(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.
(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.
(1930-2021) Author. Pauline Bart was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Raleigh, North Carolina.
(1937-1995) Screenwriter, playwright, novelist. Bob Randall was born in the Bronx, New York, and died in New Milford, Connecticut.
(1922-2018) Photographer, writer. Art Shay was born in the Bronx, New York, and died in Deerfield, Illinois.
(1930-2000) Author. William Simon grew up in the Bronx, New York, and died in Houston, Texas.
(1940-2021) Historian, author. Pamela McCorduck was born in Liverpool, England, and died in Walnut Creek, California.
(1945-2021) Author, songwriter. Sarah Dash was born in Trenton, New Jersey.
(1942-2020) Author. Mark Steiner was born in the Bronx, New York, and died in Jerusalem, Israel.
(1938-2001) Playwright. Jerry Sterner was born in the Bronx, New York, and died in Brooklyn, New York.