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People on June 1st: birthdates

David Andrew: 1961 (is 49 in 2010, 50 in 2011)
Soap Actor, Guiding Light's MacDonald
Rene Auberjonois: 1940 (is 70 in 2010, 71 in 2011)
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, b. in New York City; Coco, Benson's Clayton Endicott III, Star Trek:Deep Space Nine's Security Officer Odo the shape-shifting chief, The Patriot
Pat Boone: 1934 (is 76 in 2010, 77 in 2011)
Adult Contempo Singer, Movie Actor, Author, TV Host, Author, b. in Jacksonville, FL; NN:White Buck Shoes; Daniel Boone's great-great-great-grandson; RN:Charles Eugene Boone; KDOC-56 owner
Powers Boothe: 1948 (is 62 in 2010, 63 in 2011)
TV/Movie Actor, Skag, The Guyana Tragedy, Nixon
Sarah Wayne Callies: 1977 (is 33 in 2010, 34 in 2011)
Actress, Prison Break's Dr. Sara Tancredi
Diana Canova: 1953 (is 57 in 2010, 58 in 2011)?
TV Actress, Comedienne, RLN:Rivero; Soap's Corrine Tate, Throb's Sandy Beatty, I'm a Big Girl Now; Judy's daughter; some say b. Jun 2, 1953 (is 57 in 2010)
Brandi Carlile: 1981 (is 29 in 2010, 30 in 2011)
Pop Singer
Charlene: 1950 (is 60 in 2010, 61 in 2011)
Adult Contempo Singer, LN:D'Angelo or Duncan; I've Never Been To Me singer, parodied into I've Been To Me And It's No Thrill by someone else
Richard Comeaux: 1961 (is 49 in 2010, 50 in 2011)
Country Musician, of River Road
Joan Copeland: 1922 (is 88 in 2010, 89 in 2011)
Soap Actress, Roseland, A Little Sex, One Life To Live's Selma Hanen
Brian Cox: 1946 (is 64 in 2010, 65 in 2011)
Actor, For Love of the Game, X2: X-Men United, Running With Scissors
Gemma Craven: 1950 (is 60 in 2010, 61 in 2011)
Actress
Mark Curry: 1964 (is 46 in 2010, 47 in 2011)
TV Actor, Comedian, TV Host, Hangin' With Mr. Cooper's Mark Cooper, Showtime At The Apollo, Drew Carey Show's Mr. Soulard
Jason Sean Donovan: 1968 (is 42 in 2010, 43 in 2011)
Singer, Actor, Australian, of Neighbours
Ronnie Dunn: 1953 (is 57 in 2010, 58 in 2011)
Country Singer/Guitarist, Songwriter, of Brooks & Dunn
Richard Erdman: 1925 (is 85 in 2010, 86 in 2011)
Actor, Director, Ray Bolger Show, Tab Hunter Show, Saints & Sinners, From Here to Eternity
Damien Fahey: 1980 (is 30 in 2010, 31 in 2011)
TV Host
Morgan Freeman: 1937 (is 73 in 2010, 74 in 2011)
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, Movie Director, b. in Memphis, TN; Another World 60s?, Electric Company, Driving Miss Daisy, Glory, Lean on Me, Street Smart, Robin Hood, Seven, Amistad, Nurse Betty, The Sum of All Fears, The Perfect Bounce, Unleashed, Batman Begins, Evan Almighty, Gone Baby Gone, The Bucket List
Simon Jonothan Gallup: 1960 (is 50 in 2010, 51 in 2011)
Punk Rock Bassist, British, of The Cure
Andy Griffith: 1926 (is 84 in 2010, 85 in 2011)
HALL OF FAMER, TV/Movie/Stage Actor, Comedian, b. in Mount Airy, NC; The Andy Griffith Show's Andy Taylor, The Headmaster's Andy Thompson, New Andy Griffith Show's Andy Sawyer, Centennial, Salvage I's Harry, Matlock's Benjamin Matlock & own father Charlie Matlock
Taylor Handley: 1984 (is 26 in 2010, 27 in 2011)
Actor
Danielle Harris: 1976 (is 34 in 2010, 35 in 2011)
TV Actress, Roseanne's Molly, One Life to Live's Shannon McBain, Father of the Pride's Sierra
Lisa Hartman-Black: 1956 (is 54 in 2010, 55 in 2011)
TV Actress, Rock & Roll Singer, b. in Houston; Tabitha's Tabitha Stevens, Knots Landing's Ciji Dunne & Cathy Geary; Clint Black's wife
George Marsiaj Herzig: 2007 (is 3 in 2010, 4 in 2011)
Celebrity Son, Eva Herzigova and Gregorio's son
John M. Jackson: 1950 (is 60 in 2010, 61 in 2011)
TV Actor, Admiral Albert Jethro (A.J.) Chegwidden
Jesse Johnson: 1962 (is 48 in 2010, 49 in 2011)
Rhythm and Blues Singer, of The Time
Mike Joyce: 1963 (is 47 in 2010, 48 in 2011)
Rock & Roll Drummer, English, of The Smiths
Heidi Klum: 1973 (is 37 in 2010, 38 in 2011)
Actress, Model, German, Spin City's Herself
Mike Levine: 1949 (is 61 in 2010, 62 in 2011)
Rock & Roll Keyboardist, Songwriter, Bassist, Canadian, of Triumph
David Andrew MacDonald: 1961 (is 49 in 2010, 50 in 2011)
Soap Actor, Another World's Jordan Stark/David Holliday, Guiding Light's Prince Edmund Winslow
Chris Madden: 1948 (is 62 in 2010, 63 in 2011)
TV Hostess
Tom Mankiewicz: 1942 (is 68 in 2010, 69 in 2011)
Screen/Scriptwriter, Diamonds are Forever
Peter Masterson: 1934 (is 76 in 2010, 77 in 2011)
Producer/Director, Screen/Scriptwriter, Actor
Robin Mattson: 1956 (is 54 in 2010, 55 in 2011)
Soap Actress, Guiding Light's Hope Bauer, General Hospital's demented loony Heather Grant Weber 79?-83,04-, Ryan's Hope's Delia Reid Ryan, Santa Barbara's Gina Tibbons, All My Children's Janet "From Another Planet" "JaNut" Greene Dillon aka Jane Cox, Bold & The Beautiful's Sugar, As the World Turns' Cheri
Colleen McCullough: 1937 (is 73 in 2010, 74 in 2011)
Author, Australian, Thorn Birds
Alanis Morrissette: 1974 (is 36 in 2010, 37 in 2011)
Modern Rock Performer, Singer, Canadian, Film: Dogma
Teri Polo: 1969 (is 41 in 2010, 42 in 2011)
Movie Actress, Ballet Dancer, Mystery Date, Northern Exposure's Michelle Schowdoski-Capra, Sports Night's Rebecca, Meet the Parents, I'm With Her's Alexandra Young
Antony Ponzini: yr unknown
Soap Actor, One Life to Live's Vince Wolek 68-75, then Charlie Smith, Rituals, other soaps
Robert Powell: 1944 (is 66 in 2010, 67 in 2011)
TV/Movie Actor, English, Jigsaw Man, Shaka Zulu, Secrets
Tom Principato: 1952 (is 58 in 2010, 59 in 2011)
Blues Performer
Jonathan Pryce: 1947 (is 63 in 2010, 64 in 2011)
Movie/Stage Actor, Wales, Evita, Tomorrow Never Dies
Graham Russell: 1950 (is 60 in 2010, 61 in 2011)
Adult Contempo Singer, Guitarist, Songwriter, English, of Air Supply
Linda Scott: 1945 (is 65 in 2010, 66 in 2011)
Pop Singer, RN:Linda Joy Sampson
Lola Sheen: 2005 (is 5 in 2010, 6 in 2011)
Celebrity Daughter, Denise Richards and Charlie Sheen's daughter
Jake Silbermann: 1983 (is 27 in 2010, 28 in 2011)
Actor, As the World Turns' Noah Mayer
Frederica von Stade: 1945 (is 65 in 2010, 66 in 2011)
Opera Mezzo-Soprano
Dale Warren: 1925 (is 85 in 2010, 86 in 2011)
Country Singer, of Sons of the Pioneers
Alan Wilder: 1959 (is 51 in 2010, 52 in 2011)
Synthesizer, Singer, Songwriter, Pianist, English, of Depeche Mode
Ronnie "Ron" Wood: 1947 (is 63 in 2010, 64 in 2011)
HALL OF FAMER, Rock & Roll Singer/Guitarist, Bassist, Saxophonist, Songwriter, Harp, English, RFN:Ronald; of The (Small) Faces, Jeff Beck Group, of The Rolling Stones

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People on June 1st: birth anniversaries

Johnny Bond: 1915=d.Jun 12, 1978 (was 63)
Country Singer, Movie/Radio Actor, Songwriter, Author, Movie Actor, RN:Curtis Whitfield
Clive Brook: 1887=d.Nov 17, 1974 (was 87)?
Actor, English; some say d. Nov 18, 1974 (was 87)
Joan Caulfield: 1922=d.Jun 18, 1991 (was 69)
TV/Movie/Stage Actress, Model, FN:Beatrice; My Favorite Husband's Liz Cooper, Sally; Musicals w/ Astaire & Crosby
Robert Clarke: 1920=d.Jun 11, 2005 (was 85)
Movie/Soap Actor, Young and The Restless
Pat Corley: 1930=d.Sep 11, 2006 (was 76)
TV Actor, Murphy Brown's Phil the Bartender
John Drinkwater: 1882=d.Mar 25, 1937 (was 54)
Poet, Author, Biographer, Dramatist/Playwright, English, Bird in Hand
Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka: 1804=d.Feb 15, 1857 (was 52)
Composer, Russian, Father of Russian Music
Ada Jones: 1873=d.May 22, 1922 (was 48)
Singer, British, Contralto
Christopher Lasch: 1932=d.Feb 14, 1994 (was 61)
Author
Cleavon Little: 1939=d.Oct 22, 1992 (was 53)
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, Comedian, b. in Chickasha, OK; Blazing Saddles' Black Sheriff, Temperatures' Rising's Dr. Jerry Noland, David Frost Revue, True Colors' Ron Freeman 1991-
John Masefield: 1878=d.May 12, 1967 (was 88)
Poet, Dramatist/Playwright, Author, English
Corbett Monica: 1930=d.Jul 22, 1998 (was 68)
Actor, Comedian, Joey Bishop Show regular, Ed Sullivan Show occ
Bob Monkhouse: 1925=d.Dec 29, 2003 (was 78)
Comedian, English, What's My Line, Candid Camera
Marilyn Monroe: 1926=d.Aug 5, 1962 (was 36)
Movie Actress, Model, Singer, Judaism convert, b. in Los Angeles; RN:Norma Jean Mortenson Baker; Joe DiMaggio's, then Arthur Miller's ex-; Some Like It Hot; was found dead in the bedroom of her Los Angeles home. Her death was ruled a "probable suicide" caused by an overdose of sleeping pills.
Frank Morgan: 1890=d.Sep 18, 1949 (was 59)
Movie Actor, b. in New York City; RN:Francis Wupperman; Wizard of Oz's Professor Marvel, Annie Get Your Gun; Ralph's brother; some say Jul 1
Robert Newton: 1905=d.Mar 25, 1956 (was 50)
Movie Actor, English, Long John Silver, Henry V, Around the World in 80 Days
John Randolph: 1915=d.Feb 24, 2004 (was 88)
TV/Stage Actor, Lucas Tanner's John Hamilton, Lucan's Dr. Hoagland, Angie's Randall Benson
Reverend Ike: 1935=d.1968
Reverend, Evangelist
Nelson Riddle: 1921=d.Oct 6, 1985 (was 64)
Bandleader, Conductor/Composer, Arranger, Trombonist, b. in Hackensack, NJ; on Nat King Cole, Rosemary Clooney, Frank Sinatra, Smos. Bros., Julie Andrews, Tim Conway, & Helen Reddy's TV varieties; RN:Lisbon Antigua
Tony Snow: 1955=d.Jul 12, 2008 (was 53)
Government Official, George W. Bush Press Secretary
Sir Frank Whittle: 1907=d.Aug 8, 1996 (was 89)
Inventor, Engineer, English, aeronautical; invented a jet engine
Wendy O. Williams: 1949=d.Apr 6, 1998 (was 48)
Punk Rock Singer, Movie Actress, of Plasmatics; Reform School Girls movie; some sources say b. 1946
Edward Woodward: 1930=d.Nov 16, 2009 (was 79)
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, Singer, Pianist, English, Callan's David Callan, The Equalizer's Robert McCall, Over My Dead Body
Brigham Young: 1801=d.Aug 29, 1877 (was 76)
Religionist, Religious Leader, Governor, b. in Whitingham, Vermont; the second president of the Mormon Church; d. in Salt Lake City, Utah

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People on June 1st: death anniversaries

Lizzie Borden: 1927 (was 66)/b.Jul 19, 1860
Outlaw, accused murderer; poster girl for PMS
James Buchanan: 1868 (was 77)/b.Apr 23, 1791
President, b. in Franklin County, Pa.; the 15th president of the United States (1857-61), d. near Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Daniel H. Burnham: 1912 (was 65)/b.Sep 4, 1846
Architect, MN:Hudson; designed USA's 1st skyscraper in Chicago
Ray Combs: 1996 (was 40)/b.Apr 3, 1956
Comedian, Game Show Host, Family Feud
Harvey Jr. Firestone: 1973 (was 75)/b.Apr 20, 1898
Manufacturer, Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. chairman; where the rubber meets the road.
Werner Forssmann: 1979 (was 74)/b.Aug 29, 1904
Physician, German, a pioneer in heart research
Michael Fox: 1996 (was 75)/b.Feb 27, 1921
Movie/Soap Actor, Bold & Beautiful's Saul, Young Frankenstein
James Gillray: 1815 (was 58)/b.Aug 13, 1756
Writer, English, caricaturist chiefly remembered for lively political cartoons directed against George III of England and Napoleon.
Walter Greaza: 1973 (was 76)/b.Jan 1, 1897
Actor, Soap Actor, Treasury Men in Action's the Chief, Edge of Night's Grandfather Winston Grimsley; pron:Grizz-ay
Richard Greene: 1985 (was 66)/b.Aug 25, 1918
TV/Movie Actor, English, b. in Plymoth; Matinee idol 30-40s, Adv's of Robin Hood star 50s
Don Grolnick: 1996 (was 48)/b.Sep 23, 1947
Jazz Musician
Sir Rex Harrison: 1990 (was 82)/b.Mar 5, 1908
Movie/Stage Actor, English, b. in Huyton; RN:Reginald Carey; Cleopatra, My Fair Lady, Dr. Doolittle; wed 6x's; d. June 2?
Frances Heflin: 1994 (was 71)/b.Sep 20, 1922
Soap Actress, All My Children's Mona Tyler; Van's sister, some say Sep 19 or b. 1923
Leslie Howard: 1943 (was 50)/b.Apr 3, 1893
Movie Actor, Movie Producer/Director, English, b. in London; RLN:Stainer; Gone With The Wind's Ashley Wilkes; some say b. 1890; d. in a plane crash when Nazis shot down the plane he was flying in
Helen Adams Keller: 1968 (was 87)/b.Jun 27, 1880
Author, Social Reformer, Educator, Lecturer, b. in Tuscumbia, Ala.; received a college degree and became an author (Let us Have Faith) and lecturer despite being blind and deaf most of her life; d. in Westport, Connecticut
Henry "Hank" Ketcham: 2001 (was 81)/b.Mar 14, 1920
ComicStrip Cartoonist, b. in Seattle, WA; Dennis the Menace
Mary A. Korman: 1973 (was 55)/b.Dec 27, 1917
Movie Actress, Our Gang
James Lawrence: 1813 (was 31)/b.Oct 1, 1781
Naval Officer, War of 1812 "Don't Give Up The Ship!"
William Manchester: 2004 (was 82)/b.Apr 1, 1922
Historian, Death Of A President
Christopher Marlowe: 1593 (was 29)/b.Feb 16, 1564 O.S.
Dramatist/Playwright, Poet, Gay, English, some say b. Feb 2 or Feb 6?; other style says b. Feb 26, 1564 N.S.
Thomas Riley Marshall: 1925 (was 71)/b.Mar 14, 1854
Vice President, 28th U.S. Vice President 1913-21
Jack Mulhall: 1979 (was 91)/b.Oct 7, 1887
Actor
Nathaniel Nelson: 1984 (was 52)/b.Apr 10, 1932
Soul Singer, of The Flamingos, Platters
Arthur Charles Nielsen: 1980 (was 82)/b.Sep 5, 1897
Businessperson, Marketing research engineer; A.C. Nielsen Co. founder
Pope Gregory XVI: 1846 (was 80)/b.Sep 18, 1765
Pope, Italian, Pope 1831-46
David Ruffin: 1991 (was 50)/b.Jan 18, 1941
HALL OF FAMER, Rhythm and Blues Singer, Baritone, b. in Meridan, MS; of The Temptations, soloist; RFN:Eli; died from an accidental drug overdose after visiting a crack cocaine house in Philadelphia. Michael Jackson would later offer to pick up the funeral tab.
Yves Saint Laurent: 2008 (was 71)/b.Aug 1, 1936
Fashion Designer, Algerian, Roman Catholic, RN:Henri Donat Mathieu
Leo Slezak: 1946 (was 70)/b.Aug 18, 1875
Opera Singer, Australian, Morovian; Walter's dad, Erika's grandad
Thomas Sumter: 1832 (was 97)/b.Aug 14, 1734
Revolutionary, General, leadership of troops against British forces in North and South Carolina, where he earned the sobriquet of "Carolina Gamecock."
Tony Thompson: 2007 (was 31)/b.Sep 2, 1975
Rhythm and Blues Singer, of Hi-Five; NOT the Chic guy; not b. 1974?
Dallas Townsend: 1995 (was 76)/b.Jan 17, 1919
Newsperson, CBS News
John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson: 1948 (was 34)/b.Mar 30, 1914
Blues Performer, Singer, Harmonicaist

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