Gene Feist
(1923-2014) Playwright. Gene Feist was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Englewood, New Jersey.
Type: NY City
Joseph Kerman
(1924-2014) Critic. Joseph Kerman was born in London and died in Berkeley, California.
Jonathan Schell
(1943-2014) Author. Jonathan Schell was born in Manhattan, New York, and died in Brooklyn, New York. He was the author of best-selling nonfiction books exploring warfare. He had been a writer for The New Yorker, and had taught at New York University.
James R. Schlesinger
(1929-2014) Author. James R. Schlesinger was born in New York City and died in Baltimore, Maryland. He was the author of “America At Century’s End.”
Eddie Lawrence
(1919-2014) Writer. Eddie Lawrence was born in New York and died in Manhattan, New York. He was best known for his “Old Philosopher” records.
Robert Slater
(1943-2014) Journalist, author. Robert Slater was born in Manhattan, New York, and died in Jerusalem. He wrote for TIME magazine, UPI, and The Jerusalem Report.
Lewis Yablonsky
(1924-2014) Writer. Lewis Yablonsky was born in Irvington, New Jersey, and died in Santa Monica, California.
Phyllis Krasilovsky
(1926-2014) Writer. Phyllis Krasilovsky was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Redding, Connecticut. She wrote children’s books and travel articles for The New York Times, The Washington Post and other newspapers and magazines.
Peter Rona
(1934-2014) Author. Peter Rona was born in Trenton, New Jersey, and died in Plainsboro, New Jersey. He did research on oceanographic gear at Columbia University.
Bill Adler
(1929-2014) Writer, editor. Bill Adler was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York.