Happy Birthdays For August 22nd, 2010
Leopold S. Stokowski 1950 New York New York
Son of designer Gloria Vanderbilt and her husband, conductor Leopold Stokowski
Zodiac Sign: Leo – Ascendant: Pisces
Cindy Williams 1947 Van Nuys California
Actress, best known for her role as Shirley in TV series “Laverne and Shirley”, films “American Graffiti”, “Bingo”
Zodiac Sign: Leo – Ascendant: Capricorn
Joe Chambers 1942 Forest Mississippi
Musician, one of thirteen children, formed musical group and went from gospel to soul to stardom
Zodiac Sign: Leo – Ascendant: Scorpio
Valerie Harper 1939 Suffern New York
Actress, “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” 1970-74, spin off series “Rhoda” 1974-78, “Valerie” 1986, involved in world hunger
Zodiac Sign: Leo – Ascendant: Leo
Norman H. Schwartzkopf 1934 Trenton New Jersey
US Army General, won decisive victory in the Persian Gulf War, 1991, served 3 tours in Vietnam War
Zodiac Sign: Leo – Ascendant: Leo
Gerald Paul Carr 1932 Denver Colorado
Astronaut, commanded last Skylab mission, set 84 day endurance record, former Marine
Zodiac Sign: Leo – Ascendant: Libra
Ray Bradbury 1920 Waukegan Illinois
Sci-fi writer, novels made into films incl. “The Illustrated Man”, “Fahrenheit 451”, “Something Wicked This Way Comes”
Zodiac Sign: Leo – Ascendant: Capricorn
Denton A Cooley 1920 Houston Texas
Cardiac Surgeon, first to implant artificial heart into human, founded Texas Heart Institute 1962
Zodiac Sign: Leo – Ascendant: Leo
Dorothy Parker 1893 West End New Jersey
Writer, humorist, poet, critic, heavy drinker, known for her malicious wit, 4 suicide attempts, no children
Zodiac Sign: Virgo – Ascendant: Taurus
Claude Debussy 1862 Saint Germain France
Composer, “Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun”, “Clair de lune”, he felt that “pleasure is the law”
Zodiac Sign: Leo – Ascendant: Leo