CITY

Official Website:
http://www.portlandmaine.gov/

Chamber of Commerce:
http://www.portlandregion.com/

Visitors Bureau:
http://www.visitportland.com/

Population:
64249 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1633

County:
Cumberland County

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
University of Maine School of Law	1962
Maine College of Art	1882
University of Southern Maine	1878

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Tom Allen	Politician	16-Apr-1945		Congressman from Maine, 1997-2009
Christopher Daniel Barnes	Actor	7-Nov-1972		Shut Up and Kiss Me!
Reginald Bartholomew	Diplomat	17-Feb-1936		US Ambassador to Italy, 1993-97
Joseph E. Brennan	Politician	2-Nov-1934		Governor of Maine, 1979-87
Howie Carr	Columnist	17-Jan-1952		Boston Herald columnist, talk-radio host
Carolyn Chute	Novelist	14-Jun-1947		The Beans of Egypt, Maine
Heidi Julavits	Author	1968		The Mineral Palace
Stephen King	Novelist	21-Sep-1947		The Shining
Linda Lavin	Actor	15-Oct-1937		Alice
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow	Poet	27-Feb-1807	24-Mar-1882	Evangeline
Andrea Martin	Comic	15-Jan-1947		SCTV cast member, 1976-81
John Neal	Novelist	25-Aug-1793	20-Jun-1876	Keep Cool
Judd Nelson	Actor	28-Nov-1959		The Breakfast Club
Sara Payson Willis Parton	Columnist	9-Jul-1811	10-Oct-1872	Columnist Fanny Fern
Victoria Rowell	Actor	10-May-1960		Diagnosis Murder
Liv Tyler	Actor	1-Jul-1977		Daughter of Aerosmith frontman
Frederick L. Webber	Government	c. 1939		Washington trade rep

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Sarah Caldwell	Conductor	6-Mar-1924	23-Mar-2006	Opera Company of Boston
Robert P. Tristram Coffin	Poet	18-Mar-1892	20-Jan-1955	Strange Holiness
George Evans	Politician	12-Jan-1797	6-Apr-1867	US Senator from Maine, 1841-47
Clarence E. Mulford	Novelist	3-Feb-1883	10-May-1956	Hopalong Cassidy
John Neal	Novelist	25-Aug-1793	20-Jun-1876	Keep Cool

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