{"id":1103,"date":"2019-02-05T13:00:30","date_gmt":"2019-02-05T18:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/destinationnewark.net\/blog\/?p=1103"},"modified":"2024-01-09T04:40:36","modified_gmt":"2024-01-09T04:40:36","slug":"to-the-stars-and-back-whitney-houston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/devenrobinson.com\/destinationnewark2\/entertainment\/to-the-stars-and-back-whitney-houston\/","title":{"rendered":"To the Stars and Back: Whitney Houston"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Because of Whitney Houston\u2019s generous donations to UMDNJ\u2019s University Hospital (now the Rutgers University Medical School) in Newark, the school named its Pediatric Special Care Unit after her. And the singer\u2019s elementary school in East Orange, New Jersey, was renamed the Whitney Houston Academy of Creative and Performing Arts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Whitney Elizabeth Houston was born on August 9, 1963 in Newark, New Jersey, and raised in East Orange, New Jersey. She is most famous for Billboard hits like \u201cSaving All My Love for You,\u201d \u201cI\u2019m Your Baby Tonight,\u201d and \u201cI Will Always LoveYou.\u201d Her most famous movie roles include Rachel Marron in\u00a0<i>The Bodyguard<\/i>\u00a0and Savannah Jackson in\u00a0<i>Waiting to Exhale<\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">During Houston\u2019s early life, she was immersed in music. Her background in gospel helped lead her down the path to stardom. 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