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Holland, Kwamé (1973-?)
Kwamé Holland is an American rapper and record producer. He moved to Englewood and attended Dwight Morrow High School. He was friends with David "Redhead Kingpin" Guppy. He released his first album, Kwamé the Boy Genius: Featuring a New Beginning at age 16 in 1989 with Hurby…Tags Music -
Guppy, David "Redhead Kingpin" (?-?)
David "Redhead" Guppy is an American hip-hop musician. he was born and raised in Englewood, he lived on West Palisade Avenue. He was a member of the hip-hop and new jack swing group "Redhead Kingpin and the F.B.I." The group was in existence from 1988 to 1993. His debut album, A…Tags Music -
MacArthur, Helen Hayes Brown (1900-1993)
Helen Hayes was one of the most celebrated actresses in American history and was widely known as the "First Lady of the American Theatre." Active on stage and screen from 1905 to 1987, she became the first person to achieve what is now known as the Triple Crown of Acting and was… -
Parlin, Charles C. (1898?-1981)
Charles C. Parlin was a lawyer. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1919 and Harvard in 1922. He was a senior partner at Shearman and Sterling from 1953 to 1964. From 1966 to 1969 he was the chairman of Celanese Corp. In 1940 he represented the United States on a… -
Otis, Clyde Lovern (1924-2008)
Clyde Lovern Otis was a songwriter and record producer. He served in World War II as a marine. He began his songwriting career afterward. He was one of the first African American A&R executives at a major label, Mercury Records. He briefly worked with Liberty Records before… -
Echols, Joseph G. (1917-1977)
Joseph G. Echols (March 23, 1917 – March 28, 1977) was an American football coach, college athletics administrator, and Negro league baseball player whose life bridged segregated sports worlds—from high school athletics in northern New Jersey, to Negro league baseball, to… -
Nottingham, John "Johnny" (?-?)
John "Johnny" Nottingham was a basketball player for Dwight Morrow High School in the early 1960s.Tags Sports -
White, Sherman (1928-2011)
Sherman White was a basketball player. He grew up in Englewood and attended Dwight Morrow. He got into Long Island University on an athletic scholarship in February 1948. There was a point-shaving scandal occurring that White joined by the end of his senior year. Salvatore… -
Jasper, Christopher "Chris" Howard (1951-?)
Christopher Howard Jasper was a singer and music producer. Jasper's older sister Elaine married Rudolph Isley. Originally from Cincinnati, Jasper visited his sister often in Teaneck. He started to gig with Ernie and Marvin in a trio called the Jazzmen Trio. He studied at the…Tags Music -
Phelps, William Walter (1839-1894)
William Walter Phelps was a United States Congressman and an ambassador to Germany and Austria-Hungary. He graduated from Yale University in 1860. He graduated from Columbia Law School in 1863. He was elected to the House of Representatives twice. He served from 1873 to 1875 and…Tags Politics