Closing Bell: Brooklyn's Hall of Fame
True, there’s no actual hall involved in this particular venture, but a new Web site is paying tribute to “a small number of unique native sons and daughters who either hail from Brooklyn or have made Brooklyn their home.” Should be easier considering the influx of celebs choosing NYC’s version of the left bank. You…
True, there’s no actual hall involved in this particular venture, but a new Web site is paying tribute to “a small number of unique native sons and daughters who either hail from Brooklyn or have made Brooklyn their home.” Should be easier considering the influx of celebs choosing NYC’s version of the left bank. You can vote on the first five inductees, which include Lauren Bacall, Lena Horne, Norman Mailer, Jackie Robinson, Walt Whitman and Mae West, among others.
Oops, ditto, that’s Lauren Bacall, not Veronica Lake, next to Woody. I should have realized; Lisa specifically mentioned her in her write-up!
I tried to not repeat anyone mentioned above.
Aaliyah
Carmelo Anthony
Henry Ogden Avery
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Henry Ward Beecher
Joy Behar
Pat Benatar
Clara Bow
Mel Brooks
Charlie Callas
Al Capone
Aaron Copland
Alan Dershowitz
Richard Dreyfuss
Edie Falco
Jimmy Fallon
Lou Ferrigno
Harvey Fierstein
David Geffen
Rudy Giuliani
Louis Gossett, Jr.
Elliott Gould
Adrian Grenier
Arlo Guthrie
Buddy Hackett
Rita Hayworth
Big Daddy Kane
Danny Kaye
Sandy Koufax
Steve Lawrence
Heath Ledger
Vince Lombardi
Nia Long
Norman Mailer
Stephon Marbury
Debra Messing
Esai Morales
Suzanne Pleshette
Eddie Rabbitt
Lou Reed
Busta Rhymes
Joan Rivers
Jackie Robinson
Mickey Rooney
Carl Sagan
Adam Sandler
Neil Sedaka
Judith Sheindlin
Bugsy Siegel
Beverly Sills
Phil Silvers
Neil Simon
Paul Sorvino
Barbara Stanwyck
Connie Stevens
Mae West
Henny Youngman
ditto, I’m guessing (but not sure) it’s Veronica Lake, The Peek-a-boo Girl. Born November 14, 1919, Brooklyn, NY.
Birth Name: Constance Frances Marie Ockleman.
so can someone older than me tell me who the hot lady next to Woody Allen is in the photo collage up top? Shes looking sultry and sharp even today, whereas most black&white-era “beauties” just leave me thinking “what were they thinking?”
Billy the kid ( was a Brooklyn boy )
i heart brooklyn:
“how can you forget Eric B. and Rakim? Rakim came first and more than a few of his rhymes are classic.”
How did we forget? Because they are from Long Island, not Brooklyn. And they did NOT come first. How old are you?
I’m not old but what youngsters LOL!
I love Biggie but how can you forget Eric B. and Rakim? Rakim came first and more than a few of his rhymes are classic.
When I saw this garbage thread posted by Asshats who was not born her (except Wasder and Cobblehiller). I knew it was going to be lame. Asshats trying to act “down” spiting out names like Biggie, Nas and Schooly D. Please stop and go back to Nebraska!!!
25/50 Down thanks for the shout out! I thank GOD that my birth certificate says BROOKLYN!!!!
The What (Brooklyn’s Finest!)
Someday this war is gonna end…
MICHAEL FREAKING JORDAN THE BEST BBALL PLAYER IN THE LAST 30 YEARS WAS BORN IN BROOKLYN.