Celebrity Birthdays for March 12:
Politician, diplomat and civil rights activist Andrew Young is 93.
Actress Barbara Feldon (``Get Smart'') is 92.
Actress-singer Liza Minnelli is 79.
Singer-songwriter James Taylor is 77.
Singer Bill Payne of Little Feat is 76.
Actor Jon Provost (TV: ``Lassie'') is 75.
Poet-author Susan Musgrave is 74.
Author Carl Hiaasen is 72.
Bassist-vocalist Rob Wright (NoMeansNo, The Hanson Brothers) is 71.
Bassist Steve Harris of Iron Maiden is 69.
Actress Lesley Manville (``Phantom Thread'') is 69.
Singer Marlon Jackson of The Jackson Five is 68.
Actor Jerry Levine is 68.
Actor Courtney B. Vance is 65.
Actor Jason Beghe is 65.
Actor Titus Welliver (``Deadwood'') is 64.
Actress Julia Campbell (``Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion'') is 63.
Actor Jake Weber is 62.
Singer Tony Terry is 61.
Actor Aaron Eckhart (``The Dark Knight'') is 57.
Guitarist Graham Coxon of Blur is 56.
CNN reporter Jake Tapper is 56.
Actor Rhys Coiro (``Hostages,'' ''Entourage``) is 46.
Musician Pete Doherty (Babyshambles) is 46.
Country singer Holly Williams is 44.
Actor Samm Levine (``Freaks and Geeks'') is 43.
Actor Jaimie Alexander (TV's ``Blindspot'') is 41.
Singer Elly Jackson (La Roux) is 37.
Actor Tyler Patrick Jones (``Ghost Whisperer'') is 31.
Actress Kendall Applegate (``Desperate Housewives'') is 26.
Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1795, Canadian politician William Lyon Mackenzie. (Aug. 28, 1861)
In 1821, John Abbott, Canada's third prime minister. (Oct. 30, 1893)
In 1894, composer Joseph Meyer. (June 22, 1987)
In 1912, Canadian poet Irving Layton. (Jan. 4, 2006)
In 1912, composer, arranger and conductor Paul Weston. (Sept. 20, 1996)
In 1917, ``Canada's No. 1 Cowboy Singer'' Earl Heywood. (Sept. 17, 2006)
In 1917, screenwriter Millard Kaufman. (March 14, 2009)
In 1917, Leonard Chess, record company executive and founder of Chess Records. (Oct. 16, 1969)
In 1921, singer and actor Gordon MacRae. (Jan. 24, 1986)
In 1922, writer Jack Kerouac. (Oct. 21, 1969)
In 1926, gospel legend Delois Barrett Campbell. (Aug. 2, 2011)
In 1928, playwright Edward Albee. (Sept. 16, 2016)
In 1931, actor Billie ``Buckwheat'' Thomas. (Oct. 10, 1980)
In 1932, CFL Hall of Famer Cal Murhpy. (Feb. 18, 2012)
In 1936, broadcast journalist Lloyd Dobyns. (Aug. 22, 2021)
In 1938, tenor and guitarist Lew DeWitt (``The Statler Brothers''). (Aug. 15, 1990)
In 1938, singer-songwriter Jessy Dixon. (Sept. 26, 2011)
In 1940, singer Al Jarreau. (Feb. 12, 2017)
In 1951, rock singer Jack Green. (Apr. 18, 2024)
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