Celebrity Birthdays for Sept. 29:
Conductor Richard Bonynge is 94.
Writer-director Robert Benton is 92.
Actor Ian McShane is 82.
Jazz violinist Jean-Luc Ponty is 82.
Lech Walesa, Nobel Peace laureate and former president of Poland, is 81.
TV theme composer Mike Post is 80.
Actress Patricia Hodge is 78.
Guitarist Mike Pinera of Iron Butterfly is 76.
Singer-guitarist Mark Farner of Grand Funk Railroad is 76.
TV personality Bryant Gumbel is 76.
Country singer Alvin Crow is 74.
Actor Drake Hogestyn ("Days of Our Lives") is 71.
Singer Suzzy Roche of The Roches is 68.
Olympic gold medal runner Sebastian Coe is 68.
Comedian Andrew "Dice" Clay is 67.
Rock singer John Payne (Asia) is 66.
Actor Roger Bart is 62.
Singer-bassist Les Claypool of Primus is 61.
Iain Baker, keyboardist with Jesus Jones, is 59.
Actress Jill Whelan ("Love Boat") is 58.
Actor Luke Goss is 56.
Singer and record producer DeVante Swing of Jodeci is 55.
Actress Erika Eleniak is 55.
Actress Emily Lloyd is 54.
Actress Natasha Gregson Wagner is 54.
Comedian Russell Peters is 54.
Actress Rachel Cronin ("Ed") is 53.
Actor Alexis Cruz is 50.
Actress Chrissy Metz ("This Is Us") is 44.
Actor Zachary Levi is 44.
Musician Dallas Green (City and Colour, Alexisonfire) is 44.
Actress Kelly McCreary ("Grey's Anatomy") is 43.
Guitarist Josh Farro (Paramore) is 37.
Singer-songwriter Justin Nozuka is 36.
NBA All-Star Kevin Durant is 36.
Actor Doug Brochu ("Sonny With A Chance") is 34.
Actress Clara Mamet is 30.
Singer Halsey (born Ashley Frangipane) is 30.
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Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1547, Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes ("Don Quixote"). (April 23, 1616)
In 1758, British naval commander Horatio Nelson. (Oct. 21, 1805)
In 1901, Italian-born U.S physicist Enrico Fermi. (Nov. 28, 1954)
In 1904, actress Greer Garson. (April 6, 1996)
In 1906, film score composer and conductor Charles Wolcott. (Jan. 26, 1987)
In 1907, Gene Autry, the most famous singing cowboy of the movies. (Oct. 2, 1998)
In 1910, western bandleader, guitarist and singer Bill Boyd. (Dec. 7, 1977)
In 1913, film producer Stanley Kramer. (Feb. 19, 2001)
In 1922, actress Lizabeth Scott. (Jan. 31, 2015)
In 1923, writer-illustrator Stan Berenstain (Berenstain Bears). (Nov. 26, 2005)
In 1923, NFL coach Bum Phillips. (Oct. 18, 2013)
In 1925, actor Steve Forrest. (May 18, 2013)
In 1930, British Author Colin Dexter. (March 21, 2017)
In 1931, actress Anita Ekberg. (Jan. 11, 2015)
In 1935, singer Jerry Lee Lewis. (Oct. 28, 2022)
In 1939, actor Larry Linville. (April 10, 2000)
In 1939, songwriter Tommy Boyce. (Nov. 23, 1994)
In 1942, actress Madeline Kahn. (Dec. 3, 1999)
In 1955, child actor Ken Weatherwax (Pugsley on "The Addams Family"). (Dec. 7, 2014)
In 1955, PBS newswoman Gwen Ifill. (Nov. 14, 2016)
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