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FINISHING UP THE VILLAGES AND SOON TO BE GOING TO THE HAMLETS. PICTURE: By AITFFan1 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=121624245

MORE COVERAGE OF THE VILLAGES OF HEMPSTEAD. PICTURE: By https://www.hewlettharbor.org/, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=74621024

Esther Elizabeth Rolle  (November 8, 1920 – November 17, 1998) was an American actress. She is best known for her role as Florida Evans, on the  CBS  television sitcom  Maude ,  for two seasons (1972–1974), and its  spin-off  series  Good Times , for which she was nominated for a  Golden Globe Award  for Best Actress - Television Series Musical or Comedy in 1976. In 1979, Rolle won the  Emmy Award...

Garden City  is a  village  located in  Nassau County , on  Long Island , in  New York , United States. The population was 23,272 at the time of the 2020 census. [2] The  Incorporated Village of Garden City  is primarily located within the  Town of Hempstead , with the exception being a small area at the northern tip of the village located within the  Town of North Hempstead . It is the Greater Ga...

THE CONTINUATION OF THE VILLAGES OF NASSAU COUNTY INCLUDING BELLEROSE, CEDARHURST, EAST ROCKAWAY, AND FREEPORT. PICTURE: By AITFFan1 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=122509405

William Boone Daniels  (September 12, 1915 – October 7, 1988) was an American singer active in the United States and Europe from the mid-1930s to 1988, notable for his hit recording of " That Old Black Magic " and his pioneering performances on early 1950s television. [1]  He was one of the first African-American entertainers to cross over into the mainstream. Daniels was honored with a...

THE CONCLUSION OF FIRE ISLAND AND THE BEGINNING OF THE VILLAGE OF ATLANTIC BEACH: Atlantic Beach  is a  village  located on the west end of the  Long Beach Barrier Island  in the  Town of Hempstead , in  Nassau County ,  New York , United States. [3] [4]  The population was 1,707 at the time of the 2020 census. [5] The  Incorporated Village of   Atlantic Beach  is located on Long Beach Barrier Isl...

Shelter Island  is an island  town  in eastern  Suffolk County ,  New York , United States, near the eastern end of  Long Island . The population was 3,253 at the time of the 2020 census. The  Town of Southold  is one of ten  towns  in  Suffolk County, New York , United States. It is located in the northeastern tip of the county, on the  North Fork  of  Long Island . The population was 23,732 at t...

PART 2 OF THE LEGACY OF LOUIS GOSSETT JR. PICTURE: By Festival Internacional de Cine en Guadalajara - Louis_Gossete 036, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9840977

THE CONCLUSION OF EAST HAMPTON IN SUFFOLK COUNTY, LONG ISLAND. PICTURE: By Americasroof at English Wikipedia - Self-photographed, CC BY-SA 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=27351278

Louis Cameron Gossett Jr.  (May 27, 1936 – March 29, 2024) was an American actor. He made his stage debut at the age of 17. Shortly thereafter, he successfully auditioned for the  Broadway play   Take a Giant Step .  Gossett continued acting onstage in critically acclaimed plays including  A Raisin in the Sun  (1959),  The Blacks  (1961),  Tambourines to Glory  (1963), and  The Zulu and the Zayda...

THE CONTINUING LOOK AT THE VAST HISTORY OF EAST HAMPTION LONG ISLAND IN SUFFOLK COUNTY, NEW YORK. PICTURE: By http://ehamptonny.gov/, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=73601087

Southampton , officially the  Town of Southampton , is a  town  in southeastern  Suffolk County, New York , partly on the  South Fork  of  Long Island . As of the  2020 U.S. census , the town had a population of 69,036. [2]  Southampton is included in the stretch of shoreline prominently known as  the Hamptons . Riverhead  is a  town  in  Suffolk County ,  New York , United States, on the north sh...

Jeannette Theresa Dubois  (August 5 [note 1]  – February 17, 2020), known professionally as  Ja'Net DuBois , [6]   Ja'net DuBois , [4]  and  Ja'Net Du Bois [1] [7] [n 1]  ( /dʒəˈneɪ duːˈbwɑː/ ), was an American actress and singer. She was best known for her portrayal of  Willona Woods , the neighborhood gossip maven and a friend of the Evans family on the  CBS  sitcom  Good Times , whi...

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Robert Weston Smith  (January 21, 1938 – July 1, 1995), known as  Wolfman Jack , was an American  disc jockey  active for over three decades. [1]  Famous for the gravelly voice which he credited for his success, saying, "It's kept meat and potatoes on the table for years for Wolfman and Wolfwoman. A couple of shots of whiskey helps it. I've got that nice raspy sound." [2] PICTURE...

The  Town of Babylon  is one of ten  towns  in  Suffolk County, New York , United States. Its population was 218,223 as of the 2020 census. Parts of  Jones Beach Island , Captree Island and  Fire Island  are in the southernmost part of the town. It borders  Nassau County  to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the south. [2]  At its westernmost point, it is about 20 miles (32 km) from  New York Cit...

The  Town of Oyster Bay  is the easternmost of the three  towns  that make up  Nassau County, New York , United States. Part of the  New York metropolitan area , it is the only town in Nassau County to extend from the  North Shore  to the  South Shore  of  Long Island . As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 301,332, making it the 5th most populous city or town in the state. There are 18 vi...

Robert James Keeshan  (June 27, 1927 – January 23, 2004) was an American  television producer  and actor. He created and played the title role in the  children's television  program  Captain Kangaroo , which ran from 1955 to 1984, the longest-running nationally broadcast children's television program of its day. [1] [2]  He also played the original  Clarabell the Clown  on the  Howdy Doody...

Michael Charles Lerner  (June 22, 1941 – April 8, 2023) was an American actor. He was nominated for the  Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor  for his role as Jack Lipnick in  Barton Fink  (1991). Lerner also played  Arnold Rothstein  in  Eight Men Out  (1988), Phil Gillman in  Amos & Andrew  (1993), The Warden in  No Escape  (1994), Mel Horowitz on the television series  Clueless , Jerry M...

North Hempstead  (officially known as the  Town of North Hempstead ) is one of three  towns  in  Nassau County , on  Long Island , in  New York , United States. The population was 237,639 at the time of the 2020 census. [2]  It is the 7th largest city or town in New York by population. PICTURE: By https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/us-nynhm.html, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?cur...

The  Town of Hempstead  is the largest of the three  towns  in  Nassau County  (alongside  North Hempstead  and  Oyster Bay ) on  Long Island , in  New York , United States. The town's combined population was 793,409 at the  2020 census , making it the most populated town in the United States, containing the majority of the population of Nassau County. It occupies the southwestern part of the coun...

PART 2 OF THE LEGACY OF SLY STALLONE INCLUDING HIS MEDIA AND AWARDS, PLUS PERSONAL LIFE. PICTURE: By nicolas genin from Paris, France - 66ème Festival de Venise (Mostra), CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8819491

Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone  ( /stəˈloʊn/ ; born July 6, 1946) is an American actor and filmmaker. In a  film career  spanning more than fifty years, Stallone has received  numerous accolades , including a  Golden Globe Award  and a  Critics' Choice Award , as well as nominations for three  Academy Awards  and two  BAFTA Awards . Stallone is one of only two actors in history (alongside  Harrison...

Richard Kline  (born April 29, 1944) is an American actor and television director. His roles include  Larry Dallas  on the sitcom  Three's Company , Richie in the later seasons of  It's a Living  and Jeff Beznick in  Noah Knows Best . PICTURE: By Luigi Novi, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11781240