George Romero
(1940-2017) Screenwriter. George Romero was born in the Bronx, New York, and died in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was known for his horror movies.
Type: NY City
Wm. Theodore de Bary
(1919-2017) Educator, scholar. Wm. Theodore de Bary was born in the Bronx, New York, and died in Tappan, New York.
Thomas Fleming
(1927-2017) Author, novelist, historian. Thomas Fleming was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, and died in Manhattan, New York.
Sam Shepard
(1943-2017) Writer, playwright. Sam Shepard was born in Illinois and died in Kentucky.
Robert S. Leiken
(1939-2017) Author. Robert S. Leiken was born in Manhattan, New York, and died in Boston, Massachusetts.
Philip Gossett
(1941-2017) Scholar, author. Philip Gossett was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Chicago, Illinois.
David Fromkin
(1932-2017) Professor, author. David Fromkin was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and died in Manhattan, New York.
Hope Ryden
(1929-2017) Author. Hope Ryden was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, and died in Hyannis, Massachusetts.
Lee Hall
(1934-2017) Biographer. Lee Hall was born in Lexington, North Carolina, and died in Northampton, Massachusetts. She wrote a biography of the painters Elaine and Willem de Kooning.
Ann Birstein
(1927-2017) Memoirist, novelist. Ann Birstein was born in and died in Manhattan, New York.