Scarsdale, New York

Scarsdale is both a town and village located in Westchester County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, it had a total population of 17,823.

Scarsdale in popular culture

The Scarsdale diet

The name "Scarsdale" became more familiar in 1979 with the publication of The Complete Scarsdale Medical Diet by Scarsdale physician Dr. Herman Tarnower and Samm Baker. The book became a bestseller, and the "Scarsdale Diet," a low-carbohydrate, high-protein weight-loss diet, is still popular today. "Scarsdale" again appeared in headlines in 1980 when "the Scarsdale Diet doctor" was murdered by his long-time lover, Jean Harris.

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The Complete Scarsdale Medical Diet - Herman Tarnower - Jean Harris

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In song

Scarsdale is mentioned in a 1950 Frank Loesser song lyric, in which a Broadway man chides a woman's marital aspirations by saying "You have wished yourself a Scarsdale Galahad, a breakfast-eating Brooks Brothers type." The lyric is reportedly a reference to Lee Eastman (father of Linda Eastman) who was an attorney who represented Loesser and other people in show business. The town is also mentioned in the Steely Dan song "Hey Nineteen".

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Frank Loesser - Brooks Brothers - Linda Eastman - Steely Dan

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