Who Was Born Today – August 31 Birthdays
Important and famous people from throughout history born on this day
Born on August 31 | ||
1811 | Théophile Gautier, French poet, novelist and author of Art for Art’s Sake. | |
1870 | Maria Montessori, educator and founder of the Montessori schools. | |
1885 | Duboise Heyward, novelist, poet and dramatist best know for Porgy which was the basis for the opera Porgy and Bess. | |
1899 | Lynn Riggs, writer, her book Green Grow the Lilacs was adapted by Rodgers and Hammerstein to become Oklahoma. | |
1903 | Arthur Godfrey, radio and television personality. | |
1905 | Sanford Meisner, influential acting teacher. | |
1907 | Wiliam Shawn, longtime editor of The New Yorker. | |
1908 | Wiliam Saroyan, author and playwright (The Human Comedy). | |
1918 | Alan Jay Lerner, playwright and lyricist (Brigadoon, Camelot). | |
1918 | Daniel Schorr, journalist. | |
1935 | Eldridge Cleaver, political activist and author of Soul on Fire. | |
1936 | Marva Collins, innovative educator who started Chicago’s one-room school, Westside Preparatory. | |
1945 | Van Morrison, Irish singer, songwriter. | |
1945 | Itzhak Perlman, violinist. | |
1948 | Lowell Ganz, screenwriter, (A League of Their Own) director, producer, actor. | |
1949 | Richard Gere, actor (Pretty Woman, An Officer and a Gentleman). | |
1970 | Deborah Ann “Debbie” Gibson, singer, songwriter, record producer, actress; youngest artist ever to write, produce and perform a Billboard #1 single (“Foolish Beat”). | |
1970 | Queen Rania of Jordan (nee Rania al Yassin), wife of King Abdullah II. |
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