Mia Farrow was born on February 9, 1945. She is the daughter of film director John Farrow and actress Maureen O'Sullivan. She started out as a model and went on to fame in television as Allison Mackenzie on the soap opera "Peyton Place". In 1968, she was the mother of "Rosemary's Baby".
Her personal life was, perhaps, even more celebrated, with marriages to Frank Sinatra and Andre Previn, and the Woody Allen/Soon-Yi Previn affair.
2. The rock band KISS
Answer: Peter Criss
Drummer and co-founder of KISS, Peter Criss was born in Brooklyn, on December 20, 1945. Born as George Peter John Crisuola, he was "The Catman" character in the heavily made up hard rock band. The group was started in New York City in 1973 with Peter, Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons and Ace Frehley.
Their flamboyant performances included pyrotechnics, fire breathing and shooting rockets. KISS is one of the best selling rock bands of all time. Criss retired in 2017.
3. News Anchor
Answer: Diane Sawyer
Journalist and ABC news anchor Diane Sawyer was born on December 22, 1945. She first appeared on "ABC World News Tonight" back in 1953. Since then she has gone on to "60 Minutes" in 1968, "Good Morning America" since 1975, and "Primetime" from 1989 to 2012. She won a News and Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in a News Magazine (how do they fit that on a trophy?) for "Primetime". She was also married to Mike Nichols until his death.
4. "American Pie"
Answer: Don McLean
Singer-songwriter Don McLean was born on October 2, 1945. He is best known for his 1971 signature song "American Pie". It is about "the day the music died", i.e., when the world lost rock and roll stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper in a plane crash on February 2, 1959. McLean is also know for the 1972 hit song "Vincent" about Van Gogh and his "Starry, Starry night".
In 2004, Don was inducted into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame.
5. "Prime Suspect"
Answer: Helen Mirren
The wonderful actress, Dame Helen Mirren (nee Mironoff), was born in London on July 26, 1945. Her versatility is reflected in the fact that she won an Academy Award for Best Actress in 2007 for "The Queen", as well as a Tony Award for Best Actress in the play "The Audience" in 2015.
In addition to several other Oscar nominations, she received Emmy Awards for her role as Jane Tennison on "Prime Suspect" in 1996 and 2007, and another in 2005 for the miniseries "Elizabeth I".
6. "Tears in Heaven"
Answer: Eric Clapton
Celebrated British guitarist, singer and song-writer Eric Clapton was born on March 30, 1945. To date, he is the only three-time inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, i.e., as a solo performer and a member of both the Yardbirds and Cream. Clapton was also ranked second (after Jimi Hendrix) on Rolling Stone magazine's list of "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time".
He has received over 15 Grammys and was awarded a CBE at Buckingham Palace in 2004.
7. Blondie
Answer: Debbie Harry
Debbie Harry, born on July 1, 1945, was the lead singer for the new wave band Blondie. During the late 1970s and early 1980s the band recorded several number one hits. Blondie is credited with the first rap song to go to the top of the charts in the U.S., i.e., "Rapture" from the 1981 album "Autoamerican".
The group had an earlier hit with 1978's "Heart Of Glass" from the "Parallel Lines" album. Harry is also an actress (e.g., "Videodrome") and philanthropist.
8. Philippines leader
Answer: Rodrigo Duterte
Philippines' President Rodrigo Duterte was born on March 28, 1945. He first took office on June 30, 2016, at the age of 71, making him their oldest president so far. Prior to that he was a lawyer and prosecutor for Davao City, eventually working his way up to mayor.
He served seven terms, i.e., 22 years, in that position. Duterte has maintained his support for "extrajudicial killing", and part of his political platform was his promise to kill criminals and end crime.
9. Motown singer
Answer: Tammi Terrell
Often paired with Marvin Gaye, Motown singer Tammi Terrell was born on April 29, 1945. She began her career as a teenager, and spent two years performing as a member of the "James Brown Revue". Tammi signed with Motown in 1965, and had several Billboard Hot 100 hits including "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" and "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing". Sadly, she died on March 16, 1970 at the age of 24, from a brain tumor.
10. "Light My Fire"
Answer: Jose Feliciano
Jose Feliciano is a talented singer and composer who was born in Puerto Rico on November 10, 1945. He was the fourth of eleven sons, born with congenital glaucoma, causing blindness. He began playing music at the age of three. Jose taught himself the accordion, and made his first public appearance in the Bronx at the age of nine.
He achieved fame with his interpretation of The Door's "Light My Fire" in 1968 when he won the Grammy for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.
11. "Snowbird"
Answer: Anne Murray
Canadian songstress Anne Murray was born on June 20, 1945. Her career in both pop and country music has spanned over 40 years. She was the first Canadian woman to reach number one on the U.S. charts, and the first to win a Gold Record for her hit song "Snowbird". Murray achieved yet another "first", as the first Canadian woman to win "Album of the Year", for "A Little Good News", in 1984, at the Country Music Association Awards.
12. Basketball Coach
Answer: Phil Jackson
Professional basketball player and coach Phil Jackson, sometimes called the "Zen Master", was born on September 17, 1945. Phil played in the NBA for twelve years, winning championships with the New York Knicks in 1970 and 1973. To date, he has won more championships, i.e., eleven, than any other coach in NBA history. Jackson won six championships as coach of the Chicago Bulls, and five titles with the Los Angeles Lakers.
In 2007 he was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.
13. "The Story of Tracy Beaker"
Answer: Jacqueline Wilson
British children's novelist, Dame Jacqueline Wilson, was born in Bath, England, on December 17, 1945. Her works often feature adult themes like divorce and mental illness, resulting in debates with regard to their appropriateness. The Tracy Beaker series began with "The Story of Tracy Beaker", released in 1991. Wilson has penned over one hundred novels.
In 2008 she was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE).
14. "Garfield"
Answer: Jim Davis
Cartoonist Jim Davis was born on July 29, 1945. His best known, widely syndicated character is the world-famous, lazy, lasagna eating, Monday-hating orange cat, Garfield, from the comic strip of the same name. "Garfield" has been published since 1978. Jim wrote or co-wrote all the "Garfield" CBS television specials. Davis also pens the strip "U.S. Acres" (a.k.a. "Orson's Farm").
His work is a reflection of his early life on a small farm in Indiana.
15. "NCIS: Los Angeles"
Answer: Linda Hunt
Petite actress Linda Hunt was born on April 4, 1945. In 1984, Linda played a male character, Billy Kwan, in "The Year of Living Dangerously" (1982). She won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, and was the first to win the award for playing the opposite sex. Aside from a distinguished film career in both comedies and dramas, she has also been successful on television on shows like "Without a Trace" and, more recently, as Hetty Lange on "NCIS: Los Angeles" since 2009.
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