Midge Turk Richardson
(1930-2012) Editor, author. Midge Turk Richardson was born in Los Angeles, California, and died in Manhattan, New York. She was editor of Seventeen magazine for eighteen years.
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David Rakoff
(1964-2012) Essayist. David Rakoff was born in Montreal, Quebec, and died in Manhattan, New York.
Jack Richardson
(1934-2012) Playwright. Jack Richardson died in Manhattan, New York.
Jerry Ross
(1926-1955) Lyricist, composer. Jerry Ross was born in the Bronx, New York, and died in New York. He collaborated with Richard Adler on several musicals. He wrote either alone or in collaboration, more than 250 songs.
Sydney Rosenfeld
(1856-1931) Writer, playwright, lyricist. Sydney Rosenfeld was born in Richmond, Virginia, and died in New York, New York. Many of his works were produced on Boradway and he was editor of the periodical “Puck.”
Adrienne Cecile Rich
(1929-2012) Poet. Adrienne Cecile Rich was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and died in Santa Cruz, California.
Katherine Russell Rich
(1955-2012) Katherine Russell Rich was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.
Andy Rooney
(1919-2011) Writer. Andy Rooney was born in Albany, New York, and died in New York City.
Jerry Robinson
(1922-2011) Historian. Jerry Robinson was born in Trenton, New Jersey, and died in Staten Island, New York. He was a comic-book artist, comics historian, and editorial cartoonist. He was best known as the creator of the Joker, the archnemesis of DC Comics’ Batman. He wrote more than two dozen books on the history of comics.
Jordan Ragovoy
(1930-2011) Writer. Jerry Ragovoy was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and died in Manhattan, New York. He was a songwriter who wrote or collaborated on many songs including the Rolling Stones hit “Time Is On My Side” and Janis Joplin’s “Piece Of My Heart,” “Cry Baby,” and “Try (Just A Little Bit Harder).” Some of his … Continued