Birthdays Date 1914 November | History by KabAstro

Hedy Lamarr (1914-2000)

Nov 9 Austrian-American actress (Ecstasy, Samson & Delilah) and inventor (radio guidance system for Allied torpedoes), born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary

Nov 11 Daisy Bates, American civil rights activist and publisher, born in Huttig, Union County Arkansas (d. 1999)
Nov 11 Hansje Toussaint [Hermina A Schenk], Dutch singer (Sing of the Cross), born in Den Helder, Netherlands (d. 1984)
Nov 11 Henry Wade, American lawyer (Dallas County District Attorney 1951-87), born in Rockwall County, Texas (d. 2001)
Nov 11 Howard Fast, American novelist and TV screenwriter (Rachel & the Stranger, Spartacus), born in New York City (d. 1914)
Nov 11 Perry Richardson Bass, American heir, investor and philanthropist, born in Wichita Falls, Texas (d. 2006)
Nov 12 Edward "Henricus" Schillebeeckx, Belgian Catholic theologist (influential at Second Vatican Council), born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 2009)
Nov 12 Roberto Cavanagh, Argentine polo player (Olympic gold 1936), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 2002)
Nov 12 Sylvi Saimo, Finnish kayaker (Olympic gold 1952, 1st female summer Olympic champion), born in Jaakkima, Finland (d. 2004)
Nov 13 Alberto Lattuada, Italian film director, born in Vaprio d'Adda, Lombardy, Italy (d. 2005)
Nov 14 Eric Crozier, British theater producer and librettist (worked with Benjamin Britten), born in London, England (d. 1994)
Nov 14 Florentine Rost van Tonningen (née Heubel), Dutch Nazi supporter known as "Black Widow", born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 2007)
Nov 14 Ken Carson, American western singer (Garry Moore Show), born in Coalgate, Oklahoma (d. 1994)
Nov 15 Jorge Bolet, Cuban-born American pianist known for his performances of the work of Franz Liszt, born in Havana, Cuba (d. 1990)
Nov 17 Archie Campbell, American country recording artist, comedian, and writer (Hee Haw), born in Bullsgap, Tennessee (d. 1987)
Nov 18 Leif Solberg, Norwegian organist, choral conductor and composer, born in Lena, Norway (d. 2016)
Nov 20 (Clifton) "Skeeter" Best, American jazz guitarist (Erskine Hawkins; Earl Hines; Oscar Pettiford; Ray Charles; Milt Jackson), born in Kinson, North Carolina (d. 1985)
Nov 20 Emilio Pucci, Italian fashion designer (Neiman-Marcus Award-1954), born in Naples, Kingdom of Italy (d. 1992)
Nov 22 Peter Townsend, British war hero, courtier and writer (had a romance with Princess Margaret), born in Rangoon, Burma (d. 1995)
Nov 23 Emmett Ashford, American baseball umpire (first certified black umpire), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1980)
Nov 23 Roger Avon, British actor (Doctor Who, Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.), born in Jarrow, Tyne and Wear, England (d. 1998)
Nov 23 Wilson Tucker, American sci-fi author (Time Masters), born in Deer Creek, Illinois (d. 2006)
Nov 24 Elise Hoomans, Dutch director and actress (Jane Eyre, Barocco), born in Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Netherlands (d. 1991)
Nov 25 Eddie Boyd, American blues pianist and singer ("Five Long Years"), born in Mississippi (d. 1994)

Joe DiMaggio (1914-1999)

Nov 25 American Baseball Hall of Fame center fielder (13 × MLB All-Star; 9 x World Series; 3 x AL MVP; MLB record 56-game hitting streak; NY Yankees), born in Martinez, California

Nov 25 Léon Zitrone, Russian-born French journalist and television host (d. 1995)
Nov 27 Evangeline Bruce, American society hostess and writer, born in England (d. 1995)
Nov 28 Gertrude Jeannette, African American taxi driver, playwright and film and stage actress (Shaft, Cotton Comes to Harlem), born in Urbana, Arkansas (d. 2018)
Nov 29 Coleridge Goode, Jamaican-British jazz double bassist (Joe Harriot Quintet), born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 2015)
Nov 29 Edith Tilton Penrose, American-born British economist (The Theory of the Growth of the Firm), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1996)
Nov 29 Taisen Deshimaru, Japanese founder of several Zen centers in France, born in Saga City, Japan (d. 1982)
Nov 30 Charles Hawtrey [Hartree], English actor (Carry On films), born in Hounslow, England (d. 1988)