Steven B. Sample
(1940-2016) Author. Steven B. Sample was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He was president of the State University of New York at Buffalo for nine years.
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Elizabeth Swados
(1951-2016) Writer. Eliazbeth Swados was born in Buffalo, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York.
Robert Orville Swados
(1919-2012) Author. Robert O. Swados died in Kenmore, New York.
P. F. Sloan
(1945-2015) Songwriter. P. F. Sloan was born in New York City, either the Bronx or Queens. He grew up there and on Long Island. Mr. Sloan died at his home in Los Angeles, California.
Herbert Scarf
(1930-2015) Author. Herbert Scarf was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and died in Sag Harbor, New York.
William Jay Smith
(1918-2015) Poet. William Jay Smith was born in Winnfield, Louisiana, and died in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Mr. Smith did graduate work at Columbia University.
Ruth Sivard
(1915-2015) Author. Ruth Sivard was born in Elmhurst, Queens, New York, and died in Washington, District of Columbia.
Oliver Sacks
(1933-2015) Writer. Oliver Sacks was born in London, England, and died in Manhattan, New York.
Thomas Sobol
(1932-2015) Author. Thomas Sobol was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and died in Scarsdale, New York. He was appointed New York State education commissioner in 1987, a post from which he resigned in 1995.
Marlene Sanders
(1931-2015) Journalist. Marlene Sanders was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and died in Manhattan, New York. She authored the book, “Waiting for Prime Time: The Women of Television News,” with Marcia Rock. She lived in Manhattan, New York, and Sherman, Connecticut.