Who Was Born Today – October 29 Birthdays
Important and famous people from throughout history born on this day
Born on October 29 | ||
1882 | Jean Giraudoux, French dramatist, novelist and diplomat, famous for his book Tiger at the Gates. | |
1891 | Fanny Brice, comedian, singer and actress. | |
1897 | Joseph G. Göbbels, German Nazi Propaganda Minister who committed suicide in Hitler’s bunker. | |
1905 | Henry Green, novelist (Living, Party Going). | |
1910 | A. J. Ayer, English philosopher. | |
1921 | Bill Maudlin, American cartoonist whose GI characters “Willie” and “Joe” appeared in Stars and Stripes newspapers during World War II. | |
1938 | Ralph Bakshi, Palestinian-American director of live films and animated full-length films for adults including 1972’s Fritz the Cat (first animated film to be rated X by the Motion Picture Association of America), Wizards (1977) and The Lord of the Rings (1978). | |
1943 | Don Simpson, film producer, screenwriter, actor; (co-producer Flashdance, 1985; Top Gun, 1986). | |
1945 | Melba Moore, disco and R&B singer, actress (“You Stepped into My Life,” “Lean on Me”). | |
1946 | Peter Green, guitarist, songwriter, founder of the band Fleetwood Mac; regarded as one of the greatest guitarists of all time. | |
1947 | Richard Dreyfuss, actor (American Graffiti, Jaws; won Academy Award for Best Actor for 1977’s The Goodbye Girl). | |
1948 | Kate Jackson, actress, director, producer (original Charlie’s Angels TV series, Scarecrow and Mrs. King TV series). | |
1954 | Lee Child, author; creator of the Jack Reacher novel series. | |
1958 | David Remnick, journals, author, magazine editor (The New Yorker); won Pulitzer Prize for Lenin’s Tomb: The Last Days of the Soviet Empire (1994). | |
1971 | Winona Ryder, actress, producer (Beetlejuice; Girl, Interrupted). |
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