the subway in 1984. Ladislav Hecht (1909-2004), Jewish professional tennis player, well known for representing Czechoslovakia in the Davis Cup during the 1930s. Miriam Hopkins (1902–1972), actress. Frederick Jagel (1897-1982), tenor, primarily active at the Metropolitan Opera in the 1930s and 1940s. Rabbi Paysach Krohn (born 1945), rabbi and author, currently lives in Kew Gardens. Norman Lewis (1915–2006), Olympic fencer Josef Lhevinne (1874–1944), concert pianist. Rosina Lhévinne (1880-1976), pianist and pedagogue. Robert H. Lieberman, filmmaker, grew up in Kew Gardens. Saul Marantz (1911-1997), designed and built the first Marantz audio product at his home in Kew Gardens. Peter Mayer (1936-2018), former Penguin Books CEO, grew up in Kew Gardens. Anaïs Nin (1903–1977), author. Dorothy Parker (1893–1967), poet. Will Rogers, Sr. (1879–1935), actor. Will Rogers, Jr. (1911–1993), congressman and son of Will Rogers, Sr. Nelson Saldana, track cycling champion. Ossie Schectman (1919-2013), basketball guard, who is credited with having scored the first basket in the Basketball Association of America (BAA), which would later become the National Basketball Association (NBA). Robert Schimmel (1950-2010), comedian, grew up in Kew Gardens. Jerry Springer (born 1944), talk show host and former mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio. Paul Stanley (born 1952), musician, singer, songwriter and painter best known for being the rhythm guitarist and singer of the rock band Kiss. Carol Montgomery Stone (1915-2011), actress and daughter of actor Fred Stone, grew up in Kew Gardens. Sim Van der Ryn, architect, researcher and educator, who has applied principles of physical and social ecology to architecture and environmental design. Dick Van Patten (1928-2015), actor, best known for his role on the television comedy-drama Eight Is Enough. S. Howard Voshell (1888–1937), professional tennis player and later a promoter. Robert C. Wertz (1932-2009), politician who served for 32 years as a member of the New York State Assembly. Gallery See also References External links Unofficial Kew Gardens website A Picture History of Kew Gardens Kew Gardens Civic Association Kew Gardens Synagogue Neighborhoods in Queens, New York Jewish communities in the United States Orthodox Judaism in New York City