Jo Sinclair
(1913-1995) Novelist, memoirist. Jo Sinclair was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania.
Type: NY City
Gray Kunz
(1955-2020) Author. Gray Kunz was born in Singapore and died in Poughkeepsie, New York.
Zara Steiner
(1928-2020) Historian. Zara Steiner was born in New York City and died in Cambridge, England.
Ann Grifalconi
(1929-2020) Author. Ann Grifalconi was born in and died in Manhattan, New York. She was known for her children’s books.
A. E. Hotchner
(1917-2020) Novelist, playwright, biographer. A. E. Hotchner was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and died in Westport, Connecticut.
Charles Portis
(1933-2020) Author, novelist. Charles Portis was born in El Dorado, Arkansas, and died in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Kamau Brathwaite
(1930-2020) Poet. Kamau Brathwaite was born in Bridgetown, Barbados, and died in Barbados.
Zoe Caldwell
(1933-2020) Actress, author. Zoe Caldwell was born in Melbourne, Australia, and died in Pound Ridge, New York. She was author of the book, “I Will Be Cleopatra: An Actress’s Journey.”
Tobi Tobias
(1938-2020) Critic, writer. Tobi Tobias was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York. She was the dance critic for New York magazine.
Cynthia Propper Seton
(1926-1982) Novelist, essayist. Cynthia Propper Seton was born in New York City and died in Northampton, Massachusetts. She was a graduate of the Fieldston School in New York City.