06-16-1947 Ellen Bass – Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is a Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets. Her poetry has frequently appeared in The New Yorker and on The Writer’s Almanac…
06-15-1973 Neil Patrick Harris – Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He is an American actor, singer, writer, producer, director, comedian, television host, and magician. He is known for playing Barney…
06-14-1961 Boy George (George Alan O’Dowd) – Born in Bexley, Kent, England. He is an English singer-songwriter and lead singer with the Grammy and Brit Award pop band, Culture Club,…
06-13-1926 – 01-10-1982 Paul Lynde – Born in Mount Vernon, Ohio. American comedian and actor. A noted character actor with a distinctively campy persona that often poked fun at his…
06-12-1930 – 11-30-2017 Jim Nabors – Born in Sylacauga, Alabama. He was an American actor and singer. Best known as the character Gomer Pyle on the Andy Griffith Show. The character…
06-11-1963 Diana Goetsch (born Douglas Goetsch) – Place of birth unknown, she grew up in Northport, Long Island, New York. She is an American poet and teacher. Her work has…
06-10-1922 – 06-22-1969 Judy Garland – Born in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. She was an American singer, actress, and vaudevillian. Her career spanned more than forty years as an actress, recording…
06-09-1891 – 10-15-1964 Cole Porter – Born in Peru, Indiana. One of the greatest American composers and songwriters. He was the only child of a wealthy family. Although classically trained,…
06-08-1961 – Mary Bonauto – Born in Newburgh, New York. She is an American lawyer and civil rights advocate who has worked to eradicate discrimination based on sexual orientation and…
06-07-1899 – 02-22-1973 Elizabeth Bowen, CBE – Born in Dublin, Ireland. She was an Anglo-Irish novelist and short story writer. In 1923 she married Alan Cameron. The marriage has been…
