Famous birthdays

1 August

• Jim Carroll
  Born 1951 – Aug 1 1951 in Manhattan, New York — Leo

  Writer, rock composer, depicts brutality of New York City, works include "Living at the Movies", 1973

• Jerry Garcia
  Born 1942 – Aug 1 1942 in San Francisco, California — Leo

  Musician, member of 'The Grateful Dead' 1967 until his death Aug 9 1995, memorable songs "Truckin'", "Sugar Magnolia"

• Linda Marshall
  Born 1940 – Aug 1 1940 in Provo, Utah — Leo

  Cosmetician, authority on skin care, President of Elysee Scientific Cosmetics, developed perfume "Dionne"

• Yves Saint-Laurent
  Born 1936 – Aug 1 1936 in Oran (Ouahran), Algeria — Leo

  Illustrator with Vogue magazine at age 18, protege of Christian Dior and his successor in 1957

• John Kramer
  Born 1921 – Aug 1 1921 in Las Vegas, Nevada — Leo

  Tennis player, elevated status of pro game when it was not fashionable to do so

• Sammy Lee
  Born 1920 – Aug 1 1920 in Fresno, California — Leo

  Diver, Olympic Champion

• Martin Hillenbrand
  Born 1915 – Aug 1 1915 in Youngstown, Ohio — Leo

  Diplomat, Secretary for European Affairs

• Evalyn Walsh McLean
  Born 1886 – Aug 1 1886 in Denver, Colorado — Leo

  Heiress, owned the Hope Diamond

• Herman Melville
  Born 1819 – Aug 1 1819 in New York, New York — Leo

  Writer, "Moby Dick", "Billy Budd", unrecognized in his own time, died in obscurity 1891

• Francis Scot Key
  Born 1779 – Aug 1 1779 in Baltimore, Maryland — Leo

  Lawyer, poet, wrote "The Star Spangled Banner" 1814, wrote "The Power of Literature and Its Connection With Religion"