April 5th
Actors:
- Krista Allen is 48 (âEmmanuelle In Space,â âDays of our Lives,â âBaywatch: Hawaii,â âLiar Liar,â âSignificant Motherâ)
- Marshall Allman is 36 (âPrison Break,â âTrue Blood,â âHumansâ)
- Hayley Atwell is 38 (âThe Duchess,â âThe Pillars of the Earth,â âMarvelâs Agent Carterâ)
- Sterling K. Brown is 44 (âThird Watch,â âArmy Wives,â âThe People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story,â âThis Is Us,â âBlack Pantherâ)
- Victoria Hamilton is 48 (âPride and Prejudice,â âPersuasion,â âMansfield Park,â âThe Crownâ)
- Lily James is 31 (âDownton Abbey,â âWrath of the Titans,â âPride and Prejudice and Zombies,â âBaby Driver,â âDarkest Hourâ)
- Mitch Pileggi is 68 (âX Files,â âSons of Anarchy,â âDay Break,â âDallasâ)
- The late Bette Davis(1908 â 1989)(âOf Human Bondage,â âAll About Eve,â âWhatever Happened To Baby Jane?â) (She was nominated for an Oscar 11 times and won two)
- The late Frank Gorshin(1933 â 2005)âŚhe would have been 87(âBatmanâsâ original Riddler, â12 Monkeys,â â)
- The late Gregory Peck(1916 â 2003)(âThe Keys of the Kingdom,â âGentleman's Agreement,â âTwelve O'Clock High,â âSpellbound,â âMoby Dickâ (1956, and its 1998 miniseries), âThe Guns of Navarone,â âCape Fear (1962, and its 1991 remake), âHow the West Was Won,â âThe Omenâ) (FAST FACTS: Peck was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1969 by President Lyndon Johnson honored for his lifetime humanitarian efforts. In 1999, the American Film Institute named Peck among Greatest Male Stars of Classic Hollywood cinema â heâs ranked at No. 12)
- The late Spencer Tracy(1900 â 1967)(âUp the River,â âThe Last Mile,â âCaptains Courageous,â âBoys Town,â âGuess Who's Coming to Dinnerâ) (FAST FACTS: He was married to Louis Tracy from 1923 to 1967. Hedatedactress Katherine Hepburn from 1941 until his death 26 years later. He also starred in nine films with Hepburn.)Â
Musicians:
- The Holliesâ Allan Clarke is 78
- Paula Cole is 52
- ABBAâs Agnetha Faltskog is 70
- Pat Green is 48
- Juicy J is 45 (his given name, Jordan Michael Houston)
- Pearl Jamâs Mike McCready is 54
- Kid âN Playâs Christopher âKidâ Reid is 56
- Pharrell Williams is 47Â
Plus:
- TV Personality Zak Bagans is 43 (Travel Channelâs âGhost Adventuresâ)
- Director Roger Corman is 94 (âRock 'n' Roll High School,â âDeath Race 2000,â âGalaxy of Terror,â âForbidden Worldâ and âPiranhaâ)
- General Colin Powell is 83 (Four-star general who was the first African American Secretary of State from 2001 to 2005)
- The late coach Pop Warner(1871 â 1954)(FAST FACTS: Hall of Fame college football coach who invented many of the basic, fundamental plays of the game)
- The late educator Booker T. Washington(1856 â 1915)(FAST FACTS: His1895 Atlanta Compromise Addressand 1901 autobiography, "Up From Slavery," made him famous. He was born into slavery in Virginia, and his family relocated to West Virginia after slavery became illegal. He called for black progress through education and entrepreneurship, rather than trying to challenge directly the Jim Crow segregation and the disenfranchisement of black voters in the South. Other African-American leaders â includingE.B Du Bois- did not always agree with Washington's approach.)