Herb Turetzky
(1945-2022) Author. Herb Turetzky was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Queens, New York. He was the official scorer for the Brooklyn Nets from 1967 until his retirement in 2021.
County: Kings
Cynthia May Alden
(1862-1931) Journalist, author. Cynthia May Alden was born in Afton, Iowa, and died in Brooklyn, New York.
Edward Alexander
(1936-2020) Author, essayist, professor. Edward Alexander was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Seattle, Washington.
George Ancona
(1929-2021) Children’s book author. George Ancona was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Mario Amaya
(1933-1986) Art critic. Mario Amaya was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in London, England.
Martin Tolchin
(1928-2022) Author, journalist. Martin Tolchin was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Alexandria, Virginia.
Lawrence Fraser Abbott
(1859-1933) Editor, writer. Lawrence Fraser Abbott was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York.
Joey Adams
(1911-1999) Comedian, author. Joey Adams was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York. As a comedian and an actor, Mr. Adams performed in the Catskills and in New York City.
Jeremiah Stamler
(1919-2022) Scientist, author. Jeremiah Stamler was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Sag Harbor, New York.
Kenneth H. Brown
(1936-2022) Playwright, novelist. Kenneth H. Brown was born in Brooklyn, New York. As a child growing up in the 1930s and 40s, he lived in the Bay Ridge neighborhood of Brooklyn, and attended Brooklyn Prep. Following military service, Mr. Brown studied at Columbia University. He died at a hospice in Queens, New York.