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Robert Hughes

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(1938-2012) Critic, writer. Robert Hughes was born in Sydney, Australia, and died in the Bronx, New York. He was an art critic and historian.

Robert W Creamer

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(1922-2012) Writer. Robert W. Creamer was born in Bronxville, New York, and died in Saratoga Springs, New York. He wrote biographies of Babe Ruth and Casey Stengel and was a writer for Sports Illustrated.

Deems Taylor

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(1885-1966) Journalist, critic. Deems Taylor was born and died in New York. As a journalist, he worked as music critic for the New York World and editor of Musical America. He is interred in Kensico Cemetery in Valhalla, New York.

Francis Wilson

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(1854-1935) Author. Francis Wilson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He wrote the screenplay The Bachelor’s Baby.

(John) Keith Winter

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(1906-1983) Playwright. Keith Winter was born in Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom, and died in Englewood, New Jersey. He wrote “The Rats of Norway.”

Harold Vincent Milligan

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(1883-1951) Author. Harold V. Milligan was the author of the book, “Stephen Collins Foster: A Biography of America’s Folk-song Composer.” He is interred in the Kensico Cemetery in Valhalla, New York.

Jean Craighead George

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(1919-2012) Author. Jean Craighead George was born in Washington, District of Columbia, and died in Mount Kisco, New York. She was a Newbery Award-winning writer of books for young people.

Michael James O’Neill

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(1922-2012) Editor. Michael J. O’Neill was born in Detroit, Michigan, and died in Scarsdale, New York. He was a former editor of The Daily News in New York and author, editor, and contributor to several books.

Harvey Breit

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(1909-1968) Poet, playwright. Harvey Breit was born in 1909 and died in 1968. He Lectured at Sarah Lawrence College and wrote for TIME and the New York Times Book Review.