Billy Bean
Billy Bean (1964-2024) Professional baseball player, memoirist. Billy Bean was born in Santa Ana, California, and died in New York City.
County: New York
Joan Acocella
Joan Acocella (1945-2024) Dance critic, author. Joan Acocella was born in San Francisco, California, and died in Manhattan, New York. She wrote for The New Yorker and The New York Review of Books.
Francine Pascal
Francine Pascal (1932-2024) Author. Francine Pascal was born in and died in Manhattan, New York. She was the creator of the “Sweet Valley High” series of young-adult novels.
Martin S. Indyk
Martin S. Indyk (1951-2024) Diplomat, author. Martin S. Indyk was born in London, England, and died in New Fairfield, Connecticut. In 1982, he moved to New York where he taught at the Middle East Institute at Columbia University.
Lewis H. Lapham
Lewis H. Lapham (1935-2024) Writer, editor. Lewis H. Lapham was born in San Francisco, California, and died in Rome, Italy. He had worked as an editor at Harper’s Magazine for nearly three decades.
Walter Shapiro
Walter Shapiro (1947-2024) Journalist. Walter Shapiro was born in and died in Manhattan, New York.
Wayne Barrett
Wayne Barrett (1945-2017) Journalist. Wayne Barrett was born in New Britain, Connecticut, and died in Manhattan, New York. He was a columnist for the Village Voice from 1973 until 2010.
Robert L. Allen
Robert L. Allen (1942-2024) Activist, writer, professor. Robert L. Allen was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and died in Benecia, California.
William E. Burrows
William E. Burrows (1937-2024) Historian, journalist, educator, author. William E. Burrows was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and died in Bridgeport, Connecticut. He wrote for The New York Times, The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal.
Ruth Westheimer
Ruth Westheimer (1928-2024) Psychologist. Ruth Westheimer was born in Wiesenfeld, Germany, and died in Manhattan, New York.