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Coe, Louis Stevenson (1863-1939)
Louis Stevenson Coe was a business owner who grew up in Englewood. He established and owned the New Jersey Paper Tube Company. He ran and was elected to the Board of Freeholders. He was also head of the Englewood Field Club.His father was William Patten Coe and his brother was… -
Mackay, Donald (1840-1912)
Donald MacKay was one of Englewood’s most respected civic leaders in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, known for his military service, public leadership, and lasting philanthropic contributions. A veteran of the Civil War, MacKay enlisted as a young man and saw… -
Kitt, Eartha Mae (1927-2008)
Eartha Kitt (born Eartha Mae Keith; January 17, 1927 – December 25, 2008) was an internationally acclaimed singer, actress, and outspoken civil rights activist whose career spanned music, theater, film, and television. She began her professional career in the early 1940s,… -
Peters, Clarke (1952-)
Clarke Peters(born Peter Clarke, April 7, 1952) is an internationally acclaimed actor, writer, and director whose work in theater, film, and television is grounded in a lifelong commitment to culture, community, and place. Although he has spent much of his adult life in the…Tags Entertainment -
Hendrix, James Marshall "Jimi" (1942-1970)
Jimi Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix, November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970) was a singer, songwriter, and guitarist whose revolutionary approach to the electric guitar permanently reshaped modern music. While Hendrix would later become an international icon, some of the…Tags Music -
Isley, Sallye Bernice Bell "Mother Isley" (1915-1988)
Sallye Bernice Bell Isley was the matriarchal force behind one of the most influential family groups in American music history and a quiet but enduring presence in the cultural life of Englewood, where music, faith, and family converged in ways that would ripple far beyond… -
Isley, Marvin (1953-2010)
Marvin Isley was a musician, singer, and songwriter. He grew up in Englewood and attended Dwight Morrow. He graduated from C.W. Post College with a music degree. In 1971 he began playing with his older brothers who formed the Isley Brothers group. He became an official member in…Tags Music -
Isley, Ernie (1952-?)
Ernest Isley is a musician, singer, and songwriter. He grew up in Englewood, attending Dwight Morrow. He took inspiration from Jimi Hendrix who lived with the Isley family from 1963 to 1965. His older brothers formed the Isley Brothers and he joined the group officially in 1973,…Tags Music -
Isley, Rudolph "Rudy" Bernard (1939-2023)
Rudolph "Rudy" Bernard Isley was an American singer and songwriter. He was also a Christian minister. He grew up in Englewood and lived in Teaneck for a time. He created a music group with his two brothers, Ronald and O'Kelly Jr. called "The Isely Brothers." He married Elaine…Tags Music -
Hainey, Patricia (?-?)
Hainey was a member of Bergen County C.O.R.E. She was a dedicated civil rights activist who traveled South to Baltimore in 1961 to protest racial discrimination in restaurants. was arrested in 1962 as part of the sit-in at Englewood City Hall to protest racial segregation in the…