May 28th Birthdays
If you were born on May 28th you share a birthday with these famous people:
Carroll Baker is 90
American actress of TV (L. A. Law; Grand) and movies (Baby Doll; Harlow; Giant; The Carpetbaggers; Something Wild; How the West Was Won; Star 80; Kindergarten Cop; The Game; The Big Country; But Not For Me; The Miracle; Mister Moses; Sylvia), born May 28, 1931. (Carroll Baker 1961 Photo: MGM)
Annette and Cécile Dionne are 87 (Dionne Quintuplets)
The surviving Canadian Dionne quintuplets (Yvonne d. 2001 age 67; Émilie: d. 1954 age 20; Marie d. 1970 age 35), born 2 months premature andwere the first quintuplets to outlive infancy and grow to adulthood, are now octogenarian seniors born May 28, 1934. (Dionne Quintuplets 1937 Photo)
Jerry West is 83 (“Mr. Clutch“; “The Logo“; “Mr. Outside“)
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame American NBA coach, executive, & player for the Los Angeles Lakers (1972 NBA Champions, 1969 NBA Finals MVP, 14-time NBA All-Star), born May 28, 1938. (Jerry West 1974 Photo: Malcolm W. Emmons / Sporting News)
Gladys Knight is 77
Grammy Award-winning Rock & Roll Hall of Fame American singer-songwriter (Midnight Train to Georgia; Neither One of Us; That’s What Friends are For) and actress of TV (Charlie & Co; Dancing With the Stars) & movies (Hollywood Homicide), born May 28, 1944. (Gladys Knight 1974 Photo: CBS)
Billy Vera is 77 (nee William Patrick McCord)
Grammy Award-winning American singer & songwriter of Billy Vera & the Beaters (At This Moment; I Really Got The Feeling; I’ve Been Loving You Too Long; Empty Nest theme song), actor (Beverly Hills, 90210), born May 28, 1944. (Billy Vera 1987 Photo: Courtesy Billy Vera)
Clement Von Franckenstein is 77 (nee Clement George Freiherr von und zu Franckenstein)
Austrian-British singer and actor of TV (Count Guy du Pres on All My Children; QB VII; Titans; Blackbeard; All My Children; Falcon Crest) and movies (The Invisible Maniac; Death Becomes Her; Live Wire; The Matadors; Lepke; The Gypsy Warriors; Transylvania Twist), born May 28, 1944.
John Fogerty is 76
American singer-songwriter solo (The Old Man Down the Road; Centerfield) & with Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band CCR (Suzie Q; Proud Mary; Bad Moon Rising; Fortunate Son; Who’ll Stop the Rain; Lookin’ Out My Back Door), born May 28, 1945. (John Fogerty 1968 Photo: Fantasy Records / Billboard)
Lynn Johnston is 74 (nee Lynn Ridgway)
National Cartoon Museum Hall of Fame Canadian syndicated newspaper cartoonist (For Better or Worse), illustrator, and author (David We’re Pregnant; Do They Ever Grow Up? Leaving Home; Hi Mom! Hi Dad!) born May 28, 1947. (Lynn Johnston 2008 Photo: mackbrad)
Mark Howe is 66
Hockey Hall of Fame retired American pro hockey player, NHL (Hartford Whalers; Philadelphia Flyers; Detroit Red Wings) and WHA (Houston Aeros; New England Whalers) left winger & defenseman, 1974 WHA Rookie of the Year, born May 28, 1955. (Mark Howe 2011 Photo: Centpacrr at en.wikipedia)
American actor of TV (Vince on Mike & Molly; High Incident; The Young and the Restless; The Sopranos; Strange Angel; Law & Order: Special Victims Unit; Joan of Arcadia; L. A. Law) and films (Inside Out; Dancer and the Dame; City Island), born May 28, 1958. (Louis Mustillo 2019 Photo: Geffen Playhouse)
American actress of TV (Kate O’Brien Carey on The Drew Carey Show; Ellie Torres on Cougar Town; Jordan on Scrubs; The Andromeda Strain; Kate & Allie; Undateable; Seinfeld) and films (Breaking In; Hot Air; Love and Happiness; Kiss & Tell), born May 28, 1964. (Christa Miller 2008 Photo: articlebio.com)
Kylie Minogue is 53
Australian-British actress of TV (Charlene Mitchell Robinson on Neighbours), movies (Street Fighter), and singer (Can’t Get You Out of My Head; The Loco-Motion; Confide in Me; Where the Wild Roses Grow; Love at First Sight; Slow), born May 28, 1968. (Kylie Minogue 2007 Photo: Georges Biard)
(Cape Spear Lighthouse. St. John’s Newfoundland Photo: Ryan Card via Unsplash)
Happy Birthday to everyone celebrating their birthday on May 28th!
And remembering
Sondra Locke (nee Sandra Louise Smith)
American actress of movies (The Heart is a Lonely Hunter; Willard; The Outlaw Josey Wales; The Gauntlet; Every Which Way But Loose; Bronco Billy; Sudden Impact; Any Which Way You Can; A Reflection of Fear) and TV (Cannon) (born May 28, 1944 – died Nov. 3, 2018; age 74). Sondra Locke died of bone and breast cancer complications.(Sondra Locke 1988 Photo: Georges Biard)
Ian Fleming
WW II British naval intelligence officer (Operation Goldeneye) and author of the James Bond spy thriller novels (Casino Royale; Live and Let Die; Moonraker; Diamonds Are Forever; Dr. No; Goldfinger; Thunderball; You Only Live Twice) (born May 28, 1908 – died Aug. 12, 1964; age 56). Ian Fleming died of a heart attack. (Ian Fleming 1963 Photo: Central Press Photos Ltd.)
Jim Thorpe (“The World’s Greatest Athlete“)
Native American athlete, winner of 2 1912 Olympic gold medals (pentathlon & decathlon), Pro Football Hall of Fame APFA football player, and MLB baseball player (New York Giants; Cincinnati Reds), inspiration for Jim Thorpe – All-American (1951) (born May 28, 1887 – died July 17, 1953; age 65). Jim Thorpe died of heart failure. (Jim Thorpe 1912 Photo: Agence Rol)
Maeve Binchy (nee Anne Maeve Binchy; aka Maeve Binchy Snell)
Irish short story writer, columnist, and novelist (Light a Penny Candle; Circle of Friends; The Lilac Bus; Evening Class; Tara Road; Whitethorn Woods; Minding Frankie; Heart and Soul; Quentins; A Week in Winter; Echoes; Firefly Summer) (born May 28, 1939 – died July 30, 2012; age 73). Maeve Binchy had osteoarthritis and died of a heart attack. (Maeve Binchy 2006 Photo: Jon Kay)
T-Bone Walker (nee Aaron Thibeaux Walker)
Grammy Award-winning American Rock & Roll Hall of Fame electric & jump blues musician, guitarist, singer, & songwriter (Bobby Sox Blues; Call it Stormy Monday [But Tuesday is Just as Bad]; Mean Old World; Every Day I Have the Blues) (born May 28, 1911 – died Mar. 16, 1975; age 64). T-Bone Walker died of pneumonia after a stroke. (T-Bone Walker 1972 WWPhoto: Heinrich Klaffs)
Short 4’3″ American character actress of movies (Poltergeist films; Mama Dolly; Frances; Sixteen Candles; Guilty As Charged; Little Witches) and TV (Ginny Weedon on Picket Fences; Santa Barbara; Scariest Places on Earth) (born May 28, 1933 – died Jan. 27, 2010; age 76). Zelda Rubinstein had a heart attack some months before she died. (Zelda Rubinstein 2007 Photo: Bev Sykes)
American actor of stage, TV (Inspector Fred Asher on The Lineup; The Red Skelton Hour; The Cisco Kid; Perry Mason; Cheyenne; Bonanza; Wagon Train), and movies (Mysterious Island; Riding With Buffalo Bill; The Texas Kid; Angel and the Badman) (born May 28, 1917 – died Apr. 15, 1980; age 62). Marshall Reed had a brain tumor before he died. (Marshall Reed 1952 The Lone Ranger)
John Karlen (nee John Adam Karlewicz)
American actor of TV (Willie Loomis on Dark Shadows; Harvey Lacey on Cagney & Lacey; Love is a Many Splendored Thing; Hidden Faces; The Doctors; Another World; Barnaby Jones; Quincy M.E.; The Streets of San Francisco; Murder, She Wrote; Snoops; Mad About You) & movies (Daughters of Darkness; Impulse) (born May 28, 1933 – died Jan. 22, 2020; age 86). John Karlen died of heart failure.
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