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On This Day February 27
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Celebrity Birthdays
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1935 – First female U.S. vice presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro (d. 2011)
1945 – Singer-songwriter Valerie Simpson of the Ashford & Simpson husband-wife songwriting team
1960 – Grammy-winning saxophonist-bandleader Branford Marsalis
1980 – Actor Macaulay Culkin, best known for the “Home Alone” movie franchise
1989 – NBA All-Star and Houston Rockets guard James Harden, a.k.a. “The Beard”
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1924 – Actor Dennis Weaver (“Gunsmoke,”McCloud,” “Duel”) (d. 2006)
1928 – Sex therapist-talk show host Dr. Ruth Westheimer
1936 – Oscar-winning actor Bruce Dern (“They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?” “Coming Home,” “Nebraska”)
1971 – Actor Noah Wyle, best known for his role as Dr. John Carter in the hit NBC medical drama “ER”
1975 – Comedian-actor Russell Brand (“Forgetting Sarah Marshall,” “Get Him to The Greek”)
1975 – Oscar and Golden Globe-winning actress-director and humanitarian Angelina Jolie