tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459870751232627910.post3746024877951295254..comments2024-03-01T02:14:04.983-05:00Comments on Exploring Western Massachusetts: Notable Residents of Western MassachusettsMark T. Alamedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07244483426665656300noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459870751232627910.post-4475444805356153102023-09-23T23:09:09.860-04:002023-09-23T23:09:09.860-04:00James Taylor berkshires Benjamin Bratt Southampton...James Taylor berkshires Benjamin Bratt Southampton<br />Steve Nelson composer musician EasthamptonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459870751232627910.post-53090189040090815692022-12-14T11:54:23.691-05:002022-12-14T11:54:23.691-05:00Ray Mason was born in Holyoke and resides in Hayde...Ray Mason was born in Holyoke and resides in Haydenville.<br />Tom Ardolino was born and resided in Springfield.<br />Hal Blaine was born in Holyoke... he was a very famous Rock 'n' Roll session drummer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459870751232627910.post-33184491114181199862020-08-27T09:11:42.601-04:002020-08-27T09:11:42.601-04:00Please consider adding Ted Shawn, founder of Jacob...Please consider adding Ted Shawn, founder of Jacob's Pillow in Becket, and perhaps even Arthur E. Morgan, President of Antioch College and TVA Chairman, who owned Jacob's Pillow and sold the property to Shawn in the 1930's.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459870751232627910.post-48877314000888459572018-10-21T07:35:49.406-04:002018-10-21T07:35:49.406-04:00pitcher of the very first game the new york yankee...<br />pitcher of the very first game the new york yankees ever played jack cheesbro was born and raised in north adams<br /><br />alta rockefeller, jd's 3 rd daughter, built mount hope farm where artificial insemination of cattle was invented<br /><br />shah of iran's family lived in house overlooking 17 th hole of taconic golf course in williamstown<br /><br />hunger games and role models actress uh played effie and beth b back with her name born and raised in pittsfield<br /><br />ball four author jim bouton lives near pittsfield discovered law there with earliest mention of the game of baseball - years before it was allegedly invented by doubleday <br /><br />mountain one ceo tim dolan, who can write with his toes, born in williamstown<br /><br />paul newman built house on hancock rd in williamstown while his wife joanne woodward directed " the golden boy starring a young dylan mcdermott at williamstown theater festival<br /><br />vannevar bush got fired from pittsfield ge for setting transformers on firekeithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15912971938850298017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459870751232627910.post-14893611033347032682018-08-09T23:46:45.409-04:002018-08-09T23:46:45.409-04:00June Millington of Fanny game lives in Goshen
June Millington of Fanny game lives in Goshen<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17382651626941949191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459870751232627910.post-76289477008158123012018-06-30T12:47:02.998-04:002018-06-30T12:47:02.998-04:00Hal Baline Holyoke
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...Hal Baline Holyoke<br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hal_Blaine<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00789078558395508230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459870751232627910.post-78033541055441894572015-05-07T07:42:10.254-04:002015-05-07T07:42:10.254-04:00Don't forget actress Elizabeth Perkins: "...Don't forget actress Elizabeth Perkins: "Big", "Avalon", "Weeds". Began her acting career with Arena Civic Theatre of Greenfield. Shelburne Falls.Robert Freedmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459870751232627910.post-37118206447167249942015-01-22T21:54:52.384-05:002015-01-22T21:54:52.384-05:00elizabeth banks effie + bethelizabeth banks effie + bethkeithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15912971938850298017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459870751232627910.post-23080967095025086662015-01-22T21:50:46.880-05:002015-01-22T21:50:46.880-05:00great blog
pitcher of the very first game the new...great blog<br /><br />pitcher of the very first game the new york yankees ever played jack cheesbro was born and raised in north adams<br /><br />ada rockefeller, jd's 3 rd daughter, built mount hope farm where artificial insemination of cattle was invented<br /><br />shah of iran's family lived in house overlooking 17 th hole of taconic golf course in williamstown<br /><br />hunger games and role models actress uh played effie and beth b back with her name born and raised in pittsfield<br /><br />ball four author jim bouton lives near pittsfield discovered law there with earliest mention of the game of baseball - years before it was allegedly invented by doubleday <br /><br />mountain one ceo tim dolan, who can write with his toes, born in williamstown<br /><br />paul newman built house on hancock rd in williamstown while his wife joanne woodward directed " the golden boy starring a young dylan mcdermott at williamstown theater festival<br /><br />vannevar bush got fired from pittsfield ge for setting transformers on fire<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />keithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15912971938850298017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459870751232627910.post-57091503575515351312014-12-10T10:32:28.708-05:002014-12-10T10:32:28.708-05:00Hey eveyone...How is Arthur MacArthur not on this ...Hey eveyone...How is Arthur MacArthur not on this list? <br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_MacArthur,_Jr.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459870751232627910.post-74197937574560348852014-07-08T12:25:37.850-04:002014-07-08T12:25:37.850-04:00Paige Turco, Springfield actress
Paige Turco, Springfield actress<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459870751232627910.post-59143643275994463712014-03-04T20:25:39.321-05:002014-03-04T20:25:39.321-05:00Penn Gillette (Penn and Teller) was born and raise...Penn Gillette (Penn and Teller) was born and raised in Greenfield. I remember he worked at Famous Bill's when he was in High SchoolDonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02502155638246394692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459870751232627910.post-9824437080961335322013-12-18T12:13:43.269-05:002013-12-18T12:13:43.269-05:00How about Garry St. Jean, NBA coach, executive, an...How about Garry St. Jean, NBA coach, executive, and now a commentator? He was born and raised in Chicopee. Is of French Canadian descent.sf27shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05711820921781179418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459870751232627910.post-47657945715698766582013-12-05T00:18:09.047-05:002013-12-05T00:18:09.047-05:00Amaazzing! I lived in Chester, Hampden County 1947...Amaazzing! I lived in Chester, Hampden County 1947 to 1960, would return in half a heartbeat, if only to wander about looking for signs, traces, etc. of all the interesting folks I never met!exiheylAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459870751232627910.post-83307383508659821262012-12-18T20:34:21.045-05:002012-12-18T20:34:21.045-05:00Timothy Leary Turn on tune in drop out man born an...Timothy Leary Turn on tune in drop out man born and raised in Springfield Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459870751232627910.post-48952742701804723052012-12-18T20:23:16.656-05:002012-12-18T20:23:16.656-05:00Calvin Coolidge practiced law in Amherst Calvin Coolidge practiced law in Amherst Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459870751232627910.post-53291204258177014762012-11-01T22:39:04.580-04:002012-11-01T22:39:04.580-04:00Matt Heron Duranti - lived in Amherst
http://www....Matt Heron Duranti - lived in Amherst<br /><br />http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3202612/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459870751232627910.post-45705531017699729552012-11-01T22:37:37.841-04:002012-11-01T22:37:37.841-04:00Matt Heron Duranti - lived in Amherst
http://www....Matt Heron Duranti - lived in Amherst<br /><br />http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3202612/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459870751232627910.post-35813458191339125842011-09-05T09:40:19.133-04:002011-09-05T09:40:19.133-04:00Yusef Lateef-Shutesbury
Archie Shepp-Hadley
Avery ...Yusef Lateef-Shutesbury<br />Archie Shepp-Hadley<br />Avery Sharpe-Plainfield<br />Charles Neville-HuntingtonStephen Pagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01211932055085011486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459870751232627910.post-79190105711818169092010-10-24T18:42:44.766-04:002010-10-24T18:42:44.766-04:00Frankie Carle, piano player and big band leader, l...Frankie Carle, piano player and big band leader, lived in Springfield at one time. Used to hear his daughter, Marjorie Hughes, talk about going to High School in Springfield on his radio program.Ed Humphreynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459870751232627910.post-27036006515988808222010-09-11T11:12:03.204-04:002010-09-11T11:12:03.204-04:00Mark Wholers - MLB player - won world series with ...Mark Wholers - MLB player - won world series with Atlanta Braves. Holyoke<br /><br />Steve Gonsalves - Ghosthunters - Spfld.<br /><br />Keith Weppler - Ghosthunters - AgawamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459870751232627910.post-20738971409758512952010-06-30T12:56:30.074-04:002010-06-30T12:56:30.074-04:00Here's one. John C Garand invented the M1 rif...Here's one. John C Garand invented the M1 rifle.<br /><br />Info...<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_GarandLinda Bouleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459870751232627910.post-70718208613791795972010-06-14T12:34:16.250-04:002010-06-14T12:34:16.250-04:00Thanks for your kind comments and additions!Thanks for your kind comments and additions!Mark T. Alamedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07244483426665656300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459870751232627910.post-66423238389982681642010-05-29T15:33:40.627-04:002010-05-29T15:33:40.627-04:00What a great list of people! I thought you might ...What a great list of people! I thought you might be interested to learn of several more famous people with ties to this area. Archibald MacLeish who was a Pulitzer Prize winner and speech writer for JFK lived in Conway MA, Jimmy Sturr the Polka band leader and 18 time Grammy Award winner was born in Springfield MA, Victoria Principal, the actress, lived and attended school in Chicopee while her father was stationed at Westover, and last Eleanor Powell the famous dancer was born in Springfield,MA. Hope you find this interesting! Thanks for your wonderful site.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459870751232627910.post-11713113010859986112010-04-26T17:34:39.232-04:002010-04-26T17:34:39.232-04:00What a great blog! This was so interesting - and i...What a great blog! This was so interesting - and is a great variety of people...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com