July 3rd Birthdays

If you were born on July 3rd you share a celebrity birthday with these famous people:

Tom Stoppard (nee Tomáš Straussler)

Academy and Tony Award-winning Czechoslovakian-British playwright (Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead) and screenwriter (Shakespeare in Love; Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade; The Russia House; Billy Bathgate), born July 3, 1937. (Tom Stoppard 1990 Photo: Gorupdebesanez)

Kurtwood Smith 

American voice & character actor of stage, TV (Red Forman on That ’70s Show; Resurrection; Worst Week; Chaos; 24; Patriot; Medium; The Ranch) and movies (RoboCop; True Believer; Dead Poets Society; Star Trek VI; Broken Arrow; A Time to Kill) born July 3, 1943. (Kurtwood Smith 2010 Photo: Gage Skidmore)

Betty Buckley (sister of Norman Buckley)

Tony Award-winning American singer & actress of stage, TV (Abby Bradford on Eight is Enough; Oz; L.A. Law; Law & Order: Special Victims Unit; Preacher) and movies (Carrie; Tender Mercies; Frantic; Wyatt Earp; Simply Irresistible), born July 3, 1947. (Betty Buckley 1977 Photo: ABC Television)

Dave Barry (nee David McAlister Barry; married Michelle Kaufman)

American humorist, newspaper reporter & syndicated humor columnist (Miami Herald), 1988 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary winner, and author (Dave Barry Turns 40; Dave Barry Turns 50), novelist (Big Trouble; Peter and the Starcatchers), born July 3, 1947. (Dave Barry 2008 Photo: Purocafe)

Jan Smithers (nee Karin Jan Smithers; ex of James Brolin)

Retired American model (Newsweek cover), actress of television (Bailey Quarters on WKRP in Cincinnati; The Love Boat; Hotel) and feature films (When the North Wind Blows; Where the Lilies Bloom; Our Winning Season; Mr. Nice Guy), born July 3, 1949. (Jan Smithers 1986 WKRP in Cincinnati Promo)

Montel Williams 

U.S. Marine Corps & Navy intelligence cryptologic officer, multiple sclerosis spokesperson, actor & host of TV (The Montel Williams Show; Matt Waters; Guiding Light; All My Children; JAG), & films (The Peacekeeper), born July 3, 1956. (Montel Williams 2006 Photo: Kitt Amaritnant / US Navy)

Hunter Tylo (nee Deborah Jo Hunter; aka Deborah Morehart)

American model, actress of TV (Taylor Hayes on The Bold and the Beautiful; Robin McCall on All My Children; Marina Toscano on Days of Our Lives; The Maharaja’s Daughter) & movies (Final Cut; The Initiation; Longshot; Down and Derby), born July 3, 1962. Ex of Michael Tylo. (Hunter Tylo Painting: A. Hamilton)

Thomas Gibson 

American director & actor of stage, TV (Aaron Hotchner on Criminal Minds; Greg Montgomery on Dharma & Greg; Daniel Nyland on Chicago Hope; Derek Mason on As the World Turns; Guiding Light; Another World) and movies (Eyes Wide Shut), born July 3, 1962. (Thomas Gibson 2010 Photo: Dan Huse)

Tom Cruise (nee Thomas Cruise Mapother IV)

American film producer & actor (Risky Business; Born on the Fourth of July; A Few Good Men; The Firm; Top Gun; Rain Man; Jerry Maguire; Far and Away; Mission: Impossible films; The Color of Money), born July 3, 1962. Ex of Mimi Rogers, Nicole Kidman, Katie Holmes. (Tom Cruise 1989: Alan Light) 

Moisés Alou (nee Moisés Rojas Alou Beltre)

American pro baseball player, NL outfielder (Montreal Expos, Houstron Astros, Chicago Cubs, San Francisco Giants, New York Mets, Florida Marlins – 1997 World Series Champions), 6-time MLB All-Star, 1994 & 1998 Silver Slugger, born July 3, 1966. (Moisés Alou 2005 Photo: Barbara Moore)

Shawnee Smith 

American singer & actress of TV (Linda on Becker; Jennifer Goodson on Anger Management; All is Forgiven; Arsenio; The Stand; The Tom Show) and movies (Saw films; Iron Eagle, Summer School; The Blob; Desperate Hours; Jayne Mansfield’s Car), born July 3, 1969. (Shawnee Smith 2008: TeamSwitzerland)

Audra McDonald 

Grammy, Emmy, and Tony Award-winning American singer-actress & host of stage, TV (Dr. Naomi Bennett on Private Practice; The Good Fight; The Bedford Diaries; Mister Sterling) and films (Ricki and the Flash), born July 3, 1970. (Audra McDonald 1998 Photo: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com)

Teemu Selanne 

Finnish professional hockey player, NHL right-winger (Winnipeg Jets;  Anaheim Ducks – 2007 & 2007 Stanley Cup champs; San Jose Sharks, and Colorado Avalanche), 1993 Calder Trophy/Rookie of the Year, 10x All-Star, born July 3, 1970. (Teemy Selanne 2010 Photo: Hockeybroad/Cheryl Adams)

Julian Assange (nee Julian Paul Hawkins)

Award-winning Australian online publisher, editor, and civil rights activist, hacker, founder of WikiLeaks, author (Underground; Cyberpunks; When Google Met Wikileaks; The WikiLeaks Files), charged with espionage, born July 3, 1971. (Julian Assange 2006 Photo: Julian Assange & Martina Haris)

Patrick Wilson (married Dagmara Domińczyk)

American actor of TV (Fargo; A Gifted Man; Angels in America), & films (Hard Candy; The Phantom of the Opera; Passengers; Aquaman; Bone Tomahawk; Running With Scissors; The Conjuring; Jack Strong; Insidious; Big Stone Gap; Midway), born July 3, 1973. (Patrick Wilson 2014 Photo: Montclair Film)

(Laura Branigan 1982: U.P. Press Photo | George Sanders 1942 [colorized])

Happy Birthday to everyone celebrating their birthday on July 3rd!

Remember These July 3rd Famous Birthdays

Michael Cole 

American actor of stage, TV (Pete Cochrane on Mod Squad & The Return of Mod Squad; Harlan Barrett on General Hospital; Murder, She Wrote; Police Story), films (The Last Child; Forbid Them Not; The Bubble; Chuka; Nickel Mountain; Mr. Brooks; The Apostate) (born July 3, 1945 – died Dec. 10, 2024; age 84). (Michael Cole 1973 Photo: ABC Television [colorized])

Laura Branigan

American songwriter, singer (Gloria; Ti Amo; The Power of Love; How Am I Supposed to Live Without You; Solitaire; The Lucky One; Self Control; Shattered Glass; Self Control), and actress (born July 3, 1952 – died Aug. 26, 2004; age 52). Laura Branigan died of a ventricular brain aneurysm. (Laura Branigan 1982 Photo: Courtesy Atlantic Records/Other Half Entertainment)

Tim O’Connor (nee Timothy Joseph O’Connor)

American director & actor of stage, TV (Elliot Carson on Peyton Place, Murder in Peyton Place, & Peyton Place: The Next Generation; Buck Rogers in the 25th Century; The Defenders; Dynasty; General Hospital; The F.B.I.) and movies (The Groundstar Conspiracy; Black Jack) (born July 3, 1927 – died Apr. 5, 2018; age 90). Tim O’Connor died of cancer. (Tim O’Connor 1968 Peyton Place)

George Sanders (ex of Benita Hume, Magda Gabor, Zsa Zsa Gabor)

Oscar-winning Russian-English actor (Rebecca; The Saint Strikes Back; The Ghost and Mrs. Muir; Forever Amber; All About Eve; That Certain Feeling; The House of the Seven Gables; In Search of the Castaways; Lured; A Shot in the Dark; Foreign Correspondent) (born July 3, 1906 – died Apr. 25, 1972; age 65). Brother of Tom Conway. (George Sanders 1966 Daniel Boone) 

Dorothy Kilgallen (married Richard Kollmar)

American journalist (The Frank Sinatra Story; Sam Sheppard trial), New York Evening Journal columnist & radio host (The Voice of Broadway), author (Girl Around The World; Murder One), TV personality and panelist (What’s My Line?) (born July 3, 1913 – died Nov. 8, 1965; 52). Dorothy Kilgallen died of an alcohol and barbiturate overdose. (Dorothy Kilgallen 1956 What’s My Line?)

Ken Russell (nee Henry Kenneth Alfred Russell)

English actor, screenwriter, producer, & director of TV (Monitor; Lady Chatterly) and movies (Women in Love; The Boy Friend; Tommy; Valentino; Altered States; Crimes of Passion; French Dressing; Mahler; Lisztomania) (born July 3, 1927 – died Nov. 27, 2011; age 84). Ex of Shirley Ann Kingdon, Hetty Baynes. Ken Russell had strokes before he died. (Ken Russell 1975: CBS TV)

Louise Allbritton (married Charles Collingwood)

American movie actress (Felicia; Her Primitive Man; The Egg and I; Good Morning, Judge; Fired Wife; Walk a Crooked Mile; Men in Her Diary; That Night With You; Son of Dracula; The Doolins of Oklahoma; Who Done It?; Tangier; Pittsburgh; It Comes Up Love) (born July 3, 1920 – died Feb. 16, 1979; age 58). Louise Allbritton died of cancer. (Louise Allbritton 1944 San Diego, I Love You)

Doris Lloyd (nee Hessy Doris Lloyd)

English film actress (Disraeli; Waterloo Bridge; The Time Machine; Kind Lady; Oliver Twist; Motive For Revenge; Tyrant of the Sea; The Letter; Don’t Get Personal; Molly and Me; Journey for Margaret; The Swan; A Shot in the Dark; Sisters Under the Skin; Glamour; Secrets; Tarzan the Ape Man; Peg O’ My Heart) (born July 3, 1891 – died May 21, 1968; age 76). (Doris Lloyd 1934)

Alvin Wyckoff

American cinematographer of silent movies (Brewster’s Millions; Blood and Sand; Rose of the Rancho; The Border Legion; The Girl of the Golden West; The Arab; Chimmie Fadden; Carmen; The Trail of the Lonesome Pine; Old Wives For New; Adam’s Rib; Spider Webs) & sound films (The Lost Jungle; The Night Ride) (born July 3, 1877 – died July 30, 1957; age 80). (Alvin Wyckoff 1921)

Franz Kafka

Bohemian/Czecheslovakian modernist writer (Letters to Felice), short story author (The Metamorphosis; Contemplation; A Country Doctor; A Hunger Artist; The Judgement; In the Penal Colony), & novelist (The Trial; The Castle; Amerika), whose works inspired the terms Kafkaesque (born July 3, 1883 – died June 3, 1924; age 40). Franz Kafka died of tuberculosis. (Franz Kafka 1923)

Susan Peters (nee Suzanne Carnahan; ex of Richard Quine)

American actress of stage & films (Random Harvest; Keep Your Powder Dry; The Big Shot; Assignment in Brittany; The Sign of the Ram; Dr. Gillespie’s New Assistant; Song of Russia; Young Ideas; Three Sons O’ Guns) (born July 3, 1921 – died Oct. 23, 1952; age 31). A paraplegic after a 1945 car accident, Susan Peters had depression and died of several health issues. (Susan Peters 1945)

George M. Cohan (nee George Michael Cohan; ex of Ethel Levey)

Songwriters & American Theater Halls of Fame American playwright, lyricist (Give My Regards to Broadway, Over There; Yankee Doodle Boy), producer, performer of vaudeville & Broadway musicals (Little Johnny Jones; Seven Keys to Baldpate), and movies (Broadway Jones) (born July 3, 1878 – died Nov. 5, 1942; age 64). Father of Mary & Helen Cohan. (George M. Cohan 1917)

Jack Earle (nee Jacob Rheuben Erlich; “Pecos Bill“)

American circus sideshow performer (7′ 5″ tall), silent film actor (Jack and the Beanstalk; Keep Going; Obey the Law; Hansel and Gretel; Peg o’ the Mounted; Golfmania; A Lofty Marriage; The Flower Girl; The Royal Pair; A Howling Success; Vamped; A Corn-fed Sleuth; Sting ‘Em Sweet; Don’t Scream), artist, poet (The Long Shadows) (born July 3, 1906 – died 1952, age 46). (Jack Earle 1924)

La Sylphe (nee Edith Lambelle Langerfeld)

American contortionist, ballerina (American Ballet Guild) & exotic dancer (Salome) in the U.S. (Orpheum vaudeville circuit; New York – Harlem Opera House, Fifth Avenue Theatre, Follies of 1907, George White’s Scandals of 1919) & Europe (London – Alhambra Theatre; Paris – Folies Bergère) (born July 3, 1883 – died Dec. 20, 1968; age 85). (La Sylphe c. 1900s-1910s)

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