ERRATA: The Edgar Rice Burroughs portrait in today’s B&P Todaymage is incorrect.
The image above is the correct ERB.
One of my early reading favorites, and very much worth getting right. 📚
🌎 AIAI.today — BIRTHS & PASSINGS
Tuesday • September 1, 2026
🎂 BORN ON THIS DAY
🎭 ZENDAYA • 30
Born September 1, 1996.
Actor and producer Zendaya became one of the defining performers of her generation through work including Euphoria, Dune, and the Spider-Man films.
From Disney beginnings to Emmy-winning dramatic work, her career has crossed television, blockbuster cinema, fashion and producing.
🎭 LILY TOMLIN • 87
Born September 1, 1939.
Comedian, actor and writer Lily Tomlin has spent decades bending comedy into something sharper, stranger and more human.
From Laugh-In to 9 to 5 and Grace and Frankie, her characters became part of American popular culture.
🎤 GLORIA ESTEFAN • 69
Born September 1, 1957.
Singer-songwriter Gloria Estefan helped bring Latin-infused pop into the global mainstream.
With the Miami Sound Machine and later as a solo artist, she built a career filled with international hits, Grammy Awards and enormous cultural influence.
🎶 BARRY GIBB • 80
Born September 1, 1946.
Singer, songwriter and producer Barry Gibb became famous alongside brothers Robin and Maurice as the Bee Gees.
Their harmonies and songwriting helped define multiple eras of popular music, especially the disco explosion of the 1970s.
📺 DR. PHIL McGRAW • 76
Born September 1, 1950.
Television personality and psychologist Phil McGraw became one of the most recognizable daytime television figures in America through Dr. Phil.
🎬 SCOTT SPEEDMAN • 51
Born September 1, 1975.
Actor Scott Speedman became widely known through Felicity, the Underworld films and later appearances on Grey’s Anatomy.
🎬 BOYD HOLBROOK • 45
Born September 1, 1981.
Actor Boyd Holbrook has appeared in projects including Narcos and Logan.
🎵 JOE TROHMAN • 42
Born September 1, 1984.
Guitarist and songwriter Joe Trohman co-founded Fall Out Boy, helping shape one of the major rock acts to emerge from the 2000s pop-punk era.
🎷 BONEY JAMES • 65
Born September 1, 1961.
Saxophonist and composer Boney James has become one of contemporary jazz’s most commercially successful performers.
🏎️ CARLOS SAINZ JR. • 32
Born September 1, 1994.
Spanish Formula 1 driver Carlos Sainz Jr. has competed at the highest level of international motorsport.
📚 EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS
1875–1950
Born September 1, 1875.
Author Edgar Rice Burroughs created Tarzan, one of the most enduring fictional characters of the 20th century.
His adventure fiction also included the Barsoom series set on Mars, expanding his influence across fantasy, science fiction, comics, film and popular mythology.
🥊 ROCKY MARCIANO
1923–1969
Born September 1, 1923.
Heavyweight boxing champion Rocky Marciano retired undefeated, becoming one of the sport’s most legendary champions.
🕯️ REMEMBERING THOSE WHO PASSED ON SEPTEMBER 1
🎙️ DON LaFONTAINE
1940–2008
The unmistakable voice behind thousands of film trailers.
Don LaFontaine became so closely associated with movie advertising that the phrase:
“In a world…”
became almost inseparable from his booming narration.
He died September 1, 2008, at age 68.
🎸 JERRY REED
1937–2008
Country singer, songwriter, guitarist and actor Jerry Reed died September 1, 2008, at age 71.
Known for songs including When You’re Hot, You’re Hot, he also became beloved as Cledus “Snowman” Snow in Smokey and the Bandit.
🏛️ EERO SAARINEN
1910–1961
Finnish-American architect Eero Saarinen died September 1, 1961, at age 51.
His designs include some of the most recognizable works of modern American architecture, including the Gateway Arch in St. Louis and the terminal at Washington Dulles International Airport.
🎺 DENNIS BRAIN
1921–1957
British horn virtuoso Dennis Brain died in a car crash on September 1, 1957, at only 38.
He is still regarded as one of the most influential classical horn players of the 20th century.
🎬 CAMMIE KING CONLON
1934–2010
Former child actor Cammie King Conlon, remembered for playing Bonnie Blue Butler in Gone with the Wind, died September 1, 2010, at age 76.
🎭 JANG JIN-YOUNG
1972–2009
South Korean actor Jang Jin-young died September 1, 2009, at age 37.
Known for acclaimed performances in films including Sorum and Singles, she became one of South Korea’s notable film performers of her generation.
🌎 AIAI.today REMEMBERS
A birthday marks an arrival.
A passing marks a departure.
Between them lies everything a person manages to place into the world.
A song.
A character.
A building.
A championship.
A performance.
A voice coming through the darkness of a movie theater saying:
“In a world…”
And somewhere, someone remembers.
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