February 21st Birthdays
If you were born on February 21st you share a celebrity birthday with these famous people:
Gary Lockwood (nee John Gary Yorosek or Yusolfsky)
American stuntman and actor of TV (Follow the Sun; The Lieutenant; Medical Center) and movies (Splendor in the Grass; It Happened at the World’s Fair; 2001: A Space Odyssey; Wild in the Country; The Magic Sword), born February 21, 1937. Ex of Stephanie Powers, Denise DuBarry. (Gary Lockwood 1961)
Jilly Cooper (nee Jilly Sallitt)
English journalist, non-fiction writer (Jolly Super), and romance novelist (Pandora; Riders; Polo; Rivals; Score!; Jump; Wicked; Mount; Appassionata; Bella; Octavia; Harriet; Prudence; Emily; Imogen; The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous), born February 21, 1937. (Jilly Cooper 1974 Photo: Allen warren)
Peter McEnery (ex of Julie Peasgood)
English actor of TV (Clayhanger; The Collectors; The Mistress; The Aphrodite Inheritance; Pictures), and films (The Moon-Spinners; Entertaining Mr. Sloane; The Fighting Prince of Donegal; Victim; The Game is Over; Better a Widow; The Cat and The Canary), born February 21, 1940. (Peter McEnery 1960: ATV)
American philanthropist (Geffen Playhouse; UCLA; Yale) & producer (Asylum Records – Bob Dylan, Linda Ronstadt, J. D. Souther; Geffen Records – Cher; Film Company – Risky Business; Dreamworks; SKG; GDC Records), born February 21, 1943. (David Geffen 1973: Tony Barnard, Los Angeles Times)
Tyne Daly (nee Ellen Tyne Daly; daughter of James Daly)
Emmy & Tony-winning American actress of stage (Gypsy), TV (Mary Beth Lacey on Cagney & Lacey; Maxine Gray on Judging Amy; General Hospital; Murphy Brown; Quincy, M.E.), & movies (The Enforcer; Telefon), born February 21, 1946. Sister of Tim Daly; ex of George Stanford Brown. (Tyne Daly 1987: CBS)
Christine Ebersole (ex of Peter Bergman)
Tony Award-winning American singer and actress of TV (One Life to Live; Ryan’s Hope; Sullivan & Son; Ink; Saturday Night Live; Royal Pains; Blue Bloods) and movies (Amadeus; Thief of Hearts; Richie Rich; ‘Til There Was You), born February 21, 1953. (Christine Ebersole 2005 Photo: Jason Paul Smith)
Kelsey Grammer (nee Allen Kelsey Grammer)
Emmy & Tony Award-winning American actor of stage, TV (Dr. Frasier Crane on Cheers and Frasier; Boss; Back to You) and film (Down Periscope; Even Money; X-Men: The Last Stand; Middle Men), director & producer (Girlfriends; Medium) (born February 21, 1955. (Kelsey Grammer 2010 Photo: Tenebrae)
Kim Coates
Canadian-American actor of TV (Tig Trager on Sons of Anarchy; CSI: Miami; Prison Break; Smallville; Street Legal) and movies (Battlefield Earth; Auggie Rose; Resident Evil: Afterlife; Unstoppable; Harmony Cats; The Client; Unforgettable), born February 21, 1958. (Kim Coates 2012 Photo: Gage Skidmore)
Mary Chapin Carpenter (distant cousin of Harry Chapin)
Grammy Award-winning American country music singer and songwriter (Shut Up and Kiss Me; He Thinks He’ll Keep Her; I Take My Chances; Down at the Twist and Shout; Passionate Kisses; Never Had It So Good; Quittin’ Time) born February 21, 1958. (Mary Chapin Carpenter 1999 Photo: Pentagon.gov)
Jake Steinfeld (nee Jeffrey Steinfeld; uncle of Hailee Steinfeld)
American celebrity fitness trainer, entrepreneur (Body by Jake; FitOrbit; Major League Lacrosse; FitTV network; ExerciseTV network), actor of TV (Big Brother Jake; Healthy Living) and movies (The Money Pit), born February 21, 1958. (Jake Steinfeld 2016 Screenshot: Begaye-Nez OPVP)
Jack Coleman (nee John MacDonald Coleman; married Beth Toussaint)
American screenwriter, actor of TV (Steven Carrington on Dynasty; Noah Bennet on Heroes & Heroes Reborn; Jake Kositchek on Days of Our Lives; The Office; Burn Notice; Castle; Scandal) and movies (The Tank; The Submarine Kid), born February 21, 1958. (Jack Coleman 2008 Photo: Anthony Citrano)
National Baseball Hall of Fame American MLB shortstop (Detroit Tigers – 1984 World Series champions & MVP; 6X Gold Glove Awards & MLB All-Star; 3X Silver Slugger Awards), & MLB manager (Detroit Tigers; Arizona Diamondbacks), born February 21, 1958. (Alan Trammel 2009: Weesh187)
Christopher Atkins (nee Christopher Atkins Bomann)
American actor in movies (The Blue Lagoon; The Pirate Movie; A Night in Heaven; Listen to Me; It’s My Party; Payback; True Legends of the West) and on TV (Peter Richards on Dallas; Confessions of a Teen Idol), born February 21, 1961. (Christopher Atkins 1981 Photo: Hans van Dijk / Dutch National Archives)
Billy Baldwin (nee William Joseph Baldwin; married Chynna Phillips)
American actor of TV (Dirty Sexy Money; Parenthood; Hawaii Five-0; Gossip Girl; Hot in Cleveland) & movies (Internal Affairs; Flatliners; Backdraft; Sliver; Three of Hearts; Forgetting Sarah Marshall), born February 21, 1963. Brother of Stephen, Daniel & Alec Baldwin. (Billy Baldwin 2008: Greg Hernandez)
(Gary Lockwood 1962 | Ann Sheridan 1940: Marland Stone)
Happy Birthday to everyone celebrating their birthday on February 21st!
Remember These February 21st Famous Birthdays
Bronwen Booth (daughter of Anthony Booth; sister-in-law of Tony Blair)
British-American actress of stage, TV (Andrea Harrison on One Life to Live; Scrubs; Nurse Jackie; Law & Order: Criminal Intent; Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis), and movies (For Hire; Airspeed; Kayla; Eternal Evil; Babel; Pact With the Devil; What’s Your Number?) (born Feb. 21, 1964 – died Apr. 24, 2023; age 59). Half-sister of Cherie Blair. (Bronwen Booth Painting: A. Hamilton)
Hubert de Givenchy (aka Count Hubert James Marcel Taffin de Givenchy)
French fashion designer (Baby Doll dress; the “little black dress”, Balloon coat) and perfumier for celebrities (Audrey Hepburn; Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy; Lauren Bacall; Grace Kelly), founder of The House of Givenchy (born Feb. 21, 1927 – died Mar. 10, 2018; age 91). Cause of death for Hubert de Givenchy is unknown. (Hubert de Givenchy 2014 Photo: Castrum avisani)
Erma Bombeck (nee Erma Louise Fiste)
American humorist, At Wit’s End syndicated newspaper columnist, and best selling author (The Grass is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank; If Life is a Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing in the Pits?; Family – The Ties that Bind…and Gag!) (born Feb. 21, 1927 – died Apr. 22, 1996; age 69). Erma Bombeck died of kidney transplant operation complications. (Erma Bombeck 1980 Photo)
Alan Rickman
English movie actor (Sense and Sensibility; Love Actually; Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves; Galaxy Quest; Truly Madly Deeply; Quigley Down Under; Die Hard; Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone; Michael Collins; The January Man; Bob Roberts; Mesmer; Eye in the Sky) (born Feb. 21, 1946 – died Jan. 14, 2016; age 69). Alan Rickman died of pancreatic cancer. (Alan Rickman Photo: Icaro Ferracini)
Ann Sheridan (nee Clara Lou Sheridan; married Scott McKay)
American actress of movies (San Quentin; Stella; Angels with Dirty Faces; Dodge City; Naughty But Nice; Winter Carnival; They Drive By Night; Nora Prentiss; I Was a Male War Bride; Edge of Darkness; The Glass Key) and TV (Henrietta Hanks on Pistols ‘n’ Petticoats; Another World) (born Feb. 21, 1915 – died Jan. 21, 1967; age 51). Ex of George Brent. (Ann Sheridan 1934: Cinegraf Magazine)
Rue McClanahan (nee Eddi-Rue McClanahan; married 6 times)
Emmy Award-winning American actress of TV (Blanche Devereaux on The Golden Girls and The Golden Palace; Mama’s Family; Maude; Another World; Where the Heart Is; Love of Life; Safe Harbor) and movies (Out to Sea; Modern Love) (born Feb. 21, 1943 – died June 3, 2010; age 76). Rue McClanahan died of a brain hemorrhage. (Rue McClanahan 1978 Apple Pie Photo: ABC)
Anaïs Nin (nee Angela Anaïs Juana Antolina Rosa Edelmira Nin y Culmell)
French-Cuban-American writer, non-fiction writer, author of feminist erotica short stories and novels (Henry and June; The Diary of Anaïs Nin; Delta of Venus; House of Incest; Little Birds; Cities of the Interior; Collages; Under a Glass Bell) (born Feb. 21, 1903 – died Jan. 14, 1977; age 73). Anaïs Nin died of cervical cancer. (Anaïs Nin 1970s Photo: Elsa Dorfman)
Nina Simone (nee Eunice Kathleen Waymon)
American civil rights activist, Grammy and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame musical arranger, composer, singer & songwriter (Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood; I Put a Spell on You; Sinner Man; Feeling Good; Wild is the Wind) (born Feb. 21, 1933 – died Apr. 21, 2003; age 70). Nina Simone had breast cancer before she died. (Nina Simone 1965 Photo: Ron Kroon / Dutch National Archives)
Larry Drake
Emmy Award-winning American comedian, voice artist (The Legend of Calamity Jane), and actor of TV (Benny Stulwicz on L. A. Law; Oh, Henry!; Prey; Johnny Bravo) and movies (Darkman; The Journey of August King; Timequest; American Pie 2; The White Lions) (born Feb. 21, 1949 – died Mar. 17, 2016; age 67). Larry Drake died of cardiac arrest. (Larry Drake 1985 Photo: CBS)
American singer & actress of stage and movies (Meet Me in St. Louis; Ziegfeld Follies; Yolanda and the Thief; Till the Clouds Roll By; Dark Delusion; Adventures of Casanova; Ruthless; Behind Locked Doors), and hotelier (Rancho Las Cruces; Palmilla Hotel; Hacienda Hotel) (born Feb. 21, 1917 – died Apr. 16, 1996; age 79). Lucille Bremer died of a heart attack. (Lucille Bremer 1946 Photo)
Larry Pennell (nee Lawrence Kenneth Pennell)
American pro baseball player (Boston Braves), actor of TV (Ted McKeever on Ripcord; Dash Riprock on The Beverly Hillbillies; Lassie; Hank Pulaski on General Hospital; The Young and the Restless), and movies (Old Surehand; Seven Angry Men; The Far Horizons; The FBI Story; The Devil’s Hairpin; The Revengers) (born Feb. 21, 1928 – died Aug. 28, 2013; age 85). (Larry Pennell 1961 Thriller)
Sam Peckinpah (nee David Edward Samuel Ernest Peckinpah Jr.)
American actor, screenwriter, and director of TV (The Westerner; Gunsmoke; The Rifleman; Zane Grey Theater) and movies (The Wild Bunch; Major Dundee; The Getaway; Straw Dogs; Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid; Convoy; The Osterman Weekend) (born Feb. 21, 1925 – died Dec. 28, 1984; age 59). Married Begona Palacios 3X; uncle of David Peckinpah. (Sam Peckinpah 1972 Photo: Photofest)
American actor of stage, TV (Halligan on Gunsmoke; Baretta; The Lawless Years; The Doris Day Show; The Big Valley) and movies (Foreign Correspondent; Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum; Meet Boston Blackie; The House on 92nd Street) (born Feb. 21, 1896 – died Mar. 6, 1979; age 83). Charles Wagenheim was killed in a home burglary. (Charles Wagenheim 1960 Bonanza)
George Mitchell (married Katherine Squire)
American actor of TV (Death Valley Days; The Twilight Zone; Stoney Burke; Perry Mason; Dark Shadows; Bonanza; Gunsmoke; Riverboat) & films (The Wild and the Innocent; Ride in the Whirlwind; The Andromeda Strain; Kid Galahad; Twilight of Honor; 3:10 to Yuma; The Phenix City Story; Captain Eddie) (born Feb. 21, 1905 – died Jan. 18, 1972; age 66). (George Mitchell 1961 Thriller)
Arline Judge (nee Margaret Arline Judge)
American film actress (Million Dollar Baby; Wildcat; Here Comes Trouble; Flying Devils; Sensation Hunters; The Contender; Take It Big; King of Burlesque; George White’s 1935 Scandals; Welcome Home; The Mysterious Mr. Wong; Looking For Trouble) (born Feb. 21, 1912 – died Feb. 7, 1974; age 61). Ex of Wesley Ruggles; Dan Topping; & 5 others). (Arline Judge 1934: Screenland)
Frank Orth (married Ann Codee)
American character actor of TV (Inspector Faraday on Boston Blackie) & movies (Mike in Dr. Kildare films; Captain Tweedy in Nancy Drew: Detective & sequels; The Great Rupert; Rings on Her Fingers; Heartaches; Father of the Bride; The Lost Weekend; Frank Orth and Ann Codee in ‘Imagine My Embarrassment’) (born Feb. 21, 1880 – died Mar. 17, 1762; age 82). (Frank Orth 1930)
Douglas Bader, CBE (aka Group Captain Sir Douglas Robert Steuart Bader)
English Royal Air Force WWII flying ace (DSO; DFC), he lost both legs in a 1931 flying stunt & was retired RAF, hired back as an RAF pilot in 1939 when the war began; POW 1941-1945 after bailing out over France; disabled activist awarded Knight Bachelor (born Feb. 21, 1910 – died Sept. 5, 1982; age 72). (Douglas Bader 1940: Stanley Arthur Devon RAF)
American civil rights activist (Nashville Student Movement sit-ins; Freedom Rider; Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee [SNCC] chairman – March on Washington, Freedom Schools, voter registration, Selma-Montgomery marches), minister, & politician (U.S. House of Representatives) (born Feb. 21, 1940 – died July 17, 2020; age 80). (John Lewis 2006)
Santa Anna (Antonio de Padua María Severino López de Santa Anna etc.)
Mexican military officer (Mexican War of Independence; Rebellion against Iturbe; repelled 1829 Spanish invasion attempt; Texas Revolution – won the Battle of the Alamo, later captured & lost the war; lost the Mexican-American War), 5X elected President of Mexico, he was exiled in 1855 (born Feb. 21, 1794 – died June 21, 1876; age 82). (General Santa Anna: c. 1853)
Andrés Segovia (nee Andrés Segovia Torres; 1st Marquis of Salobreña)
Grammy Hall of Fame Award-winning Spanish classical & flamenco guitarist, recording artist (Segovia Plays Bach), performer, guitar teacher and mentor (Liona Boyd; Charlie Byrd; Charo), who helped popularize the guitar as an concert instrument (born Feb. 21, 1893 – died June 2, 1987; age 94). Andrés Segovia died of a heart attack. (Andrés Segovia Torres 1928: Cine-Mundial)
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