Camp Greylock is a boys' summer camp located in Becket, Massachusetts, United States. The land was purchased in the fall of 1915, and its opening summer was 1916. Its founders were three brothers, George, Gabriel ("Doc"), and Lou Mason. It is currently the oldest continuously operating, private, all-boys' summer camp in Massachusetts.[1]
Notable campers and staff edit
Notable campers and staff of Camp Greylock include:
- Stephen Albert, composer and Pulitzer Prize winner[2]
- Jacob M. Appel, writer and playwright[3]
- Eliot Asinof, author[4]
- Alistair Burt, member of Parliament
- Sam Coslow, composer[5]
- R.J. Cutler, filmmaker, documentarian, television producer and theater director
- Robert Evans, movie producer[6]
- Peter Falk, actor[7]
- Douglas Feith, Undersecretary of Defense for Policy for United States President George W. Bush
- Lawrence Frank, NBA Basketball Coach and former head coach of the Nets & Pistons[8]
- Michael Gordon, stage actor; stage and film director
- Peter Grosz, comedian[9]
- David Hallyday, singer and automobile car racer
- Lawrence Halprin, architect[4]
- Joseph Hirsch, painter[10]
- Nat Holman, Basketball Hall of Fame player and coach[11]
- Walter Hoving, businessman[12]
- Conrad Janis, actor[13]
- Julian Koenig, advertiser[14]
- Eric Ladin, actor[15]
- Edward Lampert, businessman and chairman of Sears Holding Corporation
- Lewis Lehrman, historian, author, and gubernatorial candidate
- Alan Jay Lerner, Broadway lyricist[16]
- Fredric Lieberman, author and musicologist
- Conrad Mainwaring. former hurdler, 1976 Olympic athlete.[17]
- Josh Malina, actor[18]
- Stanley Marcus, businessman[19]
- Swede Masin, legendary high school and college athlete, and subject of a Phillip Roth novel
- Billy Mills, Olympic gold medalist[20]
- James Newman, actor[21]
- Ron Perelman, businessman[19]
- Marc E. Platt, film, television and theatre producer
- George R. Roberts, businessman[22]
- Darren Rovell, broadcaster[23]
- Lionel Stander, actor in films, radio, theater and television; Golden Globe award winner[24]
- Julian Steward, anthropologist and developer of theories of cultural ecology and cultural change
- Jonathan Tisch, businessman[25]
- Michael Weiner, Executive Director of the Major League Baseball Players Association[26]
- Bruce Weitz, actor[16]
- Stuart Weitzman, shoe designer[27]
- David L. Wolper, television and film producer, Academy Award winner
Conrad Mainwarning controversy edit
In February 2024, former Olympic hurdler Conrad Mainwaring was sentenced to 10 to 11 years in prison after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting at least 14 boys during the time he worked at Camp Greylock between 1975 and 1979.[17][28]
References edit
- ^ Berkshire Eagle, July 15, 2005 p. 11
- ^ "Getting Personal" Greylock Beacon, January 1, 1949, 24
- ^ flyleaf: Jacob Appel, Beyond Marathon (University Editions, 1991)
- ^ a b www.campgreylock.com http://www.campgreylock.com/alumni_archives_redgrey.php. Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-10-27.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help)[title missing] - ^ Sam Coslow, Cocktails for Two: The Many Lives of Giant Songwriter Sam Coslow (Arlington House, 1977)
- ^ "L.A. Confidential" Tennis, March 2003, 41.
- ^ "Peter Falk Made Stage Debut at Camp" http://www.summercampculture.com/peter-falks-stage-debut-at-summer-camp/ Archived 2012-04-25 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 10-27-2011 and Peter Falk, Just One More Thing: Stories From My Life (Carroll & Graf, 2006), 12.
- ^ "Little Orphan Larry," New York Post, February 8, 2004
- ^ http://mycampfriends.com/pages/more_camp_videos/121.php Archived 2011-12-21 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 10-27-2011
- ^ Mason, Gabriel R., Gabriel Blows His Horn, (Philadelphia, Dorrance & Company, 1972), 53
- ^ York, The City College of New (2015-12-05). "*Nat Holman* The Man, His Legacy, and CCNY". The City College of New York. Archived from the original on 2010-06-16. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
- ^ Gabriel R. Mason "Down Memory Lane", Greylock Beacon, January 1, 1941, 3 and "The Executive Life: And No One Mentions The Many Mosquitoes," New York Times, June 14, 1992
- ^ "Good News is Tops," Greylock Daily Beacon, 20 August 1942, 1.
- ^ This American Life, episode 383, "Origin Story"
- ^ http://www.campgreylock.com/covers_1993.php Archived 2012-02-18 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 10-27-2011
- ^ a b “Mooning Over Camp,” On the Avenue, 18 February 1989, 18
- ^ a b Yan, Holly (2024-02-10). "An ex-Olympian pleads guilty to sexually assaulting boys – but the total number of victims 'remains unknown,' DA says". CNN. Archived from the original on 2024-02-13. Retrieved 2024-02-13.
- ^ "Archived copy". www.crackle.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b Katherine Bowers "Back to Basics," Boston Common Magazine, Summer 2008, 139
- ^ "Billy Mills Captivates the Crowd," Greylock Beacon, July 10, 2008, 1
- ^ "JAMES NEWMAN | PICTURES | SHIRTLESS | INFO | SKINS MTV". lifegay. 2011-02-05. Archived from the original on 2023-11-23. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
- ^ "Scouts Show Budding Ring Stars," Greylock Daily Beacon, July 12, 1952, 1
- ^ "Classic Sports Posters Hit The Market Again," CNBC Sportsbiz, June 10, 2011, https://www.cnbc.com/id/43359147 Archived 2021-02-26 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 10-27-2011
- ^ "Old Timers News Page," Greylock Beacon, January 1, 1946, 25.
- ^ Katherine Bowers "Back to Basics," Boston Common Magazine, Summer 2008, 139 and "The Executive Life: And No One Mentions The Many Mosquitoes," New York Times, June 14, 1992
- ^ "Alumni: Archives". www.campgreylock.com. Archived from the original on 2012-04-25.
- ^ "Junior Side Personals," Greylock Beacon, January 1, 1952, 32
- ^ Casey, Michael (2024-02-09). "Ex-Olympian pleads guilty to molesting boys at sports camp in Mass". NBC Boston. Archived from the original on 2024-02-13. Retrieved 2024-02-13.