(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.
(1929-1982) Screenwriter, playwright. Howard Sackler was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Ibiza, Spain. Mr. Sackler was a gratdate of Brooklyn College and the winner of the 1969 Pulitzer Prize for drama for “The Great White Hope.”
(1924-2015) Author. Brian Sutton-Smith was born in Wellington, New Zealand, and died in White River Junction, Vermont. He move to the United States in 1956 and taught for about ten years at Columbia University Teachers College.
(1942-2015) Danny Schechter was born in and died in Manhattan, New York. He grew up in the Bronx and graduated from DeWitt Clinton High School. He was the son of poet Ruth Lisa Schechter.
(1917-1989) Poet. Ruth Lisa Schechter was born in Boston, Massachusetts, grew up in New York City, and spent most of her life working in New York City hospitals. She was the mother of the writer Danny Schechter.
(1951-2015) Editor, author. Barbara Strauch was born in Evanston, Illinois, and died in Rye, New York. She was the science and health editor at The New York Times and had been a senior editor at New York Newsday.
(1922-2015) Screenwriter. Stewart Stern was born in New York City and grew up in Manhattan, New York. He died in Seattle, Washington.
(1941-2015) Author. Bob Simon was born in the Bronx, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York. He was a CBS News correspondent.
(1925-2015) Author. Irving Singer was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Brighton, Massachusetts.
(1923-2015) Author. Ernest Sternglass was born in Berlin, Germany, and died in Ithaca, New York. Dr. Sternglass moved with his family from Germany to New York City in 1938.