Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 14-20: Dec. 14: Singer-actor Abbe Lane is 94. Actor Hal Williams (“227,” ″Sanford and Son”) is 91. Singer Joyce Vincent-Wilson of Tony Orlando and Dawn is 79.

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 24-30: Aug. 24: Guitarist Mason Williams is 87. Singer Marshall Thompson of The Chi-Lites is 83. Actor Ann Archer is 78. Actor Joe Regalbuto (“Murphy Brown”) ...

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Nov. 23-29: Nov. 23: Actor Franco Nero (“Django,” “Camelot”) is 84. Screenwriter Joe Eszterhas (“Basic Instinct,” "Showgirls”) is 81. Comedy writer Bruce Vilanch ...

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Nov. 30-Dec. 6: Nov. 30: Country singer-record company executive Jimmy Bowen is 88. Director Ridley Scott is 88. Writer-director Terrence Malick (“The Thin Red Line ...