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County: Tompkins

Alvin F. Poussaint

Alvin F. Poussaint (1934-2025) Psychiatrist, author. Alvin F. Poussaint was born in Manhattan, New York, and died in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.

Karen Pryor

Karen Pryor (1932-2025) Author. Karen Wylie Pryor was born in Manhattan, New York, and died in Santa Clarita, California. She was the daughter of the writer and novelist Philip Wylie.

William E. Leuchtenburg

William E. Leuchtenburg (1922-2025) Scholar, historian. William E. Leuchtenburg was born in Queens, New York, and died in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He taught at Columbia University for several years.

Sandra M. Gilbert

Sandra M. Gilbert (1936-2024) Critic, scholar, poet. Sandra M. Gilbert was born in New York City and died in Berkeley, California.

Steve Silberman

Steve Silberman (1957-2024) Journalist, author. Steve Silberman was born in Ithaca, New York, and died in San Francisco, California. He was an editor and writer at Wired magazine.

Joel Conarroe

Joel Conarroe (1934-2024) Arts administrator, professor. Joel Conarroe was born in West Orange, New Jersey, and died in the Bronx, New York.

David Seidler

David Seidler (1937-2024) Screenwriter. David Seidler was born in London, England, and died in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Inger McCabe Elliott

Inger McCabe Elliott (1933-2024) Photographer, author. Inger McCabe Elliott was born in Oslo, Norway, and died in Manhattan, New York. Her family fled the Nazis in 1940 and settled in New York.

Edward Jay Epstein

Edward Jay Epstein (1935-2024) Author. Edward Jay Epstein was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York. As a child, he lived in the Midwood neighborhood of Brooklyn and attended Midwood High School. He also lived in Rockville Centre, in Nassau County, New York, , and graduated from South Side High School.

Sidney M Wolfe

(1937-2024) Physician, author. Sidney M. Wolfe was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and died in Washington, District of Columbia.