Joe Turkel
(1927-2022) Actor, memoirist. Joe Turkel was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Santa Monica, California.
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Harvey Dinnerstein
(1928-2022) Artist, educator. Harvey Dinnerstein was born in and died in Brooklyn, New York.
Ranan Lurie
(1932-2022) Cartoonist. Ranan Lurie was born in Port Said, Egypt, and died in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Kenneth Dam
(1932-2022) Author. Kenneth Dam was born in Marysville, Kansas, and died in Long Grove, Illinois.
Charles Kernaghan
(1948-2022) Activist, author. Charles Kernaghan was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York. He exposed the prevalence of sweatshop-made goods in America.
Duncan Hannah
(1952-2022) Memoirist. Duncan Hannah attended Bard College and the Parsons School of Design.
Baxter Black
(1945-2022) Poet. Baxter Black was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died near Benson, Arizona. He was best known as a cowboy poet.
Jeffrey Escoffier
(1942-2022) Author. Jeffrey Escoffier was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and died in Brooklyn, New York.
Gerome Ragni
(1935-1991) Playwright, lyricist. Gerome Ragni was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and died in Manhattan, New York. He was a co-creator of the Musical “Hair.”
Rev. James Vila Blake
(1842-1925) Essayist, playwright, hymn writer, poet. James Vila Blake was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Chicago, Illinois.