September 7th Birthdays
If you were born on September 7th you share a celebrity birthday with these famous people:
Susan Blakely
American model, actress of films (The Way We Were; The Towering Inferno; Capone; The Concorde…Airport ’79), made-for-TV movies & series (Rich Man, Poor Man; Will There Really Be A Morning?; Falcon Crest; Hotel), born September 7, 1948. (Susan Blakely 1976 Rich Man, Poor Man Photo: ABC TV)
Gloria Gaynor (nee Gloria Fowles)
Grammy-winning American R&B, disco, and dance music singer (I Will Survive; Never Can Say Goodbye; I Am What I Am; Let Me Know [I Have a Right]; Honey Bee; Reach Out, I’ll Be There; Walk On By; I’ve Got You Under My Skin; I Am What I Am) born September 7, 1949. (Gloria Gaynor 1976: Rob Mieremet)
Julie Kavner (partner of David Davis)
Emmy-winning American voice-over artist & comedic actress of TV (Marge Simpson on The Simpsons; Brenda Morganstern on Rhoda; The Tracey Ullman Show) and movies (Hannah and Her Sisters; Radio Days; Awakenings; Forget Paris; This is My Life), born September 7, 1950. (Julie Kavner 1975 Katherine)
Chrissie Hynde (nee Christine Ellen Hynde; ex of Jim Kerr)
American songwriter & lead singer of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band The Pretenders (Stop Your Sobbing; Brass in Pocket; Back on the Chain Gang; 2000 Miles; Middle of the Road; Don’t Get Me Wrong; I’ll Stand By You), born September 7, 1951. Ex-partner of Ray Davies. (Chrissie Hynde 2008: Chris)
Morris Albert (nee Mauricio Alberto Kaisermann)
Brazilian singer-songwriter (She’s My Girl; Sweet Loving Man; Do You Miss Me?) of the international soft rock hit single Feelings (1975), which has been used on TV & movie soundtracks (An Officer and a Gentleman; The Sure Thing), born September 7, 1951. (Morris Albert c. 1974 Photo: Poppy Amapola)
Corbin Bernsen (son of Jeanne Cooper; married Amanda Pays)
American screenwriter, producer, director & actor of TV (Arnie Becker on L.A. Law; Henry Spencer on Psych; Ryan’s Hope; General Hospital; The Young and the Restless; JAG; The Cape) and movies (Major League; Shattered; Carpool Guy; Hello Again), born September 7, 1954. (Corbin Bernsen 1987: Alan Light)
Michael Emerson (married Carrie Preston)
Emmy Award-winning American actor of stage, TV (Henry Gale / Benjamin Linus on Lost; Harold Finch on Person of Interest; Arrow; Mozart in the Jungle; The Practice; The Name of the Rose) and movies (Saw; The Legend of Zorro), born September 7, 1954. (Michael Emerson 2010 Photo: Genevieve)
Diane Warren (nee Diane Eve Wolfberg)
Emmy & Grammy Award-winning American in the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame (Solitaire; Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now; Because You Loved Me; How Do I Live; Only Love Can Hurt Like This; I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing; Music of My Heart), born September 7, 1956. (Diane Warren 2009 Photo: Joe Mabel)
Angie Everhart (nee Angela Kay Everhart; ex of Ashley Hamilton)
American model (Playboy; Sports Illustrated) & actress of TV & movies (Bordello of Blood; Blunt Movie; Forsaken Son; Mad Dog Time; Take Me Home Tonight), born September 7, 1969. Ex-daughter-in-law of George Hamilton; ex-fiancee of Sylvester Stallone; ex-partner of Joe Pesci. (Angie Everhart 2011)
Tom Everett Scott (nee Thomas Everett Scott)
American actor of films (That Thing You Do!; Dead Man on Campus; One True Thing; Race to Witch Mountain; An American Werewolf in Paris; The Love Letter) and TV (Southland; Philly; ER; Grace Under Fire; Law & Order; 13 Reasons Why), born September 7, 1970. (Tom Everett Scott 2010 Photo: larry-411)
Shannon Elizabeth (nee Shannon Elizabeth Fadal)
American model, celebrity poker player, actress of TV (Cuts; That ’70s Show) and films (Scary Movie; American Pie; Thir13en Ghosts; Tomcats; Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back; Johnson Family Vacation; A Novel Romance), born September 7, 1973. Ex of Joseph D. Reitman. (Shannon Elizabeth 2010: Chrismilton007)
(Buddy Holly 1957: Brunswick Records | Elia Kazan 1950s)
Happy Birthday to everyone celebrating their birthday on September 7th!
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Alfa Anderson
American singer with 1970’s and 1980’s disco-rock band Chic (Le Freak; I Want Your Love; Good Times; Soup For One; My Forbidden Lover; My Lover’s Arms; Everybody Dance; Dance Dance Dance; A Warm Summer Night; Good Times; At Last I Am Free) (born Sept. 7, 1947 – died Dec. 17, 2024; age 78). (Alfa Anderson 2010 Photo: Ronald Hartridge / uegmusic)
Grandma Moses (nee Anna Mary Robertson)
American folk artist who began her painting career at the age of 78, among her 1500+ paintings of New England landscapes are The Old Checkered House, 1862, July Fourth, A Country Wedding, Pull Boys, Sugaring Off (sold for $1.2M in 2006) (born Sept. 7, 1860 – died Dec. 13, 1961; age 101). Cause of death for Grandma Moses is unknown. (Grandma Moses 1961 Photo)
Elia Kazan (nee Elias Kazantzoglou; ex of Barbara Loden)
Tony & Oscar-winning Greek-American film director (On The Waterfront; Gentleman’s Agreement; A Tree Grows in Brooklyn; A Streetcar Named Desire; Viva Zapata!; East of Eden; Splendor in the Grass; The Last Tycoon; A Face in the Crowd; Blues in the Night; Baby Doll; Panic in the Streets) (born Sept. 7, 1909 – died Sept. 28, 2003; age 94). Father of Nicholas Kazan. (Elia Kazan c. 1950s)
Buddy Holly (nee Charles Hardin Holley)
Songwriters & Rock and Roll Halls of Fame pioneering American musician, songwriter, & lead singer of The Crickets (That’ll Be the Day; Peggy Sue; Oh, Boy!; Maybe Baby; It Doesn’t Matter Anymore; Early in the Morning; Think It Over; Rave On) (born Sept. 7, 1936 – died Feb. 3, 1959; age 22). Buddy Holly died in an airplane crash. (Buddy Holly 1957: Brunswick Records)
John Phillip Law
American actor of movies (Hurry Sundown; Barbarella; The Hawaiians; Van Richthofen and Brown; The Love Machine; Open Season; The Cassandra Crossing; Von Richthofen and Brown; Danger: Diabolik) and TV (The Young and the Restless) (born Sept. 7, 1937 – died May 13, 2008; age 70). John Phillip Law died of pancreatic cancer. (John Phillip Law 1979 Photo: Alan Light)
Roscoe Karns (father of Roscoe Todd Karns)
American actor of TV (Rocky King, Detective; Capt. Shafer on Hennesey) & film (Clarence; Murder Goes to College; It Happened One Night; The Life of the Party; This Thing Called Love; Front Page Woman; Little Accident; Today We Live; Man’s Favorite Sport; Woman of the Year; Footsteps in the Dark) (born Sept. 7, 1891 – died Feb. 6, 1970; age 78). (Roscoe Karns 1947 Vigilantes of Boomtown)
Louise Suggs (nee Mae Louise Suggs)
LPGA Tour & World Golf Hall of Fame American amateur and professional ladies golfer, LPGA Tour co-founder and women’s golfing pioneer, winner of multiple championships (1947 US Women’s Amateur; 1948 British Ladies Amateur; 1957 PGA) (born Sept. 7, 1923 – died Aug. 7, 2015; age 91). Louise Suggs died of natural causes. (Louise Suggs 1958 Photo: AP Wirephoto)
Michael DeBakey (nee Michael Ellis DeBakey)
American WII US Army doctor (helped developed MASH units), medical scientist and cardiac surgery pioneer (use of Dacron grafts; first successful angioplasty; roller pump for heart-lung machines) (born Sept. 7, 1908 – died July 11, 2008; age 99). Cause of death for Michael DeBakey is unknown. (Michael DeBakey 1945-1946 Photo: Otis Historical Archives)
Anthony Quayle (nee John Anthony Quayle; married Dorothy Hyson)
WWII British Army Special Ops veteran & film actor (The Wrong Man; Anne of the Thousand Days; It Takes a Thief; The Guns of Navarone; King of the Wind; The Eagle Has Landed; Hamlet; Saraband; No Time For Tears; The Man Who Wouldn’t Talk; The Nelson Affair) (born Sept. 7, 1913 – died Oct. 20, 1989; age 76). Ex of Hermione Hannen. (Anthony Quayle 1962 Lawrence of Arabia Trailer)
Peter Lawford (nee Peter Sydney Ernest Aylen; ex of Patricia Kennedy)
British-American actor of TV (Nick Charles on The Thin Man; The Doris Day Show; Laugh-In) & movies (Son of Lassie; Ocean’s 11; Little Women; Royal Wedding; Easter Parade; The Longest Day; Advise & Consent) (born Sept. 7, 1923 – died Dec. 24, 1984; age 61). Father of Christopher Lawford; ex-brother-in-law of Edward, Robert F, & John F. Kennedy. (Peter Lawford 1955)
Taylor Caldwell (nee Janet Miriam Holland Taylor Caldwell)
English-American writer and novelist (Testimony of Two Men; Dynasty of Death; Dear and Glorious Physician; I, Judas; Great Lion of God; A Pillar of Iron; Captains and the Kings; This Side of Innocence; A Prologue to Love; The Romance of Atlantis) (born Sept. 7, 1900 – died Aug. 30, 1985; age 84). Taylor Caldwell died of heart failure. (Taylor Caldwell 1961 Photo: Jarden)
John Milford (married Susan Graw)
American civil engineer, actor of movies & TV (The F.B.I.; The Virginian; Gunsmoke; The Bold Ones: The Lawyers; Cannon; The Big Valley; Mannix; The Rifleman; Bonanza; General Hospital; The Fugitive; 12 O’Clock High; Combat!; Zane Grey Theater; The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp) (born Sept. 7, 1929 – died Aug. 14, 2000; age 70). (John Milford 1970 Dan August)
Laura Ashley (nee Laura Mountney)
Welsh businesswoman, with her husband Bernard Ashley, manufacturer & fashion designer (romantic & 19th century-influenced fabric, womenswear, home furnishings, accessories, etc.), co-founder of the Laura Ashley retail stores (born Sept. 7, 1925 – died Sept. 17, 1985; age 60). Laura Ashley died of a brain haemorrhage. (Laura Ashley Mall Storefront Photo: S12morela)
Eugene V. Brewster (nee Eugene Valentine Brewster; ex of Corliss Palmer)
American lawyer, publisher, magazine editor & journalist (Motion Picture Classic; Motion Picture Magazine / Motion Picture Story Magazine; Shadowland; Beauty), author (What’s What in America; Success Secrets), landscape painter (born Sept. 7, 1869 – died Jan. 1, 1939; age 67). Eugene V. Brewster died of heart disease. (Eugene V. Brewster 1911 Photo: The Moving Picture News)
Queen Elizabeth I (“The Virgin Queen“)
Queen of England and Ireland (1558-1603: The Elizabethan Age), head of the Protestant Church of England); last Tudor monarch; daughter of King Henry VIII & Anne Boleyn; half-sister of King Edward VI, Queen Mary I (nee Mary Tudor); cousin of King James VI of Scotland / James I of England & Ireland (born Sept. 7, 1533 – died Mar. 24, 1603; age 69). (Queen Elizabeth I c. 1558)
Albert Basserman (married Elsa Schiff)
German-American film actor (Knute Rockne All American; A Dispatch From Reuters; A Woman’s Face; Moon Over Burma; Rhapsody in Blue; Madame Curie; Fly-By-Night; The Shanghai Gesture; Invisible Agent; The Private Affairs of Bel Ami; The Searching Wind; Reunion in France) (born Sept. 7, 1867 – died May 15, 1952; age 84). (Albert Basserman 1940 Foreign Correspondent Trailer)
Merna Kennedy (nee Maude Kahler; ex of Busby Berkeley)
American singer, dancer, & actress of vaudeville, The Circus silent film, & 1930s movies (Laughter in Hell; Come On, Tarzan; Barnum Was Right; Red-Haired Alibi; Worldly Goods; Ghost Valley; Arizona to Broadway; Don’t Bet on Love; Lady With a Past; Wonder Bar) (born Sept. 7, 1908 – died Dec. 20, 1944; age 36). Merna Kennedy died of a heart attack. (Merna Kennedy 1926)
John Paul Getty Jr. (nee Eugene Paul Getty; married Talitha Pol)
Italian-British son of J. Paul Getty Sr. (Getty Oil Company founder) & actress Ann Rork; grandson of George Franklin Getty; brother of Gordon Getty; father of John Paul Getty III (kidnap victim) & Mark Getty (Getty Images founder); & philanthropist (National Gallery; cricket) (born Sept. 7, 1932 – died Apr. 17, 2003; age 70). (John Paul Getty Jr. 1966)
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