Artist Birthdays - January 17th

William E. Stafford (Poet, “Walking West”) – 1914

Robert Cormier (Author, Fade) – 1925

Moira Shearer (Actress/Ballerina, The Red Shoes) – 1926

Eartha Kitt (Actress/Singer, “C’est si bon”) – 1927

James Earl Jones (Actor, Cry the Beloved Country) – 1931

Andy Kaufman (Actor/Comedian, Taxi) – 1949

Zooey Deschanel (Actress, Almost Famous) – 1980