Famous People Born in 1908 (Part 3)

Birthdays 401 - 523 of 523

• Oct 6 Carole Lombard [Jane Alice Peters], American actress (My Man Godfrey, In Name Only), born in Fort Wayne, Indiana (d. 1942)
• Oct 6 Sergei Lvovich Sobolev, Russian mathematician (d. 1989)
• Oct 7 Richard Caldicot, British actor (Horse's Mouth, Strife, Mrs Thursday), born in London, England (d. 1995)

• Oct 8 Paul Van Buskirk Yoder, American composer, born in Tacoma, Washington (d. 1990)
• Oct 9 Harry Hooton, Australian poet, born in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England (d. 1961)
• Oct 9 Jim Folsom, American politician (Alabama-Gov, 1947-51, 1955-59), born in Coffee County, Alabama (d. 1987)
• Oct 9 Lee Wiley, American jazz singer, and lyricist (Night in Manhattan; "Anytime, Anyday, Anywhere"), born in Fort Gibson, Oklahoma (d. 1975)
• Oct 10 Johnny Green, American singer ("Body and Soul") and film score composer who won 5 Academy Awards, born in New York City (d. 1989)
• Oct 10 Mercè Rodoreda, Catalan novelist (La plaça del diamant), born in Barcelona (d. 1983)
• Oct 11 Armen Carapetyan, American musicologist and composer, born in Isfahan, Iran (d. 1992)
• Oct 12 Ann Lane Petry, American journalist and author (Street), born in Old Saybrook, Connecticut (d. 1997)
• Oct 12 Harmonica Frank [Floyd], American blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player, born in Toccopola, Mississippi (d. 1984)
• Oct 12 Paul Engle, American poet and writer (Worm Earth, American Song), born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa (d. 1991)
• Oct 13 John Grant, British rear-admiral (Royal Navy) (d. 1996)
• Oct 13 Werner Reinowski, German writer, born in Bernburg, Germany (d. 1987)
• Oct 14 Ruth Hale, American playwright and actress, born in Granger, Utah (d. 2003)

• Oct 15 Herman "Ivory" Chittison, American jazz pianist (Harlem Rhythm Makers), born in Flemingsburg, Kentucky (d. 1967) [1]

• Oct 17 Red Rolfe, American baseball player (d. 1969)
• Oct 19 Patrick Cairns "Spike" Hughes, British jazz double bassist and composer (Elegy), born in London (d. 1987)
• Oct 19 [Nils] Geirr Tveitt, Norwegian classical pianist and composer, born in Bergen, Norway (d. 1981)
• Oct 20 Stuart Hamblen, American singer and composer (This Ole House), born in Kellyville, Texas (d. 1989)
• Oct 21 Alexander Schneider, Lithuanian violinist (Budapest String Quartet), born in Vilnius, Lithuania (d. 1993)
• Oct 21 Howard Ferguson, British-Irish pianist, composer, teacher and musicologist, born in Belfast, Ireland (now Northern Ireland) (d. 1999)
• Oct 22 Helmut Gollwitzer, German anti-Nazi theologian and pacifist, born in Pappenheim, Bavaria (d. 1993) [1]
• Oct 22 John Gould, American humorist, essayist, and columnist (Christian Science Monitor, 1942-2003), born in Brighton, Massachusetts (d. 2003)
• Oct 22 John Sutton, British actor (The Three Musketeers, Tower of London, Return of Fly), born in Rawalpindi, Punjab, British India (d. 1963)
• Oct 23 Ilya Mikhaylovich Frank, Russian Physicist and Nobel Laureate (Cherenkov radiation), born in Saint Petersburg, Russia (d. 1990)
• Oct 23 Sally O'Neil, American actress (Beggar's Holiday, Moth), born in Bayonne, New Jersey (d. 1968)
• Oct 24 John Alwyne Kitching, British zoologist (d. 1996)
• Oct 24 John Tuzo Wilson, Canadian geologist (contributions to plate tectonics), born in Ottawa, Ontario (d. 1993)
• Oct 25 Edmond Pidoux, Swiss writer (L'histoire de Jonas), born in Belgium (d. 2004)
• Oct 27 Lee Krasner, American abstract expressionist painter, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1984)
• Oct 29 Jimmy Thomson, Scottish golfer (US Open 1935, PGA C'ship 1936 runner-up), born in North Berwick, Scotland (d. 1985)
• Oct 29 Stewart Myles MacPherson, Canadian-born British broadcaster (WWII), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba (d. 1995)
• Oct 30 Franco Margola, Italian composer, born in Orzinuovi, Lombardy, Italy (d. 1992)
• Nov 2 (Roland) "Bunny" Berigan, American session and big band jazz trumpeter (Paul Whiteman; Benny Goodman - "King Porter Stomp"; Tommy Dorsey - "Marie"), vocalist, and bandleader ("I Can't Get Started"), born in Hilbert, Wisconsin (d. 1942)
• Nov 2 Fred Bakewell, English cricket batsman (6 Tests, top score 107; Northamptonshire), born in Walsall, Staffordshire (d. 1983)
• Nov 2 Reginald Beckwith, English actor (Genevieve, Doctor in Love), born in York, England (d. 1965)

• Nov 4 Anthony Warde, American actor (Dangers of the Canadian Mounted, Buck Rogers, Black Widow), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1975)
• Nov 4 Joseph Rotblat, Polish Physicist, (Nobel Peace Prize 1995 for work against nuclear arms), born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 2005)
• Nov 4 Pauline Trigère, French-American fashion designer (Bell Bottoms), born in Paris (d. 2002)
• Nov 4 Stanley Cortez, American cinematographer (Magnificent Ambersons), born in New York City (d. 1997)
• Nov 8 Martha Gellhorn, American novelist and journalist who was one of the first female war correspondents, born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1998)
• Nov 10 Charles Merritt, Canadian Army officer and recipient of the Victoria Cross during World War II, born in Vancouver, British Columbia (d. 2000)

• Nov 12 Hans Werner Richter, German author (Socially Responsible Cinema, Gruppe 47), born in Neu Sallenthin, Usedom (d. 1993)

• Nov 12 Shamus Culhane, American animator (Fleischer Studios, Disney Studios), born in Ware, Massachusetts (d. 1996)
• Nov 13 C. Vann Woodward, American historian and educator, born in Vanndale, Arkansas (d. 1999)
• Nov 14 Harrison Salisbury, American journalist and author (New York Times correspondent in Moscow), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (d. 1993)
• Nov 16 Sœur Emmanuelle, Belgian-French religious sister, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 2008)
• Nov 18 Imogene Coca, American comedienne (Your Show of Shows, Grindl), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2001)
• Nov 19 Alan Baxter, American actor (Big Town Girl; Rags to Riches), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1976)
• Nov 19 Mikhail Chulaki, Soviet composer, born in Simferopol, Crimea (d. 1989)
• Nov 20 Alistair Cooke, British-American TV host (Masterpiece Theatre), born in Manchester, England (d. 2004)
• Nov 21 Elizabeth George Speare, American author (The Witch of Blackbird Pond), born in Melrose, Massachusetts (d. 1994)
• Nov 22 Michael Balfour, English historian, born in Oxford (d. 1995)
• Nov 23 Leendert Braat, Dutch sculptor and screenwriter (White World), (d. 1982)
• Nov 23 Nelson S. Bond, American sci-fi writer, born in Scranton, Pennsylvania (d. 2006)
• Nov 24 Harry Kemelman, American detective author (rabbi-omnibus), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1996)
• Nov 24 Libertad Lamarque, Agentinan actress (Madreselva, Puerta Cerrada), born in Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina (d. 2000)
• Nov 24 Ray Carter, American orchestra leader (Arthur Murray Dance Party), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1982)
• Nov 26 Charles Forte, Italian-British hotel magnate (Savoy), born in Mortale, Italy (d. 2007)
• Nov 26 Lefty Gomez, American Baseball HOF pitcher (7 × MLB All-Star; 5 × World Series; Triple Crown 1934, 37; NY Yankees), born in Rodeo, California (d. 1989)
• Nov 26 Philipp Mohler, German composer, born in Kaiserslautern, Germany (d. 1982)
• Nov 28 Arturo Frondizi, 35th President Argentina (1958-62), born in Paso de los Libres, Corrientes, Argentina (d. 1995)
• Nov 28 Claude Lévi-Strauss, French social anthropologist and ethnologist (structuralism), born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 2009)
• Nov 28 Roberto Lupi, Italian composer, born in Milan, Italy (d. 1971)

• Nov 29 N. S. Krishnan, Tamil film comedian (d. 1957)
• Dec 1 Georgios Kasassoglou, Greek violinist, composer (Four Preludes on The Return from The Front; Clouds), educator and arts advocate, born in Athens, Greece (d. 1984)
• Dec 2 Hy Gardner, American newspaper columnist (New York Herald Tribune, 1951-66), and television panelist, born in New York City (d. 1989)
• Dec 2 Robert F. Simon, American actor (The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance; Operation Petticoat; M*A*S*H), born in Mansfield, Ohio (d. 1992)
• Dec 2 Rufus "Rufe" Davis, American actor (Cocoanut Grove, Trail Blazers, Gangs of Sonora), born in Vinson, Oklahoma (d. 1974)
• Dec 3 Edward Underdown, British actor (Beat the Devil, Thunderball), born in London, England (d. 1989)
• Dec 3 Halsey Stevens, American composer (Triskelion), born in Scott, New York (d. 1989)
• Dec 3 Nigel Balchin, English author (Business for Pleasure), born in Potterne, England (d. 1970)
• Dec 4 A. D. Hershey, American biologist, worked with bacteriophages (Nobel 1969), born in Owosso, Michigan (d. 1997)

• Dec 6 Pierre Graber, Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1970–1978), born in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland (d. 2003)
• Dec 7 Jacques Gans, Dutch author and journalist, born in Hilversum, Netherlands (d. 1972)
• Dec 7 John Doeg, American tennis player (US Nat C'ship 1930), born in Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico (d. 1978)
• Dec 8 John Volpe, American politician (61st and 63rd Governor of Massachusetts) and U.S. Secretary of Treasury (1969-73), born in Wakefield, Massachusetts (d. 1994)
• Dec 9 William Edward Hanford, American chemist (discovered process of making polyurethanes), born in Bristol, Pennsylvania (d. 1996) [1]
• Dec 10 Arnold van Ruler, Dutch theologist, born in Apeldoorn, Netherlands (d. 1970)
• Dec 10 Olivier Messiaen, French composer (L'Ame en Bourgeon; St Francois d'Assise), born in Avignon, France (d. 1992)
• Dec 11 Elliott Carter, American classical composer and winner of two Pulitzer prizes, born in New York City (d. 2012)
• Dec 13 Van Heflin [Emmett Evan Heflin Jr], American stage, screen, and radio actor (Johnny Eager; Shane; Madame Bovary; 3:10 to Yuma), born in Walters, Oklahoma (d. 1971)
• Dec 13 Victor Babin, Russian-American concert pianist (Vronsky & Babin), composer, and educator (Cleveland Institute, 1961-72), born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1972)
• Dec 14 (Moritz) "Morey" Amsterdam, American comedian, cellist, and actor (The Dick Van Dyke Show - "Buddy"), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1996)
• Dec 14 Claude Davey, Welsh rugby union footballer, born in Garnant, Wales (d. 2001)
• Dec 14 Laurence Naismith, British actor (Diamonds Are Forever, Camelot, Persuaders), born in Thames Ditton, Surrey, England (d. 1992)
• Dec 14 Mária Szepes, Hungarian author (The Red Lion), born in Budapest (d. 2007)
• Dec 16 Remedios Varo, Spanish-Mexican surrealist artist (Eyes on the table, Useless Science or the Alchemist), born in Anglès, Spain (d. 1963) [1]

• Dec 17 William Brocklesby Wordsworth, English composer, born in London, England (d. 1988)
• Dec 18 Celia Johnson, English actress (Happy Breed, Brief Encounter), born in Richmond, Surrey (d. 1982)
• Dec 20 Dennis Morgan, American actor (Kitty Foyle), born in Prentice, Wisconsin (d. 1994)
• Dec 20 Francis Turner, American civil engineer (oversaw the Interstate Highway System), born in Dallas, Texas (d. 1999)
• Dec 20 Julio César Brero [or Giulio Cesare], Italian-born Argentine composer and lawyer (Novella), born in Milan, Italy (d. 1973)
• Dec 20 Norman Hackforth, British musician and radio broadcaster (Noel Coward; Twenty Questions), born in Bihar, British India (d. 1996)
• Dec 21 Pat Weaver, American radio advertising executive (started Today show), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2002)
• Dec 22 Marius Duintjer, Dutch architect (Kolenkit), born in Veendam, Netherlands (d. 1983)
• Dec 22 Max Bill, Swiss architect and artist (Ruban Sans Fin), born in Winterthur, Switzerland (d. 1994)
• Dec 23 Yousuf Karsh, American Canadian portrait photographer (Life Magazine), born in Mardin, Ottoman Empire (d. 2002)
• Dec 24 Cladys "Jabbo" Smith, American jazz trumpet pioneer, born in Pembroke, Georgia (d. 1991)
• Dec 25 Helen Twelvetrees, American actress (State's Attorney, Painted Desert), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1958)
• Dec 25 Jan Seidel, Czech composer, born in Nymburk, Bohemia (d. 1998)
• Dec 25 Jo-Jo Moore, American baseball left fielder (MLB All Star 1934–38, 40; World Series 1933; NY Giants), born in Gause, Texas (d. 2001)
• Dec 25 Quentin Crisp, English author (d. 1999)
• Dec 25 Zora Arkus-Duntov, Belgian-American automotive engineer, known as "the Father of the Corevette", born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1996)
• Dec 26 Ralph Hill, American athlete (Olympic silver 5,000m 1932; same time as winner Lauri Lehtinen), born in Klamath Falls, Oregon (d. 1994)
• Dec 27 Louis de Bourbon, Dutch poet (Black Banners), born in Arnhem, Netherlands (d. 1975)
• Dec 28 Felicja Blumental, Polish-Brazilian concert pianist (Villa-Lobos' Piano Concerto No. 5; Penderecki's Partita for Harpsichord), born in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire (d. 1991)
• Dec 28 Lew Ayres, American actor (All Quiet on Western Front; Holiday; Dr Kildare (films); Johnny Belinda), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (d. 1996)
• Dec 29 Claire Dodd, American actress (Lady, In the Navy), born in Des Moines, Iowa (d. 1973)
• Dec 29 Gerben Sonderman, Dutch test pilot (Fokker), born in Drachten, Netherlands (d. 1955)
• Dec 31 John Kirby [Kirk], American jazz double-bassist and tuba player (Benny Goodman; "Undecided"), born in Winchester, Virginia (d. 1952)
• Dec 31 Marko Rothmuller, Croatian composer, born in Slavonski Brod, Croatia (d. 1993)
• Dec 31 Simon Wiesenthal, Jewish-Austrian holocaust survivor & Nazi hunter (Wiesenthal Center), born in Buchach, Ukraine (d. 2005)

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