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Jill Sobule was born on 16 January 1959 in Denver, Colorado, USA. She was a composer and actress, known for Mystery Men (1999), The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996) and Clueless (1995). She died on 1 May 2025 in Woodbury, Minnesota, USA.

On July 27, 1996, Richard Jewell was a security guard at the Summer Olympics in Atlanta, with aspirations of becoming a police officer. At around 1 a.m. in crowded Centennial Olympic Park, Jewell noticed an unattended green knapsack, alerted police and helped move people away from the site. The knapsack contained a crude pipe bomb, which exploded and killed one person, injuring 111 others. In the first few days after the bombing, Richard Jewell was lauded as a hero, but only three days later the "Atlanta Journal Constitution" published a story headlined "FBI Suspects Hero Guard May Have Planted Bomb." The story stated that police were investigating the possibility that Jewell had planted the bomb. FBI agents aggressively questioned Jewell and searched his apartment. A large crowd of journalists and cameras hovered nearby as his property was hauled away as evidence. Two bombing victims even sued Jewell, despite the fact Jewell passed a polygraph and was never charged with any crime. U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno refused to clear Jewell or apologize to him. It was not until October 1996 that the FBI cleared Jewell as a suspect, and the lawsuits against Jewell were dismissed.

The former hero lived for months under a very dark cloud. Tearful and painfully shy, Jewell criticized the FBI and the news media for how his case was handled. In August 1997 Attorney General Reno publicly apologized to Jewell and deplored the leak to the media that made his name known as a suspect. Jewell eventually got a job with a police force in tiny Luthersville, Georgia. He also filed several lawsuits against The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and several news stations for libel. He settled most of these cases. The FBI later charged a man named Eric Robert Rudolph with the Centennial Olympic Park bombing.

Scott Nimerfro was born on 12 July 1961 in Richfield, Minnesota, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Pushing Daisies (2007), X-Men (2000) and Hannibal (2013). He died on 17 April 2016 in Woodbury, Minnesota, USA.

Ann Shaw was born on 4 February 1896 in Cooma, New South Wales, Australia. She was an actress, known for Actor's Studio (1948). She was married to Herbert Mundin and Louis Albert Reed. She died in August 1979 in Woodbury, Nassau County, New York, USA.

The Leroy Anderson House, the former home of Leroy Anderson in Woodbury, Connecticut, was named by the National Park Service to the National Register of Historic Places in December 2012. The Town of Woodbury designated the Leroy Anderson House as a historic house museum in April 2018. It is the headquarters of the Leroy Anderson Foundation, a 501(c)3 non-profit, charitable organization created in 2010 by Mrs. Eleanor Anderson, wife of Leroy Anderson.

The Leroy Anderson House contains an exhibit about Leroy Anderson. Group Visits may be arranged by advance reservation. The house is open for general admission on Open Days in early and late Summer, in Autumn and in December. It is one of only a few homes of an American composer that is occasionally open to the public.

Mort Drucker was born on 22 March 1929 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for The Mad Magazine TV Special (1974), Another Froggy Evening (1995) and When We Went MAD! (2025). He was married to Barbara Hellerman. He died on 9 April 2020 in Woodbury, Long Island, New York, USA.

Larry Sharpe was born on 26 June 1950 in Paulsboro, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for WWF Championship Wrestling (1972), World Class Championship Wrestling (1972) and Spectrum Wrestling (1977). He died on 10 April 2017 in Woodbury, New Jersey, USA.

Paul Owens was born on 7 February 1924 in Salamanca, New York, USA. He died on 26 December 2003 in Woodbury, New Jersey, USA.

Raymond Damadian was born on 16 March 1936 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He was married to Donna Terry. He died on 3 August 2022 in Woodbury, New York, USA.

Tom Keith was born on 21 December 1946 in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA. He was an actor, known for A Prairie Home Companion (2006), A Prairie Home Companion Live in HD! Again! (2010) and American Masters (1985). He was married to Ri Wei Liu-Keith. He died on 30 October 2011 in Woodbury, Minnesota, USA.

Joe Beck was born on 29 July 1945 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Brother on the Run (1973), Hors-la-loi (1985) and Goodbye, Norma Jean (1976). He was married to Marsi. He died on 22 July 2008 in Woodbury, Connecticut, USA.

Marica Gervai was born on 27 November 1913 in Budapest, Hungary. She was an actress, known for Szent Péter esernyöje (1935), Iglói diákok (1935) and A 111-es (1938). She died on 20 June 2005 in Woodbury, New Jersey, USA.

Yves Tanguy was born on 5 January 1900 in Paris, France. He was an actor, known for 8 X 8: A Chess Sonata in 8 Movements (1955). He was married to Kay Sage. He died on 15 January 1955 in Woodbury, Connecticut, USA.

Marla Bozarth was an actress, known for M Is for Menorah (2013). She died on 24 May 2014 in Woodbury, New Jersey, USA.

Benjamin A. Machan was born on 11 September 1894 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Benjamin A. was a composer, known for Seeds of Destiny (1946). Benjamin A. died on 14 February 1966 in Woodbury, Connecticut, USA.

Kay Sage was born on 25 June 1898 in Albany, New York, USA. She was married to Yves Tanguy. She died on 8 January 1963 in Woodbury, Connecticut, USA.