Bharati Mukherjee
(1940-2017) Writer. Bharati Mukherjee was born in Calcutta, India, and died in Manhattan, New York.
Type: NY City
Harry Mathews
(1930-2017) Writer. Harry Mathews was born in Manhattan, New York, and died in Key West, Florida.
Michael O’Brien
(1939-2016) Poet. Michael O’Brien was born in Granville, New York.
Ray DiPalma
(1943-2016) Poet. Ray DiPalma was born in New Kensington, Pennsylvania.
Shirley Hazzard
(1931-2016) Novelist. Shirley Hazzard was born in Sydney, australia, and died in Manhattan, New York.
E R Braithwaite
(1912-2016) Author. E. R. Braithwaite was born in Georgetown, British Guiana, and died in Rockville, Maryland.
David Berry
(1943-2016) Playwright, screenwriter. David Berry was born in Denver, Colorado, and died in Brooklyn, New York.
Nat Hentoff
(1925-2017) Journalist. Nat Hentoff was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and died in Manhattan, New York. He moved to New York in 1953 and wrote for The Village Voice for many years.
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.”
James S. Ackerman
(1919-2016) Historian. James S. Ackerman was born in San Francisco, California, and died in Cambridge, Massachusetts.