(1922-2011) Motion picture and television screenwriter. Leonard B. Stern was born in Manhattan, New York, and died in Beverly Hills, California. He wrote for several television programs including: “The Phil Silvers Show,” “Get Smart,” “The Honeymooners,” “The Steve Allen Show,” and “McMillan & Wife.”
(1926-2016) Playwright. Peter Shaffer was born in Liverpool, England, and died in County Cork, Ireland. Mr. Shaffer moved to New York in the 1950s and worked for a time at the New York Public Library.
(1928-2016) Writer. Richard Selzer was born in Troy, New York, and died in North Branford, Connecticut.
(1934-2016) Journalist. Sydney H. Schanberg was born in Clinton, Massachusetts, and died in Poughkeepsie, New York. He had been a correspondent for the The New York Times.
(1926-2016) Historian. Fritz Stern was born in Breslau,Germany, and died in Manhattan, New York.
(1936-2016) Author. Antonin Scalia was born in Trenton, New Jersey, and died in West Texas.
(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.
(1951-2016) Writer. Eliazbeth Swados was born in Buffalo, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York.
(1919-2012) Author. Robert O. Swados died in Kenmore, New York.
(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.