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Wilson, Gloria (1929-2013), also known as Gloria Lynne, also known as Gloria Alleyne
Gloria Wilson, more well-known as Gloria Lynne, was a jazz singer. She won first prize at the Apollo Theater Amateur Night at the age of 15. She became popular in the 1950s after the release of her first album in 1958, “Miss Gloria Lynne, and her television performance of…Tags Music -
Allison, William Outis (1849-1924)
William Outis Allison was a banker and philanthropist. He acted as vice president of the Palisades Trust and Guaranty Company of Englewood, president of the National Reserve Bank of New York, president of the publishing company that owned Oil, Pain and Drug Reporter, Druggist's… -
Almay's West Indian Kitchen
Opened in 1987, Almay's was Bergen County's first Caribbean Restaurant. Owned by Alvin Whilby, the restaurant was located at 98 West Palisade Avenue. -
Althea Gibson, Jerry Volpe and the Englewood Golf Club
Few athletes in American history broke as many barriers as Althea Gibson. Born in 1927 in Silver, South Carolina, and raised in Harlem, New York, Gibson rose from humble beginnings to become one of the greatest athletes of the twentieth century. During the 1950s she transformed… -
American Legion Auxiliary
The American Legion was chartered by Congress in 1919 in the aftermath of World War I. The organization's purpose is to support servicemembers and veterans.The organization advocates on behalf of those in military service, provides locations to gather, and provides programs to…Tags Military -
American Legion Henry Douglass Post 58
American Legion Henry Douglas Post 58 is the American Legion post located in Englewood, New Jersey.Tags Military -
Amos, Gloria (1921?-2012)
Gloria L. Amos (1920–2012) was an Englewood-based writer, educator, and longtime public school staff member whose late-in-life literary work drew deeply on family, memory, and place. Born in the early twentieth century, Gloria Amos spent much of her adult life balancing work,…Tags Education -
Amos, John Allen, Jr. (1939-?)
John Allen Amos Jr. is an actor. Before his acting career, he did social work and played football. His first major work was on The Mary Tyler Moore Show from 1970 to 1973. He is most well-known for his part in Good Times from 1974 to 1976. Amos served as artistic director of… -
Anderson, Mary (1830-1941)
Mary Anderson (c. 1830–1941) was a formerly enslaved woman whose life spanned slavery, emancipation, Reconstruction, Jim Crow, and the early twentieth century. At the time of her death, she was believed to be 111 years old—an age attested to by family records and oral…