Directors: Ric Burns; Lisa Ades

Writers: Ric Burns; James Sanders

Keywords: Documentary, New York

Documentary miniseries in seven parts, plus an eight bonus 9/11 part added later.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Bella Abzug	Politician	24-Jul-1920	31-Mar-1998	Feminist and former Congresswoman
Joan Allen	Actor	20-Aug-1956		Mother in Pleasantville
Louis Armstrong	Jazz Musician	4-Aug-1901	6-Jul-1971	Jazz trumpeter
Brooke Astor	Philanthropist	30-Mar-1902	13-Aug-2007	Heiress, philanthropist
Abraham D. Beame	Politician	20-Mar-1906	10-Feb-2001	Mayor of New York City, 1974-77
Irving Berlin	Composer	11-May-1888	22-Sep-1989	White Christmas, God Bless America
Philip Bosco	Actor	26-Sep-1930		American character actor
Caleb Carr	Novelist	2-Aug-1955		The Alienist
Winston Churchill	Head of State	30-Nov-1874	24-Jan-1965	WWII Prime Minister of England
Keith David	Actor	4-Jun-1956		DCI in Agent Cody Banks
E. L. Doctorow	Author	6-Jan-1931		The Book of Daniel
Duke Ellington	Jazz Musician	29-Apr-1899	24-May-1974	It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing
F. Scott Fitzgerald	Author	24-Sep-1896	21-Dec-1940	The Great Gatsby
Janeane Garofalo	Comic	28-Sep-1964		Actor, Comedian, Author, Activist
George Gershwin	Songwriter	26-Sep-1898	11-Jul-1937	Rhapsody In Blue
Paul Giamatti	Actor	6-Jun-1967		John Adams
Allen Ginsberg	Poet	3-Jun-1926	5-Apr-1997	Howl!
Rudy Giuliani	Politician	28-May-1944		Mayor of New York City, 1994-2001
Spalding Gray	Actor	5-Jun-1941	11-Jan-2004	Swimming to Cambodia monologist
Pete Hamill	Journalist	24-Jun-1935		The New York Post
Edward Herrmann	Actor	21-Jul-1943		Richard Gilmore on Gilmore Girls
Alfred Kazin	Critic	5-Jun-1915	5-Jun-1998	On Native Grounds
Ed Koch	Politician	12-Dec-1924		Mayor of New York City, 1978-89
Tony Kushner	Playwright	16-Jul-1956		Angels in America
Fiorello LaGuardia	Politician	11-Dec-1882	20-Sep-1947	New York City Mayor, 1934-45
Fran Lebowitz	Author	27-Oct-1950		Social satirist, Metropolitan Life
Robert Sean Leonard	Actor	28-Feb-1969		House, M.D.
John Lindsay	Politician	24-Nov-1921	19-Dec-2000	Mayor of New York City, 1966-73
Frank McCourt	Author	19-Aug-1930	19-Jul-2009	Angela's Ashes
David McCullough	Historian	7-Jul-1933		The American Experience
Joe Morton	Actor	18-Oct-1947		The brother from another planet
Robert Moses	Government	18-Dec-1888	29-Jul-1981	New York City planner
Daniel Patrick Moynihan	Politician	16-Mar-1927	26-Mar-2003	US Senator from New York, 1977-2001
George Plimpton	Author	18-Mar-1927	25-Sep-2003	Paper Lion
Anna Quindlen	Columnist	8-Jul-1953		NYT columnist, later novelist
Richard Rodgers	Composer	28-Jun-1902	30-Dec-1979	Rodgers and Hammerstein
Franklin D. Roosevelt	Head of State	30-Jan-1882	12-Apr-1945	US President during WWII
Susan Sarandon	Actor	4-Oct-1946		Louise in Thelma and Louise
Martin Scorsese	Film Director	17-Nov-1942		Taxi Driver
Ron Silver	Actor	2-Jul-1946	15-Mar-2009	Wiseguy
Alfred E. Smith	Government	30-Dec-1873	4-Oct-1944	Twice Governor of New York
Lois Smith	Actor	3-Nov-1930		Five Easy Pieces
Frances Sternhagen	Actor	13-Jan-1930		Misery
David Ogden Stiers	Actor	31-Oct-1942		Maj. Winchester on M*A*S*H
Ray Suarez	Journalist	5-Mar-1957		Correspondent for Lehrer News Hour
Callie Thorne	Actor	20-Nov-1969		Sheila Keefe on Rescue Me
Donald Trump	Business	14-Jun-1946		The Donald
Eli Wallach	Actor	7-Dec-1915		The Magnificent Seven
Harris Yulin	Actor	5-Nov-1937		Roger Stanton on 24

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