Eric Carle
(1929-2021) Author, illustrator. Eric Carle was born in Syracuse, New York, and died in Northampton, Massachusetts. He was the author of the book, “The Very Hungry Caterpillar.”
Type: NY State
Janine Brookner
(1940-2021) Author. Janine Brookner was born in Syracuse, New York, and died in Washington, District of Columbia. She wrote the book, “Piercing the Veil of Secrecy: Litigation Against U. S. Intelligence.”
Lauren Berlant
(1957-2021) Critic. Lauren Berlant was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and died in Chicago, Illinois. She studied at Cornell University.
Gavin MacLeod
(1931-2021) Author. Gavin MacLeod was born in Mount Kisco, New York, and died in Palm Desert, California.
Albert Ray
(1897-1944) Screenwriter. Albert Ray was born in New Rochelle, New York, and died in Los Angeles, California. He was a co-writer for a 3 Stooges production called Dizzy Doctors as well as the film The Cheaters.
John Naisbitt
(1929-2021) Author. John Naisbitt was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, and died in Veldem am Wörthersee, Austria.
Carol Prisant
(1938-2021) Writer. Carol Prisant was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and died in Manhattan, New York.
Michael O’Donoghue
(1940-1994) Writer. Michael O’Donoghue was born in Sauquoit, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York. He was a writer for “Saturday Night Live” and for National Lampoon magazine.
Helen Weaver
(1931-2021) Author. Helen Weaver was born in Madison, Wisconsin, and died in Woodstock, New York.
Jim Steinman
(1947-2021) Song writer, author. Jim Steinman was born in Hewlett, New York, and died in Danbury, Connecticut.