Rita Hayworth, born on this date in 1918.
Arthur Miller, the playwright (The Crucible, Death of a Salesman) and one-time husband of Marilyn Monroe, was born on this date in 1915.
Montgomery Clift was born on October 17 in 1920. Clift was nominated for the best actor Oscar three times and supporting actor once. He played Prewitt, the bugler who won’t box, in From Here to Eternity.
It’s also the birthday
… of Jimmy Breslin. The columnist is 76.
… of Evel Knievel. The daredevil is 68.
… of Margot Kidder. Lois Lane is 58.
… of George Wendt. Norm is 58.
“What’ll you have Norm?”
“Fame, fortune, fast women.”
“How about a beer?”
“Even better.”
… of country singer Alan Jackson; he’s 48.
… of golfer Ernie Els; 37.
And of Marshall Mathers, better known as Eminem. He’s 34.
“How’s life treating you, Norm?”
“Like a baby treats a diaper.”
My favorite Norm quote is:
“It’s a dog-eat-dog world, and I’m wearing milk bone underwear.”