Birthdays Date 1936 May | History by KabAstro

Albert Finney (1936-2019)

May 9 English actor (The Dresser, Under the Volcano), born in Salford, England

May 9 English stage and screen Oscar, BAFTA, Emmy, and Tony Award-winning actress (Women in Love; Elizabeth R; Elizabeth Is Missing), and politician (Member of Parliament, 1992-2015), born in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

May 9 Terry Downes, British middleweight boxing champion (1961-62), born in London (d. 2017)
May 9 Terry Drinkwater, American TV newsman (CBS), born in Denver, Colorado (d. 1989)
May 10 Anthony Mullens, British Lt-Gen (Deputy chief of defense)
May 10 Jayne Cortez, Fort Huachuca, Arizona, poet (I see Chano Pozo), (d. 2012)
May 10 Michael Stone, English broker/multi-millionaire (Man Group)
May 10 Trevor Clay, Gen-Sec (Royal College of Nursing)
May 11 Carla Bley [Lovella Borg], American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer (Escalator Over The Hill; Fictitious Sports), born in Oakland, California (d. 2023) [1]
May 11 Ulrich Berkes, German writer, born in Salle
May 12 David Snell, British jazz harpist and conductor, born in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England
May 12 Frank Stella, American artist, born in Malden, Massachusetts [1]
May 12 Guillermo Endara, President of Panama (1989-94), born in Panama City, Panama (d. 2009)
May 12 Klaus Doldinger, German jazz saxophonist (Passport) and composer for film, born in Berlin, Germany

Tom Snyder (1936-2007)

May 12 American television and radio interviewer (Tomorrow, 1973-82; The Late Late Show, 1995-99), and news anchor (NBC Weekend News; WABC), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

May 13 Rafael Campos, Dominican actor (Tonka), born in Santiago, Dominican Republic (d. 1985)
May 13 Vitaly Dubko, Russian trampolining coach (named best coach of 20th Century by International Gymnastics Federation), born in Krasnodar, Russia (d. 2023)
May 14 Bobby Darin [Walden Robert Cassotto], American singer ("Mack the Knife"; "Splish-Splash"; "Beyond The Sea"), born in The Bronx, New York (d. 1973)
May 14 Charlie Gracie [Graci], American rock pioneer, rhythm and blues singer, and guitarist ("Butterfly"; "Fabulous"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2022) [1]
May 15 Anna Maria Alberghetti, Italian-American Tony Award-winning stage singer and actress (Carnival), and film star (Cinderfella), born in Pesaro, Italy
May 15 Jean Balissat, Swiss composer pedagogue and conductor (Kaleidoscope for trumpet and percussion), born in Lausanne, Switzerland (d. 2007)
May 15 Paul Zindel, playwright (Effects of Gamma Rays on Marigolds)
May 15 Ralph Steadman, British cartoonist
May 15 Robert Smith, American baseball administrator (President International Baseball Federation 1981-93; IOC Olympic Order), born in Greenville, Illinois (d. 2021)
May 15 Wavy Gravy, American clown and activist
May 16 Karl Lehmann, German clergyman and Catholic cardinal (Bishop of Mainz, 1983-2016), born in Sigmaringen, Germany (d. 2018)
May 16 Philippe de Montebello, French-American museum director (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1977-2008; Acquavella Galleries, 2017-), born in Paris, France
May 16 Roy Hudd, British comedian (Blood Beast Terror, Vampire Beast Craves Blood), born in Croydon, Surrey, England (d. 2020)

Dennis Hopper (1936-2010)

May 17 American actor and director (True Grit, Blue Velvet, Easy Rider), born in Dodge City, Kansas

May 17 Guy Camberabero, French rugby union flyhalf (14 Tests 110 points; ROC La Voulte Sportif, US Tyrosse RUC), born in Saubion, France (d. 2023)
May 17 Lars Gustafsson, Swedish poet and novelist (The Death of a Beekeeper, The Cracks in the Wall), born in Västerås, Sweden (d. 2016)
May 17 Philippe Boesmans, Belgian pianist, and composer (Upon La-Mi; Reigen), born in Tongeren, Belgium (d. 2022)
May 18 Olzhas Suleimenov, Kazakh poet, writer and anti-nuclear activist (Nevada-Semipalatinsk), born in Alma-Ata, Kazakh ASSR, Soviet Union [1]
May 19 Elisabeth Schwartz, Austrian pairs figure skater (Olympic gold 1956)
May 19 John Jenrette Jr, American lawyer, politician (US Representative for South Carolina (D), 1975-80), and convicted felon (bribery), born in Conway, South Carolina (d. 2023)
May 20 Anthony Zerbe, Cal, actor (Harry-O, Centennial, They Call Me Mr Tibbs)
May 20 Mister Satan [Sterling Magee], American blues guitarist, singer, and percussionist (Satan & Adam), born in Mount Olive, Mississippi (d. 2020) [1]
May 21 Abdul Taib Mahmud, 4th Chief Minister of Sarawak (1981-2014) and 7th Governor of Sarawak (2014-24), born in Miri, Kingdom of Sarawak (d. 2024)
May 21 Ama Samy, Indian Jesuit priest, Zen teacher and disciple of Yamada Koun, born in Burma
May 21 Dipak Nandy, Indian born British academic and founder of the Runnymead Trust, born in Calcutta, India
May 22 George H. Heilmeier, American engineer (helped invent LCD displays), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2014)
May 22 M. Scott Peck, American psychiatrist and writer (The Road Less Traveled), born in New York City (d. 2005)
May 22 Toshiaki Tsushima, Japanese film score composer, born in Okayama Prefecture, Japan (d. 2013)
May 23 Charles Kimbrough, American stage and screen actor (Murphy Brown - "Jim"; Disney's Hunchback of Notre Dame), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota (d. 2023)
May 23 Douglas John Gorman, British businessman (Chairman of CMG (Computer Management Group)), born in Woolwich, England (d. 1995)
May 23 Ingeborg Hallstein, German soprano opera singer (Bavarian State Opera, 1961-73), born in Munich, Germany
May 23 Robert Sangster, British race horse owner and breeder, born in Liverpool, England (d. 2004)
May 24 Harold Budd, American avant-garde ambient pianist and composer (The Pavilion of Dreams), born in Los Angeles (d. 2020) [1]
May 25 Rusi Surti, Indian cricketer (Indian slow lefty, hat-trick for Qld 1969), born in Surat, Gujarat, India (d. 2013)
May 25 Tom T. Hall, American country singer, songwriter ("Harper Valley PTA"), and author, born in Olive Hill, Kentucky (d. 2021)
May 27 Benjamin Bathurst, vice chief of British Defense Staff
May 27 Lord Holme, president British Liberal Party
May 27 Louis Gossett Jr, American Emmy and Academy Award-winning stage and screen actor (Roots; An Officer and a Gentleman; Diggstown), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2024) [1]
May 27 Marcel Masse, Canadian politician
May 28 Claude Forget, French Canadian politician
May 28 Frank Orr, Canadian sports author and journalist (Hockey Hall of Fame; Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award; Toronto Star), born in Hillsburgh, Ontario (d. 2021)
May 28 Maki Ishii, Japanese contemporary classical composer, born in Tokyo, Japan (d. 2003)
May 29 Arlene McQuade, American stage, radio and screen actress (The Goldbergs - "Rosalie"), born in New York City (d. 2014)
May 30 Keir Dullea, actor (2001, 2010, David & Lisa), born in Cleveland, Ohio
May 30 Roy Harford, New Zealand cricket wicket keeper (3 Tests, 11 dismissals; Auckland), born in London, England
May 30 Ruta Lee, actress (Operation Eichmann, Marjorie Morningstar)
May 31 Tony Pajaczkowski, Canadian Football Hall of Fame offensive guard (CFL All-Star 1962–65; Calgary Stampeders, Montreal Alouettes), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2022)
May 31 Zevulun Hammer, Israeli politician, minister and Deputy Prime Minister of Israel (1996-98), born in Haifa, Mandatory Palestine (d. 1998)