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Famous People Born in December 1913

Mary Martin (1913-1990)

Dec 1 American actress (Peter Pan) and Larry Hagman's mom, born in Weatherford, Texas

  • Dec 3 Omer Vanaudenhoven, Flemish politician and resistance fighter, born in Diest, Belgium (d. 1994)
  • Dec 4 Robert Adler, Austrian-American inventor (remote control for television), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2007)
  • Dec 6 Eleanor Holm, American 100m backstroke swimmer (Olympic gold 1932), born in New York City (d. 2004)
  • Dec 6 John Mikaelsson, Swedish race walker (Olympic gold 10k 1948, 52), born in Kristinehamn, Sweden (d. 1987)
  • Dec 8 Delmore Schwartz, American poet, short story writer and critic (Shenandoah), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1966)
  • Dec 8 Paul Félix, Flemish architect (Sun Song), born in Ostend, Belgium (d. 1981)
  • Dec 10 Harry Locke, British actor (Passport to Pimlico, Town on Trial), born in London, England (d. 1987)

Morton Gould (1913-1996)

Dec 10 American pianist, conductor and theatrical, screen and concert composer (Pulitzer Prize, 1956 - Stringmusic), born in Richmond Hill, New York

  • Dec 11 Jean Marais, French actor (Donkey Skin, Orpheus), born in Cherbourg, Manche, France (d. 1998)
  • Dec 12 Eve Lister, British film and television actress (No Limit, Hyde Park), born in Brighton, Sussex, England (d. 1997)
  • Dec 12 Ferenc Csik, Hungarian swimmer (Olympics gold medal 100m freestyle 1936), born in Kaposvár, Hungary (d. 1945)
  • Dec 12 Hal Dickinson, American singer (Modernaires), born in Buffalo, New York (d. 1970)
  • Dec 12 Stanley Bate, English composer, born in Plymouth, England (d. 1959)

Archie Moore (1913-1998)

Dec 13 American light-heavyweight boxing champion (1952-60), born in Benoit, Mississippi,

  • Dec 13 Jimmy Carroll, American pianist (Most Important People), born in New York City (d. 1972)
  • Dec 13 John Wyndham Pope-Hennessy, English art historian and director of British Museum (1974-76), born in London (d. 1994)
  • Dec 15 Muriel Rukeyser, American poet (The Book of the Dead), born in New York City (d. 1980)
  • Dec 15 Rik Jacobs, Flemish stage manager, born in Antwerpen, Flanders, Belgium (d. 1985)
  • Dec 18 Alfred Bester, American sci-fi author (Deceivers, Starlight), born in New York City (d. 1987)
  • Dec 18 Donald Phillips, British pianist and composer (Spanish Fiesta, Concerto In Jazz), born in Dalston, London (d. 1994)
  • Dec 18 Lynn Bari [Margaret Schuyler Fisher], American actress (Shock, Nocturne, 6 Gun Law), born in Roanoke, Virginia (d. 1989)
  • Dec 18 Ray Meyer, American basketball coach (d. 2006)
  • Dec 18 Saburo Takata, Japanese composer, born in Nagoya (d. 2000)

Willy Brandt (1913-1992)

Dec 18 German statesman, leader of the SPD party (1964-1987) and Chancellor of West Germany (1969-74, Nobel 1971), born in Lübeck, Germany

  • Dec 20 Jozef Kresánek, Slovak composer and musicologist, born in Čičmany, Kongdom of Hungary (now Slovakia) (d. 1986)
  • Dec 21 Raich Carter, English soccer forward (13 caps; Sunderland, Derby County, Hull C) and manager (Hull C, Leeds, Mansfield Town, Middlesborough), born in Sunderland, England (d. 1994)
  • Dec 22 Anthony Barber Doncaster, English bookseller, born in Sheffield, England (d. 1995)
  • Dec 23 Hans Henkemans, Dutch composer and teacher, born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1995)
  • Dec 23 Leo Ketelaars, Dutch violinist and baritone oratorio vocalist, born in Maasniel, Netherlands (d. 1992)
  • Dec 24 Karl Michael Komma, German composer and music publicist, born in Aš, Czech Republic (d. 2012)
  • Dec 25 Henri Nannen, German journalist (Der Stern), born in Emden, Germany (d. 1996)
  • Dec 25 Jonathan "Candy" Candido, American actor and radio performer (Peter Pan; The Great Mouse Detective), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1999)
  • Dec 25 Tony Martin [Alvin Morris], American singer ("It's a Blue World; "To Each His Own"), born in San Francisco, California (d. 2012)
  • Dec 26 Frank Swift, English soccer goalkeeper and journalist (19 caps; Manchester City 376 games; died Munich air disaster), born in Blackpool, Lancashire (d. 1958)

Elizabeth Smart (1913-1986)

Dec 27 Canadian author (By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept), born in Ottawa, Ontario

  • Dec 28 Lou Jacobi, Canadian actor and comedian (Irma la Douce, The Dean Martin Show), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2009) [1]
  • Dec 29 Laurence Gower, English lawyer and academic, born in Forest Gate, London (d. 1997)
  • Dec 30 Elyne Mitchell, Australian author (d. 2002)
  • Dec 30 Svend Simon Schultz, Danish composer and choral director (Danish Radio Choir, 1949-79), born in Nykøbing Falster, Denmark (d. 1998)

About December 1913

How Old? 110 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation
Leap Year: No

Chinese Zodiac: Ox
Star Signs: Sagittarius (Nov 22 - Dec 21), Capricorn (Dec 22 - Jan 19)