Celebrity Birthdays for Sept. 5:
Actress-singer Carol Lawrence is 93.
Baseball Hall-of-Famer Bill Mazeroski is 89.
Actor George Lazenby is 86.
Actor William Devane is 86.
Movie director Werner Herzog is 83.
German-born Canadian cellist Gisela Depkat is 83.
Singer Al Stewart is 80.
Singer Loudon Wainwright III is 79.
Actor-director Dennis Dugan is 79.
Guitarist David "Clem" Clempson is 76.
Cartoonist Cathy Guisewite ("Cathy") is 75.
Actor Michael Keaton is 74.
David Glen Eisley of the rock group Giuffria is 73.
Canadian broadcaster Valerie Pringle is 72.
Actress Debbie Turner ("The Sound of Music") is 69.
Singer Terry Ellis of En Vogue is 62.
Actress Kristian Alfonso is 62.
Singer Arnel Pineda (Journey) is 58.
Drummer Brad Wilk of Rage Against The Machine (and of Audioslave) is 57.
TV personality-musician Dweezil Zappa is 56.
Actress Rose McGowan is 52.
Actress Carice Van Houten ("Game of Thrones") is 49.
Actor Andrew Ducote ("Dave's World") is 39.
Actress Kat Graham ("The Vampire Diaries") is 39.
Olympic gold medal figure skater Yuna Kim is 35.
Actor Skandar Keynes ("The Chronicles of Narnia") is 34.
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Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1638, Louis XIV of France. (Sept. 1, 1715)
In 1847, outlaw Jesse James. (April 3, 1882)
In 1899, Canadian folk song collector Helen Creighton. (Dec. 12, 1989)
In 1902, film producer and executive Darryl Zanuck. (Dec. 22, 1979)
In 1912, composer John Cage. (Aug. 12, 1992)
In 1916, Canadian comedian Frank Shuster. (Jan. 13, 2002)
In 1929, comedian-actor Bob Newhart. (July 18, 2024)
In 1933, Canadian voice actor Eddie Carroll (Jiminy Cricket). (April 6, 2010)
In 1939, singer-songwriter John Stewart (The Kingston Trio). (Jan. 19, 2008)
In 1940, actress Raquel Welch. (Feb. 15, 2023)
In 1943, Joe "Speedo" Frazier, lead singer with The Impalas. (April 1, 2014)
In 1946, rock drummer Buddy Miles. (Feb. 26, 2008)
In 1946, Freddie Mercury, lead singer for "Queen." (Nov. 24, 1991)
In 1951, drummer Jamie Oldaker of The Tractors. (July 16, 2020)
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