July 10th Birthdays

If you were born on July 10th you share a birthday with these famous people:

William Smithers is 91

American actor of stage, TV (Lieutenant Flagler on Young Dr. Malone; David Schuster on Peyton Place; Stanley Norris on Guiding Light; Jeremy Wendell on Dallas; Executive Suite; The Witness), movies (Scorpio; Papillon), and nonagenarian born July 10, 1927. (William Smithers 1964 Peyton Place)

Alice Munro is 87 (nee Alice Ann Laidlaw)

Octogenarian Canadian writer of short story collections (Dance of the Happy Shades; Who Do You Think You Are?; Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage), 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature & 2009 Man Booker International Prize winner, born July 10, 1931. (Alice Munro 2013 Photo: Wolf Gang)

Mavis Staples is 79

Grammy Award-winning Rock & Roll Hall of Fame American R&B, soul, and gospel singer solo and with her father & sisters in The Staple Singers (Respect Yourself; I'll Take You There; If You're Ready [Come Go With Me]; Let's Do It Again), and septuagenarian born July 10, 1939. (Mavis Staples 1973 Photo) 

Robert Pine is 77 (nee Granville Pine)

American septuagenarian, actor of TV (Sgt. Joseph Getraer on CHiPs; Stephen Logan on The Bold and the Beautiful; Dynasty; Magnum, P.I.; Days of Our Lives; The Office; The F.B.I.) and movies (Munster, Go Home! The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again; Red Eye) born July 10, 1941. (Robert Pine 1976 Photo: ABC)

Virginia Wade is 73 (nee Sarah Virginia Wade)

International Tennis Hall of Fame septuagenarian English 3-time Grand Slam Women's Tennis Champion (Singles - 1977 Wimbledon, 1968 US  Open, 1972 Australian Open) & 4-time Doubles (1973 Australian, French & US Open; 1975 US Open), born July 10, 1945. (Virginia Wade 1977 Photo: AM/Keystone) 

Sue Lyon is 72 (nee Suellyn Lyon)

Septuagenarian American retired actress of TV and movies (Lolita; The Night of the Iguana; 7 Women; The Flim-Flam Man; Tony Rome; Four Rode Out; Evel Knievel; Crash!; To Love, Perhaps to Die; The Magician; End of the World; The Astral Factor), born July 10, 1946. (Sue Lyon 1970 Four Rode Out Screenshot)

Arlo Guthrie is 71

American blues and folk musician, songwriter & singer (City of New Orleans; Alice's Restaurant Massacre; Massachusetts), actor of movies (Alice's Restaurant; Renaldo and Clara) and TV (The Byrds of Paradise), and septuagenarian born July 10, 1947. (Arlo Guthrie 1979 Photo: Warner / Reprise)

Mark Shera is 69

Senior citizen, American actor of stage, TV (Jedediah Romano "J.R." Jones on Barnaby Jones; Officer Dominic Luca on S.W.A.T.; Lt. Ted Byrnes on Blacke's Magic; Murder, She Wrote; The Love Boat), and movies (Ladies on Sweet Street), born July 10, 1949. (Mark Shera 1976 Barnaby Jones Photo: CBS)

Phyllis Smith is 67

American actress of TV (Phyllis Vance on The Office; The OA), movies (The 40 Year Old Virgin; Bad Teacher; Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked; Inside Out), TV casting associate (Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman; Curb Your Enthusiasm; Spin City), and senior born July 10, 1951. (Phyllis Smith 2014 Photo: Vsculley) 

Kim Mitchell is 66 (nee Joseph Kim Mitchell)

Canadian senior, musician, guitar player, singer solo (Patio Lanterns; America; Some Folks; Rock and Roll Duty; Go For Soda; Rockland Wonderland; Pure as Gold; Rainbow) and with Max Webster (Let Go the Line), and Classic Rock Q107 radio DJ born July 10, 1952. (Kim Mitchell 2008 Photo: Alert Music)

Rik Emmett is 65 (nee Richard Gordon Emmett)

Juno Award-winning Canadian senior, guitarist, songwriter, and singer solo (When a Heart Breaks; Saved By Love; World of Wonder), and with Triumph (All The Way; Hold On; Lay it on the Line; A World of Fantasy; Spellbound), born July 10, 1953. (Rik Emmett 2002 Photo: Mykal Burns!) 

Nancy Frangione is 65 

American actress of television (Cecile Frame DePoulignac on Another World; Tara Martin Brent on All My Children; Tina Clayton Lord Roberts on One Life to Live; Cousin Marsha on The Nanny), and senior born July 10, 1953. (Nancy Frangione 1984 Another World Promo: NBC)

Andre Dawson is 64

Baseball Hall of Fame 60+ American MLB baseball outfielder (Montreal Expos; Chicago Cubs; Boston Red Sox; Florida Marlins), 8x MLB All-Star & Gold Glove winner, 1977 NL Rookie of the Year, 1987 NL MVP, & 4x Silver Slugger, born July 10, 1954. (Andrew Dawson 2009 Photo: Barbara moore) 

Donna Dixon is 61

Sixty-plus former Miss Virginia USA 1976, Miss Washington D.C. World 1977, American model, actress of TV (Sonny Lumet on Bosom Buddies; Berrenger's; Charmed Lives) and movies (Spies Like Us; Doctor Detroit; The Couch Trip; It Had to Be You; Nixon; Exit to Eden), born July 10, 1957. (Donna Dixon Photo: nioik)

(Photo: Kyle Glenn via Unsplash)

Happy Birthday to everyone celebrating their birthday on July 10, 2018!

And remembering

Nikola Tesla

Serbian/Croatian-American electrical & mechanical engineer, physicist, and inventor (induction motor; Tesla coil; remote control vehicle), co-designer of the AC electricity supply system, futurist (1893 predicted wireless communication) (born July 10, 1856 - died Jan. 7, 1943; age 86). Nikola Tesla died of coronary thrombosis. (Nikola Tesla 1890 Photo: Napoleon Sarony)

Jake LaMotta (nee Giacobbe LaMotta; "The Bronx Bull"; "The Raging Bull")

International Boxing Hall of Fame American professional boxer, 1949-1951 World Middleweight Boxing Champion, stand-up comedian, actor of TV (Car 54, Where Are You?) and movies (Rebellion in Cuba; The Hustler), and author (Raging Bull) (born July 10, 1922 - died Sept. 19, 2017; age 95). Jake LaMotta died of pneumonia complications. (Jake LaMotta 1952 Postcard Photo)

Ron Glass (nee Ronald Earle Glass)

American actor of TV (Det. Ron Harris on Barney Miller; The New Odd Couple; Rhythm & Blues; Mr. Rhodes; Teen Angel; Shepherd Derrial Book on Firefly & Serenity; 227; Ditry Sexy Money) and movies (Deep Space; Houseguest; Back in Business; It's My Party; Deal of a Lifetime) (born July 10, 1945 - died Nov. 25, 2016; age 71). Ron Glass died of respiratory failure. (Ron Glass 1978 Photo)

Terry-Thomas (nee Thomas Terry Hoar Stevens)

English movie actor (School for Scoundrels; The Mouse on the Moon; How to Murder Your Wife; Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines; Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies) (born July 10, 1911 - died Jan. 8, 1990; age 78). Terry-Thomas was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease in 1971. (Terry-Thomas 1966 Strange Bedfellows Trailer: Universal)

Fred Gwynne (nee Frederick Hubbard Gwynne)

American actor of stage, TV (Officer Francis Muldoon on Car 54, Where Are You?; Herman Munster on The Munsters) and movies (Munster, Go Home!; So Fine; The Cotton Club; Shadows and Fog; My Cousin Vinny) (born July 10, 1926 - died July 2, 1993; age 66). Fred Gwynne died of pancreatic cancer complications. (Fred Gwynne 1961 Car 54, Where Are You? Photo: NBC TV) 

David Brinkley

Peabody and Emmy Award-winning American television reporter & news anchor for NBC (The Huntley-Brinkley Report; NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt; David Brinkley's Journal) and ABC (This Week with David Brinkley) (born July 10, 1920 - died June 11, 2003; age 82). David Brinkley died after a fall. (David Brinkley 1962 Photo: NBC Television)

Jeff Donnell (nee Jean Marie Donnell)

American actress of movies (Gidget Goes Hawaiian; Gidget Goes to Rome; Flight Nurse; My Man Godfrey; Tora! Tora! Tora!; In a Lonely Place; A Night to Remember; Cowboy Blues; The Blue Gardenia) and TV (The George Gobel Show; Dr. Kildare; Julia) (born July 10, 1921 - died Apr. 11, 1988; age 66). Jeff Donnell died of a heart attack. (Jeff Donnell 1953 Flight Nurse Screenshot)

Earl Hamner Jr.

American novelist (Spencer's Mountain), The Waltons narrator, producer & screenwriter of movies (Palm Springs Weekend; Where the Lilies Bloom) and TV (The Waltons; Falcon Crest; The Twilight Zone; Gentle Ben; Apple's Way; Nanny and the Professsor; Tactic) (born July 10, 1923 - died Mar. 24, 2016; age 92). Earl Hamner Jr. died of cancer. (Earl Hamner Jr. 1976 The Waltons Photo: CBS) 

Jean Kerr (nee Bridget Jean Collins)

Best-selling American writer, Tony Award-winning playwright (The Song of Bernadette; Mary, Mary; Golidlocks; King of Hearts; Jenny Kissed Me; Touch-and-Go; Poor Richard) and novelist (Please Don't Eat the Daisies), wife of drama critic Walter Kerr (born July 10, 1922 - died Jan. 5, 2003; age 80). Jean Kerr died of pneumonia. (Jean Kerr 1958 Photo: George Cserna / Doubleday & Co.)

Mildred Benson / Carolyn Keene (nee Mildred Augustine)

American columnist, ghostwriter for many early Nancy Drew mysteries under the Carolyn Keene pen name (The Secret of the Old Clock; The Hidden Staircase), and other mystery series (Penny Parker; Kay Tracey; Dana Girls) (born July 10, 1905 - died May 28, 2002; age 96). Mildren Benson died of lung cancer.

Mary O'Hara Alsop (nee Mary O'Hara)

American novelist (My Friend Flicka; Thunderhead; Green Grass of Wyoming) and silent movie screenwriter (The Prisoner of Zenda; Framed) (born July 10, 1885 - died Oct. 14, 1980; age 95). Cause of death for Mary O'Hara was arteriosclerosis. 

Jake Eberts

Canadian movie financier and producer (Dances With Wolves; Chariots of Fire; Gandhi; Local Hero; The Killing Fields) (born July 10, 1941 - died Sept. 6, 2012; age 71). Cause of death for Jake Eberts was cancer. 

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