BIRTHDAYS

JOHN JEFFREY Scottish rugby player and broadcaster, 60

Humphrey Burton CBE, British writer and broadcaster, 88; Marcia Cross, American actress, 57; Cathy Dennis, British singer and songwriter, 50; Robert Fox, British theatre, film and television producer, 67; Paul Michael Glaser, US actor, 76; Sir Elton John CBE, singer and songwriter, 72;Barry Kyle, British theatre director, 72; Richard O’brien, English/new Zealand actor and writer, 77; Sarah Jessica Parker, actress,54