BIRTHDAYS: November 15
DGH
1815 John Banvard, NY, painted world's largest painting (3 mile canvas)
[D: 05/16/1891]
1887 Marianne Moore, Kirkwood, MO, poet/writer (Pulitzer '51-Collected
Poems) [02/05/72]
ENTERTAINMENT CELEBRITIES -
1919 Joseph Wapner, LA, CA, judge (The People's Court 1981-93)
1929 Edward Asner, Kansas City, KS, Emmy-winning actor (Mary Tyler
Moore Show, Lou Grant)
1933 Jack Burns, Boston, MA, comedian (Burns & Schreiber)/writer (The
Muppet Show)
1940 Sam Waterston, Cambridge, MA, Golden Globe-winning actor (Law &
Order, Capricorn One)
1951 Beverly D'Angelo, Columbus, OH, actress/singer (Vacation, European
Vacation, Entourage)
HISTORICAL COMMUNITY -
1891 Erwin Rommel, Heidenheim, Germany, "The Desert Fox" (WW II-African
campaign) [D: 10/14/44]
1925 Howard Baker, Huntsville, TN, Presidential Chief of
Staff/Sen-R-TN/Embassador Japan 2001-2005
1977 Peter Mark Andrew Phillips, Paddington, England, oldest grandson
of Queen Elizabeth II/Duke of Edinburgh
MUSICAL INDUSTRY -
1905 (Annunzio) Mantovani, Venice, Italy, "easy listening" conductor
(Charmaine) [D: 03/29/80]
1928 C.W. McCall (William Fries), Audubon, IA, singer/songwriter
(Convoy)/mayor Ouray, CO
1932 Petula (Sally Olwen) Clark, Ewell Surrey, England, Grammy-winning
singer (Downtown, My Love)
1945 Anni-Frid Lyngstad (Fryeda Anderson), Ballangen, Norway, rocker
(ABBA)
SCIENCE and INGENUITY -
1738 Sir William Herschel, Hanover, Germany, astronomer (discovered
Uranus/4 moons) [D: 08/25/1822]