Dr Albert J Stunkard
(1922-2014) Author. Dr. Albert J. Stunkard was born in Manhattan, New York, and died in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. He authored the book “The Pain Of Obesity.”
Type: NY City
Yehuda Nir
(1930-2014) Author. Yehuda Nir was born in Lvov, Poland, and died in Manhattan, New York. He authored his memoir, “The Lost Childhood: The Complete Memoir.”
Elaine M Brody
(1922-2014) Author. Elaine M. Brody was born in New York City and died in San Mateo, California. She authored the book, “Women In The Middle.”
Robert Stein
(1924-2014) Author. Robert Stein was born in Manhattan, New York, and died in Westport, Connecticut. He authored two books.
Peter Marler
(1928-2014) Author. Peter Marler was born in Slough, near London, England, and died in Winters, California. He taught at Rockefeller University.
Bel Kaufman
(1911-2014) Novelist. Bel Kaufman was born in Berlin, Germany, and died in Manhattan, New York. She was a schoolteacher in New York City for many years. She was the daughter of the writer, Lyalya Kaufman, and the granddaughter of the novelist and playwright, Sholem Aleichem.
Gene I Maeroff
(1939-2014) Author. Gene I. Maeroff was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and died in Manhattan, New York. He was a former education reporter for The New York Times.
Margot Adler
(1946-2014) Journalist. Margot Adler was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, and died in Manhattan, New York.
Maya Angelou
(1928-2014) Author, poet. Maya Angelou was born in Saint Louis, Missouri, and died in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Lynne Alvarez
(1947-2009) Poet, playwright. Lynne Alvarez was born in Portland, Oregon, and came to New York in 1977.