September 17th Birthdays
If you were born on September 17th you share a celebrity birthday with these famous people:
Pat Crowley is 89 (nee Patricia Crowley)
American actress of TV (Joan Nash on Please Don’t Eat the Daisies; Rebecca Whitmore on Generations; Port Charles; Joe Forrester; Dynasty; Police Story) and movies (A Date With Judy; Forever Female; Hollywood or Bust; Key Witness), born September 17, 1933. (Pat Crowley 1955 The Square Jungle)
Lamonte McLemore is 83
American professional photographer (Playboy; Jet; People), singer and founding member of The 5th Dimension (Up, Up and Away; One Less Bell to Answer; Wedding Bell Blues; Medley: Aquarius / Let the Sunshine In), born September 17, 1939. (Lamonte McLemore 1971 Photo: CMA)
Phil Jackson is 77 (nee Philip Douglas Jackson)
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame American NBA player (New York Knicks – 1970 & 1973 NBA Champs), 1996 NBA coach of the Year (Chicago Bulls – 6x NBA Champs; Los Angeles Lakers – 5x NBA Champs), born September 17, 1945. (Phil Jackson 1970s Photo: New York Knicks)
Cassandra Peterson is 71 (“Elvira“)
American actress & hostess of television (Movie Macabre; The Elvira Show; Elvira’s Movie Macabre; 13 Nights of Elvira) and movies (The Sting II; Balboa; Elvira: Mistress of the Dark; Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold) born September 17, 1951. (Elvira 2017 Photo: www.flickr.com/photos/dvsross)
Rita Rudner is 69
American dancer, comedienne, host & actress of stage, TV (Hollywood Squares; Rita Rudner: Born to be Mild; Funny People; Rita Rudner; Rita Rudner: Live From Las Vegas), and movies (The Wrong Guys; That’s Adequate; Peter’s Friends), born September 17, 1953. (Rita Rudner 2011 Photo: LOL Comedy)
Dustin Nguyen is 60 (nee Nguyễn Xuân Trí)
Vietnamese-American martial arts expert, director & actor of TV (Officer Harry Truman Ioki on 21 Jump Street; Johnny Loh on V.I.P.;The Amazing Race Vietnam) and movies (No Escape No Return; The Doom Generation; Rapid Fire), born September 17, 1962. (Dustin Nguyen 2007 Photo: Wisekwai)
Baz Luhrmann is 60 (nee Mark Anthony Luhrmann; m. Catherine Martin)
Australian songwriter, record & movie producer, actor, screenwriter & director of theatrical and opera stages (La bohème), TV, and movies (Moulin Rouge!; Australia; Strictly Ballroom; The Great Gatsby; Romeo + Juliet , born September 17, 1962. (Baz Luhrmann 2013 Photo: Eva Rinaldi)
Kyle Chandler is 57
Emmy Award-winning American actor of TV (Gary Hobson on Early Edition; Eric Taylor on Friday Night Lights; Bloodline; Jeff Metcalf on Homefront; The Lyon’s Dean; Grey’s Anatomy) and movies (Super 8; Game Night; Argo), born September 17, 1965. (Kyle Chandler 2011 Photo: John Spoltore / MTA)
(Esther Ralston 1931: C.S. Bull [colorized] | Hank Williams 1951: WSM Radio [colorized])
Happy Birthday to everyone celebrating their birthday on September 17th!
Remember These September 17th Famous Birthdays
Stirling Moss
International Motorsports Hall of Fame English Formula One race car driver (16 Grand Prix wins), winner of the 1955 Aintree British Grand Prix, and Italy’s Mille Miglia 1000 mile road race (born Sept. 17, 1929 – died Apr. 12, 2020; age 90). Stirling Moss died after a long illness of undisclosed causes. (Stirling Moss 1958 Photo: SAS Scandinavian Airlines)
Roddy McDowall (nee Roderick Andrew Anthony Jude McDowall)
English-American movie actor (How Green Was My Valley; My Friend Flicka; Lassie Come Home; Cleopatra; Kidnapped; Midnight Lace; Lord Love a Duck; Planet of the Apes films; That Darn Cat; Funny Lady; Bedknobs and Broomsticks; Inside Daisy Clover) (born Sept. 17, 1928 – died Oct. 3, 1998; age 70). Roddy McDowall died of lung cancer. (Roddy McDowall 1966 12 O’Clock High)
Anne Bancroft (nee Anna Maria Louisa Italiano; married Mel Brooks)
Academy Award-winning American TV, stage, & film actress (The Graduate; The Miracle Worker; The Turning Point; Silent Movie; Agnes of God; The Elephant Man; How to Make an American Quilt; Nightfall; The Raid; The Pumpkin Eater) (born Sept. 17, 1931 – died June 6, 2005; age 73). Anne Bancroft died of uterine cancer. (Anne Bancroft 1952: Twentieth Century-Fox)
Hank Williams (nee Hiram Williams; “The King of Country Music”)
Songwriter’s, Rock and Roll, & Country Music Halls of Fame singer (Lovesick Blues; Cold, Cold Heart; Hey Good Lookin’; Jambalaya [On the Bayou]; Your Cheatin’ Heart; I Saw the Light; Honky Tonk Blues; I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry; Wedding Bells; Move It On Over) (born Sept. 17, 1923 – died Jan. 1, 1953; age 29). Hank Williams died of a heart attack. (Hank Williams 1951: WSM Radio) )
John Ritter (nee Jonathan Southworth Ritter; married Amy Yasbeck)
Emmy Award-winning American actor of TV (Jack Tripper on Three’s Company & Three’s a Crowd; John Hartman on Hearts Afire; Hooperman; 8 Simple Rules; Cliffod the Big Red Dog; The Waltons; Felicity) & movies (Problem Child; Hero at Large; Nickelodeon) (born Sept. 17, 1948 – died Sept. 11, 2003; age 54). John Ritter died of an aorctic dissection. (John Ritter 1974 Movin’ On)
David Huddleston
American actor of movies (Blazing Saddles; The Klansman; Breakheart Pass; McQ; Crime Busters; Capricorn One; Santa Claus: The Movie; Bad Company; Rio Lobo) and TV (Petrocelli; Hizzonner; How the West Was Won; Gunsmoke) (born Sept. 17, 1930 – died Aug. 2, 2016; age 85). David Huddleston died of kidney disease and heart disease. (David Huddleston 1977 The Kallikaks)
Dolores Costello (married John Barrymore)
American actress of classic & silent movies (The Magnificent Ambersons; The Sea Beast; King of the Turf; Yours for the Asking; Little Lord Fauntleroy; Noah’s Ark; Glorious Betsy; The Third Degree; The Beloved Brat) (born Sept. 17, 1903 – died Mar. 1, 1979; age 75). Related to Maurice Costello, Drew Barrymore, Helene Costello etc. (Dolores Costello 1936: Eugene Robert Richee / Paramount)
Ken Kesey
American short story writer, essayist, novelist (One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest; Sometimes a Great Notion; Kesey’s Garage Sale; Demon Box; Sailor Song; Last Go Round; The Further Inquiry) and University of Oregon professor (born Sept. 17, 1935 – died Nov. 10, 2001; age 66). Ken Keskey died of liver tumor operation complications. (Ken Kesey Mural 2017 Photo: davidd)
Dorothy Loudon
Tony Award-winning American singer & actress of stage (Annie), TV (It’s A Business; The Garry Moore Show; Dorothy; Veronica Mullens on All My Children) movies (Garbo Talks; Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil) (born Sept. 17, 1925 – died Nov. 15, 2003; age 78). Cause of death for Dorothy Loudon was cancer. (Dorothy Loudon 1959 Laugh Line Photo: NBC Television)
Robert B. Parker (nee Robert Brown Parker)
American western & mystery author, creator of the fictional characters Jesse Stone (Night Passage; Split Image) and Spenser (Promised Land, The Professional), both of which inspired TV movies or series (Spenser: For Hire) (born Sept. 17, 1932 – died Jan. 18, 2010; age 77). Robert B. Parker died of a heart attack. (Robert B. Parker 2006 Photo: Manchester City Library
Winnie Lightner (nee Josephine Reeves; married Roy Del Ruth)
American singer-actress of stage (George White’s Scandals) & films (Gold Diggers of Broadway; Hold Everything; The Life of the Party; Show of Shows; She Couldn’t Say No; Hold Everything; Sit Tight; Gold Dust Gertie; Side Show; Play Girl; She Had to Say Yes; Dancing Lady; I’ll Fix It; Manhattan Parade; The Stolen Jools) (born Sept. 17, 1899 – died Mar. 5, 1971; age 71). (Winnie Lightner 1931)
Esther Ralston (nee Esther Louise Worth)
American actress of radio (Portia Faces Life), TV, & films (Children of Divorce; After the Ball; To the Last Man; Sadie McKee; Hollywood Boulevard; Tin Pan Alley; Betrayal; Half a Bride; San Francisco Docks; Figures Don’t Lie; Old Ironsides; Fight and Win; Reunion) (born Sept. 17, 1902 – died Jan. 14, 1994; age 91). Esther Ralston died of a heart attack. (Esther Ralston 1935 Streamline Express)
John Creasey (aka J. J. Marric, Anthony Morton, Michael Halliday etc.)
English sci-fi & crime fiction novelist, author of Commander George Gideon, The Toff, Inspector Roger West & other mystery series (Gideon’s Day; Introducing the Toff; Inspector West Takes Charge; The Desperate Men; Death Round the Corner), Crime Writer’s Association founder (born Sept. 17, 1908 – died June 9, 1973; age 64). (John Cresey 1961: AP Newsfeatures Photo)
Mary Stewart (nee Mary Florence Elinor Rainbow)
English author of historical fantasy & romantic suspense (Touch Not The Cat; The Moon-Spinners; Nine Coaches Waiting; My Brother Michael; This Rough Magic; Airs Above the Ground; The Crystal Cave; The Hollow Hills) (born Sept. 17, 1916 – died May 9, 2014; age 97). Cause of death for Mary Stewart is unknown. (Mary Stewart Photo: © Hodder & Stoughton, used by permission)
O.P. Heggie (nee Otto Peters Heggie)
Australian classic film actor (East Lynne; The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu; Ginger; Chasing Yesterday; The Vagabond King; Anne of Green Gables; A Dog of Flanders; Midnight; Sunny; The Count of Monte Cristo; The Bad Man; Zoo in Budapest; Smilin’ Through; Devotion; Peck’s Bad Boy; The Letter) (born Sept. 17, 1877 – died Feb. 7, 1936; age 58). (O.P. Heggie 1930 Photo: Paramount Punch)
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