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People on December 2nd: birthdates

Melissa Archer: 1979 (is 31 in 2010, 32 in 2011)
Soap Actress, One Life to Live's Natalie Buchanan Vega
Steven Bauer: 1956 (is 54 in 2010, 55 in 2011)
Actor, Wiseguy's Michael Santana 1990
Gary Becker: 1930 (is 80 in 2010, 81 in 2011)
Economist, American economist, awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Science in 1992. He applied the methods of economics to aspects of human behaviour previously considered more or less the exclusive domain of sociology, anthropology, and demography.
Ted Jr. Bluechel: 1942 (is 68 in 2010, 69 in 2011)
Singer, Drummer, The Association
Jennifer Bransford: 1967 (is 43 in 2010, 44 in 2011)
Soap Actress, One Life to Live's Gracie Phillips, General Hospital's Carly Cornithos
Dan Butler: 1954 (is 56 in 2010, 57 in 2011)
TV Actor, Gay, Frasier's Bulldog Briscoe
Daniella Canterman: 1992 (is 18 in 2010, 19 in 2011)
Actress, Maybe It's Me's Mindy Stage, Deanna's twin
Deanna Canterman: 1992 (is 18 in 2010, 19 in 2011)
Actress, Maybe It's Me's Cindy Stage; Daniella's twin
Dennis Christopher: 1955 (is 55 in 2010, 56 in 2011)
Movie Actor, Breaking Away, Chariots of Fire; some say b. 1954
Paul C. W. Chu: 1941 (is 69 in 2010, 70 in 2011)
Physicist, Chinese, superconductivity researcher
Anthony "Treach" Criss: 1970 (is 40 in 2010, 41 in 2011)
Rap Performer, of Naughty by Nature
Cathy Lee Crosby: 1948 (is 62 in 2010, 63 in 2011)
Actress, TV Hostess, Exerciser, b. in Los Angeles; That's Incredible
Milton Delugg: 1918 (is 92 in 2010, 93 in 2011)
Bandleader, Accordionist, Gong Show bandleader & various 50s TV shows
Alfie Enoch: 1988 (is 22 in 2010, 23 in 2011)
Actor, Harry Potter
Bill Erwin: 1914 (is 96 in 2010, 97 in 2011)
Actor
Jonathan Frid: 1925 (is 85 in 2010, 86 in 2011)
TV Actor, Dark Shadows' Barnabas Collins
Nelly Furtado: 1978 (is 32 in 2010, 33 in 2011)
Singer
Daniel Gauthier: 1963 (is 47 in 2010, 48 in 2011)
Soap Actor, One Life to Live's and All My Children's Kevin Buchanan
Samuel H. Morlan Greisman: 1987 (is 23 in 2010, 24 in 2011)
Celebrity Son, Sally Field & Alan Greisman's son
Jimi Haha: 1968 (is 42 in 2010, 43 in 2011)
Singer, of Jimmie's Chicken Shack
Alexander Meigs Jr. Haig: 1924 (is 86 in 2010, 87 in 2011)
General, Presidential Aide, NATO Supreme Allied Commander; Sec of State 1981-82; Chief of Staff 1973-74
Julie Harris: 1925 (is 85 in 2010, 86 in 2011)
TV/Movie/Stage Actress, b. in Grosse Pointe, MI; Backstairs at the White House, The Family Holvak, Knots Landing's Lilimae Clements, Gorillas in the Mist, Haunting, East of Eden
Joe Henry: 1960 (is 50 in 2010, 51 in 2011)
Country Singer
Peter Kingsbery: 1952 (is 58 in 2010, 59 in 2011)
Singer, Bassist, Songwriter, of Cock Robin
Satchel Lewis Lee: 1994 (is 16 in 2010, 17 in 2011)
Celebrity Son, Tonya & Spike's son
Denim Cole Lewis: 2001 (is 9 in 2010, 10 in 2011)
Celebrity Son, Toni Braxton and Keri's son
Lucy Alexis Liu: 1968 (is 42 in 2010, 43 in 2011)
Actress, Pearl's Amy Li, Ally McBeal's Ling Woo, Shanghai Noon, Charlie's Angels (2000, 2003 as Full Throttle), Ballistic, Codename: The Cleaner
Tom McGuinness: 1941 (is 69 in 2010, 70 in 2011)
Rock & Roll Bassist, Guitarist, Singer, Songwriter, British, of Manfred Mann, McGuinness Flint
Nate Mendel: 1968 (is 42 in 2010, 43 in 2011)
Alternative Rock Performer, of Foo Fighters
David "Dave" Munden: 1943 (is 67 in 2010, 68 in 2011)?
Drummer, British, of Brian Poole & the Tremeloes; some say b. Dec 12, 1943 (is 67 in 2010)
Stone Phillips: 1954 (is 56 in 2010, 57 in 2011)
Newscaster, Journalist, of Dateline
Ron Raines: 1949 (is 61 in 2010, 62 in 2011)
Stage/Soap Actor, Guiding Light's Alan Spaulding
Meshulam Riklis: 1923 (is 87 in 2010, 88 in 2011)?
Businessperson, Executive, Faberge perfumes; Pia Zadora's hubby; some say b. Dec 2, 1924 (is 86 in 2010)
Daniela Ruah: 1983 (is 27 in 2010, 28 in 2011)
Actress, NCIS:Los Angeles
John Wesley Ryles: 1950 (is 60 in 2010, 61 in 2011)
Country Singer
Wesley Ryles: 1950 (is 60 in 2010, 61 in 2011)
Country Singer
Rick Savage: 1960 (is 50 in 2010, 51 in 2011)
Heavy Metal Bassist, English, RFN:Richard; of Def Leppard
Sarah Silverman: 1970 (is 40 in 2010, 41 in 2011)
Comedienne
Rena Sofer: 1968 (is 42 in 2010, 43 in 2011)
Soap Actress, Loving's Amelia Rocky McKenzie, General Hospital's Lois Cerullo, Melrose Place's Eve, NYPD Blue; unlikely b. 1958
Britney Spears: 1981 (is 29 in 2010, 30 in 2011)
Singer, of MMC early 90's, changed name to Britney Federline in 2005
Keith Szarabajka: 1952 (is 58 in 2010, 59 in 2011)
Actor
Spencer Schae Timmons: 1996 (is 14 in 2010, 15 in 2011)
Celebrity Daughter, Debbe Dunning and Steve's girl
William Wegman: 1943 (is 67 in 2010, 68 in 2011)
Artist, Photographer, Dog photographer

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People on December 2nd: birth anniversaries

Hal Ashby: 1929=d.Dec 27, 1989 (was 60)
Movie Director, Shampoo
Sir John Barbirolli: 1899=d.Jul 29, 1970 (was 70)
Cellist, Conductor, English, b. d. in London; NY Philharmonic Orchestra; he was a famous interpreter of English music, the music of Mahler and Italian opera.
John Bentley: 1916=d.Aug 13, 2009 (was 92)
Actor, English
John Breckinridge: 1760=d.Dec 14, 1806 (was 46)
Statesman, Attorney/Lawyer, Policeman, b. in Staunton, Va., d. Lexington, Ky., U.S.; Kentucky politician who sponsored Thomas Jefferson's Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions advocating a states' rights view of the Union.
Maria Callas: 1923=d.Sep 16, 1977 (was 53)
Opera Soprano, RLN:Calogeropoulos; revived classical coloratura roles in the mid-20th century with her lyrical and dramatic versatility.
June Clyde: 1909=d.Oct 1, 1987 (was 77)
Actress
Jesse Crawford: 1895=d.May 28, 1962 (was 66)
Organist, NN:Poet of the Organ, Wizard of the Wurlitzer
Herman Crook: 1890=d.????
Country/Western Performer, of the Crook Brothers
Rufe Davis: 1908=d.Dec 13, 1974 (was 66)
Actor, Petticoat Junction's Floyd Smoot
Albert Dekker: 1905?=d.May 5, 1968
Movie Actor, played mad scientists & other villians; some say b. Dec 2, 1904, b. Dec 20, 1904, or b. Dec 20, 1905
Ruth Draper: 1884=d.Dec 30, 1956 (was 72)
Entertainment Figure, b. New York City; monologist and monodramatist whose art was acclaimed throughout the United States and Europe.
Hy Gardner: 1908=d.Jun 17, 1989 (was 80)
Columnist, Panelist, Gossipist; To Tell the Truth
Minnie L. Gentry: 1915=d.May 6, 1993 (was 77)
TV/Movie/Stage/Soap Actress, Cosby Show's Gram Tee, All My Children's Aunt Bessie
Dr. Peter Carl Goldmark: 1906=d.Dec 7, 1977 (was 71)
Engineer, Inventor, TV Executive, Hungarian, of CBS; developed the first commercial colour-television system and the 33 1/3 revolutions-per-minute (rpm) long-playing (LP) phonograph record, which revolutionized the recording industry.
Leo V. Gordon: 1922=d.Dec 26, 2000 (was 78)
Actor, Screen/Scriptwriter, Circus Boy's Hank, Enos, Winds of War
Charley Grapewin: 1875?=d.Feb 2, 1956 (was 86)
Movie Actor, Wizard Of Oz; some say b. Dec 20, 1869
Adolph Green: 1915=d.Oct 23, 2002 (was 86)
Actor, Dramatist/Playwright, Songwriter, Lyricist, Composer, b. in New York City; teamed with Betty Comden, they wrote scripts--and often the lyrics--for many Broadway shows and Hollywood film musicals.
Randolph A. Hearst: 1915=d.Dec 18, 2000 (was 85)
Executive, of newspapers; William Randolph Hearst's son
Nikos Kazantzakis: 1885=d.Oct 26, 1957 (was 71)
Novelist, Poet, Greek, Zorba, Last Temptation of Christ; his prolific output and wide variety of work represent a major contribution to modern Greek literature.
Wynton Kelly: 1931=d.Apr 12, 1971 (was 39)
Pianist
George Richards Minot: 1885=d.Feb 25, 1950 (was 64)
Physician, b. Boston, Mass., U.S., d. Brookline, Mass.; American physician who received (with George Whipple and William Murphy) the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1934 for the introduction of a raw-liver diet in the treatment of pernicious anemia, which was previously an invariably fatal disease.; (Nobel 1934)
Robert Paige: 1910=d.Dec 21, 1987 (was 77)
TV/Movie Actor, Game Show Host, TV Host, Newscaster
Frank Reicher: 1875=d.Jan 19, 1965 (was 89)
Movie Actor, German, King Kong, Nazi Agent, Son of Kong
Charles Ringling: 1863=d.Dec 3, 1926 (was 63)
Businessperson, Circus owner; with his 4 brothers, founded the circus that merged with PT Barnum's Barnum & Bailey Circus
Eddie Sauter: 1914=d.Apr 21, 1981 (was 66)
Jazz Singer, Composer/Songwriter, Arranger, Jazz Trumpeter, of The Sauter-(Bill) Finegan Band
Georges Seurat: 1859=d.Mar 29, 1891 (was 31)
Painter, French, founder of the 19th-century French school of Neo-Impressionism whose technique for portraying the play of light using tiny brushstrokes of contrasting colours became known as Pointillism.
Robert F. Simon: 1908=d.Nov 29, 1992 (was 83)
Actor, Bewitched's Frank Stephens, Saints & Sinners, Custer, Nancy, MASH's Gen. Mitchell, Amazing Spiderman's J. Jonah Jameson
Ezra Stone: 1917=d.Mar 3, 1994 (was 76)
TV/Stage/Radio Actor, TV Producer/Director, b. in New Bedford, MA; The Aldrich Family's Henry Aldrich (radio); known for his high-pitched voice responding "coming, mother to the command "Hen-Ree!"
John Testrake: 1927=d.1996
Hero, pilot during TWA hijack in Beirut
Charlie Ventura: 1916=d.Jan 17, 1992 (was 75)
Jazz Performer, Tenor-sax, Reeds, b. in Philadelphia
Gianni Versace: 1946=d.Jul 15, 1997 (was 50)
Fashion Designer, Italian
Donald Woods: 1904=d.????
TV/Movie Actor, 30-40s B movie good guy; Craig Kennedy star, Tammy's John Brent

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People on December 2nd: death anniversaries

Joey Adams: 1999 (was 88)/b.Jan 6, 1911
Comedian, Author, TV Actor, Columnist, b. in New York City; FN:Joseph Abramowitz; Nightclubs, numerous books on comedy
Desi Arnaz: 1986 (was 69)/b.Mar 2, 1917
HALL OF FAMER, TV/Movie Actor, Producer/Director, Foreign Singer, TV Host, Bandleader, Cuban, b. in Santiago; RN:Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Archa III; I Love Lucy's Ricky Ricardo & creator, 2x Lucille Ball's hubby 1940-60 & costar, Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse host
John Brown: 1859 (was 59)/b.May 9, 1800
Civil Rights Leader, Abolitionist; hanged for treason; leader of attack on Harpers Ferry, born in northeast Ohio.
Charlie Byrd: 1999 (was 74)/b.Sep 16, 1925
Jazz Musician, Guitarist, Composer, b. in Chuchatuck, VA; Jazz & Classical; an outstanding musician
Aaron Copland: 1990 (was 90)/b.Nov 14, 1900
Composer, Pianist, Conductor, Author, Educator, b. in Brooklyn; The Dean of American Music; d. in North Tarrytown, NY
Robert "Bob" Cummings: 1990 (was 82)/b.Jun 9, 1910
TV/Movie Actor, Author, TV Director, Comedian, b. in Joplin, Mo; Bob Cummings Show's/Love that Bob's Bob Collins/Carson; some say 1908; wed 5x's; d. in Woodland Hills, Calif.
Cow Cow Davenport: 1956/b.Apr 23, 1894?
Pianist, Singer, Songwriter, Boogie-Woogie pioneer; some say b. Apr 26, 1895
Robertson Davies: 1995 (was 82)/b.Aug 28, 1913
Novelist, Dramatist/Playwright, Canadian, MN:William
Marquis de Sade: 1814 (was 74)/b.Jun 2, 1740
Writer, General, French, RN:Donatien Alphonse Francois, Comte de Sade; the word sadism is derived from his name
Roy O. Disney: 1971 (was 78)?/b.Jun 24, 1893
Film Executive, Walt's brother & co-founder of Disney empire; some say d. Dec 20, 1971 (was 78)
Lee Dorsey: 1986 (was 61)/b.Dec 24, 1924
Rhythm and Blues Singer, Songwriter, b. in New Orleans, LA; Working In The Coal Mine; FN:Irving; some say born 4th or 6th or 1926; some say d. Dec 1
Allan Dwan: 1981 (was 96)/b.Apr 3, 1885
Movie Director, Canadian, dir'd 1850 films!; d. Dec 28?
Marty Feldman: 1982 (was 49)/b.Jul 8, 1933
TV/Movie Actor, Comedian, Screen/Scriptwriter, English, Popular English TV personality with bulging eyes, shaggy hair, & a hooked nose; Marty Feldman Comedy Machine reg, Young Frankenstein's Eye-gore; some say 1934; d. of a heart attack in Mexico
Gail Fisher: 2000 (was 65)/b.Aug 18, 1935
TV/Movie Actress, b. in Orange, NJ; Mannix's Peggy Fair
Harrison Ford: 1957 (was 65)/b.Mar 16, 1892
Movie/Stage Actor, the II
Henry Clay Frick: 1919 (was 69)/b.Dec 19, 1849
Industrialist, U.S. Steel co-founder
Jay Gould: 1892 (was 56)/b.May 27, 1836
Industrialist, Philanthropist, Financier, railroad magnate
Bobby Haggart: 1998 (was 84)/b.Mar 13, 1914
Bassist
Wallace K. Harrison: 1981 (was 86)/b.Sep 28, 1895
Architect, Metropolitian Opera House, Lincoln Center
Philippe Lebon: 1804 (was 37)/b.May 29, 1767
Engineer, Chemist, inventing illuminating gas
Luis Leloir: 1987 (was 81)/b.Sep 6, 1906
Chemist, French, Argentine biochemist who won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1970 for his investigations of the processes by which complex carbohydrates are broken down into simple sugars.
Dame Alicia Markova: 2004 (was 94)/b.Dec 1, 1910
Ballerina, English, RN:Lillian Alice Marks; noted for the ethereal lightness and poetic delicacy of her dancing.
Gerhardus Mercator: 1594 (was 82)/b.Mar 5, 1512
Inventor, Geographer, Flanderian; published the first Atlas
Dave Mount: 2006 (was 59)/b.Mar 3, 1947
Rock & Roll Singer, Rock & Roll Drummer, British, of Mud
Odetta: 2008 (was 77)/b.Dec 31, 1930
Folk Performer, Blues Performer, Singer, Songwriter, Teacher, Actress, Guitarist, b. in Birmingham, Ala.; MLN:Holmes Felious Gordon
Jane Means Appleton Pierce: 1863 (was 57)/b.Mar 12, 1806
First Lady, MN:Appleton; Franklin's wife
Chano Pozo: 1948 (was 33)/b.Jan 7, 1915
Drummer, Dancer, Singer, Composer, Bongo and Conga
Roxie Roker: 1995 (was 66)/b.Aug 28, 1929
TV Actress, b. in Miami, FL; The Jeffersons' Helen Willis; Lenny Kravitz's mom
Edmond Rostand: 1918 (was 50)/b.Apr 1, 1868
Poet, Dramatist/Playwright, French
Sabu: 1963 (was 39)/b.Mar 15, 1924
Movie Actor, India; LN:Dastagir; Elephant Boy; some say b. Jan 24
William Tannen: 1976 (was 65)/b.Nov 17, 1911
Actor, Life & Legend of Wyatt Earp's Dep. Hal Norton
Mona Van Duyn: 2004 (was 83)/b.May 9, 1921
Poet, America's 1st woman poet laureate

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