Editing Mountainside, New Jersey (section)

==Notable people==
{{Category see also|People from Mountainside, New Jersey}}
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Mountainside include:

* [[Erika Amato]] (born 1969), singer and [[actress]] who was a founding member of the band [[Velvet Chain]]<ref>Haas, Pia. [http://www.broadwaytheatre.com/index.php?src=blog&srctype=detail&blogid=134 "Meet Erika Amato as Lela Rogers in Backwards In High Heels."], Westchester Broadway Theatre, August 18, 2015. Accessed September 21, 2015. "I grew up in Mountainside, NJ and went to the all-girls Kent Place School, in Summit."</ref>
* [[John W. Campbell]] (1910–1971), science fiction writer who was editor of ''[[Astounding Science Fiction]]'' from 1937 until his death<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1971/07/13/archives/john-w-cpbll-of-aalog-l-science-magazine-deadat-6ii-wrlter-and.html "John W. Campbell of Analog, Science Magazine, Dead at 61"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 13, 1971. Accessed November 26, 2018. "Mountainside, N.J., July 12—John. W, Campbell, editor of ''Analog'', a leading science fiction and fact magazine, who was also a writer and anthologist, died, yesterday of a heart ailment at his home, 1457 Orchard Road."</ref>
* [[Bob Clotworthy]] (1931–2018), diver who won the bronze medal in the men's springboard event at the [[1952 Summer Olympics]] in [[Helsinki]] and won the gold medal in [[Melbourne]] at the [[1956 Summer Olympics|1956 games]]<ref>via [[Associated Press]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/1955/02/27/archives/clotworthy-on-diving-team.html "Clotworthy on Diving Team"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', February 27, 1955. Accessed October 29, 2016. "Second Lieut. Bob Clotworthy, 23, Mountainside, N. J., today used a near-perfect back one-and-one-half to somersault his way into a berth on the United States diving team that will compete in the Pan-American games."</ref>
* [[Laurie Collyer]] (born 1967), film director, best known for ''[[Sherrybaby]]''<ref>Brooks, Brian. [http://www.indiewire.com/article/indiewire_interview_laurie_collyer_director_of_sherrybaby "indiewire Interview: Laurie Collyer, director of ''Sherrybaby''"], [[indiewire]], September 7, 2006. Accessed September 9, 2015. "I was born in Summit, New Jersey exactly one year after the Velvet Underground played their debut concert at Summit high school. I lived all my life in Mountainside, New Jersey until I went to Oberlin College at age 17."</ref>
* [[Angelo DeCarlo]] (1902–1973), member of the New York [[Genovese crime family]]<ref>Illson, Murray. [https://www.nytimes.com/1973/10/21/archives/decarlo-of-mafia-dead-of-cancer-impropriety-denied-mobster.html "Decarlo Of Mafia Dead Of Cancer; Impropriety Denied Mobster Chieftain Was 71 - Got Clemency From Nixon"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 21, 1973. Accessed May 17, 2011. "Angelo DeCarlo, a one-time powerful Mafia leader who was granted executive clemency by President Nixon last Christmas because he was suffering from terminal cancer, died yesterday at his home in Mountainside, N. J. He was 71 years old."</ref>
* [[Harry Devlin]] (born 1918), cartoonist for magazines such as ''[[Collier's Weekly]]''<ref>Horner, Shirley. [https://www.nytimes.com/1993/10/03/nyregion/about-books.html "About Books"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 3, 1993. Accessed July 28, 2013. "Previous recipients of the award, which has come to be known as the Michael, include Mary Higgins Clark of Saddle River, Belva Plain of Short Hills, Wende and Harry Devlin of Mountainside, the Nobel laureate Dr. Arno Penzias of Highland Park and Gay Talese of Ocean City."</ref>
* [[Ina Golub]] (1938–2015), [[fiber art]]ist who specialized in [[Judaica]]<ref>Durbach, Elaine. [https://njjewishnews.timesofisrael.com/ina-golub-76-a-weaver-of-fine-judaica/ "Ina Golub, 76, a weaver of fine Judaica; Mountainside artist left a legacy on walls of homes, synagogues"], ''[[New Jersey Jewish News]]'', October 28, 2015. Accessed September 19, 2019. "Ina Golub would have turned 77 on Oct. 28. If life had unfolded as she wanted, the celebrated Judaica artist would still have been traveling, walking with her dog around her home in Mountainside, and — most important of all — making beautiful works out of wool and linen, threads and fibers, beads and sequins."</ref>
* [[Charles J. Irwin]] (1930–2005), politician who served in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] from the [[New Jersey's 9th legislative district|9th at-large district]] from 1968 to 1971<ref>Lyons, Richard D. [https://www.nytimes.com/1971/11/11/archives/president-names-phase-2-panels-members-will-give-advice-on-health.html "President Names Phase 2 Panels"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', November 11, 1971. Accessed April 20, 2020. "Charles J. Irwin of Mountainside, N. J., director of the State Division of Consumer Affairs."</ref>
* [[Bitty Schram]] (born 1968), actress who appeared on ''[[Monk (TV series)|Monk]]'' and in the 1992 film ''[[A League of Their Own]]''<ref>Clothier, Gary. [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PBEB&p_theme=pbeb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=12BB5BAF598E4C20&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "Monk's Girl Friday is still on television"], ''[[The Berkshire Eagle]]'', October 31, 2009. Accessed April 22, 2011. "Bitty Schram, born Elizabeth Natalie Schram on July 17, 1968, in Mountainside, N.J., appeared on the TV show ''Monk'' from 2002 to 2004."</ref><ref>Chollet, Laurence. [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116722214/bitty-schram-of-mountainside-and/ "A shining bit between the stars"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', July 16, 1992. Accessed January 18, 2023, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "All that attention has elevated Schram, a 23-year-old from Mountainside in Union County, into what could be called a league of her own."</ref>
* [[Dale Torborg]] (born 1971), conditioning coordinator for the [[Chicago White Sox]] and former [[Professional wrestling|professional wrestler]] best known for his time in [[World Championship Wrestling]]<ref>[http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/d/dale-torborg.html Dale Torborg Wrestler Profile], Online World Of Wrestling. Accessed April 7, 2015. Listed as "Mountain Side, New Jersey".</ref>
* [[Jeff Torborg]] (born 1941), former Major League Baseball player and manager<ref>[http://www.unioncountynj.org/news/2006/0612baseball.html Union County Baseball Hall of Fame Will Induct Three New Members, Feb. 11] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928001056/http://www.unioncountynj.org/news/2006/0612baseball.html |date=2007-09-28 }}, [[Union County, New Jersey]] press release dated December 27, 2006. Accessed July 3, 2007. "Over the years, the awards dinner has honored many local and national baseball luminaries – including Joe Collins of Union, Phil Rizzuto of Hillside, Don Newcombe of Elizabeth, Jeff Torborg of Mountainside, Willie Wilson of Summit, Jake Wood of Elizabeth, and Elliott Maddox of Union."</ref><ref>[[George Vecsey|Vecsey, George]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/1991/10/12/sports/sports-of-the-times-torborgs-aren-t-selling-the-house.html "Sports of The Times; Torborgs Aren't Selling The House"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 12, 1991. Accessed August 15, 2016. "They built the house. Well, not with their own hands, but they had it built for them, and that is nearly the same thing, after 26 years.... The home in Mountainside is not far from Westfield, the New Jersey town where Jeff Torborg was born."</ref>
* [[Hela Yungst]] (1950–2002), television entertainer and beauty pageant winner<ref>via [[Associated Press]]. [https://www.proquest.com/docview/279558118 "Obituaries / Hela Young, NJ Lottery Hostess"], ''[[Newsday]]'', February 27, 2002. Accessed September 9, 2015.</ref><ref>Mastrull, Diane. [https://web.archive.org/web/20140707085529/http://articles.philly.com/2002-02-25/news/25334118_1_lottery-drawings-lottery-numbers-lottery-players "Hela Young, longtime New Jersey Lottery host"], ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', February 25, 2002. Accessed September 8, 2015. "Ms. Young was born in Israel to Holocaust survivors. She moved to Newark as a child in 1957 and lived in Hillside and Edison before settling in Mountainside, Union County, in 1984."</ref>