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Region: Hudson Valley

Jean Van Leeuwen

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Jean Van Leeuwen (1937-2025) Children’s book author. Jean Van Leeuwen was born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, and died in Chappaqua, New York.

Joan Dye Gussow

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Joan Dye Gussow (1928-2025) Academic, author, environmentalist. Joan Dye Gussow was born in Alhambra, California, and died in Piermont, New York.

Pierre Joris

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Pierre Joris (1946-2025) Poet, translator. Pierre Joris was born in Strasbourg, France, and died in Brooklyn, New York.

Gerd Stern

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Gerd Stern (1928-2025) Beat Generation poet, artist. Gerd Stern was born in Saarland and died in Manhattan, New York.

Suzanne Massie

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Suzanne Massie (1931-2025) Historian, academic. Suzanne Massie was born in Queens, New York, and died in Harrodsburg, Kentucky.

Carolyn Brown

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Carolyn Brown (1927-2025) Dancer, choreographer. Carolyn Brown was born in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, and died in Millbrook, New York.

Richard M. Cohen

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Richard M. Cohen (1948-2024) Journalist, television producer, author . Richard M. Cohen was born in Manhattan, New York, and died in Sleepy Hollow, New York.

Ed Van Put

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Ed Van Put (1936-2024) Fisherman, author, conservationist. Ed Van Put was born in Paterson, New Jersey, and died in Livingston Manor, New York. Mr. Van Put wrote two books about the Beaverkill River which flows in Ulster, Delaware, and Sullivan Counties.