February 18th Birthdays
If you were born on February 18th you share a birthday with these famous people:
Len Deighton is 90 (nee Leonard Cyril Deighton)
English military historian, graphic artist, writer of cookbooks, travel guides, screenplays, Harry Palmer & Bernard Samson spy thrillers (The Ipcress File; Funeral in Berlin; Bomber; Berlin Game; Mexico Set), and nonagenarian born February 18, 1929. (Len Deighton 1970 Photo: Harper and Row)
Toni Morrison is 88 (nee Chloe Ardelia Wofford)
Pulitzer Prize-winning octogenarian American novelist (Beloved; The Song of Solomon; Sula; The Bluest Eye; Tar Baby; God Help the Child; Jazz; Paradise; A Mercy; Home; Love), and Princeton University Professor Emeritus, born February 18, 1931. (Toni Morrison 2008 Photo: Angela Radulescu)
Jean M. Auel is 83 (nee Jean Marie Untinen)
Octogenarian Finnish-American historical fiction novelist, author of the Earth's Children's series (The Clan of the Cave Bear; The Valley of Horses; The Mammoth Hunters; The Plains of Passage; The Shelters of Stone) born February 18, 1936. (Jean M. Auel 2013 Photo: Courtesy Authorsroad.com)
Herman Santiago is 78
Vocal Group and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame American singer-songwriter with Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers (Why Do Fools Fall in Love; I Want You to Be My Girl; I Promise to Remember; The ABC's of Love; Who Can Explain?), born February 18, 1941. (Herman Santiago 1950s Photo: Gee Records)
Dennis DeYoung is 72
Septuagenarian American keyboardist, lead singer and songwriter solo and with Styx (Babe, Mr. Roboto, Show Me The Way, The Best of Times, Lady, Come Sail Away; Too Much Time on My Hands; Don't Let It End) born February 18, 1947. (Dennis DeYoung 1977 Photo: A&M Records)
Jess Walton is 70 (nee Mary Jess Walton)
American septuagenarian, actress of TV (Jill Foster Abbott / Fenmore Atkinson on The Young and the Restless; Kelly Harper on Capitol; Cannon; Gunsmoke; Ironside; Marcus Welby, M.D.) and movies (The Peace Killers; Monkeys in the Attic), born February 18, 1949. (Jess Walton 1975 Movin' On)
Cybill Shepherd is 69
American model, singer, and actress of movies (The Last Picture Show; Daisy Miller; Taxi Driver; Texasville; Alice; Chances Are) and TV (Moonlighting; Cybill; The L Word; The Client List; The Yellow Rose; Psych; Eastwick) born February 18, 1950. (Cybill Shepherd 1970 Photo: Noxel Corporation)
Juice Newton is 67 (nee Judy Kay Newton)
American senior and Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter (Angel of the Morning; It's A Heartache; Queen of Hearts; The Sweetest Thing [I've Ever Known]; Break it to Me Gently; Love's Been a Little Bit Hard on Me), born February 18, 1952. (Juice Newton 1981 Photo: Capitol Records / Lawren)
John Travolta is 65
Emmy Award-winning American senior, actor of TV (American Crime Story; Welcome Back, Kotter) and movies (Saturday Night Fever; Grease; Carrie; Urban Cowboy; Look Who's Talking; Pulp Fiction; The General's Daughter), born February 18, 1954. (John Travolta 1976 The Boy in the Plastic Bubble)
Vanna White is 62 (nee Vanna Marie Rosich)
Best-selling American 60+ author (Vanna Speaks! autobiography), hostess on TV's Wheel of Fortune (1982-2018), actress and personality of TV (Santa Barbara) and movies (Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult; Double Dragon), born February 18, 1957. (Vanna White 2006 Photo: USMC)
Emmy Award-winning 55+ Italian-Australian actress in movies (The Coca-Cola Kid; White Mischief; Presumed Innocent; Shattered; The Player; The Browning Version; Emma; Jefferson in Paris), on stage and TV (War & Peace), born February 18, 1960. (Greta Scacchi 1994 Photo: Georges Biard)
Matt Dillon is 55 (nee Matthew Raymond Dillon)
American 55+ movie screenwriter, actor, and director (City of Ghosts; Little Darlings; My Bodyguard; The Outsiders; The Flamingo Kid; The Big Town; Singles; In & Out; Wild Things; There's Something About Mary; You, Me and Dupree; Crash), born February 18, 1964. (Matt Dillon 2005 Photo: Georges Biard)
Dr. Dre is 54 (nee Andre Romelle Young)
50+ American entrepreneur (Death Row Records; Beats Electronics), Grammy Award-winning producer (Eminem; 50 Cent), rap singer (Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang; I Need a Doctor), & movie producer (Straight Outta Compton), born February 18, 1965. (Dr. Dre 2011 Photo: Excelbeatscommons)
Molly Ringwald is 51
American 50+ actress of movies (Sixteen Candles; Pretty in Pink; The Breakfast Club; Betsy's Wedding; Teaching Mrs. Tingle) and TV (The Secret Life of the American Teenager; Raising Expectations; Riverdale; The Facts of Life), born February 18, 1968. (Molly Ringwald 2010 Photo: Panio Gianopoulos)
(Photo: Thor Alvis via Unsplash)
Happy Birthday to everyone celebrating their birthday on February 18!
And remembering
George Kennedy (nee George Harris Kennedy Jr.)
American Academy Award-winning actor of TV (Dallas; The Blue Knight; Sarge; The Phil Silvers Show; The Young and the Restless) and movies (Cool Hand Luke; The Flight of the Phoenix; Airport films; Charade; Naked Gun films; The Dirty Dozen; Earthquake) (born Feb. 18, 1925 - died Feb. 28, 2016; age 91). George Kennedy died of a heart illness. (George Kennedy 1963 Charade)
Jack Palance (nee Volodymyr Palahniuk)
Emmy and Academy Award-winning American actor on stage, TV (Bronk; The Greatest Show on Earth) and movies (Shane; Flight to Tangier; Once a Thief; Young Guns; Batman; City Slickers; Gor; The Desperados; Africa Express; Tango & Cash) (born Feb. 18, 1919 - died Nov. 10, 2006; age 87). Jack Palance died of natural causes. (Jack Palance 1953 Shane Photo: Insomnia Cured Here)
Miloš Forman is 86 (nee Jan Tomáš Forman)
Czechoslovakian-American Academy Award-winning movie director (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest; Hair, Amadeus; Ragtime), screenwriter (Valmont), actor (Beloved; Keeping the Faith; Heartburn), and octogenarian senior citizen (born Feb. 18, 1932 - Apr. 13, 2018; age 86). Cause of death for Miloš Forman is unknown. (Miloš Forman 2009 Photo: Petr Novák, Wikipedia)
Skip Battin (nee Clyde Battin)
American musician, bass guitarist, and vocalist with The Byrds (Glory, Glory; Farther Along; Full Circle) from 1970-1973, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Flying Burrito Brothers, and solo artist (born Feb. 18, 1934 - died July 6, 2003; age 69). Skip Battin died of Alzheimer's Disease complications. (Skip Battin 1970 The Byrds Photo: Joost Evers / Dutch National Archives)
Helen Gurley Brown (nee Helen Marie Gurley)
American copywriter, author (Sex and the Single Girl; Sex and the Office; Having It All), editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan magazine, and sexual revolution feminist (born Feb. 18, 1922 - died Aug. 13, 2012; age 90). Cause of death for Helen Gurley Brown is unknown. (Helen Gurley Brown 1964 Photo: John Bottega)
Adolphe Menjou
American movie actor (The Three Musketeers; The Sheik; The Eternal Flame; The Spanish Dancer; His Private Life; The Front Page; The Great Lover; A Farewell to Arms; Little Miss Marker; A Star is Born; Golden Boy; State of the Union; Paths of Glory; Bundle of Joy) (born Feb. 18, 1890 - died Oct. 29, 1963; age 73). Adolphe Menjou died of hepatitis. (Adolphe Menjou 1938 Photo: CBS Radio)
Allan Melvin
American character & voice over actor of radio, Broadway, and TV (The Phil Silvers Show; Archie Bunker's Place; All in the Family; Gomer Pyle: USMC; The Brady Bunch; The Joey Bishop Show; The Magilla Gorilla Show; The Flintstones) (born Feb. 18, 1923 - died Jan. 17, 2008; age 84). Allan Melvin died of cancer. (Allan Melvin 1971 Arnie Photo: CBS Television)
Enzo Ferrari ("il Commendatore" or "il Drake")
Automotive and International Motorsports Hall of Fame Italian race car driver for Alfa Romeo, entrepreneur, founder of Ferrari S.p.A automobile manufacturing and Scuderia Ferrari Grand Prix motor racing team (born Feb. 18, 1898 - died Aug. 14, 1988; age 90). Cause of death for Enzo Ferrari is unknown. (Enzo Ferrari 1920s Photo)
John Hughes (nee John Wilden Hughes Jr.)
American TV & movie producer, director, and screenwriter (Uncle Buck; Home Alone; National Lampoon's European Vacation; Mr. Mom; Sixteen Candles; The Breakfast Club; Weird Science; Pretty in Pink; Ferris Bueller's Day Off; Planes, Trains & Automobiles) (born Feb. 18, 1950 - died Aug. 6, 2009; age 59). John Hughes died of a heart attack.
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