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Notable Birthdays for October 11

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Those born on this date include:

- Clergyman Mason Locke Weems, who invented the story of George Washington and the cherry tree, in 1759
- Englishman George Williams, founder of the YMCA, in 1821
- food industry pioneer Henry John Heinz in 1844
- former first lady and author Eleanor Roosevelt in 1884
- choreographer Jerome Robbins in 1918
- writer Elmore Leonard in 1925
- football Hall of Fame Coach LaVell Edwards in 1930 (age 85)
- country singer Dottie West in 1932
- actor/singer Ron Leibman in 1937 (age 78)
- singer Daryl Hall in 1946 (age 69)
- sports columnist Thomas Boswell in 1947 (age 68)
- football Hall of Fame member Steve Young in 1961 (age 54)
- actors David Morse in 1953 (age 62), Joan Cusack in 1962 (age 53) and Luke Perry in 1966 (age 49)
- and golfer Michelle Wie in 1989 (age 26).

 


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