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Celebrity birthdays for Oct. 15

Celebrity Birthdays for Oct. 15: Former auto executive Lee Iacocca is 93. Jazz pianist Freddy Cole is 86. Singer Barry McGuire is 82. Willie O'Ree, the first black player in the NHL, is 82. Actress Linda Lavin ("Alice") is 80.

Celebrity Birthdays for Oct. 15:

 

Former auto executive Lee Iacocca is 93. 

Jazz pianist Freddy Cole is 86.

Singer Barry McGuire is 82.

Willie O'Ree, the first black player in the NHL, is 82.

Actress Linda Lavin ("Alice") is 80.

Drummer Don Stevenson of Moby Grape is 75.

Actress-director Penny Marshall is 74.

Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Jim Palmer is 72.

Musician Richard Carpenter of The Carpenters is 71.

Actor Victor Banerjee is 71.

Composer Walter Boudreau is 70.

Singer Chris DeBurgh is 69.

Singer Tito Jackson is 64.

Actor-comedian Larry Miller ("The Nutty Professor") is 64.

Actor Jere Burns ("Good Morning, Miami," ''Dear John") is 63.

Actress Tanya Roberts ("That '70s Show," ''Charlie's Angels") is 62.

Movie director Mira Nair is 60.

TV chef Emeril Lagasse is 58.

Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson, is 58. 

Drummer Mark Reznicek (The Toadies) is 55.

Singer Eric Benet is 51.

Singer Brenda K. Starr is 51.

Actress Vanessa Marcil ("Las Vegas," ''Beverly Hills 90210") is 49.

"Trading Spaces" host Paige Davis is 48.

Actor Dominic West ("The Wire") is 48.

Country singer Kimberly Schlapman of Little Big Town is 48.

Actor Dominc West ("The Wire") is 48.

Singer Ginuwine is 47.

Actor Devon Gummersall is 39.

Christian singer Jaci Velasquez is 38.

Actor Brandon Jay McLaren is 37.

Singer Keyshia Cole is 36.

Olympic gold medal tennis player Elena Dementieva is 36.

Actor Chris Olivero is 33. 

Actor Vincent Martella ("Everybody Hates Chris") is 25.

Actress Bailee Madison is 18.

 

Also born on this date (death in parentheses):

In 1701, Mother Marie d'Youville, founder of the Grey Nuns. (Dec. 23, 1771)

In 1844, German philosopher and poet Friedrich Nietzsche. (Aug. 25, 1900)

In 1858, boxer John Sullivan. (Feb. 2, 1918)

In 1879, Academy-award winning actress Jane Darwell. (Aug. 13, 1967)

In 1908, Canadian-born economist John Kenneth Galbraith. (April 29, 2006)

In 1913, arranger-conductor David Carroll. (March 22, 2008)

In 1917, music executive Alan Livingston. (March 13, 2009)

In 1920, author Mario Puzo (The Godfather). (July 2, 1999)

In 1923, Norma Locke, vocalist with Mart Kenney's Western Gentlemen. (Sept. 17, 1990)

In 1924, actor Mark Lenard. (Nov. 22, 1996)

In 1925, rock 'n' roll guitarist Mickey Baker, formerly of the '50s duo Mickey and Sylvia. (Nov. 27, 2012)

In 1938, singer Marv Johnson. (May 16, 1993)

 

The Canadian Press

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