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County: Westchester

Sid Caesar

(1922-2014) Author. Sid Caesar was born in Yonkers, New York, and died in Beverly Hills, California. He graduated from Yonkers High School and worked as an usher and a doorman at the Capitol Theater in Manhattan, New York.

Richard Witkin

(1918-2013) Writer. Richard Witkin was born in New York City and died in Marlborough, Massachusetts. He was an aviation reporter for The New York Times.

Charlotte Zolotow

(1915-2013) Author. Charlotte Zolotow was born in Norfolk, Virginia, and died in Hastings-On-Hudson, New York. She was an author and editor of books on children’s real issues. She worked for many years at Harper & Row.

Morris Renek

(1925-2013) Novelist. Morris Renek was born and died in Manhattan, New York. Best known for his novels, he also had written for CBS News, The New Republic, and other publications.

Martin Schofield Quigley Jr

(1917-2011) Author. Martin Quigley Jr. was born in Chicago, Illinois, and died in West Hartford, Connecticut. He lived in Larchmont, New York, and was twice elected mayor there.

Jean Kerr

(1922-2003) Author, playwright. Jean Kerr was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and died in White Plains, New York. She was married to Walter Kerr and the mother of the author, John Michael Kerr.

Walter Kerr

(1913-1996) Writer. Walter Kerr was born in Evanston, Illinois, and died in Dobbs Ferry, New York. He was married to Jean Kerr and the father of author, John Michael Kerr.