Jack Rosenthal
(1935-2017) Journalist. Jack Rosenthal was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, and died in Manhattan, New York.
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Lillian Ross
(1918-2017) Writer. Lillian Ross was born in Syracuse, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York.
Ernest E. Ryden
(1886-1981) Hymnologist, author. Ernest E. Ryden was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and died in Providence, Rhode Island. He wrote and translated more than 40 hymns that have been published in various church hymnals.
George Romero
(1940-2017) Screenwriter. George Romero was born in the Bronx, New York, and died in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was known for his horror movies.
Hope Ryden
(1929-2017) Author. Hope Ryden was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, and died in Hyannis, Massachusetts.
Joan Rivers
(1933-2014) Author. Joan Rivers was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York.
Dr. Leon Root
(1929-2015) Author. Dr. Leon Root was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, and died in Manhattan, New York.
Frances Kroll Ring
(1916-2015) Author. Frances Kroll Ring was born in the Bronx, New York, and died in Los Angeles, California. She had been secretary to F. Scott Fitzgerald.
David Malcolm Raup
(1933-2015) Author. David M. Raup was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and died in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. He taught at several places including the University of Rochester.
Mira Rothenberg
(1922-2015) Author. Mira Rothenberg was born in Vilnius, Lithuania, and died in Beverly Hills, California. She emigrated to New York in 1939.