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Today's Birthdays

By: MetroSoruce News

On this day:

Singer Claude King is 87. (Born 1923) He's best known for the 1962 country hit "Wolverton Mountain."

Former "New York Times" publisher and president Arthur Sulzberger is 84. (Born 1926)

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Hal Blaine is 81. (Born 1929) He's a session drummer who played on many of Phil Spector's famous "Wall of Sound" sessions in the early 1960s.

Baseball Hall of Famer Hank Aaron is 76. (Born 1934) He was the all-time home run leader for 33 years with 755. Barry Bonds broke that record in 2007.

Emmy Award-winning TV producer Stephen J. Cannell is 69. (Born 1941) He won the Emmy for "The Rockford Files." His numerous other credits include the shows "Baa Baa, Black Sheep," "21 Jump Street," "Hunter," and "Wiseguy."

Singer-songwriter Barrett Strong is 69. (Born 1941)

Actor David Selby is 69. (Born 1941) His credits include the movies "Surviving Christmas," "D3: The Mighty Ducks," and "Dying Young," and the TV shows "Dark Shadows," "Flamingo Road," and "Falcon Crest."

Pro Football Hall of Famer Roger Staubach is 68. (Born 1942) He also won the Heisman Trophy while at the Naval Academy.

Three Dog Night singer Cory Wells is 68. (Born 1942)

Emmy Award-winning TV and film producer Michael Mann is 67. (Born 1943) He has won Emmys for the TV movie "The Jericho Mile" and the miniseries "Drug Wars: The Camarena Story." His other credits include the movie and TV series "Miami Vice," the films "The Kingdom," "The Aviator," "Collateral," "Heat," "The Insider," and "Ali" and the TV series "Crime Story."

The Standells organist Larry Tamblyn is 67. (Born 1943) He's also the uncle of actress Amber Tamblyn.

Atari founder Nolan Bushnell is 67. (Born 1943)

Blood, Sweat and Tears trumpet player Charles Winfield is 67. (Born 1943)

Blood, Sweat and Tears keyboardist Al Kooper is 66. (Born 1944)

NASCAR legend Darrell Waltrip is 63. (Born 1947)

Emmy Award-winning actress Barbara Hershey is 62. (Born 1948) She won the Emmy for her work in the miniseries "Killing in a Small Town." Her other credits include the TV series "Chicago Hope" and "The Mountain" and the movies "Hannah and Her Sisters" and "Beaches."

Emmy Award-winning actor and comedian Christopher Guest is 62. (Born 1948) He won the Emmy for his writing on the 1975 TV special "Lily Tomlin." His other credits include the movies "For Your Consideration," "Mrs. Henderson Presents," "A Mighty Wind," "The Princess Bride," "A Few Good Men," "Best In Show," and "This is Spinal Tap."

Actor-comedian Tim Meadows is 49. (Born 1961) His credits include the movies "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story," "The Benchwarmers," "The Cookout" and "Mean Girls" and the TV series "Saturday Night Live."

Actress Jennifer Jason Leigh is 48. (Born 1962) Her credits include the movies "The Jacket," "Childstar," "In the Cut," "Road to Perdition," "Single White Female," and "Fast Times at Ridgemont High."

Emmy Award-winning actress Laura Linney is 46. (Born 1964) She has won Emmys for the TV movie "Wild Iris" and for a guest appearance on the sitcom "Frasier." Her other credits include the movies "John Adams," "The Nanny Diaries," "Breach," "Man of the Year," "Driving Lessons," "The Exorcism of Emily Rose," "The Squid and the Whale," "Kinsey," "Mystic River," "The Laramie Project," "The House of Mirth," "The Truman Show," and "Lorenzo's Oil."

Velvet Revolver bassist Duff McKagen is 46. (Born 1964)

Golfer Jose Maria Olazabal is 44. (Born 1966)

Spin Doctors singer Chris Barron is 42. (Born 1968)

R&B singer Bobby Brown is 41. (Born 1969)

Country singer Sara Evans is 39. (Born 1971)

These famous people would have celebrated birthdays on this day:

Scientist, physician John Jeffries. (Born 1744) He is known as America's first weather forecaster.

Evangelist Dwight L. Moody. (Born 1837)

French auto maker Andre Citroen. (Born 1878)

Actor John Carradine. (Born 1906) He appeared in more than 200 films during his career including "The Invisible Man" and "The Ten Commandments."

Beat generation writer William Burroughs. (Born 1914)

Academy Award-winning actor and comedian Red Buttons. (Born 1919) Born Aaron Chwatt, he won the Oscar for his work in the movie "Sayonara." His other credits include the movies "18 Again" and "The Poseidon Adventure" and his own TV variety series "The Red Buttons Show."

Story Posted: Fri Feb 5 08:20:17 CST 2010
Created: Fri Feb 5 08:20:56 CST 2010

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