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January 15, 2023

January 15th Birthdays

If you were born on this day January 15th you share a celebrity birthday with these famous people:

margaret obrien birthday, nee angela maxine obrien, margaret obrien 1946, american child actress, 1940s movies, journey for margaret, dr gillespies criminal case, thousands cheer, madame curie, lost angel, jane eyre, the canterville ghost, meet me in st louis tootie smith, music for millions, our vines have tender grapes, bad bascomb, three wise fools, the unfinished dance, tenth avenue angel, big city, little women, the secret garden, 1950s movies, her first romance, glory, 1950s television series, climax guest star, matinee theatre guest star, studio one in hollywood guest star, 1960s movies, heller in pink tights, 1960s tv films, maggie bradley, 1970s movies, annabelle lee, 1980s films, amy, 1990s feature films, sunset after dark, 2000s movies, dead in love, frankenstein rising, beverly hills christmas ii, dr jekyll and mr hyde, halloween pussy trap kill kill, octogenarian birthdays, septuagenarian birthdays, senior citizen birthdays, 60 plus birthdays, 55 plus birthdays, 50 plus birthdays, over age 50 birthdays, age 50 and above birthdays, celebrity birthdays, famous people birthdays, january 15th birthday, born january 15 1937Margaret O’Brien (nee Angela Maxine O’Brien)

Juvenile Academy Award-winning American actress of movies (Meet Me in St. Louis; Little Women; Journey for Margaret; The Canterville Ghost; Madame Curie; The Secret Garden; Lost Angel; Music for Millions; Jane Eyre) and television (Maggie), born January 15, 1937. (Margaret O’Brien 1946 Photo: Abbie Rowe)

dini petty birthday, dini petty c 2010, canadian reporter, news anchor, interviewer, 1970s television series, 1970s tv news shows, citypulse news anchor, this is the law panelist, cityline host, the dini petty show host, 1980s tv talk shows, 2000s radio shows, weekends with dini petty host, childrens book author, the queen the bear and the bumblebee, commercial pilot newscaster, septuagenarian birthdays, senior citizen birthdays, 60 plus birthdays, 55 plus birthdays, 50 plus birthdays, over age 50 birthdays, age 50 and above birthdays, baby boomer birthdays, zoomer birthdays, celebrity birthdays, famous people birthdays, january 15th birthday, born january 15 1945Dini Petty

English-Canadian interviewer, news anchor, personality and host of radio (Weekends with Dini Petty) and TV (CityPulse News; This is the Law; CityLine; The Dini Petty Show; Sweet City Woman; CityWide), born January 15, 1945. (Dini Petty c. 2010 Photo: Korby Banner / Courtesy DiniPetty.com)

karen carlson birthday, american actress, born january 15th, movies, the octagon, tv soap operas, days of our lives, classic tv shows, here come the brides, in the heat of the night, dallas, Karen Carlson (ex of David Soul)

American actress of TV (Sheila Hammond on Days of Our Lives; In the Heat of the Night; Dallas; Here Come the Brides; The F.B.I.; The Yellow Rose; Starsky and Hutch; Hill Street Blues; Hotel) and movies (The Candidate; Black Oak Conspiracy), born January 15, 1945. (Karen Carlson 1980 The Octagon)

andrea martin birthday, nee andrea louise martin, andrea martin 2003, american canadian comedian, singer, writer, comedic actress, broadway stage plays, tony awards, my favorite year, pippin, 1970s movies, foxy lady, cannibal girls, black christmas, wholly moses, 1970s television series, the david steinberg show julie livergoot, sctv edith prickly, 1980s films, soup for one, club paradise, innerspace, martha ruth and edie, rude awakening, worth winning, 1980s tv shows, sctv network, sctv channel, roxie brinkerhoff, the completely mental misadventures of ed grimley voice of mrs freebus, 1990s movies, too much sun, stepping out, all i want for christmas, ted and venus, bogus, wag the dog, the rugrats movie aunt miriam voice actress, 1990s television shows, the martin short show alice manoogan, earthworm jim voices, life and stuff christine, damon carol czynencko, pinky elmyra and the brain voice of ms entebbe, 2000s films, believe, loser, hedwig and the angry inch, all over the guy, jimmy neutron boy genius mrs fowl voice artist, my big fat greek wedding, new york minute, the producers, the tv set, how to eat fried worms, young triffies been made away with, black christmas, breaking upwards, buzzkill, girl most likely, delivering the goods, night at the museum secret of the tomb, my big fat greek wedding 2, 2000s tv series, george and martha, primetime glick ann heche, my big fat greek life aunt voula, the adventures of jimmy neutron boy genius mrs fowl voice, sesame street narrator and voice artist, working the engels ceil engel, difficult people marilyn kessler, great news carol wendelson, septuagenarian birthdays, senior citizen birthdays, 60 plus birthdays, 55 plus birthdays, 50 plus birthdays, over age 50 birthdays, age 50 and above birthdays, generation x birthdays, baby boomer birthdays, zoomer birthdays, celebrity birthdays, famous people birthdays, january 15th birthday, born january 15 1947Andrea Martin (ex of Bob Dolman)

Tony Award-winning American writer, comedian, singer, character & voice over actress of stage, TV (SCTV Network; Difficult People; Great News), and film (Innerspace; My Big Fat Greek Wedding; Club Paradise), born January 15, 1947. (Andrea Martin c. 2003 Photo: T. Charles Erickson / The Huntingdon)

charo birthday, nee maria del rosario mercedes pilar martinez molina baeza, charo 2013, married xavier cugat 1966, divorced xavier cugat 1978, cuchi cuchi girl, spanish american flamenco guitarist, singer, ole ole, dance a little bit closer, espana cani, actress, 1960s television talk shows guest, the tonight show tarring johnny carson performer, the mike douglas show entertainer, the hollywood squares panelist, 1970s tv game shows, 1970s movies, tiger by the tail, the concorde airport 79, 1970s television shows, chico and the man aunt charo, 1980s tv shows, fantasy island guest star, the love boat april lopez, 1980s films, moon over parador, 2000s television shows, jane the virgin charo, senior citizen birthdays, 60 plus birthdays, 55 plus birthdays, 50 plus birthdays, over age 50 birthdays, age 50 and above birthdays, baby boomer birthdays, zoomer birthdays, celebrity birthdays, famous people birthdays, january 15th birthday, born january 15 1951, born january 15 1941Charo (nee María del Rosario Mercedes Pilar Martínez Molina Baeza)

Spanish-American flamenco guitarist, singer (Olé Olé; Dance A Little Bit Closer) and actress of television (Chico and the Man; The Love Boat; Hollywood Squares), protege and ex-wife of Xavier Cugat, born January 15, 1951. (Charo 2013 Photo: Richard Sandoval)

mario van peebles birthday, nee mario cain van peebles, mario van peebles 1990, mexican american director, movie director, new jack city, actor, 1970s movies, sweet sweetbacks baadasssss song, 1980s television mini series, the sophisticated gents nicholas, la law andrew taylor, 1980s tv soap operas, one life to live doc gilmore, 1980s movies, exterminator 2, the cotton club, rappin, south bronx heroes, 315, last resort, heartbreak ridge, hotshot, jaws the revenge, identity crisis, 21 jump street dancer dana, 1990s movies, new jack city, posse, gunmen, highlander the final dimension, in the living years, panther, solo, stag, los locos, love kills, raw nerve, 2000s films, blowback, guardian, ali, the hebrew hammer, baadassss, 2000s tv shows, rude awakening marcus adams, a letter to dad, multiple sarcasms, all things fall apart, 5th and alameda, tied to a chair, we the party, red sky, mantervention, submerged, 2000s television shows, damages agent randall harrison, 2000s daytime tv series, all my children samuel woods, bloodline prosecutor, nashville henry benton, superstition isaac hastings, 2000s television director, superstition director, bloodline director, hand of god director, being mary jane director, empire director, once upon a time, boss director, 2000s movies director, red sky, we the party, uss indianapolis men of courage, all things fall apart, redemption road, son of melvin van peebles, 60 plus birthdays, 55 plus birthdays, 50 plus birthdays, over age 50 birthdays, age 50 and above birthdays, generation x birthdays, baby boomer birthdays, zoomer birthdays, celebrity birthdays, famous people birthdays, january 15th birthday, born january 15 1957Mario Van Peebles (son of Melvin Van Peebles)

Mexican-born American director (New Jack City; Posse) and actor of TV (Sonny Spoon; Rude Awakening; One Life to Life; All My Children; L.A. Law) and films (Jaws: The Revenge; Highlander: The Final Dimension; Heartbreak Ridge), born January 15, 1957. (Mario Van Peebles 1990 Photo: Alan Light)

chad lowe birthday, nee charles davis lowe ii, chad lowe 1988, american actor, 1980s television movies, silence of the heart, 1980s tv series, spencer winger, 1980s films, apprentice to murder, true blood, 1990s movies, nobodys perfect, highway to hell, driven, floating, trading favors, quiet days in hollywood, the others, suicide the comedy, 1990s television mini series, an inconvenient woman kippie petworth, life goes on jesse mckenna, snowy river the mcgregor saga sam taylor, melrose place carter gallavan, popular luke grant, now and again craig spence, er dr george henry, 2000s films, your guardian, unfaithful, red betsy, 2000s tv shows, 24 reed pollock, young justice captain marvel billy batson voice actor, pretty little liars byron montgomery, supergirl thomas coville, 2000s television director, bones director, life in pieces director, pretty little liars director, brother of rob lowe, married hilary swank 1997, divorced hilary swank 2007, 50 plus birthdays, over age 50 birthdays, age 50 and above birthdays, generation x birthdays, baby boomer birthdays, zoomer birthdays, celebrity birthdays, famous people birthdays, january 15th birthday, born january 15 1968Chad Lowe (nee Charles Davis Lowe II; brother of Rob Lowe)

Emmy-winning American actor & director of TV (Byron Montgomery on Pretty Little Liars; Spencer; Jesse McKenna on Life Goes On; Melrose Place; 24; Popular; Now and Again; Supergirl) movies (Unfaithful; Apprentice to Murder), born January 15, 1968. Ex of Hilary Swank. (Chad Lowe 1988: CBS)

regina king birthday, born january 15th, african american actress, tv shows, 227 brenda jenkins, southland lydia adams, american crime, seven seconds, movies, if beale street could talk, oscar, emmy, ray, jerry maguireRegina King

Emmy & Academy Award-winning American actress of TV (Brenda Jenkins on 227; Det. Lydia Adams on Southland; American Crime; Seven Seconds; 24; The Big Bang Theory; Watchmen) and films (If Beale Street Could Talk; Ray; Jerry Maguire), born January 15, 1971. (Regina King 2010 Photo: The Heart Truth)

happy birthday wishes; birthday card; famous birthdays; january 15th; born on january 15; film stars; classic movies; child actress; margaret livingston, meet me in st louis, little women, the canterville ghost, civil rights activist, dr martin luther king(Margaret O’Brien 1948 Portrait: Carpenter | Martin Luther King Jr. 1964 Photo: Marion S. Trikosko)

Happy Birthday to everyone celebrating their birthday on January 15th!

Remember These January 15th Famous Birthdays

phyllis coates birthday, born january 15th, american actress, classic tv shows, terry and the pirates, the adventures of superman, lois lane, this is alice, movies, superman and the mole men, blood arrow, topeka, fargo, the maverickPhyllis Coates (nee Gypsie Ann Evarts Stell)

American actress of TV (Lois Lane on The Adventures of Superman; Clarissa Holliday on This is Alice; Death Valley Days; Gunsmoke; The Duke; Perry Mason) and films (Superman and the Mole Men; Blood Arrow; Topeka; Fargo; The Maverick) (born Jan. 15, 1927 – died Oct. 11, 2023; age 96). Ex of Richard L. Bare, Norman Tokar. (Phyllis Coates 1953 Terry and the Pirates)

lloyd bridges birthday, lloyd bridges 1966, nee lloyd vernet bridges jr, american actor, 1940s movies, the lone wolf takes a chance, harmon of michigan, two latins from manhattan, the royal mounted patrol , blondie goes to college, shut my big mouth, canal zone, north of the rockies, sweetheart of the fleet, riders of the northland, atlantic convoy, a mans world, the daring young man, passport to suez, sahara, hail to the rangers, the heats on, the crime doctors strangest case, shes a soldier too, louisiana hayride, the master race, saddle leather law, secret agent x9, strange confession, a walk in the sun, abilene town, miss susie slagles, canyon passage, ramrod, the trouble with women, unconquered, secret service investigator, 16 fathoms deep, moonrise, hideout, red canyon, home of the brave, calamity jane and sam bass, trapped, 1950s films, rocketship x m, colt 45, the white tower, the sound of fury, little big horn, three steps north, the whistle at eaton falls, high noon, plymouth adventure, last of the comanches, the tall texan, the kid from left field, city of bad men, the limping man, pride of the blue grass, the big deadly game, wichita, apache woman, wetbacks, the rainmaker, ride out for revenge, the goddess, 1950s television series, climax guest star, zane grey theater guest star, sea hunt mike nelson, 1960s tv shows, the lloyd bridges show adam shepherd, the loner william colton, 1960s movies, around the world under the sea, daring game, attack on the iron coast, the happy ending, 1970s films, to find a man, running wild, bear island, the fifth musketeer, airplane, 1970s television shows, joe forrester, roots evan brent, how the west was won orville gant, battlestar galactica commander cain, 1980s tv mini series, east of eden samuel hamilton, the blue and the gray ben geyser, george washington caleb quinn, paper dolls grant harper, north and south book ii jefferson davis, dress gray general axel rylander, 1980s tv soap operas, loving johnny forbes, 1980s movies, airplane ii the sequel, weekend warriors, the wild pair, winter people, cousins, 1990s television shows, capital news jonathan turner, harts of teh west jake tyrell, 1990s films, joe versus the volcano, hot shots, honey i blew up the kid, mr bluesman, hot shots part deux, blown away, mafia, father of jeff bridges, father of beau bridges, octogenarian birthdays, senior citizen birthdays, 60 plus birthdays, 55 plus birthdays, 50 plus birthdays, over age 50 birthdays, age 50 and above birthdays, celebrity birthdays, famous people birthdays, january 15th birthday, born january 15 1913, died march 10 1998, celebrity deathsLloyd Bridges (nee Lloyd Vernet Bridges Jr.; father of Jeff & Beau Bridges)

American actor of TV (Mike Nelson on Sea Hunt; The Lloyd Bridges Show; The Loner; Paper Dolls; How the West Was Won) and movies (Trapped; Running Wild; High Noon; Airplane!; Little Big Horn; Running Wild; Hot Shots!; The Fifth Musketeer) (born Jan. 15, 1913 – died Mar. 10, 1998; age 85). Lloyd Bridges died of natural causes. (Lloyd Bridges 1966 Photo: Tom Korman Assoc.)

martin luther king jr, birthday, born january 15th, african american, civil rights activist, nobel peace prize, march on washington, i have a dream speech, Martin Luther King Jr. (married Coretta Scott)

Nobel Peace Prize-winning American pastor, civil rights activist (voting rights for African Americans; desegregation), nonviolent resistance advocate, leader & orator (March on Washington “I have a dream”; Montgomery bus boycott) (born Jan. 15, 1929 – died Apr. 4, 1968; age 39). Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. (Martin Luther King Jr. 1964: Nobel Foundation)

mazo de la roche birthday, mazo de la roche 1927, nee mazo louise roche, nickname maisie roach, canadian short story writer, novelist, author, delight, possession, family saga series, jalna, whiteoaks of jalna, portrait of a dog, finchs fortune, lark ascending, the thunder of the new wings, the master of jalna, beside a norman tower, young renny, whiteoak harvest, the very little house, growth of a man, whiteoak heritage, wakefields course, the two saplings, building of jalna, return to jalna, mary wakefield, rennys daughter, whiteoak brotehrs, variable winds at jalna, the song of lambert, centenary at jalna, bill and coo, morning at jalna, octogenarian birthdays, senior citizen birthdays, 60 plus birthdays, 55 plus birthdays, 50 plus birthdays, over age 50 birthdays, age 50 and above birthdays, celebrity birthdays, famous people birthdays, january 15th birthday, born january 15 1879, died july 12 1961, celebrity deathsMazo de la Roche (nee Mazo Louise Roche; “Maisie Roach“)

Canadian short story writer, playwright, and best selling novelist, author of the Whiteoaks of Jalna family saga series (Jalna; Whiteoaks of Jalna; Finch’s Fortune; The Master of Jalna; Whiteoak Harvest; Whiteoak Heritage) (born Jan. 15, 1879 – died July 12, 1961; age 82). Cause of death for Mazo de la Roche is unknown. (Mazo de la Roche 1927 Photo: Melvin Ormond Hammond) 

gene krupa, born january 16, american musician, jazz drummer, modern drummer hall of fame, bandleader, composer, drum boogie, boogie blues, hooray for hollywood, movies, the benny goodman story, ball of fire, some like it hotGene Krupa (nee Eugene Bertram Krupa; “father of the modern drumset”)

Modern Drummer Hall of Fame American jazz drummer (Sing, Sing, Sing), composer (Drum Boogie; Hooray for Hollywood), bandleader (Gene Krupa Trio) & film performer (The Benny Goodman Story; Ball of Fire; The Glenn Miller Story; Some Like it Hot; George White’s Scandals) (born Jan. 15, 1909 – died Oct. 16, 1973; age 64). (Gene Krupa Billboard 1944 Music Yearbook)

rex ingram birthday, born january 15th, irish director, silent movies, the four horsemen of the apocalypse, the conquering power, trifling women, turn to the right, the prisoner of zenda, the arab, shore acres, the great problem, scaramouche, love in moroccoRex Ingram (nee Reginald Ingram Montgomery Hitchcock)

Irish screenwriter, director, & actor of silent films (The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse; The Conquering Power; Trifling Women; Turn to the Right; The Prisoner of Zenda; The Arab; Shore Acres; The Garden of Allah; The Great Problem; Scaramouche) (born Jan. 15, 1892 – died July 21, 1950; age 58). Married Alice Terry; ex of Doris Pawn. (Rex Ingram 1920: Hoover)

maria schell birthday, maria schell 1958, nee maria margarethe anna schell, austrian swiss actress, 1950s german movies, affairs of dr holl, the magic box, so little time, as long as youre near me, the heart of the matter, the last bridge, napoleon, love, the sins of rose bernd, the brothers karamazov, end of desire, duel in the forest, the hanging tree, as the sea rages, 1960s films, cimarron, the mark, whiskey and sofa, the murderer knows the score, the devil by the tail, 99 women, 1970s movies, the bloody judge, dust in the sun, chamsin, the odessa file, change, the twist, voyage of the damned, just a gigolo, superman, the first polka, 1980s movies, nineteen nineteen, older sister of maximilian schell, septuagenarian birthdays, senior citizen birthdays, 60 plus birthdays, 55 plus birthdays, 50 plus birthdays, over age 50 birthdays, age 50 and above birthdays, celebrity birthdays, famous people birthdays, january 15th birthday, born january 15 1926, died april 26 2005, celebrity deathsMaria Schell (sister of Maximilian Schell, Carl Schell)

Austrian-Swiss actress in movies (The Hanging Tree; The Mark; As the Sea Rages; Superman; Cimarron; Voyage of the Damned;  99 Women; The Odessa File; The Brothers Karamazov; The Magic Box; The Heart of the Matter) (born Jan. 15, 1926 – died Apr. 26, 2005; age 79. Ex of Horst Hachler. Maria Schell died of pneumonia. (Maria Schell 1958 The Brothers Karamozov: MGM)

patricia blair birthday, born january 15th, american actress, classic tv shows, daniel boone rebecca boone, princess pat, the rifleman, yancy derringer, my three sons, movies, cage of evilPatricia Blair (nee Patsy Lou Blake)

American actress of TV (Rebecca Boone on Daniel Boone; The Rifleman; Yancy Derringer; Princess Pat; My Three Sons; Surfside 6; The Virginian; Perry Mason; Petrocelli; Bonanza) and movies (Cage of Evil; Crime Against Joe; City of Fear; The Black Sleep; Jump Into Hell) (born Jan. 15, 1933 – died Sept. 9, 2013; age 80). Patricia Blair died of breast cancer. (Patricia Blair 1970 Daniel Boone)

ivor novello, born january 15, welsh singer, songwriter, keep the home fires burning, till the boys come home, actor, playwright, movies, the constant nymph, perchance to dream, kings rhapsody, sleeping card, the lodger, the triumph of the rat, theodore and coIvor Novello (nee David Ivor Davies; “Ivor Novello Songwriting Award”)

Welsh singer & songwriter (Keep the Home Fires Burning; ‘Till the Boys Come Home), actor & writer of plays & films (The Constant Nymph; King’s Rhapsody; Perchance to Dream; Theodore & Co.; Glamorous Night; Once a Lady; The Triumph of The Rat; Downhill; The Lodger; The Bohemian Girl; The White Rose) (born Jan. 15, 1893 – died Mar. 6, 1951; age 58). (Ivor Novello 1923)

harry ellerbe birthday, born january 15th, american actor, movies, desk set, murder on a honeymoon, the misleading lady, house of usher, the haunted palace, so red the rose,Harry Ellerbe

American actor of stage, TV (Rawhide; Dennis the Menace; Hazel; The Fugitive), and movies (House of Usher; The Haunted Palace; The Man Who Understood Women; Desk Set; The Magnetic Monster; So Red the Rose; Murder on a Honeymoon; The Misleading Lady) (born Jan. 15, 1901 – died Dec. 2, 1992; age 91). Cause of death for Harry Ellerbe is unknown. (Harry Ellerbe 1960 Thriller)

william beaudine birthday, born january 15th, american actor, director, movies, the mad parade, tuna clipper, the green hornet, kidnapped, blue grass of kentucky, lets go navy, mr muggs steps out, torcy gets her manWilliam Beaudine

American film actor, screenwriter & director of TV (Lassie; The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin) and movies (Tuna Clipper; The Green Hornet; Kidnapped; Blue Grass of Kentucky; Let’s Go Navy; The Mad Parade; Mr. Muggs Steps Out; Westward Ho, The Wagons!; The Crime of the Century; Penrod and Sam; Gallant Lady) (born Jan. 15, 1892 – died Mar. 18, 1970; age 78). (William Beaudine 1925)

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Anita Hamilton

50+ World editor & writer Anita Hamilton's articles are inspired by real historical events, places, and people. Her travel experiences, a lifelong keen interest in history, art, vintage music, books, silent films, classic movies, "golden age" television shows, fashion, & entertainment in general - combined with years of research - make her a subject matter expert with acquired knowledge & expertise on these topics. This, and a loving and supportive family complete with 3 mini-dachshund minions, keeps her busy.

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