Birthdays March 20 1811 - George Caleb Bingham artist: County Election, Fur Traders Descending the Missouri, Jolly Flatboat Men, Boatmen on the Missouri; died July 7, 1879 1828 - Henrik Ibsen Norwegian playwright: Hedda Gabler, Peer Gynt, The Wild Duck, The Pillars of Society, An Enemy of the People; died May 23, 1906 1890 - Lauritz Melchior (Lebrecht Hommel) opera: ‘The Heroic Tenor’, ‘The Premier Heldentenor of the 20th Century’; died Mar 18, 1973 1943 - Judy Pangburn 1904 - B.F. (Burrhus Frederic) Skinner psychologist: behaviorism: developed the Skinner Box, an experimental, enclosed environment for laboratory animals; died Aug 18, 1990 1906 - Ozzie (Oswald George) Nelson bandleader, actor: The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet; married to actress, Harriet Nelson; parents of David and Ricky; died June 3, 1975 1908 - Dr. Frank Stanton president: CBS [1946-1971]; died Dec 24, 2006 1908 - Sir Michael (Scudamore) Redgrave actor: Goodbye Mr. Chips, Heidi, Importance of Being Earnest, Nicholas and Alexandra; died Mar 21, 1985 1914 - Wendell Corey actor: The Rainmaker, Sorry Wrong Number, Rear Window, Buckskin, The Astro-Zombies, The Light in the Forest; died Nov 8, 1968 1918 - Marian McPartland (Margaret Marian Turner) musician: After Hours, Ambiance, Personal Choice, In My Life; founded Halcyon Records; songwriter: There’ll Be other Times, Twilight World; National Public Radio show: Marian McPartand’s Piano Jazz 1920 - Pamela Harriman politician, U.S. ambassador to France; wife of Averell Harriman; died Feb 5, 1997 1922 - Larry Elgart musician: lead alto sax, bandleader with brother Les: Hooked On Swing, The Bandstand Boogie 1922 - Ray Goulding comedian: Bob and Ray; died Mar 24, 1990 1922 - Carl Reiner writer: The Man with Two Brains; actor: The Dick Van Dyke Show, Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid, It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World; director: Fatal Instinct, The Jerk, Oh! God; comedian: Your Show of Shows; Rob Reiner’s dad 1928 - Fred Rogers TV host: Mr. Rogers Neighborhood; died Feb 27, 2003 1929 - Sonny (Santo) Russo jazz musician: trombonist: group: Sonny Russo Jazz Ensemble 1931 - Hal Linden (Harold Lipshitz) actor: Barney Miller, How to Break up a Happy Divorce, Starflight One, A New Life 1933 - George (Lee) Altman baseball: Chicago Cubs [all-star: 1961, 1962], SL Cardinals, NY Mets 1937 - Jerry Reed (Hubbard) singer: Amos Moses, When You’re Hot, You’re Hot, She Got the Goldmine, I Got the Shaft; songwriter: U.S. Male, Guitar Man; actor: Gator, Smokey & the Bandit; died Sep 1, 2008 1943 - Paul Junger Witt Emmy Award-winning producer: Brian’s Song [1972], The Golden Girls [1985-86, 1986-87] 1945 - Pat Riley basketball coach: Los Angeles Lakers, New York Knicks: coach with the highest winning percentage in basketball history [.719] 1948 - Bobby Orr Hockey Hall of Famer: NHL: Boston Bruins [Hart Memorial Trophy winner: 1970, 1971, 1972], Chicago Blackhawks 1948 - Steve Zabel football: Univ. of Oklahoma [All-American: 1969], Philadelphia Eagles, Baltimore Colts, New England Patriots 1950 - William Hurt actor: Broadcast News, The Accidental Tourist, Altered States, The Big Chill, Trial by Jury, Children of a Lesser God 1950 - Carl Palmer musician: drums: groups: Emerson, Lake & Palmer: Lucky Man, From the Beginning; Asia: Heat of the Moment, Only Time Will Tell 1951 - Derrek Dickey basketball: Golden State Warriors; TV color analyst: Chicago Bulls, Sacramento Kings; died June 25, 2002 1957 - Spike Lee director: She’s Gotta Have It, Do the Right Thing, Mo’ Better Blues, Jungle Fever, Malcolm X, Crooklyn, Clockers 1957 - Theresa Russell actress: The Spy Within, Straight Time, Black Widow, The Last Tycoon 1958 - Holly Hunter Academy Award-winning actress: The Piano [1993]; Broadcast News, The Firm, Raising Arizona 1961 - John Clark Gable actor: Bad Jim, A Burning Passion: The Margaret Mitchell Story, Clark Gable: Tall, Dark and Handsome; son of actor Clark Gable 1961 - Slim Jim Phantom (Jim McDonell) musician: drums: group: The Stray Cats: Runaway Boys, Stray Cat Strut, Rock This Town
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