July 19th Birthdays
If you were born on July 19th you share a birthday with these famous people:
Helen Gallagher is 94
Daytime Emmy & Tony Award-winning American dancer, singer & actress of stage (Pal Joey; No, No, Nanette), television (Maeve Ryan on Ryan’s Hope; Dr. Maud Boylan on One Life to Live; Another World) and movies (Strangers When We Meet), born July 19, 1926. (Helen Gallagher 1985 Ryan’s Hope Promo: ABC)
George Dzundza is 75
German-American actor of movies (The Deer Hunter; Dangerous Minds; No Way Out; The Butcher’s Wife; Basic Instinct; Crimson Tide; No Mercy) and television (Law & Order; Jesse; Hack; Grady; Open All Night; Grey’s Anatomy), born July 19, 1945. (George Dzundza 1981 Honky Tonk Freeway Trailer)
Ilie Năstase is 74 (“Nasty“)
International Tennis Hall of Fame septuagenarian Romanian pro tennis player, 1973 #1 world ranked with 100+ ATP professional titles and 7 1970s Grand Slam wins (2 singles, 3 doubles & 2 mixed doubles), born July 19, 1946. (Ilie Năstase 1973 Photo: Bert Verhoeff | Dutch National Archives)
Brian May is 73
English astrophysicist, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Queen singer-songwriter & guitarist (We Will Rock You; Bohemian Rhapsody; Tie Your Mother Down; We Are the Champions; Another One Bites the Dust; Crazy Little Thing Called Love), born July 19, 1947. (Brian May 1982 Photo: Simon Fowler / Elektra)
Bernie Leadon is 73
Septuagenarian American guitarist, singer, songwriter (Witchy Woman), and founding member of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band the Eagles (Best of My Love; One of These Nights; Lyin’ Eyes; Take it Easy; Peaceful Easy Feeling; Desperado), born July 19, 1947. (Bernie Leadon 1970 Photo: Rob C. Croes)
Peter Barton is 64
American actor of TV (Dr. Scott Grainger on The Young and the Restless & The Bold and the Beautiful; Eddie Connors on Sunset Beach; Burke’s Law; The Powers of Matthew Star; Shirley) and movies (Hell Night; Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter), born July 19, 1956. (Peter Barton 1979 Shirley Photo: NBC)
Campbell Scott is 59
American director, producer & actor of TV (Boris on Royal Pains; Damages; House of Cards) and movies (Longtime Companion; Dying Young; Big Night; Singles; The Sheltering Sky; Dead Again; Loverboy; The Amazing Spider-Man films), born July 19, 1961. (Campbell Scott 2009 Photo: David Shankbone)
Anthony Edwards is 58
Emmy Award-winning American producer & actor of TV (Dr. Mark Greene on ER; It Takes Two; Northern Exposure; Temple Grandin; My Louisiana Sky) and movies (Top Gun; The Sure Thing; Revenge of the Nerds; Mr. North; The Client), born July 19, 1962. (Anthony Edwards 2002 Photo: Manningmbd)
Garth Nix is 57
Australian fifty-five-plus writer of children’s fiction (Very Clever Baby books; The Ragwitch), adult & youth sci-fi and fantasy novels (Old Kingdom; Sabriel; Above the Veil; Mister Monday; Shade’s Children; A Confusion of Princes), born July 19, 1963. (Garth Nix 2012 Photo: © Larry D. Moore CC BY-SA 3.0)
(Sea Turtle & Fish Photo: Shot By Cerqueira via Unsplash)
Happy Birthday to everyone celebrating their birthday on July 19th!
And remembering
Dennis Cole
American model, actor of TV (Det. Jim Briggs on The Felony Squad; Lance Prentiss on The Young and the Restless; Paradise Bay; Bracken’s World; Bearcats; Fantasy Island; Trapper John, M.D.; The Love Boat; Charlie’s Angels) & movies (Pretty Smart) (born July 19, 1940 – died Nov. 15, 2009; age 69). Dennis Cole died of renal failure. (Dennis Cole 1969 Bracken’s World Photo: NBC)
Pat Hingle (nee Martin Patterson Hingle)
American actor of TV (Gunsmoke) & movies (The Strange One; Splendor in the Grass; The Ugly American; Hang ‘Em High; Jigsaw; The Gauntlet; Norma Rae; Sudden Impact; The Falcon and the Snowman; Baby Boom; Batman; The Carey Treatment) (born July 19, 1924 – died Jan. 3, 2009; age 84). Pat Hingle died of cancer (myelodysplasia). (Pat Hingle 1969 The Ballad of Andy Crocker)
Patricia Medina
English actress on TV (Zorro; Thriller; Rawhide; Climax!) & movies (The Buckskin Lady; Stranger At My Door; The Black Knight; Botany Bay; Aladdin and His Lamp; Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion; Francis; The Three Musketeers; The Foxes of Harrow; Valentino) (born July 19, 1919 – died Mar. 6, 2012; age 77). Patricia Medina died of natural causes. (Patricia Medina 1960 Bonanza)
Richard Jordan (nee Robert Anson Jordan Jr.)
American actor of TV (Captains and the Kings; The Equalizer) & movies (The Friends of Eddie Coyle; The Mean Season; Raise the Titanic; Solarbabies; The Secret of My Success; Logan’s Run; Rooster Cogburn; The Hunt for Red October; Shout; Primary Motive; Gettysburg) (born July 19, 1937 – died Aug. 30, 1993; age 56). Richard Jordan died of brain cancer. (Richard Jordan 1966 Hawk)
George Hamilton IV
American bluegrass, gospel, folk, pop & country music guitarist and singer (Abilene; A Rose and a Baby Ruth; Why Don’t They Understand; Before This Day Ends; Canadian Pacific; She’s a Little Bit Country; Folk Country Classics; Steel Rail Blues) (born July 19, 1937 – died Sept. 17, 2014; age 77). George Hamilton IV died after a heart attack. (George Hamilton IV 2007 Photo: Cliff)
Dick Irvin (nee James Dickinson Irvin II)
Hockey Hall of Fame Canadian pro hockey player, NHL centre (Chicago Black Hawks), and NHL coach (Chicago Black Hawks, Toronto Maple Leafs – 1932 Stanley Cup; Montreal Canadiens – 1944, 1946 & 1953 Stanley Cups) (born July 19, 1892 – died May 16, 1957; age 64). Dick Irvin died of bone cancer. (Dick Irvin Photo: Thanks to the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame)
Dal McKennon (nee Dallas Raymond McKennon)
American singer, host, & actor of TV (Cincinnatus on Daniel Boone; 87th Precinct; Wagon Train; Q.T. Hush) and movies (The Misadventures of Merlin Jones; Lady and the Tramp), and voice over actor (Archie Andrews; Gumby; Courageous Cat) and movies (born July 19, 1919 – died July 14, 2009; age 89). Dal McKennon died of natural causes. (Dal McKennon 1970 Daniel Boone)
American character actor of TV (Adventures of Superman; The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp; The Lineup; Dragnet; M Squad; Highway Patrol; Death Valley Days) and movies (Wrecking Crew; High Powered; Waterfront; The Milkman; Senorita from the West) (born July 19, 1903 – died June 13, 1979; age 75). Cause of death for Billy Nelson is unknown. (Billy Nelson 1957 Tombstone Territory)
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