Make This A Birthday To Remember.......

[westgrandboulevard]

Y'see Arr&bee, (now see, there's a rhyme for you...), you were in the phone booth yesterday, waiting for a call from Ms Moe (Superstar).

Then, she was right here, in person...but where were you....

[westgrandboulevard]

April 10th:

Quote for the Day:

"Tourists don't know where they've been, travellers don't know where they're going." - Paul Theroux;

If this is your Birthday, you are sharing it with:


Babyface (Kenneth Brian Edmonds; singer, songwriter and record producer) -
Kenny Latimore (R&B singer) -
Bunny Wailer (singer, songwriter and percussionist; The Wailers) -

Sophie Ellis-Bextor (singer, songwriter and model) -
Q-Tip (rapper, singer, actor, record producer and DJ) -
Mandy Moore (actress, singer and songwriter) -
Charlie Hunnam (actor) -

Liz Sheridan (actress) -
Max Von Sydow (actor) -
Peter MacNicol (actor) -
Haley Joel Osment (actor) -

Paul Theroux (travel writer and novelist) -


Remembering: those also born on this date, but who have since passed away:


Bobby Smith (1936-2013; co-lead singer and co-founder; The Spinners) -
Eddie Hazel (1950-1992; guitarist; Parliament-Funkadelic) -
Poncie Ponce (1933-2013; actor) -

Omar Sharif (1932-2015; actor) -
Barbara Lea (1929-2011; actress and singer) -
Lyndon Brook (1926-2004; actor) -

Jane Kean (1923-2013; actress and singer) -
Chuck Connors (1921-1992; actor) -
Harry Morgan (1915-2011; actor) -
George Arliss (1868-1946; actor) -


Happy Birthday: to everyone celebrating Birthdays on April 10th.

[arr&bee]

y'see arr&bee, (now see, there's a rhyme for you...), you were in the phone booth yesterday, waiting for a call from ms moe (superstar).

Then, she was right here, in person...but where were you....

one of us has bad timing!!!

[westgrandboulevard]

April 11th:

Quote for the Day:

"One of the first things I remember is my Mum doing the housework to The Supremes. When you hear music like that when you're young, it stays with you." - Lisa Stansfield;


If this is your Birthday, you are sharing it with:

Joss Stone (singer, songwriter and actress) -
Lisa Stansfield (singer, songwriter and actress, 'All Around The World') -
Angie Sylvers (R&B/soul singer; The Sylvers) -

Delroy Pearson (singer, songwriter and musician; Five Star) -
Cerys Matthews (singer, songwriter, author and broadcaster; Catalonia) -
Neville Staple (vocalist; The Specials) -

Bob Harris ('Whispering Bob Harris'; music presenter; 'The Old Grey Whistle Test''; co-founder of 'Time Out' magazine) -

Joel Grey (actor, singer, dancer, director and photographer; 'Cabaret') -
Jennifer Esposito (actress and author, Ria in 'Crash') -
Tricia Helfer (former model and actress; Number Six on 'Battlestar Galactica') -

Louise Lasser (actress, television writer and performing arts teacher and director; 'Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman) -

Bill Irwin (actor, clown and comedian; Tony Award for Best Actor, 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?') -

Kelli Garner (actress) -

John Milius (screenwriter, film director and film producer; 'Conan The Barbarian') -

Thomas Harris (novelist; creator of Hannibal Lecter) -



Remembering: those also born on this date, but who have since passed away:


Freddie Gorman (1939-2006; singer, songwriter and record producer; The Originals) -
Richard Berry (1935-1997; singer, songwriter and musician; 'Louie Louie'; The Flairs, The Robins) -
Jimmy Lewis (1918-2000; double bass and bass guitarist) -

Meshach Taylor (1947-2014; actor) -
Johnny Sheffield (1931-2010; actor; 'Boy' in the Tarzan films) -
Howard W. Koch (1916-2001; film and television producer; 'The Manchurian Candidate') -
Paul Douglas (1907-1959; actor; Aloysius X. 'Guffy' McGovern in 'Angels In The Outfield') -


Happy Birthday: to everyone celebrating Birthdays on April 11th.

[arr&bee]

Hey moe,after we wrap up this classic,a bunch us are having a..ostridge egg roll down the steepest hills in da hood,see ya there!!

[westgrandboulevard]

April 12th:


Quote for the Day:

"You can practice to attain knowledge, but you can't practice to attain wisdom." - Herbie Hancock;


If this is your Birthday, you are sharing it with:


Lois Reeves (singer; Martha Reeves & The Vandellas) -
Herbie Hancock (pianist; keyboardist; bandleader, composer and actor) -
J.D.Nicholas (vocalist and keyboardist; The Commodores) -
Phil Hurtt (songwriter, record producer and singer) -

Guy Berryman (musician, multi-instrumentalist and producer; Coldplay) -
Will Sergeant (guitarist; Echo & The Bunnymen) -
Vince Gill (country music singer) -
Brendon Urie (singer, songwriter, musician and multi-instrumentalist; 'Panic! at the Disco') -

Jane Withers (actress, model and singer) -
Hardy Kruger (actor; Heinrich Dorfmann in 'The Flight Of The Phoenix') -
Claire Danes (actress; Angela Chase on 'My So-Called Life'; Carrie Mathison on 'Homeland') -

Shannen Doherty (actress, producer, author and television director: Brenda Walsh on 'Beverly Hills 90210') -
Andy Garcia (actor and director; 'Ocean's Eleven'; 'The Godfather; Part III') -
Saoirse Ronan (actress; Briony Tallis in 'Atonement'; Ellis Lacey in 'Brooklyn') -

Nicholas Brendon (actor) -
Suzzane Douglas (actress) -
Jennifer Morrison (actress, producer, director and former child model) -
Ed O'Neill (actor and comedian) -

David Letterman (television host, comedian, writer and producer) -



Remembering: those also born on this date, but who have since passed away:


David Cassidy (1950-2017; actor, singer, songwriter and guitarist; The Partridge Family) -

Tiny Tim (Herbert Buckingham Khaury; 1932-1996; singer, ukulele player and musical archivist; 'Tiptoe Through The Tulips') -

Montserrat Caballe (1933-2018; operatic soprano) -

Frank Bank (1942-2013; Lumpy on 'Leave It To Beaver') -
Ann Miller (1923-2004; dancer, singer and actress) -
Helen Forrest (1917-1999; singer with Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman and Harry James) -
Lily Pons (1898-1976; operatic soprano and actress) -


Happy Birthday: to everyone celebrating Birthdays on April 12th.

[144man]

are you a movie critic now? Besides there are no turkeys in this classic..just get in line and buy a ticket!!

No, I'm not a movie critic. I'm a thread reply critic and I rate the above entry 2/10.

[westgrandboulevard]

Note to Arr&bee: complimentary tickets would receive much higher rating...

[144man]

Not sure about that. On Arr&bee's last post, I got up and walked out halfway through

[westgrandboulevard]

April 13th:

Quote for the Day:

"Would you believe?" - Don Adams, as Maxwell Smart;


If this is your Birthday, you are sharing it with:


Al Green (soul singer, songwriter and record producer) -
Peabo Bryson (R&B and soul singer-songwriter) -
Wayne Lewis (R&B keyboardist and vocalist; Atlantic Starr) -

Lou Bega (singer, songwriter and mambo musician; 'Mambo No. 5') -
Jack Casady (bass guitarist; Jefferson Airplane) -
Max Weinberg (drummer with Bruce Springsteen, and Conan O'Brien) -
Chris Bangs (DJ and record producer) -

Bill Conti (composer and conductor) -

Peter Davison (actor; the fifth Dr. Who) -
Tony Dow (film producer, director, sculptor and actor; Wally Cleaver on 'Leave It To Beaver') -

Edward Fox (actor; The Jackal in 'The Day Of The Jackal'; King Edward III in 'Edward And Mrs Simpson') -

Rick Shroder (actor and film director; 'The Champ'; 'Silver Spoons') -

Lyle Waggoner (actor and former model; Steve Trevor on 'Wonder Woman' and 'The Carol Burnett Show') -


Remembering: those also born on this date, but who have since passed away:


Louis Johnson (1955-2015; musician and bass guitarist; The Brothers Johnson) -

Stanley Donen (1924-2019; film director and choreographer; 'Singin' In The Rain' and 'On The Town') -

Don Adams (1923-2005; actor, comedian and director; Maxwell Smart on 'Get Smart') -

Jack Lambert (1920-2002; actor; Steve 'The Claw' Michael in 'Dick Tracy's Dilemma') -

Howard Keel (1919-2004; actor and singer; Clayton Farlow on 'Dallas') -

Christian Rub (1886-1956; actor; the voice of Gepetto in Disney's 'Pinocchio') -

Butch Cassidy (1866 - c.1908; train and bank robber) -

Guy Fawkes (1570-1606; soldier and co-planner of The Gunpowder Plot, 1605) -


Happy Birthday: to everyone celebrating Birthdays on April 13th.

[144man]

What with the MPs' performance on Brexit, Guy Fawkes must now be thought of as a hero.

[westgrandboulevard]

April 14th:

Quote for the Day:

'The Sound Of Young America' - Motown Records;


If this is your Birthday, you are sharing it with:

Motown: incorporated as Motown Record Corporation on this date in 1960, in Detroit, Michigan;

- also -

Loretta Lynn (country singer and songwriter) -
Ritchie Blackmore (guitarist and songwriter; Deep Purple) -

Peter Capaldi (actor, writer and director; the twelfth Dr. Who; Malcolm Tucker in 'The Thick Of it') -

Robert Carlyle (actor; 'The Full Monty'; 'Stargate Universe') -
Julie Christie (actress; 'Darling'; 'McCabe And Mrs Miller') -
Abigail Breslin (actress) -

Adrien Brody (actor and producer) -
Brad Garrett (comedian and actor) -
Gina McKee (actress) -
Lloyd Owen (actor) -


Remembering: those also born on this date, but who have since passed away:


Rod Steiger (1925-2002; actor; Police Chief Bill Gillespie, 'In The Heat Of The Night') -

Bradford Dillman (1930-2018; actor and author; Captain Briggs in 'Sudden Impact') -

Jay Robinson (1930-2013; actor) -
Gloria Jean (1926-2018; actress and singer) -
Shorty Rogers (1924-1994; jazz musician) -

Audrey Long (1922-2014; actress) -
Valerie Hobson (1917-1998; actress; 'Kind Hearts And Coronets') -
John Gielgud (1904-2000; actor and theatre director; Hobson in 'Arthur') -

Lee Tracy (1898-1968; actor) -

J. Farrell MacDonald (1875-1952; actor and director) -
(some sources state June 6th as date of birth)

Anne Sullivan (1866-1936; teacher, instructor and lifelong companion of Helen Keller) -


Happy Birthday: to everyone celebrating Birthdays on April 14th.

[westgrandboulevard]

April 15th:

Quote for the Day:

"I ain't good lookin', but I'm somebody's angel child." - Bessie Smith;


If this is your Birthday, you are sharing it with:


Ed O'Brien (guitarist; Radiohead) -
Sy Johnson (jazz arranger and pianist) -
Dave Edmunds (singer-songwriter and record producer) -
Linda Perry (singer-songwriter and record producer) -

Emma Thompson (actress and screenwriter) -
Emma Watson (actress) -
Flex Alexander (actor, comedian and dancer) -

Maureen Arthur (actress) -
Josiane Balasko (actress, writer and director) -
Alice Braga (actress) -
Claudia Cardinale (actress) -

Lois Chiles (actress) -
Luke Evans (actor) -
Tom Kane (actor) -
Sam McMurray (actor) -

Danny Pino (actor) -
Seth Rogen (actor, comedian, writer, producer and director) -
Julie Sommars (actress) -
Douglas Spain (actor, director and producer) -

Michael Tucci (actor) -
Robert Walker, Jr. (actor) -
Susan Ward (actress) -
Thomas F. Wilson (actor) -

Jeffrey Archer (novelist and politician) -


Remembering: those also born on this date, but who have since passed away:


Mighty Sam McClain (1943-2015; blues singer and songwriter) -
Glenn Shadix (1952-2010; actor) -
Michael Kamen (1948-2003; film composer and conductor) -
Elizabeth Montgomery (1933-1995; actress) -

Roy Clark (1933-2018; singer and musician) -
Harvey Lembeck (1923-1982; actor) -
Michael Ansara (1922-2013; actor) -
Hans Conried (1917-1982; actor) -

Helene Hanff (1916-1997; author) -
Marian Jordan (1898-1961; actress) -
Bessie Smith (1894-1937; blues singer) -
Wallace Reid (1891-1923; actor and director) -

Florence Bates (1888-1954; actress) -
Albert Sharpe (1885-1970; actor) -
Henry James (1843-1916; author) -
Leonardo Da Vinci (1452-1519; artist) -


Happy Birthday: to everyone celebrating Birthdays on April 15th.

[arr&bee]

not sure about that. On arr&bee's last post, i got up and walked out halfway through

you mean that you left before the surprise ending??

[westgrandboulevard]

April 16th:

Quote for the Day:

"It's marvellous to be popular, but foolish to think it will last." - Dusty Springfield;


If this is your Birthday, you are sharing it with:


Bobby Vinton (singer and songwriter) -
Jimmy Osmond (singer, actor, and businessman; The Osmonds) -
Akon (singer, rapper, songwriter, businessman, record producer and actor) -

Ellen Barkin (actress and film producer) -
Peter Billingsley (actor, director and producer) -
Jon Cryer (actor, screenwriter, television director and film producer) -
Peter Mark Richman (actor) -



Remembering: those also born on this date, but who have since passed away:


Ed Townsend (1929-2003; singer, songwriter, producer and attorney) -
Dusty Springfield (1939-1999; singer and record producer) -
Herbie Mann (1930-2003; jazz musician and record label executive) -

Roy Hamilton (1929-1969; singer) -
Edie Adams (1927-2008; comedienne, actress, singer and businesswoman) -
Henry Mancini (1924-1994; composer, conductor and arranger) -

Warren Barker (1923-2006; composer for film, radio and television) -
Kingsley Amis (1922-1995; novelist, poet, critic and teacher) -
Peter Ustinov (1921-2004; actor, writer, dramatist and film maker) -

Merce Cunningham (1919-2009; dancer and choreographer) -
Billy Benedict (1917-1999; actor) -
Barry Nelson (1917-2007; actor) -

Alfonso Bedoya (1904-1957; actor) -

Charlie Chaplin (Charles Chaplin; 1889-1977; 'The Tramp'; comic actor, film maker and composer) -

Wilbur Wright (1867-1912; aviation pioneer, co-founder of the aeroplane; The Wright Brothers) -


Happy Birthday: to everyone celebrating Birthdays on April 16th.

[sophisticated_soul]

I miss Dusty so much.

[westgrandboulevard]

April 17th:

Quote for the Day:

"The best thing about animals is that they don't talk much." - Thornton Wilder;


If this is your Birthday, you are sharing it with:


Redman (rapper, DJ, record producer and actor) -
Michael Sembello (singer, musician and songwriter) -
Jan Hammer (musician, composer and record producer) -
Chris Barber (jazz musician, bandleader and trombonist) -

Sean Bean (actor; Boromir in 'The Lord Of The Rings' series; Simon/Tracie on BBC 'Accused') -
David Bradley (actor; Argus Filch in the 'Harry Potter' film series) -
Teri Austin (actress; Jill Bennett on 'Knots Landing') -
Olivia Hussey (actress; Juliet in 'Romeo and Juliet') -

Victoria Beckham (businesswoman, fashion designer, model and singer; The Spice Girls) -


Remembering: those also born on this date, but who have since passed away:


Valorie Jones (1956-2001; singer; The Jones Girls) -
Jerry Knight (1952-1996; R&B vocalist and bass guitarist; co-founding member of Raydio) -
Chris Bartley (1947-2009; singer) -
Billy Fury (1940-1983; singer) -

Richard Marquand (1938-1987; film director; 'Return Of The Jedi') -
Joan Lorring (1926-2014; actress and singer; Bessy Watty in 'The Corn Is Green') -
Lindsay Anderson (1923-1994; film director; 'If...') -
William Holden (1918-1981; actor; 'Stalag 17'; 'Sunset Boulevard'; 'Network') -

Anne Shirley (1918-1993; actress; Laurel Dallas in 'Stella Dallas') -
Arthur Lake (1905-1987; actor; Dagwood Bumstead in the 'Blondie' film series) -
Thornton Wilder (1887-1975; playwright and novelist; 'The Bridge Of San Luis Rey') -

Senor Wences (1896-1999; ventriloquist; characters included 'Johnny' and 'Pedro') -
Irene Castle (1893-1969; dancer; Vernon and Irene Castle) -
Karen Blixen (1885-1962; novelist; 'Babette's Feast' and 'Out Of Africa') -


Happy Birthday: to everyone celebrating Birthdays on April 17th.

[arr&bee]

WEST,MOE I NEED YOUR HELP..AS YOU MAY KNOW-OUR OWN JERRY IS RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT AND WE NEED TO GET ON THE BANDWAGON TO GET HIM ELECTED,NOW MOE MAYBE YOU CAN DO A SERIES OF ONE WOMAN SHOWS WITH LINES FROM YOUR GREATEST ROLES..[I bet you can raise 20.00]AND WEST MY GOOD FELLOW,MAYBE YOU CAN SPEAK TO PARLIMENT..[without funkadelic]ABOUT THIS MOMENTOUS EVENT AND THE GOOD RELATIONS THIS WILL HAVE BETWEEN OUR COUNTRIES..[FREE EXCHANGE OF HOOCH ACROSS THE ATLANTIC]..[MY POLAROID CLASSICS BEING SHOWN ALL OVER THE UK]NOW IS THE TIME AND THIS IS THE PLACE!!

[westgrandboulevard]

The very first question Ms. Moe (Superstar) will raise is "so, what sort of fee are we talking about...?"

[westgrandboulevard]

April 18th:

Quote for the Day:

"I'm proud that Della was sort of a prototype for TV secretaries. There really was no such established character on TV when 'Perry Mason' came along" - Barbara Hale;


If this is your Birthday, you are sharing it with:


James Drury (actor; 'The Virginian') -
Melissa Joan Hart (actress; 'Sabrina, The Teenage Witch') -
David Hewlett (actor, writer and director; Dr. Rodney McKay on 'Stargate: Atlantis') -

Robert Hooks (actor, producer and activist; Mr. T. in 'Trouble Man') -
John James (actor and producer; Jeff Colby on 'Dynasty') -

Jane Leeves (actress, model, producer, comedian, singer and dancer; Daphne Crane on 'Frasier') -
Hayley Mills (actress; Susan Evers and Sharon McKendrick in 'The Parent Trap') -

Rick Moranis (actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer, musician and songwriter; 'Second City Television'/SCTV; 'Honey, I Shrunk The Kids') -

David Tennant (actor; the tenth Doctor Who) -


Remembering: those also born on this date, but who have since passed away:


Clyde Stubblefield (1943-2017; drummer with James Brown) -
Charles Love (1945-2014; guitarist and vocalist; Bloodstone)
Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown (1924-2005; blues, also multi-styled singer and multi-instrumentalist) -

Lori Martin (1947-2010; actress; Nancy Bowden in 'Cape Fear') -
Bob Hastings (1925-2014; actor; Lt. Carpenter on 'McHale's Navy') -
Barbara Hale (1921-2017; Della Street on 'Perry Mason') -

Virginia O'Brien (1919-2001; actress; Kitty in 'The Big Store') -
Wendy Barrie (1912-1978; actress; 'The Private Life Of Henry VIII') -
Leopold Stokowski (1882-1977; conductor) -


Happy Birthday: to everyone celebrating Birthdays on April 18th.

[moe]

you mean that you left before the surprise ending??

There is NO surprise ending when it comes to you, R&B!!

[westgrandboulevard]

April 19th:

Quote for the Day:

"I talk by playing, not by words." - Bernie Worrell;


If this is your Birthday, you are sharing it with:


Mark Volman (guitarist, vocalist and songwriter; founding member of The Turtles) -

Alan Price (musician, singer-songwriter and musical arranger; The Animals; The Alan Price Set; worked with Georgie Fame) -

Big Youth (Jamaican DJ) -
Hayden Christiansen (actor and producer; Sam Monroe in 'Life As A House'; Anakin Skywalker in 'Star Wars; Episodes II and III') -

Tim Curry (actor and singer; Dr. Frank-N-Furter in 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show') -

Elinor Donahue (actress; Betty Anderson on 'Father Knows Best') -
Kate Hudson (actress; Penny Lane in 'Almost Famous') -

Ashley Judd (actress; Rebecca Winstone in 'Missing') -
Tony Plana (actor and director; Ignacio Suarez on 'Ugly Betty') -



Remembering: those also born on this date, but who have since passed away:


Bernie Worrell (1944-2016; keyboardist and composer; Parliament-Funkadelic) -

Dudley Moore (1935-2002; actor, comedian, musician and composer; 'Beyond The Fringe' 'Not Only...But Also' with Peter Cook; 'Foul Play'; '10'; 'Arthur') -

Jayne Mansfield (1933-1967; actress; Jerri Jordan in 'The Girl Can't Help It') -
Dick Sargent (1930-1994; actor; replaced Dick York as Darrin Stephens on 'Bewitched') -
Alexis Korner (1928-1984; blues musician and radio broadcaster) -

Frank Fontaine (1920-1978; comedian and singer; Crazy Guggenheim on 'The Jackie Gleason Show') -

George O'Brien (1899-1985; actor; The Man, in 'Sunrise: A Song Of Two Humans') -
Madge Kennedy (1891-1987; actress; Judge Anne B. Carroll in 'The Marrying Kind') -

May Robson (1858-1942; actress; Apple Annie in 'Lady For A Day') -


Happy Birthday: to everyone celebrating Birthdays on April 19th.

[arr&bee]

there is no surprise ending when it comes to you, r&b!!

hehehehhehe,moe you know me so well,hehehehe!!

[arr&bee]

The very first question Ms. Moe (Superstar) will raise is "so, what sort of fee are we talking about...?"

FEE??? WHY MY GOOD MAN,AFTER JERRY IS IN OFFICE MOE CAN WRITE HER OWN TICKET..[and may have to]IMAGINE JUST PICKING UP THE PHONE AND CALLING THE PRESIDENT AT ANY MOMENT SHE PLEASES..[she'll only have to pay a small surcharge]BEING INVITED TO THE BROWN HOUSE[HE'S CHANGING THE COLOR]TO HOBNOB WITH THE CREME OF THE CROP..AND DECENT FOLKS TOO,THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME FOR OUR LITTLE MOE!

[westgrandboulevard]

April 20th:

Quote for the Day:

"The secret is in keeping busy, and loving what you do." - Lionel Hampton;


If this is your Birthday, you are sharing it with:


Stephen Marley (reggae musician; 'Revelation Pt. 1 - The Root Of Life') -
Johnny Tillotson (singer-songwriter) -
Jimmy Winston (musician and actor; keyboardist with Small Faces) -

Craig Frost (keyboardist; Grand Funk Railroad) -
Michael Brandon (actor; Jerry Dempsey on 'Dempsey and Makepeace') -
Jessica Lange (actress; Julie Nichols in 'Tootsie'; Carly Marshall in 'Blue Sky') -

Ryan O'Neal (actor and former boxer; Oliver Barrett IV in 'Love Story'; Moses 'Moze' Pray in 'Paper Moon') -

Andy Serkis (actor, director and author; Gollum in 'The Lord Of The Rings' series) -

George Takei (actor, director, author and activist; Hikaru Sulu on 'Star Trek') -
Gregory Itzin (actor; President Logan on '24') -
Clint Howard (actor; Jonson Ritter in the 'Austin Powers' films) -

Joey Lawrence (actor; Joey Rosso on 'Blossom') -
Lara Jill Miller (actress; Samantha 'Sam' Kanisky in 'Gimme A Break!') -

Elena Verdugo (actress; officer manager and nurse Consuelo Lopez on 'Marcus Welby M.D.') -


Remembering: those also born on this date, but who have since passed away:


Luther Vandross (1951-2005; singer, songwriter and record producer) -
Lionel Hampton (1908-2002; jazz vibraphonist and bandleader) -
James Gammon (1940-2010; actor; Lou Brown in the 'Major League' films) -

Elena Verdugo (1925-2017; actress; office manager and nurse Consuelo Lopez on 'Marcus Welby, M.D.') -

Nina Foch (1924-2008; actress; Erica Martin in 'Executive Suite') -
Tito Puente (1923-2000; mambo and latin jazz musician, songwriter and record producer) -

June Storey (1918-1991; actress; leading lady to Gene Autry in ten films) -
Bruce Cabot (1904-1972; actor; Jack Driscoll in 'King Kong') -

Harold Lloyd (1893-1971; actor, comedian, film director, film producer, screenwriter and stuntman; 'Safety Last'; 'The Freshman'; 'The Kid Brother') -


Happy Birthday: to everyone celebrating Birthdays on April 20th.

[westgrandboulevard]

April 21st:

Quote for the Day:

"Smile at a stranger. See what happens." - Patti LuPone;


If this is your Birthday, you are sharing it with:


Iggy Pop (singer-songwriter, musician, producer and actor; The Stooges) -
Robert Smith (singer, songwriter and musician; lead singer with The Cure) -

Patti LuPone (actress and singer; 'Evita'; 'Gypsy') -

Charles Grodin (actor, comedian, author and former cable talk show host; Jonathan 'The Duke' Mardukas in 'Midnight Run'; George Newton in 'Beethoven'; 'The Tonight Show'; 'The Late Show') -

Andie MacDowell (actress and fashion model; Ann Bishop Mullany in 'Sex, Lies and Videotape'; Bronte Parrish in 'Green Card'; Carrie in 'Four Weddings And A Funeral') -

James McAvoy (actor; 'The Last King Of Scotland'; Atonement') -
Toby Stephens (actor; 'Die Another Day') -

Toby Danza (actor; Anthony Mark 'Tony' Banta on 'Taxi'; Tony Micella on 'Who's The Boss?') -

Elaine May (screenwriter, film director, actress and comedian; 'Heaven Can Wait'; 'Primary Colours'; Nichols and May) -


Remembering: those also born on this date, but who have since passed away:


Clara Ward (1924-1973; gospel singer; The Famous Ward Singers) -
Bobby McClure (1942-1992; soul singer; 'Don't Mess Up A Good Thing') -
Paul Davis (1948-2008; singer-songwriter; 'I Go Crazy') -
John Mortimer (1923-2009; playwright; 'Rumpole Of The Bailey') -

Anthony Quinn (1915-2001; actor, painter and writer; 'Zorba The Greek'; 'Viva Zapata'; 'Lust For Life') -

Billy Bitzer (1872-1944; cinematographer; collaborated with D.W. Griffith) -
Charlotte Bronte (1816-1855; novelist; 'Jane Eyre') -


Happy Birthday: to everyone celebrating Birthdays on April 21st.

[westgrandboulevard]

April 22nd:

Quote for the Day:

"I don't want people to know what I'm really like. It's not good for an actor." - Jack Nicholson;


If this is your Birthday, you are sharing it with:


Paul Carrack (singer, songwriter, composer and multi-instrumentalist; solo career and former session musician. Former member of Ace, 'How Long'; Roxy Music; Squeeze 'Tempted'; and Mike + The Mechanics, 'The Living Years') -

Vernon Sawyer (R&B and soul singer; Blue Magic) -
Mel Carter (singer and actor; 'Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me') -

Arthur Baker (record producer and DJ) -

Peter Frampton (rock musician, singer, songwriter, producer and guitarist; Humble Pie; The Herd) -

Joseph Bottoms (actor; Robin Lee Graham in 'The Dove'; Rudi Weiss in 'Holocaust'; Lieutenant Charlie Pizer in 'The Black Hole') -

Barry Guy (composer and double bass player) -
Simon Napier-Bell (music manager, author and journalist) -

Jack Nicholson (actor and film maker; 'One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest'; 'Terms Of Endearment'; 'As Good As It Gets') -

Byron Allen (comedian, television producer; founder, chairman and CEO of Entertainment Studios) -



Remembering: those also born on this date, but who have since passed away:


Glen Campbell (1936-2017; rock and country singer, musician, songwriter, television host and actor; 'Gentle On My Mind'; 'By The Time I Get To Phoenix'; 'Wichita Lineman') -

Charles Mingus (1922-1979; jazz double bassist, composer and bandleader) -
Bull Moose Jackson (1919-1989; blues and R&B singer and saxophonist) -

Jason Miller (1939-2001; actor and playwright; Father Damien Karras in 'The Exorcist') -

Aaron Spelling (1923-2006; film and television producer; 'Charlie's Angels', 'The Love Boat', 'Dynasty' and 'Beverly Hills, 90210') -

Charlotte Rae (1926-2018; actress, comedian, singer and dancer; Edna Garrett in 'Diff'rent Strokes' and 'The Facts Of Life') -

Bettie Page (1923-2008; model; 'Queen Of The Pinups') -

Yehudi Menuhin (1916-1999; violinist and conductor) -

Eddie Albert (1906-2005; actor and activist; Irving Radovich in 'Roman Holiday'; Mr Corcoran in 'The Heartbreak Kid'; Oliver Wendell Douglas in 'Green Acres') -

Ralph Byrd (1909-1952; actor; Dick Tracy) -


Happy Birthday: to everyone celebrating Birthdays on April 22nd.

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April 23rd:


Quote for the Day:

"People often ask me how would I like to be remembered, and I answer that I would simply like to be remembered." - Roy Orbison;


If this is your Birthday, you are sharing it with:


Narada Michael Walden (producer, drummer, singer and songwriter) -
Taio Cruz (singer-songwriter, rapper and record producer; 'Break Your Heart') -
John Miles (singer, songwriter, guitarist and keyboard player; 'Music') -

Lee Majors (actor) -
Judy Davis (actress) -
Blair Brown (actress) -

Dev Patel (actor) -
John Hannah (actor) -
Joyce DeWitt (actress) -


Remembering: those also born on this date, but who have since passed away:


Roy Orbison (1936-1988; singer, songwriter and musician) -
Sandra Dee (1942-2005; actress) -
Shirley Temple Black (1928-2014; singer, dancer, businesswoman and diplomat) -

Ronald Neame (1911-2010; cinematographer, producer, screenwriter and director) -

Simone Simon (1911-2005; actress) -
(some sources state 1910 as year of birth)

Raymond Huntley (1904-1990; actor) -
Jimmie Noone (1895-1944; jazz clarinettist and bandleader) -

Cow Cow Davenport (1894-1955; boogie-woogie and piano blues player, organist, singer and vaudeville entertainer) -

William Shakespeare (1564-1616; poet, playwright and actor) -


Happy Birthday: to everyone celebrating Birthdays on April 23rd.

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April 24th:


Quote of the Day:

"I think in the end we all know that our best friend is ourselves. We are born alone, and we die alone.That's the journey" - Shirley MacLaine.


If this is your Birthday, you are sharing it with:


Barbra Streisand (singer, songwriter, actress and film maker) -
Porter Carroll (singer, songwriter and drummer; Atlantic Starr) -
John Williams (classical guitarist, arranger and composer) -

Captain Sensible (singer, songwriter, bassist and guitarist; co-founder of The Damned) -
Doug Clifford (drummer; founding member of Creedence Clearwater Revival) -
Kelly Clarkson (singer and songwriter) -

Tony Visconti (record producer, musician and singer) -
Dean Armstrong (actor, producer and acting coach; Blake Wyzecki on 'Queer As Folk') -
Cedric The Entertainer (actor, comedian, director and game show host) -

Aidan Gillen (actor; Petyr 'Littlefinger' Baelish on 'Game Of Thrones'; Tommy Carcetti on 'The Wire') -
Shirley MacLaine (actress, singer, dancer, activist and author; Aurora Greenway in 'Terms Of Endearment') -
Jean-Paul Gaultier (haute couture and pret-a-porter fashion designer) -

Len Goodman (professional ballroom dancer, dance judge and coach; 'Dancing With The Stars'; 'Strictly Come Dancing') -



Remembering: those also born on this date, but who have since passed away:



Ricky Owens (1939-1996; singer; The Vibrations; The Temptations) -
Robert Knight (1945-2017; singer; 'Everlasting Love'; 'Love On A Mountain Top') -
Joe Henderson (1937-2001; jazz tenor saxophonist) -

Jill Ireland (1936-1990; Jackie Pruitt in 'Love And Bullets') -
Freddie Scott (1933-2007; singer and songwriter; 'Hey Girl'; 'Are You Lonely For Me') -
Johnny Griffin (1928-2008; jazz tenor saxophonist) -



Happy Birthday: to everyone celebrating Birthdays on April 24th.

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April 25th:

Quote for the Day:

"It looked like the entire British Navy was on the front lawn of Hitsville." - Esther Gordy Edwards;


If this is your Birthday, you are sharing it with:


Linda Womack (Zeriiya Zekkariyas; singer and songwriter; Womack & Womack) -
Bobbi Humphrey (jazz flautist and singer) -
Steve Ferrone (drummer; Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers; Average White Band) -

Stu Cook (guitarist, musician, singer and producer; Creedence Clearwater Revival) -
Bjorn Ulvaeus (songwriter, producer and composer; ABBA) -
Andy Bell (singer, Erasure) -

Al Pacino (actor, film maker and screenwriter) -
Talia Shire (actress; Connie Corleone in 'The Godfather' films; Adrian Pennino in the 'Rocky' films) -
Renee Zellweger (actress and film producer; 'The Bridget Jones' films; 'Cold Mountain') -


Remembering: those also born on this date, but who have since passed away:


Esther Gordy Edwards (1920-2011; artistic booking manager, vice president and chief executive officer for Motown; creator and director of The Motown Historical Museum, 'Hitsville USA') -

Ella Fitzgerald (1917-1996; jazz singer) -
Albert King (1923-1992; blues guitarist and singer) -
Jerry Leiber (1933-2011; lyricist; Leiber and Stoller) -

Bob Russell (1914-1970; songwriter, usually lyricist; 'He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother') -
Earl Bostic (1913-1965; jazz alto saxophonist) -
Meadowlark Lemon (1932-2015; basketball player, actor and Christian minister) -
Ed Murrow (1908-1965; broadcast journalist) -


Happy Birthday: to everyone celebrating Birthdays on April 25th.

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April 26th:

Quote for the Day:

"If someone tells you you cannot do something and you believe it, they are right." - Carol Burnett;


If this is your Birthday, you are sharing it with:


D.C.LaRue (singer, songwriter and producer) -
Giorgio Moroder (singer, songwriter, DJ and record producer) -
Maurice Williams (doo-wop and R&B singer; Maurice Williams and The Zodiacs; 'Stay') -

Ms. Dynamite (rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer) -
Duane Eddy (guitarist; 'Rebel Rouser'; 'Because They're Young') -

Bobby Rydell (singer; 'Wild One'; 'Volare'; 'Forget Him') -
Roger Taylor (drummer; Duran Duran) -

Tionne 'T-Boz' Watkins (singer, songwriter, model, dancer, actress, author and executive producer; lead singer TLC) -

Carol Burnett (actress, comedienne, singer and writer) -

Joan Chen (actress, film director, screenwriter and film producer) -



Remembering: those also born on this date, but who have since passed away:


Francis Lai (1932-2018; accordionist and film score composer; 'Love Story'; 'A Man And A Woman') -
Preston Love (1921-2004; alto saxophonist, bandleader and songwriter) -
Cecilia Parker (1914-1993; actress; Marian Hardy in the 'Andy Hardy' film series) -

Douglas Sirk (1897-1987; film director; 'Magnificent Obsession'; 'All That Heaven Allows'; 'Imitation Of Life') -

Anita Loos (1889-1981; screenwriter, playwright and author; 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes') -

Ma Rainey (Gertrude Pridgett; 1886-1939; blues singer; 'Mother Of The Blues') -



Happy Birthday: to everyone celebrating Birthdays on April 26th.

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April 27th:


Quote for the Day:

"Hate is too great a burden to bear. It injures the hater more than it injures the hated." - Coretta Scott King;


If this is your Birthday, you are sharing it with:


Cornelius Grant (guitarist, composer and bandleader; musical director, guitar player and live show arranger for The Temptations, 1964-1982) -

Ann Peebles (Memphis soul singer and songwriter) -
Herb Murrell (Philadelphia soul singer; The Stylistics) -

Mica Paris (singer, radio and television presenter and occasional actress) -
Sheena Easton (singer and actress) -
Ace Frehley (musician and songwriter; lead guitarist and founding member of Kiss) -
Robin S. (singer and songwriter) -

Anouk Aimee (actress) -
Kevin McNally (actor) -
Russell T. Davies (screenwriter and television producer) -


Remembering: those also born on this date, but who have since passed away:


Cuba Gooding, Sr. (1944-2017; singer and actor; The Main Ingredient) -
Judy Carne (1939-2015; actress) -
Sandy Dennis (1937-1992; actress) -

Casey Kasem (1932-2014; disc jockey, music historian, radio personality and actor) -
Robert Donner (1931-2006; actor) -
Maxine Brown (1931-2019; country singer; The Browns) -
Coretta Scott King (1927-2006; author, activist and civil rights leader) -

Jack Klugman (1922-2012; actor) -

Samuel Morse (1791-1872; painter, inventor of single-wire telegraph system, and co-developer of the Morse Code) -

Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1797; writer, philosopher and advocate of women's rights) -


Happy Birthday: to everyone celebrating Birthdays on April 27th.

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April 28th:

Quote for the Day:

"The one place where a man ought to get a square deal is in a courtroom, be he any colour of the rainbow, but people have a way of carrying their resentments right into a jury box."
- Harper Lee, (Atticus Finch, in 'To Kill A Mockingbird', 1960);


If this is your Birthday, you are sharing it with:


Too Short (rapper, producer and actor) -
Steve Khan (jazz guitarist) -
Willie Colon (salsa musician and social activist) -

Kim Gordon (musician, singer, songwriter and virtual artist) -
Leni Stern (electric guitarist, singer and ngoni player) -
Ann-Margret (actress, singer and dancer) -
Penelope Cruz (actress and model) -

Jay Leno (comedian, actor, philanthropist and television host) -


Remembering: those also born on this date, but who have since passed away:


Scott Putesky ('Daisy Berkowitz'; 1968-2017; musician; lead guitarist and co-founder of Marilyn Manson) -

Terry Prachett (1948-2015; novelist; Discworld series) -

Madge Sinclair (1938-1995; actress) -
Carolyn Jones (1930-1983; actress) -

Harper Lee (1926-2016; novelist; 'To Kill A Mockingbird') -
Blossom Dearie (1924-2009; jazz singer and pianist) -

Ferruccio Lamborghini (1916-1983; industrialist, creator of Lamborghini sports cars) -
Rose Murphy (1913-2009; jazz singer and pianist) -

Oskar Schindler (1908-1974; industrialist, spy and member of Nazi Party; credited with saving the lives of over a thousand Jews during the Holocaust) -

Lionel Barrymore (1878-1954; actor and film director) -
Sidney Toler (1874-1947; actor, playwright and theatre director) -


Happy Birthday: to everyone celebrating Birthdays on April 28th.

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April 29th:


Quote for the Day:

"You've got to find a way of saying it without saying it." - Duke Ellington;


If this is your Birthday, you are sharing it with:



Erica Campbell (gospel, Christian and contemporary R&B singer, musician and radio host) -
Javier Colon (singer-songwriter and musician) -

Willie Nelson (musician, singer, songwriter, author, poet, actor and activist) -
Tommy James (musician, singer, songwriter and record producer; Tommy James and the Shondells) -

Carnie Wilson (singer and television host; Wilson Phillips) -
Kian Egan (singer, musician and songwriter; Westlife) -

Master P (rapper, actor, businessman, investor, author, film maker, record producer, philanthropist and former basketball player) -

Michelle Pfeiffer (actress, singer and producer) -
Jerry Seinfeld (comedian, actor, writer, producer and director) -
Uma Thurman (actress and model) -


Remembering: those also born on this date, but who have since passed away:


Tammi Terrell (1945-1970; singer; Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell) -
Carl Gardner, Sr. (1928-2011; singer; The Robins; The Coasters) -
Donald Mills (1915-1999; singer; The Mills Brothers) -

Ray Barretto (1929-2006; Latin jazz conguero and bandleader) -

Toots Thielemans (1922-2016; jazz and blues harmonica player and musician, and composer)
Duke Ellington (1899-1974; composer, pianist, jazz band and orchestra leader) -

Big Jay McNeely (R&B saxophonist) -

Rod McKuen (1933-2015; singer-songwriter, musician and poet) -
Tom Ewell (1909-1994; actor and producer; Richard Sherman in 'The Seven Year Itch') -
Celeste Holm (1917-2012; actress; Anne Dettrey in 'Gentleman's Agreement') -

Lonnie Donegan (1931-2002; skiffle singer, songwriter and musician) -
Russ Morgan (1904-1969; trombonist, big band and orchestra leader, and arranger) -
Fred Zinnemann (1907-1997; film director; 'From Here To Eternity', 1953) -


Happy Birthday: to everyone celebrating Birthdays on April 29th.

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WEST,MY GOOD FELLOW,I HAVE RECENTLY LEARNED THAT OUR PRESIDENT IN WAITING[JERRY]IS PRODUCING A DOCUMENTARY ON HIS INCREDIBLE LIFE AND I SUGGESTED A PART FOR OUR OWN[MOE-SUPERSTAR]THIS COULD BE THE BOOST THAT HER CAREER HAS BEEN WAITING FOR,NOW IT MAY ONLY BE A SMALL PART...[no lines just walk on,walk off]BUT IF ANYONE CAN ACTUALLY RECOGNIZE HER-OPPS-ERR-AHEM-HEHE..AFTER SHE'S RECOGNIZED HER PHONE WON'T STOP RINGING..SO TELL OUR LITTLE SUPERSTAR TO SIT BY THE PHONE AND SOMEONE FROM[DA JOINT]MAY CALL..[don't sit there with your mouth open man-get moving this is big]WHAT A COUNTRY CLUB!!

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Ms. Moe (Superstar) has sent word, and regrets she is unavailable at moment, even for a small part.

She's wondering if you have tried Michelle O. - ??

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April 30th:

Quote for the Day:

"Life is full of miracles, but they're not always the ones we pray for." - Eve Arden;


If this is your Birthday, you are sharing it with:

CeCe Rogers (singer, songwriter and record producer) -
Tashan (Thomas Jerome Pierce; R&B singer) -
Wonder Mike (Michael Rogers; rapper; Sugarhill Gang) -

Turbo B (Durron Maurice Butler; musician, rapper and beatboxer; Snap!; 'The Power'; 'Rhythm Is A Dancer') -

Lloyd Banks (Christopher Charles Lloyd; hip hop artist; G-Unit) -
Sheldon Harnick (lyricist and songwriter; worked with Jerry Bock; 'Fiddler On The Roof') -

Chloris Leachman (actress and comedian; Ruth Popper in 'The Last Picture Show') -



Remembering: those also born on this date, but who have since passed away:


Bobby Vee (1943-2016; singer; 'Rubber Ball'; 'Take Good Care Of My Baby'; 'Run To Him'; 'The Night Has A Thousand Eyes') -

Eve Arden (1908-1990; actress and comedian; Ida Corwin in 'Mildred Pierce'; Connie Brooks in 'Our Miss Brooks'; Principal Greta McGee in the 'Grease' films) -

Jill Clayburgh (1944-2010; actress; Erica Benton in 'An Unmarried Woman', and Marilyn Holmberg in 'Starting Over') -

Al Lewis (1923-2006; actor; Officer Leo Schnauser on 'Car 54, Where Are You?', and Vladimir 'Sam' Dracula, Count Of Transylvania (Grandpa) on 'The Munsters') -

Phil Brown (1916-2006; actor; Owen Lars in 'Star Wars') -

Bobby Marchan (1930-1999; R&B singer, songwriter, recording artist, bandleader, MC and female impersonator; 'There's Something On Your Mind') -

Bea Wain (1917-2017; big band singer; worked with Artie Shaw, also as Bea and the Bachelors. Four Number One hits with Larry Clinton and his Orchestra; 'Cry, Baby, Cry'; 'Deep Purple'; 'Heart And Soul'; 'My Reverie') -

Alice B. Toklas (1877-1967; homemaker, business and life partner of Gertrude Stein) -

Franz Lehar (1870-1948; composer; 'The Merry Widow') -


Happy Birthday: to everyone celebrating Birthdays on April 30th.

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May 1st:

Quote for the Day:

"All you have to be is kind. That's all you need. Once you've got that, it virtually rules out everything else'; - Joanna Lumley;


If this is your Birthday, you are sharing it with:


Ray Parker, Jr. (musician-guitarist, singer-songwriter, producer and actor; session musician work including The Love Unlimited Orchestra; Raydio; Theme from 'Ghostbusters') -

Carlos Ward (jazz alto saxophonist and flautist; B.T. Express) -

Judy Collins (singer and songwriter; 'Both Sides Now'; 'Amazing Grace'; 'Send In The Clowns')

Rita Coolidge (singer and songwriter; '(Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher And Higher'; 'We're All Alone'') -

Tim McGraw (singer, songwriter and actor; 'It's Your Love' (with Faith Hill); 'Please Remember Me') -

Joanna Lumley (actress, former model, author and activist; Purdey on 'The New Avengers'; Patsy Stone on 'Absolutely Fabulous') -


Remembering: those also born on this date, but who have since passed away:


Big Maybelle (1924-1972; R&B singer; 'Candy'; '96 Tears') -
Shirley Horn (1934-2005; jazz singer and pianist; 'Here's To Life') -

Glenn Ford (1916-2006; actor; Johnny Farrell / Narrator in 'Gilda'; Richard Dadier in 'Blackboard Jungle'; Dave 'The Dude' Conway in 'Pocketful Of Miracles') -

Louis Nye (1913-2005; actor; Sonny Drysdale on 'The Beverly Hillbillies') -
Kate Smith (1907-1986; singer; 'God Bless America') -

Ralph Freed (1907-1973; lyricist and television producer; co-writer with Burton Lane of 'How About You', from 'Babes On Broadway') -

Ada Brown (1890-1950; blues singer; 'Ill Natural Blues'; 'Break O'Day Blues'; 'Evil Mama Blues') -

Calamity Jane (1852-1903; frontiersman and professional scout; 'Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show') -


Happy Birthday: to everyone celebrating Birthdays on May 1st.

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May 2nd:

Quote for the Day:

"I still get a chill when I sing 'You Don't Own Me'.
I find some new feeling in it every time." - Lesley Gore;


If this date is your Birthday, you are sharing it with:


Lou Gramm (rock singer and songwriter; original lead singer of Foreigner) -
Lily Allen (singer, songwriter, actress and television presenter) -
Engelbert Humperdinck (singer; 'Release Me'; 'The Last Waltz') -

Christine Baranski (actress, singer and producer; Maryanne Thorpe on 'Cybill') -
David Suchet (actor; Hercule Poirot) -
Jo Ann Pflug (actress; Lt. Maria 'Dish' Schneider on 'M*A*S*H') -

Donatella Versace (fashion designer, Vice President and chief designer of the Versace Group) -


Remembering: those also born on this date, but who have now passed away:


Lesley Gore (1946-2015; singer, songwriter, actress and activist; 'It's My Party'; 'Maybe I Know'; 'You Don't Own Me') -

Randy Cain (1945-2009; singer, Blue Magic; The Delfonics) -
Richard 'Groove' Holmes (1931-1991; jazz organist) -

Theodore Bikel (1924-2015; actor, folk singer, musician, composer, unionist and political activist; Sheriff Maz Muller in 'The Defiant Ones') -

Roscoe Lee Browne (1922-2007; actor and director) -

Doris Fisher (1915-2003; singer and songwriter; 'You Always Hurt The One You Love'; 'That Old Devil Called Love'; 'Put The Blame On Mame') -

Benjamin Spock (1903-1998; paediatrician; 'Baby And Child Care') -

Brian Aherne (1902-1986; actor; Maximilian I of Mexico in 'Juarez'; Chief Prosecutor Willy Robertson in 'I Confess') -

John Frederick Coots (1897-1985; composer; 'Santa Claus Is Coming To Town'; 'You Go To My Head'; 'For All We Know') -

Lorenz Hart (1895-1943; lyricist; Rodgers And Hart) -

Vernon Castle (1887-1918; ballroom dancer and dance teacher, on stage and in silent films; Vernon and Irene Castle) -

Hedda Hopper (1885-1966; actress and gossip columnist) -


Happy Birthday: to everyone celebrating Birthdays on May 2nd.

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May 3rd:

Quote for the Day:

"When I'm on stage, I'm trying to do one thing : bring people joy. Just like church does. People don't go to church to find trouble, they go there to lose it." - James Brown;


If this is your Birthday, you are sharing it with:


Angela Bofill (R&B singer and songwriter) -
(some sources state May 2nd as date of birth)

Frankie Valli (singer and actor; The Four Seasons; 'My Eyes Adored You'; 'Grease') -
Farrah Franklin (singer-songwriter and actress; Destiny's Child) -

Christopher Cross (singer-songwriter; 'Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)' -

Mary Hopkin (singer; 'Those Were The Days') -

Napoleon XIV (Jerry Samuels; singer, songwriter and record producer; 'They're Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!') -

Bruce Hall (bass guitarist; REO Speedwagon) -
David Ball (record producer and electronic musician; Soft Cell) -

Pete Staples (bass guitarist; The Troggs) -
John Richardson (drummer; The Rubettes) -


Remembering: those also born on this date, but who have now passed away:


James Brown (1933-2006; R&B, soul and funk singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer and bandleader) -

Sugar Ray Robinson (Walter Smith, Jr., 1921-1989; professional boxer; welterweight and middleweight champion) -

Pete Seeger (1919-2004; folk singer and social activist) -

Virginia Vincent (1918-2012; actress; Peg in 'I Want To Live!') -

Betty Comden (1917-2006; actress, librettist, lyricist and screenwriter; Comden and Green) -

Mary Astor (1906-1987; Brigid O'Shaugnessy in 'The Maltese Falcon') -

Bing Crosby (1903-1977; singer and actor; 'White Christmas') -

Walter Slezak (1902-1983; Kapitan Willi in 'Lifeboat') -

Beulah Bondi (1889-1981; actress; Rachel Jackson in 'The Gorgeous Hussy'; Mary Wilkins in 'Of Human Hearts') -


Happy Birthday: to everyone celebrating Birthdays on May 3rd.

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May 4th:

Quote for the Day:

"I needed real help in New York and I had no friends. I looked up at those buildings, I couldn't see the sky or nothing, and I said "Well, there ain't no mountain high enough", and I just started - the words just fell out of my mouth, really." - Nickolas Ashford;


If this is your Birthday, you are sharing it with:


Oleta Adams (soul and gospel singer and pianist; 'Get Here') -
Ron Carter (jazz double bassist and cellist; composer and arranger) -

Jackie Jackson (pop, R&B and soul singer and musician; The Jackson 5) -
Katherine Jackson (mother of The Jackson 5) -

Randy Travis (country music singer, songwriter, guitarist and actor) -

Peggy Santiglia (singer and songwriter; The Delicates; Dusk; best known as lead vocalist with The Angels; 'My Boyfriend's Back') -

Georg Wadenius (guitarist, bassist, singer and composer; session player and touring musician; lead guitarist with Bllod, Sweat & Tears) -

Mannie Jackson (chairman, owner and former player; The Harlem Globetrotters) -

Mary Elizabeth McDonough (actress; Erin Walton on 'The Waltons') -
Russi Taylor (voice artist; the voice of Disney's 'Minnie Mouse') -
Pia Zadora (actress and singer; Kady Tyler in 'Butterfly') -



Remembering: those also born on this date, but who have now passed away:


Nickolas Ashford (1941-2011; R&B singer and songwriter; Ashford & Simpson) -

Tyrone Davis (1938-2005; blues and soul singer; 'Can I Change My Mind'; 'Turn Back The Hands Of Time'; 'Turn Around') -

Sharon Jones (1956-2016; soul and funk singer; The Dap-Kings) -

Dick Dale (1937-2019; surf rock guitarist, musician and vocalist) -

Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993; actress; model, dancer and humanitarian; 'Roman Holiday'; 'Sabrina'; 'The Nun's Story'; 'Breakfast At Tiffany's'; 'Wait Until Dark') -

Maynard Ferguson (1928-2006; jazz trumpeter, musician and bandleader) -

Howard Da Silva (1909-1986; actor, director and musical performer; Nat the bartender, in 'The Lost Weekend') -


Happy Birthday: to everyone celebrating Birthdays on May 4th.

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May 5th:

Quote for the Day:

"When Motown moved from Detroit to Hollywood, and Berry diversified into movies, there may have been a failure to keep their ears on the street, where the creativity comes from." - Jheryl Busby;


If this is your Birthday, you are sharing it with:


Adele (singer-songwriter; 'Rolling In The Deep'; 'Someone Like You'; 'Set Fire To The Rain'; 'Hello') -

Chris Brown (singer, songwriter and dancer; 'Run It!' (featuring Juelz Santana); 'Kiss Kiss' (featuring T-Pain); 'Forever') -

Craig David (singer, songwriter, rapper and record producer; 'Fill Me In'; '7 Days') -

Raheem DeVaughn (singer and songwriter; 'Woman') -

Ian McCulloch (singer, songwriter and musician; Echo & The Bunnymen) -

Bill Ward (musician and visual artist; drummer with Black Sabbath) -

Pat Carroll (actress and comedian; Ursula, The Sea Witch, in Disney's 'The Little Mermaid') -

Richard E. Grant (actor, screenwriter, director and perfumier; Withnail in 'Withnail And I'; John Seward in 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'; Izembaro on 'Games Of Thrones') -

Kyan Douglas (television personality and stylist; grooming expert on 'Queer Eye') -

Darrin Henson (choreographer, dancer, actor, director and producer; 'Darrin's Dance Grooves'; Lem Van Adams on 'Soul Food') -

Michael Palin (comedian, actor, writer and television presenter; Monty Python) -

John Rhys-Davies (actor; Giml in 'The Lord Of The Rings' trilogy; Sallah in the 'Indiana Jones' films) -


Remembering: those also born on this date, but who have now passed away:


Barbara Randolph (1942-2002; singer and actress; 'I Got A Feeling'; 'Can I Get A Witness') -

Johnnie Taylor (1934-2000; singer; 'Who's Making Love'; 'Disco Lady') -

Jheryl Busby (1949-2008; record company executive; former President and CEO of Motown Records) -

Andy Gibb (1958-1988; singer and songwriter; 'I Just Want To Be Your Everything'; '(Love Is) Thicker Than Water'; 'Shadow Dancing') -

Tammy Wynette (1942-1998; country music singer and songwriter; 'D.I.V.O.R.C.E.'; 'Stand By Your Man') -

Eddie Amoo (1950-2018; soul singer and guitarist; The Real Thing; 'You To Me Are Everything') -

Bing Russell (1926-2003; Deputy Clem Foster on 'Bonanza'; Robert in 'The Magnificent Seven')

Alice Faye (1915-1998; actress and singer; 'You'll Never Know') -

Tyrone Power (1914-1958; actor; Don Diego Vega/Zorro in 'The Mask Of Zorro'; Leonard Vole in 'Witness For The Prosecution') -

Richard Schaal (1928-2014; actor; 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show'; 'The Bob Newhart Show'; 'Rhoda'; 'Phyllis'; 'The Dick Van Dyke Show') -

Freeman 'Gozzie' Gosden (1899-1982; radio comedian; Amos of 'Amos 'n' Andy') -

Karl Marx (1818-1883; philosopher, economist, sociologist, journalist and revolutionary socialist; 'The Communist Manifesto') -


Happy Birthday: to everyone celebrating Birthdays on May 5th.

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May 6th:


Quote for the Day:

"They weren't great, but they weren't supposed to be. I gave the public what they wanted....a chance to dream, to live vicariously, to see beautiful women, jewels, gorgeous clothes, melodrama." - Ross Hunter, speaking about the films he had produced;



If this is your Birthday, you are sharing it with:


Herb Cox (doo wop singer; The Cleftones) -

N'dea Davenport (singer, songwriter and record producer; lead vocalist with Brand New Heavies) -

MC Serch (hip hop MC; 3rd Bass) -

Juliet Roberts (jazz, rock, soul and house music singer and songwriter) -

Colin Earl (pianist; Foghat; Mungo Jerry) -

Bob Seger (singer-songwriter, guitarist and pianist; solo work, also with The Decibels & The Town Criers; Doug Brown & The Omens; The Last Heard; The Bob Seger System; The Silver Bullet Band) -

Mary McGregor (folk, country and soft rock singer; 'Torn Between Two Lovers') -

George Clooney (actor, screenwriter, film director, film producer, activist and philanthropist; Bob Barnes in 'Syriana'; 'Michael Clayton';' Up In The Air'' 'The Descendants') -

Roma Downey (actress and film producer; Monica on 'Touched By An Angel') -

Gabourey Sidibe (actress; Claireece 'Precious' Jones in 'Precious'; Andrea Jackson on 'The Big C'; Becky Williams on 'Empire') -

Tom Bergeron (television personality, comedian and game show host; 'Hollywood Squares'; 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire'; 'Dancing With The Stars') -


Remembering: those also born on this date, but who have now passed away:


Sandra Tilley (1946-1981; singer; The Velvelettes; Martha Reeves & The Vandellas) -
(some sources state 1945 as year of birth)

Larry Steinbachek (1960-2016; keyboardist and percussionist with Bronski Beat) -

Robbie McIntosh (1950-1974; drummer; The Average White Band) -

Sigmund Freud (1856-1939; neurologist; the founder of psychoanalysis) -

Stewart Granger (1913-1993; actor; Allan Quartemain in 'King Solomon's Mines') -

Ross Hunter (1920-1996; film and television producer and actor; 'Pillow Talk'; 'Magnificent Obsession'; 'Imitation Of Life'; 'Thoroughly Modern Millie';' Airport') -

Frank Nelson (1911-1986; actor; 'The Jack Benny Programme'; 'I Love Lucy'; 'The Real McCoys; 'Sandford And Son') -

Rudolph Valentino (1895-1926; actor; 'The Four Horsemen Of The Apocalypse'; 'The Sheik'; 'Blood And Sand'; 'The Eagle'; 'The Son Of The Sheik') -

Orson Welles (1915-1985; actor, director, writer and producer; 'The War Of The Worlds'; 'The Magnificent Ambersons'; 'Citizen Kane') -

Raymond Bailey (1904-1980; actor; Milburn Drysdale on 'The Beverly Hillbillies') -

Lucien Ballard (1908-1988; cinematographer and director of photography; 'The Caretaker'; 'The Wild Bunch'; 'True Grit') -


Happy Birthday: to everyone celebrating Birthdays on May 6th.

[TomatoTom123]

"All you have to be is kind. That's all you need. Once you've got that, it virtually rules out everything else'; - Joanna Lumley

I like that one

[arr&bee]

ms. Moe (superstar) has sent word, and regrets she is unavailable at moment, even for a small part.

She's wondering if you have tried michelle o. - ??

west,my good fellow,our president in waiting[jerry]wants moe to do the narration for his wonderful documentary,you know just the average readings about his wonderful life and career,stuff such as...once upon a time blah,blah,blah,wah,wah,wah,this an that,this and that,rant an rave,rant an rave..see just normal all american stuff,and our little[superstar]is the only one who can pull it off..so tell her to drop whatever and sit by the phone as a very presidential call will be coming!!!

[westgrandboulevard]

And it will be collect, no doubt....

[westgrandboulevard]

May 7th:

Quote for the Day:

"By the time I toured with The Supremes, we'd progressed to going by coach. Well, Mary and Florence and I went by coach - Diana never took the bus. The problem there was that I was too good. They were headlining but I got the standing ovations - so they took me off the tour." - Jimmy Ruffin; BBC interview, 1999, Soul Source magazine;


If this is your Birthday, you are sharing it with:


Thelma Houston (R&B, soul and disco singer and actress; 'Sunshower' album; 'Don't Leave Me This Way') -

Ray Monette (songwriter and musician: The Abstract Reality; Scorpion; guitarist and singer with Rare Earth) -

Bill Kreutzmann (drummer; The Grateful Dead) -

Pete Wingfield (record producer, keyboard player, songwriter, singer and journalist; 'Eighteen With A Bullet') -

Carlos Alomar (guitarist, composer and arranger; notable for collaboration with David Bowie) -

Val Bisoglio (actor; Danny Tovo on 'Quincy, M.E.'; Frank Manero, Sr, in 'Saturday Night Fever')

Peter Reckell (actor; Bo Brady on 'Days Of Our Lives') -


Remembering: those also born on this date, but who have now passed away:


Jimmy Ruffin (1936-2014; soul and R&B singer; 'What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted') -

Saundra Edwards (Saundra Mallett; 1942-2002; singer; lead vocalist with The Elgins; 'Heaven Must Have Sent You'; 'Darling Baby'; 'I Understand My Man'; 'Put Yourself In My Place') -

Thomas 'Beans' Bowles (1926-2000; saxophonist, flautist and musician, tour manager and musical director) -

Jerry Nolan (1946-1992; rock drummer; The New York Dolls, and Johnny Thunders and The Heartbreakers) -

Teresa Brewer (1932-2007; singer; 'Music!, Music! Music!') -

Anne Baxter (1923-1985; actress; Sophie MacDonald in 'The Razor's Edge'; Eve Harrington in 'All About Eve') -

Eva Peron (1919-1952; second wife of Argentine President Juan Peron; the First Lady of Argentina, 1946-1952) -

David Tomlinson (1917-2000; actor and comedian; George Banks in 'Mary Poppins'; Professor Emerius Browne in 'Bedknobs And Broomsticks'; Peter Thorndyke in 'The Love Bug') -

Gary Cooper (1901-1961; actor; Alvin York in 'Sergeant York'; Lou Gehrig in 'The Pride Of The Yankees'; Marshal Will Kane in 'High Noon') -

Ralph Truman (1900-1977; actor; Tigellinus in 'Quo Vadis'; Mountjoy in 'Henry V'; Monks in 'Oliver Twist'; George Merry in 'Treasure Island' and the Police Inspector in 'The Man Who Knew Too Much') -

Gabby Hayes (1885-1969; actor; sidekick in Western films, with William Boyd (as Hopalong Cassidy), Roy Rogers, Gene Autry, Wild Bill Elliott, Randolph Scott and John Wayne) -

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893; composer of the late-Romantic period; 'Romeo and Juliet'; 'The 1812 Overture'; 'The Nutcracker'; 'Swan Lake'; 'The Sleeping Beauty'; also concertos, symphonies and operas) -

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897; composer and pianist of the Romantic period; 'Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15'; 'A German Requiem, Op.45') -


Happy Birthday: to everyone celebrating Birthdays on May 7th.

[moe]

I am NOT going to sit by the phone!! If I did I'd grow roots

Next Westgrand!!!

[westgrandboulevard]

So there you go, Arr&bee.

Your 'little superstar' has spoken....

[arr&bee]

i am not going to sit by the phone!! If i did i'd grow roots

next westgrand!!!

ok,but if your taxes get auditioned don't blame me!!