Margaret Wise Brown
(1910-1952) Writer. Margaret Wise Brown was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Nice, France.
County: Kings
Howard Slusher
(1937-2022) Sports agent, author. Howard Slusher was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, and died in Portland, Oregon. As a child, he lived in Brooklyn, New York.
Peter Straub
(1943-2022) Author. Peter Straub was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and died in Manhattan, New York.
Sheila Tobias
(1935-2021) Author. Sheila Tobias was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Tucson, Arizona.
Joe Turkel
(1927-2022) Actor, memoirist. Joe Turkel was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Santa Monica, California.
Harvey Dinnerstein
(1928-2022) Artist, educator. Harvey Dinnerstein was born in and died in Brooklyn, New York.
Sean Kelly
(1940-2022) Writer. Sean Kelly was born in Cushing, Quebec, and died in Manhattan, New York.
Sid Jacobson
(1929-2022) Comic book writer, novelist, songwriter. Sid Jacobson was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in San Francisco, California.
Rev. James Vila Blake
(1842-1925) Essayist, playwright, hymn writer, poet. James Vila Blake was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Chicago, Illinois.
Burton S. Blumert
(1929-2009) Writer, publisher. Burton Blumert was born in Brooklyn, New York.