Today's Birthdays 2/5
Today's Birthdays 2/5
#1Today's Birthdays 2/5
Posted: 2/4/09 at 10:34pm
Belle Starr 2/5/1848 - 2/3/1889 American outlaw in Texas and Oklahoma territory, source mat'l
John Carradine 02/05/1906 - Nov 27, 1988 father of Robert, David, & Keith Carradine, studied to become a sculptor. He went to Hollywood to be a scene designer for Cecil B. de Mille, performer - origs: The Duchess of Malfi; The Cup of Trembling (Arlene Francis, Elisabeth Berger); The Leading Lady (Ossie Davis, Ruth Gordon); The Madwoman of Chaillot; A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum; Frankenstein; film's The Bride of Frankenstein, Captains Courageous, Alexander’s Ragtime Band, The Hound of the Baskervilles, Stagecoach, The Grapes of Wrath, House of Dracula
Daisy & Violet Hilton 02/05/1908 - Jan 4, 1969 performers, conjoined twins, who will go on to star in vaudeville and the Ziegfeld Follies. Their lives will become the subject of a 1997 musical, Side Show.
Red Buttons 02/05/1919 - Jul 13, 2006 performer - Vickie (Uta Hagen, José Ferrer, Mildred Dunnock); Barefoot Boy With Cheek (Nancy Walker); Hold It!; tv's & flm's ER, The Red Buttons Show, The Longest Day, The Poseidon Adventure, Sayonara, They Shoot Horses Don’t They
Stuart Damon 02/05/1937 performer - First Impressions; From A to Z (Hermione Gingold, Alvin Epstein); Irma La Douce; Do I Hear a Waltz?; tv's General Hospital
John Guare 02/05/1938 Writer, Lyricist, Composer; Other credits include "Lake Hollywood", and "A Few Stout Individuals". He was nominated for an Oscar for the screenplay for "Atlantic City" - Cop-Out; Two Gentlemen of Verona; Bosoms and Neglect (Kate Reid, Paul Rudd); The House of Blue Leaves; 6 Degrees of Separation; Four Baboons Adoring the Sun; Kiss Me Kate; Sweet Smell of Success
David Selby 2/5/1941 performer - Gandhi; 1976 The Heiress; The Eccentricities of a Nightingale; I Won't Dance (Arlene Golonka, Gail Strickland); tv's & film's Up the Sand Box (Streisand), Falcon Crest, Rich and Famous, Flamingo Road; Tell Me You Love Me; Spin; Cold Case
Jonathan Freeman 02/05/1950 performer - Platinum (Alexis Smith, Lisa Mordente [Chita's baby girl]); 1993 She Loves Me; 1995 How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying; 1998 On the Town; 2001 42nd Street; The Little Mermaid
Jennifer Jason Leigh 02/05/1962 performer - replacements 1998 Cabaret & Proof; film's Shortcuts, The Hudsucker Proxy, Single White Female, Rush, Backdraft, Miami Blues, The Big Picture, Easy Money, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Eyes of a Stranger
Laura Linney 02/05/1964 performer, daughter of Romulus Linney, wife of David Adkins (1995 - 2000) divorced - Sight Unseen; 1992 The Seagull (Tyne Daley, Tony Roberts, Ethan Hawke, Jon Voigt); 1992 Hedda Gabler (Kelly McGillis, Patricia Connolly, Keith David); Honour (Robert Foxworth, Jane Alexander); 2008 Les Liaisons Dangereuses tv's & film's Primal Fear, Congo, Absolute Power, The Truman Show, Running Mates, Tales of the City series
Michael Sheen 02/05/1969 performer - Amadeus; Frost/Nixon; tv's & film's Frost/Nixon; Blood Diamond; Frost/Nixon; Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire; Wilde; 1995 Othello; Maigret
SHOWS THAT OPENED ON THIS DATE:
1887 Verdi's opera "Otello" premiered at La Scala.
1959 Gwen Verdon is a Redhead and more importantly the intended victim of a serial killer. This musical is choreographed and directed by Bob Fosse. Richard Kiley co-stars. It will run at the 49th Theatre for 452 performances. Also in the musical are Richard Kiley, Margery Beddow, Ken Richards.
2009 You're Welcome America with Will Ferrell
ON THIS DAY IN:
1997 U.S. Ambassador Pamela Harriman died in Paris at age 76.
(sources: IBDB, IMDB, NYT's ON THIS DAY, 440.com’s Those Were The Days, Playbill.com)
Milla
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#2re: Today's Birthdays 2/5
Posted: 2/4/09 at 11:03pm
Oh God, I'm older than Jonathon Freeman!
He is so talented, this list is quite impressive.
I've missed your birthday lists (and their bumps and bumps)
Thanks Do Re!
Keep 'em coming.
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