Famous Birthdays for June 3William Hone 1780 - Writer, satirist, bookseller, fought against government censorship in England Richard Cobden 1804 - Manufacturer, English politician Jefferson Davis 1808/1808 - American soldier, politician, President of the Confederate states of America during the U.S. Civil War Maurice Evans 1901 - Actor (Movies: "Planet of the Apes," TV: "Bewitched") Jan Peerce 1904 - Operatic tenor Josephine Baker 1906 - Dancer, singer and Actress Ellen Corby 1911 - Actress (TV: "The Waltons") Paulette Goddard 1910 - Actress ("So Proudly We Hail!"), child fashion model Leo Gorcey 1916/1917 - Stage and movie actor Lily St. Cyr (Willis Marie VanSchaack) 1918 - Burlesque stripteaser, actress Tony Curtis (Bernard Schwartz) 1925 - Actor ("Sweet Smell of Success," "Some Like it Hot," father of actresses Jamie Lee Curtis and Kelly Curtis Allen Ginsberg 1926 - Writer, poet Colleen Dewhurst 1924 - Actress Boots Randolph 1927 - Musician, his saxophone hit became Benny Hill's signature tune Chuck Barris 1929 - Producer, creater and game show host ("The Gong Show") Dakota Staton (Aliyah Rabia) 1930 - Jazz vocalist Larry McMurtry 1936 - Author ("Lonesome Dove") Curtis Mayfield 1942 - Singer, songwriter, record producer Billy Cunningham 1943 - Basketball player Emmit Thomas 1943 - Football player Michael Clarke 1946 - Musician (The Byrds) Ian Hunter 1946 - Musician (Mott the Hoople) Michael Burton 1947 - Swimmer Too Slim 1948 - Musician (Riders in the Sky) Suzi Quatro 1950 - Singer Deniece Williams 1951 - Actress Billy Powell 1952 - Musician (Lynyrd Skynyrd) Dan Hill (Daniel Grafton "Dan" Hill IV) 1954 - Singer, songwriter Scott Valentine 1958 - Actor Charles Hart 1961 - Lyricist, songwriter, musician Mike Gordon 1965 - Musician (Phish) Anderson Cooper 1967 - Broadcast journalist Gabriel Hernandez 1971 - Singer, dander (No Mercy) Ariel Hernandez 1971 - Singer, dancer (No Mercy) Rafael Nadal 1986 - Tennis player |
