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Notable Births & Deaths for Amity Harbor ...

Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Amity Harbor. 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.

  • Nelson Algren
    • Born: Nelson Ahlgren Abraham
    • Author. He was born in Detroit (MI) on March 28, 1909 (a Sunday) and died in Long Island City (NY) on May 9, 1981 (a Saturday) at the age of 72. He is buried at Oakland Cemetery (Suffolk County, New York).
    • Long Island City is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the west of Amity Harbor.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Nelson Algren<1>
  • June Allyson
    • Born: Ella Geisman
    • Actress. She was born in Bronx (NY) on October 7, 1917 (a Sunday) and died in Ojai (CA) on July 8, 2006 (a Saturday) at the age of 88. The body was cremated.
    • Bronx is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest of Amity Harbor.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: June Allyson<1>
  • Dorothy Appleby
  • Louis 'Satchmo' Armstrong
    • Full name: Louis Daniel Armstrong
    • Trumpeter, composer, singer, actor. He was born in New Orleans (LA) on August 4, 1901 (a Sunday) and died in Corona (NY) on July 6, 1971 (a Tueday) at the age of 69. He is buried at Flushing Cemetery (Queens County, New York).
    • Corona is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the west of Amity Harbor.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Louis 'Satchmo' Armstrong<1>
  • Peter Arno
    • Born: Curtis Arnoux Peters, Jr.
    • Cartoonist. He was born in New York (NY) on January 8, 1904 (a Friday) and died in Port Chester (NY) on February 22, 1968 (a Thursday) at the age of 64. He is buried at Kensico Cemetery (Westchester County, New York).
    • Port Chester is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest of Amity Harbor.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Peter Arno<1>
  • Eleanor Stackhouse Atkinson
  • Doe Avedon
  • Eugene T. 'Gene' Bagley
  • Faith Baldwin
    • Author. She was born in New Rochelle (NY) on October 1, 1893 (a Sunday) and died in Norwalk (CT) on March 18, 1978 (a Saturday) at the age of 84.
    • New Rochelle is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest of Amity Harbor.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Faith Baldwin<1>
  • Anne Bancroft
    • Born: Anna Maria Louisa Italiano
    • Oscar winning actress, singer, director, screenwriter. She was born in Bronx (NY) on September 17, 1931 (a Thursday) and died in New York (NY) on June 6, 2005 (a Monday) at the age of 73. She is buried at Kensico Cemetery (Westchester County, New York).
    • Bronx is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest of Amity Harbor.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Anne Bancroft<1>
  • Billy Bang
    • Born: William Vincent Walker
    • Musician. He was born in Mobile (AL) on September 20, 1947 (a Saturday) and died in Bronx (NY) on April 11, 2011 (a Monday) at the age of 63. He is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery (Bronx County, New York).
    • Bronx is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest of Amity Harbor.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Billy Bang<1>
  • J.J. Barry
  • Maurice Barrymore
    • Born: Herbert Arthur Chamberlayne Blythe
    • Actor. He was born in Punjab (India) on September 21, 1849 (a Friday) and died in Amityville (NY) on March 26, 1905 (a Sunday) at the age of 55. He is buried at Mt. Vernon Cemetery (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania).
    • Amityville is located Less than 2 miles to the northwest of Amity Harbor.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Maurice Barrymore<1>
  • Gregg Barton
  • James Barton
  • Clarence H. Bassett
  • Terry Becker
    • Actor, director, producer. He was born in Bronx (NY) on August 5, 1921 (a Friday) and died in Los Angeles (CA) on December 30, 2014 (a Tueday) at the age of 93. He is buried at Eden Memorial Park (Los Angeles County, California).
    • Bronx is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest of Amity Harbor.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Terry Becker<1>
  • Bix Beiderbecke
  • Pat Benetar
    • Born: Patricia Mae Andrzejewski
    • Musician. She was born in Greenpoint (NY) on January 10, 1953 (a Saturday)
    • Greenpoint is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the west of Amity Harbor.
  • Jay Black
    • Musician. He was born in Astoria (NY) on November 2, 1938 (a Wednesday) and died in Queens (NY) on October 22, 2021 (a Friday) at the age of 82. We don't have any burial details.
    • Astoria is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the west of Amity Harbor.
    • Queens is located 21 miles [33.8 km] to the west of Amity Harbor.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Jay Black<1>
  • Nellie Bly
    • Born: Elizabeth Jane Cochrane
    • Journalist. She was born in Cochrans Mills (PA) on May 5, 1864 (a Thursday) and died in Bronx (NY) on January 27, 1922 (a Friday) at the age of 57. She is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery (Bronx County, New York).
    • Bronx is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest of Amity Harbor.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Nellie Bly<1>

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Footnotes ...

<1>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.









 

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