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Ganga Stone

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(1941-2021) Author. Ganga Stone was born in Manhattan, New York, and died in Saratoga Springs, New York.

David Swensen

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(1954-2021) Philanthropist, author. David Swensen was born in Ames, Iowa, and died in New Haven, Connecticut. He wrote the book “Pioneering Portfolio Management: An Unconventional Approach to Institutional Investment.” Mr. Swensen worked on Wall Street in Manhattan, New York, for several years.

Joan Schenkar

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(1942-2021) Biographer, playwright. Joan Schenkar was born in Seattle, Washington, and died in Paris, France. She lived in both Paris, France, and in an apartment in Greenwich Village in Manhattan, New York. She was known for writing the book, “The Talented Miss Highsmith: The Secret Life and Serious Art of Patricia Highsmith.”

Roman Kent

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(1929-2021) Author. Roman Kent was born in Lodz, Poland, and died in Manhattan, New York. He wrote the book, “Courage was My Only Option: The Will to Survive, the Strength to Remember.” He was a survivor of the Holocaust.

Charles Grodin

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(1935-2021) Actor, writer. Charles Grodin was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and died in Wilton, Connecticut. He was a Broadway performer and writer.

Joel Chadabe

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(1938-2021) Author. Joel Chadabe was born in the Bronx, New York, and died in Albany, New York. He published a book, “Electric Sound: The Past and Promise of Electronic Music.”

Harvey Schlossberg

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(1936-2021) Author. Harvey Schlossberg was born in Manhattan, New York, and died in Brooklyn, New York. He wrote the memoir, “Psychologist With a Gun.”

Lee Ross

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(1942-2021) Author. Lee Ross was born in Toronto, Ontario, and died in Palo Alto, California. He received a Ph.D. from Columbia University.