Our Most Frequently Asked Question (hint: he gets no respect)

 

Raise your hand if you think comedian Rodney Dangerfield came from Babylon.

If you raised your hand, you are technically correct (he was born in a house most likely located on what is now the Babylon High School parking lot), but he actually only spent about a total of 2 weeks here in Babylon Village before his family moved back to Queens.

So, when a visitor comes to the Historical Society and asks if Rodney Dangerfield came from Babylon, our reply is a tentative “yes,” but with a verbal asterisk and a bit of an explanation. 

A wall at the Historical Society contains photos and stories about such notable Babylon residents as Robert Moses, Butterfly McQueen, William B. Williams, Bob Keeshan and the Cuban Giants baseball team.  Sorry Rodney, but a 2-week residency while still in diapers just doesn't earn you the respect that comes with a permanent place on the wall.

Come to think of it, maybe this is where his perpetual feeling of being disrespected came from. We hope not.

For a much more comprehensive story about the discovery of Rodney's roots, click here to visit the official blog of the Babylon Town Historian 

Rodney, we still love you and think you're a very funny man - just not one who, since you lived here for less time than it would take to go through a case of Pampers, would qualify as a Babylon Village resident.