Birthdays Date 1916 November | History by KabAstro

Walter Cronkite (1916-2009)

Nov 4 American broadcast journalist and news anchor (CBS Evening News 1962-81), born in St Joseph, Missouri

Nov 5 Jim Tabor, American MLB 3rd baseman (2 x grand slams in one game), born in New Hope, Alabama (d. 1953)
Nov 5 Len Wilkinson, English cricket spin bowler (3 Tests, 7 wickets; Lancashire CCC), born in Northwich, England (d. 2002)
Nov 6 Ray Conniff, American bandleader and musician (Ray Conniff Singers), born in Attleboro, Massachusetts (d. 2002)
Nov 7 Joe Bushkin, American jazz pianist (Bunny Berigan; Tommy Dorsey; Bing Crosby), composer ("Oh! Look At Me Now"), and TV host (A Couple of Joes), born in New York City (d. 2004)
Nov 8 Frank McGuire, American basketball coach (won 550 games in 30 college seasons), born in New York City (d. 1994)
Nov 8 Peter Weiss, German author and playwright (Marat/Sade), born in Nowawes, Brandenburg, Germany (d. 1982)
Nov 10 Billy May, American orchestra leader and composer (The Green Hornet, Mod Squad, Batman), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2004)
Nov 10 Guido Turchi, Italian composer (Invettiva), born in Rome, Italy (d. 2010)
Nov 12 Jean Papineau-Couture, Canadian composer, born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2000)
Nov 12 Liam Dunn, American actor (Koska & his Family), born in New Jersey (d. 1976)
Nov 12 Rogelio de la Rosa, Filipino actor and politician (d. 1986)
Nov 14 George Fierstone, British jazz and session drummer (The Skyrockets), born in London, England (d. 1984)
Nov 14 Sherwood Schwartz, American television screenwriter and producer (The Brady Bunch, Gilligan's Island), born in Passaic, New Jersey (d. 2011)
Nov 15 Ruth Nita Barrow, 1st female Governor-General of Barbados (1990-95), born in Saint Lucy, Barbados (d. 1995)
Nov 16 Daws Butler, American animation voice (Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound), born in Toledo, Ohio (d. 1988)
Nov 17 Winson Hudson, American civil rights activist (rural Mississippi), born in Harmony, Mississippi (d. 2004)
Nov 18 James L. Lyons, American jazz promoter (Monterey Jazz Festival, 1958-92), born in China (d. 1994)
Nov 20 Evelyn Keyes, American actress (Adventure of Martin Eden), born in Port Arthur, Texas (d. 2008)
Nov 20 Ferdinand Alphons Marie van der Ham, Dutch WW II resistance fighter, born in Voorburg, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands (d. 1944)
Nov 20 John Elwyn, British painter, born in Adpar, Wales (d. 1997)
Nov 20 Robert A. Bruce, American cardiologist and pioneer (exercise cardiology), born in Somerville, Massachusetts (d. 2004)
Nov 21 Sid Luckman, American College-Pro Football HOF quarterback (Columbia University; 4 × NFL C'ship 1940, 41, 43, 46; NFL MVP 1943; 5 × First-team All-Pro; 3 × Pro Bowl; Chicago Bears), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1998)
Nov 23 Michael Gough, English actor (Hammer Horror Films, Search for the Nile), born in Kuala Lumpur, British Malaya (d. 2011)
Nov 24 Forrest J. Ackerman, American literary agent and writer who invented the term "sci-fi" (Famous Monsters of Filmland), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 208)
Nov 26 Bob Elliott, MLB player (Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Braves), born in San Francisco (d. 1966)
Nov 26 Mareo Ishiketa, Japanese composer, born in Wakayama, Japan (d. 1996)
Nov 27 Chick Hearn, American basketball broadcaster (called 3,338 LA Lakers games), born in Aurora, Illinois (d. 2002)
Nov 28 Lilian Baels, Princess of Réthy, 2nd wife of Belgian King Leopold III, born in London, England (d. 2002)
Nov 29 Frances "Fran" Ryan, American actress (Stripes, The Long Riders), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2000)
Nov 29 Valentino Bucchi, Italian composer, born in Florence, Italy (d. 1976)
Nov 30 Michael Gwynn, English actor (Village of Damned, Question 7), born in Bath, England (d. 1976)