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Penelope Casas

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(1943-2013) Author. Penelope Casas was born in Whitestone, Queens, New York, and died in Manhasset, Long Island, New York.

Dr Joyce Brothers

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(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.

Alan Abelson

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(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.”

Jack Maple

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(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.

Alan M Kriegsman

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(1928-2012) Critic. Alan M. Kriegsman was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Washington, District of Columbia. He had been a dance critic for The Washington Post and the first dance critic to win a Pulitzer Prize.

Maria Terrone

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I’m the author of two poetry collections: A Secret Room in Fall, co-winner of the McGovern Prize (Ashland Poetry Press, 2006) and The Bodies We Were Loaned (The Word Works, 2002), as well as a chapbook, American Gothic, Take 2 (Finishing Line Press, 2009). My work has appeared in such magazines as Poetry, The Hudson … Continued

Irvin Faust

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(1924-2012) Author. Irvin Faust was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York. He wrote novels and short stories.

Harry Harrison

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(1925-2012) Writer. Harry Harrison was born in Stamford, Connecticut, and died in England. He was a writer of science fiction novels. He lived as a child in Queens, New York, and later studied art briefly at Hunter College.

Andrew Sarris

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(1928-2012) Critic. Andrew Sarris was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York. He was a well-known film critic, reviewing films at The Village Voice for twenty-nine years.