July 7th Birthdays

If you were born on July 7th you share a celebrity birthday with these famous people:

Doc Severinson (nee Carl Hilding Severinsen)

American songwriter (Stop and Smell the Roses), performing jazz trumpeter, orchestra leader, musical director & TV talk show bandleader (The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson; Designing Women theme song; Tonight!), born July 7, 1927. (Doc Severinson 1974 Photo: The American Invitational)

Ringo Starr (nee Richard Starkey; married Barbara Bach)

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame English Beatles drummer, singer, songwriter (You’re Sixteen; It Don’t Come Easy; With a Little Help from My Friends; Octopus’s Garden; Yellow Submarine), & actor (Caveman; Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends), born July 7, 1940. (Ringo Starr 1969 The Magic Christian Photo)

Joe Spano (nee Joseph Peter Spano)

American actor of stage, TV (Lt. Henry Goldblume on Hill Street Blues; T. C. Fornell on NCIS; Murder One; NYPD Blue; Amazing Grace; Mercy Point; Lou Grant), and movies (Fracture; Terminal Choice; Apollo 13; Primal Fear; Hart’s War), born July 7, 1946. (Joe Spano 1981 Hill Street Blues Photo: NBC)

Jim Day (nee James E. Day)

Canadian Olympic equestrian team gold medalist (1968 Mexico Olympics), Canada’s Horseman of the Year 1966-1968, Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame thoroughbred trainer, and 1991 Canadian Triple Crown winning owner, born July 7, 1946. (Jim Day 1970 Photo: Marshall P. Hawkins)

Jean LeClerc 

French Canadian actor of movies & TV (Jeremy Hunter on All My Children & Loving; Dr. Jean-Marc Gautier on The Doctors; Gui Tavenier on The Edge of Night; Antoine Bisset on As the World Turns; Peter Russo on One Life to Live; All Souls), born July 7, 1948. (Jean LeClerc 1987 All My Children Promo: ABC)

Martin Edwards (nee Kenneth Martin Edwards)

Edgar Award-winning English non-fiction author (The Golden Age of Murder) & crime fiction novelist (Harry Devlin series – All the Lonely People; Waterloo Sunset; Lake District Novels – The Coffin Trail; The Dungeon House), born July 7, 1955. (Martin Edwards 2017 Photo: © Martin Edwards, used by permission)

Billy Campbell (nee William Oliver Campbell)

American actor of TV (Darren Richmond on The Killing; Rick Sammler on Once and Again; Jordan Collier on The 4400; Crime Story; Dynasty; The O.C.) & films (The Rocketeer; Enough; Bram Stoker’s Dracula; The Night We Never Met), born July 7, 1959. Ex-fiancee of Jennifer Connelly.  (Billy Campbell 1987: NBC)

Vonda Shepard 

American musician, composer, songwriter, singer (Don’t Cry Ilene; Can’t We Try [Dan Hill duet]; Searchin’ My Soul; Baby, Don’t You Break My Heart Slow [Emily Saliers duet]), and television performer (Ally McBeal), born July 7, 1963. (Vonda Shepard 2007 Photo: Makroconcert Media SP. z.o.o)

Jim Gaffigan (nee James Christopher Gaffigan)

American stand up comedian, screenwriter, producer, actor of stage, TV (Andy Franklin on My Boys; The Jim Gaffigan Show; The Ellen Show; That ’70s Show), movies (Igby Goes Down; 13 Going on 30), and author (Dad is Fat; Food: A Love Story), born July 7, 1966. (Jim Gaffigan 2014 Photo: Alan Gastelum) 

Amy Carlson 

American actress of TV (Linda Reagan on Blue Bloods; Josie Watts Sinclair on Another World; Alex Taylor on Third Watch; Law & Order: Trial by Jury; Falcone; Peacemakers; Get Real; Missing Persons) and films (Green Lantern; Everything Put Together), born July 7, 1968. (Amy Carlson 2015 Photo: ThistleFilms)

Joe Sakic (nee Joseph Steven Sakic)

Hockey Hall of Fame Canadian hockey player, Quebec Nordiques / Colorado Avalanche center & captain (1996 & 2001 Stanley Cups), 2001 NHL MVP, Canadian Olympic Team (1998, 2006 & 2002 – 2002 gold & MVP), born July 7, 1969. (Joe Sakic 1997 Photo: Hakan Dahlstrom at English Wikipedia)

Cree Summer (nee Cree Summer Francks; daughter of Don Francks)

Canadian-American singer, voice artist & and actress of TV (Freddie Brooks on A Different World; Inspector Gadget; Dawn of the Croods; Clifford the Big Red Dog; Tiny Toon Adventures; Rugrats) & movies (The Rugrats Movie; Wild Thing), born July 7, 1969. (Cree Summer 2018: VO Buzz Weekly)

(Raymond Hatton 1924: C. Keighton Monroe | Anna Luther 1918)

Happy Birthday to everyone celebrating their birthday on July 7th!

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Shelley Duvall (ex-partner of Paul Simon)

Cannes Film Festival & Peabody Award-winning American actress of movies (The Shining; Popeye; Brewster McCloud; McCabe & Mrs. Miller; Nashville; Annie Hall; Roxanne; Thieves Like Us; 3 Women; Changing Habits; The Portrait of a Lady), children’s TV series producer (Tall Tales & Legends; Faerie Tale Theatre) (born July 7, 1949 – died July 11, 2024; age 75). (Shelley Duvall 1977: PBS)

Pat Hitchcock (nee Patricia Alma Hitchcock)

American actress of stage, television (Alfred Hitchcock Presents), and films (Stage Fright; Strangers on a Train; Psycho; Skateboard; The Mudlark), daughter of Alfred Hitchcock and Alma Reville, co-author of Alma Hitchcock: The Woman Behind the Man (born July 7, 1928 – died Aug. 9, 2021; age 93). Daughter of Alma Reville & Alfred Hitchcock. (Pat Hitchcock 1951: Photoplay)

Vittorio De Sica (married Maria Mercader; ex of Giuditta Rissone)

Italian screenwriter, director, and actor (Bread, Love and Dreams; A Farewell to Arms; It Started in Naples; The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders; The Biggest Bundle of Them All; If It’s Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium; Love in Rome; The Thirteen Chairs; The Shoes of the Fisherman; The Millionairess) (born July 7, 1901 – died Nov. 13, 1974; age 73). Vittoria De Sica died after an operation.

Satchel Paige (nee Leroy Robert Paige)

National Baseball Hall of Fame American Negro League pitcher (Kansas City Monarchs; Birmingham Black Barons; Pittsburgh Crawfords) and 2x MLB All-Star (Cleveland Indians – 1948 World Series champs; St. Louis Browns; Kansas City Athletics) (born July 7, 1906 – died June 8, 1982; age 75). Satchell Paige died of a heart attack. (Satchel Paige 1948 Photo: George Silk)

Raymond Hatton

American actor of TV, classic & silent films (The Three Musketeers; Under the Tonto Rim; Hidden Gold; Gunning for Justice; Wyoming Outlaw; White Eagle; The Ghost Rider; Jungle Jim; The Arizona Raiders; Riders of the West; Polly of the Circus; Forlorn River; The Thundering Herd; Oliver Twist) (born July 7, 1887 – died Oct. 21, 1971; age 84). (Raymond Hatton 1924: C. Keighton Monroe)

Carmen Duncan

Australian actress of stage, movies, and television (Iris Carrington Wheeler on Another World; Skyways; A Country Practice; CrashBurn; As the World Turns; Winners & Losers; The Spoiler; Catch Kandy; The Young Doctors) (born July 7, 1942 – died Feb. 3, 2019; age 76). Iris Duncan died of breast cancer. (Carmen Duncan 1989 Another World Promo: NBC)

Ezzard Charles (“Cincinnati Cobra“)

International Boxing Hall of Fame American boxer who competed as a an amateur featherweight (1939 Chicago Golden Gloves winner), professional light heavyweight, 1949-1950 NBA Heavyweight champion (defeated Jersey Joe Walcott & Joe Louis) (born July 7, 1921 – died May 28, 1975; age 53). Ezzard Charles died of ALS. (Ezzard Charles 1951 Photo)

Anna Luther (aka Ann or Anne; “The Poster Girl“)

American silent film actress (The Fatal Plunge; The Jungle Trail; Her Moment; The Truth About Wives; Woman, Woman!; The Island of Desire; The Beast; Melting Millions; The Woman Who Believed; The Governor’s Lady; Ten After Ten; Moral Suicide) in the news for divorce suits & other litigation (born July 7, 1897 – died Dec. 16, 1960; age 63). (Anna Luther 1914 Photo: Motography)

George Cukor

Academy Award-winning American film director (My Fair Lady; The Philadelphia Story; A Bill of Divorcement; Little Women; Dinner at Eight; Gaslight; Adam’s Rib; A Star is Born; Romeo and Juliet; David Copperfield; Bhowani Junction; Camille; Travels With My Aunt) (born July 7, 1899 – died Jan. 24, 1983; age 83). George Cukor died of a heart attack. (George Cukor 1941 Photo)

Ben F. Wilson (aka Benjamin Wilson)

American silent movie actor, producer, director, and scenarist (The Voice on the Wire; The Voice from the Sky; The Trail of the Octopus; The Blue Bonnet; Castles in the Air; The Brass Bullet; The Star Spangled Banner; The Charge of the Light Brigade; The Twelfth Juror; Who Will Marry Mary?; The Fighting Stallion) (born July 7, 1876 – died Aug. 25, 1930; age 54). (Ben Wilson 1914)

Charles de Rochefort (aka Charles de Roche)

French director & actor of early sound and silent films (The Spanish Jade; The White Moth; The Cheat; The Marriage Maker; The Ten Commandments; Shadows of Paris; Max and His Mother-in-Law; Hollywood; The End of Robespierre; The Mask of Horror; Paramount on Parade) (born July 7, 1887 – died Jan. 31, 1952; age 64). (Charles de Rochefort 1923: Pach Brothers)

Robert Heinlein

Hugo Award-winning American science fiction short story writer and novelist (Space Cadet; Red Planet; Starship Troopers; The Moon is a Harsh Mistress; Stranger in a Strange Land; Time Enough For Love) (born July 7, 1907 – died May 8 1988; age 80). Cause of death for Robert Heinlein was emphysema and heart failure. (Robert Heinlein 1929 Photo: U. S. Navy)

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