Alan Lapidus
(1936-2021) Architect, author. Alan Lapidus was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Naples, Maine.
Type: NY City
Jonathan Finn
(1885-1971) Screenwriter. Jonathan Finn was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and died in Manhattan, New York.
Arnold Hano
(1922-2021) Writer. Arnold Hano was born in Manhattan, New York, and died in Laguna Beach, California. He wrote the book “A Day In The Bleachers.” Mr. Hano sometimes used the following pen names: Gil Dodge, Matthew Gant, Ad Gordon, and Mike Heller.
Richard Hammer
(1928-2021) Author. Richard Hammer was born in Hartford, Connecticut, and died in the Bronx, New York. He wrote books on crime. Mr. Hammer was a writer for New York Times and the New York Times Week in Review section.
Charles Young Glock
(1919-2018) Sociologist, author. Charles Y. Glock was a sociologist who focused on the sociology of religion.
Marty Jezer
(1940-2005) Activist, author. Marty Jezer was born in the Bronx, New York, and died in Brattleboro, Vermont.
Christine Jorgensen
(1926-1989) Actress, author. Christine Jorgensen was born in the Bronx, New York, and died in San Clemente, California. She was the first person to become widely known in the United States for having sex reassignment surgery.
Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan
(1934-1983) Author. Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan was born in the Bronx, New York, and died in Brooklyn, New York. He was a writer on religion and philosophy.
Colin Powell
(1937-2021) Military leader, memorist. Colin Powell was born in Harlem, Manhattan, New York, and died in Bethesda, Maryland.
Dr. Eric Cassell
(1928-2021) Medical ethicist, author. Dr. Eric Cassell was born in New York and died in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania.