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- Favorite writer of generations of Americans, Cooper was born on Tuesday, September 15th, 1789, and grew up on his family's huge wooded settlement, in Cooperstown, New York, which his father, William Cooper, a prominent Federalist, had founded before this son's birth. His days as a Yale student were cut short when he was expelled for misbehavior. He gamely joined the navy, earning the rank of midshipman. On New Year's Day, Tuesday, January 1st, 1811 he married Susan Augusta De Lancey, settling down and writing prolifically, politically, and prodigiously. Eventually he and his wife moved south to an estate in Scarsdale, New York, where he continued to write and publish his critical, thoughtful, and creative works. Cooper died at Cooperstown on Sunday, September 14th, 1851, one day shy of reaching sixty-two.
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Born Sharon Lafaye Jones in Augusta, Georgia, she moved to New York City at an early age. With a gifted voice, performing gospel songs in Church, since childhood, she has only recently received acclaim by the public and her peers in the areas of Soul, Funk and Rhythm and Blues. Until the late 90s she was still employed at her "day Job" as a Correction Officer at NYC's Rikers Island. Initially a backup session singer, she impressed Record Executives and - Producers Gabriel Roth and Philip Lehman, when she was the only one to show up for a recording session, and demonstrated her ability to sing on several different backup tracks. "Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings" were formed In 2002. They were comprised of Sharon Jones backed by members from three bands.From "The Soul Providers", Bosco Mann on bass, guitarist Binky Griptite, percussionist Fernando Velez, trumpet player Anda Szilagyi and organist Earl Maxton. They were joined by "The Mighty Imperials"s saxophonist Leon Michels and drummer Homer Steinweiss plus Neal Sugarman from "Sugarman 3". As "Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings", the band has released several critically acclaimed albums including "Naturally" (2005) and "I Learned the Hard Way (2010). A milestone in her career occurred in 2007 when she appeared in the film, "The Great Debaters", where she played "Lila" and sang "That's What My Baby Likes". Additioanlly, in the film's soundtrack, Sharon performs the Gospel classics "Up Above My Head" and "Two Wings". This film appearance along with the soundtrack music introduced Sharon to a much larger audience. Her subsequent TV appearances with The Dap Kings include a spirited mini concert on "Austin City Limits"(2008), as well as appearances on "Late Night With David Letterman" (2010) and "The Conan O'Brien Show" on TBS (2010).- Additional Crew
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Sammy Bayes is better known as Sammy Dallas Bayes to the people of Oneonta, New York, a small town outside of Cooperstown, as the director of almost every Orpheus Theatre production since the mid-90s. These credits include the musicals "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum", "Footloose", "Phantom of the Opera" and "Oliver!", which he has done twice. He is noted for his work with chorus members.- Beach Cooke was born on 15 May 1896 in New Brighton, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Necessary Evil (1925) and Classmates (1924). He died on 16 September 1948 in Cooperstown, New York, USA.
- Henry Nicols was born on 9 August 1973 in New York City, New York, USA. He died on 8 May 2000 in Cooperstown, New York, USA.
- Robert Boyle was born on 21 August 1928 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was married to Kathryn Ivanovna Belous and Jane Crosby Sanger. He died on 19 May 2017 in Cooperstown, New York, USA.
- Homer Osterhoudt was born on 17 January 1918 in Oneonta, New York, USA. He was married to Marion Potter. He died on 30 June 2018 in Cooperstown, New York, USA.
- Henry S.F. Cooper Jr. was born on 24 November 1933 in Manhattan, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) and Moon Beat (2009). He was married to Mary Luke Langben. He died on 31 January 2016 in Cooperstown, New York, USA.
- Jim Mitteager was born in 1946 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He died on 24 July 1997 in Cooperstown, New York, USA.