Born on November 22
1819
George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans), English novelist (Silas Marner, Middlemarch).
1890
Charles de Gaulle, French general in exile during World War II and president of France from 1958 to 1969.
1899
Hoagy Carmichael, American composer, pianist and singer.
1913
Benjamin Britten, English composer, pianist and conductor.
1924
Geraldine Page, actress well known for roles in Tennessee Williams’ plays.
1925
Gunther Schuller, composer and French Horn player.
1943
Billie Jean King, U.S. tennis player and women’s rights pioneer.
1949
David Pietrusza, historian, author (1920, 1960, 1948).
1950
Steven Van Zandt, singer, songwriter, musician, producer (E Street Band, Steel Mill, Southside Johnny & The Ashbury Jukes) and actor (The Sopranos).
1958
Jamie Lee Curtis, actress (Halloween, Trading Places, A Fish Called Wanda), author (Today I Feel Silly, and Other Moods That Make My Day).
1961
Mariel Hemingway, actress (Lipstick, Manhattan).
1984
Scarlett Johansson, actress, model (North, Lost in Translation).