Historical figures in Stockbridge
The atlas holds 3 people and 3 moments here, from 1853 to 1947. The most recorded lives are Judy Garland, Walt Whitman and Katharine Hepburn. Among them Musicians and Composers and Performers, across the Cold War and the Interwar Period.
Notable people
Judy Garland
in 1947
1 moment here
American actress, singer, and vaudevillian, born Frances Ethel Gumm. Garland rose from childhood vaudeville and MGM musical films to become a major…
Katharine Hepburn
in 1930
1 moment here
American stage, film, and television actress whose career ran from 1928 to 1995. Hepburn was born in Hartford, Connecticut, educated at Bryn Mawr…
Walt Whitman
in 1853
1 moment here
American poet, essayist, journalist, and author of Leaves of Grass. Born on Long Island, he lived and worked chiefly in Brooklyn, Manhattan,…
Moments
- 1853 Visit to Mount Lebanon Shaker village Walt Whitman
- 1930 Summer-stock work at Berkshire Playhouse Katharine Hepburn
- 1947 Recovery stay in Stockbridge Judy Garland