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People on June 2nd: birthdates

Merril Bainbridge: 1968 (is 42 in 2010, 43 in 2011)
Singer
Wayne Brady: 1972 (is 38 in 2010, 39 in 2011)
Comedian, Actor, TV Talk Show Host, Whose Line is it Anyway?
B-Real: 1970 (is 40 in 2010, 41 in 2011)
Rap Performer, of Cypress Hill
Jack Paris Brinkley Taubman: 1995 (is 15 in 2010, 16 in 2011)
Celebrity Son, Christie Brinkley & Rick's son
Steve Brookins: 1951 (is 59 in 2010, 60 in 2011)
Rock & Roll Musician, of .38 Special
Dan Cahoon: 1983 (is 27 in 2010, 28 in 2011)
Country Singer, of Marshall Dyllon
Paula Cale: 1970 (is 40 in 2010, 41 in 2011)
Actress, Providence's Joanie Hansen
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 1, 1953 (is 57 in 2010)
Dana Carvey: 1955 (is 55 in 2010, 56 in 2011)
TV/Movie Actor, Comedian, b. in Missoula, MT; Blue Thunder's Jafo, Saturday Night Live member as (1986-93) Church Lady, Garth (Wayne's World) Algar, Pres Bush, Grumpy Old Man, Hanz (with Franz), & others; The Master of Disguise; b. June 2 (AP USA and ET), others say April 2
Jimmy Castor: 1943 (is 67 in 2010, 68 in 2011)?
Rhythm and Blues Singer, Saxophonist, Composer, Arranger, of Jimmy Castor Bunch; hits: Troglodyte (Cave Man), The Bertha Butt Boggie; briefy disco singer; some say b. Jun 22, 1943 (is 67 in 2010)
Maree Cheatham: 1942 (is 68 in 2010, 69 in 2011)
Soap Actress, General Hospital's Aunt Charlene Simpson, Knots Landing's Mary
Michael Joseph Consuelos: 1997 (is 13 in 2010, 14 in 2011)
Celebrity Son, Kelly Ripa and Mark's son
Dominic Cooper: 1978 (is 32 in 2010, 33 in 2011)
Actor
Nikki Cox: 1978 (is 32 in 2010, 33 in 2011)
TV/Movie/Soap Actress, General Hospital's Gina, Unhappily Ever After's Tiffany Malloy, The Norm Show's Taylor Clayton, Nikki's Nikki, Las Vegas' Mary Connell; Bobcat Goldwaith's wife
Taye Diggs: 1971 (is 39 in 2010, 40 in 2011)
Actor, Guiding Light's Adrian "Sugar" Hill, movies: How Stella Got Her Groove Back, Go, The Best Man, Kevin Hill's Kevin Hill; AP and ET say Jan 2
Denise Ferri: 1944 (is 66 in 2010, 67 in 2011)
Singer, backup singer of many hits such as "Lighting Strikes" by Lou Christie, as well a commercials.
Joanna Gleason: 1950 (is 60 in 2010, 61 in 2011)
TV/Movie/Stage Actress, Canadian, Monty Hall's daughter; Hello Larry's Morgan, Love & War's Nadine
Gary Grimes: 1955 (is 55 in 2010, 56 in 2011)
Actor
Irish Grinstead: 1980 (is 30 in 2010, 31 in 2011)
Rhythm and Blues Singer, of 702
William Guest: 1941 (is 69 in 2010, 70 in 2011)
HALL OF FAMER, Rhythm and Blues Singer, of Gladys Knight & the Pips
Tony Hadley: 1960 (is 50 in 2010, 51 in 2011)
Pop Singer, British, FN:Anthony Patrick; of Spandau Ballet
Charles Haid: 1943 (is 67 in 2010, 68 in 2011)
TV/Stage Actor, Producer/Director, Delvecchio, Hill St. Blues' Off. Andy Renko; Merv Griffin's cousin
Lasse Hallstrom: 1946 (is 64 in 2010, 65 in 2011)
Movie Producer/Director, Writer, The Cider House Rules; Lena Olin's hubby
Marvin Hamlisch: 1944 (is 66 in 2010, 67 in 2011)
Composer, Pianist, Conductor, Arranger, American, Jewish, b. in New York City; for numerous soundtracks like The Way We Were, A Chorus Line, & The Sting (The Entertainer), The Spy Who Loved Me; Merv Griffin's cousin; FN:Andy Renko
Dennis Haysbert: 1954 (is 56 in 2010, 57 in 2011)
Actor, Now and Again's Dr. Theodore Morris, 24's David Palmer, The Unit's Jonas Blane
Thomas Allen Heald: 1971 (is 39 in 2010, 40 in 2011)
Author, 'Net Weirdo, DT's Datebook user/frequent corrector, NN: Tomalhe, author of "This Night In History" for E-zine "Late Show News," runs the "Cabin Boy Connection" for Late Show with David Letterman on AOL.
Jimmy Jones: 1937 (is 73 in 2010, 74 in 2011)
Pop Singer, Falsetto
Larry Junstrom: 1949 (is 61 in 2010, 62 in 2011)?
Rock & Roll Bassist, of .38 Special; some say b. Jun 22, 1949 (is 61 in 2010)
Stacy Keach: 1941 (is 69 in 2010, 70 in 2011)
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, Producer/Director, TV Host, Episcopalian, b. in Savannah, GA; Stacy Sr.'s son; The Blue & the Gray, Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer star, Missing/Reward, Titus' Ken Titus, Prison Break's Warden Henry Pope
Sally Kellerman: 1937 (is 73 in 2010, 74 in 2011)
TV/Movie Actress, Singer, b. in Long Beach, CA; Graduated in 1956; MASH's Hot Lips (movie), Centennial; Star Trek's Dr. Elizabeth Dehner
Barry Levinson: 1942 (is 68 in 2010, 69 in 2011)?
Screen/Scriptwriter, TV/Movie Actor, Comedian, Movie Director, TV Producer, Bugsy, Rain Man; AP says Apr 6; some say b. Apr 6, 1942 (is 68 in 2010)
Justin Long: 1978 (is 32 in 2010, 33 in 2011)
Actor, of Ed, Accepted, Dodgeball
Lydia Lunch: 1959 (is 51 in 2010, 52 in 2011)
Alternative Rock Performer
Jerry Mathers: 1948 (is 62 in 2010, 63 in 2011)
TV Actor, B. in Sioux City, IA; RFN:Gerald Patrick; Leave It to Beaver's & Still The Beavers' Beaver (Theodore) Cleaver; We Believe in the Beev!
Charles Miller: 1939 (is 71 in 2010, 72 in 2011)
Saxophonist, Clarinetist, Flutist, Singer, of War, sessionist
Wentworth Miller: 1972 (is 38 in 2010, 39 in 2011)
Actor, Prison Break's Michael Scofield
Rusty Milner: 1958 (is 52 in 2010, 53 in 2011)
Country/Western Performer, of Marhsall Tucker Band
Anthony Montgomery: yr unknown
Actor, Enterprise's Ensign Travis Mayweather
Fabrizio Moretti: 1980 (is 30 in 2010, 31 in 2011)
Rock & Roll Performer, of The Strokes
Adrian Carlos Olivares: 1976 (is 34 in 2010, 35 in 2011)
Pop Singer, of Menudo
Milo O'Shea: 1926 (is 84 in 2010, 85 in 2011)
Movie Actor, Movie Director, Irish, Barbarella, Romeo & Juliet; some say b. 1925
Joan Pringle: yr unknown
Actress, Ironside's Diana Sanger, That's My Mama's Tracy Curtis Taylor, The White Shadow's Sybil Buchanan, Models Inc.'s Roberta Williamson, Bold & The Beautiful's Dr. Frederickson
Zachary Quinto: 1977 (is 33 in 2010, 34 in 2011)
Actor, Heroes, Star Trek (2009)
Tim Rice-Oxley: 1976 (is 34 in 2010, 35 in 2011)
Rock & Roll Performer, of Keane
Deon Richmond: 1978 (is 32 in 2010, 33 in 2011)
TV Actor, Cosby Show's Kenny, Scream 3, Van Wilder
Ernie Royal: 1921 (is 89 in 2010, 90 in 2011)
Trumpeter, Jazz Performer, his affiliations list reads like a "who's who" for big band jazz: Lionel Hampton, Woody Herman, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Stan Kenton, Quincy Jones and Gil Evans.
Al Ruscio: yr unknown
Actor, Life Goes On's Sal Giordano
Del Simmons: 1923 (is 87 in 2010, 88 in 2011)
Musician, of Captain Beefheart
Michael Steele: 1954 (is 56 in 2010, 57 in 2011)?
Rock & Roll Singer, Bassist, Songwriter, it's a she, fool!; of the Runaways, The Bangles; some say b. Jun 2, 1959 (is 51 in 2010), or b. Jun 2, 1960 (is 50 in 2010)
Renee Stewart: 1992 (is 18 in 2010, 19 in 2011)
Celebrity Daughter, Rachael Hunter & Rod's girl
Antone "Chubby" Tavares: 1947 (is 63 in 2010, 64 in 2011)
Rhythm and Blues Singer, lead of Tavares; some say b. 1950
Prima Selleca Tesh: 1994 (is 16 in 2010, 17 in 2011)
Celebrity Daughter, Connie Selleca and John's girl
Sammy Turner: 1932 (is 78 in 2010, 79 in 2011)
Pop Singer, LN:Black
Charlie Watts: 1941 (is 69 in 2010, 70 in 2011)
HALL OF FAMER, Rock & Roll Drummer, Percussionist, English, MN:Robert; of The Rolling Stones
Otis Williams: 1936 (is 74 in 2010, 75 in 2011)
Pop Singer, Country Singer, of The Charms; b. Feb 6?

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People on June 2nd: birth anniversaries

Royal Beal: 1899=d.May 20, 1969 (was 69)
Actor, Death of a Salesman
Carl Butler: 1927=d.Sep 4, 1992 (was 65)
Country Singer, Songwriter
Johnny Carter: 1934=d.Aug 20, 2009 (was 75)
Singer, of The Flamingos
Charles P. "Pete" Jr. Conrad: 1930=d.Jul 8, 1999 (was 69)
Astronaut, said "Whoopee!" when he became the third man to set foot on the moon; copilot on the Gemini 5 spaceflight (1965), command pilot of Gemini 11, spacecraft commander of the Apollo 12 flight to the Moon, and commander of the Skylab 2 mission; American Express ads "Do you know me?"
Marquis de Sade: 1740=d.Dec 2, 1814 (was 74)
Writer, General, French, RN:Donatien Alphonse Francois, Comte de Sade; the word sadism is derived from his name
Sir Edward William Elgar: 1857=d.Feb 23, 1934 (was 76)
Conductor/Composer, Musician, English, Pomp and Circumstance
Bert Farber: 1913=d.2005
Bandleader, on Arthur Godfrey's TV shows
Betty Freeman: 1921=d.Jan 4, 2009 (was 87)
Photographer
Ben Grauer: 1908=d.May 31, 1977 (was 68)
Newscaster, Commentator, TV Host, Announcer, A pioneer radio news personality
Thomas Hardy: 1840=d.Jan 11, 1928 (was 87)
Novelist, Poet, English
Arthur MacArthur: 1845=d.Sep 5, 1912 (was 67)
General, Lt. Gen'l of the Army; Douglas's dad
Robert Morris Page: 1903=d.May 15, 1992 (was 88)
Physicist, who, in the 1930s, invented the technology for pulse radar, a system that detects and locates distant objects through the use of short bursts of electromagnetic radiation.
Pope Leo XI: 1535=d.Apr 27, 1605 (was 69)
Pope, from April 1 through the 27th in 1605
Henry Joseph Round: 1881=d.Aug 17, 1966 (was 85)
Engineer, English, electronics engineer whose numerous inventions contributed to the development of radio communications.
Alexander Salkind: 1921=d.Mar 8, 1997 (was 75)
Movie Producer, produced the "Superman" movies that starred Christopher Reeve with his son Ilya
Tex Schramm: 1920=d.Jul 15, 2003 (was 83)
HALL OF FAMER, Sportsfigure, Executive, ex-Dallas Cowboys GM & prez
Max Showalter: 1917=d.Jul 30, 2000 (was 83)
Actor, Composer, aka Casey Adams 50s
Helen Herron Taft: 1861?=d.May 22, 1943 (was 82)
First Lady, William's wife; some say b. Jan 2, 1861
Walter Tetley: 1915=d.Sep 4, 1975 (was 60)
Cartoon Voicist, Radio Actor, The Bullwinkle Show's Sherman; in radio such as Fibber McGee and Molly as Julius
Mike Todd: 1907?=d.Mar 22, 1958 (was 56)
Movie/Stage Producer, RN:Avrom Hirsch Goldborgen; Liz Taylor's hubby; produced Around The World In 80 Days; d. in a plane crash; some say b. Jun 10, 1907, b. Jun 22, 1907, or b. Jun 22, 1909
Ben Webster: 1864=d.Feb 26, 1947 (was 82)
Actor, English
Felix Weingartner: 1863=d.May 7, 1942 (was 78)
Composer, Musician, Austrian
Johnny Weissmuller: 1904=d.Jan 20, 1984 (was 79)
TV/Movie Actor, Swimmer, Olympic Athlete, Movie Actor, b. in Chicago; RFN:Peter John; Movies' most famous Tarzan 1932-48, Jungle Jim star; won 52 national championships, 5 Olympic gold medals; set 67 world records, 1st to swim 100m freestyle under a minute; some say 1903 or d. 1-21; wed 5x's; d. in Acapulco, Mexico
Dorothy West: 1907=d.Aug 16, 1998 (was 91)
Author, "The Wedding" author, one of the last living figures of the Harlem Renaissance literary movement

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People on June 2nd: death anniversaries

Fred "Freddie" Blassie: 2003 (was 85)/b.Feb 8, 1918
Novelty Singer, Wrestler, Pencil Neck Geek rapper
Stephen Boyd: 1977 (was 48)/b.Jul 4, 1928
TV/Movie Actor, Italian, RN:Stephan William Millar; Ben Hur's Messala, Fantastic Voyage, Fall of the Roman Empire
Helen Carter: 1998 (was 70)/b.Sep 12, 1927
Country Singer, of The Carter Family
Doc Cheatham: 1997 (was 91)/b.Jun 13, 1905
Jazz Trumpeter, Singer, RFN:Adolphus; career spanned 70 years; played with everybody in jazz from Bessie Smith to Louis Armstrong to Ma Rainey to Cab Calloway to current up-and-comer Nicholas Payton
Imogene Coca: 2001 (was 92)/b.Nov 18, 1908
TV Actress, Comedienne, b. in Philadelphia; Your Show of Shows reg, Imogene Coca Show's Betty Crane, It's About Time, One Life to Live's Gladys Mason (guest); Moonlighting's mother of Agnes DiPesto on occasion
Walter Jr. Davis: 1990 (was 57)/b.Sep 2, 1932
Jazz Musician, Jazz Pianist, Composer, worked with Dizzy Gillespie, Art Blakey and others
Alan DeWitt: 1976 (was 52)/b.1924
Actor, It's About Time
Bo Diddley: 2008 (was 79)/b.Dec 30, 1928
HALL OF FAMER, Rhythm and Blues Singer, Blues Guitarist, Composer, Songwriter, b. in McComb, Miss.; NN:Black Gladatior; RN:Ellas Bates, changed to Ellas McDaniels upon adoption; A diddley bow is a one-stringed musicial instrument from the Southern USA
Philip Dunne: 1992 (was 84)/b.Feb 11, 1908
Screen/Scriptwriter, Movie Director, Screen Actors Guild founder; or d. May 2?
John Erskine: 1951 (was 71)/b.Oct 5, 1879
Author, Educator, Professor, Poet, Pianist
Mel Ferrer: 2008 (was 90)/b.Aug 25, 1917
TV/Movie Actor, Producer/Director, b. in Eberton, NJ; Audrey Hepburn's ex-hubby; Falcon Crest's Phillip Erikson, War and Peace, the Fall of the Roman Empire
Giuseppe Garibaldi: 1882 (was 74)/b.Jul 4, 1807
Leader, Italian, nationalist leader who unified Italy
Lou Gehrig: 1941 (was 37)/b.Jun 19, 1903
HALL OF FAMER, MLB 1st baseman, Movie Actor, b. in New York City; 2,721 hits, 1,990 RBIs, RFN:Henry Louis; Yankee played record 2130 consecutive games; MVP '36; named a degenerative disease after him; 7x World Series; .341 avg., 493 HRs; d. in New York of a degenerative disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Leo Bernard Gorcey: 1969 (was 51)/b.Jun 3, 1915?
Movie Actor, wed 5x's; Dead End Kids, Bowery Boys, & Eastside Kids; some say b. Jun 3, 1917
Jean Hersholt: 1956 (was 69)/b.Jul 12, 1886
Movie Actor, A male
Hedda Hopper: 1966 (was 81)/b.May 2, 1885
Movie Actress, Columnist, Journalist, RN:Elda Furry; Hollywood gossipist with the weird hats; some say d. Feb 1; she later lied about both her day and year, switching to 1890 for youth and June 2 for what she thought was a better astrological year, according to Movie Time
Jim Hutton: 1979 (was 45)/b.May 31, 1934
Actor, Ellery Queen star 70s; Timothy's dad; some say b. 1938
George S. Kaufman: 1961 (was 71)/b.Nov 16, 1889
Dramatist/Playwright, Director, Panelist, Journalist, Editor, Screen/Scriptwriter, N.Y. Times; This is Show Business, The Man Who Came To Dinner, You Can't Take It With You; some say b. Nov 14
Sammy Kaye: 1987 (was 74)/b.Mar 13, 1913
Bandleader, Clarinetist, Saxophonist, Alto-sax, Reeds, b. in Lakewood, Ohio; led one of the popular swing-era bands; some say 1910; Sammy Kaye Show host; Swing & Sway with Sammy Kaye!
Flora Lewis: 2002 (was 79)/b.yr unknown
Journalist, Columnist
Joseph E. "J.E." Mainer: 1971 (was 72)/b.Jul 20, 1898
Country Singer, Fiddler
Frederick Of Hollywood Mellinger: 1990 (was 76)/b.Nov 26, 1913
Businessperson, Fredericks Of Hollywood founder
Andres Segovia: 1987 (was 94)/b.Feb 21, 1893
Guitarist, Spanish, Spanish style; not b. Feb 18
Norton Simon: 1993 (was 86)/b.Feb 5, 1907
Executive, Industrialist, of Simon & Schuster; art collector; Jennifer Jones' hubby
John Stevens: 1943 (was 90)/b.Apr 25, 1853
Engineer, civil engineer and railroad executive who, as chief engineer of the Panama Canal from late 1905 to April 1907, laid the basis for that project's successful completion.
Dorothy Stickney: 1998 (was 101)/b.Jun 21, 1896
Actress
Vince Welnick: 2006 (was 55)/b.Feb 21, 1951
Rock & Roll Keyboardist, Singer, of Tubes, Todd Rundgren, Grateful Dead

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