Celebrity Birthdays for Sept. 5:
Actress-singer Carol Lawrence is 92.
Baseball Hall-of-Famer Bill Mazeroski is 88.
Actor George Lazenby is 85.
Actor William Devane is 85.
Movie director Werner Herzog is 82.
German-born Canadian cellist Gisela Depkat is 82.
Singer Al Stewart is 79.
Singer Loudon Wainwright III is 78.
Actor-director Dennis Dugan is 78.
Guitarist David "Clem" Clempson is 75.
Cartoonist Cathy Guisewite ("Cathy") is 74.
Actor Michael Keaton is 73.
David Glen Eisley of the rock group Giuffria is 72.
Canadian broadcaster Valerie Pringle is 71.
Actress Debbie Turner ("The Sound of Music") is 68.
Singer Terry Ellis of En Vogue is 61.
Actress Kristian Alfonso is 61.
Singer Arnel Pineda (Journey) is 57.
Drummer Brad Wilk of Rage Against The Machine (and of Audioslave) is 56.
TV personality-musician Dweezil Zappa is 55.
Actress Rose McGowan is 51.
Actress Carice Van Houten ("Game of Thrones") is 48.
Actor Andrew Ducote ("Dave's World") is 38.
Actress Kat Graham ("The Vampire Diaries") is 38.
Olympic gold medal figure skater Yuna Kim is 34.
Actor Skandar Keynes ("The Chronicles of Narnia") is 33.
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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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