Born:
Robert Orben, magician, comedy writer, author, specializes in observational comedy, wrote, 'Encyclopedia of Patter', 'Speaker's Handbook of Humor', speechwriter for Vice President Gerald R. Ford, became Director, White House Speechwriting Department
More Notable Birthdays on March 4:
1966 - Kevin Johnson, NBA guard for the Phoenix Suns
1944 - Bobby Womack, Cleveland, R&B singer and guitarist, Woman's Got to Have It
1928 - Alan Sillitoe, born in England, writer, Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
1916 - Hans Eysenck, psychologist
1912 - John Garfield, born in New York City, actor, Air Force, Destination: Tokyo, Juarez
