Day trip to nation's fourth-largest city
I brought the whole family to Brooklyn yesterday, one of my favorite places. I've taken my 4-year-old son to Manhattan many times, but this was his first glimpse of Brooklyn. We went to the New York Aquarium in Coney Island, walked along the boardwalk and played on the beach. Then we had a late lunch in Sheepshead Bay (at Randazzo's Clam Bar) and later enjoyed the boats and the docks.
Brooklyn has always held a special fascination for me. One of my grandparents lived there at the turn of the century, and during my days with the Associated Press in New York City, I visited it often, exploring different neighborhoods. I wrote a travel piece about Brooklyn for AP in 2002.
One of the amazing things about the borough is how much talent was spawned there. The list of famous people born and/or raised in Brooklyn includes:
Comedy
Joey Adams, Woody Allen, Mel Brooks, Jack Carter, Larry David, Andrew Dice Clay, Pat Cooper, Dom DeLuise, Danny DeVito, Phil Foster, Jackie Gleason, Morty Gunty, Buddy Hackett, Gabe Kaplan, Danny Kaye, Alan King, Jerry Lewis, Eddie Murphy, Rhea Perlman, Martha Raye, Ritz Brothers, Joan Rivers, Chris Rock, Phil Silvers, Neil Simon, Jerry Stiller, Mae West, Henny Youngman.
Film-TV-Theater
F. Murray Abraham, Gene Barry, Clara Bow, Ken Burns, Steve Buscemi, Joseph Chaikin, Tony Danza, Richard Dreyfuss, Harvey Fierstein, Allen Funt, Vincent Gardenia, Louis Gossett Jr., Elliott Gould, Susan Hayward, Rita Hayworth, Gregory Hines, Harvey Keitel, Larry King, Martin Landau, Spike Lee, Alyssa Milano, Mary Tyler Moore, Zero Mostel, Rosie Perez, Mary Pickford, Edward G. Robinson, Mickey Rooney, Judge Judy Sheindlin, Jimmy Smits, Paul Sorvino, Barbara Stanwyck, Connie Stevens, Gene Tierney, Marisa Tomei, John Turturo, Brenda Vaccaro, Ben Vereen, Abe Vigoda, Eli Wallach, Lillias White, Shelley Winters.
Music
Carmine Appice, Eubie Blake, Benjamin Britten, Betty Carter, Aaron Copland, Marshall Crenshaw, Vic Damone, Clive Davis, Neil Diamond, Joey Fatone, David Geffen, George Gershwin, Arlo Guthrie, Richie Havens, Lena Horne, Lainie Kazan, Carole King, Julius LaRosa, Little Anthony & the Imperials, Johnny Maestro, Barry Manilow, Robert Merrill, Bette Midler, Stephanie Mills, Eddie Money, "Cousin" Bruce Morrow, Nilsson, Lou Reed, Buddy Rich, Santo & Johnny, Beverly Sills, Barbra Streisand, The Tokens, Vanessa Williams.
Sports
Riddick Bowe, Howard Cosell, Billy Cunningham, Al Davis, Mike Dunleavy, John Franco, Marty Glickman, Michael Jordan, Albert King, Bernard King, Sandy Koufax, Vince Lombardi, Sid Luckman, Stephon Marbury, Doug Moe, Chris Mullin, Floyd Patterson, Joe Pepitone, Jerry Reinsdorf, Jackie Robinson, Joe Torre, Mike Tyson, Lenny Wilkins.
Writers
Isaac Asimov, Dave Barry, Truman Capote, W.E.B. Dubois, Moss Hart, Pete Hamill, Joseph Heller, Garson Kanin, Norman Mailer, Bernard Malamud, Frank McCourt, Arthur Miller, Henry Miller, Joseph Papp, S.J. Perelman, Erich Segal, Hubert Selby Jr., Irwin Shaw, Mickey Spillane, Iyanla Vanzant, Walt Whitman.
Others
Joseph Barbera, Al Capone, Shirley Chisholm, Alan Dershowitz, Bobby Fischer, Milton Friedman, William M. Gaines (Mad magazine founder), Carlo Gambino, Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Rudy Giuliani, John Gotti, Salvatore "Sammy Bull" Gravano, Alexander Hamilton, Charles (Lucky) Luciano, Peter Max, Geraldo Rivera, Steve Ross, Carl Sagan, Dr. Laura Schlessinger, Ben Shahn, the Rev. Al Sharpton, Bugsy Siegel.
Brooklyn has always held a special fascination for me. One of my grandparents lived there at the turn of the century, and during my days with the Associated Press in New York City, I visited it often, exploring different neighborhoods. I wrote a travel piece about Brooklyn for AP in 2002.
One of the amazing things about the borough is how much talent was spawned there. The list of famous people born and/or raised in Brooklyn includes:
Comedy
Joey Adams, Woody Allen, Mel Brooks, Jack Carter, Larry David, Andrew Dice Clay, Pat Cooper, Dom DeLuise, Danny DeVito, Phil Foster, Jackie Gleason, Morty Gunty, Buddy Hackett, Gabe Kaplan, Danny Kaye, Alan King, Jerry Lewis, Eddie Murphy, Rhea Perlman, Martha Raye, Ritz Brothers, Joan Rivers, Chris Rock, Phil Silvers, Neil Simon, Jerry Stiller, Mae West, Henny Youngman.
Film-TV-Theater
F. Murray Abraham, Gene Barry, Clara Bow, Ken Burns, Steve Buscemi, Joseph Chaikin, Tony Danza, Richard Dreyfuss, Harvey Fierstein, Allen Funt, Vincent Gardenia, Louis Gossett Jr., Elliott Gould, Susan Hayward, Rita Hayworth, Gregory Hines, Harvey Keitel, Larry King, Martin Landau, Spike Lee, Alyssa Milano, Mary Tyler Moore, Zero Mostel, Rosie Perez, Mary Pickford, Edward G. Robinson, Mickey Rooney, Judge Judy Sheindlin, Jimmy Smits, Paul Sorvino, Barbara Stanwyck, Connie Stevens, Gene Tierney, Marisa Tomei, John Turturo, Brenda Vaccaro, Ben Vereen, Abe Vigoda, Eli Wallach, Lillias White, Shelley Winters.
Music
Carmine Appice, Eubie Blake, Benjamin Britten, Betty Carter, Aaron Copland, Marshall Crenshaw, Vic Damone, Clive Davis, Neil Diamond, Joey Fatone, David Geffen, George Gershwin, Arlo Guthrie, Richie Havens, Lena Horne, Lainie Kazan, Carole King, Julius LaRosa, Little Anthony & the Imperials, Johnny Maestro, Barry Manilow, Robert Merrill, Bette Midler, Stephanie Mills, Eddie Money, "Cousin" Bruce Morrow, Nilsson, Lou Reed, Buddy Rich, Santo & Johnny, Beverly Sills, Barbra Streisand, The Tokens, Vanessa Williams.
Sports
Riddick Bowe, Howard Cosell, Billy Cunningham, Al Davis, Mike Dunleavy, John Franco, Marty Glickman, Michael Jordan, Albert King, Bernard King, Sandy Koufax, Vince Lombardi, Sid Luckman, Stephon Marbury, Doug Moe, Chris Mullin, Floyd Patterson, Joe Pepitone, Jerry Reinsdorf, Jackie Robinson, Joe Torre, Mike Tyson, Lenny Wilkins.
Writers
Isaac Asimov, Dave Barry, Truman Capote, W.E.B. Dubois, Moss Hart, Pete Hamill, Joseph Heller, Garson Kanin, Norman Mailer, Bernard Malamud, Frank McCourt, Arthur Miller, Henry Miller, Joseph Papp, S.J. Perelman, Erich Segal, Hubert Selby Jr., Irwin Shaw, Mickey Spillane, Iyanla Vanzant, Walt Whitman.
Others
Joseph Barbera, Al Capone, Shirley Chisholm, Alan Dershowitz, Bobby Fischer, Milton Friedman, William M. Gaines (Mad magazine founder), Carlo Gambino, Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Rudy Giuliani, John Gotti, Salvatore "Sammy Bull" Gravano, Alexander Hamilton, Charles (Lucky) Luciano, Peter Max, Geraldo Rivera, Steve Ross, Carl Sagan, Dr. Laura Schlessinger, Ben Shahn, the Rev. Al Sharpton, Bugsy Siegel.
posted by Randy Bergmann at 11:20 AM
2 Comments:
I thought Dave Barry grew up in Armonk, NY.
Ray,
Yes, Dave Barry, the syndicated columnist, was born in Westchester County, N.Y. The Brooklyn-born Dave Barry was a comedian. He should have been listed under that category.
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