Celebrity Birthdays for Oct. 15:
Singer Barry McGuire is 89.
Canadian Willie O'Ree, the first black player in the N.H.L, is 89.
Actress Linda Lavin ("Alice") is 87.
Drummer Don Stevenson of Moby Grape is 83.
Musician Richard Carpenter of The Carpenters is 78.
Composer Walter Boudreau is 77.
Singer Chris DeBurgh is 76.
Indian-American filmmaker Mira Nair is 67.
TV chef Emeril Lagasse is 65.
Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson, is 65.
Director Todd Solondz ("Happiness", "Welcome To The Dollhouse") is 65.
"Trading Spaces" host Paige Davis is 55.
Actor Dominic West ("The Wire") is 55.
Country singer Kimberly Schlapman of Little Big Town is 55.
Singer, songwriter, actor Ginuwine is 54.
Christian singer Jaci Velasquez is 45.
Canadian television actor Brandon Jay McLaren is 44.
Actress Bailee Madison is 25.
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Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1701, Mother Marie d'Youville, founder of the Grey Nuns. (Dec. 23, 1771)
In 1844, German philosopher and poet Friedrich Nietzsche. (Aug. 25, 1900)
In 1858, boxer John Sullivan. (Feb. 2, 1918)
In 1879, Academy-award winning actress Jane Darwell. (Aug. 13, 1967)
In 1908, Canadian-born economist John Kenneth Galbraith. (April 29, 2006)
In 1913, arranger-conductor David Carroll. (March 22, 2008)
In 1917, music executive Alan Livingston. (March 13, 2009)
In 1920, author Mario Puzo (The Godfather). (July 2, 1999)
In 1923, Norma Locke, vocalist with Mart Kenney's Western Gentlemen. (Sept. 17, 1990)
In 1924, former auto executive Lee Iacocca. (July 2, 2019)
In 1924, actor Mark Lenard. (Nov. 22, 1996)
In 1925, rock 'n' roll guitarist Mickey Baker, formerly of the '50s duo Mickey and Sylvia. (Nov. 27, 2012)
In 1926, French philosopher Michel Foucault. (June 25, 1984)
In 1931, Jazz pianist Freddy Cole, whose career spanned 65 years. (June 27, 2020)
In 1938, singer Marv Johnson. (May 16, 1993)
In 1938, Nigerian musician Fela Kuti. (Aug. 2, 1997)
In 1943, actress-director Penny Marshall. (Dec. 17, 2018)
In 1953, singer Tito Jackson. (Sept. 15, 2024)
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