Celebrity Birthdays for May 1:
Singer Judy Collins is 86.
Composer Victor Davies is 86.
Actor Stephen Macht ("Suits," ''General Hospital") is 83.
Singer Rita Coolidge is 80.
Singer-bassist Nick Fortuna of The Buckinghams is 79.
Actress Joanna Lumley is 79.
Director-writer-producer John Woo is 79.
Actor-director Douglas Barr is 76.
Actor Dann Florek ("Law and Order: SVU") is 75.
Songwriter/producer Glen Ballard is 72.
Singer-songwriter Ray Parker Jr. is 71.
Bassist-keyboardist Nick Feldman (Wang Chung) is 70.
Actor Byron Stewart is 69.
Hall of Fame jockey Steve Cauthen is 65.
Actress Maia Morgenstern ("The Passion of the Christ") is 63.
Actor Scott Coffey ("Mulholland Drive," ''The Outsiders") is 61.
Country singer Wayne Hancock is 60.
Actor Charlie Schlatter ("Diagnosis Murder") is 59.
Rock musician Johnny Colt is 59.
Country singer Tim McGraw is 58.
Bassist D'Arcy Wretzky (Smashing Pumpkins) is 57.
Director Wes Anderson is 56.
Actress Julie Benz (“Dexter,” "No Ordinary Family") is 53.
Actor Bailey Chase is 53.
Country singer Cory Morrow is 53.
Gospel/R&B singer Tina Campbell of Mary Mary is 51.
Actor Darius McCrary ("Family Matters") is 49.
Actor Jamie Dornan ("Fifty Shades of Grey") is 43.
Actress Kerry Bishe ("Argo") is 41.
MLB pitcher Marcus Stroman is 34.
Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1831, Emily Howard Stowe, the first woman licensed to practice medicine in Canada. (April 30, 1903)
In 1852, Wild West performer Calamity Jane. (Aug. 1, 1903)
In 1891, Charley Patton, the first great star of Delta Blues. (April 28, 1934)
In 1894, pioneer country singer Sam McGee. (Aug. 21, 1975)
In 1907, singer Kate Smith. (June 17, 1986)
In 1909, British composer and conductor George Melachrino. (June 18, 1965)
In 1912, Canadian musician Eugene Kash. (March 6, 2004)
In 1913, conductor-pianist Walter Susskind. (March 25, 1980)
In 1916, actor Glenn Ford. (Aug. 30, 2006)
In 1918, "The Tonight Show" host Jack Paar. (Jan. 27, 2004)
In 1923, author Joseph Heller (Catch-22). (Dec. 12, 1999)
In 1924, "Jeopardy" host Art Fleming. (April 25, 1999)
In 1924, blues singer Big Maybelle (real name Mabel Louise Smith). (Jan. 23, 1972)
In 1925, U.S. astronaut Scott Carpenter. (Oct. 10, 2013)
In 1929, country singer Sonny James. (Feb. 22, 2016)
In 1930, harmonica player "Little Walter" (real name Marion Walter Jacobs). (Feb. 15, 1968)
In 1930, John Hirsch, a former artistic director of the Stratford Festival. (Aug. 1, 1989)
In 1934, jazz singer Shirley Horne. (Oct. 20, 2005)
In 1949, bassist Jim Clench (April Wine, Bachman-Turner Overdrive). (Nov. 2, 2010)
In 1980, punk rock musician Jay Reatard (real name Jimmy Lee Lindsey Jr.). (Jan. 13, 2010)
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