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R. B. Hall, conductor of the Bangor Band, became an internationally famous composer of marches. His 'Death or Glory' remains a march classic in the UK and Commonwealth counties; Courtney LaPlante, lead vocalist of Spiritbox, was born in Bangor and lived there until she was 6 years old.
Burton Hatlen died of pneumonia at the Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, Maine, on January 21, 2008. [1] He had been undergoing treatment for prostate cancer over the last 10 years. He was 71 years old and was survived by his second wife, Virginia Nees-Hatlen, his two daughters, Julia Hatlen (and partner Mark Hayes) and Inger Hatlen (and ...
Alfred James "Al" Brady (October 25, 1910 – October 12, 1937) was an Indiana-born armed robber and murderer who became one of the FBI's "Public Enemies" in the 1930s. He and an accomplice were shot dead in an ambush by FBI agents in downtown Bangor, Maine, in 1937. [1]
Fendler died on October 10, 2016, in Bangor, Maine at the age of 90. [7] At the time of his death, he had been living in Clarksville, Tennessee but spending his summers in Newport, Maine. Each autumn, he visited schools in Maine to tell his story and answer children's questions about his experience on the mountain. [15]
He served in the Maine House of Representatives in 1830–1832 and 1847–1848, and in the Maine State Senate in 1837 and 1858–1859. He ran unsuccessfully for Governor of Maine in 1848 and 1849 as a Whig. From 1851 to 1853 he served as mayor of Bangor. [2] [3] Hamlin died in Bangor on July 16, 1872, and was buried at Mount Hope Cemetery in ...
Image credits: Bettmann / gettyimages #3 Connie Converse. Elizabeth Eaton Converse, most commonly known by her stage name Connie, is often hailed as one of the first modern singer-songwriters, and ...
Charles O. Howard (January 31, 1961 – July 7, 1984) was an American murder victim in Bangor, Maine in 1984. As Howard and his boyfriend, Roy Ogden, were walking down the street, three teenagers, Shawn I. Mabry, age 16, James (Jim) Francis Baines, age 15, and Daniel Ness, age 17, harassed, assaulted, and murdered Howard for being gay.
The Bangor Daily News office, where Leavitt worked. Ralph W. "Bud" Leavitt Jr. (January 13, 1917 – December 20, 1994) was a Maine newspaperman who was executive sports editor of the Bangor Daily News, and a longtime outdoor columnist recognized statewide. In addition to his writing, Leavitt hosted one of Maine's earliest television shows ...