February 6th Birthdays

If you were born on February 6th you share a celebrity birthday with these famous people:

Mamie Van Doren (nee Joan Lucille Olander; ex of Ray Anthony)

American pin-up model & film actress (The All American; Untamed Youth; Ain’t Misbehavin’; Running Wild; Teacher’s Pet; High School Confidential; The Girl in Black Stockings; Sex Kittens Go to College; The Private Lives of Adam and Eve; Girls Town), born February 6, 1931. (Mamie Van Doren 1957 What’s My Line?)

Mike Farrell (nee Michael Joseph Farrell Jr.; married Shelley Fabares)

American actor of TV (Capt. B. J. Hunnicutt on M*A*S*H; Dr. James Hansen on Providence; Desperate Housewives; The Red Road; Days of Our Lives; The Interns; The Man and the City; Superman), & movie producer (Patch Adams), born February 6, 1939. Ex of Judy Hayden.  (Mike Farrell 1975 M*A*S*H: CBS TV)

Tom Brokaw (nee Thomas John Brokaw)

Peabody Award-winning American TV journalist, editor, special correspondent, and news anchor (NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt; The Today Show; Meet the Press; Morning Joe; Dateline NBC), author (The Greatest Generation), born February 6, 1940. (Tom Brokaw 2007: David Shankbone)

Gigi Perreau (nee Ghislaine Elizabeth Marie Thérèse Perreau-Saussine)

American actress of TV (Follow the Sun; Perry Mason; Lassie; The Rifleman) & movies (Shadow on the Wall; Week-End With Father; Has Anybody Seen My Gal; Bonzo Goes to College; Look in Any Window; Hell on Wheels; Journey to the Center of Time), born February 6, 1941. (Gigi Perreau 1967 Iron Horse)

Fabian (nee Fabiano Anthony Forte)

American singer (Turn Me Loose; Tiger; Come on and Get Me; Hound Dog Man; This Friendly World), actor of TV & films (North to Alaska; Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation; The Longest Day; Ten Little Indians; Five Weeks in a Balloon; Dear Brigitte), born February 6, 1943. (Fabian 1959: 20th Century Fox)

Michael Tucker (married Jill Eikenberry)

American actor of stage, TV (Stuart Markowitz on L. A. Law; Tracey Takes On…; Ryan’s Hope; Hill Street Blues; Law & Order), and movies (Checking Out; For Love or Money; D2: The Mighty Ducks; Tin Men; ‘Til There Was You; Diner; Eyes of Laura Mars), born February 6, 1945. (Michael Tucker 1987  Photo: Alan Light)

Kathy Najimy 

American actress & voice actress in movies (Sister Act; Hocus Pocus; Soapdish; Hope Floats; The Wedding Planner; Rat Race) and on TV (Peggy Hill on King of the Hill; Olive Massery on Veronica’s Closet; Unforgettable; Numb3rs; Veep), born February 6, 1957. (Kathy Najimy 2007 Photo: Javier Donoso) 

Axl Rose (nee William Bruce Rose Jr.; ex of Erin Everly)

American songwriter and lead singer for Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band Guns N’ Roses (Sweet Child o’ Mine; November Rain; Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door; Don’t Cry; Patience; Welcome to the Jungle; You Could Be Mine; Live and Let Die), born February 6, 1962. Ex-fiance of Stephanie Seymour. (Axl Rose 2007: Calon)

Rick Astley (nee Richard Paul Astley)

English BBC radio host, songwriter, & singer (Never Gonna Give You Up; Whenever You Need Somebody, When I Fall in Love; Together Forever; It Would Take a Strong Strong Man; She Wants to Dance With Me; Take Me to Your Heart), born February 6, 1966. (Rick Astley 2009 Photo: Michael Alø-Nielsen)

(Ronald Reagan 1942 | Zsa Zsa Gabor 1952)

Happy Birthday to everyone celebrating their birthday on February 6th!

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Gayle Hunnicutt (ex of David Hemmings, Sir Simon Jenkins)

American actress of TV (Dallas; Fall of Eagles) and movies (Marlowe; Running Scared; Freelance; Fragment of Fear; The Legend of Hell House; Once in Paris; The Saint and the Brave Goose; Voices; Scorpio; Eye of the Cat; P.J.; Target; Silence Like Glass; Strange Shadows in an Empty Room) (born Feb. 6, 1943 – died Aug. 31, 2023; age 80). (Gayle Hunnicutt 1973 The Golden Bowl: PBS)

Rip Torn (nee Elmore Rual Torn Jr.; married Geraldine Page, Amy Wright)

Emmy-winning American actor of films (Sweet Bird of Youth; Payday; Cross Creek; The Cincinnati Kid, Summer Rental, How to Make an American Quilt; Men in Black; Pork Chop Hill) & TV (The Larry Sanders Show; 30 Rock; Blind Ambition) (born Feb. 6, 1931 – died July 9, 2019; age 88). Ex of Ann Wedgeworth. Rip Torn died of Alzheimer’s complications. (Rip Torn 1965 12 O’Clock High)

Natalie Cole (daughter of Nat King Cole; ex of Marvin Yancy)

Grammy Award-winning American singer (Pink Cadillac; Miss You Like Crazy; This Will Be; Unforgettable duet with Nat King Cole; Inseparable; Our Love; Stand By; Starting Over Again), actress, performer and host in movies and on TV (Big Break) (born Feb. 6, 1950 – died Dec. 31, 2015; age 65). Natalie Cole died of congestive heart failure. (Natalie Cole 1975 Photo: NBC Television)

Babe Ruth (nee George Herman Ruth Jr.; “The Bambino” “Sultan of Swat“)

American Baseball Hall of Fame professional baseball player, MLB pitcher and outfielder (Boston Red Sox; New York Yankees; Boston Braves), American League 1923 MVP and 1924 batting champion, with 7 World Series Championships (born Feb. 6, 1895 – died Aug. 16, 1948; age 53). Babe Ruth died of cancer. (Babe Ruth 1922 Photo: The Sporting News Archives)

Ronald Reagan (40th U.S. President; married Nancy Davis)

American actor & host of TV (General Electric Theater; Death Valley Days), movies (Knute Rockne All American; Sante Fe Trail; Bedtime for Bonzo; The Killers; Storm Warning; Brother Rat) (born Feb. 6, 1911 – died June 5, 2004; age 93). Ex of Jane Wyman. Ronald Reagan had Alzheimer’s Disease and died of pneumonia. (Ronald Reagan 1940s: Courtesy Ronald Reagan Library)

Adrian Scott (nee Robert Adrian Scott; married Joan LaCour Scott)

Blacklisted American journalist, TV screenwriter (The Adventures of Robin Hood), movie screenwriter (Mr. Lucky; Keeping Company) and film producer (Murder, My Sweet; Deadline at Dawn; So Well Remembered; Crossfire) (born Feb. 6, 1911 – died Dec. 25, 1972; age 60). Brother of Allan Scott; uncle of Pippa Scott; ex of Anne Shirley). (Adrian Scott 1950 The Hollywood Ten)

Zsa Zsa Gábor (nee Sári Gábor; sister of Eva Gabor, Magda Gabor)

Hungarian-American American socialite, actress of TV (Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In; As the World Turns; Climax!) & movies (Lovely to Look At; Lili; Moulin Rouge; Death of a Scoundrel; Arrivederci, Baby!; Jack of Diamonds; 3 Ring Circus; The Girl in the Kremlin) (born Feb. 6, 1917 – died Dec. 18, 2016; age 99). Ex of Conrad Hilton Sr., George Sanders, Felipe de Alba. (Zsa Zsa Gábor 1955)

Ramon Novarro (nee Jose Ramón Gil Samaniego; cousin of Dolores del Rio)

Mexican-American singer-actor in TV & movies (The Prisoner of Zenda; Scaramouche; The Arab; Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ; Across to Singapore; Mata Hari; Laughing Boy; The Sheik Steps Out; Crisis; The Outriders; The Big Steal; A Desperate Adventure) (born Feb. 6, 1899 – died Feb. 3, 1968; age 69). Ramon Novarro was murdered by 2 brothers. (Ramon Novarro 1933 Photo: MGM) 

Patrick Macnee (nee Daniel Patrick Macnee; ex of Katherine Woodville)

British-American actor in movies (The Howling; King Solomon’s Treasure; The Sea Wolves; A View to a Kill; The Girl is Mine; Pursuit of the Graf Spee; Les Girls; Sweet Sixteen) and TV (John Steed on The Avengers & The New Avengers; Empire; Nightman; Thunder in Paradise; Super Force; Encounter) (born Feb. 6, 1922 – died June 25, 2015; age 93). (Patrick Macnee 1959 Black Saddle)

Russell Gleason (son of Lucile & James Gleason; )

American film actor (News is Made at Night; Seven Faces; Strange Cargo; Sidney Higgins in The Higgins Family movies; Young as You Feel; Herbert Thompson in A Trip to Paris & Jones Family films; Homicide Squad; I Can’t Escape; All Quiet on the Western Front) (born Feb. 6, 1908 – died Dec. 25, 1945; age 37). Russell Gleason died after falling out of a hotel window. (Russell Gleason 1929)

Gord Downie (nee Gordon Edgar Downie)

Canadian rock singer-songwriter solo & for The Tragically Hip (New Orleans is Sinking; 38 Years Old; Fifty Mission Cap; At the Hundredth Meridian; Fully Completely; Ahead by a Century; Bobcaygeon; Little Bones; Greasy Jungle; Gift Shop) (born Feb. 6, 1964 – died May 7, 2017; age 53). Gord Downie died of glioblastoma (brain cancer). (Gord Downie 2008 Photo: Barb Crawford)

François Truffaut

Academy Award-winning French New Wave movie producer, director, screenwriter & actor (Day for Night; The 400 Blows; Jules et Jim; The Bride Wore Black; The Last Metro; Confidentially Yours; The Green Room) (born Feb. 6, 1932 – died Oct. 21, 1984; age 52). François Truffaut had brain cancer & died of a heart attack. (François Truffaut 1964 Photo: Pensio Ilmonen)

John Lund

American actor of radio & films (To Each His Own; The Perils of Pauline; A Foreign Affair; My Friend Irma; Night Has a Thousand Eyes; No Man of Her Own; The Mating Season; Darling, How Could You!; Steel Town; White Feather; Five Guns West; High Society) (born Feb. 6, 1911 – died May 10, 1992; age 81). John Lund died of heart problems. (John Lund 1950 Duchess of Idaho)

Bob Marley (nee Robert Nesta Marley; father of Ziggy Marley)

Grammy, Rock & Roll Halls of Fame Rastafarian Jamaican reggae musician, singer & songwriter of Bob Marley & The Wailers (Is This Love; Sun is Shining; No Woman, No Cry; One Love; Satisfy My Soul; Buffalo Soldier; Exodus) (born Feb. 6, 1945 – died May 11, 1981; age 36). Bob Marley died of skin cancer that spread to his brains, lungs, and liver. (Bob Marley 1960s-1970s)

Ben Lyon (married Bebe Daniels, Marian Nixon)

American film actor (Hell’s Angels; Night Nurse; What Men Want; Bluebeard’s Seven Wives; Dancing Feet; Flaming Youth; The Lyons Abroad; The Dark Tower; This Was Paris; Hi Gang!; Girl Missing; Hat Check Girl; I Spy; Down to the Sea; Week Ends Only; The Women in His Life; By Whose Hand?; Bought!; Indiscreet) (born Feb. 6, 1901 – died Mar. 22, 1979; age 78). (Ben Lyon 1925)

Mary Leakey (nee Mary Douglas Nicol; married Louis Leakey)

English paleoanthropologist at African archeological sites, discoverer of hominim fossils 3.75+ million years old, the 1st Proconsul and Zinjanthropus skulls; the Laetoli hominin footprint trail, and identified 15 new animal species (born Feb. 6, 1913 – died Dec. 9, 1996; age 83). Mary Leakey died peacefully. (Mary Leakey 1962 Photo: Smithsonian Institution Archives)

Kate McGarrigle (ex of Loudon Wainwright III)

Canadian folk musician, songwriter and singer with her sister Anna McGarrigle ([Talk to Me of] Mendocino; Complainte pour Ste-Catherine; Go Leave; Move Over Moon; Matapedia) (born Feb. 6, 1946 – died Jan. 18, 2010; age 63). Mother of Martha & Rufus Wainwright. Kate McGarrigle died of clear-cell sarcoma. (Kate McGarrigle 2008: Dfrancois at English Wikipedia)

David Gorcey (aka David Condon; brother of Leo Gorcey)

American actor of TV, and East Side Kids, Bowery Boys, & other movies (Up in Smoke; Bowery Battalion; Wild Weed; The French Key; Smart Alecks; Sergeant Madden; Prairie Moon; Juvenile Court; Bowery Bombshell; Bowery Blitzkrieg; Let’s Get Tough) (born Feb. 6, 1921 – died Oct. 23, 1984; age 63). David Gorcey died of diabetes complications. (David Gorcey 1941 Spooks Run Wild)

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