November 8th Birthdays
If you were born on November 8th, you share a birthday with these famous people:
Norman Lloyd is 106 (nee Norman Perlmutter)
American director, producer & actor of TV (Dr. Daniel Auschlander on St. Elsewhere; Seven Days; Alfred Hitchock Presents; The Alfred Hitchcock Hour; The Practice) and movies (Spellbound; Saboteur; Dead Poets Society; Limelight; A Place For Heroes), born November 8, 1914. (Norman Lloyd 1937 Photo)
Alain Delon is 85
French-Swiss movie producer and actor (Texas Across the River; Christine; Purple Noon; Rocco and His Brothers; L’Eclisse; Marco Polo; The Leopard; Lost Command; Once a Thief; The Yellow Rolls-Royce; Scorpio; Red Sun; Zorro), born November 8, 1935. (Alain Delon 1968 Farewell Friend Trailer)
Lawrence P. Casey is 80
American actor of TV (Rodney Harrington on Return to Peyton Place; Pvt. Mark Hitchcock on The Rat Patrol; Knots Landing) & movies (Massacre Harbor; The Gay Deceivers; The Student Nurses; Acapulco Gold; Good Guys Wear Black), born November 8, 1940. (Lawrence P. Casey c. 1967 Photo)
Angel Cordero Jr. is 79
U.S. Racing Hall of Fame Puerto Rican-American jockey, winner of 7000+ horse races, 3x Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey & Kentucky Derby winner (Cannonade 1974; Bold Forbes 1976; Spend a Buck 1985), born November 8, 1942. (Angel Cordero Jr. c 1970s Photo)
Bonnie Raitt is 71
Grammy Award-winning Rock & Roll Hall of Fame American singer and songwriter (Have a Heart; Nick of Time; Something to Talk About; Love Sneakin’ Up on You; Rock Steady; Thing Called Love; No Way to Treat a Lady), born November 8, 1949. (Bonnie Raitt 1990 Photo: Alan Light)
Mary Hart is 70 (nee Mary Johanna Harum)
American Miss South Dakota 1970 pageant winner, model (Hanes pantyhose), TV actress, reporter and host (Entertainment Tonight; Evening; The Regis Philbin Show; newswoman Betty Howard on Days of Our Lives), born November 8, 1950. (Mary Hart 1987 Photo: Alan Light)
Alfre Woodard is 68
Emmy Award-winning American actress of stage, TV (Miss Evers’ Boys; Desperate Housewives; St. Elsewhere; Memphis Beat; Luke Cage; Empire), and movies (Cross Creek; How to Make an American Quilt; 12 Years a Slave) born November 8, 1952. (Alfre Woodard 2008 Photo: Richard Renner)
Rickie Lee Jones is 66
Grammy Award-winning American musician, rock, jazz & pop songwriter and singer (Chuck E.’s In Love; Young Blood; Woody and Dutch on the Slow Train to Peking; Pirates [So Long Lonely Avenue]; Satellites; A Lucky Guy), born November 8, 1954. (Rickie Lee Jones 2007 Photo: ccbarr)
Leif Garrett is 59 (nee Leif Per Nervik)
American 1970s teen idol, singer (I Was Made for Dancin’), actor of stage, TV (World’s Dumbest; Three for the Road; Apple’s Way; The Odd Couple; Family) and movies (Walking Tall films; Skateboard; Longshot; The Outsiders; Macon County Line; Party Line) born November 8, 1961. (Leif Garrett 1985 Shaker Run)
Gordon Ramsay is 54 (nee Gordon James Ramsay Jr.)
Scottish restauranteur (Restaurant Gordon Ramsay), producer, judge & chef of TV (Hell’s Kitchen; MasterChef; Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares; The F Word; Matilda and the Ramsay Bunch; Masterchef Junior; Hotel Hell), born November 8, 1966. (Gordon Ramsay 2010 Photo: gordonramsaysubmissions)
Courtney Thorne-Smith is 53
American actress of TV (Cheryl on According to Jim; Alison Parker on Melrose Place; Georgia Thomas on Ally McBeal & Ally; Lyndsey Mackelroy on Two and a Half Men; Day by Day; L.A. Law; Fast Times) and movies (Summer School; Lucas) born November 8, 1967. (Courtney Thorne-Smith 2013 Photo: anne861)
Parker Posey is 52
American actress of TV (Lost in Space; As the World Turns; Boston Legal; The Good Wife) and movies (Broken English; Fay Grim; For Your Consideration;; Superman Returns; Laws of Attraction; You’ve Got Mail; Clockwatchers; Blade: Trinity) born November 8, 1968. (Parker Posey 2007 Photo: Arnold Gatilao)
(Kingston Sunset on Lake Ontario Photo: © 2020 Evi Tureluren / One Year in Kingston)
Happy Birthday to everyone celebrating their birthday on November 8th!
And remembering
Ben Bova (nee Benjamin William Bova)
Hugo Award-winning American magazine editor (Analog; Omni), President of the National Space Society & Science Fiction Writers of America, science-fiction author (Gremlins, Go Home!; The Star Conquerors; Return to Mars and Grand Tour series) (born Nov. 8, 1932 – died Nov. 29, 2020; age 88). Ben Bova died of COVID-19 complications. (Ben Bova 1974 Photo: Dd-b)
Patti Page (nee Clara Ann Fowler)
American singer (Tennessee Waltz; [How Much is That] Doggie in the Window; Old Cape Cod; All My Love [Bolero]; Allegheny Moon; You Belong to Me; I Went to Your Wedding), actress & TV host (The Patti Page Oldsmobile Show; The Big Record; Elmer Gantry) (born Nov. 8, 1927 – died Jan. 1, 2013; age 85). Patti Page had heart and lung disease before she died. (Patti Page Photo)
Dr. Christiaan Barnard
Pioneering South African intestinal and heart surgeon who performed the first heart transplant (human to human) in December 1967, developed a technique to solve infantile intestinal atresia, and non-fiction author (Your Healthy Heart) (born Nov. 8, 1922 – died Sept. 2, 2001; age 78). Christiaan Barnard died of a severe asthma attack. (Dr. Christiaan Barnard 1968 Photo)
Morley Safer
Emmy Award-winning Canadian-American TV war correspondent (CBC News Magazine), CBS News broadcast journalist and reporter (60 Minutes), and documentary narrator (Saigon; Exodus 1947; The Sixties; Being Canadian; Breaking the News) (born Nov. 8, 1931 – died May 19, 2016; age 84). Morley Safer died of pneumonia. (Morley Safer 2008 Photo: Peabody Awards)
Esther Rolle
Emmy Award-winning American dancer, singer and actress of stage, TV (Florida Evans on Good Times & Maude; One Life to Live; Summer of My German Soldier; Flamingo Road) and films (Driving Miss Daisy; The Mighty Quinn; House of Cards) (born Nov. 8, 1920 – died Nov. 17, 1998; age 78). Esther Rolle died of diabetes complications. (Esther Rolle 1974 Photo: The Morning Call)
Virna Lisi (nee Virna Pieralisi)
Italian TV & movie actress (Not with My Wife, You Don’t!; The Secret of Santa Vittoria; Duel of the Titans; Eva; Anyone Can Play; The Black Tulip; How to Murder Your Wife; The Heist; Footloose; White Fang; The Statue; Arabella; I Love N.Y.; Duel of the Titans; Miss Right; La Reine Margot) (born Nov. 8, 1936 – died Dec. 18, 2014; age 78). Virna Lisi died of lung cancer. (Virna Lisi Photo)
June Havoc (nee Ellen June Evangeline Hovick)
Canadian-American actress of stage, TV (Willa Dodger on Willy; General Hospital; Search for Tomorrow), movies (The Story of Molly X; Gentleman’s Agreement; Four Jacks and a Jill; Brewster’s Millions; Hello, Frisco, Hello), and sister of Gypsy Rose Lee (born Nov. 8, 1912 – died Mar. 28, 2010; age 97). June Havoc died of natural causes. (June Havoc 1950s Photo: Theater World)
Dorothy Day
American journalist, social activist, pacifist, co-founder of the Catholic Worker Movement, cofounder and editor of the Catholic Worker newspaper, and women’s rights suffragist (Silent Sentinels), (born Nov. 8, 1897 – died Nov. 29, 1980; age 83). Cause of death for Dorothy Day was a heart attack. (Dorothy Day 1934 Photo: New York World-Telegram & Sun)
Johnny Bower (nee John William Kiszkan; “The China Wall“)
Hockey Hall of Fame Canadian professional hockey player, NHL goaltender (Toronto Maple Leafs – 1962-1964 & 1967 Stanley Cup champs; New York Rangers), 2-time Vezina Trophy winner (1961, 1965), and 3-time Calder Cup winner (born Nov. 8, 1924 – died Dec. 26, 2017; age 93). Johnny Bower died of pneumonia. (Johnny Bower 1963-1964 Photo: Chex Cereal)
Robert Strauss
American character actor of stage, radio (Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch; Our Gal Sunday), TV (Mona McCluskey; Bewitched) and movies (Stalag 17; Frankie and Johnny; The Seven Year Itch; The Man With the Golden Arm; L’il Abner; Jumping Jacks) (born Nov. 8, 1913 – died Feb. 20, 1975; age 61). Robert Strauss died of a stroke. (Robert Strauss 1960 September Storm)
Michael Nyqvist (nee Rolf Åke Mikael Nyqvist)
Swedish actor of TV (John Banck on Beck; Zero Hour; Millenium) and movies (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo; The Girl Who Played With Fire; The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest; Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol; As It Is in Heaven) (born Nov. 8, 1960 – June 27, 2017; age 56). Michael Nyqvist died of lung cancer. (Michael Nyqvist 2009 Photo: Jacob Truedson Dmitz for CabarEng)
Gene Saks (nee Jean Michael Saks)
Tony Award-winning American director (Barefoot in the Park; The Odd Couple; Cactus Flower; Mame; Brighton Beach Memoirs; A Fine Romance) & actor of stage, TV, and movies (The Prisoner of Second Avenue; The One and Only; I.Q.; Deconstructing Harry) (born Nov. 8, 1921 – died Mar. 28, 2015; age 93). Gene Saks died of pneumonia. (Gene Saks 1965 A Thousand Clowns)
British-American fly fisherman & author, painter, poster artist, illustrator of children’s books (The Life and Strange Adventures of Robinson Crusoe) and magazine covers (Harper’s Bazar; The Ladies’ Home Journal; Scribner’s Magazine) (born Nov. 6, 1857 – died July 29, 1926; age 68). Louis Rhead died of a heart attack. (Louis Rhead c. 1907 Photo: A Collection of Book Plates)
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