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    John Ward Melville (January 5, 1887 – June 5, 1977) was an American philanthropist and businessman active in the "Three Villages" in western Suffolk County...
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    Ward Melville High School is a public high school in the Three Village Central School District of Suffolk County, New York on Long Island, serving grades...
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  • Melville Corporation was a large retail holding company incorporated by Ward Melville in 1922 from Melville Shoe Company. Formerly based in Rye, New York...
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    by the philanthropy of Ward Melville, owner of what would become CVS Corporation, throughout the Three Village area. Melville founded Stony Brook University...
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    Kevin James (category Ward Melville High School alumni)
    Valentine). The siblings were raised Catholic. James graduated from Ward Melville High School, where he reached the top position on the wrestling team...
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  • Gary Valentine (category Ward Melville High School alumni)
    Gary Joseph Knipfing (born November 22, 1961), known professionally as Gary Valentine, is an American actor and comedian. He is the older brother of actor...
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    Frances Conroy (category Ward Melville High School alumni)
    Frances Hardman Conroy (born March 15, 1953) is an American actress. She is best known for playing Ruth Fisher on the television series Six Feet Under...
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  • was born and raised in East Setauket, New York, and went on to attend Ward Melville High School. He made the varsity team in wrestling when he was in the...
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    history of the unincorporated "village" is closely linked to that of Ward Melville, a local businessman who owned what would become the CVS Corporation...
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    Mick Foley (category Ward Melville High School alumni)
    East Setauket, about 40 miles east of New York City, where he attended Ward Melville High School. At school, he wrestled and played lacrosse, and was a classmate...
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    merger of the Stony Brook and Setauket school districts in the 1960s. Ward Melville, a local philanthropist, was a proponent of the Three Village school...
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  • Brooke Ellison (category Ward Melville High School alumni)
    injuries left her completely dependent on other people, she graduated from Ward Melville High School in 1996 with high honors, and was accepted to Harvard. She...
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  • country. As of late 2008, the brand was controlled by Sears Brands, LLC. Ward Melville created the Thom McAn brand with J. Franklin McElwain, a New Hampshire...
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    Stony Brook, New York. It is named for the father of philanthropist Ward Melville, who donated 400 acres of land and money to establish Stony Brook University...
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    was dedicated in 1937 to the memory of Frank Melville Jr., father of local philanthropist Ward Melville. The park was added to the National Register of...
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    Eric Corley (category Ward Melville High School alumni)
    Eric Gordon Corley (born December 16, 1959), also frequently referred to by his pen name of Emmanuel Goldstein, is a figure in the hacker community. He...
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    John Fugelsang (category Ward Melville High School alumni)
    John Joseph Fugelsang (born September 3, 1969) is an American actor, comedian, writer, television host, political commentator and television personality...
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    Pleasant Ward Bateman-Kardinya-Murdoch Ward Bicton-Attadale-Alfred Cove Ward Bull Creek-Leeming Ward Central Ward Palmyra-Melville-Willagee Ward The suburbs...
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    the village center was the creation of philanthropist and businessman Ward Melville. The center blends shopping, restaurants, history, music, art and nature...
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    Marco Beltrami (category Ward Melville High School alumni)
    on Long Island, New York, of Italian and Greek descent. He attended Ward Melville High School, and afterwards, graduated from Brown University and studied...
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    Stony Brook Mill Pond Fishing Club, Inc. (Ward Melville Heritage Organization) Stony Brook Grist Mill (Ward Melville Heritage Organization) Archived 2008-05-09...
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  • Todd Sauerbrun (category Ward Melville High School alumni)
    born and raised on Long Island, in Setauket, New York. He attended Ward Melville High School in East Setauket, and was a letterman in football and lacrosse...
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    Michael R. Douglas (category Ward Melville High School alumni)
    Michael R. Douglas (born November 19, 1961) is an American theoretical physicist, best known for his work in string theory and mathematical physics. Douglas...
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    Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum (category Ward Melville High School alumni)
    Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum is an American film and television director. She is known for directing Purple Hearts, which became one of Netflix's most watched...
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    Parking lot on Skip Day at Ward Melville High School on November 1, 2011....
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  • Catherine J. Wu (category Ward Melville High School alumni)
    Setauket, New York when she was in grade school. Growing up, she attended Ward Melville High School. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry...
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    Anthony Kay (category Ward Melville High School alumni)
    with the 31st overall selection, of the 2016 MLB draft. Kay attended Ward Melville High School in East Setauket, New York. He was drafted by the New York...
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    Steven Matz (category Ward Melville High School alumni)
    Jays. Matz was born and raised on Long Island and played baseball for Ward Melville High School in East Setauket, New York. The Mets drafted him directly...
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  • Howard S. Berger (category Ward Melville High School alumni)
    Howard S. Berger is a filmmaker, co-winner of the "Best Screenplay" award for Love and Support (Dances With Films Festival, 2001), and winner of a Fantafestival...
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    size by 1971, when the building was dedicated to Frank Melville Jr., the father of Ward Melville. It is located toward the eastern end of the Academic...
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