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Notable Births & Deaths for Purdys Grove ...
Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Purdys Grove.  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).  
 - New York  is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest of Purdys Grove.
 
- Montrose  is located 22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest of Purdys Grove.
 
- 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).  
 - New York  is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest of Purdys Grove.
 
- Ossining  is located 15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest of Purdys Grove.
 
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Frank Abbundando<1>
 
  - Platt Adams     (Olympic Gold Medalist)
 - Robert Fick Fiore Adler     (Actor)
 - Nelson Algren     (Author)
- Born: Nelson Ahlgren Abraham
 - 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 22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest of Purdys Grove.
 
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Nelson Algren<1>
 
  - Glenn Anders     (Actor)
- He was born  in Los Angeles (CA) on September 1, 1889 (a Sunday) and died  in Englewood (NJ) on October 26, 1981 (a Monday) at the age of 92.  He is buried at Kensico Cemetery (Westchester County, New York).  
 - Englewood  is located 17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest of Purdys Grove.
 
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Glenn Anders<1>
 
  - Dorothy Appleby     (Actress)
 - Louis 'Satchmo' Armstrong     (Trumpeter, composer, singer, actor)
 - Peter Arno     (Cartoonist)
- Born: Curtis Arnoux Peters, Jr.
 - 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).  
 - New York  is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest of Purdys Grove.
 
- Port Chester  is located Less than 2 miles to the north of Purdys Grove.
 
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Peter Arno<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 21 miles [33.8 km] to the west of Purdys Grove.
 
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Phil Arnold<1>
 
  - Brooke Astor     (Philanthropist)
 - Eleanor Stackhouse Atkinson     (Author)
 - Doe Avedon     (Actress, model)
 - Eugene T. 'Gene' Bagley     (Major League Baseball)
- He was born  in New York (NY) on June 7, 1861 (a Friday) and died  in Long Island City (NY) on August 15, 1901 (a Thursday) at the age of 40.  He is buried at Calvary Cemetery (Queens County, New York).  
 - New York  is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest of Purdys Grove.
 
- Long Island City  is located 22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest of Purdys Grove.
 
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Eugene T. 'Gene' Bagley<1>
 
  - 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 8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest of Purdys Grove.
 
- Norwalk  is located 15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast of Purdys Grove.
 
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Faith Baldwin<1>
 
  - Wendy Barrie     (Actress)
- She was born  in Hong Kong (China) on April 18, 1912 (a Thursday) and died  in Englewood (NJ) on February 2, 1978 (a Thursday) at the age of 65.  She is buried at Kensico Cemetery (Westchester County, New York).  
 - Englewood  is located 17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest of Purdys Grove.
 
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Wendy Barrie<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 12 miles [19.3 km] to the west of Purdys Grove.
 
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Chuck Barris<1>
 
  - J.J. Barry     (Actor)
- He was born  in New York (NY) on April 25, 1932 (a Monday) and died  in Huntington Station (NY) on August 15, 1990 (a Wednesday) at the age of 58.  He is buried at Cemetery of the Holy Rood (Nassau County, New York).  
 - New York  is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest of Purdys Grove.
 
- Huntington Station  is located 16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast of Purdys Grove.
 
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: J.J. Barry<1>
 
  - Maurice Barrymore     (Actor)
- Born: Herbert Arthur Chamberlayne Blythe
 - 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 25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast of Purdys Grove.
 
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Maurice Barrymore<1>
 
  - Gregg Barton     (Actor)
 - James Barton     (Actor)
  
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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