Celebrity Birthdays for March 8:
Composer, conductor, pianist and arranger Dick Hyman is 98.
Actress Sue Ane Langdon is 89.
Actress Susan Clark is 82.
Songwriter Carole Bayer Sager is 81.
Actor-director Micky Dolenz of The Monkees is 80.
Singer Peggy March is 77.
Baseball Hall-of-Famer Jim Rice is 72.
Jazz pianist Billy Childs is 68.
Singer Gary Numan is 67.
NBC News anchor Lester Holt is 66.
Actor Aidan Quinn is 66.
Actress Camryn Manheim (``The Practice'') is 64.
Hockey Hall of Fame defenceman Larry Murphy is 64.
Actor Leon (Robinson) (``Cool Runnings'') is 63.
Singer Shawn Mullins is 57.
Actress Andrea Parker (``Less Than Perfect'') is 55.
Neo-soul singer Van Hunt is 55.
Canadian Ski Hall-of-Famer Ed Podivinsky is 55.
Actor Boris Kodjoe (``Code Black,'' ''Madea's Family Reunion``) is 52.
Actor Freddie Prinze Jr. is 49.
NFL player-turned analyst Hines Ward is 49.
Actor James Van Der Beek (``CSI: Cyber,'' ''Dawson's Creek``) is 48.
Actor Nick Zano (``Minority Report,'' ''2 Broke Girls``) is 47.
Singer Tom Chaplin of Keane is 46.
Guitarist Andy Ross of OK Go is 46.
Actress Laura Main is 44.
Tattoo artist/TV personality Kat Von D is 43.
Pop musicians Bob, Clint and Dave Moffat (The Moffats) are 41.
Singer Kristinia DeBarge is 35.
Also born on this date:
In 1869, Charlotte Whitton, mayor of Ottawa during the 1950s and 1960s. (Jan. 25, 1975)
In 1914, Canadian conductor and violinist Ivan Romanoff. (March 14, 1997)
In 1919, TV's ``Friendly Giant'' Bob Homme. (May 2, 2000)
In 1921, actor Alan Hale Jr. (Jan. 2, 1990)
In 1922, dancer-actress Cyd Charisse. (June 17, 2008)
In 1931, influential Jamaican drummer Lloyd Knibb. (May 13, 2011)
In 1931, author and media theorist Neil Postman. (Oct. 5, 2003)
In 1933, country singer Johnny Dollar. (April 13, 1986)
In 1937, folk singer and songwriter Richard Farina. (April 30, 1966)
In 1938, country singer Lew DeWitt (Statler Brothers). (Aug. 15, 1990)
In 1939, baseball player-turned-author Jim Bouton. (July 10, 2019)
In 1943, actress Lynn Redgrave. (May 2, 2010)
In 1945, actress Janet Wright. (Nov. 14, 2016)
In 1946, bassist Randy Meisner (The Eagles, Poco). (July 26, 2023)
In 1957, drummer Clive Burr (Iron Maiden). (March 12, 2013)
The Canadian Press