  Larry Member Username: Larry Post Number: 182 Registered: 08-2004 |
JIMMY HOFFA. First lived in Detroit on Merritt St. Attended Frank C Neinas School. Worked at Kroger's at Green-Fort where he first became involved in union organizing. In 1939 he moved to Robson St. Well that's a start. | ||
Leoqueen Member Username: Leoqueen Post Number: 1581 Registered: 07-2004 |
CHARLES LINDBERGH his mother taught at Cass Tech | ||
Livernoisyard Member Username: Livernoisyard Post Number: 3266 Registered: 10-2004 |
Oh! Oh! The mere mention of Lindbergh (and Ford) will surely bring out the socialist anti-Nazi conspiratorialists. There was a rather lengthy thread already on this very topic... (Message edited by Livernoisyard on June 04, 2007) | ||
Neilr Member Username: Neilr Post Number: 515 Registered: 06-2005 |
Lily Tomlin grew up near Byron and Hazelwood. She attended Crosman Elementary, Hutchins Middle, and Cass Tech HS. | ||
Citychick Member Username: Citychick Post Number: 18 Registered: 05-2007 |
Casey Kasem - didn't he go to WSU? | ||
Flyingj Member Username: Flyingj Post Number: 12 Registered: 08-2006 |
Casey Kasem - didn't he go to WSU? yup-as did Ernie Hudson, 3rd place in "Trading With The Stars" on CNBC's Million Dollar Portfolio Challenge | ||
Whithorn11446 Member Username: Whithorn11446 Post Number: 100 Registered: 03-2007 |
Alex Karras-Detroit Lion Defensive Tackle, one time partner in Lindell A.C.; actor, former Detroit resident with address of 16174 Prest(circa 1965) | ||
Jjw Member Username: Jjw Post Number: 322 Registered: 10-2005 |
Diana Ross was the first African-American woman to do something at Hudsons? Not sure of what she did though. | ||
Danny Member Username: Danny Post Number: 5976 Registered: 02-2004 |
Tim "The Toolman" Taylor, grew up in Detroit's east side, became actor for ABC's TV sitcom Home Improvement and star in various movies. | ||
Quinn Member Username: Quinn Post Number: 1356 Registered: 01-2005 |
Madonna, Eminem, Kid Rock, Bob Seger, Tom Selleck... http://www.visitdetroit.com/vi sitorcenter/aboutdetroit/famou sdetroiters/ | ||
Mauser765 Member Username: Mauser765 Post Number: 1467 Registered: 01-2004 |
Natalie Merchant (10k Maniacs)lived in Detroit for a time. Clara Clemens Jack Kerouac lived in Grosse Pointe briefly. (was born in Lowell - hahaha! - Massachusetts) Patti Smith | ||
Mauser765 Member Username: Mauser765 Post Number: 1468 Registered: 01-2004 |
Ulysses S. Grant | ||
1953 Member Username: 1953 Post Number: 1389 Registered: 12-2004 |
Robin Williams passed through as a youth. | ||
Norwalk Member Username: Norwalk Post Number: 89 Registered: 11-2006 |
Joni Mitchell Neil Young Joe Henry All passed through the Motor City | ||
Kathleen Member Username: Kathleen Post Number: 2314 Registered: 10-2003 |
From Wayne State, let's not forget Jeffrey Tambor and S. Epatha Merkerson. Here's who is listed on Wayne State Theatre Department's website: "Among the former Wayne State actors who have gone on to successful professional careers are television, stage and screen actors Lily Tomlin, Chad Everett, Michael Tolan, George Pentecost, Max Wright, Jeffrey Tambor and Frederick Coffin, and the Metropolitan Opera Company's George Shirley, John Macurdy and Shirley Love. More recent graduates include Robert Lambert, Anita Barone, Ruben Santiago-Hudson and Tom Sizemore." Also....Julie Harris grew up in Grosse Pointe. George Peppard was born in Detroit. | ||
Stryker81 Member Username: Stryker81 Post Number: 47 Registered: 10-2006 |
Jjw, Diana Ross was the first black bus girl in the basement cafeteria. http://info.detnews.com/histor y/story/index.cfm?id=29&catego ry=business (Message edited by Stryker81 on June 04, 2007) | ||
Zulu_warrior Member Username: Zulu_warrior Post Number: 3196 Registered: 10-2003 |
Dianne Reeves lived here for a while Lucy Liu is a U of M grad and partied in the "D" | ||
Iheartthed Member Username: Iheartthed Post Number: 885 Registered: 04-2006 |
Steve Ballmer (CEO of Microsoft) was born in Detroit and went to Country Day I believe. | ||
Waz Member Username: Waz Post Number: 52 Registered: 11-2006 |
Bill Haley ("Rock Around the Clock") was from Highland Park | ||
Evelyn Member Username: Evelyn Post Number: 28 Registered: 02-2005 |
And Charles Lindbergh was born in Detroit, near the Woodbridge neighborhood. | ||
Chitaku Member Username: Chitaku Post Number: 1388 Registered: 03-2006 |
the White Stripes Winston from Ghostbusters went to WSU as did Tim Meadows James Lipton is a Michiganian Tom Selleck Tom Edison Elizabeth Berkley Le nein rouge | ||
Gibran Member Username: Gibran Post Number: 534 Registered: 02-2007 |
Wally Cox...denby | ||
Kathleen Member Username: Kathleen Post Number: 2317 Registered: 10-2003 |
Internationally known pediatric neurosurgeon Ben Carson (http://www.drbencarson.com/) | ||
1953 Member Username: 1953 Post Number: 1392 Registered: 12-2004 |
Me. | ||
Urbanize Member Username: Urbanize Post Number: 1283 Registered: 02-2007 |
Billy West (From here) Butch Hartman (From Here) Rob Paulsen (From Here) Anita Barone (WSU Graduate) | ||
Larry Member Username: Larry Post Number: 183 Registered: 08-2004 |
How about being more specific where in Detroit these people lived. | ||
Smogboy Member Username: Smogboy Post Number: 5335 Registered: 11-2004 |
Didn't Pam Dawber (Mindy of Mork & Mindy fame) grow up in Farmington/ Farmington Hills? I know Robin Williams attended Country Day for a bit. | ||
Gdub Member Username: Gdub Post Number: 1112 Registered: 10-2003 |
Selma Blair--Southfield/Cranbrook | ||
Carm Member Username: Carm Post Number: 56 Registered: 01-2007 |
Alice Cooper. Wasn't he born at Saratoga Hospital on Gratoit? | ||
Susanarosa Member Username: Susanarosa Post Number: 1528 Registered: 11-2003 |
Bruce Campbell -- Royal Oak | ||
Vetalalumni Member Username: Vetalalumni Post Number: 287 Registered: 05-2007 |
Actor (deceased) George C. Scott attended Redford High School on the far northwest side. | ||
Ravine Member Username: Ravine Post Number: 957 Registered: 01-2006 |
Paul Chambers, who played bass for (among many others) Miles Davis in the renowned 1950's quintet with John Coltrane, was one of a great many sublimely gifted jazz musicians who came out of Detroit. I think a lot of jazz-band leaders, back then, loved to visit Detroit so they could check out the local guys and pluck out the talent. (Edit for embarrassing spelling error) (Message edited by ravine on June 04, 2007) | ||
Patrick Member Username: Patrick Post Number: 4507 Registered: 10-2003 |
Helen Thomas lived at 3670 Heidelberg with my grandpa and went to Eastern High and WSU. | ||
Urbanize Member Username: Urbanize Post Number: 1294 Registered: 02-2007 |
"How about being more specific where in Detroit these people lived. Not sure where they lived (Anita Barone didn't live here), except Butch Hartman grew up in Highland Park, Roseville and New Baltimore. | ||
Gistok Member Username: Gistok Post Number: 4467 Registered: 08-2004 |
When famed director Jesse Bonstelle opened up the Bonstelle Theatre (former Temple Beth El) in the 1920's, some of her actors who lived here were Katherine Cornell and William Powell. | ||
Jman Member Username: Jman Post Number: 59 Registered: 10-2006 |
Gistok, was that year a typo? My sister was married at Temple Beth El in 1953 or 54. | ||
Chitaku Member Username: Chitaku Post Number: 1394 Registered: 03-2006 |
Dave Coulier, I love Full House and his Harry Heilman jersey he wears on the show, i want it! | ||
Kathleen Member Username: Kathleen Post Number: 2320 Registered: 10-2003 |
Jman, The Temple Beth El that Gistok refers to is the predecessor to the one your sister married in! Now the Bonstelle Theatre used for Wayne State Theatre Department productions, it is located on Woodward Ave., 1 block south of Mack, on the east side of the street. Here's the Temple Beth El history which includes dates for their various building locations. http://www.tbeonline.org/about us/history/ | ||
Jman Member Username: Jman Post Number: 60 Registered: 10-2006 |
Thanks Kathleen. My sister was married at Woodward and Gladstone. This really clears up a lot of confusion for me in regards to the Bonstelle Theatre that has had me guessing for years. | ||
Urbanize Member Username: Urbanize Post Number: 1296 Registered: 02-2007 |
Oh yeah, forgot all about him. | ||
Stromberg2 Member Username: Stromberg2 Post Number: 26 Registered: 10-2006 |
Eddie Harsch from the Black Crowes lives here and don't forget Jack White, though he's in Nashville now. Stromberg2 | ||
Whithorn11446 Member Username: Whithorn11446 Post Number: 101 Registered: 03-2007 |
Larry, I put up the old address up for the former Detroit Lion #71. He lived there when playing for the Lions. The actor Tom Sizemore lived on Hamburg near Gratiot. I was surprised he went attended Austin and then transferred to Bishop Gallagher when Austin closed instead of DLS since it was close to his house. Maybe he was a "legacy" at Austin or Gallagher. I believe Sizemore was born in 1964 and would have made the final Detroit De La Salle graduating class of 1982 before they left for Warren. | ||
Spongebob Member Username: Spongebob Post Number: 11 Registered: 01-2006 |
You have the right address Whithorn 11446. I lived at 16565 Prest and delivered the Detroit News to the Karras household. I remember they had a mean little dog. | ||
Whithorn11446 Member Username: Whithorn11446 Post Number: 102 Registered: 03-2007 |
Spongebob, Did you remember if they moved after the riots or a little before ? Karras was cut in 1971 and I heard they were in Bloomfield Hills by then but that could be wrong. I want to say that he received the 7 year contract (unique in that era) and unheard of for a Linemen around 1966. | ||
Gingellgirl Member Username: Gingellgirl Post Number: 14 Registered: 04-2007 |
Don't forget George Peppard. Born in Detroit, raised in Dearborn. He's buried in Northview Cemetery in Dearborn. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi- bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=1158 | ||
Miss_cleo Member Username: Miss_cleo Post Number: 644 Registered: 05-2005 |
What about max and emily Gail? | ||
Carm Member Username: Carm Post Number: 57 Registered: 01-2007 |
Valerie Bertinelli. Her father was a GM Executive and they lived in Rochester or Rochester Hills. | ||
Kathleen Member Username: Kathleen Post Number: 2322 Registered: 10-2003 |
Tom Sizemore graduated from Bishop Gallagher in 1979 or possibly 1980 (if indeed he actually graduated from there). My brother (class of '79) recalls talking with Tom about his plans to attend acting school in New York City. A couple more actors from area: Tony Award winner Sutton Foster went to Troy High School and graduated around 1990. Kristen Bell who plays the title role in the TV series Veronica Mars grew up in Huntington Woods and graduated from (Royal Oak) Shrine High School in 1998. And speaking of Royal Oak, Dondero High School alumni include activist Tom Hayden, Glenn Frey of the Eagles, and author Judith Guest. | ||
Oldredfordette Member Username: Oldredfordette Post Number: 1897 Registered: 02-2004 |
Marshall Crenshaw, whose mother taught at Berkely High and I think in Birmingham. I remember reading that actor Timothy Dalton was an exchange student at Redford High in the 60's, but I never was able to confirm it. Has anyone heard that one? | ||
Larry Member Username: Larry Post Number: 184 Registered: 08-2004 |
WALTER REUTHER Attended Fordson HS Lived near Wayne St 1932 moved to Merrick-South Blvd (Does South Blvd have a new name ?) 1936 moved to LaSalle Blvd I'm currently reading books about Reuther and Hoffa, so I'll post any additional addresses I find. | ||
Mackinaw Member Username: Mackinaw Post Number: 2892 Registered: 02-2005 |
James Lipton was born in Detroit, as was Francis Ford Coppola. | ||
Hpgrmln Member Username: Hpgrmln Post Number: 8 Registered: 06-2007 |
Hoffa last lived in Lake Orion on or near Heights Rd. I lived in Orion the first few years of my life...AFTER Hoffa dissapeared. | ||
Zephyrprocess Member Username: Zephyrprocess Post Number: 404 Registered: 08-2006 |
Actor Tom Hulce (Animal House, Amadeus) was born in Detroit, raised in Plymouth. | ||
Jimaz Member Username: Jimaz Post Number: 2221 Registered: 12-2005 |
HA! Tom Hulce, aka "Pinto." Why does that not surprise me? Great actor! | ||
Whithorn11446 Member Username: Whithorn11446 Post Number: 105 Registered: 03-2007 |
Jimmy Hoffa's address in Northwest Detroit was 16154 Robson. Walter Reuther's last Detroit address(until 1953) was 20101 Appoline; then he moved to Rochester (Message edited by Whithorn11446 on June 05, 2007) | ||
Detroit_stylin Member Username: Detroit_stylin Post Number: 4204 Registered: 10-2003 |
Trixie from the Honeymooners... Born and raised for a time on Globe street off Livernois | ||
Waz Member Username: Waz Post Number: 68 Registered: 11-2006 |
Good one, Stylin': Joyce Randolph's the name. From Idmb.com: Birth Name Joyce Sirola Nickname The Garbo of Detroit Where Are They Now (January 2007) Can often be found sitting at the bar at Sardi's Restuarant in Manhattan, always gracious and pleased to meet the Honeymooners' fans, signing autographs and being photographed. Also, let's not forget Sonny Bono! | ||
Tkangas_23 Member Username: Tkangas_23 Post Number: 18 Registered: 09-2006 |
Isn't Iggy Pop from the D??? | ||
Waz Member Username: Waz Post Number: 73 Registered: 11-2006 |
The Ig grew up in a trailer park around Ann Arbor, I believe. But I suppose that's close enough, especially if we're including Bob Seger (Ypsilanti) and Madonna (Rochester). | ||
Pffft Member Username: Pffft Post Number: 1283 Registered: 12-2003 |
Seger was born in, and spent his toddler years, in Detroit. | ||
Waz Member Username: Waz Post Number: 75 Registered: 11-2006 |
I stand corrected. | ||
Jaj Member Username: Jaj Post Number: 18 Registered: 05-2007 |
Did we forget about Sonny Bono... I think he lived around Maiden and Harrell as a kid...anybody know for sure?? | ||
Larry Member Username: Larry Post Number: 195 Registered: 08-2004 |
Wasen't Dave DeBusschere from the far East Side of Detroit ? | ||
Whithorn11446 Member Username: Whithorn11446 Post Number: 113 Registered: 03-2007 |
Larry, Dave lived in the Mack-E.Outer Drive area on Courville. His dad owned a bar around Jefferson and Lycaste near the original Chrysler Jefferson Ave. assembly plant. DeBusschere's address was 3827 Courville. I'm not sure whether the house exists anymore. I believe he lived there until the 1968 trade to the New York Knicks. Additionally, Dave was the star of the Detroit Austin Catholic team that won the 1958 Michigan Class A title over Benton Harbor's Chet Walker. Walker also had a good NBA career with mostly the Philadelphia 76'ers | ||
Gsgeorge Member Username: Gsgeorge Post Number: 153 Registered: 08-2006 |
Blues originator SON HOUSE spent much of his later life in DETROIT and is interred in Mt. Hazel Cemetery on Lahser. | ||
Whithorn11446 Member Username: Whithorn11446 Post Number: 114 Registered: 03-2007 |
JIM CAMPBELL-Former Detroit Tigers General Manager and President lived downtown at the Town Apartments (2016 First) in the 1960's. Then Campbell moved to 1300 E. Lafayette where he resided in the 1970's. Later, in the 1980's Campbell moved to Dearborn. P.S. Chet Walker also spent several years with the Chicago Bulls in addition to Philadelphia | ||
Larry Member Username: Larry Post Number: 196 Registered: 08-2004 |
Wasn't Frank Tanana another East Sider ? He still lives in Farmington Hills and went to HS in Novi. | ||
Whithorn11446 Member Username: Whithorn11446 Post Number: 115 Registered: 03-2007 |
"Wasn't Frank Tanana another East Sider ? He still lives in Farmington Hills and went to HS in Novi." Larry, Frank Tanana was not an east sider. Frank grew up in the area east of Lonyo but south of W. Warren Ave. and more specifically at 7751 Dayton. That area near an old Chrysler Plant is the west side of Detroit. Frank's father was DPD. At the time Frank attended Catholic Central the school was in Detroit around Hubbell and W. Outer Drive. Later Catholic Central moved to Redford Twp. around 1978 or 1979 and finally Novi. The old Catholic Central became Renaissance H.S. for DPS. | ||
Oladub Member Username: Oladub Post Number: 45 Registered: 08-2006 |
Joe Louis moved to Detroit from Alabama when he was 10. QUIZ: Which 2008 presidential candidate was born in Detroit in 1947? Clue - He became a university valedictorian. | ||
Vetalalumni Member Username: Vetalalumni Post Number: 411 Registered: 05-2007 |
Mitt Romney is the 2008 presidential candidate born in Detroit. Heard him reveal that fact on one of the late-night talk shows a few weeks back. He said his father was an auto-exec. (Message edited by vetalalumni on June 16, 2007) | ||
Ffdfd Member Username: Ffdfd Post Number: 96 Registered: 09-2006 |
^^^^ His father also dabbled in statewide politics in the 1960s.  | ||
Kslice Member Username: Kslice Post Number: 66 Registered: 04-2007 |
Why don't any of these powerfull people help their hometown more??? | ||
Ffdfd Member Username: Ffdfd Post Number: 97 Registered: 09-2006 |
Jeffrey Eugenides, who wrote The Virgin Suicides and won a Pulitzer for Middlesex, went to University Liggett School in Grosse Pointe Woods. Middlesex and The Virgin Suicides are both set in the Detroit area. Staying on the author theme, Joyce Carol Oates, who won a National Book Award (them) and was nominated for three Pulitzers (Blonde, What I Lived For, Black Water), taught at the University of Detroit and the University of Windsor in the 1960s and '70s. | ||
Larry Member Username: Larry Post Number: 197 Registered: 08-2004 |
Pitcher Eddie Cicotte of the Black Sox scandal was from Springwells, and catcher Stan Lopata was from Delray. Actually, quite a few good pitchers were born in Detroit.Pat Hentgen, Hal Newhouser, Milt Pappas, Billy Pierce, Dick Radatz, Ed Reulbach, John Smoltz, and Bob Welch. NOT BAD ! | ||
Detroitej72 Member Username: Detroitej72 Post Number: 562 Registered: 05-2006 |
Don't forget Greg Caderatte(sic), played for the Oak. A's and briefly our Tigers. I got him to sign my baseball mitt in 89 when the A's were in town! | ||
Jjaba Member Username: Jjaba Post Number: 5364 Registered: 11-2003 |
How about Barry Gordy, Little Stevie Wonder, Martha Reeves, Florence Ballard, Regina Carter, Funk Brothers, Drummer Mel Brown, Gilda Radner, John de Lorean, Ed Mc Mahon, Chris Webber, The Bus of the Pittsburgh Steelers (Mackenzie HS.) Famous book illustrator Gerald Mc Dermott was in jjaba's class at Cass Tech. HS, 1959. Elmore Leonard, Mitch Albom. jjaba. | ||
Detroitej72 Member Username: Detroitej72 Post Number: 572 Registered: 05-2006 |
Loren Estleman, also world famose author, author of the great Amos Walker Mysteries... | ||
Vetalalumni Member Username: Vetalalumni Post Number: 413 Registered: 05-2007 |
The number of musical artists, composers, songwriters, groups, and other entertainers is humongous. And not just Motown acts. Though not all of them were actually born in the city (or the state of Michigan), many were either raised in the Motor or achieved fame after reaching the D. - Smokey Robinson and The Miracles - The Enchantments - Detroit Emeralds - Floaters - The Temptations - Spinners - The Four Tops - Parliament - Funkadelic - Bootsy Collins (Cinci ---> Detroit) - Chapter 8 - Anita Baker - Intro (1990s musical trio) - Al Hudson & One Way - The Dramatics - Marvin Gaye - DeBarge (Grand Rapids, Michigan) - Donnie Simpson (radio personality, WJLB, BET) - Songwriters (Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, and Norman Whitfield) - Norman Connors - Yusef Lateef - Winans - Aretha Franklin - Brian Mcknight - Narada Michael Walden (Kalamazoo, MI) - Aaliyah - Grand Funk Railroad (Flint, MI) - Ray Parker Jr. (guitarist, songwriter, producer and recording artist - wrote the theme song to the motion picture Ghostbusters.) - The Originals - Was (Not Was), pop group popular throughout 80s and early 1990s - Debelah Morgan (R&B singer and songwriter) - Carl Carlton (R&B, soul, and funk singer and songwriter) - Barry Hankerson (Record Producer) - MC5 (short for Motor City Five), Lincoln Park, MI - Mitch Ryder (Hamtramck, MI) - The Contours - The Funk Brothers - Melvin "Wah-Wah Watson" Ragin (guitarist famed for his wah-wah skills, 1960s - 1980s) There are many more. (Message edited by vetalalumni on June 17, 2007) | ||
Jjaba Member Username: Jjaba Post Number: 5370 Registered: 11-2003 |
Karl Haas in his salad days. (BC, before Cleveland.) Soupy Sales.(Last name was Hines and kids called him 'Heinz', thus Soupy.) Malcolm X, from Lansing, but became famous at Muslim Temple on Linwood in Detroit. Born, Malcolm Little. Ervin (Magic) Johnson from Lansing. Cazzie Russell was so good, they named a stadium for him in Ann Arbor. Frank Murphy, Detroit Mayor, Mich. Governor, US Senator, US Supreme Court Justice. Fred Sanders, made fudge. Henry Ford, made cars. jjaba, best Detroit Times newsboy in history. | ||
Detroit313 Member Username: Detroit313 Post Number: 360 Registered: 02-2006 |
Sam Raimi- royal oak | ||
Ravine Member Username: Ravine Post Number: 999 Registered: 01-2006 |
Yesterday, Kslice posed the question, "Why don't any of these powerful people help their hometown more???" I was wondering if there was a valid reason for looking to them to do so. Is there something about Detroit, or being from Detroit, that played an irreplaceable part in their rise to their current status? Or, is this an alternate take of the old "they should give back to the community" song, whose lyrics suggest that "the community" gave something to them, even in cases where there is no appreciable evidence of such a thing having occurred? | ||
Oldredfordette Member Username: Oldredfordette Post Number: 1997 Registered: 02-2004 |
Mitch Albom is from New Jersey. It is our ill fortune that he lives here now. | ||
Vetalalumni Member Username: Vetalalumni Post Number: 418 Registered: 05-2007 |
The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) optionally lists entertainers by birthplace. Here is the URL that will display entertainers from the Motor. The list numbers about 1,000 individuals from Detroit. http://www.imdb.com/BornWhere? Detroit,%20Michigan,%20USA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Said not to be always 100% accurate, Wikipedia can also list data about people. Wikipedia list of people from Detroit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L ist_of_people_from_Detroit Wikipedia list of people from Michigan: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L ist_of_people_from_Michigan | ||
Ed_golick Member Username: Ed_golick Post Number: 677 Registered: 10-2003 |
Jjaba, Malcolm X's wife Betty Shabazz is from Detroit. She graduated from the about to close Northern High School. Soupy Sales' real name is Milton Supman. In Cincinatti he was known as Soupy Hines. Frank Nastasi, Soupy's puppeteer from his days on NYC television was also a Northern graduate. | ||
Rjk Member Username: Rjk Post Number: 728 Registered: 11-2003 |
The creepy guy from the movie The Warriors (Warriors, come out and Play) and 48 Hours graduated from Bishop Gallagher. Tom Skerritt was born in Detroit and if I recall correctly he attended Wayne State. | ||
Ed_golick Member Username: Ed_golick Post Number: 678 Registered: 10-2003 |
I find it interesting that Wikipedia doesn't list Sonny Bono as a musician. That seems about right. | ||
Larry Member Username: Larry Post Number: 198 Registered: 08-2004 |
Bill Freehan was born in Detroit but moved to Royal Oak and than Florida while he was still a teenager. Bernie Carbo was born in Detroit, and played alot of ball at suburban Edward Hines Park. | ||
Whithorn11446 Member Username: Whithorn11446 Post Number: 116 Registered: 03-2007 |
"Actually, quite a few good pitchers were born in Detroit. Pat Hentgen, Hal Newhouser, Milt Pappas, Billy Pierce, Dick Radatz, Ed Reulbach, John Smoltz, and Bob Welch. NOT BAD !" Pat Hentgen graduated from Fraser High School in the suburb of Fraser. Hal Newhouser was from the west side of Detroit and was a graduate of the old Wilbur Wright school. Billy Pierce was raised in Highland Park. John Smoltz spent some time in suburban Warren and then moved to Lansing for high school. Dick Radatz graduated from suburban Berkley High School and pitched at Michigan State before the reaching MLB with Boston. Bob Welch was from Hazel Park. | ||
Stromberg2 Member Username: Stromberg2 Post Number: 31 Registered: 10-2006 |
Jjaba, Soupy has a son named Hunt Sales, in keeping with the bottled or canned sauces theme. Stromberg2, Hunts or Heinz? | ||
Ed_golick Member Username: Ed_golick Post Number: 681 Registered: 10-2003 |
Pretty sure that Hunt was named after Huntington, West Virginia, the town where Soupy grew up. | ||
Bits Member Username: Bits Post Number: 9 Registered: 02-2005 |
Gilda Radner from Saturday Night Live Mimi Rogers, actress formerly married to Tom Cruise grew up in Bham before moving to Fla, the CA. Pam Dawber did grow up in Farmington Hills Al Jean, producer of the Simpsons from Farmington Hills | ||
Jjaba Member Username: Jjaba Post Number: 5372 Registered: 11-2003 |
The Wikipedia list left jjaba cold, but thanks anyways. They listed so many people from Detroit that were not. Imagine if Los Angeles or New York City claimed all the folks who worked there, but grew up elsewhere. Bob Feller was NOT from Cleveland. Babe Ruth was NOT from New York City. Al Kaline is from Baltimore. Ty Cobb is a Georgian. Mickey Lolich is a certified Oregonian. Hank Greenberg is from The Bronx. Little Stevie Wonder is from Saginaw. jjaba rests his case. | ||
Lowell Board Administrator Username: Lowell Post Number: 3904 Registered: 10-2003 |
Ahem, Albert Kahn... | ||
Vetalalumni Member Username: Vetalalumni Post Number: 430 Registered: 05-2007 |
It is common knowledge that Wikipedia has errors - that fact is known. Well meaning (and even some not so well intentioned) contributors have often inadvertantly introduced incorrect information. Sometimes the errors are discovered and corrected - there is a process for that. Wikipedia is far from a final authority on anything. Grain of salt. | ||
Gdub Member Username: Gdub Post Number: 1114 Registered: 10-2003 |
Soupy Sales' sons Hunt and Tony are fairly well-known musicians. they were part of David Bowie's Tin Machine, and I know they've played with other big names. | ||
Waz Member Username: Waz Post Number: 81 Registered: 11-2006 |
The IMDb list is funny too. Dennis Archer, Jerome Bettis, Ivan Boesky and Steve Ballmer are actors? | ||
Vetalalumni Member Username: Vetalalumni Post Number: 432 Registered: 05-2007 |
Maybe it should be called the IMTVDb - Internet Movie and TeleVision Data base. Jerome Bettis did OK in his TV appearances on "The Office" and "Rome Is Burning". | ||
Quozl Member Username: Quozl Post Number: 803 Registered: 07-2005 |
Don't forget IHEARTTHED; a "very prominent Detroit figure" who shall remain nameless gave him TOP SECRET advice that was "one of the best pieces of advice" anyone has ever given him concerning checking something (another metropolitan city) out for a while and then go back to Detroit for comparison. He won't reveal who this "very prominent Detroit figure" is but I think it was either his garbageman over in Grandmont or his Third Grade teacher over at Edison Elementary School on Grand River and Longacre... | ||
Iheartthed Member Username: Iheartthed Post Number: 1005 Registered: 04-2006 |
Does my dick taste nice to you Q? | ||
Quozl Member Username: Quozl Post Number: 804 Registered: 07-2005 |
I don't know, you really need to get it out of your arse first and wash it off. Don't forget the tweezers and microscope... | ||
Jjaba Member Username: Jjaba Post Number: 5375 Registered: 11-2003 |
Vetalalumni, good posts. Thanks. Jerome Bettis is a big hero at Mackenzie High School, deep on the Westside of Detroit. He IS the real article evidently. As for Ivan Boesky, he should have stayed true to the delicatessen his family ran on 12th St. for decades. His name went from Bo-es-key to Boe-sky when he got an office in a New Yawk highrise. Another local boy, Alfred Taubman, could have used the same advice. As they say, you gotta know the territory. There's something about street cred... jjaba, proudly Westside. jjaba, Westside Bar Mitzvah Bukkor. | ||
Larry2lee Member Username: Larry2lee Post Number: 2 Registered: 06-2007 |
tom skerritt, he's been in a lot of movies, most recently he was in the tv series brothers and sisters, also starred in tv series picket fences. |
