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On This Day September 24
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Celebrity Birthdays
1896 – Author F. Scott Fitzgerald, most recognized for his novel “The Great Gatsby” (d. 1940)
1936 – Puppeteer Jim Henson, the creative mind behind The Muppets (d. 1990)
1939 – R&B singer Sonny Turner (The Platters)
1946 – Star NFL defensive lineman “Mean” Joe Greene, born Charles Edward Greene
1948 – Emmy-winning actor Gordon Clapp (“NYPD Blue”)
1948 – Actor-comedian and “Saturday Night Live” alum Phil Hartman (d. 1998)
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