Today's Famous Birthdays

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David White
(April 4, 1916 – November 27, 1990)

was an American stage, film, and television actor best known for playing
Darrin Stephens' boss Larry Tate from 1964 to 1972 on the ABC situation
comedy Bewitched.

White appeared on numerous television series in the 1950s and 1960s, including
One Step Beyond, where he played a police officer. He made two guest appearances
on the CBS courtroom drama Perry Mason. In 1960, he played Henry De Garmo in
"The Case of the Madcap Modiste" and in 1963, he played newspaper editor and
murderer Victor Kendall in "The Case of the Witless Witness". He also appeared in
Peter Gunn, Mr. Lucky, The Untouchables, The Fugitive, Mission: Impossible,
My Three Sons, Father Knows Best , Bonanza, Have Gun – Will Travel, My Favorite Martian,
and Dick Tracy. He appeared in two episodes of The Twilight Zone: "I Sing the Body Electric"
and "A World of Difference." Also in 1963, he appeared on Alfred Hitchcock Presents as
Detective Burr in "An Out for Oscar", and as Lance Hawthorn in "The Dark Pool". Though
primarily known for television work, White had several memorable supporting feature -film
roles, including portraying a sleazy columnist in Sweet Smell of Success (1957),
The Apartment (1960), in which he played a philandering executive, and Sunrise at Campobello
(also 1960) and The Lawbreakers (1961).









Anthony Perkins
(April 4, 1932 – September 12, 1992)

was an American actor, director, and singer. Perkins is known for his role as Norman Bates
in Alfred Hitchcock's suspense thriller Psycho, which made him an influential figure in pop
culture and in horror films. He often played distinctive villainous roles in film, though he
was most renowned for his romantic leads. He distinguished himself by playing
unconfident characters.








Robert John Downey Jr.
(born April 4, 1965)

is an American actor and producer. His career has been characterized by critical and popular
success in his youth, followed by a period of substance abuse and legal troubles, before a
resurgence of commercial success later in his career. In 2008, Downey was named by
Time magazine among the 100 most influential people in the world, and from 2013 to 2015,
he was listed by Forbes as Hollywood's highest-paid actor.

Downey gained global recognition for starring as Tony Stark/Iron Man in ten films within the
Marvel Cinematic Universe, beginning with Iron Man (2008), and leading up to
Avengers: Endgame (2019). He has also played the title character in Guy Ritchie's
Sherlock Holmes (2009), which earned him his second Golden Globe, and its sequel,
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011).








David Blaine
(born April 4, 1973)

is an American illusionist, endurance artist, and extreme performer. He is best known for his
high-profile feats of endurance and has set and broken several world records.

On May 19, 1997, Blaine's first television special, David Blaine: Street Magic, aired on ABC.
"It really, really does break new ground," said Penn Jillette of Penn & Teller. When asked
about his performance style, Blaine explained, "I'd like to bring magic back to the place it
used to be 100 years ago." Time commented, "His deceptively low-key, ultracool manner
leaves spectators more amazed than if he'd razzle-dazzled."








Heath Andrew Ledger
(4 April 1979 – 22 January 2008)

was an Australian actor and music video director. After playing roles in several Australian
television and film productions during the 1990s, Ledger moved to the United States in 1998
to develop his film career further. His work consisted of twenty films, including 10 Things I Hate
About You (1999), The Patriot (2000), A Knight's Tale (2001), Monster's Ball (2001),
Lords of Dogtown (2005), Brokeback Mountain (2005), Candy (2006), I'm Not There (2007),
The Dark Knight (2008), and The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009), the latter two
being posthumous releases. He also produced and directed music videos and
aspired to be a film director.









Isoroku Yamamoto
(April 4, 1884 – April 18, 1943)
was a Marshal Admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) and the commander-in-chief of the
Combined Fleet during World War II until he was killed.

Yamamoto was killed in April 1943 after American code breakers identified his flight plans, enabling
the United States Army Air Forces to shoot down his plane. His death was a major blow to Japanese
military morale during World War II.









McKinley Morganfield
(April 4, 1913 – April 30, 1983),

known professionally as Muddy Waters, was an American blues singer and musician who was an
important figure in the post-war blues scene, and is often cited as the "father of modern Chicago blues".
His style of playing has been described as "raining down Delta beatitude"

In the early 1950s, Muddy Waters and his band—Little Walter Jacobs on harmonica, Jimmy Rogers
on guitar, Elga Edmonds (also known as Elgin Evans) on drums and Otis Spann on piano—recorded
several blues classics, some with the bassist and songwriter Willie Dixon. These songs included
"Hoochie Coochie Man," "I Just Want to Make Love to You" and "I'm Ready". In 1958, he traveled
to England, laying the foundations of the resurgence of interest in the blues there. His performance
at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1960 was recorded and released as his first live album, At Newport 1960.