Elie Wiesel
(1928-2016) Author. Elie Wiesel was born in Sighet, in what was then Romania, and died in Manhattan, New York.
Type: NY City
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.
Aileen Ward
(1919-2016) Biographer. Aileen Ward was born in Newark, New Jersey, and died in Santa Monica, California.
William Wright
(1930-2016) Biographer. William Wright was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and died in Branford, Connecticut. He was a longtime resident of Manhattan, New York.
Duane R. Clarridge
(1932-2016) Author. Duane R. Clarridge was born in Nashua, New Hampshire, and died in Leesburg, Virginia. He received a degree from Columbia University’s Graduate School of International Affairs.