Norton Juster
(1929-2021) Academic, architect, writer. Norton Juster was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Northampton, Massachusetts.
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Hans Jonas
(1903-1993) Philosopher, author. Hans Jonas was born in Monchengladbach, Germany, and died in New Rochelle, New York.
Cliff Joseph
(1922-2020) Artist, author. Cliff Joseph was born in Panama City, Panama, and died in Chicago, Illinois.
Gabriel Jackson
(1921-2019) Historian, journalist, Hispanist. Gabriel Jackson was born in Mount Vernon, New York, and died in Ashland, Oregon.
DJ Jaffe
(1954-2020) Author. DJ Jaffe was born in New Rochelle, New York, and died in Harlem, Manhattan, New York.
Milena Jelinek
(1935-2020) Screenwriter, playwright. Milena Jelinek was born in Prestice, Czech Republic, and died in Manhattan, New York.
Richard Jackson
(1935-2019) Author, editor. Richard Jackson was born in Detroit, Michigan, and died in Towson, Maryland. He received a master’s degree in publishing at New York University.
Elizabeth Jordan
(1865-1947) Journalist, author, editor, suffragist. Elizabeth Jordan was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and died in New York City.
Harvey Jacobs
(1930-2017) Novelist. Harvey Jacobs was born in New York City. He contributed to scripts for the television series “Tales from the Darkside” and “Monsters.”
Juris Jurjevics
(1943-2018) Novelist. Juris Jurjevics was born in Tukums, Latvia, and died in the Bronx, New York. He immigrated to New York with his family in 1950. His first wife was the novelist and short story writer, Laurie Colwin, who died in 1992. He, along with Laura Chapman Hruska and Alan Hruska, was a founder of … Continued