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Richard Riordan

(1930-2023) Businessman, memoirist. Richard Riordan was born in Queens, New York, and died in Los Angeles, California.

Ned Rorem

(1923-2022) Diarist. Ned Rorem was born in Richmond, Indiana, and died in Manhattan, New York.

Al Ries

(1926-2022) Author. Al Ries was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, and died in Atlanta, Georgia.

Art Rosenbaum

(1938-2022) Professor, artist, musician, folklorist, author. Art Rosenbaum was born in Ogdensburg, New York, and died in Athens, Georgia.

Howard Rosenthal

(1939-2022) Political scientist, author. Howard Rosenthal was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and died in San Francisco, California.

Leon E. Rosenberg

(1933-2022) Author. Leon E. Rosenberg was born in Madison, Wisconsin, and died in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. He interned at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan, New York. He wrote a memoir, “Genes, Medicines, Moods: A Memoir of Success and Struggle.”

Werner Reich

(1927-2022) Holocaust survivor, author. Werner Reich was born in Berlin, Germany, and died in Smithtown, New York.

Bob Rafelson

(1933-2022) Director, screenwriter. Bob Rafelson was born in New York City and died in Aspen, Colorado.