Celebrity Birthdays – April 1, 2011

1578 William Harvey England, physician (discovered blood circulation) 1883 Lon Chaney Colorado Springs CO, man of 1000 faces, actor (High Noon, Phantom of Opera) 1895 Alberta Hunter blues singer/composer (Downhearted Blues) 1905 “Mother” Clara Hale US social worker (founded Hale House) 1915 Willie Dixon blues artist (Mellow Down Easy) 1928 Jane Powell Portland OR, singer/actress (7 Brides for 7 Brothers) 1930 Grace Lee Whitney Ann Arbor MI, actress (Yeoman Rand-Star Trek) 1931 George Baker Bulgaria, actor (Goodbye Mr Chips, Curse of the Fly) 1932 Debbie Reynolds El Paso TX, actress (Singin’ in the Rain) 1932 Gordon Jump Dayton OH, actor (Arthur Carlson-WKRP, Growing Pains) 1934 Don Hastings Brooklyn NY, actor (Captain Video, Bob-As the World Turns) 1934 Jim Ed Brown Sparkman AR, country singer (Nashville on the Road) 1946 John Barbata drummer (Turtles-Happy Together, Eleanor) 1952 Annette O’Toole Houston TX, actress (Cat People, Superman III) 1953 Barry Sonnenfeld director (When Harry Met Sally, Big, Misery) 1954 Jeff Porcaro Los Angeles CA, drummer/percussionist (Toto-Roxanne, Africa) 1961 Jennifer Runyon actress (Cindy-A Very Brady Christmas, Gwendolyn-Charles in Charge) 1961 Susan Boyle Britain’s Got Talent 1971 Ernest Jones NFL defensive end (Saints, Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32) 1977 Jon Gosselin Father of 8 1980 Bryan Buffinton Ridgewood NJ, actor (Bill Lewis Jr-Guiding Light) 1980 Randy Orton WWE Superstar 1982 Sam Huntington actor (Jungle 2 Jungle)]]]]> ]]>