Notable Residents
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- The Smothers Brothers were both born on Governors Island in New York Harbor, where their father, Thomas B. Smothers, a US Army officer, was stationed.
- Janet Lambert, an author of young adult fiction, resided on Governors Island while her husband was the post commander in the 1950s.
- Lois Lowry, author of The Giver, lived on Governors Island during her high school years while her father, an army dentist, was stationed there.
- Michael Collins, NASA astronaut, called Governors Island home during a portion of his childhood.
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