Anthony DeanToday's the birthday of Alfred Pennyworth.
(Comic art by Bob Kane, Irv Novick, and Stefano Raffaele.)
Pre-Crisis, Alfred's father Jarvis was the Waynes' butler, while Alfred was serving with British military/in a post-military acting career. Agreeing upon Jarvis' deathbed to serve the Waynes, Alfred joins Bruce and Dick as their butler (and soon finds out their alter-egos).
Also pre-Crisis (and apparently still post-Crisis), Alfred had a daughter via a one-night stand during his youth, Julia.
Daphne Pennyworth was Alfred's niece, seen in a few late 60s stories. "Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?"'s Batman episode shows Alfred was briefly the Blakes' family butler, and an honorary "uncle" to Daphne (maybe a reference to the comics' stories?).