Notable Items
- Direct descendant of Jessé de Forest who was the leader of a group of Walloon Huguenots who fled Europe due to religious persecutions.
- Actor Calvert DeForest portrayed the comic "Larry 'Bud' Melman" character on David Letterman's Late Night with David Letterman television programs for two decades. Calvert DeForest was cousin to actor DeForest Kelley and movie star Bebe Daniels. Daniels was Lee DeForest's second cousin, so Calvert's relation to Lee was a bit distant.
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