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Robert Joseph Manning

(1919-2012) Editor, author, journalist. Robert J. Manning was born in Binghamton, New York, and died in Boston, Massachusetts. He was a former editor of The Atlantic Monthly.

Jean Merrill

(1923-2012) Writer. Jean Merrill was born in Rochester, New York, and died in Randolph, Vermont. She was an author of children’s books.

Else Holmelund Minarik

(1920-2012) Writer. Else Holmelund Minarik was born in Denmark and died in Sunset Beach, North Carolina. She was a writer of children’s literature.

Harold Vincent Milligan

(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.

John McGowan

(1894-1977) Playwright, screenwriter. John McGowan was born in Muskegon, Michigan, and died in New York, New York.

Frederica Sagor Maas

(1900-2012) Scriptwriter. Frederica Sagor Maas was born in Manhattan, New York, and died in La Mesa, California. She had been a silent-era scriptwriter.

Leonard Melfi

(1932-2001) Playwright. Leonard Melfi was born in Binghamton, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York. He was a playwright whose work was widely produced on the American stage. He contributed to the writing of the musical, Oh, Calcutta!