- January 10
- Birth of Polly Rowles in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; actress (Aunt Laurie - Jamie). [1]
- January 14
- Birth of Harold Russell; actor (Best Years of Our Life). [1]
- January 16
- Birth of Roger Aubert in Belgium; church historian (Le Pontificat de Pie IX). [1]
- January 18
- Birth of Arno Schmidt in Hamburg, Germany; novelist: Die Gelehrtenrepublik (1957), Nobodaddys Kinder (1963), and Abend mit Goldrand (1975). [1] [37]
- January 19
- Birth of Lester Flatt; country musician (Flatt and Scruggs - "Ballad of Jed Clampett", "Rocky Top"). [1]
- January 20
- Birth of Wensley Pithey in Cape Town, South Africa; actor (Winston Churchill - Ike). [1]
- January 26
- Birth of Kaye Webb; English writer/publisher (Puffin Club). [1]
- January 30
- Birth of David Wayne in Traverse City, Michigan, USA; actor (The Andromeda Strain, Adam's Rib). [1]
- Birth of John Ireland in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; actor (Rawhide, Gunfight at the OK Corral). [1]
- January 31
- Birth of Carey Lofton in Blountsville, Florida, USA; actor (Skinner - Troubleshooters). [1]
- Birth of Jersey Joe Walcott; heavyweight boxing champion (1951-52). [1]
- February 4
- Birth of Alfred Andersch; German writer (Red Head). [1]
- Birth of Ida Lupino in London, England; actress (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Jennifer). [1]
- February 5
- Birth of Alan Hodgkin; British physicist (Nobel Prize 1963). [1]
- Birth of William S Burroughs in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA; novelist (Naked Lunch) (dies 1997). [1] [5]
- February 6
- Birth of Thurl Ravenscroft in Nebraska, USA; distinctive voice in movies, TV commercials, Disneyland attractions over decades, Johnny Mann Singers ("You're a Mean One, Mister Grinch"), Tony the Tiger ("they're grrrrreat!"), named Disney Legend 1995. [510.350]
- February 7
- Birth of David Ignatow; US poet (Tread the Dark, Rescue the Dead). [1]
- February 8
- Birth of Jules van Ackere; Flemish musicologist (Eternal Music). [1]
- February 9
- Birth of Bill Justice in Ohio, USA; joined Disney studio 1937, animator, programmer, parade designer, Imagineer, designer of attrations at Disneyland, Walt Disney World, and Tokyo Disneyland, retired 1979, author of Justice for Disney (1992), named a Disney Legend 1996. [510.230]
- Birth of Ernest Tubb in Texas, USA; guitarist/singer ("I'm Walking the Floor over You"). [1]
- Birth of Ralph Herman in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; orchestra leader (Circus Time). [1]
- February 10
- Birth of Larry Adler in Baltimore, Maryland, USA; harmonica player (Harmonicats) (blacklisted performer). [1]
- February 11
- Birth of Matt Dennis in Seattle, Washington, USA; singer (Matt Dennis Show). [1]
- February 12
- Birth of Gordon Tex Beneke; saxophonist/bandleader/vocalist (Glenn Miller Orchestra). [1]
- Birth of Nello Celio; Swiss President. [1]
- February 13
- Birth of Earl Cadogan; British large landowner (Military Cross). [1]
- Birth of George Kleinsinger in San Bernardino, California, USA; composer (Tubby the Tuba). [1]
- February 15
- Birth of Kevin McCarthy in Seattle, Washington, USA; actor (Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Howling). [1]
- Birth of R W Woods; bishop (Worcester). [1]
- February 16
- Birth of Jimmy Wakely in Mineola, Arkansas, USA; country singer ("5 Star Jubilee"). [1]
- February 17
- Birth of Arthur Kennedy in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA; actor (Fantastic Voyage, Peyton Place). [1]
- Birth of [Bert de] Wayne Morris in Los Angeles, California, USA; WWII-pilot/actor (Paths of Glory). [1]
- February 18
- Birth of Pee Wee King in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; country singer ("Pee Wee King Song"). [1]
- February 20
- Birth of John Daly in South Africa; newscaster/TV game show host (What's My Line?). [1]
- Birth of Marion Kettlewell; British director (WRNS). [1]
- Birth of Willem J H Baart; Dutch vicar (Cuentanan di Nanzi). [1]
- February 21
- Birth of Arnold S Denker in New York, USA; US chess champion (1944-46). [1]
- Birth of Hermanus P "Piet" Mulder; Dutch journalist (Parool/VARA). [1]
- February 23
- Birth of Margaret Farrer; CEO (Central Midwives Board). [1]
- February 24
- Birth of Zachary Scott in Austin, Texas, USA; actor (Spotlight Playhouse, Mildred Pierce). [1]
- February 25
- Birth of John Arlott; cricket player (the doyen of cricket commentators and writers). [1]
- February 26
- Birth of Robert Alda in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Dan Lewis - Supertrain, By Popular Demand). [1]
- February 28
- Birth of Jim Boles in Lubbock, Texas, USA; actor (Joe - One Man's Family). [1]
- March 1
- Birth of Archibald J Gumede in South Africa; African National Congress member/chairman (UDF). [1]
- March 3
- Birth of Martin Ritt; actor/director (Slugger's Wife, End of the Game). [1]
- March 5
- Birth of Joan Sterndale-Bennett in London, England; actress (Those Fantastic Flying Fools). [1]
- March 6
- Birth of Kirill P Kondrashin in Moscow, Russia; conductor (Hollywood Bowl 1981). [1]
- March 7
- Birth of Morton DaCosta in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; director (Island of Love, Music Man). [1]
- March 8
- Birth of Jacob B Bakema; urban developer (Saint Louis, Missouri). [1]
- March 9
- Birth of Fred Clark in Lincoln, California, USA; actor (Burns and Allen, Auntie Mame, Hazard). [1]
- March 10
- Birth of Chandler Harper; golfer (1950 PGA champion). [1]
- March 11
- Birth of Ralph Waldo Ellison; US writer (Invisible Man, Shadow and Act). [1]
- March 14
- Birth of Fiorenzo Marini in Italy; épée (Olympics-gold-1960). [1]
- March 17
- Birth of Sammy Baugh in Temple, Texas, USA; NFL hall of famer quarterback (Washington Redskins). [1]
- March 19
- Birth of J Jay Berwanger; first Heisman Trophy winner (1935). [1]
- Birth of Patricia Morison; actress (Peyton Place, Dressed to Kill). [1]
- March 20
- Birth of Sviatosiav Richter in Zhitomir, Ukraine; pianist (Stalin Prize-1945). [1]
- Birth of Wendell Corey in Dracut, Massachusetts, USA; actor (11th Hour, Peck's Bad Girl). [1]
- Birth of William Baddeley; rector (Saint James' Piccadilly). [1]
- March 22
- Birth of Cec Burke; cricket player (New Zealand leg-spinner versus Australia 1946, 1 and 3, 2-30). [1]
- March 24
- Birth of Lilli Palmer in Posen, Germany; actress (The Boys From Brazil, Sebastian). [1]
- March 25
- Birth of Norman E Borlaug; US agriculture scientist (Nobel Prize 1970). [1]
- March 26
- Birth of William Westmoreland in Saxon, South Carolina, USA; US army general (Vietnam era). [1]
- March 27
- Birth of Budd Schulberg in New York City, New York, USA; novelist (On the Waterfront). [1]
- Birth of Richard Denning in Poughkeepsie, New York, USA; actor (Steve-Karen, Hawaii Five-O). [1]
- Birth of Snooky Lanson in Memphis, Tennessee, USA; singer (Your Hit Parade, Five Star Jubilee). [1]
- March 28
- Birth of Edmund Sixtus Muskie; American politician (Senator-Democrat-Maine), US Secretary of State (1980). [1]
- Birth of Frank Lovejoy in Bronx, New York, USA; actor (Man Against Crime, Meet McGraw). [1]
- March 29
- Birth of Chapman Pincher; British journalist/author (about secret service). [1]
- March 30
- Birth of Sonny Boy Williamson [John Lee]; blues musician (Down and Out Blues). [1]
- March 31
- Birth of Octavio Paz in Mexico; writer/diplomat (Salamandra, Topoemas). [1]
- April 2
- Birth of Sir Alec Guinness [de Cuffe] in London, England; thespian (Colonel Nicholson - The Bridge on the River Kwai, Obi-Wan Kenobi - Star Wars, George Smiley - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy). [1]
- April 3
- Birth of Katherine Stammers in Menzies, England; doubles tennis player (Wimbeldon 1935). [1]
- April 4
- Birth of Marguerite Duras in France; novelist/playwright (The Sea Wall). [1]
- Birth of Richard Coogan in Short Hills, New Jersey, USA; actor (Captain Video). [1]
- April 8
- Birth of John Cameron; cricket player (brother of Jimmy, West Indies vice-captain 1939 England tour). [1]
- April 9
- Birth of Richard Young; CEO (Boosey and Hawkes). [1]
- April 10
- Birth of E A V "Foffie" Williams; cricket player (West Indies all-rounder 1939-48). [1]
- Birth of Jack Badcock; cricket player (Tasmania Australian batsman of 1930s). [1]
- April 16
- Birth of John Hodiak in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (A Bell for Adamo, Lifeboat). [1]
- April 18
- Birth of C S Nayudu; cricket player (brother of C K, 11 Tests as leggie). [1]
- Birth of Henk Lankhorst; pacifist/Dutch Member of Parliament (PSP). [1]
- April 22
- Birth of Charles Hubert Sisson; author/poet (Christopher Homm). [1]
- Birth of Jan de Hartog; Dutch/English writer (Holland's Glory). [1]
- April 23
- Birth of Andrew Martin; Lord-Lieutenant (Lechestershire, England). [1]
- Birth of John Hubbard in Indiana Harbor, Indiana, USA; actor (Don't Call Me Charlie). [1]
- April 24
- Birth of Justin Wilson; cajun chef (Wise Potato Chips). [1]
- Birth of Ruth White in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, USA; actress (Up the Down Staircase). [1]
- April 25
- Birth of Marcos Perez Jimenez; President/dictator of Venezuela. [1]
- April 26
- Birth of Bernard Malamud in Brooklyn, New York, USA; novelist (The Fixer, The Natural Pulitizer 1967). [1]
- Birth of Charlie Chester; British comedian (Never Say Die). [1]
- Birth of James William Rouse; US builder (shopping malls/Columbia Maryland). [1]
- April 29
- Birth of Ewan Roberts in Edinburgh, Scotland; actress (Private Benjamin). [1]
- May 2
- Birth of Dennis Dyer; cricket player (opened batting for South Africa versus England 1947). [1]
- May 4
- Birth of Abdel Karim Kassem; general/premier/dictator of Iraq (1958-63). [1]
- Birth of Emmanuel Roblès; Algerian-French journalist/playwright (Lesson Hauteurs). [1]
- May 8
- Birth of Lord Murton of Lindisfrarne, deputy chairman (Comm House of Lords). [1]
- May 9
- Birth of Hank Snow in Nova Scotia, Canada; country singer ("I Went to Your Wedding"). [1]
- Birth of Theodore Kheel; labor negotiator (Fair Employment Practices). [1]
- May 10
- Birth of Charles McGraw in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Michael - Falcon, Smith Family). [1]
- May 12
- Birth of Dan Daniel; American politician (Representative-Democrat-Virginia, 1969-). [1]
- Birth of Howard K Smith in Los Angeles, California, USA; TV newsman (ABC, moderated John Kennedy-Richard Nixon debate). [1]
- May 13
- Birth of Joe Louis; world heavyweight boxing champion (1937-49). [1]
- May 18
- Birth of Boris Christoff; Bulgaria/Italian bass (Boris Godunov). [1]
- Birth of Pierre A Balmain in France; fashion designer (1940s "New Look"). [1]
- May 22
- Birth of Vance Packard in Granville Summit, Pennsylvania, USA; author (Hidden Persuaders). [1]
- May 23
- Birth of Alec Dickson; founder (VSO). [1]
- Birth of Barbara Ward; economist/writer (Only One Earth). [1]
- Birth of Leo Lerman; actor/manager/critic (Dance Magazine). [1]
- May 24
- Birth of Clifford Irving; Chairman (Isle of Man Government). [1]
- Birth of Lilli Palmer [Peiser] in Germany; actress (The Gentle Sex, Lotte in Weimar). [1]
- May 26
- Birth of Archie Duncan in Glasgow, Scotland; actor (Sherlock Holmes). [1]
- May 27
- Birth of Rose Stainton; CEO (British Airways). [1]
- May 30
- Birth of Bobby Sherwood in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; orchestra leader (Milton Berle Show). [1]
- June 5
- Birth of Stan Jones in Douglas, Arizona, USA; actor (Sheriff of Cochise). [1]
- June 8
- Birth of Joseph de Pietro; US 56kg weightlifter (Olympic-gold-1948). [1]
- June 10
- Birth of Saul Bellow; author (Mr Sammler's Planet). [1]
- June 11
- Birth of Gerald Mohr in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Christopher - Foreign Intrigue). [1]
- Birth of Henry G Cisheros; American politician (Mayor-San Antonio, Texas). [1]
- June 12
- Birth of William Lundigan in Syracuse, New York, USA; actor (Climax). [1]
- June 15
- Birth of Saul Steinberg in Romania; cartoonist, illustrator (The New Yorker). [1]
- June 17
- Birth of John Hersey; author (Hiroshima, A Bell for Adano). [1]
- June 19
- Birth of Alan Cranston; American politician (Senator-Democrat-California) Presidential candidate. [1]
- Birth of Harry Lauter in White Plains, New York, USA; actor (Waterfront). [1]
- Birth of Lester Flatt; Earl Scrugg's partner ("Beverly Hillbillies theme"). [1]
- June 26
- Birth of Richard Maltby; orchestra leader (Vaughn Monroe Show). [1]
- Birth of Wolfgang Windgassen in Annemasse, Germany; tenor (Stuttgart Opera). [1]
- June 27
- Birth of Giorgio Almirante in Italy; fascist (member of parliament (1948-87)). [1]
- June 29
- Birth of Rafael Kubelik in Bychory, Czechoslovakia; conductor (Cornelia Farooli). [1]
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