This Was Your Life ...



On top of the birthday list today ...

Is Ralph Edwards - who played ...

Host to a television show which honored

Folks whose lives were thrust upon us



And Malcolm McDowell - a British actor

Who has played some parts reactive ...

Most notably - Alex in a Clockwork Orange

In a film by Stanley Kubrick - just a bit strange



For it took the work of Anthony Burgess

And brought it to life without making a mess ...

A difficult chore for any movie director

For many tend to lose the perspective



And Dennis Locorriere - who plays the ragtime blues

Better known as Doctor Hook ... a man who can't lose

For he's made an inroad into the musical scene

With a novel approach that's in no way green



And Bobby Freeman - an R and B singer

Bettina Bunge, a women's tennis bringer

And a few actresses and an actor or two

Including Ally Sheedy and Tim Allen, too



Both've given memorable performances

Some of Ally's were in films enormous, as ...

War Games and also St. Elmo's Fire

and Breakfast Club and Short Circuit are



The most (and best) remembered here

But other films have also brought cheer

Especially Twice in a Lifetime and Betsy's Wedding ...

A couple of social statements to do with love and bedding



And then there's Richard Thomas and Jonathan Hogan

Both the same age and celebrating the day with a slogan

Something like Happy Birthday to You

And all of the other folks who have it too



- Tristram



© Christopher W. Thomas

12:15pm Sun. June 13th, 1999



Birthdays:



Ralph Edwards' 86th

Bobby Freeman's 59th

Malcom McDowell's 56th

Doctor Hook's 50th

Richard Thomas's 48th

Jonathan Hogan's 48th

Tim Allen's 46th

Ally Sheedy's 37th

Bettina Bunge's 36th



also:

Deniece Pearson's 31st

Jamie Walters' 30th

Ethan Embry's 21st

Sarah Schaub's 16th