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Roy Saltman

(1932-2023) Computer scientist, author. Roy Saltman was born in Manhattan, New York, and died in Rockville, Maryland.

Donald Spoto

(1941-2023) Biographer. Donald Spoto was born in New Rochelle, New York, and died in Koege, Denmark.

Roger C Schank

(1946-2023) Scientist, author. Roger C. Schank was born in Manhattan, New York, and died in Shelburne, Vermont.

Mimi Sheraton

(1926-2023) Writer, critic. Mimi Sheraton was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York. She was The New York Times’s food and restaurant critic from 1976 to 1983.

Charles Simic

(1938-2023) Poet. Charles Simic was born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, and died in Dover, New Hampshire. He was poet laureate of the United States from 2007 to 2008.

Betty Lee Sung

(1924-2023) Author, professor, activist. Betty Lee Sung was born in Washington, District of Columbia, and died in Silver Spring, Maryland.

Peter Schjeldahl

(1942-2022) Critic, poet. Peter Schjeldahl was born in Fargo, North Dakota, and died in Bovina, New York. He wrote for The New Yorker, Art News, The New York Times, and The Village Voice