Celebrity Birthdays for Sept. 29:
Conductor Richard Bonynge is 87.
Writer-director Robert Benton is 85.
Singer Jerry Lee Lewis is 82.
Soul-blues-gospel singer Sherman Holmes is 78.
Actor Ian McShane is 75.
Jazz violinist Jean-Luc Ponty is 75.
Lech Walesa, Nobel Peace laureate and former president of Poland, is 74.
TV theme composer Mike Post is 73.
Actress Patricia Hodge is 71.
Guitarist Mike Pinera of Iron Butterfly is 69.
Singer-guitarist Mark Farner of Grand Funk Railroad is 69.
TV personality Bryant Gumbel is 69.
Country singer Alvin Crow is 67.
Actor Drake Hogestyn ("Days of Our Lives") is 64.
Singer Suzzy Roche of The Roches is 61.
Olympic gold medal runner Sebastian Coe is 61.
Comedian Andrew "Dice" Clay is 60.
Rock singer John Payne (Asia) is 59.
Actor Roger Bart is 55.
Singer-bassist Les Claypool of Primus is 54.
Iain Baker, keyboardist with Jesus Jones, is 52.
Actress Jill Whelan ("Love Boat") is 51.
Bassist Brad Smith of Blind Melon is 49.
Actor Luke Goss is 49.
Singer Devante Swing of Jodeci is 48.
Actress Erika Eleniak is 48.
Actress Emily Lloyd is 47.
Actress Natasha Gregson Wagner is 47.
Comedian Russell Peters is 47.
Actress Rachel Cronin ("Ed") is 46.
Guitarist Danick Dupelle of Emerson Drive is 44.
Actor Alexis Cruz is 43.
Actress Chrissy Metz ("This Is Us") is 37.
Actor Zachary Levi is 37.
Musician Dallas Green (City and Colour, Alexisonfire) is 37.
Actress Kelly McCreary ("Grey's Anatomy") is 36.
Guitarist Josh Farro (Paramore) is 30.
Singer-songwriter Justin Nozuka is 29.
NBA All-Star Kevin Durant is 29.
Actor Doug Brochu ("Sonny With A Chance") is 27.
Actress Clara Mamet is 23.
Singer Halsey (born Ashley Frangipane) is 23.
Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1547, Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes ("Don Quixote"). (April 23, 1616)
In 1758, British naval commander Horatio Nelson. (Oct. 21, 1805)
In 1901, Italian-born U.S physicist Enrico Fermi. (Nov. 28, 1954)
In 1904, actress Greer Garson. (April 6, 1996)
In 1906, film score composer and conductor Charles Wolcott. (Jan. 26, 1987)
In 1907, Gene Autry, the most famous singing cowboy of the movies. (Oct. 2, 1998)
In 1910, western bandleader, guitarist and singer Bill Boyd. (Dec. 7, 1977)
In 1913, film producer Stanley Kramer. (Feb. 19, 2001)
In 1922, actress Lizabeth Scott. (Jan. 31, 2015)
In 1923, writer-illustrator Stan Berenstain (Berenstain Bears). (Nov. 26, 2005)
In 1923, NFL coach Bum Phillips. (Oct. 18, 2013)
In 1925, actor Steve Forrest. (May 18, 2013)
In 1930, British Author Colin Dexter. (March 21, 2017)
In 1931, actress Anita Ekberg. (Jan. 11, 2015)
In 1939, actor Larry Linville. (Aprl 10, 2000)
In 1939, songwriter Tommy Boyce. (Nov. 23, 1994)
In 1942, actress Madeline Kahn. (Dec. 3, 1999)
In 1955, child actor Ken Weatherwax (Pugsley on "The Addams Family"). (Dec. 7, 2014)
In 1955, PBS newswoman Gwen Ifill. (Nov. 14, 2016)
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