September 15th Birthdays
If you were born on September 15th you share a celebrity birthday with these famous people:
American character actor of TV (The Untouchables; The F.B.I.) and movies (Johnny Cool; The Return of Mr. Moto; Hail, Mafia; Green Mansions; The Manchurian Candidate; The Bravados; Cinderfella; A Gathering of Eagles), born September 15, 1928. (Henry Silva 1958 Ride a Crooked Trail Trailer)
Chelsea Quinn Yarbro is 80 (aka Quinn Fawcett)
American Bram Stoker Lifetime Achievement winner, author of sci-fi & fantasy (Time of the Fourth Horseman; Ariosto), westerns, and vampire Count Saint-Germain historical horror novels (Hôtel Transylvania), born September 15, 1942. (Chelsea Quinn Yarbro 2009 Photo: Catriona Sparks)
Tommy Lee Jones is 76
Emmy & Academy Award-winning American actor of TV (One Life to Live) and movies (The Fugitive; Men in Black; Double Jeopardy; Coal Miner’s Daughter; Cobb; Batman Forever; JFK; The Client; In the Valley of Elah; Eyes of Laura Mars), born September 15, 1946. (Tommy Lee Jones 1977 Photo: CBS TV)
Oliver Stone is 76 (nee William Oliver Stone)
Oscar-winning American movie screenwriter, director & producer (Midnight Express; Born on the Fourth of July; Platoon; Scarface; Conan the Barbarian; Wall Street; JFK; The Doors; Nixon; Reversal of Fortune), born September 15, 1946. (Oliver Stone 1987 Photo: Towpilot)
Loren D. Estleman is 70
American writer of detective fiction (Amos Walker mysteries – Angel Eyes; Valentino mysteries – Frames: A Valentino Mystery) and westerns (The High Rocks & Page Murdock books; Kill Zone and Peter Macklin series), born September 15, 1952. (Loren D. Estleman 2009 Photo: Mark Coggins)
Scott Thompson Baker is 62
American actor of TV (Connor Davis on The Bold and the Beautiful; Colton Shore on General Hospital; All My Children; Savannah), and movies (Rest in Pieces; Open House; Race to Space; Mr. Deeds), born September 15, 1960. (Scott Thompson Baker 1988 General Hospital Promo: ABC)
Dan Marino is 61 (nee Daniel Constantine Marino Jr.)
Pro Football Hall of Fame American NFL quarterback (Miami Dolphins 1983-1999), 1983 NFL Rookie of the Year, 1984 NFL MVP & Offensive Player of the Year, and TV football analyst (The NFL Today), born September 15, 1961. (Dan Marino 1990 Photo: Staff Sgt. Matthew A. Butler / US Marine Corps)
Danny Nucci is 54 (nee Daniel Antonelli Nucci)
Austrian-American actor of TV (Mike Foster on The Fosters; Falcon Crest; Days of Our Lives; Snoops) and movies (Book of Love; Sublet; That Old Feeling; American Cousins; Eraser), born September 15, 1968. (Danny Nucci 2017 Photo: Eric McCandless/Freeform / Promotional Photos Palace)
(Jackie Cooper 1938: Robert Reid | Fay Wray 1931: A. V. Fabry)
Happy Birthday to everyone celebrating their birthday on September 15th!
Remember These September 15th Famous Birthdays
Gaylord Perry
Baseball Hall of Fame American right-handed MLB pitcher (San Francisco Giants; Cleveland Indians – 1972 AL Cy Young Award; Texas Rangers; San Diego Padres – 1978 NL Cy Young Award; New York Yankees; Atlanta Braves; Seattle Mariners; Kansas City Royals), MLB All-Star (born Sept. 15, 1938 – died Dec. 1, 2022; age 84). (Gaylord Perry 1972 Photo: AP Wirephoto)
Henry Darrow (nee Enrique Tomás Delgado Jiménez)
Puerto-Rican actor of films (The Hitcher; Badge 373) & TV (Manolito Montoya on The High Chaparral; Rafael Castillo on Santa Barbara; Don Alejandro de la Vega on Zorro; Harry O; The New Dick Van Dyke Show; General Hospital; One Life to Live; The Bold and the Beautiful; Hawaii Five-O; Quincy M.E.) (born Sept. 15, 1933 – died Mar. 14, 2021; age 87). (Henry Darrow 1967 Daniel Boone)
Ashley Cooper
International Tennis Hall of Fame retired Australian World #1 ranked (1957-1958) amateur tennis player, 8-time Grand Slam singles or doubles winner between 1957-1958 (US, French, & Australian Open; Wimbledon) (born Sept. 15, 1936 – died May 22, 2020; age 83). Cause of death for Ashley Cooper is unknown. (Ashley Cooper 1958 Photo: Joop van Bilsen)
American TV actor (Col. Edward Gray on Gomer Pyle: USMC; The Edge of Night; Bright Promise; The Brighter Day; The F.B.I.; Hogan’s Heroes; Ed; Another World; Loving; One Life to Live; As the World Turns; That Girl; Death Valley Days; Mannix; Black Saddle) (born Sept. 15, 1925 – died Apr. 4, 2020; age 94). Forrest Compton died of COVID-19. (Forrest Compton 1959 Johnny Ringo)
Agatha Christie (nee Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller; aka Lady Mallowan)
English writer of short stories (Witness for the Prosecution; A Night of Terror) & mysteries (And Then There Were None; The Murder at Hazelmoor), Miss Marple (Murder at the Vicarage; 4:50 From Paddington; After the Funeral; Mrs. McGinty’s Dead) & Hercule Poirot (Death on the Nile; The Murder of Roger Ackroyd) series (born Sept. 15, 1890 – died Jan. 12, 1976; age 85). (Agatha Christie 1925)
Fay Wray (nee Vina Fay Wray; married John Monk Saunders & Robert Riskin)
Canadian-American 1926 WAMPAS Baby star, actress of TV (The Pride of the Family) & films (King Kong; The First Kiss; The Wedding March; Dirigible; The Four Feathers; The Texan; The Border Legion; The Most Dangerous Game; The Bowery; The Richest Girl in the World; Viva Villa!; It Happened in Hollywood) (born Sept. 15, 1907 – died Aug. 8, 2004; age 96). (Fay Wray 1934 Woman in the Dark)
Jackie Cooper (nee John Cooper Jr.)
American 1920s-30s child actor (The Champ; Skippy; Little Rascals / Our Gang shorts; Divorce in the Family), 1950s+ TV & movie producer, director (Magnum, P.I.; M*A*S*H) & actor (Hennessey; The People’s Choice; That Certain Age; Life with Henry; Kilroy Was Here; Superman) (born Sept. 15, 1922 – died May 3, 2011; age 88). (Jackie Cooper 1956 Photo: U.S. Steel Corp.)
English movie star (The Wicked Lady; Night Train to Munich; The Lady Vanishes; Rulers of the Sea; Laughing Anne; Jassy; Doctor Syn; Lorna Doone; Man of the Moment; The Man in Grey; Dear Octopus; A Lady Surrenders; Bedelia) (born Sept. 15, 1916 – died July 15, 1990; age 73). Margaret Lockwood died of cirrhosis of the liver. (Margaret Lockwood 1939 Susannah of the Mounties)
Betty Neels (nee Evelyn Jessy Neels)
English writer of 130+ Mills & Boon / Harlequin romance novels, after retiring from nursing at age 60+ (Sister Peters in Amsterdam; The Gemel Ring; Tabitha in Moonlight; Grasp a Nettle; Tulips for Augusta; Cassandra by Chance; Philomena’s Miracle; Tangled Autumn; A Happy Meeting) (born Sept. 15, 1909 – died June 7, 2001; age 91). (Betty Neels Books Photo: Bondegezou)
Nipsey Russell (nee Julius Russell)
American stand up comedian / poet and actor of stage, TV (Barefoot in the Park; The $10,000 Pyramid; Match Game 73; Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts; Hollywood Squares) and movies (The Wiz; Wildcats; Nemo; Posse; Car 54, Where Are You?) (born Sept. 15, 1918 – died Oct. 2, 2005; age 87). Nipsey Russell died of stomach cancer. (Nipsey Russell 1971 Photo: Detroit News)
Merlin Olsen
College and Pro Football Hall of Fame American football player, NFL defensive tackle (Los Angeles Rams 1962-1976), 1962 NFL Rookie of the Year, NBC & CBS sportscaster, and actor (Little House on the Prairie; Father Murphy; Aaron’s Way; Fathers and Sons) (born Sept. 15, 1940 – died Mar. 11, 2010; age 69). Merlin Olsen died of cancer. (Merlin Olsen 1977 Photo: NBC TV)
Ettore Bugatti
Automotive Hall of Fame Italian automobile manufacturer, engineer, & designer (Bugatti Type 1 in 1898; Deutz Type 10; Peugot Type 19 Bébé), known for fast luxury model cars, founder of Automobiles E. Bugatti in 1909 (born Sept. 15, 1881 – died Aug. 21, 1947; age 65). Cause of death for Ettore Bugatti is unknown. (Ettore Bugatti 1926 Photo: Agence de presse Meurisse)
American Algonquin Round Table wit (The New Yorker; Vanity Fair), film critic, screenwriter & actor (Foreign Correspondent; Sky Devils; Dancing Lady; China Seas; Hired Wife; Piccadilly Jim; Bedtime Story; Take a Letter, Darling) (born Sept. 15, 1889 – died Nov. 21, 1945; age 56). Robert Benchley had cirrhosis of the liver when he died. (Robert Benchley 1928 Screenland)
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