Wilton is a
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in
Fairfield CountyFairfield County is located in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Connecticut. Its population according to the 2000 census was 882,567, but a 2008 survey put the population at 895,030. It is the most populous county in the State of Connecticut, and contains four of the State's largest...
,
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, in the
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. As of the
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, the town population was 17,633.
Located along Connecticut's
Gold CoastThe Gold Coast is a region of the state of Connecticut, United States that roughly corresponds to the labor market area of the city of Stamford. The area is also sometimes less commonly referred to as "The Golden Ghetto," a pejorative term used to describe the disparity between upper-class and...
, it is one of the most affluent communities in the United States.
Wilton was officially recognized as a parish in 1726. The original 40 families of the parish began their own Congregational Church and were allowed by Norwalk to hire a minister (Robert Sturgeon, who also became the town's first schoolmaster,) open schools and build roads. During the Revolutionary war, in 1777 the British used Wilton as an escape route after their successful raid on Danbury. Several homes were burned, but the town remained intact. In 1802, Wilton was granted a Town Charter by the Connecticut General Assembly and became a political entity independent from Norwalk. With a strong anti-slavery sentiment by its residents, Wilton served as a stop on the Underground Railroad.
Today, Wilton, like many other Fairfield County towns, is an expensive residential community with open lands (a testament to its colonial farming roots), historic architecture and extensive town services. Residents commonly commute to
StamfordStamford is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. According to 2007 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 118,475, making it the fourth largest city in the state and the eighth largest city in New England Stamford is part of the New York metropolitan area.-Sister...
,
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and
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, although there are a number of office buildings in town.
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is headquartered in the town. Its trading in credit derivatives essentially bankrupted its parent company,
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, and helped create the global financial crisis of 2008–2009.
Housing stock and land use
Wilton has, by some estimates, more than 500 restored 18th- and 19th-century homes. "Teardowns have become quite an issue in town," Marilyn Gould, Wilton's second selectman and director of the Wilton Historical Society, told the New York Times in 2005. "People aren't taking down historic houses but the more modest homes that were built in the '50s and '60s," she said. "What that's doing is changing the affordability of the town and the demographic of the town. Wilton used to have a wide demographic of people who worked with their hands - artisans, builders, mechanics. Now it's management and upper management."
Between 1999 to 2005, the town's voters endorsed spending $23 million through municipal bonds to preserve land.
South Norwalk Electric and Water (SNEW) has a reservoir on the western side of town with about of land (along with another adjacent in New Canaan). In the fall, hunters with bows and arrows — no more than 10 at a time — are allowed to hunt deer on the Wilton property in order to keep down the number of deer in the area.
Wilton's town center contains several local restaurants, boutiques, retail stores, a
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, a
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, and a four-screen movie theater owned by
Bow-Tie Cinemas. These stores were added around 2000 next to the old Wilton Center, which consists of the
Wilton Library, the Wilton Post Office, a CVS/Pharmacy, a hardware store, the Old Post Office Square, and the
Village Market. In the southern part of town, on Route 7, a commercial section contains a Borders Books and a Zeytinia Gourmet Market.
Wilton is classified as a "dry" town, although in 1993 the local ordinance was altered to permit the sale of alcoholic beverages in restaurants. Despite attempts by outside developers and some newcomers to lift the liquor restriction, including during the 2008 elections, the residents of Wilton are not inclined to alter the "dry" status of Town. However, a recent change in the local ordinance permitted the extension of liquor sales in restaurants to midnight on Friday and Saturday nights.
History
For more information: History of Wilton- Colonial Days :The first written records of the areas that are now Wilton date back to 1640, when Roger Ludlow and his friends purchased land from the Indians between the Norwalk and Saugatuck Rivers and "a day's walk into the country." This land was called Norwalk.The first settlers, called the...
, ConnecticutConnecticut is a state in the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and New York to the west and south ....
The Scenic Ridgefield Road offers a look at many historic homes, places, and sights.
On the National Register of Historic Places
- Cannondale Historic District — Roughly bounded by Cannon, Danbury and Seeley Rds. (added December 12, 1992) Consists of authentic renovated 17th- and 18th-century buildings that were moved to the site. The train station is the only building at the site that was originally built at that location. The site itself does not hold any special historic value.
- David Lambert House — 150 Danbury Rd. (added August 24, 1992)
- Georgetown Historic District, located on the northeast of town.
- Hurlbutt Street School — 157 Hurlbutt St. (added August 25, 1996)
- Marvin Tavern — 405 Danbury Rd. (added May 26, 1984)
- Sloan-Raymond-Fitch House — 224 Danbury Rd. (added May 29, 1982)
- Weir Farm National Historic Site
Weir Farm National Historic Site is located in Ridgefield and Wilton, Connecticut, in the United States. It commemorates the life and work of J. Alden Weir, the American impressionist painter and member of the Cos Cob Art Colony. Tours of his studio are offered by National Park Service rangers. ...
— 735 Nod Hill Road (added November, 1990)
- Wilton Center Historic District
Wilton Center Historic District in the town center area of Wilton, Connecticut, was established as a town historic district in 1970 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992....
— Roughly, area around jct. of Lovers Ln. and Belden Hill and Ridgefield Rds. (added September 19, 1992). The historic district includes 20 buildings and 1 structure over 240 acres, including the Old Town Hall building and the Wilton Congregational Church buildings.
Geography
According to the
United States Census BureauThe United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data. As part of the United States Department of Commerce, the Census Bureau serves as the leading source of quality data about...
, the town has a total area of 27.4 square miles (70.9 km²), of which, 27.0 square miles (69.8 km²) of it is land and 0.4 square miles (1.1 km²) of it (1.50%) is water, including the South Norwalk Reservoir.
The latitude of Wilton is 41.201N. The longitude is -73.438W.
Neighborhoods
The southwest corner of town includes part of the
SilvermineSilvermine is a neighborhood in Fairfield County, Connecticut extending into three southwestern Connecticut municipalities -- Norwalk, New Canaan and Wilton....
neighborhood (which also extends into
New CanaanNew Canaan is an upscale town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, 8 miles northeast of Stamford, on the Five Mile River. The population was 19,395 at the 2000 census....
and
NorwalkNorwalk is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 84,437, making it the sixth largest city in Connecticut, and the third largest in Fairfield County...
).
GeorgetownGeorgetown is a village and census-designated place in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is located at the point where the towns of Wilton, Redding, and Weston meet. The central portion of the village is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places as a historic district,...
, which is primarily in
ReddingRedding is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 8,270 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 32.1 square miles , of which, 31.5 square miles of it is land and 0.6 square miles of...
and partly in
WestonWeston is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 10,037 at the 2000 census. The town is serviced by Route 57 and Route 53, both of which run through the town center. About 19% of the town's workforce commutes to New York City, about 45 miles to the south west...
, extends a bit into the northeast corner of town. Other neighborhoods in town are South Wilton, Wilton Center, Gilbert Corners,
CannondaleCannondale is a section of the Town of Wilton in Fairfield County, Connecticut. The actress June Havoc created the Cannondale Historic District, a collection of old buildings mostly moved to a site abutting the east side of Cannondale Railroad Station...
, and North Wilton.
Public Schools
Modern facilities include three elementary schools(Miller-Driscoll School, Cider Mill School), one middle school (Middlebrook Middle School), and one high school (
Wilton High SchoolWilton High School is a public high school in Wilton, Connecticut, and considered "one of Connecticut’s top performers" in various measures of school success. The current principal is Timothy H. Canty, who also attended the school in the 1970s....
), which features accelerated classes for gifted students, music and visual arts courses, and a well-appointed resource center. An innovative language laboratory encourages foreign language studies, including French, German, Spanish, Russian and Latin.
The Town of Wilton has 4,151 students who attend pre-K through 12th grade in the 5 schools. Two of the elementary schools (Miller and Driscoll Schools) are located on the same campus and they teach children from preschool through 2nd grade. The third elementary School (Cider Mill School) teaches 3rd through 5th grade. (Previously, Cider Mill shared 3rd grade classes with Miller/Driscoll due to construction on the school buildings) The three elementary schools have class sizes ranging from 18 to 22 and a 19 to 1 student/ teacher ratio. Language studies begin in the 3rd grade with French and Spanish. The junior high (Middlebrook) school is for grades 6-8 and features interdisciplinary instruction teams in languages and science, mathematics, social studies, computers, art, and gifted student instruction. Class sizes range from 20 to 25 students with a student/teacher ratio of 13 to 1. In the past five years, over 91% of Wilton High School graduates have gone on to colleges and universities. The mean SAT scores at Wilton High School are 584 verbal and 598 math. The schools are supported by an active
PTA organization.
Wilton's sports teams have won many FCIAC and state titles, and many individuals have been recognized on those levels as well.
Private Schools
There are three private elementary schools in town:
- Connecticut Friends School
Connecticut Friends School is a K-8 elementary and middle school located in Wilton, Connecticut run by the Religious Society of Friends. Founded in 1998, the school's enrollment consists of approximately 60 students....
, a Quaker school, Kindergarten through eighth grade.
- Our Lady of Fatima, a Catholic school, preschool through eighth grade.
- The Montessori School, preschool through eighth grade.
Media
- The Wilton Patch, an online news source specifically devoted to Wilton and constantly updated by Editor Christian Camerota and a variety of local contributors.
- The Wilton Villager, a weekly paper published by The Hour
The Hour is a daily newspaper published in . It serves the municipalities of Norwalk, Wilton, Westport, Weston and Stamford. The newspaper was founded in 1871. It was published under the title The Evening Hour from 1895 into the 1900s, at which point it was renamed The Norwalk Hour. In 1971, it...
of Norwalk.
- Wilton Bulletin, a weekly paper published by Hersam Acorn.
- Wilton Magazine and WiltonOnline.com are published by Town Green Media, LLC, a Wilton-based publishing company. Wilton Magazine is its first publication, launched in the Fall of 2003.
Clubs and organizations
Clubs and civic organizations in town include a Newcomers Club, League of Women Voters, Kiwanis Club,
The Wilton Kiwanis youth coalition, senior meal delivery, Boy Scouts,
Cub Scouts,
The Wilton Land Conservation Trust, the Wilton Family Y and the Moms Club of Wilton
Wilton Moms Club. Cultural amenities include the Wilton Historical Society, a Library Association, an Arts Council, Audubon Society,
The Wilton Singers and the
Wilton Playshop.
Events in town
- Minks to Sinks is a large, twice-a-year flea market that benefits Family & Children's Agencyhttp://www.familyandchildrensagency.org, a not-for-profit family serving agency that strengthens the communities of southwestern Connecticut by supporting individuals and families in crisis or at transitional moments of their lives.
- Cannon Grange, "a kind of 4-H club for adults," hosts an annual fair.
- Ambler Farm Day is an annual fall tradition bringing family and friends together to enjoy a variety of events and farm activities, including hays rides, apple sling shots, and scarecrow making contests.
- CNSW Pumpkin Festival is an annual fall tradition managed and organized by the families of The Community Nursery School of Wilton. For 25 years this event has become a great tradition for Wilton providing games, pony rides, entertainment and of course, a pumpkin patch. This is CNSW's only public fundraiser to raise funds for local scholarships however it is much more about bringing families together and giving something back to the community that has supported the school for over 75 years.
Commute times
- Hartford: 80 Minutes
- LaGuardia Airport (LGA): 50 Minutes
- Manhattan: 60-70 Minutes (by Metro-North train) 50-70 Minutes (by car)
- Stamford: 20 Minutes
- White Plains, NY: 30 Minutes
- JFK 60 minutes
- Bronx 45–60 minutes
Airports
- Bradley International Airport
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, in Hartford, Connecticut.
- LaGuardia Airport
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, in New York City
- JFK Airport
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, in New York City
- Westchester County Airport
Westchester County Airport is a public airport located in the towns of Harrison, North Castle and Rye in Westchester County, New York, United States. It is approximately 3 nautical miles northeast of the central business district of White Plains, New York. It serves the areas of Westchester, a...
, in Harrison, N.Y., just over the border from Connecticut (link to airport's web site).
Railroad
The town has two railroad stations:
Wilton stationThe Wilton Metro-North Railroad station serves residents of Wilton, Connecticut, via the Danbury Branch of the New Haven Line.The station is to Grand Central Terminal and the average travel time from there is 1 hour, 19 minutes regardless of through trains or transfers at Stamford or South...
and
Cannondale stationThe Cannondale Metro-North Railroad station serves residents of the Cannondale area of Wilton, Connecticut via the Danbury Branch of the New Haven Line....
(a sub-station where tickets are not sold), both part of the Danbury Line of Metro-North railroad.
Buses
The town is served by "7 Link" bus route of the
Norwalk Transit DistrictThe Norwalk Transit District is the primary provider of public transportation services in Norwalk, Connecticut and surrounding communities. The district's fixed-route bus transit system, known as WHEELS, is the primary service of the system linking Norwalk and its immediate suburbs as well as...
that runs between Norwalk and Danbury along the Route 7 corridor. A commuter shuttle bus during rush hours is also available between southern Wilton and the South Norwalk railroad station on the New Haven Line.
Highways
There are several highways that crisscross the town, including
U.S. Route 7U.S. Route 7 is a north-south United States highway in western New England that runs for from Norwalk, Connecticut to Highgate, Vermont. The highway's northern terminus is at Interstate 89 near the village of Highgate Springs, Vermont, immediately south of the Canadian border...
and Route 33, which form the main north-south roadways in town. While not passing through any part of Wilton, the
Merritt ParkwayThe Merritt Parkway is a limited-access parkway in Fairfield County, Connecticut. The parkway is known for its scenic layout, its uniquely styled signage, and the architecturally elaborate overpasses along the route. It is designated as a National Scenic Byway and is also listed in the National...
(
Route 15Route 15 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Connecticut that runs from a connection with New York's Hutchinson River Parkway in Greenwich, Connecticut to its northern terminus intersecting with Interstate 84 in East Hartford, Connecticut...
) also serves the town via the Route 33 exit (Exit 41) which is signed for Wilton, as well as the Route 7 exits (Exits 39B & 40B) which are signed for Danbury. Other state highways that run through Wilton are
Route 53Route 53 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Connecticut, connecting the cities of Norwalk and Danbury. Most of the route has been made redundant by U.S...
and Route 106.
Demographics
As of the
censusA "census" is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population.In other words every 10 years...next one would be in 2010 The term is used mostly in connection with...
of 2000, there were 17,633 people, 5,923 households, and 4,874 families residing in the town. The
population densityPopulation density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans. It is a key term used in geography....
was 654.3 people per square mile (252.6/km²). There were 6,113 housing units at an average density of 226.8/sq mi (87.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 95.55% White, 0.60% African American, 0.09% Native American, 2.69% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.27% from
other racesRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 0.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.53% of the population.
There were 5,923 households out of which 46.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.4% were
married couplesMarriage is a social union or legal contract between individuals that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged by a variety of ways, depending on the culture or demographic...
living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.7% were non-families. 15.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.25.
The age distribution is 31.5% under the age of 18, 2.8% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 27.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 93.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.2 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $141,428, and the median income for a family was $158,415. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $61,611 for females. The
per capita incomePer capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms, of the yearly income generated in the country. This is what each citizen is to receive if the yearly national income is divided equally among everyone. Per capita income is usually reported in units of currency per year...
for the town was $65,806. About 1.3% of families and 2.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.7% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over.
Famous residents, past and present
- Sophie Cabot Black
Sophie Cabot Black is a prize-winning American poet who has taught creative writing at Columbia University and elsewhere.-Career:...
, poet who grew up in and lives in town.
- Robert Sidney Bowen
Robert Sidney Bowen, Jr. was a World War I aviator, newspaper journalist, magazine editor and author who was born in Boston, Massachusetts and died of cancer in Honolulu, Hawaii at the age of 76. He is best known for his boys' series books written during World War II, the Dave Dawson War...
, an author, lived here in the 1940s.
- Chance Browne
Robert "Chance" Browne is an American musician, painter, and cartoonist. He was born in New York City.After his father Dik Browne died in 1989, Browne took over drawing the family comic strip Hi and Lois. The comic is syndicated throughout the United States and stars the characters Hi, Lois, Dot,...
, cartoonist of syndicated comic strip Hi and LoisHi and Lois is a comic strip about a suburban family created by Mort Walker and drawn by Dik Browne. It debuted on October 18, 1954 and is distributed by King Features Syndicate.-Characters:...
- Dave Brubeck
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, jazzJazz is a musical art form which originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States from a confluence of African and European music traditions....
musician
- David Canary
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, actor, All My ChildrenAll My Children is an American soap opera that has been broadcast Monday through Friday on the ABC TV network since January 5, 1970; repeat episodes air weeknights on SOAPnet. Created by Agnes Nixon, the show is set in Pine Valley, Pennsylvania, a fictitious suburb of Philadelphia...
- Ingri and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire, authors.
- Paul Dano
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(born 1984), actor born and raised in town
- Bern Dibner
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, electrical engineer and historian of science.
- Ace Frehley
Paul Daniel "Ace" Frehley is an American guitarist best known as an original member and lead guitarist for the rock band Kiss. He took on the persona of "The Spaceman" when the band adopted costumes and theatrics...
, rock guitarist, lived in Wilton in the early 1980s
- Charles Grodin
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, actor
- Johnny Gruelle
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, artist who created Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy
- June Havoc
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, actress, who also renovated buildings to create the Cannon Crossing center of small shops. Her sister Gypsy Rose LeeGypsy Rose Lee was an American burlesque entertainer, famous for her striptease act. She was also an actress and writer, whose 1957 memoir, written as a monument to her mother, was made into the stage musical and film Gypsy.-Early life:Gypsy was born Rose Louise Hovick in Seattle, Washington in ...
frequently visited her.
- Patty Hearst
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, now known as Patricia Hearst-Shaw
- Ira Levin
Ira Levin was an American author, dramatist and songwriter.-Professional life:Levin attended Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. At Drake, he regularly played poker with other notables, such as Martin Erlichman and Eugene Schulman...
, writer, lived in Wilton in the 1960s and claimed in a March 27, 2007 letter to the New York Times that he based the fictional town of StepfordThe Stepford Wives is a 1972 satirical thriller novel by Ira Levin. The story concerns Joanna Eberhart, a photographer and young mother who begins to suspect that the frighteningly submissive housewives in her new idyllic Connecticut neighborhood may be robots created by their husbands...
on Wilton.
- Kristine Lilly
Kristine Marie Lilly is an American soccer player, who has been a fixture on the U.S. women's national team since 1987 and is currently the captain of the team. She now plays the striker position after playing midfield for most of her career. She grew up in Wilton, Connecticut and now resides in...
, US Olympic Soccer Team
- Joe Pantoliano
Joseph Peter "Joe" Pantoliano is an American film and television actor. He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Ralph Cifaretto on The Sopranos, and for his role as Cypher in The Matrix.-Personal life:...
, actor
- Steve Phillips
Steve Francis Phillips was the general manager of the New York Mets from 1997–2003. He resides in Wilton, CT.-Early life:...
, Former NY Mets General Manager and current ESPN baseball analyst
- Charles E. Pont
Charles Ernest Pont was a Swiss-American artist and Baptist minister. Although his ministerial career was not particularly noteworthy, he was a prolific artist in many media including watercolor, printmaking, oil, pen and ink, and pencil...
, artist and Baptist minister, lived here from 1958 until his death in 1971.
- Randy Rasmussen
Randall Lee Rasmussen was an American football guard for fifteen seasons for the New York Jets, beginning with the 1967 American Football League season...
, former left guard of the New York Jets for 15 years (1967-1981), started in Super Bowl III
- John Scofield
John Scofield , often referred to as "Sco," is an American jazz guitarist and composer, who has played and collaborated with Miles Davis, Joe Henderson, Charles Mingus, Joey Defrancesco, Herbie Hancock, Pat Metheny, Bill Frisell, Pat Martino, Mavis Staples, Phil Lesh, Billy Cobham, Medeski Martin...
(not a current resident, but grew up in the town), jazz guitarist for Miles Davis
- Christopher Walken
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, actor
- Chris Elliott
Christopher Nash "Chris" Elliott is an American actor, comedian and writer.-Personal life:Elliott was born in New York City, the son of Lee and Bob Elliott, who was a well-known comedian as part of the very successful comedy team Bob and Ray. He attended the National Theater Institute in 1979...
, actor/comedian
- Abby Elliott
Abby Elliott is an American actress and comedienne who is currently a cast member on Saturday Night Live. Three generations of her family have been featured on the show...
, actress/ comedian
- David W. Karnes
David W. Karnes is a former U.S. Marine who located and helped rescue two police officers trapped in the rubble from the September 11, 2001 attacks at the World Trade Center.-During the 9/11 attacks:...
, former Marine Corpsman that rescued two officers at the World Trade Center
- Sterling Hayden
Sterling Hayden was an American actor and author. For most of his career as a leading man, he specialized in westerns and film noir, such as Johnny Guitar, The Asphalt Jungle and The Killing. Later on he became noted as a character actor for such roles as Gen. Jack D. Ripper in Dr...
, actor
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