October 9th Birthdays
If you were born on October 9th, you share a birthday with these famous people:
Joe Pepitone is 80 (nee Joseph Anthony Pepitone)
American retired MLB 3-time All-Star and Golden Glove first baseman / center fielder (New York Yankees – 1962 World Series Champs; Chicago Cubs; Houston Astros; Atlanta Braves), and author (Joe, You Coulda Made Us Proud), born October 9, 1940. (Joe Pepitone 2009 Photo: Mark Rosal)
Jackson Browne is 72 (nee Clyde Jackson Browne)
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame German-American musician, singer, and songwriter (Running on Empty; Doctor My Eyes; Boulevard; Somebody’s Baby; Take it Easy; Shadow Dream Song; Stay; Here Come Those Tears Again), & environmental activist born October 9, 1948. (Jackson Browne 1977 Photo: Asylum Records)
Robert Wuhl is 69
American comedian, screenwriter & actor of television (Arliss Michaels on Arli$$; Bobby Bantz on The Last Don; Hollywood Squares) and movies (Batman; Good Morning, Vietnam; Bull Durham; Batman; Cobb; The Bodyguard), born October 9, 1951. (Robert Wuhl 2012 Photo: Stefan Krasowski)
Tony Shalhoub is 67 (nee Anthony Marcus Shalhoub)
Tony & Emmy Award-winning American producer and actor of stage, TV (Adrian Monk on Monk; Antonio Scarpacci on Wings; Stark Raving Mad) and movies (Big Night; The Siege; Galaxy Quest; Spy Kids; The Assignment; I.Q.), born October 9, 1953. (Tony Shalhoub 2008 Photo: Kristin Dos Santos)
Scott Bakula is 66
American actor of movies (Necessary Roughness; Major League: Back to the Minors) & TV (Sam Beckett on Quantum Leap; Capt. Jonathan Archer on Star Trek: Enterprise; Dwayne Pride on NCIS New Orleans; Murphy Brown), born October 9, 1954. (Scott Bakula 2002 Photo: Mark O. Piggott, U.S. Navy)
Linwood Boomer is 65
Emmy Award-winning Canadian-American producer, screenwriter, & actor of TV (Adam Kendall on Little House on the Prairie; Malcolm in the Middle; Silver Spoons; Night Court; 3rd Rock from the Sun; The Mindy Project; Townies), born October 9, 1955. (Linwood Boomer 1978 Photo: NBC Television Network)
Michael Paré is 62
American actor of movies (Eddie and the Cruisers; The Philadelphia Experiment; Village of the Damned; Streets of Fire; Into the Sun; Hope Floats) and TV (Dante Montana on Starhunter & Starhunter ReduX; The Greatest American Hero; Houston Knights), born October 9, 1958. (Michael Paré 1984 Photo)
American actress of TV (Gwen Taylor on L. A. Law; Sisters; Gossip Girl; Lost; ER), movies (Dancing at the Blue Iguana; A Passion to Kill; Some Girls; Singles; Breaking In; One Fine Day), fitness innovator (S Factor studios; Pole Dancing Workout), born October 9, 1961. (Sheila Kelley Photo: © 2020 Sheila Kelley)
Ellen Wheeler is 59
Daytime Emmy Award-winning American TV producer, screenwriter, director, & actress (Vicky / Marley Love Hudson McKinnon on Another World; Cindy Parker on All My Children; Dark Shadows; Guiding Light; As the World Turns), born October 9, 1961. (Ellen Wheeler 1985 Another World Promo: NBC)
Guillermo del Toro is 56 (nee Guillermo del Toro Gómez)
Academy Award-winning Mexican director, screenwriter & producer of movies (The Shape of Water; Hellboy; Pan’s Labyrinth; Pacific Rim; The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey) and TV (The Strain; Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia), born October 9, 1964. (Guillermo del Toro 2010 Photo: Cronos 02)
World Golf Hall of Fame Swedish golfer, 3rd all-time LPGA Tour winner (72 wins) ,with 10 major championships (ANA Inspiration; Women’s PGA Championship; U.S. Women’s Open; Women’s British Open), and golf course designer, born October 9, 1970. (Annika Sörenstam 2008 Photo: Keith Allison)
(Fruit & Berries Breakfast Food Photo: Brooke Lark via Unsplash)
Happy Birthday to everyone celebrating their birthday on October 9th!
And remembering
Edward Andrews
American comedic character actor of stage, TV (Broadside; The Doris Day Show), and movies (How to Frame a Figg; Sixteen Candles; The Trouble with Girls; Hot Summer Night; Tea and Sympathy; Elmer Gantry; Son of Flubber; These Wilder Years) (born Oct. 9, 1914 – died Mar. 8, 1985; age 70). Edward Andrews died of a heart attack. (Edward Andrews 1962 Thriller)
Alistair Sim
Scottish actor of stage, TV (Misleading Cases) and movies (Royal Flash; The Millionairess; School for Scoundrels; Blue Murder at St. Trinians; The Doctors Dilemma; An Inspector Calls; The Ruling Class; The Happiest Days of Your Life; Stage Fright; Waterloo Road) (born Oct. 9, 1900 – died Aug. 19, 1976; age 75. Alistair Sim died of lung cancer. (Alistair Sim 1951 A Christmas Carol)
Hank Patterson (nee Elmer Calvin Patterson)
American vaudeville pianist, character actor of western movies and TV (Fred Ziffel on Petticoat Junction, Green Acres & The Beverly Hillbillies; Hank Miller on Gunsmoke; Death Valley Days; Have Gun – Will Travel; Tales of Wells Fargo) (born Oct. 9, 1888 – died Aug. 23, 1975; age 86). Hank Patterson died of bronchial pneumonia. (Hank Patterson 1963 Petticoat Junction)
Belva Plain (nee Belva Offenberg)
American short story writer, best-selling novelist and author (Evergreen; Tapestry; Heartwood; Harvest; Random Winds; Eden Burning; Whispers; Secrecy; Promises; Homecoming; Her Father’s House; The Carousel; Golden Cup; After the Fire; Looking Back; Crossroads) (born Oct. 9, 1915 – died Oct. 12, 2010; age 95). (Belva Plain 1988 Photo: Eric Wagman Studio / Delacorte Press)
Fyvush Finkel (nee Philip Finkel)
Emmy Award-winning American actor of Yiddish theatre, TV (Douglas Wambaugh on Picket Fences; Harvey Lipschultz on Boston Public; Fantasy Island; Early Edition) and movies (Brighton Beach Memoirs; Nixon; The Crew; Game Day; Q & A; Seize the Day) (born Oct. 9, 1922 – died Aug. 14, 2016; age 93). Fyvush Finkel died of a heart attack. (Fyvush Finkel 1994 Photo: Alan Light)
John Entwistle (“The Ox“; “Thunderfingers“)
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame British songwriter & bass guitarist with The Who (Trick of the Light; Who Are You; I Can See for Miles; Magic Bus; Baba O’Riley; Won’t Get Fooled Again; I’m a Boy; My Generation; I Can’t Explain) (born Oct. 9, 1944 – died June 27, 2002; age 57). John Entwistle died of a cocaine overdose-induced heart attack. (John Entwistle 1976 Photo: Bill Abbott)
American actor of stage, TV (Rafe Carter on Somerset & Another World; As the World Turns; Sisters; St. Elsewhere; Barney Miller; The Doctors; L. A. Law; Matlock; Newhart; The Golden Girls; Guiding Light; Family Ties), and movies (Promises in the Dark) (born Oct. 9, 1922 – died Nov. 30, 1998; age 76). Philip Sterling died of myelofibrosis complications. (Philip Sterling 1981 Born to Be Sold)
Mexican actor of TV (Sheena, Queen of the Jungle) and movies (Love Has Many Faces; Sierra Baron; Villa!!; Beyond All Limits; Tarzan and the Valley of Gold; The Magnificent Seven; Major Dundee; Guns for San Sebastian; Two Mules for Sister Sara) (born Oct. 9, 1920 – died May 9, 1989; age 68). Cause of death for Enrique Lucero is unknown. (Enrique Lucero 1972 The Woman Hunter)
American character actor of stage, TV (Hank; The Jackie Gleason Show; The Defenders), and movies (Strangers on a Train; Li’l Abner; Strange Bedfellows; The Tender Trap; Banning; Born Yesterday; Lover Come Back; Three Coins in the Fountain; Goodbye, My Fancy) (born Oct. 9, 1905 – died Mar. 13, 1974; age 68). Howard St. John died of a heart attack. (Howard St. John 1961 Sanctuary)
American actor of movies & TV (Harry Snowden on Archie Bunker’s Place & All in the Family; The Untouchables; Medical Center; Bonanza; Kojak; The F.B.I.; Marcus Welby, M.D.; Charlie’s Angels; The Fugitive; The Twilight Zone; 12 O’Clock High) (born Oct. 9, 1920 – died Dec. 25, 2015; age 95). Cause of death for Jason Wingreen is unknown. (Jason Wingreen 1966 The Long Hot Summer)
American actor of stage, TV (Whirlybirds), and movies (What a Blonde; Bride by Mistake; Million Dollar Pursuit; Hit Parade of 1951; The Pace That Thrills; The Madonna’s Secret; The Truth About Murder; Flying Leathernecks; The French Line) (born Oct. 9, 1916 – died Jan. 13, 1984; age 67). Cause of death for Michael St. Angel is unknown. (Michael St. Angel 1945 The Brighton Strangler)
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