July 3rd Birthdays
If you were born on July 3rd you share a birthday with these famous people:
Tom Stoppard is 83 (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 is 77
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)
Michael Cole is 75
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 (Forbid Them Not; The Bubble; Chuka; Nickel Mountain; Mr. Brooks; The Apostate), born July 3, 1945. (Michael Cole 1973 Photo: ABC Television)
Betty Buckley is 73
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 is 73 (nee David McAlister Barry)
American humorist, newspaper reporter & syndicated humor columnist (Miami Herald), 1988 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary winner, author (Dave Barry Turns 40; Dave Barry Turns 50), novelist (Big Trouble; Peter and the Starcatchers), and senior born July 3, 1947. (Dave Barry 2008 Photo: Purocafe)
Jan Smithers is 71 (nee Karin Jan Smithers)
Senior citizen and retired American model (Newsweek cover), actress of TV (Bailey Quarters on WKRP in Cincinnati; The Love Boat; Hotel) and movies (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 is 64
U.S. Marine Corps & Navy intelligence cryptologic officer, 60+ 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 is 58 (nee Deborah Jo Hunter; aka Deborah Morehart)
American fifty-five-plus 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. (Hunter Tylo 2009 Photo: MnSPaul)
Thomas Gibson is 58
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 is 58 (nee Thomas Cruise Mapother IV)
American movie 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; War of the Worlds; The Color of Money; All the Right Moves; Cocktail), born July 3, 1962. (Tom Cruise 1989 Photo: Alan Light)
Moisés Alou is 54 (nee Moisés Rojas Alou Beltre)
American 50+ 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)
50+ American singer & actress of TV (Linda on Becker; Jennifer Goodson on Anger Management; All is Forgiven; Arsenio; The Stand) and movies (Saw films; Iron Eagle, Summer School; The Blob; Desperate Hours; Jayne Mansfield’s Car), born July 3, 1969. (Shawnee Smith 2008 Photo: TeamSwitzerland)
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)
Retired Finnish pro 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)
(Orange Butterfly & Yellow Flowers, Oberorke, Germany Photo: Ulrich Pickert)
Happy Birthday to everyone celebrating their birthday on July 3rd!
And remembering
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
Academy Award-winning Russian-English actor (Rebecca; The Saint Strikes Back; The Ghost and Mrs. Muir; Forever Amber; All About Eve; That Certain Feeling; In Search of the Castaways; Lured; A Shot in the Dark; Foreign Correspondent) (born July 3, 1906 – died Apr. 25, 1972; age 65). George Sanders overdosed on barbiturates. (George Sanders 1966 Daniel Boone)
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). Ken Russell had several strokes before he died. (Ken Russell 1975 Photo: CBS Television)
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?)
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)
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