Louis Armstrong (New Orleans) - (8/4/1901-7/6/1971)
- musician and actor in numerous films.
Mr. Bill (New Orleans) (?/?/1974) - clay
creation of Walter Williams became a hit on Saturday Night Live on May 29,
1976 and has gone on to do films, commercials and a book.
Terry Bradshaw (Shreveport) - 9/2/1948-
) - actor of several films. ex-NFL player for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Truman Capote (New Orleans) - (9/30/1924-8/25/1984)
- writer and actor of a few films.
Patricia Clarkson (New Orleans) - (12/29/1959-
) - actress of numerous films.
Harry Connick Jr. (New Orleans) - born.
Joseph Harry Fowler Connick Jr. (9/11/1967- ) - musician and actor on several
films.
Floyd Cramer (Samti) - (10/27/1933-12/31/1997)
- musician and actor on several films
Ellen DeGeneres (Metairie) - (1/26/1958-
) - comedienne and actress of numerous films
Fats Domino (New Orleans) - born. Antoine
Domino (2/26/1928- ) - musician and actor in several films.
Donna Douglas (Pride) - (9/26/1933- )
- actress of numerous films. best known as Ellie Mae on the Beverly Hillbillies.
Bryant Gumbel (New Orleans) - (9/29/1948-
) - announcer for TV with a few films.
George Herriman (New Orleans) - (8/22/1880-4/26/1944)
- animator and creator of the Krazy Kat series.
Al Hirt (New Orleans ) - (11/7/1922-4/27/1999)
- musician in numerous films
Earl Holliman (Delhi) - born. Henry Earl
Holliman (9/11/1928- ) actor of numerous films
Mahalia Jackson (New Orleans) - (10/26/1911-1/27/1972)
- singer and actress in several films.
Doug Kershaw (Tiel Ridge) - (1/24/1939-
) - musician and actor in several films.
Dorothy Lamour (New Orleans) - born.
Mary Leta Dorothy Slaton (12/10/1914-9/22/1996) - actress of numerous films
- Miss New Orleans for 1931 - best known for the Hope/Crosby 'road' movies.
John Larroquette (New Orleans) - (11/25/1947-
) - actor of numerous films
Jerry Lee Lewis (Ferriday) - (9/29/1935-
) - musician and actor in a few films.
Chris Owen - (?) - club owner and actress
in a few films
Louie Prima (New Orleans) - (12/7/1910-8/24/1978)
- musician and actor in several films.
Anne Rice (New Orleans) - born. Howard
Allen O'Brien (10/4/1941- ) - writer
Sidney Noel Rideau - a WWL deejay who became known locally
as 'Morgus the Magnificent'
Rhonda Shear (New Orleans) - (11/12/1954- ) - actress
of numerous films - Miss Louisiana 1978.
Irma Thomas (Ponchatoula) - (2/18/1941-
) - singer and actress in a few films.
Ben Turpin (New Orleans) - (9/19/1869-7/1/1940)
- actor of numerous films - most famous as the cross-eyed comic for the Mack
Sennett comedies.
Ray Walston (New Orleans) - (12/2/1914-1/1/2001)
- actor of numerous films - most famous as the 'martian' on My Favorite Martian.
Carl Weathers (New Orleans) - (1/14/1948-
) - actor of numerous films - ex-NFL player for the Oakland Raiders - most
famous as Apollo Creed in the Rocky movies.
Hank Williams Jr. (Shreveport) - born.
Randall Hank Williams (5/26/1949- ) - musician and actor on several films.
Faron Young (Shreveport) - (2/25/1932-12/10/1996)
- musician and actor of several films.
