They say it’s your birthday!
Celebrity Birthdays for Oct. 12: Actress Antonia Rey is 91. Singer Sam Moore of Sam and Dave is 83. “Fox News Sunday” host Chris Wallace is 71. Actress-singer Susan Anton is 68. Donnie Dacus, guitarist with Chicago, is 67. Pop/rock singer/songwriter Jane Siberry is 63. Jazz musician Chris Botti is 56. Singer Claude McKnight of Take 6 is 56. Rock singer Bob Schneider is 53. Actor Hugh Jackman (“The X-Men”) is 50. Actor Adam Rich (“Eight is Enough”) is 50. Fiddler Martie Maguire of the Dixie Chicks and of Courtyard Hounds is 49. Actor Kirk Cameron is 48. Actor Josh Hutcherson (“The Hunger Games”) is 26. Also born on this date (death in parentheses): In 1860, Elmer Sperry, inventor of gyroscopic flying instruments. (June 16, 1930)
In 1880, Healey Willan, one of Canada’s most influential composers and music educators. (Feb. 16, 1968)
In 1909, distinguished Canadian poet Dorothy Livesay. (Dec. 29, 1996)
In 1927, photographer William Claxton. (Oct. 11, 2008)
In 1932, comedian-human rights activist Gregory. (Aug. 19, 2017)
In 1933, Canadian painter (Feb. 22, 2004)
In 1935, Italian opera legend Pavarotti. (Sept. 6, 2007)
In 1939, crime writer James Crumley. (Sept. 17, 2008)
In 1941, Greenpeace co-founder Bob Hunter. (May 2, 2005)
In 1942, singer Melvin Franklin Temptations. (Feb. 23, 1995)
In 1945, WWE wrestler Dusty Rhodes Virgil Runnels). (June 11, 2015)
In 1948, Rick Parfitt, guitarist and vocalist with Status Quo. (Dec. 24, 2016)
In 1955, singer-guitarist Pat DiNizio Smithereens. (Dec. 12, 2017) Dick Guido Molinari. Luciano of The (born of The