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Cecilia Gentili

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Cecilia Gentili (1972-2024) Activist, author. Cecilia Gentili was born in Gálvez, Argentina, and died in Brooklyn, New York. She lived in New York City.

Steve Ostrow

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Steve Ostrow (1932-2024) Businessman, activist, memoirist. Steve Ostrow was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Sydney, Australia. He was known for founding the Continental Baths in Manhattan, New York.

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.

Dick Waterman

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Dick Waterman (1935-2024) Photographer, sportswriter, author. Dick Waterman was born in Plymouth, Massachusetts, and died in Oxford, Mississippi. As a music lover, he spent time in Greenwich Village in Manhattan, New York.

Clyde Taylor

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Clyde Taylor (1931-2024) Literary scholar, author. Clyde Taylor was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and died in Los Angeles, California.

Robie Harris

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Robie Harris (1940-2024) Children’s book author. Robie Harris was born in Buffalo, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York.

Inger McCabe Elliott

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Inger McCabe Elliott (1933-2024) Photographer, author. Inger McCabe Elliott was born in Oslo, Norway, and died in Manhattan, New York. Her family fled the Nazis in 1940 and settled in 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.

Lawrence Langer

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Lawrence Langer (1929-2024) Scholar, author. Lawrence Langer was born in the Bronx, New York, and died in Wellesley, Massachusetts.