Richard C. Lewontin
(1929-2021) Geneticist, author. Richard C. Lewontin was born in New York City and died in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
County: New York
Frank Askin
(1932-2021) Jurist, professor, author. Frank Askin was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and died in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Robbie McCauley
(1942-2021) Writer, playwright. Robbie McCauley was born in Norfolk, Virginia, and died in Silver Spring, Maryland.
Elizabeth Martinez
(1925-2021) Writer. Elizabeth Martinez was born in Washington, District of Columbia, and died in San Francisco, California.
Sister Margherita Marchione
(1922-2021) Author. Margherita Marchione was born in Little Ferry, New Jersey, and died in Morristown, New Jersey.
David Swensen
(1954-2021) Philanthropist, author. David Swensen was born in Ames, Iowa, and died in New Haven, Connecticut. He wrote the book “Pioneering Portfolio Management: An Unconventional Approach to Institutional Investment.” Mr. Swensen worked on Wall Street in Manhattan, New York, for several years.
Joan Schenkar
(1942-2021) Biographer, playwright. Joan Schenkar was born in Seattle, Washington, and died in Paris, France. She lived in both Paris, France, and in an apartment in Greenwich Village in Manhattan, New York. She was known for writing the book, “The Talented Miss Highsmith: The Secret Life and Serious Art of Patricia Highsmith.”
Roman Kent
(1929-2021) Author. Roman Kent was born in Lodz, Poland, and died in Manhattan, New York. He wrote the book, “Courage was My Only Option: The Will to Survive, the Strength to Remember.” He was a survivor of the Holocaust.
Charles Grodin
(1935-2021) Actor, writer. Charles Grodin was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and died in Wilton, Connecticut. He was a Broadway performer and writer.
Lee Ross
(1942-2021) Author. Lee Ross was born in Toronto, Ontario, and died in Palo Alto, California. He received a Ph.D. from Columbia University.