(1933-2015) Poet, writer. George Dickerson, attended Yale on a science scholarship, but switched majors after reading The Great Gatsby. In 1959, he was featured in a reading of Beat Poets. His fiction appeared in Best American Short Stories, 1963 and 1966. His poetry appeared in The New Yorker and Madmoiselle. Penthouse, Saturday Evening Post, and … Continued
(1923-2014) Editor. Dr. Arnold Relman was born in Queens, New York, and died in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He was a longtime editor of The New England Journal of Medicine.
(1923-2014) Journalist. Zander Hollander was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York. He had written for The Long Island Daily Press and The New York World-Telegram.
(1933-2014) Critic. Douglas Davis was born in Washington, District Of Columbia, and died in Queens, New York. He moved to New York in the late 1960s and was an art critic for Newsweek.
(1942-2013) Author. Michael Palmer was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, and died in Queens, New York.
(1924-2013) Author. Marcella Hazan was born in the village of Cesenatico in Emilia-Romagna, and died in Longboat Key, Florida. She lived and worked in New York City.
(1943-2013) Author. Penelope Casas was born in Whitestone, Queens, New York, and died in Manhasset, Long Island, New York.
(1927-2013) Author. Dr. Joyce Brothers was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Fort Lee, New Jersey. In addition to writing books, Dr. Brothers had a syndicated newspaper column and a regular column in Good Housekeeping magazine.
(1952-2001) Author. Jack Maple was born in Richmond Hill, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York. He coauthored the book The Crime Fighter.
(1925-2013) Columnist, editor. Alan Abelson was born in New York City and died in Manhattan, New York. He was an editor of Barron’s magazine and wrote his column, “Up & Down Wall Street.”