17th October

LGBT people born 17th October:

1886 – Spring Byington – US Actress – Died 7^th September 1971

1895 – Clifford Kitchin – UK Author / Barrister – Died 4^th April 1967

1917 – Sumner Locke Elliott – Australian / US Author – Died 24^th June 1991

1920 – Montgomery Clift – US Actor – Died 23^rd July 1966

1933 – Jeanine Deckers [The Singing Nun] – Belgian Nun / Singer – Died 29^th March 1985

1946 – Barry Jackson – UK Activist

1946 – Cameron Mackintosh – UK Producer

1950 – Howard Rollins – US Actor – Died 8^th December 1996

1960 – Rob Marshall – US Choreographer / Director

1965 – Keith Fulton – US Actor / Director

1966 – Mark Gatiss – UK Actor / Screenwriter / Author

1969 – Rick Mercer – Canadian Comedian

1974 – Ariel Levy – US Author / Journalist

1977 – Ryan McGinley – US Photographer

1980 – Tarell Alvin McCraney – US Playwright / Actor

???? – Alex Leon – Puerto Rican Porn

And those who died:

1979 – Pierre Bernac – French Singer – Born 12^th January 1899

1984 – Alberta Hunter – US Singer / Songwriter / Actress – Born 1^st April 1895

1995 – Gunvor Hofmo – Norwegian Author – Born 30^th June 1921

2005 – Kaaseem Adalla Juanda – US Murder Victim – Born ????

2006 – Daniel Emilfork – Chilean / French Actor – Born 7^th April 1924

2009 – Andrea Wandell – UK Murder Victim – Born ?

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