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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

Long Beach  is an oceanfront  city  in  Nassau County ,  New York , United States. It takes up a central section of the  Long Beach Barrier Island , which is the westernmost of the  outer barrier islands  off  Long Island's South Shore . As of the  2020 Census , the city's population was 35,029. [2] The  City of Long Beach  was incorporated in 1922, [3]  and is nicknamed "The City by the Sea" (the...

Manilow released a number of cover tunes during the 1990s, starting with tracks on the 1989 release  Barry Manilow , and continuing with his 1990 Christmas LP  Because It's Christmas . On the Christmas album, Manilow was joined by pop girl trio  Exposé  and together they recreated, note for note, a 1943 million-selling recording of " Jingle Bells " by  Bing Crosby  and  The Andrews Sisters . Manil...

Glen Cove  is a  city  in  Nassau County , on the  North Shore  of  Long Island ,  New York , United States. The city's population was 28,365 at the time of the 2020 census. Of Nassau County's five  municipalities , Glen Cove is one of two that are  cities , rather than  towns  – the other being  Long Beach . Glen Cove was considered part of the  affluent , early 20th-century  Gold Coast  of Long...

PART TWO OF THE CONTINUATION OF THE SECOND COUNTY OF LONG ISLAND. PICTURE: By http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/us-ny-su.html, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=38908155

Barry Manilow  ( /ˈmænɪloʊ/   MAN-il-oh ; born  Barry Alan Pincus  on June 17, 1943) is an American singer and songwriter with a career that spans six decades. His hit recordings include " Could It Be Magic ", " Looks Like We Made It ", " Mandy ", " I Write the Songs ", " Can't Smile Without You ", " Weekend in New England ", and " Copacabana (At the Copa) ". Manilow has recorded and released 51 T...

Suffolk County  ( /ˈsʌfək/   SUF-ək ) is the easternmost  county  in the U.S. state of New York, constituting the eastern two-thirds of  Long Island . It is bordered to its west by  Nassau County , to its east by  Gardiners Bay  and the open Atlantic Ocean, to its north by  Long Island Sound , and to its south by the Atlantic Ocean. As of the  2020 United States census , the county's population wa...

Leah Marie Remini  ( /ˈrɛmɪni/ ; born June 15, 1970) is an American actress. She starred as  Carrie Heffernan  on the  CBS  sitcom  The King of Queens  (1998–2007) and as Vanessa Celluci in the CBS sitcom  Kevin Can Wait  (2017–2018), both alongside  Kevin James . [2] [3] Remini coproduced and hosted the  A&E  documentary series  Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath  (2016–2019), for whi...

Rosetta LeNoire  (born  Rosetta Olive Burton ; August 8, 1911 – March 17, 2002) was an American stage, film, and television actress. She was known to contemporary audiences for her work in television. She had regular roles on such series as  Gimme a Break!  and  Amen , and is particularly known for her role as Estelle "Mother" Winslow on  Family Matters . In 1999, she was awarded the  National Med...