Crosby Newell Bonsall
(1921-1995) Author. Crosby Bonsall was born in Kew Gardens, Queens, New York, and died in Boston, Massachusetts. She studied at New York University School of Architecture and the American School of Design in New York City.
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Robert Timberg
(1940-2016) Author, journalist. Robert Timberg was born in Miami Beach, Florida, and died in Annapolis, Maryland.
Stanley K. Sheinbaum
(1920-2016) Author. Stanley K. Sheinbaum was born in the Bronx, New York, and died in Los Angeles, California. As a child, Mr. Sheinbaum lived in Manhattan and then in Brooklyn, New York. He graduated from DeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx, New York.
John Brademas
(1927-2016) Educator. John Brademas was born in Mishawaka, Indiana, and died in Manhattan, New York.
Robert W Gutman
(1925-2016) Biographer. Robert W. Gutman was born in Brooklyn, New York, on September 11, 1925, and died in the Bronx, New York, on May 13, 2016. He wrote biographies of Wagner and Mozart.
Morley Safer
(1931-2016) Author, journalist. Morley Safer was born in Toronto, Canada, and died in Manhattan, New York. He worked many years on the CBS network’s newsmagazine “60 Minutes.”
Susan Tolchin
(1941-2016) Author. Susan Tolchin was born in Manhattan, New York, and died in Washington, District of Columbia.
Leonard B Stern
(1922-2011) Motion picture and television screenwriter. Leonard B. Stern was born in Manhattan, New York, and died in Beverly Hills, California. He wrote for several television programs including: “The Phil Silvers Show,” “Get Smart,” “The Honeymooners,” “The Steve Allen Show,” and “McMillan & Wife.”
Mell Lazarus
(1927-2016) Cartoonist, author. Mell Lazarus was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Los Angeles, California. He is best remembered for creating the comic strips, “Miss Peach” and “Momma.”
Peter Shaffer
(1926-2016) Playwright. Peter Shaffer was born in Liverpool, England, and died in County Cork, Ireland. Mr. Shaffer moved to New York in the 1950s and worked for a time at the New York Public Library.