Lettera, Frank P.

September 13, 2017

Frank Lettera has engaged in philanthropy from early in life. At the age of 9, as part of an initiative of McDonald’s restaurant, he held a carnival in his backyard in Flatbush to raise money for muscular dystrophy.  The event grew over time to become a block party to fight… Continue reading →

Salamone, Salvatore

August 28, 2016

Salvatore Salamone (Non-Theatrical) ♣ Sponsors: JoMarie Triolo, David Star Sardi’s Restaurant has long been a place for Broadway insiders to visit. One who knows this well is Salvatore Salamone.“Between around 2000 to 2015, if you went to Sardi’s on any day after work, there’s a good chance you’d see me,”… Continue reading →

Nader, Alexandra

May 3, 2016

Alexandra E. Nader became a member of The Lambs in May of 2016. She is a Senior Librarian at the New York Public Library working at the Bronx Library Center. She serves The Lambs as Assistant Librarian and is currently a member of the Lambs Council. Ms. Nader is an… Continue reading →

Stymus Jr., William P.

February 10, 2016

William Pierre Stymus, Jr. (1862-1944) was elected to The Lambs in 1893 as a Theatrical member. He was a notable interior designer who counted as clients Andrew Carnegie, the Rockefellers, and the Metropolitan Opera Company. He was a member of one of the oldest Dutch families in New York. He… Continue reading →

La Montagne, Edward

February 10, 2016

Edward C. La Montagne was elected to The Lambs December 17, 1888, as a Non-Professional member. He was a commodities merchant and importer. A native of Montreal, he died March 20, 1906, at 84. He is interred in Calvary Cemetery, Queens.

James, E. C.

February 10, 2016

Edward Christopher James (May 1, 1841–March 24, 1901) was elected to The Lambs on Christmas Eve 1889 as a Non-Professional member. At the time he was one of the most famous attorneys practicing law in New York. James was Civil War veteran and trial lawyer, who retained the honorific “colonel”… Continue reading →

Innet, Edward Stevens

February 10, 2016

Edward Stevens Innet (1846-1939) was elected to The Lambs on April 6, 1893. He worked for a fire extinguisher distribution company on Cortlandt and Canal Street. He was also an investor in the Universal Talking Machine Company, in 1901. Innet died in 1939 and is interred in Green-Wood Cemetery in… Continue reading →

Childs, William Holmes

February 9, 2016

William Holmes Childs was elected to The Lambs on February 9, 1893. He and his brother founded the Childs restaurant chain in the 1880s.

Cassard, W. J.

February 9, 2016

William J. Cassard (1851-1926) of New York City  was elected to The Lambs on December 17, 1888. In 1893 he was president of the New York Camera Club. He was also a member of the Linnaean Society of New York in 1894. William J. Cassard was an expert hunter, angler… Continue reading →

Conley, Phyllis

November 17, 2015

Phyllis Conley was elected to The Lambs in May 2013 as a Patron member. She enjoyed a long and successful career in fundraising for nonprofit charitable organizations. She started singing and studying cabaret technique after she retired.

Bellock, Marilyn

November 17, 2015

Marilyn Bellock was elected a Non-Theatrical member on 13 February 2015. Marilyn is a former president and longtime member of the Village Light Opera Group, and is a founder and president of the Manhattan Women’s Club. She holds a BA from the University of Rhode Island and an MBA from… Continue reading →

Young, Richard N.

November 6, 2015

Richard N. Young was a charter member of The Lambs, joining before June 2, 1878. He was a non-professional member. Young was the secretary and second vice president of the East River Gas Company. In 1894 the company completed the first tunnel underneath the East River, from Manhattan to Queens.… Continue reading →

Yuknevitch, Mark

November 6, 2015

Mark Yuknevitch was elected a Non-Theatrical member on 19 September 2014. Mark is an avid supporter of the arts, with a strong interest in cinema and the theater. He is a member of The Players and of the Metropolitan Society, a private cigar club, and is a resident of the… Continue reading →

Zehner, Nancy

November 6, 2015

Nancy D. Zehner, Esq., President and founder of the Artemis Group, earned her law degree from Fordham University School of Law, where she was on the Dean’s List and Moot Court Board. She earned her B.A. in English Literature from Muhlenberg College, where she was on the Dean’s List, was… Continue reading →