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County: New York

Daniel Menaker

(1941-2020) Editor, author. Daniel Menaker was born in Manhattan, New York, and died in New Marlborough, Massachusetts. He was a book editor who worked at The New Yorker and at Random House.

Diane di Prima

(1934-2020) Poet, author, writer. Diane di Prima was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in San Francisco, California.

Dan Baum

(1956-2020) Journalist, author. Dan Baum was born in Orange, New Jersey, and died in Boulder, Colorado.

Bob Shanks

(1932-2020) Author. Bob Shanks was born in Sullivan, Illinois, and died in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.

Mary Peltz

(1896-1981) Poet, critic, writer. Mary Peltz was born in and died in New York. She was the founder and an editor of The Opera News.