Anthony Scaduto
(1932-2017) Biographer, journalist, author. Anthony Scaduto was born in and died in Brooklyn, New York. He was known for his biography of Bob Dylan.
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Kenneth Silverman
(1936-2017) Author. Kenneth Silverman was born in and died in Manhattan, New York. He was a graduate of Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan, New York.
Sam Shepard
(1943-2017) Writer, playwright. Sam Shepard was born in Illinois and died in Kentucky.
Edith Shiffert
(1916-2017) Poet. Edith Shiffert was born in Toronto, Canada, and died in Kyoto, Japan. As a child, she lived for a time in Rochester, New York.
Dr. John Sarno
(1923-2017) Author. Dr. John Sarno was born in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York, and died in Danbury, Connecticut.
Jean Sammet
(1928-2017) Author. Jean Sammet was born in New York City and died at a hospital near Silver Spring, Maryland.
Charles Simmons
(1924-2017) Novelist. Charles Simmons was born in and died in Manhattan, New York. He graduated from Regis High School in Manhattan and received a bachelor’s degree from Columbia University. He had worked as an editor at The New York Times Book Review for thirty years.
Elizabeth Sargent
(1920-2017) Poet. Elizabeth Sargent was born in West Virginia or Pennsylvania, and died in Manhattan, New York.
Jean Stein
(1934-2017) Author, editor. Jean Stein was born in Los Angeles, California, and died in Manhattan, New York. She had been an editor at The Paris Review and at Grand Street.
Peter Spier
(1927-2017) Writer, illustrator. Peter Spier was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and died in Port Jefferson, New York. He was an award-winning children’s-book author and illustrator.