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Age controversies
- Joan CrawfordLucille Fay LeSueur was born in San Antonio, Texas, on the 23rd of March 1904. Her father Thomas E. LeSueur abandoned the family when she was only ten months…
- Maharishi Mahesh YogiMaharishi Mahesh Yogi was born Mahesh Prasad Varma on the 12th of January 1911, though some sources suggest 1917 or 1918.
- Bing CrosbyHarry Lillis Crosby Jr. entered the world on the 3rd of May 1903, in Tacoma, Washington. He grew up at a house his father built at 1112 North J Street before…
- Julie ChristieJulie Frances Christie entered the world on the 14th of April 1940 at Singlijan, a tea estate in Chabua, Assam. Her father Frank St John Christie managed the…
- Mariah CareyMariah Carey was born on the 27th of March 1969, in Huntington, New York. Her name came from the song They Call the Wind Maria, which appeared in the 1951…
- Phil SpectorHarvey Phillip Spector was born on the 26th of December 1939 in the Bronx. His mother Bertha Spektor had been brought to the United States as an infant from…
- Yi JianlianYi Jianlian grew up in a family that did not want him to join a sports school. These institutions were designed for children expected to become professional…
- Gloria GaynorGloria Fowles entered the world on the 7th of September 1943 at Beth Israel Hospital in Newark. Her family lived nearby with her grandmother playing a key…