June 6th Birthdays
If you were born on June 6th you share a birthday with these famous people:
Gary U.S. Bonds is 81 (nee Gary Levone Anderson)
Octogenarian American R&B, rock & roll singer (Dance ‘Til Quarter to Three; New Orleans; School is Out; Dear Lady Twist; This Little Girl; Twist Twist Senora; Seven Day Weekend; Out of Work), born June 6, 1939. (Gary U.S. Bonds CD Cover Photo: Chris Drumm)
Tommie Smith is 76 (nee Tommie C. Smith)
American septuagenarian senior citizen, 1968 Mexico Summer Olympics gold medalist sprinter, Black Power activist, and AFL football player (Cincinnati Bengals), born June 6, 1944. (Tommie Smith 1968 Mexico Summer Olympics Photo: Angelo Cozzi, Mondadori Publishers)
Robert Englund is 73
American character & voice over actor of movies (Freddy Krueger in the Nightmare on Elm Street films; The Phantom of the Opera; Big Wednesday; Stay Hungry) and TV (Freddy’s Nightmares; Willie on V & V: The Final Battle; Soap), born June 6, 1947. (Robert Englund 2008 Photo: Robert Englund)
Harvey Fierstein is 66
American Theater Hall of Fame Tony Award-winning American playwright & actor (Torch Song Trilogy; Hairspray; Kinky Boots; La Cage Aux Folles; A Catered Affair; Newsies; Playing Mona Lisa), former female impersonator, and comedian born June 6, 1954. (Harvey Fierstein 2009 Photo: Freedom to Marry)
Sandra Bernhard is 65
American stand-up comedienne & actress of stage, TV (Nancy Bartlett on Roseanne; The L Word; 2 Broke Girls; Switched at Birth; Crossing Jordan; Ally McBeal; Will & Grace), and movies (The King of Comedy; Wrongfully Accused), born June 6, 1955. (Sandra Bernhard 2006 Photo: Slomotion 777 at English Wikipedia)
Björn Borg is 64
International Tennis Hall of Fame retired World #1 Swedish tennis pro, winner of 11 Grand Slam singles titles (1974-1981 – 6x French Open & 5x Wimbledon) & defeating Ivan Lendl, Arthur Ashe, Jimmy Connors, & John McEnroe, born June 6, 1956. (Björn Borg 1970s Photo: Russ Adams)
Amanda Pays is 61
English actress of TV (Dr. Christina McGee on The Flash; Theora Jones on Max Hedroom; A.D.; Thief Takers; Dempsey and Makepeace; 7th Heaven; Nip/Tuck; Psych) and movies (Leviathan; Oxford Blues; The Kindred; Off Limits; Ablaze; Spacejacked), born June 6, 1959. (Amanda Pays 1988 Photo: Alan Light)
Jason Isaacs is 57
British actor of stage, films (Lucius Malfoy in Harry Potter movies; The Patriot; Friends With Money; Sweet November; Peter Pan; Dragonheart; St. Ives; A Single Shot) & TV (Awake; Brotherhood; Case Histories; Capital City; Star Trek: Discovery; The OA; ) born June 6, 1963. (Jason Isaacs 2009 Photo: Garry Knight)
Cam Neely is 55 (nee Cameron Michael Neely)
Hockey Hall of Fame Canadian retired professional hockey player, NHL right winger (Vancouver Canucks; Boston Bruins), NHL executive (Boston Bruins President), and philanthropist (Cam Neely Foundation), born June 6, 1965. (Cam Neely 2013 Photo: Meowwcat)
Paul Giamatti is 53
Emmy Award-winning American producer & actor of movies (Sideways; The Hangover Part II; Cinderella Man; Planet of the Apes; Big Momma’s House; Saving Mr. Banks; The Truman Show; Barney’s Version) and TV (Billions; John Adams), born June 6, 1967. (Paul Giamatti 2008 Photo: Kristin Dos Santos)
(Purple Clematis Flowers Photo:© 2020 Anita Hamilton)
Happy Birthday to everyone celebrating their birthday on June 6th!
And remembering
Thomas Mann (nee Paul Thomas Mann)
German WWII anti-Nazi activist, short story writer (Tristan; Death in Venice; Mario and the Magician), essayist, novelist (Buddenbrooks; The Magic Mountain; Joseph and His Brothers series), and winner of the 1929 Nobel Prize in Literature (born June 6, 1875 – died Aug. 12, 1955; age 80). Cause of death for Thomas Mann is unknown. (Thomas Mann 1926 Photo)
David Dukes (nee David Coleman Dukes)
American actor of stage, TV (Sisters; The Winds of War; Beacon Hill; All in the Family; Dawson’s Creek), and movies (The First Deadly Sin; Gods and Monsters; Only When I Laugh; Without a Trace) (born June 6, 1945 – died Oct. 9, 2000; age 55). David Dukes died of a heart attack. (David Dukes Photo: Carole Muske-Dukes / Archive of David C. Dukes, NY Library for the Performing Arts).
English actor of stage, TV (Monsieur Alfonse on ‘Allo ‘Allo; Hi-de-Hi!; Carry on Laughing!; On the House), & movies (Carry On Nurse; Carry On Cleo; Carry On Teacher; Carry On Regardless; Dentist on the Job; Carry On Matron) (born June 6, 1918 – died Nov. 28, 1993; age 75). Kenneth Connor died of cancer complications. (Kenneth Connor 1960 Carry On Constable Trailer)
Joan Marshall (nee Joan Schrepfermann)
American actress of TV (Sailor Duval on Bold Venture; Bronco; Hawaiian Eye; The Detectives; Surfside 6; 77 Sunset Strip; Dr. Kildare; Maverick) and movies (Tammy and the Doctor; Live Fast, Die Young; The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit; Shampoo) (born June 6, 1931 – died June 28, 1992; age 61). Cause of death for Joan Marshall is unknown. (Joan Marshall 1958 Tombstone Territory)
J. Farrell MacDonald (nee John Farrell MacDonald)
American movie director & character actor (Kentucky Pride; Abie’s Irish Rose; Heritage of the Desert; Me and My Gal; Riffraff; Topper; State Police; Knights of the Range; The Light of Western Stars; Meet John Doe; The Dalton Gang) (born Apr. 14, 1875 – died Aug. 2, 1952; age 77). Cause of death for J. Farrell MacDonald is unknown. (J. Farrell MacDonald 1939 Susannah of the Mounties)
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