Edwin Honig
(1919-2011) Poet, critic, translator. Edwin Honig was born in Brooklyn, New York and died in Providence, Rhode Island.
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Leo Rangell
(1913-2011) Author. Leo Rangell was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Los Angeles, California.
Harry Bernstein
(1910-2011) Writer. Harry Bernstein was born in Stockport, England, and died in Brooklyn, New York.
Gus Tyler
(1911-2011) Gus Tyler was born in Brooklyn, New York and died in Sarasota, Florida.
Sam Denoff
(1928-2011) Writer. Sam Denoff was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Los Angeles, California. He was an Emmy-winning writer who wrote for several television shows including “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” “That Girl,” “The Steve Allen Show,” and “The Andy Williams Show.”
Sherwood Schwartz
(1916-2011) Writer. Sherwood Schwartz was born in Passaic, New Jersey, and died in Los Angeles, California. He was the creator of the television sitcoms, “Gilligan’s Island” and “The Brady Bunch,” and he wrote the theme songs for each of the shows. Mr. Schwartz was a writer for “The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet,” when it … Continued
L J Davis
(1940-2011) Journalist, novelist. L. J. Davis was born in Seattle, Washington, and died in Brooklyn, New York.
Abraham Rothberg
(1922-2011) Author. Abraham Rothberg was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Rochester, New York.
Rev David Ray Wilkerson
(1931-2011) Author. David Wilkerson was born in Hammond, Indiana, and died in Texas.
Arthur Laurents
(1917-2011) Playwright, screenwriter. Arthur Laurents grew up in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York.