List of people from Montclair, New Jersey

Notable current and former residents of Montclair, New Jersey, include:

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References

  1. ^ Horner, Shirley. [http://www.nytimes.com/1985/11/10/nyregion/about-books.html "About Books", The New York Times, November 10, 1985. Accessed February 28, 2011. "TWO years ago, H. Bruce Franklin of Montclair, a professor of English at Rutgers-Newark, found himself, he recalled in a recent interview, 'making my usual complaint about a course on Vietnam that I teach here: that no adequate documentary history of the war that tore this nation apart for over 10 years was readily available in one volume.'"
  2. ^ Morse, Stephen S. "Joshua Lederberg (1925-2008)", Science (magazine), March 7, 2008, vol 319, p. 1351.
  3. ^ Broad, William J. "Joshua Lederberg, 82, a Nobel Winner, Dies", The New York Times, February 5, 2008. Accessed April 22, 2008. "Dr. Lederberg was born May 23, 1925, in Montclair, N.J., to Zvi Hirsch Lederberg, a rabbi, and the former Esther Goldenbaum, who had emigrated from what is now Israel two years earlier. His family moved to the Washington Heights section of Manhattan when he was 6 months old."
  4. ^ Pearce, Jeremy. "Leo Sternbach, 97, Valium Creator, Dies", The New York Times, October 1, 2005. Accessed October 17, 2007. "The couple lived in Upper Montclair, N.J., until last year, when they moved to Chapel Hill."
  5. ^ Inventor of Valium and National Inventors Hall of Fame, Roche, September 30, 2005. Accessed October 17, 2007. "A devoted family man, Sternbach lived with his wife, Herta, in Upper Montclair, New Jersey, from 1943 to 2003..."
  6. ^ Fox, Margalit. "Virginia Hamilton Adair, 91, a Poet Famous Late in Life, Dies", The New York Times, September 18, 2004. Accessed November 21, 2007.
  7. ^ Brubaker, Paul. "Journalism from both sides now: Newsweek’s Jonathan Alter speaks on making news and touching history", The Montclair Times, June 16, 2005. Accessed June 6, 2007. "I prepared sedulously for the interview, Alter remembered, sitting in the living room of his Upper Mountain Avenue home, taking a break from a book he is writing on President Franklin D. Roosevelt."
  8. ^ Jim Axelrod: CBS Chief White House Correspondent, CBS News. Accessed June 5, 2011. "He was born in New Brunswick, N.J. Axelrod was graduated from Cornell University in 1985 with a bachelor of arts degree in history and from Brown University in 1989 with a master of arts degree in history. He and his wife, Christina, live in Montclair, N.J., with their three children."
  9. ^ Namecheck, The Huffington Post, July 27, 2006. Accessed June 6, 2007. "Boehlert, who recently published "Lapdogs: How The Press Rolled Over for Bush," will be based out of his home in Montclair, NJ and will start by the end of the summer."
  10. ^ Josh Barr words: COJO Hijacking hearts and spearheading hysteria, Philly Edge, The Art Issue by Josh Barr, Apr 15, 2007. "The Montclair, New Jersey-born artist's signature, vector-sharp, thick outline drawing style is quickly blurring the line between pop and urban art."
  11. ^ Eng, Christina. "'On Moving,' by Louise DeSalvo", San Francisco Chronicle, March 29, 2009. Accessed March 31, 2009.
  12. ^ Smith, Dinitia. "Christopher Durang Explores the Afterlife, Including His Own", The New York Times, November 26, 2005. Accessed June 6, 2007. "For Mr. Durang, there is always the memory of the silent pain that permeated his childhood home in Montclair, N.J."
  13. ^ Staff. "Coolest Suburbs Worth a Visit: Montclair, NJ", Travel + Leisure, August 2010. Accessed February 28, 2011. "Montclair is one of the few New York City suburbs that can legitimately call itself cool. It’s home to many New York artists and a growing population of media professionals, including New York Times reporter David Carr and New Yorker contributor Ian Frazier."
  14. ^ Leimbach, Dulcie. "Ernestine Gilbreth Carey, 98, Author of Childhood Memoir, Dies", The New York Times, November 6, 2006. Accessed June 6, 2011. "In their house in Montclair, N.J., servants took care of cooking and gardening, although every child was assigned to look after a younger sibling and performed other tasks."
  15. ^ Faculty and Visitors > Special Topics 2011, Montclair State University. Accessed February 28, 2011. "Ken Johnson was born in Montclair, New Jersey. He attended Brown University and the State University of New York at Albany. Johnson is a writer for the arts pages of The New York Times, where he covers gallery and museum exhibits."
  16. ^ Croke, Vicki. "TAKE THE TIME TO BECOME YOUR DOG'S BEST FRIEND", The Boston Globe, May 31, 2003. Accessed April 11, 2011. "[Jon Katz] spent a year hanging out with the dog people in his own community of Montclair, N.J., and he dived into stacks of research not only on the human-dog bond but also on bonding itself."
  17. ^ King, Peter. "MMQB Mail: Browns got it right, big night for Byron and why we vote", Sports Illustrated, November 4, 2008. Accessed February 28, 2011. "I have been voting at the Montclair First Ward District 3 polling place for 17 years. Even with presidential elections, we never had a line longer than two or three people. This morning, at 6:48, there was a line of 36 citizens in front of us, many of them New York commuters."
  18. ^ Laser, Michael. "SOAPBOX; Clearcutting Suburbia", The New York Times, June 20, 1999. Accessed February 28, 2011. "My wife and I moved to Montclair from Manhattan five years ago. We had chosen this house partly because its yard was bordered by wild trees and unkempt hedges."
  19. ^ Marder, Dianna. "This case is culinary: Commissario's favorites", The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 8, 2010. Accessed July 25, 2011. "Some 25 years ago, an English teacher and opera expert originally from Montclair, N.J., felt the lure of the lagoons and adopted Venice as her home. Now Donna Leon, 67, is the celebrated author of 19 international best sellers (more than two million sold) featuring a shrewd but principled police detective by the name of Guido Brunetti - and she is finally rewarding her readers with a cookbook of his favorite recipes."
  20. ^ [Montclair Times March 24, 2011]
  21. ^ Staff. "John Liscio, 51, Bond Newsletter Publisher", The New York Times, December 9, 2000. Accessed June 6, 2011. "John Liscio, who wrote and published The Liscio Report, a financial newsletter, died on Nov. 29 at Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan. He was 51 and lived in Upper Montclair, N.J."
  22. ^ About Susan Meddaugh, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Accessed April 11, 2011. Susan Meddaugh was born and raised in Montclair, New Jersey.
  23. ^ Galant, Debra. "Look Homeward", The New York Times, September 17, 2000. Accessed September 22, 2008.
  24. ^ ‘I am not Ms. Perfect. I am Ms. Normal’: Cosmetics guru Bobbi Brown honored for exemplary parenting, The Montclair Times, May 10, 2006. "Beauty innovator Bobbi Brown of Montclair stood out for her “what you see is what you get” natural style and classic, down-to-earth flair at the 28th Annual Outstanding Mother Awards luncheon held Thursday, May 4, at the Pierre Hotel in New York City."
  25. ^ Anderson, John R. "DEAN OF SCULPTORS.; Thomas Ball of Montclair Is Also Painter and Musician.", The New York Times, May 5, 1910. Accessed July 25, 2011.
  26. ^ Raynor, Vivien. "Art; The magnet of Montclair: its attractions on view, The New York Times, December 27, 1981. Accessed December 6, 2007. "By the 1890's, the colony included several sculptors, among them Jonathan Scott Hartley, Inness's son-in-law, and William Couper. It was Couper who built the substantial villa, Poggioridente, an Italianate pile that still stands on Upper Mountain Avenue."
  27. ^ Schwabsky, Barry. "A Haven for Creative Talents, Then and Now", The New York Times, February 16, 1997. Accessed November 11, 2007. "Inness was hardly the first artist to settle in Montclair. Apparently that title is shared by two English-born illustrators, Harry Fenn and Charles Parsons, who arrived in the 1860's."
  28. ^ "Montclair Art Museum Gallery Will Be Dedicated to Works by George Inness", Montclair Art Museum. Accessed June 4, 2008. "George Inness settled in Montclair, New Jersey in 1885, living and working there until his death in 1894."
  29. ^ An evening with Joe McNally, Thursday, May 29, Connecticut American Society of Media Photographers. Accessed July 10, 2008. "Joe McNally is a native of Montclair New Jersey. He received his bachelor's and graduate degrees from Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. He now lives and works in Westport, Connecticut."
  30. ^ Kimmelman, Michael. "Dorothy Miller Is Dead at 99; Discovered American"., The New York Times, July 12, 2003. Accessed January 26, 2008.
  31. ^ Staff. "Richard Burgi", Toronto Star, March 6, 1989. Accessed February 28, 2011. "A native of Montclair N.J. Burgi got his feet wet in soaps playing pimp turned good guy Chad Rollo on Another World for two years."
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  33. ^ Corbett, Nic. "Stephen Colbert helps Montclair kick off reading weekend", The Star-Ledger, October 2, 2009. Accessed February 28, 2011. "A Montclair resident and father, Colbert read “The Story of Ferdinand” by Munro Leaf to help kick off the Montclair Public Library Foundation’s weekend-long read-a-thon, The Little Read."
  34. ^ a b Klein, Alvin. "Baldwin Girl Finds Camelot (on Broadway)", The New York Times, February 22, 1998. Accessed January 26, 2008. "A year and a half ago the couple, married 10 years, and their sons, Sam, 8, and Joe, 4, moved from an apartment in Manhattan to a mansion for the money in Upper Montclair, N.J."
  35. ^ Nash, Margo. "Olympia Dukakis and Memories of Montclair", The New York Times, August 10, 2003. Accessed April 23, 2007. "Profile of and interview with actress and theater director Olympia Dukakis, who comments on her career, her years in Montclair, NJ..."
  36. ^ Rowe, Amy. "Former student performs in Broadway show", The Daily Targum, January 28, 2011. Accessed February 28, 2011. "'I know what it feels like to be trapped in a suburban environment,' said Esper, who grew up in Montclair, N.J. 'Montclair was nice, but I just felt completely dead-ended there. It just felt like a prison [with] no way to thrive except to get out.'"
  37. ^ Beckerman, Jim. "It's ugly, but Frankie Faison enjoys life on 'The Wire'", The Record (Bergen County), January 28, 2007, accessed April 23, 2007. "The veteran actor, who's in his 50s and has been a Montclair resident for 19 years, was already a familiar face in movies..."
  38. ^ "Weathering 'retirement'", New York Daily News, October 30, 2006. Accessed June 4, 2008. "The man who once had a higher Q-rating, or popularity score, than famed newsman Walter Cronkite has officially retired to Boca Raton, Fla., but maintains a house in Montclair, N.J."
  39. ^ Hinckley, David. "TAP-DANCE KING SAVION GLOVER SETS IN MOTION A NEW SHOW DOWNTOWN", Daily News (New York), April 20, 1999. Accessed October 19, 2011. "He now lives in Upper Montclair, in a home he bought for his mother, and his two older brothers work with him. Carlton does the lighting for his show, and Abron is one of the dancers in Savion's dance company NYOT, which stands for Not Your Ordinary Tappers, which they aren't."
  40. ^ Krebs, Albin. "Sterling Hayden dead at 70; an actor, writer and sailor", The New York Times, May 24, 1986. Accessed October 17, 2007. "Mr. Hayden was named Sterling Relyea Walter when he was born in Montclair, N.J., on March 26, 1916."
  41. ^ a b c d Read, Philip. "Hollywood East: Local celebrities", The Star-Ledger, May 13, 2008. Accessed February 28, 2011.
  42. ^ Maurer, Mark. "Stand-up comedian kicks off Stevens' school year", The Jersey Journal, August 27, 2010. Accessed February 28, 2011. "Despite growing up in Queens, Hofstetter is not a stranger to New Jersey. He lived in Montclair from 2007 to 2009 before moving to New York City, but he still frequents Arthur’s Tavern in Hoboken about twice a year."
  43. ^ Prepare to be dazzled by the Amazing Kreskin, Dallas Morning News, March 22, 2007. "Born in Montclair, N.J., Kreskin was fully fascinated with magic by the age of five."
  44. ^ Nash, Margo. "Jersey footlights", December 8, 2002. Accessed April 1, 2008. "Ms Lopez, who lives in Montclair, did a reading of the play at Montclair High School last year when her son was a senior."
  45. ^ Associated Press. "`Kumar' Actor Has College Teaching Gig", The Washington Post, March 26, 2007. Accessed October 9, 2007. "The university said Penn, a native of Montclair, N.J., received a bachelor's degree in sociology with a specialization in theater, film and television from the University of California, Los Angeles, and is pursuing a graduate certificate in international security at Stanford University."
  46. ^ Christina Ricci, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, December 7, 1993. "Hometown: Born in Santa Monica; moved to Montclair, N.J. as a child"
  47. ^ a b Wise, Robert. "Eclectic Sounds of New Jersey, Echoing From Coast to Coast", The New York Times, February 8, 2004. Accessed November 21, 2007.
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  49. ^ Pace, Eric. "Michelle Thomas, 30, Actress On TV Soap Opera and Sitcoms", The New York Times, December 28, 1998. Accessed October 30, 2007. "She was born in Boston, Mass., grew up in Montclair, N.J., and graduated from West Essex High School in North Caldwell, N.J."
  50. ^ Dallas Townsend, 76, CBS Radio News Anchor, The New York Times, June 2, 1995. "Dallas S. Townsend Jr., who wrote and anchored the morning CBS radio news roundup for 25 years, died yesterday at Montclair Community Hospital in New Jersey. A former resident of Montclair, he was 76 and lived in Sarasota, Fla., after retiring in 1985."
  51. ^ a b Filichia, Peter. "Kim Zimmer takes the lead in 'Lost Boy Found in Whole Foods'", The Star-Ledger, August 27, 2010. Accessed July 25, 2011. "“My three kids have all left the house,” says the 55-year-old actress. “My daughter is a registered nurse. One of my sons is finishing up at Monmouth University while my other son is in L.A. as an actor. So my husband (actor/director A.C. Weary) and I are going to sell our home in Montclair and get something smaller.”"
  52. ^ Martin, Antoinette. "On Tobacco Road, It's a Tougher Sell", The New York Times, February 8, 2004. Accessed April 1, 2008. "Eighteen months ago, Mary Alice Williams, a broadcaster with WCBS radio, bought a stately 80-year-old, five-bedroom colonial from a friend -- before it was listed on the exceedingly competitive Montclair, N.J., market, where it would probably have triggered a bidding war."
  53. ^ Neglia, Ashley V. "Mixing Media", New Jersey Monthly, June 9, 2008. Accessed July 22, 2008.
  54. ^ MSU's state-of-the-art theater celebrated at MSU's annual dinner, Montclair State University, press release dated May 9, 2002. ""Also attending the third annual dinner was Kim Zimmer, a Montclair resident who appears as “Reva Shane” in the long-running soap opera, “Guiding Light.”"
  55. ^ Klein, Alvin. "Too Hot for 'Antigone,' so They Compromised", The New York Times. July 27, 1997. Accessed July 25, 2011. "Olympia Dukakis returns to New Jersey more than once a year. She lives here, with her husband, Louis Zorich. After wrapping up a television movie or a theatrical release, she comes back to Montclair, where she once ran the Whole Theater, a benchmark in the state's professional theater memory."
  56. ^ Rose, Lisa. "Duncan Sheik gets his Jersey on in South Orange", The Star-Ledger, March 8, 2010. Accessed November 18, 2011. "he Montclair native put together demo versions of the songs, and label executives from Sony Music were impressed enough to release the collection as an album last year.Sheik will perform selections from “Whisper House” and faves from his “Barely Breathing” days when he visits the South Orange Performing Arts Center on March 18 at 8 p.m."
  57. ^ a b c d The State of Jazz: Meet 40 More Jersey Greats, The Star-Ledger, September 28, 2004.
  58. ^ Staff. "HERMAN HUPFELD, 57, COMPOSER OF SONGS", The New York Times, June 9, 1951. Accessed June 6, 2011. "Herman Hupfeld, composer of popular songs, died yesterday in his home at 259 Park Street, Montclair, N.J. His age was 57."
  59. ^ Kozinn, Allan. "Dorothy Kirsten, a Lyric Soprano, Is Dead at 82", The New York Times, November 19, 1992. Accessed December 22, 2007.
  60. ^ "Anwar: Out!", The Montclair Times, April 28, 2005."A member of the MHS Class of 1997 and a township resident for five years, Robinson’s run from one of hundreds of thousands of contestants to the last seven finalists ended Wednesday, April 20, after he received the fewest votes among the remaining contestants."
  61. ^ Wise, Brian. " Eclectic Sounds of New Jersey, Echoing From Coast to Coast", The New York Times, February 8, 2004. Accessed May 5, 2008. "Adam Schlesinger, from Montclair, and Chris Collingwood, of Sellersville, Pa., formed Fountains of Wayne in the late 1980's."
  62. ^ Christiano, Mary Anne. "It’s ‘not the end of it all’ for Ty Taylor", The Montclair Times, September 7, 2005. Accessed November 21, 2007.
  63. ^ Righi, Len. "Joe Walsh: Mr. Rock 'n' droll", Malaysia Star, August 14, 2007. Accessed October 19, 2011. "Walsh, a Wichita, Kansas, native who grew up in Columbus, Ohio, New York City and Montclair, New Jersey, before attending Kent State University, has the time to do this tour because the finishing touches are still being put on the Eagles' new disc."
  64. ^ "Sculptured Sounds Music Festival", The Montclair News, February 15, 2007. Accessed June 4, 2008. "Under the direction of Festival Producer Reggie Workman, a Montclair musician and educator, each weekly concert will consists of a demonstration/lecture, opening act and a headlining act."
  65. ^ La Gorce, Tammy. "Sure, I Rock, but I Need Health Care", The New York Times, May 24, 2006. Accessed October 24, 2007. "To get it, Ms. Owen Youngs, 24, who shares an apartment in Montclair with a roommate, drives an hour northwest every weekday to Shanachie Records in Newton."
  66. ^ archive.org/stream/scannellsnewjers02newj/scannellsnewjers02newj_djvu.txt
  67. ^ Weinstein, David. "The forgotten network: DuMont and the birth of American television", p. 10., Temple University Press, 2006. ISBN 1592134998. Accessed February 28, 2011. "After Allen's recovery from polio, the Du Mont family moved to Montclair, New Jersey, where the young man continued to experiment with radio."
  68. ^ Wald, Matthew L. "Amtrak's Own Board Sows Alarm About System's Future", The New York Times, February 20, 2005. Accessed November 11, 2007. "Mr. Laney, a Dallas lawyer and Bush campaign donor who is a former chairman of the Texas Transportation Commission, declined a request for an interview, as did the other two outside members of the board, Floyd Hall, of Montclair, N.J., a retired chairman of Kmart, and Enrique Sosa, of Miami."
  69. ^ "Governor Taps Brad Abelow As Chief Of Staff", Governor of New Jersey press release dated August 7, 2007. Accessed August 7, 2007. "Governor Jon S. Corzine today announced that effective September 1, 2007 State Treasurer Bradley Abelow will serve as his new chief of staff.... Abelow earned an M.B.A. from the Yale University School of Management and a B.A. from Northwestern University. He and his family live in Montclair."
  70. ^ Staff. "DEMS TIGHTEN N.J. CONTROL", Philadelphia Daily News, November 9, 1983. Accessed February 27, 2011. "The Democrats picked up another GOP seat in the 30th District in Essex County when college professor Steve Adubato, Jr. of Montclair, defeated Kelly..."
  71. ^ Random House Author Spotlight: Bill Bradley, accessed December 21, 2006. "Mr. Bradley is the author of Life on the Run, The Fair Tax, and Time Present, Time Past. He is married and has one daughter and lives in Montclair, New Jersey."
  72. ^ Berger, Joseph. "Raymond A. Brown, Civil Rights Lawyer, Dies at 94", The New York Times, October 11, 2009. Accessed October 12, 2009.
  73. ^ Corbett, Nic. "Civil rights leader, Montclair resident subject of new film", The Star-Ledger, February 21, 2010. Accessed February 28, 2011. "“Most civil-rights movies are based on what happened in the 1950s and 1960s,” said Chavis, 62, who’s lived in Montclair for about 30 years. “This is in 1970, and a lot of people are shocked that kind of racial injustice was so prevalent, even in the 1970s.”"
  74. ^ "What Do You Think?", Time (magazine), February 26, 1940, accessed April 23, 2007. "Citizens of Montclair, N. J. had a mighty pretty letter in their mail last week. The letter, from Mayor William E. Speers and Director of Revenue and Finance Bayard H. Faulkner, said that the town treasury had a surplus of half a million dollars."
  75. ^ Friedman, Alexi (2009-06-14). "U.S. attorney nominee has more than a decade of experience as a prosecutor". The Star-Ledger. http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/06/us_attorney_nominee_has_more_t.html. Retrieved 2009-10-20. 
  76. ^ Peterson, Ivar. "Close Adviser to Whitman Is to Be Secretary of State", The New York Times, December 23, 1993. Accessed June 6, 2011. "Before joining the Kean administration, she was in private practice near her home in Montclair."
  77. ^ Assembly Member Sean T. Kean, Project Vote Smart. Accessed August 9, 2007.
  78. ^ Lewis, Paul. "Arthur Kinoy Is Dead at 82; Lawyer for Chicago Seven", The New York Times, September 20, 2003. Accessed February 28, 2011. "Arthur Kinoy, one of the lawyers for the Chicago Seven and a founder of the Center for Constitutional Rights, long a force in the civil rights movement, died on Sept. 19 at his home in Montclair, N.J. He was 82."
  79. ^ Howard J. Krongard, Inspector General, United States Department of State. Accessed September 20, 2007.
  80. ^ Lurie, Maxine N.; and Mappen, Marc. Lucy Stone, Encyclopedia of New Jersey, p. 784, Rutgers University Press, 2004. ISBN 0813533252. Accessed February 28, 2011.
  81. ^ Edward Waterman Townsend, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed July 31, 2007.
  82. ^ Litsky, Frank. "PLUS: TRACK AND FIELD; Fast Times Eyed At Armory Meet", The New York Times, January 9, 2001. Accessed November 26, 2007. "The 800 to 900 athletes expected to compete in the Armory meet include Miki and Me'Lisa Barber, South Carolina's sprinting twins from Montclair, N.J...."
  83. ^ Life of Yogi, accessed December 21, 2006. "A resident of Montclair, NJ for over 40 years, Yogi Berra remains an inspiration to different generations."
  84. ^ Leonard, Tim. "U.S. coach Bob Bradley at home at World Cup camp at Princeton", The Record (Bergen County), May 18, 2010. Accessed February 28, 2011. "'I have friends and family around here,' Bradley, a Montclair native, said with a grin."
  85. ^ Araton, Harvey. "BASKETBALL; Up, Up and Away: Muted Carlesimo Starts Over", The New York Times, October 20, 1994. Accessed December 3, 2007. "All of a sudden, Carlesimo was at his parents' home on a tree-lined street in Upper Montclair, N.J., the family called into conference to talk Carlesimo out of leaving or help him tie the loose ribbons around his decision to go west."
  86. ^ Leonard Coleman, Sportsecyclopedia.com. Accessed July 25, 2011. "Leonard S. Coleman was born on February 17, 1949 in Newark, New Jersey. While growing up in nearby Montclair, Coleman developed a passion for baseball. In High School he lettered in baseball while excelling in football, being named All-State and All-American at halfback during his senior year."
  87. ^ Staff. "Len Coleman: the National League's new president takes charge", Ebony (magazine), June 1994. Accessed July 25, 2011. "Coleman's route to the presidency took a number of turns, but he came with a wealth of experience and a strong athletic background. He grew up in Montclair; N.J., and excelled in baseball and football at Montclair High School. In his senior year, he was an All-American halfback, and the ling he still wears today is evidence that he was a part of New Jersey's All-State backfield that included Joe Theismann, Franco Harris and Jack Tatum, all of whom went on to the NFL."
  88. ^ MSU Professor Featured in Showtime Special on Baseball Great and Civil Rights Pioneer Larry Doby, Montclair State University press release dated January 26, 2007, accessed April 23, 2007. "Doby lived in Montclair for many years before his death in 2003 and received an honorary degree from Montclair State University in 1987."
  89. ^ www.sonsofsamhorn.net/wiki/index.php/alex_ferguson.
  90. ^ Cooper, Darren. "The Commissioner Next Door: Don Garber Leaves Montclair Every Day To Run Major League Soccer", The Montclair Times, September 25, 2002. Accessed July 3, 2007. "It is this puzzle that MLS Commissioner Don Garber grapples with every day. A Montclair resident for the past 10 years, Garber looks at his town, the place where he and his wife Betsy chose to raise his two kids, and sees endless possibilities for soccer."
  91. ^ Staff. "M'CARTHY SILENT ON STAR; Johnson Wins Praise of All, but Manager Is Superstitious", The New York Times, October 8, 1943. Accessed February 28, 2011. "Everybody at the Yankee Stadium yesterday was talking about the steady play and good hitting of young Bill Johnson, Yankee third baseman, from Montclair, N.J., in the world series."
  92. ^ Bill Johnson, Historic Baseball. Accessed July 25, 2011.
  93. ^ Rich Kenah, USA Track & Field. Accessed January 21, 2008.
  94. ^ Goldstein, Richard. "John J. McMullen Dies at 87; Ex-Owner of Devils and Astros", The New York Times, September 18, 2005. Accessed December 25, 2007.
  95. ^ Staff. "Forsberg gets $11 million for a year ; Avalanche star joins Jagr as top-paid players Deal ends rumours he would play in Swedish League", Toronto Star, June 26, 2003. Accessed June 6, 2011. "The Stanley Cup was the centre of attention during a neighbourhood party thrown by New Jersey defenceman Scott Niedermayer and his family during a neighbourhood party thrown by New Jersey defenceman Scott Niedermayer and his family in their Montclair, NJ, backyard on Monday."
  96. ^ Landsberger, Kurt. "William Steinitz, Chess Champion"
  97. ^ Strahan home improvement a labor of love, NFL Insider, October 3, 2002.
  98. ^ Vacchiano, Ralph. "Giants get green in free-agent blitz", New York Daily News, March 9, 2004. Accessed July 10, 2008. "DE Michael Strahan is running for an at-large seat on the Montclair, N.J., Township Council. The election is May 11."
  99. ^ Willie Taylor, National Football League. Accessed February 28, 2011.
  100. ^ David Tyree player profile, National Football League Players Association. Accessed July 24, 2007. "Hometown: Montclair, NJ... Attended Montclair (N.J.) High…Blue Chip Illustrated All-America…Super Prep, Tom Lemming and Prep Star All Regional selection."
  101. ^ via Associated Press. "Braves To Talk With Holdouts", Bangor Daily News, March 6, 1972. Accessed October 19, 2011. "Catcher Earl Williams is the Braves' other holdout. He is at his home in Montclair, N.J., negotiating through a Philadelphia lawyer."
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  103. ^ Reflections on a Lifetime of Achievement, accessed December 21, 2006. "Buzz Aldrin has led an exciting and fascinating life. This timeline covers the highlights of his distinguished career, beginning with his early life in Montclair, New Jersey."
  104. ^ Staff. "Suncoast Obituaries", St. Petersburg Times, July 4, 2000. Accessed June 6, 2011. "ENGSTROM, VICTOR E., 86, of Clearwater, died Saturday (July 1, 2000). He came here from his native Montclair, N.J., after he retired as president of a major building firm founded by his father."
  105. ^ Staff. "Accused Russian spies lived deep under cover in Montclair", The Star-Ledger, June 28, 2010. Accessed July 25, 2011. "He claimed to be from Philadelphia. She told of being a native New Yorker. Together they lived in New Jersey with two young daughters on a leafy street in Montclair, hoping to look like any other suburban couple living the American dream, authorities said.But in truth, authorities say, Richard and Cynthia Murphy were highly trained spies from Russia."
  106. ^ Read, Philip. "Russian agents living in N.J. put Montclair neighborhood in center of international intrigue", The Star-Ledger, November 18, 2010. Accessed July 25, 2011.