorced owen moore 1920, married charles buddy rogers 1937, academy awards, cofounder academy of motion pictures arts and sciences, octogenarian birthdays, senior citizen birthdays, 60 plus birthdays, 55 plus birthdays, 50 plus birthdays, over age 50 birthdays, age 50 and above birthdays, celebrity birthdays, famous people birthdays, april 8th birthday, born april 8 1892, died may 29 1979, celebrity deathsMary Pickford (nee Gladys Louise Smith; “America’s Sweetheart“)

Academy Award-winning Canadian-American movie producer (co-founder United Artists) and actress (Coquette; Hearts Adrift; The Poor Little Rich Girl; Tess of the Storm Country; Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm) (born Apr. 8, 1892 – died May 29, 1979; age 87). Mary Pickford died a week after a cerebral hemorrhage. (Mary Pickford 1910s Photo: Rufus Porter Moody)

edward mulhare birthday, edward mulhare 1966, irish actor, 1950s movies, hill 24 doesnt answer, 1950s television series, london playhouse guest star, the adventures of robin hood guest star, 1960s tv shows, 1960s sitcoms, the ghost and mrs muir captain daniel gregg, the fbi guest star, 12 oclock high guest star, daniel boone guest star, look up and live narrator, 1960s movies, signpost to murder, eye of the devil, our man flint, caprice, von ryans express, 1970s television shows, the streets of san francisco guest star, the lives of benjamin franklin, 1980s films, megaforce, 1980s paranormal tv series, secrets and mysteries host, knight rider devon miles, murder she wrote guest star, 1990s comedy movies, out to sea, septuagenarian birthdays, senior citizen birthdays, 60 plus birthdays, 55 plus birthdays, 50 plus birthdays, over age 50 birthdays, age 50 and above birthdays, celebrity birthdays, famous people birthdays, april 8th birthday, born april 8 1923, died may 24 1997, celebrity deathsEdward Mulhare

Irish actor & host of TV (Captain Daniel Gregg on The Ghost and Mrs. Muir; Devon Miles on Knight Rider; The Adventures of Robin Hood; Secrets & Mysteries; Daniel Boone) and movies (Von Ryan’s Express; Our Man Flint; Caprice; Signpost to Murder; Out to Sea) (born Apr. 8, 1923 – died May 24, 1997; age 74). Edward Mulhare died of lung cancer. (Edward Mulhare 1966 12 O’Clock High)

betty ford birthday, betty ford 1974, nee elizabeth anne bloomer, former american first lady, wife of president gerald ford, 1970s first lady, republican first ladies, 1975 time woman of the year, era supporters, womens rights advocate, breast cancer survivor, breast cancer celebrity spokeswoman, betty ford center founder, susbstance abuse programs, drug addicton treatment center, alcoholic treatment programs, nonagenarian birthdays, senior citizen birthdays, 60 plus birthdays, 55 plus birthdays, 50 plus birthdays, over age 50 birthdays, age 50 and above birthdays, generation x birthdays, baby boomer birthdays, zoomer birthdays, celebrity birthdays, famous people birthdays, april 8th birthday, born april 8 1918, died july 8 2011, celebrity deathsBetty Ford (nee Elizabeth Anne Bloomer)

American 1974-1977 First Lady (President Gerald Ford), Time 1975 Woman of the Year, ERA & women’s rights advocate, breast cancer survivor & spokesperson, and founder of the Betty Ford Center (alcohol abuse and drug addiction) (born Apr. 8, 1918 – died July 8, 2011; age 93). Betty Ford died of natural causes. (Betty Ford 1974 Photo: David Hume Kennerly)

john gavin birthday, john gavin 1960, nee juan vincent apablasa jr, aka john anthony golenor, american actor, 1950s movies, raw edge, behind the high wall, four girls in town, quantez, a time to love and a time to die, imitation of life, 1960s movies, a breath of scandal, back street, psycho, thoroughly modern millie, romanoff and juliet, midnight lace, spartacus, tammy tell me true, pedro parama, oss 117 murder for sale, the madwoman of chaillot, 1960s television series, destry harrison destry, convoy commander dan talbot, 1970s films, pussycat pussycat i love you, keep it in the family, la casa de las sombras, jennifer, the new adventures of heidi tv movie, 1980s movies, sophia loren her own story tv films, korean war intelligence officer, 1980s american ambassador to mexico, luciana paluzzi relationship, married constance towers 1974, octogenarian birthdays, senior citizen birthdays, 60 plus birthdays, 55 plus birthdays, 50 plus birthdays, over age 50 birthdays, age 50 and above birthdays, celebrity birthdays, famous people birthdays, april 8th birthday, born april 8 1931, died february 9 2018, celebrity deathsJohn Gavin (nee Juan Vincent Apablasa Jr.; aka John Anthony Golenor)

American actor of TV (Destry; Convoy) and movies (Psycho; Tammy Tell Me True; Thoroughly Modern Millie; Imitation of Life; Romanoff and Juliet; Spartacus; Pedro Páramo; A Breath of Scandal), & 1980s U.S. Ambassador to Mexico (born Apr. 8, 1931 – died Feb. 9, 2018; age 86). John Gavin died of pneumonia complications. (John Gavin 1960 Midnight Lace Trailer)

sonja henie birthday, sonja henie 1938, norwegian ladies figure skater, 1920s world figure skating champion 1930s, 1928 olympic gold medalist, 1930s olympics gold medals, norwegian american actress, 1940s films, the countess of monte cristo, 1930s movies, wintertime, iceland, sun valley serenade, everything happens at night, second fiddle, my lucky star, happy landing thin ice, one in a million, married dan topping 1940, divorced dan topping 1946, 55 plus birthdays, 50 plus birthdays, over age 50 birthdays, age 50 and above birthdays, celebrity birthdays, famous people birthdays, april 8th birthday, born april 8 1912, died october 12 1969, celebrity deathsSonja Henie

Norwegian-American figure skater, 1927-1936 World & 3-time Olympic Champion (1928, 1932, 1936), and movie actress (Iceland; Sun Valley Serenade; Everything Happens at Night; Second Fiddle; Happy Landing; Thin Ice; The Countess of Monte Cristo) (born Apr. 8, 1912 – died Oct. 12, 1969; age 57). Sonja Henie died of leukemia. (Sonja Henie 1938 My Lucky Start)

alfred cheney johnston birthday, born april 8th, american photographer, ziegfeld follies photographs, shadowland photographer, artistic nude photos, glamour photos, motion picture classic photos, Alfred Cheney Johnston

American portrait (nude, glamour & formal) photographer of Ziegfeld Follies showgirls, film and stage actors & actress. His works appeared in many magazine advertisements and articles (Shadowland; Motion Picture Classic; Motion Picture Magazine) (born Apr. 8, 1885 – died Apr. 17, 1971; age 86). Alfred Cheney Johnston died in a car crash. (Alfred Cheney Johnston 1921 Photo)

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Anita Hamilton

50+ World editor & baby boomer writer Anita Hamilton has always been interested in the "real people" stories behind the characters that create and inhabit the world of music, books, movies, television shows, current events, history, etc. A lifelong love of research (ok, nosiness) and writing, combined with a loving and supportive family complete with 3 mini-dachshund minions, keeps her busy.

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