Happy Birthday To . . .

[woodwardiocom]

. . . Benjamin Franklin, John Jacob Astor, Emperor Joshua Norton, Al Capone, Nevil Shute, Eartha Kitt, Vidal Sassoon, James Earl Jones, Muhammad Ali, Jim Carrey, Kid Rock, and me bro, Nat!

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Thanks, Jon! Here are some more People Born On January 17 Besides Me (http://users.rcn.com/nkwoodward/ephemera/backdrawer.htm):

* Zooey Deschanel (actress, "Almost Famous") 1980
* Freddy Rodriguez (actor, "Six Feet Under") 1975
* Bart Freundlich (actor/director/married to Julianne Moore) 1970
* Genndy Tartakovsky (creator of "Powerpuff Girls" and "Dexter's Laboratory") 1970
* Joshua Malina ("Sports Night", "The West Wing") 1966
* Susannah Hoffs (The Bangles) 1959
* Paul Young (musician, "Every Time You Go Away") 1956
* David Caruso actor (NYPD Blue) 1956
* Steve Earle (musician) 1955
* Robert F Kennedy Jr attorney (Natural Resources Defense Council) 1954
* Kevin Reynolds (director: "Robin Hood-Prince Of Thieves", "Waterworld") 1952
* Ryuichi Sakamoto (composer) 1952
* Andy Kaufman (comedian) 1949
* Mick Taylor (Rolling Stones 1969-1974) 1948
* Maury Povich TV host ("A Current Affair"/Mr Connie Chung) 1939
* Betty White 1922
* Mack Sennett (Keystone Studios founder) 1880

[harlequinaide.livejournal.com]

Wow, not one of those people is entirely sane. I mean, I don't know your brother, but he's in mad good company. Emperor Norton! That's awesome.

If I were born on the same day as Norton I, I would totally declare myself the spiritual heir to his legacy and proclaim myself Norton II. It's probably for the best that I'm not...

i will vouch, he's not sane either

[(Anonymous)]

...but in a good way. :P sigh, how did i wind up with nobody but Beyonce on Sept. 4?

[sebastian-tombs.livejournal.com]

Besides my birthday, it was also Adolf Hitler's. I think between me and Ben, we outweigh the negative though.

[sebastian-tombs.livejournal.com]

Hey, I just noticed... Emperor Norton? W00t! Now that is someone who I can really relish (even more than Mr. Franklin) sharing my birthday with. Excellent!