CITY

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

Population:
76415 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
14-Feb-1856 (borough)

County:
Lackawanna County

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Marywood University	1915
University of Scranton	1888

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Joseph Biden	Politician	20-Nov-1942		Vice President of the United States
Jeffrey H. Birnbaum	Columnist	c. 1955		K Street Confidential
P. J. Carlesimo	Basketball	30-May-1949		Former Coach, Oklahoma City Thunder
Frank Carlucci	Government	18-Oct-1930		US Secretary of Defense, 1987-89
Bob Casey, Jr.	Politician	13-Apr-1960		US Senator from Pennsylvania
Christopher M. Condron	Business	?		CEO, AXA Financial
Cy Endfield	Film Director	10-Nov-1914	16-Apr-1995	Zulu
John Oliver La Gorce	Explorer	22-Sep-1880	23-Dec-1959	Antarctica explorer, National Geographic editor
Alex Grass	Business	3-Aug-1927	27-Aug-2009	Founder of Rite Aid
Jane Jacobs	Author	4-May-1916	25-Apr-2006	The Death and Life of Great American Cities
Jean Kerr	Author	10-Jul-1922	5-Jan-2003	Please Don't Eat the Daisies
Charles MacArthur	Playwright	5-Nov-1895	21-Apr-1956	The Front Page
Jeffrey A. Marcus	Business	13-Oct-1946		Cable TV magnate
Joseph E. McLean	Historian	10-Jul-1915	30-Dec-1985	William Rufus Day
Russ Morgan	Musician	29-Apr-1904	8-Aug-1969	Bandleader, arranger and trombonist
Albert Jay Nock	Author	13-Oct-1870	19-Aug-1945	Memoirs of a Superfluous Man
Robert Reich	Government	24-Jun-1946		US Secretary of Labor, 1993-97
Lizabeth Scott	Actor	29-Sep-1922	31-Jan-2015	Dead Reckoning
Beverly Tyler	Actor	5-Jul-1927	23-Nov-2005	The Green Years
James D. Walsh	Diplomat	9-Aug-1946		US Ambassador to Argentina, 2000-03
Ned Washington	Songwriter	15-Aug-1901	20-Dec-1976	When You Wish Upon a Star

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Don Budge	Tennis	13-Jun-1915	26-Jan-2000	First ever to win Grand Slam
Robert P. Casey	Politician	9-Jan-1932	30-May-2000	Governor of Pennsylvania, 1987-95
Jason Miller	Actor	22-Apr-1939	13-May-2001	The Exorcist
Art Wall, Jr.	Golf	25-Nov-1923	31-Oct-2001	Winner, 1959 Masters Tournament

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