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Notable Birthdays for September 24

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Those born on this date include:

- English novelist Horace Walpole in 1717
- Irish brewmaster Arthur Guinness in 1725
- John Marshall, fourth chief justice of the United States, in 1755
- French chemist Georges Claude, inventor of the neon lamp, in 1870
- candy company founder Franklin Mars in 1883
- golf Hall of Fame member Tommy Armour in 1894
- novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald in 1896
- sports announcer Jim McKay in 1921
- actors/singers Sheila MacRae in 1924 and Anthony Newley in 1931
- Muppet creator Jim Henson in 1936
- singer/photographer Linda Eastman McCartney, wife of former Beatle Paul McCartney, in 1941
- television commentator Lou Dobbs in 1945 (age 69)
- football Hall of Fame member Mean Joe Greene in 1946 (age 68)
- actor Gordon Clapp in 1948 (age 66)
- comedian Phil Hartman in 1948
- actor Kevin Sorbo in 1958 (age 56)
- and gymnasts Morgan and Paul Hamm in 1982 (age 32).

 


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