- Peter Udell was born in 1929 in Great Neck, New York, USA. He is a composer and writer, known for The Devil All the Time (2020), All the Boys Love Mandy Lane (2006) and You Were Never Really Here (2017).
- Nearly died after being hit by a car at 16 in 1945. The accident highlighted the need for a local hospital. With money and land donations from locals and John Hay Whitney, William Paley and Perry Como (who hosted a fund raiser), North Shore Hospital (Manhasset, NY) was opened in 1953.
- Won Broadway's 1975 Tony Award as Best Book (Musical) with collaborators James Lee Barrett and Philip Rose for "Shenandoah." He also had two other Tony nominations: in 1970, as co-author of book, with Ossie Davis and Philip Rose, for Best Musical nominee "Purlie;" and, also in 1975, as Best Score, his lyrics with Gary Geld's music, for "Shenandoah."
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