May 20 birthdays
1908 JAMES STEWART American actor
Stewart’s career spanned 80 films from 1935–1991. He won a Best actor Oscar for the 1940 film The Philadelphia Story, which also starred Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant.
1943 DERYCK MURRAY West Indian cricketer
Murray kept wicket to the West Indies pace attacks of the 1970s which included the likes of Andy Roberts, Michael Holding, Joel Garner and Colin Croft. His glovework effected 189 Test dismissals. Murray also scored 1993 Test runs.
1944 JOE COCKER English musician
Cocker’s first album included a cover of the Beatles song With a Little Help from My Friends, which topped the British charts. Cocker released 22 studio albums during a 43-year recording career.
1944 DIETRICH MATESCHITZ
Austrian businessman Mateschitz is the co-founder and 49 per cent owner of the
Red Bull energy drink company. He also owns Formula 1 racing teams and numerous soccer teams. In October, 2021, Mateschitz’s net worth was estimated to be $25.4bn.
1946 CHER American singer
Cher gained popularity in 1965 as one half of the husband-wife music duo Sonny & Cher. As a solo artist, Cher has sold more than 100 million albums. Cher also won an Oscar for Best Actress her performance in the 1987 film Moonstruck.
1956 ANDREW HILDITCH
Australian cricketer
Hilditch was born in Adelaide but made his First Class cricket debut for NSW, in 1977. His Test debut came against England in Sydney in 1979. Hilditch played a total of 18 Test matches for Australia.
1981 MARK WINTERBOTTOM
Australian racing driver Nicknamed Frosty, Winterbottom won the V8
Supercars Championship in 2015. He has also won the Bathurst 1000 (2013) and the Sandown 500 (2006 and 2015). Winterbottom made his motorsport debut racing motorbikes in 50cc events.