Great Barrington, MA

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Great Barrington, MA

CDP (CENSUS-DESIGNATED PLACE)

Population:
2459 (2000 census)

County:
Berkshire County

SCHOOLS

School Founded

Simon's Rock College of Bard 1964

BIRTHS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

W. E. B. Du Bois Sociologist 23-Feb-1868 27-Aug-1963 Civil rights activist

Anson Jones Politician 20-Jan-1798 9-Jan-1858 President of Texas, committed suicide

Hamish Linklater Actor 7-Jul-1976 The New Adventures of Old Christine

Shorty Rogers Jazz Musician 14-Apr-1924 7-Nov-1994 Shorty Rogers and His Giants

DEATHS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

André F. Cournand Scientist 24-Sep-1895 19-Feb-1988 Cardiac catheterization

Wilfrid Sheed Author 27-Dec-1930 19-Jan-2011 Office Politics

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