Notable Births & Deaths for Willow Brook ...

Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Willow Brook. Please note that while we are collecting data on an ongoing basis, it's a big task and it's unlikely that our list will ever be more than a sample.

• Slim Aarons     (Photographer)
  • He was born in New York (NY) on October 29, 1916 (a Sunday) and died in Montrose (NY) on May 23, 2006 (a Tueday) at the age of 89. He is buried at Mt. Auburn Cemetery (Middlesex County, Massachusetts).
  • Montrose is located 23 miles [37 km] to the east of Willow Brook.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Slim Aarons<1>
• Frank Abbundando     (Crime figure)
  • He was born in New York (NY) on July 11, 1910 (a Monday) and died in Ossining (NY) on February 19, 1942 (a Thursday) at the age of 31. He is buried at St. John RC Cemetery (Queens County, New York).
  • Ossining is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the east of Willow Brook.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Frank Abbundando<1>
• Gerald Anthony     (Actor)
  • Born: Gerald Bucchiarelli
  • He was born in Pittsburgh (PA) on July 31, 1951 (a Tueday) and died in Butler (NJ) on May 28, 2004 (a Friday) at the age of 52. He is buried at Calvary Catholic Cemetery (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania).
  • Butler is located 14 miles [22.5 km] to the south of Willow Brook.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Gerald Anthony<1>
• Phil Arnold     (Actor)
  • Full name: Philip Aronoff Arnold
  • He was born in Hackensack (NJ) on September 15, 1909 (a Wednesday) and died in Van Nuys (CA) on May 9, 1968 (a Thursday) at the age of 58. He is buried at Eden Memorial Park (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Hackensack is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast of Willow Brook.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Phil Arnold<1>
• Timothy Shay Arthur     (Author)
  • He was born in Newburgh (NY) on June 22, 1809 (a Thursday) and died in Philadelphia (PA) on March 6, 1885 (a Friday) at the age of 75. He is buried at Woodlands Cemetery (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania).
  • Newburgh is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast of Willow Brook.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Timothy Shay Arthur<1>
• Brooke Astor     (Philanthropist)
  • Born: Roberta Brooke Russell
  • She was born in Portsmouth (NH) on March 30, 1902 (a Sunday) and died in Briarcliff Manor (NY) on August 13, 2007 (a Monday) at the age of 105. She is buried at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery (Westchester County, New York).
  • Briarcliff Manor is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the east of Willow Brook.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Brooke Astor<1>
• Chuck Barris     (Entertainer, producer, author)
  • He was born in Philadelphia (PA) on June 3, 1929 (a Monday) and died in Palisades (NY) on March 21, 2017 (a Tueday) at the age of 87. The body was cremated.
  • Palisades is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast of Willow Brook.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Chuck Barris<1>
• George Berkeley     (Actor)
  • He was born in Ridgewood (NJ) on June 13, 1921 (a Monday) and died in Los Angeles (CA) on February 1, 1992 (a Saturday) at the age of 70. He is buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Ridgewood is located 21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast of Willow Brook.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: George Berkeley<1>
• Lawrence Peter 'Yogi' Berra     (Major League Baseball)
  • He was born in Saint Louis (MO) on May 12, 1925 (a Tueday) and died in West Caldwell (NJ) on September 22, 2015 (a Tueday) at the age of 90. He is buried at Gate of Heaven Cemetery (Morris County, New Jersey).
  • West Caldwell is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the south of Willow Brook.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Lawrence Peter 'Yogi' Berra<1>
• Alice Guy Blache     (Director)
  • She was born in Paris (France) on July 1, 1873 (a Tueday) and died in Mahwah (NJ) on March 24, 1968 (a Sunday) at the age of 94. She is buried at Maryrest Cemetery (Bergen County, New Jersey).
  • Mahwah is located 15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast of Willow Brook.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Alice Guy Blache<1>
• Robert Blake     (Actor)
  • Born: Michael James Gubitosi
  • He was born in Nutley (NJ) on September 18, 1933 (a Monday) and died in Los Angeles (CA) on March 9, 2023 (a Thursday) at the age of 89.
  • Nutley is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast of Willow Brook.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Robert Blake<1>
• Holbrook Blinn     (Actor)
  • He was born in Stonestown (CA) on January 23, 1872 (a Tueday) and died in Croton-on-Hudson (NY) on June 24, 1928 (a Sunday) at the age of 56. He is buried at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery (Westchester County, New York).
  • Croton-on-Hudson is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the east of Willow Brook.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Holbrook Blinn<1>
• Carol Haney Blyden     (Dancer)
  • Born: Carolyn Grace Haney
  • She was born in New Bedford (MA) on December 24, 1924 (a Wednesday) and died in Saddle Brook (NJ) on May 10, 1964 (a Sunday) at the age of 39. She is buried at Holyhood Cemetery (Norfolk County, Massachusetts).
  • Saddle Brook is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast of Willow Brook.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Carol Haney Blyden<1>
• Ruggiero 'Richie the Boot' Boiardo     (Crime figure)
  • Also known as: Ruggiero 'Richie the Boot' Boiardo
  • He was born in Naples (Italy) on December 8, 1890 (a Monday) and died in Livingston (NJ) on October 29, 1984 (a Monday) at the age of 93. He is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery (Bergen County, New Jersey).
  • Livingston is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the south of Willow Brook.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Ruggiero 'Richie the Boot' Boiardo<1>
• Cesare 'The Tall Guy' Bonventre     (Crime figure)
  • He was born in Castellammare del Golfo (Sicilia) on January 1, 1951 (a Monday) and died in Garfield (NJ) on April 16, 1984 (a Monday) at the age of 33. He is buried at St. Charles RC Cemetery (Suffolk County, New York).
  • Garfield is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast of Willow Brook.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Cesare 'The Tall Guy' Bonventre<1>
• Eugene Booth, Jr.     (Physicist)
  • He was born in Rome (GA) on September 28, 1912 (a Saturday) and died in Briarcliff Manor (NY) on March 6, 2004 (a Saturday) at the age of 91. He is buried at Bonaventure Cemetery (Chatham County, Georgia).
  • Briarcliff Manor is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the east of Willow Brook.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Eugene Booth, Jr.<1>
• Wandra Merrell Brown     (Composer, singer)
  • She was born in New York (NY) on February 24, 1925 (a Tueday) and died in Hackensack (NJ) on November 2, 1994 (a Wednesday) at the age of 69. She is buried at George Washington Memorial Park (Bergen County, New Jersey).
  • Hackensack is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast of Willow Brook.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Wandra Merrell Brown<1>
• Northern James Calloway     (Actor)
  • He was born in New York (NY) on January 22, 1948 (a Thursday) and died in Ossining (NY) on January 9, 1990 (a Tueday) at the age of 42. He is buried at Ferncliff Cemetery (Westchester County, New York).
  • Ossining is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the east of Willow Brook.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Northern James Calloway<1>
• Louis Capone     (Crime figure)
  • He was born in Naples (Italy) on September 5, 1896 (a Saturday) and died in Ossining (NY) on March 4, 1944 (a Saturday) at the age of 47. He is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery (Kings County, New York).
  • Ossining is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the east of Willow Brook.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Louis Capone<1>
• Francis X. Carey     (Astronaut)
  • He was born in Paterson (NJ) on May 4, 1933 (a Thursday) and died in Wheat Ridge (CO) on October 14, 1982 (a Thursday) at the age of 49. He is buried at Mt. Olivet Cemetery (Jefferson County, Colorado).
  • Paterson is located 23 miles [37 km] to the southeast of Willow Brook.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Francis X. Carey<1>
• Phil Joseph 'Philip' Carey     (Actor)
  • Born: Eugene Joseph Carey
  • He was born in Hackensack (NJ) on July 15, 1925 (a Wednesday) and died in New York (NY) on February 6, 2009 (a Friday) at the age of 83. He is buried at Hollywood Hills Forest Lawn Memorial Park (California).
  • Hackensack is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast of Willow Brook.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Phil Joseph 'Philip' Carey<1>

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