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July 8, 2021

July 8th Birthdays

If you were born on July 8th you share a celebrity birthday with these famous people:

steve lawrence birthday, nee sidney liebowitz, steve lawrence 1950s, married eydie gorme 1957, american singer, 1950s hit singles, party doll, 1960s hit songs, go away little girl, tv producer, actor, 1950s musical variety tv shows, the steve lawrence eydie gorme show, tv show host, guest star, 1950s television, the steve allen plymouth show, the garry moore show, 1960s tv series, the steve lawrence show, 1950s whats my line mystery guest, 1960s whats my line panelist, 1970s television guest, the carol burnett show, tonight show starring johnny carson, the ed sullivan show, 1980s movies, the blues brothers, the lonely guy, emmy awards, songwriters hall of fame, octogenarian birthdays, senior citizen birthdays, 60 plus birthdays, 55 plus birthdays, 50 plus birthdays, over age 50 birthdays, age 50 and above birthdays, celebrity birthdays, famous people birthdays, july 8th birthdays, born july 8 1935Steve Lawrence is 86 (nee Sidney Liebowitz)

American singer (Go Away Little Girl; Party Doll), Emmy Award-winning producer, actor & performer of stage, TV (Tonight Starring Steve Allen; The Carol Burnett Show) and movies (The Blues Brothers; The Lonely Guy) solo and with wife Eydie Gorme, born July 8, 1935. (Steve Lawrence 1950s Photo)

jeffrey tambor birthday, nee jeffrey michael tambor, jeffrey tambor 2010, american comedian, character actor, 1970s movies, and justice for all, 1970s television series, the ropers jeffrey p brookes iii, 1980s movies, mr mom, the man who wasnt there, the dream chasers, three oclock high, brenda starr, lisa,  1980s tv shows, mr sunshine, professor paul stark, johnny quest, voice of hard rock, hill street blues, judge alan wachtel, max headroom, studio 5b, 1990s television shows, american dreamer joe baines, the larry sanders show hank kingsley, 1990s movies, radioland murders, doctor dolittle, theres something about mary, meet joe black, teaching mrs tingle, girl interrupted, 2000s movies, pollock, how the grinch stole christmas, under the tuscan sun, eurotrip, hellboy, the hangover, 2000s tv series, that was then gary double g glass, welcome to the captain uncle saul, twenty good years jeffrey pyne, bent walt riggins, next caller jefferson, the good wife judge george kluger, law and order special victims unit ben cohen, china il professor cakes voice, wordgirl mr big, transparent maura pfefferman, septuagenarian birthdays, senior citizen birthdays, 60 plus birthdays, 55 plus birthdays, 50 plus birthdays, over age 50 birthdays, age 50 and above birthdays, celebrity birthdays, famous people birthdays, july 8th birthdays, born july 8 1944Jeffrey Tambor is 77

American actor of TV (Hank Kingsley on The Larry Sanders Show; George Bluth Sr. on Arrested Development; Hill Street Blues; Transparent; Max Headroom; The Ropers;The Good Wife) & movies (…and justice for all; The Hangover films; Hellboy movies), born July 8, 1944. (Jeffrey Tambor 2010 Photo: Will Hart)

kim darby birthday, nee deborah zerby, kim darby 1974, american actress, 1960s movies, bus rileys back in town, the restless ones, true grit, generation, 1960s television series, the eleventh hour gina fields, dr kildare guest star, mr novak guest star, the fugitive guest star, the man from uncle sandy true, gunsmoke guest star, run for your life guest star, 1970s films, the strawberry statement, norwood, the grissom gang, dont be afraid of the dark tv movie, the one and only, 1970s tv shows, rich man poor man virginia calderwood, the last convertible ann rowan, police story guest star, the love boat guest star, 1980s television shows, trapper john md guest star, murder she wrote guest star, 1980s movies, better off dead, teen wolf too, 1990s films, halloween the curse of michael myers, the last best sunday, 2000s movies, newsbreak, mockingbird dont sing, you are so going to hell, cold ones, 2010s films, the evil within, married james stacy 1968, divorced james stacy 1969, married james westmoreland 1970, divorced james westmoreland 1970, septuagenarian birthdays, senior citizen birthdays, 60 plus birthdays, 55 plus birthdays, 50 plus birthdays, over age 50 birthdays, age 50 and above birthdays, baby boomer birthdays, zoomer birthdays, celebrity birthdays, famous people birthdays, july 8th birthdays, born july 8 1947Kim Darby is 74 (nee Deborah Zerby)

American actress of movies (True Grit; Bus Riley’s Back in Town; The Restless Ones; Norwood; The Grissom Gang; The One and Only) and television (Rich Man, Poor Man; Gunsmoke; Dr. Kildare; Mr. Novak; The Fugitive; Trapper John, M.D.), born July 8, 1947. (Kim Darby 1974 Photo: ABC Television)  

raffi cavoukian birthday, raffi cavoukian 2007, egyptian canadian music producer, childrens music singer, songwriter, baby beluga, down by the bay, evergreen everblue, childrens story writer, shake my sillies out, one light one sun, this little light of mine, wheels on the bus, everything grows, down by the bay, five little ducks, autobiography, author, the life of a childrens troubadour, environmentalist, septuagenarian birthdays, senior citizen birthdays, 60 plus birthdays, 55 plus birthdays, 50 plus birthdays, over age 50 birthdays, age 50 and above birthdays, baby boomer birthdays, zoomer birthdays, celebrity birthdays, famous people birthdays, july 8th birthdays, born july 8 1948Raffi Cavoukian is 73

Egyptian-Canadian music producer, singer, lyricist and writer of children’s music (Baby Beluga; Down by the Bay; Evergreen Everblue) and stories (Shake My Sillies Out; One Light, One Sun; This Little Light of Mine; Turn This World Around), born July 8, 1948. (Raffi 2007 Photo: Troubadour Music Inc.)

wolfgang puck birthday, nee wolfgang johannes topfschnig, wolfgang puck 1988, austrian american chef, restauranteur, spago owner, culinary hall of fame, businessman, daytime emmy awards, television cooking shows, tv cooking show host, top chef, actor, las vegas, television personality, cookbook author, modern french cooking for the american kitchen, the wolfgang puck cookbook, adventures in the kitchen with wolfgang puck, wolfgang puck makes it easy, love love eat, pizza pasta and more, senior citizen birthdays, 60 plus birthdays, 55 plus birthdays, 50 plus birthdays, over age 50 birthdays, age 50 and above birthdays, baby boomer birthdays, zoomer birthdays, celebrity birthdays, famous people birthdays, july 8th birthdays, born july 8 1949Wolfgang Puck is 72 (nee Wolfgang Johannes Topfschnig)

Austrian-American celebrity restauranteur (Spago), Culinary Hall of Fame chef, businessman, author, Daytime Emmy Award-winning TV cooking show host and personality (Wolfgang Puck; Las Vegas; Top Chef; Good Morning America), born July 8, 1949. (Wolfgang Puck 1988 Photo: Alan Light)

angelica huston 66, angelica huston 1990, american actress, 1960s films, a walk w ith love and death, hamlet, 1970s movies, the last tycoon, swashbuckler, 1980s films, the postman always rings twice, frances, this is spinal tap, the ice pirates, prizzis honor,good to go,  gardens of stone, the dead, mr north, crimes and misdemeanors, enemies a love story, 1980s television mini series, laverne and shirley guest star, faerie tale theatre guest star, lonesome dove clara allen, 1990s movies, the witches, the grifters, the addams family, the player, manhattan murder mystery, addams family values, the perez family, the crossing guard, buffalo 66 phoenix, ever after a cinderella story, agnes browne, 2000s feature films, the man from elysian fields, the royal tenenbaums, blood work, daddy day care, the royal tenenbaums, the life aquatic with steve zissou, these foolish things, art school confidential, material girls, seraphim falls, the darjeeling limited, martian child, choke, the kreutzer sonata, 2000s tv shows, the mists of avalon vivianne, covert one the hades factor president, huff dr lena markova, medium cynthia keener, 2010s movies, when in rome, horrid henry the movie, 50 50, the big year, the cleanse, trouble, the watcher in the woods, 2010s television shows, smash eileen rand, tv movies, and the band played on, vicki on transparent, voice actres, john hustons daughter, married robert graham 1992, divorced robert graham 2008, jack nicholson relationship, sister of tony huston, sister of danny huston, sister allegra huston, aunt of jack huston, granddaughter of walter huston, james fox relationship, photographer bob richardson relationship, friends gregory peck, senior citizen birthdays, 60 plus birthdays, 55 plus birthdays, 50 plus birthdays, over age 50 birthdays, age 50 and above birthdays, baby boomer birthdays, zoomer birthdays, celebrity birthdays, famous people birthdays, july 8th birthdays, born july 8 1951Angelica Huston is 70

American actress of movies (Prizzi’s Honor; The Witches; The Grifters; The Addams Family; Ever After: A Cinderella Story; Mr. North; Crimes and Misdemeanors) and TV (Smash; Medium; Lonesome Dove; And the Band Played On), born July 8, 1951. (Angelica Houston 1990 Photo: Alan Light) 

anna quindlen birthday, nee anna marie quindlen, anna quindlen 1974, american writer, 1992 pulitzer prize for commentary, newsweek columnist, new york times journalist, public and private columnist, novelist, author, object lessons, bleslsings, rise and shine, every last one a novel, still life with bread crumbs, millers vallery, alternade side, black and blue, autobiography one true thing, senior citizen birthdays, 60 plus birthdays, 55 plus birthdays, 50 plus birthdays, over age 50 birthdays, age 50 and above birthdays, baby boomer birthdays, zoomer birthdays, celebrity birthdays, famous people birthdays, july 8th birthdays, born july 8 1952Anna Quindlen is 69

American journalist (New York Times; Newsweek), columnist (Public and Private), winner of the 1992 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary, writer and novelist (One True Thing; Object Lessons; Black and Blue; Rise and Shine), born July 8, 1952. (Anna Quindlen 1974 Photo: Angela Radulescu)

kevin bacon birthday, nee kevin norwood bacon, kevin bacon 2007, american producer, actor, 1970s movies, animal house, starting over, 1970s television series, 1970s tv soap operas, search for tomorrow todd adamson, 1980s films, hero at large, friday the 13th, only when i laugh, diner, forty deuce, enormous changes at the last minute, footloose, quicksilver, white water summer, end of the line, planes trains and automobiles, lemon sky, shes having a baby, criminal law, the big picture, 1980s tv shows, 1980s daytime television serials, guiding light tim werner, 1990s movies, flatliners, queens logic, he said she said, pyrates, jfk, a few good men, the air up there, the river wild, new york skyride, murder in the first, apollo 13, sleepers, picture perfect, digging to china, telling lies in america, wild things, stir of echoes, 2000s films, my dog skip, hollow man, trapped, mystic river, the woodsman, cavedweller, loverboy producer, beauty shop, where the truth lies, the air i breathe, death sentence, rails and ties, frost nixon, my one and only, 2000s television shows, will and grace kevin bacon, 2010s movies, super, elephant white, x men first class, crazy stupid love, jayne mansfields car, ripd, cop car, black mass, the darkness, patriots day, 2010s tv series, producer the following ryan hardy, producer i love dick, game six degrees of kevin bacon charity, musician, the bacon brothers band, brother michael bacon, married kyra sedgwick 1988, father of sosie bacon, tracy pollan relationship, 60 plus birthdays, 55 plus birthdays, 50 plus birthdays, over age 50 birthdays, age 50 and above birthdays, baby boomer birthdays, zoomer birthdays, celebrity birthdays, famous people birthdays, july 8th birthdays, born july 8 1958Kevin Bacon is 63

American producer & actor of movies (Footloose; Stir of Echoes; A Few Good Men; Apollo 13; She’s Having a Baby; Diner; Sleepers; Wild Things; Mystic River; Loverboy; X-Men: First Class) and TV (The Following; Guiding Light; Search for Tomorrow), born July 8, 1958. (Kevin Bacon 2007 Photo: sagindie)

robert knepper birthday, robert knepper 2009, american actor, 1980s movies, thats life, wild thing, made in heaven, doa, renegades, 1990s films, young guns ii, where the day takes you, gas food lodging, when the bough breaks, under heat, search and destroy, mugshot, everyone says i love you, dead of night, you are here, the stringer, phantoms, jaded, 1990s television series, earth force dr peter roland, china beach guest star, la law george buckner, murder she wrote guest star, 2000s movies, love and sex, lady in the box, topa topa bluffs, swatters, hostage, good night and good luck, hitman, transporter 3, the day the earth stood still, 2000s tv shows, thieves special agent shue, presidio med sean, carnivale tommy dolan, heroes slow burn, heroes samuel sullivan, 2010s films, burning daylight, my way, ripd, percy jackson sea of monsters, ride, the hunger games mockingjay part 1, the hoarder, the hunger games mockingjay part 2, cold deck, jack reacher never go back, badsville, frat pack, paper empire, 2010s television shows, sgu stargate universe simeon, shameless rod, cult billy grimm roger reeves, mob city sid rothman, hawaii five o ia detective rex coughlin, texas rising empresario buckley, public morals captain johanson, prison break theodore bagwell, tbag on prison break, twin peaks rodney mitchum, from dusk till dawn the series gary willet, homeland general jamie mcclendon, izombie angus mcdonough, 55 plus birthdays, 50 plus birthdays, over age 50 birthdays, age 50 and above birthdays, baby boomer birthdays, zoomer birthdays, celebrity birthdays, famous people birthdays, july 8th birthdays, born july 8 1959Robert Knepper is 62

American actor of stage, TV (T-Bag on Prison Break & Breakout Kings; Samuel Sullivan on Heroes & Heroes: Presidio Med; L.A. Law; Homeland; Twin Peaks), and movies (D.O.A.; Young Guns II; The Hunger Games: Mockingjay; When the Bough Breaks), born July 8, 1959. (Robert Knepper 2009 Photo: Angela George)

valarie pettiford birthday, valarie pettiford 2009, valerie pettiford, african american dancer, choreographer, singer, actress, broadway musicals, fosse star, 1980s movies, the cotton club, 1980s television series, 1980s tv soap operas, another world detective courtney walker, 1990s tv shows, honey i shrunk the kids the tv show, fame la sylvia williams, 1990s daytime television serials, one life to live dr sheila price, 1990s films, street hunter, 2000s movies, glitter, like mike, paris, stomp the yard, the stolen moments of september, why am i doing this, 2000s television shows, the district gayle noland, half and half big dee dee thorne, 2010s tv series, house of payne sandra lucas, treme victorine fornerat williams, golden boy maxine owen, born again virgin beverly, the blacklist charlene cooper, being mary jane ronda sales, valor simone porter, fly dr gwendolyn davenport, a luv tale the series diana, 2010s films, why did i get married too, jumping the broom, battlefield america, note to self, the dempsey sisters, my favorite five, the secrets of emily blair, boy bye, the preachers son, the choir director, no more mr nice guy, surviving in la, 55 plus birthdays, 50 plus birthdays, over age 50 birthdays, age 50 and above birthdays, baby boomer birthdays, zoomer birthdays, celebrity birthdays, famous people birthdays, july 8th birthdays, born july 8 1960Valarie Pettiford is 61

American actress of stage (Fosse), TV (Big Dee Dee Thorne on Half & Half; Dr. Sheila Price on One Life to Live; Courtney Walker on Another World; The District; The Blacklist; House of Payne), and movies (Jumping the Broom), born July 8, 1960. (Valarie Pettiford 2009 Photo: Greg Hernandez) 

toby keith birthday, nee toby keith covel, toby keith 2010, american songwriter, record producer, country music singer, 1990s country music hit songs, shouldve been a cowboy, he aint worth missing, a little less talk and alot more action, wish i didn't know now, whos that man, upstairs downtown, you aint much fun, big ol truck, does that blue moon ever shine on you, a womans touch, mee too, we were in love, im so happy i cant stop cryng, sting duets, dream walkin, getcha some, how do you like me now, 2000s country music hit singles, country comes to town, you shouldnt kiss me like this, im just talkin about tonight, i wanna talk about me, my list, courtesy of the red white and blue the angry american, whos your daddy, rock you baby, beer for my horses, willie nelson duets, i love this bar, american soldier, whiskey girl, stays in mexico, honkytonk u, as good as i once was, big blue note, get drunk and be somebody, a little too late, crash here tonight, high  maintenance woman, love me if you can, get my drink on, shes a hottie, she never cried in front of me, god love her, lost you anyway, american ride, crying for me waymans song, 2010s hit country songs, every dog has its day, bullets in the gun, somewhere else, made in america, red solo cup, beers ago, i like girls that drink beer, actor, 2000s movies, broken bridges, beer for my horses, natalie maines feud, dixie chicks feud, oklahoma drillers semipro football player, 55 plus birthdays, 50 plus birthdays, over age 50 birthdays, age 50 and above birthdays, baby boomer birthdays, zoomer birthdays, celebrity birthdays, famous people birthdays, july 8th birthdays, born july 8 1961Toby Keith is 60 (nee Toby Keith Covel)

American country music songwriter & singer (Should’ve Been a Cowboy; Me Too; How Do You Like Me Now?!; Who’s That Man; You Ain’t Much Fun; We Were in Love; I Wanna Talk About Me; Whiskey Girl; Love Me If You Can), and actor, born July 8, 1961. (Toby Keith 2010 Photo: Rob McIlvaine / US Army)

michael weatherly birthday, nee michael manning weatherly jr, michael weatherly 2012, american producer, director, actor, 1990s televison series, 1990s tv soap operas, loving cooper alden, guiding light preppy killer, the city cooper alden, significant others ben chasen, jesse roy, 1990s movies, meet wally sparks, the last days of disco, winding roads, 2000s films, cabin by the lake tv movie, gun shy, the specials, venus and mars, trigger happy, the mystery of natalie wood tv film, her minor thing, the hitmen diaries charlie valentine, 2000s tv shows, dark angel logan cale, girls club gynecologist, jag anthony dinozzo, 2010s television shows, ncis anthonny dinozzo, bull jason bull, musician, songwriter, bitter and blue, under the sun, married amelia heinle 1996, divorced amelia heinle 1997, jessica alba engagement, uncle of alexandra breckenridge, 50 plus birthdays, over age 50 birthdays, age 50 and above birthdays, generation x birthdays, celebrity birthdays, famous people birthdays, july 8th birthdays, born july 8 1968Michael Weatherly is 53 (nee Michael Manning Weatherly Jr.)

American producer & actor of TV (Anthony DiNozzo on NCIS, NCIS: New Orleans, NCIS: Los Angeles, & JAG; Cooper Alden on Loving & The City; Jason Bull on Bull; Logan Cale on Dark Angel; Jesse) and movies (Meet Wally Sparks; Gun Shy), born July 8, 1968. (Michael Weatherly 2012 Photo: Angela George)

billy crudup birthday, nee william gaither crudup, billy crudup 2015, american actor, 1980s television series, general college jason matthews, 1990s movies, sleepers, everyone says i love you, inventing the abbotts, grind, monument ave, without limits, the hi lo country, jesus son, 2000s films, waking the dead, almost famous, world traveler, charlotte gray, big fish, stage beauty, t rust the man, mission impossible iii, the good shepherd, dedication, pretty bird, watchmen, public enemies, 2010s movies, eat pray love, think ice, blood ties, rudderless, glass chin, the longest week, the stanford prison experiment, spotlight, youth in oregon, jackie, 20th century women, 1 m ile to you, alien covenant, 2010s tv shows, gypsy michael holloway, claire danes relationship, mary louise parker relationship, naomi watts relationship, 50 plus birthdays, over age 50 birthdays, age 50 and above birthdays, generation x birthdays, celebrity birthdays, famous people birthdays, july 8th birthdays, born july 8 1968Billy Crudup is 53 (nee William Gaither Crudup)

American actor of movies (Almost Famous; Inventing the Abbotts; Sleepers; Without Limits; Mission: Impossible III; Eat Pray Love; Big Fish; Alien: Covenant; Jackie; Waking the Dead) and TV (Gypsy; The Morning Show), born July 8, 1968. (Billy Crudup 2015 Photo: Beowulf Sheehan / PEN American Center) 

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Happy Birthday to everyone celebrating their birthday on July 8th!

Remember These July 8th Famous Birthdays

harrison dillard birthday, nee william harrison dillard, nickname bones dillard, harrison dillard 1948, 1948 olympic games gold medalist, 100m relay race gold medal, gold 110m hurdles, 1962 helsinki olympics, 1948 london olympics, us olympic hall of fame, nonagenarian birthdays, senior citizen birthdays, 60 plus birthdays, 55 plus birthdays, 50 plus birthdays, over age 50 birthdays, age 50 and above birthdays, celebrity birthdays, famous people birthdays, july 8th birthdays, born july 8 1923Harrison Dillard (nee William Harrison Dillard; “Bones“)

American track and field athlete, 4-time Olympic Games gold medalist (1948 London Olympics 100M and 100M relay; 1952 Helsinki 110m hurdles and 100m relay) known in 1948 as the “World’s Fastest Man” (born July 8, 1923 – died Nov. 15, 2019; age 96). Harrison Dillard died of stomach cancer. (Harrison Dillard 1948 Photo: National Science and Media Museum)

craig stevens birthday, nee gail shikles jr, craig stevens 1967, american actor, 1930s movie extra, 1940s movie actor, 1940s films, spy ship, secret enemies, the hidden hand, since you went away, hollywood canteen, god is my copilot, too young to know, humoresque, the man i love, that way with women, love and learn, night unto night, 1950s movies, where the sidewalk ends, the lady from texas, drums in the deep south, phone call from a stranger, the french line, abbott and costello meet dr jekyl and mr hyde, murder without tears, duel on the mississippi, the deadly mantis, buchanan rides alone, 1950s television series, the loretta  young show guest star, schlitz playhouse guest star, state trooper guest star, peter gunn, 1960s tv shows, man of the world michael strait, mr broadway mike bell, 1960s films, gunn, the limbo line, 1970s tv series, the invisible man walter carlson, rich man poor man asher berg, fantasy island guest star, hotel guest star, the love boat guest star, 1980s movies, sob, married alexis smith 1944, septuagenarian birthdays, senior citizen birthdays, 60 plus birthdays, 55 plus birthdays, 50 plus birthdays, over age 50 birthdays, age 50 and above birthdays, celebrity birthdays, famous people birthdays, july 8th birthdays, born july 8 1918, died may 10 2000, celebrity deathsCraig Stevens (nee Gail Shikles Jr.)

American actor of TV (Peter Gunn; Man of the World; Mr. Broadway; The Invisible Man; Rich Man, Poor Man; Fantasy Island; Hotel; The Love Boat; Quincy, M.E.) and movies (Spy Ship; Secret Enemies; Humoresque; Buchanan Rides Alone; Gunn) (born July 8, 1918 – died May 10, 2000; age 81). Craig Stevens died of cancer. (Craig Stevens 1967 Gunn Photo: UPI Telephoto)

louis jordan 1946, american blues singer, r and b music, rock and roll hall of fame, swing musician, jump blues singer, big band music, boogie woogie blues music, 1940s hit songs, 1940s hit singles, im gonna leave you on the outskirts of town, whats the use of getting sober when you gonna get drunk again, the chicks i pick are slender and tender and tall, five guys named moe, thatll just bout knock me out, ration blues, g i jive, is you is or is you aint my baby, mop mop, you cant get that no more, caledonia, somebody done changed th elock on my door, buzz me, dont worry bout that mule, salt port west virginia, reconversion blues, beware brother beware, dont let the sun catch you crying, stone cold dead in the market he had it coming, petootie pie, choo choo chboogie, that chicks too young to fry, aint that jus tlike a woman theyll do it every tme, aint nobody here but us chickens, let the good times roll, texas and pacific, i like em fat like that, open the door richard, jack youre dead, i know what youre puttin gdown, boogie woogie blue plate, early in the mornin, look out, barnyard boogie, run joe, baby its cold outside, beans and corn bread, saturday night fish fry, 1950s hit songs, blue light boogie, lemonade, tear drops from my eyes, weak minded blues, actor, 1940s movie musicals, follow the boys, meet miss bobby socks, beware, swing parade of 1946, swingtime jamboree, reet petite and gone, senior citizen birthdays, 60 plus birthdays, 55 plus birthdays, 50 plus birthdays, over age 50 birthdays, age 50 and above birthdays, celebrity birthdays, famous people birthdays, july 8th birthdays, born july 8 1908, died february 4 1975, celebrity deathsLouis Jordan (“The King of the Jukebox“)

American saxaphonist, jump blues & swing music big band leader, songwriter, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame singer (Blue Light Boogie; Ration Blues; G.I. Jive; Choo Choo Ch’Boogie; Caledonia; Ain’t Nobody Here But Us Chickens), and movie actor (born July 8, 1908 – died Feb. 4, 1975; age 66). Louis Jordan died of a heart attack. (Louis Jordan 1946 Photo: William P. Gottlieb)  

erry vale birthday, nee genaro louis vitaliano, jerry vale 1965, american singer, 1950s hit singles, two purple shadows, you don't know me, 1960s hit songs, have you looked into your heart, italian american songs, for mama, deep in your heart, the star spangled banner, actor, 1990s television series, growing pains jerry vale, 1990s movies, goodfellas, casino, no tomorrow, a wake in providence, octogenarian birthdays, senior citizen birthdays, 60 plus birthdays, 55 plus birthdays, 50 plus birthdays, over age 50 birthdays, age 50 and above birthdays, celebrity birthdays, famous people birthdays, july 8th birthdays, born july 8 1930, died may 18 2014, celebrity deathsJerry Vale (nee Genaro Louis Vitaliano)

American pop singer (You Don’t Know Me; Have You Looked Into Your Heart; For Mama; Deep in Your Heart; The Star Spangled Banner), performer &  actor of TV (Growing Pains; The Ed Sullivan Show) and movies (Casino; Goodfellas; No Tomorrow; A Wake in Providence) (born July 8, 1930 – died Mar. 6, 2014; age 83). Jerry Vale died of natural causes. (Jerry Vale 1965 Photo: GAC)

eugene pallette birthday, born july 8th, american actor, classic movies, the mark of zorro, the three musketeers, the kennel murder case, the ghost goes west, the adventures of robin hood, the lady eve, the sea god, shanghai expressEugene Pallette

American film actor (The Mark of Zorro; The Three Musketeers; The Kennel Murder Case; The Ghost Goes West; The Adventures of Robin Hood; The Lady Eve; The Sea God; Shanghai Express; Slightly Scarlet; The Virginian; Huckleberry Finn; The Border Legion) (born July 8, 1889 – died Sept. 3, 1954; age 65). Eugene Pallette died of throat cancer. (Eugene Pallette 1942 Photo: Hollywood)

fred kohler jr birthday, fred kohler jr 1958, american actor, westerns, 1930s movies, the pecos kid, toll of the desert, 1950s tv shows, the cisco kid, Fred Kohler Jr.

American actor of TV (The Cisco Kid; Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok; 26 Men; Judge Roy Bean) and movies (The Pecos Kid; Toll of the Desert; Lawless Valley; Texas Stampede, The Gay Amigo; Social Error; The Hoosier Schoolmaster; The Holy Terror; Ruby) (born July 8, 1911 – died January 7, 1993; age 81). Cause of death for Fred Kohler Jr. is unknown. (Fred Kohler Jr. 1958 Zane Grey Theater)

glenn langan birthday, born july 8th, american actor, 1940s movies, margie, the snake pit, dragonwyck, treasure of monte cristo, forever amber, the iroquois trail, fury at furnace creekGlenn Langan

American actor of stage, TV (Hondo; The Loretta Young Show), and movies (Dragonwyck; Treasure of Monte Cristo; Forever Amber; The Return of Doctor X; The Iroquois Trail; Fury at Furnace Creek; Hangman’s Knot; Sentimental Journey; A Bell For Adano) (born July 8th, 1917 – died Jan. 26, 1991; age 73). Cause of death for Glenn Langan is unknown. (Glenn Langan 1946 Margie Trailer)

bradley king birthday, born july 8th, american writer, scenarist, silent movies, footlights and shadows, lying lips, classic films, east lynne, thats my man, the way of all men, 6 hours to live, hoopla, maid of salemBradley King (nee Josephine McLaughlin; aka Bradley King Windley)

American writer of short stories, silent films & classic movies (Footlights and Shadows; Lying Lips; The Miracle of Manhattan; I Am Guilty; East Lynne; That’s My Man; Maid of Salem; Hoopla; Humanity; 6 Hours to Live; A Passport to Hell; Westward Passage; Three Girls Lost; The Lash; The Way of All Men) (born July 8, 1889 – died Aug. 24, 1977; age 86). (Bradley King 1924 Photo)

arthur c miller birthday, born july 8th, american cinematographer, silent movies, the perils of pauline, academy awards, films, how green was my valley, anna and the king of siam, the blue bird, the song of bernadette, a letter to three wives, the gunfighterArthur C. Miller (nee Arthur Charles Miller)

Multiple Oscar-winning American cinematographer (How Green Was My Valley; Anna and the King of Siam; The Blue Bird; The Song of Bernadette; This Above All; A Letter to Three Wives; The Keys of the Kingdom; The Perils of Pauline; The Little Princess; Gentleman’s Agreement; The Gunfighter; The Ox-Bow Incident) (born July 8, 1895 – died July 13, 1970; age 75). (Arthur C. Miller 1946)

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Anita Hamilton

50+ World editor & baby boomer writer Anita Hamilton has always been interested in the "real people" stories behind the characters that create and inhabit the world of music, books, movies, television shows, current events, history, etc. A lifelong love of research (ok, nosiness) and writing, combined with a loving and supportive family complete with 3 mini-dachshund minions, keeps her busy.

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