Today's Birthdays 10/13

[do_re_milla]

Posted: 10/12/06 at 11:26pm

Since today is a Friday, the 13th, below is a link w/info.

Mrs. Lily Langtry 10/13/1853 - Feb 12, 1929 writer, performer, source material - THE DEGENERATES; my 3rd fav. BBC series LILLIE

Cornel Wilde 10/13/1915 - Oct 16, 1989 performer, fight director, Husband of Jean Wallace (1951 - 1981) divorced; 1 son - THEY ALL CAME TO MOSCOW (Clifford Odetes); HAVING A WONDERFUL TIME (Jules (John) Garfield, Sheldon Leonard); 1940 ROMEO & JULIET (Vivienne Leigh, Laurence Olivier, Dame May Whitty); fav film's THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH; FOREVER AMBER

Laraine Day (Laraine Johnson) 10/13/1917 - performer; She was married for 13 years to baseball manager Leo Durocher, and took such an active interest in his career and the sport of baseball in general that she became known as "The First Lady of Baseball." Wife of Michael Grilikhes (1960 - present) 2 daughters, Leo Durocher (1947 - 1960) (divorced) 1 child, Ray Hendricks (1942 - 1947); has 2 adopted children from her marriage to Hendricks. Son, Chris Durocher; Has a twin brother, Lamar. - tv & film's Tarzan Finds a Son!; Foreign Correspondent; Return to Fantasy Island; Dr. Kildare film series (Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore); Journey for Margaret; my fav MR. LUCKY; Tycoon; TV panelist: I’ve Got a Secret; Murder, She Wrote

Robert Walker 10/13/1918 - 8/28/1951 father of actor Robert Walker, Jr., performer - Bataan, Madame Curie, Since You Went Away, Thirty Seconds over Tokyo

Yves Montand 10/13/1921 - Nov 9, 1991 performer - 1959 & 1961 AN EVENING WITH YVES MONTAND; film's On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, Lovers like Us, Grand Prix, The Crucible

Frank D. Gilroy 10/13/1925 writer, dir, prod.; father of Tony Gilroy, John Gilroy, Dan Gilroy; Daughter-in-law is Rene Russo - THE SUBJECT WAS ROSES (Martin Sheen, Jack Albertson, Irene Dailey); THAT SUMMER - THAT FALL (Irene Pappas, Tyne Daley, Jon Voigt); THE ONLY GAME IN TOWN (Leo Genn, Tammy Grimes, Barry Nelson); ANY GIVEN DAY; tv's & film's - Desperate Characters (Shirley MacLaine, Sada Thompson); Have Gun - Will Travel (Richard Boone); Wanted: Dead or Alive; The Rifleman; The Rebel; Money Plays

Lenny Bruce 10/13/1925 - Aug 3, 1966 comedian, son of Sally Marr, source material - LENNY BRUCE (Cliff Gorman); film's Dance Hall Racket, Dynamite Chicken

Paul Simon 10/13/1941 Producer, Writer, Lyricist, Arranger, Composer, Performer, Musician - ASINAMALI!; MIKE NICHOLS & ELAINE MAY: TOGETHER AGAIN; THE CAPE MAN; THE GRADUATE

Karen Akers 10/13/1945 stage, film & cabaret performer - NINE, GRAND HOTEL; film's HEARTBURN; THE PURPLE ROSE OF CAIRO

Scott McPherson Oct 13, 1959 - Nov 7, 1992 writer - Marvin's Room; film Marvin's Room

SHOWS THAT OPENED ON THIS DATE:

1924 - The Guardsman, starring Lynne Fontanne and Alfred Lunt, was the catalyst to stardom for the pair. The play opened in New York this day.

1953 Late Love with Arlene Francis, Elizabeth Montgomery, Cliff Robertson, Ann Dere & Lucile Watson

1955 Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter

1962 - A young 34-year-old named Edward Albee brought his play, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, to the stage in New York. Four years later, Albee’s play became an Academy Award-winning film (6 Oscars).

1977 The Night of the Tribades with Bibi Andersson, Eileen Atkins, Werner Klemperer, Max Von Sydow & Bill Moor

ON THIS DAY IN:

1961 - For the first time since 77 Sunset Strip debuted (Oct. 10, 195, viewers saw Gerald Lloyd ‘Kookie’ Kookson III (Edd Byrnes) wearing a coat and tie. It was “the ginchiest.” Kookie, Kookie, lend us your comb.

1974 TV host Ed Sullivan died at age 72.

(sources: IBDB, IMDB, NYT's ON THIS DAY, 440.com’s Those Were The Days, Playbill.com)

Milla

Fri the 13th Updated On: 10/12/06 at 11:26 PM

[LI Larry]

Posted: 10/12/06 at 11:28pm

you left out one birthday: MINE!! I'm 41 today.

[do_re_milla]

Posted: 10/13/06 at 10:32am

Woo Hoo! Happy Birthday!

Make it magical...

Milla

[do_re_milla]

Posted: 10/13/06 at 4:45pm

bump

[do_re_milla]

Posted: 10/13/06 at 10:10pm

bumpety bump

[neddyfrank2]

Posted: 10/13/06 at 10:39pm

Do you compile this list everyday?

[neddyfrank2]

Posted: 10/13/06 at 10:40pm

Do you compile this list everyday?