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Cissy Houston was born on 30 September 1933 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. She was an actress and producer, known for A Time to Kill (1996), The Preacher's Wife (1996) and Whitney Houston: I'm Every Woman (1993). She was married to John Russell Houston Jr. and Frederick Garland. She died on 7 October 2024 in Newark, New Jersey, USA.- Actor
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Nashawn Breedlove was born on 17 February 1977 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for 8 Mile (2002) and The Wash (2001). He died on 24 September 2023 in Newark, New Jersey, USA.- Caroline Hutchison was born on 22 April 1948 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Gandhi (1982), Masterpiece Theatre: Sons and Lovers (1981) and The Gathering Seed (1983). She died on 9 February 1988 in Newark, Nottinghamshire, England, UK.
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John Houston III was born on 14 January 1943 in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. He is known for Whitney (2018). He was married to Bellma Houston. He died on 9 January 2021 in Newark, New Jersey, USA.- Tom Brennan was born on 16 April 1926 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for Fatal Attraction (1987), Rookie of the Year (1993) and Great Performances (1971). He was married to Marylou Romano Brennam. He died on 15 June 2013 in Newark, New Jersey, USA.
- Character actor John Richard Link was born on November 6, 1946. The son of John Link Sr. and Anne Link, Link was a graduate of Ridgefield Memorial High School in Ridgefield, New Jersey. A lovable eccentric with a most unique and distinctive screen presence, John was often cast in colorful supporting roles in low-budget indie horror fare. Outside of acting, Link was also a musical performer with David Peel & The Lower East Side band at assorted New York City rock'n'roll venues, the host of the Blog Talk Radio program The John Link Show, a noted B-movie historian, a paranormal investigator, and a popular perennial guest at the biannual Chiller Theater Expo horror convention held in New Jersey. Moreover, John was also part of a stand-up comedy team with longtime friend and fellow actor Edward X. Young, with whom he performed with in many films and numerous live stage gigs. Link died on his 75th birthday on November 6, 2021 at University Hospital in Newark, New Jersey. John was predeceased by his mother Anne Link, whom he cared for at home until she was 99 years old. He was survived by his brother Frederick Roy Link and several cousins.
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Mark Urman was born on 24 November 1952 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and actor, known for Monster's Ball (2001), Death and the Maiden (1994) and Affliction (1997). He was married to Deborah Davis. He died on 12 January 2019 in Newark, New Jersey, USA.- Nick Massi was born on 19 September 1927 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for The Ed Sullivan Show (1948). He died on 24 December 2000 in Newark, New Jersey, USA.
- Elzo Bandz was born on 16 March 2002. He was an actor, known for Elzo Bandz x Loso: Mask On (2017), Loso feat. Elzo Bandz: Bullets Freestyle (2018) and Elzo Bandz: 200 Chopperz (2019). He died on 8 October 2020 in Newark, New Jersey, USA.
- Jewel Walker was an actor, known for MisteRogers (1961), The Amusement Park (1975) and Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (1968). He died on 16 November 2020 in Newark, Delaware, USA.
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Amiri Baraka was an American writer of poetry, drama, fiction, essays and music criticism. He was the author of numerous books of poetry and taught at several universities, including the State University of New York at Buffalo and the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He received the PEN/Beyond Margins Award in 2008 for Tales of the Out and the Gone.
Baraka's career spanned nearly 50 years. Some poems that are always associated with him are "The Music: Reflection on Jazz and Blues", "The Book of Monk", and "New Music, New Poetry", works that draw on topics from the worlds of society, music, and literature. Baraka's poetry and writing have attracted both high praise and condemnation. Some compare Baraka to James Baldwin and recognize him as one of the most respected and most widely published black writers of his generation.
Baraka received honors from a number of prestigious foundations, including the following: fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts, the Langston Hughes Award from the City College of New York, the Rockefeller Foundation Award for Drama, an induction into the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and the Before Columbus Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award.- Dutch Schultz was born on 6 August 1901 in Bronx, New York, USA. He was married to Frances. He died on 24 October 1935 in Newark, New Jersey, USA.
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Gloria Lynne was born on 23 November 1929 in Harlem, New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Se7en (1995), U Turn (1997) and Psychic Killer (1975). She was married to Harry Alleyne. She died on 15 October 2013 in Newark, New Jersey, USA.- Actor
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Singer, songwriter ("Mama"), composer, author, educated in high school, then a singer with the dance orchestras of Jan Savitt and Lloyd Huntley. He appeared on radio, in films, on theatre stages and television, and in night clubs, and made many records. Joining ASCAP in 1960, his other song compositions include "I Could Swear It Was You".- Michael Watford was born on 20 July 1959 in Suffolk, Virginia, USA. He was an actor, known for Michael Watford: So into You (1994). He died on 26 January 2024 in Newark, New Jersey, USA.
- Paul W. Fairman was born on 22 August 1909 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He was a writer, known for The Twilight Zone (1959), Target Earth (1954) and Invasion of the Saucer Men (1957). He died in October 1977 in Newark, New Jersey, USA.
- Martha Elliott was an actress, known for The Interpreter (2005), White Chicks, Incorporated (1998) and Chappelle's Show (2003). She died on 24 March 2007 in Newark, New Jersey, USA.
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Samuel A. Ward was born on 28 December 1848 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. He is known for Rollerball (2002), Fighting (2009) and Live Free or Die Hard (2007). He died on 28 September 1903 in Newark, New Jersey, USA.- Mylon LeFevre was born on 6 October 1944 in Gulfport, Mississippi, USA. He was an actor, known for Tommy (1975), Commander Kellie and the Superkids: Armor of Light (1995) and Volunteer Jam (1976). He was married to Christi. He died on 8 September 2023 in Newark, Texas, USA.
- Mrs. Hal Reid was born on 17 August 1867 in Macoupin County, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for Mothers of Men (1917) and An Accidental Alibi (1913). She was married to Hal Reid. She died on 28 July 1939 in Newark, New Jersey, USA.
- Edward Stratemeyer was born on 4 October 1862 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA. He was a writer, known for The Hardy Boys (2013), The Hardy Boys (2012) and The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977). He was married to Magdalene Baker VanCamp. He died on 10 May 1930 in Newark, New Jersey, USA.
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Known as an "exotic dancer", Doryce Bradley went from the streets of Newark, New Jersey to "black and tan" revues and shows all over the United States and Canada. She started out with 'Bill "Bojangles" Robinson' and Buck and Bubbles in 1938 in "Harlem in Parade" on the RKO vaudeville circuit; from there she was a fixture on the stage and in clubs both as a solo act and as part of a dance team. She spent her last years in her home town of Newark.- Frederick Heck was born on 15 January 1865 in Altoona, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Rose of the Alley (1916), Barbara Frietchie (1915) and The Half Million Bribe (1916). He died on 6 November 1930 in Newark, New Jersey, USA.
- Born in Indianapolis in 1933, Bobby Lewis was raised in an orphanage. He learned to play the piano at age five. He was eventually adopted, and when he was 12 his adoptive family moved to Detroit. He embarked on a singing career as a teenager, and was soon opening for such acts as Jackie Wilson and James Brown. In 1960 Lewis recorded a song that had been written by his friend Ritchie Adams--who had sung with a vocal group called The Fireflies, which had its own hit in the late 1950s with "You Were Mine"--almost a year earlier, called "Tossin' and Turnin'". It was released in 1961 and was an immediate hit, selling more than three million copies and staying in the #1 spot for seven weeks. Shortly after that he followed with "One Track Mind", which broke into the top ten but didn't make the #1 slot.
- A native of Sullivan County, Indiana, James Solomon Barcus was born March 18, 1863. Solomon, his father, was a blacksmith; his mother Martha was a granddaughter of Nathan Hinkle, the erstwhile Revolutionary War veteran. During his youth, the Barcus family struggled to make ends meet. Barcus dropped out of school frequently to work on his parents' farm. He finally earned a teaching certificate and taught at a school near Hymera, Indiana, for three years.
To better himself, he became a traveling book agent, peddling his wares by horse and buggy to farmers, preachers, doctors and lawyers. With scarcely enough money to pay railroad fare, he enrolled at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
Meanwhile, in 1884 he married Bettie Belle Tichenor, a native of Pierson Township in Vigo County, Indiana. Bettie's older brother William attended the University of Michigan, graduating from its law school in 1893. Barcus worked his way through college selling books. Sometimes he had to pawn his watch, a cherished heirloom, to advance freight expenses. By the time he graduated from Michigan in 1891, publisher R.S. Peale & Co. hired him. Soon he was a full partner. Two years later he co-founded Clarke, Barcus & Co. in New York and secured exclusive rights to print and distribute "The Century Dictionary and Encyclopedia." He also formed J.S. Barcus Co., a publishing firm, and was president of Globe Publishing Co.
Widely known by 1895, Barcus wrote "The Science of Selling," a practical guide for canvassers. The proceeds allowed him to enroll at Columbia University School of Law. Solomon J. Barcus was a fervent Republican. Raised in a hotbed of conservatism, James "spent his childhood fighting Democrats." During the 1896 presidential campaign, he wrote "The Boomerang", a satirical analysis of one of Democratic presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan's speeches. The book was published by J.S. Barcus Co. The volume earned high praise among Republicans. By the time he earned a law degree in 1899, Barcus was 36 years old, affluent, a member of the Republican Party's committee on national affairs and an officer of several New York social clubs.
Though admitted to the New York bar, Barcus made an unconventional decision. In July 1899, James and Bettie Barcus bought a large home in Terre Haute, Indiana, and made it the most luxurious residence-law office in western Indiana. Barcus promptly became immersed in politics. When Republican Congressman George Washington Faris chose not to seek re-election in 1900, Barcus placed his hat in the ring to succeed him, campaigning on his record as a success as a publisher. He lost the nomination by three votes. Though residing in Indiana, Barcus maintained his New York publishing houses and acquired Success Magazine. In 1902, to support his political ambitions, he bought the Terre Haute Tribune, one of the city's daily newspapers, and was elected to the Indiana Senate.
"The Messages and Papers of Congress", a multi-volume set published by J.S. Barcus Co., made "enormous profit", triggering a congressional inquiry. Re-elected to the state senate, Barcus again tried to secure nomination to Congress. To aid that effort, he bought another local newspaper, the Terre Haute Gazette, and merged it with the Tribune, naming it the "Tribune-Gazette". When Holliday received the nomination again, Barcus abruptly resigned from the state legislature in September 1905 and returned to New York. He did retain his Terre Haute newspaper for several years afterwards.
Apparently his publishing empire continued to grow. His success persisted. Names associated with Barcus' triumphs include "The Classic Library of Famous Literature" and "The Consolidated Library". On April 13, 1914, "The Governor's Boss", an original play written by Barcus, opened at Charles Frohman's Gerrick Theater in New York. The next year, The Governor's Boss Photoplay Co. released a screen version of the play.
Before his death in Newark, New Jersey, at age 57 on May 3, 1920, Barcus wrote the novel, "The Repentance of Croesus", and published "The Governor's Boss" in novel form.