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John Maxtone-Graham

(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.

Roy C Bennett

(1918-2015) Songwriter. Roy C. Bennett was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Queens, New York. He and his partner, Sid Tepper, wrote many popular songs.

Marlene Sanders

(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.

Hilary Thomas Masters

(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.

Charles Neider

(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.

Frances Kroll Ring

(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.

Sid Tepper

(1918-2015) Songwriter. Sid Tepper was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Aventura, Florida.