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Miloš Forman

(1932-2018) Author, screenwriter. Miloš Forman was born in Caslav, Czechoslovakia, and died in Danbury, Connecticut.

William Caunitz

(1933-1996) Writer. William Caunitz was born in Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York, and died in Sarasota, Florida. He was a New York City policeman.

John Donovan

(1928-1992) Novelist, playwright. John Donovan was born in Lynn, Massachusetts, and died in Manhattan, New York. He worked for St. Martin’s Press, and, in 1976 he was the executive director of the Children’s Book Council.

Ilka Chase

(1905-1978) Author. Ilka Chase was born in New York City and died in Mexico City, Mexico. She had a long career as an actress and author.

Sheila Link

(1923-2018) Author. Sheila Link was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, and died in Palm Desert, California. She atteded the Straubenmuller Textile High School in Manhattan, New York. She wrote a column, “Gear ‘N’ Gadgets,” in Women & Guns magazine for a number of years.