This Week’s Birthdays – Week of June 3

June 3, 1906 – Josephine Baker was an American-born French dancer, singer, and actress.

June 4, 1975 – Angelina Jolie is an American actress and film director.

June 5, 1823 – George Thorndike Angell was an American lawyer, philanthropist, and advocate for the humane treatment of animals.

June 6, 1902 – James Melvin “Jimmie” Lunceford was an American jazz alto saxophonist and bandleader in the swing era.

June 7, 1917 – Dean Martin was an American singer, film actor, television star and comedian.

June 8, 1903 – Marguerite Yourcenar was a Belgian-born French novelist and essayist.

June 9, 1981 – Natalie Hershlag, better known by her stage name Natalie Portman, is an actress with dual American and Israeli citizenship.