A New Name for a New Bridge
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Brian Dennehy Bridge
Derby's
new bridge across the canal adjacent to Roosevelt Drive has a new name
thanks to the Board of Aldermen. At the first meeting of the new Board
following their inauguration, the Board voted unanimously to name the
short bridge the "Brian Dennehy Bridge" after Tony Award winning actor
Brian Dennehy who was raised in Derby. Dennehy got his start in show
business by performing
"Be a Good Scout" in the 1948 version of the annual Gang Show
produced by the Troop 3 Scouts.
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Brian Dennehy surrounded by some of his Derby fans at
Shubert Theater in New Haven on Sunday, January 25, 2004 where he was
performing in the play "The Exonerated"
Photo by Randy Ritter
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