Allen Weinstein
(1937-2015) Historian. Allen Weinstein was born in the Bronx, New York, and died in Gaithersburg, Maryland.
County: Bronx
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.
Rose E Frisch
(1918-2015) Author. Rose E. Frisch was born in the Bronx, New York, and died in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Bob Simon
(1941-2015) Author. Bob Simon was born in the Bronx, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York. He was a CBS News correspondent.
Joe Franklin
(1926-2015) Author. Joe Franklin was born in the Bronx, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York. He was a long-time television personality.
Ernest Kinoy
(1925-2014) Writer. Ernest Kinoy was born in New York City and died in Townshend, Vermont. He wrote Emmy Award-winning episodes of “The Defenders” and Roots.”
Harold M Schulweis
(1925-2014) Writer. Harold M. Schulweis was born in the Bronx, New York, and died in Reseda, California.
Benedict J Groeschel
(1933-2014) Author. Benedict J. Groeschel was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, and died in Totowa, New Jersey.
George McManus
(1884-1954) Cartoonist, author. George McManus was born in Saint Louis, Missouri, and died in Santa Monica, California.