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Paul Chevigny

(1935-2023) Lawyer, author. Paul Chevigny was born in Seattle, Washington, and died in Manhattan, New York.

Robert M. Solow

(1924-2023) Economist, writer. Robert M. Solow was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Lexington, Massachusetts.

Gerry Holzman

(1933-2023) Master woodcarver, memoirist. Gerry Holzman was born in the Bronx, New York, and died in Brunswick, Maine. He was known as the head carver and fund-raiser of the Empire State Carousel, now housed at the Farmers’ Museum in Cooperstown, New York.

Hanna Eshel

(1926-2023) Artist, memoirist. Hanna Eshel was born in Jerusalem, and died in the Bronx, New York.

Herbert Gold

(1924-2023) Novelist. Herbert Gold was born in Lakewood, Ohio, and died in San Francisco, California.

Charles Peters

(1926-2023) Editor, journalist, author. Charles Peters was born in Charleston, West Virginia, and died in Washington, District of Columbia.

Dickey Chapelle

(1918-1965) Photojournalist, war correspondent, author. Dickey Chapelle was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and died near Chu Lai, Quang Ngai, South Vietnam. She had a home in Manhattan, New York.