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Music and Dance Politicians in New Jersey

Helen Gahagan Douglas (1900-1980) — also known as Helen Gahagan; "The Pink Lady" — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Boonton, Morris County, N.J., November 25, 1900. Actress and opera singer, 1922-38; member of Democratic National Committee from California, 1940-44; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1940 (alternate), 1944 (speaker), 1948; vice-chair of California Democratic Party, 1941-42; U.S. Representative from California 14th District, 1945-51; candidate for U.S. Senator from California, 1950 (Democratic), 1952 (Independent). Female. Scottish and Irish ancestry. Member, League of Women Voters; American Academy of Political and Social Science. Died, of cancer, in New York, New York County, N.Y., June 28, 1980 (age 79 years, 216 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Daughter of Walter Hamer Gahagan and Lillian Rose (Mussen) Gahagan; married, April 5, 1931, to Melvyn Douglas.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Internet Movie Database profile   Thomas Dunn English (1819-1902) — also known as Thomas D. English — of Bergen County, N.J. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., June 29, 1819. Democrat. Physician; songwriter; member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Bergen County, 1863-64; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 6th District, 1891-95. Died April 1, 1902 (age 82 years, 276 days). Interment at Fairmount Cemetery, Newark, N.J.   Epitaph: "Author - Editor, Lawyer - Physician, Soldier - Statesman, Author of 'Ben Bolt'."   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   William F. Hyland (1923-2013) — also known as Bill Hyland — of Collingswood, Camden County, N.J. Born in Burlington, Burlington County, N.J., July 30, 1923. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; musician; lawyer; member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Camden County, 1954-61; resigned 1961; Speaker of the New Jersey State House of Assembly, 1958; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1964; New Jersey state attorney general, 1974-78. Died March 2, 2013 (age 89 years, 215 days). Burial location unknown.   See also Wikipedia article   John Rinaldi (b. 1968) — also known as Giovanni Giuseppe Rinaldi; Chicken John — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in Nutley, Essex County, N.J., March 20, 1968. Guitarist; candidate for mayor of San Francisco, Calif., 2007. Italian ancestry. Still living as of 2009.   Ernestine Schumann-Heink (1861-1936) — also known as Ernestine Rössler — of North Caldwell, Essex County, N.J.; Grossmont, La Mesa, San Diego County, Calif.; Coronado, San Diego County, Calif.; Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Lieben, Bohemia (now part of Prague, Czechia), June 15, 1861. Republican. Opera singer; naturalized U.S. citizen; performed, Republican National Convention, 1928. Female. Austrian ancestry. Died, from leukemia, in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., November 17, 1936 (age 75 years, 155 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Greenwood Memorial Park, San Diego, Calif.   Relatives: Daughter of Hans Rössler and Charlotte (Goldman) Rössler; married 1882 to Ernest Heink; married 1893 to Paul Schumann; married 1905 to William Rapp, Jr.; mother of Hans Schumann-Heink and August Schumann-Heink.   See also Wikipedia article   Frank Sinatra (1915-1998) — also known as Francis Albert Sinatra; "Ol' Blue Eyes"; "Chairman of the Board"; "The Voice"; "Swoonatra" — Born in Hoboken, Hudson County, N.J., December 12, 1915. Democrat. Singer; actor; honored guest, Democratic National Convention, 1960. Catholic. Italian ancestry. Died, following a heart attack, in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., May 14, 1998 (age 82 years, 153 days). Interment at Desert Memorial Park, Cathedral City, Calif.   Relatives: Son of Antonio Martino Sinatra and Natalina 'Dolly' (Garavente) Sinatra; married, February 4, 1939, to Nancy Barbato; married, November 7, 1951, to Ava Gardner; married, July 19, 1966, to Mia Farrow; married, July 11, 1976, to Barbara (Blakeley) Marx.   Epitaph: "The best is yet to come."   See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial   Arthur Walsh (1896-1947) — of South Orange, Essex County, N.J. Born in Newark, Essex County, N.J., February 26, 1896. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; concert violinist; vice-president, Thomas A. Edison, Inc.; candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey; U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1943-44; appointed 1943. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, Elks; Kappa Alpha Psi. Died December 13, 1947 (age 51 years, 290 days). Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, East Hanover, N.J.   Relatives: Son of Michael Joseph Walsh and Mary Ann (Shane) Walsh; married, June 8, 1920, to Agnes Mulvey.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article

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