Englewood Makes History

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  • Lisa Loughlin Krones is an American actress whose career includes work in film, television, and theater, where she was recognized for her versatility in both dramatic and comedic roles. In later years, she became closely connected to Englewood, New Jersey, where she lived and…

  • George S. Coe (George Simmons Coe), born on March 27, 1817, in Newport, Rhode Island, and deceased on May 3, 1896, in Englewood, New Jersey, was a prominent banker, real estate investor, and civic leader whose influence was central to Englewood’s development in the late…

  • William H. Stemper was a long-serving and respected member of the Englewood Fire Department, dedicating 26 years of his life to public service and rising to the rank of lieutenant. Appointed to the department on October 15, 1932, he earned a reputation as an excellent and…

  • In the 1930s, N. P. Dotson Jr. was a community leader in Englewood, New Jersey, who served as the "Negro supervisor" of Memorial House, a local community center. He was a strong advocate for interracial cooperation, emphasizing that integrated activities for young people helped…

  • Victor Hugo Green (1892–1960) was an African American postal worker, travel writer, and civil rights advocate best known as the creator of The Negro Motorist Green Book. Green worked as a letter carrier based in Hackensack, New Jersey, where his experiences delivering mail and…

  • Walter Whitney Furr was born on February 8, 1929, in Englewood, New Jersey, to Oliver and Clara Furr. He attended Dwight Morrow High School, graduating in 1948. That same year, in July, he enlisted in the United States Air Force, where he served honorably until July 1952 and…

  • Thomas Eboli (1911–1972) was a prominent American mobster and a leading figure in the Genovese crime family, one of New York City’s most powerful Mafia organizations. Born in New York City to Italian immigrant parents, Eboli rose through the ranks of organized crime during the…

  • Arnett Cobb (August 10, 1918 – March 16, 1989) was a renowned American jazz tenor saxophonist, celebrated for his powerful, blues-infused sound and his central role in the Texas tenor tradition. Born in Houston, Texas, Cobb came up through a rich Black musical scene and was…

  • Jessie Jones Penn (1893–1996) was a pioneering civil rights activist whose decades-long work helped dismantle racial segregation in Englewood and Bergen County, New Jersey. Born in 1893, Penn became deeply involved in civil rights organizing during the mid-20th century, focusing…

  • Tommy Smalls was a pioneering radio personality, entrepreneur, and cultural impresario whose influence extended across radio, nightlife, and Black popular culture in mid-20th-century New York and New Jersey. Best known on air as “Dr. Jive,” Smalls developed a fast-paced,…
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