Vera B. Williams
(1927-2015) Writer. Vera B. Williams was born in Los Angeles, California, and died in Narrowsburg, New York. She was a writer and illustrator for young people.
County: Bronx
Dr. Beny Primm
(1928-2015) Author. Dr. Beny Primm was born in Williamson, West Virginia, and died in New Rochelle, New York. He was a pioneer in addiction and AIDS prevention.
Jerome Kass
(1937-2015) Writer. Jerome Kass was born in Chicago, Illinois, and died in Manhattan, New York.
Oliver Sacks
(1933-2015) Writer. Oliver Sacks was born in London, England, and died in Manhattan, New York.
Frances Kroll Ring
(1916-2015) Author. Frances Kroll Ring was born in the Bronx, New York, and died in Los Angeles, California. She had been secretary to F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Ben Wattenberg
(1933-2015) Author. Ben Wattenberg was born in the Bronx, New York, and died in Washington, District of Columbia.
Charles Winick
(1922-2015) Author. Charles Winick was born in the Bronx, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York.
Allen Weinstein
(1937-2015) Historian. Allen Weinstein was born in the Bronx, New York, and died in Gaithersburg, Maryland.
Danny Schechter
(1942-2015) Danny Schechter was born in and died in Manhattan, New York. He grew up in the Bronx and graduated from DeWitt Clinton High School. He was the son of poet Ruth Lisa Schechter.
Barbara Bergmann
(1927-2015) Author. Barbara Bergmann was born in the Bronx, New York, and died in Bethesda, Maryland.