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Francine du Plessix Gray

(1930-2019) Novelist, journalist. Francine du Plessix Gray was born in Warsaw, Poland, immigrated to New York with her mother, and died in Manhattan, New York.

Elias M Stein

(1931-2018) Mathematician. Elias M. Stein was born in Antwerp, Belgium, and died in Somerville, New Jersey. He and his family immigrated to the United States in 1940 and settled in New York.

Paul Zimmerman

(1932-2018) Writer. Paul Zimmerman was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and died in Noblesville, Indiana. He had been a writer for Sports Illustrated for many years.

María Irene Fornés

(1930-2018) Playwright. María Irene Fornés was born in Havana, Cuba, and died in Manhattan, New York. She taught playwriting at New York University and the Intar Hispanic American Arts Center in Manhattan.

Juris Jurjevics

(1943-2018) Novelist. Juris Jurjevics was born in Tukums, Latvia, and died in the Bronx, New York. He immigrated to New York with his family in 1950. His first wife was the novelist and short story writer, Laurie Colwin, who died in 1992. He, along with Laura Chapman Hruska and Alan Hruska, was a founder of … Continued

Stan Lee

(1922-2018) Comic book writer, editor, publisher. Stan Lee was born in Manhattan, New York, and died in Los Angeles, California.