Hollywood actors born in april

Why were so many of our very best actors born in April?

Hollywood actors born in april

It’s an unanswerable question, of course, but intriguing nonetheless. And in the rarefied world of movie stardom, the concentration of April birthdays is pretty remarkable.

If I had to name the very best male actors in movie history, the list would certainly include Spencer Tracy, Alec Guinness, Marlon Brando, Jack Nicholson, Al Pacino, and Daniel Day-Lewis. 

All these brilliant performers have April birthdays.

But it doesn’t stop there: Charlie Chaplin, perhaps the most famous star of the silent era, was also born in April. 

Factoring in female Oscar winners,  we add Bette Davis, Shirley MacLaine, Julie Christie, Barbra Streisand, Jessica Lange, and Penelope Cruz.

Beyond the legendary names listed earlier, more Oscar-winning male stars join this special club: Walter Huston, Melvyn Douglas, Gregory Peck, William Holden, Anthony Quinn, Peter Ustinov, and Russell Crowe.

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