Jim Hartz
(1940-2022) Newsman, author. Jim Hartz was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and died in Fairfax County, Virginia.
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Alan S. Becker
(1946-2020) Author. Alan S. Becker was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Southwest Ranches, Florida.
Paul A. Bennett
(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
Leonardo Bercovici
(1908-1995) Screenwriter. Leonardo Bercovici was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Los Angeles, California.
Robert Rossen
(1908-1966) Screenwriter. Robert Rossen was born in and died in Manhattan, New York.
Tony May
(1937-2022) Restaurateur, author. Tony May was born in Torre del Greco, Italy, and died in Manhattan, New York. Living in New York, Mr. May worked in and later owned and operated several different Italian restaurants.
Eleanor Munro
(1928-2022) Author. Eleanor Munro was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Rye, New Hampshire.
Morton Bard
(1924-1997) Author. Morton Bard was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Atlanta, Georgia.
John Walton Barker
(1933-2019) Historian, author. John Walton Barker was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Madison, Wisconsin.
Gilbert Gottfried
(1955-2022) Comedian, memoirist. Gilbert Gottfried was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York. He wrote a memoir titled, “Rubber Balls and Liquor.”