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Robert Riskin

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(1897-1955) Screenwriter, playwright. Robert Riskin was born in Manhattan, New York, and died in Los Angeles, California.

John Leo

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(1935-2022) Columnist, author. John Leo was born in Hoboken, New Jersey, and died in the Bronx, New York. He was a columnist for Time and U. S. News & World Report.

Larry Woiwode

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(1941-2022) Novelist, poet, writer. Larry Woiwode was born in Carrington, North Dakota, and died in Bismarck, North Dakota.

Aben Kandel

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(1897-1993) Screenwriter, novelist. Aben Kandel was born in Berlad, Romania, and died in Woodland Hills, California.

Jerry Wald

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(1912-1962) Screenwriter. Jerry Wald was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Beverly Hills, California.

Eric Bercovici

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(1933-2014) Screenwriter. Eric Bercovici was born in Manhattan, New York, and died in Kaneohe, Hawaii. He wrote and produced the the TV miniseries, “Shogun.”

Jim Hartz

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(1940-2022) Newsman, author. Jim Hartz was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and died in Fairfax County, Virginia.

Paul A. Bennett

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(1897-1966) Typographer, author. Paul A. Bennett was director of typography for the Mergenthaler Linotype Company in Brooklyn, New York. He was the founder and secretary of the Typophiles Society in New York City. He wrote for several periodicals, including the American Printer, Colophon, Linotype News, Penrose Annual, Printing, and Publishers’ Weekly. He was born in … Continued