Weekly News & Notes

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//1. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey -                                
                     Paul & Linda McCartney (Apple) *1 week #1*  9
  2. Spanish Harlem - Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)                 1
  3. Take Me Home, Country Roads - John Denver (RCA)             3
  4. Stick-Up - The Honey Cone (Hot Wax)                         4
  5. Go Away Little Girl - Donny Osmond (MGM)                   10
  6. Smiling Faces Sometimes - The Undisputed Truth (Gordy)      6
  7. Ain't No Sunshine - Bill Withers (Sussex)                  12
  8. How Can You Mend a Broken Heart - The Bee Gees (Atco)       2
  9. Superstar - The Carpenters (A&M)                           23
 10. Signs - The Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel)              11
 11. Make It Funky, Part 1 - James Brown (Polydor)              --
 12. Maggie May - Rod Stewart (Mercury)                         --
 13. Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get - The Dramatics (Volt)           5
 14. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down - Joan Baez (Vanguard) 29
 15. Thin Line Between Love and Hate - The Persuaders (Atco)    19
 16. I Just Want to Celebrate - Rare Earth (Rare Earth)         30
 17. I Woke Up In Love This Morning -                             
                                    The Partridge Family (Bell) 22
 19. Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep - Mac & Katie Kissoon (ABC)      --
 20. What the World Needs Now Is Love/Abraham, Martin & John -    
                                              Tom Clay (Mowest)  8
 25. If You Really Love Me - Stevie Wonder (Tamla)              37
 29. Won't Get Fooled Again - The Who (Decca)                   46
 30. Tired of Being Alone - Al Green (Hi)                       41
 34. Rain Dance - The Guess Who (RCA)                           54
 37. Marianne - Stephen Stills (Atlantic)                       HP
 45. Do You Know What I Mean - Lee Michaels (A&M)               --
 53. Yo-Yo - The Osmonds (MGM)                                  HP
     
Hot Prospects:
     All Day Music - War (United Artists)                         
     Sweet City Woman - The Stampeders (Bell)                     
     I'm Comin' Home - Tommy James (Roulette)                     
     
Album Cuts:
     Imagine - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (Apple)               
     Oh My Love - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (Apple)            
     Too Many People - Paul & Linda McCartney (Apple)             
     Story In Your Eyes - The Moody Blues (Threshold)             
     Reason to Believe - Rod Stewart (Mercury)                    
     Theme from Shaft - Isaac Hayes (Enterprise)                  
     So Far Away - Carole King (Ode)                              
     I Feel the Earth Move - Carole King (Ode)                    
     Hymn 43 - Jethro Tull (Reprise)                              
     Wild Horses - The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)            
     
Action Albums:
     Tapestry - Carole King (Ode)                                 
     RAM - Paul & Linda McCartney (Apple)                         
     Sticky Fingers - The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)         
     Aqualung - Jethro Tull (Reprise)                             
     Every Picture Tells a Story - Rod Stewart (Mercury)          
     Who's Next - The Who (Decca)                                 
     Every Good Boy Deserves Favour - The Moody Blues (Threshold) 
     Shaft - Isaac Hayes (Enterprise)                             
     
All American of the Week:
     Harry Harrison - 6:00 AM-10:00 AM, Monday - Saturday

National Guard Members Among Four Dead in Carson City Nevada IHOP Shooting Rampage

Investigators looking into the shooting rampage at a Carson City, Nev., IHOP restaurant today that left four dead, including the shooter, and eight wounded are trying to determine whether the man targeted a group of National Guard personnel in the restaurant, police said.

Of the 12 people shot in the rampage, five were National Guard members who were sitting together, all in uniform, in the back of the restaurant. Two of the service members -- a man and a woman -- died, police said.

Because of where the Guard members were sitting and the fact they were in uniform, investigators say it appears the shooter -- Eduardo Sencion, 33, a Carson City resident who worked in nearby Tahoe and had no criminal history -- could have targeted them, Carson City Sheriff Kenny Furlong said this evening.

"Information suggests at this point in time that the National Guard members were sitting all the way into the restaurant along the southeast side and that he entered through the front doors and traveled all the way through the restaurant to the back area," Furlong said.

"Obviously when five out of 11 of the victims are uniformed National Guard members, that's taking a priority interest in our agency," he said.

Investigators are still trying to determine what motive there might have been for the shooting rampage, the sheriff said.

"There has been some suggestion by his family members that there is some mental health issues that we are going to have to look into," he said.

Sencion allegedly walked into the restaurant shortly before 9 a.m. brandishing an AK47 and started shooting, then ended it by shooting himself in the head, police said. He was taken to a hospital where he died three hours later.

Carson City Chief Deputy Jack Freer said that the people wounded at the IHOP were taken to Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno and a hospital in Carson City. He said their conditions were unknown.

Witnesses described a scene of horror and chaos after Sencion pulled up at the IHOP in a blue minivan just before 9 a.m. and ran into the restaurant, already firing his assault weapon.

"All I heard was about a heavy eight seconds of automatic gunfire," said Nick Teply, who was at the McDonald's drive-through next door. "I just froze trying to identify which direction it was coming from.

"I saw people running into the casino and I saw people panicked so I panicked," he said. "I heard another burst go off and then I was, it was, 'get the hell out of there.'"

At least 11 agencies, both federal and state, worked the crime scene, the sheriff said.

Police: 5 Slain in W.Va. Before Suspect Kills Self

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - Authorities say a man who killed five people near Morgantown and ran down an elderly woman in neighboring Pennsylvania also shot and wounded a gas station attendant as he crossed back through West Virginia. He then took his own life in Kentucky.

The path of violence that Shayne Riggleman cut through three states before committing suicide during a police chase was "one of the most heinous crimes I've ever witnessed," State Police Capt. James Merrill said Tuesday.

At a news conference, Merrill would not comment on a motive or say how Riggleman, 22, was connected to any of the five shooting victims at the blood-spattered house a few miles west of Morgantown, where the spree began Monday afternoon.

Charles Richardson Jr., whose son was among the five shooting victims, told The Associated Press he didn't recognize Riggleman's name or know his connection to the family. Nor was he aware of his son having trouble with anyone.

Richardson said his son worked for FedEx and liked to tinker on vehicles and computers. The two were not close, he said, even though the elder Richardson lives in a mobile home within sight of his son's house.

"He went about his business and I went about mine," he said, "but I loved my son."

Raber lived in the house, but Merrill would not otherwise elaborate on his relationship to the other victims.

Merrill said investigators believe all five victims in the ramshackle house were shot with a high-powered rifle. Autopsies were under way Tuesday.

Troopers had been asked to check on the family around 5:30 p.m. Monday and arrived about an hour later. They found two bodies in the kitchen and one in the living room once they reached the home at the end of a deeply rutted dirt drive.

Merrill said troopers secured the site, determined the shooter was no longer inside and found two more bodies in a bathroom after searching further.

Merrill said the call about the family's welfare came from a friend who grew concerned after Riggleman traveled to see her in Pennsylvania.

Authorities said Riggleman apparently shot the victims around 3:30 or 4:30 p.m. Monday then drove about 20 miles to Fairchance, Pa., and met with that friend. Authorities would not identify the woman but credited her with preventing more deaths.

"It's unfortunate it ended the way it did," Merrill said, "... but I do not believe that he would've stopped."

After leaving the woman around 5:30 p.m., police say, Riggleman crashed into another vehicle near Fairchance and then ran down the elderly female driver as she got out of her car to exchange information. Authorities did not identify that victim but said she was seriously injured.

Riggleman then fled south on Interstate 79, Merrill said. At an Exxon station near Amma, about 30 miles from the West Virginia state capital of Charleston, Riggleman "randomly shot and severely wounded" attendant Don Nichols, police said.

Nichols, who was in critical condition, is expected to survive.

Riggleman continued south into Lewis County, Ky., where a deputy tried to pull him over for reckless driving.

The deputy chased the driver until he pulled over about a half-mile down the road. The deputy found Riggleman with a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Lewis County Sheriff Johnny Bivens said.

Merrill said Kentucky authorities found three weapons in a silver Jeep that Riggleman had taken from the Richardson home - a high-powered rifle, a second rifle and a .22-caliber handgun.

Authorities searched Riggleman's Morgantown apartment and were studying his Facebook page. Riggleman apparently lived alone, and police did not immediately know whether he was employed.

He does have a criminal history but Merrill declined to elaborate, saying only that "he was known by law enforcement."

On a public Facebook page for a Shayne Franklin Samuel Riggleman, a string of Wall Posts from the past week seem to hint at a troubled relationship.

"There is a direct corelation between the amount of love you have for someone and how crazy you go when you lose them," reads one.

"I mate for life, not like a penguin though," reads another. "I mate for life like a praying mantis."

And one, ominously, says only, "We're not promised tomorrow."

Riggleman's profile page, meanwhile, contained several quotes.

At the top of the list, unattributed, was this one: "I ain't goin' out without a fight. I'm with whatever. it WILL be YOUR LIFE before MY LIFE."

Two Missouri Western State football players save toddler locked inside hot car

Two Missouri Western State University defensive backs are being heralded as heroes after rescuing a 17-month boy out of a car after his grandmother accidentally locked him inside with the keys.

On Aug. 23rd, in St. Joseph, Mo., teammates Jack Long and Shane Simpson were on their way home from practice when they noticed a woman desperately trying to get inside a parked car on the street across from their school's campus. The two decided to stop and see what was going on.

"We just saw this woman beating on the car with a bat," said Long, an All-Conference running back and defensive back at Park Hill South. "We thought she maybe had locked her keys in the car, but then thought that was kind of an extreme thing to do for keys."

The two then noticed that there was a young child trapped inside the vehicle, the grandson of Teresa Gall, the woman frantically trying to break into her car. Gall had accidentally locked little Liam Snook inside the car with her keys while babysitting him, and with the heat of a 95-degree day, time was of the essence.

Said the terrified grandmother:

"I was panicked, and horrified," Gall recalled. "He was crying and getting sick, and I couldn't get to him."

Gall got a hammer and was trying to smash the window of her car, but she couldn't break the glass. Liam was throwing up and was beginning to lose consciousness.

"I couldn't believe it...We were hitting the glass as hard as we could and nothing," Gall said. "All I could think was ‘God please send somebody'."

That's when Long and Simpson arrived on the scene. Long grabbed the hammer and broke the window with one swing and proceeded to get Liam out of the car. Liam turned out to be OK, save for a bit of dehydration.

Gall and family members brought Liam to a Griffons practice last week where they reunited with the two heroic football players.

This Week In History

September 9

1850: California becomes 31st state
1850: Territories of New Mexico & Utah created

September 10

1913: Lincoln Highway opens as 1st paved coast-to-coast highway
1919: NYC welcomes home Gen John J Pershing & 25,000 WW I soldiers

September 11

1893: Bronx Gas & Electric Company opens on Frisby & Tremont Ave
1910: 1st commercially successful electric bus line opens (Hollywood)
2001: The worst terrorist attack on American soil - 2819+ die as a result of hijacked airplane attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a field in Western Pennsylvania

September 12

1938: Adolph Hitler demands self-determination for Sudeten Germans in Czech
1940: 49 die & 200 injured when Hercules Powder Co plant explodes (NJ)
1947: Pirate Ralph Kiner hits his record 8th HR in 4 games

September 13

1788: New York City becomes capital of the United States
1789: 1st loan to US Govt (from NYC banks)

September 14

1848: Alexander Stewart opens the 1st US dept store
1886: George K Anderson of Memphis, Tennessee patents typewriter ribbon
1891: "Empire State Express" train goes from NYC to East Buffalo, a distance of 436 miles, in a record 7H6M

September 15

1789: Dept of Foreign Affairs, renamed the Dept of State
1853: 1st US woman ordained a minister, Antoinette Blackwell
1916: 1st tank used in war, "Little Willies" at Battle of Flors, France

September 16

1890: Newswriter George Whitney Calhoun names Green Bay team the Packers
1908: General Motors founded by William C Durant

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Quote of the week

September 14 (Continued)

Sam Neill
Born: 1947-09-14
He is an actor who has appeared in such movies as "Little Fish", "To the Ends of the Earth", "Wimbledon", "Jessica", "Doctor Zhivago" (2002), "The Zookeeper", "Sally Hemings: An American Scandal", "Bicentennial Man", "Molokai: The Story of Father Damien", "The Horse Whisperer", "In Cold Blood", "The Jungle Book", "Jurassic Park" (and part III), "The Piano", "The Rainbow Warrior", "The Hunt for Red October", "Dead Calm", "Leap of Faith", "Amerika", "Kane and Abel", "Reilly: The Ace of Spies", "The Final Conflict", "Just Out of Reach" and "Landfall". As well, he has appeared on the television show "The Sullivans" (Ben Dawson), among various guest appearances. Also, he has directed such movies as "The Brush-Off" (also produced), "Surf Sail", "Flare: A Ski Trip", "Four Shorts on Architecture" (also wrote and edited) and "Telephone Etiquette" (also wrote and edited). His wife is make-up artist/hair stylist Noriko Watanabe.

Charles "Kid" Nichols
Born: 1869-09-14
Death: 1953-04-11
"Hall of Fame" MLB baseball player (pitcher). He played for the Boston Beaneaters, won 5 championships and ranks among the game's all-time big winners, totaling 361 victories over his career.

September 15

Dame Agatha Christie
Born: 1890-09-15
Death: 1976-01-12
She was an author who wrote such novels as "The Mirror Crack'd" and "Evil Under the Sun" (both adapted into movies). As well, she wrote some romance novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott.

Jackie Cooper
Born: 1922-09-15
He was an actor who appeared in such movies as "Surrender", "Superman" (and sequels), "The Pink Panther Strikes Again", "The Invisible Man", "The Day the Earth Moved", "The Astronaut", "Everything's Ducky", "Kilroy Was Here", "The Navy Comes Through", "Ziegfeld Girl", "The Return of Frank James", "Streets of New York", "Gangster's Boy", "Tough Guy", "Treasure Island" (1934), "Divorce in the Family", "The Champ" (1931), "Teacher's Pet", "When the Wind Blows", "Moan and Groan, Inc." and "Boxing Gloves". As well, he appeared on such television shows as "For Jenny with Love" (J. Nash Hawkins), "Mobile One" (Peter Campbell - and sequel movie), "The Dean Martin Comedy World" (host), "Hennesey" (Lieutenant Charles 'Chick' Hennesey, USN - also produced), "The People's Choice" (Socrates 'Sock' Miller) and "The Little Rascals" (Jackie), among numerous guest appearances. Also, he directed such movies as "The Ladies", "Izzy and Moe", "Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story", "White Mama", "Perfect Gentlemen" (also produced) and "Stand Up and Be Counted". And, he directed such television shows as "Superboy", "Jake and the Fatman", "Sledge Hammer!", "Cagney and Lacey", "Simon and Simon", "Magnum, P.I.", "Paris", "Trapper John, M.D.", "Lou Grant", "Quincy", "Baa Baa Black Sheep", "M*A*S*H" and "McMillan and Wife". At one time, he was married to actresses June Horne and Hildy Parks.

Tommy Lee Jones
Born: 1946-09-15
He is an actor who has appeared in such movies as "The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada" (also produced), "Man of the House" (also executive produced), "The Missing", "Men in Black" (and sequel), "Space Cowboys", "Rules of Engagement", "Double Jeopardy", "U.S. Marshals", "Batman Forever", "Lonesome Dove", "Natural Born Killers", "The Client", "The Fugitive", "Under Siege", "JFK", "The Good Old Boys" (also wrote), "Stormy Monday", "Black Moon Rising", "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof", "The Rainmaker", "Coal Miner's Daughter", "Eyes of Laura Mars", "Jackson County Jail", "Charlie's Angels" (1976) and "Love Story". As well, he appeared on the television show "One Life to Live" (Dr. Mark Toland), among various guest appearances. Also, he has appeared in such Broadway productions as ""Fortune and Men's Eyes", "Four on a Garden", "Blue Boys" and "Ulysses in Nighttown". His son is actor Austin Leonard Jones, wife is production assistant Dawn Laurel and, at one time, he was married to sound editor Kate Lardner.

Dan Marino
Born: 1961-09-15
"Hall of Fame" NFL football player (quarterback). He played his entire career for the Miami Dolphins. Although he won many awards/honors, is a record holder and is considered to be one of the best quarterbacks of all time, he was never able to win the Super Bowl.

Catarina Murino
Born: 1977-09-15
Italian Actress, TV & Movie Star

Danny Nucci
Born: 1968-09-15
He is an actor who has appeared in such movies as "The Way Back Home", "Mafia Doctor", "Do It for Uncle Manny", "Firestarter 2: Rekindled", "The Outfitters", "Sugar: The Fall of the West", "Titanic", "That Old Feeling", "Eraser", "The Rock", "Crimson Tide", "Ray Alexander: A Taste for Justice", "Blind Justice", "Roosters", "For the Love of My Child: The Anissa Ayala Story", "Book of Love", "Alive", "An Enemy Among Us", "American Drive-Ins" and "Explorers". As well, he has appeared on such television shows as "10-8: Officers on Duty" (Deputy Rico Amonte), "Some of My Best Friends" (Frankie Zito), "Snoops" (Manny Lott), "Falcon Crest" (Gabriel Ortega) and "Pryor's Place" (Freddy), among various guest appearances. His wife is actress Paula Marshall.

Merlin Olsen
Born: 1940-09-15
"Hall of Fame" football player (defensive tackle). He played his entire career for the L.A. Rams and played in a record 14 Pro Bowls. As an actor, he has appeared in the movie "Mitchell". As well, he has appeared on the television show "Aaron's Way" (Aaron Miller).

Gaylord Perry
Born: 1938-09-15
"Hall of Fame" MLB baseball player (pitcher). He played for the San Francisco Giants, Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers, San Diego Padres, New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves, Seattle Mariners and Kansas City Royals. He was the first player to win the Cy Young Award in both Leagues and achieved the pitchers' magic numbers: over 300 wins (314) and over 3,000 strikeouts (3,534).

William H. Taft
Born: 1857-09-15
Death: 1930-03-08
He was the 27th President of the United States of America (1909-1913).

September 16

Marc Anthony
Born: 1969-09-16
He is a singer who has recorded such songs as "I Need To Know", "My Baby You", "You Sang to Me", "Give Me a Reason", "She Mends Me" and "Tragedy". His wife is singer/actress Jennifer Lopez.

Lauren Bacall
Born: 1924-09-16
She is an actress who has appeared in such movies as "To Have and Have Not", "Confidential Agent", "The Big Sleep", "Dark Passage", "Key Largo", "Bright Leaf", "How to Marry a Millionaire", "The Gift of Love", "Designing Women", "The Portrait", "A Foreign Field", "Shock Treatment", "Sex and the Single Girl", "Harper", "Murder on the Orient Express", "The Shootist", "The Fan", "Mr. North", "Misery", "My Fellow Americans", "Dogville" and "Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke". As well, she has appeared in numerous Broadway productions such as "Applause" (won a Tony Award). She has been married to both actor Humphrey Bogart and actor Jason Robards, and is the cousin of former Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres. A bit of trivia is that she is known for her deep, sexy voice.

Elgin Baylor
Born: 1934-09-16
"Hall of Fame" NBA basketball player and coach. He played for both the Minneapolis Lakers and L.A. Lakers. During his career, he scored 23,149 points (in only 846 games) and holds the NBA Finals single-game record for most points (61).

Ed Begley, Jr.
Born: 1949-09-16
He is an actor who has appeared in such movies as "Going Down", "Bug", "Anthrax", "Best in Show", "Homicide: The Movie", "Project: ALF", "The Shaggy Dog", "Renaissance Man", "Greedy", "Chance of a Lifetime", "Meet the Applegates", "She-Devil", "The Accidental Tourist", "Spies, Lies and Naked Thighs", "Transylvania 6-5000", "Protocol", "This Is Spinal Tap", "Still the Beaver", "Young Doctors in Love", "Cap People", "The One and Only", "Mixed Nuts", "Now You See Him, Now You Don't" and "Evil Roy Slade". As well, he has appeared on such television shows as "Kingdom Hospital" (Dr. Jesse James), "Wednesday 9:30 (8:30 Central)" (Paul Weffler), "Six Feet Under" (Hiram Gunderson), "Providence" (Chuck Chance), "Meego" (Dr. Edward Parker), "Winnetka Road" (Glenn Barker), "America the Bountiful" (host), "Parenthood" (Gil Buckman - and movie), "St. Elsewhere" (Dr. Victor Ehrlich), "Battlestar Galactica" (Ens. Greenbeat - and movie) and "Roll Out" (Lt. Robert W. Chapman), among numerous guest appearances. His father was actor Ed Begley.

David Copperfield, II
Born: 1956-09-16
He is a magician who has done such spectacular acts as making the Statue of Liberty, train car and an airplane disappear, walked through the Great Wall of China, levitation and flying.

Peter Falk
Born: 1927-09-16
He is an actor who is probably best known for playing the role of Lieutenant Colombo in a countless number of television movies. As well, he has appeared in such other movies as "Wilder Days", "The Lost World", "Corky Romano", "The Sunshine Boys", "The Princess Bride", "The Great Muppet Caper", "Murder by Death", "A Woman Under the Influence", "A Hatful of Rain", "Robin and the 7 Hoods", "It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World", "Pretty Boy Floyd" and "Wind Across the Everglades". Also, he has appeared on the television show "The Trials of O'Brien" (Daniel O'Brien), among numerous guest appearances. His wife is actress Shera Danese. A bit of trivia is that his right eye was surgically removed at the age of 3 due to cancer.

Anne Francis
Born: 1930-09-16
She is an actress who has appeared in such movies as "Lover's Knot", "The Double 0 Kid", "Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story", "Jake and the Fatman", "The Murder of Sherlock Holmes", "Mazes and Monsters", "Greatest Heroes of the Bible", "Banjo Hackett: Roamin' Free", "The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One", "The Rebels", "Pancho Villa", "The Intruders", "Hook, Line and Sinker", "Funny Girl", "The Satan Bug", "The Ten Commandments", "Don't Go Near the Water", "The Great American Pastime", "Blackboard Jungle", "The Rocket Man", "Lydia Bailey", "Summer Holiday" and "This Time for Keeps". As well, she has appeared on such television shows as "Riptide" (Mama Jo), "Dallas" (Arliss Cooper), "The Further Adventures of Gallegher" (Adeline Jones), "Honey West" (Honey West) and "Versatile Varieties" (Bonny Maid), among numerous guest appearances. At one time, she was married to actor/writer/producer/director Bamlet Lawrence Price, Jr.

B. B. King
Born: 1924-09-16
"Rock and Roll Hall of Fame" performer. The 'King of the Blues' is best-known for his distinctive single-note guitar sound, played on his guitar 'Lucille'. Some songs he recorded were "Sweet Black Angel" and "The Thrill Is Gone".

Michelle Lombardo
Born: 1983-09-16
Model, Actress, TV & Movie Star

Mickey Rourke
Born: 1953-09-16
He is an actor who has appeared in such movies as "Sin City", "Man on Fire", "Once Upon a Time in Mexico", "The Hire: The Follow", "The Pledge", "Get Carter", "Thicker Than Blood", "Point Blank", "The Rainmaker", "Bullet" (also wrote), "F.T.W." (also wrote), "White Sands", "Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man", "Barfly", 'Nine 1/2 Weeks", "Diner", "Body Heat", "Fade to Black" and "1941". Also, he was a professional boxer (record of 6-0-2). At one time, he was married to actresses Carre Otis and Debra Feuer.

Jennifer Tilly
Born: 1961-09-16
Actress, TV & Movie Star

Robin Yount
Born: 1955-09-16
"Hall of Fame" MLB baseball player (shortstop, outfield). He played his entire career for the Milwaukee Brewers and, among his many records, is that he is the only player in ML history to play at least 1,000 games at both shortstop and outfield.

Celebrity Birthdays

9/9 - 9/16

September 9

Mario Batali
Born: 1960-09-09
Famous American Chef

Captain William Bligh
Born: 1754-09-09
Death: 1817-12-07
He was the Captain of the HMS Bounty, who was cast adrift by a mutinous crew.

Angela Cartwright
Born: 1952-09-09
Actress, TV & Movie Star

Hugh Grant
Born: 1960-09-09
Actor, TV & Movie Star

Rachel Hunter
Born: 1969-09-09
Model, Actress

Joe Lisi
Born: 1950-09-09
Actor, TV & Movie Star

Otis Redding
Born: 1941-09-09
Death: 1967-12-10
"Rock and Roll Hall of Fame" performer. He was a singer who recorded such songs as "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay", "Mr. Pitiful", "I Can't Turn You Loose" and "Tramp". He died in a plane crash.

Cliff Robertson
Born: 1925-09-09
He is an actor who has appeared in such movies as "Spider-Man" (and sequel), "13th Child" (also wrote), "Falcon Down", "Escape from L.A.", "P.T. Barnum: America's Greatest Showman", "The Pilot" (also directed), "Renaissance Man", "Ford: The Man and the Machine", "Class", "Overboard", "Washington: Behind Closed Doors", "PT 109", "Out of Season", "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn", "The Sunshine Patriot", "633 Squadron", "The Big Show", "The Girl Most Likely" and "Picnic". As well, he has appeared on such television shows as "Falcon Crest" (Dr. Michael Ranson) and "Rod Brown of the Rocket Rangers" (Rod Brown), among numerous guest appearances. At one time, he was married to actress Dina Merrill.

Adam Sandler
Born: 1966-09-09
Comedian, Actor, TV & Movie Star

Count Leo Tolstoy
Born: 1828-09-09
Death: 1910-11-20
He was an author who gave the world, what are regarded as among the finest, novels ever written: "War and Peace" and "Anna Karenina" (both of which were adapted into movies). He died of heart failure.

September 10

Buck Buchanan
Born: 1940-09-10
Death: 1992-07-16
"Hall of Fame" NFL football player (defensive tackle). He attended Grambling State University and played his entire career for the Kansas City Chiefs, playing twice in each the Super Bowl and Pro Bowl.

Jose Feliciano
Born: 1945-09-10
He is a singer.

Amy Irving
Born: 1953-09-10
She is an actress who has appeared in such movies as "Tuck Everlasting", "Traffic", "Carrie" (and sequel), "Carried Away" (also executive produced), "Deconstructing Harry", "I'm Not Rappaport", "A Century of Women", "Crossing Delancey", "Micki + Maude", "The Far Pavilions", "Yentl", "Honeysuckle Rose", "Once an Eagle", "Dynasty" and "James Dean". As well, she has appeared on the television show "Alias" (Emily Sloane), among various guest appearances. Her father is producer/director Jules Irving, mother is actress Priscilla Pointer and brother is director David Irving. She is married to writer/producer/director Bruno Barreto and, at one time, was married to producer/director Steven Spielberg.

Randy Johnson
Born: 1963-09-10
MLB baseball player (pitcher). He attended USC and has played for the Montreal Expos, Seattle Mariners, Houston Astros, Arizona Diamondbacks, New York Yankees, and San Francisco Giants.

George Kelly
Born: 1895-09-10
Death: 1984-10-13
"Hall of Fame" baseball player (first base). He played for the New York Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs and Brooklyn Dodgers. During his career, he had 6-consecutive .300 plus seasons, 4-straight with 100 or more RBI's, shares NL record of 7 home runs in 6-consecutive games (1924) and single-season records for chances/putouts by a first baseman.

Robert Lanier
Born: 1948-09-10
"Hall of Fame" NBA basketball player (center) and coach. He played for the Detroit Pistons and Milwaukee Bucks. During his career, he scored 19,248 points and had 9,698 rebounds. He later coached the Philadelphia 76ers and Golden State Warriors.

Roger Maris
Born: 1934-09-10
Death: 1985-12-14
MLB baseball player (outfield). He played for Kansas City, the New York Yankees and St. Louis Cardinals. His record of 61 home runs in a season held up until Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa both overtook it during the 1997-98 season. He died of cancer.

Bill O'Reilly
Born: 1949-09-10
He has appeared on such television shows as "The O'Reilly Factor" (host - also wrote and executive produced), "The Pulse" and "Inside Edition" (senior correspondent), among various guest appearances.

Arnold Palmer
Born: 1929-09-10
PGA golf player (U.S.A.).

Joe Perry
Born: 1950-09-10
"Rock and Roll Hall of Fame" performer. He is a member of the group Aerosmith ("Dream On", "Same Old Song and Dance", "Sweet Emotion", "Walk This Way", "Last Child", "Back in the Saddle", "Draw the Line", "Kings and Queens", "Come Together", "Remember [Walking in the Sand]", "Dude [Looks Like a Lady]", "Janie's Got a Gun", "Livin' on the Edge", "Cryin'", "Amazing", "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing", "Jaded", "Lay It Down", "Girls of Summer").

Nick Pietrosante
Born: 1937-09-10
Former College Football Great

Joey Votto
Born: 1983-09-10
Canadian Born Major League Baseball Player

September 11

Maria Bartiromo
Born: 1967-09-11
TV Personality, Financial Reporter

Paul (Bear) Bryant
Born: 1913-09-11
Death: 1983-01-26
College football coach. He coached at the University of Alabama (1944-1982). He is the winningest coach in college history with 323 victories and 6 National Championships.

Harry Connick, Jr.
Born: 1967-09-11
He is a singer who has recorded such albums as "It Had to Be You", "Only You", "We Are in Love", "Blue Light, Red Light", "Songs I Heard", "She", "20", "25", "30", "To See You", "Star Turtle", "Lofty's Roach Souffle" and "Come By Me". As an actor, he has appeared in such movies as "Boomerang Deal", "Basic", "The Simian Line", "Wayward Son", "Hope Floats", "Excess Baggage", "Independence Day", "Copycat", "Little Man Tate" and "Memphis Belle". As well, he has made guest appearances on such television shows as "Will and Grace" and "Cheers". His wife is actress/model Jill Goodacre.

Brian De Palma
Born: 1940-09-11
Movie Director, Screenwriter, Producer

Tom Landry
Born: 1924-09-11
Death: 2000-02-12
"Hall of Fame" NFL football player (defensive back, punter) and coach. He played for the New York Yankees and Giants. He later coached the Dallas Cowboys (270-178-6) and perfected the flex defense, multiple offence and revived shotgun (spread) offence.

Amy Madigan
Born: 1950-09-11
She is an actress who has appeared in such movies as "Winter Passing", "The Ranch", "In the Land of Milk and Money", "The Laramie Project", "Pollock", "Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years", "Loved", "And Then There Was One", "Riders of the Purple Sage" (also executive produced), "Uncle Buck", "Roe vs. Wade", "Field of Dreams", "Nowhere to Hide", "Nowhere to Hide", "Places in the Heart", "Love Letters", "Love Child" and "Crazy Times". As well, she has appeared on the television show "Carnivale" (Iris Crowe), among various guest appearances. Her husband is actor Ed Harris.

Virginia Madsen
Born: 1963-09-11
She is an actress who has appeared in such movies as "Firewall", "Sideways", "Nobody Knows Anything!", "Tempted", "Just Ask My Children", "Full Disclosure", "The Inspector General", "The Haunting", "Ballad of the Nightingale", "The Rainmaker", "Ghosts of Mississippi", "Bitter Vengeance", "A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story", "Candyman", "Victim of Love", "Highlander II: The Quickening", "Gotham", "Zombie High", "Modern Girls", "Mussolini: The Untold Story", "The Hearst and Davies Affair", "Dune" and "Class". As well, she has appeared on such television shows as "Unsolved Mysteries" (co-host) and "American Dreams" (Rebecca Sandstrom), among various guest appearances. Her brother is actor Michael Michael Madsen and, at one time, was married to actor Danny Huston.

Kristy McNichol
Born: 1962-09-11
She is an actress who has appeared in such movies as "Children of the Bride" and "Little Darlings". Also, she has appeared on such television shows as "Empty Nest" (Barbara Weston) and "Family" ('Buddy' Lawrence). She battles depression.

Tommy Shaw
Born: 1953-09-11
He is a singer and guitar player who has been a member of the groups Styx ("Lady '95", "The Best of Times", "Lorelei", "Too Much Time on My Hands", "Babe", "Fooling Yourself [The Angry Young Man]", "Show Me the Way", "Renegade", "Come Sail Away", "Blue Collar Man [Long Nights]", "The Grand Illusion", "Crystal Ball", "Suite Madame Blue", "Miss America", "Mr. Roboto", "Don't Let It End") and the Damn Yankees ("Where You Goin' Now", "Silence Is Broken", "High Enough", "Come Again").

Zack Stortini
Born: 1985-09-11
NHL Player, currently playing for the Edmonton Oilers

September 12

Elisabetta Cannalis
Born: 1978-09-12
Italian Model, and Actress

Linda Gray
Born: 1940-09-12
She is an actress who has appeared in such movies as "Star of Jaipur", "When the Cradle Falls", "Moment of Truth: Broken Pledges", "To My Daughter With Love", "The Entertainers", "Oscar", "Kenny Rogers as The Gambler, Part III: The Legend Continues", "The Wild and the Free", "The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank", "Murder in Peyton Place", "That Lucky Touch" and "Palm Springs Weekend". As well, she has appeared on such television shows as "Melrose Place" (Hillary Michaels), "Models Inc." (Hillary Michaels), "Dallas" (Sue Ellen Shepard Ewing Ewing - and sequel movies) and "All That Glitters" (Linda Murkland), among numerous guest appearances.

Yao Ming
Born: 1980-09-12
NBA basketball player (center). He has played for the Houston Rockets.

Jesse Owens
Born: 1913-09-12
Death: 1980-03-31
"Hall of Fame" World/Olympic track and field athlete (U.S.A.). He won 4 gold medals at th 1936 Summer Olympics: 100M-10.3 sec. (tied WR), long jump-26'5-1/4" (OR), 200M-20.7 sec. (OR) and 400M relay (first leg)-39.8 sec. (OR and WR). He died of lung cancer.

Joe Pantoliano
Born: 1951-09-12
He is an actor who has appeared in such movies as "Racing Stripes", "A Piece of My Heart", "Bad Boys" (and sequel), "Daredevil", "The Adventures of Pluto Nash", "A Better Way to Die", "Silver Man", "Momento", "Ready to Rumble", "The Life Before This", "The Matrix", "U.S. Marshals", "Tinseltown" (also associate produced), "Bound", "Steal Big Steal Little", "Baby's Day Out", "Calendar Girl", "The Fugitive", "Used People", "The Last of the Finest", "Midnight Run", "Empire of the Sun", "Amazon Women on the Moon", "La Bamba", "Running Scared", "The Goonies", "Robert Kennedy and His Times", "Risky Business", "Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story", "From Here to Eternity" and "For Pete's Sake". As well, he has appeared on such television shows as "Dr. Vegas" (Tommy), "The Handler" (Joe Renato), "The Sopranos" (Ralph Cifaretto), "Sugar Hill" (Joe), "EZ Streets" (Jimmy Murtha - and movie), "The Fanelli Boys" (Dominic Fanelli) and "Free Country" (Louis Peschi), among numerous guest appearances. His wife is actress/make-up artist Nancy Sheppard.

Peter Scolari
Born: 1954-09-12
Actor, TV & Movie Star

Ruben Studdard
Born: 1978-09-12
He is a singer who has recorded such songs as "Flying Without Wings", "Superstar", "Sorry 2004", "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart", "What If", "Play Our Song" and "After the Candles Burn". He appeared on the television show "American Idol" (2003 - winner).

Barry White
Born: 1944-09-12
Death: 2003-07-04
He was a singer who recorded such songs as "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe", "You're My First, My Last, My Everything", "I've Got So Much Love to Give", "Let the Music Play", "Baby, We Better Try to Get It Together", "Oh, What a Night for Dancing", "Satin Soul" and "Just the Way You Are". He died of kidney failure and hypertension.

September 13

Jacqueline Bisset
Born: 1944-09-13
Actress, TV & Movie Star

Nell Carter
Born: 1948-09-13
Death: 2003-01-23
She was an actress who appeared in such movies as "Swing", "Sealed with a Kiss", "The Grass Harp", "Maid for Each Other", "Modern Problems", "Hair" and "Cindy". As well, she appeared on such television shows as "Hangin' with Mr. Cooper" (P.J. Moore), "You Take the Kids" (Nell Kirkland), "Gimme a Break!" (Miss Nellie Ruth 'Nell' Harper), "The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo" (Sgt. Hildy Jones) and "Ryan's Hope" (Ethel Green), among numerous guest appearances. Also, she appeared in such stage productions as "Ain't Misbehavin'" (won both a Tony and Obie Award; also won an Emmy Award for the TV broadcast of the show) and "Annie". She died of complications from diabetes.

Bela Karolyi
Born: 1942-09-13
World/Olympic gymnastics coach.

John J. Pershing
Born: 1860-09-13
Death: 1948-07-15
He was an Army General who served in the Spanish-American War, the Philippines Insurrection, the Mexican Expedition and was the overall American Commander in Europe during World War I. Following the war, he served as Army Chief of Staff.

Mel Torme
Born: 1925-09-13
Singer, Entertainer, Movie Star

September 14

Jon "Bowzer" Bauman
Born: 1947-09-14
He is a member of the group Sha Na Na ("Rama Lama Ding Dong", "Runaround Sue", "Hound Dog", "Earth Angel", "Rock 'N' Roll Is Here to Stay", "Yakety Yak", "Get a Job", "Remember Then", "Just Like Romeo and Juliet").

Larry Brown
Born: 1940-09-14
Professional basketball player/NBA coach. He played in the ACC, AAU, ABA and in the 1964 Summer Olympics. As well, he has coached UCLA, the University of Kansas, Denver Nuggets, New Jersey Nets, San Antonio Spurs, L.A. Clippers, Indiana Pacers, Philadelphia 76ers, Detroit Pistons and New York Knicks.

Joey Heatherton
Born: 1944-09-14
Singer, Entertainer, Actress