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Richard Lewis

Richard Lewis (1947-2024) Comedian, actor, author. Richard Lewis was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Los Angeles, California. He began as a comedian in New York City nightclubs.

Alvin Moscow

Alvin Moscow (1925-2024) Author. Alvin Moscow was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in North Las Vegas, Nevada.

Cecilia Gentili

Cecilia Gentili (1972-2024) Activist, author. Cecilia Gentili was born in Gálvez, Argentina, and died in Brooklyn, New York. She lived in New York City.

Steve Ostrow

Steve Ostrow (1932-2024) Businessman, activist, memoirist. Steve Ostrow was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Sydney, Australia. He was known for founding the Continental Baths in Manhattan, New York.

Richard Gambino

Richard Gambino (1939-2024) Author, educator. Richard Gambino was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Southampton, New York.

Edward Jay Epstein

Edward Jay Epstein (1935-2024) Author. Edward Jay Epstein was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York. As a child, he lived in the Midwood neighborhood of Brooklyn and attended Midwood High School. He also lived in Rockville Centre, in Nassau County, New York, , and graduated from South Side High School.

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.

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.