25) also pass through Woodside. Notable residents Notable current or former residents include: Edward Burns (born 1968), actor James Caan (1940–2022), actor, attended P.S. 150 Francis Ford Coppola (born 1939), movie director, screenwriter, producer Morton Feldman (1926–1987), 20th-century composer Joel Klein (born 1946), former New York City Schools Chancellor, lived in the Woodside Houses housing project Chris Gethard (born 1980), author, comedian, and star of the Comedy Central show Big Lake. Evelyn Fox Keller (born 1936), physicist, author and feminist, who is Professor Emerita of History and Philosophy of Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Harry Marmion (1931–2008), served as president of St. Xavier University and Southampton College of Long Island University, and was president of the United States Tennis Association (USTA) during the construction and opening of the Arthur Ashe Stadium. Frank McCourt (1930–2009), Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edmar Mednis (1937–2002), International Grandmaster of chess Jack Mercer (1910–1984), voice actor, animator and writer, who was best known as the voice of cartoon characters Popeye the Sailor and Felix the Cat. Robert Emmett O'Malley (born 1943), U.S. Marine veteran of Vietnam War; Medal of Honor recipient. Thomas J. Pickard (born 1950), acting Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for 71 days in mid-2001 following the tenure of Director Louis Freeh. Charlotte E. Ray, (1850–1911), the first Black American female lawyer in the United States. Lynn Samuels (1942–2011), radio host Joe Spinell (1936–1989), actor References Notes Citations Sources External links Greater Astoria Historical Society Woodside Part 1 and Part 2 at Forgotten NY website Brooklyn Genealogy: Queens Photographs: Digital Gallery of the New York Public Library Woodside, Queens: a Flickr photo group History of Queens, New York Neighborhoods in Queens, New York Irish-American neighborhoods Hispanic and Latino American culture in New York City Mexican-American culture in New York (state) Restaurant districts and streets in the United States Filipino-American culture in New York City Thai-American culture in New York (state)