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Arthur M Schlesinger Jr

(1917-2007) Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. was born in Columbus, Ohio in 1917 and died in Manhattan, New York in 2007. He was an American historian, author of several books, and twice Pulitzer Prize winner.

Carl Sandburg

(1878-1967) Writer. Carl Sandburg was born in Galesburg, Illinois, in 1878, and died in Flat Rock, North Carolina, in 1967.

Mary Stolz

(1920-2006) Novelist. Mary (Slattery) Stolz was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1920 and died in Longboat Key, Florida in 2006. Ms. Stolz was raised in Manhattan and studied at the Teachers College of Columbia University and the Katharine Gibbs School and worked at Columbia. She was known for her novels for children and adolescents.

Sidney Sheldon

(1917-2007) Writer, novelist. Sidney Sheldon was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1917, and died in Rancho Mirage, California in 2007. He won awards for his work in the Broadway theater, movies and television, and novels.

Craig Hugh Smyth

(1915-2006) Art historian. Craig Hugh Smyth was born in New York, New York in 1915 and died in Englewood, New Jersey, in 2006. He had been a professor at and a director of the Institute of Fine Arts at New York University, and it was there that, in 1960, he began the first academic program … Continued

Robert Lee Scott Jr.

(1908-2006) Author. Robert L. Scott, Jr. was born in Macon, Georgia in 1908 and died in Macon, Georgia in 2006. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1932 and served in the United States Air Force from 1932 to 1957. He was assigned to Mitchell Field, New York in 1933. He wrote about … Continued

Dame Muriel Spark

(1918-2006) Poet, writer. Muriel Spark was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1918, and died in Florence, Italy in 2006. She lived in New York City for many years.

William Styron

(1925-2006) Writer, novelist. William Styron was born in Newport News, Virginia in 1925. He worked, for a time, for McGraw-Hill Publishing in New York City. Mr. Styron died on Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts in 2006.

Adrienne Shelly

(1966-2006) Screenwriter. Adrienne Shelly was born in Queens, New York and lived in Manhattan for a part of her life. She wrote and directed several independent films. She died at her office in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York in 2006.