Today's Birthdays – August 27, 2011

1809 Hannibal Hamlin (R) 15th VP (1861-65) 1865 Charles Gates Dawes (R) 30th VP (1925-29, Nobel 1925) 1877 Charles Rolls British co-founder of Rolls-Royce (d. 1910) 1882 Samuel Goldwyn pioneer film maker/producer (MGM) 1905 Frederick O’Neal Brooksville Miss, actor (Car 54 Where Are You) 1906 Ed Gein American serial killer (d. 1984) 1908 Frank Leahy O’Neill Nebraska, football coach (Notre Dame) 1908 Lyndon B Johnson (D) 36th Pres (1963-1969) 1929 Ira Levin author (Rosemary’s Baby, Sleuth, This Perfect Day) 1937 Alice Coltrane American jazz musician (d. 2007) 1939 Edward Patten R&B singer with Gladys Knight & the Pips (d. 2005) 1948 Sgt. Slaughter American professional wrestler 1949 Jeff Cook vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass, fiddle, banjo and mandolin for Alabama 1950 Charles Fleischer Wash DC, comedian (Roger Rabbit) 1951 Buddy Bell American baseball player-manager 1952 Pee-wee Herman aka Paul Reubens, actor (Pee-wee’s Big Adventure) 1953 Alex Lifeson Canadian guitarist (Rush) 1955 Diana Scarwid actress (Extremities, Psycho 3, Strange Invaders, Heat) 1957 Jeff Grubb American author and game designer 1961 “Downtown” Julie Brown TV host (Club MTV, Inside Edition) 1969 Cesar Millan trainer 1969 Chandra Wilson American actress 1970 Tony Kanal English musician (No Doubt) 1972 Jimmy Pop American musician (The Bloodhound Gang) 1972 The Great Khali Indian professional wrestler 1973 Carlene Begnaud (Jazz) American professional wrestler 1979 Giovanni Capitello American filmmaker and actor 1986 Mario American R&B singer 1987 Darren McFadden American football player 1988 Alexa Vega American actress]]]]> ]]>