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==Notable people== {{Category see also|People from Haworth, New Jersey}} People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Haworth include: {{div col}} * [[Ruth Margery Addoms]] (1896β1951), botanist at [[Duke University]] specializing in the study of [[plant anatomy]] and [[plant physiology]]<ref>Staff. [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/948612/ruth_addoms_obit_aug_31_1951/ "Ruth M. Addoms, Botany Professor"], ''[[The Brooklyn Daily Eagle]]'', August 31, 1951. Accessed March 31, 2016. "Born in Haworth, N. J., Miss Addoms attended Packer Collegiate Institute, Wellesley College, and the University of Wisconsin."</ref> * [[Steven Blane]], Universalist rabbi and cantor who is the founder and dean of the Jewish Spiritual Leaders Institute, an online, one-year rabbinical school, and founder and spiritual leader of Sim Shalom Synagogue, an interactive Universalist cyber-synagogue<ref>Palmer, Joanne. [http://jewishstandard.timesofisrael.com/a-new-way-to-become-a-rabbi/?/content/item/a_new_way_to_become_a_rabbi/24187 "A new way to become a rabbi? Former local cantor Steven Blane opens controversial one-year online seminary"], ''[[Jewish Standard]]'', August 24, 2012. Accessed September 3, 2017. "During this time, Blane and his family lived in Haworth."</ref> * [[Philip Bosco]] (1930β2018), actor<ref>Beckerman, Jim. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160306142250/http://www.northjersey.com/arts-and-entertainment/resilience-is-theme-of-teaneck-film-fest-1.989538 "'Resilience' is theme of Teaneck film fest"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', November 19, 2009, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of March 6, 2016. Accessed September 3, 2016. "Philip Bosco of Haworth will be on-site at the screening of his ''When the Evening Comes'' (7 p.m. Saturday)"</ref><ref>Rohan, Virginia. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160505011630/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-146161466.html "Seasoned star -- A distinctive voice helps make Haworth's Philip Bosco a frequent face in the cast"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', November 14, 2007, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of May 5, 2016. Accessed September 3, 2017. "'It's lived in,' says Bosco, who moved to Haworth after 31 years in Teaneck."</ref> * [[Charles Abel Corwin]] (1857β1938), staff artist at the [[Field Museum of Natural History]] from 1903 to 1938<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=1YgXAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA112 ''American Art Annual, Volume 7''], p. 112. MacMillan Company, 1910. Accessed March 31, 2016. "Corwin, Charles Abel, Haworth, N. J."</ref> * [[John Dalley]] (born 1935), second violinist of the [[Guarneri Quartet]]<ref>Potter, Beth. [http://www.haworthnj.org/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={234B8511-9395-4018-BB82-21EA8D2FCFFC} "Haworth's Notable Characters"], Haworth, New Jersey. Accessed December 4, 2014.</ref> * [[Churchill Ettinger]] (1903β1984), [[painter]], whose work was part of the painting event in the [[Art competitions at the 1936 Summer Olympics|art competition]] at the [[1936 Summer Olympics]]<ref>[https://www.haworthnj.org/index.asp?SEC=234B8511-9395-4018-BB82-21EA8D2FCFFC&DE=4400ABC7-141C-4646-923B-A34125B4A9EE Churchill Ettinger], Borough of Haworth. Accessed August 16, 2020.</ref> * [[Denman Fink]] (1880β1956), artist and illustrator<ref>[[Arva Moore Parks McCabe|Parks, Arva Moore]]. [https://books.google.com/books?id=LSSLfcREVV4C&pg=PA10 ''George Merrick's Coral Gables: Where Your 'castles in Spain' are Made Real''], p. 10, Past Perfect Florida History, 2006. {{ISBN|9780974158969}}. Accessed December 4, 2014. While attending law school, he lived in Haworth, New Jersey, with his uncle Denman Fink, a nationally known book and magazine illustrator who was only six years his senior."</ref> * [[Lisa Friel]], lawyer and [[prosecutor]] who served as chief of the sex crimes unit in the [[Manhattan District Attorney]]'s office<ref>Grove, Lloyd. [https://www.thedailybeast.com/can-this-female-crime-fighter-save-nfl "Can This Female Crime Fighter Save NFL? After the Ray Rice abuse scandal, and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodellβs inept media appearance, Lisa Friel has been drafted to clean up the mess. Will she be able to?"], ''[[The Daily Beast]]'', September 26, 2014. Accessed May 31, 2018. "'I think she felt misportrayed,' says CNBC producer Shari Lampert, Frielβs close friend since their childhood in the comfortable suburb of Haworth, New Jersey."</ref> * [[Raymond Garramone]] (1926β1998), politician who served in the [[New Jersey State Senate]] representing the [[New Jersey's 39th legislative district|39th Legislative District]] and as mayor of Haworth<ref>Sullivan, Joseph F. [https://www.nytimes.com/1977/03/02/archives/garramone-enters-the-race-for-governor.html "Garramone Enters the Race for Governor"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', March 2, 1977. Accessed September 3, 2017. "State Senator Raymond Garramone of Haworth became today the fifth announced Democratic candidate for Governor."</ref> * [[Donald Genaro]] (born 1932), industrial designer<ref name=HaworthNotables/><ref>Staff. [http://obits.nj.com/obituaries/jerseyjournal/obituary.aspx?pid=153381595 "Margaret Genaro Obituary"], ''[[The Jersey Journal]]'', August 31, 2011. Accessed September 3, 2017. "Married to Donald Genaro in 1956, they resided in Fort Lee until moving into the Haworth home they designed and built in 1965."</ref> * [[J. Christopher Giancarlo]] (born 1959), chairman of the United States [[Commodity Futures Trading Commission]]<ref>[https://financialservices.house.gov/media/pdf/021511giancarlo.pdf "Testimony Before The House Committee on Financial Services On Implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act by J. Christopher Giancarlo"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181223105320/https://financialservices.house.gov/media/pdf/021511giancarlo.pdf |date=2018-12-23 }}, [[United States House Committee on Financial Services]], February 15, 2011. Accessed June 14, 2018.</ref> * [[Elizabeth Gillies]] (born 1993), actress who appeared in the [[Nickelodeon]] show ''[[Victorious]]''<ref>Rohan, Virginia. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304080356/http://www.bergen.com/arts-and-music/tv/tv-mean-girl-haworth-s-elizabeth-gillies-talks-iparty-with-victorious-1.814847 "TV Mean Girl: Haworth's Elizabeth Gillies talks ''iParty with Victorious''"], ''(201) magazine'', June 7, 2011, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of March 4, 2016. Accessed September 3, 2017. "Elizabeth Gillies is not a diva. She just plays one on TV. The Haworth teen is nothing but charming as she chats on the phone about Jade, the gifted character with attitude she plays on Nickelodeon's ''Victorious.''... Although ''Victorious'' shoots in Hollywood, whenever possible, she is back home in Haworth. 'We refuse to move. I'm an East Coast person,' says Gillies, who does her studies online. 'Right now, I'm taking some time, I'm finishing up school, chilling with my family.'"</ref> * [[Dick Hall (baseball)|Dick Hall]] (1930β2023), former MLB relief pitcher<ref name=HaworthNotables/> * [[Charles O'Connor Hennessy]] (1860β1936), member of the [[New Jersey Senate]] who played a major role in the borough's development<ref>Scannell, John James. [https://books.google.com/books?id=vdgDAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA217 ''Scannell's New Jersey's First Citizens and State Guide: Biographies of the Notable Living Men and Women of New Jersey with informing glimpses into the State's History, Affairs, Officialism and Institutions 1919-1920 (Volume II)''], p. 217. J. J. Scannell, 1919. Accessed December 1, 2013.</ref> * [[Carl Hubbell]] (1903β1988), pitcher for the [[San Francisco Giants|New York Giants]]<ref name=HaworthNotables>Potter, Beth. [http://www.haworthnj.org/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={234B8511-9395-4018-BB82-21EA8D2FCFFC} "Haworth's Notable Characters"], Haworth, New Jersey. Accessed September 3, 2017.</ref> * [[James Gordon Irving]] (1913β2012), commercial illustrator and painter, best known for illustrating the early [[Golden Guide]] series of nature books<ref>Staff. [http://uppercasemagazine.com/blog/2012/10/10/in-tribute-to-james-gordon-irving#.VzfuX-QjbmA= "In tribute to James Gordon Irving"], ''[[Uppercase magazine]]'', October 10, 2012. Accessed May 14, 2016. "Searching online yielded limited information, but I found an article that said he lived nearby in the town of Haworth, New Jersey."</ref> * [[Rudolph Isley]] (1939β2023), founding member of [[The Isley Brothers]]<ref>Wilner, Paul. [https://www.nytimes.com/1977/03/13/archives/westchester-weekly-isley-brothers-a-family-affair.html "Isley Brothers: A Family Affair"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', March 13, 1977. Accessed September 3, 2017. "When Sallye Isley moved her brood of children from Cincinnati to Englewood in the summer of 1959, she was participating in a show-business phenomenon.... While their older brothers toured America, the younger Isley boys enrolled successively in Englewood Junior High and Dwight Morrow High School.... Right now, the brothers reside near enough to each other to keep in close touch. Ronald lives in Teaneck, Kelly Jr. in Alpine, Rudolph in Haworth and Ernie in Englewood."</ref> * [[Judith LeClair]] (born 1958), bassoonist<ref name=HaworthNotables/> * [[Armin K. Lobeck]] (1886β1958), [[cartographer]], [[geomorphologist]] and landscape artist<ref name=HaworthNotables/> * [[Conal O'Brien]] (born 1956), soap opera director whose work has included ''[[All My Children]]''<ref name=HaworthNotables/> * [[Vince O'Brien]] (1919β2010), character actor who appeared in ''[[Annie Hall]]'' and as the [[Shell Answer Man]]<ref>Levin, Jay. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160131123942/http://www.northjersey.com/obituaries/character-actor-vince-o-brien-91-of-haworth-dies-1.1243803 "Character actor Vince O'Brien, 91, of Haworth dies"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', June 21, 2010, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of January 31, 2016. Accessed September 3, 2017.</ref> * [[Maureen Orcutt]] (1907β2007), pioneer golfer and reporter for ''[[The New York Times]]''<ref name=HaworthNotables/> * [[Frank C. Osmers Jr.]] (1907β1977), served on the Haworth Borough Council from 1930 to 1934 and as mayor in 1935 and 1936, before representing [[New Jersey's 9th congressional district]] from 1939 to 1943 and 1951β1965<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=O000120 Frank Charles Osmers Jr.], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed June 24, 2007.</ref> * [[Rebecca Quick]] (born 1972), CNBC Host<ref>Cahillane, Kevin. [https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/22/nyregion/television-her-fans-are-devoted-maybe-a-little-too-devoted.html "Television; Her Fans Are Devoted. Maybe a Little Too Devoted."], ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 22, 2006. Accessed October 2, 2019. "After seven years in print journalism at The Wall Street Journal, Ms. Quick turned to television and returned to the Garden State, where she now lives (in Haworth) with her husband, who is a computer programmer."</ref> * [[Henry Martyn Robert]] (1837β1923), [[military engineering|military engineer]] and [[Brigadier general (United States)|Brigadier general]] in the [[United States Army]] who was the author of ''[[Robert's Rules of Order]]''<ref>Staff. [https://books.google.com/books?id=7xwDAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA164 "Copyright Notices"], p. 164. ''[[Publishers Weekly|The Publishers' Weekly]]'', Volume 65, Part 1, January 30, 1904. Accessed December 4, 2014. "To wit: Be it remembered, That on the 2d day of January, 1904, Henry M. Robert of Haworth, N. J., hath deposited in this office the title of a book, the title of which is in the following words, to wit: ''Pocket Manual of Order for Deliberative Assemblies Part I of Order A compendium of Parliamentary law based upon the rules and practice of Congress''."</ref> * [[Brooke Shields]] (born 1965), actress<ref>Rondinaro, Gene. [https://www.nytimes.com/1986/01/26/realestate/if-you-re-thinking-of-living-in-haworth.html "If You're Thinking of Living in: Haworth"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 26, 1986. Accessed June 5, 2012. "The most famous current resident may be the actress and model Brooke Shields, who resides with her mother in an elegant brick Tudor-style home off Haworth Avenue."</ref> * [[Omoyele Sowore]] (born 1971), Nigerian human rights activist and political prisoner<ref>Kaulessar, Ricardo. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/haworth/2019/11/05/omoyele-sowore-haworth-nj-journalist-imprisoned-nigeria-set-go-trial/4160897002/ "Trial to begin for Omoyele Sowore, the Haworth journalist imprisoned in his native Nigeria"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', November 5, 2019. Accessed December 25, 2019. "Omoyele Sowore's family and friends are hoping the Haworth resident will come back to New Jersey soon."</ref> * [[Clark Terry]] (1920β2015), jazz trumpeter<ref name=HaworthNotables/><ref>Thorbourne, Ken. [http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2015/09/wynton_marsalis_njcu_alumni_jazz_big_band_in_free.html "Free Clark Terry tribute stars Wynton Marsalis, NJCU Alumni Jazz Big Band"], ''[[The Jersey Journal]]'', September 12, 2016. Accessed September 3, 2017. "When Terry lived in Haworth, NJ, Lowenthal and trumpet great Jon Faddis would visit bearing Terry's favorite gifts: collard greens, pulled pork, peach cobbler, and Dry Sack sherry."</ref> * [[Myrtle Vail]] (1888β1978), radio fixture from 1932 to 1946 who performed the role of "Myrt" on the soap opera ''[[Myrt and Marge (radio)|Myrt and Marge]]''<ref name=HaworthNotables/><ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1939/12/23/archives/radio-star-wins-divorce.html "Radio Star Wins Divorce"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', December 23, 1939. Accessed October 2, 2019. "Her mother, Mrs. Myrtle Vail Damerel of Haworth, the 'Myrt' of the team, testified for Mrs. Kretsinger in the suit, which was not contested."</ref> {{div col end}}
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