December 13th Birthdays
If you were born on December 13th, you share a birthday with these famous people:
Dick Van Dyke is 95
Emmy Award-winning American comedic actor of TV (The Dick Van Dyke Show; Dr. Mark Sloan on Diagnosis Murder) and movies (Mary Poppins; Chitty Chitty Bang Bang; The Art of Love; Fitzwilly; Bye Bye Birdie; What a Way to Go!), born December 13, 1925. (Dick Van Dyke 1964 What a Way to Go Trailer)
Christopher Plummer is 91 (nee Arthur Christopher Orme)
Emmy, Tony, and Academy Award-winning Canadian actor of stage, TV & movies (Beginners; The Sound of Music; Remember; Inside Daisy Clover; Triple Cross; National Treasure; Battle of Britain; Eyewitness; Stage Struck), born December 13, 1929. (Christopher Plummer 1964 Hamlet at Elsinore)
Kathy Garver is 75 (nee Kathleen Marie Garver)
American actress of TV (Cissy Davis on Family Affair; This is Alice; Dr. Kildare; The Patty Duke Show), movies (Monkey on My Back), and game show panelist (The Hollywood Squares) born December 13, 1945. (Kathy Garver Family Affair c. 1966-1970 Photo: Courtesy KathyGarver.Com)
Wendie Malick is 70
American actress of TV (Nina on Just Shoot Me; Victoria on Hot in Cleveland; Dream On; Trauma Center; Jake in Progress; Rush Hour; Frasier; Baywatch; Search for Tomorrow; Another World; The Ranch), movies (Raising Genius), born December 13, 1950. (Wendie Malick 2009 Photo: David Shankbone)
Tamora Pierce is 66
American youth fantasy fiction writer, author of the Tortal and Circle universe series (Alanna: The First Adventure; Wild Magic; First Test; Trickster’s Choice; Terrier; Sandry’s Book; Magic Steps; The Will of the Empress), born December 13, 1954. (Tamora Pierce 2004 Photo: Salina at German Wikipedia)
Steve Buscemi is 63 (nee Steven Vincent Buscemi)
American director & actor of TV (Nucky Thompson on Boardwalk Empire; The Sopranos; 30 Rock) and movies (Fargo; The Big Lebowski; Reservoir Dogs; Armageddon; Big Fish; Ghost World; 28 Days; Con Air; Billy Bathgate), born December 13, 1957. (Steve Buscemi 1996 Photo: Beth Herzhaft / Herzco)
Lynn-Holly Johnson is 62
American former figure skater, actress of TV & movies (Ice Castles; For Your Eyes Only; Where the Boys Are; The Watcher in the Woods; Diggin’ Up Business; Out of Sight, Out of Mind; Alien Predator; Hyper Space), born December 13, 1958. (Lynn-Holly Johnson 2005 Photo: Moviefan at Dutch Wikipedia)
Johnny Whitaker is 61 (nee John Orson Whitaker Jr.)
American child actor of TV (Jody Davis on Family Affair; Scotty Baldwin on General Hospital; The Mystery in Dracula’s Castle; Green Acres; Gunsmoke), and movies (Napoleon and Samantha; Tom Sawyer; Snowball Express), born December 13, 1959. (Johnny Whitaker 1973 Photo: CBS TV Network)
Karen Lorre is 58 (nee Karen Rachel Witter)
American model & actress of TV (Tina Lord on One Life to Live; The New Mike Hammer; Bedtime; I Married a Centerfold) and movies (Buried Alive; Midnight; Out of the Dark; Dangerously Close; The Vineyard; The Perfect Match; Another Chance), born December 13, 1962. (Karen Lorre Photo: © Karen Lorre)
Jamie Foxx is 53 (nee Eric Marlon Bishop)
Grammy & Academy Award-winning American comedian, singer, & actor of TV (The Jamie Foxx Show; In Living Color), movies (Ray; Collateral; Django Unchained; The Amazing Spider-Man 2; Dreamgirls; Horrible Bosses), born December 13, 1967. (Jamie Foxx 2005 Photo: Ed Edahl / FEMA)
Bart Johnson is 50 (nee Barton Robert Johnson)
American actor of TV (Hyperion Bay; The Client List; JAG) and films (Coach Bolton in High School Musical films; A Deadly Obsession; A Date to Die For; Little Women; Initiation; The Yankles; Desertion; Evil Angel; Murder.com; Simon Says), born December 13, 1970. (Bart Johnson 2009 Photo: Thekingdude007)
(Pink and White Orchid Flowers Photo: Chuttersnap via Unsplash)
Happy Birthday to everyone celebrating their birthday on December 13th!
And remembering
Curt Jurgens (nee Curd Gustav Andreas Gottlieb Franz Jürgens)
German-Austrian actor of stage and movies (Kissen is No Sin; The Last Waltz; …And God Created Woman; This Happy Feeling; I Aim at the Stars; Miracle of the White Stallions; The Longest Day; Battle of Britain; The Spy Who Loved Me; Michael Strogoff) (born Dec. 13, 1915 – died June 18, 1982; age 66). Curt Jürgens died of a heart attack. (Curd Jürgens 1962 The Longest Day Trailer)
Emily Carr
Canadian writer (Klee Wyck), artist and modernist and post-impressionist Group of Seven painter (The Crazy Stair / The Crooked Staircase; The Big Raven; Blunden Harbour; Totem Walk at Sitka; The Indian Church) (born Dec. 13, 1871 – died Mar. 2, 1945; age 73). Cause of death for Emily Carr was a heart attack. (Emily Carr Photo: Library and Archives Canada)
Mark Stevens (nee Richard William Stevens)
American director & actor of TV (Big Town; Martin Kane; Wagon Train) and movies (Time Table; The Street With No Name; The Snake Pit; Torpedo Alley; Jack Slade; Cry Vengeance; I Wonder Who’s Kissing Her Now; From This Day Forward; Please Believe Me; Fate is the Hunter) (born Dec. 13, 1916 – died Sept. 15, 1994; age 77). Mark Stevens died of cancer. (Mark Stevens 1956 Time Table)
Archie Moore (nee Archibald Lee Wright, “The Mongoose“)
American World Light Heavyweight Boxing Champion from 1952-1962, actor of TV (Search for Tomorrow) and movies (The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn; The Carpetbaggers; The Fortune Cookie; Breakheart Pass; The Outfit) (born Dec. 13, 1916 – died Dec. 9, 1998; age 81). Archie Moore died of heart failure. (Archie Moore 1956 Photo: United Press)
Richard D. Zanuck (nee Richard Darryl Zanuck)
Academy Award-winning American movie producer (Driving Miss Daisy; The Verdict; Jaws; The Sting; Road to Perdition; Big Fish; MacArthur; Neighbors; Cocoon; Deep Impact; True Crime; Compulsion; The Chapman Report; The Eiger Sanction) (born Dec. 13, 1934 – died July 13, 2012; age 77). Richard D. Zanuck died of a heart attack. (Richard D. Zanuck 1990 Photo: Alan Light)
Robert Prosky (nee Robert Joseph Porzuczek)
Polish-American actor of stage, TV (Hill Street Blues; Veronica’s Closet) & movies (Far and Away; Hanky Panky; Miracle on 34th Street; Rudy; Hoffa; Mrs. Doubtfire; The Natural; Broadcast News; The Great Outdoors; Green Card) (born Dec. 13, 1930 – died Dec. 8, 2008; age 77). Robert Prosky died of heart surgery complications. (Robert Prosky 1982 World War III Promo)
Van Heflin (nee Emmett Evan Heflin Jr.)
Academy Award-winning American actor of stage, radio, and movies (Johnny Eager; Green Dolphin Street; 3:10 to Yuma; Shane; Tennessee Johnson; The Strange Love of Martha Ivers; Gunman’s Walk; Madame Bovary; Once a Thief; Black Widow; Kid Glove Killer) (born Dec. 13, 1908 – died July 23, 1971; age 62). Van Heflin died after a heart attack. (Van Heflin 1940s Photo: jecinci)
American actor of TV (The Lone Ranger; Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans; Rawhide; Dallas; Leave it to Beaver; National Velvet; I Love Lucy; Perry Mason; The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin) and movies (Day of the Nightmare) (born Dec. 13, 1917 – died Sept. 20, 2009; age 91). John Hart died of dementia complications. (John Hart 1957 Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans)
Albert Paulsen (nee Albert Paulson)
Emmy Award-winning Ecuadorian-American character actor of TV (Combat!; General Hospital; Mission: Impossible; Hawaii Five-O) and movies (Gunn; The Next Man; The Laughing Policeman; Mrs. Pollifax-Spy; All Fall Down; Eyewitness; The Manchurian Candidate) (born Dec. 13, 1925 – died Apr. 25, 2004; age 78). Albert Paulsen died of natural causes. (Albert Paulsen 1975 Movin’ On)
Don Taylor (nee Donald Ritchie Taylor)
American writer, director, & actor of TV (My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn; Burke’s Law; The Farmer’s Daughter; Zane Grey Theater; Bachelor Father; Checkmate) and feature films (Escape from the Planet of the Apes; Damien: Omen II; The Naked City) (born Dec. 13, 1920 – died Dec. 29, 1998; age 78). Don Taylor died of heart failure. (Don Taylor 1951 Father of the Bride)
American character actor of TV (The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin; Death Valley Days; Cheyenne; Perry Mason; Tales of Wells Fargo; Highway Patrol; Lawman; Laramie; The Roy Rogers Show) and movies (Buck Privates; Kit Carson; The Fatal Hour) (born Dec. 13, 1892 – died Apr. 10, 1972; age 79). Cause of death for Harry Strang is unknown. (Harry Strang 1957 The Lone Ranger)
Lillian Roth (nee Lillian Rutstein)
American singer & actress of stage, TV, and movies (The Love Parade; The Vagabond King; Honey; Paramount on Parade; Animal Crackers; Madam Satan; Sea Legs; Ladies They Talk About; Take a Chance; Boardwalk), and author (I’ll Cry Tomorrow; Beyond My Worth) (born Dec. 13, 1910 – died May 12, 1980; age 69). Lillian Roth died of a stroke. (Lillian Roth 1940 Photo: Acme Photo)
Ross Macdonald (nee Kenneth Millar)
Canadian-American author of the Lew Archer mystery novels (The Moving Target; The Drowning Pool; The Way Some People Die; The Doomsters; The Galton Case; Black Money; Sleeping Beauty; The Blue Hammer; The Zebra-Striped Hearse) (born Dec. 13, 1915 – died July 11, 1983; age 67). Cause of death for Ross Macdonald was Alzheimer’s Disease. (Ross MacDonald 1978 Photo: PBS)
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