Gene Wilder
(1933-2016) Novelist, screenwriter, actor. Gene Wilder was best known as a comic actor, but he also authored several books. He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and died in Stamford, Connecticut.
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William Wright
(1930-2016) Biographer. William Wright was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and died in Branford, Connecticut. He was a longtime resident of Manhattan, New York.
Morton White
(1917-2016) Historian. Morton White was born in Manhattan, New York, and died in Skillman, New Jersey.
Elie Wiesel
(1928-2016) Author. Elie Wiesel was born in Sighet, in what was then Romania, and died in Manhattan, New York.
Aileen Ward
(1919-2016) Biographer. Aileen Ward was born in Newark, New Jersey, and died in Santa Monica, California.
Donald Weinstein
(1926-2015) Historian. Donald Weinstein was born in Rochester, New York, and died in Tucson, Arizona.
Paul West
(1930-2015) Writer, novelist, essayist, critic. Paul West was born in Eckington, Derbyshire, England, and died in Ithaca, New York.
Vera B. Williams
(1927-2015) Writer. Vera B. Williams was born in Los Angeles, California, and died in Narrowsburg, New York. She was a writer and illustrator for young people.
Sheldon S. Wolin
(1922-2015) Author. Sheldon S. Wolin was born in Chicago, Illinois, and died in Salem, Oregon.
Ben Wattenberg
(1933-2015) Author. Ben Wattenberg was born in the Bronx, New York, and died in Washington, District of Columbia.