Famous Birthdays for May 1Benjamin Henry Latrobe 1764 - Architect known for his design of the United States Capitol and the Baltimore Basilica George Inness 1825 - American landscape painter James Graham 1878 - Scottish nobleman, politician Leo Sowerby 1895 - Composer, musician, won Pulitzer Prize fro music in 1946 Kate Smith 1909 - Singer Archie Williams 1915 - Olympic athlete Glen Ford 1916 - Actor ("Gilda", "The Courtship of Eddie's Father") John Beradino (Giovanni Berardino) 1917 - Baseball player, actor Jack Paar 1918 - Radio and television comedian, talk show host ("The Tonight Show") Dan O'Herlihy 1919 - Actor ("Macbeth (1948)", "Robinson Crusoe") Julian Goodman 1922 - CEO for NBC, was on Richard Nixon's master list of political opponents Joseph Heller 1923 - Novelist, short story writer, playwright Terry Southern 1924 - Author, essayist, screenwriter Scott Carpenter 1925 - One of NASA's original seven astronauts Chuck Bednarik 1925 - Football player Sonny James (James Loden) 1928 - Country music singer and songwriter Ollie Matson (Ollie Genoa Matson II) 1930 - Football player Little Walter (Marion Walter Jacobs) 1930 - Musician Judy Collins (Judith Marjorie "Judy" Collins) 1939 - Singer and songwriter Bobbie Ann Mason 1940 - Novelist, short story writer, essayist, literary critic Stephen Macht 1942 - Actor Mimi Farina (Mimi Baez Fariņa) 1945 - Singer, songwriter Rita Coolidge 1945 - Singer Nick Fortune 1946 - Musician (The Buckinghams) Jerry Heard 1947 - Golfer Douglas Barr 1949 - Actor, writer, director Dann Florek 1951 - Actor ("Law and Order: SVU") Ray Parker Jr. 1954 - Singer (Raydio) Nick Feldman 1955 - Musician (Wang Chung) Steve Farris 1957 - Musician (Mr. Mister) Phil Smith 1959 - Musician (Haircut 100) Wayne Hancock 1965 - Country musician Charlie Schlatter 1966 - Actor ("Diagnosis: Murder") Johnny Colt 1966 - Musician (The Black Crowes) Tim McGraw 1967 - Country musician D'Arcy Wreztky 1968 - Musician (Smashing Pumpkins) Wes Anderson 1969 - Director Julie Benz 1972 - Actress ("Dexter," "Angel") Curtis Martin 1973 - Football player Darius McCrary 1976 - Actor ("Family Matters"), singer |
