Top 10 January 11 Birthdays
10. January 11, 1957: Darryl Dawkins. The man who claimed to be from the planet Lovetron was one of the most ferocious dunkers in basketball history. 9. January 11, 1925: Grant Tinker. Working with NBC, he developed I Spy, Dr. Kildare, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Get Smart , and, yes, Star Trek . He married actress Mary Tyler Moore, and, together, they formed MTM Enterprises, and produced The Mary Tyler Moore Show and its spinoffs, Rhoda, Phyllis and Lou Grant . (Was Lou named for Grant Tinker?) They also developed The Bob Newhart Show, Newhart, WKRP in Cincinnati, The White Shadow, Hill Street Blues and St. Elsewhere . He went to NBC and developed not just Hill Street Blues and St. Elsewhere , but also Family Ties, Cheers, Night Court, The Cosby Show and The Golden Girls . 8. January 11, 1807: Ezra Cornell. In 1851, he founded Western Union. In 1865, he founded Cornell Univers...