Editing Deal, New Jersey (section)

==Notable people==
{{Category see also|People from Deal, New Jersey}}

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Deal include:
* [[Rudolf Bauer (artist)|Rudolf Bauer]] (1889–1953), German-born painter who was involved in the [[avant-garde]] group ''[[Der Sturm]]'' in [[Berlin]], and whose work would become central to the [[Abstract art|Non-Objective art]] collection of [[Solomon R. Guggenheim]]<ref>[[Ken Johnson (art critic)|Johnson, Ken]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/24/theater/bauer-recalls-key-figures-in-the-guggenheims-creation.html "A Failed Love and a Museum's Birth; ''Bauer'' Recalls Key Figures in the Guggenheim's Creation"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 21, 2014. Accessed March 21, 2017. "In 1939, after a brief imprisonment — Bauer had been included in the Nazi-organized exhibition 'Degenerate Art' two years earlier — he came to America, whereupon Guggenheim made him a hard-to-refuse offer. He would provide Bauer with a 25-room mansion in the shore town Deal, N.J., and a stipend of $15,000 a year (more than $255,000 today), the interest from a $300,000 trust fund."</ref>
* [[Brute Force (musician)|Brute Force]] (stage name of Stephen Friedland, born 1940), singer and songwriter<ref>Jordan, Chris. [https://www.app.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/11/27/beatles-apple-records-jersey-shore-king-fuh-brute-force-steven-friedland/76583402007/ "Meet the musician who went from Asbury Park High School to Beatles immortality"], ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', November 28, 2024. Accessed January 2, 2025. "The magical mystery tour of Deal native Stephen Friedland, who recorded a song called 'King of Fuh' that the Beatles released on their Apple Records in 1969, comes full circle when Friedland plays Monday, Dec. 2, at the Lauren K Woods Theatre on the campus of Monmouth University in West Long Branch."</ref>
* [[Joseph Cayre]] (born 1941), investor and owner of Midtown Equities<ref name=RealDeal2015/>
* [[Stanley Chera]] (1942–2020), real estate developer<ref>Seelye, Katharine Q. [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/17/us/stanley-chera-dead-coronavirus.html "Stanley Chera, Developer and Friend of Trump, Dies at 77"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', April 17, 2020. Accessed April 20, 2020. "As the coronavirus pandemic spread to New York, Mr. Trump advised Mr. Chera to leave the city and move to his summer home near the oceanfront town of Deal, N.J."</ref>
* [[Adela Cojab]] (born 1996), author and activist advocating against antisemitism and for Zionist causes<ref>[https://imageusa.com/an-unforgettable-evening/ "An Unforgettable Evening"], ''Jewish Image'', September 2, 2021. Accessed March 9, 2024. "Jacqueline introduced our keynote speaker, Adela Cojab. Adela’s inspirational speech described her family’s move to Deal, New Jersey from Mexico when she was a young child, her education at Hillel Yeshiva, and standing up against anti-Semitism at New York University."</ref>
* [[Nadine Epstein]], journalist and author. Editor in chief and CEO of ''[[Moment (magazine)|Moment]]'' magazine<ref>[[Nadine Epstein|Epstein, Nadine]]. [https://momentmag.com/from-the-editor-23/ "From the Editor"], ''[[Moment (magazine)|Moment]]'', January 6, 2016. Accessed September 22, 2019. "I grew up in Deal, New Jersey, where many Jews from Aleppo now live."</ref>
* [[George K. Fraenkel]] (1921–2009), physical chemist<ref>Hevesi, Dennis. [https://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/27/nyregion/27fraenkel.html "George K. Fraenkel, Pioneering Chemist, Dies at 87"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', June 27, 2009. Accessed August 10, 2012. "George Kessler Fraenkel was born in Deal, N.J., on July 27, 1921, and grew up in Scarsdale, N.Y. He was one of three children of Osmond and Helene Esberg Fraenkel."</ref>
* [[Tom Gallagher (diplomat)|Tom Gallagher]] (1940–2018), diplomat. In 1976, he became the first officer of the [[United States Foreign Service]] to come out as gay<ref>[http://www.thepridenetwork.org/njawards16news "Pride Network honors six New Jersey leaders this Saturday in Asbury Park"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190801011830/http://www.thepridenetwork.org/njawards16news |date=August 1, 2019 }}, Pride Network, November 3, 2016. Accessed July 26, 2018. "Tom Gallagher grew up in the servant’s quarters in Deal where he and his family worked for the family that founded MGM and Random House."</ref>
* [[Frank Hague]] (1876–1956), Mayor of [[Jersey City, New Jersey|Jersey City]] from 1917 to 1947<ref>Olszewski, Anthony. [http://hudsoncountyfacts.com/hudsoncounty/2010/04/10/jersey-city-mayor-frank-hagues-shore-house/ "Jersey City Mayor Frank Hague's Shore house"], Hudson County Facts, April 10, 2010, copied from ''[[Life (magazine)|Life]]'', February 7, 1938. Accessed March 21, 2017. "Hague's $125,000 Summer home at Deal, N.J. was paid for by check of John Milton, long Hague's lawyer and close crony."</ref>
* [[Lahav Harkov]], journalist who serves as the senior contributing editor and diplomatic correspondent of ''[[The Jerusalem Post]]''<ref>Wiener, Robert. [https://njjewishnews.timesofisrael.com/reporter-says-election-is-about-nothing/ "Reporter says election is about ‘nothing’"], ''[[New Jersey Jewish News]]'', December 10, 2014. Accessed July 7, 2023. "Harkov grew up in Deal and Long Branch and attended Hillel Yeshiva in Deal."</ref>
* [[Huntington Hartford]] (1911–2008), businessman, philanthropist, stage and film producer and art collector. Heir to the [[The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company|A&P]] supermarket fortune<ref>Levinson, Marc. [https://books.google.com/books?id=ZphE-pqXb1wC&pg=PA133 ''The Great A&P and the Struggle for Small Business in America''], p. 133. [[Farrar, Straus and Giroux]], 2011. {{ISBN|9781429969024}}. Accessed July 13, 2017. "Josephine Hartford O'Donnell and Josephine's brother, George Huntington Hartford II, had grown up amid wealth and privilege, first in a Park Avenue apartment, then in the exclusive shoreside town of Deal, New Jersey."</ref>
* [[Sean T. Kean]] (born 1963), politician who has represented the [[New Jersey's 30th legislative district|30th Legislative district]] in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] since 2012<ref>[https://www.lawdiary.com/docs/2004-Legislative-Manual.pdf ''Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey 2004''], p. 261. Skinder-Strauss Associates, 2004. {{ISBN|1-57741-187-0}}. Accessed July 13, 2017. "Mr. Kean was born May 21, 1963, in Montclair. He grew up in Deal and is a graduate of Red Bank Catholic High School."</ref>
* [[Albert Laboz]], real estate developer<ref>Staff. [http://jewishvoiceny.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=15045:the-special-childrens-center-annual-breakfast-fundraiser-at-the-laboz-home-in-deal-nj&catid=108&Itemid=785&lang=en "The Special Children's Center Annual Breakfast Fundraiser at the Laboz Home in Deal, NJ"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170413234929/http://jewishvoiceny.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=15045:the-special-childrens-center-annual-breakfast-fundraiser-at-the-laboz-home-in-deal-nj&catid=108&Itemid=785&lang=en |date=April 13, 2017 }}, ''The Jewish Voice'', July 13, 2016. Accessed April 13, 2017.</ref>
* [[Willie Moretti]] (1894–1951), mobster who served as [[underboss]] of the [[Genovese crime family]]<ref>[https://time.com/archive/6796523/investigations-willing-willie/ "Investigations: Willing Willie"], ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'', December 25, 1950. Accessed December 9, 2024. "From the time he started to work at the age of five, Willie Moretti kept his eyes peeled for the fast buck.... He painted a lively picture of his rags-to-riches career, even showed pictures of some of his prized possessions: a laundry business in Paterson, N.J., a $400,000 house in Deal, N.J., a $45,000 house in Hasbrouck Heights, N.J., a 1948 Cadillac, a 1949 Lincoln."</ref>
* [[David Rockwell]] (born 1956), architect and designer<ref>[http://www.rockwellgroup.com/bios/david-rockwell David Rockwell Biography], rockwellgroup. Accessed April 7, 2015. "David Rockwell, FAIA, has long harbored a fascination with immersive environments. He grew up in the theater—his mother, a vaudeville dancer and choreographer, often cast him in community repertory productions. But when he was 12, David's family had a dramatic scene change, moving from Deal, New Jersey to Guadalajara, Mexico."</ref>
* [[Patti Scialfa]] (born 1953), member of the [[E Street Band]] and wife of [[Bruce Springsteen]]<ref>Stewart, Allison. [https://archive.today/20130131145859/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/653243441.html?dids=653243441:653243441&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+20,+2004&author=Allison+Stewart&pub=The+Washington+Post&desc=Patti+Scialfa's+Glory+Days;+With+'Lullaby,'+the+Boss's+Wife+Steps+Into+the+Spotlight&pqatl=google "Patti Scialfa's Glory Days; With 'Lullaby,' the Boss's Wife Steps Into the Spotlight"], ''[[The Washington Post]]'', June 20, 2004. Accessed July 18, 2012. "Scialfa (pronounced SKAL-fah) grew up in the affluent suburb of Deal, N.J., and attended the prestigious jazz program at the University of Miami before moving to New York."</ref>
* [[P. Hal Sims]] (1886–1949) and [[Dorothy Rice Sims]] (1889–1960), [[contract bridge]] celebrities and experts whose home in Deal was a headquarters and retreat for authorities on the game, 1920s–1930s<ref>Shattuck, Florence. [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/58265798/ "Do Women Excel Men at Bridge?"], ''[[Brooklyn Eagle|The Brooklyn Daily Eagle]]'', May 14, 1933. Accessed March 25, 2015. "Dorothy Rice Sims is the charming hostess who presides over the beautiful Sims estate at Deal, N. J., which reminds one of the castles of the feudal barons in medieval days."</ref>
* [[Joseph Sitt]] (born 1964), real estate investor, founder of the retail chain Ashley Stewart, and founder of global real estate company [[Thor Equities]]<ref name=RealDeal2015>Stulbrg, Ariel. [https://therealdeal.com/issues_articles/dominating-deal/ "Dominating Deal; Mapping out just how many properties NYC’s Syrian Jewish real estate moguls own in this Jersey Shore hamlet"], ''[[The Real Deal (magazine)|The Real Deal]]'', August 1, 2015. Accessed July 13, 2017. "Joe Sitt — CEO of Thor Equities, co-owner of Town Residential and founder of the Ashley Stewart clothing store — owns 71 Ocean Avenue, just up the beach from Sutton.... Joseph Cayre, the head of Midtown Equities, owns 18 and 24 Deal Esplanade and co-owns the adjacent plot at 11 Marine Place with his son Jack. "</ref>
* [[Maxine Stuart]] (1918–2013), actress<ref>[[Margalit Fox|Fox, Margalit]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/18/arts/television/maxine-stuart-94-dies-acted-on-stage-film-and-tv.html "Maxine Stuart, 94, Dies; Acted on Stage, Film and TV"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', June 17, 2013. Accessed July 13, 2017. "Maxine Shlivek was born on June 28, 1918, in Deal, N.J., and reared in Lawrence, on Long Island, and Manhattan."</ref>
* [[Jeff Sutton (real estate developer)|Jeff Sutton]] (born 1960), real estate developer, billionaire, founder of Wharton Properties<ref>Kadoch, Joseph. [http://jewishvoiceny.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=367:real-estate-mogul-jeff-sutton-makes-waves-on-the-jersey-shore&catid=116:real-estate&Itemid=299 "Real Estate Mogul Jeff Sutton Makes Waves on the Jersey Shore"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304103413/http://jewishvoiceny.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=367:real-estate-mogul-jeff-sutton-makes-waves-on-the-jersey-shore&catid=116:real-estate&Itemid=299 |date=March 4, 2016 }}, ''[[Jewish Voice]]'', January 25, 2012. Accessed July 13, 2017. "The owner of Wharton Properties, a commercial real estate company with prized holdings in New York City, made headlines recently when he purchased a property on the Jersey Shore for $22.6 million. Sporting 5.3 acres and an impressive 350 feet of beachfront, his new estate – located at 91 Ocean Avenue in Deal – represents one of the most expensive acquisitions made in Monmouth County real estate history."</ref>
* [[Jeffrey Vinik]] (born 1959), investor and owner of the NHL's [[Tampa Bay Lightning]]<ref>Staff. [http://www.tampabay.com/sports/hockey/lightning/who-is-jeff-vinik/1071019 "Who is Jeff Vinik?"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150520100339/http://www.tampabay.com/sports/hockey/lightning/who-is-jeff-vinik/1071019 |date=2015-05-20 }}, ''[[Tampa Bay Times]]'', February 5, 2010. Accessed June 2, 2015. "Born: March 22, 1959, Deal, N.J."</ref>