William Peter Blatty
(1928-2017) Novelist, screenwriter. William Peter Blatty was born in Manhattan, New York, and died in Bethesda, Maryland. He authored the book “The Exorcist.”
Type: NY City
James S. Ackerman
(1919-2016) Historian. James S. Ackerman was born in San Francisco, California, and died in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Ruth Gruber
(1911-2016) Author. Ruth Gruber was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York.
Barbara Seaman
(1935-2008) Writer. Barbara Seaman was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York.
Bruce Mazlish
(1923-2016) Author, historian. Bruce Mazlish was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
David Budbill
(1940-2016) Poet, playwright. David Budbill was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and died in Montpelier, Vermont.
Gloria Naylor
(1950-2016) Novelist. Gloria Naylor was born in Manhattan, New York, on January 25, 1950, and died in Christiansted, Virgin Islands.
Jack Greenberg
(1924-2016) Author. Jack Greenberg was born in New York City and died in Manhattan, New York.
David Antin
(1932-2016) Poet. David Antin was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in San Diego, California.
Maud Palmer Hart Lovelace
(1892-1980) Writer. Maud Hart Lovelace was born in Mankato, Minnesota, and died in Claremont, California. She was author of the Betsy-Tacy books, a series of thirteen novels for girls. She and her husband, Delos Lovelace, lived in New York City before retiring to Claremont, California.