Today’s birthdays:

Actor Marsha Hunt, 103. Singer Jim Seals ( Seals & Crofts), 78. Singer Gary Puckett, 78. Actor Michael McKean, 73. Actor George Wendt, 72. Actor- singer Bill Hudson, 71. Astronaut Mae Jemison, 64. Country singer Alan Jackson, 62. Movie critic Richard Roeper, 61. Movie director Rob Marshall, 60. Actor Grant Shaud, 60. Animator Mike Judge, 58. Rock singer- musician Fred LeBlanc ( Cowboy Mouth), 57. Actor- comedian Norm Macdonald, 57. Singer Rene’ Dif, 53. Reggae singer Ziggy Marley, 52. Actor Wood Harris, 51. Singer Wyclef Jean, 51. World Golf Hall of Famer Ernie Els, 51. Singer Chris Kirkpatrick (’ N Sync), 49. Rapper Eminem, 48. Actor Sharon Leal, 48. Actor Matthew Macfadyen, 46. Rock musician Sergio Andrade, 43. Actor Felicity Jones, 37. Actor Chris Lowell, 36. Actor Dee Jay Daniels, 32.

Thought for today: “To talk to a child, to fascinate him, is much more difficult than to win an electoral victory. But it is also more rewarding.”

— Colette, French author ( 1873- 1954)