October 1: Today's Notable Birthdays

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October 1st was the birth date of several notable individuals. Here they are:

October 1st Birthdays: Famous Artists

Nicolaes Pietersz Berchem, Dutch landscape artist (Animalia, Les Chevaux, The Flock Resting, Landscape with Muleteer and Herdsman and Three Cows Resting), was born on October 1, 1620.

Anna-Lou (Annie) Leibovitz, American celebrity photographer (Rolling Stone and Vanity Fair) was born on October 1, 1949.

Adolf Oberlander, German caricaturist (Variations on the Kissing Theme), was born on October 1, 1845.

French Neoclassical painter Joseph Roques (La Naissance de la Vierge, La Nourrice du Peintre and Personnage Pres d'un Feu de Bois dans un Paysage) was born on October 1, 1757.

Jean Rousseau, French violinist and composer (Traité de la Viole), was born on October 1, 1644.

October 1st Birthdays: Famous Athletes

Eva Klobukowska, Polish relay sprinter and Olympic gold medalist (1964), was born on October 1, 1946.

American professional baseball player and record-setting home-run hitter Mark David McGwire was born on October 1, 1963. McGwire hit 583 home runs during his professional career.

October 1st Birthdays: Famous Authors and Journalists

Faith Baldwin, American romance novelist (Adam's Eden, Babs and Mary Lou, District Nurse, He Married a Doctor, Manhattan Nights, Mavis of Green Hill, The Office Wife, They Who Love and Those Difficult Years), was born on October 1, 1893.

Daniel Joseph Boorstin, American historian, author (The Americans: The Democratic Experience, The Creators, The Discoverers, The Image: A Guide to Pseudo-events in America and The Seekers) and Pulitzer Prize winner (1974), was born on October 1, 1914. Boorstin served as U.S. Librarian of Congress in the 1970s and 1980s.

Richard Schlesinger, American television news correspondent (48 Hours and CBS News), was born on October 1, 1954.

October 1st Birthdays: Famous Business Leaders

William Edward Boeing, American aerospace executive and founder of Boeing Corp., was born on October 1, 1881.

October 1st Birthdays: Famous Performers

Julia (Julie) Elizabeth Wells Andrews, British singer, actress (10, The Boyfriend, Eloise at Christmastime, Eloise at the Plaza, Hawaii, My Fair Lady, Mary Poppins, The Princess Diaries, The Princess Diaries 2, Shrek 2, Shrek 3, The Sound of Music, Victor/Victoria and Victoria Regina: Hallmark Hall of Fame) and Academy Award winner (1964), was born on October 1, 1935. Julie Andrews is married to film director Blake Edwards.

American singer and songwriter Philip (Scott McKenzie) Blondheim ("Kokomo," "Like an Old Time Movie" and "San Francisco - Be Sure to Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair") was born on October 1, 1944.

Tom Bosley, American actor (The Dean Martin Show, The Debbie Reynolds Show, Father Dowling Mysteries, Happy Days, Murder She Wrote and Wait Till Your Father Gets Home), was born on October 1, 1927.

Alice Joyce Brown, American actress (The Green Goddess and Song o' My Heart), was born on October 1, 1890.

Lonny Chapman, American actor (For the People and Investigator), was born on October 1, 1920.

American blues guitarist and singer Albert Collins () was born on October 1, 1932. Riffing on his Fender Telecaster, Collins was called "The Ice Man," "The Master of the Telecaster" and "The Razor Blade."

American actor Stephen Collins (7^th Heaven, The Big Picture, All the President's Men, Brewster's Millions, Inside the Third Reich, Jumpin' Jack Flash, Nick & Hillary, The Promise, Scarlett, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Tales of the Gold Monkey, Tattingers, A Woman Named Jackie and Working It Out) was born on October 1, 1947. Collins has also played bass and rhythm guitar in several bands.

George Coulouris, British actor (Citizen Kane, Danger Man, Doctor in the House, For Whom the Bell Tolls, Joan of Arc, The Long Good Friday, Mr. Skeffington, Murder on the Orient Express, Papillon, Runaway Bus and Watch on the Rhine), was born on October 1, 1903.

British rock guitarist and songwriter Rob Davis (Mud) was born on October 1, 1947. Davis has written songs for Brooke Hogan, Kylie Minoque and Spiller.

Keith Peter Thomas Francis John Duffy, Irish singer (Boyzone), was born on October 1, 1974.

Stella Stevens Eggleston, American actress (Ben Casey, Flamingo Road, L'il Abner, Manitou, The Nutty Professor and The Poseidon Adventure), was born on October 1, 1936.

American soul singer Herb (Fame) Feemster, (Peaches & Herb), was born on October 1, 1943.

American actress Yvette Freeman (ER and Working) was born on October 1, 1957.

Brian Greenway, Canadian rock guitarist and singer (April Wine), was born on October 1, 1951.

Kevin Griffin, American alternative rocker (Better Than Ezra), was born on October 1, 1968.

Irish actor Sir Richard Harris (Alive and Kicking, The Bible: In the Beginning, Camelot, The Count of Monte Cristo, Cromwell, Cry the Beloved Country, The Field, Gladiator, The Guns of Navarone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Hawaii, Major Dundee, A Man Called Horse, Man in the Wilderness, The Molly Maguires, Mutiny on the Bounty, Orca, Patriot Games, This Sporting Life, Unforgiven and The Wild Geese) was born on October 1, 1930. As a singer, Harris recorded "MacArthur Park."

Donny Hathaway, American singer and songwriter, ("The Closer I Get to You," "Where is the Love" and "You've Got a Friend") was born on October 1, 1945.

Howard Hewett, American rock singer (Shalamar), was born on October 1, 1955.

British jazz bassist Dave Holland was born on October 1, 1946.

Stanley Augustus Holloway, British actor (Brief Encounter, Hamlet, The Lavender Hill Mob, Major Barbara, Nicholas Nickleby, Passport to Pimlico, Squibs, This Happy Breed, The Titfield Thunderbolt, The Vicar of Bray, The Way Ahead and The Way to the Stars), was born on October 1, 1890.

Russian-American virtuoso pianist Vladimir Horowitz was born on October 1, 1904.

Michael (Cub) Koda, American rocker (Brownsville Station) and author (All Music Guide to the Blues and Blues for Dummies), was born on October 1, 1948.

American singer and actress Brianne (Brie Larson) Sidonie Desaulniers (Hoot, Right on Track and Sleepover) was born on October 1, 1989.

Cindy Margolis, American model and actress (Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, Chairman of the Board, The Cindy Margolis Show, Hollywood Squares, The Price is Right and To Tell the Truth), was born on October 1, 1965.

Jerry Martini, American saxophonist (Sly and the Family Stone), was born on October 1, 1943.

American actor and Academy Award winner (1966) Walter Matthau (The Bad News Bears, Charade, Dennis the Menace, Earthquake, Fail-Safe, The Fortune Cookie, The Front Page, Grumpier Old Men, Grumpy Old Men, Hanging Up, JFK, Kotch, The Odd Couple, Pete & Tillie, Plaza Suite and The Sunshine Boys) was born on October 1, 1920.

Ellen McIlwaine, American blues singer, songwriter and slide guitarist ("I Don't Want to Play," "Losing You," "Sliding," "Underground River" "We the People" and "Honky Tonk Angel"), was born on October 1, 1948.

American actor Esai Manuel Morales (American Family, Bloodhounds of Broadway, The Burning Season, Dogwatch, Fame, In the Army Now, Jericho, La Bamba, Mi Familia, NYPD Blue, Rapa Nui, Resurrection Blvd., Southern Cross, Vanished and The Virgin of Juarez) was born on October 1, 1962.

Max Morath, American jazz and ragtime pianist, was born on October 1, 1926.

Youssou N'Dour, Sengalese singer, was born on October 1, 1959. N'Dour has sung with Tracy Chapman, Peter Gabriel, Wycliffe Jean, Branford Marsalis, Axelle Red, Paul Simon, Bruce Springsteen, Sting and others.

French actor Philippe Noiret (Cinema Paradiso, The Clockmaker, Coup de Torchon, Day of the Jackal, The Family, Il Postino, Les Milles, Murphy's War, My New Partner, Night Flight from Moscow, The Palermo Connection, Soleil, Topaz and Who is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe) was born on October 1, 1930.

Phillip Oakey, British pop singer (The Human League), was born on October 1, 1955.

Barbara Parritt, American pop singer (The Toys), was born on October 1, 1944.

American actor George Peppard (The A-Team, Banacek, Bang the Drum Slowly, The Blue Max, Breakfast at Tiffany's, The Carpetbaggers, The Executioner, How the West was Won, Night of the Fox and Pork Chop Hill) was born on October 1, 1928.

Randy Quaid, American actor (Bye Bye Love, Caddyshack 2, Davis Rules, Days of Thunder, Dead Solid Perfect, Independence Day, Kingpin, LBJ: The Early Years, Midnight Express,National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, National Lampoon's Vacation, National Lampoon's Vegas Vacation, Of Mice and Men, The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, The Last Detail, The Last Picture Show, The Paper and What's Up, Doc), was born on October 1, 1950.

Herbert (Tubo) Rhoad, American singer, Persuasions-Spread the Word was born on October 1, 1944.

Lithuanian-American actor Larushka (Laurence Harvey) MischaSkikne (The Alamo, Butterfield 8, Darling, House of Darkness, I Am a Camera, King Richard and the Crusaders, The Long and the Short and the Tall, The Manchurian Candidate, Of Human Bondage, Romeo and Juliet, Room at the Top, Summer and Smoke and Walk on the Wild Side) was born on October 1, 1928.

Everett Sloane, American actor (Citizen Kane,The Enforcer, Marjorie Morningstar and Patsy), was born on October 1, 1909.

American actress Jurnee Smollett (Beautiful Joe, Cosby, Eve's Bayou, Full House, The Great Debaters, Gridiron Gang, On Our Own, Roll Bounce and Wanda at Large) was born on October 1, 1986.

Christopher Todd Titus, American comedian and actor (Crash Dive, Killer Klowns From Outer Space, Remarkable Power, Scar and Titus), was born on October 1, 1964.

Martin Turner, British rock bass guitarist and singer (Wishbone), was born on October 1, 1947.

American actor Jay Underwood (The Boy Who Could Fly, The Fantastic Four, No Greater Love, A Reason to Believe, Road to Redemption, Uncle Buck and Win a Date with Tad Hamilton) was born on October 1, 1968.

Mariska Veres, Dutch rock singer (Shocking Blue), was born on October 1, 1947.

James Whitmore, American actor (Give 'Em Hell Harry, Kiss Me Kate, Oklahoma, Planet of the Apes and Tora - Tora - Tora), was born on October 1, 1921.

American pianist Louis (Roger Williams) Weertz was born on October 1, 1926. Roger Williams has had 18 gold and platinum albums spanning four decades. These include Almost Paradise, Autumn Leaves, Born Free, Dr. Zhivago, The Impossible Dream, Near You, Somewhere in Time, Till and Two Different Worlds.

October 1st Birthdays: Famous Scientists

Austrian-British atomic physicist Otto Robert Frisch was born on October 1, 1904.

October 1st Birthdays: Famous World (and Other) Leaders

James Earl (Jimmy) Carter, Jr., 39th President of the United States, was born on October 1, 1924.

Caroline Lavinia Scott Harrison, American First Lady (to 23^rd U.S. President Benjamin Harrison), was born on October 1, 1832.

James Lawrence, American naval captain and hero, was born on October 1, 1781. As commander of the U.S.S. Chesapeake during the War of 1812, Lawrence has been credited with the oft-quoted statement, "Don't give up the ship."

Bonnie Parker, American outlaw (Bonnie & Clyde), was born on October 1, 1911. Bonnie Parker and her partner Clyde Barrow robbed banks across the United States during the Depression Era.

William Rehnquist, American judge and U.S. Supreme Court Justice, was born on October 1, 1924. Rehnquist served U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice, appointed by 40^th U.S. President Ronald Reagan.

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