If they were still alive...

...today, these notables would be celebrating their birthday:



(Edison with his phonograph, 1878)
Thomas Edison, American genius, would be 164.


Eva Gabor, 90, the "other Gabor sister" (above, 1940)


Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 102.  Great Hollywood producer, best known for having written and produced All About Eve, one of the greatest films of all time.








Leslie Nielsen, 85.  Great comic actor who will always be remembered for......:






Max Baer, 102.  American heavyweight boxing champion, ranked by Ring Magazine as #20 in their list of "Greatest Heavyweights of All Time".  He was the father of Jethro Beaudine.