CITY

Official Website:
http://www.newrochelleny.com/

Population:
72182 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1689

County:
Westchester County

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Iona College	1940
College of New Rochelle	1904
New Rochelle High School, New Rochelle, NY	1897

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Herbert Agar	Journalist	29-Sep-1897	24-Nov-1980	The People's Choice
H. Jesse Arnelle	Attorney	30-Dec-1933		Partner, Arnelle & Hastie
Anthony Beilenson	Politician	26-Oct-1932		Congressman from California, 1977-97
Irene Castle	Dancer	17-Apr-1893	25-Jan-1969	Vernon & Irene Castle
Bud Cort	Actor	29-Mar-1948		Harold in Harold and Maude
Bob Denver	Actor	9-Jan-1935	2-Sep-2005	Gilligan on Gilligan's Island
Matt Dillon	Actor	18-Feb-1964		Drugstore Cowboy
Richard Edson	Actor	1-Jan-1954		Original drummer for Sonic Youth
Richard S. Emmet	Attorney	8-Apr-1897	5-Oct-1969	Counsel to the Bank of New York
Thom Fitzgerald	Film Director	8-Jul-1968		The Hanging Garden
Eddie Foy, Jr.	Actor	4-Feb-1905	15-Jul-1983	The Pajama Game
Leslie H. Gelb	Government	4-Mar-1937		President, Council on Foreign Relations, 1993-2003
Anthony Heald	Actor	25-Aug-1944		Scott Guber on Boston Public
Jay Leno	Talk Show Host	28-Apr-1950		The Tonight Show
Don McLean	Singer/Songwriter	2-Oct-1945		American Pie
Rob Morrow	Actor	21-Sep-1962		Fleischman on Northern Exposure
Cullen Murphy	Journalist	1-Sep-1952		Atlantic Monthly
George Oppen	Poet	24-Apr-1908	7-Jul-1984	Objectivist proponent and poet
Thomas Rockwell	Author	13-Mar-1933		How to Eat Fried Worms
Richard Roundtree	Actor	9-Jul-1942		Shaft
Peter Scolari	Actor	12-Sep-1954		Bosom Buddies, Newhart
Robert E. Sherwood	Playwright	4-Apr-1896	14-Nov-1955	Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Donald Verrilli, Jr.	Attorney	29-Jun-1957		US Solicitor General

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Lipman Bers	Mathematician	22-May-1914	29-Oct-1993	Riemann surfaces
Teresa Brewer	Singer	7-May-1931	17-Oct-2007	Till I Waltz Again with You
Ruby Dee	Actor	27-Oct-1924	12-Jun-2014	The Jackie Robinson Story
Hans Jonas	Philosopher	10-May-1903	5-Feb-1993	Gnostic philosopher
John McGraw	Baseball	7-Apr-1873	25-Feb-1934	NY Giants manager for 30 years
Horace Silver	Jazz Musician	2-Sep-1928	18-Jun-2014	Song For My Father
Malcolm Wilson	Politician	26-Feb-1914	13-Mar-2000	Governor of New York, 1973-75

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