**Mis-cel-la-ne-ous/Birthdays - January 17 1706 - Benjamin Franklin statesman: oldest signer of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution; printer, author, publisher [Richard Saunders]: Poor Richard’s Almanack; scientist, inventor: Franklin stove, bifocals, lightning rods; established University of Pennsylvania; died Apr 17, 1790 1880 - Mack Sennett (Mikall Sinnott) silent movie director: Tillie’s Punctured Romance, Mack Sennett Comedies, Kid’s Auto Race, Mabel’s Married Life, Cannonball, Dizzy Heights and Daring Hearts; died Nov 5, 1960 1891 - Marjorie Gateson actress: Arizona Mahoney, Goin’ to Town; died Apr 17, 1977 1899 - Al Capone ‘Scarface’: gangster, head of crime empire during Prohibition; died Jan 25, 1947 1913 - Vido Musso musician: reed instruments, played with Benny Goodman; bandleader: Stan Kenton was his pianist; died Jan 9, 1982 1920 - George Handy (George Joseph Hendleman) George Joseph Hendleman) (pianist, composer, arranger: Boyd Raeburn band, Alvino Rey band, Paramount Studios; died Jan 8, 1997 1922 - Betty White Emmy Award-winning actress: The Mary Tyler Moore Show [1974-1975, 1975-1976], The Golden Girls [1985-1986]; The Betty White Show, Ladies Man; singer 1926 - Moira Shearer ballerina: appeared in ballet film: The Red Shoes; died Jan 31, 2006 1927 - Eartha Kitt singer: C’est Si Bon, Santa Baby; actress: stage play: Faust, film: New Faces of 1952, Boomerang; note: Kitt’s birth certificate listing her actual birthdate as 1/17/27 was found in 1997. She has celebrated her birthday as Jan. 26 [1928] all of her life and says, “It’s been the 26th of January since the beginning of time and I’m not going to change it and confuse my fans.”; died Dec 25, 2008 1928 - Vidal Sassoon cosmetologist, developer of hair care products; died May 9, 2012 1929 - Jacques Plante Hockey Hall of Fame goalie: NHL: Montreal Canadiens Vezina Trophy [1956-1960, 1962/Hart Trophy (NHL’s MVP): 1962]; first goalie to wear mask during games; NY Rangers, SL Blues, Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins; died Feb 27, 1986 1931 - James Earl Jones actor: Star Wars [Darth Vader], The Hunt for Red October, The Lion King, Sneakers, Roots, The Great White Hope; voice: “This... is CNN” 1932 - Sheree North (Dawn Bethel) actress: Marilyn: The Untold Story, How to be Very Popular, Defenseless, Portrait of a Stripper; died Nov 4, 2005 1933 - Shari Lewis (Hurwitz) puppeteer: The Shari Lewis Show [featuring Lamb Chop, the puppet]; died Aug 2, 1998 1939 - Maury Povich TV talk show host: A Current Affair, The Maury Povich Show; Twenty One; married to newscaster Connie Chung 1942 - Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) boxer: heavyweight champion: [1964, 1974, 1978], the only man to have regained this title twice 1943 - Chris Montez singer: She’s My Rockin’ Baby, Call Me, There Will Never Be Another You, Some Kinda Fun, Let’s Dance 1944 - Denny (Robert Dennis) Doyle baseball: Philadelphia Phillies, California Angels, Boston Red Sox [World Series: 1975] 1945 - Preston Pearson football: Baltimore Colts running back: Super Bowl III; Pittsburgh Steelers: Super Bowl IX; Dallas Cowboys: Super Bowls X, XII, XIII 1949 - Andy Kaufman actor: Taxi, The Midnight Special, Saturday Night Live, Andy’s Funhouse; died May 16, 1984 1949 - Mick Taylor singer, musician: rhythm guitar: group: The Rolling Stones; worked with Mike Oldfield, Bob Dylan, The Gods 1952 - Pete (Ralph Pierre) LaCock baseball: Chicago Cubs, Kansas City Royals [World Series: 1980]; son of Hollywood Squares host, Peter Marshall 1955 - Steve Earle songwriter, singer, musician: guitar: Guitar Town, Exit O 1956 - Paul Young singer: Everytime You Go Away 1957 - John Crawford singer, musician: bass: group: Berlin: Take My Breath Away 1959 - Susanna Hoffs singer, musician: guitar: LP: Rainy Day, group: The Bangles: Walk Like an Egyptian, Manic Monday 1962 - Jim Carrey actor, comedian: The Mask, Ace Ventura series, Dumb & Dumber, Batman Forever, The Cable Guy, The Truman Show, Me, Myself & Irene, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, The Majestic supermodel
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