Celebrity Birthdays for Nov. 16:
Journalist Elizabeth Drew is 89.
Country singer-songwriter Troy Seals is 86.
Actress Joanna Pettet ("Knots Landing") is 82.
World champion figure skater Maria Jelinek is 82.
Actor Steve Railsback is 79.
Actor David Leisure ("Empty Nest") is 74.
Actor Miguel Sandoval is 73.
Gilbert Gabriel, keyboardist with The Dream Academy, is 68.
Actress Marg Helgenberger ("CSI") is 66.
Drummer Mani (Gary Mounfield) of Stone Roses is 62.
Jazz singer Diana Krall is 60.
Actor Harry Lennix ("The Blacklist") is 60.
Guitarist Dave Kushner of Velvet Revolver is 58.
Actor Dean McDermott is 58.
Actress Lisa Bonet is 57.
Actress Tammy Lauren ("Wanda at Large," ''Martial Law") is 56.
Singer Bryan Abrams of Color Me Badd is 55.
Actress Martha Plimpton is 54.
Actor Michael Irby is 52.
Actress Missi Pyle is 52.
Actress Maggie Gyllenhaal is 47.
Olympic gold medal figure skater Oksana Baiul is 47.
Singer Trevor Penick (O-Town) is 45.
Actress Kimberly J. Brown is 40.
Singer Siva Kaneswaran of The Wanted is 36.
Comedian Pete Davidson ("Saturday Night Live") is 31.
Actor Casey Moss ("Days of Our Lives") is 31.
Actor Noah Gray-Cabey ("Heroes," ''My Wife and Kids") is 29.
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Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 42 BC, Roman emperor Tiberius. (March 16, 37 AD)
In 1873, composer W.C. Handy, "Father of the Blues." (March 28, 1958)
In 1896, opera singer Lawrence Tibbett. (July 15, 1960)
In 1901, musician Jesse Stone. (April 1, 1999)
In 1905, jazz guitarist Eddie Condon. Aug. 4, 1973)
In 1907, actor Burgess Meredith. (Sept. 9, 1997)
In 1913, actress Ellen Albertini Dow. (May 4, 2015)
In 1916, cartoon voice actor Charles Dawson (Yogi Bear). (May 18, 1988)
In 1919, old-time country musician Earl Bolick. (April 19, 1998)
In 1919, Canadian avant-garde composer Udo Kasemets. (Jan. 19, 2014)
In 1922, Portuguese novelist José Saramago. (June 18, 2010)
In 1928, Canadian ballet dancer David Adams. (Oct. 24, 2007)
In 1928, actor Clu Gulager. (Aug. 5, 2022)
In 1930, celebrated Nigerian author Chinua Achebe. (March 22, 2013)
In 1931, songwriter and folk musician Bob Gibson. (Sept. 28, 1996)
In 1931, blues musician Hubert Sumlin. (Dec. 4, 2011)
In 1934, Nashville producer Felton Jarvis. (Jan. 3, 1981)
In 1936, Winfred (Blue) Lovett of the soul group The Manhattans. (Dec. 9, 2014)
In 1938, philosopher Robert Nozick. (Jan. 23, 2002)
In 1939, blues musician W.C. Clark. (March 2, 2024)
In 1954, soca musician Alphonsus "Arrow" Cassell. (Sept. 15, 2010)
In 1949, singer Pattie Santos ("It's a Beautiful Day"). (Dec. 14, 1989)
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