May 10th Birthdays
If you were born on May 10th you share a celebrity birthday with these famous people:
Barbara Taylor Bradford (nee Barbara Taylor)
English-American magazine editor (Woman’s Own), reporter, & best-selling novelist (A Woman of Substance; Hold the Dream; The Ravenscar Dynasty; Voice of the Heart; The Cavendon Women; Master of His Fate; Her Own Rules), born May 10, 1933. (Barbara Taylor Bradford 2009 Photo: Viva Vivanista)
David Clennon
Emmy Award-winning American actor of stage, TV (The Agency; thirtysomething; Almost Perfect; Once and Again; Saved; Ghost Whisperer), and movies (The Thing, Being There, Star 80; Sweet Dreams; Legal Eagles; Gone Girl) born May 10, 1943. (David Clennan 1983 Star 80 Trailer)
Donovan (nee Donovan Philips Leitch)
Songwriters and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Scottish guitarist, songwriter, singer (Mellow Yellow; Sunshine Superman; Hurdy Gurdy Man; Jennifer Juniper; Atlantis; Catch the Wind; Colours; The Universal Soldier), born May 10, 1946. (Donovan 1965 Photo: Jac. de Nijs / Nationaal Archief)
Caroline B. Cooney
American author of young adult romance, suspense, horror, & mystery fiction novels (The Face on the Milk Carton; What Janie Found; Both Sides of Time; Hush Little Baby; Goddess of Yesterday; Code Orange), born May 10, 1947. (Caroline B. Cooney Photo: carolinebcooneybooks.com)
Laurence Lau (“Larry“)
American actor of stage, TV (Greg Nelson on All My Children; Dr. Jamie Frame on Another World; Sam Rappaport on One Life to Live; Brian Wheatley on As the World Turns; JAG; The Waltons), and movies (Return to the Secret Garden; The Penny Promise), born May 10, 1953. (Laurence Lau 1982 Photo: Soap World)
Phil Mahre (nee Phillip Ferdinand Mahre)
American World Cup Alpine ski racer, 1981-1983 World Cup Champion, US Olympic team slalom medalist (1976 Innsbruck Austria; 1980 Lake Placid silver; 1984 Sarajevo gold), older twin of Steve Mahre, born May 10, 1957. (Phil Mahre 2014 Photo: Airman 1st Class Lauren Pitts / USAF)
Steve Mahre (nee Steven Irving Mahre)
American World Cup Alpine ski racer, 1982 World Cup Giant Slalom Champion, US Olympian (1976 Innsbruck Austria; 1980 Lake Placid; 1984 Sarajevo slalom silver), and younger twin of Phil Mahre born May 10, 1957. (Steve Mahre 2014 Photo: Airman 1st Class Lauren Pitts / USAF)
Victoria Rowell
American screenwriter, producer, director & actress of TV (Drucilla Winters on The Young and the Restless; Dr. Amanda Bentley on Diagnosis: Murder; The Rich & The Ruthless; The Cosby Show) and films (Eve’s Bayou), born May 10, 1959. (Victoria Rowell 2012 Photo: Dmbrownproduction)
Bono (nee Paul David Hewson)
Grammy Award-winning Irish lead singer-songwriter of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band U2 (Sunday Bloody Sunday; With or Without You; I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For; Where the Streets Have No Name; Desire; Angel of Harlem; One), born May 10, 1960. (Bono 2009 Photo: David Shankbone)
Merlene Ottey (aka Merlene Ottey-Page; “Queen of the Track“)
Jamaican-Slovenian Olympic sprinter (1980 Moscow & 1992 Barcelona 200m bronze; 1984 Los Angeles 100m & 200m bronze; 1996 Atlanta 4x100m relay bronze, 100m & 200m silver; 2000 Sydney 100m bronze, 4x100m relay silver) born May 10, 1960. (Merlene Ottey 2011 Photo: Kastom)
Linda Evangelista
Canadian supermodel (Chanel; Versace; Ralph Lauren) and magazine cover girl (Vogue; Elle; Glamour; Time; Rolling Stone; Harper’s Bazaar; Cosmopolitan), who said “We don’t wake up for less than $10,000 a day“, born May 10, 1965. (Linda Evangelista 2004 Photo: jusez from Hong Kong, China)
Jason Brooks (nee Jason Maxwell Brooks)
American actor of TV (Peter Blake on Days of Our Lives; Sean Monroe on Baywatch; The Pretender; Switched at Birth) and movies (The Rose Technique; Flying Virus; Purgatory Flats; Making It Home; Star Trek; A Lover Betrayed; Super 8; Gangster Land), born May 10, 1966. (Jason Brooks Painting: A. Hamilton)
Erik Palladino
American actor of TV (ER; Joan of Arcadia; NCIS: Los Angeles; Suits; Murphy Brown) & movies (Hotel California; Hollywood Boulevard; Finder’s Fee; Can’t Hardly Wait; The Week That Girl Died; U-571), born May 10, 1968. (Erik Palladino c 2016 StakeOut – Episode 1 – The detectives: The Content Shak)
(Mae Murray 1917 | Fred Astaire: Stars and Films of 1937)
Happy Birthday to everyone celebrating their birthday on May 10th!
Remember These May 10th Famous Birthdays
Taurean Blacque (nee Herbert Middleton Jr.)
American actor of stage, TV (Detective Neal Washington on Hill Street Blues; Henry Marshall on Generations; Detective Michael Wheeler on Savannah; The Bob Newhart Show; Good Times; Charlie’s Angels) & movies (DeepStar Six; Fled), and adoption spokesperson (born May 10, 1940 – died July 21, 2022; age 82). (Taurean Blacque 1980 Hill Street Blues Photo: NBC)
Fred Astaire (nee Frederick Austerlitz)
American film choreographer-dancer-actor (Dancing Lady; Shall We Dance; Holiday Inn; Easter Parade; Royal Wedding; The Band Wagon; Daddy Long Legs; Funny Face; Silk Stockings; The Amazing Dobermans; Ghost Story; Let’s Dance; Top Hat; Finian’s Rainbow) (born May 10, 1899 – died June 22, 1987; age 88). Fred Astaire died of pneumonia. (Fred Astaire 1940 Second Chorus)
Nancy Walker (nee Anna Myrtle Swoyer)
American actress of TV (Mildred on McMillan and Wife; Ida Morganstern on Rhoda; The Nancy Walker Show; True Colors; Family Affair), and movies (Lucky Me; The World’s Greatest Athlete; 40 Carats; Girl Crazy; Best Foot Forward) (born May 10, 1922 – died Mar. 25, 1992; age 69). Nancy Walker died of lung cancer. (Nancy Walker 1970 Mary Tyler Moore Show Photo: CBS TV)
Monica Dickens
English writer (Woman’s Own) and novelist (Cobbler’s Dream; Kate and Emma; Mariana; The House at World’s End; Follyfoot; The Messenger), great-granddaughter of Charles Dickens (born May 10, 1915 – died Dec. 25, 1992; age 77). Cause of death for Monica Dickens is unknown. (Monica Dickens 1966 Photo: Vivienne, London\Doubleday & Co)
Max Steiner (nee Maximilian Raoul Steiner)
Academy Award-winning Austrian-American conductor & film composer (Gone With the Wind; The Informer; Now Voyager; Since You Went Away; All This, and Heaven Too; The Searchers; Jezebel; Casablanca; A Summer Place; Life With Father; The Gay Divorcee; Dark Victory; The Letter; Sergeant York; Rhapsody in Blue) (born May 10, 1888 – died Dec. 28, 1971; age 83). (Max Steiner 1956)
David O. Selznick (nee David Selznick)
Academy Award-winning American movie producer (Gone With the Wind; Rebecca; The Prisoner of Zenda; A Star is Born; The Adventures of Tom Sawyer; Spellbound; King Kong; Dinner at Eight; Duel in the Sun; The Third Man; Intermezzo; Portrait of Jennie), husband of Jennifer Jones (born May 10, 1902 – died June 22, 1965; age 63). (David O. Selznick c. 1934 Photo)
Gary Owens (nee Gary Bernard Altman)
American announcer, comedian, voice actor, commercial spokesperson & host of radio (The Gary Owens Special Report) and TV (Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In); The Gong Show; The Green Hornet; Garfield and Friends) (born May 10, 1934 – died Feb. 12, 2015; age 80). Cause of death for Gary Owens was type 1 diabetes complications. (Gary Owens 1982 Photo: Alan Light)
Wayne Dyer
American best-selling self-help author (Your Erroneous Zones; The SKy’s The Limit; Excuses Begone; Living an Inspired Life; Manifest Your Destiny; Everyday Wisdom), motivational speaker and counselor (born May 10, 1940 – died Aug. 29, 2015; age 75). Wayne Dyer had leukemia before he died of a heart attack. (Wayne Dyer 2009 Photo: Phil Konstantin)
Margo (nee Maria Margarita Guadalupe Teresa Estella Castilla Bolado y O’Donnell)
Mexican-American dancer-actress of Broadway, Uncle Xavier Cugat’s orchestra (Waldorf-Astoria), & films (Crime Without Passion; Lost Horizon; Winterset; Viva Zapata!; I’ll Cry Tomorrow; Rumba; Who’s Got the Action?) (born May 10, 1917 – died July 17, 1984; age 68). (Margo 1935 Photo: Picture-Play)
Mae Murray (nee Marie Adrienne Koenig; “Girl With the Bee-Stung Lips“)
American silent film actress (High Stakes; Bachelor Apartment; Peacock Alley; The Merry Widow; Circe The Enchantress; The Masked Bride; The Gilded Lily; The Twin Pawns; Big Little Person; A Mormon Maid; Jazzmania; To Have and to Hold; Valencia; Sweet Kitty Bellairs) (born May 10, 1885 – died Mar. 23, 1965; age 79). Ex of Prince David Mdivani, Robert Z. Leonard. (Mae Murray 1916)
American actor of TV (Captains and the Kings; Lincoln; Eleanor and Franklin; Testimony of Two Men; Trapper John, M.D.) and films (Firefox; Wolf Lake; St. Helens; F.I.S.T.; Ice Castles; The Onion Field; Blood Beach) (born May 10, 1945 – died Feb. 27, 1985; age 39). David Huffman was stabbed by a prowler he chased. (David Huffmann 1974 F. Scott Fitzgerald and ‘The Last of the Belles’)
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