December 1st Birthdays

If you were born on December 1st, you share a birthday with these famous people:

Woody Allen is 85 (nee Allan Stewart Konigsberg; aka Heywood Allen)

Academy Award-winning American director, screenwriter & actor (Annie Hall; Midnight in Paris; Play it Again, Sam; Crimes and Misdemeanors; The Purple Rose of Cairo; Sleeper; Mighty Aphrodite; To Rome With Love; What’s New, Pussycat?; Scoop), born December 1, 1935. (Woody Allen 1963 What’s My Line?)

Lee Trevino is 81

World Golf Hall of Fame professional American golfer, U.S. Open (1968 & 1971), Open Championship (1971 & 1972), PGA Championship (1974 & 1984) winner, and Masters Tournament (1975 & 1985) winner, born December 1, 1939. (Lee Trevino 2010 Photo: Keith Allison)

Eric Bloom is 76

American guitarist, songwriter, and lead singer for Blue Öyster Cult ([Don’t Fear] The Reaper; Burnin’ For You; Godzilla; Roadhouse Blues; Take Me Away; Dancin’ in the Ruins; Astronomy), born December 1, 1944. (Eric Bloom 1983 Blue Oyster Cult Photo: AMI / Columbia Records) 

Bette Midler is 75 (“The Divine Miss M“)

Emmy, Tony, & Grammy Award-winning American singer, songwriter (You Are The Wind Beneath My Wings; From a Distance), movie producer, and film actress (Beaches; The Rose; For the Boys; The First Wives Club; Drowning Mona), born December 1, 1945. (Bette Midler 1983 Photo: CMA / AEC)

Gilbert O’Sullivan is 74 (nee Raymond Edward O’Sullivan)

Irish singer-songwriter (Clair; Alone Again [Naturally]; Get Down; Ooh Baby; Happiness is Me and You; Out of the Question; No Matter How I Try; Nothing Rhymed; We Will), and performer of stage and TV (Top of the Pops), born December 1, 1946. (Gilbert O’Sullivan 1974 Photo: Beeld En Geluid Wiki)

Richard Keith is 70 (nee Keith Thibodeaux)

American drummer (David and the Giants band) and former child actor of TV (Little Ricky Ricardo on I Love Lucy and The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour; Johnny Paul Jason on The Andy Griffith Show), born December 1, 1950. (Richard Keith 1956 I Love Lucy Photo: Bureau of Industrial Service)

Treat Williams is 69 (nee Richard Treat Williams)

American actor of stage, television (Andy Brown on Everwood; Good Advice; Heartland; Eddie Dodd; Chesapeake Shores; Chicago Fire; White Collar; Brothers & Sisters), and movies (Hair; The Pursuit of D. B. Cooper; Prince of the City; Deep Rising), born December 1, 1951. (Treat Williams 2008 Photo: Philipp Wüst)

Obba Babatundé is 69

Daytime Emmy Award-winning American actor of movies, stage, and television (Miss Evers’ Boys; The Bold and the Beautiful; Half & Half; One Life to Live; All My Children; Dawson’s Creek; The Young and the Restless), born December 1, 1951. (Obba Babatundé 2016 Photo: MillenaGay)

Charlene Tilton is 62

American actress of TV (Lucy Ewing on Dallas & Knots Landing; The Love Boat) and movies (Ragin’ Cajun; The Silence of the Hams; Deadly Bet; Center of the Web; Second Chance Christmas; Totally Blonde; Hemingway; Vengeance: A Love Story), born December 1, 1958. (Charlene Tilton 1970s Dallas Photo: ABC)

Carol Alt is 60

American model (Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue; Vogue; Cover Girl Cosmetics; Cosmopolitan; Givenchy), actress of TV (A Healthy You & Carol Alt; Thunder in Paradise; Amazon; Capitol) and movies (Bye Bye Baby; Beyond Justice), born December 1, 1960. (Carol Alt 2012 Photo: MiamiFilmFestival) 

Jeremy Northam is 59

English actor of movies (Emma; Gosford Park; Enigma; The Singing Detective; Wuthering Heights; The Net; Amistad; Happy, Texas; Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius; An Ideal Husband) and TV (The Tudors; The Crown; Miami Medical), born December 1, 1961. (Jeremy Northam 2010 Photo: Transangst)

Nestor Carbonell is 53 (nee Néstor Gastón Carbonell)

American actor of TV (Luis Rivera on Suddenly Susan; Sheriff Alex Romero on Bates Motel; Richard Alpert on Lost; Ringer; Strong Medicine; Cold Case; The Tick; Midnight, Texas; Psych) and movies (Jack the Dog; The Dark Knight), born December 1, 1967. (Nestor Carbonell 2009 Photo: Richard Sandoval)

Sarah Silverman is 50

Emmy Award-winning American comedienne, voice-over and character actress of stage, TV (The Sarah Silverman Program; Saturday Night Live; Masters of Sex; Monk), and films (School of Rock; The Book of Henry; Take This Waltz), born December 1, 1970.(Sarah Silverman 2012 Photo: Gage Skidmore)

(Snowy Lake Ontario Winter Sunset Photo: © 2020 Evi Tureluren / One Year in Kingston)

Happy Birthday to everyone celebrating their birthday on December 1st!

And remembering

Ralph Manza

American character actor of TV (General Hospital; Newhart; The D.A.’s Man; Banacek; Mama Malone; Barney Miller; Santa Barbara) and movies (The One and Only; The Cat From Outer Space; The Philadelphia Experiment; Three Guns for Texas) (born Dec. 1, 1921 – died Jan. 31, 2000; age 78). Ralph Manza died of a heart attack. (Ralph Manza 1959 The D.A.’s Man Photo: NBC TV)

Rex Stout

American “Best Mystery Writer of the Century” detective fiction novelist, author of the Nero Wolfe series and other mysteries (Fer-de-Lance; The League of Frightened Men; Murder by the Book; Gambit), and founder of Vanguard Press (born Dec. 1, 1886 – died Oct. 27, 1975; age 88). Cause of death for Rex Stout is unknown. (Rex Stout 1942 Our Secret Weapon Photo: CBS Radio)

Lou Rawls (Louis Allen Rawls)

Grammy Award-winning American singer & songwriter (You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine; Bring It On Home to Me; Love is a Hurtin’ Thing), TV host, voice over & character actor of TV (Baywatch Nights) and movies (Angel, Angel, Down We Go) (born Dec. 1, 1933 – died Jan. 6, 2006; age 72). Lou Rawls died of brain & lung cancer. (Lou Rawls 1967 Photo: Associated Booking Corp.)

Richard Pryor (nee Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor)

Emmy and Grammy Award-winning American comedian, screenwriter and actor (Car Wash; Silver Streak; Bustin’ Loose; Blue Collar; Stir Crazy; Some Kind of Hero; See No Evil, Hear No Evil; Superman III; Brewster’s Millions) (born Dec. 1, 1940 – died Dec. 10, 2005; age 65). Richard Pryor had multiple sclerosis & died of a heart attack. (Richard Pryor 1969 Photo: Berk Costello GAC)

David Doyle

American voice over & character actor of TV (Bosley on Charlie’s Angels; Ted Holmes on General Hospital; Bridget Loves Bernie; The New Dick Van Dyke Show; The Patty Duke Show Rugrats) and movies (Capricorn One; The Comeback; Ghost Writer) (born Dec. 1, 1929 – died Feb. 26, 1997; age 67). David Doyle died of a heart attack. (David Doyle 1970s Charlie’s Angels Photo: ABC TV)

Mary Martin  

Tony Award-winning American singer and actress of Broadway stages (Peter Pan; South Pacific; The Sound of Music), TV, and movies (Birth of the Blues; Main Street to Broadway; True to Life; Happy Go Lucky; New York Town), mother of Larry Hagman (born Dec. 1, 1913 – died Nov. 3, 1990; age 76). Mary Martin died of cancer. (Mary Martin 1946 Night and Day Trailer)

Emily McLaughlin

American actress of TV (R.N. Jessie Brewer on General Hospital 1963-1991; Dr. Eileen Seaton on Young Doctor Malone; The Eleventh Hour; The Twilight Zone; Checkmate; The Merv Griffin Show) and movies (Young Doctors in Love) (born Dec. 1, 1928 – died Apr. 26, 1991; age 62). Emily McLaughlin died of cancer. (Emily McLaughlin 1967 General Hospital Photo: ABC Television)

Johnnie Johnston (nee John Clifford Johnston; aka Johnny Johnston)

American singer (Laura; [All of a Sudden] My Heart Sings; There Must Be a Way), host & actor of radio (NBC-Blue), TV and movies (Rock Around the Clock; Unchained; This Time for Keeps; Star Spangled Rhythm; You Can’t Ration Love) (born Dec. 1, 1915 – died Jan. 6, 1996; age 80). Cause of death for Johnny Johnston is unknown. (Johnnie Johnston 1948 The Man From Texas)

Dick Shawn (nee Richard Schulefand)

American stand-up comedian, host & character actor of stage (The Second Greatest Entertainer in the Whole Wide World), TV (The $10,000 Pyramid), and movies (Love at First Bite; Maid to Order; What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?; Penelope; The Happy Ending) (born Dec. 1, 1923 – died Apr. 17, 1987; age 63). Dick Shawn died of a heart attack. (Dick Shawn 1964 Photo: GAC)

Malachi Throne

American character actor of stage, movies, & TV (Noah Bain on It Takes a Thief; Ted Adamson on Search for Tomorrow; All My Children; Ryan’s Hope; Ben Casey; Mr. Novak; Batman; The Big Valley; Hawaii Five-O; Judd for the Defense; The Fugitive; Kojak; Rawhide) (born Dec. 1, 1928 – died Mar. 13, 2013; age 84). Malachi Throne died of lung cancer. (Malachi Throne 1966 Beau Geste)

James Bell

American actor of TV (Perry Mason; Wagon Train; Lassie; Dragnet) and movies (My Friend Flicka; Texas Lady; Thunderhead – Son of Flicka; Claudelle Inglish; The Lonely Man; A Day of Fury; Flying Leathernecks; A Lawless Street; Black Tuesday; About Mrs. Leslie) (born Dec. 1, 1891 – died Oct. 26, 1973; age 81). Cause of death for James Bell is unknown. (James Bell 1960 Tate)

Allyn Ann McLerie

Canadian actress of films (Where’s Charley?; The Way We Were; Cinderella Liberty) & TV (Florence Bickford on The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd; Janet Reubner on The Tony Randall Show; WKRP in Cincinnati; The Thorn Birds; The F.B.I.) (born Dec. 1, 1926 – died May 21, 2018; age 91). Allyn McLerie died of Alzheimer’s disease. (Allyn Ann McLerie 1949 Photo: Modern Screen)

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