Celebrity birthdays for Aug. 9:
Basketball Hall of Fame point guard Bob Cousy is 97.
Tennis Hall-of-Famer Rod Laver is 87.
Jazz drummer Jack DeJohnette is 83.
Comedian-director David Steinberg is 83.
Actor Sam Elliott is 81.
Musician Rinus Gerritsen of rock group Golden Earring is 79.
Singer Barbara Mason is 78.
Actress Melanie Griffith is 68.
Actress Amanda Bearse ("Married...With Children") is 67.
Rapper Kurtis Blow is 66.
"Today" co-host Hoda Kotb is 61.
Hockey Hall-of-Famer Brett Hull is 61.
Actor Patrick Petersen ("Knots Landing") is 59.
Pro Football Hall-of-Famer Deion Sanders is 58.
Actress Gillian Anderson ("The X-Files") is 57.
Actor Eric Bana ("Star Trek," ''The Hulk") is 57.
Producer-director McG (a.k.a. Joseph McGinty Nichol) is 57.
CNN TV host Chris Cuomo is 55.
Actor Thomas Lennon (new "The Odd Couple," ''Reno 911!") is 55.
Bassist Arion Salazar (Third Eye Blind) is 55.
Rapper Mack 10 is 54.
Actress Nikki Schieler is 54.
Latin rock singer Juanes is 53.
Actress Liz Vassey is 53.
Actor Kevin McKidd ("Grey's Anatomy") is 52.
Actress Rhona Mitra is 49.
Actor Texas Battle is 49.
Actress Jessica Capshaw is 49.
Actress Ashley Johnson ("The Help") is 42.
Actress Anna Kendrick ("Pitch Perfect," ''Twilight") is 40.
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Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1888, Canadian songwriter and music publisher Gordon V. Thompson. (May 12, 1965)
In 1914, Canadian fiddler King Ganam. (April 26, 1994)
In 1916, Canadian music composition instructor and composer Dorothy Cadzow Hokanson. (June 26, 2001)
In 1919, Canadian baritone Edmund (Ted) Hockridge. (March 15, 2009)
In 1919, MLB manager Ralph Houk. (July 21, 2010)
In 1922, British poet Philip Larkin. (Dec. 2, 1985)
In 1927, actor Robert Shaw. (Aug. 28, 1978)
In 1928, soprano Dolores Wilson. (Sept. 28, 2010)
In 1930, former Quebec premier Jacques Parizeau. (June 1, 2015)
In 1934, country songwriter and singer Merle Kilgore. (Feb. 6, 2005)
In 1934, actress Cynthia Harris is 87. (Oct. 3, 2021)
In 1934, Canadian jazz trumpeter Bobby Hales. (Oct. 15, 2016)
In 1943, Boxing Hall-of-Famer Ken Norton. (Sept. 18, 2013)
In 1950, Trivial Pursuit co-creator Chris Haney. (May 31, 2010)
In 1963, singer Whitney Houston. (Feb. 11, 2012)
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