Celebrity Birthdays for Sept. 24:
Singer Phyliss "Jiggs" Allbut of The Angels is 82.
Pro Football Hall-of-Famer "Mean" Joe Greene is 78.
Guitarist and singer Jerry Donahue is 78.
Actor Gordon Clapp ("NYPD Blue") is 76.
Actress Harriet Walter ("The Crown") is 74.
Actor Kevin Sorbo ("Hercules: Legendary Journeys") is 66.
Canadian singer-songwriter Amy Sky is 64.
Actress-writer Nia Vardalos ("My Big Fat Greek Wedding") is 62.
Drummer Shawn Crahan of Slipknot is 55.
Actress Megan Ward is 55.
Singer-guitarist Marty Cintron of No Mercy is 53.
Actor Ian Bohen is 48.
Actor Justin Bruening is 45.
Actor Erik Stocklin is 42.
Actor Kyle Sullivan ("Malcolm in the Middle") is 36.
Actor Ben Platt is 31.
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Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1725, Irish brewer Sir Alec Guinness. (Jan. 23, 1803)
In 1894, World Golf Hall of Famer Tommy Armour. (Sept. 11, 1968)
In 1896, novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald. (Dec. 21, 1940)
In 1913, actor-singer Herb Jeffries. (May 25, 2014)
In 1918, actress Audra Lindley. (Oct. 16, 1997)
In 1921, sportscaster Jim McKay. (June 7, 2008)
In 1924, actress Sheila MacRae (March 6, 2014)
In 1931, British entertainer Anthony Newley. (April 14, 1999)
In 1933, drummer Mel Taylor (The Ventures). (Aug. 11, 1996)
In 1935, Actor Sean McCann. (June 13, 2019)
In 1935, James (Shep) Sheppard, lead singer of "The Heartbeats" and "Shep and the Limelights." (Jan. 24, 1970)
In 1936, Muppets creator Jim Henson. (May 16, 1990)
In 1939, jazz trombonist Wayne Henderson, a founding member of The Crusaders. (April 5, 2014)
In 1939, singer Sonny Turner of The Platters. (Jan. 13, 2022)
In 1940, singer Barbara Allbut of The Angels. (July 10, 2021)
In 1941, photographer-musician Linda McCartney. (April 17, 1998)
In 1941, Pro Football Hall of Famer John Mackey. (July 6, 2011)
In 1942, singer Gerry Marsden of Gerry and the Pacemakers. (Jan. 3, 2021)
In 1945, news anchor Lou Dobbs. (July 18, 2024)
In 1945, singer Rosa Lee Hawkins of The Dixie Cups (Chapel of Love). (Jan. 11, 2022)
In 1948, actor Phil Hartman. (May 28, 1998)
In 1952, Morphine lead singer Mark Sandman. (July 3, 1999)
In 1972, actor Neil Hope. (Nov. 25, 2007)
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