New Rochelle Walk of Fame

The New Rochelle Walk of Fame

Plaque commemorating patriot Thomas Paine

The New Rochelle Walk of Fame was installed in 2011 in Ruby Dee Park at Library Green, located in the downtown section of the city of New Rochelle in Westchester County, New York.^[1] The "walk" is a tribute to some of New Rochelle's most notable residents from throughout its 325-year history. It was created and funded by former resident Roderick Kennedy, Jr., working in partnership with the City of New Rochelle and the New Rochelle Business Improvement District.^[2][3]

Inductees

The following is the list of the individuals recognized in New Rochelle's "Walk of Fame":^[4][5][6]

• Madame Alexander (1895–1990) – Premier doll maker of the 20th century
• Robert Allen (1928–2000) – Composer ("There's no Place Like Home for the Holidays")
• Jerry Bock (1928–2010) – Composer (Fiddler on the Roof)
• Theresa Brewer (1932–2007) – Singer and entertainer
• Nell Brinkley (1886–1944) – Illustrator & cartoonist known as the "Queen of Comics"; created the Brinkley Girl
• Joseph Campbell (1904–1987) – Professor & writer about mythology and comparative religions
• Irene Castle (1893–1969) – Dancer and trend-setter (with Vernon Castle)
• Carrie Chapman Catt (1859–1947) – Leader of the women’s suffrage movement
• J. Fred Coots (1897–1985) – Songwriter ("Santa Claus is Coming to Town")
• Richard Courant (1888–1972) – Mathematician; founder of the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
• Ellabelle Davis (1907–1960) – Opera singer
• Ossie Davis (1917–2005) – Actor, author and activist
• Ruby Dee (1924–2014) – Actor, author and activist
• E. L. Doctorow (1931–2015) – Novelist (Ragtime, Billy Bathgate)
• Eddie Foy (1856–1928) – Vaudeville performer (Eddie Foy and The Seven Little Foys)
• Kurt Friedrichs (1901–1982) – Mathematician; co-founder of the Courant Institute
• Lou Gehrig (1903–1941) – New York Yankees slugger and first baseman
• Barry Gray (1916–1996) – Radio personality known as "The Father of Talk Radio"
• Monty Hall (born 1921) – Game show host (Let’s Make a Deal)
• Don Hewitt (1922–2009) – Television producer (60 Minutes)
• Adrian G Iselin (1818–1905) – Financier and philanthropist
• Elia Kazan (1909–2003) – Director, producer, writer and actor
• Walter Lantz (1899–1994) – Animator and cartoonist (Woody Woodpecker)
• Jay Leno (born 1950) – Comedian, host of the Tonight Show
• Joseph Leyendecker (1874–1951) – Artist and illustrator
• Willie Mays (born 1931) – Hall of Fame baseball player
• Don McLean (born 1946) – Singer-songwriter ("American Pie")
• Alan Menken (born 1949) – Composer/lyricist ("A Whole New World")
• Robert Merrill (1917–2004) – Opera singer
• Thomas Paine (1737–1809) – The man who "sparked" the American Revolution; author of Common Sense
• Frederick Douglass Patterson (1901–88) – Founder of the United Negro College Fund, initiator of the black Army Air Corps (Tuskegee Airmen)
• Jan Peerce (1904–1984) – Opera singer
• Pearl Primus (1919–1994) – Dancer and choreographer
• Alex Raymond (1909–1956) – Comic strip artist (Flash Gordon)
• Carl Reiner (born 1922) – Actor, television writer and director
• Rob Reiner (born 1947) – Television writer, director and personality
• Frederic Remington (1861–1909) – Artist of the American West
• Norman Rockwell (1894–1978) – Artist and illustrator
• Richard Roundtree (born 1942) – Actor (Shaft)
• Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton (1774–1821) – The first American-born woman to become a saint
• Robert E. Sherwood (1896–1955) – Playwright, editor and screenwriter (The Best Years of Our Lives)
• Buffalo Bob Smith (1917–1998) – Radio and TV personality ("Howdy Doody")
• John Starin (1825–1909) – Shipping magnate, Congressman; created Glen Island Park
• Joseph Stein (1912–2010) – Playwright (Fiddler on the Roof)
• John Stephenson (1809–93) – Coachbuilder; nventor of the streetcar
• Frances Sternhagen (born 1930) – Stage, television and screen actress
• Paul Terry (1887–1971) – Animator, creator of Terrytoons
• Edwin Thanhouser (1865–1956) – Film producer; founder of Thanhouser Films in 1909
• Gertrude Thanhouser (1882-1951) – Founder of Thanhouser Films in 1909
• Whitney M. Young, Jr. (1921–1971) – Educator, Civil Rights leader, founder of the Urban League

References

1. "New Rochelle Walk of Fame dedicated at Library Green", in The New Rochelle Sound & Town Report, November 4, 2011.
2. • Woyton, Michael. “Walk of Fame Highlights New Rochelle History”, in New Rochelle Patch, November 14, 2011.
3. Rauch, Ned P. New Rochelle Greats Will Get “Walk of Fame”, in The Journal News, June 4, 2011.
4. • DiBart, Ralph. “New Rochelle ‘Walk of Fame’ Inaugurated Downtown”, in newrochelledowntown.com, November 14, 2011.
5. Six others to join New Rochelle "Walk of Fame"
6. New Rochelle "Walk of Fame" 2014 Induction honors local notables including Monty Hall, Willie Mays, Don Mclean, Alan Menken, Richard Roundtree and Frances Sternhagen, Talk of the Sound News, April 28, 2014

External links

• "Walk of Fame" – Facebook page