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Jack Schwartz

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(1938-2021) Writer, editor. Jack Schwartz was born in and died in the Bronx, New York. He worked for The New York Times and Newsday.

David Hall

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(1916-2012) Writer, sound archivist. David Hall was born in New Rochelle, New York, and died in Castine, Maine.

Louis Diat

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(1885-1957) Chef, author. Louis Diat was born in Bourbon-l’Archambault / Montmarault, France, and died in Manhattan, New York.

Bernard Evslin

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(1922-1993) Writer, mythologist, author, playwright, screenwriter. Bernard Evslin was born in New Rochelle, New York, and died in Kauai, Hawaii.

William N. Fenton

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(1908-2005) Scholar, author. William N. Fenton was born in New Rochelle, New York, and died in Cooperstown, New York. He was an expert on the Iroquois culture.

Kendall Foss

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(1904-1964) Editor, journalist, author. Kendall Foss was born in New Rochelle, New York, and died in Southampton, Long Island, New York.

Alison Lurie

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(1926-2020) Novelist. Alison Lurie was born in Chicago, Illinois, and died in Ithaca, New York. Her novel, “Foreign Affairs” won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1985.

Gabriel Jackson

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(1921-2019) Historian, journalist, Hispanist. Gabriel Jackson was born in Mount Vernon, New York, and died in Ashland, Oregon.