Grace Lee Boggs
(1915-2015) Author. Grace Lee Boggs was born in Providence, Rhode Island, and died in Detroit, Michigan.
Type: NY City
Robert Leuci
(1940-2015) Writer. Robert Leuci was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Saunderstown, Rhode Island.
Rosalyn Baxandall
(1939-2015) Historian. Rosalyn Baxandall was born in and died in Manhattan, New York.
Gerald Gross
(1921-2015) Author. Gerald Gross was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, and died in Baltimore, Maryland.
Vera B. Williams
(1927-2015) Writer. Vera B. Williams was born in Los Angeles, California, and died in Narrowsburg, New York. She was a writer and illustrator for young people.
Dr. Beny Primm
(1928-2015) Author. Dr. Beny Primm was born in Williamson, West Virginia, and died in New Rochelle, New York. He was a pioneer in addiction and AIDS prevention.
Jerome Kass
(1937-2015) Writer. Jerome Kass was born in Chicago, Illinois, and died in Manhattan, New York.
Alvin Bronstein
(1928-2015) Author. Alvin Bronstein was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Centreville, Maryland.
David Cesarani
(1956-2015) Historian. David Cesarani was born in and died in London, England. He earned a master’s degree in Jewish history from Columbia University.
John Perreault
(1937-2015) Poet. John Perreault was born in and died in Manhattan, New York. He was an art critic at The Village Voice and The SoHo Weekly News.