**Miscellaneous/Birthdays - February 3 1809 - Felix Mendelssohn (Bartholdy) composer: Wedding March, Elijah, Fingal’s Cave; died Nov 4, 1847 1811 - Horace Greeley journalist: founded and edited The New York Tribune: “Go west, young man!”; politician: helped found the Republican Party, ran unsuccessfully for U.S. President [1872]; died Nov 29, 1872 1894 - Norman Rockwell artist: widely known for his realistic, homespun cover art for The Saturday Evening Post; died Nov 8, 1978 1907 - James A. Michener novelist: Tales of the South Pacific, The Bridges at Toko-Ri, Journey, Hawaii, Iberia, Centennial, Mexico; died Oct 16, 1997 1918 - Joey Bishop (Gottlieb) comedian, actor: The Joey Bishop Show, Liar’s Club, The Naked and the Dead, Delta Force, Betsy’s Wedding; member of the ‘Rat Pack’ with Frank Sinatra, et al.; died Oct 17, 2007 1920 - Bibi (Margaret) Osterwald actress: Bridget Loves Bernie, Bank Shot; died Jan 2, 2002 1922 - Russell Arms singer: Your Hit Parade 1925 - Shelley Berman comedian, actor: The Best Man, Motorama, Rented Lips, Curb Your Enthusiasm 1926 - Art Arfons drag racer: ‘The Green Monster’ clocked at over 600 mph 1928 - Frankie Vaughn (Abelson) singer: Garden of Eden, Tower of Strength; died Sep 17, 1999 1932 - Peggy Ann Garner actress: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Betrayal; died Oct 16, 1984 1938 - Victor Buono actor: Beneath the Planet of the Apes, The Strangler, Whatever Happened to Baby Jane, The Man from Atlantis; died Jan 1, 1982 1938 - Emile Griffith International Boxing Hall of Famer: the third fighter in history to hold both the welterweight and middleweight titles 1938 - Elijah Pitts football: Green Bay Packers running back: Super Bowl I 1940 - Angelo D’Aleo singer: group: Dion and The Belmonts: I Wonder Why, A Teenager in Love, Where or When 1940 - Fran Tarkenton Pro Football Hall of Famer: Minnesota Vikings quarterback: Super Bowl VIII, IX, XI, also NY Giants quarterback: holds individual NFL career records for passing yards gained, completions, attempts and touchdowns thrown 1941 - Carol Mann golf: U.S. Open Champion [1965] 1943 - Blythe Danner actress: To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar, Husbands and Wives, The Prince of Tides, Inside the Third Reich, Futureworld, 1776, Tattingers, Adam’s Rib, Meet the Fockers, Huff 1943 - Eric Haydock musician: bass: group: The Hollies: Searchin’, Just One Look, Here I Go Again, I’m Alive, Bus Stop 1944 - Gale Gillingham football: Green Bay Packers guard: Super Bowl I, II 1945 - Bob Griese football: Miami Dolphins quarterback: Super Bowl VI, VII, VIII 1947 - Melanie (Safka) singer: Brand New Key, Lay Down, Peace Will Come 1947 - Joe (Joseph Howard) Coleman baseball: pitcher: Washington Senators, Detroit Tigers [all-star: 1972], Chicago Cubs, Oakland Athletics, Toronto Blue Jays, Pittsburgh Pirates, SF Giants 1947 - Dave Davies singer, musician: guitar: group: The Kinks: You Really Got Me, All Day and All of the Night, Tired of Waiting, A Well Respected Man, Sunny Afternoon; solo: Death of a Clown, Susannah’s Still Alive 1950 - Morgan Fairchild (Patsy McClenny) actress: Dallas, Flamingo Road, North and South, Pee Wee’s Big Adventure, Writer’s Block 1952 - Fred (Fredric Michael) Lynn baseball: Boston Red Sox: [Rookie of the Year: 1975/World Series: 1975/AL Baseball Writers’ Award: 1975/all-star: 1975-1980], California Angels [all-star: 1981-1983], Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers, SD Padres 1952 - Benny Malone football: RB: Arizona State Univ. [college all-star: 1974], Miami Dolphins, Washington Redskins 1959 - Thomas Calabro actor: Melrose Place, Dream Street 1959 - Lol (Laurence) Tolhurst musician: drums, keyboard: group: The Cure: A Forest, Charlotte Sometimes, Let’s Go to Bed, Love Cats, The Caterpillar, In-Between Days 1965 - Maura Tierney actress: NewsRadio, Liar Liar, Primary Colors, Forces of Nature, Oxygen, ER, The Andy Dick Show 1970 - Warwick Davis actor: Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi, Willow, Leprechaun series, Gulliver’s Travels, Prince Valiant, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
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