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Martin Gardner

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(1914-2010) Writer. Martin Gardner was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and died in Norman, Oklahoma. He wrote fiction, poetry, literary and film criticism, and puzzle books. He moved to New York in the 1950s.

Charlie Gillett

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(1942-2010) Historian. Charlie Gillett was born in Morecambe, in Lancaster, England, and died in London, England. He studied at and received his master’s degree from Teachers College of Columbia University in Manhattan, New York.

Ellie Greenwich

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(1940-2009) Songwriter. Ellie Greenwich was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York. She wrote or co-wrote many songs, including “Be My Baby,” “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home),” “Da Doo Ron Ron,” “Leader of the Pack,” “Do Wah Diddy Diddy,” and “River Deep, Mountain High.”

Indrani Aikath Gyaltsen

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(1952-1994) Novelist. Indrani Aikath Gyaltsen studied at Barnard College and Columbia University in Manhattan, New York. She was married to Soman Gyaltsen.

Bernard Gladstone

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(1921-2009) Writer. Bernard Gladstone was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in University Park, Florida. He wrote a home repair column for The New York Times and published several books.

Brendan Gill

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(1914-1997) Writer. Brendan Gill was born in Hartford, Connecticut, and died in New York, New York, in 1997. Brendan Gill was a writer for The New Yorker for more than sixty years. He lived in Bronxville, New York.