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Philip Roth

(1933-2018) Novelist. Philip Roth was born in Newark, New Jersey, and died in Manhattan, New York. He was a winner of two National Book Awards, two National Book Critics Circle awards, three PEN / Faulkner Awards, a Pulitzer Prize, and the Man Booker International Prize.

Elaine Markson

(1930-2018) Author. Elaine Markson was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York. She was a literary agent for feminist authors.

Josh Greenfeld

(1928-2018) Author, screenwriter, playwright. Josh Greenfeld was born in Malden, Massachusetts, and died in Los Angeles, California. As a child, he lived in Brooklyn, New York.

Barbara Kafka

(1933-2018) Author, writer. Barbara Kafka was born in and died in Manhattan, New York. She wrote a column called Microwave Cooking for the New York Times and a food column for the Times Magazine.

Daniel C. Eddy

(1823-1896) Author, novelist. Daniel C. Eddy was born in Salem, Massachusetts, and died in Brooklyn, New York.