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Sandy Alexander was born on 8 August 1942. He was an actor and writer, known for 12 Monkeys (1995), Jersey Girl (2004) and 9½ Weeks (1986). He died on 17 August 2007 in Jamaica, Queens, New York City, USA.

John Marriott was born on 30 January 1893 in Boley, Indian Territory, USA [now Oklahoma, USA]. He was an actor, known for The Little Foxes (1941), Dog Day Afternoon (1975) and Omnibus (1952). He was married to Beatrice Smalls. He died on 5 April 1977 in Jamaica, New York, USA.

Cinque Attucks was born on 3 May 1944 in the USA. He was an actor, known for The Black Godfather (1974), Adam-12 (1968) and Sanford and Son (1972). He died on 7 July 2014 in Jamaica, Queens, New York City, New York, USA.

Herman Meckler was born on 15 December 1894 in Flushing, New York, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for Hair (1979), Ragtime (1981) and The Red Violin (1998). He died on 3 December 1985 in Jamaica, Queens, New York City, New York, USA.

Amelie Barleon was born on 1 April 1878 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for The Producers (1967), The Scar (1919) and Jane Eyre (1910). She died on 17 June 1969 in Jamaica, New York, USA.

George Rufle was born on 15 February 1901. He was a director and actor, known for The Ball Game (1932), Jungle Jam (1931) and Doughnuts (1933). He was married to Ruth Golden and Pauline B. Thoman. He died in July 1974 in Jamaica, New York, USA.

Norma Koch was born on 27 March 1898. She was a costume designer, known for What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962), Marty (1955) and Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964). She was married to Robert Martin. She died on 29 July 1979 in Jamaica, New York, USA.

Raymond Albert Kaalund was born on December 24 1913 in St Croix, Dutch West Indies. At the age of 7 his family came to New York City and at the age of 12 he began learning the art of tap dancing. His tap career began around 1928 at the age of 15 and lasted through the mid 70s on a tour that traveled throughout the United States and Europe called 1000 years of jazz. The tour, which lasted about 8 years, featured the original hoofers, tap greats Buster Brown, Chuck Green, Lon Chaney, Ralph Brown, Jimmy Slide Bernard Manner and Raymond Kaalund along with some great New Orleans jazz musicians.

Raymond appeared in several all black films i.e. Temptation (1935), Sepia Cinderella (1947), in a Louis Jordan musical short called Caldonia (1945) in the 40s. He appeared in the film Tap Happenings in 1969. He performed on the Ed Sullivan and David Frost shows and on 'To tell the truth'. He also played the Apollo theater several times as part of different groups: The Barons, the Three Dukes, which included Buster Brown and Bubba Gains.

He worked with Count Basie, The Duke, the Hines Bros., the Nicolas Bros and traveled with Bob Hope to Newfoundland to perform on a USO show.

Henry Glover was an A&R man and record producer in the 1950s and 1960s with various labels, most notably King and Roulette. Probably the first African-American director of A&R for a major independent label (King/Federal). Produced artists such as Little Willie John, Hank Ballard & The Midnighters, Joey Dee and The Starliters, The 5 Royales and The Essex.

The late Ellen O' Mara was born and raised in Manhattan. In 1966 she won a contest to be the "Red Cross Girl", for a year. After a run of appearing on posters, and dressing in nurse's outfits she auditioned for parts in films, she won the part of her best-known role, Alice Blake, in Up the Down Staircase (1967). On September 29, 2004, her life was taken after a long battle with Pancreatic cancer, she died at Margaret Tietz Center.

Ernie Hare was born on 16 March 1883 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA. He was an actor, known for Rambling 'Round Radio Row #5 (1933), Down on the Barn (1938) and A Movietone Divertissement (1930). He died on 9 March 1939 in Jamaica, New York, USA.

Amy Sedell was born on 16 June 1920 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for The Baby Sitter (1949), The George Jessel Show (1953) and The Queen Was in the Kitchen (1945). She died on 6 August 2013 in Jamaica, New York, USA.

Sal Guida was born on 16 June 1940 in the USA. Sal was a cinematographer, known for Deathouse (1972), The Death Collector (1976) and Stunts (1977). Sal died on 27 April 2004 in Jamaica, New York, USA.

Bobbie Mack was born on 7 November 1865 in Dundee, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg (1927), Vanity Fair (1923) and Black Beauty (1921). He was married to Anna B. (Otis) McKittrick. He died on 2 May 1949 in Jamaica, New York, USA.

Chinx Drugz was an actor and composer, known for French Montana Feat. Chinx: The Oath (2023), French Montana feat. Chinx Drugz & Flip: Stylin on You (2012) and Wale Feat. Chinx Drugz & Fatz: Let a Nigga Know (2013). He died on 17 May 2015 in Jamaica, Queens, New York City, New York, USA.

Marion Barney was born on 15 December 1883 in San Francisco, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Heart of Gold (1919), Mandarin's Gold (1919) and The Poison Pen (1919). She was married to R. T. Richardson. She died in April 1968 in Jamaica, Queens, New York City, New York, USA.

Joseph Cochran was born on 20 December 1902 in New York, USA. He was a writer, known for The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre (1948), Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) and The Clock (1949). He died on 18 November 1992 in Jamaica, New York, USA.

Irving Rubine was born on 11 January 1911 in Bayonne, New Jersey, USA. He was a writer, known for Torchy Runs for Mayor (1939), M Squad (1957) and Rheingold Theatre (1953). He died on 1 March 1962 in Jamaica, Queens, New York City, New York, USA.

Sri Chinmoy is an Indian spiritual leader, who taught meditation in the West after moving to New York City in 1964. Chinmoy established his first meditation center in Queens, New York, and eventually had 7,000 students in 60 countries. A prolific author, artist, poet, and musician, he also held public events such as concerts and meditations on the theme of inner peace. Sri Chinmoy advocated a spiritual path to God through prayer and meditation. He advocated athleticism including distance running, swimming, and weightlifting. He organized marathons and other races, and was an active runner and, following a knee injury, weightlifter.

Until his death in late 2007, Chinmoy was the spiritual leader to thousands of devoted followers worldwide. From the mid-1960s he lived in his world headquarters in Queens, New York City, surrounded by hundreds of his followers who moved to the area.

In 2007, Chinmoy was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by 51 Icelandic members of Parliament, a Canadian professor, and a number of Czech professors. Over the years Chinmoy had ongoing friendships with Mikhail Gorbachev, Nelson Mandela, Mother Teresa, and Desmond Tutu.

Benjamin Roth was born on 5 January 1892 in New York City, New York, USA. He died on 16 September 1967 in Jamaica, New York, USA.

Ray Suideau was born on 28 December 1927. He was an actor, known for Voices (1979). He died on 11 October 1992 in Jamaica, Queens, New York City, New York, USA.

Hans Roberts was born in August 1871 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He was an actor, known for The Grecian Vase (1913) and The Great White Trail (1917). He was married to Lillie L. Emmert. He died on 2 May 1954 in Jamaica, New York, USA.

Albert Minns was born on 1 January 1920 in Warwick, Virginia, USA. He was married to Elaine Clarissa Granam and Audrey Paula Sand. He died in April 1985 in Jamaica, New York, USA.

May Dean was born in 1896. She was an actress, known for Riders of the Range (1923) and He Couldn't Help It (1927). She was married to ? Bernard. She died on 1 September 1937 in Jamaica, New York, USA.

A native of St. Croix in the (then-Danish) Virgin Islands, Ismay Blakely emigrated to the United States with her parents in 1909, living in New York City. For three years, between 1929 and 1933, she worked as a chorus girl and dancer, working the Theater Owner's Booking Association (T.O.B.A.) circuit throughout the East Coast of the United States. After leaving show business in 1932, she started a thirty-year career as a licensed practical nurse at Lincoln Hospital in Brooklyn, New York.