June 11th Birthdays
If you were born on June 11th you share a celebrity birthday with these famous people:
English actress of stage, TV (Jane on The Dickie Henderson Show; Fredric March Presents Tales from Dickens), and movies (It Happened in Rome; The Gypsy and the Gentleman; Son of Robin Hood; The Flesh and the Fiends; Follow A Star), born June 11, 1931. (June Laverick 1958 The Duke Wore Jeans)
Joey Dee is 82 (nee Joseph DiNicola)
American founder of vocal group Joey Dee and the Starlighters (Peppermint Twist Part 1; Hey, Let’s Twist; Shout Part 1; What Kind of Love is This; Baby, You’re Driving Me Crazy), and performer in movies (Hey Let’s Twist; Two Tickets to Paris), born June 11, 1940. (Joey Dee 1962 Photo: James Kriegsmann)
Adrienne Barbeau is 77 (ex of John Carpenter, Billy Van Zandt)
American writer, singer, & actress of stage, TV (Carol Traynor on Maude; General Hospital; Carnivale; The Drew Carey Show), and movies (The Fog; Escape From New York; The Cannonball Run; Swamp Thing; Back To School), born June 11, 1945. (Adrienne Barbeau 2011 Photo: Sergei Scurfield)
Robert Munsch is 77
American-Canadian teacher and children’s picture book author (Love You Forever; The Paper Bag Princess; Thomas’ Snowsuit; I Have to Go!; Andrew’s Loose Tooth; Stephanie’s Ponytail; Mud Puddle; Too Much Stuff!; The Enormous Suitcase) born June 11, 1945. (Robert Munsch 1997 Photo: Markbellis)
Stephen Schnetzer is 74 (aka Stephen St. Paul; married Nancy Snyder)
American actor of stage, movies, & TV (Cass Winthrop on Another World, As the World Turns, Homeland, & Guiding Light; Steve Olson on Days of Our Lives; One Life to Live; The Wire; Law & Order: Special Victims Unit; Hawaii Five-O), born June 11, 1948. (Stephen Schnetzer c 1970s Photo: Kacey Associates)
Graham Russell is 72
Australian musician & singer solo and with Air Supply (Lost in Love; All Out of Love; The One That You Love; Here I Am; Making Love Out of Nothing at All; The Power of Love [You Are My Lady]); Even the Nights Are Better; Young Love), born June 11, 1950. (Graham Russell 1986 Photo: Jot Management / Arista)
Peter Bergman is 69 (ex of Christine Ebersole)
American actor of TV (Jack Abbott on The Young and the Restless, The Bold and the Beautiful, & The King of Queens; Dr. Cliff Warner on All My Children; The Starland Vocal Band Show; Kojak; Palomino) and movies (Phantom of the Ritz), born June 11, 1953. (Peter Bergman 1985 All My Children Photo: ABC)
Joe Montana is 66 (nee Joseph Clifford Montana Jr.; “Joe Cool“)
Pro Football Hall of Fame American NFL quarterback (San Francisco 49ers; Kansas City Chiefs), 3-time Super Bowl MVP with 4 Super Bowl wins (1981, 1984, 1988, 1989), 1986 NFL Comeback Player of the Year &1989 Bert Bell Award winner, born June 11, 1956. (Joe Montana 2006 Photo: Phil Hull)
Hugh Laurie is 63 (nee James Hugh Calum Laurie)
British comedian and actor of TV (Dr. Gregory House on House; Veep; Chance; A Bit of Fry & Laurie; Blackadder series; Jeeves and Wooster; The Night Manager), movies (101 Dalmatians; Stuart Little; Flight of the Phoenix; Sense and Sensibility), born June 11, 1959. (Hugh Laurie 2009 Photo: Kristin Dos Santos)
Emmy Award-winning American actor of TV (Tyrion Lannister on Game of Thrones; Nip/Tuck) and movies (The Station Agent; Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri; Elf; X-Men: Days of Future Past; My Dinner with Hervé; Lassie; Just a Kiss) born June 11, 1969. (Peter Dinklage 2013 Photo: Gage Skidmore)
(Walter Byron 1928 The Awakening | Jane Bryan 1940 [colorized])
Happy Birthday to everyone celebrating their birthday on June 11th!
Remember These June 11th Famous Birthdays
Gene Wilder (nee Jerome Silberman; married Gilda Radner)
American screenwriter, director, producer, comedian, & actor of movies (Young Frankenstein; The Producers; Blazing Saddles; Silver Streak; Stir Crazy; The Woman in Red; The Little Prince; The Frisco Kid; Hanky Panky) and TV (Something Wilder) (born June 11, 1933 – died Aug. 29, 2016; age 83). Gene Wilder died of Alzheimer’s Disease complications. (Gene Wilder 1978 Photo)
Chad Everett (nee Raymon Lee Cramton; married Shelby Grant)
American actor of TV (Dr. Joe Gannon on Medical Center; The Dakotas; The Rousters; Hagen; Manhattan, AZ; Melrose Place; Hawaiian Eye) and movies (Get Yourself a College Girl; Made in Paris; The Singing Nun; Johnny Tiger; The Impossible Years) (born June 11, 1937 – died July 24, 2012; age 75). Chad Everett died of lung cancer. (Chad Everett 1972 Medical Center Photo: CBS TV)
Jacques Cousteau (nee Jacques-Yves Cousteau)
French marine conservationist, oceanographer, diver, developer of the Aqua-lung, author, filmmaker of 120+ TV documentaries (The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau; Danger Under the Sea; The Silent World) (born June 11, 1910 – died June 25, 1997; age 87). Jacques Cousteau died of a heart attack. (Jacques Cousteau 1961 Photo: Abbie Rowe / White House Photographs)
Vince Lombardi (nee Vincent Thomas Lombardi)
Pro Football Hall of Fame American NFL coach (Green Bay Packers 1959-1967; New York Giants 1954-1958; Washington Redskins 1969), 2-time NFL Coach of the Year (1959 & 1961) with 6 NFL Championships (1956, 1961, 1962, 1965-1967) (born June 11, 1913 – died Sept. 3, 1970; age 57). Vince Lombardi died of cancer. (Vince Lombardi 1967 What’s My Line?)
English Romantic style landscape painter (Wivenhoe Park; Dedham Vale; The White Horse; Stratford Mill; Boat-building near Flatford Mill; The Hay Wain; Stonehenge; Seascape Study with Rain Cloud; The Cornfield; Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop’s Grounds; The Lock; The Leaping Horse) (born June 11, 1776 – died Mar. 31, 1837; age 60). (John Constable 1796: Daniel Gardner)
American actor of TV (Christopher Storm on Foreign Intrigue; The Lone Ranger; Maverick; Perry Mason; Hawaiian Eye; Bonanza; Outlaws; My Friend Irma; 77 Sunset Strip; Surfside 6; Bronco; Ripcord) & films (The Notorious Lone Wolf; The Sniper; The Blonde Bandit; Gilda; Sirocco; Dangerous Business) (born June 11, 1914 – died Nov. 9, 1968; age 54). (Gerald Mohr 1958 Tombstone Territory)
Buddy Baer (nee Jacob Henry Baer; brother of Max Baer)
American professional boxer, actor of TV (Haldar on Tales of the Vikings) and movies (Jack and the Beanstalk; Flame of Araby; The Big Sky; Dream Wife; Quo Vadis; Fair Wind to Java; Take it From Me; The Marshal’s Daughter; Slightly Scarlet; Africa Screams) (born June 11, 1915 – died July 18, 1986; age 71). Uncle of Max Baer Jr. (Buddy Baer 1954 Jubilee Trail)
Richard Todd (nee Richard Andrew Palethorpe-Todd)
British actor of TV (Doctor Who) & films (The Dam Busters; The Hasty Heart; Stage Fright; Sanders; The Love-Ins; The Battle of the Villa Fiorita; The Virgin Queen; Coast of Skeletons; A Man Called Peter; Lightning Strikes Twice; Flesh and Blood; Dorian Gray; No. 1 of the Secret Service) (born June 11, 1919 – died Dec. 3, 2009; age 90). (Richard Todd c. 1959 Photo: Frank Driggs Collection)
American film actress (The Cherokee Strip; A Slight Case of Murder; Invisible Stripes; These Glamour Girls; Brother Rat and a Baby; We Are Not Alone; The Case of the Black Cat; The Captain’s Kid; Kid Galahad; Confession; The Sisters; The Old Maid; Marked Woman), protege of Bette Davis (born June 11, 1918 – died Apr. 8, 2009; age 90). (Jane Bryan 1940 Photo: Cine-Mundial)
Wesley Ruggles (brother of Charles Ruggles; ex of Arline Judge)
American producer, actor & director of silent films & classic movies (Cimarron; The Age of Innocence; No Man of Her Own; I’m No Angel; Bolero; College Humor; Arizona; Sing, You Sinners; The Monkey’s Paw; No Man of Her Own; Silk Stockings; The Winchester Woman; Piccadilly Jim) (born June 11, 1889 – died Jan. 8, 1972; age 82). (Wesley Ruggles 1921 Photo: Motion Picture News)
Dan Topping (nee Daniel Reid Topping)
American tin heir, ex-husband of actresses Sonja Henie, Kay Sutton, & Arline Judge; sportsman, amateur golfer, co-owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers / Brooklyn Tigers / The Yanks NFL Team (1931-1950), VP & co-owner of the New York Yankees MLB Team (1945-1966) (born June 11, 1912 – died May 18, 1974; age 61). Dan Topping died of emphysema. (Dan Topping 1934)
Walter Byron (nee Walter Clarence Butler)
British-American classic & silent film actor (The Menace; Three Wise Girls; Sinners in the Sun; Queen Kelly; Society Girl; Week Ends Only; Exposure; Shop Angel; The Crusader; Slightly Married; Big Time or Bust; East of Fifth Avenue; Once to Every Woman; The Reckless Hour; Vanity Fair; The Last Flight; The Yellow Ticket) (born June 11, 1899 – died Mar. 2, 1973; age 72). (Walter Byron 1931)
German conductor (Bavarian State Opera; Berlin State Opera; Vienna State Opera) & composer of tone poems (Don Juan, Op.20; Also sprach Zarathustra, Op.30; Don Quixote, Op.35), operas (Salome; Der Rosenkavalier; Capriccio; Elektra; Arabella), orchestral works, symphonies, & more (Four Last Songs) (born June 11, 1864 – died Sept. 8, 1959; age 85). (Richard Strauss 1888)
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