J. D. McClatchy
(1945-2018) Poet, librettist. J. D. McClatchy was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, and died in Manhattan, New York.
County: New York
Miloš Forman
(1932-2018) Author, screenwriter. Miloš Forman was born in Caslav, Czechoslovakia, and died in Danbury, Connecticut.
Helen Stuart Campbell
(1839-1918) Author, editor. Helen Stuart Campbell was born in Lockport, New York, and died in Dedham, Massachusetts.
Helen Churchill Candee
(1858-1949) Author, novelist. Helen Churchill Candee was born in New York City and died in York Harbor, Maine. She was the author of eight books and a writer for many magazines.
Russell Freedman
(1929-2018) Writer. Russell Freedman was born in San Francisco, California, and died in Manhattan, New York.
Mel Gordon
(1947-2018) Writer. Mel Gordon was born in Detroit, Michigan, and died in Richmond, California.
Katharine Ingham Brush
(1902-1952) Novelist. Katharine Ingham Brush was born in Middletown, Connecticut, and died in Manhattan, New York.
Doris P. Buck
(1898-1980) Author. Doris P. Buck was born in New York City. She was a science fiction author with a master’s degree from Columbia University.
Peter G. Peterson
(1926-2018) Author. Peter G. Peterson was born in Kearney, Nebraska, and died in Manhattan, New York.
Les Payne
(1941-2018) Journalist. Les Payne was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and died in Manhattan, New York. He was a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for Newsday.