Frank Vance Storrs created Playbill, much to the appreciation of theater-goers everywhere. His whimsical monument in Valhalla's Kensico Cemetery reads: Life
is a Book-A Different Page is Turned Each Day-The Happiness of the Next None
Dare Say.
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The history of us: Tombstone tourism connects visitors to Long Island's past
Little has been written about Long Island's many historically rich cemeteries. So, I was most pleased to write about ten of them for Ne...
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Hungarian-born journalist and newspaper publisher, Joseph Pulitzer, was born Jozsef Politzer in 1847. Several years after the death of his ... -
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Edward I. Koch, New York City's beloved mayor (and my favorite) died six years ago today. It was a privilege to attend his funeral,... -
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