Dr. Buzz aka Buzz Von Ornsteiner PhD

Singer Bobbie Gentry was #BornOnThisDay, July 27, 1942. Known for her #Southern Gothic narrative "Ode to Billie Joe" (1967), 4 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard's Hot 100 chart. In all -Gentry charted 11 singles on the #Billboard Hot 100. Wishing BEST #birthday 83 years YOUNG #BOTD

Film & TV actress Susan Gordon was #BornOnThisDay, July 27, 1949. Remembered for her film roles as a child, Attack of the Puppet People (1958), Tormented (1960) & Picture Mommy Dead (1966) + numerous roles on TV. Passed in 2011 (age 62) from #cancer. #RIP #GoneTooSoon #BOTD

TV comic writer, & producer Norman Lear was #BornOnThisday July 27, 1922. Remembered for many popular #1970s sitcoms, including - All in the Family, Maude, Sanford and Son, One Day at a Time, The Jeffersons, & Good Times. Passed in 2023 (age 101) from heart failure #RIP #BOTD

Actor Ross Alexander was #BornOnThisDay, July 27, 1907. Film star of the #1930s, passed in 1937 (age 29) 3 months after he wed his 2nd wife Anne Nagel, from #suicide (gun), used the same gun his 1st wife Aleta Freel shot herself with 13 months earlier. #RIP #gonetoosoon #BOTD

Singer/actress Maureen McGovern was #BornOnThisDay July 27, 1949. Known for her hit songs "The Morning After" (1972), "We May Never Love Like This Again" (1974) & "Different Worlds" (1979). Diagnosed in 2021 (age 76), she continues to battle Alzheimer's disease & we wish her well

Actress Vivian Vance was #BornOnThisDay, July 26, 1909. Remembered for her role as "Ethel" on the TV series I Love Lucy (1951-'57) & The Lucy Show (1962-'65) + several episodes of Here's Lucy (1968-'70) Passed in 1979 (70) from #cancer #RIP #gonetoosoon #gonebutnotforgotten #BOTD

Secretary Mary Jo Kopechne was #BornOnThisDay, July 26, 1940. In 1969, (age 28) on July 18/19 she asphyxiated when a car driven by U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy overturned into Poucha Pond, Mass. Kopechne's body & the car were not reported until 9 to 10 hours later. #RIP #GoneTooSoon

Actress Alice Roberts was #BornOnThisDay, July 26, 1906. Remembered for her standout role as "Countess Geschwitz" in the classic silent film Pandora's Box (1929), considered to be the 1st #lesbian role clearly indicated on film. Passed in 1985 (age 79) heart attack. #RIP #LGBTQ

Actor Kiel Martin was #BornOnThisDay, July 26, 1944. Remembered for his role as "Detective John 'J.D.' La Rue" on the #1980s TV drama, Hill Street Blues. After battling an addiction to alcohol & cigarettes he passed in 1990 (age 46) from #lungcancer. #RIP #GoneTooSoon #BOTD #hunk

Actress Kathryn Hays was #BornOnThisDay, July 26, 1933. Having appeared on numerous day & night TV shows during the '60s & '70s, she may be best known for her role as "Gem" on TV's #StarTrek; episode "The Empath" (1968). Battling dementia she passed in 2022 (age 87) #RIP #BOTD

Actress Estelle Getty was #BornOnThisDay, July 25, 1923. Remembered for her role as "Sophia" on TV's The #GoldenGirls (1985–92). Her big break came at 60 years old, in 1982 on Bway in Torch Song Trilogy. Battling dementia with Lewy bodies she passed in 2008 (age 84) #RIP #BOTD

Actress Nan Grey was #BornOnThisDay July 25, 1918. Teenage & adult actress known for her film role as a "victim with lesbian overtones" in Dracula's Daughter (1936), later married the singer Frankie Laine in 1950. Passed in 1993 on her birthday (age 75) from heart failure #RIP

Actress Lila Lee was #BornOnThisDay July 25, 1901. An actress of the silent & early sound films, The Unholy Three (1930). Her son James Kirkwood, Jr., wrote A Chorus Line & P.S. Your Cat Is Dead. Battling tuberculosis, passed in 1973 (age 68) from a stoke #RIP #BOTD #GoneTooSoon

Actor/director Jerry Paris was #BornOnThisDay July 25, 1925. Remembered for playing "Jerry", the next-door neighbor on The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961-'66). Paris directed numerous TV shows, such as Happy Days (237 episodes) Passed 1986 (age 60) from a #braintumor. #RIP #gonetoosoon

Cheryl Crane was #BornOnThisDay on July 25, 1943. Film Star Lana Turner's only child, in 1958 Crane (age 14) stabbed to death her mother's lover, Johnny Stompanato, during a domestic struggle, his death was later deemed a justifiable #homicide. BEST #birthday 81 years YOUNG #BOTD

Actress/comic Ruth Buzzi was #BornOnThisDay July 24, 1936. Remembered for her TV role in Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1968–'73) & TV's The Lost Saucer (1975-'76) in addition to her numerous other TV & film roles. Passed last May 1, 2025, (age 88) battling Alzheimer's disease #RIP

Actress Mabel Albertson was #BornOnThisDay, July 24, 1901. Remembered for her role as "Darrin's mother" on TV's #Bewitched ('64-'72) & as Donald Hollinger's mother on That Girl ('66-'71) & in the film What's Up Doc? (1972). Passed in 1982 (age 81) battling #Alzheimers #RIP #BOTD

Zelda Fitzgerald was #BornOnThisDay July 24, 1900. Known as the wife of novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald, she also produced work as a writer & painter. Battling mental illness, she passed in 1948 (age 47) from a fire within the hospital she was staying at. #RIP #GoneTooSoon #BOTD

Actor Mark Goddard was #BornOnThisDay July 24, 1936. Known for role as "Don" in TV's Lost in Space (1965-'68) & for TV's The Detectives (1958-'61). From 1991-2009, he taught as a special education teacher. Passed last Oct. 10, 2023 (age 87) pulmonary fibrosis #RIP #hunk #BOTD

Actress Edie McClurg was #BornOnThisDay July 23, 1945. Appeared in over 55 TV episodes & over 90 films, Carrie (1976), Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), & Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988). Battling dementia & placed in guardianship we all wish her the BEST 80 years YOUNG #BOTD