Newhouse, Samuel I. b. 1895 d. August 29, 1979 Businessman, Publisher. He built an empire of newspapers, magazines and broadcasting. At the time of his death the Newhouse empire owned 31 newspapers, 11 American magazines, 5 radio stations and many Cable-TV systems. Baron Hirsch Cemetery, Staten Island, Richmond County, New York, USA Plot: Newhouse family plot, 3rd gate, along Richmond Ave., right side of road near gate
Willensky, Elliot b. 1943 d. March 29, 2010 Songwriter. He is perhaps best known for his penning of Michael Jackson's first hit single as a solo artist "Got To Be There". He attended Bayonne High School and majored in Biology attaining his BA from Boston University. Following post-graduate studies at the University of Massachusetts, he worked as a research scientist at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. His career as a songwriter began during the early 1970s with Motown Records, where he collaborated with acclaimed...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.) Cause of death: Stroke Baron Hirsch Cemetery, Staten Island, Richmond County, New York, USA
Zindel, Paul b. May 15, 1936 d. March 27, 2003 Playwright, Author. His film credits include "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court" (1989), "Babes in Toyland" (1986), "Alice in Wonderland" (1985), "Runaway Train" (1985), "Maria's Lovers" (1984), "Mame" (1974), "Up the Sandbox" (1972), "The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds" (1972), and "Let Me Hear You Whisper" (1969). (Bio by: Genet) Baron Hirsch Cemetery, Staten Island, Richmond County, New York, USA