TODAYS BIRTHDAYS: 1971 Winona Ryder (Winona Horowitz), American actress. Film: Beetlejuice (1988), Heathers (1989), Mermaids (1990), Edward Scissorhands (1990), and Bram Stokers Dracula (1993, Draculas bride). 1961 Randy Jackson American singer, one of the lesser-known of Michaels brothers. 1948 Kate Jackson American actress. TV: Charlies Angels (Sabrina) and Scarecrow and Mrs. King (Mrs. King). 1947 Richard Dreyfuss American Oscar-winning actor. Film: American Graffiti (1973), Jaws (1975), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), The Goodbye Girl (1977, Oscar), and Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986). 1946 Peter Green (Peter Greenbaum), English guitarist, with Fleetwood Mac. He quit the group in 1970 due to his religious beliefs. Music: Black Magic Woman (1968) and Albatross (1969, #1 UK). 1925 John Haley Zoot Sims d. 1985 American saxophonist. He played with Bobby Sherwood, Benny Goodman, and Woody Herman. 1925 Geraldine Brooks d. 1977 (Geraldine Stroock), American actress. TV: Bonanza (Adams mother Elizabeth). 1922 Neal Hefti American composer, bandleader. He scored the themes for the films Barefoot in the Park (1967), The Odd Couple (1968), and the TV series Batman (1966). 1897 Paul Josef Goebbels d. 1945 German Nazi leader, Hitlers propaganda minister. He killed his family and himself when the Allies entered Berlin. 1891 Fanny Brice d. 1951 American actress, singer, dancer. She starred in the Ziegfeld Follies (1910-23). She also played Baby Snooks on radio and her life was the basis for the musical Funny Girl (1968). 1875 Marie d. 1938 Queen of the Rumania (1922-38). She was the first reigning queen to visit the U.S. (1926). 1815 Daniel Decatur Emmett d. 1904 American composer. He popularized Dixie (1859), which became the unofficial anthem of the Confederacy. He also formed the first black-face minstrel troupe (1843).
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