Notable Birthdays for December 1
Published in History & Quotes
Those born on this date include:
- French wax-figure sculptor Marie Tussaud in 1761
- Detective novelist Rex Stout in 1886
- Former United Mine Workers President W.A. Tony Boyle in 1904
- Baseball Hall of Fame member Walter Alston in 1911
- Singer/actor Mary Martin in 1913
- Soul singer Lou Rawls in 1933
- Comedian/filmmaker Woody Allen in 1935 (age 78)
- Golf Hall of Fame member Lee Trevino in 1939 (age 74)
- Comedian Richard Pryor in 1940
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member John Densmore (The Doors) in 1944 (age 69)
- Singer/actor Bette Midler in 1945 (age 68)
- Actor Treat Williams in 1951 (age 62)
- Model Carol Alt in 1960 (age 53)
- Comedian Sarah Silverman in 1970 (age 43)
- And Matthew Shepard, University of Wyoming student killed because he was gay, in 1976.
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