> > 1865 George V king of England (1910-36)
To which I suppose we should all say 'Bugger Bognor', very quietly though.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Candice Ward" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2001 11:18 PM
Subject: Re: A Chide's Alphabet
> Wow! I was looking only for Allen--but what a great list. Thanks,
> Frank--Candice
>
>
> on 6/3/01 3:44 PM, Frank Parker at [log in to unmask] wrote:
>
> >> Oh, Fraaaank--isn't there a poetic BIRTHDAY you'd like to remind us of
> >> today?
> >>
> >> Candice
> >
> > Oh, Candice, duh! Allen Ginsberg, Curtis Mayfield, Ian Hunter and King
> > George V!!!
> >
> > 1761 Henry Scrapnel English inventor (shrapnel shell)
> > 1780 William Hone England, author/bookseller (The Every-Day Book)
> > 1804 Richard Cobden founder Anti-Corn-Law League
> > 1808 Jefferson Davis Ky, Pres of Confederate States of America (1861-5)
> > 1844 Garret Augustus Hobart (R) 24th US VP (1897-99)
> > 1864 Ransom Eli Olds auto (Oldsmobile) & truck (REO) manufacturer
> > 1865 George V king of England (1910-36)
> > 1877 Raoul Dufy France, Fauvist painter (The Palm)
> > 1895 Kavalam Madhava Panikkar India, statesman/diplomat/writer
> > 19-- Kerry King rock guitarist (Slayer-Die by the Sword)
> > 1901 Maurice Evans Dorchester England, actor (Maurice-Bewitched)
> > 1904 Dr Charles Drew Washington DC, pioneer of blood plasma
> > preservation/first director of the Red Cross blood bank
> > 1904 Jan Peerce [Jacob Pincus Perelmuth], NYC, tenor (NY Met Opera)
> > 1906 Josephine Baker dancer/singer/Parisian night club owner
> > 1911 Dr Mason Gross TV professor (Think Fast, Two for the Money)
> > 1911 Olaf Okern Norway, Nordic skier (Olympic-medal-1948)
> > 1911 Paulette Goddard [Marion Levy], Switz, actress (The Great Dictator)
> > 1913 Ellen Corby Racine Wisc, actress (Grandma Walton-The Waltons)
> > 1922 Alain Resnais France, director (Providence, Hiroshima, Mon Amour)
> > 1925 Tony Curtis [Bernard Schwartz], actor (Some Like It Hot, Trapeze)
> > 1926 Allen Ginsberg beat poet (Howl)
> > 1926 Colleen Dewhurst Montreal Canada, actress (Maggie-Blue & Grey)
> > 1929 Chuck Barris Phila, TV game show producer/host (Gong Show)
> > 1942 Curtis Mayfield singer (Freddie's Dead, Superfly)
> > 1943 Billy Cunningham NBA/ABA (Phila 76ers, Carolina Cougers)
> > 1944 Michael Clarke drummer (Byrds)
> > 1945 Hale Irwin PGA golfer (US Open 1974, 79)
> > 1946 Ian Hunter England, rocker (Mott the Hoople-All the Young Dudes)
> > 1946 Tristan Rogers Australia, actor (Robert Scorpio-General Hospital)
> > 1950 Suzi Quatro Detroit, singer (Stumblin' In)/actress (Happy Days)
> > 1951 Christopher Cross Texas, singer (Sailing)
> > 1951 Deniece Williams singer (Love Wouldn't Let Me Wait)
> > 1952 Billy Powell keyboards (Lynyrd Skynyrd-That Smell, Freebird)
> > 1956 Suren Nalbandyan USSR, lightweight (Olympic-gold-1976)
> > 1958 Scott Valentine actor (Nick-Family Ties, My Demon Lover)
> >
> > ***************
> > Frank Parker
> > [log in to unmask]
> > http://now.at/frankshome
>
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