My #1 for April 13th
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Thomas Jefferson
BaltimoreBob — 17 years ago(April 11, 2008 08:52 AM)
#1 Celebrity Birthday Person for April 13th is
Thomas Jefferson (II) 1743 - Died age 83
Born 13 April 1743 - Shadwell, Goochland County - (now Albemarle County), Virginia
Date of death 4 July 1826 - Monticello estate, near Charlottesville, Virginia.
Father of the Declaration of Independence / Height: 6' 2" (1.89 m)
Nicknames: Father of the University of Virginia, Long Tom, Man of the People,
Pen of the Revolution, Philosopher of Democracy, The Red Fox,
The Sage of Monticello and Scribe of the Revolution.
Born into a family closely related to some of the most prominent individuals in Virginia,
the third of eight children. His mother was Jane Randolph (1720-1776),
daughter of Isham Randolph, a ship's captain and sometime planter,
first cousin to Peyton Randolph, and granddaughter of wealthy English gentry.
Jefferson's father was Peter Jefferson (1708-1757), a planter and surveyor in Albemarle County
(Shadwell, then Edge Hill, Virginia.) He was of Welsh descent.
Spouse: Martha Wayles Skelton (1 January 1772 - 6 September 1782) (her death) 6 children
Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans, 1900 (charter election).
Died on the same date as President John Adams, 4 July 1826,
exactly 50 years after the American colonies declared their independence from England.
Third president of the United States, 4 March 1801 - 4 March 1809.
Wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Baltimore Bob took a survey and way more people knew the wife of George Jefferson
from The Jeffersons (1975) [TV-Series 1975-1985] played by actor Sherman Hemsley.
Answer: WEEZY - Louise 'Weezy' Mills Jefferson played by actress Isabel Sanford.
Birthdays set for 2005
Lou Bega (30) 1975- Born: Monacco Bauiera / Birth name: David Lou Bega
- His song "Mambo #5 (A Little Bit Of)" went to #3 in the U.S. charts in 1999.
- It was adopted as the theme for Channel 4's cricket coverage in the UK
- and was a number one in the hit parade in the UK.
- His 2001 album, Ladies & Gentlemen, was a commercial flop.
Aaron Lewis (IV) (33) 1972
Born: Springfield, Vermont.
Spouse: Vanessa (? - present) 2 children
Daughter, Zoe Jane (b. 2002)
Second daughter, Nyla Rae (born 9 June 2005) in North Hampton, New Hampshire.
Trade Mark: Shaved head
Frontman of the alternative-metal band Staind, who hails from Springfield, Massachusetts.
Played a version of "The Beetlejuice Song" live on Howard Stern's radio show in August 2005.
His rendition of the song has become a big hit with Stern fans,
who also love the original version, sung by Wack Packer Beetlejuice.
Baltimore Bob saw Aaron Live in Concert at the Warner Theatre in DC
the night of Thursday August 23rd 2007 with tickets won by friend Mark.
Rick Schroder (35) 1970
Born: Staten Island, New York / Height: 5' 10" (1.78 m)
Birth2000 name: Richard Schroder / Nickname: The Ricker (in the 80's)
Older sister, Dawn, has done some modeling and acting.
Spouse: Andrea Bernard (26 September 1992 - present) 4 children
Children with Andrea Bernard : sons Holden (b. 1992) and Luke (b. 1993)
daughters Cambrie (b. 1997) and Faith Anne (b. August 8, 2001).
Son Holden is named after actor William Holden with whom Rick co-starred in
'The Earthling' (1980).
Schroder was absent from 'NYPD Blue' May, 2001 season finale, and later announced
he would not return to show cast because he wants to devote time to his growing family,
with fourth child due in August.
Daughter, Faith Anne, born in Arizona. [August 8, 2001]
Spoke at the Republican National Convention in honor of George W. Bush. [2000]
Played Jon Voight's son twice: the first time in 'The Champ' (1979)
and the second time in 'Return to Lonesome Dove' (1993) (mini).
Listed (as Ricky Schroder) as one of twelve 'Promising New Actors of 1979'
in John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 31.
Ranked #20 in TV Guide's list of "TV's 25 Greatest Teen Idols" (23 January 2005 issue).
Caroline Rhea (41) 1964 - Born: Montral, Qubec, Canada / Birth name: Caroline Gilchrist Rhea / Height: 5' 8" (1.73 m)
- Her last name is pronounced 'ray.' / Is the youngest of three daughters.
- Her father's name is David. / Her sisters' names are Cynthia and Celia.
- Took comedy classes at Manhattan's New School.
- She worked as a waitress for a caterer for seven years,
- while she waited for her first break.
- Engaged to Bob Kelty, a special-projects director for nonprofit organizations.
- They met at a Comic Relief fund-raiser. [April 1999]
- Split with her fiance Bob Kelty in (April 2003).
- The two were planning a wedding for the year.
- Took over Rosie O'Donnell's morning show in fall of 2002. The show lasted one season.
- Actress - filmography (In Production) (2000s) (1990s) (1980s)
- 'The Perfect Man' (2005) (completed) & 'The Biggest Loser' (2004) TV Series as Host.
Garry Kasparov (42) 1963
Born: Baku, Azerbaijan, Soviet Union. [now independent Azerbaijan]
Birth name: Garry Kimovich Kasparov. / Kasparov is pronounced kahs-PAH-rof.
His father was named Kim Moiseyevich Wainshtein, but died when Garry was seven,
and the
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BaltimoreBob — 15 years ago(April 08, 2011 11:12 AM)
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William Tuttle (I) (93) 1912 Born 1 day before the Titanic Disaster on 4/14/1912
Born: Jacksonville, Florida / Birth Name: William Julian Tuttle
Nickname: King of the Duplictators / Brother of Thomas Tuttle
At the age of fifteen, Bill was forced to leave school in order to earn a living so
he could support his mother and younger brother, Thomas Tuttle.
His music background got him work with comedy teams
and a burlesque orchestra and finally his own band.
At age eighteen, he moved to Hollywood, California.
He eventually ended up working at Fox studios.
He became an apprentice to Jack Dawn, head of makeup at 20th Century Pictures.
Seven months later, Twentieth Century Pictures closed down for the summer
in 1934 and Bill went to M.G.M. studios to continue his apprenticeship.
Fox studios hired Bill as a makeup artist after seeing the work he had done at M.G.M.
For 8 years, he worked as an assistant to Jack Dawn (by then head makeup artist at
M.G.M.) and, after Jack retired, became the head of the department for over 20 years.
William Tuttle and Charles H. Schram both worked on The Time Machine (1960).
Bill had taken a trip to the San Diego Zoo and got the idea to use the fur of an
East African species of monkey for the fur of the Morlocks.
He won an honorary Oscar in April 1965 for his work on George Pal's
7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964).
He has taught at the U.S.C. film school and created his own line of cosmetics,
Custom Color Cosmetics.
Spouses: Anita Aros (25 March 1967 - 27 July 2007) (his death) 1 child
Elizabeth L. Muskie (13 October 1962 - ?) (divorced)
Donna Reed (1943 - 1945) (divorced)
Kopicki, Marie (? - 4 June 1961) (her death) 2 children
Survived by his wife of 40 years and daughter (Teresa); a son, John, predeceased him.
His last Make-up movie role was at age 89 in Zorro, the Gay Blade (1981)
(makeup designer).
Died at age 95 on 27 July 2007, Pacific Palisades, California, USA.
Baltimore Bob added William on Sunday April 12th 2009.
Dead Persons:
Hilde Goebbels (Would have been 71) 1934 - Died age 11
Date of Birth 13 April 1934, Berlin, Germany.
Date of Death 1 May 1945, Berlin, Germany.
(murder through cyanide poisoning)
Birth Name: Hildegard Traudel Goebbels
The illegitimate daughter of Auguste Behrend, a housemaid,
and Oskar Ritschel, a building contractor.
Adopted daughter of Josef Goebbels and Magda Goebbels.- Josef Goebbels - Died age 47
- Date of Birth 29 October 1897, Rheydt [now Mnchengladbach], Germany
- Date of Death 1 May 1945, Berlin, Germany (assisted suicide by gunshot)
** Magda Goebbels Died age 43
** Date of Birth 11 November 1901, Berlin, Germany
** Date of Death 1 May 1945, Berlin, Germany (assisted suicide by gunshot).
Sister of Helga Goebbels, Helmut Goebbels, Holde Goebbels,
Hedda Goebbels and Heide Goebbels.
She and her siblings were all given first names starting with the7ec letter H
by their mother as a tribute to Adolf Hitler.
She was murdered in Adolf Hitler's Berlin bunker by her mother
through poisoning by a broken cyanide capsule after being put to sleep
& given a morphine injection by Schutzstaffel (SS) doctors.
Baltimore Bob added Hilde on Sunday April 12th 2009.
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Jules Irving (Would have been 80) 1925 - Died age 54
Date of Birth 13 April 1925, New York City, New York, USA
Date of Death 28 July 1979, Reno, Nevada, USA (heart attack)
Birth Name: Jules Israel
Brother of producer/director Richard Irving. - Priscilla Pointer born 18 May 1924, New York City, New York, USA.
Spouse: Priscilla Pointer (1947 - 28 July 1979) (his death) 3 children
Father of actress Amy Irving, Katie Irving and director David Irving.
Co-founded the San Francisco Actor's Workshop
with wife Priscilla Pointer, Herbert Blau and Beatrice Manley.
Director of the Repertory Theatre of Lincoln Center in the 1960s and 1970s.
He guided his wife Priscilla Pointer in many of them, including "The Country Wife",
"Danton's Death", "The Condemned of Altona" and "A Streetcar Named Desire".
Only movie role at age 20 in It Came from Beneath the Sea (1955) (uncredited) as King
aka Monster from Beneath the Sea.
Baltimore Bob added Jules (wife Priscilla Pointer previously added) on Sunday April 12th 2009.
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Howard Keel (Would have been 86) 1919 - Died age 85
Date of Birth 13 April 1919, Gillespie, Illinois, USA
Date of Death 7 November 2004, Palm Desert, California, USA (colon cancer)
Birth Name: Harry Clifford Keel / Height: 6' 3" (1.91 m)
First wife, Rosemary Cooper, was an actress and second wife, Helen Anderson,
was a dancer. Third wife & widow, Judy Keel, was a one-time flight attendant.
Spouses: Judy Keel (21 December 1970 - 7 November 2004) (his death) 1 child
Helen Anderson (3 January 19495b4 - 10 December 1970) (divorced) 3 children
Rosemary Cooper (17 March 1943 - October 1948) (divorced)
Children with Helen: Kaija Keel (born January 14, 1950),
Kirstine Keel (born June 21, 1952) and Gunnar Keel (born June 3, 1955).
Esther Williams gave his daughter, Kaija Keel, swimming lessons.
His third wife was