Stanley Chase
(1927-2014) Editor. Stanley Chase was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Santa Monica, California.
Type: NY City
(Hobart) Park Honan
(1928-2014) Biographer. Park Honan was born in Utica, New York, and died in Leeds, England. He was a brother to the journalist and author, William Homes Honan.
Doris Hering
(1920-2014) Critic. Doris Hering was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in the Bronx, New York. She was a critic for Dance magazine and other publications.
Billy Rose
(1899-1966) Lyricist. Billy Rose was born in the Bronx, New York, and died in Montego Bay, Jamaica.
Herbert Elliott Schapiro
(1929-2014) Playwright. Herb Schapiro was born in and died in Brooklyn, New York.
Clare Boothe Luce
(1903-1987) Playwright. Clare Boothe Luce was born in New York City and died in Washington, District of Columbia.
George McManus
(1884-1954) Cartoonist, author. George McManus was born in Saint Louis, Missouri, and died in Santa Monica, California.
(Esther) Riva Castleman
(1930-2014) Historian. Riva Castleman was born in Chicago, Illinois, and died in Bridgewater, Connecticut. She attended the Institute of Fine Arts at New York University.
Rashi Fein
(1926-2014) Author. Rashi Fein was born in the Bronx, New York, and died in Boston, Massachusetts. He was a brother of the writer, Leonard Fein.
Alastair Reid
(1926-2014) Poet, essayist. Alastair Reid was born in Whithorn, Scotland, and died in Manhattan, New York. He wrote for The New Yorker.