Michelle Cliff
(1946-2016) Writer. Michele Cliff was born in Kingston, Jamaica, and died in Santa Cruz, California.
Type: NY City
Bill Berkson
(1939-2016) Poet. Bill Berkson was born in Manhattan, New York, and died in San Francisco, California.
Stanley Meisler
(1931-2016) Stanley Meisler was born in the Bronx, New York, and died in Washington, District of Columbia.
Alvin Toffler
(1928-2016) Author. Alvin Toffler was born in New York, and died in Los Angeles, California.
Elie Wiesel
(1928-2016) Author. Elie Wiesel was born in Sighet, in what was then Romania, 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.”