Today's Famous Birthdays

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Richard Lewis Deacon
(May 14, 1922 – August 8, 1984)

was an American television and motion picture actor, best known for playing
supporting roles in television shows such as The Dick Van Dyke Show,
Leave It To Beaver, and The Jack Benny Program along with minor roles in
films such as Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
and Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds (1963). Although he was born in Philadelphia,
he and his family later moved to Binghamton, New York, living on the west
side of that city. He attended West Junior High and Binghamton Central High School,
where he met fellow Binghamton resident Rod Serling.








George Walton Lucas Jr.
(born May 14, 1944)

is an American filmmaker. Lucas is best known for creating the Star Wars and
Indiana Jones franchises and founding Lucasfilm, LucasArts, Industrial Light & Magic
and THX. He served as chairman of Lucasfilm before selling it to The
Walt Disney Company in 2012. Lucas is one of history's most financially successful
filmmakers and has been nominated for four Academy Awards. His films are
among the 100 highest-grossing movies at the North American box office,
adjusted for ticket-price inflation. Lucas is considered to be one of the most
significant figures of the 20th-century New Hollywood movement, and a pioneer
of the modern blockbuster. Lucas was born and raised in Modesto, California,
the son of Dorothy Ellinore Lucas (née Bomberger) and George Walton Lucas Sr.,
and is of German, Swiss-German, English, Scottish, and distant Dutch and
French descent.








Catherine Elise Blanchett AC
(born 14 May 1969)

is an Australian actor. Regarded as one of the best performers of her generation, she
is known for her versatile work across independent films, blockbusters, and stage.
She has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, four
British Academy Film Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards, in addition to
nominations for a Tony Award and two Primetime Emmy Awards.
Catherine Elise Blanchett was born on 14 May 1969 in the Ivanhoe suburb of
Melbourne. Her Australian mother, June (née Gamble), was a property developer
and teacher; and her American father, Robert DeWitt Blanchett Jr., a Texas native,
was a United States Navy Chief Petty Officer who became an advertising executive.










Michael Allen Inez
(born May 14, 1966)

is an American rock musician best known for his role as the bassist of Alice in Chains
since 1993. He is also recognized for his work with Ozzy Osbourne from 1989–1993.
Inez has also been associated with Slash's Snakepit, Black Label Society, Spys4Darwin,
and Heart. He is of Filipino descent. Inez has earned seven Grammy Award nominations
as a member of Alice in Chains.









Mark Elliot Zuckerberg
(born May 14, 1984)

is an American business magnate, internet entrepreneur, and philanthropist. He is known
for co-founding the social media website Facebook and its parent company Meta Platforms
(formerly Facebook, Inc.), of which he is the executive chairman, chief executive officer,
and controlling shareholder. Mark Elliot Zuckerberg was born on on May 14, 1984, in
White Plains, New York to psychiatrist Karen (née Kempner) and dentist Edward Zuckerberg.