Celebrity Birthdays – April 17, 2011

1741 Samuel Chase judge (signed Declaration of Independence) 1885 Isak Dinesen Danish writer (Out of Africa, 7 Gothic Tales) 1905 Arthur Lake Corbin KY, actor (Dagwood-Blondie) 1918 William Holden [Franklin Beedle Jr] O’Fallon IL, actor (Stalag 17, Bridge Over the River Kwai, SOB) 1923 Harry Reasoner Dakota City IA, newscaster (60 Minutes, ABC, CBS) 1949 John Oates New York NY, rock guitarist/vocalist (Hall & Oates-Rich Girl) 1958 Byron Cherry Atlanta GA, actor (Coy-Dukes of Hazzard) 1964 Raye Hollit American Gladiator (Zap) 1966 Lela Rochon actress (Waiting to Exhale) 1967 Leslie Bega Los Angeles CA, actress (Maria Tomlinson-Head of the Class) 1967 Timothy Gibbs Burbank CA, actor (Father Murphy, Santa Barbara) ]]]]> ]]>