December 18th Birthdays
If you were born on this day December 18th, you share a celebrity birthday with these famous people:
Cicely Tyson is 96
Tony & Emmy Award-winning American actress of TV (The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman; Roots; East Side, West Side; Sweet Justice) & movies (Sounder; Bustin’ Loose; A Man Called Adam; The Heart is a Lonely Hunter; The Blue Bird), born December 18, 1924. (Cicely Tyson 1956 Carib Gold)
Roger E. Mosley is 82 (nee Roger Earl Mosley)
American actor of TV (T.C. on Magnum, P.I.; Rude Awakening) & movies (Leadbelly; Sweet Jesus, Preacherman; Unlawful Entry; The River Niger; Heart Condition; Semi-Tough; Stay Hungry; The White Lions; Pentathlon; The Greatest), born December 18, 1938. (Roger E. Mosley 1980 Photo: CBS)
Keith Richards is 77
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame English songwriter, singer, & lead guitarist for the Rolling Stones (Paint it Black; Ruby Tuesday; Gimme Shelter; Happy; The Last Time; Under My Thumb), and actor (Pirates of the Caribbean movies), born December 18, 1943. (Keith Richards 1965 Photo: Olavi Kaskisuo / Lehtikuva)
Steven Spielberg is 74
Academy Award-winning American screenwriter, producer & director (Saving Private Ryan; The Goonies; Schindler’s List; E.T.; Jurassic Park; Jaws; Raiders of the Lost Ark; Close Encounters of the Third Kind; Poltergeist), born December 18, 1946. (Steven Spielberg 1999 Photo: Helene C. Stikkel / US Gov)
Leonard Maltin is 70
American movie critic, TV documentary and series producer, screenwriter & host (Secret’s Out; Maltin on Movies; Entertainment Tonight), and author (Leonard Maltin’s Movie Guide; Leonard Maltin’s Classic Movie Guide), born December 18, 1950. (Leonard Maltin 1990 Photo: Alan Light)
Jeff Kober is 67
American actor of TV (Dodger on China Beach; Sons of Anarchy; The Walking Dead; NCIS: Los Angeles; Falcon Crest; Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and movies (Out of Bounds; Alien Nation; The Baby Doll Murders; The Hit List; Viper; Lucky Stiff), born December 18, 1953. (Jeff Kober Photo: Courtesy Jeff Kober)
Ray Liotta is 66 (nee Raymond Allen Liotta)
Emmy Award-winning American producer & actor of TV (Shades of Blue; Another World) and movies (Goodfellas; Field of Dreams; Cop Land; Blow; John Q; Something Wild; Corrina, Corrina; Unlawful Entry; Dominick and Eugene; Wild Hogs), born December 18, 1954. (Ray Liotta 2012 Photo: Gordon Correll)
Brian Orser is 59
Canadian retired professional (Stars on Ice) and amateur figure skater, 2-time Olympic men’s singles silver medalist (1984 Sarajevo; 1988 Calgary – “Battle of the Brians”), 1987 World Champion & 4-time 1980s silver medalist, born December 18, 1961. (Brian Orser 2007 Photo: B-Girlz)
Brad Pitt is 57 (nee William Bradley Pitt)
Academy Award-winning American film producer & actor (Moneyball; 12 Years a Slave; The Time Traveler’s Wife; The Departed; World War Z; Thelma & Louise; Fight Club; Ocean’s Eleven; Legends of the Fall; Se7en; Legends of the Fall), born December 18, 1963.(Brad Pitt 2008 Photo: Thomas Peter Schulzen)
Rachel Griffiths is 52
American actress of TV (Sarah Walker on Brothers & Sisters; Brenda Chenowith on Six Feet Under) and movies (Muriel’s Wedding; Blow; The Rookie; Underground: The Julian Assange Story; Amy; My Best Friend’s Wedding), born December 18, 1968. (Rachel Griffiths 2012 Photo: Robert Connolly)
Casper Van Dien is 52 (nee Casper Robert Van Dien Jr.)
American producer & actor of TV (Andre on Watch Over Me; One Life to Live; Mortal Kombat: Legacy; Beverly Hills, 90210; Titans) and movies (Starship Troopers; Sleepy Hollow; James Dean: Race with Destiny; Tarzan and the Lost City) born December 18, 1968. (Casper Van Dien 2012 Photo: Gage Skidmore)
(San Francisco Painted Ladies Houses Photo: Cosmic Timetraveler via Unsplash)
Happy Birthday to everyone celebrating their birthday on December 18th!
And remembering these famous birthdays
Ossie Davis (nee Raiford Chatman Davis)
American director & screenwriter (Cotton Comes to Harlem), actor of stage, TV (Evening Shade; The Defenders; Car 54, Where Are You?; Ossie and Ruby!; B.L. Stryker) and movies (A Man Called Adam; The Scalphunters; Do the Right Thing; The Client) (born Dec. 18, 1917– died Feb. 4, 2005; age 87). Cause of death for Ossie Davis is unknown. (Ossie Davis 1963 Photo: National Archives)
Ty Cobb (nee Tyrus Raymond Cobb; “The Georgia Peach“)
Baseball Hall of Fame American professional baseball player-manager, MLB outfielder (Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Athletics), record-setting baseball player (runs scored, career batting average, career stolen bases), and 1911 AL MVP (born Dec. 18, 1886 – died July 17, 1961; age 74). Ty Cobb had several illnesses before he died. (Ty Cobb 1910 Photo: Bain News Service)
Roger Smith
American screenwriter and actor of TV (77 Sunset Strip; Mister Roberts; Hawaiian Eye), movies (The First Time; C.C. & Company; Auntie Mame; Never Steal Anything Small), later husband and manager of Ann-Margret (born Dec. 18, 1932 – died June 4, 2017; age 84). Roger Smith died of Parkinson’s Disease complications. (Roger Smith 1967 Photo: Warner Brothers Studios)
Wilf Carter (nee Wilfred Arthur Charles Carter; AKA Montana Slim)
Canadian country music songwriter, musician & singer (You Are My Sunshine; Have a Nice Day; Blue Canadian Rockies; Shoo Shoo Sha-La-La; What Ever Happened) known as “The Yodeling Cowboy“, and radio host (born Dec. 18, 1904 – died Dec. 5, 1996; age 91). Cause of death for Wilf Carter is unknown. (Wilf Carter 1930s Photo: Courtesy of The Calgary Stampede Archives)
Dario Mangiarotti
Italian fencer, 1952 Helsinki Olympics Épée medalist (Team gold; Individual silver), and Team silver at the 1948 London Olympics, winner of 4 Team Épée Fencing World Championships, and 1949 Individual Épée World Champion (born Dec. 18, 1915 – died Apr. 9, 2010; age 94). Cause of death for Dario Mangiarotti is unknown. (Dario Mangiarotti 1952 Photo)
Betty Grable (nee Elizabeth Ruth Grable; aka Frances Dean)
American 1940s WWII sex symbol and movie actress (Million Dollar Legs; Down Argentine Way; Pin Up Girl; Tin Pan Alley; Moon Over Miami; I Wake Up Screaming; Footlight Serenade; How to Marry a Millionaire; The Dolly Sisters; Sweet Rosie O’Grady) (born Dec. 18, 1916 – died July 2, 1973; age 56). Betty Grable died of lung cancer. (Betty Grable 1945 Diamond Horseshoe)
Lynn Bari (nee Margaret Schuyler Fisher)
American actress of TV (The F.B.I.; Boss Lady; Perry Mason) and movies (Pardon Our Nerve; Pier 13; Chasing Danger; Speed to Burn; Sharpshooters; Shock; Mr. Moto’s Gamble; The Return of the Cisco Kid; China Girl; Kit Carson; Nocturne; Always Goodbye) (born Dec. 18, 1919 – died Nov. 20, 1989; age 69). Lynn Bari died of a heart attack. (Lynn Bari 1948 The Amazing Mr. X)
American child actor of TV (The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp) and movies (The Wonderful Ears of Johnny McGoggin; Night Wind; Best Man Wins; Rachel and the Stranger; Streets of San Francisco; Terror at Black Falls; Leave it to Henry; The Great Lover; Gun Smugglers) (born Dec. 18, 1936 – died Apr. 4, 2006; age 69). Gary Gray died of cancer. (Gary Gray 1951 The Painted Hills)
English actress of stage, TV (The Rogues; The Twilight Zone) and movies (Now, Voyager; Madame Bovary; The Secret Garden; The Bishop’s Wife; Green Dolphin Street; The Song of Bernadette; The White Cliffs of Dover; Rebecca; Bonnie Prince Charlie) (born Dec. 18, 1888 – died Nov. 17, 1971; age 82). Gladys Cooper died of pneumonia. (Gladys Cooper 1958 Separate Tables Trailer)
Canadian actor of movies & TV (Lt. Jack Gordon on Police Surgeon; Hill Street Blues; Bewitched; The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; MacGyver; Hogan’s Heroes; Green Acres; Quest; Equal Justice; Gunsmoke; Here Come the Brides; It Takes a Thief; The Wayne & Shuster Show )(born Dec. 18, 1922 – died Jan. 6, 2014; age 91). Larry D. Mann died of natural causes. (Larry D. Mann 1980 The Octagon)
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