July 24th Birthdays
If you were born on July 24th you share a celebrity birthday with these famous people:
Ruth Buzzi
American voice over artist, musical comedy actress of stage, TV (Gladys Ormphby on Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In; The Dean Martin Show; Letitia Bradford on Days of Our Lives; Passions), and movies (Freaky Friday; The North Avenue Irregulars), born July 24, 1936. (Ruth Buzzi 1972 Photo)
Dan Hedaya (nee Daniel G. Hedaya)
American character actor of TV (Ryan’s Hope; Cheers; The Tortellis; Hill Street Blues; St. Elsewhere) and movies (Tightrope; Blood Simple; Wise Guys; Running Scared; Pacific Heights, The Usual Suspects; Clueless; Nixon; Ransom; Daylight), born July 24, 1940. (Dan Hedaya 1986 Photo: Universal Television)
Laraine Stephens (married David Gerber)
American opera singer, actress of TV (Diane Waring on Bracken’s World; Matt Helm; Police Story; Fantasy Island; Eischied; Hawaii Five-O; Laredo; Mannix; Police Woman; Barnaby Jones) and movies (The Thousand Plane Raid; 40 Guns to Apache Pass), born July 24, 1941. (Laraine Stephens 1974 Movin’ On)
Chris Sarandon (nee Christopher Sarandon Jr.)
American actor of TV (Dr. Tom Halverson on Guiding Light; Felicity; Judging Amy; ER), & films (Lipstick; Dog Day Afternoon; Fright Night; The Princess Bride; Child’s Play; Little Men; Just Cause), born July 24, 1942. Married Joanna Gleason; ex of Susan Sarandon. (Chris Sarandon 2009: CelebHeights.com)
Robert Hays (ex of Cherie Currie)
American actor of stage, TV (Brad Benson on Angie; Starman; FM; Cutters; The Blue Knight; Marcus Welby, M.D.) and movies (Airplane!; Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey; Dr. T & the Women; Trenchcoat; Cat’s Eye; Fifty/Fifty; Touched), born July 24, 1947. (Robert Hays 1986: Columbia Pictures TV)
Michael Richards
Emmy Award-winning American standup comedian & actor of TV (Cosmo Kramer on Seinfeld; Fridays; Kirstie; The Michael Richards Show; St. Elsewhere; Marblehead Manor), and movies (Young Doctors in Love; Transylvania 6-5000; Trial and Error), born July 24, 1949. (Michael Richards 1992 Photo: Alan Light)
Sam Behrens (nee Stanley Birnbaum; married Shari Belafonte)
American actor of TV (Gregory Richards on Sunset Beach; Danny Waleska on Knots Landing; Jake Meyer on General Hospital; Dr. Adam Cohen on Ryan’s Hope; The Young and the Restless; L.A. Law) & movies (Alive; Murder by Numbers), born July 24, 1950. (Sam Behrens 1986 Promo: ABC)
Lynda Carter (nee Linda Jean Córdova Carter; ex of Ron Samuels)
American singer, songwriter, Miss World America 1972, host & actress of television (Diana Prince on Wonder Woman; Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess; Hawkeye; Partners in Crime; The Mike Douglas Show) and movies (Super Troopers), born July 24, 1951. (Lynda Carter 1981 Born to Be Sold)
Gus Van Sant (nee Gus Green Van Sant Jr.)
American artist, movie producer, actor, screenwriter, & director of movies (Drugstore Cowboy; My Own Private Idaho; Good Will Hunting; Finding Forrester; Milk; Even Cowgirls Get the Blues; To Die For; The Canyons; Promised Land), TV (Boss), born July 24, 1952. (Gus Van Sant 1993 Photo: Gorup de Besanez)
Pam Tillis (nee Pamela Yvonne Tillis; ex of Bob DiPiero)
Grammy Award-winning American country music songwriter, singer (Mi Vida Loca [My Crazy Life]; When You Walk in the Room; Shake the Sugar Tree; In Between Dances; Maybe It Was Memphis; Let That Pony Run), and TV actress (Nashville), born July 24, 1957. (Pam Tillis 2010 Photo:Matt Spicher)
Julie Krone (nee Julieann Louise Krone)
National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame fifty-five-plus retired American thoroughbred race horse jockey, first female jockey to win the Belmont Stakes (1993 – Colonial Affair) & horse racing broadcaster, born July 24, 1963. (Julie Krone 2000 Photo: Harlan1000)
Karl Malone (“The Mailman“)
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame American pro basketball player, NBA forward (Utah Jazz; Los Angeles Lakers), 1997 & 1997 NBA MVP, 14-time NBA All-Star, 1992 & 1996 Olympic gold medalist born July 24, 1963. (Karl Malone 2011 Photo: Mass Comm. Spclst Chad J. McNeeley / DoD)
Barry Bonds (brother of Bobby Bonds; cousin of Reggie Jackson)
American professional baseball player, MLB left fielder (Pittsburgh Pirates; San Francisco Giants), 7-time National League MVP, 8-time Gold Glove Awards, 12-time Silver Slugger Awards, and 14-time MLB All-Star, born July 24, 1964. (Barry Bonds 1993 Photo: Jim Accordino)
Kadeem Hardison (ex of Chanté Moore)
American director, host & actor of TV (Dwayne Wayne on A Different World; Craig Cooper on K.C. Undercover) and movies (Panther; White Men Can’t Jump; Drive; Vampire in Brooklyn; Gunmen; Blind Faith; Made of Honor; The Dark Party), born July 24, 1965. (Kadeem Hardison 1993 Photo: Sergio Kato)
Laura Leighton (nee Laura Miller; married Doug Savant)
American actress of TV (Ashley Marin on Pretty Little Liars; Sydney Andrews on Melrose Place; Beverly Hills, 90210; Eyes; Skin) and movies (Seven Girlfriends; The Sky is Falling; Clean and Narrow; Angels, Baby!; Love Notes), born July 24, 1968. (Laura Leighton 2020 Photo: German Comic Con)
Kristin Chenoweth (nee Kristi Dawn Chenoweth)
Emmy & Tony Award-winning American singer & actress of stage, TV (The West Wing; Pushing Daisies; Kristin; Trial & Error; Glee), and movies (Bewitched; Into Temptation; The Pink Panther; Deck the Halls; Holidate; Class Rank; Hard Sell), born July 24, 1968. (Kristin Chenoweth 2012: R. Cole / Drama League)
Jennifer Lopez (“J.Lo”; married Ben Affleck; ex of Marc Anthony)
American singer (On the Floor), dancer & actress of TV (Harlee Santos on Shades of Blue; In Living Color; American Idol; Will & Grace), and movies (Maid in Manhattan; Out of Sight; The Wedding Planner; Selena; Bordertown; Enough; Angel Eyes), born July 24, 1969. (Jennifer Lopez 2015 Photo: VikaCupnaia)
Rick Fox (nee Ulrich Alexander Fox; ex of Vanessa Williams)
Canadian-Bahamian American actor of TV (One Tree Hill; Oz; The Glades; Mr. Box Office; Single Ladies; House of Payne) & films (Eddie; Resurrection), NBA forward (Boston Celtics; Los Angeles Lakers), born July 24, 1969. Ex-partner of Eliza Dushku. (Rick Fox 2009: © Glenn Francis, www.PacificProDigital.com)
(Amelia Earhart 1935: NBC Radio [colorized] | Alice Terry 1922: Rolf Armstrong)
Happy Birthday to everyone celebrating their birthday on July 24th!
Remember These July 24th Famous Birthdays
Mark Goddard (nee Charles Harvey Goddard; ex of Susan Anspach)
American actor of Broadway, TV (Sgt. Chris Ballard on The Detectives; Major Don West on Lost in Space; Cully on Johnny Ringo; Many Happy Returns; Ted Clayton on One Life to Live; Derek Barrington on General Hospital; The Doctors), & movies (Blue Sunshine; Soupernatural; A Rage to Live) (born July 24, 1936 – died Oct. 10, 2023; age 87). (Mark Goddard 1966)
John Aniston (nee Giannis Anastasakis; father of Jennifer Aniston)
Daytime Emmy Lifetime Achievement Award-winning Greek-American actor of TV (Eric Richards / Victor Kiriakis on Days of Our Lives since 1969; Eddie Aleata on Love of Life 1975-1978; Martin Tourneur on Search for Tomorrow 1980-1984; The West Wing; Kojak) & films (Return to Zero) (born July 24, 1933 – died Nov. 11, 2022; age 89). Ex of Nancy Dow. (John Aniston 1982)
David Whorf (son of Richard Whorf)
American director & actor of TV (Batman; Felony Squad; The F.B.I.; Spenser: For Hire; Peyton Place; A Woman Named Jackie; Cannon; Nash Bridges; The Streets of San Francisco; CSI: Crime Scene Investigation; Thriller; Land of the Giants) & movies (Caddyshack; Firestarter; Porky’s Revenge; The Heavenly Kid) (born July 24, 1934 – died Jan. 4, 2020; age 85). (David Whorf 1958 Tombstone Territory)
Mabel Albertson (sister of Jack Albertson; mother of George Englund)
American actress of TV (The Tom Ewell Show; Those Whiting Girls; The Andy Griffith Show; Bewitched; That Girl; Gunsmoke), & films (What’s Up, Doc?; On a Clear Day You Can See Forever; Barefoot in the Park) (born July 24, 1901 – died Sept. 28, 1982; age 81). Ex-mother-in-law of Cloris Leachman. Mabel Albertson died of Alzheimer’s. (Mabel Albertson 1967 Daniel Boone)
Chief Dan George (nee Geswanouth Slahoot)
Native Canadian (Coast Salish) First Nations poet, author (My Heart Soars), actor of movies (Little Big Man, Cancel My Reservation, Alien Thunder, Harry and Tonto, The Outlaw Josey Wales; Nothing Personal) and TV (The Beachcombers) (born July 24, 1899 – died July 17, 1981; age 89). Chief Dan George’s cause of death is unknown. (Chief Dan George 1973 Photo: ABC TV)
Amelia Earhart (aka Lady Lindy; married George P. Putnam)
National Women’s Hall of Fame & Aviation Hall of Fame pioneering American aviator, 1st woman pilot to fly across the Atlantic nonstop (born July 24, 1897 – died July 2, 1937; age 39). Amelia Earhart, her navigator & airplane disappeared over the Pacific Ocean while trying to complete a circumnavigational flight of the globe. (Amelia Earhart 1935: NBC Radio)
John D. MacDonald (aka John Dann MacDonald)
American mystery-thriller novelist, author of the Travis McGee series (The Executioners; Cry Hard, Cry Fast; Darker Than Amber; The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything; Condominium; A Flash of Green) (born July 24, 1916 – died Dec. 28, 1986; age 70). John D. MacDonald died of heart bypass surgery complications. (John D. MacDonald 1970 Photo: Florida Memory)
Alice Terry (nee Alice Frances Taaffe; married Rex Ingram)
American silent film actress (The Conquering Power; The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse; Lovers?; Any Woman; The Great Divide; The Arab; Scaramouche; Where the Pavement Ends; Turn to the Right; Valley of the Giants; The Love Burglar; The Garden of Allah; Mare Nostrum) (born July 29, 1900 – died Dec. 22, 1987; age 87). (Alice Terry 1925 Photo: Edwin Bower Hesser)
Alan Curtis (nee Harry Ueberroth; ex of Priscilla Lawson, Ilona Massey)
American film actor (High Sierra; Buck Privates; Mannequin; New Wine; Two Tickets to London; Phantom Lady; The Naughty Nineties; The Daltons Ride Again; Sergeant Madden; Good Girls Go to Paris; Hollywood Cavalcade; Four Sons; Philo Vance’s Gamble; Hitler’s Madman; Shady Lady) (born July 24, 1909 – died Feb. 2, 1953; age 43). Alan Curtis died after kidney surgery. (Alan Curtis 1940)
Alexandre Dumas (Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie)
French newspaper publisher, writer of magazine articles, novelist (The Count of Monte Cristo; The Three Musketeers; The Corsican Brothers; The Queen’s Necklace; The Prince of Thieves), playwright & Paris Theatre Historique founder (born July 24, 1802 – died Dec. 5, 1870; age 68). Great-grandfather of Alexandre Lippman. (Alexandre Dumas 1828: Joseph Guichard)
Delmer Daves (married Mary Lawrence; father of Michael Daves)
American film director, and screenwriter (The Petrified Forest; Love Affair; 3:10 to Yuma; Dark Passage; The Farmer’s Daughter; Broken Arrow; You Were Never Lovelier; Destination Tokyo; Hollywood Canteen; The Red House; Parrish; White Feather; A Summer Place; The Very Thought of You) (born July 24, 1904 – died Aug. 17, 1977; age 73). (Delmer Daves 1959 Box Office Barometer)
Jacqueline Brookes
American actress of stage, TV soap operas (Miss Thompson on As The World Turns; DA Ursula Winthrop on The Secret Storm; Beatrice Gordon on Another World; Sister Mary Joel on Ryan’s Hope) and movies (Ghost Story; Paternity, Sea of Love) (born July 24, 1930 – died Apr. 26, 2013; age 82). Jacqueline Brookes died of lymphoma. (Jacqueline Brookes 1973 The Werewolf of Washington)
Zelda Fitzgerald (nee Zelda Sayre; married F. Scott Fitzgerald)
American Jazz Age Southern socialite, essayist (Eulogy on the Flapper), & author (Save Me the Waltz), muse of novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald (Rosalind in This Side of Paradise; The Great Gatsby; The Beautiful and Damned) (born July 24, 1900 – died Mar. 10, 1948; age 47). Mother of Frances Scott Fitzgerald. Zelda Fitzgerald died in a fire at a psychiatric hospital. (Zelda Fitzgerald 1919)
Walt Bellamy (nee Walter Jones Bellamy)
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame American basketball player, 1960 Olympic gold medalist (Team USA), NBA center (Chicago Packers / Baltimore Bullets – 4X NBA All-Star, 1962 NBA Rookie of the Year with 973 field goals; New York Knicks; Detroit Pistons; New Orleans Jazz) (born July 24, 1939 – died Nov. 2, 2013; age 74). (Walt Bellamy 1972: Atlanta Hawks)
Les Reed (nee Leslie David Reed)
English talent manager, pianist, bandleader, music composer, arranger & songwriter (There’s a Kind of Hush; It’s Not Unusual; Everybody Knows; Delilah; The Last Waltz; I’ve Got My Eyes on You; Marching On Together; Here It Comes Again; I Pretend; That’s What Life is All About) (born July 24, 1935 – died Apr. 15, 2019; age 83). Cause of death for Les Reed is unknown. (Les Reed c. 1969)
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