(1931-2015) Journalist. Marlene Sanders was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and died in Manhattan, New York. She authored the book, “Waiting for Prime Time: The Women of Television News,” with Marcia Rock. She lived in Manhattan, New York, and Sherman, Connecticut.
(1928-2015) Novelist. Hilary Masters was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and died in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. As a child, he lived with his parents at the Chelsea Hotel in Manhattan, New York. He was the son of the poet Edgar Lee Masters.
(1915-2001) Writer. Charles Neider was born in Odessa, Russia, and died in Princeton, New Jersey. He edited the works of Mark Twain, Robert Louis Stevenson, Washington Irving, and Leo Tolstoy.
(1916-2015) Author. Frances Kroll Ring was born in the Bronx, New York, and died in Los Angeles, California. She had been secretary to F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(1933-2015) Author. Ben Wattenberg was born in the Bronx, New York, and died in Washington, District of Columbia.
(1935-2015) Photojournalist. Charles Harbutt was born in Camden, New Jersey, and died in Monteagle, Tennessee.
(1948-2015) Author. Jane Aaron was born in and died in Manhattan, New York.
Leroy F. Aarons (1933-2004) Editor, journalist, playwright, author. Leroy F. Aarons was born in the Bronx, New York, and died in Santa Rosa, California.
(1923-2015) Author. Diana Douglas was born in Bermuda and died in Los Angeles, California. She lived in New York and while studying at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, she met Kirk Douglas whom she later married.
(1929-2015) Historian. John Maxtone-Graham was born in Orange, New Jersey, and died in Manhattan, New York. He was an authority on ocean liners.