… of Mick Jagger. He’s still can’t get no satisfaction, even at 63.
… of two-time Oscar winner Kevin Spacey. He’s 47. Spacey won for best supporting actor for The Usual Suspects and leading actor for American Beauty.
… of Sandra Bullock. From Arlington, Virginia, she’s 42. Ms. Bullock has been an Academy Award presenter.
Two great comediennes were born on this date — Gracie Allen in 1895, 1897 or 1902 (her birth certificate was destroyed in the San Francisco earthquake) and Vivian Vance in 1909.
Because George Burns lived to be 100 and managed to stay in show business nearly until then (playing God in one film, no less), Gracie, who died in 1964 has been largely forgotten. She was the true comedic talent of the two, however. On their radio and television programs George was the straight man, Gracie had the good lines.
At the end of their show, George Burns would say, “Say goodnight, Gracie.” Urban myth has it that she said, “Good night Gracie,” but, in fact, she always just said “Goodnight.”
“Were you the oldest one in the family?” “No, no, my mother and father were much older.” — Gracie Allen
“They laughed at Joan of Arc, but she went right ahead and built it.” — Gracie Allen
“When I was born I was so surprised I didn’t talk for a year and a half.” — Gracie Allen
Vivian Vance was two years older than her long-time co-star Lucille Ball, though many thought Vance to be much older because her I Love Lucy character Ethel Mertz was married to Fred, played by actor William Frawley, who was 18 years older. Miss Vance died of cancer in 1979.