Today's Famous Birthdays

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Vincent Leonard Price Jr.
(May 27, 1911 – October 25, 1993)

was an American actor, art historian, art collector, and gourmet cook. He appeared on stage, television,
and radio, and in more than 100 films. Price has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one for
motion pictures and one for television. Price's first film role was as leading man in the 1938 comedy
Service de Luxe. He became a character actor, appearing in The Song of Bernadette (1943), Laura (1944),
The Keys of the Kingdom (1944), Leave Her to Heaven (1945), Dragonwyck (1946), and
The Ten Commandments (1956). He established himself in the horror genre with roles in House of Wax (1953),
The Fly (1958), House on Haunted Hill (1959), Return of the Fly (1959), The Tingler (1959),
The Last Man on Earth (1964), Witchfinder General (1968), The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971), and
Theatre of Blood (1973). He collaborated with Roger Corman on Edgar Allan Poe adaptations of
House of Usher (1960), The Pit and the Pendulum (1961), The Haunted Palace (1963), and
The Masque of the Red Death (1964). Price appeared in the television series Batman as Egghead.
Vincent Leonard Price Jr. was born on May 27, 1911, in St. Louis, Missouri, the youngest of the four children
of Vincent Leonard Price, president of the National Candy Company, and his wife Marguerite Cobb (née Wilcox) Price.








Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee CBE CStJ
(27 May 1922 – 7 June 2015)

was an English actor and singer. In a long career which spanned over 60 years, Lee often portrayed villains,
and appeared as Count Dracula in seven Hammer Horror films, ultimately playing the role nine times. His
other film roles include Francisco Scaramanga in the James Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun (1974),
Count Dooku in several Star Wars films (2002–2008), and Saruman in both the Lord of the Rings film trilogy
(2001–2003) and the Hobbit film trilogy (2012–2014). Lee was born on 27 May 1922 in Belgravia, London,
the son of Lieutenant Colonel Geoffrey Trollope Lee (1879–1941) of the 60th King's Royal Rifle Corps, and his
wife, Countess Estelle Marie (née Carandini di Sarzano; 1889–1981). Lee's father fought in the Boer War and
First World War, and his mother was an Edwardian beauty who was painted by Sir John Lavery, Oswald Birley,
and Olive Snell, and sculpted by Clare Sheridan.









Lee Ann Meriwether
(born May 27, 1935)

is an American actress, former model, and the winner of the Miss America 1955 pageant. She has appeared
in many films and television shows, notably as Betty Jones, the title character's secretary and daughter-in-law
in the 1970s crime drama Barnaby Jones starring Buddy Ebsen. The role earned her two Golden Globe Award
nominations in 1975 and 1976, and an Emmy Award nomination in 1977. She is also known for her
portrayal of Catwoman, replacing Julie Newmar in the film version of Batman (1966), and for a co-starring
role on the science fiction series The Time Tunnel. Meriwether had a recurring role as Ruth Martin on the
daytime soap opera All My Children until the end of the series in September 2011. Meriwether was born in
Los Angeles, California, to Claudius Gregg Meriwether and Ethel Eve Mulligan.









Bruce Peter Weitz
(born May 27, 1943)

is an American actor who is perhaps best known for his role as Sgt. Michael "Mick" Belker in the TV series
Hill Street Blues, which ran from 1981 until 1987. He won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor
in a Drama Series in 1984 for his role in the series. Weitz was born on May 27, 1943, in Norwalk, Connecticut,
the son of Sybil (née Rubel), a homemaker, and Joseph Weitz, who owned a liquor store.










Todd Anthony Bridges
(born May 27, 1965)

is an American actor. He portrayed Willis Jackson on the sitcom Diff'rent Strokes and had a recurring role as
Monk on the sitcom Everybody Hates Chris. Bridges worked as a commentator on the television series
TruTV Presents: World's Dumbest... from 2008 to 2013. Bridges was born on May 27, 1965, in San Francisco,
California, the son of Betty Alice Pryor, an actress, director and manager, and James Bridges Sr., a talent agent.
His brother Jimmy Bridges, sister Verda Bridges, and niece Brooke Bridges are also actors.









James Butler Hickok
(May 27, 1837 – August 2, 1876),

better known as "Wild Bill" Hickok, was a folk hero of the American Old West known for his life on the
frontier as a soldier, scout, lawman, cattle rustler, gunslinger, gambler, showman, and actor, and for his
involvement in many famous gunfights. He earned a great deal of notoriety in his own time, much of
it bolstered by the many outlandish and often fabricated tales he told about himself. Some
contemporaneous reports of his exploits are known to be fictitious, but they remain the basis of
much of his fame and reputation. James Butler Hickok was born May 27, 1837, in Homer, Illinois,
(present-day Troy Grove, Illinois) to William Alonzo Hickok, a farmer and abolitionist,
and his wife, Polly Butler.









Louis Cameron Gossett Jr.
(born May 27, 1936)

is an American actor. Born in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York City, He had his stage debut at the age
of 17, in a school production of You Can't Take It with You. Shortly after he successfully auditioned for
the Broadway play Take a Giant Step. Gossett would go on acting on stage. One of these plays was
A Raisin in the Sun in 1959, and in 1961 he made his debut on screen in its film adaptation. From
thereon, Gossett added to his resume many roles in films and television, as well as releasing music.
In 1977, Gossett gained wide recognition for his role of Fiddler in the popular miniseries Roots for
which he won "Outstanding Lead Actor for a Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy Series"
at the Emmy Awards. Gossett was born in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York City, to Hellen Rebecca
(née Wray), a nurse, and Louis Gossett Sr., a porter. He is an alumnus of Mark Twain Intermediate
School 239 and Abraham Lincoln High School. His stage debut came at the age of 17, in a school
production of You Can't Take It with You when a sports injury resulted in the decision to take an
acting class. Polio had already delayed his graduation.










Susan Janet Ballion
(born 27 May 1957),

known professionally as Siouxsie Sioux, is an English singer, songwriter, musician and record producer.
She was the lead singer of the rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees (1976–1996). They released
11 studio albums, and had several UK Top 20 singles including "Hong Kong Garden", "Happy House"
and "Peek-a-Boo", plus a US Top 25 single in the Billboard Hot 100, with "Kiss Them for Me".
Siouxsie was born Susan Janet Ballion on 27 May 1957 at Guy's Hospital in Southwark, England. She
is ten years younger than her two siblings.









Marjorie Taylor Greene
(born May 27, 1974),

also known by her initials MTG, is an American politician, businesswoman, who has been the U.S.
representative for Georgia's 14th congressional district since 2021. A member of the Republican Party,
she was elected to Congress in 2020 following the retirement of Republican incumbent Tom Graves,
and reelected in 2022. Greene was born in Milledgeville, Georgia, on May 27, 1974, the daughter of
Robert Taylor. She graduated from South Forsyth High School in Cumming, Georgia in 1992, and the
University of Georgia with a Bachelor of Business Administration in 1996.