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The following is a sampling of errors
contained in Born This Day: A Daily Celebration
of Famous Beginnings by Ed Morrow (1995).
Additional information on each error
correction can be found by clicking on
the link at the beginning and/or end of each entry below.
Eddie Albert (actor) -
Mistakenly reports he was born in "1908."
Correction: Because he was born out of wedlock,
his mother altered his birth certificate
to read "1908." His son, Edward Albert (also
an actor), confirmed this, and the fact that
Eddie Albert was actually born in 1906 in
Rock Island, Illinois. Consult Eddie Albert's profile for more information.
Edward Albert (actor) -
Erroneously lists "1908" as Edward's year of birth.
It lists his date of birth correctly, but misses
his year of birth by more than 40 years.
(It erroneously lists "1908" as both his father's
and his own year of birth)
Correction: Edward Albert was born February 20th, 1951,
not 1908. Visit our biography of Edward Albert
for additional information.
Judy Garland (actress/singer) -
Erroneously claims she was born in Michigan.
Correction: She was actually born in Grand Rapids,
Minnesota.
Senator Barry Goldwater (U.S. Senator) -
Erroneously reports his date of birth.
Correction: This is one error that is
perfectly understandable. Not only did nearly
every reference source on the planet report the
same erroneous date of birth, but Barry Goldwater
himself reported January 1st as his date of
birth in his various autobiographies and other books
because he truly believed that it was his actual
date of birth. Late in life, Senator Goldwater
learned he was actually born at 3 a.m., on
January 2nd, 1909. For additional biographical data,
drop by our profile of Sen. Barry Goldwater.
Richard Harris (actor/singer) -
Mistakenly claims he was born in "1933."
Correction: He was born October 1st, 1930, at
11:20 a.m. GDT (10:20 GMT), in Limerick, Ireland.
This is the date and time of birth Richard himself
reported as his precise time of birth, and has
subsequently been verified by many researchers.
For additional biographical data, visit our profile
of Richard Harris.
Audrey Hepburn (actress) -
Erroneously reports "Audrey Hepburn-Ruston" as her
name at birth.
Correction: Members of her family have addressed,
at length, the erroneous birth name attributed to
her and have confirmed that Audrey Kathleen Ruston
is the name on her birth certificate. Consult
Audrey Hepburn's profile for more information.
Katharine Hepburn (actress) -
Erroneously reports her date of birth as
"November 8, 1907."
Correction: Ms. Hepburn was born May 12th, 1907,
at 5:47 p.m., at 22 Hudson Street, in Hartford,
Connecticut. Visit our biography of Katharine Hepburn
for additional in-depth information.
Billie Holiday (singer) -
Erroneously reports her real name as "Eleanora Fagan Holiday"
and her birthplace as "Baltimore, Maryland."
Correction: She was actually born Elinore Harris,
April 7th, 1915, at 2:30 a.m., at Philadelphia
General Hospital, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Consult Billie Holiday's profile for more information.
Ethel Merman (actress/singer) -
Erroneously reports "1909" as her year of birth.
Correction: She was actually born January 16th, 1908,
at 359 4th Avenue, in Astoria, Queens, New York.
For additional in-depth biographical data, visit our
biography of Ethel Merman.
It is not our intent to denigrate this fine
publication, but merely to point out the above
inaccuracies to prevent further dissemination of
the erroneous data.
Visit our list of errors contained in other reference books.
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