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Peggy Moffitt

Peggy Moffitt (1937-2024) Model, actress, writer. Peggy Moffitt was born in Los Angeles, California, and died in Beverly Hills, California.

Howie Cohen

Howie Cohen (1942-2024) Advertising copywriter, author. Howie Cohen was born in the Bronx, New York, and died in Los Angeles, California.

Billy Bean

Billy Bean (1964-2024) Professional baseball player, memoirist. Billy Bean was born in Santa Ana, California, and died in New York City.

Joan Acocella

Joan Acocella (1945-2024) Dance critic, author. Joan Acocella was born in San Francisco, California, and died in Manhattan, New York. She wrote for The New Yorker and The New York Review of Books.

Francine Pascal

Francine Pascal (1932-2024) Author. Francine Pascal was born in and died in Manhattan, New York. She was the creator of the “Sweet Valley High” series of young-adult novels.

Martin S. Indyk

Martin S. Indyk (1951-2024) Diplomat, author. Martin S. Indyk was born in London, England, and died in New Fairfield, Connecticut.  In 1982, he moved to New York where he taught at the Middle East Institute at Columbia University.

Lewis H. Lapham

Lewis H. Lapham (1935-2024) Writer, editor. Lewis H. Lapham was born in San Francisco, California, and died in Rome, Italy. He had worked as an editor at Harper’s Magazine for nearly three decades.

Walter Shapiro

Walter Shapiro (1947-2024) Journalist. Walter Shapiro was born in and died in Manhattan, New York.

Wayne Barrett

Wayne Barrett (1945-2017) Journalist. Wayne Barrett was born in New Britain, Connecticut, and died in Manhattan, New York. He was a columnist for the Village Voice from 1973 until 2010.

Robert L. Allen

Robert L. Allen (1942-2024) Activist, writer, professor. Robert L. Allen was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and died in Benecia, California.