Birthdays in Film & TV
Bette Midler (77 years old)
Dec 1 American singer ("The Rose"; "Wind Beneath My Wings"), and actress (Ruthless People; Beaches), born in Honolulu, Hawaii
- Dec 2 Penelope Spheeris, American film director (The Decline of Western Civilization), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- Dec 6 James Naughton, American actor (Stranger is Watching, Trauma center), born in Middletown, Connecticut
- Dec 6 Shekhar Kapur, Indian filmmaker (Bandit Queen), born in Laghore, British India
- Dec 8 Donna Michelle, American actress (Beach Blanket Bingo) and Playboy playmate (Dec, 1963), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2004)
- Dec 9 Matti Mäntylä, Finnish actor, born in Turku, Finland
- Dec 9 Michael Nouri, American stage and screen actor (Bay City Blues, Love & War), born in Washington, D.C.
- Dec 12 Susi Hush, English television producer, born in Thurgoland, Yorkshire (d. 1995)
- Dec 13 Kathy Garver, American actress (Cissy in Family Affair), born in Long Beach, California
- Dec 15 Thaao Penghlis, Australian actor (Mission Impossible, Tony-Days of Our Life), born in Sydney, Australia
- Dec 16 Patti Deutsch, American actress and Match Game panelist
- Dec 17 Christopher Cazenove, England, actor (Ben-Dynasty)
- Dec 17 Ernie Hudson, Benton Harbor MI, actor (Ghostbusters, Weeds)
- Dec 19 Elaine Joyce, actress (City of Angels, Mr Merlin), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- Dec 22 Diane Sawyer, American newscaster (60 Minutes, ABC Prime Time), born in Glasgow, Kentucky
- Dec 22 Marianne van Wijnkoop [Bosscher], Dutch actress (Les Miserables), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Dec 24 Nicholas Meyer, American writer & director (Star Trek II Wrath of Khan), born in New York City
- Dec 25 Gary Sandy, American stage and screen actor (WKRP in Cincinnati - "Andy"), born in Dayton, Ohio
- Dec 25 Rick Berman [Richard], American television producer (Star Trek Generations), born in New York
- Dec 26 John Walsh, activist/TV host (America's Most Wanted)
- Dec 30 Concetta Tomei, American actress
Davy Jones (1945-2012)
Dec 30 British singer and actor (The Monkees - "Daydream Believer"), born in Manchester, England
- Dec 30 Vernon Wells, Australian actor
- Dec 31 Barbara Carrera, Nicaraguan actress (Angelica-Dallas), born in Bluefields, Nicaragua
Weddings in Film & TV
Eddie Albert
Dec 5 Actor Eddie Albert (39) weds actress Margo (28)
Mary Astor
Dec 24 Actress Mary Astor (39) weds Thomas Gordon Wheelock
Divorces in Film & TV
John Wayne
Dec 25 Actor John Wayne (38) divorces Josephine Saenz (37) after 12 years of marriage
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