Happy Birthdays For August 1st, 2010
Jim Carroll 1951 Manhattan New York
Writer, rock composer, depicts brutality of New York City, works include “Living at the Movies”, 1973
Zodiac Sign: Leo – Ascendant: Taurus
Jerry Garcia 1942 San Francisco California
Musician, member of ‘The Grateful Dead’ 1967 until his death Aug 9 1995, memorable songs “Truckin'”, “Sugar Magnolia”
Zodiac Sign: Leo – Ascendant: Libra
Linda Marshall 1940 Provo Utah
Cosmetician, authority on skin care, President of Elysee Scientific Cosmetics, developed perfume “Dionne”
Zodiac Sign: Leo – Ascendant: Taurus
Yves Saint-Laurent 1936 Oran (Ouahran) Algeria
Illustrator with Vogue magazine at age 18, protege of Christian Dior and his successor in 1957
Zodiac Sign: Leo – Ascendant: Aquarius
John Kramer 1921 Las Vegas Nevada
Tennis player, elevated status of pro game when it was not fashionable to do so
Zodiac Sign: Leo – Ascendant: Gemini
Sammy Lee 1920 Fresno California
Diver, Olympic Champion
Zodiac Sign: Leo – Ascendant: Virgo
Martin Hillenbrand 1915 Youngstown Ohio
Diplomat, Secretary for European Affairs
Zodiac Sign: Leo – Ascendant: Cancer
Evalyn Walsh McLean 1886 Denver Colorado
Heiress, owned the Hope Diamond
Zodiac Sign: Leo – Ascendant: Sagittarius
Herman Melville 1819 New York New York
Writer, “Moby Dick”, “Billy Budd”, unrecognized in his own time, died in obscurity 1891
Zodiac Sign: Leo – Ascendant: Taurus
Francis Scot Key 1779 Baltimore Maryland
Lawyer, poet, wrote “The Star Spangled Banner” 1814, wrote “The Power of Literature and Its Connection With Religion”
Zodiac Sign: Leo – Ascendant: Aquarius