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Bogart, Neil Scott (1943-1982)
Neil Bogart was a music producer and executive. He founded the world-famous Casablanca Records in 1973. Bogart helped fuel the rise of disco in the 1970s when Casablanca signed Donna Summer and the Village People. He was also known for helping the rise of bubblegum pop. Bogart…Tags Music -
Boldt, O'Brien (1917-2004)
William O’Brien Boldt was a longtime Englewood resident, Democratic activist, and professor whose quiet but persistent style of organizing helped shape local and national progressive movements over several decades. A graduate of Dartmouth College, he earned his Ph.D. in… -
Booker T. Washington Speaks at the 1st Presbyterian Church and at the Armory. May 3, 1914.
Booker T. Washington’s visit to Englewood was a major local event that brought one of the most prominent African American educators of the era directly into the civic and religious life of the town. During his stay, Washington spoke at two important Englewood venues, each… -
Booker T. Washington Speaks at the Lyceum. March, 1902.
In mid-March 1902, Booker T. Washington—the nation’s most prominent Black educator and public intellectual at the turn of the twentieth century—visited Englewood, where he delivered a widely attended lecture at the local Lyceum. The event was held under the auspices of the… -
Booth, Charles Henry (1809-1904)
Charles Henry Booth (1803–1903) was a longtime resident of Englewood, New Jersey, whose life and moral commitments linked the town to some of the most important reform movements of the nineteenth century. Born in Stratford, Connecticut, in 1803, Booth came of age during the… -
Booth, William Agur (1805-1895)
William A. Booth (1805–1895) was a prominent nineteenth-century businessman, financier, railroad organizer, and philanthropist whose long career helped shape the commercial and institutional life of New York and the expanding United States. He died in Englewood, New Jersey, in… -
Borg, John
John Borg (c. 1878–1956) was a prominent New Jersey newspaper publisher and civic figure best known for his long leadership of the Bergen Evening Record. A native of Hackensack, Borg entered the newspaper business early in life and became associated with the Record while it was… -
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Bouton, Jim
James Alan Bouton (1939–2019) was an American professional baseball pitcher, author, broadcaster, and public speaker best known for his career with the New York Yankees and his bestselling book Ball Four. Born in Newark, New Jersey, Bouton grew up in northern New Jersey and…