May 19th Birthdays
If you were born on May 19th you share a celebrity birthday with these famous people:
David Hartman
American actor of TV (Dr. Paul Hunter on The Bold Ones: The New Doctors; Lucas Tanner; The Virginian; Ironside) and movies (The Ballad of Josie; Nobody’s Perfect), and Emmy Award-winning narrator and host (Good Morning America; Walking Tour), born May 19, 1935. (David Hartman 1976 Photo: ABC TV)
Nancy Kwan (nee Ka Shen Kwan; ex of David Giler)
Hong Kong-American singer-dancer-actress of TV (Noble House) & movies (The World of Suzie Wong; Flower Drum Song; Fate is the Hunter; The Wrecking Crew; Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story; Arrivederci, Baby!; The Main Attraction; Tamahine), born May 19, 1939. (Nancy Kwan c. 1960 Photo: Film Star Vintage)
James Fox (nee William Fox)
English actor of TV (Midsomer Murders; Downton Abbey) and films (The Miniver Story; Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines; King Rat; Thoroughly Modern Millie; A Passage to India; Patriot Games; The Servant; Absolute Beginners; All at Sea), born May 19, 1939. (James Fox Photo: kate gabrielle)
Stephen Young (nee Stephen Levy)
Canadian actor of TV (Ben Caldwell on Judd for the Defense; Nick King on Seaway) and movies (The Thin Red Line; Affair with a Killer; Patton; Breaking Point; Lifeguard; The Clown Murders; Spring Fever; Scorned; Deadline; Charlie Bartlett), born May 19, 1939. (Stephen Young 1966 12 O’Clock High)
Pete Townshend (nee Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend)
English lead guitarist, singer, and songwriter (Rough Boys), for Rock & Roll Hall of Famers The Who (I Can’t Explain; My Generation; Pinball Wizard; Baba O’Riley; Won’t Get Fooled Again; Who Are You; I Can See For Miles; Let My Love Open the Door; Behind Blue Eyes), born May 19, 1945. (Pete Townshend 1960s)
Grace Jones
Jamaican-American retired fashion model, disco, reggae and dance music singer-songwriter (Slave to the Rhythm; I Need a Man; Sex Drive; Pull Up to the Bumper), and actress (Conan the Destroyer; A View to a Kill; Vamp; Boomerang; Gordon’s War) born May 19, 1948. (Grace Jones 2009 Photo: Andy)
Steven Ford
American host & actor of TV (The Young and the Restless; Secret Service), movies (When Harry Met Sally; The Eleventh Commandment; Twenty Dollar Star; Against The Law; Midnight Blue), and son of former U.S. President Gerald Ford & First Lady Betty Ford, born May 19, 1956. (Steven Ford 1981 Photo: CBS)
Jason Gray-Stanford (ex of Jes Macallan)
Canadian voice over & character actor of TV (Randy Disher on Monk; Republic of Doyle; Mistresses; Bones; Extreme Dinosaurs) and movies (Being Bin Laden; A Beautiful Mind; The Miracle Season; Caroline and Jackie; Mystery, Alaska), born May 19, 1970. (Jason Gray-Stanford 2008 Photo: Kristin Dos Santos)
(Stephen Young 1966 12 O’Clock High | Nancy Kwan 1960s: Film Star Vintage)
Happy Birthday to everyone celebrating their birthday on May 19th!
Remember These May 19th Famous Birthdays
Dusty Hill (nee Joseph Michael Hill; “Duster“)
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame American bass guitarist and singer for rock group ZZ Top (Legs; Gimme All Your Lovin’; Got Me Under Pressure; Sharp Dressed Man; I Thank You; Tush; Sleeping Bag; Cheap Sunglasses; Give It Up; Tush; Rough Boy; Doubleback; Concrete and Steel; Tube Snake Boogie) (born May 19, 1949 – died July 27, 2021; age 72) (Dusty Hill 2015 Photo: Ralph Arvesen)
Nora Ephron (daughter Phoebe & Henry Ephron; sister of Delia Ephron)
BAFTA-winning American reporter, author, screenwriter, director & producer (Heartburn; Silkwood; When Harry Met Sally…; Sleepless in Seattle; You’ve Got Mail; Julie and Julia; Bewitched; Michael; My Blue Heaven) (born May 19, 1941 – died June 26, 2012; age 71). Married Nicholas Pileggi; ex of Carl Bernstein, Dan Greenburg. (Nora Ephron 2010: David Shankbone)
Bruce Bennett (nee Harold Herman Brix)
American Olympic athlete (1928 shot put silver), actor of TV (Perry Mason) and movies (The New Adventures of Tarzan; Dark Passage; The Treasure of the Sierra Madre; The Younger Brothers; Dragonfly Squadron; Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer) (born May 19, 1906 – died Feb. 24, 2007; age 100). Bruce Bennett died of broken hip complications. (Bruce Bennett 1945 Mildred Pierce Trailer)
Nicholas Winton (nee Nicholas George Wertheim; “The British Schindler“)
English humanitarian who arranged for the rescue of over 600 Jewish children from Nazi occupied Czechoslovakia, transporting them via the Netherlands into Britain (“Czech Kindertransport“) just before World War II began (born May 19, 1909 – died July 1, 2015; age 106). Nicholas Winton died of cardio-respiratory failure. (Nicholas Winton 2007 Photo: Li-sung)
David McLean (nee Eugene Joseph Huth)
American actor of Marlboro Man cigarette commercials, TV series (Tate; Days of Our Lives; Death Valley Days; The Streets of San Francisco; Laramie; Bonanza; The Virginian), and feature films (The Strangler; Nevada Smith; The Right Approach; The Silent Call; X-15) (born May 19, 1922 – died Oct. 12, 1995; age 73). David McLean died of lung cancer. (David McLean 1960 Tate)
Curly Neal (nee Frederick Neal)
American professional basketball player, point guard and ball handler with the Harlem Globetrotters, wearing #22 for 22 years, from 1963-1986 (born May 19, 1942 – died Mar. 26, 2020; age 77). Curly Neal’s cause of death is unknown; he died at his home. (Curly Neal 1972 Photo: The Harlem Globetrotters)
Dolph Schayes (nee Adolph Schayes)
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame American NBA 12-time All-Star (1951-1962) professional basketball player (Syracuse Nationals; Philadelphia 76ers), 1955 NBA champion, 1966 NBA Coach of the Year (Philadelphia 76ers) (born May 19, 1928 – died Dec. 10, 2015; age 87). Dolph Schayes died of cancer. (Dolph Schayes 1950 Photo: Sport Magazine Archives)
André the Giant (nee André René Roussimoff)
Professional Wrestling & WWF Halls of Fame French professional wrestler and 1988 WWF Champion, whose gigantism earned him the nickname “The Eighth Wonder of the World”; wrestler in the WWWF (Wrestlemania) & Japan Pro-Wrestling organizations, and film actor (The Princess Bride) (born May 19, 1946 – died Jan 27, 1993; age 46). (André the Giant 1973: Wrestling Annual)
Dame Nellie Melba (nee Helen Porter Mitchell)
Australian lyric coloratura soprano opera singer (Pagliacci; Roméo et Juliette; Aida; Lucia di Lammermoor; Rigoletto; La bohème; Esmeralda; Otello; The Barber of Seville; La Traviata; Faust) of world stages (Covent Garden; NY Metropolitan Opera) (born May 19, 1861 – died Feb. 23, 1931; age 69). Ex-lover of Prince Philippe, Duke of Orléans. (Nellie Melba c. 1889: Benque, Paris)
American merchant (Hopkins & Brothers Wholesalers), business investor & executive (Baltimore and Ohio Railroad director; Merchant’s Bank President), supporter of abolition, and philanthropist (Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins Hospital, scholarships) (born May 19, 1795 – died Dec. 24, 1873; age 78) (Johns Hopkins 1871: Bendann Brothers)
Anthony Bushell (ex of Zelma O’Neal)
English director & actor of TV (Sir Francis Drake; The Third Man) and films (Three Faces East; The Royal Bed; A Night to Remember; Chances; Five Star Final; The Long Dark Hall; Journey’s End; Escapade; Vanity Fair; The Scarlet Pimpernel; Born to Love; Red Wagon; Crime on the Hill; Disraeli; The Miniver Story; I Was a Spy) (born May 19, 1904 – died Apr. 2, 1997; age 92). (Anthony Bushell 1930)
Joey Ramone (nee Jeffrey Ross Hyman; aka Jeff Starship)
American musician, (drums, guitar) & lead singer for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame punk rock band The Ramones (I Wanna Be Sedated; Rock ‘n’ Roll High School; Sheena is a Punk Rocker; Listen to My Heart; I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend; Poison Heart; Merry Christmas [I Don’t Want to Fight Tonight]) (born May 19, 1951 – died Apr. 15, 2001; age 49). (Joey Ramone 1982-1987: Yves Lorson)
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