Sol Yurick
(1925-2013) Novelist. Sol Yurick was born in the Bronx, New York, and died in Brooklyn, New York. He studied at New York University.
County: Kings
Norman Lear
(1922-2023) Screenwriter. Norman Lear was born in New Haven, Connecticut, and died in Los Angeles, California.
Gerry Holzman
(1933-2023) Master woodcarver, memoirist. Gerry Holzman was born in the Bronx, New York, and died in Brunswick, Maine. He was known as the head carver and fund-raiser of the Empire State Carousel, now housed at the Farmers’ Museum in Cooperstown, New York.
Elisabeth Luther Cary
(1867-1936) Writer, art critic. Elisabeth Luther Cary was born in and died in Brooklyn, New York.
William Churchill
(1859-1920) Author. William Churchill was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Washington, District of Columbia.
Jeffrey A. Bader
(1945-2023) Diplomat, author. Jeffrey A. Bader was born in New York City and died in Los Angeles, California.
Robert S. Bennett
(1939-2023) Attorney, author. Robert S. Bennett was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Washington, District of Columbia.
Ed Young
(1931-2023) Illustrator, children’s book writer. Ed Young was born in Tianjin, China, and died in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York.
Florence Fisher
(1928-2023) Memoirist. Florence Fisher was born in and died in Brooklyn, New York.
William C. Duncan
(1874-1945) Playwright. William Cary Duncan was born in and died in North Brookfield, Massachusetts.