It’s the birthday

… of Mike Wallace; 88 today. 60 Minutes is the only place where the average age is higher than that of the College of Cardinals.

… of Glenda Jackson; 70 today. Ms. Jackson has four Oscar nominations, two of them winners for best actress — Women In Love and A Touch of Class.

… of Albert Finney; he’s 70 as well. Finney has been nominated for an Oscar five times, but no wins.

… of Sonny Curtis; 69 today. Curtis started out with Buddy Holly but earned fame as a songwriter — I Fought the Law and the Law Won. It’s Curtis who wrote — and who sang — Love Is All Around. You know, the theme song from “The Mary Tyler Moore Show.”

Who can turn the world on with her smile?
Who can take a nothing day, and suddenly make it all seem worthwhile?
Well it’s you girl, and you should know it
With each glance and every little movement you show it

Love is all around, no need to fake it.
You can have the town, why don’t you take it.
You’re gonna make it after all

… of James L. Brooks; he’s 66. Brooks won Oscars for Best Picture, Director and Screenplay for Terms of Endearment. He received nominations in various categories for Broadcast News, Jerry Maguire and As Good as It Gets, too. For my money, I like his work as executive producer of Mary Tyler Moore and, of course, The Simpsons.

… of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Richie Furay; 62 today. Furay, Dewey Martin, Bruce Palmer, Stephen Stills and Neil Young were the founders of Buffalo Springfield.

There’s something happening here
What it is ain’t exactly clear
There’s a man with a gun over there
Telling me I got to beware
I think it’s time we stop, children, what’s that sound
Everybody look what’s going down

… of Candace Bergen; she’s 60. Ms. Bergen was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress Oscar in 1980 for Starting Over.

… of Billy Joel; 57 today. If you need a couple notes of Billy Joel, click here.