James Truslow Adams
(1878-1949) Historian, writer. James Truslow Adams was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Westport, Connecticut.
Type: NY City
Mike Gray
(1935-2013) Writer. Mike Gray was born in Racine, Wisconsin, and died in Los Angeles, California. He worked in New York as an editor for Aviation Age.
Henry Hope Reed
(1915-2013) Historian. Henry Hope Reed was born in and died in Manhattan, New York.
Herbert Blau
(1926-2013) Author. Herbert Blau was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Seattle, Washington.
Alan Abelson
(1925-2013) Columnist, editor. Alan Abelson was born in New York City and died in Manhattan, New York. He was an editor of Barron’s magazine and wrote his column, “Up & Down Wall Street.”
Richie (Richard) Pierce Havens
(1941-2013) Author, songwriter. Richie Havens was born in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, New York, and died in Jersey City, New Jersey. Best known as a folk singer, he was also a songwriter and co-wrote his autobiography, They Can’t Hide Us Anymore.
E L Konigsburg
(1930-2013) Author. E. L. Konigsburg was born in Manhattan, New York, and died in Falls Church, Virginia.
Eulalie Spence
(1894-1981) Writer, playwright. Eulalie Spence was born in the British West Indies and died in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. She taught in the New York City public school system for about forty years.
Marty Glickman
(1917-2001) Author. Marty Glickman was born in the Bronx, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York. He was best known as a sports announcer, but he authored an autobiography with Stan Isaacs.
Michael Kanin
(1910-1993) Playwright, screenwriter. Michael Kanin was born in Rochester, New York, and died in Los Angeles, California. He was the brother of Garson Kanin, and husband of Fay Mitchell Kanin.