Betty Smith

Betty Smith

female, 112 years old
1951 musical adaptation of the same name From Brooklyn novelist German-American Playwright American … a tree grows in brooklyn
Betty Smith (b. Elisabeth Wehner on December 15 1896 - d. 1972), was an American author, born in Brooklyn, New York to German immigrants. She grew... More

James Dunn

male, deceased (1967)
Vaudeville performer vaudeville Hollywood Walk of Fame film actor television actor Irish-American … a tree grows in brooklyn
James Howard Dunn (November 2, 1905 - September 3, 1967) was an American film actor. Born in New York, New York, of Irish descent, Dunn was the son... More
Peggy Ann Garner

Peggy Ann Garner

female, deceased (1984)
Alumni of University High School American stage actor child actor jane eyre Academy Juvenile Award winning actor … a tree grows in brooklyn
Peggy Ann Garner (February 3, 1932 - October 16, 1984) was an American cinema and theater actress. Born in Canton, Ohio, Garner's mother pushed her... More
James Gleason

James Gleason

male, deceased (1959)
buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery The Broadway Melody culver city best picture Screenwriter change of heart … a tree grows in brooklyn
James Gleason (May 23, 1882 - April 12, 1959) was an American actor born in New York City. He was also a playwright and screenwriter. Balding and... More
Arthur Schwartz

Arthur Schwartz

male, deceased (1984)
Musical theatre The Gay Life The Band Wagon By The Beautiful Sea Jennie a tree grows in brooklyn
Arthur Schwartz (November 25, 1900 - September 3, 1984) was an American composer. Schwartz supported legal studies at New York University and... More
Dorothy Fields

Dorothy Fields

female, deceased (1974)
Mexican Hayride Stars In Your Eyes from New York City On the Sunny Side of the Street I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby death by myocardial infarction … a tree grows in brooklyn
Dorothy Fields (July 15, 1905 - March 28, 1974) was an American librettist and lyricist. She wrote over 400 songs for Broadway musicals and films.... More
Tess Slesinger

Tess Slesinger

female, deceased (1945)
Jewish Columbia University Swarthmore College Herbert Solow American a tree grows in brooklyn … A Tree Grows in Brooklyn writer
Tess Slesinger (July 16, 1905 - February 21, 1945) was a Jewish-American writer and screenwriter and is credited as being a charter member of the... More
Jerry Herman

Jerry Herman

male, 75 years old
Jewish person LGBT University of Miami depressed Parsons school of design mame … a tree grows in brooklyn
Jerry Herman (born Gerald Herman on July 10, 1931 in New York City) is an American composer/lyricist of the Broadway musical theater. He composed... More
Herbert Ross

Herbert Ross

male, deceased (2001)
Jewish American film producer film director the turning point Choreographer Best Director Golden Globe … a tree grows in brooklyn
Herbert Ross (May 13, 1927 - October 9, 2001) was an American film director, producer, choreographer and actor. Born Herbert David Ross in... More
Emily Skinner

Emily Skinner

female, 38 years old
a tree grows in brooklyn New York City Center Encores! from Virginia mame understudy
Emily Skinner (born June 29, 1970) is an American musical theatre actress and singer. Born in Richmond, Virginia, Skinner attended college at... More