Today's Birthdays – May 30, 2011

1846 Peter Carl Fabergé Russia, goldsmith/jeweler/egg maker 1908 Mel[vin Jerome] Blanc San Francisco CA, voice (Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd & Porky Pig) 1912 Hugh Griffith Anglesey Wales, actor (Ben Hur, Mutiny on the Bounty, Oliver!) 1912 Joseph Stein dramatist/playwright (Fiddler on the Roof) 1916 Dr Joseph W Kennedy scientist (1 of 4 discoverers of plutonium) 1926 Christine Jorgensen pioneer transsexual 1927 Clint Walker Hartford IL, actor (Kodiak, Cheyenne, Dirty Dozen) 1929 Michael Mellinger Bavaria, actor (Goldfinger) 1940 David Ackroyd Orange NJ, actor (I Come in Peace, Memories of Me) 1945 Meredith MacRae Houston TX, actress (Petticoat Junction, My 3 Sons) 1946 Candy Lightner political activist/founder (MADD) 1951 Stephen Tobolowsky Dallas TX, actor (Single White Female, Thelma & Louise) 1953 Colm Meaney actor (Star Trek Deep Space 9) 1958 Marie Fredriksson Ostra-Ljuajak Sweden, singer (Roxette-Must Have Been Love) 1958 Ted McGinley Newport Beach CA, actor (Love Boat, Married With Children, Dynasty) 1964 Wynonna [Christina Judd] Ashland KY, singer (Judds-Why Not Me, Love Can Build A Bridge) 1973 Je’Rod Cherry safety (New Orleans Saints)]]]]> ]]>