Queens Chronicle, I HAVE OFTEN WALKED, by Ron Marzlock, Chronicle Contributor, Apr 17, 2025

"Marvin Paul Middlemark was the middle child born to Martin and Pearl Middlemark in New York City on Sept. 16, 1919.
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  Middlemark graduated from Cornell, class of 1941. 
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  In 1953, Middlemark revolutionized the television industry with the invention of rabbit ears, a type of dipole antenna. He continued to invent and garnered many patents.
  By the late 1950s, the family moved to 99-05 63 Drive in Rego Park. 
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  He passed away on Sept. 14, 1989, at age 70. His first son reverted back to the family’s original European name of Mittlemark ..."