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Dr Joyce Brothers

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(1927-2013) Author. Dr. Joyce Brothers was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Fort Lee, New Jersey. In addition to writing books, Dr. Brothers had a syndicated newspaper column and a regular column in Good Housekeeping magazine.

Richie (Richard) Pierce Havens

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(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.

Eulalie Spence

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(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

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(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.

Harry C Fisher

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(1885-1954) Cartoonist, journalist. Harry C. Fisher was born in Chicago, Illinois, and died in New York City. He was the creator of the comic strip “Mutt and Jeff.”

Mary Thom

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(1944-2013) Editor, author. Mary Thom was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and died in Yonkers, New York. She was an editor for Ms. magazine.

Jack Maple

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(1952-2001) Author. Jack Maple was born in Richmond Hill, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York. He coauthored the book The Crime Fighter.