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Iris Apfel

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Iris Apfel (1921-2024) Interior designer, author. Iris Apfel was born in Queens, New York, and died in Palm Beach, Florida.

Brooke Ellison

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Brooke Ellison (1978-2024) Academic, author. Brooke Ellison was born in Rockville Centre, New York, and died in Stony Brook, New York. She taught at Stony Brook University.

David Kahn

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David Kahn (1930-2024) Historian, journalist, author. David Kahn was born in Manhattan, New York, and died in the Bronx, New York.

Richard Gambino

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Richard Gambino (1939-2024) Author, educator. Richard Gambino was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Southampton, New York.

Don Murray

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Don Murray (1929-2024) Actor, screenwriter. Don Murray was born in Hollywood, California, and died near Santa Barbara, California.  He lived in East Rockaway on Long Island, New York, for a time.

Bud Harrelson

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Bud Harrelson (1944-2024) Professional baseball player, memoirist. Bud Harrelson was born in Niles, California, and died in East Northport, New York.

Susan Gordon Lydon

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(1943-2005) Author, editor, journalist, columnist. Susan Gordon Lydon was born in the Bronx, New York, and died in Boca Raton, Florida.

Jack Newfield

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Jack Newfield (1938-2004) Journalist, writer.  Jack Newfield was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York. He grew up in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, and was a graduate of Hunter College. He was a writer for The Village Voice for almost 25 years.

James Jones

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James Jones (1921-1977) Author, novelist. James Jones was born in Robinson, Illinois, and died in Southampton, New York.