April 8th Birthdays
If you were born on April 8th you share a celebrity birthday with these famous people:
Shecky Greene is 97 (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 is 82 (nee Margaret Anne Lennon)
Vocal Group Hall of Fame singer with The Lennon Sisters (Tonight, You Belong To Me; Sad Movies Make Me Cry; In This Very Room; Something Stupid), stage & TV performer (The Lawrence Welk Show), born April 8, 1941. Sister of Dianne, Kathy, & Janet Lennon. (Peggy Lennon 1967 The Lawrence Welk Show)
Leon A. Huff is 81
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)
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 is 77 (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)
American nonfiction writer & literary novelist (The Bean Trees; The Poisonwood Bible; Prodigal Summer; The Lacuna; Demon Copperhead; Pigs in Heaven; Flight Behavior; Unsheltered), Bellwether Prize for Fiction founder, born April 8, 1955. (Barbara Kingsolver: David Wood / Barbarakingsolver.net)
John Schneider is 63 (ex of Tawny Little)
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 is 57 (ex of Dane Witherspoon, Sean 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; Blade Runner 2049), born April 8, 1966. (Robin Wright 2009: Georges Biard)
Patricia Arquette is 55 (sister of Alexis, Cliff, David, & Rosanna Arquette)
American actress of TV (Allison Dubois on Medium; CSI: Cyber) & films (Beyond Rangoon; True Romance; Ed Wood; The Badge; Holy Matrimony; Ethan Frome; Flirting With Disaster; Boyhood; The Secret Agent), born April 8, 1968. Ex of Nicolas Cage, Thomas Jane. (Patricia Arquette 2006: Frank Ockenfels / NBC)
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)
JR Bourne is 53 (nee David Bourne)
Canadian actor of TV (Chris Argent on Teen Wolf; The 100; Revenge; Stargate SG-1; Somewhere Between;The Secret Circle) & films (Cover Story; Hospitality; Thir13en Ghosts; Brake; Fly Away; Sisters; The Butterfly Effect 2; The Exorcism of Emily Rose), born April 8, 1970. (JR Bourne 2011 Photo: Mingle Media TV)
Emma Caulfield is 50 (nee Emma Chukker)
American actress of TV (Anya Jenkins on Buffy the Vampire Slayer; Susan Keats on Beverly Hills, 90210; Lorraine Miller on General Hospital; Life Unexpected) and films (Timer; Why Am I Doing This?; Telling of the Shoes), born April 8, 1973. (Emma Caulfield 2017: Super Festivals)
(John Gavin 1962 | Yola D’Avril 1931: Elmer Fryer)
Happy Birthday to everyone celebrating their birthday on April 8th!
Remember These April 8th Famous Birthdays
Mary Pickford (nee Gladys Louise Smith; “America’s Sweetheart“)
Oscar-winning Canadian-American United Artists co-founder and actress (Coquette; Hearts Adrift; The Poor Little Rich Girl; Tess of the Storm Country; Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm; Hollywood; Pollyanna) (born Apr. 8, 1892 – died May 29, 1979; age 87). Sister of Lottie & Jack Pickford; married Charles “Buddy” Rogers; ex of Owen Moore, Douglas Fairbanks. (Mary Pickford 1910s)
Edward 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 (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 (nee Juan Vincent Apablasa Jr.; aka John Anthony Golenor)
American actor of TV & 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). Married Constance Towers. John Gavin died of pneumonia complications. (John Gavin 1960 Midnight Lace Trailer)
Canadian & National Baseball Halls of Fame American baseball player, 11X All-Star MLB catcher (Montreal Expos – 3X Gold Glove Awards; New York Mets – 1986 World Series Champions, 1989 Roberto Clemente Award; San Francisco Giants; Los Angeles Dodgers; Montreal Expos), 5X Silver Slugger Awards (born Apr. 8, 1954 – died Feb. 16, 2012; age 57). (Gary Carter 1977)
Sonja Henie (married Niels Onstad)
Norwegian-American figure skater, 1927-1936 World & 3-time Olympic Champion (1928-1936), and movie actress (Iceland; Sun Valley Serenade; Everything Happens at Night; Second Fiddle; Happy Landing; Thin Ice) (born Apr. 8, 1912 – died Oct. 12, 1969; age 57). Ex of Dan Topping, Winthrop Gardiner Jr. Sonja Henie died of leukemia. (Sonja Henie 1938 My Lucky Star)
American portrait (nude, glamour & formal) photographer of Ziegfeld Follies showgirls, stage & film 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)
Frank Keenan (nee James Francis Keenan; grandfather of Keenan Wynn)
American actor of stage & silent movies (East Lynne; Camille; The Gilded Butterfly; Lorna Doone; The Dixie Handicap; My Lady’s Lips; Hearts Aflame; The Thoroughbred; Scars of Jealousy; Dollar for Dollar; Women Who Give; When the Door Opened; The Stepping Stone) (born Apr. 8, 1858 – died Feb. 24, 1929; age 70). Great-great-grandfather of Tracy Keenan Wynn. (Frank Keenan 1921)
Ilka Chase (daughter of Edna Woolman Chase; ex of Louis Calhern)
American author (In Bed We Cry), actress & host of stage, radio (Luncheon at the Waldorf), TV (Cinderella) & films (No Time for Love; Miss Tatlock’s Millions; Stronger Than Desire; The Floradora Girl; Johnny Dark; The Animal Kingdom; Once a Sinner; Now, Voyager; The Big Knife; Ocean’s Eleven) (born Apr. 8, 1905 – died Feb. 15, 1978; age 72). (Ilka Chase 1930: Chidnoff)
Naismith Memorial and College Basketball Halls of Fame American professional basketball player, 13-time All-Star NBA small forward for the Boston Celtics (Celtics all-time leading scorer), 8-time NBA champions, 1974 NBA Finals MVP, first player to score 1000 points in 16 consecutive seasons (born Apr. 8, 1940 – died Apr. 25, 2019; age 79). (John Havlicek 1962-1969)
Fritzi Ridgeway (nee Fredericka Berneice Hawkes)
American stage & film actress “The Girl With a Thousand Personalities” (Hell’s Heroes; This is Heaven; Ruggles of Red Gap; The Mad Parade; High Speed; Up or Down?; The Enemy; Face Value; Getting Gertie’s Garter; Prince of Diamonds; The Hero of the Hour; The Danger Zone) (born Apr. 8, 1898 – died Mar. 29, 1961; age 62). Ex of Constantin Bakaleinikoff. (Fritzi Ridgeway 1923: Freulich)
Yola D’Avril (aka Yola Vermairion; ex of Edward Ward)
French-American movie actress (Monte Carlo Nights; A Parisian Romance; Just Like Heaven; Those Three French Girls; Cock of the Air; Sky Devils; A Passport to Hell; Night in New Orleans; Glamour; The Man From Yesterday; The Common Law; Just a Gigolo; She Goes to War; The War Horse; Lady Be Good) (born Apr. 8, 1906 – died Mar. 2, 1984; age 77). (Yola D’Avril 1928)
Catfish Hunter (nee James Augustus Hunter; aka Jim Hunter)
Baseball Hall of Fame American baseball player, 8X All-Star MLB pitcher (Kansas City / Oakland Athletics – 3X World Series Champions, 1974 AL Cy Young Award, pitched a perfect game 1968, 1974 AL ERA leader & 2X MLB wins leader; New York Yankees – 2X World Series Champions) (born Apr. 8, 1946 – died Sept. 9, 1999; age 53). (Jim “Catfish” Hunter 1976: AP Laserphoto)
American newspaper journalist, WWII veteran, speech writer, Michigan State University professor, short story author, and novelist (The Shootist; Where the Boys Are; Bless the Beasts & Children; A Christmas Gift; They Came to Cordura; The Homesman; Willow Run; Welcome to Thebes) (born Apr. 8, 1918 – died Sept. 23, 1992; age 74). (Glendon Swarthout 1986: Miles Swarthout)
Grace Cunard (nee Harriet Mildred Jeffries; ex of Joe Moore)
American silent film director, editor, writer, & star (Unmasked; Lucille Love, Girl of Mystery; The Purple Mask; The Broken Coin; The Adventures of Peg o’ the Ring; She Wolf; Custer’s Last Fight; Elmo the Mighty; Her Western Adventure; The Last Man on Earth), 1930s-1940s movie actress and extra (born Apr. 8, 1893 – died Jan. 19, 1967; age 73). (Grace Cunard 1915: Universal)
Walter Connolly (married Nedda Harrigan)
American actor of radio (The Adventures of Charlie Chan) & films (Whom the Gods Destroy; It Happened One Night; The Good Earth; Twentieth Century; Broadway Bill; Those High Grey Walls; Penitentiary; Father Brown, Detective; The Great Victor Herbert; Fifth Avenue Girl; White Lies; The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn) (born Apr. 8, 1887 – died May 28, 1940; age 53). (Walter Connolly 1935)
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